National Instruments GPIB-PCII Getting Started

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Chapter 3 Software Installation© National Instruments Corp. 3-5 GPIB-PCII/IIA for Graphics3. Add WIBIC and WIBTEST to the Windows Applications window.If necessary, refer to the Microsoft Windows User's Manual for a moredetailed description of the Windows Setup procedure.Step 3. Test the Software InstallationThe file WIBTEST.EXE is a Windows application that tests the installationof the software.Run WIBTEST by selecting the WIBTEST icon in the WindowsApplications window. WIBTEST requires no interaction with the user andtakes about 10 seconds to complete.If WIBTEST returns an error message, check the following:• If you changed any of the hardware configuration settings on theGPIB-PCII/IIA interface board, check the current softwareconfigurations of the GPIB-PCII/IIA board in WIBCONF to make surethat they match the hardware settings. If you make changes inWIBCONF, be sure to save them. Refer to Step 3. Configure theSoftware in Appendix C, Hardware and Software Configuration, forinformation on changing the software configuration.• Check the GPIB-PCII/IIA interface board to ensure that it is notconnected to a GPIB cable. WIBTEST may not function properly if acable is connected to the GPIB-PCII/IIA.After you complete this checklist, run WIBTEST again. If WIBTEST stillfails, complete the GPIB-PCII/IIA Hardware and Software ConfigurationForm in Appendix E, Customer Communication, and contact NationalInstruments for technical support.If no errors occur, the NI-488.2 handler for Windows is installed correctlyand you are ready to start using your GPIB-PCII/IIA with your graphicsapplication program.If your graphics application program instructs you to change the defaultsettings of the software handler, refer to Appendix B, Changing Board andDevice Characteristics, for more information on how to run theconfiguration program and on the configurable software parameters andtheir default values.