Measurement Computing DASYLab - Manual (Page 6)

1-2 Daq, WaveBook, & Personal Daq/3000 Series Devices 977391 DASYLab –Enhanced Driver
Driver Specifications
Hardware Devices 32 Maximum (driver limitation)
Expansion Modules Limited only by hardware design ( typically 8 per device)
Analog Input Channels 512 Maximum (Sum of all devices & expansions)
Analog Output Channels 32 Maximum (Sum of all devices & expansions)
Digital I/O Ports 32 Maximum (Sum of all devices & expansions)
Counter Inputs 32 Maximum (Sum of all devices & expansions)
Frequency Output Channels 32 Maximum (Sum of all devices & expansions)
Maximum Aggregate Scan Rate Limited by CPU, PC Memory, Network Bandwidth, etc.
Upgrading from Previous Versions
The IOtech Enhanced Driver for DASYLab is a completely new design, not an upgrade to IOtech's Standard Driver.
If you have existing DASYLab worksheets using the Standard single device driver, it may be possible to switch to
the new Enhanced driver. However, the features and functionality of the two drivers in some configurations may not
match exactly.
Unless you need to add additional or new devices not supported in the Standard Driver, upgrading is not
recommended.
At this time, there is no automated method to read the hardware configuration from the standard support into the new
XML based configuration of the Enhanced Driver. To open a DASYLab worksheet [which was designed for the
Standard Driver] perform the following steps:
1. Make a backup of your worksheet .DSB file.
2. Open DASYLab worksheet with the Standard Driver active and closely examine the hardware
configuration tree. Make notes or screen shots as necessary.
3. Set the IOtech Enhanced Driver active in DASYLab.
4. Restart DASYLab as needed. When DASYLab reloads check the Help | About dialog and verify the
Enhanced Driver is loaded.
5. Open the hardware configuration dialog. Add devices to "New DASYLab Worksheet" tree view to
match the configuration used by the Standard Driver. Click OK to close hardware configuration dialog
when done.
6. Open the worksheet.
7. If you've successfully duplicated the configuration, no errors should occur.
8. Save the worksheet with the Enhanced Driver active. The Enhanced Driver will create an XML file
with the same base name as the worksheet to store your configuration.