B-1
Appendix B
COMPARISON TABLE OF CONTROLLERS’ GPIB INSTRUCTIONS
Function
Controller
PACKET V (Anritsu) PC-9800 series (NEC)
IBM-PC
HP9000 series
WRITE
@ device number; data
PRINT
@ listener address; data
CALL
IBWRT( )
OUTPUT device
selector;data
Outputs binary data
to a device
BIN WRITE
@ device number; data
WBYTE command;data
READ
@
device number:variable
CALL
IBRD( )
ENTER device
selector;variable
BIN READ
@
device number; variable
RBYTE command;variable
IFC @ select code ISET IFC
CALL
IBSIC( )
ABORT
select code
Turns REN line on
REN @ select code
ISET REN
CALL
IBSRE( )
REMOTE
device selector
(select code)
Turns REN line off
IRESET REN
WBYTE &H3F,listener
address,secondary
address,&H01;
CALL
IBSRE( )
CALL
IBLOC( )
LOCAL
device selector
(select code)
LOCAL
device selector
(select code
+
primary address)
Outputs interface
messages (messages)
and data
CALL
IBCMD()
CALL
IBCMDA()
(asynchronous)
SEND
select code
;message string
Triggers a specified
device
TRG @ device number
CALL
IBTRG( )
TRIGGER
device selector
WBYTE &H3F,listener
address,secondary
address,&H08;
COMMAND
@ select code
: character string for
message [;data]
Assigns binary data
entered from a device
to a variable
Assigns data entered
from a device to a
variable
Initializes an interface
function
Outputs data to a
device
INPUT @ talker address,
listener address;variable LINE
INPUT @ talker address,
listener address;variable
LCL @ select code
(sets all devices local)
LCL @ device number
(sets only specified
devices to listeners, and
sends out GTL
command)