Installation Verification And Troubleshooting; Run The Hardware Diagnostic Program; Troubleshooting Ibdiag Error Messages; Using Single-Cycle Dma - National Instruments AT-GPIB/TNT Getting Started

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Chapter 4

Installation Verification and Troubleshooting

This chapter describes how to verify the hardware and software installation and how to

troubleshoot problems.

To verify and test the hardware installation, run the ibdiag hardware diagnostic program

that came with your NI-488.2 software. ibdiag verifies that your hardware is functioning

properly and that the configuration of your board does not conflict with anything else in your

system.

Follow these steps to run ibdiag:

1. Disconnect any GPIB cables.

2. Go to the directory where the software is installed (for example, c:\at-gpib).

3. Enter the following command:

ibdiag

If ibdiag completes with no errors, your hardware is functioning properly. Proceed to the

section Run the Software Diagnostic Program, later in this chapter, to verify the software

installation. If ibdiag returns an error message, refer to the next section for troubleshooting

instructions.

First verify that all GPIB cables are disconnected and make sure that the switch and jumper

settings on the hardware match the values you entered for ibdiag.

The GPIB board normally uses demand-mode DMA. If your computer cannot use demand-

mode DMA, ibdiag prints a message telling you to use single-cycle DMA. You can select

single-cycle DMA by configuring the software using ibconf. Refer to Appendix B,

Changing Software Configuration Settings, for information on ibconf.

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