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Using help, Using ibfind – National Instruments GPIB-PC User Manual

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Section Five

IBIC

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GPIB-PC User Manual

Using

HELP

The

HELP

function gives on-line information about

IBIC

and the

functions available within the environment. This facility provides a
quick reference for checking the syntax and function of the GPIB call.

Using

IBFIND

To execute any GPIB function, you must first use

IBFIND

to open the

device or board you wish to use. When the device or board is opened,
the symbolic name of that device or board is added to the prompt.

The following examples show

IBFIND

opening

dev1

(Example 1) and

gpib0

(Example 2). The user's inputs are italicized.

Example 1:

:ibfind dev1

dev1:

Example 2:

:ibfind gpib0

gpib0:

The name used with the

IBFIND

function must be a valid symbolic

name known by the handler. Both

dev1

and

gpib0

are default names

found in the handler.

IBIC

makes no distinction between uppercase

and lowercase.