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Chapter 1 Introduction
© National Instruments Corp. 1-7 NI-488.2 User Manual for Windows
• ibdiag.exe is a program that you can use to test the GPIB hardware and ensure
that it is functioning properly.
• wibtest.exe is the Windows NI-488.2 software installation test.
• gpibinfo.exe is a utility you can use to obtain information about your GPIB
hardware and software, such as the version of the NI-488.2 software and the type of
interface board you are using.
• wibic.exe is an interactive control program that you use to communicate with the
GPIB devices interactively using NI-488.2 functions and routines. It helps you to
learn the NI-488.2 routines and to program your instrument or other GPIB devices.
• wibconf.exe is a software configuration program that changes the configuration
parameters of the NI-488.2 software for Windows.
• gpibspy.exe is the GPIB activity monitor program. It is a debugging tool that you
can use to monitor the NI-488.2 calls made by your Windows applications.
C Language Files
The NI-488.2 software contains the following C language files:
• readme.mc is a documentation file that contains information about the C language
interface.
• gpib.lib is the Microsoft C (version 5.1 or higher) and Borland C++ (version 2.0
or higher) language interface library. You must link this library with your application
program so that your program can access the NI-488.2 dynamic link library.
• windecl.h is an include file. It contains NI-488 function and NI-488.2 routine
prototypes and various predefined constants.
Visual Basic Language Files
The distribution disk contains the following language files for Microsoft Visual Basic:
• readme.vb is a documentation file that contains information about the Visual Basic
language interface.
• vbib.bas is the Visual Basic (version 1.0 or higher) language source file which
defines the NI-488 functions and NI-488.2 routines that call the gpib.dll.
• niglobal.bas is the Visual Basic global module that includes certain predefined
constant declarations and declares the global variables.