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AT-GPIB for SCO UNIX
Appendix B
Special Instructions for Changing the
Software Settings
This chapter contains special instructions for changing the base I/O address,
interrupt vector number, and DMA channel software settings.
Using a Base I/O Address Different from the
Software Default Setting
If you select a base I/O address other than one of the following for your
AT-GPIB board(s):
1C0 hex
340 hex
1E0 hex
360 hex
240 hex
380 hex
260 hex
3A0 hex
320 hex
3C0 hex
you must complete the following steps before installing the NI-488M
driver:
1.
Decipher the address range of the AT-GPIB board by adding 31
decimal or 1F hex to the base I/O address of the AT-GPIB board.
2.
Make a backup copy of the file
/etc/conf/pack.d/sio/
space.c
.
3.
Examine the structure
sio-brds
in the file
/etc/conf/
pack.d/sio/space.c
. The address range of serial boards is
defined on the sixth and seventh fields of the lines in the structure.
4.
Identify the lines that define an address range that conflicts or overlaps
with the I/O address range of the AT-GPIB board. Make sure that you
are not using the serial boards defined on the identified lines and delete
these lines from the file.