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© Copyright 1995 National Instruments Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Getting Started with Your STD-GPIB and the NI-488.2 ™ Software for Windows December 1995 Edition Part Number 321042A-01.
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FCC/DOC Radio Frequency Interference Compliance This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions in this manual, may cause interference to radio and television reception.
• Move the equipment away from the receiver with which it is interfering. • Reorient or relocate the receiver’s antenna. • Be sure that the equipment is plugged into a grounded outlet and that the grounding has not been defeated with a cheater plug.
© National Instruments Corp. v i i STD-GPIB for Windows Contents About This Manual .............................................................................................. . i x How to Use the Manual Set ........................................
Contents STD-GPIB for Windows v i i i © National Instruments Corp. Presence Test of Module .................................................... . 4- 5 GPIB Cables Connected .................................................... . 4-6 Common Questions .
© National Instruments Corp. i x STD-GPIB for Windows About This Manual This manual contains instructions to help you install and configure the National Instruments STD-GPIB interface board and the NI-488.2 software for Windows. The interface board is intended for use in a STD/STD32 system.
About This Manual STD-GPIB for Windows x © National Instruments Corp. Organization of This Manual This manual is organized as follows: • Chapter 1, Introduction , explains how to use this manual, lists what you need to get started, and briefly describes the STD-GPIB and the NI -488.
About This Manual © National Instruments Corp. x i STD-GPIB for Windows monospace Text in this font denotes text or characters that are to be literally input from the keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and syntax examples.
About This Manual STD-GPIB for Windows x i i © National Instruments Corp. Customer Communication National Instruments wants to receive your comments on our products and manuals. We are interested in the applications you develop with our products, and we want to help if you have problems with them.
© National Instruments Corp. 1 -1 STD-GPIB for Windows Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter explains how to use this manual, lists what you need to get started, and briefly describes the STD-GPIB and the NI-488.
Introduction Chapter 1 STD-GPIB for Windows 1 -2 © National Instruments Corp. What You Need to Get Started STD-GPIB STD-GP I B feedthrough front panel assembly 3.5 in. high density (1.44 MB) distribution disk: NI-488.2 Software for Windows and the AT-GPIB/TNT+, AT-GPIB/TNT (PnP), EISA-GPIB and AT-GPIB/TNT Microsoft Windows version 3.
Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corp. 1 -3 STD-GPIB for Windows Software Description The STD-GPIB uses the NI-488.2 driver software for the AT-GPIB/TNT. The NI -488.2 software for Windows includes a Windows dynamic link library, language interface libraries, and debugging and development utilities.
© National Instruments Corp. 2 -1 STD-GPIB for Windows Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration and Installation This chapter contains instructions to help you configure and install your STD-GPIB. Warning: Electrostatic discharge can damage some components on your S T D -GPIB.
Hardware Configuration and Installation Chapter 2 STD-GPIB for Windows 2 -2 © National Instruments Corp. Install the Hardware Perform the following steps to install the STD-GPIB. 1 . Power off your STD/STD32 system. Keep the system plugged in so that it remains grounded while you install the STD-GPIB.
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corp. 2 -3 STD-GPIB for Windows Note: If you plan to perform HS488 high-speed protocol transfers, you must configure the NI-488.2 software for the amount of GPIB cable length in your system.
Hardware Configuration and Installation Chapter 2 STD-GPIB for Windows 2 -4 © National Instruments Corp. Configure the Hardware Follow the instructions in this section to change the hardware settings of the STD -GPIB before you install it.
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corp. 2 -5 STD-GPIB for Windows Figure 2-3 shows the location of the configuration jumpers and switches on the STD-GPIB.
Hardware Configuration and Installation Chapter 2 STD-GPIB for Windows 2 -6 © National Instruments Corp. Selecting the Base I/O Address STD/STD32 computers have a segment of address space reserved for input and output. This segment is referred to as the I/O address space.
