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1. Serial Port Installation From Main select Control Panel ar Read Me MS DOS Windows Prompt Setup ClipBook PIF Editor Viewer Click on Serial Ports Control Panel M ES le ES Color Fonts Ports Sound esktop Keyboard A wo 2 e Printers International Date Time Power Enhanced R E Drivers Fax Changes settings for your mouse J The following dialogue will be displayed Chapter 3 Page 24 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Guide To add a COM port Click on the add button and a Window similar to the following will be displayed Hardware Settings for COM2 In Standard Settings In the COM Base field enter the value 0140 Note COM ports are defined with an i o address range which in this case begins at 0140 and all subsequent ports have an i o address that is 8 higher than the previous i e if COM2 has an address of 0140h then COM3 has an address of 0148h In the IRQ field enter the value 11 Note The values used in the above section were those returned by the BBCARDS program as described in the above section Chapter 3 Page 25 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Guide When you have finished click on OK A restart message will be displayed to save time restart only when both ports have been added and correctly configured Repeat the above process to add the second COM port of the PCI LPT amp RS232 the COM base will be 0148 the IRQ value will remain the same After adding the2. PIN 3 TRANSMITTED DATA TXD PIN 4 DATA TERMINAL READY DTR PIN 5 GROUND GND S PIN 6 DATA SET READY DSR PIN 7 REQUEST TO SEND RTS PIN 8 CLEAR TO SEND CTS PIN 9 RING INDICATOR RI Parallel Printer Port Configuration On the PCI LPT amp RS232 card the parallel printer port is the lower 25 pin connector on the card Figure 2 3 Printer Port Pin Outs PIN 1 STROBE S PIN 2 DALAS a ee PIN 3 DATA1 115 R O PIN 4 DATA PIN 16 INITIALISATION 117 C PIN 5 DALAS PIN 17 SELECT IN PIN 6 DATA4 PIN 7 DATAS PIN 48 DATA6 PIN 9 DATA 7 PIN 10 ACKNOWLEDGE PIN 11 BUSY PIN 12 P END PIN 13 SELECT PIN 18 to PIN 25 GROUND Chapter 2 Page 11 PCI LPT amp RS232 Specifications Hardware Installation NOTE Always turn the computer OFF before installing or removing any interface board STEP 1 Before the PC card can be installed the power to the PC must be switched off and for additional safety it is recommended that the mains supply plug is removed from the PC itself STEP 2 Remove the case Figure 2 4 Removing Blanking Cover STEP 3 Choose an empty appropriate expansion slot Remove the blanking cover protecting the slot on the PC back panel KEEP the blanking cover screw safely for later Figure 2 4 STEP 4 Now insert the PC Serial card in the available slot Be careful to ensure that the gold plated PCB fingers fits neatl
3. operates e the maximum value of operation is 115 200 even though the maximum value selectable is 921 600 this is due to standard Windows COM port drivers being used 2 Data Bits 3 Parity 4 Stop Bits 5 Flow Control Change to suit remote device Chapter 3 Page 19 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Guide 6 Advanced clicking on this will display the following window Advanced Port Settings Xx Select lower settings to correct connection problems Cancel Select higher settings for faster performance Receive Buffer Low 1 High 14 Defaults Transmit Buffer Low 1 High 16 DK Settings available in this window are Use FIFO Buffers turns the selected ports FIFO buffer on or off It is strongly recommended that the FIFO for both ports is left enabled Receive Buffer These settings allow the selection of a receiver FIFO trigger setting Selecting a low value will allow the interrupt to be serviced quicker which is good for slow machines If you have a fast machine setting a high value will give you more time for multi tasking Operations Transmit Buffer These settings allow the selection of a transmitter FIFO trigger setting Selecting a low value will send fewer data bytes per interrupt and this is recommended if you are communicating to a slower machine Selecting a high value will send more data bytes per interrupt and will give more time for multi tasking o
