Measurement Computing Personal488 rev.1.0 - Manual (Page 8)

1-2 Personal488 Overview 889496 Personal488 for Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Hardware Products
The family of Personal488 PC/IEEE 488 controller interfaces includes the six (6) interfaces
which are discussed in this manual. All of them are IEEE 488.2 compatible and are supported
by 32-bit Driver488 software for Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000 and NT. These interfaces are
discussed in the following Personal488 packages:
Hardware Configurations
Plug-and-Play Devices
• Personal488/PCI (PCI488)
• Personal488/ATpnp (AT488pnp)
• Personal488/Card (Card488)
“Non plug-and-play” Devices
• Personal488/AT (AT488)
• Personal488 (GP488B)
• Personal488/MM
Reference Notes:
¾ Refer to Chapter 4, Hardware Configuration Reference for information
concerning jumpers and switches.
¾ For hardware specifications, please refer to Appendix D of the
Personal488 User’s Manual (p/n 495-0903). A PDF version of the manual
is included on the installation CD and on our website.
Software Installation
The installation process consists of running an installation setup program, and for non plug-
and-play products running the Add New Hardware program found in the Windows Control
Panel. The installation setup program will automatically determine the version of Windows
(e.g. Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, or XP) and copy all the necessary drivers and support
files to the appropriate destinations. Note that on Windows systems with AutoPlay enabled,
the setup program will automatically start upon insertion of the CD.
Install the software before installing the hardware. Since the installation
setup program installs driver and INF files, plug-and-play boards will be
automatically configured upon first startup, thus eliminating the need to
insert the CD and browse for support files. For non plug-and-play devices
all that is required to complete the installation is to run “Add New
Hardware.” This will notify Windows that a new device exists.
Acrobat: For installing Adobe Acrobat Reader. Documentation
that has been included on the CD in the Adobe pdf format can
be viewed and printed with use of the Adobe Reader.
Driver488/DRV
Driver488/NI Includes drivers for DOS and Windows 3.1
Driver488/SUB
The Win9x_WinNT folder includes a W9X Driver Disk folder
for Windows 95 and 98; and a Win2K Driver Disk folder for
Me, NT, 2000, and XP.
After the software has been installed you
can access the full version user’s manual
PDF from the Windows Desktop by
navigating as follows: Start>Programs>
IOtech Driver488.xx>User Manuals.
Note: The CD structure is subject to change without notice.