National Instruments 321042A-01 manual

© Copyright 1995 National Instruments Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Getting Started with Your STD-GPIB and the NI-488.2 ™ Software for Windows December 1995 Edition Part Number 321042A-01[...]

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Limited Warranty The STD-GPIB hardware is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two years from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National Instruments will, at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period. This warranty includes pa[...]

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FCC/DOC Radio Frequency Interference Compliance This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions in this manual, may cause interference to radio and television reception. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the following two regulatory agencies: Fe[...]

• Move the equipment away from the receiver with which it is interfering. • Reorient or relocate the receiver’s antenna. • Be sure that the equipment is plugged into a grounded outlet and that the grounding has not been defeated with a cheater plug. Notice to user: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by National Instruments coul[...]

© National Instruments Corp. v i i STD-GPIB for Windows Contents About This Manual .............................................................................................. . i x How to Use the Manual Set ............................................................................ . i x Organization of This Manual ............................[...]

Contents STD-GPIB for Windows v i i i © National Instruments Corp. Presence Test of Module .................................................... . 4- 5 GPIB Cables Connected .................................................... . 4-6 Common Questions ........................................................................................ . 4-6 Chapt[...]

© National Instruments Corp. i x STD-GPIB for Windows About This Manual This manual contains instructions to help you install and configure the National Instruments STD-GPIB interface board and the NI-488.2 software for Windows. The interface board is intended for use in a STD/STD32 system. The NI-488.2 software is intended for use with Windows ve[...]

About This Manual STD-GPIB for Windows x © National Instruments Corp. Organization of This Manual This manual is organized as follows: • Chapter 1, Introduction , explains how to use this manual, lists what you need to get started, and briefly describes the STD-GPIB and the NI -488.2 software. • Chapter 2, Hardware Configuration and Installati[...]

About This Manual © National Instruments Corp. x i STD-GPIB for Windows monospace Text in this font denotes text or characters that are to be literally input from the keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and syntax examples. This font is also used for the proper names of disk drives, directories, programs, subprograms, subroutines, de[...]

About This Manual STD-GPIB for Windows x i i © National Instruments Corp. Customer Communication National Instruments wants to receive your comments on our products and manuals. We are interested in the applications you develop with our products, and we want to help if you have problems with them. To make it easy for you to contact us, this manual[...]

© National Instruments Corp. 1 -1 STD-GPIB for Windows Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter explains how to use this manual, lists what you need to get started, and briefly describes the STD-GPIB and the NI-488.2 software. How to Use This Manual No Chapter 4 T roubleshooting Ye s No Need to Change Software Settings? Passes? Install the Software V e[...]

Introduction Chapter 1 STD-GPIB for Windows 1 -2 © National Instruments Corp. What You Need to Get Started STD-GPIB STD-GP I B feedthrough front panel assembly 3.5 in. high density (1.44 MB) distribution disk: NI-488.2 Software for Windows and the AT-GPIB/TNT+, AT-GPIB/TNT (PnP), EISA-GPIB and AT-GPIB/TNT Microsoft Windows version 3.1 installed on[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corp. 1 -3 STD-GPIB for Windows Software Description The STD-GPIB uses the NI-488.2 driver software for the AT-GPIB/TNT. The NI -488.2 software for Windows includes a Windows dynamic link library, language interface libraries, and debugging and development utilities. The NI-488.2 software and GPIB hard[...]

© National Instruments Corp. 2 -1 STD-GPIB for Windows Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration and Installation This chapter contains instructions to help you configure and install your STD-GPIB. Warning: Electrostatic discharge can damage some components on your S T D -GPIB. To avoid such damage in handling the module, touch the antistatic plastic packa[...]

