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Quatech SSP-100 User Manual

Single channel rs-232 pcmcia asynchronous adapter for pcmcia card standard compatible machines
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Single Channel RS-232 PCMCIA
for PCMCIA Card Standard compatible machines
INTERFACE CARDS FOR IBM PC/AT AND PS/2
QUATECH, INC.
5675 Hudson Industrial Parkway
Hudson, Ohio 44236
SSP-100
Asynchronous Adapter
User's Manual
TEL: (330) 434-3154
FAX: (330) 434-1409
www.quatech.com

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  • Page 1 Single Channel RS-232 PCMCIA Asynchronous Adapter for PCMCIA Card Standard compatible machines User's Manual INTERFACE CARDS FOR IBM PC/AT AND PS/2 QUATECH, INC. 5675 Hudson Industrial Parkway Hudson, Ohio 44236 SSP-100 TEL: (330) 434-3154 FAX: (330) 434-1409 www.quatech.com...

  • Page 2: Warranty Information

    No representation is made regarding the suitability of this product for any particular purpose. Quatech Inc. reserves the right to edit or append to this document or the product(s) to which it refers at any time and without notice.

  • Page 3: Declaration Of Conformity

    Application of Council Directive: Standards to which Conformity is Declared: Type of Equipment: Equipment Class: Product Name: Model Number : SSP-100 (Rev. G and later) User's Manual Quatech, Inc. 662 Wolf Ledges Parkway Akron, OH 44311 (USA) 89/336/EEC * EN50081-1 (EN55022) * EN50082-1 (IEC 801-2, IEC 801-3, &...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Installing a SSP-100 Under Windows 2000 ........

  • Page 5: Introduction

    The SSP-100 is a single channel RS-232 asynchronous serial adapter for systems equipped with PCMCIA Type II and/or Type III expansion sockets. The SSP-100 is a PCMCIA Type II (5 mm) card and is PCMCIA PC Card Standard Specification 2.1 compliant.
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  • Page 7: Dos/Windows 3

    DOS support is not guaranteed. Two configuration software programs are provided with the SSP-100: a Client Driver, and a card Enabler. Both of these programs are executed from DOS (before entering Windows) and allow operation of the SSP-100 in both the DOS and Windows 3.x environments.

  • Page 8: Ssp-100 Client Driver For Dos

    2.1 SSP-100 Client Driver for DOS In order to use the SSP-100 Client Driver, the system must be configured with Card and Socket Services software. Card and Socket Services software is not provided with the SSP-100 but is available from Quatech.

  • Page 9: Command Line Options

    Card and Socket Services. Iirq specifies the interrupt level (IRQ) of the SSP-100 in decimal. irq must be one of the following values: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, or 0 if no IRQ is desired. If this option is omitted, an interrupt level will be assigned by Card and Socket Services.
  • Page 10 In example 4, a single command line argument is provided. Because the parameter order is not significant, the Client Driver will attempt to configure a SSP-100 inserted into any socket with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5. If address 300H or IRQ 5 is unavailable, the SSP-100 will not be configured.

  • Page 11: Common Problems

    SSP-100 is to be installed. In this example, the Client Driver will attempt to configure a SSP-100 inserted into socket 0 with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5. If the SSP-100 is inserted into socket 1, the Client Driver will attempt to configure it with base address 340H and IRQ 10.

  • Page 12: Ssp-100 Enabler For Dos

    Some versions of Card and Socket Services dated before 1993 do not support general purpose I/O cards. If after careful installation of the Client Driver the SSP-100 does not configure or operate properly, an updated version of Card and Socket Services may be required. Card and Socket Services software is available from Quatech.

  • Page 13: Command Line Options

    2.2.1 Command Line Options To configure a SSP-100 in the system, the Enabler requires one command line argument from the user to determine the configuration of the card. This argument must be enclosed in parenthesis...
  • Page 14 2.2.1.2 Example 2 SSP130EN.EXE (s0,b300,i5) In example 2, the Enabler will configure the SSP-100 in socket 0 with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5 using a configuration memory window at segment D000. 2.2.1.3 Example 3 SSP130EN.EXE (i10,h,b340,s1)

  • Page 15: Common Problems

    2.2.1.5 Example 5 SSP130EN.EXE (o1,i5,b340,s1) In example 2, the Enabler will configure the SSP-100 in socket 1 with a base address of 340H and IRQ 5 using a configuration memory window at segment D000. 2.2.1.6 Example 6 SSP130EN.EXE (s0,b300,i5,r) In example 6, the Enabler will release the configuration used by the SSP-100 in socket 0 using a configuration memory window at segment D000.
  • Page 16 Card and Socket Services Software: In order to use the SSP-100 Enabler for DOS, the system MUST NOT be configured with Card and Socket Services software. If a Card and Socket Services software is installed, the Enabler may interfere with its operation and with the device(s) it controls. For systems configured with Card and Socket Services, the SSP-100 Client Driver is the recommended method of configuration.

  • Page 17: Windows 95/98/Millennium (Me)

    SSP-100 card. Click the "Search for the best driver for your device" option button. Click "NEXT" to continue. 4. An "Install from Disk" dialog box should appear. Insert the Quatech COM CD file, select the correct drive letter and path, and click "OK". Windows 95/98/ME will browse the path for the aforementioned files.

