Chapter 3
Software Installation and Configuration
GPIB-ENET for MacOS
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Step 2. Examine or Change the Software Settings
The default settings for the NI-488.2 software work for most
applications and devices. However, you might want to change a device
name or primary address. Also, if more than one GPIB interface or
external box is installed, you might want to associate a device with a
particular interface.
The
NI-488 Config
control panel is a configuration utility that you can
use to examine and change the software settings for your GPIB-ENET.
1.
To activate the configuration utility, select Control Panels from the
Apple Icon menu and select NI-488 Config.
2.
Click on the Interface Type menu and select Ethernet box
products as shown in Figure 3-3.
Figure 3-3.
NI-488 Config Control Panel
3.
To choose a GPIB bus to use with your GPIB-ENET, check one of
the bus selection boxes as shown in Figure 3-3. The configuration
in Figure 3-3 shows
gpib4
, with primary GPIB address 0 and
secondary GPIB address disabled, as the connection to the
GPIB-ENET at IP address 130.164.1.1.
