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Agilent IO Libraries Suite Getting Started - H TEST a.s.

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Glossary<br />

capabilities. Bus errors may be caused by non- existent<br />

memory, a non- existent register, an incorrect device<br />

access, etc.<br />

bus error handler<br />

CIC<br />

Software that runs when a bus error occurs.<br />

Controller in Charge.<br />

command bytes<br />

GPIB commands encoded as individual bytes. Also called<br />

GPIB commands or interface messages.<br />

commander<br />

In test- system architectures, a device that has the ability<br />

to control another device. In a specialized case, a<br />

commander may also be the device that has sole control<br />

over another device (as with the VXI Commander/Servant<br />

hierarchy).<br />

commander session<br />

A session that communicates to the interface’s<br />

commander. Commander sessions are used when an<br />

interface is in a non- Controller role.<br />

communication channel<br />

A communication path between a software element and a<br />

resource. In VISA, “communication channel” is<br />

synonymous with “session.” Every communication channel<br />

in VISA is unique.<br />

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