libmodbus/doc/modbus_set_indication_timeout.txt

modbus_set_indication_timeout(3)
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NAME
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modbus_set_indication_timeout - set timeout between indications


SYNOPSIS
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*void modbus_set_indication_timeout(modbus_t *'ctx', uint32_t 'to_sec', uint32_t 'to_usec');*


DESCRIPTION
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The *modbus_set_indication_timeout()* function shall set the timeout interval used by
a server to wait for a request from a client.

The value of _to_usec_ argument must be in the range 0 to 999999.

If both _to_sec_ and _to_usec_ are zero, this timeout will not be used at all.
In this case, the server will wait forever.


RETURN VALUE
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The function shall return 0 if successful. Otherwise it shall return -1 and set
errno.


ERRORS
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*EINVAL*::
The argument _ctx_ is NULL or _to_usec_ is larger than 1000000.


SEE ALSO
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linkmb:modbus_get_indication_timeout[3]
linkmb:modbus_get_response_timeout[3]
linkmb:modbus_set_response_timeout[3]


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