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PXI-GPIB/PMC-GPIB for Windows NT

Glossary

Prefix

Meanings

Value

milli-

–3

M-

mega-

degrees

percent

amperes

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

ASIC

application-specific integrated circuit

Celsius

DIP

dual inline package

DMA

direct memory access

EMI

electromagnetic interference

FCC

Federal Communications Commission

GPIB

General Purpose Interface Bus

hertz

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

in.

inches

I/O

input/output

ISA

Industry Standard Architecture

Summary of Contents for PXI-GPIB

Page 1: ...ith Your PXI GPIB or PMC GPIB and the GPIB Software for Windows NT PXI GPIB PMC GPIB for Windows NT January 1998 Edition Part Number 321384B 01 Copyright 1996 1998 National Instruments Corporation All...

Page 2: ...lgium 02 757 00 20 Brazil 011 288 3336 Canada Ontario 905 785 0085 Canada Qu bec 514 694 8521 Denmark 45 76 26 00 Finland 09 725 725 11 France 01 48 14 24 24 Germany 089 741 31 30 Hong Kong 2645 3186...

Page 3: ...CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF This limitation of the liability of National Instruments will apply regardless of the form of action whether in contract or tort includ...

Page 4: ...l area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notices to User Changes or modifications not expressly approved by...

Page 5: ...onal Equipment 1 2 GPIB Hardware Overview 1 2 GPIB Software Overview 1 3 Time Saving Development Tools 1 4 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Install the Hardware 2 1 Install the PXI GPIB 2 1 In...

Page 6: ...the PXI GPIB 2 2 Figure 2 2 Installing the PMC GPIB 2 4 Figure 2 3 GPIB Software for Windows NT Setup Dialog Box 2 5 Figure 2 4 PCI GPIB Configuration Dialog Box 2 7 Figure 3 1 Diagnostic Utility aft...

Page 7: ...th Windows NT version 4 0 or higher This manual assumes that you are already familiar with Windows NT How to Use the Manual Set Use this getting started manual to install and configure your GPIB board...

Page 8: ...your PXI GPIB or PMC GPIB and the GPIB software for Windows NT Chapter 3 Verify the Installation describes how to verify the hardware and software installation Chapter 4 Begin to Use the GPIB Softwar...

Page 9: ...objective note caution or warning IEEE 488 and IEEE 488 and IEEE 488 2 refer to the ANSI IEEE Standard 488 1 1987 IEEE 488 2 and the ANSI IEEE Standard 488 2 1992 respectively which define the GPIB i...

Page 10: ...IEEE Standard Codes Formats Protocols and Common Commands Microsoft Windows NT System Guide Microsoft Corporation Customer Communication National Instruments wants to receive your comments on our pro...

Page 11: ...he GPIB hardware and software How to Use This Manual Gather What You Need to Get Started User Manual and Function Reference Manual Chapter 1 Write Application Program Install the GPIB Hardware Install...

Page 12: ...nstalled on your system Optional Equipment Call National Instruments for more information about the following optional equipment Serial or parallel bus extender and cables Bus expander isolator GPIB H...

Page 13: ...are for Windows NT includes a loadable Windows NT kernel device driver and supporting utilities The GPIB software includes the following components Device driver Diagnostic test utility Configuration...

Page 14: ...cluding IEEE 488 2 devices VXI devices serial devices PLCs and plug in data acquisition boards After you have acquired raw data you can convert it into meaningful results using the powerful data analy...

Page 15: ...install your PXI GPIB 1 Make sure that your PXI or CompactPCI chassis is turned off Keep the PXI or CompactPCI chassis plugged in so that it remains grounded while you install the PXI GPIB 2 Choose an...

Page 16: ...o a PXI or CompactPCI chassis Figure 2 1 Installing the PXI GPIB 6 Screw the front panel of the PXI GPIB to the front panel mounting rail of the PXI or CompactPCI chassis 7 Turn on your PXI or Compact...

Page 17: ...void electrostatic damage when you handle the board touch the antistatic plastic package to a metal part of your system chassis before removing the board from the package Complete the following steps...

Page 18: ...board into place Figure 2 2 Installing the PMC GPIB 5 Use the mounting hardware provided to fasten the PMC GPIB to the host 6 Reinstall the host if you removed it to install the PMC GPIB 7 Turn on yo...

