pci-1200 on Windows 7

[LelandDurrette]

Greetings:

I realize that the PCI-1200 is no longer supported.  Our software is being rewritten to use a PCI-6220 instead, but rollout is quite a ways away.  With XP not being supplied any longer, customers are needing to update their systems, but I seem to be in a no-win situation.

Is there any solution to using a PCI-1200 in Windows 7?

From what I can tell, Legacy NI-DAQ is all that supports the PCI-1200, but it is not compatible with Windows 7.  For Windows 7, I need to use NI-DAQmx, which doesn't support PCI-1200.  I've been checking into running XP mode in Windows 7 (a virtual PC), but then only certain processors are compatible, and even Microsoft describes limitations to XP mode, so at best it seems a gamble if the NI-DAQ driver, board, and our software will run in that context.

Do I have any options to the software re-write other than the XP mode (Windows 7) gamble?

Thanks,

Leland

[P.Sanders]

Upgrading to a card supported by DAQmx in the long run would save you alot of time.Theres a trial driver that allows legacy devices to run on windows 7, its discussed here on in a similar post

-Ciao

[GarPar]

Hi LelandDurrette-

     You can try the TraditionalDAQ 7.5 bets as recommended above, but other than that, there are no other options beside the Windows 7 XP 'gamble'.  The TraditionalDAQ 7.5 beta driver is not guaranteed to work on Windows 7, but has worked in some cases.

     Best of luck with your application and have a great day!

[GarPar]

Disregard my first post: I looked through documentation for the Traditional DAQ beta and found that it does not support the PCI-1200.  TDAQ stopped supporting the 1200 in TDAQ 7.x. 

If you choose to go with the Windows XP option, you can download NI-DAQ 6.9.3.

Have a great day!

[Brad_K]

Hi Leland,

Windows XP Mode cannot access PCI devices directly, so you cannot use it to make your PCI-1200 work with Windows 7.

On the plus side, Microsoft has supposedly extended Windows XP downgrade rights to cover the entire life cycle of Windows 7.

Brad

[LelandDurrette]

Thanks, guys, for the information.  I had already seen where the DAQ 7.x didn't support PCI-1200, but appreciate it.  Took some digging to uncover it.

As far as the downgrade being extended, that, I believe, is my solution.  I hadn't heard that, and most-likely wouldn't have run across it on my own.

Thanks again,

Leland