diff --git a/demo/insn.c b/demo/insn.c
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+/*
+   A little input demo
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <comedilib.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+
+extern int verbose_flag;
+extern int subdevice;
+extern int range;
+extern int channel;
+extern int aref;
+extern char *filename;
+
+comedi_t *device;
+
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int ret;
+	comedi_insn insn;
+	comedi_insnlist il;
+	lsampl_t data;
+
+	parse_options(argc,argv);
+
+	device=comedi_open(filename);
+	if(!device){
+		comedi_perror(filename);
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	if(verbose_flag){
+		printf("measuring device=%s subdevice=%d channel=%d range=%d analog reference=%d\n",
+			filename,subdevice,channel,range,aref);
+	}
+
+	il.n_insns=1;
+	il.insns=&insn;
+
+	insn.insn=INSN_READ;
+	insn.n=1;
+	insn.data=&data;
+	insn.subdev=subdevice;
+	insn.chanspec=CR_PACK(channel,range,aref);
+
+	ret=ioctl(comedi_fileno(device),COMEDI_INSNLIST,&il);
+	//ret=comedi_data_read(device,subdevice,channel,range,aref,&data);
+	if(ret<0){
+		comedi_perror(filename);
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	printf("%d\n",data);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+