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Page 5: ...2 Hardware and Software Installation 2 1 Step 1 Configure the Hardware 2 1 Step 2 Install the Hardware 2 2 Step 3 Review the Files on the Distribution Diskette 2 4 Step 4 Run the Hardware Diagnostics...

Page 6: ...en 4 4 Capture Stimulus 4 5 Participate in Handshake 4 7 Buffer Setup Maximum Capacity 4 7 Buffer Setup Action When Buffer Full 4 7 Buffer Setup Auto Write Each Pass 4 8 File Setup Buffer Range for Al...

Page 7: ...ple 1 Capturing Data From the GPIB A 1 Example 2 Triggering and Pattern Generating A 7 Appendix B Multiline Interface Messages B 1 Appendix C Hardware and Software Configuration C 1 Hardware Revision...

Page 8: ...410 Interface Board Installed in an IBM Compatible Computer 2 4 Figure 3 1 Monitor Analyzer Main Menu Screen 3 1 Figure 3 2 Monitor Window 3 2 Figure 3 3 Analyzer Window 3 2 Figure 3 4 GPIB Status In...

Page 9: ...s 2 and 3 Rev B 2 or Higher C 7 Figure C 5 Factory Default IRQ Line 7 Selected Rev B 2 or Higher C 8 Figure C 6 IRQ Lines 6 and 2 Selected Rev B 2 or Higher C 8 Figure C 7 GPIB 410 Parts Locator Diagr...

Page 10: ...apter 1 Introduction contains a list of the kit contents and optional equipment and the steps for unpacking your GPIB 410 interface board It also contains general information about the GPIB 410 and li...

Page 11: ...pendix E Using the Pattern Generator describes the Interface Bus Pattern Generating Language IBPGL and syntax conventions for data command strings Appendix F GPIB410 PAT Source Listing contains a sour...

Page 12: ...drives paths directories programs subprograms subroutines device names functions variables filenames and extensions and for statements and comments taken from program code bold monospace Bold lowerca...

Page 13: ...ms are used in this manual ANSI American National Standards Institute ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange BNC referring to a coaxial connector DMA direct memory access FIFO first...

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Page 15: ...onal computer into a sophisticated IEEE 488 bus monitor and analyzer The GPIB 410 has low level testing and debugging capabilities as well as high level analysis tools Figure 1 1 GPIB 410 Interface Bo...

Page 16: ...nterpreted in a high level format You can browse or pattern search through the captured data directly on the screen log it to a disk and obtain a printed output copy With multiple level triggering you...

Page 17: ...d match the kit parts list given earlier in this chapter Do not remove the board from its plastic bag at this point 2 Your GPIB 410 board is shipped packaged in an antistatic plastic bag to prevent el...

Page 18: ...at 5 V Temperature Range Operating 0 to 50 C Storage 62 to 71 C Relative Humidity Operating 10 to 90 non condensing Storage 0 to 100 non condensing Maximum Bus Sampling Rate 1 8 MHz Software Specifica...

Page 19: ...B 410 occupies 32 contiguous bytes of I O space The base address of this 32 byte block of addresses can be any multiple of 20 hex ranging from 000 hex to 3E0 hex The GPIB 410 is configured at the fact...

Page 20: ...Consult the user or technical reference manual of your personal computer for specific instructions and warnings 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the top cover or access port...

Page 21: ...lock input you must locate another open expansion slot for the panel This panel does not require a full length slot 9 Locate and remove the bracket that covers the cut out in the back panel for the sl...

Page 22: ...s on the Distribution Diskette The GPIB 410 package contains the Distribution Disk for GPIB 410 GPIB Monitor Analyzer Software hereafter referred to as the distribution diskette Verify that your distr...

Page 23: ...p diskette or in the hard disk directory to run the GPIB 410 software Step 4 Run the Hardware Diagnostics Run the hardware diagnostics by entering the following command diag410 Enter Carefully follow...

