Contents
© National Instruments Corp. ix NI-488.2 User Manual for Windows
Parallel Polling................................................................................................. 7-10
Implementing a Parallel Poll............................................................. 7-10
Parallel Polling with NI-488 Functions .............................. 7-10
Parallel Polling with NI-488.2 Routines.............................7-12
Chapter 8
wibconf–Windows Interface Bus Configuration Utility......................... 8-1
Overview.......................................................................................................... 8-1
Starting wibconf............................................................................................... 8-1
Upper and Lower Levels of wibconf............................................................... 8-2
Upper Level Device Map .................................................................. 8-3
Device Maps of the Boards................................................. 8-4
Help.....................................................................................8-4
Rename ...............................................................................8-4
(Dis)connect........................................................................ 8-4
Edit...................................................................................... 8-5
Exit...................................................................................... 8-5
Lower Level Device/Board Characteristics.......................................8-5
Change Characteristics........................................................ 8-6
Change Board or Device..................................................... 8-6
Help.....................................................................................8-6
Reset Value......................................................................... 8-6
Return to Map..................................................................... 8-6
Board and Device Configuration Options .......................................................8-7
Primary GPIB Address...................................................................... 8-7
Secondary GPIB Address.................................................................. 8-7
Timeout Setting................................................................................. 8-7
Serial Poll Timeouts (Device Characteristic Only)........................... 8-8
Terminate Read on EOS.................................................................... 8-8
Set EOI with EOS on Writes............................................................. 8-8
Type of Compare on EOS................................................................. 8-8
EOS Byte........................................................................................... 8-8
Send EOI at End of Write .................................................................8-9
System Controller (Board Characteristic Only)................................ 8-9
Assert REN when SC (Board Characteristic Only)...........................8-9
Enable Auto Serial Polling (Board Characteristic Only) .................. 8-9
Enable CIC Protocol (Board Characteristic Only)............................ 8-9
Bus Timing (Board Characteristic Only) .......................................... 8-10
Cable Length for High Speed (Board Characteristic Only) .............. 8-10
Parallel Poll Duration (Board Characteristic Only)...........................8-10
Use This GPIB Interface (Board Characteristic Only)...................... 8-10
Base I/O Address (Board Description Only)..................................... 8-10
DMA Channel (Board Characteristic Only)...................................... 8-11
Interrupt Jumper Setting (Board Characteristic Only) ...................... 8-11
Serial Poll Timeout (Device Characteristic Only).............................8-11
Enable Repeat Addressing (Device Characteristic Only)................. 8-11
GPIB-PCII/IIA Mode Switch............................................................ 8-11
Default Configurations in wibconf.................................................................. 8-12