Measurement Computing Personal488 rev.3.0 For DOS & Windows 3.Xi - Manual (Page 8)

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Taking Readings ................................................................................................................... II-92
Interrupt Handling............................................................................................................... II-92
8K. Other Languages ................................................................................... II-96
Introduction........................................................................................................................... II-96
Finding Addresses................................................................................................................. II-97
Garbage Collection..................................................................................................................... II-97
Memory Models .......................................................................................................................... II-97
Calling Protocols ........................................................................................................................ II-99
Opening & Closing the Driver........................................................................................... II-100
I/O Control (IOCTL) Communication .............................................................................. II-100
IOCTL Get & Set Device Data ................................................................................................ II-100
IOCTL Read & Write ............................................................................................................... II-101
Data & Command Communication .................................................................................. II-102
ARM Condition Detection .................................................................................................. II-102
Sample Program ................................................................................................................. II-102
8L. Language-Specific Information........................................................ II-104
Aztec C .................................................................................................................................. II-104
Use of Character Command Language................................................................................... II-104
CRITERR.C (for Aztec C) ........................................................................................................ II-105
GW-BASIC (for GW-BASIC or Interpreted BASIC)........................................................ II-105
Use of Direct DOS I/O Devices................................................................................................ II-105
BASIC VARPTR & SADDR..................................................................................................... II-105
GET & PUT (for GW-BASIC only).......................................................................................... II-106
JPI TopSpeed Modula-2 ..................................................................................................... II-106
Use of Direct DOS I/O Devices................................................................................................ II-106
Logitech Modula-2 .............................................................................................................. II-106
Use of Direct DOS I/O Devices................................................................................................ II-106
True Basic ............................................................................................................................ II-107
Use of Character Command Language................................................................................... II-107
IEEEIO.TRU ............................................................................................................................ II-107
TOOLKIT.LIB .......................................................................................................................... II-107
Turbo Basic.......................................................................................................................... II-108
Use of Character Command Language................................................................................... II-108
8M. Data Transfers..................................................................................... II-108
Terminators ......................................................................................................................... II-108
End-Of-Line (EOL) Terminators............................................................................................. II-108
TERM Terminators.................................................................................................................. II-112
Direct I/O & Buffered I/O ................................................................................................... II-113
Direct Bus OUTPUT................................................................................................................ II-113
Direct Bus ENTER................................................................................................................... II-113
Buffered I/O.............................................................................................................................. II-114
Asynchronous Transfers .................................................................................................... II-115
8N. Operating Modes ................................................................................. II-115
Introduction......................................................................................................................... II-116
Operating Mode Transitions ............................................................................................. II-116
System Controller Mode ..................................................................................................... II-117
System Controller, Not Active Controller Mode.............................................................. II-117
Not System Controller Mode .............................................................................................. II-119
Active Controller, Not System Controller Mode.............................................................. II-119
8O. Utility Programs .................................................................................. II-120
Printer & Serial Redirection............................................................................................. II-120
Removal & Reinstallation ................................................................................................. II-122
MARKDRVR & REMDRVR .................................................................................................... II-122
Moving Files from an IEEE 488 (HP-IB) Controller to a PC ........................................ II-123
PRNTEMUL Files.................................................................................................................... II-123