Table Of Contents - Brainboxes PX-101 Product Manual

1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1. The PCI Express PX- Range .................................................................................................................. 4
1.2. The PCI Express PX POS Range ........................................................................................................... 4
1.3. Supported Operating Systems ................................................................................................................ 5
2. Installation Instructions .................................................................................................................................. 6
2.1. Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 installation .............................................................................. 7
2.2. Windows Vista & Server 2008 64 & 32 bit installation .......................................................................... 10
2.3. Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 installation ................................................................................................ 13
2.4. Windows 8 installation .......................................................................................................................... 16
2.5. Finding your Brainboxes COM port. ...................................................................................................... 19
2.6. Changing your COM label ..................................................................................................................... 20
2.7. Port Settings .......................................................................................................................................... 21
2.8. RS-232 Settings and Information .......................................................................................................... 23
2.9. RS-422/485 Settings and Information ................................................................................................... 24
2.10. UART Settings .................................................................................................................................... 32
3. Uninstallation - Windows Server 2008/Vista/Server 2003/XP .................................................................... 34
4. Boost.PCIe Driver Upgrade / Rollback ........................................................................................................ 37
4.1. Upgrading the Boost.PCIe Driver .......................................................................................................... 37
5. Troubleshooting and Testing ....................................................................................................................... 38
5.1. Installation problems ............................................................................................................................. 38
5.2. Communication Problems ..................................................................................................................... 38
5.3. Testing your Serial COM port ............................................................................................................... 39
6. Lifetime Warranty and Support .................................................................................................................... 40
7. Technical Specifications .............................................................................................................................. 41
7.1. Supported Serial Settings ..................................................................................................................... 41
7.2. Device Pin-out ....................................................................................................................................... 41
7.3. RS-422/485 bias/terminating resistors - applicable to RS422/485 products only ................................ 43
7.4. Company Accreditation ......................................................................................................................... 43
7.5. Europe - EU Declaration of Conformity ................................................................................................ 44
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