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GPIB(3)			 BSD Library Functions Manual		       GPIB(3)

NAME
     ibclr, ibdev, ibdma, ibeos, ibeot, ibloc, ibonl, ibpad, ibrd, ibsad,
     ibsic, ibtmo, ibtrg, ibwrt — GPIB library

LIBRARY
     library “libgpib”

SYNOPSIS
     #include <gpib.h>

     extern int ibcnt, iberr, ibsta;

     int
     ibask(int handle, int option, int *retval);

     int
     ibbna(int handle, char *bdname);

     int
     ibcac(int handle, int v);

     int
     ibclr(int handle);

     int
     ibcmd(int handle, void *buffer, long cnt);

     int
     ibcmda(int handle, void *buffer, long cnt);

     int
     ibconfig(int handle, int option, int value);

     int
     ibdev(int boardID, int pad, int sad, int tmo, int eot, int eos);

     int
     ibdiag(int handle, void *buffer, long cnt);

     int
     ibdma(int handle, int v);

     int
     ibeos(int handle, int eos);

     int
     ibeot(int handle, int eot);

     int
     ibevent(int handle, short *event);

     int
     ibfind(char *bdname);

     int
     ibgts(int handle, int v);

     int
     ibist(int handle, int v);

     int
     iblines(int handle, short *lines);

     int
     ibllo(int handle);

     int
     ibln(int handle, int padval, int sadval, short *listenflag);

     int
     ibloc(int handle);

     int
     ibonl(int handle, int v);

     int
     ibpad(int handle, int pad);

     int
     ibpct(int handle);

     int
     ibpoke(int handle, int option, int value);

     int
     ibppc(int handle, int v);

     int
     ibrd(int handle, void *buffer, long cnt);

     int
     ibrda(int handle, void *buffer, long cnt);

     int
     ibrdf(int handle, char *flname);

     int
     ibrdkey(int handle, void *buffer, int cnt);

     int
     ibrpp(int handle, char *ppr);

     int
     ibrsc(int handle, int v);

     int
     ibrsp(int handle, char *spr);

     int
     ibrsv(int handle, int v);

     int
     ibsad(int handle, int sad);

     int
     ibsgnl(int handle, int v);

     int
     ibsic(int handle);

     int
     ibsre(int handle, int v);

     int
     ibsrq((*func) void));

     int
     ibstop(int handle);

     int
     ibtmo(int handle, int tmo);

     int
     ibtrap(int mask, int mode);

     int
     ibtrg(int handle);

     int
     ibwait(int handle, int mask);

     int
     ibwrt(int handle, const void *buffer, long cnt);

     int
     ibwrta(int handle, const void *buffer, long cnt);

     int
     ibwrtf(int handle, const char *flname);

     int
     ibwrtkey(int handle, const void *buffer, int cnt);

     int
     ibxtrc(int handle, void *buffer, long cnt);

DESCRIPTION
     The ibclr library provides access to the gpib(4) kernel devices.

   Variable Description
     The variable ibcnt contains the number of bytes transferred in the most
     recent call to ibcmd(), ibrd(), or ibwrt().

     The name ibcntl is an alias for ibcnt, provided for backwards compatibil‐
     ity.

     The variable iberr provides an error code for the most recent library
     call.  The possible error codes are:
	   EDVR		 System error
	   ECIC		 Not Active Controller
	   ENOL		 Nobody listening
	   EADR		 Controller not addressed
	   EARG		 Invalid argument
	   ESAC		 Not System Controller
	   EABO		 I/O Aborted/Time out
	   ENEB		 No such controller
	   EOIP		 Async I/O in progress
	   ECAP		 No such capability
	   EFSO		 File system error
	   EBUS		 Command byte xfer error
	   ESTB		 Serial poll status byte lost
	   ESRQ		 SRQ line stuck
	   ETAB		 Table problem

     The variable ibsta contains the controller status.	 This is an ORed sta‐
     tus value, with the following individual bit names:
	   ERR		 Error
	   TIMO		 Timeout
	   END		 EOI/EOS
	   SRQI		 SRQ
	   RQS		 Device requests service
	   SPOLL	 Serial Poll
	   EVENT	 Event occured
	   CMPL		 I/O complete
	   LOK		 Lockout
	   REM		 Remote
	   CIC		 CIC
	   ATN		 ATN
	   TACS		 Talker
	   LACS		 Listener
	   DTAS		 Device trigger status
	   DCAS		 Device clear state

