Local Command Set
Chapter 3
GPIB-VXI User Manual
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DCIDownLoad
Purpose:
Download a CI to RAM and start running it.
Command
Syntax:
DCIDownLoad [<boolean>]
Action:
Blocks of code and data (up to the number requested in the
DCISetup?
command) are downloaded from the command source. When the download is
complete, the pSOS processes associated with the DCI are initiated.
DCIs can only be downloaded from the GPIB port or via Word Serial protocol,
because the download is terminated on GPIB EOI or the Word Serial
END
command. Because there is no analogy for EOI or END for the serial port, it
cannot be used to download DCIs.
If
<boolean>
is 1, debug statements are printed to the serial port during the
various stages of DCI initialization. If
<boolean>
is 0 or if it is omitted, the
debug statements are not output. The debug printing mode is only available with
the development firmware option.
The
DCIDownLoad
command should always be immediately preceded by a
DCISetup?
command that configures the download parameters. Executing
intermediate GPIB-VXI commands between
DCISetup?
and
DCIDownLoad
may invalidate the download setup.
Example:
Download and initialize a DCI, generating debug statements.
DCIDownLoad 1