Hardware Configuration and Installation Chapter 2 STD-GPIB for Windows 2 -2 © National Instruments Corp. Install the Hardware Perform the following steps to install the STD-GPIB. 1 . Power off your STD/STD32 system. Keep the system plugged in so that it remains grounded while you install the STD-GPIB. 2 . Remove any front plates that are blocking [...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corp. 2 -3 STD-GPIB for Windows Note: If you plan to perform HS488 high-speed protocol transfers, you must configure the NI-488.2 software for the amount of GPIB cable length in your system. The 5 in. GPIB ribbon cable must be added to your total GPIB cable length. 5 . Mount [...]

Hardware Configuration and Installation Chapter 2 STD-GPIB for Windows 2 -4 © National Instruments Corp. Configure the Hardware Follow the instructions in this section to change the hardware settings of the STD -GPIB before you install it. The default settings are suitable for most STD systems, but you need to change the hardware settings in the f[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corp. 2 -5 STD-GPIB for Windows Figure 2-3 shows the location of the configuration jumpers and switches on the STD-GPIB. 1 8 7 6 2 3 4 5   1 Interrupt Level 3 Assembly Number 5 Product Name 7 Mode of Operation 2 DMA Channel 4 Serial Number 6 Shield Ground 8 Base I/O Add[...]

Hardware Configuration and Installation Chapter 2 STD-GPIB for Windows 2 -6 © National Instruments Corp. Selecting the Base I/O Address STD/STD32 computers have a segment of address space reserved for input and output. This segment is referred to as the I/O address space. The base I/O address of an STD/STD32 module such as the STD-GPIB is the firs[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corp. 2 -7 STD-GPIB for Windows Table 2-2. Possible Base I/O Address Switch Settings (Continued) Switch Setting A9 A8 A7 A6 A5 Base I/O Address (hex) I/O Address Space Used (hex) 1010 1 2 A 0 2 A 0 t o 2 B F 1011 0 2 C 0 2C0 to 2DF 1011 1 2 E 0 2E0 to 2FF 1100 0 3 0 0 300 to [...]

Hardware Configuration and Installation Chapter 2 STD-GPIB for Windows 2 -8 © National Instruments Corp. Switch Set to Base I/O Address hex 300 Switch Set to Default Base I/O Address hex 2C0 9 8 7 6 5 Binary Hex 0 0 3 9 8 7 6 5 Binary Hex 0 C 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 OFF 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 OFF Push this side down (OFF) fo[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corp. 2 -9 STD-GPIB for Windows Selecting the Interrupt Request Line STD/STD32 computers have a series of interrupt lines available to devices. Some of the interrupt lines reside in the backplane, and the others are available through a 10-pin frontplane connector. Devices use[...]

Hardware Configuration and Installation Chapter 2 STD-GPIB for Windows 2 -10 © National Instruments Corp. Figure 2-5 shows the setting for IRQ11 in a Ziatech AT-compatible computer. IRQ 5 IRQ 6 IRQ 9 IRQ 14 IRQ 10 W1 IRQ 1 1 IRQ 12 W2 IRQ 5 IRQ 9 IRQ 7 IRQ 10 IRQ 1 1 IRQ 12 IRQ 14 IRQ 15 Ziatech WinSystems Figure 2-5. Interrupt Jumper Setting for [...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corp. 2 -11 STD-GPIB for Windows Figure 2-6 shows the setting for IRQ5 in a WinSystems AT-compatible computer. IRQ 5 IRQ 6 IRQ 9 IRQ 14 IRQ 10 W1 IRQ 1 1 IRQ 12 W2 IRQ 5 IRQ 9 IRQ 7 IRQ 10 IRQ 1 1 IRQ 12 IRQ 14 IRQ 15 Ziatech WinSystems Figure 2-6. Interrupt Jumper Setting fo[...]

