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A 

A16/A24/A32 memory space
action functions
creating
enabling after they error
executing
instraction, example of
action properties
GPIB object
saving property values to a MAT-file
serial port object
active state, serial port
adaptors
finding with instrhwinfo
address configuration
GPIB object
VISA-GPIB object
VISA-GPIB-VXI object
VISA-VXI object
Agilent Technologies
adaptors
E1432A registers, example of
VISA Assistant tool
array, instrument object
creating
example of
ASCII
control characters
read operations <1> <2>
serial data
write operations <1> <2>
ASCII Communication Tool
asynchronous
read operations
readasync, example of <1> <2>
ReadAsyncMode, example of
serial port
write operations
ATN line
serial poll

B 

base properties
list of all
BaudRate
binary
floating-point arithmetic standard
read operations <1> <2>
write operations
BoardIndex
GPIB object
VISA-GPIB object
VISA-GPIB-VXI object
break-interrupt event
BreakInterruptAction
buffer
clearing hardware
input
output
values versus bytes
bus and connector, GPIB
BusManagementStatus
example of
GPIB interface management lines
ByteOrder
bytes versus values
BytesAvailable
example of
input buffer
bytes-available event
example of
BytesAvailableAction
BytesAvailableActionCount
BytesAvailableActionMode
BytesToOutput
output buffer

C 

CD pin
ChassisIndex
clear
cleaning up the MATLAB environment
clrdevice
example of
CompareBits
Configuration Tool
configuring property values
connecting to the instrument
constructor
finding with instrhwinfo
Contents
control characters
control pins <1> <2>
controllers, GPIB
creation function
CTS pin

D 

data bits
data format
serial port
data lines
DataBits
DataTerminalReady
DAV line
DCE
dec2bin
default property values
delete
cleaning up the MATLAB environment
demos
DIO lines
disconnecting from the instrument
disp
display summary
GPIB object
serial port object
VISA-GPIB object
VISA-GPIB-VXI object
VISA-serial object
VISA-VXI object
documentation examples
dot notation
configuring property values
returning property values
saving property values to an M-file
DSR pin
DTE
DTR pin

E 

enable registers
EOI line
example of
EOIMode
example of
EOS character
EOSCharCode
EOSCharCode
example of
EOSMode
example of
error event
ErrorAction
ESER
even parity
event reporting
event types
GPIB object
serial port object
events
example index
examples
communicating with a GPIB instrument
communicating with a GPIB-VXI instrument
communicating with a serial port instrument
connecting two modems
executing a serial poll
executing a trigger, GPIB
parsing input data using strread
reading binary data, GPIB
reading text data versus reading binary data
recording information to disk
understanding EOI and EOS
using events and actions, GPIB
using events and actions, serial port
using software handshaking
writing and reading text data, GPIB
writing and reading text data, serial port
writing text data versus writing binary data

F 

fclose
disconnecting from the instrument
fgetl
example of
reading text data
fgets
example of
reading text data
FlowControl
example of
flushinput
flushoutput
fopen
connecting to the instrument
format
record file
serial data
fprintf
example of
writing text data
fread
example of
reading binary data
fscanf
example of
reading text data
full-duplex
functions
clear <1> <2>
clrdevice <1> <2>
delete <1> <2>
disp
fclose <1> <2>
fgetl <1> <2>
fgets <1> <2>
flushinput
flushoutput
fopen <1> <2>
fprintf <1> <2> <3>
fread <1> <2> <3>
fscanf <1> <2> <3>
fwrite <1> <2>
get <1> <2>
gpib <1> <2>
instraction <1> <2> <3>
instrbreak
instrcomm
instrcreate
instrfind
instrhelp <1> <2>
instrhwinfo <1> <2>
instrreset
instrschool <1> <2>
isvalid
length
load <1> <2>
memmap
mempeek
mempoke
memread
memunmap
memwrite
obj2mfile <1> <2>
propinfo <1> <2>
query
readasync <1> <2> <3> <4>
record <1> <2>
save
serial <1> <2>
set <1> <2> <3>
size
spoll <1> <2>
stopasync
trigger <1> <2>
visa
fwrite
example of
writing binary data

