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Printing a Hardcopy
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If your controller is PC-compatible and it uses the Tektronix GURU
TM
or
S3FG210 (National Instruments GPIB-PCII/IIA) GPIB package, do the
following steps to print a hardcopy:
1. Use the MS-DOS cd command to move to the directory that holds the
software that came with your GPIB board. For example, if you installed the
software in the GPIB-PC directory, type: cd GPIB–PC.
2. Run the IBIC program that came with your GPIB board. Type: IBIC.
3. Type: IBFIND DEV1 where “DEV1” is the name for the logic scope you
defined using the IBCONF.EXE program that came with the GPIB board.
NOTE
. If you defined another name, use it instead of “DEV1”. Also, remember
that the device address of the logic scope as set with the IBCONF.EXE program
should match the address set in the logic scope Utility menu (typically, use “1”).
4. Type: IBWRT “HARDCOPY START”
NOTE . Be sure the logic scope Utility menu is set to Talk/Listen and not
Hardcopy (Talk Only) or you will get an error message at this step. Setting the
logic scope Utility menu is described under Setting Communication Parameters
on page 3–88.
5. Type: IBRDF <Filename> where <Filename> is a valid DOS file name with
which you want to label your hardcopy file. It should be 8 characters long
and up to a 3 character extension. For example, you could type “ibrdf
screen1”.
6. Exit the IBIC program by typing: EXIT
7. Copy the data from your file to your hardcopy device. Type:
COPY <Filename> <Output port> </B> where:
<Filename> is the name you defined in step 5 and
<Output port> is the PC output port your hardcopy device is connected to
(such as LPT1 or LPT2).
For example, to copy (print) a file called screen1 to a printer attached to the
lpt1 parallel port, type “copy screen1 lpt1: /B”.
Your hardcopy device should now print a picture of the logic scope screen.
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