DOS and PC/104

[fghmmi]

Hi All:
I have a PC/104 system with a (PC/104) DAQ card running on DOS.
The DAQ card comes with a dirver for DOS written in C. This system is
connected to a PC through Ethernet. I want to read sensoray data,
display them on a LCD connected to the PC/104 system and at the same
time send them over the network to PC for further data manpulation. I am
not
very familiar with LabWindows so I am wondering if I can perform
the following tasks with LabWindowis:
1. Incorporate the DOS driver of the DAQ card to LabWindows.
2. Build an application which runs on DOS to perform the above tasks.
(Do I need LabWindows for DOS for this purpose or not?)
3. Build another application for the PC (Win2000) which receives data
for further analysis and so o
n.
Thank you,
-- Farhad

[Jeremiah Cox]

Hello Farhad,
1. The PC/104 is compatible with our AT-GPIB card for PCs and comes with the NI-488 DDK so that you can write drivers for platforms that we do not support. We have a DOS driver that should work for you at: http://www.ni.com/download then click on "Drivers and Updates" >> "Current Software Versions" >> "GPIB Plug-In Controllers" >> "Various Versions DOS" >> "AT-GPIB/TNT version 2.7.2".
2. LabWindows for DOS should allow you to quickly and easily write an application to interface with your GPIB board and perform any necessary computations. However, DOS does not have the MS "winsock" and LabWindows for DOS does not have a built-in TCP library. You should research with your Network Interface Provider to see how to interface with their board under DOS. A
lso, LabWindows for DOS (latest version was 2.31) is no longer for sale from National Instruments, so you may want to post again with your interest in purchasing a used copy of LabWindows for DOS. There is also the unofficial listserv at http://www.welcome.to/cvi which you could post to see if anyone there has an old copy for sale.
3. This should be easy enough with LabWindows/CVI(for Windows).

Jeremiah Cox
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
http://www.ni.com/ask