Page 24: ...reens and operation modes and the input conventions used throughout the software To become familiar with the windows and menus of the GPIB 410 software start the GPIB 410 program by entering the follo...

Page 25: ...of the Monitor Analyzer screen and is visible at all times The analyzer window shown in Figure 3 3 occupies the bottom three quarters of the screen The contents of the analyzer window vary depending...

Page 26: ...adecimal formats Figure 3 4 GPIB Status Indicators The following list shows how the LEDs and switches appear when they are on and off Switch on Switch off LED on LED off As shown in Figure 3 4 the top...

Page 27: ...bar The general information display The help error bar The function key line These four areas are illustrated in Figure 3 5 Figure 3 5 Format of the Analyzer Window The title status bar contains the n...

Page 28: ...reens are selected by pressing F3 F4 F5 F6 or F7 F3 Capture Settings Screen F4 Trigger Specification Screen F5 Capture Display Screen F6 Pattern Generator Screen F7 Configuration Settings Screen Note...

Page 29: ...r to review and analyze the contents of the capture buffer after the capture has terminated Pattern Generator Screen F6 selects the Pattern Generator screen Use this screen to specify a sequence of pa...

Page 30: ...at is the arrow keys to highlight the field then press F1 Once the Help screen appears use PgDn or the down arrow key to read the information If you would like to read something that has already scrol...

Page 31: ...con Alt C Capture Use this mode to capture the status of the GPIB as directed by the parameters defined on the Capture Settings screen Pressing Alt C when a capture is in progress terminates the captu...

Page 32: ...uence defined on the Trigger Specification screen to occur on the GPIB When this mode is active TRG is displayed in the Title Status bar and T is displayed in the DOS shell icon This mode cannot be en...

Page 33: ...shell icon This mode cannot be enabled when the Pattern Generator is enabled Alt D DOS Shell Use this function to escape to DOS temporarily without terminating the GPIB410 program All enabled operatio...

Page 34: ...particular field it must be selected The software is always operating in one of two input modes monitor or analyzer When Monitor Input mode is enabled only those fields in the monitor window can be s...

Page 35: ...ectness when the field is de selected A selected direct input field is distinguished by the presence of a block cursor superimposed over one of the characters in the field There are two types of direc...

Page 36: ...you can modify the value of either field by using the indicated keys Changing the value of the parent field causes the sub field of the deactivated option to be erased Key Select Fields These fields p...

Page 37: ...Overview Chapter 3 GPIB 410 User Manual 3 14 National Instruments Corp SpaceBar Use this key to reset all component fields to their original off or null position...

Page 38: ...nd the various screens of the Analyzer window and their respective input fields The Monitor Window This window shows the current state of the sixteen GPIB signal lines and indicates which of those lin...

Page 39: ...ut mode is active indicated by MON in the Title Status bar Press Alt M to enable or disable Monitor Input mode Lines that you assert by setting the corresponding switches to ON remain asserted in betw...

Page 40: ...red is asserted immediately onto the bus and the Monitor window indicators are adjusted accordingly Only the data lines are affected by this operation no source handshaking is performed Data and Contr...

Page 41: ...ture operation see Figure 4 2 Figure 4 2 Capture Settings Screen When accessing this screen no input fields can be selected when the following operational modes are enabled Capture Trigger with backgr...

Page 42: ...uffer To save the contents of the capture buffer to a file on disk use the Capture Write function Alt W To reload the contents of a previously saved file back into the capture buffer use the Capture L...

Page 43: ...d of an interface clear IFC asserted REN transition Defined as the initial assertion or unassertion of REN SRQ transition Defined as the initial assertion or unassertion of SRQ ATN transition Defined...

Page 44: ...ake feature is independent of the ACP handshaker Alt A Buffer Setup Maximum Capacity Use this field to allocate a fixed amount of memory in which to store captured bus samples One bus sample requires...

Page 45: ...yes causes the results of future capture operations to be written to the specified file whenever the capture buffer is full or capturing is stopped To implement a continuous capture operation to disk...

