Section Four A BASICA/QuickBASIC GPIB-PC Function Calls
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Table 4A.1 - BASICA GPIB-PC Functions
Description CALL Function Syntax
Change access board of device IBBNA (BD%,BNAME$)
Become Active Controller IBCAC (BD%,V%)
Clear specified device IBCLR (BD%)
Send commands from string IBCMD (BD%,CMD$)
Send commands asynchronously from
string IBCMDA (BD%,CMD$)
Enable/disable DMA IBDMA (BD%,V%)
Change/disable EOS mode IBEOS (BD%,V%)
Enable/disable END message IBEOT (BD%,V%)
Open device and return unit descriptor IBFIND (BDNAME$,BD%)
Go from Active Controller to standby IBGTS (BD%,V%)
Set/clear ist IBIST (BD%,V%)
Go to local IBLOC (BD%)
Place device online/offline IBONL (BD%,V%)
Change primary address IBPAD (BD%,V%)
Pass control IBPCT (BD%)
Parallel poll configure IBPPC (BD%,V%)
Read data to string IBRD (BD%,RD$)
Read data asynchronously to string IBRDA (BD%,RD$)
Read data to file IBRDF (BD%,FLNAME$)
Read data to integer array IBRDI
(BD%,IARR%(0),CNT%)
Read data asynch to integer array IBRDIA
(BD%,IARR%(0),CNT%)
Conduct a parallel poll IBRPP (BD%,PPR%)
Request/release system control IBRSC (BD%,V%)
Return serial poll byte IBRSP (BD%,SPR%)
Request service IBRSV (BD%,V%)
Change secondary address IBSAD (BD%,V%)
Send interface clear IBSIC (BD%)
Set/clear remote enable line IBSRE (BD%,V%)
Abort asynchronous operation IBSTOP (BD%)
Change/disable time limit IBTMO (BD%,V%)
Configure applications monitor IBTRAP (MASK%,V%)
Trigger selected device IBTRG (BD%)
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