KPCI-488LPA-900-01 Rev. A / December 2008
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Model KPCI-488LPA GPIB Controller Interface Card User’s Manual
Section 1: Keithley Command Compatible Functions
Table 1-2
TRANSMIT command string parameters
Commands
Description
Example
LISTEN
Sets the addresses of the listeners. The
values following
LISTEN
are the GPIB
addresses of the listeners.
"LISTEN 1 2 3"
meaning: config devices whose GPIB
address are 1, 2 and 3, as listeners.
TALK
Sets the address of the talker. The
values following
TALK
are the GPIB
addresses of the talker. There is only
one talker at a time.
"TALK 0"
meaning: config device whose GPIB
address is 0, as talker.
SEC
Sets the second address of the talker or
listener. This command should follow
TALK
or
LISTEN
.
"TALK 0 SEC 1"
meaning: config device whose primary GPIB
address is 0 and secondary address is 1 as
talker.
UNT
Untalk.
"UNT"
UNL
Unlisten.
"UNL"
MTA
My Talk Address. Assigns the active
GPIB board as the talker.
"MTA"
MLA
My Listen Address. Assigns the active
GPIB board as the listener.
"MLA"
DATA
Starts the data part. Before the
DATA
command, the GPIB board has to be set
as the talker. Strings are enclosed by
quotes(') and sent as characters.
"DATA 'hello' 13 10"
END
Sends terminator characters.
DATA
command should be called before this
command.
"DATA '*IDN?' END" meaning: send data
message "*IDN?" and then send terminator
bytes
REN
Remote Enable
"REN"
EOI
End-or-Identify. The data bytes following
EOI
are the last bytes to transmit. The
last byte is sent with the
EOI
signal.
"DATA '*IDN?' EOI 10"
meaning: send data message "*IDN?" and
then send line feed with EOI signal.
GTL
Go To Local
"GTL"
SPE
Serial Poll Enable
"SPE"
SPD
Serial Poll Disable
"SPD"
PPC
Parallel Poll Configure
"PPC"
PPD
Parallel Poll Disable
"PPD"
PPU
Parallel Poll Unconfigure
"PPU"
DCL
Device Clear
"DCL"
LLO
Local Lockout
"LLO"
CMD
Starts
GPIB
command. The values
followed by CMD are treated as GPIB
command messages and sent as binary
values.
"CMD 20"
meaning: send GPIB command message,
Device Clear (
DCL
).
GET
Group Execute Trigger
"GET"
SDC
Selected Device Clear
"SDC"
TCT
Take Control
"TCT"
IFC
Interface Clear
"IFC"