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what is the difference between a port and a line

what is the difference between a port and a line

‎03-27-2002 07:09 PM

and also difference between read or write to a port and read or write to a line
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Re: what is the difference between a port and a line

‎03-28-2002 02:43 PM

A port is a group of 8 lines. For E-Series DAQ devices, they all have 8 DIO lines (or one port). When using Write to Port, you are righting an 8-bit value to all 8 lines. If you use Write to Line, you are only writing a 1 or 0 to one line only.

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