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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Guarantee..1 COPYRIGHT..1 BRAIN BOXES LIMITED..1 Introduction ...3 Introducing Serial Solution Software..3 Serial Solutions For DOS..3 Serial Solutions For Windows 3.x...4 Serial Solutions For Windows 9x...5 Serial Solutions For Windows NT..5 Serial Solutions for Windows 2000...5 Complete Documentation and Technical Backup.
  • Page 3 Introduction ...25 Installing the Driver...25 Checking Card Installation...27 Card Configuration ...27 Port Configuration ...30 Open the Device Manager ...30 Windows 98/Millenium Installation...33 Driver Installation...33 Checking your Installation...34 Card Configuration ...35 Open the Device Manager ...35 Port Configuration ...37 Open the Device Manager ...37 Introduction ...41 Driver Installation...41 Checking Your Installation...42...

  • Page 4: Brain Boxes Limited

    BRAIN BOXES. Due to Brain Boxes commitment to quality, software is subject to continuous improvements: upgrades can be obtained from : www.brainboxes.com/software Unit 3C, Wavertree Boulevard South, Wavertree Technology Park, Liverpool, L7 9PF, England.

  • Page 6: Serial Solutions For Windows 3.X

    This chapter is a brief description of the Serial Solutions software package; this can also be purchased SEPARATELY and is available from YOUR DEALER. The perfect partner for any Serial Port is Serial Solutions Software! Serial Solutions is a fully featured suite of programs designed to squeeze the most from PC serial communications.
  • Page 7 NewCOM32.sys A device driver providing support for 32 ports. NewMode.exe A replacement for the DOS ’mode com...’ command. NewMode is used to set the serial parameters, including the port address, IRQ line used, the baud rate, parity and data and stop bit options. Baud rates supported are from 110 baud to 115,200 baud! Included is a very handy query mode that reports the settings of the various serial ports.
  • Page 8 EasyCWIN C source code, project files and ready to run.exe program for an easy to understand Windows terminal program. Learn how to write Windows comms apps correctly the easy way. Windows 95 has an improved communication API and directly supports up to 255 ports.
  • Page 9 The driver, which handles the installation and setup of each card, be it PCI, ISA or PCMCIA. SsPort.sys The driver, which gets COM ports going. SsPar.sys The driver for Parallel ports SsCard.dll A Dynamic Link Library, which provides a user interface to configure cards and their ports under Device Manager / Multi-port serial adapters SsCard.hlp The help file for the SsCard.dll user interface.
  • Page 10 This chapter details the specifications of the PCI 1 Port RS232 card. This half- sized card will work happily in any PCI 2.0 or greater compliant PC compatible. General Card Features. A 9 pin D RS232 Serial port. Reliable communications up to 50 feet, 15m, and beyond! Word length of 5, 6, 7 or 8 bits.

  • Page 11: Hardware Configuration

    Configuring PCI Cards. PCI cards, by definition, require no hardware configuration and can be installed "directly from the box".
  • Page 12 Then using a screwdriver, remove the cover mounting screws on the back panel of the PC system unit. Next, remove the PC’s cover by sliding it forward and up. It usually helps to disconnect the keyboard from the PC since it tends to get in the way when the case is removed.
  • Page 13 Choose an empty expansion slot. This Card will fit into one of the white PCI slots on your motherboad. Remove the blanking cover protecting the slot on the PC back panel. KEEP the blanking cover screw safely for later. Now insert the card in the slot. Be careful to ensure that the gold plated pcb fingers fits neatly into the I/O expansion connector.

  • Page 14: Problems

    If all these have been checked and the PC still does not power up then inspect the area surrounding the card to ensure that any potentially harmful bits of metal etc. are not present, if the problem persists ask your dealer to check the card or contact help@brainboxes.com...

