Serial Serial Hardware and Software for Windows User Manual PCI, PXI ™, PCMCIA, and AT Serial Hardware Serial Hardware and Software for Windows December 2000 Edition Part Number 322983A-01
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Contents About This Manual Conventions ...................................................................................................................xiii Related Documentation..................................................................................................xiv Chapter 1 Introduction How to Use This Manual ...............................................................................................1-1 What You Need to Get Started .......................................................
Contents Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Windows 2000............................................................................................................... 3-1 Install the Software ......................................................................................... 3-1 Install the Hardware ........................................................................................ 3-2 Verify the Installation .............................................
Contents Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Windows 2000 ...............................................................................................................5-1 Install the Software..........................................................................................5-1 Install the Hardware ........................................................................................5-2 Verify the Installation.................................................
Contents Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions Appendix E Specifications Appendix F Technical Support Resources Glossary Index Figures Figure 2-1. Figure 2-2. Figure 2-3. Figure 2-4. Figure 2-5. Figure 2-6. Figure 2-7. Figure 2-8. Figure 2-9. Figure 2-10. Figure 2-11. PCI Serial Board Installation ................................................................ 2-3 Device Manager for PCI Serial Board Ports......................................... 2-4 Port Settings Tab............................
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About This Manual This manual contains instructions to help you install and configure the National Instruments serial hardware and the NI-Serial software for Windows 2000/NT/Me/9x.
About This Manual bold Bold text denotes items that you must select or click on in the software, such as menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes parameter names. DTR Signal names with an overscore, such as DTR, indicate that the signal is active low. italic Italic text denotes variables, emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction to a key concept. This font also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word or value that you must supply.
About This Manual • NS16550AF Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter with FIFOs, National Semiconductor • ST16C654 Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter with FIFOs, EXAR Corporation © National Instruments Corporation xv Serial Hardware and Software for Windows
1 Introduction This chapter explains how to use this manual, lists what you need to get started and optional equipment you can order, and briefly describes the serial hardware and the NI-Serial software.
Chapter 1 Introduction What You Need to Get Started Before you install your serial hardware and the NI-Serial software, make sure you have all of the following items: ❑ Windows 2000/NT/Me/9x installed on your computer ❑ One of the following serial boards, which is included in your kit: PCI Kits – PCI-232 (two, four, eight, or 16 port) – PCI-485 (two, four, or eight port) – PCI-232 isolated (two or four port) – PCI-485 isolated (two or four port) PXI Kits – PXI-8420 (two, four, eight, or 16 port)
Chapter 1 Introduction Optional Equipment For more information about ordering the following optional equipment, contact National Instruments: • DB-9 RS-485 termination connector (PCI-485, PCMCIA-485, PXI-8421, PXI-8423, and AT-485 only) • 10-position modular jack to DB-9 cable (PCI, PXI, and AT four-port boards only) • 10-position modular jack to DB-25 cable (PCI, PXI, and AT four-port boards only) • 68-pin to DB-9 adapter cable (PCI and PXI eight-port boards only) • RS-232 9-pin to 9-pin null mo
Chapter 1 Introduction The isolated PCI-232 and PCI-485 boards are designed for applications in harsh environments. Isolated ports provide reliable communication in situations involving ground loops from different ground levels or high common mode voltage induced on the lines in noisy environments. Non-isolated ports may not provide reliable communication in those situations.
Chapter 1 Introduction The isolated PXI boards are designed for applications in harsh environments. Isolated ports provide reliable communication in situations involving ground loops from different ground levels or high common mode voltage induced on the lines in noisy environments. Non-isolated ports may not provide reliable communication in those situations.
Chapter 1 Introduction PCMCIA Kits The serial hardware gives you a variety of solutions for serial communications. The PCMCIA-232 interfaces work with the RS-232 protocols, and the PCMCIA-485 interfaces work with the RS-422 and RS-485 protocols. You can use the PCMCIA-232 hardware for serial communication up to distances of 50 ft. You can connect the PCMCIA-485 hardware with up to 31 devices using serial cable lengths up to 4,000 ft. The PCMCIA-232 is available with one, two, or four ports.
Chapter 1 Introduction Additionally, the AT serial boards are available in a two-port version (AT-232/2 and AT-485/2) or a four-port version (AT-232/4 and AT-485/4). The two-port versions use DB-9 connectors. The four-port versions use 10-position modular jacks to provide all four connections on a single back panel. Optional cable accessories convert the 10-position modular jacks to either DB-9 or DB-25 connectors with standard pinouts.
Chapter 1 Introduction NI-Serial Software Overview The NI-Serial software for Windows 2000/NT/Me/9x includes a native Windows 2000/Me/9x device driver and Windows NT kernel driver that provide full interrupt-driven, buffered I/O for multiple COM ports. You can obtain a maximum baud rate of either 460.8 KBaud (PCI/PXI-485 kits) or 115.2 KBaud (PCI/PXI/PCMCIA/AT-232 kits). You can also use up to 256 serial ports under Windows 2000 or up to 99 serial ports under Windows NT/Me/9x.
Chapter 1 Introduction Measurement Studio bundles LabWindows/CVI for C programmers, ComponentWorks for Microsoft Visual C++ programmers, and ComponentWorks++ for Microsoft Visual C++ programmers. Measurement Studio is designed for building measurement and automation applications with the programming environment of your choice: • LabWindows/CVI is an interactive ANSI C programming environment designed for building virtual instrument applications.
PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 2 This chapter describes how to install the NI-Serial software and PCI serial hardware and how to verify the installation. It also describes how to configure the communication port settings. To begin your installation, see the section of this chapter containing instructions for your operating system (Windows 2000, Windows Me/9x, or Windows NT.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 9. Windows 2000 should automatically detect your hardware and display the Found New Hardware Wizard. Complete the wizard by clicking Next in each window and then Finish. When you complete the wizard, continue to the Verify the Installation section. If the Found New Hardware Wizard does not appear, refer to the Forcing Windows to Detect Your Hardware section in Appendix D, Troubleshooting and Common Questions.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 2 1 1 3 PC 2 PCI Serial Board 3 PCI Slot Figure 2-1. PCI Serial Board Installation 7. Screw the PCI serial board mounting bracket to the back panel mounting rail of the computer. 8. Replace the cover. 9. Turn on your computer and start Windows 2000. 10. Windows 2000 should automatically detect your hardware and display the Found New Hardware Wizard.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Verify the Installation To verify the hardware and software installation, complete the following steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel and double-click on the System icon. 2. Click on the Hardware tab and click on the Device Manager button. 3. Double-click on the Ports (COM & LPT) icon to display all of the ports. 4. Double-click on the Multi-function adapters icon.
Chapter 2 5. PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Verify the hardware resources, as follows: a. In the Device Manager under Multi-function adapters, double-click on a serial board. b. Click on the Resources tab. If the resources were assigned properly, the Resources tab shows which resources are assigned to your serial ports. c. Repeat steps 5a and 5b until you have verified the resources for each board. 6.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 4. Double-click on the port you want to configure and refer to the following instructions: • To view the hardware resources assigned to the serial port, click on the Resources tab. • To view or change the port settings, click on the Port Settings tab. For more information about the settings, refer to the next section, Port Settings Tab.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Figure 2-3.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Advanced Settings To view or change the advanced settings, click on the Advanced button. Figure 2-4 shows the Advanced Settings dialog box. Figure 2-4. Advanced Settings Dialog Box The following sections describe the advanced settings options. Transceiver Mode This field shows the transceiver mode in use, and applies only to PCI-485 boards.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Use FIFO Buffers FIFO buffers are present on the 16550-compatible UARTs—one for the transmitter and one for the receiver. The Receive Buffer control sets the number of characters received in the FIFO before the PC is interrupted to read the data. The Transmit Buffer control sets the maximum number of bytes written to the FIFO in a block when the PC is interrupted to write the data.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 8. If your hardware is already installed, restart Windows Me/9x. 9. Windows Me/9x should automatically detect your hardware and display one or more New Hardware Found dialog boxes. Your operating system (Windows Me/9x) may show the Windows Default Driver option. If so, make sure the Windows Default Driver is selected and click on the OK button.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 2 1 1 3 PC 2 PCI Serial Board 3 PCI Slot Figure 2-5. PCI Serial Board Installation 7. Screw the PCI serial board mounting bracket to the back panel mounting rail of the computer. 8. Replace the cover. 9. Turn on your computer and start Windows Me/9x. 10. Windows Me/9x should automatically detect your hardware and display one or more New Hardware Found dialog boxes.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Verify the Installation Before you verify the installation, keep in mind that the serial ports built into your computer are typically named from COM1 to COM4. Windows Me/9x typically issues port names to the ports on NI serial hardware starting with COM5, COM6, and so on. If not enough resources are available to assign to all the NI serial ports, the port with the higher COMx name is not configured.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Figure 2-6 shows the Device Manager tab for serial hardware that is installed properly. Figure 2-6. Device Manager Tab for PCI Serial Board Ports 5. © National Instruments Corporation Verify the hardware resources, as follows: a. In the Device Manager tab, under Multi-function adapters, double-click on a serial board. b. Click on the Resources tab.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 6. 7. (Optional) To determine which physical port is associated with COMx, complete the following steps: a. In the Device Manager tab, under Ports (COM & LPT), double-click on the serial port (COMx). b. Click on the Port Settings tab to display the serial number of the serial hardware and the physical port number starting at 1.
