MTCMS Class Methods

After creating an instance of the MTCMS class in your software project, use the methods described in this section to communicate with MagTek CMS device.

requestDeviceList

This method initiates request to discover devices that are visible to the host using the specified connection interface. The DeviceListReceived event will provide information regarding the available devices once the discovery process is completed.

MTCMS_API void requestDeviceList(MTConnectionType connectionType); Parameters:

Parameters:

Return Value: None

This method sets the connection type of the device..

Parameters

Return Value: None

This method sets the address of the device.

Parameters:

The following table shows the address formats supported by the different connection types:

Return Value: None

This method sets the device ID.

Return Value: None

This method opens the connection to the device.

Parameters: None

Return Value: None

This method closes the connection to the device.

Parameters: None Return Value: None

This method returns whether the device is connected or not.

Parameters: None

Return Value:

Return true if the device is connected. Otherwise, return false.

This method sends a command string to the device.

Parameters:

Return Value:

• 0 = Success

• 9 = Error

• 15 = Busy

This method sends a command to the device.

Parameters:

Return Value:

• 0 = Success

• 9 = Error

• 15 = Busy

This method sends a command to the device.

Parameters:

Return Value:

• 0 = Success

• 9 = Error

• 15 = Busy