Getting Started with Your AT-GPIB/TNT (PnP)
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1. ix Organization of This Manual x Conventions Used in This Manual x Related Documentation xi Customer Communication xi Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 How to Use This Manual 1 1 What You Need to Get Started 1 2 Optional Equipment 1 2 AT GPIB TNT PnP Hardware Overview 1 2 NI 488 2 Software Overview 1 3 Plug and Play Overview 1 3 ni pnp Utility Overview 1 4 Optional Programming Tools2. B 6 Appendix C Common Questions C 1 Appendix D Customer Communication D 1 Glossary G 1 Figures Figure 2 1 NI 488 2 Software Installation Screen 2 1 Figure 2 2 Installing the AT GPIB TNT PnP Board 2 3 Tables Table A 1 AT GPIB TNT PnP Hardware Characteristics A 1 Table A 2 NI 488 2 Software Characteristics for the AT GPIB TNT PnP A 2 National Instruments Corp ix AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS About This Manual This manual contains instructions to help you install and configure the National Instruments AT GPIB TNT PnP interface board and the NI 488 2 software for DOS The NI 488 2 software is intended for use with MS DOS version 4 0 or higher or equivalent This manual assumes that you are already familiar with DOS How to Use the Manual Set Getting Started Manual Novice Users Installation and Configuration Experienced Users NI 488 2 User Manual for DOS Application Development and Examples NI 488 2 Function Ref
3. Change the interrupt level used by the other plug in board Configure the AT GPIB TNT PnP not to use interrupts Refer to the section in this appendix entitled Steps to Troubleshoot ibdiag Error Messages DMA Conflicts You may configure the AT GPIB TNT PnP to use one ISA DMA channel A DMA conflict occurs if another plug in board or a device on the computer motherboard is configured to use the same DMA channel To resolve a DMA conflict you must do one of the following Change the DMA channel used by the AT GPIB TNT PnP Change the DMA channel used by the other plug in board Configure the AT GPIB TNT PnP not to use DMA transfers Refer to the section in this appendix entitled Steps to Troubleshoot ibdiag Error Messages Appendix B Troubleshooting National Instruments Corp B 3 AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS I O Address Range Conflicts The AT GPIB TNT PnP uses 32 contiguous I O addresses The lowest address used by the AT GPIB TNT PnP is the base address For example if the base address of the AT GPIB TNT PnP is 2C0 hex the AT GPIB TNT PnP uses all 32 addresses in the range 2C0 through 2DF hex An I O address range conflict exists if another plug in board or a device on the computer motherboard is configured to use any address in the I O address range used by the AT GPIB TNT PnP To resolve a I O range conflict do one of the following things Change the base add
4. 1 4 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration 2 1 Install Your NI 488 2 Software 2 1 Install the AT GPIB TNT PnP Hardware 2 2 Configure Your NI 488 2 Software 2 3 Chapter 3 Verify the Installation 3 1 Run the Hardware Diagnostic Test 3 1 Run the Software Diagnostic Test 3 1 Chapter 4 Begin to Use the AT GPIB TNT PnP 4 1 Introduction to ibic 4 1 General Programming Considerations 4 1 Appendix A Specifications A 1 Hardware A 1 Software A 2 Cont
5. Copyright 1995 National Instruments Corporation All Rights Reserved Getting Started with Your AT GPIB TNT PnP and the NI 488 2 Software for DOS March 1995 Edition Part Number 370884A 01 National Instruments Corporate Headquarters 6504 Bridge Point Parkway Austin TX 78730 5039 512 794 0100 Technical support fax 800 328 2203 512 794 5678 Branch Offices Australia 03 879 9422 Austria 0662 435986 Belgium 02 757 00 20 Canada Ontario 519 622 9310 Canada Qu bec 514 694 8521 Denmark 45 76 26 00 Finland 90 527 2321 France 1 48 14 24 24 Germany 089 741 31 30 Hong Kong 2637 5019 Italy 02 48301892 Japan 03 3788 1921 Korea 596 7456 Mexico 202 2544 Netherlands 03480 33466 Norway 32 84 84 00 Singapore 2265886 Spain 1 640 0085 Sweden 08 730 49 70 Switzerland 056 20 51 51 Taiwan 62 377 1200 U K 1635 523545 Limited Warranty The AT GPIB TNT PnP 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 parts and labor The media on which you receive National Instruments software are warranted not to fail to execute programming instructions due to defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 90 days from date of shipment a
6. ON THE PART OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT THERETOFORE PAID BY THE CUSTOMER NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF DATA PROFITS USE OF PRODUCTS OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF This limitation of the liability of National Instruments will apply regardless of the form of action whether in contract or tort including negligence Any action against National Instruments must be brought within one year after the cause of action accrues National Instruments shall not be liable for any delay in performance due to causes beyond its reasonable control The warranty provided herein does not cover damages defects malfunctions or service failures caused by owner s failure to follow the National Instruments installation operation or maintenance instructions owner s modification of the product owner s abuse misuse or negligent acts and power failure or surges fire flood accident actions of third parties or other events outside reasonable control Copyright Under the copyright laws this publication may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording storing in an information retrieval system or translating in whole or in part without the prior written consent of National Instruments Corporation Trademarks NAT4882 NI 488 Turbo488 NI 488 2 and TNT4882C ar
