National Instruments PXI-GPIB Getting Started

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©National Instruments Corporation2-1PXI-GPIB/PMC-GPIB for Windows NTChapter2Installation andConfigurationThis chapter describes how to install and configure your PXI-GPIB orPMC-GPIB and the GPIB software for Windows NT.Install the HardwareThis section describes how to install your GPIB hardware. Refer to thesection that describes the installation for your particular board.Install the PXI-GPIBWarning Electrostatic discharge can damage several components on these GPIB boards. Toavoid electrostatic damage when you handle the board, touch the antistatic plasticpackage to a metal part of your system chassis before removing the board from thepackage.Complete the following steps to install your PXI-GPIB:1. Make sure that your PXI or CompactPCI chassis is turned off. Keep thePXI or CompactPCI chassis plugged in so that it remains groundedwhile you install the PXI-GPIB.2. Choose an unused PXI or CompactPCI 5 V peripheral slot. Formaximum performance, the PXI-GPIB has an onboard DMAcontroller that can only be used if the board is installed in a slot thatsupports bus arbitration, or bus master cards. National Instrumentsrecommends installing the PXI-GPIB in such a slot. If you install theboard in a non-master slot, you must disable the PXI-GPIB onboardDMA controller using the board-level call ibdma. Refer to theNI-488.2 Function Reference Manual for Win32 for a completedescription 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 electricitythat might be on your clothes or body.