   Function Description
     The function ibdev() is used to open the GPIB device, and establish the
     parameters to communicate with a particular bus device. The device is
     selected by its primary address pad, a numerical value between 0 and 30,
     possibly additionally by its secondary address sad, a numerical value
     between 96 and 126, or 0 to not use secondary addressing.	The tmo value
     specifies the timeout to use when communicating with the device.  This
     can be any of the constants TNONE, T10us, T30us, T100us, T300us, T1ms,
     T3ms, T10ms, T30ms, T100ms, T300ms, T1s, T3s, T10s, T30s, T100s, T300s,
     or T1000s.	 The boolean parameter eot specifies whether the bus signal
     EOI (end-or-identify) should be asserted when sending the last byte of a
     message to the device.  Finally, the eos parameter determines whether any
     special character should be used to identify the end of a device message
     when transferring messages on the bus.  The lower 8 bits of eos are
     interpreted as an end-of-string character, EOS.  This character can be
     ORed with the following values:
	   REOS		 When receiving a message byte on the bus that matches
			 the EOS character, treat it as if the EOI signal were
			 asserted, and stop receiving.
	   XEOS		 When transmitting a message byte on the bus that
			 matches the EOS character, assert the EOI bus signal
			 by the same time, and stop sending.
	   BIN		 If set, include all 8 bits of the EOS character in
			 the comparison; if unset, compare only 7 bit ASCII
			 values.
     Passing 0 as eos will turn off any special character treatment, allowing
     for a fully 8-bit transparent communications channel to the device.

     The function ibfind() is meant to find the board index of a board identi‐
     fied by the name bdname.  This function is currently not implemented.

     All remaining functions take the handle returned by calling ibdev() as
     their first argument handle.

     The function ibask() is used to query configuration values that have been
     set with ibconfig().  This function is currently not implemented.

     The function ibbna() is meant to change the access board for the given
     device to a new one, named bdname.	 This function is currently not
     implemented.

     The function ibcac() is used to become the active controller on the bus,
     by asserting the ATN signal line.	This function is currently not
     implemented.

     The function ibclr() is used to transmit a Selected Device Clear command
     to the device.

     The function ibcmd() is used to directly write cnt GPIB command bytes
     from a buffer starting at buffer to the device.  This function is
     currently not implemented.

     The function ibcmda() does the same as ibcmd() except it operates asyn‐
     chronously, so it returns to the caller immediately.  This function is
     currently not implemented.

     The function ibconfig() is used to set certain configuration parameters.
     This function is currently not implemented.

     The function ibdiag() is obsolete, and not implemented.

     The function ibdma() is used to enable or disable DMA transfers.  Parame‐
     ter v is a boolean parameter indicating DMA transfers are to be used.
     Depending on the hardware and operating system configuration, DMA trans‐
     fers might not be available for a particular access board.

     The function ibeos() configures the end-of-string character.  See ibdev()
     for an explanation.

     The function ibeot() configures the assertion of the EOI signal line when
     transmitting the last byte of a message; see ibdev() for an explanation.

     The function ibevent() is used to obtain an event from the board's event
     queue.  This function is currently not implemented.

     The function ibgts() makes the current controller the standby controller,
     by deasserting the ATN signal line.  This function is currently not
     implemented.

     The function ibist() sets the individual status bits of the controller to
     the value v.  This function is currently not implemented.

     The function iblines() returns the status of the control and handshake
     bus lines into the area pointed to by lines.  This function is currently
     not implemented.

     The function ibllo() is obsolete, and not implemented.

     The function ibln() checks for a listener at the primary address padval
     and the optional secondary address sadval.	 If a listener was found, the
     value pointed to by listenflag will be set to a non-zero value.  This
     function is currently not implemented.

     The function ibloc() turns the device into local mode.

     The function ibonl() is used to close or reinitialize a device handle.
     If parameter v is passed as zero, the handle will be closed, and cannot
     be used again.  If it is passed as a non-zero value, all parameters of
     the handle will be returned to their defaults; this functionality is
     currently unsupported.

