Section Four A
BASICA/QuickBASIC GPIB-PC Function Calls
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GPIB-PC User Manual
Table 4A.1 - BASICA GPIB-PC Functions
Description
CALL Function Syntax
Change access board of device
IBBNA (BD%,BNAME$)
Become Active Controller
IBCAC (BD%,V%)
Clear specified device
IBCLR (BD%)
Send commands from string
IBCMD (BD%,CMD$)
Send commands asynchronously from
string
IBCMDA (BD%,CMD$)
Enable/disable DMA
IBDMA (BD%,V%)
Change/disable EOS mode
IBEOS (BD%,V%)
Enable/disable END message
IBEOT (BD%,V%)
Open device and return unit descriptor
IBFIND (BDNAME$,BD%)
Go from Active Controller to standby
IBGTS (BD%,V%)
Set/clear ist
IBIST (BD%,V%)
Go to local
IBLOC (BD%)
Place device online/offline
IBONL (BD%,V%)
Change primary address
IBPAD (BD%,V%)
Pass control
IBPCT (BD%)
Parallel poll configure
IBPPC (BD%,V%)
Read data to string
IBRD (BD%,RD$)
Read data asynchronously to string
IBRDA (BD%,RD$)
Read data to file
IBRDF (BD%,FLNAME$)
Read data to integer array
IBRDI
(BD%,IARR%(0),CNT%)
Read data asynch to integer array
IBRDIA
(BD%,IARR%(0),CNT%)
Conduct a parallel poll
IBRPP (BD%,PPR%)
Request/release system control
IBRSC (BD%,V%)
Return serial poll byte
IBRSP (BD%,SPR%)
Request service
IBRSV (BD%,V%)
Change secondary address
IBSAD (BD%,V%)
Send interface clear
IBSIC (BD%)
Set/clear remote enable line
IBSRE (BD%,V%)
Abort asynchronous operation
IBSTOP (BD%)
Change/disable time limit
IBTMO (BD%,V%)
Configure applications monitor
IBTRAP (MASK%,V%)
Trigger selected device
IBTRG (BD%)
(continues)