
Overview
Chapter 3
GPIB-410 User Manual
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© National Instruments Corp.
Operational Modes and Functions
The various operational modes and functions of the GPIB-410 are
activated by pressing the following keys.
•
<Alt-C>
–
Capture
(toggles on and off)
•
<Alt-E>
–
Capture Echo
(toggles on and off)
•
<Alt-R>
–
Recapture
•
<Alt-T>
–
Trigger
(toggles on and off)
•
<Alt-G>
–
Generate
(toggles on and off)
•
<Alt-M> –
Monitor Input
(toggles on and off)
•
<Alt-A>
–
Acceptor Handshaker (toggles on and off)
•
<Alt-S>
–
Source Handshaker
(toggles on and off)
•
<Alt-D>
–
DOS Shell
•
<Alt-I>
–
DOS Shell + Icon
<Alt-C> Capture
Use this mode to capture the status of the GPIB as directed by the
parameters defined on the Capture Settings screen. Pressing <Alt-C>
when a capture is in progress terminates the capture. When this mode is
active,
CAP
is displayed in the Title/Status bar and
C
is displayed in the
DOS shell icon. This mode cannot be enabled when triggering is
enabled.
<Alt-E> Capture Echo
Use this mode along with the Capture Display screen to view up to the
last sixteen capture samples while a capture operation is still in
progress. If a capture is not already in progress when this mode is
enabled, one will be started. Disabling this mode will not stop the
current capture operation. This mode is most suitable for low-speed,