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NI-488.2 Utilities

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  • NI-488.2 Help
    • Related Documentation
    • Using Help
      • Conventions
      • Navigating Help
      • Searching Help
      • Printing Help File Topics
    • Getting Started with GPIB
      • Access Additional Help and Resources for GPIB
    • Learning More about GPIB
      • GPIB Overview
      • Setting up and Configuring Your System
        • Controlling More Than One Interface
        • Configuration Requirements
      • Talkers, Listeners, and Controllers
      • Controller-In-Charge and System Controller
      • GPIB Addresses
      • Sending Messages across the GPIB
        • GPIB Handshake Lines
        • GPIB Interface Management Lines
    • NI-488.2 Utilities
      • Troubleshooting Tools
      • Measurement & Automation Explorer
        • Reconfigure GPIB Interface Settings
        • NI-488.2 Communicator
      • Interactive Control Utility
        • Overview
        • Getting Started
        • Using
        • Status Reporting
        • Error Information
        • Count Return
        • Syntax Rules
          • Number Syntax
          • String Syntax
          • Address Syntax
        • Auxiliary Functions
          • Set Udname
          • Set 488.2
          • Help
          • Help <option> Interactive Control Function
          • ! (Repeat Previous Function)
          • - (Turn OFF display)
          • + (Turn ON display)
          • n * (Execute Function n Times)
          • n * ! (Execute Previous Function n Times)
          • $ (Execute Indirect File)
          • Buffer <option> Interactive Control Function
          • q (Quit)
        • Commands
          • Syntax for Board-Level Traditional NI-488.2 Calls in Interactive Control
          • Syntax for Device-Level Traditional NI-488.2 Calls in Interactive Control
          • Syntax for Multi-Device NI-488.2 Calls in Interactive Control
      • Analysis Tools
    • Application Development with NI-488.2
      • Choosing a Development Environment
        • Developing NI-488.2 Applications with LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI
        • Direct Entry with C Programming Instructions
          • gpib-32.dll Exports
          • Directly Accessing the gpib-32.dll Exports
          • Compiling Your Win32 C Application
      • Language-Specific Programming Instructions
        • Microsoft Visual C/C++ Programming Instructions (Version 6.0 or Later)
        • Borland C/C++ Programming Instructions (Version 5.02 or Higher)
        • Visual Basic Programming Instructions (Version 6.0)
        • .NET Programming Instructions
      • General Programming Considerations
        • Communicating with Your Instrument
        • Using the NI-488.2 API
          • Choosing a Method to Access the NI-488.2 Driver
          • Differences Between the GPIB32 API and NI4882 API
          • Choosing How to Use the NI-488.2 API
          • Communicating with a Single GPIB Instrument
          • Communicating with Multiple Instruments and/or Multiple Interfaces
          • Header Files
          • Examples
          • Programming Model for Applications that Communicate with a Single GPIB Instrument
            • General Program Steps and Examples for Your Traditional NI-488.2 Application
            • Items to Include in Your Traditional NI-488.2 Application
          • Programming Model for Applications that Communicate with Multiple Instruments and/or Multiple Interfaces
            • General Program Steps and Examples for Your Multi-Device Application
            • Items to Include in Your Multi-Device Application
        • Checking Global Status After Each NI-488.2 Call
      • Advanced Programming Techniques
        • Serial Polling
          • Serial Polling Overview
          • Service Requests From Devices
          • Serial Polling with Device-Level Traditional NI-488.2 Calls
          • Serial Polling with Multi-Device NI-488.2 Calls
            • Example 1: Using FindRQS
            • Example 2: Using AllSpoll
          • Automatic Serial Polling Overview
          • Stuck SRQ State
          • Autopolling and Interrupts
        • Terminating Data Transfers
        • Waiting for GPIB Conditions
        • Multithreaded NI-488.2 Applications
        • Device-Level NI-488.2 Calls and Bus Management
        • Talker/Listener Applications
        • High-Speed Data Transfer (HS488)
          • HS488 Overview
          • Enabling HS488 Transfers
          • System Configuration Effects on HS488
        • Asynchronous Event Notification
          • Asynchronous Event Notification Overview
          • ibnotify Usage
          • GpibNotify Usage
        • Parallel Polling
          • Parallel Polling Overview
          • Parallel Polling with Traditional NI-488.2 Calls
          • Parallel Polling with Multi-Device NI-488.2 Calls
      • Tools for Developing Your Application
        • Monitoring GPIB Calls Using NI Spy
        • Simple Instrument Communication Using NI-488.2 Communicator
    • Troubleshooting Problems
      • Troubleshooting Tools
      • Troubleshooting EDVR Error Conditions
        • Ibcnt() Set to 0xE014002C (-535560148)
        • Ibcnt() Set to 0xE0140025 (-535560155)
        • Ibcnt() Set to 0xE0140035 (-535560139)
        • Ibcnt() Set to 0xE1080080 (-519569280) or 0xE1080081 (-519569279)
        • Ibcnt() Set to 0xE00A0047 (-536215481)
        • Ibcnt() Set to 0xE1030043 (-519897021)
        • Ibcnt() Set to 0xE1060075 (-519700363)
        • Ibcnt() Set to 0xE1060078 (-519700360)
      • Why Can't I Communicate with My GPIB Instrument?
        • Cannot Find Your Instrument During a Scan for Instruments
        • Error on a Write
        • Error on a Read and No Data Is Returned
      • Why Can't I Find My GPIB-ENET/100?
      • Debugging an NI-488.2 Application
        • Determine Whether an NI-488.2 Call Failed
        • Checking Global Status Functions to Debug Your Application
          • Checking Global Status After Each NI-488.2 Call
          • Ibsta() or ibsta Status Bit Values
            • ATN Status Condition
            • CIC Status Condition
            • CMPL Status Condition
            • DCAS Status Condition
            • DTAS Status Condition
            • END Status Condition
            • ERR Status Condition
            • LACS Status Condition
            • LOK Status Condition
            • REM Status Condition
            • RQS Status Condition
            • SRQI Status Condition
            • TACS Status Condition
            • TIMO Status Condition
        • Debugging Existing Applications
        • Solving Errors
          • Iberr() or iberr Error Codes and Solutions
            • EABO
            • EADR
            • EARG
            • EARM
            • EBUS
            • ECAP
            • ECIC
            • EDMA
            • EDVR
            • EFSO
            • EHDL
            • ELCK
            • ENEB
            • ENOL
            • EOIP
            • EPWR
            • ERST
            • ESAC
            • ESRQ
            • ETAB
            • EWIP
          • Configuration Errors
          • Communication Errors
          • Timing Errors
          • Other Errors
    • How to
      • Add a New GPIB Interface
      • Remove a GPIB Interface
      • Scan for GPIB Instruments
      • View GPIB Instrument Information
      • Communicate with a GPIB Instrument
      • Set Network Settings for the GPIB-ENET/100
      • Use Static IP Address Settings Suggested for the GPIB-ENET/100
        • Static IP Parameters
      • View NI-488.2 Software Version
      • Enable/Disable NI-488.2 DOS Support
      • Require Administrator Privileges
      • Access Additional Help and Resources for GPIB
    • Frequently Asked Questions
      • How do I get error information about failed NI-488 calls?
        • Iberr() or iberr Error Codes and Solutions
        • Ibsta() or ibsta Status Bit Values
      • How do I communicate with my instrument?
      • How do I change a GPIB device template?
      • How can I NULL terminate an ASCII response from my instrument?
      • Are interrupts required for the NI-488.2 software?
      • Is DMA required for the NI-488.2 software?
      • Is my instrument 488.1 or 488.2 compliant?
      • How can I determine which type of GPIB hardware I have installed?
      • How do I use an NI-488.2 application interface?
