November 1985
National Instruments
ist Set or Clear Individual Status Bit
ist:
Syntax:
Purpose:
Remarks:
Parallel Poll function
ist
You use ist when the GPIB-MAC participates in a
parallel poll that is conducted by another device that is
Active Controller.
If the argument
is 1, the GPIB-MAC’s individual
status bit is set to 1. If the argument
is 0, the
GPIB-MAC’s individual status bit is cleared. The
power-on default is 0.
If you call ist without an argument, the GPIB-MAC
returns the value of its individual status bit.
Refer also to
ppc
and Appendix F.
Examples:
1. PRINT
1”
‘Set ist to 1.
2. PRINT
‘Clear ist to 0.
3. PRINT
‘What is ist set to?
response:
(ist is currently 0)
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SECTION FOUR FUNCTIONS