VISA GPIB Pass Control Function

Tells the GPIB device at the specified address to become controller-in-charge (CIC).


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Inputs/Outputs

  • cvsrn.png VISA resource name —

    VISA resource name specifies the resource to be opened. The VISA resource name control also specifies the session and class.

  • cu16.png primary address —

    primary address is the primary address of the GPIB device to which you want to pass control.

  • cu16.png secondary address (none) —

    secondary address is the secondary address of the targeted GPIB device.

  • cerrcodeclst.png error in (no error) —

    error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.

  • ivsrn.png VISA resource name out —

    VISA resource name out is a copy of the VISA resource name that VISA functions return.

  • ierrcodeclst.png error out —

    error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality.

    • This function passes CIC status to the device specified by primary address and secondary address and deasserts the ATN line. This function assumes that the targeted device has controller capability.

    Note VISA GPIB Pass Control does not accept VISA sessions of class Instr. The VISA session must be of class GPIB BoardInterface.