Chapter 1
Introduction
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NI-488.2M UM for Windows NT
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ibconf.cpl
is a control panel application that you use to modify the software
configuration parameters of the NI-488.2M software.
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ibconf.hlp
is a Windows help file that is used by the
ibconf
application.
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ibtest.exe
is the NI-488.2M software installation diagnostic test.
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gpibinfo.exe
is a utility you can use to obtain information about your GPIB
hardware and software, such as the version of the NI-488.2M software and the type
of interface board you are using.
DOS and 16-bit Windows Support Files
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readme.txt
is a documentation file that contains information about using existing
DOS and 16-bit Windows applications under Windows NT.
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gpib-vdd.dll
is the virtual device driver that allows existing NI-488.2 for DOS
and 16-bit Windows applications to access the NI-488.2M software.
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gpib-nt.com
is the DOS device driver. When you run an existing NI-488.2
application for DOS in the Windows NT environment, this file replaces the
gpib.com
driver that you used in the DOS environment.
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gpib.dll
is the 16-bit Windows dynamic link library. When you run an existing
NI-488.2 application for Windows in the Windows NT environment, this file
replaces the GPIB DLL that you used in the Windows (16-bit) environment.
C Language Files
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readme.txt
is a documentation file that contains information about the C
language interface.
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decl-32.h
is a 32-bit include file. It contains NI-488 function and NI-488.2
routine prototypes and various predefined constants.
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gpib-32.obj
is a 32-bit C language interface file. An application links with this
file in order to access the 32-bit DLL.
Sample Application Files
The NI-488.2M software includes nine sample applications along with source code for
each language supported by the NI-488.2M software. For a detailed description of the
sample application files, refer to Chapter 2, Application Examples.