Index
NI-488.2 User Manual I-6 ni.com
K
KnowledgeBase, E-1
L
LACS status word condition, 4-5, B-1, B-5
language interfaces, 4-2
Linux
GPIB Explorer, 3-1
programming instructions, 4-16
listen address, A-2
Listeners, 8-12, A-1
too many found on GPIB, 2-5
LOK status word condition, 4-5, B-1, B-3
M
Mac OS X
GPIB Explorer, 3-1
programming instructions, 4-16
Measurement & Automation Explorer
accessing additional help and
resources, 2-13
accessing online help, 2-13
adding new GPIB interface, 2-4
changing GPIB device templates, 2-12
communicating with instruments, 2-6
enabling/disabling NI-488.2 DOS
support, 2-13
monitoring, recording, and displaying
NI-488.2 calls, 2-9
opening screen (figure), 2-2
overview, 2-1
removing GPIB interface, 2-4
scanning for GPIB instruments, 2-5
starting, 2-2
viewing GPIB instrumentation
information, 2-12
viewing NI-488.2 software version, 2-8
viewing or changing GPIB interface
settings, 2-10
viewing or changing GPIB-ENET/100
network settings
configuring network
parameters, 2-14
updating GPIB-ENET/100
firmware, 2-14
Message Available bit (MAV), 8-13
messages, sending across GPIB
data lines, A-3
handshake lines, A-3
interface management lines, A-3
Microsoft Visual Basic programming
instructions, 4-12
Microsoft Visual C/C++ programming
instructions, 4-11
multiple interfaces or multiple devices, 4-4
multithreaded NI-488.2 applications,
writing, 8-9
N
n * ! (execute function n times) function,
Interactive Control utility, 7-10
n * (execute previous function n times)
function, Interactive Control utility, 7-10
National Instruments
GPIB web site, 2-13, 3-8
support and services, E-1
NDAC (not data accepted) line (table), A-3
NI Spy utility
debugging applications, 5-1, 6-3
exiting, 6-3
locating errors, 6-2
monitoring API calls with, 6-2
monitoring, recording, and displaying
NI-488.2 calls on Windows, 2-9
online help, 6-2
overview, 6-1
performance considerations, 6-3
saving captured data to a file, 6-3