Remote I/O System User Guide

RIO Remote I/O System User Guide
Installing RIO under Windows NT
Page 91
Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software
General setup procedure for Windows NT
The general procedure for installing RIO for the Windows NT operating system is as follows:
1. If required, install any PCI host cards you require into your system. See Installing a
Universal 3.3/5V PCI host card on page 156.
2. Install the RIO Windows NT drivers and utilities onto your system using the procedures
described in Installing device drivers and utilities on page 92.
3. Using the RIO Configuration utility, add the names of any PCI cards to your system
configuration using the procedure given in Configuring PCI host cards on page 98.
4. Add your ISA host card settings to the system configuration. See Configuring ISA host
cards on page 95.
5. Install any ISA host cards you require into your system. See Installing an ISA host
card on page 158.
6. Install the links you require in your system using one of the procedures shown in the next
table.
7. Install and remove Remote Terminal Adaptors as required for your system. see Installing
Remote Terminal Adaptors (RTAs) on page 161 and Removing a Remote Terminal
Adaptor (RTA) on page 173.
8. Using the RIO Configuration utility, configure RTAs and associated serial ports you have
added to the system. See Configuring Remote Terminal Adaptors on page 99.
Your system is now ready for use. If required, you can reconfigure the system following initial
installation. See Making and displaying changes to your system configuration on
page 101 for details.
Link type For procedure see...
Short distance Installing a short distance link on page 174
Medium distance Installing a Fibre Optic Link Kit (FOLK) on page 175
Long distance Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) on page 177
Fault tolerant Installing a fault tolerant link on page 189
Dual host fail-safe Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only) on page 190
Note
If you connect a new device to your RIO system, for example an RTA, you need
to add the ports to the system using the procedures described in Making and
displaying changes to your system configuration on page 101.