     The function ibpad() is used to change the primary address of the device
     being communicated with to pad.  See ibdev() for an explanation.

     The function ibpct() is used to make the device associated with the han‐
     dle the controller-in-charge.  This function is currently not
     implemented.

     The function ibpoke() is obsolete, and not implemented.

     The function ibppc() is used to configure the parallel poll response to
     v.	 This function is currently not implemented.

     The fucntion ibrd() is used to receive cnt bytes from the device, and
     store it to the address passed as buffer.

     The function ibrda() behaves similar to ibrd() except it operates asyn‐
     chronously, and returns immediately to the caller.	 This function is
     currently not implemented.

     The function ibrdf() read data from the device, and appends it to the
     file with the name flname.	 This function is currently not implemented.

     The function ibrdkey() is obsolete, and not implemented.

     The function ibrpp() performs a parallel poll, and stores the result at
     the location pointed to by ppr.  This function is currently not
     implemented.

     The function ibrsc() makes the board specified by the handle the system
     controller if the argument v is non-zero.	This function is currently not
     implemented.

     The function ibrsp() conducts a serial poll, and stores the result in the
     byte pointed to by spr.  This function is currently not implemented.

     The function ibrsv() sets the serial poll response of the board to v,
     possibly requesting service from the controller if the SRQ bit (0x40) is
     set.  This function is currently not implemented.

     The function ibsad() changes the secondary address of the device being
     communicated with to sad.	See ibdev() for an explanation.

     The function ibsgnl() is obsolete, and not implemented.

     The function ibsic() asserts the Interface Clear (IFC) signal line on the
     bus for at least 100 microseconds.	 This will make all devices attached
     to the bus to unlisten and untalk.	 This function should only be executed
     on the system controller.

     The function ibsre() asserts the Remote Enable (REN) signal line on the
     bus if argument v is non-zero, or deasserts it otherwise.	This function
     is currently not implemented.

     The function ibsrq() is obsolete, and not implemented.

     The function ibstop() stops or aborts any asynchronous I/O operation.
     This function is currently not implemented.

     The function ibtmo() reconfigures the communication timeout.  See ibdev()
     for an explanation.

     The function ibtrap() is obsolete, and not implemented.

     The function ibtrg() sends a Group Execute Trigger (GET) command to the
     device.

     The function ibwait() waits for a status condition as specified by mask.
     If mask is given as zero, it returns immediately.	This function is
     currently not implemented.

     The function ibwrt() is used to send cnt bytes to the device, starting at
     the address pointed to by buffer.

     The function ibwrta() performs the same operation as ibwrt() in an asyn‐
     chronous way, returning immediately to the caller.	 This function is
     currently not implemented.

     The function ibwrtf() opens the file named by flname, and sends its con‐
     tents to the device.  This function is currently not implemented.

     The function ibwrtkey() is obsolete, and not implemented

     The function ibxtrc() is obsolete, and not implemented.

RETURN VALUES
     The function ibdev() returns a handle to be used for the remaining func‐
     tions.  Upon failure, -1 is returned.

     All other functions return the value of the variable ibsta.

DIAGNOSTICS
     None.

COMPATIBILITY
     The ibclr library tries to be compatible with the Linux GPIB library,
     which in turn appears to be compatible with the GPIB library shipped by
     National Instruments.

ERRORS
     Errors in the functions above might set errno to one of these values:

     [ENOENT]		No such file or directory.

     [EIO]		Input/output error.

     [ENXIO]		Device not configured.

     [E2BIG]		Argument list too long.

     [ENOMEM]		Cannot allocate memory.

     [EACCES]		Permission denied.

     [EFAULT]		Bad address.

     [EBUSY]		Device busy.

     [EINVAL]		Invalid argument.

     [ENFILE]		Too many open files in system.

     [EMFILE]		Too many open files.

     [EOPNOTSUPP]	Operation not supported.

SEE ALSO
     gpib(4)

HISTORY
     The ibclr library was written by Poul-Henning Kamp and first appeared in
     FreeBSD 5.4.

AUTHORS
     This manual page was written by Jörg Wunsch.

BUGS
     Currently, the library can only handle a single gpib(4) device with
     instance number 0.

     Many functions are currently not implemented, see above for details.

BSD			       February 1, 2010				   BSD
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