National Instruments PCI-GPIB Installation Manual
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INSTALLATION GUIDE
Installing Your PCI-GPIB,
NI PCIe-GPIB, PXI-GPIB, or
PMC-GPIB and NI-488.2
for Solaris
This document describes how to install and configure your GPIB hardware and
NI-488.2 software. Refer to the section that describes the installation for your
particular board. Other documentation, including the software reference manual,
is available on your NI-488.2 software for Solaris CD in the
folder.
Before you install your GPIB controller, consult the manual that came with your
workstation for specific instructions and warnings. You must have superuser
privileges to install the hardware and software.
December 2006
372131A-01
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- Page 1 INSTALLATION GUIDE Installing Your PCI-GPIB, NI PCIe-GPIB, PXI-GPIB, or PMC-GPIB and NI-488.2 ™ for Solaris This document describes how to install and configure your GPIB hardware and NI-488.2 software. Refer to the section that describes the installation for your particular board. Other documentation, including the software reference manual, is available on your NI-488.2 software for Solaris CD in the...
- Page 2 Complete the following steps to install the PCI-GPIB or NI PCIe-GPIB. 1. Log on as superuser. To become a superuser, type...
- Page 3 1 PCI Board 2 PCI Slot 3 Personal Computer Figure 1. Installing the PCI-GPIB and NI PCIe-GPIB (PCI-GPIB Shown) © National Instruments Corporation Installing Your GPIB Hardware and NI-488.2 for Solaris...
- Page 4 PXI-GPIB has an onboard DMA controller that can only be used if the board is installed in a slot that supports bus master cards. National Instruments recommends installing the PXI-GPIB in such a slot. If you install the board in a non-bus master slot, you must disable the...
- Page 5 8. Screw the front panel of the PXI-GPIB to the front-panel mounting rail of the PXI or CompactPCI chassis. 9. Power on your PXI or CompactPCI chassis. The PXI-GPIB interface board is now installed. © National Instruments Corporation Installing Your GPIB Hardware and NI-488.2 for Solaris...
- Page 6 1 Injector/Ejector Handle (in Down Position) 3 PXI Chassis 2 PXI-GPIB Board 4 Injector/Ejector Rail Figure 2. Installing the PXI-GPIB Installing Your GPIB Hardware and NI-488.2 for Solaris ni.com...
- Page 7 8. Use the mounting hardware provided to fasten the PMC-GPIB to the host. 9. Reinstall the host, if you removed it to install the PMC-GPIB. 10. Power on your system. The PMC-GPIB interface board is now installed. © National Instruments Corporation Installing Your GPIB Hardware and NI-488.2 for Solaris...
- Page 8 1 Host Face Plate 2 PMC-GPIB Board 3 Mounting Screws Figure 3. Installing the PMC-GPIB Installing Your GPIB Hardware and NI-488.2 for Solaris ni.com...
- Page 9 For more information on using , refer to the ibconf NI-488.2M Software Reference Manual. © National Instruments Corporation Installing Your GPIB Hardware and NI-488.2 for Solaris...
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Page 10: Verify The Installation
Refer to the Verify the Installation section. Removing NI-488.2 (Optional) If you ever decide to stop using your PCI-GPIB, PXI-GPIB, or PMC-GPIB, you can remove the board and the NI-488.2 software. To remove NI-488.2 from the kernel configuration, you must have superuser privilege and the driver must not be in use. - Page 11 GPIB analyzer, such as the National Instruments GPIB analyzer. You can omit this test if an analyzer is not available. Complete the following steps to run the software verification test. 1. Type the following command to verify the software installation: ibtsta 2.
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Page 12: Troubleshooting Error Messages
National Instruments. Using NI-488.2 with Solaris This section helps you get started with NI-488.2 for Solaris. Using ibic The NI-488.2 software includes the Interface Bus Interactive Control utility,... -
Page 13: Programming Considerations
-dy -lgpib cc example.c -dn -lgpib specifies dynamic linking, which is the default method. It links the application specifies static linking in the link editor. It links the libgpib.so © National Instruments Corporation Installing Your GPIB Hardware and NI-488.2 for Solaris... -
Page 14: Common Questions
Make sure that the device names in your application program match the device names in ibconf What information should I have before I call National Instruments? Have the results of the diagnostic test . You also should have run... -
Page 15: Technical Support And Professional Services
Will my PCI-GPIB, PXI-GPIB, or PMC-GPIB work in a 64-bit slot? Yes. The current versions of all three boards will work in 32 or 64-bit slots, as well as 3.3V or 5Vslots. Technical Support and Professional Services Visit the following sections of the National Instruments Web site at ni.com... - Page 16 National Instruments, NI, ni.com, and LabVIEW are trademarks of National Instruments Corporation. Refer to the Terms of Use section on ni.com/legal for more information about National Instruments trademarks. Other product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.