Appendix B
Changing Board and Device Characteristics
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B-5
GPIB-PCII/IIA for Graphics
5.
Use the arrow keys to change the value of the characteristic.
6.
Press <F9> to stop editing.
7.
Press <F9> once again to quit
IBCONF
.
8.
IBCONF
displays a prompt asking if you want to save your changes. Enter
y
for yes.
9.
IBCONF
displays a prompt asking if you want to update the handler in
memory. Enter
y
for yes. In some cases,
IBCONF
instructs you to restart
your computer.
Changes to other configurable parameters can be made in the same manner.
Changing Characteristics for Windows
Use the software configuration program,
WIBCONF
, to change the board and
device characteristics.
Running WIBCONF
Complete the following instructions to change a board or device characteristic
using
WIBCONF
.
WIBCONF
edits the file
GPIB.INI
.
Note:
Never run
WIBCONF
from the distribution diskette without
write-protecting the diskette, as doing so will modify the
master copy.
1.
Select the
WIBCONF
icon by double-clicking on it.
2.
WIBCONF
displays a prompt asking for parameters. If you used the quick
version of
INSTALL
, press <Enter>.
If you used the interactive version of
INSTALL
and did not install the
software in the default directory,
C:\WINDOWS
, enter the name of your
Windows directory and the path to
GPIB.INI
—for example,
E:\WINDOWS\GPIB.INI
.
3.
Press any key to display the configuration map.
