IOtech Personal488, User Manual

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National Instruments—Compatible Drivers
03/16/01
Personal488 for Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 E-2
Installation
The IOtech hardware and standard 32-bit windows drivers must first be correctly installed and configured
for use with Driver488/NI/32.
If it is not, follow these steps:
1. Install Driver488/W95 (or WNT) and the Personal488 hardware as described in the User Manual. You
must have a working software and hardware installation before proceeding to the next step. The
Driver488/W95 installation copies the Driver488/NI files to your computer in a directory called
"Driver488 NI" under "Programming Language Support\Compatibility" under the installation
directory.
2. Copy the file Gpib-32.DLL into the Windows System directory (normally "C:\Windows\System") over
the existing file. (You may want to make a backup copy of the existing Gpib-32.DLL before
performing this step.)
Upgrading from a Previous Version
If you have been using the 16-bit version, communication was through Gpib.dll. The 32-bit version uses
Gpib-32.dll. Follow the instructions in step 2.
Miscellaneous Hints and Tips
This driver is a direct replacement of National Instruments GPIB-32.DLL. No program modifications are
required. IBDIAG, IBTEST, IBIC, & GPIBINFO are not supported. Asynchronous I/O is not explicitly
supported and will be treated as synchronous.
The interface "IEEE0" must be defined in the "IEEE488" control panel applet. The interface hardware
selected for "IEEE0" will be used.
The interface name "GPIB0" is inferred and does not have to be defined. Any additional device names
(ex. "DEV1") should be defined in the "IEEE488" control panel applet if they are to be explicitly used.
EOI must accompany any termination characters on data reads.
File Structure
(Windows - System directory)\GPIB-32.DLL (driver, installed)