ii TempScan / MultiScan User's Manual
Section IV: Theory & Programming Guides
For experts who prefer to program, this section gives a more theory-oriented and programming-
oriented explanation of the system operations involved with the TempScan/1100 or MultiScan/1200
unit. Although originally written for QuickBASIC, the following chapters apply to all programming
languages and computers.
• Chapter 12: System Configuration discusses TempScan/1100 or MultiScan/1200 memory
allocation, the required configuration of channels, scans, acquisitions, and triggers, as well as the
additional configuration of alarms, data format, and power-up.
• Chapter 13: System Operation discusses how the TempScan/1100 or MultiScan/1200 system
operates, including the operation of the acquisition buffer, the digital input/output, the
High/Low/Last (HLL) Registers, the Status and Event Reporting Registers, as well as the channels.
• Chapter 14: System Calibration discusses the traditional manual method of calibration for the
TempScan/1100 and MultiScan/1200 units, and for their respective scanning cards.
• Chapter 15: Program Examples discusses ten program examples that are supplied on the release
disk(s). Typical tasks are covered, including data acquisition and alarm control.
Section V: API Command Reference
• Chapter 16: API Command Reference discusses the entire command set covering both the
TempScan/1100 and MultiScan/1200 units. The command syntax, interpretation, and reference
are provided. The description format of the individual API commands includes the command type,
execution, syntax, description, and an example program excerpt.
Appendix
• The Appendix provides background information concerning the IEEE 488 bus, the serial bus, and
ASCII controls.
Index
• The Index provides a comprehensive alphabetical listing of the main terms and topics in this
manual. Also, the Abbreviations on the last pages of this manual, provides an overall list of
abbreviations, including acronyms and ASCII control codes, as an additional reference for this
manual and for other related literature.
Information which may have changed since the time of printing will be found in a
README.TXT file on
disk, or in an addendum to the manual.
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