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CPCI-GPIB/PMC-GPIB for Windows NT
Installation and
Configuration
2
Chapter
This chapter contains instructions to help you configure and install your
GPIB hardware and NI-488.2M software.
Install the Hardware
This section describes how to install your GPIB hardware. Refer to the
section that describes the installation for your particular board.
Install the CPCI-GPIB
Warning:
Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on these GPIB
boards. To avoid such damage in handling your board, touch the
antistatic plastic package to a metal part of your system chassis before
removing the board from the package.
1.
Make sure that your system is turned off. Keep the system plugged
in so that it remains grounded while you install the CPCI-GPIB.
2.
Choose an unused CompactPCI slot in your system.
For maximum performance, the CPCI-GPIB has an onboard DMA
controller that can only be used if the board is installed in a slot that
supports bus arbitration, or bus master cards. National Instruments
recommends installing the CPCI-GPIB in such a slot. If you install
in a non-master slot, you must disable the CPCI-GPIB onboard
DMA controller using the board-level call
ibdma
. Refer to the
NI-488.2 Function Reference Manual for Win32 for a complete
description of
ibdma
.
3.
Remove the slot cover for the slot you have chosen.
4.
Insert the CPCI-GPIB board into the slot. It might be a tight fit, but
do not force the board into place. Figure 2-1 shows how to install
the CPCI-GPIB into a CompactPCI subrack.
