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Setting Up AT-GPIB/TNT for Windows NT 4.0
7-8 Using the HP 84125C Utility
Hardware Installation
1. Shut down Windows 95 and turn o the computer.
2. Remove the computer cover and install the GPIB interface card. If
possible, avoid using the rst or last slot as it is dicult to connect
the GPIB interface cable with the card in either of these locations.
3. Turn on the computer and load Windows 95.
Hardware Veri cation
Start
Settings
1. Select
,
2. From the Control Panel window select the
3. From the System window, select
Instruments
.
AT-GPIB/TNT
4. Select
I/O range, DMA, and Interrupt Request are the same values as what
were set on the card, and there are no con
icts.
5. Close out the Control Panel category.
6. To test the AT-GPIB/TNT card, select
Software for Windows 95
7. From the Diagnostics window, select
8. When the message \Please close all GPIB applications" appears,
OK
select
.
9. When the test is complete \Passed" will be displayed. Select
the test does not pass, refer to the
manuals for more information.
The following four sections describe the Windows NT 4.0 setup and
installation of both hardware and software for the AT-GPIB interface
card.
Software Installation
1. Insert the NI-488.2 Software for Windows and the AT-GPIB/TNT
disk into the disk drive.
setup.exe
2. Run
.
3. Follow the setup instructions displayed on the computer screen to
complete the installation.
Hardware Setup and Installation
1. Select an unused DMA. If there is a con
ict, remove the DMA
jumper on the AT-GPIB/TNT board; this sets the DMA to
2. Set the Base I/O Address to an unused address in your personal
computer. The default Base I/O Address is (hex) 2C0.
3. Set the Interrupt Level (IRQ) to an unused interrupt in your
computer. The default Interrupt Level is 11.
Control Panel
,
.
Device Manager
Properties
Resources
,
, then
Start
Diagnostics
,
.
Test All
AT-GPIB/TNT Getting Started
System
icon.
National
then
. Verify that the
Program
NI 488.2M
,
,
.
OK
none
.
. If
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