Chapter 7
ibconf–Interface Bus Configuration Utility
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NI-488.2M UM for Windows NT
Interrupt
Use this item to select the hardware interrupt level used by your
Level
interface board. It must be set to the same value as interrupt level
selected with the jumpers on the board. For more information about
setting the interrupt level of your board, refer to the getting started
manual that came with your GPIB interface board.
DMA Channel Use this item to select the hardware DMA channel used by your
interface board. It must be set to the same value as DMA channel
selected with the jumpers on the board. For more information about
setting the DMA channel of your board, refer to the getting started
manual that came with your GPIB interface board.
Use Demand
Use this item to select the DMA transfer mode that the NI-488.2M
Mode DMA
software uses. When this item is selected, the NI -488.2M software
uses demand mode for DMA transfers. When this item is unselected,
the NI-488.2M software uses single cycle DMA. Almost all
PC-compatible computers can use demand mode, which is the fastest
DMA mode. But some newer computers cannot use demand mode.
Before changing this item, you should use the
ibdiag
utility which
tests the DMA controller in your computer and alerts you if demand
mode cannot be used.
Expanded
Board
Configuration
If you need to modify the GPIB characteristics of an interface board, click on the
Software button of the board configuration dialog box. The expanded dialog box
appears, containing all of the GPIB characteristics of the board as shown in Figure 7-3.