National Instruments Ni 488 2 Users Manual 488.2 User For Windows

2015-02-05

• NI-488.2 User Manual for Windows
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• Important Information
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  • Copyright
  • Trademarks
  • WARNING REGARDING MEDICAL AND CLINICAL USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS
• Contents
• About This Manual
  • Usingthe NI-488.2 Documentation
    • Accessing the NI-488.2 Online Help
  • Conventions
  • Related Documentation
• Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Setting up and Configuring Your System
    • Controlling More Than One Interface
    • Configuration Requirements
• Chapter 2 Measurement & Automation Explorer
  • Overview
  • Starting Measurement & Automation Explorer
  • Getting Started with NI-488.2
  • Troubleshoot NI-488.2 Problems
  • Add a New GPIB Interface
  • Delete a GPIB Interface
  • Scan for GPIB Instruments
    • Instruments Not Found
    • Instruments Enumeration Failed
  • Communicate with Your Instrument
    • Basic Communication (Query/Write/Read)
    • Advanced Communication
  • View NI-488.2 Software Version
  • Monitor, Record, and Display NI-488.2 Calls
  • View or Change GPIB Interface Settings
    • Windows98/95
    • Windows2000/NT
  • View GPIB Instrument Information
  • Change GPIB Device Templates
    • Windows98/95
    • Windows2000/NT
  • Enable/Disable NI-488.2 DOS Support
    • Windows98/95
    • Windows2000/NT
  • Access Additional Help and Resources
    • NI-488.2 Online Help
    • National Instruments GPIB Web Site
  • View or Change GPIB-ENET Network Settings (Windows98/95 Only)
    • Assign IP Address
    • Configure Advanced IP Settings
    • Update GPIB-ENET Firmware
• Chapter 3 Developing Your NI-488.2 Application
  • Simple Instrument Control
  • Interactive Instrument Control
  • Choosing Your Programming Methodology
    • Choosing a Method to Access the NI-488.2 Driver
      • NI-488.2 Language Interfaces
      • Direct Entry Access
    • Choosing How to Use the NI-488.2 API
      • Communicating with a Single GPIB Device
      • Using Multiple Interfaces and/or Multiple Devices
  • Checking Status with Global Variables
    • Status Word (ibsta)
    • Error Variable (iberr)
    • Count Variables (ibcnt and ibcntl)
  • Using Interactive Control to Communicate withDevices
  • Programming Models
    • Applications That Communicate with a Single GPIB Device
      • Items to Include
      • General Program Steps and Examples
    • Applications That Use Multiple Interfaces or Communicate with MultipleGPIB Devices
      • Items to Include
      • General Program Steps and Examples
  • Language-Specific Programming Instructions
    • Microsoft Visual C/C++ (Version 2.0 or Later)
    • Borland C/C++ (Version 4.0 or Later)
    • Visual Basic (Version 4.0 or Later)
    • Direct Entry with C
      • gpib-32.dll Exports
      • Directly Accessing the gpib-32.dll Exports
  • Running Existing NI-488.2 Applications
    • Running Existing Win32 and Win16 NI-488.2 Applications
    • Running Existing DOS NI-488.2 Applications Under Windows98/95
    • Running Existing DOS NI-488.2 Applications under Windows2000/NT
• Chapter 4 Debugging Your Application
  • NI Spy
  • Global Status Variables
  • Existing Applications
  • NI-488.2 Error Codes
  • Configuration Errors
  • Timing Errors
  • Communication Errors
    • Repeat Addressing
    • Termination Method
  • Other Errors
• Chapter 5 NI Spy Utility
  • Overview
  • Starting NI Spy
  • Using the NI Spy Online Help
  • Locating Errors with NI Spy
  • Viewing Properties for Recorded Calls
  • Exiting NI Spy
  • Performance Considerations
• Chapter 6 Interactive Control Utility
  • Overview
  • Getting Started with Interactive Control
  • Interactive Control Syntax
    • Number Syntax
    • String Syntax
    • Address Syntax
  • Interactive Control Commands
  • Status Word
  • Error Information
  • Count Information
• Chapter 7 NI-488.2 Programming Techniques
  • Termination of Data Transfers
  • High-Speed Data Transfers (HS488)
    • Enabling HS488
    • System Configuration Effects on HS488
  • Waiting for GPIB Conditions
  • Asynchronous Event Notification in Win32 NI-488.2Applications