7. RAM MB Display adapter Mouse yes no Other adapters installed Hard disk capacity MB Brand Instruments used National Instruments hardware product model Revision Configuration National Instruments software product Version Configuration continues The problem is List any error messages The following steps will reproduce the problem GPIB Board 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 AT GPIB TNT PnP Board Revision NI 488 2 Software Revision Number on Distribution Disk s Programming Language Interface Revision Information from ni pnp v Board Settings Base I O Address Interrupt Level DMA Channel gpib0 gpib1 gpib2 gpib3 Other Products Computer Make and Model Microprocessor Clock Frequency Type of Monitor Card Installed DOS Version Application Programming Language BASICA Microsoft C and so on Intel Plug and Play Software Installed yes or no Other Boards in System Base I O Address of Other Boards Interrupt Level of Other Boards DMA Channels of Other Boards Documentation Comment
8. Figure 2 1 Figure 2 1 NI 488 2 Software Installation Screen Installation and Configuration Chapter 2 AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS 2 2 National Instruments Corp 3 Select the type of installation you want Selecting Full GPIB Installation installs all NI 488 2 software files on your hard drive Selecting Custom GPIB Installation lets you select the parts of the NI 488 2 software to install on your hard drive You can use the escape key lt ESC gt at any time to abort the installation 4 After the installation is complete reboot your computer To load the NI 488 2 driver for DOS you must reboot your computer If the installation is successful the driver displays a banner message on your screen when DOS loads the driver 5 After you have installed your software you might need to modify the configuration of the driver If you are not using any Plug and Play system software you must run ibconf Skip to the section Configure Your NI 488 2 Software If your system is Plug and Play ready proceed to the next section Install the AT GPIB TNT PnP Hardware Install the AT GPIB TNT PnP Hardware Warning Several components on your AT GPIB TNT PnP board can be damaged by electrostatic discharge To avoid such damage in handling the board touch the antistatic plastic package to a metal part of your computer chassis before removing the board from the package Perform the following steps to install the AT GPI
9. Form National Instruments encourages you to comment on the documentation supplied with our products This information helps us provide quality products to meet your needs Title Getting Started with Your AT GPIB TNT PnP and the NI 488 2 Software for DOS Edition Date March 1995 Part Number 370884A 01 Please comment on the completeness clarity and organization of the manual continues If you find errors in the manual please record the page numbers and describe the errors Thank you for your help Name Title Company Address Phone Mail to Technical Publications National Instruments Corporation 6504 Bridge Point Parkway MS 53 02 Austin TX 78730 5039 Fax to Technical Publications National Instruments Corporation MS 53 02 512 794 5678 National Instruments Corp G 1 AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS Glossary Prefix Meaning Value m c k M milli centi kilo mega 10 3 10 2 103 106 degrees percent A amperes AC alternating current ANSI American National Standards Institute ASIC application specific integrated circuit base I O address lowest of the 32 contiguous I O addresses used by the AT GPIB TNT PnP board BIOS Basic Input Output System C Celsius CPU central processing unit DIP dual inline package DMA direct memory access EISA Extended Industry Standard Architecture EMI electrom
10. INI in the root of drive c Try rebooting your computer or reinstalling the NI 488 2 software If you get this error message try rebooting your computer and running ibtest again If you get the same message you must reinstall the NI 488 2 software Presence Test of Driver The ibtest program tests for the presence of the NI 488 2 driver ibtest displays the following message if it detects a problem lt lt lt No handler present for GPIBx gt gt gt If this message appears make sure that the GPIB driver is installed To make sure that the driver is being loaded check that the following line is in your config sys file device drive path gpib com where drive is the drive where the NI 488 2 software is installed usually c and path is the directory path on the drive to the NI 488 2 software for example at gpib Troubleshooting Appendix B AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS B 6 National Instruments Corp Presence Test of Board The following error message appears if gpibx is not installed or if the software is not configured properly lt lt lt No board present for GPIBx gt gt gt If this message appears you could have one of the following situations The board might not be properly configured Run ibconf to verify the hardware settings Refer to Configure Your NI 488 2 Software in Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration The board might not be properly installed For detailed instructions ref
