Controlling More Than One Board; Figure 1-3. Example Of Multiboard System Setup - National Instruments NI-488.2M Software Reference Manual

Chapter 1 NI-488.2M Software Description

Controlling More Than One Board

Multiboard drivers, such as the NI-488.2M driver for OS/2, can control more
than one interface board. Figure 1-3 shows an example of a multiboard system
configuration.
One
GPIB
Digital Voltmeter
gpib0
Plotter
Another
gpib1
GPIB
Printer

Figure 1-3. Example of Multiboard System Setup

gpib0 is the access board for the voltmeter, and gpib1 is the access board for
the plotter and printer. The control functions of the devices automatically access
their respective boards.
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