Document Outline

• GPIB-PC User Manual for the IBM Personal Computer and Compatibles
  • Limited Warranty
  • Copyright
  • Trademarks
  • WARNING REGARDING MEDICAL AND CLINICAL USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS
• Preface
  • Introduction to the GPIB
  • History of the GPIB
  • The GPIB-PC Family
  • What Your Package Should Contain
  • Who Are Our Users?
  • How to Get Started
  • About the Manual
  • Organization of the Manual
  • Customer Support
• Contents
• Section One - Operation of the GPIB
  • Types of Messages
  • Talkers, Listeners, and Controllers
  • The Controller-In-Charge and System Controller
  • GPIB Signals and Lines
  • Data Lines
  • Handshake Lines
  • NRFD (not ready for data)
  • NDAC (not data accepted)
  • DAV (data valid)
  • Interface Management Lines
  • ATN (attention)
  • IFC (interface clear)
  • REN (remote enable)
  • SRQ (service request)
  • EOI (end or identify)
  • Physical and Electrical Characteristics
  • Configuration Requirements
  • Related Documents
• Section Two - Installation and Configuration
  • Installing the Hardware
  • The GPIB-PC Software Package
  • Additional Programs and Files
  • Installing the Software
  • Step 1 - Preparation
  • Booting from a Floppy Disk
  • Booting from a Hard Disk
  • Step 2 - Run IBSTART
  • Step 3 - Run IBCONF (optional)
  • Step 4 - Reboot
  • Step 5 - Test Software Installation
  • More About IBCONF
  • Characteristics of the Instruments
  • Characteristics of each GPIB-PC
  • Default Configurations
  • Primary Default Characteristics
  • Running IBCONF
  • Upper and Lower Levels of IBCONF
  • Upper Level - Device Map for Board GPIBx
  • Device Map Concepts and Terms
  • Lower Level - Device/Board Characteristics
  • Device and Board Characteristics
  • Primary GPIB Address
  • Secondary GPIB Address
  • Timeout Settings
  • EOS Byte
  • EOS Modes
  • Set EOI with last byte of Write
  • GPIB-PC Model
  • Board is System Controller (Boards Only)
  • Local Lockout on all Devices (Boards Only)
  • Disable Auto Serial Polling (Boards Only)
  • High-Speed Timing (Boards Only)
  • Interrupt Jumper Setting (Boards Only)
  • Base I/O Address (Boards Only)
  • DMA Channel (Boards Only)
  • Internal Clock Frequency (Boards Only)
  • Exiting IBCONF
  • Using Your GPIB-PC
• Section Three - GPIB-PC Functions — Introduction
  • Introduction to the GPIB-PC Functions
  • High-Level Functions
  • Low-Level Functions
  • Calling Syntax
  • Group I
  • IBRD (bd,buf,cnt)
  • IBWRT (bd,buf,cnt)
  • IBFIND (bdname,bd)
  • Group II
  • IBRSP (bd,spr)
  • IBCLR (bd)
  • Clearing the Device Versus Clearing the GPIB
  • Clearing the Device
  • Clearing the GPIB
  • IBTRG (bd)
  • IBLOC (bd)
  • Placing a Device in Remote Mode
  • Placing a Device in Local Mode
  • Group III
  • IBRDA (bd,buf,cnt) and IBWRTA (bd,buf,cnt)
  • IBRDF (bd,buf,cnt) and IBWRTF (bd,buf,cnt)
  • IBWAIT (bd,mask)
  • IBSTOP (bd)
  • IBTMO (bd,v)
  • IBONL (bd,v)
  • IBPCT (bd)
  • Group IV
  • Purpose of Board Functions
  • Multiboard Capability
  • IBFIND (bdname,bd)
  • IBCMD (bd,buf,cnt) and IBCMDA (bd,buf,cnt)
  • IBRD (bd,buf,cnt) and IBRDA (bd,buf,cnt)
  • IBWRT (bd,buf,cnt) and IBWRTA (bd,buf,cnt)
  • IBSTOP (bd)
  • IBWAIT (bd,mask)
  • IBTMO (bd,v)
  • IBONL (bd,v)
  • IBSIC (bd)
  • IBSRE (bd,v)
  • IBGTS (bd,v)
  • IBCAC (bd,v)
  • IBRPP (bd,buf)
  • IBPPC (bd,v)
  • More About Device and Board Functions
  • Group V
  • IBRSV (bd,v)
  • IBLOC (bd)
  • IBPPC (bd,v)
  • IBIST (bd,v)
  • IBWAIT (bd,mask)
  • Group VI
  • IBEOT (bd,v)
  • IBEOS (bd,v)
  • IBBNA (bd,"GPIBn")
  • IBDMA (bd,v)
  • IBPAD (bd,v)
  • IBSAD (bd,v)
  • IBRSC (bd,v)
  • IBTMO (bd,v)
• Section Four - GPIB-PC Functions — Overview
  • General Programming Information
  • Status Word
  • Error Codes
  • Count Variable
  • Read and Write Termination
  • Device Function Calls
