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Downloading
Drivers in GPIB
Systems with
IBASIC
The device driver download program AUTOST provided on the disk with the
driver files for use with GPIB must be run from IBASIC (Instrument Basic). It
will set up the the required device driver memory and any other memory
partitions defined in the configuration file, reboot the system, and download the
device driver. This program will issue a warning and abort if any errors are
encountered. If there are device drivers present, or if you already have memory
allocated for NRAM (User Non-volatile RAM) or RDISK (RAM Disk), you
must first clear any existing drivers from the system, and then download all of
the required drivers together. You may redefine any NRAM or RDISK areas
after downloading the device drivers.
NOTE If you wish to see the messages that the download program generates, you need
to have a terminal connected to the IBASIC display port. If you have not
changed this from its default value of NONE, messages are sent to the built-in
RS-232 port.
1. Make sure that your Command Module (E1405) is set to System
Controller mode.
2. Put the floppy disk into an appropriate drive.
3. Make sure that the floppy disk is your current drive (for example, type
’MSI ":,700,1"’ and press ENTER).
4. Load the device download program into IBASIC (type ’GET
"AUTOST"’ and press ENTER) and run the program (type "RUN" and
press ENTER).
5. The download program will check to make sure that there are no device
drivers already loaded, and no memory has been allocated for NRAM or
RDISK. If either condition exists, the program will issue a warning and
abort. If not, it will create the required RAM partitions, reboot the
system, and download the device driver on the supplied disk.
Any errors encountered while downloading will be reported and will
cause the program to abort.
6. The download program will check to make sure that the driver has been
downloaded and is in memory.
NOTE If you are using IBASIC but controlling the system over the GPIB, you must put
all commands in quotes and prefix them with "PROG:EXEC". A typical
command would be:
PROG:EXEC ’MSI ":,700,1"’
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