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- Page 1 PCIe-GPIB...
- Page 2 INSTALLATION GUIDE Installing Your NI PCI-GPIB, NI PCIe-GPIB, NI PXI-GPIB, or NI 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.
- Page 3 Complete the following steps to install the NI PCI-GPIB or NI PCIe-GPIB. 1. Log on as superuser. To become a superuser, type...
- Page 4 1 PCI Board 2 PCI Slot 3 Personal Computer Figure 1. Installing the NI PCI-GPIB and NI PCIe-GPIB (NI PCI-GPIB Shown) © National Instruments Corporation Installing Your GPIB Hardware and NI-488.2 for Solaris...
- Page 5 NI 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 NI PXI-GPIB in such a slot. If you install the board in a non-bus master slot, you must...
- Page 6 8. Screw the front panel of the NI PXI-GPIB to the front-panel mounting rail of the PXI or CompactPCI chassis. 9. Power on your PXI or CompactPCI chassis. The NI PXI-GPIB interface board is now installed. © National Instruments Corporation Installing Your GPIB Hardware and NI-488.2 for Solaris...
- Page 7 1 Injector/Ejector Handle (in Down Position) 3 PXI Chassis 2 NI PXI-GPIB Board 4 Injector/Ejector Rail Figure 2. Installing the NI PXI-GPIB Installing Your GPIB Hardware and NI-488.2 for Solaris ni.com...
- Page 8 8. Use the mounting hardware provided to fasten the NI PMC-GPIB to the host. 9. Reinstall the host, if you removed it to install the NI PMC-GPIB. 10. Power on your system. The NI PMC-GPIB interface board is now installed. © National Instruments Corporation Installing Your GPIB Hardware and NI-488.2 for Solaris...
- Page 9 1 Host Face Plate 2 NI PMC-GPIB Board 3 Mounting Screws Figure 3. Installing the NI PMC-GPIB Installing Your GPIB Hardware and NI-488.2 for Solaris ni.com...
- Page 10 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 11: Verify The Installation
Refer to the Verify the Installation section. Removing NI-488.2 (Optional) If you ever decide to stop using your NI PCI-GPIB, NI PCIe-GPIB, NI PXI-GPIB, or NI 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 12 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.
- Page 13 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,...
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Page 14: Programming Considerations
GPIB C language interface library using one of the following commands, where is your application name: example.c cc example.c -lgpib cc example.c -dy -lgpib cc example.c -dn -lgpib © National Instruments Corporation Installing Your GPIB Hardware and NI-488.2 for Solaris... -
Page 15: 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 16: Technical Support And Professional Services
Will my NI PCI-GPIB, NI PXI-GPIB, or NI 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... - Page 17 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.