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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manua l Cover Page B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 Four Port, PCI Bus RS-232/422/485 Serial Card CE with Sen[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Table of Contents i B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: GENERAL INFORMATION[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Chapter 1 1 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 Chapter 1: GENERAL INFORMATION Introduction The B&B [...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Chapter 1 3 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 RS-422/485 D river/Rec eiver: Device: 75ALS180 or MAX491[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Chapter 2 5 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 Chapter 2: SETUP Inspection Your 3PCISD4x serial card wa[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Chapter 2 7 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 RS-232 Mode To configure Port 1 for RS-232 mode , 5 jump[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Chapter 2 9 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 5. Set the fourth jumper of JP 3 (D) to select the t ype[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Chapter 2 11 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 Installing the Card 1. Ground yourself by t ouching the[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Chapter 3 13 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 Chapter 3: WINDOWS INSTALLATION Windows 95 and Windows [...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Chapter 3 15 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 8. Select Flop py disk drives , Specify A: 9. Insert t[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Chapter 3 17 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 13. Click Next to continue. Re-i nsert the dri ver disk[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Chapter 3 19 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 Click the B&B Electronics Se rial Adapters device t[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Chapter 3 21 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 Windows 2000 Professional This section covers device dr[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Chapter 3 23 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 8. Click Next. 9. Click Finis h to comple te the Inst a[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Chapter 3 25 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 The 4-Port PCI Serial Adapter card is installed under B[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Chapter 3 27 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 WINDOWS NT 4.0 1. Configure each port on the PCI card t[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Chapter 3 29 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 10. This driver does not re quire re-booting to complet[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Chapter 3 31 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 The screen below shows t he address range f or each ser[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Chapter 4 33 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 Chapter 4 : TROUBLESHOOTING If you have any trouble sta[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Appendix A A-1 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 Appendix A: DB9 Signal Connections With 2-wire RS-485[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Appendix B B-1 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 Appendix B: Jumper Mode Tables Port A Jumper Settings[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Appendix B B-3 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 Port C Jumper Settings Mode Table Jumpers Por t C (3 [...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al App endix C C-1 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 Appendix C: 3PCISD4 I / O Pinout Signal DB-37 Pinout[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Appendix D D-1 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 Appendix D: 3PCISD4 I /O Sche m a tic Port 1 I/O Sche[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Appendix E E-1 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 Appendix E: Renaming COM Por ts - Win 95 / 98/ME Rena[...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Appendix E E-3 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 (6) If the PCI card was previously installed and not [...]
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Documentation Number 3PCISD4x-3903 Manu al Appendix F F-1 B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayt on Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. P k. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91- 792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 Appendix F: Declaration of Conformity DECLARATION OF [...]