National Instruments NI-488.2 ユーザーズマニュアル

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Chapter 2
Measurement & Automation Explorer
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3.
Expand the Devices and Interfaces directory by clicking on the + next 
to the folder.
4.
Select your GPIB interface.
Measurement & Automation Explorer displays the connected 
instruments in the right window pane. 
5.
Right-click on your GPIB instrument and select Communicate with 
Instrument
 from the drop-down menu that appears.
The NI-488.2 Communicator dialog box appears, as shown in 
Figure 2-4.
Figure 2-4.  NI-488.2 Communicator
6.
Type a command in the Send String field and do one of the following:
To write a command to the instrument then read a response back, 
click on the Query button.
To write a command to the instrument, click on the Write button.
To read a response from the instrument, click on the Read button.
To view sample C/C++ code that performs a simple query of a GPIB 
instrument, click on the Show Sample button.
Advanced Communication
For advanced interactive communication with GPIB instruments, use the 
Interactive Control utility, as follows:
1.
Select Start»Programs»National Instruments NI-488.2»Explore 
GPIB
 to start Measurement & Automation Explorer.
2.
Expand the Devices and Interfaces directory by clicking on the + next 
to the folder.