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Installation and Configuration
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If ibtsta completes with no errors, and a bus analyzer is available,
connect it to the GPIB, and then run ibtstb by entering the following
command:
ibtstb
If an error occurs in ibtsta or ibtstb, refer to Appendix A,
Troubleshooting. If no error occurs, the NI-488M software is installed
correctly.
Step 5. Configure the Software
After the software verification has completed successfully, run the software
configuration utility ibconf. It is a screen-oriented utility that you can
use to inspect and modify the default software parameters. ibconf is
largely self-explanatory with help screens to explain all commands and
options. ibconf also creates all other special files needed by the NI-488M
software.
If you changed the software default settings in the file gpib1014, make a
corresponding change to the default parameters shown in ibconf.
To run the ibconf utility, enter the following command:
ibconf
where [file] is the full pathname of your UNIX kernel if it is different
than the default, /stand/sysV68. Refer to the NI-488M Software
Reference Manual for more details.
ibconf Example
To configure the UNIX kernel with the GPIB-1014 driver installed, enter
the following command:
ibconf
The default UNIX kernel name is /stand/sysV68. If you gave your
kernel a different name, use the file option to give the whole pathname of
the UNIX kernel. For example, to run ibconf when the kernel being
started is named /stand/sysV68.new, enter the following command:
ibconf /stand/sysV68.new
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