National Instruments GPIB-PC - Manual (Page 191)

Section Five IBIC
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Using HELP
The HELP function gives on-line information about IBIC and the
functions available within the environment. This facility provides a
quick reference for checking the syntax and function of the GPIB call.
Using IBFIND
To execute any GPIB function, you must first use IBFIND to open the
device or board you wish to use. When the device or board is opened,
the symbolic name of that device or board is added to the prompt.
The following examples show IBFIND opening dev1 (Example 1) and
gpib0 (Example 2). The user's inputs are italicized.
Example 1:
:ibfind dev1
dev1:
Example 2:
:ibfind gpib0
gpib0:
The name used with the IBFIND function must be a valid symbolic
name known by the handler. Both dev1 and gpib0 are default names
found in the handler. IBIC makes no distinction between uppercase
and lowercase.