Index
NI-488.2 User Manual for Windows Index-12 © National Instruments Corp.
messages, sending across GPIB, 1-2 to 1-3
data lines, 1-2
handshake lines, 1-3
interface management lines, 1-3
Microsoft C. See C language.
N
n* (repeat function n times) function, wibic, 5-16
NDAC (not data accepted) line, 1-3
NI-488 applications, programming
clearing devices, 3-8
configuring devices, 3-9
flowchart of programming with device-level functions, 3-7
general steps and examples, 3-8 to 3-10
items to include, 3-6
opening devices, 3-8
placing device offline, 3-10
processing of data, 3-10
program shell (illustration), 3-7
reading measurement, 3-10
triggering devices, 3-9
waiting for measurement, 3-9 to 3-10
NI-488 functions. See also auxiliary functions, wibic.
one device per board, 3-2 to 3-3
parallel polling, 7-10 to 7-12
programming considerations
advantages of using, 3-2
board functions, 3-2 to 3-3
device functions, 3-2
serial polling, 7-7 to 7-8
using in wibic
examples, 5-1 to 5-4
ibdev, 5-10 to 5-11
ibfind, 5-10
ibrd, 5-12
ibwrt, 5-12
syntax, 5-5 to 5-7
NI-488.2 applications, programming
configuring instruments, 3-15
finding all Listeners, 3-13
flowchart of programming with routines, 3-12
general steps and examples, 3-13 to 3-16
identifying instruments, 3-13 to 3-14
initialization, 3-13
initializing instruments, 3-14
items to include, 3-11