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PCI-GPIB for Digital UNIX
Chapter 3
Software Installation and
Configuration
This chapter contains instructions for installing and configuring your
NI -488.2M software.
NI-488.2M Software Components
The NI -488.2M software includes the following components:
•
NI-488.2M driver (
gpib.o
)
•
An include file for user programs (
ugpib.h
)
•
C language interface libraries (
libgpib.a
and
libgpib.so
)
•
Source code of C language interface library (
cib.c
and
cib.h
)
•
An interactive configuration utility (
ibconf
)
•
A software diagnostic utility (
ibtsta
)
•
An interactive GPIB control program (
ibic
)
Remove an Existing Driver
If you have a previous version of the NI-488.2M software for the PCI-GPIB
installed in your system, you must remove it before you install the new
version.
To check for an existing driver, enter the following command:
/usr/sbin/setld -i | grep PCIGPIB
If the following message appears, you have an existing driver installed in
your system:
PCIGPIB
XXX
installed
National Instruments GPIB Driver
ver
x.xx