Page 46: ...e file is written from the capture buffer the existing contents of the file are discarded If the file is loaded into the capture buffer the file must contain valid GPIB 410 capture data Warning The Ca...

Page 47: ...fied in the pattern sequence Use function keys F8 F9 and F10 to insert append and delete patterns respectively Deleted patterns are pushed back on a stack of unused patterns used by the insert and app...

Page 48: ...possible the second event will be missed If the selected trigger action is TRIGGER with position TTTTT background capturing may be started when the trigger is armed If so following satisfaction of th...

Page 49: ...data portion of the pattern and the next row of letters manipulates the control portion Use the Insert key Ins to place a single 8 bit ASCII or 2 digit hexadecimal value directly into the data portion...

Page 50: ...ion T If the T is placed in the left most position capturing does not begin until the Trigger Spec is satisfied Placing the T in any other position causes background capturing to begin as soon as the...

Page 51: ...sequence is satisfied The Capture Display Screen This screen shows the current contents of the capture buffer defined on the Capture Settings screen see Figure 4 4 Figure 4 4 Capture Display Screen I...

Page 52: ...11111 01010 011 UNT The fields columns and indicators of the display window are described in the following paragraphs C This column displays two numeric flags 1 and 2 that label and distinguish the po...

Page 53: ...on of each buffer entry The left column contains the binary values of the five bus management lines and the right column contains the binary values of the three bus handshake lines The ordering of the...

Page 54: ...T untalk Appendix B Multiline Interface Messages contains a listing of all IEEE 488 mnemonics and their ASCII equivalents For a complete listing and detailed explanation of all IEEE 488 mnemonics refe...

Page 55: ...keys are only active when a loaded capture file exceeds the size of the current capture buffer The default displacement for any move or paging operation is one To override this displacement type in a...

Page 56: ...in the capture buffer The ordering of the signal lines in the pattern is identical to that shown in the Monitor window Construct the search pattern by pressing the indicated letter keys to select a 0...

Page 57: ...e searching in either direction the GPIB 410 loops around and continues the search from the other end of the buffer If no pattern is found an error message is displayed in the help error bar and the c...

Page 58: ...during this sequence the switches will contain the last pattern output Direct manipulation of the Monitor switches is not possible while generating is enabled Note During high speed DMA operation you...

Page 59: ...or window to OFF at the end of a pattern generation sequence There are two options yes clear all switches no leave switches as last set Selecting yes causes the GPIB 410 to stop asserting all lines on...

Page 60: ...s the GPIB 410 to use commands in a previously prepared file on disk to construct the patterns in the pattern buffer The commands in the file are written in the National Instruments Interface Bus Patt...

Page 61: ...he following GPIB mnemonics DCL 0x14 PPC 0x05 SPE 0x18 GET 0x08 PPU 0x15 TCT 0x09 GTL 0x01 SDC 0x04 UNL 0x3F LLO 0x11 SPD 0x19 UNT 0x5F NUL 0x00 Alt P Insert an ASCII into the Input Window Alt N Inser...

Page 62: ...re 4 7 Configuration Settings Screen When accessing this screen no input fields can be selected when the following operational modes are enabled Capture Monitor Input Trigger ACP Handshaker Generate S...

Page 63: ...or your computer display hardware There are six options Monochrome ROM BIOS Monochrome Synchronized Direct Monochrome High Speed Direct Color ROM BIOS Color Synchronized Direct Color High Speed Direct...

Page 64: ...verall program performance For most display hardware in use today the High Speed Direct options work satisfactorily Some older video adapters such as the IBM Color Graphics Adapter CGA and its compati...

Page 65: ...alid port addresses range from 000 to 3E0 hex in multiples of 20 hex default 300 hex A good way to test if the value contained in this field is correct is to examine the sixteen GPIB indicators in the...

