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NI-488.2M UM for Windows NT
Chapter 7
ibconf–Interface Bus Configuration Utility
This chapter contains a description of
ibconf
, the NI-488.2M software configuration
utility you can use to configure your software.
Overview
The
ibconf
utility is a Windows Control Panel application program you can use to
view or modify the configuration of your GPIB interface boards. You can use it to view
or modify the GPIB device templates, which provide compatibility with older
applications.
In most cases, you should use
ibconf
only to change the hardware configuration of
your GPIB interface boards. To change the GPIB characteristics of your boards and the
configuration of the device templates, use the
ibconfig
function in your application
program. If your application program uses
ibconfig
whenever it needs to modify a
configuration option, it is able to run on any computer with the appropriate NI-488.2M
software, regardless of the configuration of that computer.
Because you can use
ibconf
to modify the configuration of the NI-488.2M kernel
drivers, you must be logged on to Windows NT as the
Administrator
to make any
changes with
ibconf
. If you start
ibconf
without
Administrator
privileges, it
runs in read-only mode; you can view the settings, but you cannot make changes.
Starting and Exiting ibconf
When you install the NI-488.2M software for Windows NT, the installation program
places
ibconf
into your Control Panel. To start
ibconf
simply open your
Windows NT Control Panel and select the
icon. The main GPIB Configuration
dialog box appears containing a list of the GPIB boards and device templates as shown in
Figure 7-1.