Non-Windows Drivers; Dos - Moxa Technologies PCI Express Board User Manual

PCI Express Boards

Non-Windows Drivers

Drivers are provided for DOS, Linux, and SCO.

DOS

Moxa DOS API-232 is a software package that assists users in developing new programs, or debugging existing
programs for serial communications. This section explains how to install the package, how to set up the driver,
and how to load or unload the driver.
Moxa provides drivers that allow you to use the following serial board products under DOS:
PCI Express Boards: CP-102E, CP-102EL, CP-132EL, CP-132EL-I CP-104EL-A, CP-114EL, CP-114EL-I,
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CP-118EL-A, CP-168EL-A, CP-118E-A-I, CP-138E-A-I, CP-134EL-A-I, CP-116E-A
WARNING
If you are using a Serial ATA HDD under DOS, the installation process will hang. To prevent the installation
process from hanging, change your HDD to an IDE drive.
NOTE The following procedure shows how to install the CP-168EL driver under DOS.
Installing the Driver
1. Run the installation program, DOSINST.EXE from the \Software\DOS folder on the Documentation and
Software CD. Specify the target API-232 directory (e.g., C:\Moxa) to which the driver will be copied. Press
F2 to start the installation.
2. After the installation is complete, a window will open to ask if you want to run SETUP.EXE. Press Y to run
the program.
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