11. pnp can enter a fail safe detection mode where it records each I O port before testing that port If your computer locks up while testing a port in this mode ni pnp will exclude that I O port from future testing If you know that you do not have any National Instruments Plug and Play boards in your system you can configure Troubleshooting Appendix B AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS B 2 National Instruments Corp ni pnp so that it does not attempt to detect any Plug and Play boards ni pnp will prompt you to choose between entering the fail safe mode or disabling the detection of Plug and Play boards Troubleshooting ibdiag Error Messages Resource Conflicts In this section the term resource refers to an ISA interrupt level a DMA channel or an I O address range A resource conflict occurs if the AT GPIB TNT PnP is assigned a resource that is being used by some other device in the system Most ibdiag errors are due to resource conflicts Your system will not work properly if a resource conflict exists so you should resolve all conflicts before using your AT GPIB TNT PnP Interrupt Conflicts You may configure the AT GPIB TNT PnP to use one ISA interrupt level An interrupt conflict occurs if another plug in board or a device on the computer motherboard is configured to use the same ISA interrupt level To resolve an interrupt conflict you must do one of the following Change the interrupt level used by the AT GPIB TNT PnP
12. 4882C chip on the board combines the circuitry of the NAT4882 ASIC the Turbo488 ASIC and GPIB transceivers to create a single chip IEEE 488 2 interface The TNT4882C also implements the HS488 high speed protocol which increases the maximum data transfer rate of the AT GPIB TNT PnP up to 3 4 Mbytes s when used in an EISA computer For more information about HS488 refer to Chapter 7 GPIB Programming Techniques in the NI 488 2 User Manual for DOS Chapter 1 Introduction National Instruments Corp 1 3 AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS You can use standard GPIB cables to connect the AT GPIB TNT PnP with up to 14 instruments If you want to use more than 14 instruments you can order a bus extender or expander from National Instruments Refer to Appendix A Specifications for more information about the AT GPIB TNT PnP board specifications and recommended operating conditions NI 488 2 Software Overview The NI 488 2 software along with the AT GPIB TNT PnP hardware transforms a general purpose PC into a GPIB Talker Listener Controller with complete communications and bus management capability The NI 488 2 software includes the following components Device driver Language interface libraries for the following languages BASICA GWBASIC Microsoft QuickBASIC Microsoft Professional BASIC Microsoft Visual Basic for DOS Microsoft C Configuration utilities Hardware and
13. B TNT PnP board 1 Turn off your computer Keep the computer plugged in so that it remains grounded while you install the AT GPIB TNT PnP board 2 Remove the top cover or other access panels to give yourself access to the computer expansion slots 3 Find an unused 16 bit ISA expansion slot in your computer 4 Remove the corresponding slot cover on the back panel of the computer 5 Insert the AT GPIB TNT PnP board into the slot with the GPIB connector sticking out of the opening on the back panel as shown in Figure 2 2 It might be a tight fit but do not force the board into place Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration National Instruments Corp 2 3 AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS Configure Your NI 488 2 Software ibconf is an interactive utility you can use to examine or modify the configuration of the driver If your system is Plug and Play ready you do not need to run ibconf unless you are using more than one AT GPIB TNT PnP board in your system If you are using more than one board you can use ibconf to associate each logical board GPIBn with a particular board as identified by its serial number If you are using a jumperless system you must run ibconf to assign resources for each AT GPIB TNT PnP board in the system 2 1 3 1 AT GPIB TNT PnP board 2 Back panel 3 Other PC AT plug in board Figure 2 2 Installing the AT GPIB TNT PnP Board 6 Screw the mou
14. agnetic interference FCC Federal Communications Commission GPIB General Purpose Interface Bus hex hexadecimal Hz hertz I O input output IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers in inches Glossary AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS G 2 National Instruments Corp IRQ interrupt request ISA Industry Standard Architecture jumperless describes configuration of a Plug and Play ISA board in a non Plug and Play system such configuration is accomplished entirely from software but the user must still choose specific system resources for the board KB kilobytes of memory legacy ISA board ISA board whose system resources are chosen by changing physical DIP switches or jumpers on the board m meters MB megabytes of memory PC personal computer PnP plug and play RAM random access memory resource hardware settings used by devices in a computer system including ISA interrupt level DMA channel and base I O address s seconds VDC volts direct current
15. ard Abbreviations acronyms metric prefixes mnemonics symbols and terms are listed in the Glossary Related Documentation The following documents contain information that you may find helpful as you read this manual ANSI IEEE Standard 488 1 1987 IEEE Standard Digital Interface for Programmable Instrumentation ANSI IEEE Standard 488 2 1992 IEEE Standard Codes Formats Protocols and Common Commands Microsoft MS DOS User s Guide Microsoft Corporation 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 contains comment and configuration forms for you to complete These forms are in Appendix D Customer Communication at the end of this manual National Instruments Corp 1 1 AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter explains how to use this manual lists what you need to get started and briefly describes the AT GPIB TNT PnP board and the NI 488 2 software How to Use This Manual No Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Passes Install the NI 488 2 Software Verify the Installation Chapter 2 Yes Chapter 4 User Manual and Function Reference Manual Review Programming Considerations Write Application Program Run ibic Chapter 1 Gather What Y