4. selected for all ports Modifying Command Line Parameters When assembled the NEWCOM SYS command line looks like DEVICE NEWCOM SYS A5 6 0140 A 11 5 6 B8 S 512 H 4 and should be entered into the CONFIG SYS file Once you are sure that these parameters have been entered correctly restart your PC and your PCI LPT 8 RS232 should be ready to use immediately Sample terminal applications are provided on Serial Solutions Disk 1 amp 2 enabling communications to be established to your peripherals quickly and easily Chapter 3 Page 31 Index A E eons 4 6 9 ASYOCOLONOUS oseese pinssi oesi irene sisi ERN 9 baud baud Tate sinso eaa Sra ERE O AEEA PSNR aaae 5 6 9 butter buffered sons ri a eaout anse 5 6 9 Cali st 6 13 Changing COM numbers in Windows 95 esere 19 COMI AN oe BI NS ON BIS aS LM A ORs BN 5 Configuring ports in Windows 95 amp 98 0 eeeeeseceeeeenteeeeeeeeneees 20 COMMECIOMS nte 12 Bd pS ieee A O 5 9 data Word length diia 9 BCE E E E E E EAE 5 9 A E E ENE ARE 5 9 DTR east dnas nnn Gab Bhs sa 5 9 emula OID ass tose da eae a tas dosnt de Sed teed aoa ed SE e AR N 6 O A A A asad toon eats uses itv aus aa ass 4 6 9 Nand shake seo a a is 4 5 stallat on aida 16 Installing Ports In Windows 95 amp 98 c oooocccnoccccnocccononancnaoancnnnnos 16 SEDUCE O i N ici 7 loop back A a er nr Gee ne lamented EERS 6 Modernidad lia 5 A o E a E 9 Optional Serial Parallel Port oooonnnnoocccnnnnncnnnonooanancnonoco
5. two steps after the PCI LPT amp RS232 card is inserted 1 Determining the resources that the PCI LPT amp RS232 has claimed 2 Informing the Serial Solutions DOS device driver of those resources Determining PCI LPT amp RS232 Resources Insert card into PC as described in Chapter 2 Run BBCARDS EXE from the supplied DOS utility disk titled Serial Solutions Utility Disk by typing the following A PCI BBCARDS Where A is the drive containing the supplied disk BBCARDS EXE will return a string that looks similar to the following values contained in the string may differ in individual PC s due to resource availability PCI LPT amp RS232 users card 1 is on bus 0 device 16 function 0 Card ID 5 revision 2 LPT amp RS232 interrupt line 11 has been assigned 2 sets of 16550 compatible registers are at I 0 address 0140 Note down IRQ and 1 0 which in this case The IRQ 11 The 110 address 0140 Chapter 3 Page 28 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Guide NEWCOM SYS Parameters The NewCOM SYS device driver included with the PCI LPT amp RS232 driver software is used to set up the card in DOS and has the following syntax PCI LPT amp RS232 NEWCOM SYS A port address I IRQ range B number buffer S buffer IH hardware handshake Where A port address specifies COM port number followed by a hexadecimal address in the form Ax y where x is COM port range and y is 1 0 address A IRQ r
6. you how to install your PCI LPT amp RS232 card Chapter 3 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Configuration Guide shows you how to configure your operating system to successfully allow trouble free operation of your PCI LPT amp RS232 card Installation procedures are for Windows 95 98 Windows 3 x and DOS Intro 1 PCI LPT amp RS232 Introduction CHAPTER Ton earned 4 SERIAL SOLUTIONS SOFTWARE 4 INtrOdUCHONA aa aaa 4 Introducing Serial Solution Software ooooocccccnnononaccnoconannnnnnons 4 Serial Solutions For DOS 0oooonnccnnnnnnnnnnnonoccccnnnnnnnnnonarocononnnnns 3 Serial Solutions For Windows B X occccccccnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnoso 7 Serial Solutions For Windows O occcccccnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnninonananonnn 7 Complete Documentation and Technical Backup 8 CHAPTER Za ania ei 9 PCI LPT amp RS232 SPECIFICATIONS oococccccccnnninnnnnanananononononos 9 Intro dUCtION 50 c2250255c4ssee3teesatecatedsseasesessbage meta tstedesaveessbabeee tate 9 PCI LPT amp RS232 Card Features ccccccccnnnnnnnnnnnnenonccnnccnnnnnnos 9 Configuring The PCI LPT amp RS232 Card oo eee 11 Parallel Printer Port Configuration oooooooococcncccnonnnoonancnnnnnnnn 11 Hardware InstallatiON ooooccnnnnnnnnnnonooccnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoconononnnnns 12 Problema Oe dit 13 Installing Serial Port 2 ooooooocccconnocinanonanaconoconononananannnnnncnnono 13 A asee e sinana astaan aiaiai iiaia 15 PCI LPT AND RS232 SOFTWARE CONFIGUR
7. 5 ports Our Windows 95 driver supports the shared interrupt mechanism used on our multiport cards Serial Solutions for Windows 95 consists of the following programs ee foe The information files to aid the installation aye Gl SSDRVS INF process Have Disk SSCARDUI DLL The DLL s and SSPORTUI DLL ms pe SSSENUM vxd SSM485 VXD has SSMULT VXD the virtual device driver providing the SSV485 VXD shared interrupt handler SSVEL VXD Chapter 1 Page 7 PCI LPT amp RS232 Serial Solutions Complete Documentation and Technical Backup We believe in supplying complete documentation with every package we sell The Serial Solution Software Package is no exception it has an attractive manual in an AS binder containing over 150 pages of in depth technical detail with comprehensive indexes and table of contents We guarantee your Serial Solution Software package or a full 12 months from purchase A complete technical backup service is available to ensure that you get the maximum performance out of your investment Chapter 1 Page 8 PCI LPT amp RS232 Specifications CHAPTER 2 PCI LPT amp RS232 SPECIFICATIONS Introduction This chapter details the specifications of the PCI LPT amp RS232 card and explains how to add the optional serial port to the card This half sized card will work happily in any PCI 2 0 or greater compliant PC compatible PCI LPT amp RS232 Card Features e Centronics Parallel pr