  • Page 16: Dos Installation

    The DOS installation procedure consists of two steps after the PCI Dual RS232 card is inserted: 1. Determining the resources that the PCI Dual RS232 has claimed. 2. Informing the Serial Solutions DOS device driver of those resources. Insert the PCI 1 Rs232 Card into your PC, as described in Chapter 3 Installing the Card, and restart.

  • Page 17: Hardware Handshake

    /I IRQ, range specifies card interrupt and COM port range. The COM port range /B number buffer is used to set the number of pairs of buffers to be allocated to ports and is a decimal number in the range 1-maxport. /S buffer Set size of all buffers in bytes, buffer is rounded to the nearest power of 2 and must be a decimal number in the range 32 to 32768.

  • Page 18: Hardware Handshaking

    Buffer Size. /S512 Buffer size set to 512 bytes. Hardware Handshaking. /H,4 Type 4, 3 Wire Handshake selected for all ports. Type 4, 3 Wire Handshake selected for all ports. When "assembled" the NEWCOM.SYS command line looks like… DEVICE=NEWCOM.SYS /A5,0140 /I 11,5 /B5 /S 512 /H,4 …and should be entered into the CONFIG.SYS file.
  • Page 20 The Windows 3.x installation procedure consists of two steps after the PCI Dual RS232 CARD is inserted: 1. Determining the resources that the PCI Dual RS232 Card has claimed. 2. Informing Windows 3.x of those resources. Insert the PCI 1 Rs232 Card into your PC, as described in Chapter 3 Installing the Card, and restart.
  • Page 21 Place the supplied Serial Solutions CDROM in a suitable drive. From File Manager choose ‘Run’ and enter <Drive>:\diskimg\sswin3x\setup.exe Where <Drive> is the letter of your CDROM drive Click By default, all component options will be installed, selecting the "Del All" button will select all installed components for deletion and "Add All"...
  • Page 22 From , double click Double-click on Click on the button...
  • Page 23 In the field, enter the value 0140. Note: COM ports are defined with an i/o address range, which in this case, begins at 0140 and all subsequent ports have an i/o address that is 8 higher than the previous. i.e. if COM2 has an address of 0140h, then COM3 has an address of 0148h.
  • Page 24 Double-click on From the COM Ports window choose the port that you wish to configure and click on Settings - the following dialogue will be displayed: Note: A port that has been added has the default values of: Baud Rate: 9600 Data Bits: Parity:...
  • Page 25 From , double-click Double-click on button can be used to discard the entries of ports that have been removed from the system. Note. Never try to leave out a serial port number when using the delete button, because Windows may automatically shift serial port numbers which results in a mis-match of settings in the Serial Ports Applet (COM1- COM4 only).
  • Page 26 made ALL the necessary changes restart Windows so that the new settings come into effect.
  • Page 28 To obtain a trouble free mix-and-match of the COM ports: Insert the PCI 1 Rs232 Card into your PC, as described in Chapter 3 Installing the Card, and restart. During the booting process, Windows 95 will detect the PCI 1 Port RS232 Card, but will display it simply as a "PCI CARD", and you will briefly see a message box to this effect Windows will then display the "Update Device Driver Wizard", which asks you...
  • Page 29 In the location space type <drive>:\diskimg\sswin9x where drive is the appropriate letter for your CDROM drive Click The screen shot above shows that the found a suitable driver and the location of that driver. Click Click In the location space type <drive>:\diskimg\sswin9x where drive is the appropriate letter for your CDROM drive Click After copying the file, Windows 95 will then detect each of the serial ports in...
  • Page 30 Using the right-hand mouse button click on the desktop. Click on Select the When the " " is viewed the PCI 1 port RS232 card will appear under the " will appear under the " For most users who have 4 or less COM ports the new port will appear as COM5 as pictured above, for users with more than 5 COM ports the new port will appear as the first available COM ports.
  • Page 31 Click on the...
  • Page 32 By double-clicking on the label you will reveal any cards that you have installed. Click on the label to highlight it, then click on the Properties button Click on the Serial Solutions tab Solutions tab produces. The I/O address and interrupt are assigned to the card by the "Plug and play" system of the PC.
  • Page 33 Using the right-hand mouse button click on the icon on your desktop. Click on Double-clicking on the label you will reveal a list of ports installed on your machine. Click on the port you wish to configure to configure to highlight it, then click on the button.

