Basic Documentation on GPIB DLL for Programmers

[ceetee]

Is there any basic overview of the correct way to initialize devices and communicate with them using the DLL calls directly? I have plenty of examples at it appears each has a different way of approaching opening, scanning for, or various other ways of accessing GPIB instruments. Is there a standard 1,2,3 way that should be followed from procedure start to end for working with a GPIB device from opening, sends and receives to final closing of the device?

[AaronK]

Hi Ceetee,
I think you will be very interested in chapter 3 of the NI 488 User Manual. The middle of page 3-8 will give you a good idea of the flow of a 488 program. I would recommend reading all of chapter 3 "Developing Your NI-488.2 Application". You can locate this manual by searching at www.ni.com/manuals or if you prefer the direct link: http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/321819d.pdf

Hope this helps out.

Best Regards,
Aaron K.
Application Engineer
National Instruments