rtapi_task_start - start a realtime task in periodic mode
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Arguments
task_id
A task ID returned by a previous call to rtapi_task_newperiod_nsec
The clock period in nanoseconds between iterations of a periodic task
Description
rtapi_task_start starts a task in periodic mode. The task must be in the paused state.
Name
rtapi_task_start - start a realtime task in periodic mode
Realtime Considerations
Call only from within init/cleanup code, not from realtime tasks.
Return Value
Returns an RTAPI status code.
See Also
rtapi_task_new(3rtapi), rtapi_task_pause(3rtapi), rtapi_task_resume(3rtapi) LinuxCNC Documentation 2006-10-12 rtapi_task_start(3rtapi)
Syntax
int rtapi_task_start(int task_id, unsigned long period_nsec)
