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Make a note of the interface name and number, as they are used in
addressing instruments in the mainframe (see "Chapter 3: VXI
Programming Using the IEEE 1394 Serial Bus" for more information).
The 'Help' button provides information on each item in the window.
Editing the HP E8491B
After installing the HP I/O Libraries and configuring the HP E8491B on the
Windows 95 platform, an hp icon is placed in the bottom right corner of
Configuration on
your PC monitor (Figure 2-13).
Windows 95 Platforms
Figure 2-13. Editing Your Configuration on Windows 95 Platforms.
Clicking on the icon brings up the following menu items:
Hide Resource Manager Messages
Enable/disable displaying resource manager messages during mainframe
power-on or during a E8491B reset.
Edit VXI Resource Manager
Allows you to edit the Resource Manager configuration files and/or to run
the Resource Manager.
Refresh VXI Resource Manager
Resets and runs the Resource Manger on all VXI mainframes in your
system. You must "refresh" (re-run) the resource manager each time
changes are made to its configuration. NOTE: The resource manager will
run automatically whenever the mainframe is powered on.
Run VISA Assistant
Activates the HP VISA Assistant utility. This utility displays all devices
connected to the interface and their VISA interface address. It provides other
information on drivers, formatted I/O, memory and other attributes.
Formatted I/O allows you to send a SCPI command to a device to confirm
communication with the device or simply to set a command parameter or to
query a device state.
Run I/O Config
Runs the I/O Config utility and brings up the "I/O Config - Interface
Configuration Application" window shown in figure 2-11.
View Documentation
Selects the Readme.txt, the VISA Help file or the SICL Help file for
viewing.
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