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Figure 2-3. ni-488.2 communicator, Re 2-3 – National Instruments NI-488.2 User Manual

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Measurement & Automation Explorer (Windows)

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NI-488.2 User Manual

Figure 2-3. NI-488.2 Communicator

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Type a command in the Send String field and do one of the following:

To write a command to the instrument then read a response back,
click the Query button.

To write a command to the instrument, click the Write button.

To read a response from the instrument, click the Read button.

To view sample C/C++ code that performs a simple query of a GPIB
instrument, click the Show Sample button.