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1.2 Appropriate Equipment

1.2.1 Data Acquisition Boards

WinLTP currently uses the Axon Digidata 132x boards (the 1320A and 1322A), National Instruments M-

Series PCI, PCIe (PCIexpress) and USB 2.0 boards, and also the newer National Instruments X-Series

PCIe and USB 2.0 boards.

Importantly, the M- and X-Series boards have a 0.5 sec keyboard response delay (compared to 5.0 sec

for the Digidata 132x boards).

If you are planning to use an National Instruments M- or X-Series board, see Section 2.4 for the

appropriate AD board, cable and connector box to buy.

1.2.2 Computers

1.2.2.1 Computer Makes

If I had to recommend one motherboard maker it would be INTEL as they are the processor maker and

the ultimate decider on standards.

Basically, you should be able to use any Windows computer. The only current problem computers are

DELL Optiplex computers with RAID hard drives, which do not work correctly with WinLTP. However,

Dell Optiplex computers without RAID hard drives do work correctly. I would therefore recommend

staying away from computers using RAID hard drives.

1.2.2.2 Bus

For the National Instruments M-Series board, WinLTP requires a computer with a PCI or PCIexpress bus.

For the new National Instruments X-Series board, WinLTP requires a computer with a PCIe bus.

The USB 2.0 bus can also be used for M- and X-Series USB boards (see Section 2.4.1).

For the Axon Digidata 132x board, WinLTP requires a PCI bus computer or laptop computer (using a

SCSI card inserted into the PCM-CIA slot).