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GPIB Configuration and Keyboard Programs

This page contains ICS's GPIB Configuration program and ICS's interactive GPIB Keyboard Program.

GPIB Configuration Program

The niconfig_w configuration program walks the user through a menu like program to configure ICS's GPIB Minibox and board interfaces. This program will configure most ICS interfaces. Note that there are two exceptions to using the configuration program. Some interfaces like the 48x3 series GPIB-to-Digital and DAQ interfaces are too complicated to be configured with a simple menu program. The configuration program does not let the user replace ICS's IDN message with one that personalizes the interface as part of his product. In these cases, use an interactive program like ICS's GPIBkybd Program.

PC fileniconfig_w.zip is a zip file with a utility program for configuring ICS's GPIB Interface Products. Niconfig_w is a menu driven program that walks the user through t setup procedure for setting the most common configuration parameters on ICS's GPIB Interfaces. Works with ICS, Keithley, Measurement Computing and National Instruments' GPIB Controller cards.

GPIB Keyboard Program

ICS's GPIB Enhanced Keyboard is the easiest way to control GPIB devices without writing a program. The GPIBkybd program is an interactive program that automatically finds your GPIB devices at startup and lets you send commands and querys to a device. The program automatically reads device responses and includes buttons for executing the more popular 488.1 and 488.2 commands. Works with ICS, Keithley, Measurement Computing and National Instruments' GPIB Controller cards. Requires that a GPIB-32.dll file be installed on the computer.

PC file ICS_GPIBKybd_Install.zip is a zip file with ICS's enhanced GPIB Keyboard Controller program . Includes Help and Visual Basic 6 runtime files. Latest update is 07-13-2007. File size is 3.2 Mbytes.

Visual Basic programs require Microsoft Visual Basic 6 or Microsoft's VB6_Runtime_Files to run. If you do not have Visual Basic on your computer, clink the link to download the VB6_Runtime_Files.