
GPI Install Guide
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9
USB GPI-8/8 Install for Window 2000 or Windows XP
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This USB device is an update physical unit to the older USB-8
described above. Please verify that the unit is an USB 8/8 device before
installing.
NOTE: Support for these units was added in DAD 5.1.D (Sep.06)
Here are the steps for installing a USB GPI-8 in Windows 2000 or Windows XP
1. Install the Instacal Software that was provided with the card. If the software is not
available, it can be downloaded at:
http://www.computerboards.com/download.htm
2. After the software has been installed, physically connect the
USB GPI-8 to the workstation and power the USB device.
3. Go to START > PROGRAMS > MEASUREMENT
COMPUTING and run InstaCal. Select your board and run a
test, the Relay Noise Test works great.
NOTE: This MUST happen before DAD will see the USB
device.
4. Start up DAD. After DAD has loaded. Go to SETUP and
select CFG & README. Open the workstation’s CFG file.
5. Scroll down towards the bottom of the file and find the line REMOTE = 0.
Modify this line to: REMOTE = UNIVERSAL
Also modify the line GPI_GPO = 8 8 16
6. Save the changes and close the file. Hit the yellow REFRESH Button, then EXIT
DAD. Once DAD has exited, reboot the PC.
To test the card, start DAD, open the LIBRARY, open the COMMAND window and type
the line PULSE GPO 1 1000 and hit EXECUTE. This will send a relay from DAD to
GPO 1. One should be able to hear a “click” on the unit itself when the relay opens,
then closes.
Other notes:
If a different unit has been plugged into a pre-configured
DAD workstation, the application will say there is a unit on 0
and 1. One should delete the unit on 0 (select the unit and
press the big red X). After doing this reboot the workstation.
When the workstation reboots, go back into the application
and Test a relay. Now DAD will talk to the new unit.
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