Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
2-2
ni.com
Started Manual
, both of which are included in PDF-format on the
NI-FBUS
Communications Manager
CD.
Configuring the Software
If you are installing an AT-FBUS board, the physical settings on the board
must match the software settings you configure. To read your IRQ line
from your board, look at the number printed on the board under the jumper.
Configuration Steps for Windows 2000/NT/XP
1.
Select
Start»Programming Files»National Instruments»
NI-FBUS»Interface Configuration Utility
to start the NI-FBUS
Interface Configuration Utility.
2.
To configure the software, refer to the Interface Configuration
Utility Help.
Interface Port Configuration
1.
Start the NI-FBUS Interface Configuration Utility.
2.
In the configuration window, select the port you want to configure and
click the
Edit
button.
3.
Select
Monitor
for the
Usage
.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
Your software is configured.
Starting the NI-FBUS Monitor Driver (Win NT 4.0 Only)
The
nifb
kernel-mode driver is launched automatically under
Windows 2000/XP. Under Windows NT, the driver must be started
manually, as follows. The installation program defines the
StartupType
for the driver as
Manual
.
1.
After you configure your installation, restart Windows. You must
restart your computer before you can use the NI-FBUS software.
2.
Start the kernel-mode device driver
nifb
by entering the following
command at the command prompt:
net start nifb
You can also start
nifb
by selecting
Start»Settings»Control
Panel»System»Device Manager»NIFB»Start
.
