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Chapter Five: SYSTEM SETTING 
This chapter will introduce the whole process about system setting including: the 
installation  of  PCL  848A/B  GPIB  Card,  and  its  initial  settings,  and  the 
installation and configuration of sgpib driver.   
5.1 Installation and Configuration of PC-LAB GPIB Card 
5.1.1 Switch and Jumper Setting 
The  PCL  848A/B  GPIB Card has two DIP  switch (SW1 and SW2), one slide switch (SW3)  and 
three jumpers (JP1, JP2 and JP3). The setting must be coincident with the application program. 
CN1: GP-IB connector CN2: Digital output connector 
SW1: I/O port base address and wait states 
SW2: Firmware base address   
SW3: Operation mode (PCL-748 or NI PCÑI I) 
JP1: DACK channel 
JP2: DRQ channel   
JP3: IRQ level 
Figure 5.1 Location of switches and jumpers   










