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Universal PCI Serial Cards User’s Manual Introduction Universal PCI (UPCI) multi-port serial cards can be installed in PCI or PCI-X slots, and support both 3.3V and 5V PCI/PCI-X. With a UPCI board, you can connect data acquisition equipment and other serial devices to your PC over RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485. Each board has on-chip hardware and software flow control, a built-in 128-byte Tx/Rx FIFO, and well-designed device drivers that have been fine-tuned.
Universal PCI Serial Cards User’s Manual Software Installation The board MUST be plugged in before installing the driver software. Windows XP and Windows 7 driver installations are given below. The software installation for all other Windows versions will be similar.
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After selecting Search for the best driver in these locations, check the Include this location in the search checkbox, and then use the browse button to navigate the CD to find the folder matching the SIIG part number of your serial card, and click Next. - 11 -...
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Universal PCI Serial Cards User’s Manual Click Continue Anyway in response to any warnings that the software hasn’t passed Windows Logo testing. - 12 - REV: 1.1...
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Universal PCI Serial Cards User’s Manual After the driver has been installed, the installation wizard will guide you through the port installation procedure, start with port0. - 13 - REV: 1.1...
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Universal PCI Serial Cards User’s Manual Use the Device Manager to check if the installation of the board and ports was successful. Click on the + sign next to Hardware, and then check under Multifunction adapters and Ports (COM & LPT). If there are any special marks, such as a question mark or exclamation point, in front of the board or port icons, please shutdown the system and make sure that the board is solidly installed into the PCI slot of the motherboard.
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Universal PCI Serial Cards User’s Manual Windows 7 Driver Installation After powering on your PC, Windows 7 will detect the board automatically. Insert the Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Select Update Driver Software in Device Management. - 16 -...
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Select “Browse my computer for driver software”. After selecting Browse for driver software on your computer, use the browse button to navigate the CD to find the folder matching the SIIG part number of your serial card. Then click Next.
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Universal PCI Serial Cards User’s Manual Click Install this driver software anyway in response to any warnings that the software hasn’t passed Windows Logo testing. After the driver has been installed, the installation wizard will guide you through the port installation procedure, start with port0.
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Universal PCI Serial Cards User’s Manual Use the Device Manager to check if the installation of the board and ports was successful. Click on the + sign next to Hardware, and then check under Multifunction adapters and Ports (COM & LPT). If there are any special marks, such as a question mark or exclamation point, in front of the board or port icons, please shutdown the system and make sure that the board is solidly installed into the PCI slot of the motherboard.
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• Clearly write your RMA number on the top of the returned package. 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.
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Fremont, CA 94538-3152, USA Phone: 510-657-8688 Universal PCI Serial Cards is a trademark of SIIG, Inc. SIIG and the SIIG logo are registered trademarks of SIIG, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks Microsoft Corporation. All other names used in this publication are for identification only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.