libmodbus/doc/modbus_set_response_timeout.txt

modbus_set_response_timeout(3)
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NAME
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modbus_set_response_timeout - set timeout for response


SYNOPSIS
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*void modbus_set_response_timeout(*modbus_t 'ctx', struct timeval *'timeout');*


DESCRIPTION
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The _modbus_set_response_timeout()_ function shall set the timeout interval used
to wait for a response. If the waiting before receiving the response is longer than
the given timeout, an error will be raised.


RETURN VALUE
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There is no return values.


EXAMPLE
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[source,c]
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struct timeval old_response_timeout;
struct timeval response_timeout;

/* Save original timeout */
modbus_get_response_timeout(ctx, &old_response_timeout);

/* Define a new and too short timeout! */
response_timeout.tv_sec = 0;
response_timeout.tv_usec = 0;
modbus_set_response_timeout(ctx, &response_timeout);
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SEE ALSO
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linkmb:modbus_get_response_timeout[3]
linkmb:modbus_get_byte_timeout[3]
linkmb:modbus_set_byte_timeout[3]


AUTHORS
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The libmodbus documentation was written by Stéphane Raimbault
<stephane.raimbault@gmail.com>