B&B Electronics 3PCIOU4 - Manual - Manual (Page 4)

ii Table of Contents Document Number 3PCI-0712m
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ...........................................................................................II
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................... 1
I NTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1
F EATURES ................................................................................................................... 1
MI PORT M ODELS AND F EATURES ............................................................................... 2
S PECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER 2: SERIAL CARD SETUP..................................................................... 5
P RE -S ETUP S TEPS ....................................................................................................... 5
ESD Precautions .................................................................................................... 5
Initial Configuration .............................................................................................. 5
O VERVIEW OF O PERATIONAL M ODES ......................................................................... 6
RS-232 Mode .......................................................................................................... 6
RS-422 Mode .......................................................................................................... 6
RS-485 Mode .......................................................................................................... 6
O PERATING M ODE S ELECTION ................................................................................... 7
Setting the DIP Switches on RS-232/422/485 Ports ............................................... 7
Setting the DIP Switches on RS-422/485 Only Ports ............................................. 8
I NSTALLING THE S ERIAL C ARD ................................................................................. 10
CHAPTER 3: DRIVER SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ...................................... 11
I NSTALLING W INDOWS 7 D RIVER S OFTWARE ........................................................... 11
I NSTALLING W INDOWS XP D RIVER S OFTWARE ........................................................ 11
Pre-Installation Steps ........................................................................................... 12
Using the Found New Hardware Wizard ............................................................. 12
PCI Card Software Installation ........................................................................... 12
CHAPTER 4: SETTING DRIVER OPTIONS ....................................................... 14
C ONFIGURING P ORT S ETTINGS ................................................................................. 14
S ETTING THE FIFO B UFFERS .................................................................................... 15
S ETTING THE RTS C ONTROL P ARAMETER ................................................................ 15
S ETTING THE H ARDWARE H ANDSHAKING L EVEL ..................................................... 16
C HANGING THE COM P ORT N AME /N UMBER ............................................................ 16
CHAPTER 5: INSTALLING LINUX DRIVER SOFTWARE.............................. 18
I NSTALLING MI PORT D RIVER ON U BUNTU 10.04...................................................... 18
CHAPTER 6: REMOVING DRIVERS, PORTS AND CARDS............................ 25
W INDOWS 7 .............................................................................................................. 25