Measurement Computing Personal488 rev.3.0 For DOS & Windows 3.Xi - Manual (Page 40)

6. Personal488/CARD I. HARDWARE GUIDES
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Note: The slot connector is keyed to match the PCMCIA Card so that an improper connection can
not be made. Therefore, DO NOT force this connection as damage may result! For proper
contact, the connection of the card and cable must be snug.
Installation into a PC
With your PC powered-down (turned off), install your Personal488/CARD using the instructions
provided below.
Note: If the Client Driver Software is used, you are not required to power down your PC before
installing the Personal488/CARD. The Client Driver Software enables insertion and removal
of the card into any Type II socket at any time, and automatically configures the card upon its
insertion (“Hot-Swapping”).
Note: Enabler Software, on the other hand, does not allow “Hot-Swapping.” More detailed
information is provided later in this chapter.
Note: “Hot-Swapping” refers to the insertion and removal of the PCMCIA card while the system is
powered.
1. With your PC powered down (turned off), insert the PCMCIA Card into the PCMCIA socket with
the company logo face up (for most Notebook PCs).
2. Push the PCMCIA Card into the PCMCIA socket as if you were loading a diskette into a diskette
drive. Stop once the card is engaged into the socket. This is marked by hearing a “click” and
seeing that the socket eject button has been engaged (pushed out).
Note: CardSoft™ Card and Socket Services are available on the majority of notebook PCs currently
sold. If your notebook has incompatible software, you may purchase the CardSoft™ software
from the Personal488/CARD manufacturer.
Interface Cable & IEEE 488 Accessories
Only IEEE 488 compatible accessories (instruments) can interface with the Personal488/CARD. The
Personal488/CARD and cable permit a fan-out of fourteen (14) directly interfaced IEEE 488
instruments.
1. Plug the IEEE 488 connector end of the Interface Cable into any compatible IEEE 488 accessories.
2. With your fingers and/or applicable flat bladed screw driver, tighten the screw pins (metric studs)
located on the IEEE 488 connector to secure the connection.
Note: You will need additional IEEE 488 interface cables (terminated at both ends with IEEE 488
connectors) for subsequent IEEE 488 instruments.
At this point, the default configuration of the Personal488/CARD will be used. The default
configuration is the initialization of the “CARD” upon system boot-up having not used the Client
Driver or Enabler to make changes to the “CARD’s” settings. Once all connections have been
checked for correctness, the “system” can be powered up. If communication problems exist due to
initialization conflicts, the Client Driver or Enabler will have to be installed in order to make
initialization changes. This subject is covered in the following paragraphs.
Note: The Client Driver or Enabler is needed even if there are no configuration conflicts but a desire
to change the Personal488/CARD’s configuration to meet predetermined specifications and/or
needs.
Software Installation
The Personal488/CARD is provided with both Initialization and Configuration Software (the
Configuration Software is driver specific and therefore included with each driver). This text introduces
support for the Initialization Software (Client Driver and Enabler). For more information, refer to the
driver-specific “Installation & Configuration” Sub-Chapters found in Chapters 8 through 12. The