16. d the board information skip to step 5 b If you cannot determine which plug in board is using the conflicting resource you need to add an Unknown board to the system configuration c When the dialog box asks if you have a configuration file for this unknown board respond No d For Card Name enter Unknown e Assign the conflicting resources to the board For example if the ibdiag error message noted in step 2 above indicates an interrupt conflict on interrupt level 11 assign interrupt level 11 to the Unknown board Doing this prevents the ICU from assigning interrupt 11 to the AT GPIB TNT PnP Appendix B Troubleshooting National Instruments Corp B 5 AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS 5 Save the changes and exit the ICU 6 Reboot the computer and run ibdiag again If you still have problems after completing these steps you may have other conflicts to resolve Repeat these steps until you have resolved all of the conflicts Troubleshooting ibtest Error Messages The following sections explain common error messages generated by ibtest Note In the following paragraphs gpibx refers to board gpib0 gpib1 gpib2 or gpib3 as appropriate Presence Test of Software Components The ibtest program tests for the presence of the ni pnp ini If ni pnp ini is not located in the root of the boot drive ibtest displays the following error message An unexpected ERROR occurred Unable to locate NI PNP
17. dition you can order the LabWindows software from National Instruments LabWindows includes instrument driver libraries that make it easier to communicate with your GPIB instruments LabWindows is an interactive C QuickBASIC development environment for building test and measurement and instrument control systems It includes interactive code generation tools and a graphical editor for building custom user interfaces It also includes built in libraries for IEEE 488 2 VXI RS 232 control and plug in data acquisition When you order LabWindows you also get more than 300 complete instrument drivers which are modular source code programs that handle the communication with your instrument so that you do not have to learn the programming details For more information about LabWindows contact National Instruments National Instruments Corp 2 1 AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration This chapter contains instructions to help you install and configure your NI 488 2 software and AT GPIB TNT PnP Install Your NI 488 2 Software Complete the following steps to run the software installation program 1 Insert the NI 488 2 software for DOS distribution disk into an unused drive 2 Begin the software installation by entering the following command x install where x is the letter of the drive containing the distribution disk usually a or b The software installation begins with the screen shown in
18. duce or eliminate the problem Operate the equipment and the receiver on different branches of your AC electrical system 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 could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under the FCC Rules If necessary consult National Instruments or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions The following booklet prepared by the FCC may also be helpful How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems This booklet is available from the U S Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Stock Number 004 000 00345 4 Bescheinigung des Herstellers Importeurs Hiermit wird bescheinigt da die AT GPIB in bereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen der Vfg 1046 1984 funk entst rt ist Der Detuschen Bundespost wurde das Inverkehrbringen dieses Ger tes angezeigt und die Berechtigung zur berpr fung der Serie auf Bestimmungen einger umt National Instruments Corp vii AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS Contents About This Manual ix How to Use the Manual Set
19. e pre installed on some machines For systems that are not Plug and Play ready National Instruments provides a jumperless configuration Specific resources must be chosen for the board using a configuration utility but you are not required to power down the system and change physical jumper settings on the board For maximum flexibility National Instruments provides the ni pnp utility which checks the configuration of your National Instruments Plug and Play boards regardless of which type of system you have jumperless or Plug and Play ready ni pnp Utility Overview The ni pnp utility is a small program which runs each time your computer is rebooted It collects information about all of the National Instruments Plug and Play boards in your system It then creates a list of these interfaces which is used by the NI 488 2 driver and configuration utility ibconf In systems that are Plug and Play ready ni pnp simply retrieves the current configuration of each interface In systems without Plug and Play system software ni pnp performs the actual configuration of each interface It relies on the resource settings made with ibconf to assign resources to the boards After the configuration of each board is determined ni pnp provides this information to the NI 488 2 driver ni pnp relieves the driver from the job of finding and configuring Plug and Play boards Optional Programming Tools Your kit includes the NI 488 2 software for DOS In ad
