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64 Agilent Connectivity Guide
3 Connecting Instruments to GPIB
GPIB Software Checks
This section provides guidelines for GPIB Interface Card software
checks, including:
• Check for Driver Files
• Check Agilent 488 Settings
• Disable Connection Expert Auto-Detection
• Check BIOS/Interrupts Settings
• Set 82350 Read/Write Performance Mode
Check for Driver Files After installing the Agilent IO Libraries
Suite, check for installed driver files.
Files are listed in their default
directories.
Uninstall/Reinstall the Agilent IO Libraries Suite. If the driver files are
not found, uninstall the Agilent IO Libraries Suite by inserting the
Automation-Ready CD with Agilent IO Libraries Suite and following
the instructions to remove the libraries. Then, follow the instructions
to re-install the libraries.
Check Agilent 488 Settings If you are running a program that was
written to use NI-488.2, Agilent 488, or another vendor’s
488-compatible library, and that program is not operating correctly,
check Agilent 488 parameters:
1 For Agilent 488 or NI-488.2 code to work with Agilent GPIB
interfaces, the Agilent 488 library must be enabled. Click Tools >
Windows 2000
Program Files
C:/Program Files/Agilent/IO Libraries Suite/drivers/ag350i32.dll
Driver Files
C:/Winnt/system32/drivers/agt82350.sys
.inf Files
C:/Winnt/inf/agtgpib.inf
Windows XP
Program Files
C:/Program Files/Agilent/IO Libraries Suite/drivers/ag350i31.dll
Driver Files
C:/Windows/system32/drivers/agt82350.sys
.inf Files
C:/Windows/inf/agtgpib.inf