Figure 3-3. File and Folder Organization after Installation. National Instruments 320727B-01, NI-488.2TM

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4.

Click on the Install button to install all of the NI-488.2 software. If you want to install only some of the files, click on the Custom Install button and select the items to install.

After installation of all of the software, the NI-488.2

folder should contain the items shown in Figure 3-3. If you are running System 7.0 or later, the NI-488 Config file is placed in the Control Panels folder, and the NI-488 INIT and NI -DMA/DSP files are placed in the Extensions folder. If you are running System 6 or earlier, the

NI-488 Config , NI-488 INIT , and NI -DMA/DSP files are installed in the

System Folder . NB -Boards , a control panel utility, appears with the files.

Figure 3-3. File and Folder Organization after Installation

Step 2. Run the NI-488 Config Control Panel

The NI-488 Config control panel is a configuration utility that you can use to examine and change the software settings for your GPIB-ENET.

1.

To activate the configuration utility, select Control Panels from the Apple menu and double-click on the NI-488 Config icon.

2.

Click on the Interface Type menu and select Ethernet box products as shown in

Figure 3-4.

3.

To choose a GPIB bus to use with your GPIB-ENET, check one of the bus selection boxes as shown in Figure 3-4. The configuration in Figure 3-4 shows gpib4 , with primary GPIB address 0 and secondary GPIB address disabled, as the connection to the GPIB-ENET at IP address 130.164.1.1.

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