8. ATION AA A A E SPC RC 15 TntrOductiGins a A AE E AE E ET 15 Installing Ports In Microsoft Windows 95 amp 98 15 Card Settings In Windows 95 amp 98 eeeeseeeereeseersrrs 18 Port Settings In Windows 95 amp 98 eeeeeerereereerreree 19 Configuring Ports In Windows B X ooocooncccnnoncccnnoncnonannncnnnns 22 Determining PCI LPT amp RS232 Resources 22 Windows 3 x Software Installation oooooonnnnnnncnnocononononnno 23 Serial Port Installation ooooocccnnnnnnnnnnnnonrccnnnnnnnnnnananionocoss 24 Configuring The COM Potts ceessssccceceeeeeeeeesnneeeeeeeees 26 Deleting Ports in Windows ooccccnnoocccnnonnncnonannnnnnanccnnnanncnnnns 27 Intro 2 PCI LPT amp RS232 Introduction Restarting WIdO WS sonidos 27 Configuring Ports In DOS sssssesseesssssssessreessssssserereessssssee 28 Determining PCI LPT amp RS232 Resources 28 NEWCOM SYS Parameters ccessorcereessoeersenseneeees 29 Configuring And Installing NEWCOM SYS eee 30 Port dress a ed e 30 TROSRanpe it ea is 31 Number Butler unn dis 31 B ffet Size O satcecdateutecte NE a ENE is 31 Hardware Handshaking ss iiiscccccscasceseevasccndncaaceddecasesusncsaceaveess 31 Modifying Command Line Parameters cooooocccnnnnncnccnnannnnnnn 31 Intro 3 PCI LPT amp RS232 Serial Solutions CHAPTER 1 SERIAL SOLUTIONS SOFTWARE Introduction This chapter is a brief advertisement for the OPTIONAL Serial Solutions software packag
9. Hardware Manual mCi LPT amp RS232 1 1 Edition September 1998 Guarantee FULL 36 MONTHS GUARANTEE We guarantee your Serial Port Card for a full 36 months from purchase parts and labour provided it has been used in the specified manner In the unlikely event of failure return your interface to your Dealer with proof of purchase who will determine whether to repair or replace this product with an equivalent unit COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT 1985 1998 All rights reserved No part of this hardware circuitry or manual may be duplicated copied transmitted or reproduced in any way without the prior written consent of the Manufacturer Serial Solutions is supplied to you by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IBM COMPAQ Hewlett Packard H P and EPSON are trademarks of the relevant companies Windows is a trademark of Microsoft PCI LPT amp RS232 Introduction PCI LPT amp RS232 MANUAL OUTLINE CONTENTS Chapter 1 Optional Serial Solution Software Chapter 2 PCI LPT amp RS232 Specifications Chapter 3 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Configuration Guide The Layout Of This Manual Chapter 1 Serial Solution Software is an overview of the optional ideal companion software package for our range of serial port cards Buy it from your dealer now Chapter 2 PCI LPT amp RS232 Specifications gives details of the PCI LPT amp RS232 specifications details of how to install the optional parallel port and shows
10. and a software handshake using the XON XOFF protocol A device driver providing support for 24 ports A device driver providing support for 32 ports A replacement for the DOS mode com command NewMode is used to set the serial parameters including the port address IRQ line used the baud rate parity and data and stop bit options e g NEWMODE COM5 38400 E 7 1 01A0 7 Baud rates supported are from 110 baud to 115 200 baud Included is a very handy query mode that reports the settings of the various serial ports Flexible and fast gt The EASY disk contains short simple to understand and use EASYBAS EASYC and ASYPAS programs providing straight forward file type I O to serial ports with debug information Use these FIRST base your sample applications on them PCI LPT amp RS232 Comtest exe Chapter 1 Page 6 Serial Solutions Source code make files and compiled ready to run programs supplied TERM programs A suite of larger terminal emulation programs written in C Cterm Assembly language Aterm Pascal Pasterm BASIC BASterm and FORTRAN FORterm show how to access the NEWBIOS routines as well as the simple file I O to ports They contain many lines of code and are thus harder to grasp They demonstrate in depth serial port programming in a variety of languages but they are also useful tools for using serial devices Comtest is a short but invaluable program that is used to check that the serial port