Page 66: ...A channel available on your computer you can select programmed I O PIO operation by setting this field to NONE However because PIO greatly reduces the performance of most capture operations it is reco...

Page 67: ...already in use by another device The value selected must match the interrupt jumper setting on the interface board itself Warning Attempting to operate some functions of the GPIB 410 software with an...

Page 68: ...Hz 700 KHz 200 Hz 2 KHz 20 KHz 200 KHz 900 KHz 300 Hz 3 KHz 30 KHz 300 KHz MAXIMUM Selecting one of the numeric options programs the GPIB 410 hardware to regulate the acceptor handshake to an approxim...

Page 69: ...r configuration variables such as host processor speed and DMA vs PIO Pattern Generator operation the actual source handshake rate observed may be less than requested Help File Name Use this field to...

Page 70: ...e following screens to be saved to the indicated file upon program exit Capture Settings Screen Trigger Specification Screen Pattern Generator Screen Configuration Settings Screen Press Esc while the...

Page 71: ...n the Configuration Settings screen The selected keyboard layout type is U S English When the hardware and software are installed step through the following examples Example 1 Capturing Data From the...

Page 72: ...IB 410 User Manual A 2 National Instruments Corp The Main Menu screen appears as shown in Figure A 1 Figure A 1 Main Screen Notice that the GPIB 410 monitor LEDs are not lit indicating that there is n...

Page 73: ...icates the maximum number of capture samples that can be stored in PC memory at one time Enter the value 16 For the other fields on the Capture Settings screen the default values are used for this exa...

Page 74: ...the capturing by pressing Alt C CAP appears on the right side of the title status bar NDAC also becomes asserted on the GPIB 410 monitor because the GPIB 410 is participating in the GPIB handshake as...

Page 75: ...8 command set refer to Appendix B for a complete listing of the multiline interface messages and their ASCII equivalents At this point the monitor window appears as follows Press k twice for a data tr...

Page 76: ...data pattern as the Untalk UNT command Refer to Chapter 4 for a description of the fields and functions of the Capture Display screen Use the up arrow key and down arrow key to move the cursors throu...

Page 77: ...they are acquired 7 Press F2 to return to the Main Menu Example 2 Triggering and Pattern Generating In this example triggering is used with the pattern generator to capture data from the GPIB based on...

Page 78: ...s size is determined automatically by the GPIB 410 software After the buffer has been loaded the Pattern Generator can be executed any number of times without reloading until a new filename is specifi...

Page 79: ...ed For this example set the Trigger Spec to trigger when listen address 23 hex is detected as a valid command byte on the GPIB As you may recall from examining GPIB410 PAT this is the address of the i...

Page 80: ...ccurring one time with no output pulse to be sent to the TRG OUT connector The trigger action specified is TRIGGER with position TTTTT and the trigger point is positioned at the center of the capture...

Page 81: ...e trigger capture samples into memory If the capture buffer fills up before the trigger occurs the GPIB 410 automatically loops around and reuses the buffer When the trigger pattern is detected on the...

Page 82: ...The first beep signals the detection of the trigger pattern on the GPIB and you may also notice the TRG indicator change to read CAP Immediately following you hear a second beep which signals the com...

Page 83: ...ture Display screen refer to Chapter 4 At this point you may wish to experiment by increasing the size of the capture buffer so that more samples are retained either side of the trigger point and then...

Page 84: ...face message reference list which describes the mnemonics and messages that correspond to the interface functions These multiline interface messages are sent and received with ATN TRUE For more inform...

Page 85: ...016 14 SO 2E 056 46 MLA14 0F 017 15 SI 2F 057 47 MLA15 10 020 16 DLE 30 060 48 0 MLA16 11 021 17 DC1 LLO 31 061 49 1 MLA17 12 022 18 DC2 32 062 50 2 MLA18 13 023 19 DC3 33 063 51 3 MLA19 14 024 20 DC4...

