Tuomo Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I'm planning to use UMAC Turbo CPU with a PC/104+ (PCI + ISA busses)SBC through PC/104-bus interface. A high performance SBC (e.g. VersaLogic sbc supporting Windows 7) is used to host PMAC NC Pro2. Q1: Can Windows 7 (and beyond) be used with this configuration? Windows 7 is not officially supporting ISA devices, so what does this mean for UMAC Turbo CPU with PC/104 bus? Q2: Does PCI/104-ISA bridge give any help in this respect if used between PCI/104 single board computer (running Windows 7) and the UMAC CPU controller? Q3: How UMAC CPU w/ PCI/104 connector is comfigured in Windows 7? Regards, Tuomo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve.milici Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Our ISA drivers work in Win7 for 32-bit only. The PC/104 is set up the same as ISA in our driver. This is not a "Plug'n'Play" driver so the setup is done in the Windows Device Manager. This is described in the "PComm32 Driver Installation Intsructions" file in the common directory of the installation ("DT Driver_Install.pdf"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuomo Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 Hi Steve, Thank you for answering quickly! Just to summarize please comment the following statements: 1) UMAC Turbo CPU/Communications Board (3xx-603766-xHxx) with PC/104 Option is fully supported by Delta Tau as it comes to 32-bit version of Windows 7. This card with PC/104 option will have support in the future, too. Correct? 2) Windows 7 compatible Non-plug & play 32-bit ISA kernel driver + .inf-file are provided by Delta Tau and can be manually installed by W7 Device Manager. Correct? 3) 64-bit ISA kernel driver for Windows 7 is not available by Delta tau. Correct? 4) Base address, DPRAM memory configuration, IRQ assignments and mode of communication (Basic Configuration 0-3) can be configured via Windows 7 Device Manager. Correct? 5) PComm32PRO is fully supported in Windows 7 and works seamlesly with UMAC Turbo CPU/Communications Board (3xx-603766-xHxx) with PC/104 option. Correct? 6) UMAC Turbo CPU/Communications Board (with PC/104 option) + high performance 3rd party PCI/104+ sbc (say 1,6GHz cpu + 2GB RAM) running Windows 7 is the best UMAC option for high blockrate & speed cnc applications if Power PMAC is not counted. This is due to the fact that PCI/104 ISA bus is superior to Ethernet/USB communication. Correct? 7) How Power Supply Connections (UMAC Turbo, PC/104+ SBC) should be arranged in UMAC rack when Turbo CPU card is stacked with a PC/104+ sbc? Regards, Tuomo I'm planning to use UMAC Turbo CPU with a PC/104+ (PCI + ISA busses)SBC through PC/104-bus interface. A high performance SBC (e.g. VersaLogic sbc supporting Windows 7) is used to host PMAC NC Pro2. Q1: Can Windows 7 (and beyond) be used with this configuration? Windows 7 is not officially supporting ISA devices, so what does this mean for UMAC Turbo CPU with PC/104 bus? Q2: Does PCI/104-ISA bridge give any help in this respect if used between PCI/104 single board computer (running Windows 7) and the UMAC CPU controller? Q3: How UMAC CPU w/ PCI/104 connector is comfigured in Windows 7? Regards, Tuomo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve.milici Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 1) UMAC Turbo CPU/Communications Board (3xx-603766-xHxx) with PC/104 Option is fully supported by Delta Tau as it comes to 32-bit version of Windows 7. This card with PC/104 option will have support in the future, too. Correct? .......................................................................................................... Yes we will continue to have ISA driver support for the foreseeable future. .......................................................................................................... 2) Windows 7 compatible Non-plug & play 32-bit ISA kernel driver + .inf-file are provided by Delta Tau and can be manually installed by W7 Device Manager. Correct? .......................................................................................................... Yes - This is described in the "PComm32 Driver Installation Instructions" file in the common directory of the installation ("DT Driver_Install.pdf"). .......................................................................................................... 3) 64-bit ISA kernel driver for Windows 7 is not available by Delta tau. Correct? .......................................................................................................... This is correct - we do not support ISA in 64-bit Win7. .......................................................................................................... 4) Base address, DPRAM memory configuration, IRQ assignments and mode of communication (Basic Configuration 0-3) can be configured via Windows 7 Device Manager. Correct? .......................................................................................................... Yes – see the “PComm32 Driver Installation Instructions”. .......................................................................................................... 5) PComm32PRO is fully supported in Windows 7 and works seamlesly with UMAC Turbo CPU/Communications Board (3xx-603766-xHxx) with PC/104 option. Correct? .......................................................................................................... no – only PComm32PRO2 is supported. .......................................................................................................... 6) UMAC Turbo CPU/Communications Board (with PC/104 option) + high performance 3rd party PCI/104+ sbc (say 1,6GHz cpu + 2GB RAM) running Windows 7 is the best UMAC option for high blockrate & speed cnc applications if Power PMAC is not counted. This is due to the fact that PCI/104 ISA bus is superior to Ethernet/USB communication. Correct? .......................................................................................................... Yes - ISA communications is faster than USB/Ethernet. .......................................................................................................... 7) How Power Supply Connections (UMAC Turbo, PC/104+ SBC) should be arranged in UMAC rack when Turbo CPU card is stacked with a PC/104+ sbc? .......................................................................................................... The UMAC power supply can provide the +5V, +12V and -12V. .......................................................................................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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