LabVIEW
Drivers for Windows 98
Hello dear community
We have a Windwos 98 computer in use for minus temperature measurement. Unfortunately, the hard disk has gone.
However, we still have a faultless computer with an ISA connection which we could now use.
Now I am urgently looking for all the necessary drivers for the following products:
- Plug-in card LAB-PC-1200 (183010H-01)
- Eight-Channel RTD Signal Conditioning Accessory SC-2042-RTD
Thank you very much for your help.
What are "minus temperature measurements"? I am not familiar with that terms.
Just to measure a couple of temperatures (RTD, thermistor, etc), there are probably significantly more reasonable options available than to try to keep ancient legacy hardware running. What are the requirements (# of channels, range, precision, etc.)?
Since you posted in the LabVIEW forum, we can probably assume that there is some LabVIEW code in some ancient version behind it. How complicated is the code and how easy would it be to duplicate it using modern hardware?
If the HD failed, other components (CPU fan, power supply, AT keyboard, serial mouse, etc.) might not be far behind and it might be hard to find replacements too. Quite a few years ago, I retired our Windows 95 computer with ISA card, running LabVIEW 4.0 and ported the code to a sbRIO. Maintenance of 25+ year old hardware is painful and expensive and often requires special, long lost knowledge.
For the cost of a new HD, you could probably get a raspberry pi and a RTD hat (example). Even Arduino might work. Giving you significantly more bench space as a bonus. 😄
@altenbach wrote:
For the cost of a new HD, you could probably get a raspberry pi and a RTD hat (example). Even Arduino might work. Giving you significantly more bench space as a bonus. 😄
And if the Pi lasts another 20 years, the savings in electricity might pay for the engineering effort. More info is needed. If it is just writing to a text file it is probably pretty easy to replace. Sorry I don't have access to drivers that old.
