
Hardware and Software Installation
Chapter 2
GPIB-410 User Manual
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to change the GPIB-410 Interrupt Line and to match the software
configuration to the new interrupt selection.
If the GPIB-410 factory configurations do not conflict with other boards
in your system, you are ready to proceed with the installation.
Step 2 – Install the Hardware
The GPIB-410 package includes a BNC I/O panel with two input/output
cables. You use the BNC I/O panel and cables if you want to sample
the GPIB using an external clock signal, or if you want the pulse output
signals generated by the trigger mechanism to be sent to an external
device.
Use the following steps to install the GPIB-410. Omit steps 8 through 11
if you do not plan to use the BNC I/O panel and cables. Consult the
user or technical reference manual of your personal computer for
specific instructions and warnings.
1.
Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord.
2.
Remove the top cover or access port to the I/O channel.
3.
Remove the expansion slot cover on the back panel of the
computer.
4.
Select an open expansion slot (the GPIB-410 requires one full-
length slot).
Note:
The GPIB-410 cannot be installed in slot J8 of the IBM
Personal Computer XT if DMA is used.
5.
Locate the metal bracket that covers the cut-out in the back panel
of the PC chassis for the slot that you have selected. Using a
screwdriver, remove and save the bracket-retaining screw.
Remove the bracket.
6.
Insert the GPIB-410 in an unused slot. The GPIB-410 comes with a
plastic card guide. Install the card guide (if one is not already
installed) for the slot that will hold the GPIB-410. Line up the
GPIB-410 with the IEEE-488 connector near the cut-out on the
back panel. Lower the end with the bracket and the IEEE-488