Page 86: ...109 m MSA13 PPE 4E 116 78 N MTA14 6E 156 110 n MSA14 PPE 4F 117 79 O MTA15 6F 157 111 o MSA15 PPE 50 120 80 P MTA16 70 160 112 p MSA16 PPD 51 121 81 Q MTA17 71 161 113 q MSA17 PPD 52 122 82 R MTA18 7...

Page 87: ...of hardware Revision B 2 or higher and Revision C Refer to the appropriate section of this appendix for the revision of hardware you are using Hardware Revision B 2 or Higher This section describes h...

Page 88: ...Configuration The GPIB 410 is addressed as an I O port and decodes the lower ten address lines of the PC I O channel The base I O address for the GPIB 410 is determined by the switches at position U4...

Page 89: ...300 to 31F hex on the interface board Note Check to see that this address is not already used by equipment installed in the IBM Personal Computer This address does not conflict with any of the address...

Page 90: ...arked 1 to select a binary value of 1 for the corresponding address bit Figure C 2 shows the default configuration 300 hex 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 5 4 3 2 1 Off On 1 0 Base Base I O Address Binary Hexadec...

Page 91: ...XT DMA channel 3 is used by the fixed disk Controller in the IBM Personal Computer XT The software can be configured for programmed I O PIO if no DMA channel is available Configuration jumpers should...

Page 92: ...the GPIB 410 software Revision B or higher for the pattern generator Refer to the section Hardware Revision C later in this chapter for a discussion of DMA channel configuration for both capturing and...

Page 93: ...ruments Corp C 7 GPIB 410 User Manual DACK 2 Selected DREQ 2 Selected S1 2 3 1 2 C3 DREQ DACK 1 2 C3 S1 2 3 DACK 3 Selected DREQ 3 Selected S1 2 3 1 2 C3 DREQ DACK 1 2 C3 S1 2 3 Figure C 4 DMA Channel...

Page 94: ...p posts are used to select the interrupt line The interrupt jumper array W3 is located on the interface board with lines I2 through I7 Figure C 5 shows the factory configuration for IRQ Line 7 Figure...

Page 95: ...p C 9 GPIB 410 User Manual In the space provided here record the new settings of the base I O address the DMA channel and the IRQ line so that you will have them handy when you install the software GP...

Page 96: ...e C 7 shows the parts locator diagram with the base I O address switches U65 the DMA channel jumpers and the interrupt jumpers If you change any hardware settings make note of them in the spaces provi...

Page 97: ...O address value by the GPIB 410 software The GPIB 410 occupies 32 contiguous bytes of I O space The base address of this 32 byte block of addresses can be any multiple of 20 hex ranging from 000 hex...

Page 98: ...side marked 1 to select a binary value of 1 for the corresponding address bit Figure C 8 shows the default configuration 300 hex 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 5 4 3 2 1 Off On 1 0 Base Base I O Address Binary...

Page 99: ...he software may be configured for programmed I O PIO if no DMA channel is available Configuration jumpers should remain as they are configured by the factory if PIO is selected Each DMA channel consis...

Page 100: ...th capturing and sourcing that is input and output Notice that with this configuration DMA may not be used by the capture circuitry and pattern generator at the same time This is the factory default c...

Page 101: ...S1 2 3 S1 2 3 1 2 C3 DREQ DACK Key Used to set the interrupt selection Figure C 10 DMA Channel 1 for Capturing and DMA Channel 3 for Sourcing Rev C 1 2 C3 S1 2 3 S1 2 3 1 2 C3 DREQ DACK Key Used to s...

Page 102: ...e 7 One jumper and six dual wire wrap posts are used to select the interrupt line The interrupt jumper array is located on the interface board with lines I2 through I7 Figure C 12 shows the factory co...

Page 103: ...nnels 2 3 4 5 6 7 INT 2 3 4 5 6 7 INT Figure C 13 IRQ Lines 6 and 2 Selected Rev C In the space provided here record the new settings of the base I O address the DMA channel and the IRQ line so that y...

