4. Functions
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GP-IB(PCI)F, GP-IB(PCI)FL, GP-IB(LPCI)F, GP-IB(LPCI)FL
Basic GPIB Functions
Master/slave function
The card can be used as either the master (controller) or slave, depending on a setting in the property page.
When used as the master, the board can send IFC (InterFace Clear) at any timing and control the REN
(Remote ENable) line.
Communication function
The board can send and receive data in accordance with the IEEE 488 Standard. You can add delimiters
and EOI (End of Identify) to outgoing data depending on the software settings.
Serial poll/parallel poll/SRQ send functions
T he following functions can be used depending on the master/slave configuration.
Master
Serial poll
Parallel poll
Slave
Status byte setting
SRQ (Service ReQuest) transmission
Response to parallel polling
My address setting
T he GPIB address (my address) of the board can be set by API-T OOL Configuration
(API-GPIB(98/PC)xx) or Configuration Utility (API-GPLV(W32)). No setting is required on the board.