Function Argument Delimiters; Abbreviations For Arguments; Gpib Address - National Instruments GPIB-MAC User Manual

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November 1985

For example, the wait function may be called using either of the

next two statements:

Function Argument Delimiters

When you type in a function, separate the fmt argument from the

function name with at least one space. Separate each additional

argument with at least one space or a comma.

In the syntax portions of the function descriptions in Section Four

the square brackets (n) are optional. If you want to include optional

information, you do not need to type the brackets, only the

information inside the brackets.

The function descriptions in Section Four use abbreviations for

some arguments. They are as follows:

addr a GPIB address

Each device on the GPIB has a GPIB address. The GPIB-MAC's

address is 0 at power on and may be changed using the caddr

function. Refer to the manuals of your GPIB devices to learn their

addresses. You will need to know these when you begin to

program the GPIB-MAC.

Only the lower five bits of each GPIB address are significant. These

bits may be in the range from 0 through 30 for both the primary and

the secondary address. For example, the binary value 01100010

(decimal 98) is interpreted as decimal 2.

SECTION THREFi - PROGRAMMING THE GPIB-MAC

PRINT #l, "wait \x5000"

PRINT #l, "wa \x5000"

0 = false, off, or disable

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