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Introduction Chapter 1
NI-488.2 User Manual for Windows 1-8 © National Instruments Corp.
Win 32s Files
• gpib-32.dll is a 32-bit translation dynamic link library that handles the 32-bit to
16-bit translation.
• gpib-16.dll is a 16-bit translation dynamic link library.
• wibic32.exe is a Win32s version of the wibic application.
Sample Application Files
The NI-488.2 software includes nine sample applications along with source code for each
language supported by the NI-488.2 software. For a detailed description of the sample
application files, refer to Chapter 2, Application Examples.
How the NI-488.2 Software Works with Windows
The NI-488.2 driver is a standard 16-bit Windows DLL, which is loaded when a
Windows GPIB application is executed. The NI-488.2 driver for Windows is unloaded
when the last active GPIB application is exited.
Figure 1-4 shows how the NI-488.2 software works with Windows and your GPIB
hardware.
Windows
GPIB Hardware Interface
OROROR
16-bit NI-488.2 DLL
Win16 User
Application
Program that
Uses Direct
Entry
WIBIC
32-bit Utility
for Using
NI-488.2
Commands
Interactively
Win 32s
User
Application
Program
32-bit NI-488.2 Language Interface
OR
16-bit NI-488.2 Language Interface
WIBIC
16-bit Utility
for Using
NI-488.2
Commands
Interactively
Win16
User
Application
Program
Win 32s User
Application
Program that
Uses Direct
Entry
16-bit NI-488.2
Translation DLL
32-bit NI-488.2
Translation DLL
OR
Figure 1-4. How the NI-488.2 Software Works with Windows