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Driver488/w31, visual basic, Function descriptions, Topics – Measurement Computing Personal488 rev.3.0 For DOS & Windows 3.Xi User Manual

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III. COMMAND REFERENCES - 14. Command Summaries

14E. Driver488/W31, Visual Basic

Personal488 User’s Manual, Rev. 3.0

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Function Descriptions

Command

Description

Abort (IntfHandle)

Assert IFC

Arm (IntfHandle,Condition)

Arm OnEvent for specified event(s)

AutoRemote (IntfHandle,Flag)

Assert REN on Output

Buffered (IntfHandle)

Return number of buffered bytes

BusAddress (Handle,Prim,Sec)

Set IEEE 488 address of interface or device

CheckListener (IntfHandle Prim,

Sec)

Check for device at specified bus address

Clear (Handle)

See ioClear

ClearList (ListFirstElement (0))

Clear devices in list

Clock Frequency (IntfHandle, Freq)

Specify clock interface frequency

Close (Handle)

See ioClose

ControlLine (IntfHandle)

Get bus line status from IEEE 488 or serial bus

Disarm (IntfHandle, Condition)

Disarm event handling for specified condition

DmaChannel (IntfHandle, DmaChan)

Specify DMA channel

Enter (IntfHandle,Data)

See ioEnter

EnterI (IntfHandle,Data)

Read binary data from specified device

EnterMore (IntfHandle,Data)

Read data from specified device without forcing

address

EnterN (IntfHandle,Data,Count)

Read

count

bytes from specified device

EnterNI (IntfHandle,Data,Count)

Read

count

bytes from specified device (binary)

EnterNMore (IntfHandle,Data,Count)

Read

count

bytes without forcing address

EnterNMoreI

(IntfHandle,Data,Count)

Read

count

bytes without forcing address (binary)

EnterXI(DevHandle, Data, Count,

ForceAddr, Term, Async,
CompStat)

Read binary data adjusting all parameters

Error (Handle, Display)

See ioError

FindListeners (IntfHandle, Prim,

ListFirstElement (0), Limit)

Find devices configurable to listen at specific

address

Finish (IntfHandle)

Reassert ATN (see Resume)

GetError (Handle, ByValErrText)

Get error code and error text

GetErrorList (ListFirstElement(0),

ByValErrText, ErrHandle)

Find device in error and identify

Hello (IntfHandle, ByValMessage)

Verify communication and get revision number

IntLevel (IntfHandle,IntLev)

Specify hardware interrupt level of I/O adapter

IOAddress (IntfHandle, IOAddr)

Specify I/O port base address of I/O adapter

ioClear (Handle)

Issue Selected Device Clear (SDC) or Device

Clear (DCL)

ioClose (Handle)

Close specified handle

14E. Driver488/W31, Visual Basic

Topics

Function Descriptions ...............................................................III-278

The Commands ............................................................................III-280

Syntax Parameters......................................................................III-280

Defined Constants.......................................................................III-281

Structure Definitions .................................................................III-281