ibic-Interface Bus Interactive Control Utility
Chapter 5
NI-488.2M UM for Windows NT
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© National Instruments Corp.
Auxiliary Functions
Table 5-4 summarizes the auxiliary functions that you can use in
ibic
.
Table 5-4. Auxiliary Functions in ibic
Function
Description
set udname
Select active device or board where
udname
is the symbolic
name of the new device or board (for example,
dev1
or
gpib0
).
Call
ibfind
or
ibdev
initially to open each device or board.
Set 488.2 v
Enter 488.2 mode for board v
help [option]
Display help information where
option
is any NI-488 or
NI -488.2 call. If you do not enter an
option
, a menu of options
appears.
!
Repeat previous function.
-
Turn OFF display.
+
Turn ON display.
n* function
Execute function
n
times where
function
represents the
correct
ibic
function syntax.
n* !
Execute previous function
n
times.
$ filename
Execute indirect file where
filename
is the pathname of a file
that contains
ibic
functions to be executed.
print string
Display string on screen where
string
is an ASCII character
sequence, octal bytes, hex bytes, or special symbols.
e
Exit or quit.
q
Exit or quit.
Set (udname or 488.2)
You can use the
set
command to select 488.2 mode or to communicate with a different
device or board.
The following example shows how to enter 488.2 mode. The
488.2 (0)
prompt
indicates that you are in NI-488.2 mode on board
0
.
: set 488.2 0
488.2 (0):
