National Instruments GPIB-PCII Getting Started

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Hardware and Software Configuration Appendix CGPIB-PCII/IIA for Graphics C-22 © National Instruments Corp.Configuring the Software for WindowsUse the software configuration program, WIBCONF, to change or examine theconfiguration parameters of the NI-488.2 software handler. WIBCONF is not aWindows application. You can run it to configure the software directly fromWindows.WIBCONF operates in much the same way as the NI-488.2 MS-DOSconfiguration program, IBCONF. However, the following differences existbetween IBCONF for MS-DOS and WIBCONF for Windows:• Instead of configuring the handler file, GPIB.COM, WIBCONF actuallymodifies the configuration file, GPIB.INI.• Auto-configuration for NI-488.2 GPIB DLLs is not supported.• The option of configuring the loaded driver does not apply.Perform the following steps to change a software parameter to match changes tothe hardware configuration.1. Select the WIBCONF icon by double-clicking on it.2. WIBCONF displays a prompt asking for parameters. If you used the quickversion of INSTALL, press .If you used the interactive version of INSTALL and did not install thesoftware in the default directory, C:\WINDOWS, enter the name of yourWindows directory, such as E:\WINDOWS\GPIB.INI, for example.3. Press any key to display the configuration map.4. When the configuration map appears, make sure that GPIB0 is highlightedand press to edit the board configurations.5. Using the arrow keys, move the highlight to the board parameter you wantto change.6. Use the arrow keys to change the value of the parameter to match thehardware configuration.