# ADDI-DATA APCIE-1516 Linux Driver

**Copyright 2014-2021 - ADDI-DATA GmbH**

See the main [README.md](../../../README.md) for general information about:
- User rights management for driver usage
- Driver build and installation process
- Troubleshooting (udev, kernel bumps, permission errors, Comedi conflicts)
- Loading drivers automatically at boot time

## Important Notice

**WARNING**: The driver name has changed from **APCIE1516** into **apcie1516**.

## API and Kernel Interface

### Header Files

See the ADDI-DATA header files in `include/linux/addidata/`:
- See `apcie1516.h` for description of the IOCTL commands provided

## Device Files

For each board detected, the driver dynamically creates a special character device file:

- **Kernel 2.4**: Not supported
- **Kernel >= 2.6**: Node created under `/dev/apcie1516`

**WARNING**: This driver has not been tested with a true PCI hotplug system.

## Support

For any request or remark, please contact: info@addi-data.com