  • Automatic Serial Polling
• Section Four A -BASICA/ QuickBASIC GPIB-PC Function Calls
  • BASICA Files
  • QuickBASIC Files
  • Programming Preparations for BASICA
  • Programming Preparations for QuickBASIC
  • BASICA/QuickBASIC GPIB-PC I/O Functions
  • BASICA/QuickBASIC "ON SRQ" Capability
  • New GPIB-PC Functions
  • GPIB-PC Function Descriptions
  • IBBNA
  • IBCAC
  • IBCLR
  • IBCMD
  • IBCMDA
  • IBDMA
  • IBEOS
  • IBEOT
  • IBFIND
  • IBGTS
  • IBIST
  • IBLOC
  • IBONL
  • IBPAD
  • IBPCT
  • IBPPC
  • IBRD
  • IBRDA
  • IBRDF
  • IBRDI
  • IBRDIA
  • IBRPP
  • IBRSC
  • IBRSP
  • IBRSV
  • IBSAD
  • IBSIC
  • IBSRE
  • IBSTOP
  • IBTMO
  • IBTRAP
  • IBTRG
  • IBWAIT
  • IBWRT
  • IBWRTA
  • IBWRTF
  • IBWRTI
  • IBWRTIA
  • BASICA/QuickBASIC GPIB Programming Examples
  • BASICA Example Program - Device
  • BASICA Example Program - Board
  • QuickBASIC Example Program - Device
  • QuickBASIC Example Program - Board
• Section Five - IBIC
  • Running IBIC
  • Using HELP
  • Using IBFIND
  • Using IBWRT
  • Using IBRD
  • How to Exit IBIC
  • Important Programming Note
  • Using SET
  • IBIC Functions and Syntax
  • Other IBIC Functions and Syntax
  • Status Word
  • Error Code
  • Byte Count
  • Auxiliary Functions
  • SET (Select Device or Board)
  • HELP (Display Help Information)
  • ! (Repeat Previous Function)
  • - (Turn OFF Display)
  • + (Turn ON Display)
  • n* (Repeat Function n Times)
  • $ (Execute Indirect File)
  • PRINT (Display the ASCII String)
  • E or Q (exit or quit)
  • IBIC Sample Programs
  • Device Function Calls
  • Board Function Calls
• Section Six - Applications Monitor
  • Installing the Applications Monitor
  • IBTRAP
  • Applications Monitor Options
  • Main Commands
  • Session Summary Screen
  • Configuring the Trap Mask
  • Configuring the Monitor Mode
  • Hiding and Showing the Monitor
• Appendix A - Multiline Interface Messages
  • Multiline Interface Messages
  • Interface Message Reference List
• Appendix B - Common Errors and Their Solutions
  • EDVR(0)
  • ECIC(1)
  • ENOL(2)
  • EADR(3)
  • EARG(4)
  • ESAC(5)
  • EABO(6)
  • ENEB(7)
  • EOIP(10)
  • ECAP(11)
  • EFSO(12)
  • EBUS(14)
  • ESTB(15)
  • ESRQ(16)
  • Other Error Conditions
• Appendix C - Differences Between Software Revisions
  • Revision B and Revision C
  • Interrupts
  • Startup Program
  • Configuration Program
  • Interface Bus Interactive Control Program (IBIC)
  • New Functions
  • Modified Functions
  • Language Interfaces
  • General
  • Revision C and Revision D
  • Device Functions
  • Non-Interrupt Mode
  • Asynchronous I/O
  • DMA on the GPIB-PCIII
  • Local Lockout
  • SRQI Status Bit
  • ATN and/or TIMO
  • DCAS and DTAS Status Bits
  • Printer Support
• Appendix D - Using your Printer with the GPIB-PC
  • Installation
• Appendix E - Application Notes
  • Application Note 1 - Computer to Computer Data Transfer
  • Step 1. Configure the Computers
  • Step 2. Establish Communication
  • Step 3. Transfer Data
• Appendix F Customer Communication
• Glossary
• Index
• Illustrations
  • List of Figures
  • Figure 1.1 - GPIB Connector and the Signal Assignment
  • Figure 1.2 - Linear Configuration
  • Figure 1.3 - Star Configuration
  • Figure 3.1 - Multiboard GPIB System
  • Figure 6.1 - Applications Monitor Popup Screen
  • List of Tables
  • Table 2.1 - Timeout Settings
  • Table 2.2 - Functions that Alter Default Characteristics
  • Table 4.1 - Status Word Layout
  • Table 4.2 - GPIB Error Codes
  • Table 4A.1 - BASICA GPIB-PC Functions
  • Table 4A.2 - QuickBASIC GPIB-PC Calls
  • Table 4A.3 - QuickBASIC GPIB-PC Calls
  • Table 4A.4 - QuickBASIC Version 4.0 GPIB-PC Functions
  • Table 4A.5 - Data Transfer Termination Method
  • Table 4A.6 - Wait Mask Layout
  • Table 5.1 - Syntax of GPIB Functions in IBIC
  • Table 5.2 - Status Word Layout
  • Table 5.3 - Auxiliary Functions that IBIC Supports