Windows 2000/Nt; Enable/Disable Ni-488.2 Dos Support; Windows 98/95 - National Instruments NI-488.2 User Manual

Windows 2000/NT

Enable/Disable NI-488.2 DOS Support

Windows 98/95

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To reconfigure GPIB device templates in Windows 2000/NT, complete the
following steps:
1. Select Start»Programs»National Instruments NI-488.2»Explore
GPIB to start Measurement & Automation Explorer.
2. Expand the Devices and Interfaces directory by clicking on the + next
to the folder.
3. Right-click on any GPIB interface and select Properties from the
drop-down menu that appears.
4. Select the device template that you want to modify, such as DEV1.
5. Click on the Configure button and rename the device template as
described in your application documentation.
6. Click on the OK button twice to save your changes and exit.
To enable or disable DOS support for your NI-488.2 application, refer to
one of the following sections.
To enable or disable NI-488.2 DOS support in Windows 98/95, complete
the following steps:
1. Make sure that no older version of the NI-488.2 DOS device driver is
being loaded from your
following steps:
a. Locate your
b. Find the following line:
device=<path>\gpib.com
where
<path>
is located.
c. If that line appears, type
follows:
REM device=<path>\gpib.com
d. Save your
config.sys
2. Select Start»Programs»National Instruments NI-488.2»Explore
GPIB to start Measurement & Automation Explorer.
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file. To do so, complete the
config.sys
file and open it for editing.
config.sys
refers to the drive and directory where
at the beginning of the line, as
REM
file and close it.
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Measurement & Automation Explorer
gpib.com
NI-488.2 User Manual for Windows