Chapter 3
Software Installation and Configuration
© National Instruments Corp.
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GPIB-PCIIB/MS-DOS
Exiting IBCONF
Once all changes have been made, exit
IBCONF
by pressing the function
key <F9>. The program first asks if it should
Save
changes?
before
exiting. Typing a
y
response causes the changes to be written to the file on
disk. Before exiting, the program checks for situations that may cause
problems such as the following:
•
GPIB addressing conflict between a device and its access board.
•
GPIB boards not present in the host machine at the specified address.
•
Timeouts disabled on a device or board.
If any of the these situations is encountered, you are notified and given the
option of re-entering or exiting
IBCONF
. To disable automatic checking
when starting
IBCONF
, enter the following command:
ibconf –e
After exiting, the system must be restarted for the new values to take effect.