National Instruments NI-488.2 User Manual

Ni-488.2

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NI-488.2 User Manual
Support
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Important Information
- Warranty
- Copyright
- Trademarks
- Patents
- WARNING REGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS
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
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
- 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
- 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
- Interactive Control Commands
- 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
- 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
- A-B
- C-E
- F-H
- I
- L-M
- N-R
- S
- T-U
Index
- Symbols
- A-C
- D-E
- F
- G-H
- I
- K-N
- O-Q
- R-T
- V-W