Measurement Computing Daq PC-Card - Manual (Page 56)

Daq/112B, /216B PC-Cards Daq* Hardware
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Option Description Valid Values
/Baddr Where addr specifies base I/O address of the Daq
PC-Card A/D Card (Hex)
100H-3f8H (8-byte Boundary)
/Iirq Where irq specifies interrupt level (IRQ) of the Daq
PC-Card A/D Card (Dec)
3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15
(o-No IRQ)
/Ssocket Where socket specifies the PCMCIA socket to
configure (Dec.)
0-15 (Dec.)
Note: If any or all of the above options are omitted, the Client Driver will attempt to configure the Daq at the first
available resource for the omitted option.
The Client Driver (CDQ_CL.SYS) will process the command line parameters from left-to-right. If the
specified resource for the option is not available, the driver will attempt to allocate the next available
resource. If so, the response after loading the Client Driver will indicate the new allocated resource.
Example 1: DEVICE=C: install path \CDQ_CL.SYS /B300 /I5
This example will attempt to install the Daq PC-Card at base address 300H (300H-307H) with Interrupt
Level (IRQ) of 5 if they are available. Since the socket number was not specified, the Daq PC-Card will be
configured at the first available socket.
Example 2: DEVICE=C: install path \CDQ_CL.SYS /B300 /B330 /I5
This example will attempt to install the Daq PC-Card at base address 300H (300H-307H) if the address is
available. If not, the Daq PC-Card will be configured at 330H (330H-337H) if the address is available. If
none of the addresses specified are available, the Daq will be configured at the first available address. Also,
the Daq PC-Card will be configured for Interrupt Level (IRQ) of 5 if it is available. Otherwise, the first
available IRQ will be assigned. Since the socket number was not specified, the first available socket will be
used.
Example 3: DEVICE=C: install path \CDQ_CL.SYS /B300 /I3 /I5 /I7
This example will attempt to install the Daq PC-Card at base address 300H (300H-307H) if the address is
available. If not, the Daq PC-Card will be configured at the first available address (IRQ 3, then IRQ 5,
then IRQ 7, and then any available IRQ).
Example 4: DEVICE=C: install path \CDQ_CL.SYS
This example specifies no options for base address, interrupt level, or socket number. Therefore, the Daq
PC-Card will be configured at the first available base address, interrupt level and socket number as assigned
by Card and Socket Services.
Enabler
For systems without Card and Socket Services, the Enabler must be used to configure the Daq PC-Card.
The Enabler (CDQ_EN.EXE) can be found in the root of the directory where the Daq* software was
installed. Make sure that the Enabler is present before attempting system configuration. The Enabler is
designed to work with any DOS system using the Intel 82365SL host adapter or any PCIC compatible host
adapter that includes the Cirrus Logic CL-PD6710, the VLSI VL82C146 and the Vadem VG-365.
The Enabler does not support plug-and-play capabilities and automatic configuration of adapters upon
insertion. Therefore, the Daq PC-Card must be installed before execution of the Enabler (CDQ_EN.EXE).
Also, the Enabler must be used to release the resources used by the adapter before it is removed from the
socket. The Enabler must be used to allocate or de-allocate PCMCIA resources.
The following command line shows the format of the Enabler. To configure the Daq PC-Card at system
bootup, this command line could be placed in the system’s AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
path\CDQ_EN.EXE options
path is the drive and path where the Enabler (CDQ_EN.EXE) is located. options are the options for which
the PCMCIA interface will be configured.