Network Card User Manual

Contents

Figures

Figure 2-1. Add/Remove Programs Properties Dialog Box.....................................2-1

Figure 2-2. NI-Serial Setup Screen ..........................................................................2-2

Figure 2-3. PCI Serial Board Installation.................................................................2-4

Figure 2-4. Device Manager Tab for PCI Serial Board Ports ..................................2-6

Figure 2-5. DB-9 Connector Pin Locations .............................................................2-8

Figure 2-6. 10-Position Modular Jack Pin Locations...............................................2-9

Figure 2-7. DB-25 Connector Pin Locations ...........................................................2-10

Figure 2-8. Connecting the Cables to Your Four-Port PCI Serial Board.................2-11

Figure 2-9. 68-Pin Connector Pin Locations............................................................2-12

Figure 2-10. 100-Pin Connector Pin Locations..........................................................2-14

Figure 3-1. Port Settings Tab ...................................................................................3-2

Figure 3-2. Advanced Port Settings Dialog Box......................................................3-3

Figure A-1. Typical Full-Duplex System .................................................................A-4

Figure A-2. Typical Half-Duplex System.................................................................A-4

Figure A-3. Multidrop Network Using Terminating Resistors.................................A-5

Figure A-4. Transmission Line Using Bias Resistors...............................................A-6

Figure A-5. Straight-Through Cabling in a DTE-to-DCE Interface.........................A-7

Figure A-6. Null-Modem Cabling in a DTE-to-DTE Interface ................................A-7

Figure B-1. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall ........................................................B-2

Figure B-2. Add/Remove Programs Properties Dialog Box.....................................B-3

Figure B-3. Successful Uninstallation ......................................................................B-4

Figure C-1. Ports List in Device Manager................................................................C-5

Tables

Table 2-1. DB-9 Pin Descriptions...........................................................................2-8

Table 2-2. 10-Position Modular Jack Pin Descriptions ..........................................2-9

Table 2-3. DB-25 Pin Descriptions.........................................................................2-10

Table 2-4. 68-Pin Connector Pin Descriptions .......................................................2-13

Table 2-5. 100-Pin Connector Pin Descriptions .....................................................2-15

Table 4-1. Transceiver Control Modes ...................................................................4-2

Table 4-2. Transceiver Mode Control Bytes ..........................................................4-4

Table 4-3. DeviceIoControl Function Input Values ..............................................4-5

Table A-1. RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 Features.................................................A-1

Table C-1. Standard DOS-Based Addresses ...........................................................C-7