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TABLE OF CONTENTS ...........................................................................................II
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1
FEATURES ................................................................................................................... 1
MIPORT MODELS AND FEATURES ............................................................................... 2
SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER 2: SERIAL CARD SETUP..................................................................... 5
PRE-SETUP STEPS ....................................................................................................... 5
ESD Precautions .................................................................................................... 5
Initial Configuration .............................................................................................. 5
OVERVIEW OF OPERATIONAL MODES ......................................................................... 6
RS-232 Mode .......................................................................................................... 6
RS-422 Mode .......................................................................................................... 6
RS-485 Mode .......................................................................................................... 6
OPERATING MODE SELECTION ................................................................................... 7
Setting the DIP Switches on RS-232/422/485 Ports ............................................... 7
Setting the DIP Switches on RS-422/485 Only Ports ............................................. 8
INSTALLING THE SERIAL CARD ................................................................................. 10
CHAPTER 3: DRIVER SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ...................................... 11
INSTALLING WINDOWS 7 DRIVER SOFTWARE ........................................................... 11
INSTALLING WINDOWS XP DRIVER SOFTWARE........................................................ 11
Pre-Installation Steps ........................................................................................... 12
Using the Found New Hardware Wizard ............................................................. 12
PCI Card Software Installation ........................................................................... 12
CHAPTER 4: SETTING DRIVER OPTIONS ....................................................... 14
CONFIGURING PORT SETTINGS ................................................................................. 14
SETTING THE FIFO BUFFERS .................................................................................... 15
SETTING THE RTS CONTROL PARAMETER ................................................................ 15
SETTING THE HARDWARE HANDSHAKING LEVEL ..................................................... 16
CHANGING THE COM PORT NAME/NUMBER ............................................................ 16
CHAPTER 5: INSTALLING LINUX DRIVER SOFTWARE.............................. 18
INSTALLING MIPORT DRIVER ON UBUNTU 10.04...................................................... 18
CHAPTER 6: REMOVING DRIVERS, PORTS AND CARDS............................ 25
WINDOWS 7 .............................................................................................................. 25