National Instruments GPIB-PC - Manual (Page 7)

Preface
©National Instruments Corp. vii GPIB-PC User Manual
About the Manual
This manual is written specifically for a GPIB-PC which is to be
installed in an IBM Personal Computer or compatible PC which is
operating under PC-DOS or MS-DOS and programmed using BASICA
and QuickBASIC. With appropriate supplements to the manual, other
GPIB-PC interfaces can be installed in other computers, using other
programming languages.
Organization of the Manual
Section One - Operation of the GPIB describes the operation of the
GPIB.
Section Two - Installation and Configuration describes the installation of
the software and the configuration program IBCONF. A supplement
contains instructions for installing your particular board into your
computer.
Section Three - GPIB-PC Functions — Introduction introduces you to the
functions used by your GPIB-PC. The features are divided into groups
as a means of helping you understand the uses of the functions.
Section Four - GPIB-PC Functions — Overview introduces you to
programming information common to all languages.
Section Four A - Function Reference — Language Interface(s) pertains to
BASICA and QuickBASIC. The descriptions are listed alphabetically
for easy reference.
Section Five - IBIC introduces you to IBIC, the interactive control
program that allows you to control and communicate with the GPIB
through functions you enter at your keyboard. IBIC is designed to help
you learn how to use the GPIB-PC functions to program your devices.
Section Six - Applications Monitor introduces you to the applications
monitor, a resident program that is useful in debugging sequences of
GPIB calls from within your application.
Appendix A - Multiline Interface Messages is a listing of Multiline
Interface Command Messages.
Appendix B - Common Errors and Their Solutions singles out the most
common errors users have encountered and some probable solutions.