Chapter 2 4. PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Double-click on the port you want to configure and refer to the following instructions: • To view the hardware resources assigned to the serial port, click on the Resources tab. • To view or change the port settings, click on the Port Settings tab. For more information about the settings, refer to the next section, Port Settings Tab.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Port Settings Tab In the Port Settings tab, you can change any of the settings by clicking on the arrow button to the right of a field. When you click on the arrow button, a list of valid values for that field appears and you can select the desired setting from the list. Figure 2-7 shows the Port Settings tab. Figure 2-7. Port Settings Tab Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 2-16 ni.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Advanced Port Settings To view or change the advanced port settings, click on the Advanced button. Figure 2-8 shows the Advanced Port Settings dialog box. Figure 2-8. Advanced Port Settings Dialog Box The following sections describe the advanced port setting options. Transceiver Mode This field shows the transceiver mode in use, and applies only to PCI-485 boards.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Restore Defaults To reset the fields to their default values at any time, click on the Restore Defaults button. Windows NT Install the Software Before you install your serial hardware, complete the following steps to install the NI-Serial software for Windows NT: 1. Log in as Administrator or as a user who has Administrator privileges. 2. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel. 3. Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Before you remove your board from the package, touch the antistatic plastic package to a metal part of your system chassis to discharge electrostatic energy, which can damage several components on your serial board. Caution To install your PCI serial board, complete the following steps: 1. Turn off your computer. Keep the computer plugged in so that it remains grounded while you install the PCI serial board. 2.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 7. Screw the PCI serial board mounting bracket to the back panel mounting rail of the computer. 8. Replace the cover. 9. Turn on your computer and start Windows NT. The hardware installation is complete. Continue to the next section, Verify the Installation. Verify the Installation To verify the hardware and software installation, complete the following steps: 1.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Configure Communication Port Settings The serial configuration utility is fully integrated into the Windows NT Control Panel. You can use it to view or change the configuration of your serial ports. To configure a serial port, complete the following steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel and double-click on the niports icon. A list of installed National Instruments ports appears, as shown in Figure 2-10. Figure 2-10.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration General Port Settings The following sections describe the options you can set in the General Port Settings dialog box, shown in Figure 2-11. Figure 2-11. General Port Settings Dialog Box COM Port Number You can use the COM Port Number control to change the logical COMx name of the selected port. Transceiver Mode The Transceiver Mode list box shows the transceiver mode in use, and applies only to PCI-485 boards.
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration FIFO Buffer Size The Receive FIFO size control sets the number of characters received in the FIFO before the PC is interrupted to read the data. The Transmit FIFO size control sets the maximum number of bytes written to the FIFO in a block when the PC is interrupted to write the data.
PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 3 This chapter describes how to install the NI-Serial software and PXI serial hardware and how to verify the installation. It also describes how to view or change the communication port settings. To begin your installation, see the section of this chapter containing instructions for your operating system (Windows 2000, Windows Me/9x, or Windows NT.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 9. Windows 2000 should automatically detect your hardware and display the Found New Hardware Wizard. Complete the wizard by clicking Next in each window and then Finish. When you complete the wizard, continue to the Verify the Installation section. If the Found New Hardware Wizard does not appear, refer to the Forcing Windows to Detect Your Hardware section in Appendix D, Troubleshooting and Common Questions.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 3 ON STA ND BY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 4 1 1 Injector/Ejector Handle (In Down Position) 2 PXI Serial Board 3 4 PXI Chassis Injector/Ejector Rail Figure 3-1. Installing the PXI Serial Board 6. Screw the PXI serial board front panel to the front panel mounting rail of the PXI or CompactPCI chassis. 7. Turn on your PXI or CompactPCI chassis and start Windows 2000. 8.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Verify the Installation To verify the hardware and software installation, complete the following steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel and double-click on the System icon. 2. Click on the Hardware tab and click on the Device Manager button. 3. Double-click on the Ports (COM & LPT) icon to display all of the ports. 4. Double-click on the Multi-function adapters icon.
Chapter 3 5. PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Verify the hardware resources, as follows: a. In the Device Manager under Multi-function adapters, double-click on a serial board. b. Click on the Resources tab. If the resources were assigned properly, the Resources tab shows which resources are assigned to your serial ports. c. Repeat steps 5a and 5b until you have verified the resources for each board. 6.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 4. Double-click on the port you want to configure and refer to the following instructions: • To view the hardware resources assigned to the serial port, click on the Resources tab. • To view or change the port settings, click on the Port Settings tab. For more information about the settings, refer to the next section, Port Settings Tab.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Figure 3-3. Port Settings Tab Advanced Settings To view or change the advanced settings, click on the Advanced button. Figure 3-4 shows the Advanced Settings dialog box.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Figure 3-4. Advanced Settings Dialog Box The following sections describe the advanced settings options. Transceiver Mode This field shows the transceiver mode in use, and applies only to RS-485 boards. For more information about transceiver modes, refer to Chapter 6, Using Your Serial Hardware. Use FIFO Buffers FIFO buffers are present on the 16550-compatible UARTs—one for the transmitter and one for the receiver.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Restore Defaults To reset the fields to their default values at any time, click on the Restore Defaults button. Windows Me/9x Install the Software Before you install your serial hardware, complete the following steps to install the NI-Serial software for Windows Me/9x: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel. 2. Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. The Add/Remove Programs dialog box appears. 3.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Install the Hardware Before you remove your board from the package, touch the antistatic plastic package to a metal part of your system chassis to discharge electrostatic energy, which can damage several components on your serial board. Caution To install your PXI serial board, complete the following steps: 1. Turn off your PXI or CompactPCI chassis.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 6. Screw the PXI serial board front panel to the front panel mounting rail of the PXI or CompactPCI chassis. 7. Turn on your PXI or CompactPCI chassis and start Windows Me/9x. 8. Windows Me/9x should automatically detect your hardware and display one or more New Hardware Found dialog boxes. Make sure that Windows Default Driver is selected and click on the OK button.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Figure 3-6 shows the Device Manager tab for serial hardware that is installed properly. Figure 3-6. Device Manager for PXI Serial Board Ports 5. Verify the hardware resources, as follows: a. In the Device Manager tab, under Multi-function adapters, double-click on a serial board. b. Click on the Resources tab. If the resources were assigned properly, the Resources tab shows which resources are assigned to your serial ports.