20. e same time How can I determine which type of GPIB board I have installed Run the GPIBInfo utility If you run GPIBInfo without specifying any parameters it returns information about the GPIB boards currently configured for use in your system If you know the base I O address of a GPIB interface board you can enter it as a parameter for specific information For example GPIBInfo 2C0 returns information about the GPIB board at base I O address 2C0 For more information about GPIBInfo refer to the NI 488 2 User Manual for DOS How can I determine which version of the NI 488 2 software I have installed Run the GPIBInfo utility If you run GPIBInfo without specifying any parameters it returns information about the version of the NI 488 2 software currently installed For more information about GPIBInfo refer to the NI 488 2 User Manual for DOS How can I determine if the Intel Plug and Play software is installed on my computer Run the ni pnp utility in verbose mode by passing a v flag when you run it If the Intel Configuration Manager is installed ni pnp prints out the message Intel Configuration Manager Version x xx Found Common Questions Appendix C AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS C 2 National Instruments Corp Will ni pnp work on a system that comes with the Intel Plug and Play software pre installed Yes ni pnp is designed to configure National Instruments Plug and Play boards if the Intel software is not installed and t
21. e trademarks of National Instruments Corporation Product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies WARNING REGARDING MEDICAL AND CLINICAL USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS National Instruments products are not designed with components and testing intended to ensure a level of reliability suitable for use in treatment and diagnosis of humans Applications of National Instruments products involving medical or clinical treatment can create a potential for accidental injury caused by product failure or by errors on the part of the user or application designer Any use or application of National Instruments products for or involving medical or clinical treatment must be performed by properly trained and qualified medical personnel and all traditional medical safeguards equipment and procedures that are appropriate in the particular situation to prevent serious injury or death should always continue to be used when National Instruments products are being used National Instruments products are NOT intended to be a substitute for any form of established process procedure or equipment used to monitor or safeguard human health and safety in medical or clinical treatment 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 tel
22. ents AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS viii National Instruments Corp Appendix B Troubleshooting B 1 Troubleshooting ni pnp Error Messages B 1 Troubleshooting ibdiag Error Messages B 2 Resource Conflicts B 2 Interrupt Conflicts B 2 DMA Conflicts B 2 I O Address Range Conflicts B 3 Steps to Troubleshoot ibdiag Error Messages B 3 Resolving Conflicts with the Intel Configuration Utility B 4 Troubleshooting ibtest Error Messages B 5 Presence Test of Software Components B 5 Presence Test of Driver B 5 Presence Test of Board B 6 GPIB Cables Connected B 6 ULI Driver Loaded
23. er to Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration GPIB Cables Connected The following error message appears if a GPIB cable is connected to the board when you run ibtest Call 25 ibcmd failed ibsta 0x134 not what was expected 0x8130 Call 25 ibcmd failed expected ibsta 0x100 to have the ERR bit set Disconnect all GPIB cables before trying the test again ULI Driver Loaded If you try to use NI 488 functions or NI 488 2 routines or run ibtest with the ULI driver uli com loaded the following error message appears and your computer might lock up Syntax Error While the ULI driver is loaded you cannot use the standard NI 488 functions or NI 488 2 routines Reboot your computer so that the ULI driver is not loaded If your autoexec bat file loads uli com change the line that loads uli com to a comment before rebooting your computer National Instruments Corp C 1 AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS Appendix C Common Questions This appendix lists common questions and answers Which NI 488 2 software DOS or Windows do I need to install If you want to run a GPIB application under DOS install the NI 488 2 software for DOS If you want to run a GPIB application in Windows you must install the NI 488 2 software for Windows Can I have the NI 488 2 software for DOS and Windows drivers installed at the same time Yes there is nothing wrong with installing both However it is better not to use them at th
24. erence Manual for DOS Windows Function and Routine Descriptions Use this getting started manual to install and configure your AT GPIB TNT PnP board and the NI 488 2 software for DOS Use the NI 488 2 User Manual for DOS to learn the basics of GPIB and how to develop an application program The user manual also contains debugging information and detailed examples Use the NI 488 2 Function Reference Manual for DOS Windows for specific NI 488 function and NI 488 2 routine information such as format parameters and possible errors About This Manual AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS 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 AT GPIB TNT PnP board and the NI 488 2 software Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration contains instructions to help you install and configure your NI 488 2 software and AT GPIB TNT PnP Chapter 3 Verify the Installation describes how to verify the hardware and software installation Chapter 4 Begin to Use the AT GPIB TNT PnP describes the ibic utility and lists some programming considerations Appendix A Specifications describes the physical characteristics of the AT GPIB TNT PnP hardware and software along with the recommended operating conditions Appendix B Troubleshooting descr
