Omega 208H, DAQP-208, 308 user manual Client Driver for MS-DOS

2.4.1 Client Driver for MS-DOS

For systems using MS-DOS and PCMCIA Card and Socket Services software, a Client Driver named “DAQPA_CL.SYS” is provided to configure the DAQP series cards. PCMCIA Card and Socket Services software is not provided with your DAQP card, but is available from your vendor.

Some versions of Card and Socket Services dated before 1993 do not support general purpose I/O cards. After careful installation of the Client Driver, if the DAQP card still does not configure or operate properly, an updated version of Card and Socket Services software may be required. The following procedures are used to install the DAQP series Client Driver:

1.Copy the file DAQPA_CL.SYS located in the PCMCIA\DOS\CLIENTS directory of the DaqSuite CD onto the root directory of the system hard drive.

2.Using an ASCII text editor, open the system's CONFIG.SYS file located in the root directory of the boot drive.

3.Locate the line in the CONFIG.SYS file where Card and Socket Services software is installed.

4.AFTER the line installing the Card and Socket Services software, add the following line to the CONFIG.SYS file:

DEVICE = drive:\DAQPA_CL.SYS (options)

where (options) are the DAQP series Client Driver command line options discussed on the following pages.

5.Save the CONFIG.SYS file and exit the text editor.

6.Insert the DAQP card into one of the system PCMCIA slots.

NOTE: Since the DAQP series Client Driver supports "Hot Swapping", it is not necessary to have the DAQP card installed when booting the system. By inserting the card before booting, the Client Driver will report the card configuration during the boot process and thereby verify changes made to CONFIG.SYS.

7.Reboot the system and note the message displayed when the Client Driver is loaded. If the Client Driver reports an “invalid command line option”, correct the entry in the CONFIG.SYS file and reboot the system again. If the Client Driver reports “Card and Socket Services not found”, then either Card and Socket Services software must be installed on the system or the DAQP series Enabler program must be used to configure the card. If the Client Driver reports the desired card configuration, the installation process is complete and the DAQP card may be removed and inserted from the system as desired. On each insertion into the PCMCIA socket, the DAQP card will automatically be reconfigured to the specified settings.

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