Remote I/O System User Guide

RIO Remote I/O System User Guide
Installing RIO under Windows NT
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Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software
Configuring PCI host cards
The PCI host card is plug and play however, under Windows NT a small amount of
configuration is required. To install and configure a PCI card under Windows NT, proceed as
follows;
1. Install the PCI host card into your system using the procedures detailed in Installing a
Universal 3.3/5V PCI host card on page 156.
2. Switch on your computer system.
3. In the Windows desktop, display the Perle program group window.
4. In the Perle program group window, double click on the RIO icon.
The RIO Configuration window is now displayed showing the RIO PCI card on the map
display.
5. In the RIO Configuration window, double-click on the card and give it a name.
You can now continue with the rest of your system installation as detailed in General setup
procedure for Windows NT on page 91.
Note
Although plug and play, some machine BIOSs require that you assign IRQs to each
PCI slot in order to make a PCI card use interrupts.
You cannot change the interrupt or memory address of the PCI card.
Note
During bootup, the operating system will select automatically an interrupt and memory
address for the card.