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1.4.
VXI-11 CONFORMANCE
The 8099 is a TCP/IP-IEEE 488.2 Instrument and complies with the VXI-11.3
Specification.
1.4.1 RPC Protocol
The RPC protocol conforms to ONC RPC Version 2.
1.4.2 Sockets
The 8099's VXI-11 service supports 15 TCP/IP sockets for client communica-
tion. The sockets are normally opened and closed by the clients. The unit will
close the socket and release all resources if a broken connection is detected or
when the link count goes to zero if Auto Disconnect is enabled.
There is a separate socket for UDP RPC Port Mapper communication.
1.4.3 Channels
Supports Core, Abort and Interrupt channels. Core and Abort channels each
use a socket connection. Core channels support up to 64 device links and locks.
A reverse Interrupt channel is a TCP/IP socket connection that does not count
against the 15 client communication sockets limit.
1.4.4 Device Links and Locks
The 8099 support a maximum of 64 device links and 64 locks that can be used
over multiple Core channels by one or more clients.
1.4.5 VXI-11 Interface Name
The 8064 has only one instrument personality and the default name is
inst0
.
The name may be changed to any 8 character string.
1.4.6 VXI-11.3 Supported Functions
The 8099 supports all VXI-11.3 functions including:
create_link
destroy_link
create_intr_channel destroy_intr_channel
device_lock
device_unlock
device_abort
device_read
device_write
device_clear
device_trigger
device_remote
device_local
device_readstb
create_intr_channel
device_intr_SRQ device_enable_SRQ