ibic-Interface Bus Interactive Control Utility
Chapter 5
NI-488.2M UM for Windows NT
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8.
Use the read command to display the data on the screen both in hex values and their
ASCII equivalents.
ud0: ibrd
enter byte count:
18
[0100] (cmpl)
count: 18
4e 44 43 56 20 30 30 30 N D C V 0 0 0
2e 30 30 34 37 45 2b 30 . 0 0 4 7 E + 0
0a 0a . .
or
ud0: ibrd 18
[0100] (cmpl)
count: 18
4e 44 43 56 20 30 30 30 N D C V 0 0 0
2e 30 30 34 37 45 2b 30 . 0 0 4 7 E + 0
0a 0a . .
9.
Place the device offline as follows:
ud0: ibonl
enter value: 0
[0100] (cmpl)
or
ud0: ibonl 0
[0100] (cmpl)
10. Terminate the
ibic
program by entering
q
at the prompt.
ibic Syntax
When you enter commands in
ibic
, you can either include the parameters, or the
program prompts you for values. Some commands require numbers as input values.
Others might require you to input a string.
Number Syntax
You can enter numbers as hexadecimal, octal, or decimal integer.
Hexadecimal numbers –You must precede hex numbers by zero and x (for example, 0xD).
Octal numbers–You must precede octal numbers by zero only (for example, 015).
Decimal numbers –Enter the number only.