- GPIB-PC User Manual for the IBM Personal Computer and Compatibles April 1988 Edition Part Number 320014-01

Installation and Configuration Section Two
GPIB-PC User Manual 2-6 ©National Instruments Corp.
If errors occur, check the following:
• Did you read Getting Started with your GPIB-PC and make any
required changes? If not, do so now.
• Did you change hardware switch settings on your GPIB-PC
board? If so, run IBCONF and accurately input the new settings
for the board.
• Are the GPIB.COM and CONFIG.SYS files installed in the root
directory of your boot drive? If not, check and repeat the
installation instructions.
• Did you reboot your system before you ran IBTEST? If not, do
so now.
If you have performed these steps and IBTEST still fails, carefully note
all error information and call National Instruments.
If no errors occur, proceed to the end of this section to learn how to use
the software and to develop your application program.
More About IBCONF
IBCONF is a screen-oriented, interactive program that is included on the
distribution diskette of the GPIB-PC package.
You use IBCONF to edit the description in the handler of characteristics
of the devices and boards in the system. Running IBCONF to place this
information directly in the handler eliminates the need to restate it
inside each application program.
IBCONF passes two groups of features to the handler. The first group
consists of the characteristics of the instruments or devices attached to
your GPIB-PC. The second group consists of the characteristics of each
GPIB-PC installed in the computer.