National Instruments 321042A-01 manual

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Getting Started with Your STD-GPIB and the

NI-488.2™ Software for Windows

December 1995 Edition

Part Number 321042A-01

Contents

Main Page Limited Warranty Copyright Trademarks WARNING REGARDING MEDICAL AND CLINICAL USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS FCC/DOC Radio Frequency Interference Compliance Federal Communications Commission Canadian Department of Communications Instructions to Users Page Contents Page About This Manual How to Use the Manual Set Organization of This Manual Conventions Used in This Manual italic monospace Related Documentation Page Chapter 1 Introduction How to Use This Manual What You Need to Get Started Hardware Description Software Description ni-pnp Utility Overview Optional Programming Environments Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration and Installation Install the Hardware Page Configure the Hardware Page Selecting the Base I/O Address Page Hardware Configuration and Installation Chapter 2 STD-GPIB for Windows 2-8 National Instruments Corp. Selecting the Interrupt Request Line Page Page Selecting the DMA Channel Page Using Programmed I/O for GPIB Transfers Setting the Shield Ground Configuration Setting the Operating Mode Page Chapter 3 Software Installation and Configuration NI-488.2 Software Components Install the Software Configure the Software Page Chapter 4 Installation Verification and Troubleshooting Troubleshooting ni-pnp Error Messages Run the Hardware Diagnostic Test Troubleshooting Hardware Diagnostic Test Error Messages Page Run the Software Diagnostic Test Troubleshooting Software Diagnostic Test Error Messages Page Common Questions Page Chapter 5 Using Your NI-488.2 Software Introduction to the Win16 Interactive Control Utility General Programming Considerations Appendix A Hardware Specifications Appendix B Interrupt Routing Frontplane Interrupts Backplane Interrupts Setting Interrupts on the STD-GPIB Appendix C Customer Communication Technical Support Form Page STD-GPIB Hardware and Software Configuration Form National Instruments Products Other Products Page Documentation Comment Form Page Glossary