Comtrol RocketPort OS/2 Device Driver - Manual (Page 2)

Editing the CONFIG.SYS File
After you copy the driver onto your hard disk, use a tool
such as Notepad (on the WIN-OS/2 Groups/Accessories
menu) to edit the CONFIG.SYS file and add one line to
initialize your RocketPort board(s) during boot-up.
The load line follows this format:
DEVICE=< path> -A -I -P
-C< number of RocketPort boards>
The above parameters and other optional parameters
are defined as follows:
Sample CONFIG.SYS Load Lines
The following examples discuss possible CONFIG.SYS
load line entries.
ISA RocketPort boards Only
For example, if you installed one ISA RocketPort 8 using
the default I/O address of 180(hex) and Interrupt 15,
you would add this line to CONFIG.SYS:
DEVICE=C:\ROCKET\RCKT.SYS -A180 -I15 -P8 -C1
If you installed two ISA RocketPort 8 boards using the
default I/O address for the first board and the
recommended DIP switch setting for the second board,
you would add this line instead:
DEVICE=C:\ROCKET\RCKT.SYS -A180,1C0 -I15 -P16 -C2
You add a single load line for all RocketPort boards
together. Do not attempt to add a separate load line for
each board individually, as the driver will not work.
PCI RocketPort boards Only
If you installed one PCI RocketPort 16, you would use
the I/O address and IRQ returned by FINDRCKT.EXE in
the load line. For example:
DEVICE=C:\ROCKET\RCKT.SYS -AP7C80 -I11 -P16 -C1
Note: Each PCI board I/O address must be preceded by
the letter “P.”
If you installed two or more PCI boards, use the IRQ
assigned to the first PCI board. Do not attempt to enter
multiple load lines or multiple IRQ selections within a
single load line, as the driver will not work.
Remember, PCI I/O addresses are slot-specific. If you
move a PCI RocketPort board to another slot, you must
rerun FINDRCKT.EXE to determine the new address
and IRQ, and change the load line accordingly.
Mixing ISA and PCI RocketPort boards
If you installed a mix of ISA- and PCI-bus RocketPort
boards, the I/O addresses for all ISA-bus boards must
come before the I/O addresses for any PCI-boards. For
example:
DEVICE=C:\ROCKET\RCKT.SYS -A180,P7C80 -I11 -P24 -C2
Note that you must use the IRQ assigned by the system
BIOS to the first PCI board, as determined by
FINDRCKT.EXE.
Parameter Description
path
The path where the rckt.sys file is
located, generally c:\rocket\rckt.sys.
-A[P]ioaddr The hexadecimal I/O address of each
RocketPort board in the system.
ISA addresses are shown “as-is,”
while PCI addresses are prefixed
with a “P.” If you have multiple
boards, addresses are separated by
commas: for example, -A180,1C0
If you mix ISA and PCI boards, the
ISA addresses must be listed
before the PCI addresses.
For more information, see the
examples that follow this table.
-Iirq The interrupt (IRQ) number you
want the driver to use. This can be
set manually for ISA boards, but is
determined by the system for PCI
boards. The RocketPort driver uses
one interrupt for all boards in the
system.
-Pnn The total number of RocketPort serial
ports installed in the system. This
is the sum of all ports on all ISA
and PCI boards installed.
-Cb The total (1- 4) number of RocketPort
boards installed in the system.
-X This is a switch. If included in the
load line, the driver treats the CD
line as though it is the DSR line. If
DSR handshaking is enabled (by a
SetDcb IOCTL), output handshak-
ing is accomplished using the CD
line. Changes in the state of CD
will be seen by the application as
changes in the state of DSR.
-Fc The number (1 - 9) of the first port on
the first RocketPort board. If you
use this parameter, you must also
use the -N parameter after it.
-Nname This is used with the -F parameter
and allows you to change the
default port name from rkt to a
name of your choice. For example,
-F5 -NCOM sets the first port on
the first board (as determined by
the I/O address) to COM5, and the
other ports follow in sequence.
Most commercial applications require
that port names begin with “COM.”