Chapter 2 Measurement & Automation Explorer
© National Instruments Corporation 2-13 NI-488.2 User Manual for Windows
Windows 2000/NT
To reconfigure GPIB device templates in Windows 2000/NT, complete the
following steps:
1. Select Start»Programs»National Instruments NI-488 .2»Explore
GPIB to start Measurement & Automation Explorer.
2. Expand the Devices and Interfaces directory by clicking on the + next
to the folder.
3. Right-click on any GPIB interface and select Properties from the
drop-down menu that appears.
4. Select the device template that you want to modify, such as DEV1.
5. Click on the Configure button and rename the device template as
described in your application documentation.
6. Click on the OK button twice to save your changes and exit.
Enable/Disable NI-488.2 DOS Support
To enable or disable DOS support for your NI-488.2 application, refer to
one of the following sections.
Windows 98/95
To enable or disable NI-488.2 DOS support in Windows 98/95, complete
the following steps:
1. Make sure that no older version of the NI-488.2 DOS device driver is
being loaded from your config.sys file. To do so, complete the
following steps:
a. Locate your config.sys file and open it for editing.
b. Find the following line:
device=<path>\gpib.com
where <path> refers to the drive and directory where gpib.com
is located.
c. If that line appears, type REM at the beginning of the line, as
follows:
REM device=<path>\gpib.com
d. Save your config.sys file and close it.
2. Select Start»Programs»National Instruments NI-488 .2»Explore
GPIB to start Measurement & Automation Explorer.