Software Installation and Configuration
Chapter 3
AT-GPIB/NI-488M/AT&T UNIX
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E. Install the NI-488M Driver
The NI-488M driver must be installed and linked into the kernel.
To install the NI-488M driver, go to the working directory (
/usr/gpib
)
that you created earlier in this chapter under Step 2A. Set Up a Working
Directory and enter the following command.
./ibinstall
The program will prompt you for the information it needs to install the
driver.
If the installation fails,
ibinstall
displays the error encountered during
the installation. If the error indicates a conflict between an AT-GPIB
setting and another device setting, you may have to change the setting.
Refer to Appendix C, Changing Hardware Configuration Settings, for
information on changing the hardware settings. Refer to Step D. Ensure
the Software and Hardware Settings Match for information on changing the
software settings.
After the new kernel is successfully built, restart the system to run on the
new kernel by entering the following commands:
cd /
shutdown -y -g0 -i6
Step 3.
Software Configuration
After the software is installed correctly, run the software configuration
utility
ibconf
(you must have super-user privilege). You must run
ibconf
because it creates all device nodes needed by the software.
ibconf
is a screen-oriented utility that you can use to inspect and modify
the default software parameters. If you changed the software settings of the
AT-GPIB interface board, such as the base I/O address, interrupt vector
number, or DMA channel, you must make a corresponding change to the
parameters shown in
ibconf
.
ibconf
is largely self-explanatory with help screens to explain all
commands and options.