INTERFACE AND COMPUTER QUESTIONS
RAM-5000 Systems and SNAP Systems
Q.
I've installed the software and data acquisition board in my computer
and I cannot control the RAM-5000 instrument.
A. The default base address for the
ISA ADAC-5632 board is 110 Hex. This often conflicts with soundboards
or game ports. There are two solutions. The first is to disable the conflicting
soundboard or game port from computer and use the ADAC board in its default
configuration. The second solution is to change the address of the ADAC
board and change the RAM software settings file to reflect the address
change. More information on this procedure can be found in Appendix A
of the manual or on the Application Note, "Installing the ADAC-5632 board
and RAM software."
Q. I would like to obtain Labview drivers for the
RAM-5000 system. Do you provide them?
A. Presently,
we do not have Labview drivers for the RAM-5000 system. Labview drivers
for the ADAC board itself are available directly from ADAC and can be
found at the following link: http://www.adac.com/LabVIEW/LabVIEW.html
Q. The version of the RAM-5000
control software that I have is DOS-based. I would like a version that
runs under Windows. Do you have a Visual Basic program?
A. At
the present time, we do not have a visual basic version of the software.
The current DOS-based program, while antiquated, runs under Windows 95
and 98 without difficulty. ADAC does currently provide drivers for their
cards for Visual Basic. The drivers can be found at the following link:
http://www.adac.com/catpages/adlibwin.html
Q. Does the RAM-5000 control
program run under Windows NT or Windows 2000?
A. The
current program does not run under Windows NT, as the drivers were not
available previously. Windows NT or 2000 prevents programs from communicating
with interface cards directly. Currently there are two drivers available
from ADAC to communicate with the card under Labview or Visual Basic.
They can be found at the following links: http://www.adac.com/catpages/adlibnt.html
http://www.adac.com/service/LabVIEW_Reg.html
