"MAX 2.2" + "GPIB PCMCIA"

Bonjour,
Dans le but d'utiliser une alimentation HP6627 avec son driver IVI par TestStand, j'ai installé la version 2.2 de NIMAX, mais je suis incapable de voir ma carte NI GPIB(PCMCIA 186736C-01).Le driver NI-488.2 est installé (version 1.7) Dans la liste, après avoir cliqué "Créer un nouvel objet", je ne vois que "GPIB-VXI". Est-ce normal? Quelle est la marche à suivre pour configurer un instrument IVI ?
JMCe
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Il faut installer le driver VISA avec les bonnes options (GPIB bien sûr).
JMCe

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> Hi,
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On Mon, 17 May 2004 08:28:09 -0500 (CDT), Steven B wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Well, it looks like 488.2 1.7 is the version you want to be using.
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>
>http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/D4369B86117A0E15862567A90051B27C?OpenDocument
>
>Any luck with this? What about if you try installing the same board
>in another
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>
>Regards,
>
>Steven B.
>Applications Engineering
>National Instruments

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