    • Function Reference
      • Traditional NI-488.2 Calls
        • Board-Level
        • Device-Level
        • IBASK
          • ibask Board Configuration Parameter Options
            • IbaAUTOPOLL
            • IbaDMA
            • IbaEndBitIsNormal
            • IbaEOS
            • IbaEOSchar
            • IbaEOScmp
            • IbaEOSrd
            • IbaEOSwrt
            • IbaEOT
            • IbaHSCableLength
            • IbaIRQ
            • IbaIst
            • IbaLON
            • IbaPAD
            • IbaPP2
            • IbaPPC
            • IbaPPollTime
            • IbaRsv
            • IbaSAD
            • IbaSC
            • IbaSendLLO
            • IbaSRE
            • IbaTIMING
            • IbaTMO
          • ibask Device Configuration Parameter Options
            • IbaEOS
            • IbaEOSchar
            • IbaEOScmp
            • IbaEOSrd
            • IbaEOSwrt
            • IbaEOT
            • IbaPAD
            • IbaREADDR
            • IbaSAD
            • IbaSPollTime
            • IbaTMO
            • IbaUnAddr
        • IBCAC
        • IBCLR
        • IBCMD
        • IBCMDA
        • IBCONFIG
          • ibconfig Board Configuration Parameter Options
            • IbcAUTOPOLL
            • IbcDMA
            • IbcEndBitIsNormal
            • IbcEOS
            • IbcEOSchar
            • IbcEOScmp
            • IbcEOSrd
            • IbcEOSwrt
            • IbcEOT
            • IbcHSCableLength
            • IbcIRQ
            • IbcIst
            • IbcLON
            • IbcPAD
            • IbcPP2
            • IbcPPC
            • IbcPPollTime
            • IbcRsv
            • IbcSAD
            • IbcSC
            • IbcSendLLO
            • IbcSRE
            • IbcTIMING
            • IbcTMO
          • ibconfig Device Configuration Parameter Options
            • IbcEOS
            • IbcEOSchar
            • IbcEOScmp
            • IbcEOSrd
            • IbcEOSwrt
            • IbcEOT
            • IbcPAD
            • IbcREADDR
            • IbcSAD
            • IbcSPollTime
            • IbcTMO
            • IbcUnAddr
        • IBDEV
        • IBDMA
        • IBEOS
        • IBEOT
        • IBFIND
        • IBGTS
        • IBIST
        • IBLCK
        • IBLINES
        • IBLN
        • IBLOC
        • IBNOTIFY
          • ibnotify Usage
          • ibnotify Usage Example
          • Notify Mask Layout
          • GpibNotify
          • GpibNotify Usage
        • IBONL
        • IBPAD
        • IBPCT
        • IBPPC
        • IBRD
        • IBRDA
        • IBRDF
        • IBRPP
        • IBRSC
        • IBRSP
        • IBRSV
        • IBSAD
        • IBSIC
        • IBSRE
        • IBSTOP
        • IBTMO
          • Timeout Code Values
        • IBTRG
        • IBWAIT
          • Wait Mask Layout
        • IBWRT
        • IBWRTA
        • IBWRTF
      • Multi-Device NI-488.2 Calls
        • AllSpoll
        • DevClear
        • DevClearList
        • EnableLocal
        • EnableRemote
        • FindLstn
        • FindRQS
        • PassControl
        • PPoll
        • PPollConfig
        • PPollUnconfig
        • RcvRespMsg
        • ReadStatusByte
        • Receive
        • ReceiveSetup
        • ResetSys
        • Send
        • SendCmds
        • SendDataBytes
        • SendIFC
        • SendList
        • SendLLO
        • SendSetup
        • SetRWLS
        • TestSRQ
        • TestSys
        • Trigger
        • TriggerList
        • WaitSRQ
      • Supplemental Calls for Multithreaded NI-488.2 Applications
        • ThreadIbcnt
        • ThreadIberr
        • ThreadIbsta
    • IEEE 488 Command Messages
      • Multiline Interface Message Definitions
    • Glossary
    • Important Information
      • Warranty
      • Copyright
      • Trademarks
      • Patents
      • Warning Regarding the Use of NI Products
    • Technical Support and Professional Services

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