Confirming and Changing Device Name

Device name represented by character string such as "GPIB000" is used in order to access each functions of API-GPIB(WDM), The default device name is registered when installation of device driver finished. You can confirm or change the device name from device manager. Confirmation of device name is allowed with any authority but change of device name needs administration authority.
 

Confirmation of device name

 

  1. Start Device Manger. Select [system] from [Computer]-[Control Panel], then select [Device Manager]. (It can be also started from selecting [Properties] by right-clicking on [Computer].)
     

  2. All the hardware devices using API-GPIB(WDM) driver are registered in the tree of [CONTEC Devices]. Open the device tree to show the device name which is assigned to the hardware.

 

Change of device name
 

  1. Start Device Manager.
     

  2. Open the devices tree and right-click on the hardware device that is to be set up. Then click [Properties] from the pop-up menu.


     

  3. The property page of the selected device displays. Set the device name in [Common Settings] tab. Enter the device name and then click [OK].



    It is necessary to set the device name avoiding repetition when using two or more devices.
    The string length of device name is up to 256 single byte characters.
     

Simple operation check of the device

 

Please verify simple operation of the device using Diagnosis Program.
To start up Diagnosis Program, click [Diagnosis] button in the property page.