Mike,
I have experianced this same thing on a PC system using an NI
RS-422 to GPIB convertor. We use this to talk to a power supply that
can be placed farther away from the control system than standard GPIB
allows. The RS-422 board in our system is a standard serial port to
VEE. If the convertor box is turned off, or if any of the COM
parameters (baud rate, interrupt number, etc) is incorrect, any call
to that device will cause the PC to hang - including I/O Config
(actually Instrument Finder). In fact, I use I/O config to verify
that all is working before starting my program, if there is any
question of system configuration. If all is set up correctly and
connected the system works fine. You might try disconnecting all of
your I/O ports and reconnecting them one at a time till I/O config
hangs again to isolate the cause of the problem.
Don't know if that will help, but it may be related somehow.
Thomas Groleau
Tucson, Arizona
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Subject: Vrf: I/O config utility still hangs.
Author: "Gustin, Mike" <mgustin@smsmfg.sms.siemens.com> at CCGATE
Date: 2/27/98 2:42 PM
I appreciate the previous feedback on my problem.
I had the MIS group format the hard drive and reload the everything and I
got the latest I/O library software (F01.02) off the HP ftp server. The I/O
config software still goes off to never never land. The mouse cursor turns
to the standard pointer with an hour glass and does not move with movement
of the mouse. I have left the machine for 30 minutes and the state did not
change.
Anybody got any suggestions?
Mike Gustin
mgustin@smsmfg.sme.siemens.com
I have experianced this same thing on a PC system using an NI
RS-422 to GPIB convertor. We use this to talk to a power supply that
can be placed farther away from the control system than standard GPIB
allows. The RS-422 board in our system is a standard serial port to
VEE. If the convertor box is turned off, or if any of the COM
parameters (baud rate, interrupt number, etc) is incorrect, any call
to that device will cause the PC to hang - including I/O Config
(actually Instrument Finder). In fact, I use I/O config to verify
that all is working before starting my program, if there is any
question of system configuration. If all is set up correctly and
connected the system works fine. You might try disconnecting all of
your I/O ports and reconnecting them one at a time till I/O config
hangs again to isolate the cause of the problem.
Don't know if that will help, but it may be related somehow.
Thomas Groleau
Tucson, Arizona
______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
Subject: Vrf: I/O config utility still hangs.
Author: "Gustin, Mike" <mgustin@smsmfg.sms.siemens.com> at CCGATE
Date: 2/27/98 2:42 PM
I appreciate the previous feedback on my problem.
I had the MIS group format the hard drive and reload the everything and I
got the latest I/O library software (F01.02) off the HP ftp server. The I/O
config software still goes off to never never land. The mouse cursor turns
to the standard pointer with an hour glass and does not move with movement
of the mouse. I have left the machine for 30 minutes and the state did not
change.
Anybody got any suggestions?
Mike Gustin
mgustin@smsmfg.sme.siemens.com
I appreciate the previous feedback on my problem.
I had the MIS group format the hard drive and reload the everything and I
got the latest I/O library software (F01.02) off the HP ftp server. The I/O
config software still goes off to never never land. The mouse cursor turns
to the standard pointer with an hour glass and does not move with movement
of the mouse. I have left the machine for 30 minutes and the state did not
change.
Anybody got any suggestions?
Mike Gustin
mgustin@smsmfg.sme.siemens.com