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GPIB-232CT-A for MS-DOS/Windows
Chapter 3
Install the NI-488.2 Software for
MS-DOS
This chapter contains a description of the programs and files included with
the NI-488.2 software for MS-DOS. This chapter also contains instructions
for installing, configuring, and verifying your software as well as
programming information on the
IBIC
program and the Applications
Monitor program.
Before installing the software, you should understand the files that will
be installed from the distribution disks and their purpose.
Main Programs and Files
You need the following programs and files to use the NI-488.2 software.
•
GPIB.COM
is the NI-488.2 driver that is loaded at system startup by
MS-DOS.
•
IBTEST.EXE
is a program that you can use to test the NI-488.2
software.
•
IBCONF.EXE
is a software configuration program. It can be used to
change the configuration of the NI-488.2 software.
•
IBIC.EXE
is an interactive control program that executes NI-488.2
functions that you enter from the keyboard. It helps you learn the
functions, program instruments or other GPIB devices, and develop
your application program.
•
APPMON.EXE
is the applications monitor program. It is a
memory-resident program that is useful in debugging your application.
The applications monitor can halt program execution (trap) on return
from GPIB software calls, so that you can inspect function arguments,
buffers, return values, GPIB global status variables, and other pertinent
data. The applications monitor performs automatic error detection.