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Part Number 3600-485, 3600-422, 3601
Sealevel Systems, Inc
155 Technology Place
P.O. Box 830
Liberty, SC 29657
PC-SIO
USER'S MANUAL
Phone: (864) 843-4343
FAX:
(864) 843-3067
www.sealevel.com

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  • Page 1 ™ PC-SIO USER’S MANUAL Part Number 3600-485, 3600-422, 3601 Sealevel Systems, Inc Phone: (864) 843-4343 155 Technology Place FAX: (864) 843-3067 P.O. Box 830 www.sealevel.com Liberty, SC 29657...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents ....................1 NTRODUCTION ...................1 VERVIEW ’ ................1 NCLUDED ....................... 2 ETUP ....................3 NSTALLATION ............3 PERATING YSTEM NSTALLATION For Windows Users ...............3 Other Operating Systems ..............3 PC C ................3 NSERTION .................. 4 ECHNICAL ESCRIPTION ........4 ODEM ONTROL IGNAL ONSIDERATIONS ............5 ONNECTOR SSIGNMENTS...
  • Page 3 © 1999f Sealevel Systems, Incorporated. All rights reserved.
  • Page 5: Introduction

    Release 1.0 and included full hardware support for I/O devices. Release 2.0 coincided with JEIDA’s 4.1 release and is identical. The PC-SIO continues the Sealevel Systems tradition of an easy to use, highly reliable, and technically advanced serial I/O solution.
  • Page 6: Card Setup

    IRQ selection etc.). Please refer to Appendix C for information on the SEAPC enabler and the diagnostic tool SSEnable. Please note that SEAPC is not stand alone and does require Card and Socket Services. Sealevel Systems PC-SIO Page 2...
  • Page 7: Installation

    PC-SIO or to the PCMCIA slot. After the card has been installed into the PCMCIA slot, the I/O cable should be connected to the card. The cable is keyed to prevent it from being installed incorrectly. Sealevel Systems PC-SIO Page 3...
  • Page 8: Technical Description

    If no requirements are mentioned, a safe configuration is to tie DTR to DSR and DCD, and tie RTS to CTS. This configuration will typically satisfy the modem control signal requirements for most communications software. Sealevel Systems PC-SIO Page 4...
  • Page 9: Connector Pin Assignments

    Receive Data Negative Input CTS+ Clear to Send Positive Input * CTS- Clear to Send Negative Input * * Note: The RTS modem control signals are only available if using the PC-SIO-422 version (part # 3600-422). Sealevel Systems PC-SIO Page 5...
  • Page 10: Specifications

    3600/3601 25 mA Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) Greater than 150,000 hours. (Calculated) Physical Dimensions The PC-SIO conforms to the physical dimensions for all PCMCIA Type 2 cards as defined in the PCMCIA specification 2.0. Sealevel Systems PC-SIO Page 6...
  • Page 11: Appendixa - Troubleshooting

    No two adapters can occupy the same I/O address. 4. Make sure the Sealevel Systems adapter is using a unique IRQ. Refer to the section on Card Setup for help in choosing an I/O address and IRQ.
  • Page 12 Possible Cause: Card Services flags certain I/O addresses and Interrupts as used and will not allow other Client Enabler Driver, like SEAPC to use them. Solution: Select a different I/O address and IRQ in the SeaPC setup file. ____________________________________________________________ Sealevel Systems PC-SIO Page 8...
  • Page 13 Services reports that the card is not recognized. Possible Cause: Memory shadowing conflicts. Solution: Make sure that memory shadowing in the PC is disabled in the regions that memory windows are being used by the host PCMCIA adapter. Sealevel Systems PC-SIO Page 9...
  • Page 14: Appendixb - How T O Get Assistance

    If possible, please have the adapter installed in a computer ready to run diagnostics. 3. Sealevel Systems maintains a Home page on the Internet. Our home page address is www.sealevel.com. The latest software updates, and newest manuals are available via our FTP site that can be accessed from our home page.
  • Page 15: Appendix C - Seapc And Ssenable Software

    SeaPC may be used with memory managers and loaded into expanded memory. SeaPC requires MS-DOS or PC-DOS version 3.00 or higher and Card and Socket Services that are compliant with PCMCIA version 2.00 or higher. Sealevel Systems PC-SIO Page 11...
  • Page 16: Installation Of Seapc

    To display the available command line options, Type “SeaPC /?” at the DOS command prompt. The following should be displayed. C:>SeaPC /? Sealevel Systems, Inc. SeaPC PC Card I/O Enabler Version 1.00 Sealevel Systems Inc. (C) 1994. All rights reserved. Syntax: SeaPC [/F:file] [/U] [/I] [/V] [/?]...
  • Page 17 Note the above syntax is an example for one card. Multiple cards (up to eight) may be configured using the following syntax: ;First Card [card] BaseIO=238 IRQ=10 Type = UART Interface=RS-232 Sealevel Systems PC-SIO Page 13...
  • Page 18: Ssenable

    PC Card is in socket 1 SSEnable /b:238 /i:5 /m:d000 /s:1 To remove the configuration on socket 1 type: SSEnable /s:1 /r Note: SSEnable will only work with Intel PCIC compatible socket controllers. Sealevel Systems PC-SIO Page 14...
  • Page 19: Appendixd - Electrical Interface

    +3 to +10 volts) represents a binary 0 (space) and -12 volts (-3 to -10 volts) denotes a binary 1 (mark). The RS-232 and the EIA/TIA-574 specification defines two type of interface circuits, Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) and Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment (DCE). The Sealevel Systems adapter is a DTE interface. RS-422 The RS-422 specification defines the electrical characteristics of balanced voltage digital interface circuits.
  • Page 20 The RS-530 specification defines two types of interface circuits, Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) and Data Circuit- Terminating Equipment (DCE). The Sealevel Systems adapter is a DTE interface. Sealevel Systems PC-SIO...
  • Page 21: Appendixd - Compliance Notices

    Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help Caution Sealevel Systems, Inc. is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized modifications of this equipment or the substitution of attachment of connecting cables and equipment other than those specified by Sealevel Systems.
  • Page 22: Canadian Radio Interference Regulations

    Always use cabling provided with this product if possible. If no cable is provided or if an alternate cable is required, use high quality shielded cabling to maintain compliance with EMC directives. Sealevel Systems PC-SIO Page 18...
  • Page 23: Warranty

    Sealevel Systems, Inc. provides a lifetime warranty for this product. Should this product fail to be in good working order at any time during this period, Sealevel Systems will, at it's option, replace or repair it at no additional charge except as set forth in the following terms.

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