25. evision reception This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the following two regulatory agencies Federal Communications Commission This device complies with Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission FCC Rules for a Class B digital device A Class B device is distinguishable from a Class A device by the appearance of an FCC ID number located on the Class B device Canadian Department of Communications This device complies with the limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications DOC Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de classe B prescrites dans le r glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique dict par le minist re des communications du Canada Instructions to Users These regulations are designed to provide reasonable protection against interference from the equipment to radio and television reception in residential areas There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation However the chances of interference are much less if the equipment is installed and used according to this instruction manual If the equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off one or more of the following suggestions may re
26. hange the base I O address location of your AT GPIB TNT PnP in ibconf Similarly if ibdiag indicated an interrupt level conflict or DMA channel conflict change the appropriate setting in ibconf For more information about ibconf refer to Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration 6 Save the new ibconf settings 7 Reboot the computer 8 Run ibdiag again and go back to step 1 Resolving Conflicts with the Intel Configuration Utility If a resource conflict exists the Intel software does not have the resource information for some legacy ISA board in your system It is therefore free to assign to the AT GPIB TNT PnP some resource that is already used To resolve the resource conflict complete the following steps 1 Run the ISA Configuration Utility ICU 2 Modify the configuration of the AT GPIB TNT PnP For example if the ibdiag error message noted in step 2 above indicates an interrupt conflict on interrupt level 11 configure that AT GPIB TNT PnP to use another available interrupt level 3 Try to determine which other plug in board is using the conflicting resource Consult the documentation that came with the other plug in boards 4 Depending on whether you can determine which other plug in board is using the conflicting resource complete the following steps a If you can determine which plug in board is using the conflicting resource add the board information to the ICU system configuration After you ad
27. hannel 5 VDC 120 mA Typical 200 mA Maximum I O Connector IEEE 488 Standard 24 pin Operating Environment Component Temperature Relative Humidity 0 to 40 C 10 to 90 noncondensing Storage Environment Temperature Relative Humidity 20 to 70 C 5 to 90 noncondensing EMI FCC Class B Certified Specifications Appendix A AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS A 2 National Instruments Corp Software Table A 2 NI 488 2 Software Characteristics for the AT GPIB TNT PnP Characteristic Specification Maximum GPIB Transfer Rates 3 wire IEEE 488 High Speed HS488 In ISA computer In EISA computer 1 5 Mbytes s 1 6 Mbytes s 3 4 Mbytes s Actual speed may vary considerably from speed shown due to system and instrumentation capabilities National Instruments Corp B 1 AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS Appendix B Troubleshooting This appendix describes 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 C It should be run from your autoexec bat file so that ni pnp executes every time your system is started ni pnp normally produces very little output when it is run displaying only the name of each National Instruments interface board it detects Most errors that ni pnp might detect are handled transparently If ni pnp finds an error from which it cannot recover it displays a message a
28. ibes how to troubleshoot problems Appendix C Common Questions lists common questions and answers Appendix D Customer Communication contains forms you can use to request help from National Instruments or to comment on our products and manuals The Glossary contains an alphabetical list and a description of terms used in this manual including abbreviations acronyms metric prefixes mnemonics and symbols Conventions Used in This Manual The following conventions are used in this manual italic Italic text denotes emphasis a cross reference or an introduction to a key concept bold italic Bold italic text denotes a note caution or warning 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 device names functions variables field names and filenames About This Manual National Instruments Corp xi AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS bold monospace Bold text in this font denotes the messages and responses that the computer automatically prints to the screen IEEE 488 and IEEE 488 and IEEE 488 2 refer to the ANSI IEEE Standard IEEE 488 2 488 1 1987 and the ANSI IEEE Standard 488 2 1992 respectively which define the GPIB AT GPIB TNT PnP AT GPIB TNT Plug and Play interface bo
