User Manual
Manual Documentation Number 3PCIoUx-1008 Table of Contents iii
INSTALLING WINDOWS NT DRIVER SOFTWARE ....................................................... 34
INSTALLING WINDOWS NT DRIVER SOFTWARE ....................................................... 34
Windows Settings ................................................................................................. 34
Pre-Installation Steps ........................................................................................... 34
Installing the Driver Software .............................................................................. 34
Configuring the Serial Ports ................................................................................ 37
CHAPTER 4: SETTING DRIVER OPTIONS ....................................................... 40
CONFIGURING PORT SETTINGS (DOES NOT APPLY TO WINDOWS NT.) ..................... 40
SETTING THE FIFO BUFFERS .................................................................................... 41
SETTING THE RTS CONTROL PARAMETER ................................................................ 42
SETTING THE HARDWARE HANDSHAKING LEVEL ..................................................... 42
CHANGING THE COM PORT NAME/NUMBER ............................................................ 42
CHAPTER 5: INSTALLING LINUX DRIVER SOFTWARE ............................. 44
INSTALLING MIPORT DRIVERS IN LINUX .................................................................. 44
Preparing the Linux Files .................................................................................... 44
Compiling the Driver ........................................................................................... 44
Installing the Driver ............................................................................................. 45
CHECKING THE DRIVER INSTALLATION .................................................................... 47
USING THE EXAR SERIAL GUI EXAMPLE APPLICATION ........................................... 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
REMOVING MIPORT CARDS FROM WIN98/ME/2000/2003 SERVER/XP/VISTA ......... 51
Uninstalling the MIport Card .............................................................................. 51
Uninstalling the COM ports ................................................................................. 51
Removing INF and PNF Driver Files .................................................................. 52
REMOVING MIPORT CARDS FROM WINDOWS NT ..................................................... 54
Uninstalling the MIport Card .............................................................................. 54
Uninstalling the Driver ........................................................................................ 54
CHAPTER 7: RS-232 CONNECTIONS/OPERATION ......................................... 55
RS-232 MODE .......................................................................................................... 55
RS-232 SIGNAL DESIGNATIONS AND DB-9 PINOUT ................................................. 55
RS-232 Signal Designations ................................................................................. 56
DTE AND DCE ......................................................................................................... 56
RS-232 SIGNAL LEVELS ........................................................................................... 57
HANDSHAKING ......................................................................................................... 57
RTS CONTROL IN RS-232 MODE ............................................................................. 57
CHAPTER 8: RS-422/485 CONNECTIONS/OPERATION ................................. 59
RS-422/485 MODE ................................................................................................... 59