National Instruments NI-488.2 User Manual

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Chapter 7

Interactive Control Utility

NI-488.2 User Manual

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TestSys addrlist

Cause multiple devices to perform self-tests.

Trigger address

Trigger a device.

TriggerList addrlist

Trigger multiple devices.

WaitSRQ

Wait for service request.

Table 7-4. Auxiliary Functions in Interactive Control

Function

Description

set udname

Select active device or interface where

udname

is the symbolic name of the

new device or interface (for example,

dev1

or

gpib0

). Call

ibfind

or

ibdev

initially to open each device or interface.

set 488.2 v

Start using multi-device NI-488.2 calls for interface

v

.

help

Display the Interactive Control utility online help.

help option

Display help information about

option

, where

option

is any NI-488.2

or auxiliary call (for example,

help ibwrt

or

help set

).

!

Repeat previous function.

Turn OFF display.

+

Turn ON display.

n * function

Execute function

n

times where

function

represents the correct Interactive

Control function syntax.

n * !

Execute previous function

n

times.

$ filename

Execute indirect file where

filename

is the pathname of a file that contains

Interactive Control functions to be executed.

buffer option

Set type of display used for buffers. Valid options are

full

,

brief

,

ascii

,

and

off

. Default is

full

.

q

Exit or quit.

Table 7-3. Syntax for Multi-Device NI-488.2 Calls in Interactive Control (Continued)

Syntax

Description

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