Card Not Found Problems; Gpib.dll Replacement; Non Cic Message; Decimal Separator - Ametek L Series User Manual

L-Series and FCS-18- Graphical User Interface User Manual

13.1 Card Not Found Problems

This application note addresses three problems that have been reported
with the L Series Graphical User Interface (LSGUI) program:

13.1.1 GPIB.DLL replacement

Early versions of the LSGUI were distributed with a copy of the GPIB.DLL
control program for the AT-GPIB/TNT 16 bit National Instruments controller
card. This presented a problem for users of the 8 bit GPIB/PC-IIA card as
these dll's are not identical. Thus, when installing the LSGUI program, the
original GPIB.DLL would be overwritten. Future versions of the LSGUI will
not include the GPIB.DLL file so this problem will not exist.
To resolve this problem, re-install the National Instruments Windows drivers
from the NI install disk AFTER installing the LSGUI program. This will cause
the correct GPIB.DLL to be re-installed.

13.1.2 Non CIC Message

Some users of the L Series Graphical User Interface (LSGUI) program
have reported occasional problems relating to the GPIB Interface when the
program is started. Occasionally, the GPIB card is not recognized as the
Controller In Charge (CIC). When this condition occurs, no commands can
be send to the L Series power source. This problem appears to be
intermittent and only occurs on some PC's. The following procedure usually
will resolve this problem.

13.1.3 Decimal separator

This procedure also addresses the fact that the LSGUI was not
developed for use with European numbers which use the comma - not the
period - as the decimal separator. To use the LSGUI on a PC running a
European language version of Windows, make sure the period is selected in
the International settings. This problem will be resolved in the next release of
the LSGUI program. If you have registered your copy of the LSGUI using the
registration form located in the user manual, you will receive an updated
copy automatically.

13.1.4 To resolve problems 2 and 3, follow these steps:

1.
SETUP program from Windows.
Make sure the Windows international settings use a dot (.) as the decimal
separator, not the comma (,) which is normally used in Europe. To check and
change this, select the International Icon in the Windows control panel.
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Install the GUI program using the distribution disk by running the
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