Chapter 3
Software Installation and Configuration
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GPIB-PCIIB/MS-DOS
5.
The configurable parameters can be changed by one of two methods, as
described in the prompt field.
ENTER (directly from keyboard)
or
SELECT (use right/left arrow keys)
6.
Press <F9> to end edit.
7.
Press <F9> once again to quit.
8.
IBCONF
will then display a prompt asking if you want to save your
changes. Enter
y
for yes.
All board and device configurable parameters can be altered in this manner.
See Section Two of the NI-488 MS-DOS Software Reference Manual for
more information on how to run
IBCONF
and on the configurable software
parameters and their default values. There is also some additional
information on
IBCONF
later in this chapter.
Step 4. Restart (Optional)
You must restart your computer if you have made any changes using
IBCONF
as explained in Step 3.
Restart your computer from the startup drive you specified when you ran
IBSTART
by pressing <Ctrl-Alt-Del> so that DOS will load the modified
handler
GPIB.COM
.