11. ange specifies card interrupt and COM port range The COM port range specifies the COM port s Range may be a single port OR a range of ports B number buffer is used to set the number of pairs of buffers to be allocated to ports and is a decimal number in the range 1 maxport S buffer Set size of all buffers in bytes buffer is rounded to the nearest power of 2 and must be a decimal number in the range 32 to 32768 For any serial port opened two buffers of size buffer are allocated one for input and the other for output H hardware handshake selects which hardware handshake type to use on the specified ports This is used in the following manner H range hs where range specifies the COM port or ports and hs selects handshake type Handshake types available are Type 0 RS232 DTR CTS The PC only transmits when CTS is input true When the PC is able to receive its sets DTR output true The DSR and DCD inputs Chapter 3 Page 29 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Guide are ignored The RTS output line is set true just in case the external serial device needs a true signal Type 4 3 Wire Handshake Really no handshake at all since the PC transmits irrespective of the handshake lines The 3 wires are TxD RxD and Ground no other lines are required Thus the CTS DSR and DCD inputs are ignored The RTS and DTR output lines are set true just in case the external serial device needs a true signal Note If hardware handshaking is not spec
12. at a particular VO address is functioning correctly and is connected to the particular IRQ line The program correctly identifies the UART type e g non FIFO 16550 FIFO 16550AF FIFO and the improved 16650 32 byte FIFO and 16750 64 byte FIFO s By employing the built in loop back capability of the PC serial port chip a full test of the baud rate generator transmitting and receiving buffer parity enable and start stop bit is performed There is no need for a second serial port or a cable when using this utility PCI LPT amp RS232 Serial Solutions Serial Solutions For Windows 3 x Serial Solutions for Windows 3 x works with Windows 3 0 3 1 and 3 11 as well as Windows For Workgroups 3 11 Serial Solutions for Windows 3 x consists of the following programs Setup exe The install routine for the package Port DLL Enhanced Control Panel applet Allows configuration of extra serial ports from the Windows Control Panel Supports single as well as multiport cards using shared interrupts BbLynx drv Replacement for COMM DRV LynxAPI dll Enhancement to the Windows Comms API s allowing support for more than 9 ports Term exe Terminal program EasyCWIN C source code project files and ready to run exe program for an easy to understand Windows terminal program Learn how to write Windows comms apps correctly the easy way Serial Solutions For Windows 95 Windows 95 has an improved communication API and directly supports up to 25
13. ct the parallel port and then install it as a printer port When the Device Manager is viewed System Properties x General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type View devices by connection Keyboard 3 Modem Monitor Y Mouse lt 9 MultiFunction 0 4 0 4 E Y 8 Network adapters Y Other devices Ports COM amp LPT Y Communications Port COM1 A Communications Port COM5 F Communications Port COMB F Printer Port LPT1 4 Printer Port LPT2 a En s So Sound and game controllers Properties aie Refresh Remove Print e PCI LPT and RS232 will appear under the Multi function adapters branch a Communications Ports and a Printer Port will appear under the Ports COM amp LPT branch For most users who have 4 or less COM ports the new ports will appear as COM 3 and COM6 as pictured below for users with more than 5 COM ports the new ports will appear as the first available COM ports Chapter 3 Page 17 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Guide Card Settings In Windows 95 amp 98 e Select the PCI LPT and RS232 card from the Multi Function Adapter entry in Device Manager and click on properties to view the cards general properties clicking on the Serial Solutions tab produces PCILPT amp RS232 Card Properties 21x General Serial Solutions Driver Resources 5 Ser
