NAP7000D DDE Server 3.2 ----------------------- Changing the location of uart.dll and i7000.dll from Windows\System(System32) to DAQPro\DDE\ ----------------------- NAP7000D DDE Server 3.1 ----------------------- CONTENTS --------- 1. Overview 1.1 NAP7000D 1.2 I7000.DLL and UART.DLL 1.3 I-7000/8000 series module 2. System Requirements 3. Installation 4. Frequently Asked Questions 5. New Feature 6. Contacting ICP DAS 1. Overview ------------ 1.1 NAP7000D The NAP7000D is a software package that facility user to establish the DDE hot-link conversations between the NAP7000D and other Windows application.After establishing these conversations, they can exchange information each other. For example, a user can establish a conversation between NAP7000D to Excel. Then he can pass the data from NAP7000D to a cell of a sheet in Excel. Further, the user can analysis these data in this sheet by mean of Excel build in function. Please refer to NAP7000P User Manual, a tutorial with many examples are introduced that to guide the user to familiar NAP7000D. With NAP7000D, a user take advantage of the ability that to control the ICPCOM 7000 series module without having to code the program. 1.2 I7000.DLL and UART.DLL The I7000.DLL and UART.DLL are the DLL(Dynamic Linking Library). These two DLL consists of a set of functions for performing COM port operation. For more detail information, please refer to NAP7000P User Manual. 1.3 I-7000/8000 series module The I-7000/8000 is a family of network data acquisition and control modules. They provide A/D, D/A, DI/O, Timer/Counter and other function. For more detail information, please refer various user manual for I-7000/8000 series. 2. System Requirements ---------------- Before Installing, please comfirm the following requirements: 1) Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 or later operation system. 2) A PC-compatible computer with Pentium chips. 3) 16 MB RAM Memory. 4) 10 MB hard disk available space. 3.Installion ------------- 1) Download and extract disk1.exe to disk5.exe from our web site or cd. 2) Run the self-extracting executable file to extract to folder disk1 to disk5 respectively. 3) Run the setup.exe in disk1 and following those instructions in installation process to complete it. 4. Frequently Asked Questions ------------------------------ Q1:Does Nap7000D DDE Server support both I-7000 and I-8000 modules. A1:Yes, Nap7000D support I7000 series and I-8000 series modules and could use them at the same time too. After version 3.0 NAP7000D begin support I-8000 series modules. Q2:I was create DDE link in Excel already, but the contents data are look like frozen (some unchangable data). A2:Please visit our web site to download newest verion of NAP7000D software, it have resolved the problem of DDE link may lost at running time and more reliable. Q3:We wonder if NAP7000D is compatible with GenieDAQ program as well as Genie SCADA. A3:NAP7000 DDE Server is a standard DDE program and it could full compatible with any program that support DDE. So it should work as well as Genie SCADA program. Q4:Does NAP7000D could establish the DDE hot-link conversations to single DO channel. A4:Yes,After version 3.1 NAP7000D allow establish the DDE hot-link conversations to single DO channel. Please visit our web site to download newest verion of NAP7000D software. 5.New Feature -------------- 1) 8000 Series DI/DO/AI/AO modules almost supported 2) Support Win95 style tray bar 3) Add On-Line help file 4) More reliable 5) Resolve the problem of DDE link may lost at running time. 6) Max. Baud Rate up to 921600 7) Support single DO channel DDE link option 8) Add Auto Run Default.cnv option in File menu to automatic establish the DDE hot-link conversations in Default.cnv when NAP7000D start. 6. Contacting ICPDAS --------------------- <<< Software and Manual >>> If you want to get the manual or software of our product, then you could download directly from our web. And we will not reply you for such requirement. Contact us if you can't download. <<< ICP DAS news >>> If you'd like to receive our news via e-mail, please visit the following page to subscribe it: http://www.icpdas.com/service/snews.htm <<< ICP DAS News Server >>> The ICP DAS news-group open to all of our customers. We deeply appreciate your opinions here, and we will answer you as soon as possible. And hope you could share any your experience or comments to other users on our news-group. The Advertisement of third-party tools that relative to our products is also welcome here. 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