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PXI-GPIB/PMC-GPIB for Windows NT
Chapter
2
Installation and
Configuration
This chapter describes how to install and configure your PXI-GPIB or
PMC-GPIB and the GPIB software for Windows NT.
Install the Hardware
This section describes how to install your GPIB hardware. Refer to the
section that describes the installation for your particular board.
Install the PXI-GPIB
Warning
Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on these GPIB boards. To
avoid electrostatic damage when you handle the board, touch the antistatic plastic
package to a metal part of your system chassis before removing the board from the
package.
Complete the following steps to install your PXI-GPIB:
1.
Make sure that your PXI or CompactPCI chassis is turned off. Keep the
PXI or CompactPCI chassis plugged in so that it remains grounded
while you install the PXI-GPIB.
2.
Choose an unused PXI or CompactPCI 5 V peripheral slot. For
maximum performance, the PXI-GPIB has an onboard DMA
controller that can only be used if the board is installed in a slot that
supports bus arbitration, or bus master cards. National Instruments
recommends installing the PXI-GPIB in such a slot. If you install the
board in a non-master slot, you must disable the PXI-GPIB onboard
DMA controller using the board-level call
ibdma
. Refer to the
NI-488.2 Function Reference Manual for Win32 for a complete
description of
ibdma
.
3.
Remove the filler panel for the peripheral slot you have chosen.
4.
Touch a metal part on your chassis to discharge any static electricity
that might be on your clothes or body.
