Index
© National Instruments Corporation I-5 NI-488.2 User Manual
Iibask function, 8-3
ibclr function
clearing a device, 4-8
using in Interactive Control utility
(example), 7-3
ibcnt and ibcntl count variables, 4-6
ibconfig, changing cable length, 8-2
ibconfig function
determining assertion of EOI line, 8-2
enabling autopolling, 8-13
enabling high-speed data transfers, 8-2
ibdev function
opening devices, 4-8
using in Interactive Control utility
(example), 7-3
ibeos function, 8-1
ibeot function, 8-1
iberr function
determining error type, 4-6
ibnotify
asynchronous event notification, 8-4
ibnotify function
calling, 8-4
programming example, 8-6
ibonl function
placing device offline, 4-9
using in Interactive Control utility
(example), 7-4
ibppc function, 8-18
ibrd function
reading response from device, 4-9
using in Interactive Control utility
(example), 7-3
ibrpp function, 8-19
ibrsp function
automatic serial polling, 8-14
conducting single serial poll, 8-15
ibsta
bit layout definitions, 4-5, B-1
return value information, 4-5
ibwait function
causing autopolling, 8-14
Talker/Listener applications, 8-12
waiting for GPIB conditions, 8-4
ibwrt function
sending *IDN? query to device, 4-9
using in Interactive Control utility
(example), 7-3
IEEE 488 and IEEE 488.2, xii
IFC (interface clear) line (table), A-3
instrument drivers (NI resources), E-1
Interactive Control utility
auxiliary functions (table), 7-10
commands, 7-5
communicating with instruments, 4-1, 4-7
count, 7-12
error information, 7-11
getting started, 7-1
NI-488.2
addresses, 7-5
numbers, 7-4
strings, 7-5
NI-488.2 function examples, 7-2
overview, 7-1
status word (ibsta), 7-11
summary, 2-8
syntax
addresses, 7-5
board-level traditional NI-488.2 calls
(table), 7-7
device-level traditional NI-488.2
calls (table), 7-6
multi-device NI-488.2 calls
(table), 7-9
numbers, 7-4
strings, 7-5
interface management lines, A-3