20.1.2 Port Objects
Port objects, as returned by openport(), have the following
methods:
- closeport()
-
Close the port.
- getfd()
-
Return the file descriptor as an int.
- getfilled()
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Return the number of filled samples.
- getfillable()
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Return the number of fillable samples.
- readsamps(nsamples)
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Read a number of samples from the queue, blocking if necessary.
Return the data as a string containing the raw data, (e.g., 2 bytes per
sample in big-endian byte order (high byte, low byte) if you have set
the sample width to 2 bytes).
- writesamps(samples)
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Write samples into the queue, blocking if necessary. The samples are
encoded as described for the readsamps() return value.
- getfillpoint()
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Return the `fill point'.
- setfillpoint(fillpoint)
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Set the `fill point'.
- getconfig()
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Return a configuration object containing the current configuration of
the port.
- setconfig(config)
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Set the configuration from the argument, a configuration object.
- getstatus(list)
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Get status information on last error.
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