Instrument Control (GPIB, Serial, VISA, IVI)
Changing GPIB-ENET/1000 Static IP Address
I found a resolution to setting a static IP address on our GPIB-ENET/1000. I too was experiencing the hanging of the GPIB Ethernet wizard after setting the static IP address that I wanted to use. After stepping away from the problem for a bit I reasoned that the problem may have been due to the fact that after setting the static IP address the communication connection established using a dynamic IP address channel was no longer thus the wizard essentially becomes hung.
In my experience I followed the NI provided instructions in:
https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA00Z0000019XKfSAM&l=en-US
So what to do after getting to the point of the system hanging at the GPIB Ethernet wizard? I would suggest the following:
Once you get to the point of the GPIB Ethernet wizard hanging reconfigure your Windows Ethernet settings to those you desire for your static IP based system.
Once your Ethernet settings are saved power oFf the GIP ENET/1000 then reset (or power cycle) your Windows machine.
Once Windows has had a chance to reboot power up your GPIB ENET/1000 and wait 90 seconds for it to initialize.
Open a Windows command prompt then ping the GPIB ENET/1000 using the static IP address you previously set it to (in my case 192.168.10.210). If the GPIB Ethernet wizard successfully set the static IP address you should see a reply from the GPIB ENET/1000 at that static IP address.
Also as further confirmation open your favorite browser then enter the Static IP Address you want to use for the GPIB ENET/1000. You should be presented with the Static IP Address configuration information you previously entered via the GPIB Ethernet wizard
Now restart GPIB Ethernet Wizard. Note the original dynamic host id (NIENET1E94D6D in my case) is listed.
Highlight the previously installed GPIB0-ENET/1000 device then select the Remove Selected option.
Select Yes at Remove Selected prompt…. The device is removed from the list. Select Next.
The Connect Your GPIB Ethernet Interface prompt is presented. Select Next.
The Specify a GPIB-ENET/1000 screen is displayed. Select the Browse the local subnet for a GPIB-ENET/1000 option then select the Next button
The wizard begins searching for connected GPIB-ENET/1000 devices. The GPIB-ENET/1000 at the static IP address we configured it for is listed:
The GPIB Ethernet Wizard presents the Configuration Summary page with the static IP settings.
Select Next.
The Test Interface Settings screen is presented and the testing is initiated. The interface indicates that the testing was completed successfully. Select Next
In my case continuing, the GPIB Ethernet Wizard indicated that it could not add the device to the system.
I selected no then Next to complete the GPIB Ethernet wizard which indicated “You have added 0 GPIB interface(s) to your system”
To work around this problem I used a manual method to specify the static IP address GPIB ENET/1000 device that I wanted to use. I restarted the GPIB Ethernet wizard and selected Yes at the Would you like to add another GPIB Ethernet Interface? then select Next to proceed.
On the Specify a GPIB-ENET/1000 page manually enter the static IP address you want to use – in my case 192.168.10.210
The GPIB Ethernet Wizard indicates that the device at 192.168.10.210 has been added:
Select Next.
Ethernet Wizard completed & indicates 1 GPIB interfaces added to system. Select Finish. Wizard closes.
Open Ni-Max to verify GPIB-ENET:
NI-Max indicates that the GPIB-ENET/1000 at IP address 192.168.10.210 is installed.
Right click on the device and select Self-Test. System returns control with no error message (in my case).
The attached Word document provides a more detailed diary of my experience.
I hope that this information is useful to others. Please let me know of any issues or if you have a better way to do this.
