Filter
Top Products
Glossary
NI-488.2 User Manual for Windows Glossary-8 © National Instruments Corp.
T
TAD (Talk Address) See MTA.
Talker A GPIB device that sends data messages to Listeners.
TCT Take Control is the GPIB command used to pass control of the
bus from the current Controller to an addressed Talker.
timeout A feature of the NI-488.2 driver that prevents I/O functions
from hanging indefinitely when there is a problem on the
GPIB.
TLC An integrated circuit that implements most of the GPIB
Talker, Listener, and Controller functions in hardware.
U
ud (unit descriptor) A variable name and first argument of each function call that
contains the unit descriptor of the GPIB interface board or
other GPIB device that is the object of the function.
UNL Unlisten is the GPIB command used to unaddress any active
Listeners.
UNT Untalk is the GPIB command used to unaddress an active
Talker.
W
wibconf The NI-488.2 driver configuration program for Windows.
wibic The Interface Bus Interactive Control program for Windows is
used to communicate with GPIB devices, troubleshoot
problems, and develop your application.