Hi David,

I always find it interesting when a company makes a statement like "The latest version of VisualDSP++, VisualDSP++ 5.0, isn't supported on any version of Windows 7 and we have no immediate plans to support this operating system.". The reason is because if users adopt a new version of Windows, as they will with Windows 7, these companies very rapidly end up eating their words or they cease to be a consideration in the scheme of things to come.

Having said that, that is not my real problem. My real problem is the apparent lack of continued support for the HPPCI-ICE device of which I currently own 2 and which were both very expensive. As I understand it based on your reply:

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To rectify this problem we include new drivers with 64-bit support for our USB-ICE, HPUSB-ICE and our RoHS compliant EZ-Kits, which should address most hardware related issues from VisualDSP++ 5.0 Update 5 onwards. Unfortunately we don’t currently have, or plan to create, a 64-bit compatible driver for the ADDS-HPPCI-ICE.

If you wish to work with the ADDS-HPPCI-ICE then I would suggest that you install VisualDSP++ 5.0 and use a 32-bit version of one of the following Operating Systems -

Windows® 2000 SP4,

Windows XP® Professional SP2 (or greater),

Windows Vista™ Business edition,

Windows Vista Enterprise edition,

Windows Vista Ultimate edition

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ADI has no plans to continue to support the ADDS-HPPCI-ICE moving forward with 64 bit support and I suspect eventually at all. If this is the case why was it recommended to me by ADI to keep my ADDS-HPPCI-ICE devices a year ago when I could have traded them in at a reasonable price? Now I find the trade in price has gone up significantly from what it was then to get the HPUSB-ICE devices.

I just seems like to me that ADI just keep trying harder and harder to keep anyone from using their devices and tools. I would think with the economy being what it is you would want all the customers you could get.

BTW, VisualDSP++ 5.0 seems to run just fine on Windows 7 64bit, all except the HPPCI-ICE that is...

Loyal ADI Customer

Rick

Hi Merril,

Thank you for responding so quickly and  clarifying my  misunderstanding of these issues. ADI has always been my component manufacturer of choice. Their DSP, tools etc. are excellent and well thought out. They are a perfect fit for my products and I hope to continue using ADI products well into the future. I await your contact to expedite a solution to the HPPCI-ICE/HPUSB-ICE saga.

Best Regards,

Rick