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Resource Checking User Manual

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Resource Checking for Windows

Table of contents

1 PCI DAQ card with Win 95/98................................................................. 4

2 ISA DAQ card with Win 95/98................................................................. 7

3 PCI/ISA DAQ card with Win NT ........................................................... 12

4 PCI/ISA DAQ card with Win 2000 ........................................................ 18

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1 PCI DAQ card with Win 95/98

Follow the steps below to check for resource conflicts.

Figure 1-1. The “Start” menu

• Click the “Start” button.

• Select the “Settings” menu item.

• Select the “Control Panel” menu item.

Figure 1-2. The “Control Panel” window

Double click the “System” icon in the “Control Panel” folder.

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Figure 1-3. The “System properties” window.

• Select the “Device Manager” page.

• Select the device “PCI-TMC12 Card” under the item “DAQCard”.

• Click button “Properties” to see detailed information.

Some PCI cards may be under the “Other Devices” item.

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Figure 1-4. Detailed information of the PCI DAQ card.

• Select the “Resources” page.

• Please verify that this device has no conflicts with other devices.

• In the “Conflicting device list:” box, “No conflicts” should be

displayed.

If the IRQ number has conflicts with other devices, you can not use

INTERRUPT or DMA functions with the DAQ card.

If the DMA number has conflicts with other devices, you can not use

DMA functions with the DAQ card.

If the “Input/Output Range” has conflicts with other devices, the

DAQ card will not work.

The user may need to free some resource for the PCI DAQ card by

removing other devices to prevent conflict.

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2 ISA DAQ card with Win 95/98

Follow the steps below to check if there are any resource conflicts.

Figure 2-1. The “Start” menu.

• Click the “Start” button .

• Select the “Settings” menu item.

• Select the “Control Panel” menu item.

Figure 2-2. The “Control Panel” window

Double click the “System” icon in the “Control Panel” folder.

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Figure 2-3. “Device Manager”.

• Select the “Device Manager” page .

• Select the “Computer” item.

• Click the “Properties” button.

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Figure 2-4. “View Resources”.

You must check if the card IRQ conflict with other devices.

The card IRQ will not be shown in the above window. You must set
the card IRQ number via the jumper on the card. The card IRQ number
should not be listed in the above window in order to prevent conflicts.

If there are no additional IRQs available for use by the DAQ card, you
may need to remove some other device to free an IRQ. Otherwise, you can
not use INTERRUPT and DMA functions of the DAQ card

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