G 

get
GPIB object properties
gpib
creating a GPIB object
GPIB object
action properties
address configuration
base properties
creation
display summary
event types
events and actions
object-specific properties
GPIB standard
bus and connector
controllers
data
data lines
enable registers
event reporting
handshake lines
interface management lines
listeners
status registers
talkers
GPIB-VXI interface
graphical tools
instrcomm
instrcreate
Measurement & Automation tool, NI
VISA Assistant tool, Agilent
VISA Interactive Control tool, NI
Group Execute Trigger

H 

half-duplex
handshake lines
HandshakeStatus
GPIB handshake lines
handshaking
hardware
serial port object
software
hardware handshaking
hardware resources
help
hex2dec
hexadecimal values
converting to decimal values
saved to record file
high-level memory functions, VXI
HP-IB

I 

IEEE
488 standard
754 standard
format saved to record file
IFC line
inactive state, serial port
input buffer
InputBufferSize
input buffer
instraction
example of <1> <2>
instrbreak
instrcomm
instrcreate
instrfind
example of
instrhelp
example of
instrhwinfo
adaptors, finding
example of
object constructors, finding
instrreset
instrschool
example of
instrument control session
loading
saving
instrument object
array
creating
example of
base properties
configuring property values
during object creation
connecting to instrument
creating
disconnecting from instrument
input buffer
invalid
loading
object-specific properties
output buffer
reading data
returning from memory
returning property values
saving
specifying property names
writing data
interface
driver adaptor
GPIB object
serial port object
VISA-GPIB object
VISA-GPIB-VXI object
VISA-serial object
VISA-VXI object
interface management lines
InterruptAction
invalid instrument object
isvalid

L 

length
listeners
load <1> <2>
loading instrument objects
MAT-file, from
M-file, from
logical unit
LogicalAddress
low-level memory functions, VXI

M 

MappedMemoryBase
MappedMemorySize
mark parity
MAT-file
instrument objects, saving to
properties, saving to
Measurement & Automation tool, NI
memmap
memory mapping, VXI
MemoryBase
MemorySize
MemorySpace
mempeek
mempoke
memread
memunmap
memwrite
message-based communication, VXI

N 

Name
National Instruments
adaptors
Measurement & Automation tool
VISA Interactive Control tool
NDAC line
NRFD line
null modem cable

O 

obj2mfile
example of
object constructor
finding with instrhwinfo
object-specific properties
list by object type
odd parity
online help
output buffer
OutputBufferSize
output buffer
output-empty event
OutputEmptyAction
overloaded functions

P 

Parity
parity bit
parsing input data
PinStatus
example of
pin-status event
PinStatusAction
Port
PrimaryAddress
GPIB object
VISA-GPIB object
VISA-GPIB-VXI object
properties
BaudRate
BoardIndex <1> <2>
BreakInterruptAction
BusManagementStatus <1> <2>
ByteOrder
BytesAvailable <1> <2>
BytesAvailableAction
BytesAvailableActionCount
BytesAvailableActionMode
BytesToOutput <1> <2>
characteristics
ChassisIndex
CompareBits
DataBits
DataTerminalReady
EOIMode <1> <2>
EOSCharCode <1> <2>
EOSMode <1> <2>
ErrorAction
FlowControl
HandshakeStatus <1> <2>
InputBufferSize <1> <2>
InterruptAction
LogicalAddress
MappedMemoryBase
MappedMemorySize
MemoryBase
MemorySize
MemorySpace
Name <1> <2>
OutputBufferSize <1> <2>
OutputEmptyAction
Parity
PinStatus
PinStatusAction
Port
PrimaryAddress <1> <2>
ReadAsyncMode
RecordDetail <1> <2> <3>
RecordMode <1> <2> <3>
RecordName <1> <2> <3>
RecordStatus
RequestToSend
RsrcName
SecondaryAddress <1> <2>
Slot
Status <1> <2>
StopBits
Tag
Terminator <1> <2>
Timeout
TimerAction
TimerPeriod
TransferStatus
TriggerAction
TriggerLine
TriggerType
Type <1> <2>
UserData
ValuesReceived
ValuesSent
property values
base <1> <2>
configuring
during object creation
default
object-specific <1> <2>
returning
saving
specifying names
propinfo
example of

