Chapter 6
Interactive Control Utility
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NI-488.2 User Manual for Windows
Table 6-2.
Syntax for Board-Level Traditional NI-488.2 Calls in Interactive Control
Syntax
Description
ibask option
Return configuration information where
option
is a mnemonic for
a configuration parameter
ibcac v
Become active Controller
ibcmd cmdbuf
Send commands
ibcmda cmdbuf
Send commands asynchronously
ibconfig option
value
Alter configurable parameters where
option
is mnemonic for a
configuration parameter
ibdma v
Enable/disable DMA
ibeos v
Change/disable EOS message
ibeot v
Enable/disable END message
ibfind udname
Return unit descriptor where
udname
is the symbolic name of
interface (for example,
gpib0
)
ibgts v
Go from Active Controller to standby
ibist v
Set/clear
ist
iblines
Read the state of all GPIB control lines
ibln pad sad
Check for presence of device on the GPIB at
pad
,
sad
ibloc
Go to local
ibonl v
Place device online or offline
ibpad v
Change primary address
ibppc v
Parallel poll configure
ibrd count
Read data where
count
is the bytes to read
ibrda count
Read data asynchronously where
count
is the bytes to read
ibrdf flname
Read data to file where
flname
is pathname of file to read
ibrpp
Conduct a parallel poll
ibrsc v
Request/release system control
ibrsv v
Request service
ibsad v
Change secondary address