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Daqarta v2.10
Download Options:
For a new Daqarta installation, just create a DQA
directory and unZIP the following DQA.ZIP
or DQA-SB16.ZIP into it. There is no "install" program to mess
up your configuration files... Daqarta uses its own DQA.CFG
without changing your system.
Be sure to check out the README.TXT file.
It has tips for troubleshooting, creating a Win9x shortcut, and more.
If you are upgrading from an earlier version, the unZIP
process will prompt you to replace each matching file. But
most users will have made changes to DQA.CFG for a particular
board setup, so don't let unZIP replace that. Similarly, if
you have created custom palette files, don't let them be
replaced by the default MAIN.PAL and SGRAM.PAL versions.
Everything else can be safely replaced.
Basic Daqarta 2.10 Starter Package:
This package includes the DEMO.ADC driver only. You'll also need the
custom Daqarta driver
for your particular sound card or
laboratory board (below). Or, if you have one of
the many SB16-family ISA-bus cards, just get
the DQA-SB16 package... it includes everything in DQA.ZIP, plus the SB16.ZIP
driver package.
DQA.ZIP (540 Kbytes) includes:
Complete SB16 Daqarta Package:
DQA-SB16.ZIP (593 Kbytes) includes everything in the above
Daqarta starter package, plus the complete SB16 Sound Blaster 16/32/64
driver package below, including CT417x ViBRA / WavEffects support.
For ISA-bus cards only... PCI not supported yet.
STIM3 Stimulus Generator:
STIM3.ZIP (38 Kbytes) is much
less capable than the new STIM3A Advanced Stimulus Signal
Generator that now comes standard with Daqarta. Burst or
continuous sine waves only, no setup save, but it will work
even after Daqarta's 30-session free trial period is over.
Includes STIM3.GEN driver plus STIM3.HLP Help system.
(See SBCHECK.EXE in the Utilities section for compatibility test.)
You can view the Help system for any of these boards before downloading.
Each .ZIP file includes .ADC driver and .HLP Help system.
- Sound Blaster 16/32/64 driver:
Offers full duplex operation with the STIM3A Advanced
Stimulus Function Generator module.
Supports simultaneous 16-bit ADC input and 16-bit DAC outputs
with CT417x ViBRA / WavEffects models.
(For ISA-bus cards only... PCI not supported yet.)
Requires Daqarta v2.10. (This driver is included
in the above DQA-SB16.ZIP package.)
The following drivers presently use only the board's built-in FM synthesizer
for signal generation... they do not (yet) work with STIM3A.
All require Daqarta v2.00 or later.
- ESS driver (for ES1868, etc):
- Sound Blaster Pro (8-bit) driver:
- 8-bit Sound Blaster driver (for DSP version 2.xx):
- Thunder Board driver:
- Don't see your favorite sound card here?
Contact us with the model name
and we'll provide driver recommendations.
You can view the Help system for any of these boards before downloading.
All of these drivers will work with STIM3A for signal generation.
Each .ZIP file includes .ADC driver and .HLP Help system.
All require Daqarta v2.00 or later.
- DT2821-series driver:
The original Data Translation high-performance pioneer, includes support for
DT2821, DT2823, DT2824, DT2825, DT2827, DT2828, DT2829, DT21-EZ, DT23-EZ,
and DT24-EZ models. Daqarta is the only system to
allow simultaneous high-speed acquisition and stereo signal
generation with these boards... even Data Translation can't
do this!
- DAS-20 driver:
The Keithley Metrabyte high-performance legacy classic.
- DAS-16 family driver (including clones):
- DAS-8 family driver (including clones except /JR):
- CIO-DAS08/Jr and CYDAS 8JR family driver
(including 16-bit and AO versions):
- LPTX driver:
Data acquisition / stimulus generation with a standard LPT printer port,
using simple hardware you can build yourself... from just a few resistors,
to a small multi-chip circuit board. Includes theory,
design, and general printed circuit fabrication
instructions. Perfect for classroom use!
- Download LPTX.ZIP (79 Kbytes)
- Browse LPTX Help
- Schematics and printed circuit layouts for simultaneous ADC / DAC
(MUX) design can be downloaded for direct output to
your choice of printers.
- Don't see your favorite data acquisition board here?
Contact us with the
model name and we'll provide driver recommendations.
