Campbell Scientific PC208 Datalogger Support Software - Manual (Page 123)

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APPENDIX E. PCMCIA DRIVER SOFTWARE NOTES
These notes are intended as a supplement to the documentation shipped with your PCMCIA drivers.
For notes about running MemMaker or other automatic memory optimizers, read the MS DOS manual
and also the section at the end of this document, entitled ‘Using MemMaker’.
E.1 GENERAL
The software is designed to work with the
PCMCIA drivers: Card Services 2.1, which in
turn requires socket services 2.1. Memory
Technology Drivers are not required nor is any
other special software. Any drivers which fully
comply with this standard should work
successfully with SMCRead, whether or not it
has been tested with them.
The various vendors have different ways of
expressing the specification number (2.1) and
their own version number. Phoenix Card
Services calls its driver ‘Release 2.1 version
1.00’, yet Ventura Card Services calls its driver
‘2.1 Release 1.01’. However the various drivers
are described, they must be compliant with the
PCMCIA Specification 2.10.
If your drivers are prior to version 2.1 you must
upgrade them. Card Services 2.1 drivers are
incompatible with Card Services 2.0 and so any
programs written for 2.0 will not work on 2.1.
Please contact the supplier of the original
PCMCIA drivers for an update, not Campbell
Scientific Ltd.
Details of the tested software and specific set-
up information follows. Please note that:
amendments to your CONFIG.SYS file or to the
configuration of card services will only take
effect after the machine is rebooted.
the names given for Socket Services (normally
including SS in the driver name) may vary with
the hardware of your machine, as there are
different drivers to match the specific low-level
hardware.
E.2 LOADING THE DRIVERS
E.2.1 GENERAL
If your system drivers are set up correctly you
should have no problems running SMCRead. If
SMCRead fails with a ‘due to lack of resources’
message (the actual wording of the message
will vary depending upon the driver in use) then
the following notes will explain how to adjust
your set-up. Specific notes are provided for
users with either SystemSoft, Ventura, or
Phoenix drivers.
E.2.2 SYSTEMSOFT CARDSOFT DRIVERS
Socket Services 2.1 Version 1.00, Card
Services 2.1 Version 2.05
The minimum required drivers for SMCRead
are shown as follows as they would appear in
your CONFIG.SYS file (your PATH may differ ):
DEVICE=C:\PCMCIA\SSVADEM.EXE
DEVICE=C:\PCMCIA\CS.EXE
DEVICE=C:\PCMCIA\CSALLOC.EXE
C:\PCMCIA\CSALLOC.INI
E.2.3 VENTURA MICRO CARDWARE DRIVERS
Socket Services level 2.1 release 1.01, Card
Services level 2.1 release 1.00
The minimum required drivers for SMCRead
are shown as follows as they would appear in
your CONFIG.SYS file (your PATH may differ ):
DEVICE=C:\PCMCIA\PCSS.EXE
DEVICE=C:\PCMCIA\PCCS.EXE
DEVICE=C:\PCMCIA\PCENABLE.EXE
/F=C:\PCMCIA\CARDWARE.INI
E.2.4 PHOENIX CARDMANAGER DRIVERS
Socket Services 2.1 Version 1.00, Card
Services Release 2.1 Version 1.00
The minimum required drivers for SMCRead
are shown as follows as they would appear in
your CONFIG.SYS file (your PATH may differ ):
DEVICE=C:\PCMCIA\CNFIGNAM.EXE /DEFAULT
DEVICE=C:\PCMCIA\PCMSS.EXE
DEVICE=C:\PCMCIA\PCMCS.EXE
REM the following line is not required,
but recommended
DEVICE=C:\PCMCIA\PCMRMAN.SYS