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Chapter 6 Application Programs
Introduction
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The installation procedure on the CD-ROM gives you the option to install
the ActiveX
TM
components for instrument control. These components are
required for Visual Basic and Visual C++. All of the required hardware-
level drivers, such as the SICL (Standard Instrument Control Language)
libraries or the NI-488.2 libraries, should have been loaded when you
installed your GPIB interface card. If you are using the RS-232 interface,
the SICL or NI-488.2 libraries also give you access to the RS-232 ports on
your PC and make those drivers available for all three languages.
The instrument is shipped with both a GPIB interface and an
RS-232
interface. Only one interface can be enabled at a time. The GPIB interface
is selected when the instrument is shipped from the factory and
the
address is set to “10”. The default settings for RS-232 are 57.6K bps,
8bits
with no parity, and DTR /DSR handshake. The programming examples
in this chapter assume these default settings.
To change the GPIB address or to select the RS-232
interface instead,
press the key and make your selection from the “I/O” menu
.
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