# PCIS-DASK, D2K-DASK, WD-DASK for Windows # 32-/64-Bit Drivers for ADLINK Data Acquisition Cards ![The image displays a system architecture diagram divided into 'User Mode' and 'Kernel Mode'.\n\n**User Mode (Left Column):**\nA vertical column lists programming environments: 'Delphi', 'BCB', 'VC++', 'VB', 'VB.NET', and 'C#'.\n- Next to 'BCB' is a blue oval labeled 'PCIS-DASK'.\n- Next to 'VC++' is a blue oval labeled 'D2K-DASK'.\n- Next to 'VB.NET' is a blue oval labeled 'WD-DASK'.\n\n**Kernel Mode (Middle Section):**\n- A vertical blue bar is labeled 'System Service'.\n- To its right is a large grid structure titled in red text 'DASK Kernel Driver (.sys)'. The grid contains the following blocks:\n - 'Process Structure'\n - 'Object Manager'\n - 'Memory Manager'\n - 'Configuration Manager'\n - 'Plug and Pay'\n - 'Power Manager'\n - 'I/O Manager'\n - 'File System'\n - 'Lowest-level Driver'\n - 'Executive Support'\n\n**Hardware Section (Right Side):**\n- A vertical blue bar is labeled 'Hardware Abstraction Layer'.\n- To its right is another vertical blue bar labeled 'Hardware'.\n- Far right shows an image of a hardware card.\n\n**Connections:**\n- Orange double-headed arrows connect the User Mode ovals to the 'System Service' bar:\n - Between 'PCIS-DASK' and 'System Service'.\n - Between 'D2K-DASK' and 'System Service'.\n - Between 'WD-DASK' and 'System Service'.\n- Orange double-headed arrows connect the lower layers:\n - Between 'Lowest-level Driver' and 'Hardware Abstraction Layer'.\n - Between 'Hardware Abstraction Layer' and 'Hardware'.](.d2k-dask-datasheet-3/c86e60c3b527e1b6e8672118ecb9f2f98d48a3dc3cc19b1250454af3b7f15ef0.jpg) # Features for 32-bit Windows  32-bit Windows drivers/libraries for data acquisition  Supports Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista x32  Provides full functionalities of ADLINK data acquisition cards  Provides kernel-level event and memory mapping for sophisticated applications  User-defined callbacks for asynchronous data acquisition  A new CodeCreator utility to automatically generate C codes  Complete tutorial and sample programs  Provides header files and linkage files for - Microsoft Visual Basic/Visual C++ - Borland C++Builder/Delphi - Microsoft Visual Basic .NET - Microsoft C#  Provides example programs of Microsoft Visual Basic, Visual C/C++, Visual Basic .NET and C# # Features for 64-bit Windows  64-bit Windows kernel drivers for data acquisition  Supports Windows Vista x64/XP x64/Server 2003 x64  Supports both AMD64 and Intel x86-64 architecture  Digitally signed for 64-bit edition of Windows Vista™  Ensures that 32-bit applications run on 64-bit editions of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista™ without modification using WOW64 subsystem # Introduction ADLINK DASK drivers are the device drivers for custom data acquisition applications for Windows. The DASK driver libraries provide API sets for ADLINK PCI Express®, CompactPCI, and PXI data acquisition cards to access full hardware functionalities, such as buffered/double-buffered data acquisition, pattern generation, digital input/output and etc. For novice users, the built-in CodeCreator utility helps you create your first program in just a few minutes. For experienced users, the DASK libraries expose some low-level functions for accessing kernel-level objects and allow you to program a sophisticated data acquisition operation with optimal efficiency. ADLINK DASK drivers deliver great performance, reliability and portability to your data acquisition systems. # Get Ready For Windows Vista Windows Vista is the newest operating system from Microsoft and came as Windows® biggest launch after Windows XP. Following years of anticipated release, Windows Vista rolled off early this year and offered major improvements in areas of performance, security, and visual presentation. Windows Vista comes as an opportunity for engineers and scientists to solve critical technical problems and achieve greater, faster data processing not possible on earlier Windows releases. Windows Vista 64-bit edition supports memoryintensive applications including vision acquisition and largescale data processing that are not possible on 32-bit operating systems. For Windows Vista, ADLINK is providing both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of kernel drivers for its full-range of DAQ cards. As earlier stated, PCIS-DASK, D2K-DASK, and WD-DASK also supports Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 for 64-bit Extended Systems, including AMD64 and Intel x86-64 system architectures. (PCIS-DASK is Windows Kernel Driver APIs for ADLINK NuDAQ PCI/cPCI Series. D2K-DASK is Windows Kernel Driver APIs for ADLINK DAQ-2000 and PXI-2000 Series. WD-DASK is Windows Kernel Driver APIs for ADLINK PCI/PXI-9820 High-speed digitizer.) Microsoft requires a digital signature on all drivers starting from Windows Vista x64 Edition. By requiring signed drivers, Microsoft aims to reduce failures and improve stability by setting the spotlight on vendor responsibility with regard to driver bugs and glitches. For this reason, all ADLINK 64-bit DASK drivers are digitally-signed for Windows Vista x64 Edition that can be installed well under the userprivilege model. In Windows Vista, .NET Framework 3.0 (formerly