  • Page 34: Flow Control

    Settings available in these windows are: Bits per Second - determines the baud rate at which the selected port operates. the maximum value of operation is 115,200, even though the maximum value selectable is 921,600 - this is due to standard Windows COM port drivers being used.
  • Page 35 Settings available in this window are: Use FIFO Buffers - turns the selected ports FIFO buffer on or off. It is strongly recommended that the FIFO for both ports is left enabled. Receive Buffer - These settings allow the selection of a receiver FIFO trigger setting.
  • Page 36 To obtain a trouble free mix-and-match of the COM ports: Insert the PCI 1 Rs232 Card into your PC, as described in Chapter 3 Installing the Card, and restart. During the booting process, Windows 98 will detect the PCI 1 port RS232, but will display it simply as a "PCI Serial Controller", and you will briefly see a message box to this effect.
  • Page 37 Select Search for the best driver for your device. Click Click In the location space type where drive is the appropriate letter for your CDROM drive Click Click After copying the file, Windows 95 will then detect each of the serial ports in turn and install them as communications ports.
  • Page 38 When the is viewed the PCI 1 port RS232 card will appear under the branch. Also, a Communications Port will appear under the For most users who have 4 or less COM ports the new port will appear as COM5 as pictured above, for users with more than 5 COM ports the new port will appear as the first available COM ports.
  • Page 39 By double-clicking on the label you will reveal any cards that you have installed. Click on the label to highlight it, then click on the Properties button Click on the Serial Solutions tab...
  • Page 40 The I/O address and interrupt are assigned to the card by the "Plug and play" system of the PC. These values CANNOT be changed with the current version of the driver. The Force Configuration radio button enables you to force the I/O address and interrupt and is usually used only for legacy devices which require specific settings.