Chapter 3 6. 7. PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration (Optional) To determine which physical port is associated with COMx, complete the following steps: a. In the Device Manager tab, under Ports (COM & LPT), double-click on the serial port (COMx). b. Click on the Port Settings tab to display the serial number of the serial hardware and the physical port number starting at 1.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 4. Double-click on the port you want to configure and refer to the following instructions: • To view the hardware resources assigned to the serial port, click on the Resources tab. • To view or change the port settings, click on the Port Settings tab. For more information about the settings, refer to the next section, Port Settings Tab.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Port Settings Tab In the Port Settings tab, you can change any of the settings by clicking on the arrow button to the right of a field. When you click on the arrow button, a list of valid values for that field appears and you can select the desired setting from the list. Figure 3-7 shows the Port Settings tab. Figure 3-7.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Advanced Port Settings To view or change the advanced port settings, click on the Advanced button. Figure 3-8 shows the Advanced Port Settings dialog box. Figure 3-8. Advanced Settings Dialog Box The following sections describe the advanced settings options. Transceiver Mode This field shows the transceiver mode in use, and applies only to RS-485 boards.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Restore Defaults To reset the fields to their default values at any time, click on the Restore Defaults button. Windows NT Install the Software Before you install your serial hardware, complete the following steps to install the NI-Serial software for Windows NT: 1. Log in as Administrator or as a user who has Administrator privileges. 2. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel. 3. Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration To install your PXI serial board, complete the following steps: 1. Turn off your PXI or CompactPCI chassis. Keep the PXI or CompactPCI chassis plugged in so that it remains grounded while you install the PXI serial board. 2. Find an unused PXI or CompactPCI 5 V peripheral slot. 3. Remove the corresponding filler panel. 4. Touch a metal part on your chassis to discharge any static electricity. 5.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 6. Screw the PXI serial board front panel to the front panel mounting rail of the PXI or CompactPCI chassis. 7. Turn on your PXI or CompactPCI chassis and start Windows NT. The serial hardware installation is complete. Continue to the next section, Verify the Installation. Verify the Installation To verify the hardware and software installation, complete the following steps: 1.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Configure Communication Port Settings The serial configuration utility is fully integrated into the Windows NT Control Panel. You can use it to view or change the configuration of your serial ports. To configure a serial port, complete the following steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel and double-click on the niports icon. A list of installed National Instruments ports appears, as shown in Figure 3-10. Figure 3-10.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration General Port Settings The following sections describe the options you can set in the General Port Settings dialog box, shown in Figure 3-11. Figure 3-11. General Port Settings Dialog Box COM Port Number You can use the COM Port Number control to change the logical COMx name of the selected port. Transceiver Mode The Transceiver Mode list box shows the transceiver mode in use, and applies only to RS-485 boards.
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration FIFO Buffer Size The Receive FIFO size control sets the number of characters received in the FIFO before the PC is interrupted to read the data. The Transmit FIFO size control sets the maximum number of bytes written to the FIFO in a block when the PC is interrupted to write the data.
PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 4 This chapter describes how to install the NI-Serial software and PCMCIA serial hardware and how to verify the installation. It also describes how to view or change the communication port settings. To begin your installation, see the section of this chapter containing instructions for your operating system (Windows 2000, Windows Me/9x, or Windows NT.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 8. Windows 2000 should automatically detect your hardware and display the Found New Hardware Wizard. Complete the wizard by clicking Next in each window and then Finish. When you complete the wizard, continue to the Verify the Installation section. If the Found New Hardware Wizard does not appear, refer to the Forcing Windows to Detect Your Hardware section in Appendix D, Troubleshooting and Common Questions.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Figure 4-1 shows how to insert a PCMCIA serial card and how to connect the cable. 1 2 1 PCMCIA Socket 2 PCMCIA Serial Cable Figure 4-1. Inserting a PCMCIA Serial Card The serial hardware installation is complete. Continue to the next section, Verify the Installation. Verify the Installation To verify the hardware and software installation, complete the following steps: 1.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Figure 4-2 shows the Device Manager tab for serial hardware that is installed properly. Figure 4-2. Device Manager for PCMCIA Serial Card Ports 5. 6. Verify the hardware resources, as follows: a. In the Device Manager under Multi-function adapters, double-click on a serial card. b. Click on the Resources tab.
Chapter 4 7. PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Run the diagnostic utility, as follows: select Start»Programs» National Instruments»NI-Serial»Diagnostics. The diagnostic utility verifies that your serial driver is installed properly, that the configuration of your hardware does not conflict with anything else in your system, and that the serial driver can communicate with your hardware correctly.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Port Settings Tab In the Port Settings tab, you can change any of the settings by clicking on the arrow button to the right of a field. When you click on the arrow button, a list of valid values for that field appears and you can select the desired setting from the list. Figure 4-3 shows the Port Settings tab. Figure 4-3. Port Settings Tab Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 4-6 ni.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Advanced Settings To view or change the advanced settings, click on the Advanced button. Figure 4-4 shows the Advanced Settings dialog box. Figure 4-4. Advanced Settings Dialog Box The following sections describe the advanced settings options. Transceiver Mode This field shows the transceiver mode in use, and applies only to PCMCIA-485 boards.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Use FIFO Buffers FIFO buffers are present on the 16550-compatible UARTs—one for the transmitter and one for the receiver. The Receive Buffer control sets the number of characters received in the FIFO before the PC is interrupted to read the data. The Transmit Buffer control sets the maximum number of bytes written to the FIFO in a block when the PC is interrupted to write the data.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 5. If you need to install your hardware, or if this is your first time to install the NI-Serial software for Windows Me/9x, skip to the next section, Install the Hardware. Otherwise, continue to Step 6. 6. If your hardware is already installed, restart Windows Me/9x. Windows Me/9x should automatically detect your hardware and display one or more New Hardware Found dialog boxes.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Figure 4-5 shows how to insert a PCMCIA serial card and how to connect the cable. 1 2 1 PCMCIA Socket 2 PCMCIA Serial Cable Figure 4-5. Inserting a PCMCIA Serial Card The serial hardware installation is complete. Continue to the next section, Verify the Installation.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration The two-port and four-port PCMCIA cards are configured as devices belonging to the “multi-function adapters” class. The multi-function parent device is listed under the Multi-function adapters icon, and each child device is listed as a port under the Ports (COM & LPT) icon. If you have installed one of these interfaces, double-click on the Multi-function adapters icon as well as the Ports (COM & LPT) icon.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Verify the Hardware Resources For every port of the newly installed serial interface, double-click on the name of the serial port in the Device Manager. Then, click on the Resources tab. If the resources were assigned correctly, the Resources page shows which resources are assigned to your serial ports. If Windows Me/9x did not assign any resources to the port, the Resources page shows only a Set Configuration Manually button.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration After you verify the hardware and software installation, connect the cables. See Appendix A, Connector Descriptions, for information about cable connections. Configure Communication Port Settings The serial configuration utility is fully integrated with the Windows Me/9x Device Manager. You can use it to examine or modify the configuration of the serial port. Follow these steps to configure the serial port.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Port Settings Tab On the Port Settings tab, you can change any of the settings by clicking on the arrow button to the right of the setting. When you click on the arrow button, a list of valid values for that setting appears. Select the desired setting from the list. Figure 4-7 shows the Port Settings tab. Figure 4-7. Port Settings Tab Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 4-14 ni.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Advanced Port Settings You can view or change the advanced port settings by clicking on the Advanced button on the Port Settings tab. Figure 4-8 shows the Advanced Port Settings dialog box. Figure 4-8. Advanced Port Settings Dialog Box The following sections describe the advanced settings options. Transceiver Mode This field shows the transceiver mode in use, and applies only to PCMCIA-485 boards.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration If you want your serial hardware ports to use the names COM1, COM2, COM3, or COM4, refer to the Common Questions section of Appendix D, Troubleshooting and Common Questions. Note Restore Defaults To reset the fields to their default values at any time, click on the Restore Defaults button. Windows NT Install the NI-Serial Software Install the NI-Serial software for Windows NT before you install the hardware. 1.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Install the PCMCIA Serial Hardware Complete the following steps to install the PCMCIA-232 or PCMCIA-485 in your computer: 1. Shut down the computer. 2. Insert the card into a free PC Card (PCMCIA) socket the same way you insert a disk into a floppy drive. The card has no jumpers or switches to set. 3. Power on the computer and start Windows NT.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Select Resources for the PCMCIA Card Complete the following steps to select resources for your PCMCIA card. 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel. 2. Double-click on the niports icon. 3. Select the PCMCIA card you just installed from the Add a New PCMCIA Card list, and click on the Add button. 4.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration If the diagnostic test completes with no failures, your serial hardware and software are installed properly. If it fails, refer to Appendix D, Troubleshooting and Common Questions, for troubleshooting instructions. After you verify the hardware and software installation, connect the cables. See Appendix A, Connector Descriptions, for information about cable connections.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 5. Click on Delete to remove hardware information about the port from Windows NT. You should do this before you physically remove your PCMCIA card. 6. Click on Add to configure resources for a new PCMCIA card. General Port Settings This section describes the options you can set in the General Port Settings dialog box, shown in Figure 4-11. Figure 4-11.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration FIFO Enabled You can use the FIFO Enabled control to enable or disable the FIFO buffers on the serial port. FIFO buffers are present on the 16550-compatible UARTs—one for the transmitter and one for the receiver. FIFO Buffers The FIFO buffer control is available by clicking on the Advanced button on the Port Settings tab. FIFO buffers are present on the 16550-compatible UARTs—one for the transmitter and one for the receiver.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Resource Settings The following sections explain the resource configuration options for each serial interface. PCMCIA-232, PCMCIA-485, PCMCIA-232/4 Figure 4-12 shows the resource configuration dialog box for a PCMCIA-485. The PCMCIA-232 and PCMCIA-232/4 dialog boxes are similar. Figure 4-12. Resource Configuration Dialog Box for the PCMCIA-485 Base I/O Address: The base I/O address assigned to the port.
