Glossary
NI-488.2 User Manual for Windows
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NDAC
Not Data Accepted. One of the three GPIB handshake lines. See handshake.
NRFD
Not Ready For Data. One of the three GPIB handshake lines.
See handshake.
P
parallel poll
The process of polling all configured devices at once and reading a
composite poll response. See serial poll.
PC
Personal computer.
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect.
PIO
See programmed I/O.
PPC
Parallel Poll Configure. The GPIB command used to configure an
addressed Listener to participate in polls.
PPD
Parallel Poll Disable. The GPIB command used to disable a configured
device from participating in polls. There are 16 PPD commands.
PPE
Parallel Poll Enable. The GPIB command used to enable a configured
device to participate in polls and to assign a DIO response line. There
are 16 PPE commands.
PPU
Parallel Poll Unconfigure. The GPIB command used to disable used to
disable any device from participating in polls.
programmed I/O
Low-speed data transfer between the GPIB interface and memory in
which the CPU moves each data byte according to program instructions.
See DMA.
R
resynchronize
The GPIB software and the user application must resynchronize after
asynchronous I/O operations have completed.
RQS
Request Service.