Software Installation and Configuration
Chapter 3
GPIB-PCIIB/MS-DOS
3-2
© National Instruments Corp.
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DECL.BAS
is a declaration file that contains code to be placed at the
beginning of BASICA application programs.
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QBDECL.BAS
is a declaration file that contains code to be placed at
the beginning of the QuickBASIC application programs.
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DECL.H
is a declaration file that contains code to be included at the
beginning of Microsoft C application programs.
Additional Programs and Files
The following programs and files are used to install the NI-488 software,
diagnose hardware and software problems, and provide examples for
programming from BASICA, QuickBASIC, Microsoft C, and Universal
interfaces:
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IBDIAG.EXE
is a program that you can use to test the hardware
installation. It is called by
IBSTART.BAT
after the handler is
installed, or can be accessed directly at the DOS command line.
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IBSTART.BAT
is a batch file that you can use to install the NI-488
software. It is a multipurpose program that performs the software
installation. It copies files, modifies
CONFIG.SYS
(the MS-DOS
system configuration file) using
MKCFG.EXE
, and tests the hardware
using
IBDIAG.EXE
.
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IBTEST.EXE
is a program that you can use to test the installation of
the NI-488 software.
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IBCONF.EXE
is a software configuration program that you can use to
change the configuration parameters of the NI-488 software handler.
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IBIC.EXE
is an interactive control program that executes functions
you enter from the keyboard. It helps you to learn the functions, to
program your instrument or other GPIB device, and to develop your
application program.
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APPMON.COM
is the applications monitor program. It is a resident
program that is useful in debugging your application. The applications
monitor can halt program execution (trap) on return from GPIB driver
calls, so that you can inspect function arguments, buffers, return values,