    • Calling the ibnotify Function
    • ibnotify Programming Example
  • Writing Multithreaded Win32 NI-488.2 Applications
  • Device-Level Calls and Bus Management
  • Talker/Listener Applications
  • Serial Polling
    • Service Requests from IEEE 488 Devices
    • Service Requests from IEEE 488.2 Devices
    • Automatic Serial Polling
      • Stuck SRQ State
      • Autopolling and Interrupts
    • SRQ and Serial Polling with Device-Level Traditional NI-488.2 Calls
    • SRQ and Serial Polling with Multi-Device NI-488.2 Calls
      • Example 1: Using FindRQS
      • Example 2: Using AllSpoll
  • Parallel Polling
    • Implementing a Parallel Poll
      • Parallel Polling with Traditional NI-488.2 Calls
      • Parallel Polling with Multi-Device NI-488.2 Calls
• Appendix A GPIB Basics
  • Talkers, Listeners, and Controllers
  • Controller-In-Charge and System Controller
  • GPIB Addressing
  • Sending Messages across the GPIB
    • Data Lines
    • Handshake Lines
    • Interface Management Lines
• Appendix B Status Word Conditions
  • ERR (dev, brd)
  • TIMO (dev, brd)
  • END (dev, brd)
  • SRQI (brd)
  • RQS (dev)
  • CMPL (dev, brd)
  • LOK (brd)
  • REM (brd)
  • CIC (brd)
  • ATN (brd)
  • TACS (brd)
  • LACS (brd)
  • DTAS (brd)
  • DCAS (brd)
• Appendix C Error Codes and Solutions
  • EDVR (0)
    • Solutions
  • ECIC (1)
    • Solutions
  • ENOL (2)
    • Solutions
  • EADR (3)
    • Solutions
  • EARG (4)
    • Solutions
  • ESAC (5)
    • Solutions
  • EABO (6)
    • Solutions
  • ENEB (7)
    • Solutions
  • EDMA (8)
    • Solutions
  • EOIP (10)
    • Solutions
  • ECAP (11)
    • Solutions
  • EFSO (12)
    • Solutions
  • EBUS (14)
    • Solutions
  • ESTB (15)
    • Solutions
  • ESRQ (16)
    • Solutions
  • ETAB (20)
    • Solutions
• Appendix D Windows 98/95: Troubleshooting and Common Questions
  • Troubleshooting EDVR Error Conditions
    • EDVR Error Condition with ibcntl Set to 0xE028002C (–534249428)
    • EDVR Error Condition with ibcntl Set to 0xE0140025 (–535560155)
    • EDVR Error Condition with ibcntl Set to 0xE0140035 (–535560139)
    • EDVR Error Condition with ibcntl Set to 0xE0320029 (–533594071) or 0xE1050029 (–519765975)
    • EDVR Error Condition with ibcntl Set to 0xE0140004 (–535560188)
    • EDVR Error Condition with ibcntl set to 0xE1030043 (–519897021)
  • Troubleshooting Device Manager Problems
  • Enabling Interrupts
    • Step 1. Free up an Interrupt Resource
    • Step 2. Remove Your GPIB Interface from the Device Manager
    • Step 3. Refresh the Device Manager or Reinstall Your GPIB interface
  • Common Questions
• Appendix E Windows 2000/NT: Common Questions
  • Common Questions
• Appendix F Technical Support Resources
• Glossary
  • A-B
  • C-E
  • F-H
  • I
  • L-M
  • N-R
  • S
  • T-U
• Index
  • Numbers/Symbols
  • A
  • B-C
  • D-E
  • F-G
  • H-I
  • L-M
  • N
  • O-P
  • Q-S
  • T-W
• Figures
  • Figure 1-1. Linear and Star System Configuration
  • Figure 1-2. Example of Multiboard System Configuration
  • Figure 2-1. Measurement & Automation Explorer
  • Figure 2-2. Viewing Documentation on Your CD
  • Figure 2-3. NI-488.2 Troubleshooting Wizard
  • Figure 2-4. NI-488.2 Communicator
  • Figure 2-5. NI-488.2 Calls Recorded by NI Spy
  • Figure 2-6. Properties Dialog Box in Windows 98/95
  • Figure 2-7. GPIB Configuration Utility in Windows NT
  • Figure 3-1. NI-488.2 Communicator
  • Figure 4-1. NI-488.2 Calls Recorded by NI Spy
  • Figure 5-1. NI-488.2 Calls Recorded by NI Spy
  • Figure 6-1. Instrument Address in Measurement & Automation Explorer
  • Figure A-1. GPIB Address Bits
• Tables
  • Table 2-1. Measurement & Automation Explorer Instrument Information
  • Table 3-1. Status Word Layout
  • Table 6-1. Syntax for Device-Level Traditional NI-488.2 Calls in Interactive Control
  • Table 6-2. Syntax for Board-Level Traditional NI-488.2 Calls in Interactive Control
  • Table 6-3. Syntax for Multi-Device NI-488.2 Calls in Interactive Control
  • Table 6-4. Auxiliary Functions in Interactive Control
  • Table A-1. GPIB Handshake Lines
  • Table A-2. GPIB Interface Management Lines
  • Table B-1. Status Word Layout
  • Table C-1. GPIB Error Codes
  • Table D-1. Device Manager Status Codes