14. d 1 0 address which in this case are The IRQ 11 The 1 0 address 0140 Chapter 3 Page 22 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Guide Windows 3 x Software Installation Place the supplied Serial Solutions for Windows 3 x disk in a suitable drive From File Manager choose Run and enter a setup where a is the path to the floppy drive with the installation disk Run Command Line A SETUP EXE O Run Minimized Continue Adadan Deian Done J Help By default all component options will be installed selecting the Del AT button will select all installed components for deletion and Add All chooses all uninstalled components for installation options may not be changed when the components are installed For further details on the Component Options consult the README TXT file on the supplied disk If only logical ports COM1 to COMO are to be used then de select the Comms API library option in the Install column This library is only necessary to allow the use of logical ports greater than COMO e g COM10 COM1 etc Chapter 3 Page 23 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Guide When you have made your choice of Component Options click Continue and when the setup program has finished select the Done button Note If the Serial Port driver options has been selected after the setup program has finished Windows will display a restart message answer Yes and Serial Solutions will be ready to run upon Windows restarting
15. e this is purchased SEPARATELY and is available from YOUR DEALER Introducing Serial Solution Software The perfect partner for any Serial Port is Serial Solutions Software Serial Solutions is a fully featured suite of programs designed to squeeze the most from PC serial communications Serial Solutions is made up of the following components Serial Solutions for DOS Serial Solutions for Windows 3 x Serial Solutions for Windows 95 Serial Solutions for Windows NT All the Serial Solutions drivers have the following features e Drivers for PC FIFO UARTs e g 16550 as well as the new improved 32 byte 16650 64 byte 16750 and 128 byte 16950 UARTs e Support for any mix of RS232 RS422 and RS485 handshake schemes e Support for wider range of Baud rates and for more than 4 serial ports Chapter 1 Page 4 PCI LPT amp RS232 Serial Solutions Serial Solutions For DOS Serial Solutions for DOS consists of the following programs NewCOM sys NewCOM24 sys NewCOM32 sys NewMode exe EASY programs Chapter 1 Page 5 A device driver it supports COM1 to COM16 allowing 16 serial ports to be used under DOS It also includes an interrupt handler for enhanced performance with user definable buffer sizes Accessible from all DOS languages it is the heart of the Serial Solution It has extensive handshaking support implementing both hardware handshaking using any combination of the DTR DSR CTS RTS and DCD lines
16. e a message box to this effect e Windows will then display the Update Device Driver Wizard which asks you to insert any disk which came with the PCI card Chapter 3 Page 15 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Guide Insert the Windows 95 installation disk into an appropriate drive and click Next Update Device Driver Wizard This wizard will complete the installation of PCI Card by searching your local drives network and Internet locations for the most current driver If you have a disk or CD ROM that came with this device insert it now It is recommended that you let Windows search for an updated driver To do this click Next to continue lt Back MEE _ Cancel e The Wizard should then display something similar to following Update Device Driver Wizard Windows found the followina undated driver for this device PCI LPT amp AS232 Rev 2 IF you want to use this driver click Finish If this is not the correct driver and you want to search for a different driver manually click Other Locations Location of Driver Cancel e Click Finish Chapter 3 Page 16 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Guide e A Copying Files window should now appear Click OK when it asks you to insert the disk e After copying the file Windows 95 will then detect each of the serial ports in turn and install them as communications ports in the case of the PCI LPT and RS232 it will also dete
