Contents
© National Instruments Corp. ix NI-488.2 User Manual for Windows
Parallel Polling................................................................................................. 7-10
Implementing a Parallel Poll ............................................................. 7-10
Parallel Polling with NI-488 Functions .............................. 7-10
Parallel Polling with NI-488.2 Routines............................. 7-12
Chapter 8
wibconf–Windows Interface Bus Configuration Utility
......................... 8-1
Overview.......................................................................................................... 8-1
Starting wibconf............................................................................................... 8-1
Upper and Lower Levels of wibconf ............................................................... 8-2
Upper Level Device Map .................................................................. 8-3
Device Maps of the Boards................................................. 8-4
Help..................................................................................... 8-4
Rename ............................................................................... 8-4
(Dis)connect ........................................................................ 8-4
Edit ...................................................................................... 8-5
Exit ...................................................................................... 8-5
Lower Level Device/Board Characteristics....................................... 8-5
Change Characteristics........................................................ 8-6
Change Board or Device..................................................... 8-6
Help..................................................................................... 8-6
Reset Value ......................................................................... 8-6
Return to Map ..................................................................... 8-6
Board and Device Configuration Options ....................................................... 8-7
Primary GPIB Address ...................................................................... 8-7
Secondary GPIB Address .................................................................. 8-7
Timeout Setting ................................................................................. 8-7
Serial Poll Timeouts (Device Characteristic Only)........................... 8-8
Terminate Read on EOS.................................................................... 8-8
Set EOI with EOS on Writes............................................................. 8-8
Type of Compare on EOS ................................................................. 8-8
EOS Byte........................................................................................... 8-8
Send EOI at End of Write ................................................................. 8-9
System Controller (Board Characteristic Only) ................................ 8-9
Assert REN when SC (Board Characteristic Only)........................... 8-9
Enable Auto Serial Polling (Board Characteristic Only) .................. 8-9
Enable CIC Protocol (Board Characteristic Only) ............................ 8-9
Bus Timing (Board Characteristic Only) .......................................... 8-10
Cable Length for High Speed (Board Characteristic Only) .............. 8-10
Parallel Poll Duration (Board Characteristic Only)........................... 8-10
Use This GPIB Interface (Board Characteristic Only)...................... 8-10
Base I/O Address (Board Description Only)..................................... 8-10
DMA Channel (Board Characteristic Only)...................................... 8-11
Interrupt Jumper Setting (Board Characteristic Only) ...................... 8-11
Serial Poll Timeout (Device Characteristic Only)............................. 8-11
Enable Repeat Addressing (Device Characteristic Only) ................. 8-11
GPIB-PCII/IIA Mode Switch ............................................................ 8-11
Default Configurations in wibconf .................................................................. 8-12