Instruction manual
PC208W, Version 3.0, Instruction Manual D-1
APPENDIX D. CARD SERVICES DRIVER SOFTWARE NOTES
SMS comes with its own setup program for PC Cards. When using SMS for the first time with PC Cards,
you should run this setup program by clicking the PC Card Setup button on the PC CARD USER screen
within SMSsee Section 5 this manual (Establishing Communications).
This Appendix gives additional specific information about using Card Services drivers and software with
SMS, and is intended to be supplementary to the documentation shipped with your Card Services
drivers.
D.1 GENERAL
To use the PC Card option of SMS you
must
have a PC Card (previously called PCMCIA)
slot and an implementation of Card Services
drivers compliant with PCMCIA Card Services
Standard 2.1 or PC CARD Standard 3.0 or
greater.
Card Services is a generic term for a set of
drivers written to an agreed standard, allowing
your computer to access a variety of physical
PC Card slots. You will need at least two sets of
drivers: Socket Services and Card Services.
They are almost always supplied together. Card
Services drivers will not work without Socket
Services drivers being present.
D.2 DRIVER VERSION NUMBERS
Card Services drivers version 2.1 or greater are
required. Some implementations of Card
Services are known to have at least
three
version numbers, one relating to the version of
the standard to which they claim to be
compliant, one relating to the software release
and a further version number relating to
something unknown. This can lead to confusion
when trying to establish the correct number to
quote. The important number is the one for the
standard with which the driver claims to comply.
This number must be 2.1 or greater.
NOTE:
If the version number of your
drivers is earlier than 2.1 you
must
upgrade
them. Card Services version 2.1 is
incompatible with Card Services version 2.0
or previous versions. Any programs written
for version 2.0 will
not work
with version 2.1.
SMS has been tested with the following drivers:
• SystemSoft’s CardSoft CardWizard under
Windows 3.1
• Award’s CardWare under Windows 3.1 and
Windows 95
• Phoenix PCM+3.0 under Windows 3.1
Please contact the original supplier of your
drivers for any upgrades, not Campbell
Scientific.
D.2.1 MICROSOFT WINDOWS
Windows 3.1
Windows 3.1 does not come with any built-in
support for PC Cards and some older
implementations of Card Services do not
perform properly under Windows 3.1. However,
it is possible to run the program under Windows
using these older implementations by using the
VMMAPPER.EXE file. This file is automatically
installed by the “Setup PC Card” facility built into
SMS; therefore, PC Setup should
always
be
used to set up your computer before attempting
to use PC cards with SMS. (See “Establishing
Communications” in Section 5 of this manual.)
Windows 95
Windows 95 does provide some support for PC
Cards, and provides links to real mode Card
Services via the CSMAPPER driver. Note that
VMMAPPER is also required. It is therefore
possible to use PC Cards with Windows 95
without the need to purchase extra Card
Services software. You
must
ensure that the PC
Card support is enabled under Windows
95see the Windows Help System for details.
Phoenix and SystemSoft have released Card
Services drivers for Windows 95; these can be
used if required. It may also be possible to