Hardware Configuration and Installation Chapter 2 STD-GPIB for Windows 2 -12 © National Instruments Corp. IRQ 5 IRQ 6 IRQ 9 IRQ 14 IRQ 10 W1 IRQ 1 1 IRQ 12 W2 IRQ 5 IRQ 9 IRQ 7 IRQ 10 IRQ 1 1 IRQ 12 IRQ 14 IRQ 15 Ziatech WinSystems Figure 2-7. Jumper Setting for Disabling Interrupts 4 . Record your new setting on the S TD -GPIB Hardware and Softwa[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corp. 2 -13 STD-GPIB for Windows 1 . Choose a new DMA channel setting. You can use channel 5 or 6. If you are installing more than one STD-GPIB, each module must either use a unique DMA channel or must not use DMA at all. 2 . Locate the jumpers at W3 that select the DMA chann[...]

Hardware Configuration and Installation Chapter 2 STD-GPIB for Windows 2 -14 © National Instruments Corp. Using Programmed I/O for GPIB Transfers As an alternative to DMA transfers, you can use programmed I/O. To use programmed I/O, you should disable DMA for the STD-GPIB by moving the jumpers as shown in Figure 2 -9 . DRQ 6 W3 DACK 6 DACK 5 DRQ 5[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration and Installation © National Instruments Corp. 2 -15 STD-GPIB for Windows Logic Ground Connected to Shield Ground (Default) Logic Ground Disconnected from Shield Ground W4 W4 Figure 2-10. Ground Configuration Jumper Settings 3 . Record the jumper setting on the STD -GPIB Hardware and Software Configuration Form in A[...]

Hardware Configuration and Installation Chapter 2 STD-GPIB for Windows 2 -16 © National Instruments Corp. 3 . Record the jumper setting on the STD -GPIB Hardware and Software Configuration Form in Appendix C, Customer Communication . Now that you have properly configured the hardware, return to the Install the Hardware section at the beginning of [...]

© National Instruments Corp. 3 -1 STD-GPIB for Windows Chapter 3 Software Installation and Configuration This chapter contains instructions to help you install and configure your NI -488.2 software. NI-488.2 Software Components The STD-GPIB is functionally equivalent to the AT-GPIB/TNT and is packaged with the NI-488.2 software for the AT-GPIB/TNT[...]

Software Installation and Configuration Chapter 3 STD-GPIB for Windows 3 -2 © National Instruments Corp. The software installation begins with the following screen: The interactive Windows setup program takes you through the necessary steps to install the NI-488.2 software. For help during the installation, press the Help button. You can exit the [...]

Chapter 3 Software Installation and Configuration © National Instruments Corp. 3 -3 STD-GPIB for Windows To run the GPIB software configuration utility, double-click on the GPIB icon in the Control Panel , which is located in the Main group of the Program Manager . The utility displays a list of all the GPIB modules and device names. Double-click [...]

© National Instruments Corp. 4 -1 STD-GPIB for Windows Chapter 4 Installation Verification and Troubleshooting This chapter describes how to verify the hardware and software installation and how to troubleshoot problems. Troubleshooting ni-pnp Error Messages The ni-pnp.exe program should be located in the root directory of your boot drive, usually[...]

Installation Verification and Troubleshooting Chapter 4 STD-GPIB for Windows 4 -2 © National Instruments Corp. n i -pnp excludes that I/O port from future testing. If you know that you do not have any National Instruments Plug and Play modules in your system, you can configure n i -pnp so that it does not attempt to detect any Plug and Play module[...]

Chapter 4 Installation Verifica tion and Troubleshooting © National Instruments Corp. 4 -3 STD-GPIB for Windows Correcting Hardware Settings Follow these steps to troubleshoot Hardware Diagnostic Test error messages. 1 . Make sure you are using a valid base I/O address. Run the Hardware Diagnostic Test again. When it prompts you for values, enter [...]

Installation Verification and Troubleshooting Chapter 4 STD-GPIB for Windows 4 -4 © National Instruments Corp. 3 . Make sure you are using a valid DMA channel. Run the Hardware Diagnostic Test again. When it prompts you for values, enter the valid base I/O address and interrupt request line as determined in Steps 1 and 2, and enter the current DMA[...]