29. installed for example c at gpib 3 Enter the following command ibdiag If ibdiag completes with no errors your hardware is functioning properly If ibdiag returns an error message refer to Appendix B Troubleshooting for troubleshooting instructions When ibdiag completes with no errors continue with the next section to run the software diagnostic test Run the Software Diagnostic Test After you have run ibdiag verify and test the NI 488 2 software installation by running the ibtest software diagnostic program that came with your NI 488 2 software The ibtest program is an NI 488 2 application that makes calls to the driver just as your application does Follow these steps to run ibtest 1 Disconnect any GPIB cables 2 Go to the directory where the software is installed for example c at gpib 3 Enter the following command ibtest If ibtest completes with no errors you have installed the NI 488 2 software correctly If ibtest returns an error message refer to Appendix B Troubleshooting for troubleshooting instructions National Instruments Corp 4 1 AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS Chapter 4 Begin to Use the AT GPIB TNT PnP This chapter describes the ibic utility and lists some programming considerations Introduction to ibic You can use ibic the Interface Bus Interactive Control utility to enter NI 488 functions and NI 488 2 routines interactively and to display the results of the function call
30. nd describes the best method for fixing the problem Some possible problems that ni pnp might report include boards with unassigned resources and boards for which resource conflicts exist If ni pnp encounters a board with no assigned resources it displays the following message This interface has no assigned resources If you get this message you must run ibconf and assign resources to the board If ni pnp detects an I O address conflict it displays the following message I O Address Conflict If you get this message you must run ibconf and change the base I O address for the board You can run ni pnp in a verbose output mode In this mode ni pnp displays more information about each interface including its assigned resources To run ni pnp in verbose mode change to the directory which contains ni pnp exe This is the root of the boot drive usually C Run ni pnp with the verbose output flag by typing ni pnp v Another more serious error can also occur on systems that are not Plug and Play ready Since ni pnp must assign resources to the boards it must first perform the Plug and Play ISA isolation sequence The isolation sequence is a method by which all Plug and Play boards can be detected It is possible although rare that this isolation sequence could lock up your computer If this occurs restart your computer ni pnp will then detect that your computer was locked up and display an error message describing the problem ni
31. nting bracket of the AT GPIB TNT PnP board to the back panel rail of the computer 7 Check the installation 8 Replace the top cover or access port to the I O channel 9 Turn on your computer Installation and Configuration Chapter 2 AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS 2 4 National Instruments Corp To run ibconf go to the directory where the NI 488 2 software is installed and enter the following command ibconf After you enter ibconf use the cursor keys and online help information to examine the settings and make any necessary changes To exit ibconf press lt Esc gt or the function key lt F9 gt and save your changes For more information about ibconf refer to the NI 488 2 User Manual for DOS If you plan to use the HS488 high speed protocol you must specify in ibconf the total length of GPIB cable in your system National Instruments Corp 3 1 AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS Chapter 3 Verify the Installation This chapter describes how to verify the hardware and software installation Run the Hardware Diagnostic Test To verify and test the hardware installation run the ibdiag hardware diagnostic program that came with your NI 488 2 software ibdiag verifies that your hardware is functioning properly and that the configuration of your board does not conflict with anything else in your system Follow these steps to run ibdiag 1 Disconnect any GPIB cables 2 Go to the directory where the software is
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33. o check the configuration of boards if the Intel software is installed What do I do if ibdiag or ibtest fails with an error Refer to the troubleshooting sections of Appendix B Troubleshooting for specific information about what might cause these tests to fail When should I use ibic You can use ibic to test and verify instrument communication troubleshoot problems and develop your application program For more information about ibic refer to Chapter 5 ibic Interface Bus Interactive Control Utility in the NI 488 2 User Manual for DOS How do I use an NI 488 2 language interface For information about using NI 488 2 language interfaces refer to Chapter 3 Developing Your Application in the NI 488 2 User Manual for DOS What information should I have before I call National Instruments When you call National Instruments you should have the results of the diagnostic tests ibdiag and ibtest and the output from GPIBInfo and ni pnp v Also make sure you have filled out the configuration form in Appendix D Customer Communication National Instruments Corp D 1 AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS Appendix D Customer Communication For your convenience this appendix 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 Support Form before contacting National Instrume