Page 104: ...w hardware settings If you have not already done so start up the GPIB410 program by entering the following command gpib410 Enter Press F7 to access the Configuration Settings screen see Figure C 14 Fi...

Page 105: ...Corp C 19 GPIB 410 User Manual When you exit the GPIB410 program be sure to save the new settings in the default configuration file GPIB410 CFG For more information on the Configuration Settings scre...

Page 106: ...reset and continue Change this value to stop capture The value contained in the Interrupt Jumper Setting field on the Configuration Settings screen does not match the actual jumper setting on the int...

Page 107: ...display is set too low Adjust the contrast until the highlighted cursor appears Problem There is no indication that the final trigger pattern was matched there was no beep and the TRG indicator in the...

Page 108: ...ontroller card connected to a monochrome display Go to the Configuration Settings screen F7 and change the computer display mode field from Color to one of the Monochrome options by using or Press Ent...

Page 109: ...ppendix D GPIB 410 User Manual D 4 National Instruments Corp There is insufficient memory available to load COMMAND COM Try reducing the size of the capture buffer defined on the Capture Settings scre...

Page 110: ...e GPIB 410 software is running Using the interactive input window on the Pattern Generator screen you can enter a string of data or command bytes that can then be output to the bus using the source ha...

Page 111: ...y precede any command The value of n must be an integer constant in the range 1 to 65535 If n is omitted the default repetition factor is 1 The expression command is one of the five command keywords d...

Page 112: ...tn nrfd ndac assert ATN clear NRFD NDAC b set data assert all data lines c set all atn ren clear all lines assert ATN REN As the last example implies ordering is important when any of the composite re...

Page 113: ...conceptually similar to set data dav d7 d6 d1 implicit wait for NRFD to be cleared set dav implicit wait for NDAC to be cleared set dav As indicated in the illustration the DAV line is automatically...

Page 114: ...are rounded to the nearest integral value Timer ticks occur approximately once every 55 msec Examples of PAUSE a pause 50 pause for 50 msec b pause pause for 1 sec c pause 3000 pause for 3 sec 5 comma...

Page 115: ...g lengthy text strings that cannot fit on one line can be broken down into several shorter HANDSHAKE commands yielding the same results For example the sequence of commands handshake abcd handshake 12...

Page 116: ...quence Outputting bytes through the input window is roughly equivalent to executing a command file that contains only HANDSHAKE commands Unlike a command file however the input window works in conjunc...

Page 117: ...UNT 0x5F NUL 0x00 In addition to the above escape sequences two others are provided for entering the ASCII characters and They are as follows Alt P Insert an ASCII into the Input Window Alt N Insert...

Page 118: ...National Instruments Corp F 1 GPIB 410 User Manual Appendix F GPIB410 PAT Source Listing This information not available in PDF version of this document...

Page 119: ...GPIB410 PAT Source Listing Appendix F GPIB 410 User Manual F 2 National Instruments Corp This information not available in PDF version of this document...

Page 120: ...lecting yes in the Auto write each pass field on the screen The Immediate Write function which is activated by pressing Alt W saves the current contents of the capture buffer to the specified file on...

Page 121: ...PIB410 program use the FMT410 utility The syntax used to start FMT410 is as follows FMT410 flags filename The flags shown in the above line are optional they are described later in this appendix These...

Page 122: ...e variety of printers only standard ASCII characters are used in FMT410 output For each capture table information is displayed from the associated header followed by the table of saved status entries...

Page 123: ...0 software only store one capture table per file inumber Begin output range at index number Default range begins at index 0 of each capture table cnumber Limit output range to count of number entries...

Page 124: ...r conflicting the flag specified last takes precedence There must not be any spaces between a flag and its option s The following examples are possible flag combinations These examples assume that the...

Page 125: ...Saving and Viewing Capture Information on Disk Appendix G GPIB 410 User Manual G 6 National Instruments Corp If you enter the following command fmt410 xdc Enter the output appears as follows s DEV3 me...

