Measurement Computing Personal488 rev.3.0 For DOS & Windows 3.Xi - Manual (Page 202)

II. SOFTWARE GUIDES - 9. Driver488/SUB 9K. Command Descriptions
Personal488 User’s Manual, Rev. 3.0 II-187
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. This Sub-Chapter contains a detailed description of the bus and system command formats
9K. Command Descriptions
For Driver488/SUB, W31, W95, & WNT
Topics
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Introduction .................................................................................. II-186
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Format ............................................................................................ II-187
Syntax ............................................................................................................II-187
Returns ..........................................................................................................II-187
Mode ...............................................................................................................II-187
Bus States ......................................................................................................II-187
Examples .......................................................................................................II-188
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Data Types ..................................................................................... II-189
Arm Condition Bit Masks............................................................................II-189
Control Line Bit Masks................................................................................II-189
Terminator Structures ................................................................................II-189
Status Structure...........................................................................................II-190
Completion Code Bit Masks ........................................................................II-190
Miscellaneous Constants.............................................................................II-190