64-bit CPUs continue to make their way to mainstream personal computers in the form of AMD64/Intel x86-64 processor architectures. The emergence of the 64-bit architecture effectively improves performance and scalability by processing more data per clock cycle, addressing more memory, and running faster numeric calculations. ADLINK delivers 64-bit kernel drivers for all its data acquisition cards to let you experience the benefits of 64-bit operation, improve performance and increase productivity of your current application. These kernel drivers enable you to create and develop cutting-edge 64-bit applications that would render your system with superior scalability and adaptability for future computing demands.

Windows Vista is Microsoft's biggest launch after Windows XP and is created to offer advanced features that include a new user privilege model known as User Account Control (UAC) for tougher security, .NET 3.0 framework-based code, and innovative visual enhancements. Living up to its leadership in PC-based data acquisition, ADLINK is committed to offering solid drivers with versatile functions in data acquisition for this groundbreaking operating system. With these kernel drivers, you may immediately build your DAQ applications on Windows Vista and enjoy its many benefits.

While the PC industry gradually migrates from an installed base made up primarily of 32-bit platforms, many developers will continue to build applications for 32-bit OS or for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

The Microsoft WOW64 subsystem, included on all 64-bit versions of Windows, creates a 32-bit environment that allows 32-bit Windows-based applications to run unmodified on 64-bit editions of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista. With full backing for WOW64, ADLINK 64-bit kernel drivers patch the difference between these two Windows platforms to protect your valuable 32-bit investments.

ADLINK DAQ software applications that work well with 64-bit editions of Windows through the WOW64 subsystem include:

• DAQCreator. Smart and easy-to-use data acquisition system creator
• DAQBench. 32-Bit ActiveX controls for measurement and SCADA/HMI
• PCIS-OCX, D2K-OCX, and WD-OCX. ActiveX OCX Components

ADLINK currently provides three major DASK Windows kernel drivers for almost a hundred ADLINK data acquisition and control cards that come in a variety of form factors, including PCI Express®, PCI, CompactPCI, and PXI.

• PCIS-DASK: Windows kernel driver APIs for NuDAQ PCI/cPCI Series, including
  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: Windows kernel driver APIs for DAQ-2000 and PXI-2000 series, including
  2005, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2208, 2213, 2214, 2501, 2502
• WD-DASK: Windows kernel driver APIs for PCI/PXI-9820 High-speed digitizer
  9820