PCI WatchDog
Card
2002/11/08
Q:Can you give me VB sample code about PCI 16Photo/16Relay card ?
A:Please download the VB6.0 demo code from our WEB site as follows:
http://www.smatlab.com/code/code10.html
But you need connect a test loopback, please see the picture as follow:.
If you need the last version WIN2000/XP driver, please download it from
our WEB site as follows:
http://www.smatlab.com/driver/driver10.html
2002/11/15
Q:Can you give me PCI 8P/8R Windows driver and sample code?
A:Please download the WIN98 and WINXP driver from our Web Site as follows:
WIN2000 and XP driver:
http://www.smatlab.com/driver/driver9.html
WIN98 driver:
http://www.smatlab.com/driver/driver9.html
WIN2000 and XP sample code:
http://www.smatlab.com/code/code9.html
About WIN98 sample code, you can find it after execute DII_V189.exe.
2002/11/05
Q:I've just finished installing the PCI 8 PHOTO / RELAY card using the exe file i found at the link
below on a WINXP machine. IT STILL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY:
- i've installed the card in a free PCI slot
- i've installed and executed the http://202.39.29.29/data/PCIIndustrialInterface.exe file on my PC
- i've added new hardware (being the card) via the configuration screen in XP, and the driver
DECISION WDM drv 1.10 for PCI 8 Photo 8 Relay card was installed
- i've re-installed the software from your CDROM, at number 77 (APCI8PHOTO/RELAY),
choosing for windows2000 as you decribe below
- the system indicates the is a problem installing the DII.dll
- when i run the VB demo code, i get an error because of this dii.dll file not being registrated
- i tried manually to registrate this file using the REGSVR32 command pointing to the dii.dll file
in de system32 directory: an error occurs specifying the DLLRegisterServer cannot be found
- when i use the Decision Industrial Interface Device Setup via the configuration screen, this
program cannot find any card installed
- when i choose from the list of devices supported by the dll, and i pick the decision industry
controll card, and in that list the 8 relay / 8 photo isolator, i am asked for an I/O port adres. I can
choose from a long list of adresses between 0180 and 01FE. I do not know which one to pick.
None of them seem to work.
The stramge thing is, that the firt time i tested the card on a WINXP computer, the card was
automatically put in the Decision Industrial Interface Device Setup, but as a
"PCI 8 Rela" I/O Base: 8000 card
At that point the system worked OK. Since then I've installed the card into 3 different WIN XP
systems, each time using your CDROM, and choosing for number 77 (APCI8PHOTO/RELAY)
windows2000. The Decision Industrial Interface Device Setup does not contain such a "PCI 8
Rela" I/O Base: 8000 card but a
"8 RELAY/8"I/O Base : 180
entry. If i Run the demo application, with any of the adresses between 0180 and 01FE, he cannot
find the card.
This all maybe very technical, but I expect the card to install accoring to the documentation that
was shipped with it. Nor on a WINXP, nor on a WIN '98 this installation has been succesful. This
is very frustrating because I know the card works on one of our computers. Since then all
installations have been unsuccessful. I've lost 1.5 days of precious time up till now, and am
willing to put ina final effort, but i need the proper information from all of you to end this
problem. Can you help me?
A:You just need to install the PCIIndustrialInterface.exe under WIN2000 or XP. Don't reinstall
from CDROM. And you need use "WINNT/System32/DiiOcx.ocx" or
"WINNT/System32/DecLib.dll" to program your function when you running on WIN2000/XP.
If you use VB6.0 to programming, you can download the sample code from our Web side as
follow:
http://www.smatlab.com/code/code9.html
Though the demo code is PCI4P4R, PCI8P8R programming solution is same with PCI4P4R.
You just need to change a little to suit you want, and you need to make a DB37 loopback to test.
If your OS IS win98, please install the DII_V189.exe.
By the way, both the I/O address and IRQ of PCI device are from motherboard-BIOS.
Please download the installation information as follows:
http://202.39.29.29/data/WIN98-8P8R-Install.zip
2002/11/27
Q:I need a driver for the Decision PCI 4in4out card for Linux Kernel 2.4.19-4GB.
