-Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers
-CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL
- Some of the various things that Linux supports (such as network
- drivers, filesystems, network protocols, etc.) can be in a state
- of development where the functionality, stability, or the level of
- testing is not yet high enough for general use. This is usually
- known as the "alpha-test" phase amongst developers. If a feature is
- currently in alpha-test, then the developers usually discourage
- uninformed widespread use of this feature by the general public to
- avoid "Why doesn't this work?" type mail messages. However, active
-
-Exported functions
-CONFIG_EXPORT
- If you want to use comedi from a kernel module, select yes.
- RTLinux tasks and comedi value-added devices are both kernel
- modules, so select yes if you want to use either of these.
+Comedi support
+CONFIG_COMEDI
+ If you want to use data acquisition hardware with Linux, you
+ should enable this option.
+
+ COMEDI stands for Control and Measurement Interface. More
+ information about Comedi can be found in Documentation/comedi
+ or at http://stm.lbl.gov/comedi.
+
+Backwards compatibility
+CONFIG_COMEDI_BACKWARDS
+ This option enables a few features that were standard in older
+ versions of Comedi, but are currently deprecated and scheduled
+ to be removed. This option is meant to be a convenience for
+ quick upgrading. If you use a feature that requires this option
+ to be enabled, you are stongly encouraged to fix your application.
+
+Kernel Comedilib
+CONFIG_COMEDI_KLIB
+ Comedi can be accessed from kernel modules, as well as from
+ user-space applications. The Kernel Comedilib (also known
+ as kcomedilib) provides a similar interface for kernel modules
+ as comedilib does for user space applications. Selecting this
+ option creates a module called kcomedilib.o which can then be
+ used by other modules.
+
+ If you want to use Comedi from a kernel module, select yes.
+ RTLinux, RTAI tasks, and Comedi virtual devices require this
+ option to be selected. If in doubt, select yes.
Real Time Support
CONFIG_COMEDI_RT
- This selection requires that you have an RTLinux kernel, and will
- not compile without the correct header files. If this option is
- selected, all the exported functions are RT-safe, i.e., they can
- be called from an RTLinux task or interrupt.
+ This selection requires that you have an RTLinux or RTAI enabled
+ kernel, and also requires RTLinux or RTAI header files. If this
+ option is selected, all the functions exported by the kernel
+ comedilib are real-time-safe, i.e., they can be called from a
+ real-time task or interrupt.
+
+ This function is not very useful without also selecting Kernel
+ Comedilib. This option only appears if you have a real-time
+ kernel, so you probably want to select yes.
Verbose Debugging
-CONFIG_DEBUG
- Selecting yes here will cause comedi to print error messages to
+CONFIG_COMEDI_DEBUG
+ Selecting yes here will cause Comedi to print error messages to
syslog at every opportunity. This can be useful when you are
writing programs that use comedi.
+Data Translation DT2801 driver
+CONFIG_COMEDI_DT2801
+ Includes support for DT2801-compatible boards, including the DT2801
+ and DT01-EZ series boards.
+
Data Translation DT2811 driver
-CONFIG_DT2811
+CONFIG_COMEDI_DT2811
Includes support for DT2811.
Data Translation DT2814 driver
-CONFIG_DT2814
+CONFIG_COMEDI_DT2814
Includes support for DT2814.
Data Translation DT2815 driver
-CONFIG_DT2815
+CONFIG_COMEDI_DT2815
Includes support for DT2815.
Data Translation DT2817 driver
-CONFIG_DT2817
+CONFIG_COMEDI_DT2817
Includes support for DT2817.
Data Translation DT2821 series driver
-CONFIG_DT282x
+CONFIG_COMEDI_DT282x
Includes support for DT2821 series hardware.
+Data Translation DT3000 series driver
+CONFIG_COMEDI_DT3000
+ Includes support for DT3001 series hardware.
+
National Instruments AT-MIO E series driver
-CONFIG_ATMIO_E
+CONFIG_COMEDI_NI_ATMIO
Includes support for National Instruments AT-MIO E series hardware.
- This driver should also work with DAQcard-MIO E series PCMCIA
- hardware. If you have an E series board with an 8255 chip, you
- also need to select the 8255 driver below. To use this driver,
- you will also need the isapnptools package, which is included
- with many current Linux distributions.
+ If you have an E series board with an 8255 chip, you also need to
+ select the 8255 driver below. To use this driver, you will also
+ need the isapnptools package, which is included with many current
+ Linux distributions.
Support for the PCI-MIO E series is in a separate driver -- you
should select N here.
+National Instruments PCMCIA E series driver
+CONFIG_COMEDI_NI_MIO_CS
+ Includes support for National Instruments PCMCIA E series hardware.
+ If you have an E series board with an 8255 chip, you also need to
+ select the 8255 driver below.
+
National Instruments PCI-MIO E series driver
-CONFIG_PCIMIO_E
+CONFIG_COMEDI_NI_PCIMIO
Includes support for National Instruments PCI-MIO E series hardware.
If you have an E series board with an 8255 chip, you also need to
select the 8255 driver below.
