Table 3-1. Ni-Vxi/Visa Examples - National Instruments VXI-1394 Getting Started

Note The NI-VXI User Manual resides in the
NI-VISA User Manual is in the
would be either
through the manuals. To access the GPIB online help, select Start»Programs»National
Instruments NI-488.2»Explore GPIB, then choose Help»Help Topics.
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The GPIB is a digital, 8-bit parallel communications interface with data
transfer rates of 1 Mbytes/s and above. The bus supports one System
Controller, usually a computer, and up to 14 additional instruments. The
ANSI/IEEE Standard 488.2-1992 extends IEEE-488.1 by defining a bus
communication protocol, a common set of data codes and formats, and a
generic set of common device commands.
The best way to learn how to program with NI-VXI and NI-VISA is by
reviewing the example programs included in your software. In the
directory you will find examples for many different types of
Examples
applications. If you are just getting started, you should first learn how to
access registers with high-level calls and send messages with word serial
functions. The NI-VXI examples are called
The NI-VISA examples of these tasks are called
. Use the other examples as you try more advanced techniques.
VISAws.c
Consult the NI-VXI User Manual, the NI-VISA User Manual, or the GPIB
online help for additional information on these topics.
VXIpnp \ os \NIvisa\manuals
or . Use the Acrobat Reader program to open and navigate
WinNT Win95
Table 3-1 summarizes the topics addressed by the NI-VXI and NI-VISA
example programs.
Coverage
Message-Based Access
High-Level Register Access
Low-Level Register Access
Sharing Memory
Chapter 3
NIVXI \manuals

Table 3-1. NI-VXI/VISA Examples

NI-VXI
Example
VXIws.c
VXIhigh.c
VXIlow.c
VXImem.c
3-5
Developing Your Application
and
VXIhigh.c VXIws.c
and
VISAhigh.c
directory, and the
directory, where
NI-VISA
Example
VISAws.c,
ReadWrite.c
VISAhigh.c
HighReg.c
VISAlow.c
LowReg.c
VISAmem.c
ShareSys.c
VXI-1394 Interface for Windows NT/98
.
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