------------------------------------------------------------------------ InstaCal - Version 5.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Congratulations on purchasing InstaCal for data acquisition hardware. InstaCal provides a fast, simple, and powerful way to configure, calibrate and test your data acquisition hardware. The Windows InstaCal program is provided for installing, configuring, testing, and calibrating our boards under Windows. Included in this release is support for configuring the advanced timing and control signals of the DAQ Sync and Auxilary Input/Output connections of the PCI-DAS60xx board family. The 16-bit version of the InstaCal for Windows 3.1 or DOS is available separately. Please contact technical support for more information (508) 946-5100. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Feature (introduced version 5.50) - Sample Applications ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For systems on which Microsofts's .NET Framework is installed, sample applications, such as a Strip Chart, are included. These applications can be started from the Applications menu of InstaCal or directly using the Windows Explorer by double-clicking the application found in the Applications subdirectory of the installation directory. Notes For Current Users of Instacal ----------------------------------- A board configuration file created with the 16-bit Instacal program can be used unchanged by the 32-bit Windows Instacal and Universal Library. Notes for PCI boards Support under Windows 2000 and XP: ----------------------------------------------- If you are upgrading from version 5.11A or older of InstaCal or the Universal Library in Windows 2000, you should update the driver using the following procedure: 1) Install the new version of Instacal or Universal Library 2) Restart your computer with the PCI boards you wish to use installed in the PC. 3) Open the System Properties dialog by right clicking on My Computer and selecting Properties from the menu OR opening the Control Panel and double clicking on the System icon. 4) Select the Hardware tab on the System Properties dialog. 5) Click the Device Manager button. 6) Look for the DAS Component category and double click it to expand it. You should then see your PCI board listed as a device under DAS Component. 7) Double click the PCI card for which you want to update the driver. This should open the Properties dialog for that card. 8) Select the Driver tab on the PCI Card Properties dialog. 9) Click the Driver Details button on the PCI Card Properties dialog. If the driver listed is cbulwdm.sys, there is no need to update the driver. Skip step 10 and continue to the Using InstaCal section of the Software Installation manual to configure and test your board. 10) If the driver listed is not cbulwdm.sys, click OK to return to the Driver tab on the PCI Card Properties dialog. Click the Update Driver button to open the Update Device Driver Wizard. Select the defaults for each step (including restarting the computer if prompted) and then continue below. Run InstaCal to configure and test your board as described in the Using InstaCal section of the Software Installation manual. Notes For PCMCIA Support under Windows 2000 and XP: --------------------------------------------------- This version of Instacal includes Support for PCMCIA cards under Windows 2000 and XP. However, on some PC-CARD controllers, the PCMCIA card's CIS has to be updated. If you run Inscal32.exe and you get a pop up dialog titled ([PCMCIA card name] Windows 2000 support Failure), you must do the following to enable Windows 2000 support: 1) Install Instacal software on Win95/Win98 machine 2) Insert the PCMCIA card 3) Run Inscal32.exe and install the PCMCIA card 4) On the target Windows 2000 machine, run Inscal32.exe and reinstall the card 5) If the ([PCMCIA card name] Windows 2000 support Failure) dialog still pops up after saving the configuration, contact technical supportDownload Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.