Page 19: ...gram must have Administrator privileges because the program modifies the configuration registry of your system 2 Insert the GPIB Software for Windows NT Disk 1 of 2 into an unused drive 3 Select Run f...

Page 20: ...the GPIB Configuration utility Configure the GPIB Software The GPIB Configuration utility is an interactive utility you can use to examine or modify the configuration of the GPIB driver Complete the...

Page 21: ...ure the GPIB software settings a Select Start Settings Control Panel and double click on the GPIB icon b You can configure additional items such as the GPIB primary address or I O timeout but they are...

Page 22: ...th anything else in your system To run the Diagnostic utility select the Diagnostic item under Start Programs GPIB Software After you start the Diagnostic utility test your GPIB interfaces by clicking...

Page 23: ...on the Details button For each failed GPIB interface select it and click on the Details button to get a description of the failure Use that information and the information in Appendix B Troubleshootin...

Page 24: ...are applications that communicate to a specific GPIB instrument LabVIEW instrument drivers eliminate the need to learn the complex low level programming commands for each instrument For more informat...

Page 25: ...drivers for hundreds of instruments For more information about instrument drivers refer to the project window chapter in the LabWindows CVI User Manual For more information about NI products please re...

Page 26: ...5 NI Spy Utility in the GPIB User Manual for Windows 95 and Windows NT or use its built in context sensitive online help Running Existing GPIB Applications You can run existing Win32 Win16 and DOS GPI...

Page 27: ...points For your C C application you must include the NI 488 2M header file decl 32 h in your source code You can access the GPIB software through the 32 bit DLL gpib 32 dll either by linking with one...

Page 28: ...following steps to remove the hardware information 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel and double click on the GPIB icon 2 In the GPIB Configuration dialog box select the GPIB interface you want to...

Page 29: ...t the Board Type for your GPIB interface s to None in the GPIB Configuration utility as described in the previous section Complete the following steps to uninstall the GPIB software 1 Select Start Set...

Page 30: ...ure A 3 Click on Yes No or No to All to continue with the uninstallation Figure A 3 Removed Shared Component Dialog Box If you have not physically removed your hardware shut down Windows NT turn off y...

Page 31: ...Interfaces Present This error occurs if there are no GPIB interfaces physically present in the system or there is a resource conflict with the interfaces that are installed If you encounter this prob...

Page 32: ...you have resolved the conflict run the Diagnostic utility again GPIB Software Problem Encountered This error occurs if the Diagnostic utility detects that it is unable to communicate correctly with th...

Page 33: ...ng the source of the problem the Devices applet in the Control Panel and the Event Viewer The following sections describe the information available through each utility Examining NT Devices To Verify...

Page 34: ...properly You should reinstall the GPIB software Refer to Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration for installation instructions A conflict exists between the GPIB hardware and the other hardware in th...

Page 35: ...The default number of devices is 32 Are interrupts required with the GPIB software for Windows NT Yes interrupts are required How can I determine if my GPIB hardware and software are installed properl...

Page 36: ...r The command sequences you use are totally dependent on the specific instrument The documentation for each instrument should include the GPIB commands you need to communicate with it In most cases NI...

Page 37: ...ating conditions Hardware Characteristics Table C 1 Hardware Characteristics for the PXI GPIB Characteristic Specification Dimensions 100 by 160 mm 3 94 by 6 3 in Power Requirement from CompactPCI bus...

Page 38: ...3 Watts Typical 4 Watts Maximum Operating Environment Temperature Relative Humidity 0 to 55 C 10 to 90 noncondensing Storage Environment Temperature Relative Humidity 20 to 70 C 5 to 95 noncondensing...

Page 39: ...systems does not answer your questions we offer fax and telephone support through our technical support centers which are staffed by applications engineers Electronic Services Bulletin Board Support N...

Page 40: ...ments office in your country contact the source from which you purchased your software to obtain support Country Telephone Fax Australia 03 9879 5166 03 9879 6277 Austria 0662 45 79 90 0 0662 45 79 90...

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Page 44: ...National Standards Institute ASIC application specific integrated circuit C Celsius DIP dual inline package DMA direct memory access EMI electromagnetic interference FCC Federal Communications Commis...

Page 45: ...nal Instruments Corporation Glossary kernel set of programs in an operating system that implements basic system functions m meters MB megabytes of memory PC personal computer RAM random access memory...

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