Index
© National Instruments Corporation I-7 NI-488.2 User Manual
starting, 6-1
viewing properties for recorded calls, 6-3
NI support and services, E-1
NI-488.2
common questions, D-1
device-level calls and bus
management, 8-11
SRQ and serial polling with device-level
NI-488.2 calls, 8-15
SRQ and serial polling with multi-device
NI-488.2 calls, 8-15
viewing version, 2-8, 3-5
NI-488.2 API
choosing how to access, 4-2
choosing how to use, 4-3
dynamic link library, 4-2
NI-488.2 calls
examples in Interactive Control
utility, 7-2
Interactive Control utility syntax
board-level calls (table), 7-7
device-level calls (table), 7-6
multi-device calls (table), 7-9
parallel polling
multi-device calls, 8-20
SRQ and serial polling, 8-15
NI-488.2 Communicator, 2-6
sample screen (figure), 2-7
NI-488.2 programming techniques
Borland C/C++, 4-12
direct entry with C, 4-12
Linux, 4-16
Mac OS X, 4-16
Microsoft Visual C/C++, 4-11
Visual Basic, 4-12
NI-488.2 Troubleshooting Utility, 2-3
example (figure), 2-3
NRFD (not ready for data) line (table), A-3
O
online help
accessing, 2-13, 3-8
Linux, xii
Mac OS X, xii
Windows, xii
NI Spy online help, 2-9, 6-2
NI-488.2 online help, 2-13, 3-8
P
parallel polling
implementing, 8-17
using NI-488.2 calls
multi-device, 8-20
traditional, 8-18
PPoll routine, 8-20
PPollConfig routine, 8-20
PPollUnconfig routine, 8-20
primary GPIB address, A-2
programming examples (NI resources), E-1
programming methodology
choosing, 4-2
programming models
requirements for applications using
multiple interfaces, 4-9
requirements for multiple-device
applications, 4-9
requirements for single-device
applications, 4-7
Q
q (exit or quit) function, Interactive Control
utility, 7-10