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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 NI-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 NI-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.