I posted this in another thread, but this thread that is the only one getting any action so I am going to ask again here.
I am setting up a new dedicated computer now for Mach3 . I was able to pick up an Optima 1830 Pci
I had some new unused parts available even though they are dated by todays standards.
Intel q6600 Gigabyte board 500 gb 4gb DDR3 1600 ram 750 Watt Power Supply
So I can now run a faster computer than the one with my Galil ISA card
Do I install Smart term still or the new galil Suite?
Thanks,
Joe
What OS? Smart Term only works up to XP. Anything newer and you will have to use Galil Tools and the non Smart Term Galil plugin. This MAY work for you. I just have never tested it. In any case, stick with a 32 bit OS as the code in the Galil plugin has a better chance of working with that. I have tested the Galil Tools based plugin with a 18x6 Accelera PCI controller and it worked. But I have no Optimas or Econos to test with.
The no nonsense combo that WILL absolutely work is Windows XP32 with Start Term (version 7) drivers.
Just a heads up... For the future, I am thinking about dropping support for all bus based controllers. This is not a decision I took lightly. And I actually haven't decided yet. But it is getting increasingly harder to support the bus based controllers. Namely because I don't have one of each (and they all act a bit differently with data record retrieval) and my latest PC doesn't even have a regular PCI slot! Conversely, nearly ALL PCs have Ethernet cards in them and the Ethernet cards all work the same.
That and the fact that I don't believe Galil even plans on releasing another bus based controller. Meaning PCI-e is not in the cards.
Just something to think about...
Steve