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PCI-GPIB for Digital UNIX
Chapter 4
Installation Verification and
Troubleshooting
This chapter describes how to verify the installation and troubleshoot
problems.
Verify the System Boot Messages
If the following messages are printed out on the console during the system
boot, after the installation of the driver, the NI-488.2M software has
established communication with the hardware device and recognized it.
National Instruments PCI-GPIB (gpib
x S/N nnn ) XXXXXXX
**************************************************
* NI-488.2M GPIB Device Driver, Version 1.
x *
* Copyright (c) 1996 National Instruments Corp. *
* All Rights Reserved. *
**************************************************
where
nnn
is the serial number of the board, and
XXXXXXX
could either be
blank, indicating the driver is capable of DMA I/O transfers, or
*** NON-DMA ***
, indicating the driver is not capable of DMA I/O
transfers.
Run the Software Diagnostic Program
To further verify and test the hardware and software installation, run the
ibtsta
software diagnostic program that came with your NI-488.2M
software. The
ibtsta
program is an NI -488.2M application that makes
calls to the driver just as an application does.
ibtsta
checks for correct
access to the device driver and to the GPIB boards.
Follow these steps to run
ibtsta
:
1. Disconnect all GPIB cables.
