Chapter 7
ibconf–Interface Bus Configuration Utility
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NI-488.2M UM for Windows NT
The board configuration dialog box contains hardware specific information for your
particular GPIB interface board. Boards like the AT-GPIB require several pieces of
information to be entered into
ibconf
, while other boards such as the MC-GPIB do not.
With the MC-GPIB, you must use the Micro Channel configuration program that came
with your computer to modify many of the hardware settings for your board. Figure 7-2
shows the board configuration dialog box for the AT-GPIB board.
Figure 7-2. Board Configuration for an AT-GPIB Interface Board
The following configuration items appear on the board configuration dialog box for all
interface boards.
Use this Board
Use this item to disable an interface board. If this item is not selected,
the NI-488.2M software ignores the board. By default,
gpib0
is
enabled and
gpib1
,
gpib2
, and
gpib3
are disabled.