Chapter 2 Measurement & Automation Explorer
NI-488.2 User Manual for Windows 2-8 www.natinst.com
3. Right-click on your GPIB interface and select Interactive Control
from the drop-down menu that appears.
4. At the command prompt, type NI-488.2 API calls to communicate
interactively with the your instrument. For example, you might use
ibdev, ibclr, ibwrt, ibrd, and ibonl.
To view the online help for Interactive Control, type help at the Interactive
Control command prompt.
View NI-488.2 Software Version
To view the NI-488.2 software version, complete the following steps:
1. Select Start»Programs»National Instruments N I-488 .2 »Explore
GPIB to start Measurement & Automation Explorer.
2. Select Help»About Measurement & Automation Explorer.
The Value column in the About Measurement & Automation
Explorer dialog box displays the version number of the NI-488.2
software.
Monitor, Record, and Display NI-488.2 Calls
To monitor NI-488.2 calls, use NI Spy, as follows:
1. Select Start»Programs»National Instruments N I-488 .2 »Explore
GPIB to start Measurement & Automation Explorer.
2. Expand the Devices and Interfaces directory by clicking on the + next
to the folder.
3. Right-click on your GPIB interface and select NI Spy from the
drop-down menu that appears.
4. On the NI Spy toolbar, click on the blue arrow button to start a capture.
5. Start the NI-488.2 application that you want to monitor.