Q 

query

R 

read operations
asynchronous <1> <2> <3>
binary <1> <2>
completing
GPIB object
serial port object
GPIB registers
register-based, VXI
synchronous
text <1> <2>
readasync
asynchronous read operations
example of <1> <2>
ReadAsyncMode
asynchronous read operations
example of
record
example of
record file
creating multiple files
filename
format
RecordDetail
example of
format, record file
RecordMode
example of
multiple record files, creating
RecordName
example of
specifying a record file name
RecordStatus
register-based communication, VXI
high-level memory functions, example of
low-level memory functions, example of
registers
Agilent E1432A, example of
reading and writing <1> <2>
Service Request Enable
Standard Event Status
Standard Event Status Enable
Status Byte
REN line
RequestToSend
resource name
finding with vendor tools
visa input argument
returning objects from memory
returning property values
RI pin
RS-232 standard
RsrcName
RTS pin

S 

save
saving instrument objects
MAT-file, to
M-file, to
SBR
SCPI
SecondaryAddress
GPIB object
VISA-GPIB object
VISA-GPIB-VXI object
serial
creating a serial port object
serial poll
serial port
configuring via operating system
connecting two devices
data format
RS-232 standard
signal and pin assignments
serial port object
action properties
base properties
configuring communications
control pins <1> <2>
creation
display summary
event types
events and actions
handshaking
object-specific properties
writing data
Service Request Enable Register
SESR
session
loading
saving
set
configuring property values
GPIB object properties
saving property values to an M-file
setserial
signal state
GPIB
serial port
size
Slot
software handshaking
space parity
spoll <1> <2>
SRER
SRQ line
serial poll
Standard Event Status Enable Register
Standard Event Status Register
start bit
Status <1> <2>
Status Byte Register
status registers
stop bit
stopasync
StopBits
strread
stty
synchronous
read operations
serial port
write operations

T 

Tag
talkers
TCP/IP
termination
EOSCharCode, example of
read operations
GPIB object
serial port object
Terminator, example of
write operations
GPIB object
serial port object
Terminator
example of
text
read operations <1> <2>
write operations <1> <2>
Timeout
timer event
toolbox components
interface driver adaptor
M-files
TransferStatus
trigger
example of
TriggerAction
TriggerLine
TriggerType
troubleshooting
GPIB instruments
serial ports
VISA instruments
Type

U 

UserData
saving values to a MAT-file

V 

values versus bytes
ValuesReceived
ValuesSent
vendor tools
Measurement & Automation tool, NI
VISA Assistant tool, Agilent
VISA Interactive Control tool, NI
visa
VISA Assistant tool, Agilent
VISA Interactive Control tool, NI
VISA-GPIB object
address configuration
base properties
creation
display summary
object-specific properties
VISA-GPIB-VXI object
address configuration
base properties
creation
display summary
object-specific properties
VISA-serial object
base properties
communication configuration
creation
display summary
object-specific properties
VISA-VXI object
address configuration
base properties
creation
display summary
object-specific properties
register-based communication
VXI interface

W 

write operations
asynchronous
binary
completing
GPIB object
serial port object
GPIB registers <1> <2>
register-based, VXI
synchronous
text <1> <2>
values versus bytes

X 

Xoff
Xon

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