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corp. 2 -7 STD-GPIB for Windows Table 2-2. Possible Base I/O Address Switch Settings (Continued) Switch Setting A9 A8 A7 A6 A5.
Hardware Configuration and Installation Chapter 2 STD-GPIB for Windows 2 -8 © National Instruments Corp. Switch Set to Base I/O Address hex 300 Switch Set to Default Base I/O Address hex 2C0 9 8 7 6 .
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corp. 2 -9 STD-GPIB for Windows Selecting the Interrupt Request Line STD/STD32 computers have a series of interrupt lines available to devices. Some of the interrupt lines reside in the backplane, and the others are available through a 10-pin frontplane connector.
Hardware Configuration and Installation Chapter 2 STD-GPIB for Windows 2 -10 © National Instruments Corp. Figure 2-5 shows the setting for IRQ11 in a Ziatech AT-compatible computer. IRQ 5 IRQ 6 IRQ 9 IRQ 14 IRQ 10 W1 IRQ 1 1 IRQ 12 W2 IRQ 5 IRQ 9 IRQ 7 IRQ 10 IRQ 1 1 IRQ 12 IRQ 14 IRQ 15 Ziatech WinSystems Figure 2-5.
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corp. 2 -11 STD-GPIB for Windows Figure 2-6 shows the setting for IRQ5 in a WinSystems AT-compatible computer. IRQ 5 IRQ 6 IRQ 9 IRQ 14 IRQ 10 W1 IRQ 1 1 IRQ 12 W2 IRQ 5 IRQ 9 IRQ 7 IRQ 10 IRQ 1 1 IRQ 12 IRQ 14 IRQ 15 Ziatech WinSystems Figure 2-6.
Hardware Configuration and Installation Chapter 2 STD-GPIB for Windows 2 -12 © National Instruments Corp. IRQ 5 IRQ 6 IRQ 9 IRQ 14 IRQ 10 W1 IRQ 1 1 IRQ 12 W2 IRQ 5 IRQ 9 IRQ 7 IRQ 10 IRQ 1 1 IRQ 12 IRQ 14 IRQ 15 Ziatech WinSystems Figure 2-7. Jumper Setting for Disabling Interrupts 4 .
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corp. 2 -13 STD-GPIB for Windows 1 . Choose a new DMA channel setting. You can use channel 5 or 6. If you are installing more than one STD-GPIB, each module must either use a unique DMA channel or must not use DMA at all.
Hardware Configuration and Installation Chapter 2 STD-GPIB for Windows 2 -14 © National Instruments Corp. Using Programmed I/O for GPIB Transfers As an alternative to DMA transfers, you can use programmed I/O. To use programmed I/O, you should disable DMA for the STD-GPIB by moving the jumpers as shown in Figure 2 -9 .
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corp. 2 -15 STD-GPIB for Windows Logic Ground Connected to Shield Ground (Default) Logic Ground Disconnected from Shield Ground W4 W4 Figure 2-10. Ground Configuration Jumper Settings 3 .
Hardware Configuration and Installation Chapter 2 STD-GPIB for Windows 2 -16 © National Instruments Corp. 3 . Record the jumper setting on the STD -GPIB Hardware and Software Configuration Form in Appendix C, Customer Communication .
© National Instruments Corp. 3 -1 STD-GPIB for Windows Chapter 3 Software Installation and Configuration This chapter contains instructions to help you install and configure your NI -488.2 software. NI-488.2 Software Components The STD-GPIB is functionally equivalent to the AT-GPIB/TNT and is packaged with the NI-488.
Software Installation and Configuration Chapter 3 STD-GPIB for Windows 3 -2 © National Instruments Corp. The software installation begins with the following screen: The interactive Windows setup program takes you through the necessary steps to install the NI-488.
Chapter 3 Software Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corp. 3 -3 STD-GPIB for Windows To run the GPIB software configuration utility, double-click on the GPIB icon in the Control Panel , which is located in the Main group of the Program Manager .
