Measurement Computing Personal488 rev.3.0 For DOS & Windows 3.Xi - Manual (Page 150)

II. SOFTWARE GUIDES - 9. Driver488/SUB 9B. Installation & Configuration
Personal488 User’s Manual, Rev. 3.0 II-135
Driver488/SUB supports up to four IEEE 488 interfaces. Each interface can support multiple external
devices up to the limits imposed by electrical loading (14 devices), or with a product such as
Extender488, to the limits of the IEEE 488 addressing protocols.
Driver488/SUB supports the GP488B (not PCIIA, NI), AT488, MP488, MP488CT, and NB488 series
of IEEE 488.2 interface hardware. There is no Character Command Language (CCL) support
contained in Driver488/SUB. All interaction between the application and the driver takes place via
normal subroutine.
9B. Installation & Configuration
Topics
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Before You Get Started ............................................................... II-134
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Making Backup Disk Copies...................................................... II-135
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Driver Installation ....................................................................... II-135
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Configuration Utility................................................................... II-135
Interfaces.......................................................................................................II-136
External Devices...........................................................................................II-136
Opening the Configuration Utility ............................................................II-136
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Configuration of IEEE 488 Interfaces ..................................... II-136
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Configuration of Serial Interfaces ........................................... II-139
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Configuration of IEEE 488 External Devices......................... II-140
Before You Get Started
Prior to Driver488/SUB software installation, configure your interface board by setting the appropriate
jumpers and switches as detailed in the “Section I: Hardware Guides.” Note the configuration settings
used, as they must match those used within the Driver488/SUB software installation.
Once the IEEE 488 interface hardware is installed, you are ready to proceed with the steps outlined
within this Sub-Chapter to install and configure the Driver488/SUB software. The Driver488/SUB
software disk(s) include the driver files themselves, installation tools, example programs, and various
additional utility programs. A file called
README.TXT , if present, is a text file containing new material
that was not available when this manual went to press.
NOTICE
1. The Driver488/SUB software, including all files and data, and the diskette on which it is
contained (the “Licensed Software”), is licensed to you, the end user, for your own internal use.
You do not obtain title to the licensed software. You may not sublicense, rent, lease, convey,
modify, translate, convert to another programming language, decompile, or disassemble the
licensed software for any purpose.
2. You may:
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only use the software on one single machine;
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copy the software into any machine-readable or printed form for backup in support
of your use of the program on the single machine; and,
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transfer the programs and license to use to another party if the other party agrees to
accept the terms and conditions of the licensing agreement. If you transfer the
programs, you must at the same time either transfer all copies whether in printed or
in machine-readable form to the same party and destroy any copies not transferred.