Chapter 3
Software Installation and Configuration
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AT-GPIB for SCO UNIX
Step 4. Configure the Software
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 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.
The synopsis of the command is as follows:
ibconf [
file ]
where
file
can be any UNIX file with the NI-488M driver installed. The
default UNIX kernel file is /
unix
.
Running ibconf
To create the device nodes and/or change the GPIB parameters, simply type
ibconf
at the command prompt.
If you have given your UNIX kernel file a name other than
/unix
, use the
file option to give the whole pathname of the UNIX kernel. For example, if
the kernel name is
/unix.new
, enter the following command:
ibconf /unix.new
Exiting ibconf
Save the current configuration by typing
y
before exiting
ibconf
. Even if
you have not made any changes to the configuration settings, you should
still type a
y
to have
ibconf
create the special device files
gpib*
and
dev*
in the
/dev
directory.
This completes the software installation and configuration procedures.