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration PCMCIA-232/2, PCMCIA-485/2 These cards require two base I/O settings, one for each port, and they share an IRQ. Figure 4-13 shows the resource configuration dialog box for a PCMCIA-485/2. The PCMCIA-232/2 dialog box is similar. Figure 4-13. Resource Configuration Dialog Box for the PCMCIA-485/2 Base I/O Address: The base I/O addresses assigned to the two ports. IRQ: The IRQ shared by the two ports.
AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 5 This chapter describes how to install the NI-Serial software and AT serial hardware and how to verify the installation. It also describes how to view or change the communication port settings. To begin your installation, see the section of this chapter containing instructions for your operating system (Windows 2000, Windows Me/9x, or Windows NT.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 9. Windows 2000 should automatically detect your hardware and display the Found New Hardware Wizard. Complete the wizard by clicking Next in each window and then Finish. When you complete the wizard, continue to the Verify the Installation section. If the Found New Hardware Wizard does not appear, refer to the Forcing Windows to Detect Your Hardware section in Appendix D, Troubleshooting and Common Questions.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 3 1 2 1 PC 2 AT Socket 3 AT Serial Card Figure 5-1. AT Serial Board Installation 7. Screw the AT serial board mounting bracket to the back panel mounting rail of the computer. 8. Replace the cover. 9. Turn on your computer and start Windows 2000. 10. Windows 2000 should automatically detect your hardware and display the Found New Hardware Wizard. Complete the wizard by clicking Next in each window and then Finish.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Verify the Installation To verify the hardware and software installation, complete the following steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel and double-click on the System icon. 2. Click on the Hardware tab and click on the Device Manager button. 3. Double-click on the Ports (COM & LPT) icon to display all of the ports. 4. Double-click on the Multi-function adapters icon.
Chapter 5 5. AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Verify the hardware resources, as follows: a. In the Device Manager under Multi-function adapters, double-click on a serial board. b. Click on the Resources tab. If the resources were assigned properly, the Resources tab shows which resources are assigned to your serial ports. c. Repeat steps 5a and 5b until you have verified the resources for each board. 6.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 4. Double-click on the port you want to configure and refer to the following instructions: • To view the hardware resources assigned to the serial port, click on the Resources tab. • To view or change the port settings, click on the Port Settings tab. For more information about the settings, refer to the next section, Port Settings Tab.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Port Settings Tab In the Port Settings tab, you can change any of the settings by clicking on the arrow button to the right of a field. When you click on the arrow button, a list of valid values for that field appears and you can select the desired setting from the list. Figure 5-3 shows the Port Settings tab. Figure 5-3.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Advanced Settings To view or change the advanced settings, click on the Advanced button. Figure 5-4 shows the Advanced Settings dialog box. Figure 5-4. Advanced Settings Dialog Box The following sections describe the advanced settings options. Transceiver Mode This field shows the transceiver mode in use, and applies only to AT-485 boards.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Use FIFO Buffers FIFO buffers are present on the 16550-compatible UARTs—one for the transmitter and one for the receiver. The Receive Buffer control sets the number of characters received in the FIFO before the PC is interrupted to read the data. The Transmit Buffer control sets the maximum number of bytes written to the FIFO in a block when the PC is interrupted to write the data.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 5. If you need to install your hardware, or if this is your first time to install the NI-Serial software for Windows Me/9x, skip to the next section, Install the Hardware. Otherwise, continue to Step 6. 6. If your hardware is already installed, restart Windows Me/9x.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 3 1 2 1 PC 2 AT Socket 3 AT Serial Card Figure 5-5. AT Serial Board Installation 7. Screw the AT serial board mounting bracket to the back panel mounting rail of the computer. 8. Replace the cover. 9. Turn on your computer and start Windows Me/9x. 10. Watch for Windows Me/9x to display one or more New Hardware Found dialog boxes. In the dialog box, select Windows Default Driver and click on OK.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Verify the Installation When you begin to verify the installation, keep in mind that the serial ports built into the computer are typically named from COM1 to COM4. Windows Me/9x typically issues port names to the ports on NI serial hardware starting with COM5, COM6, and so on. If not enough resources are available to assign to all the NI serial ports, the port with the higher COMx name is left unconfigured.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Figure 5-6. Device Manager Ports List for AT Serial Board Correctly Installed Verify the Hardware Resources For every port of the newly installed serial interface, double-click on the name of the serial port in the Device Manager. Then, click on the Resources tab. If the resources were assigned correctly, the Resources page shows which resources are assigned to your serial ports.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Determine Which Physical Port Is Associated with COMx For every port of the newly installed serial interface, double-click on the name of the serial port in the Device Manager. Then, click on the Port Settings tab. The top of this page displays the serial number of the serial hardware, and the physical port number starting at 1. On all serial hardware, PORT1 refers to the top port, PORT2 refers to the next port down, and so on.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 3. Double-click on the Ports (COM & LPT) icon. 4. Double-click on the name of the port you want to configure. You can now view or change information about your serial port in the following ways: • To view the hardware resources assigned to the serial port, click on the Resources tab. • To view or change the port settings, click on the Port Settings tab.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Port Settings Tab On the Port Settings tab, you can change any of the settings by clicking on the arrow button to the right of the setting. When you click on the arrow button, a list of valid values for that setting appears. Select the desired setting from the list. Figure 5-7 shows the Port Settings tab. Figure 5-7. Port Settings Tab Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 5-16 ni.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Advanced Port Settings You can view or change the advanced port settings by clicking on the Advanced button on the Port Settings tab. Figure 5-8 shows the Advanced Port Settings dialog box. Figure 5-8. Advanced Port Settings Dialog Box The following sections describe the advanced settings options. Transceiver Mode The transceiver mode selection is available by clicking on the Advanced button on the Port Settings tab.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Use FIFO Buffers The FIFO buffer control is available by clicking on the Advanced button on the Port Settings tab. FIFO buffers are present on the 16550-compatible UARTs—one for the transmitter and one for the receiver. The receiver FIFO trigger denotes the number of characters received in the FIFO before the PC is interrupted to read the data.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Install the NI-Serial Software Install the NI-Serial software for Windows NT before you install the hardware. Make sure that you have already installed the PnP ISA Enabler driver as described in the previous section. 1. Log on as Administrator or as a user who has Administrator privileges. 2. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel. 3.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Complete the following steps to install your AT serial board: 1. Turn off your computer. Keep the computer plugged in so that it remains grounded while you install the AT serial board. 2. Remove the top or side cover of the computer. 3. Remove the expansion slot cover on the back of the computer. 4. Insert the AT serial board into an unused slot with the serial connectors sticking out of the opening on the back panel.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 7. Windows NT displays one or more New Hardware Found dialog boxes, depending on your serial hardware. In each dialog box, make sure that Windows Default Driver is selected, and click on OK. 8. The serial configuration software displays a PnP Port Configuration dialog box. Select a nonconflicting base I/O address and IRQ setting for the port/card, and click on OK.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration If the diagnostic test completes with no failures, your serial hardware and software are installed properly. If it fails, refer to Appendix D, Troubleshooting and Common Questions, for troubleshooting instructions. After you verify the hardware and software installation, connect the cables. See Appendix A, Connector Descriptions, for information about cable connections.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration 4. Click on the Resources button in the General Port Settings dialog box to view or configure the resources for the port. Refer to the Resource Settings section, later in this chapter, for more information. 5. Click on Delete to remove hardware information about the port from Windows NT. You should do this before you remove the serial interface from the system.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration FIFO Enabled You can use the FIFO Enabled control to enable or disable the FIFO buffers on the serial port. FIFO buffers are present on the 16550-compatible UARTs—one for the transmitter and one for the receiver. FIFO Buffer Size FIFO buffers are present on the 16550-compatible UARTs—one for the transmitter and one for the receiver.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration AT Boards (Shared IRQ) Figure 5-12 shows the PnP Port Configuration dialog box for an AT-232/4 with shared IRQ. The dialog boxes for other shared IRQ AT boards are similar. Figure 5-12. PnP Port Configuration Dialog Box for the AT-232/4 Each shared IRQ AT board requires multiple base I/O settings (one for each port) and one IRQ that is shared between the ports.
Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration If you are unable to change the base I/O address by double-clicking on the Input/Output Range control, select a different Basic Configuration in the Setting based on: control. Note AT Boards (Non-Shared IRQ) Each port on the board requires one I/O window and one IRQ. Input/Output Range: The base I/O address range assigned to the port. IRQ: The IRQ assigned to the port. Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 5-26 ni.
Using Your Serial Hardware 6 This chapter describes how to set the hardware transceiver control mode for your RS-485 interfaces and lists some general programming requirements. General Programming Requirements The NI-Serial software is fully integrated into the standard Windows communications software. NI serial ports are used like any other Windows communications (COM) port. Windows has standard communication functions for use within either Win16 or Win32 applications.
Chapter 6 Using Your Serial Hardware Table 6-1. Transceiver Control Modes Mode Note Transmitter Receiver Four-wire mode Always enabled Always enabled Two-wire mode: DTR with echo Enabled with DTR unasserted Always enabled Two-wire mode: DTR controlled Enabled with DTR unasserted Enabled with DTR asserted Two-wire mode: TXRDY auto control Enabled with TXRDY asserted Enabled with TXRDY unasserted Signal names with an overscore, such as DTR, indicate that the signal is active low.
Chapter 6 Using Your Serial Hardware Two-Wire Mode: TXRDY Auto Control In this mode, the serial hardware transparently enables the transmitter and receiver in a two-wire system. Use this mode to remove the burden of flow control from your application. By connecting the transmitter to the TXRDY (Transmit Ready) line, the hardware enables the transmitter for each byte to be transmitted.
Chapter 6 Using Your Serial Hardware Table 6-2. Transceiver Mode Control Bytes Transceiver Mode Control Byte Four-wire mode 0x00 Two-wire mode: DTR with echo 0x01 Two-wire mode: DTR controlled 0x02 Two-wire mode: TXRDY auto control 0x03 The scratch register is located at offset 7 from the base address of the port. For example, if COM2 were located at base address 0x3F8, and you want to set the board to two-wire mode with DTR control, you would write a 0x02 to address 0x3FF.
Chapter 6 Using Your Serial Hardware Table 6-3.
Connector Descriptions A Connecting Cables For the PCMCIA serial cards and two-port PCI, PXI, and AT serial boards, you can use the standard DB-9 connector found on most serial cables. To use the DB-9 connector with the four-port serial boards, you need the 10-position modular jack to DB-9 cable, which is available from National Instruments. You can also use a DB-25 connector with the four-port serial boards by ordering the 10-position modular jack to DB-25 converter cable from National Instruments.
Appendix A Connector Descriptions For information about setting the transceiver mode for two-wire communication, refer to Chapter 6, Using Your Serial Hardware. For more information about duplex architectures, refer to Appendix B, Serial Port Information. DB-9 Connector Figure A-1 and Table A-1 give the pin locations and descriptions of the DB-9 connector, the 10-position modular jack to DB-9 cable, the cable adapter for the eight-port board, and the DB-9 connectors to the 16-port breakout box.
Appendix A Connector Descriptions Modular Jack Connector Figure A-2 and Table A-2 give the pin locations and descriptions of the 10-position modular jack. Pin 1 Pin 10 Figure A-2. 10-Position Modular Jack Pin Locations Table A-2.
Appendix A Connector Descriptions DB-25 Connector Figure A-3 and Table A-3 give the pin locations and descriptions of the DB-25 connector, which is on the optional 10-position modular jack to DB-25 cable. PIN 13 PIN 25 PIN 14 PIN 1 Figure A-3. DB-25 Connector Pin Locations Table A-3.
Appendix A Connector Descriptions Figure A-4 shows how to connect the cables when you install a four-port PCI serial board. 10-Position Modular Jack to DB-9 Cable 485 Terminator (485 Boards Only) Additional Serial Cable Serial Board 10-Position Modular Jack to DB-25 Cable Additional Serial Cable Figure A-4.
Appendix A Connector Descriptions 68-Pin Connector Figure A-5 and Table A-4 give the pin locations and descriptions of the 68-pin connector. PIN 68 PIN 34 PIN 35 PIN 1 Figure A-5. 68-Pin Connector Pin Locations Serial Hardware and Software for Windows A-6 ni.
Appendix A Connector Descriptions Table A-4.
Appendix A Connector Descriptions 100-Pin Connector Figure A-6 and Table A-5 give the pin locations and descriptions of the 100-pin connector. PIN 100 PIN 51 PIN 50 PIN 1 Figure A-6. 100-Pin Connector Pin Locations Serial Hardware and Software for Windows A-8 ni.
Appendix A Connector Descriptions Table A-5.
B Serial Port Information This appendix describes the RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 standards and explains some of the issues involved with these types of serial communication. Table A-1 lists the features of the RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 standards. Table B-1.
Appendix B Serial Port Information distances of 50 ft and with data rates up to 20 kbytes/s. However, because of improvements in line drivers and cabling, you can usually increase the actual performance of the bus past the limitations on speed and distance recommended in the specification. RS-422 As specified in the EIA/RS-422-A Standard, Electrical Characteristics of Balanced Voltage Digital Interface Circuits, RS-422 defines a serial interface much like RS-232.
Appendix B Serial Port Information Serial Communication Issues This section explains some serial communication issues, including duplex architectures, termination methods, bias resistors, and types of connecting equipment. Duplex Architectures Duplex refers to the means of bandwidth usage in a serial system. The two common means of bi-directional serial communication are full duplex and half duplex.
Appendix B Serial Port Information Slave 1 MASTER Tx Slave 2 Tx Rx Slave n Tx Rx Rx Tx Rx Figure B-1. Typical Full-Duplex System Half Duplex A typical half-duplex multidrop bus architecture also involves a master-slave protocol. However, in a half-duplex system, all transmitters and receivers are connected to the same transmission line. A half-duplex system is often referred to as a two-wire system. Figure B-2 shows a typical half-duplex system.
Appendix B Serial Port Information Termination Because each differential pair of wires is a transmission line, you must properly terminate the line to prevent reflections. A common method of terminating a two-wire multidrop RS-485 network is to install terminating resistors at each end of the multidrop network. If you daisy-chained multiple instruments together, you need a terminating resistor at only the first and last instruments.
Appendix B Serial Port Information Figure B-4 shows a transmission line using bias resistors. +5 620 Bias Resistor A 100 Termination Resistor Rx B 620 Bias Resistor Figure B-4. Transmission Line Using Bias Resistors On the PCI RS-485 2- and 4-port serial cards, there are four user-configurable bias resistors in front of each connector. These resistors are socketed and pre-loaded with 620 Ω resistors.
Appendix B Serial Port Information DTE vs. DCE In the RS-232 specification, DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) and DCE (Data Communications Equipment)1 refer to the types of equipment on either end of a serial connection. In general, DTE and DCE refer to computer equipment and modems, respectively. Because the RS-232 specification mainly involves connecting a DTE directly to a DCE and vice versa, the pinouts are defined so that cabling is simple.
Uninstalling the Hardware and Software C This appendix describes how to uninstall your serial hardware and the NI-Serial software. To begin your uninstallation, see the section of this appendix containing instructions for your hardware platform and operating system: PCI Hardware Windows 2000 ...................................................................C-2 Windows Me/9x .................................................................C-3 Windows NT ....................................................
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software PCI Hardware Windows 2000 Uninstall the Hardware Before you physically remove the serial hardware from your system, you must remove the hardware information. To do so, complete the following steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel and double-click on the System icon. 2. Select the Hardware tab and click on the Device Manager button. 3. Double-click on the Multi-function adapters icon. 4.
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software 5. Choose the Uninstall... option. 6. In the Confirm Device Removal dialog box, click on the OK button to remove the hardware information, or click on the Cancel button to cancel your request. Uninstall the Software Before you uninstall the NI-Serial software, you must remove the hardware information from your system, as described in the previous section. To uninstall the NI-Serial software, complete the following steps: 1.
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software 4. From the Multi-function adapters list, select the National Instruments interface that you want to uninstall, as shown in Figure C-2. Figure C-2. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall 5. Click on the Remove button. 6. In the Confirm Device Removal dialog box, click on the OK button to remove the hardware information, or click on the Cancel button to cancel your request.