Page 126: ...l screens and functions operate in the same manner as before with the following important exceptions The Immediate Write function Alt W which was formerly included in the list of functions on the Main...

Page 127: ...n the Revision C release are as follows Background Operation you can exit to DOS temporarily without terminating the GPIB410 program During DOS operation an optional GPIB 410 icon can be displayed on...

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Page 129: ...ns engineers answer your questions more efficiently If you are using any National Instruments hardware or software products related to this problem include the configuration forms from their user manu...

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Page 131: ...s form accurately before contacting National Instruments for technical support helps our applications engineers answer your questions National Instruments Products GPIB 410 Software Revision Number on...

Page 132: ...on the documentation supplied with our products This information helps us provide quality products to meet your needs Title GPIB 410 User Manual Edition Date March 1994 Part Number 320053 01 Please co...

Page 133: ...e the errors Thank you for your help Name Title Company Address Phone Mail to Technical Publications National Instruments Corporation 6504 Bridge Point Parkway MS 53 02 Austin TX 78730 5039 Fax to Tec...

Page 134: ...W Capture Write function File Setup Buffer Range for Alt W field 4 8 to 4 9 File Setup Capture File Name field 4 9 saving capture information on disk 4 5 G 1 Analyzer Window areas of the screen 3 4 Ca...

Page 135: ...ields columns and indicators 4 15 to 4 17 using the display window 4 18 illustration of 4 14 overview 3 6 selecting from Analyzer Window 3 5 using the search utility 4 19 to 4 20 Capture Echo mode Alt...

Page 136: ...er Speaker Mode field 4 27 configuration See also Configuration Settings Screen base I O address Revision B 2 or higher C 2 to C 4 Revision C C 11 to C 12 diagnostics for hardware configuration 2 5 DM...

Page 137: ...ontrol Specification Trigger Pattern field 4 12 Data Line Input character field 4 3 Data Line Input hexadecimal field 4 3 DATA transfer event 4 6 diagnostics for hardware configuration 2 5 direct inpu...

Page 138: ...ples See tutorial EXTERNAL CLOCK PULSE option 4 6 F File Setup Buffer Range for Alt W field 4 8 to 4 9 File Setup Capture File Name field 4 9 flags for formatting captured data G 4 FMT410 utility G 2...

Page 139: ...s help error bar Analyzer Window 3 5 Help File Name field 4 32 Help Utility Screen overview 3 7 selecting from Analyzer Window 3 5 I IBPGL See Interface Bus Pattern Generating Language IBPGL IDY respo...

Page 140: ...Jumper Setting field 4 30 overview 2 1 Revision B 2 or higher C 8 Revision C C 16 to C 17 J jumpers and switches base I O address Revision B 2 or higher C 4 Revision C C 12 DMA channel Revision B 2 or...

Page 141: ...ion of 3 2 4 1 LEDs and switches 3 3 4 2 Monitor Analyzer Main Menu Screen 3 1 multi pass buffer option 4 8 multiline interface messages B 1 to B 3 N No of Times to Execute field 4 22 numeric fields 3...

Page 142: ...erview E 1 triggering and pattern generating example A 7 to A 13 Pattern Generator Screen Clear Switches When Done field 4 22 description of 4 20 to 4 24 disabled in certain situations 4 21 discrepanc...

Page 143: ...1 run time flags G 4 search pattern definition window 4 19 to 4 20 SELECTED GPIB EVENTS option 4 6 Send EOI with Last Byte field 4 22 SET command IBPGL E 2 to E 3 signal lines for DMA channels Revisio...

Page 144: ...option 4 14 TRIGGER WITH POSITION option 4 13 Trigger mode Alt T 3 9 Trigger Specification Screen considerations for defining 4 11 Data Control Specification Trigger Pattern field 4 12 description of...

Page 145: ...Index GPIB 410 User Manual Index 12 National Instruments Corp V viewing capture data See saving and viewing capture data...

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