Measurement Studio

[dirk traphagen]

Does anyone have a Windows XP driver that they created for Digital and Analog IO boards created by Nova-Research for Plasmatherm control systems. If anyone has created them, please contact me.

Thank you ahead of time.


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[Paul_C.]

Hi Dirk,

I'm not familiar with Nova-Research and their Plasmatherm control systems.  Perhaps one of our discussion forum users might have what you're looking for.  If you have any National Instruments products that you need help troubleshooting, I'd be more than happy to help.

Thanks,
Paul C.

[dirk traphagen]

Hi Paul,

I am currently using National instruments Measurement Studio and Labwindows CVI to built a new control interface for some older equipment.  The problem I am having is actually in the hardware dll's that were created for Windows 3.1 not working correctly with Windows XP, i.e. timing functions not working correctly with the XP kernal.  I believe that I will have to create a new dll for myself, or if you know someone who may have created an updated dll for some older Nova-research Digitial and Analog IO cards, that would be very helpfull

Thanks

Dirk

[mvr]

Windows 3.1 was a 16 bit operating system.  The later 32 bit versions of windows us a significantly different API that restricts the kind of direct access to the hardware level that the older DOS flavored OS had.  I have never seen a windows 3.1 dll run under XP, and would assume that the compatibility issues would be significant or impractical to overcome.  If you have the register level documentation for the hardware you would need to write your own access routines.  The original hardware manufacturer may also have an upgraded driver that may be of use.   

Message Edited by mvr on 09-10-2007 08:02 AM

[dirk traphagen]

nvr, thanks, Ya, I knew it was a long shot that the dll would work under XP, but throught it was worth a try.   I have checked with the hardware manufacturer and found that they do not have an updated  driver for XP.  I have some of the specs on the hardware and await the rest from the manufacturer.  So while waiting for the rest of the specs I thought I would check around and see if anyone else had already created one for it.

Thanks

Dirk