NEW! These drivers allow control of separate
attenuator systems,
especially useful for controlling stimulus output from
laboratory-type boards, which have no on-board attenuators.
Use the ATN-SB16 for new systems, or the TDT1 or WILSONIC for
legacy systems.
- Sound Blaster SB16/32/64 Attenuator Driver:
Use an SB16-family sound card as an outstanding
wide-bandwidth stand-alone attenuator. Works with STIM3A
to provide 0.01 dB resolution.
Requires Daqarta v2.10 or later.
For ISA-bus cards only... PCI not supported yet.
For all new systems.
- Tucker-Davis PA3 Programmable Attenuator:
For systems using the IM3 Interface Module (System 1 only).
Requires a separate 8255-type parallel port for control.
Controls up to 4 PA3 modules.
For legacy systems only.
- Wilsonics PATT Programmable Attenuator:
For systems using either
direct parallel control or GPBA (General Purpose Bus Adaptor) interface.
Requires a separate 8255-type parallel port for control.
With GPBA, controls up to 4 PATT modules.
For legacy systems only.
These "stand-alone" utilities may be used without Daqarta.
All are free.
- DRV_TEST.EXE (3 Kbytes) checks your
primary hard drive for addressability by the special
DDISK13A driver. The test consists of moving the heads
("seek" command) to 64 different locations across the
drive, selected to use different combinations of Cylinder,
Head, and Sector values. It then reads the hardware
registers to see if the actual values agree with the
requested values. It also reports Cylinder, Head, and
Sector numbers, total sectors, and translation mode in use.
DDISK13A does these same tests itself when it loads, but
it only uses 16 locations for speed. Unlike DRV_TEST,
DDISK13A rejects drives that use INT 13h Extensions.
DRV_TEST tests these drives, but only seeks over the first
8.4 GB even on larger drives. Note that DDISK13A is only
needed for DDisk writes on non-DMA (lab-type) boards, not
sound cards.
- Y2KURE.ZIP (15 Kbytes) cures Year 2000
problems with any BIOS, including the "incurable" Award v4.50 series.
Complete with Y2KURE.SYS driver, Y2KURE.DOC text file
explaining problems and how Y2Kure solves them, plus special DATE-Y2K
utility. Works with any DOS system, including Windows 3.x and 9x.
- SYSTEST.ZIP version 2.01 (10 Kbytes)
reports CPU type and speed, and measures memory, video, and
I/O timing. Shows DOS program start address, memory end,
BIOS date, various CPU flags, Advanced Power Management
status if present, and SMARTDRV version and status.
Includes SYSTEST.DOC text file
explaining all features and
options.
- REBOOT.EXE (only 15 bytes!) is a tiny
utility to reboot your system from a batch file. Complete
instructions for using this as part of a dual-boot batch file
are given in the Network Incompatibility
section.
- LOGOZOOM.EXE (2 Kbytes) is
Daqarta's start-up "logo-ship" action sequence. Doesn't
really do anything useful, just looks cool... and provides
a quick test to see if your monitor and graphics system
will work with Daqarta. (You need EGA or better.)
A single-digit 'seconds' parameter adds a
delay before the action starts, allowing for monitors with
slow video mode changes.
- LTEST.EXE (0.2 Kbytes) reports on free LPT
addresses for use when adding a printer port to your system.
- New SBCHECK.EXE version 3.00 (2.7 Kbytes)
determines Sound Blaster and clone compatibility with Daqarta .ADC drivers.
Identifies Creative Labs Sound Blaster models by DSP version, plus
CT417x ViBRA / WavEffects enhanced features. Also identifies ESS models
and Media Vision Thunder Board. Now reads BLASTER environment string
to get address, if not given on invocation.
- VID.EXE (1.8 Kbytes) reports assorted information about your video system.
- XKBD.EXE (0.9 Kbytes) allows setting keyboard response delay and repeat speed
on AT-class machines and beyond.
- KEYCODE.EXE (0.7 Kbytes) allows viewing keycodes
returned by keyboard hardware or BIOS. For software developers or the simply curious.
Not for use with Windows.
Other Utilities:
- PKUNZIP.EXE version 2.04g (29 Kbytes) is a
shareware file unZIP utility from PKWARE.
- UNZIP.EXE version 5.12 (44 Kbytes) is a public
domain file unZIP utility from Info-ZIP.
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