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software 3. Select the NI-Serial software you want to uninstall, and click on the Add/Remove button. The uninstallation program removes all folders, utilities, and registry entries associated with the NI-Serial software. 4. Shut down Windows Me/9x, turn off your computer, and physically remove the serial interfaces from your system. The uninstallation program removes only items that the setup wizard installed.
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software 4. Click on the Delete button. 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have removed every PCI serial port that you want to uninstall. Uninstall the Software Before you uninstall the NI-Serial software, you must remove the hardware information from your system, as described in the previous section. To uninstall the NI-Serial software, complete the following steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel. 2. Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon.
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software PXI Hardware Windows 2000 Uninstall the Hardware Before you physically remove the serial hardware from your system, you must remove the hardware information. To do so, complete the following steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel and double-click on the System icon. 2. Select the Hardware tab and click on the Device Manager button. 3. Double-click on the Multi-function adapters icon. 4.
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software 5. Choose the Uninstall... option. 6. In the Confirm Device Removal dialog box, click on the OK button to remove the hardware information, or click on the Cancel button to cancel your request. Uninstall the Software Before you uninstall the NI-Serial software, you must remove the hardware information from your system, as described in the previous section. To uninstall the NI-Serial software, complete the following steps: 1.
Appendix C 4. Uninstalling the Hardware and Software From the Multi-function adapters list, select the National Instruments interface that you want to uninstall, as shown in Figure C-5. Figure C-5. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall 5. Click on the Remove button. 6. In the Confirm Device Removal dialog box, click on the OK button to remove the hardware information, or click on the Cancel button to cancel your request.
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software 3. Select the NI-Serial software you want to uninstall, and click on the Add/Remove button. The uninstallation program removes all folders, utilities, and registry entries associated with the NI-Serial software. 4. Shut down Windows Me/9x, turn off your computer, and physically remove the serial interfaces from your system. The uninstallation program removes only items that the setup wizard installed.
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software 3. Click on the Delete button. 4. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have removed every PXI serial port that you want to uninstall. Uninstall the Software Before you uninstall the NI-Serial software, you must remove the hardware information from your system, as described in the previous section. To uninstall the NI-Serial software, complete the following steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel. 2. Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon.
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software PCMCIA Hardware Windows 2000 Uninstall the Hardware Before you physically remove the serial hardware from your system, you must remove the hardware information. To do so, complete the following steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel and double-click on the System icon. 2. Select the Hardware tab and click on the Device Manager button. 3. Double-click on the Multi-function adapters icon. 4.
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software 5. Choose the Uninstall... option. 6. In the Confirm Device Removal dialog box, click on the OK button to remove the hardware information, or click on the Cancel button to cancel your request. Uninstall the Software Before you uninstall the NI-Serial software, you must remove the hardware information from your system, as described in the previous section. To uninstall the NI-Serial software, complete the following steps: 1.
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software 5. Select the National Instruments port to remove from the list of ports, as shown in Figure C-8. Figure C-8. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall 6. Click on the Remove button. To remove ports on two-port and four-port PCMCIA cards from within the Device Manager, you must open the Multi-function adapters class, select the name of your interface, and click on the Remove button. Note 7.
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software Uninstall the Software Before uninstalling the software, remove all serial port information from the Windows Me/9x Device Manager, as described in the previous section. You do not need to shut down Windows Me/9x before uninstalling the software. Complete the following steps to remove the NI-Serial software: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel. 2.
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software Figure C-9. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall 3. Note Click on the Delete button. For two-port and four-port PCMCIA cards, all ports on the interface are removed. Uninstall the Software Before uninstalling the software, remove all serial port information from the Windows NT Control Panel, as described in the previous section. You do not need to shut down Windows NT before uninstalling the software.
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software AT Hardware Windows 2000 Uninstall the Hardware Before you physically remove the serial hardware from your system, you must remove the hardware information. To do so, complete the following steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel and double-click on the System icon. 2. Select the Hardware tab and click on the Device Manager button. 3. Double-click on the Multi-function adapters icon. 4.
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software 5. Choose the Uninstall... option. 6. In the Confirm Device Removal dialog box, click on the OK button to remove the hardware information, or click on the Cancel button to cancel your request. Uninstall the Software Before you uninstall the NI-Serial software, you must remove the hardware information from your system, as described in the previous section. To uninstall the NI-Serial software, complete the following steps: 1.
Appendix C 5. Uninstalling the Hardware and Software Select the National Instruments port to remove from the list of ports, as shown in Figure C-11. Figure C-11. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall 6. Click on the Remove button. To remove ports on shared IRQ AT boards from within the Device Manager, you must open the Multi-function adapters class, select the name of your interface, and click on the Remove button. Note 7.
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software Uninstall the Software Before uninstalling the software, remove all serial port information from the Windows Me/9x Device Manager, as described in the previous section. You do not need to shut down Windows Me/9x before uninstalling the software. Complete the following steps to remove the NI-Serial software: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel. 2.
Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software Figure C-12. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall 3. Note Click on the Delete button. For shared IRQ AT boards, all ports on the interface are removed. Uninstall the Software Before uninstalling the software, remove all serial port information from the Windows NT Control Panel, as described in the previous section. You do not need to shut down Windows NT before uninstalling the software. Complete the following steps to remove the NI-Serial software. 1.
Troubleshooting and Common Questions D This appendix describes how to troubleshoot problems and answers some common questions. To find the information you are looking for, see the section of this appendix for your operating system: Windows 2000 Forcing Windows to Detect Your Hardware ......................D-2 Troubleshooting Diagnostic Messages ...............................D-3 Common Questions ............................................................
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions Windows 2000 Forcing Windows to Detect Your Hardware If Windows 2000 did not display the Found New Hardware Wizard, it did not detect your hardware. To solve this problem, complete the following steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel and double-click on the System icon. 2. Select the Hardware tab and click on the Device Manager button. 3. Double-click on the Multi-function adapters icon. 4.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions 5. Choose the Uninstall... option. 6. In the Confirm Device Removal dialog box, click on the OK button to remove the hardware information, or click on the Cancel button to cancel your request. 7. Click on the Scan for Hardware Changes icon at the top of the Device Manager window. 8. Windows 2000 should automatically detect your hardware and display the Found New Hardware Wizard. Complete the wizard by clicking Next in each window and then Finish.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions Resolving Resource Conflicts with Legacy Boards Resource conflicts typically occur if your system contains legacy boards that use resources that are not reserved properly. If a resource conflict exists, write down the resource that caused the conflict and refer to the Microsoft Windows 2000 user’s guide for instructions on how to use the Device Manager to reserve I/O and IRQ resources for legacy boards.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions 3. Double-click on the Ports (COM & LPT) icon. 4. Double-click on the port you want to configure. 5. Click on the Port Settings tab. 6. Click on the Advanced button. The Advanced Settings dialog box should pop up. 7. Change the COM number in the COM Port Number field. (You can use a COM number that is designated as in use, as long as no hardware is actually using that COM number.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions Windows Me/9x Freeing an Interrupt Request Level To free an interrupt request level for your serial port, you must disable the device that is using the interrupt request level. To view the system-wide allocation of interrupt request resources and remove a device, complete the following steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel and double-click on the System icon. 2. Click on the Device Manager tab. 3.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions Selecting Conflict-Free Resources PCI and PXI Boards When the Device Manager indicates a conflict with another device, you can usually correct the problem by manually selecting conflict-free resources. To do so, complete the following steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel and double-click on the System icon. 2. Click on the Device Manager tab and click on the View devices by type button. 3. Double-click on the Multi-function adapters icon. 4.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions 6. Uncheck the Use automatic settings checkbox and click on the Change Setting button. If the system does not allow you to change the settings, select the configuration that gives you a conflict-free base address and interrupt level from the Setting based on list box. 7. Click on the OK button to save your changes.