
Chapter 5
Configure Your Software with IBCONF
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GPIB-232CT-A for MS-DOS/Windows
Lower Level Device/Board Characteristics
Figure 5-2 shows the lower level of
IBCONF
.
Figure 5-2. Lower Level of
IBCONF
The lower level screens of
IBCONF
display the currently defined values for
characteristics of a device or board, such as addressing and timeout
information, as shown in Figure 5-2. You access these screens from the
upper level of
IBCONF
by selecting a board or device and pressing <F8> or
<Enter>. The configuration settings selected for each device and each
board are a means of customizing the communications and other options
used with that board or device. The settings for devices specify the
characteristics used by the access board for that device when device
functions are used. The settings for boards specify the characteristics used
when board functions are used.
The following functions are available at the lower level.
•
Change Characteristics
•
Change Board or Device