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I regret any inference that performance would be improved in any way merely my
using a PCI card instead of an ISA card. My desire for a PCI card is simply
that my motherboard has only one ISA slot, which is already in use. I would
like a PCI card because those are the slots that my motherboard has in
abundance.
"Johanson, Roy" wrote:
> I doubt that a PCI interface to a serial port would make any difference over
> an ISA serial port. A standard 8MHz ISA bus speed is plenty for serial
> communications. Even at 460800bps you're no where near maxing out the
> bandwidth.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Attila Antal [SMTP:attila_antal@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 11:57 AM
> To: Omega-List
> Subject: RE: TurboExpress Card [Re: Sad days for data for TS4
> traders]
>
> Richard, it's great to hear from you one actually use the setup and
> get
> feedback from the horse's mouth. Since I'm using DTN along with many
> others
> with success I wonder what is the difference. Somehow I sense that
> the issue
> might be ISA vs. PCI? But then how come things seem to work with
> DTN? I've
> done design work on mainframes in the late 70's and the 80's and
> without
> actually running a diagnostic to determine the max speed that the
> data can
> be moved from the card through the bus (ISA or PCI) to memory I'm in
> the
> dark. Is there anyone on this list that has a grasp on this?
> Attila
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TaoOfDow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:TaoOfDow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 8:10 AM
> To: Ron Dawes
> Cc: attila_antal@xxxxxxx; Omega-List
> Subject: TurboExpress Card [Re: Sad days for data for TS4 traders]
>
> Dear Ron, Attila, & Group,
>
> I've been using QFeed + DynaStore + TS4 off and on for the past
> month or two
> and have been having all the problems that you have discussed, chart
> slowing, chart stopping, crashing, etc.
>
> Several weeks ago, I heard about the Pacific CommWare TurboExpress
> 920 Port
> card and, after perusing their website
> http://www.pacificcommware.com , I
> called them (800 960 6444) and spoke with their technical
> representative,
> whom I recall was named Travis (?). I told him my problems with the
> connection between DynaStore and TS4 and asked him if he thought his
> TurboExpress card might help. He said "No" but offered to refund
> its
> purchase price if I bought one, so I could test it and see if it
> might
> help. I did buy one ($80) and have used a for the past week or two.
> I
> cannot detect any difference in the performance of TS4 as a result
> of my
> installation of the TurboExpress card.
>
> I do hope that I am wrong about this, and I do invite you and anyone
> else to
> see if the installation of a TurboExpress card or any other
> after-market
> "fix" could improve the performance and reliability of TS4 to chart
> data
> received from the DynaStore program.
>
> Parenthetically, the TurboExpress card is an ISA-type card; Pacfic
> Comm Ware
> does not build it in a PCI-type configuration, and their
> representatives
> tell me that they have no intention of doing so. I would be
> interested in
> obtaining a data-buffering serial card, like the TurboExpress (or
> the
> defunct Telcor T-Port), made in a PCI-configuration. If any of you
> are
> aware of such a card, I would appreciate your telling me its
> manufacturer
> and their contact points, eg website, phone number, etc.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Richard
>
> Ron Dawes wrote:
>
> > Attila,
> >
> > Very interesting. Can you provide a web site or phone number.
> I'd like
> > to investigate further.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: attila_antal@xxxxxxx [mailto:attila_antal@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 17:26
> > To: Omega-List; ron@xxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: Sad days for data for TS4 traders
> >
> > Ron, yes I'm saying that the setting in Omega Server can be
> multiplied
> > by
> > the driver of the Turbo Express card by up to 4. I've used this
> feature
> > successfully to connect DTN Chameleon which only goes up to 115kb
> while
> > the
> > receiver is able to communicate at 460kb.
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > Attila
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ron@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:ron@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 4:18 PM
> > To: attila_antal@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: Sad days for data for TS4 traders
> >
> > Attila,
> >
> > Are you talking about the Turbo Express card driver? So you're
> saying
> > that if the Omega Server set the port speed to 19.2, a user of
> that card
> > could bump it up externally? DS will speak at 56K already, our
> problem
> > has been on the other side.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ron
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: attila_antal@xxxxxxx [mailto:attila_antal@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 16:44
> > To: Omega-List; ron@xxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: Sad days for data for TS4 traders
> >
> > Ron, there I a multiplier allowed in the driver for the IO card
> that
> > gets
> > around the problem. So when you set your GS to 115kb and use a
> > multiplier of
> > 2 or 4 and your resulting baud should be 230k or 460k
> respectively.
> >
> > Attila
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ron@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:ron@xxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 2:32 PM
> > To: attila_antal@xxxxxxx; Omega-List
> > Subject: RE: Sad days for data for TS4 traders
> >
> > The Omega Server does not support a baud setting higher than 19.2
> when
> > talking to a Signal Sat box.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: attila_antal@xxxxxxx [mailto:attila_antal@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 10:01
> > To: Omega-List
> > Subject: RE: Sad days for data for TS4 traders
> >
> > Pierre, are you saying that the limit of 19.2 comes from DBC
> bandwidth
> > or
> > the software interface does not have a setting above 19.2kb?
> Please
> > realize
> > that I don't use BMI or TS4 anymore, just trying to be helpful.
> >
> > Attila
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pierre.orphelin@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:pierre.orphelin@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 4:38 PM
> > To: Attila Antal; Omega-List
> > Subject: Re: Sad days for data for TS4 traders
> >
> > ----- Message d'origine -----
> > De : Attila Antal <attila_antal@xxxxxxx>
> > À : Omega-List <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>; Ron Dawes <ron@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Envoyé : lundi 17 janvier 2000 21:11
> > Objet : RE: Sad days for data for TS4 traders
> >
> > > Guys, there is a lot of us use DTN Sat where the IO port speed
> is an
> > issue.
> > > TurboExpress card will handle speeds up to 460kb and it comes
> with its
> > own
> > > driver. This driver is able to multiply settings in Omega to 4
> times
> > so
> > your
> > > 115kb becomes 460kb.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps.
> > >
> > > Attila
> > >
> >
> > It does not help.
> >
> > Dynastore emulates the DBC server abdis tied to the original DBC
> Omega
> > interface, itself limited to
> > 19.2 kb.
> > This means that I was rightin aprevious discussion whentelling
> that
> > these
> > converters are nothing else than DBC datafeed translators.
> > Theytraslate the symbols into DBC format and TS4 accepts them as
> DBC
> > format,
> > LIMITED to 19.2 kb, or to whatever DBC speed limitation may exist
> by
> > construction ofthe DBC Omega interface.
> >
> > You may add a zillionbyte hitech serial port card ,the Omega DBC
> > interface
> > only understand : it's a 19.2kb DBC feed.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > -Pierre Orphelin
> > Neurofuzzy Logic tools for TradeStation
> > Free evaluation versions and competitive upgrades available
> > web: http://www.sirtrade.com
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