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions Troubleshooting Diagnostic Messages This section lists possible error messages returned by the diagnostic utility, along with solutions. No National Instruments Serial Port Found If the No National Instruments serial port found error message appears, complete the following steps: 1. 2. Verify the hardware resources, as follows: a. In the Device Manager tab, under Multi-function adapters, double-click on a serial board. b.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions Diagnostic Utility Does Not Show All Installed Ports If the diagnostic utility does not show all the ports you installed, complete the following steps: 1. 2. Verify the hardware resources, as follows: a. In the Device Manager tab, under Multi-function adapters, double-click on a serial board. b. If a serial board is missing from the Multi-function adapters list, reinstall the hardware and software.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions Resolving Resource Conflicts with Legacy Boards Resource conflicts typically occur if your system contains legacy boards that use resources that are not reserved properly. If a resource conflict exists, write down the resource that caused the conflict and refer to the Microsoft Windows Me/9x user’s guide for instructions on how to use the Device Manager to reserve I/O and IRQ resources for legacy boards.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions 5. Select the interface that Windows Me/9x did not detect, as shown in Figure D-2. (This example shows a PCI interface.) Figure D-2. Ports List in Device Manager 6. Click on the Remove button. 7. Click on the OK button to remove the serial hardware information. 8. Repeat steps 5 through 7 until you have removed all serial interfaces. 9. Click on the Refresh button. 10.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions AT and PCMCIA Hardware If Windows does not detect your serial hardware correctly, or you have been using your serial hardware with the default Windows Me/9x serial driver or an older version of the NI-Serial software, Windows Me/9x does not display the New Hardware Found dialog box. To fix this problem, follow these steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel. 2. Double-click on the System icon. 3. Select the Device Manager tab. 4.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions Figure D-3. Ports List in Device Manager 7. Click on the Remove button, and click on OK to confirm the removal of the serial hardware information. Repeat steps 6 and 7 until all serial board entries are removed. Then, click on Refresh to force Windows Me/9x to detect the serial hardware and display the New Hardware Found dialog box. Common Questions How can I determine which type of serial hardware I have installed? 1.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions How can I determine which version of the NI-Serial software I have installed? The Read Me file gives the version of the software. To open the file, select Start»Programs»National Instruments Serial»Read Me. What do I do if the diagnostic test fails with an error? Refer to the Troubleshooting Diagnostic Messages section earlier in this appendix.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions How do I change the resources assigned to the serial interface? ♦ PCI and PXI Boards The PCI and PXI serial boards are configured as devices belonging to the multi-function adapters class. The multi-function parent device is listed under the Multi-function adapters icon, and each child device is listed as a port under the Ports (COM & LPT) icon. To change the resources of serial ports, complete the following steps: ♦ 1.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions Figure D-4. Multi-Function Adapter Class in the Device Manager How do I remove information about serial boards from the Device Manager? Refer to the hardware uninstallation section for your hardware platform and operating system in Appendix C, Uninstalling the Hardware and Software. What is the maximum baud rate supported and how can I set it? The maximum baud rate supported is 460.8 Kbaud for RS-485 and 115.2 Kbaud for RS-232.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions Windows NT Missing Serial Port in the niports List PCI and PXI Boards The serial configuration utility contains configuration information for serial hardware that is installed in your system. To start the configuration utility, select Start»Settings»Control Panel and double-click on the niports icon. If your PCI or PXI serial hardware is missing from this list, complete the following steps: 1. Physically make sure that your board is installed properly. 2.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions PCMCIA Boards The serial configuration utility niports contains configuration information for serial hardware it is aware of that is installed in your system. To start the configuration utility, select Start»Settings»Control Panel, and double-click on the niports icon.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions Troubleshooting Diagnostic Messages This section lists possible error messages returned by the diagnostic utility, along with solutions. No National Instruments Serial Port Found If the No National Instruments serial port found error message appears, complete the following steps: 1. Verify the hardware resources, as follows: a. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel and double-click on the niports icon. b.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions Diagnostic Utility Does Not Show All Installed Ports If the diagnostic utility does not show all the ports you installed, complete the following steps: 1. Verify the hardware resources, as follows: a. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel and double-click on the niports icon. b. In the Ports list, select a port and click on the Settings button. If the serial port is missing from the Ports list, reinstall the hardware and software.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions Interrupt Test Failed If the Interrupt test failed error message appears, you might have an IRQ conflict with legacy boards in your system. To solve this problem, change the IRQ level assigned to your legacy boards. For instructions on how to do so, refer to your legacy board documentation.
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions What is the maximum baud rate supported and how can I set it? The maximum baud rate supported is 460.8 Kbaud for RS-485 and 115.2 Kbaud for RS-232. To set the baud rate, use the SetCommState Win32 function and pass the actual value of the baud rate in the BaudRate field of the DCB structure. How many interrupts are required for my serial interface? If you have a shared IRQ card or an isolated serial card, you need one interrupt per card.
E Specifications This appendix describes the characteristics of the serial hardware, the NI-Serial software, along with the recommended operating conditions. PCI Serial Hardware Two-Port Boards Dimensions............................................. 10.67 by 14.22 cm (4.2 by 5.6 in.) I/O connector.......................................... DB-9 Power requirement (from PCI channel) PCI-485/2 +5 VDC.................................... 350 mA typical 750 mA maximum PCI-232/2 +5 VDC...........................
Appendix E Specifications for PCI Serial Hardware Power requirement (from PCI channel) PCI-485/2 +5 VDC ....................................800 mA typical 1300 mA maximum PCI-232/2 +5 VDC ....................................400 mA typical 650 mA maximum Four-Port Boards Dimensions .............................................10.67 by 17.27 cm (4.2 by 6.8 in.) I/O connector1 .........................................10-position modular jack Power requirement (from PCI channel) PCI-485/4 +5 VDC ............
Appendix E Specifications for PCI Serial Hardware Power requirement (from PCI channel) PCI-485/4 +5 VDC.................................... 1000 mA typical 1500 mA maximum PCI-232/4 +5 VDC.................................... 500 mA typical 750 mA maximum Eight-Port Boards Dimensions............................................. 10.67 by14.48 cm (4.2 by 5.7 in.) I/O connector1 ........................................ 68-position, SCSI type connector Power requirement (from PCI channel) PCI-485/8 +5 VDC....
Appendix E Specifications for PCI Serial Hardware Environmental Characteristics Operating environment Component temperature ..................0 to 70 °C Relative humidity ............................10 to 90%, noncondensing Storage environment Temperature.....................................–40 to 120 °C Relative humidity ............................5 to 90%, noncondensing EMI .........................................................
Appendix E Specifications for PXI Serial Hardware PXI Serial Hardware Two-Port Boards Dimensions............................................. 100 by 160 mm (3.94 by 6.30 in.) I/O connector.......................................... DB-9 Power requirement (from PXI channel) PXI-8420/2 +5 VDC.................................... 100 mA typical 150 mA maximum ±12 VDC.................................. 20 mA typical 200 mA maximum PXI-8421/2 +5 VDC....................................
Appendix E Specifications for PXI Serial Hardware PXI-8421/4 +5 VDC ....................................350 mA typical 750 mA maximum PXI-8422/4 +5 VDC ....................................500 mA typical 750 mA maximum PXI-8423/4 +5 VDC ....................................1000 mA typical 1500 mA maximum Eight-Port Boards Dimensions .............................................100 by 160 mm (3.94 by 6.30 in.) I/O connector1 .........................................
Appendix E Specifications for PXI Serial Hardware Environmental Characteristics Operating environment Component temperature.................. 0 to 70 °C Relative humidity............................ 10 to 90%, noncondensing Storage environment Temperature .................................... –40 to 120 °C Relative humidity............................ 5 to 90%, noncondensing EMI ........................................................
Appendix E Specifications for PCMCIA Serial Hardware PCMCIA Serial Hardware Hardware Specifications Dimensions .............................................85.6 by 54.0 by 0.5 cm (3.370 by 2.126 by 0.197 in.) I/O connector ..........................................Special cable with DB-9 Dsub connector and converter for PC card Power requirement (from PCMCIA expansion slot) PCMCIA-232 ..................................+5 VDC 40 mA typical PCMCIA-485 ..................................
Appendix E Specifications for AT Serial Hardware AT Serial Hardware Hardware Characteristics Two-Port AT Serial Boards (Nonisolated) Dimensions............................................. 10.67 by 16.51 cm (4.2 by 6.5 in.) I/O connector.......................................... DB-9 Power requirement (from PC AT I/O channel) AT-485/2.......................................... +5 VDC 390 mA typical 510 mA maximum AT-232/2..........................................
Appendix E Specifications for AT Serial Hardware Four-Port AT Serial Boards (Nonisolated) Dimensions .............................................10.67 by 16.51 cm (4.2 by 6.5 in.) I/O connector1 .........................................10-position modular jack Power Requirement (from PC AT I/O channel) AT-485/4 ..........................................+5 VDC 160 mA typical 200 mA maximum AT-232/4 ..........................................+5 VDC 110 mA typical 150 mA maximum AT-485/4 (Shared IRQ)....
