Measurement Computing Personal488 rev.3.0 For DOS & Windows 3.Xi - Manual (Page 10)

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Interrupt Handling............................................................................................................. II-153
Basic Data Acquisition ...................................................................................................... II-154
Block Data Acquisition ...................................................................................................... II-154
Sample Program ................................................................................................................. II-155
Command Summary ........................................................................................................... II-158
9F. QuickBASIC .......................................................................................... II-159
Accessing from a QuickBASIC Program ......................................................................... II-159
Establishing Communications.......................................................................................... II-159
Confirming Communications............................................................................................ II-160
Setting Up Event Handling ............................................................................................... II-160
Reading Driver Status ....................................................................................................... II-161
External Device Initialization .......................................................................................... II-161
Interrupt Handling............................................................................................................. II-162
Basic Data Acquisition ...................................................................................................... II-162
Block Data Acquisition ...................................................................................................... II-162
Sample Program ................................................................................................................. II-163
Command Summary ........................................................................................................... II-166
9G. Pascal ..................................................................................................... II-166
Accessing from a Pascal Program.................................................................................... II-166
Establishing Communications.......................................................................................... II-167
Confirming Communication ............................................................................................. II-168
Setting Up Event Handling ............................................................................................... II-168
Reading Driver Status ....................................................................................................... II-168
External Device Initialization .......................................................................................... II-169
Interrupt Handling............................................................................................................. II-169
Basic Data Acquisition ...................................................................................................... II-170
Block Data Acquisition ...................................................................................................... II-170
Sample Program ................................................................................................................. II-171
Command Summary ........................................................................................................... II-174
9H. Data Transfers ..................................................................................... II-175
Terminators ......................................................................................................................... II-175
TERM Terminators.................................................................................................................. II-175
Data Input and Output ...................................................................................................... II-176
Asynchronous Transfers .................................................................................................... II-177
9I. Operating Modes................................................................................... II-177
Introduction......................................................................................................................... II-177
Operating Mode Transitions ............................................................................................. II-178
System Controller Mode ..................................................................................................... II-179
System Controller, Not Active Controller Mode.............................................................. II-179
Not System Controller Mode .............................................................................................. II-181
Active Controller, Not System Controller Mode.............................................................. II-181
9J. Utility Programs................................................................................... II-182
Printer & Serial Redirection............................................................................................. II-182
Removal & Reinstallation ................................................................................................. II-184
MARKDRVR & REMDRVR .................................................................................................... II-184
Moving Files from an IEEE 488 (HP-IB) Controller to a PC ........................................ II-185
PRNTEMUL Files.................................................................................................................... II-185
Configuration of the IEEE Interface for PRNTEMUL .......................................................... II-185
Running PRNTEMUL ............................................................................................................. II-185
Data Transfer ........................................................................................................................... II-186
9K. Command Descriptions...................................................................... II-186
Introduction......................................................................................................................... II-186
Format .................................................................................................................................. II-187
Syntax ....................................................................................................................................... II-187
Returns ..................................................................................................................................... II-187