Chapter 4 Installation Verifica tion and Troubleshooting © National Instruments Corp. 4 -5 STD-GPIB for Windows Presence Test of Software Components The Software Diagnostic Test checks for the presence of ni-pnp.ini , gpib.ini and gpib.dll . If the ni-pnp.ini file is not found in the root of the boot drive, the following error message is displayed[...]

Installation Verification and Troubleshooting Chapter 4 STD-GPIB for Windows 4 -6 © National Instruments Corp. If this message appears, you could have one of the following situations: • The module might not be properly configured. Run the GPIB software configuration utility to verify the hardware settings. Refer to the Configure the Hardware sec[...]

Chapter 4 Installation Verifica tion and Troubleshooting © National Instruments Corp. 4 -7 STD-GPIB for Windows What should I do if one of the diagnostic tests fails with an error? Refer to the troubleshooting sections of this chapter for specific information about what might cause these tests to fail. When should I use the Win16 Interactive Contr[...]

© National Instruments Corp. 5 -1 STD-GPIB for Windows Chapter 5 Using Your NI-488.2 Software This chapter introduces the Win16 Interactive Control utility and lists some programming considerations. Introduction to the Win16 Interactive Control Utility You can use the interactive control utility to enter NI -488 functions and NI-488.2 routines int[...]

© National Instruments Corp. A -1 STD-GPIB for Windows Appendix A Hardware Specifications This appendix describes the characteristics of the STD-GPIB and the recommended operating conditions. Table A-1. Electrical Characteristics Characteristic Specification Maximum GPIB Transfer Rate 3-Wire (IEEE 488) High Speed (HS488) Over 1 Mbyte/s* Over 1 Mby[...]

© National Instruments Corp. B -1 STD-GPIB for Windows Appendix B Interrupt Routing This appendix contains useful information for you if you want to configure the interrupt lines for an STD/STD32 computer not manufactured by WinSystems or Ziatech, or a computer that is not AT-compatible. The STD-GPIB can assert interrupts using one of 10 interrupt[...]

Interrupt Routing Appendix B STD-GPIB for Windows B -2 © National Instruments Corp. Backplane Interrupts The five STD bus interrupts are INTRQ* (P44), INTRQ1* (P37), INTRQ2* (P50), INTRQ3* (E67), and INTRQ4* (P6). All five interrupts are supported in an STD32 backplane and all but INTRQ3* are supported in an STD-80 backplane. These interrupts are [...]

© National Instruments Corp. C - 1 STD-GPIB for Windows Appendix C Customer Communication For your convenience, this section contains forms to help you gather the information necessary to help us solve technical problems you might have as well as a form you can use to comment on the product documentation. Filling out a copy of the Technical Suppor[...]

Technical Support Form Photocopy this form and update it each time you make changes to your software or hardware, and use the completed copy of this form as a reference for your current configuration. Completing this form accurately before contacting National Instruments for technical support helps our applications engineers answer your questions m[...]

The problem is List any error messages The following steps will reproduce the problem[...]

STD-GPIB Hardware and Software Configuration Form Record the settings and revisions of your hardware and software on the line to the right of each item. Update this form each time you revise your software or hardware configuration, and use this form as a reference for your current configuration. National Instruments Products • STD-GPIB Model (16-[...]

• Application Programming Language (Microsoft C, Visual Basic for Windows) • Other Modules in System • Base I/O Addresses of Other Modules • Interrupt Levels of Other Modules • DMA Channels of Other Modules[...]

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© National Instruments Corp. G - 1 STD-GPIB for Windows Glossary Prefix Meaning Value m- c- k- M- milli- centi- kilo- mega- 10 -3 10 -2 10 3 10 6 ° degrees % percent A amperes ANSI American National Standards Institute ASIC application-specific integrated circuit C Celsius CP U central processing unit DM A direct memory access EISA Extended Indus[...]