[SOLVED] PCS500 freeze at calibrating please wait

Instruments PC Oscilloscopes and Recorders
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Hi there.

i have an WinXP PC with PCLAB2000SE.
When i start the Software for the scope it sais it calibrating, the dso starts “clicking” and after a while the CPU usage is at 100%, the clicking stops and nothing is happening.
I cant click on any button inside the software and i have to force quit it.

any suggestions?

EDIT: i just saw that i connect +12V instead of +9V. so maybe something with the supply is broken.
I measured the 2 +5V and the -5V, they r there.
Any other components i should check?

2

Normally there is no problem if 12V is used instead of 9V.
Can you test the PCS500 in other PC?

Please see: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2487

3

hmm ill try to find another pc with parallel port then and reffer back here.

Thanks.

4

hmm in lack of a 2nd lpt pc i uninstalled the software and tryed reinstall.

now i get “Could not open the DriverLINX”
I am administrator and i checked if those 2 files are in the dir.

realy strange :confused:

5

This should help:
Enter regedit: Click Start, Run and type regedit and click OK.
In regedit look under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\

There should be a “DLPortIO” key (folder) in there.
If there is, delete it, close regedit and then reboot.

If no help, please see this thread for other solutions:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1262
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=8415

6

i realy dont know why, but the scope is complety working now, after your tip and a reinstall.

Sometimes a fresh install is the best, hehe.

Thanks for your help.