17. h the Pin 1 marking next to the serial header press the plug down evenly and firmly until resistance is felt the serial port has been plugged in It is then mounted on a bracket allowing it be placed in a spare PC aperture Figure 2 6 below indicates this Chapter 2 Page 13 PCI LPT amp RS232 Specifications Figure 2 6 Installation of Serial Port 2 Chapter 2 Page 14 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Guide Chapter 3 PCI LPT AND RS232 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION GUIDE Introduction This section contains the installation procedures of the PCI LPT and RS232 card with the Windows 95 98 Windows 3 x and DOS operating systems The setup procedures in this chapter assume that your PC has only one serial port present Installing Ports In Microsoft Windows 95 amp 98 Although covering the installation of the PCI LPT and RS232 into the Windows 95 operating system the procedure is also valid with only minor differences in the Windows 98 Operating System The Windows 95 environment now supports up to 255 standard serial ports RS232 RS422 RS485 etc To obtain a trouble free mix and match of the COM ports e Switch off your computer insert your PCI LPT and RS232 card into a free PCI slot as described in the section Hardware Installation in Chapter 2 and switch your computer on again e During the booting process Windows 95 will detect PCI LPT and RS232 but will display it simply as a PCI CARD and you will briefly se
18. ial Solutions PCI Communications Card Settings m Shaedinteraptsetnas r Port Settings Port Assignment 10 Range IRQ Device Status p com2 FF a 1 J No problem ENE Cancel In this window the COM and LPT port assignment may be changed simply by selecting a new COM port value from the pull down menu relevant to the port However COM port usage other than those for the PCI LPT and RS232 card itself are not checked so it is advisable to first check which COM ports are in use port availability can be checked by viewing the Device Manager This process also applies to LPT assignment and LPT port usage can also be viewed from the Device Manager NOTE At time of print there exists no facility within the driver software to disable any of the card s ports Chapter 3 Page 18 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Guide Port Settings In Windows 95 amp 98 Double clicking on a Communications Port that belongs to a PCI LPT and RS232 card will display general properties window for that port in this case COM2 Selecting the Port Settings tab produces Communications Port COM2 Properties HE General Port Settings Driver Resources Bits per second Data bits fs H Parity None l Stop bits pooo H Elow control fxon Xoff SY Advanced Restore Defaults co Settings available in these windows are 1 Baud Rate determines the baud rate at which the selected port
19. ified in the NEWCOM SYS parameters type 4 3 Wire Handshake is selected automatically Configuring And Installing NEWCOM SYS To load the Serial Solutions for DOS device driver an entry needs to be added to the CONFIG SYS file Any simple text editor EDIT for example can edit the CONFIG SYS file for example The installation procedure given below is for a PCI LPT amp RS232 as COM 5 COM6 The parameter required by the NEWCOM SYS driver are those returned by the BBCARDS EXE application earlier A brief explanation for the parameters required by NEWCOM SYS follows Port Address A5 6 0140 COM ports 5 and 6 are defined with an i o address range that begins at 0140h with the next port having an i o address that is 8 higher than the previous i e COMS has an address of 0140h therefore COM6 will have an address of 0148h Chapter 3 Page 30 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Guide IRQ Range T 11 5 6 11 is the IRQ and since the COM port range is COM5 COM6 range is entered as 5 6 Number Buffer B6 Six buffers are defined though only four ports are in use this is because buffers in DOS are assigned in a sequential order from COM1 Since the PG LPT amp RS232 has been assigned COM port values of 5 to 6 all preceding COM ports must have buffers assigned to them also Buffer Size S512 Buffer size set to 512 bytes Hardware Handshaking H 4 Type 4 3 Wire Handshake selected for all ports Type 4 3 Wire Handshake
20. inter port 100 PC compatible e One or Two independent 9 pin D RS232 Serial ports e Reliable communications up to 50 feet 15m and beyond e 16550 FIFO provides 16 byte input and 16 byte output buffer on each port e Maximum baud rate of 115 200 Baud e Word length of 5 6 7 or 8 bits e Even Odd None Mark or Space parity options e 1 start bit always sent e 1 1 5 for 5 bit data word length or 2 stop bits e Clock input of 1 8432 MHz e 100 PC Compatible serial port TI 16C550 up to 115 200 baud e Full modem control TXD RXD DSR DCD DTR RTS CTS and RI signals e Fully double buffered for reliable asynchronous operation e High speed integrated circuitry ensures operation with fast PC s e g SOOMHz Pentium II WITHOUT extra wait states Chapter 2 Page 9 PCI LPT amp RS232 Specifications Figure 2 1 PCI LPT amp RS232 Card Layout fi RMI e PCI LPT amp RS232 Specifications Dimensions 4 8 x 3 5 in 120 x 90 mm I O Connection Serial Port 1 9 pin Male D type Optional Serial Port 2 9 pin Male D type via flylead with PC bracket LPT port Parallel Port 25 pin Female D type Chapter 2 Page 10 PCI LPT amp RS232 Specifications Configuring The PCI LPT amp RS232 Card PCI cards by definition require no hardware configuration and can be installed directly from the box Figure 2 2 9 Pin D Connector Port Pinouts PIN 1 DATA CARRIER DETECT DCD PIN 2 RECEIVED DATA RXD
