Overview of the GPIB Configuration Utility

The GPIB Configuration Utility is fully integrated into GPIB Explorer. You can use it to view or modify the properties of the NI-488.2 software.

In most cases, you should use this utility only to change the interface name of your GPIB interfaces. You can use this utility to modify all the default GPIB hardware properties of GPIB interface templates, but typically it is preferable to use the ibconfig function in your application instead. If your application uses ibconfig when it needs to modify a GPIB characteristic, it can run on any computer with the appropriate NI-488.2 software, regardless of the GPIB characteristics of that computer.

See General Settings or Advanced Settings for more information about specific configuration items.