© National Instruments Corp. vii STD-GPIB for Windows
Contents
About This Manual ...............................................................................................ix
How to Use the Manual Set............................................................................. ix
Organization of This Manual...........................................................................x
Conventions Used in This Manual...................................................................x
Related Documentation ...................................................................................xi
Customer Communication............................................................................... xii
Chapter 1
Introduction.............................................................................................................. 1-1
How to Use This Manual.................................................................................1-1
What You Need to Get Started........................................................................ 1-2
Hardware Description...................................................................................... 1-2
Software Description....................................................................................... 1-3
ni-pnp Utility Overview ....................................................................1-3
Optional Programming Environments.............................................................1-3
Chapter 2
Hardware Configuration and Installation................................................... 2-1
Install the Hardware.........................................................................................2-2
Configure the Hardware...................................................................................2-4
Selecting the Base I/O Address......................................................... 2-6
Selecting the Interrupt Request Line................................................. 2-9
Selecting the DMA Channel .............................................................2-12
Using Programmed I/O for GPIB Transfers .....................................2-14
Setting the Shield Ground Configuration.......................................... 2-14
Setting the Operating Mode...............................................................2-15
Chapter 3
Software Installation and Configuration .....................................................3-1
NI-488.2 Software Components...................................................................... 3-1
Install the Software.......................................................................................... 3-1
Configure the Software.................................................................................... 3-2
Chapter 4
Installation Verification and Troubleshooting........................................... 4-1
Troubleshooting ni-pnp Error Messages .........................................................4-1
Run the Hardware Diagnostic Test.................................................................. 4-2
Troubleshooting Hardware Diagnostic Test Error Messages ...........4-2
Using Single-Cycle DMA................................................... 4-2
Correcting Hardware Settings.............................................4-3
Run the Software Diagnostic Test................................................................... 4-4
Troubleshooting Software Diagnostic Test Error Messages.............4-4
Presence Test of Software Components .............................4-5
Presence Test of Driver.......................................................4-5