VISA GPIB Pass Control Function
- Updated2025-07-30
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Tells the GPIB device at the specified address to become controller-in-charge (CIC).

Inputs/Outputs
VISA resource name
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VISA resource name specifies the resource to be opened. The VISA resource name control also specifies the session and class.
primary address
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primary address is the primary address of the GPIB device to which you want to pass control.
secondary address (none)
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secondary address is the secondary address of the targeted GPIB device.
error in (no error)
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error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.
VISA resource name out
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VISA resource name out is a copy of the VISA resource name that VISA functions return.
error out
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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.
VISA resource name
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primary address
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error in (no error)
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VISA resource name out
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error out
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