About This Manual
GPIB-232CT-A for MS-DOS/Windows
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Appendix A, Hardware Configuration, describes how to configure the
GPIB-232CT-A RS-232 serial port.
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Appendix B, Hardware Specifications , specifies the electrical,
environmental, and physical characteristics of the GPIB-232CT-A and
the recommended operating conditions.
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Appendix C, Troubleshooting, suggests some areas to check if you have
problems installing or using the GPIB-232CT-A or the NI-488.2
software after going through the procedures described in Chapters 2
through 5.
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Appendix D, DLL Direct Entry NI-488 Functions and NI-488.2
Routines , explains and give examples of how to use the DLL Direct
Entry NI-488 functions and NI-488.2 routines to access the
GPIB.DLL
file. Following the examples are tables that list all NI-488.2 routines
and NI-488 functions, including their calling syntax and ordinal entry
values.
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Appendix E, Interfacing to a Serial Device , describes the RS-232 serial
port on the GPIB-232CT-A and explains how to interface a DCE or
DTE serial device to the RS-232 serial port.
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Appendix F, Customer Communication, contains forms you can use to
request help from National Instruments or to comment on our products
and manuals.
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The Glossary contains an alphabetical list and description of terms used
in this manual including abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes,
mnemonics, and symbols.
Conventions Used in This Manual
The following conventions are used in this manual.
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Bold text denotes commands, menus, menu
items, options, screen button names, LEDs, and
checkboxes.
italic
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window names, or an introduction to a key
concept.