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IBIC Section Five
GPIB-PC User Manual 5-8 ©National Instruments Corp.
Other IBIC Functions and Syntax
Table 5.1 summarizes the GPIB-PC functions and syntax when called
from IBIC. Syntax rules for IBIC are explained in the table notes.
Consult Section Four for detailed function descriptions and for syntax
rules of the programming language you will use.
Table 5.1 - Syntax of GPIB Functions in IBIC
Description Function Function Note
Syntax Type
Change access board of device ibbna
bname d1
Become active controller ibcac [v] b 2,3
Clear specified device ibclr d
Send commands from string ibcmd
string b4
Send commands asynch from string ibcmda
string b4
Enable/disable DMA ibdma [v] b 2,3
Change/disable EOS message ibeos v db 2,3
Enable/disable END message ibeot [v] db 2,3
Return unit desciptor ibfind
bdname db 5
Go from active controller to standby ibgts [v] b 2,3
Set/clear ist ibist [v] b 2,3
Go to local iblo db
Place device online or offline ibonl [v] db 2,3
Change primary address ibpad v db 3
Pass control ibpct d
Parallel poll configure ibppc v db 3
Read data ibrd v db 6
Read data asynchronously ibrda v db 6
Read data to file ibrdf
flname db 7
Conduct a parallel poll ibrpp db
Configure applications monitor ibtrap db 1
Request/release system control ibrsc [v] b 2,3
Return serial poll byte ibrsp d
(continues)