Chapter 5
ibic-Interface Bus Interactive Control Utility
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NI-488.2M UM for Windows NT
Table 5-2. Syntax for Board-Level NI-488 Functions in ibic
Syntax
Description
ibask mn
Return configuration information where
mn
is a mnemonic for a
configuration parameter or equivalent integer value
ibcac v
Become active Controller
ibcmd string
Send commands
ibcmda string
Send commands asynchronously
ibconfig mn v
Alter configurable parameters where
mn
is mnemonic for a
configuration parameter or equivalent integer value
ibdma v
Enable/disable DMA
ibeos v
Change/disable EOS message
ibeot v
Enable/disable END message
ibfind udname
Return unit descriptor where
udname
is the symbolic name of
board (for example,
gpib0
)
ibgts v
Go from Active Controller to standby
ibist v
Set/clear
ist
iblines
Read the state of all GPIB control lines
ibln v v
Check for presence of device on the GPIB at
pad
,
sad
ibloc
Go to local
ibonl v
Place device online or offline
ibpad v
Change primary address
ibppc v
Parallel poll configure
ibrd v
Read data where
v
is the bytes to read
ibrda v
Read data asynchronously where
v
is the bytes to read
ibrdf flname
Read data to file where
flname
is pathname of file to read
ibrpp
Conduct a parallel poll
ibrsc v
Request/release system control
ibrsv v
Request service
ibsad v
Change secondary address
ibsic
Send interface clear
ibsre v
Set/clear remote enable line
ibstop
Abort asynchronous operation
ibtmo v
Change/disable time limit
ibwait mask
Wait for selected event where
mask
is a hex, octal, or decimal
integer or a mask bit mnemonic
ibwrt string
Write data
ibwrta string
Write data asynchronously
ibwrtf flname
Write data from a file where
flname
is pathname of file to write
