Chapter 3
Local Command Set
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Broadcast?
Purpose
Broadcast dynamic reconfiguration, initialization, or termination Word Serial commands to
the GPIB-VXI/C’s Message-Based Servants or to all top-level Commanders in the system.
Query Syntax
Broadcast? <Boolean>,<ws cmd>
If
<Boolean>
is 1, the GPIB-VXI/C broadcasts
<ws cmd>
to all top-level Commanders.
If
<Boolean>
is 0, it broadcasts
<ws cmd>
to its Message-Based Servants. Notice that the
GPIB-VXI/C should only broadcast to top-level Commanders when it is RM.
The
Broadcast?
query can fail due to inability to complete a Word Serial operation,
or because an invalid code was returned from a device in response to ANO or ENO.
<ws cmd>
is a mnemonic as follows.
Response
Program response:
<CRLF>
if the command was successful, or
<la>,<cmd val>,<ws response>,<ws error code>
if the command failed.
Console response:
Done broadcasting Word Serial command: <Word Serial command name>.
<ws cmd>
Word Serial Command Name
Type
ANO
Abort Normal Operation
Query
BNO
Begin Normal Operation
Query
CLR
Clear
Command
ENO
End Normal Operation
Query
IDN
Identify Commander
Command