Measurement Computing Personal488 rev.3.0 For DOS & Windows 3.Xi - Manual (Page 140)

II. SOFTWARE GUIDES - 8. Driver488/DRV 8P. Command Descriptions
Personal488 User’s Manual, Rev. 3.0 II-125
Running PRNTEMUL
After the IEEE interfaces of each computer has been configured and connected, run the PRNTEMUL
program from the \UTILS directory by typing one of the following commands at the DOS prompt:
Command Description
PRNTEMUL Prints information received from the IEEE 488 bus
to the screen.
PRNTEMUL > MYPROG.BAS Redirects information to a file called MYPROG.BAS
PRNTEMUL > LPT1 Redirects information to the printer port ( LPT1 ).
Once the PRNTEMUL program is started, it will continue to send any information received from the
IEEE bus to the specified destination until any key is pressed. Once a key is pressed, the PRNTEMUL
program will return to DOS at which time it can be run again, with a different destination specified, if
so desired.
Data Transfer
Data is transferred to the computer running PRNTEMUL the same way information is sent to an IEEE
printer. For a description of how to print information out, refer to the documentation of your IEEE
controller.
For example, the following commands might be used on an HP 9000 computer running HP BASIC:
Command Description
LOAD “MYPROG.BAS” Load a program to print out.
PRINTER IS 710 Set the current printer to address 10 of the IEEE bus.
LIST List the current program to the selected printer (computer
running PRNTEMUL ).
The output of the PRNTEMUL program could be redirected to a datafile to transfer source files from the
IEEE controller to a PC/AT or PS/2.
Introduction
There are two types of commands: Bus commands and system commands. Bus commands
communicate with the IEEE 488 bus. System commands configure or request information from
Driver488/DRV. This Sub-Chapter contains a detailed description of the bus and system command
8P. Command Descriptions
Topics
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Introduction .................................................................................. II-124
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Format ............................................................................................ II-125
Syntax ............................................................................................................II-125
Response ........................................................................................................II-127
Mode ...............................................................................................................II-127
Bus States ......................................................................................................II-127
Examples .......................................................................................................II-131
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Data Types ..................................................................................... II-131
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CCL Reserved Words ................................................................... II-131
List of Reserved Words................................................................................II-132