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LavaPort 650
Installation Manual
SSERIAL PCI
P.N. MOKO L74.1
LAVA COMPUTERS
Rev. B01
MADE
IN
PN MOKO S-1
MADE IN JAPAN
0255351
CANADA

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  • Page 1 LavaPort 650 Installation Manual SSERIAL PCI P.N. MOKO L74.1 MADE PN MOKO S-1 MADE IN JAPAN 0255351 CANADA LAVA COMPUTERS Rev. B01...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Quick Install Installing the LavaPort-650 Hardware Windows Installation · Changing I/O Resources - Com & IRQ · Setting LavaPort Data Rates · Lava Modem Speed Set - for 230.4 kbps · Setting LavaPort FIFO Control · Flow Control Windows NT 4.0 Installation ·...

  • Page 3: Quick Install

    Quick Install Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP 1. With the power off, insert the LavaPort-650 PCI card into any free PCI slot. 2. Launch Windows - new hardware will be detected. 3. When prompted, insert the LavaPort-650 installation diskette point Windows to look at the floppy's root directory. 4.

  • Page 4: Installing The Lavaport-650 Hardware

    Hardware Installation 1. Before opening the casing of your computer, make sure that all power is off. 2. Locate an unused PCI slot and insert the LavaPort-650 into it. Ensure that it is well seated. 3. Screw the metal backplane of the LavaPort-650 board to your PC’s casing and replace the machine’s cover.

  • Page 5: Windows Installation

    Windows Installation Note: Note: Make sure that you are installing the correct LavaPort-650 drivers for the appropriate operating system. DO NOT install NT or Windows 3.x drivers under Windows95/98/ME/2000/XP Windows Driver Installation 1. Once the LavaPort-650 is installed in your PC, start your computer. Windows will automatically detect the LavaPort-650 as a new PCI Serial Controller and ask you to insert the LavaPort Installation diskette.The installation files are located in the root directory of this...
  • Page 6 3. Click on the Start button, then choose Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager.You should see a window that is similar to the following:...
  • Page 7 4. Click on Ports and select the Com port listed under the heading LavaPort 650 PCI. 5. Click Properties.The following screen will appear:...

  • Page 8: Changing I/O Resources - Com & Irq

    Modifying the Com numbering and IRQ of your Port Click on the Resources Tab in the LavaPort 650 listing in Device Manager. A screen similar to the following will appear: Because the LavaPort 650 is a PCI device, Windows will always allocate non-standard I/O resources to this port (e.g.
  • Page 9 LavaPort diskette into your floppy drive, click Start, Run and type A:\Utils\Setup. The Lava Port Redirect Utility will allow you to change the Com number assigned to the LavaPort 650 (e.g. Change Com5 to Com 4) without modifying I/O resources. 2b. For Windows2000/XP, you can change port numbers by Right Clicking My Computer >...

  • Page 10: Setting Lavaport Data Rates

    Setting LavaPort Data Rates in Windows...
  • Page 11 The data rate of the LavaPort may be set using the Bits per Second pull down menu. Please note that this menu will also appear when setting the “Port Properties” in any communications application, and may have to be set independently of your Control Panel settings.

  • Page 12: Lava Modem Speed Set - For 230.4 Kbps

    Lava Modem Speed Set for Windows The LavaPort-650 supports data rates up to 460.8 kbps, including 115.2 kbps and 230.4 kbps. However, not all modems support Com Port rates above 115.2 kbps. If your modem does not support higher data rates and you select a higher data rate in the LavaPort Properties, Windows will automatically default to the slowest supported rate in the chain.

  • Page 14: Setting Lavaport Fifo Control

    Setting LavaPort FIFO Control in Windows...
  • Page 15 The LavaPort-650 uses a 16650 UART incorporating a 32-byte FIFO (first- in first-out) buffer. The FIFO control tabs set the buffer “trigger” levels. When the buffer is filled to its trigger level with the selected number of bytes, the CPU will be interrupted and asked to either reload the buffer (for transmission), or retrieve data from the buffer (for reception).

  • Page 16: Flow Control

    Setting LavaPort Flow Control in Windows Flow Control refers to the type of signaling that is used between the modem and the LavaPort. If you are connecting the LavaPort to a modem or ISDN terminal adapter, use the default setting of Hardware (RTS/CTS) flow control. Software Flow Control (Xon/Xoff ) is used only for connecting the LavaPort to a non-modem serial device (e.g.

  • Page 17: Windows Nt 4.0 Installation

    Windows NT 4.0 Installation Note: Make sure that you are installing the correct LavaPort-650 drivers for the appropriate operating system. DO NOT install Windows 3.x/95/98/Me/2000/XP drivers under Windows NT Windows NT Driver Installation 1. Once the LavaPort-650 is installed in your PC, turn your computer on and start NT.

  • Page 18: High Speed Data Rates

    Please note that Com 1 may not appear in this applet if you have your mouse attached to Com 1. Setting a 230.4 kbps Data Rate The LavaPort-650 supports data rates up to 460.8 kbps, including 115.2 kbps and 230.4 kbps. However, not all modems support Com Port rates above 115.2 kbps.
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  • Page 20: Technical Support

    (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Lava Computer MFG Inc. 908 Niagara Falls Blvd. #629. North Tonawanda NY 14120-2060...

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