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I am trying to import signal from the fieldpoint modules and I have gone to the web for help. I have fieldpoint working. The web says assumes that I have MAX working but i can't get it to work. in MAX when i do the getting started help configuration, it gives me this error...

One or more missing GPIB interfaces.

There are several reasons why you might encounter this problem:

Reason: Your GPIB interface is incorrectly installed.
Solution: Please verify that your GPIB interface is correctly installed and rerun the NI-488.2 Troubleshooting Wizard.

Reason: You are using a non-Plug-and-Play interface (e.g., AT-GPIB/TNT, PC/104-GPIB, PXI-8156) and you did not use the Add New Hardware Wizard to add the interface to your system properly.

Solution: Click the Add Hardware button and the Add GPIB Hardware wizard will guide you through the process of adding GPIB hardware.


We have simply hooked our FP-1000 up to our computer via a RS-232 cable and it says that we are missing hardware or something. do you have any ideas for me?

Thanks so much for your help

Dave
Reason: For the PCMCIA-GPIB and PCMCIA-GPIB+, the PCMCIA host controller must be working properly in order to use the GPIB interface.
Solution: Use the Windows Device Manager to verify that your PCMCIA host controller is functioning correctly. Start the control panel by selecting "Start>>Settings>>Control Panel", open the System icon, select the Hardware tab and click on the Device Manager button. If you select "View>>Devices by type", you can look at the PCMCIA adapter properties to ensure it is correctly enabled.
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Dave,

It looks like you've been running the NI 488.2 Getting Started Wizard. That's why all the errors refer to GPIB Hardware.

What you need to do is look for your FieldPoint device under the Remote Systems section on the left side of the window. It should be auto-detected. Then right-click and select Find Devices, to detect the modules installed in your FieldPoint bank.

That should get you started. Let us know if you have any further issues getting set up in MAX.
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