DEXIS Digital X-ray System Requirements and Elan PSeries PCMCIA PC Card Readers FAQ and Information

DEXIS PCMCIA PC Card Product Deployment

Discuss or Comment DEXIS primary digital X-ray devices use a Type II (ie. 5mm thick) 16-bit PCMCIA PC Card as the interface to host computer systems. For notebooks with PCMCIA PC Card slots, this isn't a problem. For desktop systems, DEXIS only recommends and supports Elan PC Card readers.

The DEXIS System Requirements document, under the PC Card Reader heading, lists the following readers:

Other PCMCIA PC Card Reader options

DEXIS only lists 3 of Elan's PCMCIA PC Card readers on their list. Since all Elan readers use the same circuitry and PCI to PCMCIA PC CardBus bridgechips, many customers have experienced successful deployment of other Elan PC Card readers on their DEXIS installations without any problems. Check with DEXIS for their policy on supporting these readers.

Other Elan PCI to PCMCIA PC Card Readers

Other Elan Low Profile (MD1) PCI to PCMCIA PC Card Readers

Additionally, alternate PC Card readers do work with DEXIS installations, but are unsupported by DEXIS. Synchrotech has several large DEXIS integrators utilizing our PCMCIA PC Card readers based on the RICOH chipset. However, we only recommend this for end users with enough technical knowledge to support themselves, as neither DEXIS nor Synchrotech will do so. In other words such installations are known to work, but unsupported. Please see the PCI to PC Card overview section of our site for our whole range of available PCMCIA PC Card Readers.

Troubleshooting Elan PSeries PCMCIA PC Card Readers

When using any of the PSeries readers listed by DEXIS, call DEXIS Telephone Support first at 1-888-883-3947 option 4. Additionally, the following are documents and links that are helpful in troubleshooting issues with Elan PCMCIA PC Card readers. The Elan PSeries and interrupt steering issues are a long-standing problem and must be dealt with as documented. In brief, the cards slots must occupy IRQ 11 or lower, and cannot be shared with any other device on the system.

W3 Document Using P-Series Devices in The Windows Vista
Instructions for deploying PSeries readers with the Windows Vista
Download Drivers (pseries_windows.exe)
PSeries Driver release for the Windows Vista, subject to Elan's license conditions
Synchrotech Elan P-Series Readers * Date 2007.03.16 * 7.2MB
Download Drivers (pseries50708cd.zip)
PSeries Driver 5.07.08 release, see both sets of release notes below, subject to Elan's license conditions
Synchrotech Elan Series Readers * Date 2005.10.05 * 5.1MB
W3 Document PSeries Driver release notes
W3 Document PSeries Driver CD release notes
This information is a must read for all Elan installations!
W3 Document PCMCIA IRQ Routing on Windows XP
Microsoft support document explaining interrupt issues and work around methods.
W3 Document PCI to PC Card (16) Card Readers Installation Addendum
W3 Document PCI to PC Card (16) Card Readers Installation troubleshooting
W3 Document PCI to PC Card(Bus) Bridge Chips in Select Card Readers

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