  • Page 18: Changing Resource Settings With Device Manager

    2. Double click on the hardware class Quatech Comm Adapters to list hardware devices in the class. 3. The SSP-100 “parent device” belongs to this hardware class. The device name for the SSP-100 is Quatech SSP-100: RS-232 Serial Port PC Card.
  • Page 19 Conflicting Device List from the drop down list. Some applications may not be able to access ports higher than COM4. To use the SSP-100 PCMCIA serial ports with these applications you might be forced to remove other serial communications devices from your system 7.

  • Page 20: Frequently Asked Questions

    SSP-100 card. The basic configurations list should once again be visible. Base I/O Address Resource Modification Not Allowed: The SSP-100 is configured to allow only a fixed number of base I/O addresses. To change the I/O address resources for the SSP-100 select another “Basic Configuration”. Refer to the Basic...
  • Page 21 4 Windows 2000 To allow easy configuration of the SSP-100, an Windows 2000 "INF" configuration file has been written for the hardware. Installing a SSP-100 Under Windows 2000. 1. Insert the Quatech COM CD into an available CD-ROM. 2. Insert the SSP-100 into any available PC Card socket.
  • Page 22 4. Double click ‘Serial Port Adapters’ Figure 6 5. Double click ‘Drivers’ Figure 7 SSP-100 User's Manual (Rev. G and later)
  • Page 23 6. Double click on ‘Windows 2000, XP for PCI, PCMCIA, ISA’ Figure 8 7. Click on ‘qserbrd.inf’ and select open. Figure 9 Windows 2000...
  • Page 24 Click on the Hardware tab then click on the Device Manager. Consult Windows 2000 on-line help Windows 2000 handles the SSP-100 as a "parent/child device". v The SSP-100 is the "parent device" and is listed under the hardware class Quatech SSP-100 PCMCIA RS-232 Serial Adapter in the device manager.

  • Page 25: Viewing Resource Settings With Device Manager

    2. Double click on the hardware class Quatech SSP-100 PCMCIA RS-232 Serial Adapter to list hardware devices in the class. 3. The SSP-100 “parent device” belongs to this hardware class. The device name for the SSP-100 is Quatech SSP-100 PCMCIA RS-232 Serial Adapter.

  • Page 26: Changing Resource Settings With Device Manager

    2. Double click on the hardware class Quatech Multiport Serial Devices to list hardware devices in the class. 3. The SSP-100 “parent device” belongs to this hardware class. The device name for the SSP-100 is Quatech SSP-100 PCMCIA RS-232 Serial Adapter.

  • Page 27: Windows 2000

    Windows 2000...
  • Page 28 460,800 921,600 5. Open the Properties dialog for the SSP-100 device, then click the Resources tab to view the Input/Output Range and Interrupt Request resource allocations. If options that are not available on the preceding pages are required, a different basic configuration will have to be selected.
  • Page 29 Configuration 0002* 0003* * Indicates “COM” mode addressing. Addresses 3F8, 2F8, 3E8, and 2E8 are the standard addresses for COM1, COM2, COM3, and COM4, respectively. Windows 95/98/ME enumerates any COM port at a non-standard address starting with COM5. *** Any indicates variable value; this value may or may not be user selectable depending on platform. Windows 2000 Basic I/O Range***...
  • Page 30 Do not select a value that causes a conflict with any other installed hardware. 8. If any changes have been made to the SSP-100’s configuration the card will automatically be reconfigured to the new resources specified. Any time a PCMCIA card of this type is inserted Windows 2000 will attempt to configure the card at these resource settings.

  • Page 31: Windows Nt

    5 Windows NT Installing SSP-100 To allow easy configuration of the SSP-100 the Quatech Device Manager for Windows NT has been written for the hardware. This configuration utility supports the SSP-100 only in block addressing mode. To begin the installation, open Windows Explorer and search for the ‘Setup.exe’ command to install the Quatech Device Manager.
  • Page 32 1. Locate and double click the Quatech Device Manager icon on the desktop Device Manager Icon on Desktop 2. Click the ‘Add’ button at the bottom of the Quatech Device Manager Window SSP-100 User's Manual (Rev. G and later)
  • Page 33 3. Follow the steps for the ‘Add Quatech Hardware Wizard’. Windows NT...
  • Page 34 PCMCIA Card and re-boot the computer. Additional help is available online The SSP-100 PC Card should now be configured. In the future, Windows NT will automatically recognize and configure the SSP-100. Note: Windows NT does not support ‘Plug and Play’ for PCMCIA cards. The PCMCIA Card must be inserted prior to starting Windows NT and can not be removed and reinserted while Windows NT is running.

  • Page 35: External Connections

    6. External Connections An adapter cable is included with the SSP-100 to convert the 9-pin PCMCIA output connector into a standard D-9 male connector, data terminal equipment (DTE), as shown in the figures below. External Connections Figure 14. SSP-100 Adapter Cable.
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  • Page 37: Specifications

    7. Specifications Bus Interface Physical Dimensions Maximum Baud Rate Power Requirements Connector SSP-100 User's Manual PCMCIA PC Card Standard 2.1 compliant Type II PCMCIA card (5mm) 921.6K +5 volts 20 mA (typical) 30 mA (maximum) Adapter to standard male D-9...
  • Page 38 SSP-100 User's Manual Revision 3.12 March 2004 P/N 940-0074-312 Quatech, Inc.

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