Part 1 Getting Started with NI-DSP
NI-DSP SRM for LabVIEW for Windows 1-3 Part 1: Getting Started with NI-DSP
NIDSP is the name you specify during setup.
The SETUP program prompts you for information including the drive letter and directory in which you have
installed the standard LabVIEW package. The program also verifies that your hard disk has enough space to hold
the NI-DSP for LabVIEW for Windows files.
If you choose Custom Installation, SETUP installs only the files you specify.
Board Configuration
There are several board configuration parameters that must be established before an NI-DSP application can execute
properly. These parameters are the board ID number, the board subtype, the base address, the interrupt level, the
DMA channel, and the pathname of the DSP Library files. These parameters are established differently depending
on whether you are installing the AT-DSP2200 in an ISA (or AT) bus computer or an EISA bus computer.

Installation on an ISA (or AT) Bus Computer

A configuration utility is supplied with the LabVIEW data acquisition software for establishing all the configuration
parameters on ISA bus computers. This utility, called WDAQCONF.EXE, saves the configuration parameters in a file
named WDAQCONF.CFG. Use the WDAQCONF utility to assign a board ID number to your AT-DSP2200, to choose
the memory subtype (either 64 Kwords or ≥128 Kwords), to set the base address, interrupt level, and DMA channel,
and to specify the pathname of the DSP Library file.
Two DSP Library files are supplied with your NI-DSP software–LV2200S.OUT and LV2200.OUT.
LV2200S.OUT is intended for use with the 64 Kword version of the AT-DSP2200. LV2200.OUT is intended for
use with any other version of the board. With the WDAQCONF utility, you can enter a complete path that will include
the DSP Library file name. If you enter complete pathnames, you can configure the NI-DSP software to
automatically load custom versions of the DSP Library files.
If you installed the Data Acquisition Library of LabVIEW, you can find WDAQCONF.EXE of your LabVIEW
directory. From Windows, you run WDAQCONF.EXE by double-clicking on its icon.

Installation on an EISA Bus Computer

Installing the AT-DSP2200 board on an EISA bus computer involves two different configuration utilities.
• A system configuration utility is supplied with your computer by your computer vendor. This utility, along with
the !NIC1100.CFG EISA configuration file installed by the LabVIEW SETUP program, is used to assign a
slot number to the AT-DSP2200, to choose the memory subtype (either 64 Kwords or ≥128 Kwords), and to set
the base address, interrupt level, and DMA channel.
There are typically two methods for running your EISA system configuration utility.
1. Boot from the diskette containing the utility and place a copy of the !NIC1100.CFG file on this diskette.
2. Run the utility from a directory on your hard disk and place a copy of the !NIC1100.CFG file in this
directory. The EISA system configuration utility is typically named CF.EXE.
• You must use the WDAQCONF utility to enter the DSP Library file pathname. You can only do this after
completing the EISA system configuration. Refer to the information concerning the establishment of this
pathname in the previous section titled, Installation on an ISA (or AT) Bus Computer.
Before using NI-DSP, you must run WDAQCONF.EXE to configure your DSP board.
For more information about board configuration, refer to Chapter 1, Introduction and Configuration, of the
LabVIEW Data Acquisition VI Reference Manual.