Upgraded to Win 2K from Win 98, when run gpib test ,one-more interfaces failed

[DONT HAVE ONE]

I HAVE INSTALLED NI-488.2 VER1.7, AND 2.5 OF NI-VISA, ON A SYSTEM THAT WAS UPRGRADED FROM WIN 98 TO WIN 2K AND WHEN RUN GPIB TEST HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TEST PASS THIRD TEST FAILS ONE OR MORE GPIB INTERFACES FAILED.

[Ray K]

Hello,
That test can failfor any number of reasons, like if an instrument is connected to the card. The best thing to do is try communicating to an instrument via IBIC.
Opening IBIC: Measurement and Automation explorer >> Tools >> NI-488.2 >> Interactive Control
Go to this webpage.

Below the screen shot is a list of commands with definitions of the commands and parameters. Type the commands into the IBIC window.
When you write a command to the instrument, try using a simple query that the instrument will respond to. The command used in the example is *IDN?, but that is part of the 488.2 standard and may not work for your instrument. Look in your instrument's user manual for an appropriate command.


If the instrument does not respond with IBIC, the board was installed incorrectly.