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What To Do First Serial Solutions
Chapter 1
What To Do First.
Introduction.____________
This chapter explains how to get Serial Solutions up and
running as quickly as possible. It starts by showing how install
the software to use the standard COM1 and COM2 serial ports,
then the configuration is adjusted to allow access to COM3 and
COM4. Use of ports COM5 onwards is then explained along
with address setting, interrupt line selection for standard serial
cards followed by the settings for driving multiport serial cards.
Finally the handshaking options that allow RS422 and RS485
cards to be used are dicussed.
The key to trouble free installation is getting the entry
in the CONFIG.SYS file right, time spent reading this
chapter and the chapter on Newcom.sys command line
parameters is well spent.
System Requirements.____________________
Serial Solutions requires the following hardware:-
1) An PC compatible computer running DOS.
2) At least one standard PC serial port.
This serial port can be either on the main system board or
on expansion cards. Up to 32 ports are directly supported.
Standard PC serial ports use 8250, 16450 or 16550
compatible uarts. Any mix of RS232, RS422 or RS485
cards may be used. Multiport cards from a variety of
manufacturers are supported. Note that intelligent serial
port cards, ie those with on board microprocessors are
NOT supported.
3) Approximately 100 kilobytes of hard disk space is needed
for the minimum installation, 2.0 megabytes is needed if
everything is installed.
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