Can you please send me this ?
A:Please download the driver from our Web side as follows:
http://202.39.29.29/data/dpci4in4out_2.4.18.tgz
You will see a wrning message when you install it. Please ignore the message.
2002/11/27
Q:How many cards can the PCI16P/R WIN2000 driver support?
And where can I get the PCI 4P/R Linux driver?
A:First, the PCI16P/R WIN2000 driver can support over 2 cards on a machine.
Second, please download PCI4P/4R Linux driver from our Web site as follows:
http://202.39.29.29/data/dpci4in4out_2.4.tgz
http://202.39.29.29/data/dpci4in4out_2.4.18.tgz
2002/09/10
Q:I am trying to make them work with Linux 2.4 kernel, but I cannot figure out how to compile the driver for /dev/dwatchdog. I downloaded all the Linux files from your website, but nothing works. From what I can see, there is no source code to build the dwatchdog.o module. The dwatchdog.o module included with the software appears to be compiled for an older version of the Linux kernel and does not work.
A:Please link our FTP Server or web site to download the driver.
1. Download the lastest driver to " / ".
ftp://ftps.decision.com.tw/WatchDog/Linux/dpciwatchdog_2.4.x.tgz
http://202.39.29.29/data/dpciwatchdog_2.4.x.tgz
2. Please extract it then edit /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit. Please add a sentence
after the lastest of the file.
# tar zxvf dpciwatchdog_2.4.x.tgz
# vi /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
.
.
.
insmod -f /dwatchdog/dwatchdog.o
3. Then save and leave the edit mode. Then reboot the system.
4. Please execute " lsmod " to check it. Then you will find it "dwatchdog".
# lsmod
5. Please into the " /dwatchdog " folder. Then execute " ./a.out " to test it.
Then will reboot the system when the counter is "0".
2002/07/04
Q：I would like to know if you have any
software driver for Windows XP for the following products:
Watchdog
timer card
Watchdog
with PCI
A：Please link our web site to download it.
2002/05/21
Q：I am still not sure how the PCI card
with the digital I/O would handle the powering up of an ATX
Mainboard that has been shutdown by a power supply failure.
i.e.
the ATX power connector going close circuit like the ATX power switch
provides.
A：Please link our web site to download the
setting document.
http://www.pciwatchdog.com/manual2.htm
2002/04/15
Q：A customer has problems to
install the PCI-Watchdog into WIN-98
He
told me the software on CD is not complete.
Can
you send me all the WIN-98 files and instruction from your closed WEB
A：Please link on our web site to download the driver.
http://www.pciwatchdog.com/download%20software.htm
Please link on our web site to download the installing information.
2002/04/08
Q：Can a WatchDog Timer work well only by
connecting J1?
J2 Keeps open, because the
customer use a PC without a reset push button on the front panel.
A：The J1 has connected to PCB Reset Connector, the WatchDog Timer can well work by auto. You can reset your PC by handwork when the J2 has connected to Reset Push Button. If the J2 always keeps open that just can not reset by handwork, the WatchDog Timer still works fine. About your asking of your customer use a PC without a Reset Push Button on the front of panel. You can suggest your customer only connecting the J1. The WatchDog will still work well without connecting the J2.
Q：1. to change address in
watchdog (special tool is needed)
2. to
install watchdog card as a network adapter (special driver is needed)
3. to reserve address E000-E0xx in my
system but I don’t know how do it.
A：The PCI address is allocated by system, we
don’t know why system will permit conflict address for us.
Form
your suggestion 1：It can note be done since the
reason above.
Suggestion
2：It cannot be done since it has to provide
NDIS driver as watchdog adapter. It is totally different.
For
suggestion 3：It can be down by BIOS
setting, but you have to found one main board to support that.
We
suggest：
1.
Check out why system permits conflict address.
2.
Check other Network adapter to avoid this problem for you.
3.
You can use ISA NIC adapter or ISA watchdog adapter to avoid it temporal.