National Instruments AT-GPIB User manual

Getting Started with Your AT-GPIB

and the NI-488M™Software for

INTERACTIVE UNIX System V

July 1992 Edition

Part Number 320518-01

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Limited Warranty

The AT-GPIB 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,

as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National Instruments will,

at its option, repair or replace software media that do not execute

programming instructions if National Instruments receives notice of such

defects during the warranty period. National Instruments does not warrant

that the operation of the software shall be uninterrupted or error free.

A Return Material Authorization (RMA) number must be obtained from the

factory and clearly marked on the outside of the package before any

equipment will be accepted for warranty work. National Instruments will

pay the shipping costs of returning to the owner parts which are covered by

warranty.

National Instruments believes that the information in this manual is

accurate. The document has been carefully reviewed for technical accuracy.

In the event that technical or typographical errors exist, National

Instruments reserves the right to make changes to subsequent editions of

this document without prior notice to holders of this edition. The reader

should consult National Instruments if errors are suspected. In no event

shall National Instruments be liable for any damages arising out of or

related to this document or the information contained in it.

EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED HEREIN, NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS MAKES NO

WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS

ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A

PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMER'S RIGHT TO RECOVER DAMAGES

CAUSED BY FAULT OR NEGLIGENCE 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.

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

Turbo488®, NAT4882™,and NI-488M™ are trademarks of National

Instruments Corporation.

Product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their

respective companies.

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 regulatory agencies:

• The limits for a Class B computing device, in accordance with the

specifications in Part 15 of U.S. Federal Communications Commission

(FCC) Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

– This device may not cause harmful interference.

– This device must accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired operation.

• The limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in

the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of

Communications (DOC).

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 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 reduce 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.

• Relocate the equipment with respect to the receiver.

• Reorient 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, daß die AT-GPIB in Übereinstimmung mit den

Bestimmungen der Vfg. 1046/1984 funk-entstört ist.

Der Detusche Bundespost wurde das Inverkehrbringen dieses Gerätes

angezeigt und die Berechtigung zur Überprüfung der Serie auf

Bestimmungen eingeräumt.

Contents

About This Manual ..........................................................................xi

Organization of This Manual......................................................xi

Conventions Used in This Manual .............................................xii

Related Documentation ..............................................................xiii

Customer Communication ..........................................................xiii

Chapter 1

Introduction.........................................................................................1-1

What Your Kit Should Contain ..................................................1-2

Optional Equipment....................................................................1-3

Hardware Description.................................................................1-3

Software Description ..................................................................1-3

Chapter 2

Software Installation .......................................................................2-1

Step 1. Prepare to Install the Software .....................................2-1

Step 2. Install the Software.......................................................2-2

A. Set Up a Working Directory .................................2-2

B. Install the Utility Files...........................................2-3

C. Install the C Library ..............................................2-3

D. Install the NI-488M Driver and Build the

New Kernel ...........................................................2-3

Using the Installation Script...........................2-3

Choosing the Software Settings.....................2-4

Using the kconfig Utility ...............................2-6

Ending the Installation Procedure..................2-7

Resolving Conflicts Found While Building

the New Kernel ..............................................2-7

Chapter 3

Hardware Configuration and Installation..............................3-1

Step 1. Unpack Your AT-GPIB ...............................................3-1

Step 2. Configure the Hardware...............................................3-1

Choose the Switch and Jumper Settings ......................3-2

Set the Base I/O Address .............................................3-3

Set the Interrupt Request Line .....................................3-5

Set the DMA Channel ..................................................3-6

Set the Shield Ground Configuration...........................3-8

Step 3. Install the Hardware .....................................................3-9

Contents

AT-GPIB/NI-488M/INTERACTIVE UNIX viii © National Instruments Corp.

Chapter 4

Software Verification and Configuration ..............................4-1

Verify the Software Installation .................................................4-1

Configure the Software with ibconf (Optional)..........................4-2

Using the NI-488M Software with Your Application

Program.......................................................................................4-3

Removing the NI-488M Software ..............................................4-4

Appendix A

Additional NI-488M Functions ...................................................A-1

IBDEV(3) ...................................................................................A-2

IBLINES(3) ................................................................................A-4

IBLN(3) ......................................................................................A-6

Appendix B

Hardware Specifications................................................................B-1

Appendix C

Customer Communication............................................................C-1

Glossary.................................................................................................G-1

Contents

Figures

Figure 1-1. AT-GPIB Board...................................................................1-1

Figure 3-1. AT-GPIB Parts Locator Diagram ........................................3-2

Figure 3-2. Base I/O Address Switch Settings.......................................3-4

Figure 3-3. Interrupt Jumper Settings to Match Software Defaults .......3-5

Figure 3-4. DMA Channel Jumper Setting ............................................3-7

Figure 3-5. DMA Jumper Setting for No DMA Channel.......................3-8

Figure 3-6. Ground Configuration Jumper Settings...............................3-8

Tables

Table 2-1. Software Default Settings and Possible Settings.................2-5

Table 2-2. INTERACTIVE UNIX Default Configuration for

DMA Channels....................................................................2-6

Table 3-1. Hardware Default Settings and Your Software Settings .....3-3

Table 3-2. DMA Channels for the AT-GPIB .......................................3-6

Table B-1. Electrical Characteristics.....................................................B-1

Table B-2. Physical Characteristics.......................................................B-1

Table B-3. Environmental Characteristics.............................................B-2

About This Manual

This manual contains instructions for installing and configuring the

National Instruments AT-GPIB interface board and NI-488M multitasking

software for use with the INTERACTIVE UNIX System V Release 3.2

operating system. The hardware and software are intended for use on a PC

AT compatible computer with a 386 or higher processor. This manual is

meant to be used with the National Instruments IEEE 488 Multitasking

UNIX software reference (NI-488M Software Reference Manual, Part

Number 320062-01).

The material in this manual is for users who have extensive knowledge of

the INTERACTIVE UNIX operating system and have super-user privilege.

This manual also assumes that the user has already received an AT-GPIB

board along with a user manual.

Organization of This Manual

This manual is organized as follows:

• Chapter 1, Introduction, contains a picture of the AT-GPIB board, lists

the contents of your NI-488M kit and optional equipment, and briefly

describes the AT-GPIB board and NI-488M software.

• Chapter 2, Software Installation, lists all the programs and files located

on the distribution disk and contains the steps for installing the NI-488M

software.

• Chapter 3, Hardware Configuration and Installation,contains

step-by-step instructions for unpacking, configuring, and installing your

AT-GPIB board in a PC AT after you have installed your NI-488M

software.

• Chapter 4, Software Verification and Configuration,describes how to

verify the software installation and configure the software. It also

contains information about using the NI-488M software with your

application program and removing the NI-488M software.

• Appendix A, Additional NI-488M Functions, describes three additional

NI-488M functions included in the NI-488M software. These functions

are not described in the NI-488M Software Reference Manual.

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