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22. perations Chapter 3 Page 20 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Guide e Defaults when clicked this button restores the advanced settings for the selected port to Use FIFO Buffers On Checked Receive Buffer Transmit Buffer High 14 High 14 7 Restore Defaults when clicked resets the selected COM port to the following values Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Flow Control Chapter 3 Page 21 9600 8 None 1 Xon Xoff PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Guide Configuring Ports In Windows 3 x The Windows 3 x installation procedure consists of two steps after the PCI LPT amp RS232 CARD is inserted 1 Determining the resources that the PCI LPT amp RS232 Card has claimed 2 Informing Windows 3 x of those resources Determining PCI LPT amp RS232 Resources Insert the card into a PC as described in Chapter 2 Run BBCARDS EXE from the supplied DOS utility disk titled Serial Solutions Utility Disk by typing the following A PCI BBCARDS Where A is the drive containing the supplied disk BBCARDS EXE will return a string that looks similar to the following values contained in the string may differ in individual PC s due to resource availability PCI LPT amp RS232 users card 1 is on bus 0 device 16 function 0 Card ID 5 revision 2 LPT amp RS232 interrupt line 11 has been assigned 2 sets of 16550 compatible registers are at 1 0 address 0140 Note down IRQ an
23. remaining COM port the COM Ports Window will look similar to the following Com001 0x03F8 04 om002 0x0140 11 om003 0x0148 11 Configuring The COM Ports From the COM Ports window choose the port that you wish to configure and click on Settings the following dialogue will be displayed Settings for COM10 Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Flow Chapter 3 Page 26 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Guide Note A port that has been added has the default values of Baud Rate 9600 Data Bits 8 Parity None top Bits 1 0 Flow None Change the communications Settings in the COM Ports to match the baud rate parity settings etc of the remote serial device Deleting Ports in Windows The Delete button can be used to discard the entries of ports that have been removed from the system Note Never try to leave out a serial port number when using the delete button because Windows may automatically shift serial port numbers which results in a mismatch of settings in the Serial Ports Applet COM 1 COMA4 only Restarting Windows Whenever certain values have been entered or changed in the hardware settings window a message prompting to restart Windows will appear Only after having made ALL the necessary changes restart Windows so that the new settings come into effect Chapter 3 Page 27 PCI LPT amp RS232 Software Guide Configuring Ports In DOS The DOS installation procedure consists of
24. y into the I O expansion connector Press down firmly but evenly on the top of the PC Serial card Figure 2 5 STEP 5 The D connectors should fit neatly through the slot s aperture to the outside world NB Use the screw kept back from the blanking cover to screw the PC Serial retaining bracket into the PC back panel housing Chapter 2 Page 12 PCI LPT amp RS232 Specifications STEP 6 Now replace the system units cover by carefully sliding it down and back over the system unit Replace the cover mounting screws STEP 7 After attaching all the monitor and keyboard cables power up the PC Do not forget the mains power cable The PC should power on in the normal way Problems If the system fails to power up normally check the following i Ensure that the PC Serial card is installed correctly 11 Ensure that other cards in the PC have not been upset 111 Ensure that the power is connected and the PC is switched ON a If all these have been checked and the PC still does not power up then there is probably a conflict of I O address between the PC Serial card and another board in the PC Ask your dealer to check this Installing Serial Port 2 On the ribbon cable of the fly lead an individual wire is coloured which leads to the male connector at which point it terminates below that point is an inverted triangle this indicates the Pin 1 of the serial port Making sure the Pin 1 marking on the plug aligns wit
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