-Keithley Metrabyte DAS08 driver
-CONFIG_DAS08
+National Instruments PCI-DIO driver
+CONFIG_COMEDI_NI_PCIDIO
+ Includes support for National Instruments PCI-based digital I/O
+ hardware, including the PCI-DIO-96, PCI-DIO-32HS, and PCI-6533.
+ If you have a DIO board with an 8255 chip, you also need to
+ select the 8255 driver below.
+
+National Instruments AT-MIO-16D driver
+CONFIG_COMEDI_NI_ATMIO16D
+ Includes support for National Instruments AT-MIO-16D hardware.
+ If you have a board with an 8255 chip, you also need to select
+ the 8255 driver below.
+
+DAS08 driver
+CONFIG_COMEDI_DAS08
Includes support for Keithley Metrabye DAS08 and compatibles.
+DAS08jr driver
+CONFIG_COMEDI_DAS08JR
+ Includes support for Computer Boards DAS08jr and compatibles.
+
+DAS1600 driver
+CONFIG_COMEDI_DAS1600
+ Includes support for Keithley Metrabyte DAS1600, DAS1608 and
+ compatibles. To use the digital I/O provided by the 8255 chip
+ on these boards, you need to include the 8255 driver above.
+
+DAS16 driver
+CONFIG_COMEDI_DAS16
+ Includes support for Keithley Metrabye DAS16 and compatibles.
+
+DAS6402 driver
+CONFIG_COMEDI_DAS6402
+ Includes support for Keithley Metrabye DAS6402 and compatibles.
+
Support for 8255
-CONFIG_8255
- Includes support for 8255 chip. This is necessary for boards
+CONFIG_COMEDI_8255
+ Includes support for 8255 chip. This is necessary any board
that use an 8255 for digital I/O.
-Support for comedi controlling a standard PC parallel port
+Quanser Consulting MultiQ-3
+CONFIG_COMEDI_MULTIQ3
+ Includes support for Quanser Consulting MultiQ-3 boards.
+
+Support for Comedi controlling a standard PC parallel port
CONFIG_COMEDI_PARPORT
If you want to use your PC's parallel port for additional
digital I/O channels, select Y here. This driver is not activated
- automatically, so you don't have to fear that comedi will
+ automatically, so you don't have to fear that Comedi will
cause your printer to stop working. This driver is not
compatible with the generic Linux parallel port interface.
-Analog Devices RI800 driver
-CONFIG_RTI800
- Includes support for RTI800 and RTI815 boards.
-
-Analog Devices RI802 driver
-CONFIG_RTI802
- Includes support for RTI802.
-
PCL 711 driver
-CONFIG_PCL711
+CONFIG_COMEDI_PCL711
Includes support for PCL 711, 711b and ACL 8112.
PCL 725 driver
-CONFIG_PCL725
+CONFIG_COMEDI_PCL725
Includes support for PCL 725.
PCL 726 driver
-CONFIG_PCL726
+CONFIG_COMEDI_PCL726
Includes support for PCL 726.
-Keithley Metrabyte DAS1600 driver
-CONFIG_DAS1600
- Includes support for Keithley Metrabyte DAS1600, DAS1608 and
- compatibles. To use the digital I/O provided by the 8255 chip
- on these boards, you need to include the 8255 driver above.
+Advantech PCL-812PG, PCL-813B
+CONFIG_COMEDI_PCL812
+ Includes support for PCL-812PG and PCL813B.
-Quanser Consulting MultiQ-3 driver
-CONFIG_MULTIQ3
- Includes support for Quanser Consulting MultiQ-3 boards.
+Advantech PCL-818, PCL-718
+CONFIG_COMEDI_PCL818
+ Includes support for PCL-818, PCL-718.
+
+Analog Devices RI800 driver
+CONFIG_COMEDI_RTI800
+ Includes support for RTI800 and RTI815 boards.
+
+Analog Devices RI802 driver
+CONFIG_COMEDI_RTI802
+ Includes support for RTI802.
+
+Intelligent Instrumentation PCI-20001C
+CONFIG_COMEDI_II_PCI20KC
+ Includes support for Intelligent Instrumentation PCI-20001C and some
+ of the add-on modules.
+
+IOtech DaqBoard/2000
+CONFIG_COMEDI_DAQBOARD2000
+ Includes support for IOtech DaqBoard/2000.
+
+Command emulator (timer)
+CONFIG_COMEDI_VD_TIMER
+ Comedi virtual device drivers use RTLinux or RTAI to emulate features
+ that are found on advanced data acquisition hardware. The timer
+ virtual driver (vd_timer.o) uses a real-time task and the real-time
+ scheduler to emulate asynchronous acquisition on a selected analog
+ input channel.
+
+Direct Digital Synthesis
+CONFIG_COMEDI_VD_DDS
+ Comedi virtual device drivers use RTLinux or RTAI to emulate features
+ that are found on advanced data acquisition hardware. The DDS
+ (direct digital synthesis) virtual driver uses a real-time task and
+ the real-time scheduler to create a waveform on a selected analog
+ output channel.
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