Measurement Computing Personal488 rev.3.0 For DOS & Windows 3.Xi - Manual (Page 53)

8B. Installation & Configuration II. SOFTWARE GUIDES - 8. Driver488/DRV
II-38 Personal488 User’s Manual, Rev. 3.0
Files Description
Driver488/DRV Driver Modules Contains the driver modules needed for the initial installation
and proper execution.
Driver488/DRV Executable The primary file which loads the driver; required for proper
execution.
ReadMe File Contains any new information about the driver not already
included in the user manual.
Default Config Files These are .INI files which contain suggested configurations
for the various interfaces.
Character Command Language Files Programming language specific examples and utilities.
IEEE 488 Utility Files Includes utilities for redirection of COM and LPT ports, the
Keyboard Controller, and utilities for removing
Driver488/DRV from memory after use.
Transfer488 Utilities Utilities for transferring files to and from HP computers
using HP BASIC (Rocky Mountain Basic).
Example Files Sample programs.
All the files will appear with a check mark beside them, indicating that they are selected for installation.
If you wish to unselect an item, please move the cursor to the item bar and press the
to
toggle the check mark off. Pressing the again will toggle the check mark on. In this
way you can select or omit those file categories you wish to install.
For a normal first installation, allow INSTALL to install all parts of Driver488/DRV. For a first-time
installation, the Device Driver files are mandatory. However, if hard disk space is extremely limited,
certain parts, such as language support and examples for languages not immediately used, may be
omitted. The distribution disks may be used to install or reinstall any or all parts of Driver488/DRV at
a later time. You may rerun
INSTALL at any time to install files that you previously omitted.
When you have finished your selection, press . The Directory Selection screen will appear
with two horizontal windows.
Driver Installation to Disk
The Directory Selection screen allows you to specify where the Driver488/DRV files are to be
installed. The upper window will be highlighted and contain the words “Install from:” on the first line,
and the path from which you are installing Driver488/DRV (typically “A:”) on the second line. If this
“Install from:” path is correct, press
to accept and move to the next window. If it is not
correct, edit the path before pressing .
Pressing will move you to the second window, with the words “Install to:” on the first line
and the default directory “C:\IEEE488" on the second line. Simply press to accept the
default or edit the path as you prefer and then press .
Two smaller boxes will display below the two directory windows: “Start” and “Cancel.” “Start” should
be highlighted. To proceed with installing Driver488/DRV, press
. Otherwise move the
cursor to “Cancel” and press to abort the installation.
If you proceed with the installation, the files selected from the previous menu will be extracted from the
distribution disk to your hard disk.
INSTALL will prompt you for disk insertion if you have a multiple
disk distribution set of Driver488/DRV. When INSTALL is finished transferring the files to your hard
disk, the message “Driver488/DRV Software Installation is Complete” will appear. At this point, press
to continue with the installation.
Next, the install program displays a prompt regarding the modification of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
This file holds operating system commands that are executed after all other system setup and
configuration is done, and just before commands are accepted from the keyboard. The
AUTOEXEC.BAT
file can be used for many purposes. For more details, see your operating system manual.
The Driver488/DRV installation program provides the following options: