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Figure 2-3. NI-488.2 Communicator
6. Type a command in the Send String field and do one of the following:
• To write a command to the instrument then read a response back,
click the Query button.
• To write a command to the instrument, click the Write button.
• To read a response from the instrument, click the Read button.
To view sample C/C++ code that performs a simple query of a GPIB
instrument, click the Show Sample button.
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