National Instruments GPIB-SCSI-A manual

GPIB

Getting Started with

Your GPIB-SCSI-A and

NI-488.2™for Solaris

GPIB-SCSI-Afor Solaris

June2001 Edition

PartNumber 320639B-01

GS.book Page 1 Tuesday,June 12, 2001 2:17PM

Contents

Main Page Important Information Warranty Copyright Trademarks Patents Compliance FCC/Canada Radio Frequency Interference Compliance* Determining FCC Class FCC/DOC Warnings Class A Compliance to EU Directives Conventions Contents Page Introduction What You Need to Get Started GPIB Hardware Overview NI-488.2 Overview Installation Configuring the Hardware Configuration Switch Settings for SW1 SW1 O N CTS 206-8 Page Page Configuration Switch Settings for SW2 SW2 O N CTS 206-8 Using SCSI TerminatingResistors Page Connecting the Hardware Step 1. Shut Down the System Step 2. Connect the Cables Step 3. Switch On Your GPIB-SCSI-A Step 4. Power On Your System Installing NI-488.2 Configuring the Software with ibconf (Optional) Removing NI-488.2 (Optional) Installation Verification Using NI-488.2 with Solaris Introduction to ibic Programming Considerations A Troubleshooting and Common Questions Troubleshooting Common Questions Page B Specifications Electrical Characteristics Environmental Characteristics Page C Technical Support Resources Web Support NI Developer Zone Customer Education System Integration Worldwide Support Glossary Page Index C D E G K L N O P