National Instruments GPIB-MAC User Manual page 58

November 1985
ist - Set or Clear Individual Status Bit
ist: Parallel Poll function
Syntax: ist [bool]&R>
Purpose: You use ist when the GPIB-MAC participates in a
parallel poll that is conducted by another device that is
Active Controller.
Remarks: If the argument boo1 is 1, the GPIB-MAC's individual
status bit is set to 1. If the argument
GPIB-MAC's individual status bit is cleared. The
power-on default is 0.
If you call ist without an argument, the GPIB-MAC
returns the value of its individual status bit.
Refer also to
Examples:
1. PRINT #l,"ist 1"
2. PRINT #l,"IST 0"
3. PRINT #l,"ist"
response:
SECTION FOUR - FUNCTIONS
47
ppc
and Appendix F.
'Set ist to 1.
'Clear ist to 0.
'What is ist set to?
(ist is currently 0)
is 0, the