Appendix B
Utilities
GPIB-ENET for MacOS
B-2
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b.
Enter the IP address that has been selected for the box. Enter
the IP address in standard notation, which is four decimal
numbers separated with periods.
c.
Enter the physical Ethernet address for the GPIB-ENET. This
is the address shown on the identification label on the bottom
panel of the GPIB-ENET. Enter the Ethernet address in
standard notation, which is six hexadecimal numbers separated
with colons.
d.
IPassign
constructs 10 reply packets and sends them across
the local Ethernet. When the GPIB-ENET successfully
receives its IP address, the READY LED remains steady. As
long as the READY LED is flickering, the address has not been
configured.
Because the reply packets do not form a guaranteed delivery
protocol, it is possible (though extremely unlikely) for all
10 packets to get lost in the network and for the GPIB-ENET
not to receive any of them. In this case, rerun the utility until
the GPIB-ENET successfully receives its new IP address.
5.
When the READY LED remains steady, power off the GPIB-ENET
and set DIP Switch 6 to the ON position. With the switch in this
position, the GPIB-ENET powers on at the IP address configured
in Step 4, which is stored in nonvolatile memory. If Switch 6 is ON,
the position of Switch 5 does not matter.
6.
Power on the GPIB-ENET and wait for the READY LED to come
on and remain steady.
Update Utility
If you have received your NI-488.2 software as an update to your
current GPIB-ENET, you need to update the firmware in the
GPIB-ENET. Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
(EEPROM) stores the firmware that controls the GPIB-ENET. You can
use the
Update
utility to upgrade the firmware in the EEPROM. The
latest firmware file is called
GPIBENET_EPROM
xx
, where
xx
stands for
the latest firmware revision number.
Caution:
Please read this entire section before attempting to update your firmware.
If you are directly linked to the Internet, and not just to an isolated
network using IP protocols, you can contact the National Instruments
GPIB Product Support Department to update your firmware. If you are
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