Measurement Computing Personal488 rev.3.0 - Manual (Page 128)

Personal488 for Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 04-10-01 API Reference 6-60
Trigger
Syntax INT WINAPI Trigger(DevHandleT devHandle);
devHandle refers to either an IEEE 488 interface or an external device.
Returns -1 if error
Bus States With interface handle: ATN
•GET
With external device handle: ATN
•UNL, MTA, LAG, GET
Examples errorcode =
Trigger(ieee);
Issues a Group Execute Trigger ( GET ) bus command to those
devices that are already in the Listen state as the result of
a previous
Output or Send command
errorcode =
Trigger(dmm);
Issues a Group Execute Trigger ( GET ) bus command to the
device specified
See Also TriggerList, Status, SendCmd
The Trigger command issues a Group Execute Trigger ( GET ) bus command to the specified device. If no
interface devices are specified, then the GET only affects those devices that are already in the Listen state as
a result of a previous Output or Send command.