Document Outline

• NI-488.2 User Manual
• Support
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• Contents
• About This Manual
  • Using the NI-488.2 Documentation
    • Accessing the NI-488.2 Online Help
  • Conventions
  • Related Documentation
• Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Setting Up and Configuring Your System
    • Figure 1-1. Linear and Star System Configuration
    • Controlling More Than One Interface
      • Figure 1-2. Example of Multiboard System Configuration
    • Configuration Requirements
• Chapter 2 Measurement & Automation Explorer (Windows)
  • Overview
  • Starting Measurement & Automation Explorer
    • Figure 2-1. Measurement & Automation Explorer
  • Troubleshoot NI-488.2 Problems
    • Figure 2-2. NI-488.2 Troubleshooting Utility
  • Add a New GPIB Interface
  • Remove a GPIB Interface
  • Scan for GPIB Instruments
    • Instruments Not Found
    • Too Many Listeners on the GPIB
  • Communicate with Your Instrument
    • Basic Communication (Query/Write/Read)
      • Figure 2-3. NI-488.2 Communicator
    • Advanced Communication
  • View NI-488.2 Software Version
  • Monitor, Record, and Display NI-488.2 Calls
    • Figure 2-4. NI-488.2 Calls Recorded by NI Spy
  • View or Change GPIB Interface Settings
    • Figure 2-5. GPIB Interface Properties in Measurement & Automation Explorer
  • View GPIB Instrumentation Information
  • Change GPIB Device Templates
  • Enable/Disable NI-488.2 DOS Support
  • Access Additional Help and Resources
    • NI-488.2 Online Help
    • National Instruments GPIB Web Site
  • View or Change GPIB-ENET/100 Network Settings
    • Device Configuration
    • Update GPIB-ENET/100 Firmware
• Chapter 3 GPIB Explorer (Mac OS X and Linux)
  • Starting GPIB Explorer
    • Mac OS X
      • Figure 3-1. GPIB Explorer (Mac OS X)
    • Linux
      • Figure 3-2. GPIB Explorer (Linux)
  • Add a New GPIB Interface
  • Delete a GPIB Interface
  • View NI-488.2 Software Version
  • View or Change GPIB Interface Settings
    • Figure 3-3. Properties Dialog Box (Mac OS X)
    • Figure 3-4. Properties Dialog Box (Linux)
  • Access Additional Help and Resources
    • NI-488.2 Online Help
    • National Instruments GPIB Web Site
  • View or Change GPIB-ENET/100 Network Settings
    • Device Configuration
    • Update GPIB-ENET/100 Firmware
• Chapter 4 Developing Your NI-488.2 Application
  • Interactive Instrument Control
  • Choosing Your Programming Methodology
    • Choosing a Method to Access the NI-488.2 Driver
    • Choosing How to Use the NI-488.2 API
      • Communicating with a Single GPIB Device
      • Using Multiple Interfaces and/or Multiple Devices
  • Checking Status with Global Variables
    • Status Word (ibsta)
      • Table 4-1. Status Word Layout
    • Error Variable (iberr)
    • Count Variables (ibcnt and ibcntl)
  • Using Interactive Control to Communicate with Devices
  • Programming Models
    • Applications That Communicate with a Single GPIB Device
      • Items to Include
      • General Program Steps and Examples
    • Applications That Use Multiple Interfaces or Communicate with Multiple GPIB Devices
      • Items to Include
      • General Program Steps and Examples
  • Language-Specific Programming Instructions for Windows
    • Microsoft Visual C/C++ (Version 2.0 or Later)
    • Borland C/C++ (Version 4.0 or Later)
    • Visual Basic (Version 4.0 or Later)
    • Direct Entry with C
      • gpib-32.dll Exports
      • Directly Accessing the gpib-32.dll Exports
  • Language-Specific Programming Instructions for Mac OS X
  • Language-Specific Programming Instructions for Linux
• Chapter 5 Debugging Your Application
  • NI Spy
  • Global Status Variables
  • NI-488.2 Error Codes
  • Configuration Errors
  • Timing Errors
  • Communication Errors
    • Repeat Addressing
    • Termination Method
  • Other Errors
• Chapter 6 NI Spy Utility
  • Overview
  • Starting NI Spy
    • Windows
    • Mac OS X and Linux
  • Monitoring API Calls with NI Spy
    • Figure 6-1. NI-488.2 Calls Recorded by NI Spy, Shown on Windows
  • Using the NI Spy Online Help
  • Locating Errors with NI Spy
  • Debugging Existing Applications
  • Viewing Properties for Recorded Calls
  • Exiting NI Spy
  • Performance Considerations
• Chapter 7 Interactive Control Utility
  • Overview
  • Getting Started with Interactive Control
  • Interactive Control Syntax
    • Number Syntax
    • String Syntax
    • Address Syntax
  • Interactive Control Commands
    • Table 7-1. Syntax for Device-Level Traditional NI-488.2 Calls in Interactive Control
    • Table 7-2. Syntax for Board-Level Traditional NI-488.2 Calls in Interactive Control
    • Table 7-3. Syntax for Multi-Device NI-488.2 Calls in Interactive Control
    • Table 7-4. Auxiliary Functions in Interactive Control
  • Status Word
  • Error Information
  • Count Information
• Chapter 8 NI-488.2 Programming Techniques
  • Termination of Data Transfers
  • High-Speed Data Transfers (HS488)
    • Enabling HS488
    • System Configuration Effects on HS488
  • Waiting for GPIB Conditions
  • Asynchronous Event Notification in NI-488.2 Applications
    • Calling the ibnotify Function
    • ibnotify Programming Example
  • Writing Multithreaded NI-488.2 Applications
  • Device-Level Calls and Bus Management
  • Talker/Listener Applications
  • Serial Polling
    • Service Requests from IEEE 488 Devices
    • Service Requests from IEEE 488.2 Devices
    • Automatic Serial Polling
      • Stuck SRQ State
      • Autopolling and Interrupts
    • SRQ and Serial Polling with Device-Level Traditional NI-488.2 Calls
    • SRQ and Serial Polling with Multi-Device NI-488.2 Calls
      • Example 1: Using FindRQS
      • Example 2: Using AllSpoll
  • Parallel Polling
    • Implementing a Parallel Poll
      • Parallel Polling with Traditional NI-488.2 Calls
      • Parallel Polling with Multi-Device NI-488.2 Calls
• Appendix A GPIB Basics
  • Figure A-1. GPIB Address Bits
  • Table A-1. GPIB Handshake Lines
  • Table A-2. GPIB Interface Management Lines
• Appendix B Status Word Conditions
  • Table B-1. Status Word Layout
• Appendix C Error Codes and Solutions
  • Table C-1. GPIB Error Codes
• Appendix D Common Questions
• Appendix E Technical Support and Professional Services
• Glossary
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  • C-E
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  • L-M
  • N-R
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• Index
  • Symbols
  • A-C
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