© National Instruments Corp. 4 -1 STD-GPIB for Windows Chapter 4 Installation Verification and Troubleshooting This chapter describes how to verify the hardware and software installation and how to troubleshoot problems. Troubleshooting ni-pnp Error Messages The ni-pnp.
Installation Verification and Troubleshooting Chapter 4 STD-GPIB for Windows 4 -2 © National Instruments Corp. n i -pnp excludes that I/O port from future testing.
Chapter 4 Installation Verifica tion and Troubleshooting © National Instruments Corp. 4 -3 STD-GPIB for Windows Correcting Hardware Settings Follow these steps to troubleshoot Hardware Diagnostic Test error messages. 1 . Make sure you are using a valid base I/O address.
Installation Verification and Troubleshooting Chapter 4 STD-GPIB for Windows 4 -4 © National Instruments Corp. 3 . Make sure you are using a valid DMA channel.
Chapter 4 Installation Verifica tion and Troubleshooting © National Instruments Corp. 4 -5 STD-GPIB for Windows Presence Test of Software Components The Software Diagnostic Test checks for the presence of ni-pnp.ini , gpib.ini and gpib.dll . If the ni-pnp.
Installation Verification and Troubleshooting Chapter 4 STD-GPIB for Windows 4 -6 © National Instruments Corp. If this message appears, you could have one of the following situations: • The module might not be properly configured. Run the GPIB software configuration utility to verify the hardware settings.
Chapter 4 Installation Verifica tion and Troubleshooting © National Instruments Corp. 4 -7 STD-GPIB for Windows What should I do if one of the diagnostic tests fails with an error? Refer to the troubleshooting sections of this chapter for specific information about what might cause these tests to fail.
© National Instruments Corp. 5 -1 STD-GPIB for Windows Chapter 5 Using Your NI-488.2 Software This chapter introduces the Win16 Interactive Control utility and lists some programming considerations. Introduction to the Win16 Interactive Control Utility You can use the interactive control utility to enter NI -488 functions and NI-488.
© National Instruments Corp. A -1 STD-GPIB for Windows Appendix A Hardware Specifications This appendix describes the characteristics of the STD-GPIB and the recommended operating conditions.
© National Instruments Corp. B -1 STD-GPIB for Windows Appendix B Interrupt Routing This appendix contains useful information for you if you want to configure the interrupt lines for an STD/STD32 computer not manufactured by WinSystems or Ziatech, or a computer that is not AT-compatible.
Interrupt Routing Appendix B STD-GPIB for Windows B -2 © National Instruments Corp. Backplane Interrupts The five STD bus interrupts are INTRQ* (P44), INTRQ1* (P37), INTRQ2* (P50), INTRQ3* (E67), and INTRQ4* (P6). All five interrupts are supported in an STD32 backplane and all but INTRQ3* are supported in an STD-80 backplane.
© National Instruments Corp. C - 1 STD-GPIB for Windows Appendix C Customer Communication For your convenience, this section contains forms to help you gather the information necessary to help us solve technical problems you might have as well as a form you can use to comment on the product documentation.
Technical Support Form Photocopy this form and update it each time you make changes to your software or hardware, and use the completed copy of this form as a reference for your current configuration.
The problem is List any error messages The following steps will reproduce the problem.
STD-GPIB Hardware and Software Configuration Form Record the settings and revisions of your hardware and software on the line to the right of each item. Update this form each time you revise your software or hardware configuration, and use this form as a reference for your current configuration.
• Application Programming Language (Microsoft C, Visual Basic for Windows) • Other Modules in System • Base I/O Addresses of Other Modules • Interrupt Levels of Other Modules • DMA Channels .
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If you find errors in the manual, please record the page numbers and describe the errors. Thank you for your help. Name Title Company Address Phone ( ) Mail to: Technical Publications National Instrum.
© National Instruments Corp. G - 1 STD-GPIB for Windows Glossary Prefix Meaning Value m- c- k- M- milli- centi- kilo- mega- 10 -3 10 -2 10 3 10 6 ° degrees % percent A amperes ANSI American National.
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