National Instruments NI-488.2 NI-488.2 User Manual

Chapter 3 GPIB Explorer (Mac OS X and Linux)
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Add a New GPIB Interface
To add a new GPIB interface to your system, complete the following steps:
Non-Plug and Play Interfaces (For Example, GPIB-ENET/100)
1. Start GPIB Explorer as described in the Starting GPIB Explorer
section.
2. Click New.
3. Follow the prompts to add your GPIB interface to the system.
Plug and Play Interfaces (For Example, PCI-GPIB)
1. Close GPIB Explorer if it is running.
2. Physically add the interface into your system, making sure to shut
down the system if your interface is not hot swappable. Refer to the
GPIB Hardware Guide for more details on how to do this. To view the
document, you need Acrobat Reader, which you can download from
www.adobe.com.
Mac OS X
The GPIB Hardware Guide is installed with NI-488.2. To access
this document, double-click Applications»National Instruments»
NI-488.2»Documentation.
Linux
The GPIB Hardware Guide is installed with NI-488.2. It is in the
/usr/local/natinst/ni4882/docs directory.
3. Start GPIB Explorer as described in the Starting GPIB Explorer
section. You should see your interface in the list of configured
interfaces.

National Instruments NI-488.2 NI-488.2 Specifications

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Brand	National Instruments
Model	NI-488.2 NI-488.2
Category	Software
Language	English