Appendix E Specifications for AT Serial Hardware Environmental Characteristics Operating environment Component temperature.................. 0 to 70° C Relative humidity............................ 10 to 90%, noncondensing Storage environment Temperature .................................... –40 to 120° C Relative humidity............................ 5 to 90%, noncondensing EMI AT serial .......................................... FCC Class B verified AT serial isolated.............................
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Glossary Prefix Meaning Value p- pico- 10 –12 n- nano- 10 –9 µ- micro- 10 – 6 m- milli- 10 –3 k- kilo- 10 3 M- mega- 10 6 G- giga- 10 9 t- tera- 10 12 ° degrees Ω ohms % percent A amperes ANSI American National Standards Institute b bits B bytes baud bits per second bps bits per second C Celsius COM Computer Output Microform; used in reference to a communication port CTS clear to send DB-xx subminiature D connector, where xx is the number of pins © Nation
Glossary DCD data carrier detect DCE data communications equipment or data circuit-terminating equipment DLL dynamic link library DMA direct memory access DSR data set ready DTE data terminal equipment DTR data terminal ready—the overscore denotes that the signal is active low duplex the means of bandwidth usage in a serial system EIA Electronic Industries Association EMI electromagnetic interference FCC Federal Communications Commission FIFO First-In-First-Out ft feet GND ground
Glossary MB megabytes of memory PC personal computer PCI Peripheral Components Interconnect RAM random-access memory RI ring indicator RTS request to send RX receive RXD receive data—the overscore denotes that the signal is active low s seconds SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface TX transmit TXD transmit data—the overscore denotes that the signal is active low TXRDY transmit ready—the overscore denotes that the signal is active low UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitt
Index Numerics PCMCIA, Windows 2000, 4-7 PXI, Windows 2000, 3-8 PCI, Windows 2000, 2-8 PCMCIA, Windows 2000, 4-7 PXI, Windows 2000, 3-7 transceiver mode AT, Windows 2000, 5-8 PCI, Windows 2000, 2-8 PCMCIA, Windows 2000, 4-7 PXI, Windows 2000, 3-8 using FIFO buffers, 2-9, 2-17, 3-8, 3-16, 4-8, 4-15, 5-9, 5-18 advanced transceiver control, 6-1 four-wire mode, 6-2 setting transceiver control mode, 6-3 transceiver mode control bytes (table), 6-4 transceiver mode control modes (table), 6-2 two-wire mode: DTR co
Index communication port settings viewing or changing Windows 2000, 2-5, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5 Windows Me/9x, 2-14, 3-13, 4-13, 5-14 Windows NT, 2-21, 3-20, 4-19, 5-22 ComponentWorks, 1-9 ComponentWorks++, 1-9 configuration resource settings, 5-24 conflict-free resources, D-7 selecting, D-7 connecting cables, A-1 connecting cables to four-port PCI serial board (figure), A-5 connecting two-wire devices, A-1 conventions, xiii customer education, F-1 common questions changing resources assigned to serial interface,
Index no National Instruments serial port found Windows 2000, D-3 Windows Me/9x, D-9 Windows NT, D-20 troubleshooting Windows 2000, D-3 Windows Me/9x, D-9 Windows NT, D-20 diagnostic test failure Windows 2000, D-4 Windows Me/9x, D-15 Windows NT, D-22 DOS-based addresses (table), D-15 DTE vs.
Index H forcing Windows to detect hardware Windows 2000, D-2 Windows Me/9x, D-11 four-port boards connecting cables to (figure), A-5 isolated four-port boards AT, E-10 PCI, E-2 specifications AT, E-10 PCI, E-2 PXI, E-5 four-wire mode, 6-2 freeing an interrupt request level, D-6 full duplex, B-3 full-duplex system (figure), B-4 half duplex, B-4 half-duplex system (figure), B-4 hardware installation AT, Windows 2000, 5-2 AT, Windows Me/9x, 5-10 AT, Windows NT, 5-19 getting started, 1-2 PCI, Windows 2000, 2
Index I verification AT, 5-1 PCI, 2-1 PCMCIA, 4-1 PXI, 3-1 verifying hardware installation, 4-10 AT, Windows 2000, 5-4 AT, Windows Me/9x, 5-12 AT, Windows NT, 5-21 PCI, Windows 2000, 2-4 PCI, Windows Me/9x, 2-12 PCI, Windows NT, 2-20 PCMCIA, Windows 2000, 4-3 PCMCIA, Windows Me/9x, 4-12 PCMCIA, Windows NT, 4-18 PXI, Windows 2000, 3-4 PXI, Windows Me/9x, 3-11 PXI, Windows NT, 3-19 verifying hardware resources AT, Windows Me/9x, 5-13 PCMCIA, Windows Me/9x, 4-12 installing the PnP ISA Enabler Driver, 5-18 in
Index M PCMCIA, 1-6 PXI, 1-4 overview of serial software, 1-8 maximum supported baud rate Windows 2000, D-5 Windows Me/9x, D-17 Windows NT, D-23 Measurement Studio, 1-8 missing serial port in the niports list, D-18 modular jack connector, A-3 pin descriptions (table), A-3 pin locations (figure), A-3 multidrop network using terminating resistors (figure), B-5 multi-function adapter class in the Device Manager (figure), D-17 P PCI serial board installation (figure), 2-3, 2-11, 2-19 PCMCIA card installatio
Index AT boards (shared IRQ), 5-25 PCMCIA-232, PCMCIA-485, PCMCIA-232/4, 4-22 PCMCIA-232/2, PCMCIA-485/2, 4-23 restoring defaults, 2-9, 2-18, 3-9, 3-17, 4-8, 4-16, 5-9 RS-232 standard, B-1 features (table), B-1 RS-422 standard, B-2 features (table), B-1 RS-485 standard, B-2 features (table), B-1 running the diagnostic test AT, Windows Me/9x, 5-14 AT, Windows NT, 5-21 PCMCIA, Windows Me/9x, 4-12 PCMCIA, Windows NT, 4-18 PCMCIA, Windows Me/9x, 4-15 PXI, Windows Me/9x, 3-16 advanced settings AT, Windows 2000
Index PCI, Windows 2000, C-2 PCI, Windows Me/9x, C-3 PCI, Windows NT, C-5 PCMCIA, Windows 2000, C-12 PCMCIA, Windows Me/9x, C-13 PCMCIA, Windows NT, C-15 PXI, Windows 2000, C-7 PXI, Windows Me/9x, C-8 PXI, Windows NT, C-10 using, 6-1 serial port information, B-1 serial software installation Windows 2000, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1 Windows Me/9x, 2-9, 3-9, 4-8, 5-9 Windows NT, 2-18, 3-17, 4-16, 5-19 overview, 1-8 uninstalling Windows 2000, C-3, C-8, C-13, C-18 Windows Me/9x, C-4, C-9, C-15, C-20 Windows NT, C-6, C-
Index time-saving development tools, 1-8 transceiver control modes (table), 6-2 transceiver mode AT, Windows 2000, 5-8 AT, Windows Me/9x, 5-17 AT, Windows NT, 5-23 PCI, Windows 2000, 2-8 PCI, Windows Me/9x, 2-17 PCI, Windows NT, 2-22 PCMCIA, Windows 2000, 4-7 PCMCIA, Windows Me/9x, 4-15 PCMCIA, Windows NT, 4-20 PXI, Windows 2000, 3-8 PXI, Windows Me/9x, 3-16 PXI, Windows NT, 3-21 setting with DeviceloControl, 6-4 transceiver mode control bytes (table), 6-4 transmission line using bias resistors (figure), B
Index V PCI, E-1 PXI, E-5 two-wire devices, A-1 connecting, A-1 typical full-duplex system (figure), B-4 typical half-duplex system (figure), B-4 verifying hardware installation AT, Windows 2000, 5-4 AT, Windows Me/9x, 5-12 AT, Windows NT, 5-21 PCI, Windows 2000, 2-4 PCI, Windows Me/9x, 2-12 PCI, Windows NT, 2-20 PCMCIA, Windows 2000, 4-3 PCMCIA, Windows Me/9x, 4-10 PCMCIA, Windows NT, 4-18 PXI, Windows 2000, 3-4 PXI, Windows Me/9x, 3-11 PXI, Windows NT, 3-19 verifying hardware resources AT, Windows Me/9
