Glossary
NI-488.2M SRM for OS/2
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Automatic Serial Polling A feature of the NI-488.2M software in which
(Autopolling)
serial polls are executed automatically by the
driver whenever a device asserts the GPIB SRQ
line.
B
Board Function
A function that operates on or otherwise pertains
to one of the GPIB interface boards in the
computer.
C
CIC
See Controller-In-Charge.
config.sys
An OS/2 file that contains the names of the
loadable device driver or driver programs that
OS/2 loads when it is started up.
Controller-In-Charge
The device that manages the GPIB by sending
(CIC)
interface messages to other devices.
D
DAV (Data Valid)
One of the three GPIB handshake lines. See
Handshake.
DCL
Device Clear is the GPIB command used to reset
the device or internal functions of all devices.
See SDC.
Declaration File
A file containing definitions that must be placed
at the beginning of an application program.
decl.h
is the declaration file for C programs
using the NI-488 functions and NI-488.2
routines. See Language Interface.
Device Clear
See DCL.