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Chapter 7
Interactive Control Utility
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ibwait mask
Wait for selected event where
mask
is a hex or decimal integer or a list
of mask bit mnemonics, such as
ibwait TIMO CMPL
.
ibwrt wrtbuf
Write data.
ibwrta wrtbuf
Write data asynchronously.
ibwrtf flname
Write data from a file where
flname
is pathname of file to write.
Table 7-2. Syntax for Board-Level Traditional NI-488.2 Calls in Interactive Control
Syntax
Description
ibask option
Return configuration information where
option
is a mnemonic for
a configuration parameter.
ibcac v
Become active Controller.
ibcmd cmdbuf
Send commands.
ibcmda cmdbuf
Send commands asynchronously.
ibconfig option
value
Alter configurable parameters where
option
is mnemonic for
a configuration parameter.
ibdma v
Enable/disable DMA.
ibeos v
Change/disable EOS message.
ibeot v
Enable/disable END message.
ibfind udname
Return unit descriptor where
udname
is the symbolic name of
interface (for example,
gpib0
).
ibgts v
Go from Active Controller to standby.
ibist v
Set/clear
ist
.
iblck v
LockWaitTime
Acquire or release an exclusive interface lock for the current process.
iblines
Read the state of all GPIB control lines.
ibln pad sad
Check for presence of device on the GPIB at
pad
,
sad
.
ibloc
Go to local.
Table 7-1. Syntax for Device-Level Traditional NI-488.2 Calls in Interactive Control (Continued)
Syntax
Description