ibic-Interface Bus Interactive Control Utility
Chapter 5
NI-488.2M UM for Windows NT
5-6
© National Instruments Corp.
Table 5-1. Syntax for Device-Level NI-488 Functions in ibic
Syntax
Description
ibask mn
Return configuration information where
mn
is a mnemonic for a
configuration parameter or equivalent integer value
ibbna brdname
Change access board of device where
brdname
is symbolic
name of new board
ibclr
Clear specified device
ibconfig mn v
Alter configurable parameters where
mn
is mnemonic for a
configuration parameter or equivalent integer value
ibdev v
v
v
v
v
v
Open an unused device
ibdev
parameters are
board
id
,
pad
,
sad
,
tmo
,
eos
,
eot
ibeos v
Change/disable EOS message
ibeot v
Enable/disable END message
ibln v v
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
ibpct
Pass control
ibppc v
Parallel poll configure
ibrd v
Read data where
v
is the bytes to read
ibrda v
Read data asynchronously where
v
is the bytes to read
ibrdf flname
Read data to file where
flname
is pathname of file to read
ibrpp
Conduct a parallel poll
ibrsp
Return serial poll byte
ibsad v
Change secondary address
ibstop
Abort asynchronous operation
ibtmo v
Change/disable time limit
ibtrg
Trigger selected device
ibwait mask
Wait for selected event where
mask
is a hex, octal, or decimal
integer or a mask bit mnemonic
ibwrt string
Write data
ibwrta string
Write data asynchronously
ibwrtf flname
Write data from a file where
flname
is pathname of file to write