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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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Figure 2-5. “View Resources”.
• Click the “Input/Output (I/O)” item to see the system resources.
Verify that the “Input/Output (I/O)” address of the DAQ card does not
conflict with any other device.
The “Input/Output (I/O)” address of the DAQ card will not be shown
in the above window. You must set the “Input/Output (I/O)” address of the
DAQ card by switches on the card. The “Input/Output (I/O)” address must
not be listed in the above window to prevent conflicts.
If Windows has no additional “Input/Output (I/O)” addresses
available for use by the DAQ card, you must remove some other device to
free the “Input/Output (I/O)” address.
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Figure 2-6. “View Resources”.
• Click the “Direct memory access (DMA)” item to see the
DMA resources.
You must verify that the DAQ card “Direct memory access
(DMA)” resource does not conflict any other devices.
The “Direct memory access (DMA)” resource for the DAQ card will
not be shown in the above window. The user must select the DAQ card’s
“Direct memory access (DMA)” channel by setting the jumper on the card.
The “Direct memory access (DMA)” channel must not listed in the above
window to prevent conflicts.
If Windows has no additional “Direct memory access (DMA)”
channels available, you may need to remove some other devices to free the
“Direct memory access (DMA)” resources. Or, the you must not use the
DMA functions of the DAQ card.
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3 PCI/ISA DAQ card with Win NT
Please follow the steps below to check the resources in
Windows NT. If there is a conflict with the DAQ card you may need to
remove the other device to prevent the conflict.
Figure 3-1. Click the “Start” button.
• Select the “Programs” menu item.
• Select the “Administrative Tools (Common)” menu item.
• Select the menu item “Windows NT Diagnostics”.
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Figure 3-2. Click the “Resources” page.
You should verify that the IRQ of the DAQ card does not conflict
with any other device.
The IRQ of the ISA DAQ card will not be shown in the above
window. The user must select the IRQ number of the ISA DAQ card by
setting the jumper on the card. The IRQ number must not be listed in the
above window to prevent conflicts.
If Windows NT has no additional IRQs to be used by the DAQ card,
the user may need to unplug another device in order to free an IRQ.
Otherwise, the user must not use the INTERRUPT or DMA functions.
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Figure 3-3. Click the“I/O Port” button.
Verify that the I/O Port address of DAQ card does not conflict with
any other device.
The I/O Port address of the ISA DAQ card will not be shown in the
above window. The user must select the I/O Port address of the ISA DAQ
card by setting the switch on the card. The I/O Port address must not be
listed in the above window to prevent conflicts.
If Windows NT has no available I/O Port addresses to be used by the
PCI/ISA DAQ card, you MUST unplug some other devices to free the I/O
Port address resources.
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Figure 3-4. Click the “DMA” button.
Verify that the DMA resources of the PCI/ISA DAQ card does not
conflict with any other devices.
The DMA channel of the ISA DAQ card will not be shown in the
above window. The user must select the DMA channel of the ISA DAQ card
by setting the jumper on the card. Furthermore, the DMA channel must not
listed in the above window to prevent conflicts.
If Windows NT has no additional DMA channels available for use by
the DAQ card, you may need to remvove another device to free the DMA
resources. Otherwise, the you must not use theDMA functions.
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Figure 3-5. “Service Control Manager” window pops up when some services
or drivers failed.
In this case, the user should check the Windows “Event Viewer” to
determine the problem. Please follow the steps below.
Figure 3-6. Click the “Start” button.
• Select the “Programs” menu item.
• Select the “Administrative Tools (Common)” menu item.
• Select the “Event Viewer” menu item.
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Figure 3-7. The “Event Viewer” window.
The user can double-click on the item to see detailed information.
Figure 3-8. The “Event Detail”
The Description area shows a description of the event that occurred.
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4 PCI/ISA DAQ card with Win 2000
Follow the steps below to check the resources on Windows
2000. If the DAQ card has conflicts, the user may need to free
resources by removing another device.
Figure 4-1. Open “Computer Management”.
• Right-Click the icon “My Computer”.
• Select the “Manage” menu item.
• “Computer Management” will popup, refer to figure 4-2.
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Figure 4-2. The “IRQs” resources under “Computer Management”.
Select the “IRQs” resources under “Computer Management (Local)
System Tools
/ System Information / Hardware Resources / IRQs”.
/
Verify that the IRQ of the DAQ card does not conflict with any other
device.
The IRQ of the ISA DAQ card will not be shown in the above
window. You must select the IRQ number of the ISA DAQ card by setting
the jumper on the card. Furthermore, the IRQ number must not listed in the
above window to prevent conflicts.
If Windows 2000 has no additional IRQs to be used by the PCI/ISA
DAQ card, the user may need to remove another device to free the IRQ
resources. Otherwise, the user must not use the INTERRUPT and DMA
functions.
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Figure 4-3. The “I/O” resources under “Computer Management”.
Select the “I/O” resources under “Computer Management (Local)
System Tools
/ System Information / Hardware Resources / I/O”.
/
Verify that the I/O Port address of the PCI/ISA DAQ does not
conflict with any other device.
The I/O Port address of the ISA DAQ card will not be shown in the
above window. The user must select the I/O Port address of the ISA DAQ
card by setting the switch on the card. Furthermore, the I/O Port address
must not listed in the above window to prevent conflicts.
If Windows 2000 has no additional I/O Port addresses available for
use by the PCI/ISA DAQ card, the user MUST remove another device to
free I/O Port addresses.
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Figure 4-4. The “DMA” resources under “Computer Management”.
Select the “DMA” resources under “Computer Management (Local)
System Tools
/ System Information / Hardware Resources / DMA”.
/
Verify that the DMA channel of the PCI/ISA DAQ card does not
conflict with any other device.
The DMA channel of the ISA DAQ card will not be shown in the
above window. The user must select the DMA channel of the ISA DAQ card
by setting the jumper on the card. Furthermore, the DMA channel must not
listed in the above window to prevent conflicts.
If Windows 2000 has no additional DMA channels available for use
by the PCI/ISA DAQ card, the user may need to remove some other devices
to free DMA resources. Otherwise, the user must not use theDMA functions.
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You may need to check the “Event Viewer” of Windows 2000 if a
service or driver fails. Please see the following figures to view detailed
information.
Figure 4-5. The “Event Viewer” under “Computer Management”.
Select the “Event Viewer” under “Computer Management (Local)
System Tools
/ Event Viewer / System”.
The user can double-click on the item to see detailed information.
Please refer to figure 4-6.
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The Description message field provides information about the
problem.
Figure 4-6. The “Event Properties” window
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As shown below, the device manager can also be used to view the
computer’s resources.
Figure 4-7. Select “Drivers” under “Computer Management (Local) /
System Tools
/ System Information / Software Environment / Drivers”.
Figure 4-8. Select “Device Manager” under “Computer Management
(Local) / System Tools / Device Manager”.
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Double click on the item to show the detailed information.
Figure 4-9. General information.
Figure 4-10. Resources
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