Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
PC/104-GPIB for Windows 95
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5.
Plug the GPIB ribbon cable into the GPIB connection on the
PC/104-GPIB. The GPIB connection is keyed so that it fits in only
one direction. Do not force the GPIB ribbon cable connector into
place. The GPIB ribbon cable is 20 in. long and terminated with a
panel-mount GPIB connector that can be mounted for easy access
in your system.
Note:
If you plan to perform HS488 high-speed protocol transfers, you must
configure the GPIB software for the amount of GPIB cable length in your
system. You must add the 20 in. GPIB ribbon cable to your total GPIB cable
length.
6.
Check the installation.
7.
Power on your system and start Windows 95.
The PC/104-GPIB hardware installation is now complete. You are
ready to configure the software.
Configure the GPIB Software
The GPIB Configuration utility is fully integrated with the Windows 95
Device Manager. You can use it to examine or modify the configuration
of the GPIB software. The context-sensitive online help, available by
right-clicking on any of the controls on the configuration utility tabs,
includes all of the information that you need to configure the GPIB
software properly.
To begin to configure the GPIB software, double-click on the System
icon under Start»Settings»Control Panel. In the System Properties
dialog box that appears, select the Device Manager tab, click on the
View devices by type button at the top of the tab, and scroll down to the
National Instruments GPIB Interfaces icon.
Resolve Conflicts
If you have other non Plug and Play hardware in your system,
Windows 95 might assign incorrect resources to your PC/104-GPIB.
If this happens, Windows 95 shows that the PC/104-GPIB is not
working, and you must reconfigure the PC/104-GPIB module and the
GPIB software.
