Measurement Computing Personal488 rev.3.0 For DOS & Windows 3.Xi - Manual (Page 208)

II. SOFTWARE GUIDES - 10. Driver488/W31 10B. Installation & Configuration
Personal488 User’s Manual, Rev. 3.0 II-193
Driver488/W31 supports up to four IEEE 488 interfaces. These can be multiple external devices on
each interface up to the limits imposed by either electrical loading (14 devices), or with a product such
as Expander488, to the limits of the IEEE 488 addressing protocols.
Driver488/W31 supports the GP488B, AT488, MP488, MP488CT, GP488/MM, and NB488 series of
IEEE 488.2 interface hardware (with the exception of the Digital I/O and Counter/Timer functions).
All interaction between the application and the driver takes place via subroutine calls. Note that
Counter/Timer support is available in the
IOTTIMER.DLL package included on the Driver488/W31
diskette. Refer to your appropriate manuals for more information.
10B. Installation & Configuration
Topics
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Before You Get Started ............................................................... II-192
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Making Backup Disk Copies...................................................... II-193
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Driver Installation ....................................................................... II-193
Enhanced Mode DMA Transfers ................................................................II-194
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Configuration Utility................................................................... II-195
Interfaces.......................................................................................................II-195
External Devices...........................................................................................II-195
Opening the Configuration Utility ............................................................II-195
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Configuration of IEEE 488 Interfaces ..................................... II-195
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Configuration of IEEE 488 External Devices......................... II-198
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Modification of the Initialization File ..................................... II-199
Driver Core Sections ....................................................................................II-200
Before You Get Started
Prior to Driver488/W31 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/W31 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/W31 software. The Driver488/W31
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.