Verify The Installation; Power-On Self Tests; Diagnostic Utility - National Instruments GPIB-ENET Getting Started

Verify the Installation

Power-On Self Tests

Diagnostic Utility

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This chapter describes how to verify that the hardware and software are
functioning correctly.
When you power on your GPIB-ENET, the POWER LED comes on
immediately. The READY LED flashes while the GPIB-ENET
completes its power-on self-tests and is assigned an IP address. When
the tests complete successfully and the IP address is assigned, the
READY LED remains steady, indicating that the unit is ready to
operate.
The power-on self tests take about 10 seconds to complete. The time
required for the IP address assignment is highly dependent on your
network and the configuration of your GPIB-ENET. If the POWER
LED does not come on immediately or the READY LED continues to
flash for more than 1 minute, refer to Appendix D,
Common Questions.
The Diagnostic utility, installed with your GPIB software, verifies that
your hardware and software are functioning properly. To run the utility,
select the Diagnostic item under Start»Programs»National
Instruments GPIB.
When you have started the Diagnostic utility, test your GPIB interfaces
by clicking on the Test All button. If the Diagnostic is successful, it puts
a checkmark next to the interface and changes its status from "untested"
to "passed." If the Diagnostic fails, it puts an X next to the interface,
and changes its status from "untested" to "failed." Figure 3-1 shows the
Diagnostic utility after it has tested some GPIB interfaces.
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Troubleshooting and
GPIB-ENET for Windows 95/98