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GPIB

Getting Started with
Your GPIB-SCSI-A and
NI-488.2

™

for Solaris

GPIB-SCSI-A for Solaris

June 2001 Edition

Part Number 320639B-01

GS.book Page 1 Tuesday, June 12, 2001 2:17 PM

Summary of Contents for GPIB-SCSI-A

Page 1: ...GPIB Getting Started with Your GPIB SCSI A and NI 488 2 for Solaris GPIB SCSI A for Solaris June 2001 Edition Part Number 320639B 01 GS book Page 1 Tuesday June 12 2001 2 17 PM...

Page 2: ...725 11 France 01 48 14 24 24 Germany 089 741 31 30 Greece 30 1 42 96 427 Hong Kong 2645 3186 India 91805275406 Israel 03 6120092 Italy 02 413091 Japan 03 5472 2970 Korea 02 596 7456 Malaysia 603 95967...

Page 3: ...ification of the product owner s abuse misuse or negligent acts and power failure or surges fire flood accident actions of third parties or other events outside reasonable control Copyright Under the...

Page 4: ...er s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC Rules Class A Federal Communications Commission This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pu...

Page 5: ...available from an original manufacturer that also markets in the EU or where compliance is not required as for electrically benign apparatus or cables To obtain the DoC for this product click Declara...

Page 6: ...hasis a cross reference or an introduction to a key concept This font also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word or value that you must supply monospace Text in this font denotes text or chara...

Page 7: ...Resistors 2 6 Connecting the Hardware 2 8 Step 1 Shut Down the System 2 9 Step 2 Connect the Cables 2 9 Step 3 Switch On Your GPIB SCSI A 2 10 Step 4 Power On Your System 2 10 Installing NI 488 2 2 1...

Page 8: ...Contents GPIB SCSI A for Solaris viii ni com Appendix C Technical Support Resources Glossary Index GS book Page viii Tuesday June 12 2001 2 17 PM...

Page 9: ...e of the following power cords U S A standard power cord U K power cord Switzerland power cord Australian power cord Universal European power cord North American power cord Standard 50 pin SCSI 1 term...

Page 10: ...commands that you send to it over the GPIB or SCSI ports and to perform all necessary GPIB to SCSI protocol conversions Standard GPIB cables can connect the GPIB SCSI A with up to 14 devices If you ne...

Page 11: ...B primary address must match the software configuration in the system configuration files and the NI 488 2 software The GPIB SCSI A is shipped from the factory with a 100 120 V or a 220 240 V power su...

Page 12: ...out the startup messages from the last time you booted with the following command dmesg Among the startup messages are the devices found on the SCSI bus and their respective Target ID numbers If a Tar...

Page 13: ...ough 3 Switches Indication 1 2 3 OFF OFF OFF SCSI ID of 0 OFF OFF ON SCSI ID of 1 OFF ON OFF SCSI ID of 2 OFF ON ON SCSI ID of 3 ON OFF OFF SCSI ID of 4 ON OFF ON SCSI ID of 5 ON ON OFF SCSI ID of 6 O...

Page 14: ...Primary Address 18 ON OFF OFF ON ON GPIB Primary Address 19 ON OFF ON OFF OFF GPIB Primary Address 20 ON OFF ON OFF ON GPIB Primary Address 21 ON OFF ON ON OFF GPIB Primary Address 22 ON OFF ON ON ON...

Page 15: ...3 If they are not set these switches as indicated Figure 2 3 SW2 Default Mode Switch Settings Table 2 3 shows the factory default configurations of the eight switches for SW2 Table 2 3 Factory Defaul...

Page 16: ...t what kind of termination it provides If your GPIB SCSI A is located at the end of an SCSI bus you can prevent echoes by leaving the terminating resistor pack installed on one of the ports on the rea...

Page 17: ...terminating resistor pack from the rear panel of the GPIB SCSI A Also ensure that all other devices in the middle of the bus for example the SCSI disk drive in Figure 2 5 do not have terminating resi...

Page 18: ...are two methods for connecting the GPIB SCSI A to the Sun SPARC system One method is connecting the GPIB SCSI A directly to the Sun SPARC system unit by using a cable with the proper connectors at ea...

Page 19: ...d inside other SCSI devices that supply termination power TERMPWR to the SCSI bus Complete the following steps to connect the cables 1 Connect the SCSI cable to the GPIB SCSI A and fasten it securely...

Page 20: ...em and any other SCSI equipment into a power outlet 2 Power on all devices 3 Power on your system Installing NI 488 2 Complete the following steps to install NI 488 2 for Solaris 1 Insert the NI 488 2...

Page 21: ...are Reference Manual Complete the following steps to change the default parameters of your NI 488 2 software The driver should not be in use while you run ibconf 1 Log on as super user root 2 Type the...

Page 22: ...ect access to the device driver Run ibtsta by entering the following command ibtsta If no error occurs in ibtsta NI 488 2 is installed correctly If ibtsta fails it displays an error message that expla...

Page 23: ...ay the results of the function calls automatically Without writing an application you can use ibic to do the following Verify GPIB communication with your device quickly and easily Become familiar wit...

Page 24: ...nterface library using one of the following commands where example c is your application name cc example c lgpib or cc example c dy lgpib or cc example c dn lgpib dy specifies dynamic linking which is...

Page 25: ...pack on one of the SCSI ports on the rear panel of the GPIB SCSI A to terminate the SCSI bus Refer to the Using SCSI Terminating Resistors section of Chapter 2 Installation for more information The SW...

Page 26: ...fails The most probable reason is that the GPIB SCSI A is at a different SCSI Target ID than what you entered during installation Reinstall using the correct ID How should I check for errors in my GPI...

Page 27: ...2M Software Reference Manual How do I communicate with my instrument over the GPIB Refer to the documentation that came from the instrument manufacturer The command sequences you use are totally depe...

Page 28: ...AC 10 50 60 Hz input or 220 to 240 VAC 10 50 60 Hz input Maximum current requirement 100 to 120 VAC 90 mA 220 to 240 VAC 45 mA Fuse rating and type 100 to 120 VAC 200 mA UL CSA approved 220 to 240 VAC...

Page 29: ...B 2 ni com Physical Characteristics Overall case size 74 5 by 190 2 by 250 9 mm 2 934 by 7 489 by 9 88 in Case material All metal enclosure Rack mounting Single or dual kits available Weight 1 81 kg...

Page 30: ...grams system configurators tutorials technical news as well as a community of developers ready to share their own techniques Customer Education National Instruments provides a number of alternatives t...

Page 31: ...de Offices section of ni com Branch office Web sites provide up to date contact information support phone numbers e mail addresses and current events If you have searched the technical support resourc...

Page 32: ...C Celsius DIP dual inline package DMA direct memory access EMI electromagnetic interference g grams GPIB General Purpose Interface Bus Hz hertz IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers i...

Page 33: ...Glossary GPIB SCSI A for Solaris G 2 ni com V volts VAC volts alternating current VDC volts direct current GS book Page 2 Tuesday June 12 2001 2 17 PM...

Page 34: ...ur system 2 10 shutting down the system 2 9 connecting more than 14 devices 1 2 conventions used in the manual vi customer education C 1 D DIP switch SW1 settings 2 2 DIP switch SW2 settings 2 5 E ele...

Page 35: ...ysical characteristics B 2 programming considerations 4 2 R removing the software 2 11 S SCSI bus using terminating resistors 2 6 shutting down the system 2 9 software installing 2 10 specifications e...

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