known as WinFX) interface delivers a straightforward way to program applications on Vista territory. Moreover, all existed 32-bit samples programs can function normally on the 64-bit version of Windows Vista without modifications through Microsoft WOW64 (Windows-on-Windows 64- bit) subsystem, please refer to Figure 1. Launched in both 32-bit or 64-bit edition, Windows Vista enables the user to choose the edition depending on their computer hardware. On a 64-bit windows system, the WOW64 translation layer can allocate as much 4 GB of RAM to 32-bit Windows applications. That gives the application the full 4 GB memory space, a significant increase for heavy computing applications. Windows Vista is ready, and so is ADLINK. Spending months of preparation before the release of Windows Vista, ADLINK now offers relevant kernel driver releases and software updates to allow users to enjoy this new and exciting operating system through smooth and convenient creation of applications for data acquisition, measurement, and automation. More information about Windows Vista support, please visit by the address - http://www.adlinktech.com/TM/VistaSupport.html Figure 1 ![Based on the provided image, here is the accurate description of the flowchart blocks and connections:\n\n**Labeled Blocks:**\n* **32-bit Process** (Yellow container box)\n * **32-bit Application** (White oval)\n * **WOW64** (White oval)\n* **64-bit Process** (Yellow container box)\n * **64-bit Application** (White oval)\n* **USER** (Text label above a blue line)\n* **KERNEL** (Text label below a blue line)\n* **64-bit Windows Operating System** (Green rounded rectangle)\n* **ADLINK 64-bit Drivers for Windows®** (Blue rounded rectangle)\n\n**Connections:**\n* An arrow points upward from **WOW64** to **32-bit Application**.\n* An arrow points downward from **WOW64**, crossing the line between **USER** and **KERNEL**, pointing toward the **64-bit Windows Operating System**.\n* An arrow points downward from **64-bit Application**, crossing the line between **USER** and **KERNEL**, pointing toward the **64-bit Windows Operating System**.\n* A vertical double-headed arrow connects **64-bit Windows Operating System** and **ADLINK 64-bit Drivers for Windows®**.\n* A vertical double-headed arrow is positioned below **ADLINK 64-bit Drivers for Windows®**.](.d2k-dask-datasheet-3/fa8a8d6327a81079ef645cda5ab82f8e07ec48027b169287cce7b06458f5e80a.jpg) # ADLINK Data Acquisition & Industrial I/O Cards PCI Express DAQ Simultaneous-Sampling DAQ Multi-Function DAQ Digitizer High-Speed DIO High-Density DIO General-Purpose DIO Analog Output Low-Profile PCI Timer/Counter # .NET Support Considered one of the most significant changes to the Windows® platform, the .NET Framework brings into the operating system unified features and responsibilities that are previously provided individually by programming languages and tools from various sources. For .NET programmers that require direct calling of ADLINK DASK DLL libraries (Native Regular DLL Form) such as PCIS-DASK, D2K-DASK, and WD-DASK, ADLINK provides the example programs for of C# and Visual Basic .NET that speed up the development of your applications in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002/2003/2005. # Standardized Application Programming Interface (API) ADLINK DASK maintains a set of consist programming interfaces across different Window's platforms, and therefore provides portability between different platforms and programming languages. In addition to basic I/O support, the DASK API also provides sophisticated build-in capability to handle memory and data buffer management. A double-buffered mode processes can be repeated endlessly to provide a stream of data to your applications. # Software Migration ADLINK DASK is designed to maximize programming flexibility and data throughput. There is only one set of Application Programming Interface (API), so each card can be programmed with the same API. This greatly shortens developer's learning curve if more than one type of NuDAQ PCI/cPCI or DAQe/DAQ/PXI-2000 data acquisition cards is used. # Data Acquisition Functions # ADLINK DASK provides full functionalities of NuDAQ PCI/cPCI and DAQe/DAQ/PXI-2000  Single-point analog input  Buffered data acquisition  Double-buffered data acquisition  Single-point analog output  Digital I/O control  Buffered digital I/O  Double-buffered digital I/O  Counter/timer I/O # Supported Modules  PCIS-DASK 6208, 6216, 6308, 7200, 7224, 7230, 7233, 7234, 7248, 7250, 7258, 7260, 7296, 7300, 7348, 7396, 7432, 7433, 7434, 7442, 7443, 7444,7452, 8554, 9111, 9112, 9113, 9114, 9118, 9221, 9810, 9812  D2K-DASK 2005, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2208, 2213, 2214, 2501, 2502  WD-DASK 9820 # Free Download! # Please visit http://www.adlinktech.com and search for  PCIS-DASK Data Acquisition Software Kit for ADLINK NuDAQ PCI/cPCI series data acquisition cards for Windows  D2K-DASK Data Acquisition Software Kit for ADLINK DAQe/DAQ/ PXI-2000 series data acquisition cards for Windows  WD-DASK Data Acquisition Software Kit for ADLINK PCI/PXI-9820 digitizer for Windows \*All company names appearing herein are trademarks or trade names of their respective owners. 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