B&B Electronics 3PCIU4 - Manual (Page 5)

Manual Documentation Number 3PCIoUx-1008 Table of Contents iii
I NSTALLING W INDOWS NT D RIVER S OFTWARE ....................................................... 34
I NSTALLING W INDOWS NT D RIVER S OFTWARE ....................................................... 34
Windows Settings ................................................................................................. 34
Pre-Installation Steps ........................................................................................... 34
Installing the Driver Software .............................................................................. 34
Configuring the Serial Ports ................................................................................ 37
CHAPTER 4: SETTING DRIVER OPTIONS ....................................................... 40
C ONFIGURING P ORT S ETTINGS (D OES NOT APPLY TO W INDOWS NT.) ..................... 40
S ETTING THE FIFO B UFFERS .................................................................................... 41
S ETTING THE RTS C ONTROL P ARAMETER ................................................................ 42
S ETTING THE H ARDWARE H ANDSHAKING L EVEL ..................................................... 42
C HANGING THE COM P ORT N AME /N UMBER ............................................................ 42
CHAPTER 5: INSTALLING LINUX DRIVER SOFTWARE ............................. 44
I NSTALLING MI PORT D RIVERS IN L INUX .................................................................. 44
Preparing the Linux Files .................................................................................... 44
Compiling the Driver ........................................................................................... 44
Installing the Driver ............................................................................................. 45
C HECKING THE D RIVER I NSTALLATION .................................................................... 47
U SING THE E XAR S ERIAL GUI E XAMPLE A PPLICATION ........................................... 48
Preparing the Example Application Files ............................................................ 48
Running the Exar Serial Test GUI ....................................................................... 48
Configuring Port Settings .................................................................................... 50
CHAPTER 6: REMOVING DRIVERS, PORTS AND CARDS............................ 51
R EMOVING MI PORT C ARDS FROM W IN 98/ME/2000/2003 S ERVER /XP/V ISTA ......... 51
Uninstalling the MIport Card .............................................................................. 51
Uninstalling the COM ports ................................................................................. 51
Removing INF and PNF Driver Files .................................................................. 52
R EMOVING MI PORT C ARDS FROM W INDOWS NT ..................................................... 54
Uninstalling the MIport Card .............................................................................. 54
Uninstalling the Driver ........................................................................................ 54
CHAPTER 7: RS-232 CONNECTIONS/OPERATION ......................................... 55
RS-232 M ODE .......................................................................................................... 55
RS-232 S IGNAL D ESIGNATIONS AND DB-9 P INOUT ................................................. 55
RS-232 Signal Designations ................................................................................. 56
DTE AND DCE ......................................................................................................... 56
RS-232 S IGNAL L EVELS ........................................................................................... 57
H ANDSHAKING ......................................................................................................... 57
RTS C ONTROL I N RS-232 M ODE ............................................................................. 57
CHAPTER 8: RS-422/485 CONNECTIONS/OPERATION ................................. 59
RS-422/485 M ODE ................................................................................................... 59