DataShuttle Express Parallel port

[Anonymous]

Hello, i need help.

I'd like to test a Datashuttle Express EXP with parallel port.
What version of Dasylab can i put on XP for test the Shuttle?

Or what other software can i use to test for communication via
parallel port with Datashuttle?

If XP is a problem what other SO i should use( and what software)?


Thanks in advance MAX

[CJ_Butler__DASYLab_Pro]

IOtech (www.iotech.com) might be able to assist you with this question. I have hand installed and tested the Datashuttle with V8 and V9, but, officially, support was dropped several years ago when IOtech discontinued the product line. There is a download on their software section for the DASYLab drivers. I question whether it will work with V10, as DASYLab V10 changed the rules about where files are stored.

This is from the readme included with that file:

Since IOtech now considers the Data Shuttle and DynaRes products to be obsolete, we no longer include the drivers for those products on the DASYLab CD, starting with DASYLab v.9. However, customers can download them from our Outgoing Directory and install them on their computer after they install DASYLab. The driver files are stored in the APPS folder in the Outgoing Directory in a ZIP file called "DASY_STI_Driver.zip".

There are a bunch of problems with XP and the Datashuttle, most notably that XP defaults to assigning no IRQ to the parallel port. You'll have to turn that on for anything to work.

There are many good alternatives available today that don't require a parallel port, notably the excellent USB devices available from NI, IOtech and Measurement Computing.

Good luck to you!