34. ou Need to Get Started Install the AT GPIB TNT PnP Configure the Software Introduction Chapter 1 AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS 1 2 National Instruments Corp What You Need to Get Started Make sure you have all of the items listed before you attempt to install the AT GPIB TNT PnP hardware and software AT GPIB TNT PnP board which comes with your kit 3 5 in high density 1 44 MB NI 488 2 Software for DOS Distribution Disk for the AT GPIB TNT AT GPIB TNT Plug and Play EISA GPIB AT GPIB TNT and AT GPIB which comes with your kit MS DOS version 4 0 or higher or equivalent installed on your computer GPIB cables single shielded or double shielded Type X1 X2 X4 X5 or X11 which you can order from National Instruments Optional Equipment Call National Instruments for more information about the following optional equipment Serial or parallel bus extender and cables Bus expander isolator GPIB mechanical switch GPIB data buffer AT GPIB TNT PnP Hardware Overview The AT GPIB TNT PnP board transforms any PC AT compatible computer into a full functioning GPIB Talker Listener Controller The AT GPIB TNT PnP is completely software configurable and is compliant with the Plug and Play ISA standard In non Plug and Play systems the AT GPIB TNT PnP can be fully configured through the NI 488 2 software In Plug and Play systems the board is fully configured on power up The TNT
35. ress used by the AT GPIB TNT Change the I O range used by the other plug in board Steps to Troubleshoot ibdiag Error Messages 1 Check if any GPIB cables are connected to your board If any GPIB cables are connected to your GPIB board disconnect the cables and run ibdiag again 2 Note which error message ibdiag displays The most common error messages are as follows lt lt lt Base I O Address Conflict gt gt gt lt lt lt Interrupt Level Conflict gt gt gt lt lt lt DMA Channel Conflict gt gt gt lt lt lt Error Reading NI PNP INI gt gt gt If the error occurs in reading ni pnp ini try reinstalling the software and then run ibdiag again If a resource conflict exists write down the exact resource tested For example if a DMA resource conflict exists note which DMA channel 5 6 or 7 was tested 3 Run the ni pnp utility in verbose mode to determine what software configures the Plug and Play circuitry of your AT GPIB TNT PnP 4 If ni pnp reports Intel Configuration Manager Version x xx Found refer to the next section entitled Resolving Conflicts with the Intel Configuration Utility Otherwise continue with step 5 Troubleshooting Appendix B AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS B 4 National Instruments Corp 5 Run the ibconf utility to change the resources used by your AT GPIB TNT PnP If ibdiag indicated that your AT GPIB TNT PnP failed because of a base I O address conflict c
36. s automatically Without writing an application you can use ibic to do the following Verify GPIB communication with your device quickly and easily Learn the NI 488 functions and NI 488 2 routines before you write your application Become familiar with the commands of your device Receive data from your GPIB device Troubleshoot problems with your application For more information about ibic refer to the NI 488 2 User Manual for DOS General Programming Considerations As you begin developing your NI 488 2 application remember the following points You must link the language interface library with your compiled source code You must include the header file in your source code For information about choosing a programming method developing your application or compiling and linking refer to the NI 488 2 User Manual for DOS For detailed information about each NI 488 function and NI 488 2 routine refer to the NI 488 2 Function Reference Manual for DOS Windows National Instruments Corp A 1 AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS Appendix A Specifications This appendix describes the physical characteristics of the AT GPIB TNT PnP hardware and software along with the recommended operating conditions Hardware Table A 1 AT GPIB TNT PnP Hardware Characteristics Characteristic Specification Dimensions 10 67cm by 16 51 cm 4 2 in by 6 5 in Power Requirement from PC AT I O c
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38. software diagnostic tests Interactive control program Utilities for software development Example programs that use NI 488 functions and NI 488 2 routines Refer to Appendix A Specifications for more information about the NI 488 2 software specifications and recommended operating conditions Plug and Play Overview The term Plug and Play refers to a new industry standard designed to help you add peripheral boards in a personal computer system With Plug and Play you can configure a new add on board entirely from software without moving jumpers or changing DIP switches on the board A Plug and Play ready system is one in which cooperation takes place between the hardware the operating system device drivers and applications Most add on boards need system resources DMA channels interrupts I O space in order to interact with Introduction Chapter 1 AT GPIB TNT PnP for DOS 1 4 National Instruments Corp software such as device drivers Centralized resource management is needed to arbitrate the assignment of system resources such as interrupt levels IRQ and DMA channels For example if a given PnP ISA board is configured to use DMA channel 5 the centralized resource manager should prevent the assignment of DMA channel 5 to any other card This support is not provided by DOS However a Plug and Play ready system can be achieved under DOS with the Intel Plug and Play Kit for MS DOS and Windows which may com
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