National Instruments NI-488.2 Switch User Manual


 
Chapter 6 Interactive Control Utility
© National Instruments Corporation 6-9 NI-488.2 User Manual for Windows
ReceiveSetup address
Receive setup
ResetSys addrlist
Reset multiple devices
Send address buffer eotmode
Send data to a device
SendCmds buffer
Send command bytes
SendDataBytes buffer eotmode
Send data bytes
SendIFC
Send interface clear
SendList addrlist buffer eotmode
Send data to multiple devices
SendLLO
Put devices in local lockout
SendSetup addrlist
Send setup
SetRWLS addrlist
Put devices in remote with lockout state
TestSRQ
Test for service request
TestSys addrlist
Cause multiple devices to perform self-tests
Trigger address
Trigger a device
TriggerList addrlist
Trigger multiple devices
WaitSRQ
Wait for service request
Table 6-4.
Auxiliary Functions in Interactive Control
Function Description
set udname
Select active device or interface where
udname
is the symbolic name of the
new device or interface (for example,
dev1
or
gpib0
). Call
ibfind
or
ibdev
initially to open each device or interface.
set 488.2 v
Start using multi-device NI-488.2 calls for interface
v
.
help
Display the Interactive Control utility online help.
help option
Display help information about
option
, where
option
is any NI-488.2 or
auxiliary call (for example,
help ibwrt
or
help set
).
!
Repeat previous function.
-
Turn OFF display.
Table 6-3.
Syntax for Multi-Device NI-488.2 Calls in Interactive Control (Continued)
Syntax Description