  • Page 41: Bits Per Second

    Select the Double-clicking on the label you will reveal a list of ports installed on your machine. Click on the port you wish to configure to configure to highlight it, then click on the button. Selecting the Port Settings tab produces Settings available in these windows are: Bits per second - determines the baud rate at which the selected port...
  • Page 42 value selectable is 921,600 - this is due to standard Windows COM port drivers being used. Data Bits.* Parity.* Stop Bits.* Flow Control.* *Change to suit the remote device being used Restore Defaults - when clicked, resets the selected COM port to the following values: Baud Rate: Data Bits:...
  • Page 44 Microsoft Windows NT Provides built in support for 255 standard serial ports. To setup your PCI RS422/485 serial card you should follow these steps. Please note that to change any kind of hardware configuration under Windows NT you must be logged in as a user with Administrator level privileges, if you do not have these please contact your system administrator.
  • Page 45 InstallShield will then install the driver software as shown below Click Open the Control panel by clicking on then then...
  • Page 46 Double click on icon This window will show the Card and the ports which have been installed by the Serial Solutions driver. Open the Control panel by clicking on then then...
  • Page 47 Double click on icon Highlight the port which you wish to configure by clicking on it’s label Click the button Select the tab. Settings available in these windows are: Bits per second - determines the baud rate at which the selected port operates.
  • Page 48 value selectable is 921,600 - this is due to standard Windows COM port drivers being used. Data Bits.* Parity.* Stop Bits.* Flow Control.* *Change to suit the remote device being used Restore Defaults - when clicked, resets the selected COM port to the following values: Baud Rate: Data Bits:...
  • Page 49 From Control Panel, open the Add/Remove Programs applet, then close the Control Panel. Select from the list Serial Solutions PCI. Click the Add/Remove button. Windows NT will then uninstall the Serial Solutions PCI applet without the need for restarting.
  • Page 50 Microsoft Windows 2000 Provides built in support for 255 standard serial ports. To setup your PCI 1 Port RS232 serial card you should follow these steps. Please note that to change any kind of hardware configuration under Windows2000 you must be logged in as a user with Administrator level privileges, if you do not have these please contact your system administrator.
  • Page 51 Select Click Select Click Type where is the letter of the CDROM drive containing the Serial Solutions CD Click...
  • Page 52 Click Click Click The Brain Boxes serial port will now be installed and messages will flash on the screen to indicate that this is happening...
  • Page 53 Using the right-hand mouse button click on the My Computer icon on your desktop. Click on Properties. Select the Click on the The PCI 1 port RS232 card will appear under Also, a Brain Boxes Serial Port will appear under...
  • Page 54 Using the right-hand mouse button click on the My Computer icon on your desktop. Click on Properties. Select the Click on the...
  • Page 55 By double-clicking on the label you will reveal any cards that you have installed. Double-click on the label. Select the In this window, the COM port assignment may be changed, simply by selecting a new COM port value from the pull down menu relevant to the port. However, COM port usage other than those for the PCI 1 Port RS232 card itself are not checked, so it is advisable to first check which COM ports are in use - port availability can be checked by viewing the...
  • Page 56 By clicking on the button you can access the Settings available in this window are: FIFO Off - turns the selected ports FIFO buffer on or off. It is strongly recommended that the FIFO for both ports is left enabled. Receive Trigger Level - These settings allow the selection of a receiver FIFO trigger setting.
  • Page 57 Click on the Double-clicking on the label you will reveal a list of ports installed on your machine. Double-click on the port you wish to configure. Select the Settings available in these windows are:...
  • Page 58 Bits per second - determines the baud rate at which the selected port operates. the maximum value of operation is 115,200, even though the maximum value selectable is 921,600 - this is due to standard Windows COM port drivers being used. Data Bits.* Parity.* Stop Bits.*...

  • Page 60: The Rs232 Standard

    This chapter gives details of the 9 and 25 pin RS232 pin outs, cabling and connections, with information on how to connect the serial ports of two PCs and how to make a selftest loop back connector. The RS232 Standard. The RS232 standard is ancient in computer industry terms.
  • Page 61 To connect to the AT style RS232 Serial Port you will need a cable terminating in a 9 way female D connector. It is sound practice to use cables with screws fitted that will allow you to fasten the cable securely to the PC card. In general, you will need to make up a "cross over"...
  • Page 62 Connect the earth lines. Line 5 of Serial Port 2 to lines 1 & 7 of the other PC. This gives the two devices a common earth level. Connect the Transmit and Receive lines together. Line 3, TXD, Port 2 goes to line 3, RXD, of the other PC. Line 2, RXD, Port 2 goes to line 2, TXD, of the other PC.
  • Page 63 A loop back connector can be used to echo RS232 data transmitted by a serial port back into its own RS232 receiver. In this way, the function of the serial port can be tested.
  • Page 64 9 PIN D CONNECTOR This adapter cable makes the AT style 9-pin serial port, look like the standard PC 25 pin serial port. It is NOT a cross over cable! 9 Pin AT SERIAL PORT 9 Pin Female D Connector 25 PIN D CONNECTOR 25 Pin PC SERIAL PORT 25 Pin Male D Connector...

  • Page 66: Determining Pci Dual Rs232 Resources

    16450 / 16550 3, 7 adapter 59, 61 asynchronous 7 baud / baud rate 4 BBCARDS.EXE 13, 14, 17 bits 57 buffer / buffered 3, 4, 7 cable 4, 57, 58, 59, 61 Changing COM numbers in Windows 95 29, 37, 52 command 4 connectors 57 cross over 58, 59, 61...

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