Path: news.mathworks.com!not-for-mail
From: "Rob Purser" <rpurser@mathworks.com>
Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.matlab
Subject: Re: virtual PC and data acquisition toolbox
Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 16:19:47 -0400
Organization: The MathWorks, Inc.
Lines: 66
Message-ID: <f1tad5$ea7$1@fred.mathworks.com>
References: <ef56501.-1@webcrossing.raydaftYaTP> <f1sctk$jjt$1@fred.mathworks.com> <ef56501.1@webcrossing.raydaftYaTP>
Reply-To: "Rob Purser" <rpurser@mathworks.com>
NNTP-Posting-Host: purserr.dhcp.mathworks.com
X-Trace: fred.mathworks.com 1178741989 14663 144.212.219.82 (9 May 2007 20:19:49 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: news@mathworks.com
NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 20:19:49 +0000 (UTC)
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028
X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028
Xref: news.mathworks.com comp.soft-sys.matlab:408009



Ah, I assumed you were using a USB device, such as one from Measurement 
Computing.  I can't offer much insight as to whether the soundcard would be 
emulated successfully.  You'll need to try it and see.

-Rob

"Adinda" <adinda_18@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:ef56501.1@webcrossing.raydaftYaTP...
> Hi Rob,
> Where can I find the vendors test tool? With teh hardware do you mean
> the soundcard?
> thanks, Adinda
>
> Rob Purser wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> We have had reports of Data Acquisition Toolbox users successfully
>> using
>> boot camp to use USB based devices from a Intel Mac running
>> Windows.
>> Really, it's more dependant on wether the hardware works. Try
>> running the
>> vendors test tool in the set up, and see if you can acquire at all.
>> If you
>> can, I think you've got a reasonable chance.
>>
>> I'd be very interested in your experience. Please post all the set
>> up
>> details when you try it.
>>
>> -Rob
>>
>> --
>> -----
>> Rob Purser
>> Senior Team Lead, Connectivity Products
>> The MathWorks
>> rob.purser@mathworks.com
>>
>>
>> You can use Data Acquisition Toolbox, Instrument Control Toolbox,
>> Image
>> Acquisition Toolbox, and OPC Toolbox to connect your hardware
>> directly to
>> the analytical power of MATLAB and Simulink. See
>> <http://www.mathworks.com/applications/t_m/> to learn more.
>>
>> "Adinda" <adinda_18@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ef56501.-1@webcrossing.raydaftYaTP...
>>> Is it possible to run the data acquisition toolbox of MATLAB on
> a
>>> virtual pc on an intel Mac with MAc OS 10 as the main operating
>>> system?
>>> the data acquisition toolbox is only supported by windows so I
>> was
>>> wonderign if windows within the mac would still be OK?
>>> (as you can tell I'm not a fan of pc's...)
>>> Has anyone tried this?
>>> thanks, Adinda
>>
>>
>>