CyberSerial Dual PCI Quick Installation Guide Introducing the CyberSerial Dual PCI The CyberSerial Dual PCI high-speed serial I/O card provides two additional 9-pin serial ports. Features and Benefits • Conforms to PCI v2.2 Plug and Play • Reduces CPU load and improves system performance dramatically •...
Package Contents • CyberSerial Dual PCI board • Driver CD • Quick installation guide Layout Serial Port 2 Serial Port 1 Jumper Settings (JP1, JP2) Open = 0 volts (default) Short 1-2 = 5V Short 2-3 = 12V Note: Most serial devices do not require additional power through the serial port.
Hardware Installation General instructions for installing the card are provided below. Since the design of computer cases and motherboards vary, refer to your computer’s reference manual for further information, if needed. Static Electricity Discharge may permanently damage your system. Discharge any static electricity build up in your body by touching your computer’s case for a few seconds.
Driver Installation This section provides information on how to install the CyberSerial Dual PCI drivers. Boot up DOS and insert the driver CD. Copy OXSER.EXE from the DOS folder to your C: drive. At the C: prompt, type in OXSER io=3e8 and the serial ports will be set up as COM3 and COM4.
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From the main desktop, double click My Computer, Control Panel, System, then click Device Manager. Double click Ports (COM & LPT), CyberSerial PCI 16Cxxx... should be displayed two times. Double click Multi-function adapters, SIIG CyberPro 2S PCI board and PCI Function should be displayed.
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Windows NT 4.0 From the desktop click Start, then Run. Insert the driver CD, type in D:\NT4\install_serial.exe, then click OK. (Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter) Click Next when the Welcome window appears. Choose Install, then click Next. Click Yes, then click Exit.
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Windows XP At the Found New Hardware Wizard, select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), then click Next. Insert the driver CD, check Include this location in the search, uncheck the other check box, type in D:\XP, and click Next. (Change D: to match your CD-ROM drive letter) If the Hardware Installation window pops up, click Continue Anyway, then Finish.
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Linux Kernel 2.4.x or later Open the terminal. Type setserial -bg /dev/ttyS* and hit <enter> to show the current serial ports installed. SIIG board will be set up at the next available address. For example, if your system comes with /dev/ttyS0 and /dev/ttyS1, set up SIIG board as /dev/tty2 and /dev/ttyS3.
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Edit the startup file and add these two command lines at end of the startup file. - setserial /dev/ttyS2 port 0xa000 irq 9 uart 16950. - setserial /dev/ttyS3 port 0xa008 irq 9 uart 16950. Note: ttyS value, I/O port address and irq should be different from one system to another.
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Click the down arrow that is next to the COM Port number box and select a COM port that is not in use. Click OK. Click OK, then close Device Manager to save the changes.
SIIG will refuse to accept any shipping package, and will not be responsible for a product returned without an RMA number posted on the outside of the shipping carton. You are responsible for the cost of shipping the product to SIIG • at the following address: SIIG, Inc.
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Fremont, CA 94538-3152 CyberSerial Dual PCI is a trademark of SIIG, Inc. SIIG and SIIG logo are registered trademarks of SIIG, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Other names used in publication are for identification only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.