Setup; What Is Setup; Using The Board Under Windows Using The Standard Com Driver Software Com Setup Disk; Using The Board Under An Os Other Than Windows - Contec COM-2PD-LPE User Manual

2. Setup

This chapter explains how to set up the board.

What is Setup?

Setup means a series of steps to take before the product can be used.
Different steps are required for software and hardware.
The setup procedure varies with the OS and applications used.
Using the Board under Windows
Using the Standard COM Driver Software COM Setup Disk
This section describes the setup procedure to be performed before you can start developing application
programs for the board using the bundled disk "Standard COM Driver Software -
COM Setup Disk".
Taking the following steps sets up the software and hardware. You can use the diagnosis program later
to check whether the software and hardware function normally.
Step 1 Setting the Hardware
Step 2 Installing the Hardware
Step 3 Initializing the Software
On the bundled disk, refer to the \PCI\Readmee.txt file and the installation instructions files for each OS
located in the \PCI\InstDoc.
If Setup fails to be performed normally, see the "Setup Troubleshooting" section at the end of this
chapter.

Using the Board under an OS Other than Windows

For using the board under an OS other than Windows, see the following parts of this user's guide.
This chapter Step 1 Setting the Hardware
Chapter 4 External Connection
Chapter 6 About Hardware
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