Re: Alternative for National instruments card

[Ralph Lange <Ralph.Lange@bessy.de>]

http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics/modules/

has a (probably incomplete) list of EPICS supported I/O modules, most of 
which are VME-based. Mezzanine boards are an option, if you place them 
onto a carrier board on your choice of bus.

Hope this helps,
Ralph


Heinrich du Toit wrote:
> Hello
>
> We have a project were we want to monitor some values (some analog some
> digital)
> This is mostly for archiving and then later reviewing to determine if
> equipment is working as it should over longer periods of time.
> Also to try and determine if some equipment would need to be replaced
> ahead of the time when failure occurs.
>
> So far we've considered the national instruments cards. As they can do
> all the I/O we require. 
> They are also fairly easy to interface using DotNet.
> But there is already a channel archiver for EPICS which I think is worth
> using maybe?
> I know there are some Linux drivers for NI cards. Haven't looked at them
> yet.
>
> But maybe there is some other card or system I can consider for this
> project?
>
> Thanks for your time
> -Heinrich
>