Reliance AutoMax Software Issue
Reliance AutoMax Software Issue
(OP)
Is anyone still Reliance AutoMax? We have v4.3A of the Executive on a WinXP laptop and we are having issues with the Online Task Manager (basically a DOS app compiled for W2K/WXP). When going online (RS232) with the Online Task Manager, it grabs all available CPU time. This makes our laptop slow, hot, and drain the battery much more quickly then normal. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks,
-Brad
Thanks,
-Brad





RE: Reliance AutoMax Software Issue
might help
RE: Reliance AutoMax Software Issue
-Brad
RE: Reliance AutoMax Software Issue
On the Rockwell site, they have an XP patch which is supposed to take care of this known problem. It installs a virtual comm. card on the laptop.
After installing the patch, I was able to go online and view the program, but when it came to uploading the program into the laptop......same timeout issue. I gave up shortly after that, being put on other projects, but its worth a shot. Just do a search on the Rockwell site.
If you do happen to get it working, please report back, as we currently have a laptop with windoze 98 just for the Automax.
RE: Reliance AutoMax Software Issue
I also tried a program called TameDOS (which RA also recommended). Free to try, $20 to register. This also worked very well in eliminating the timeouts, but so far it hasn't done much for the CPU - about 98% with a full variable monitor window. Again, the computer runs hot, slow, and running on battery isn't an option. TameDOS does have a ton of settings and I plan to start tweaking as time allows. I'll keep you posted.
Thanks again,
-Brad