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National Instruments PCMCIA-232/4 Getting Started (61 pages)
PCMCIA Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 95
Brand:
National Instruments
| Category:
Computer Hardware
| Size: 0 MB
Table of Contents
Important Information
3
Table of Contents
6
About this Manual
10
Organization of this Manual
10
Conventions Used in this Manual
11
Related Documentation
12
Customer Communication
12
Chapter 1 Introduction
13
How to Use this Manual
13
What You Need to Get Started
14
Optional Equipment
14
Serial Hardware Overview
14
NI Serial Software Overview
15
Optional Programming Tools
15
Using the Serial Hardware with Other National Instruments Products
16
Chapter 2 Installation and Verification
17
Install the ni Serial Software
17
Figure 2-1. Add/Remove Programs Properties Dialog Box
17
Figure 2-2. ni Serial Setup Screen
18
Install the PCMCIA Serial Hardware
19
Figure 2-3. Inserting a PCMCIA Serial Card
19
Verify the Installation
20
Figure 2-4. Device Manager Ports List for PCMCIA Serial Card Correctly Installed
21
Figure 2-5. Device Manager Ports List for PCMCIA Serial Card Incorrectly
22
Verify the Hardware Resources
22
Determine Which Physical Port Is Associated with Comx
23
Run the Diagnostic Test
23
Connect the Cables
24
Figure 2-6. DB-9 Connector Pin Locations
24
Table 2-1. DB-9 Pin Descriptions
24
Connecting Two-Wire Devices
25
Chapter 3 Configuration
26
Change/View Communication Port Settings
26
Communication Port Settings
27
Figure 3-1. Port Settings Tab
27
Advanced Port Settings
28
Figure 3-2. Advanced Port Settings Dialog Box
28
FIFO Buffers
29
Transceiver Mode
29
Bits Per Second
28
Data Bits
28
Flow Control
28
Parity
28
Stop Bits
28
Chapter 4 Using Your Serial Hardware
30
Advanced Transceiver Control for the PCMCIA-485
30
Four-Wire Mode
30
Table 4-1. Transceiver Control Modes
30
Two-Wire Mode: DTR with Echo
31
Two-Wire Mode: DTR Controlled
31
Two-Wire Mode: TXRDY Auto Control
31
Setting the Transceiver Control Mode
32
Table 4-2. Transceiver Mode Control Bytes
32
Setting the Transceiver Mode with Deviceiocontrol
33
Table 4-3. Deviceiocontrol Function Input Values
33
General Programming Requirements
34
Setting the Maximum Baud Rate for a 16-Bit Application
34
Other Programming Points
34
Appendix A Specifications
35
Hardware Specifications
35
Table A-1. Physical Characteristics of the PCMCIA Serial Cards
35
Software Specifications
36
Table A-2. Environmental Characteristics of the Serial Hardware
36
Table A-3. Software Characteristics
36
Appendix B Serial Port Information
37
Rs-232
37
Table B-1. RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 Features
38
Rs-485
38
Serial Communication Issues
39
Duplex Architectures
39
Figure B-1. Typical Full-Duplex System
40
Figure B-2. Typical Half-Duplex System
40
Full Duplex
40
Half Duplex
40
DTE Vs. DCE
41
Figure B-3. Multidrop Network Using Terminating Resistors
41
Termination
41
Figure B-4. Straight-Through Cabling in a DTE-To-DCE Interface
42
Figure B-5. Null-Modem Cabling in a DTE-To-DCE Interface
42
Removing the Hardware Information
43
Figure C-1. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall
44
Uninstalling the ni Serial Software
45
Figure C-2. Add/Remove Programs Properties Dialog Box
45
Figure C-3. Uninstallation Results
46
Appendix C Uninstalling the Serial Hardware and Software
43
Table D-1. Standard DOS-Based Addresses
50
Multi-Function Adapter Class in the Device Manager
51
Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions
47
Freeing an Interrupt Request Level
47
Selecting Conflict-Free Resources
48
Troubleshooting Diagnostic Messages
48
Resolving Resource Conflicts with Legacy Boards
49
Common Questions
49
Appendix E
53
Forcing Windows 95 to Detect the Serial Hardware
53
Figure E-1. Port Selected in Device Manager
54
Appendix F Customer Communication
55
Installed
57
Technical Support Form
57
Installed
58
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National Instruments PCMCIA-232/4 Getting Started (62 pages)
Brand:
National Instruments
| Category:
Computer Hardware
| Size: 1 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
7
About this Manual
11
Organization of this Manual
11
Conventions Used in this Manual
12
Customer Communication
13
Related Documentation
13
How to Use this Manual
14
Introduction
14
Optional Equipment
15
Serial Hardware Overview
15
What You Need to Get Started
15
NI Serial Software Overview
16
Optional Programming Tools
16
Using the Serial Hardware with Other National Instruments Products
17
Figure 2-1. Add/Remove Programs Properties Dialog Box
18
Install the ni Serial Software
18
Installation and Verification
18
Figure 2-2. ni Serial Setup Screen
19
Figure 2-3. Inserting a PCMCIA Serial Card
20
Install the PCMCIA Serial Hardware
20
Verify the Installation
21
Figure 2-4. Device Manager Ports List for PCMCIA Serial Card Correctly Installed
22
Figure 2-5. Device Manager Ports List for PCMCIA Serial Card Incorrectly Installed
23
Verify the Hardware Resources
23
Determine Which Physical Port Is Associated with Comx
24
Run the Diagnostic Test
24
Connect the Cables
25
Figure 2-6. DB-9 Connector Pin Locations
25
Table 2-1. DB-9 Pin Descriptions
25
Connecting Two-Wire Devices
26
Change/View Communication Port Settings
27
Configuration
27
Communication Port Settings
28
Figure 3-1. Port Settings Tab
28
Advanced Port Settings
29
Bits Per Second
29
Data Bits
29
Figure 3-2. Advanced Port Settings Dialog Box
29
Flow Control
29
Parity
29
Stop Bits
29
FIFO Buffers
30
Transceiver Mode
30
Advanced Transceiver Control for the PCMCIA-485
31
Four-Wire Mode
31
Table 4-1. Transceiver Control Modes
31
Using Your Serial Hardware
31
Two-Wire Mode: DTR Controlled
32
Two-Wire Mode: DTR with Echo
32
Two-Wire Mode: TXRDY Auto Control
32
Setting the Transceiver Control Mode
33
Table 4-2. Transceiver Mode Control Bytes
33
Setting the Transceiver Mode with Deviceiocontrol
34
Table 4-3. Deviceiocontrol Function Input Values
34
General Programming Requirements
35
Other Programming Points
35
Setting the Maximum Baud Rate for a 16-Bit Application
35
Hardware Specifications
36
Table A-1. Physical Characteristics of the PCMCIA Serial Cards
36
Software Specifications
37
Table A-2. Environmental Characteristics of the Serial Hardware
37
Table A-3. Software Characteristics
37
Appendix B Serial Port Information
38
Table B-1. RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 Features
39
Serial Communication Issues
40
Duplex Architectures
40
Full Duplex
41
Half Duplex
41
Figure B-1. Typical Full-Duplex System
41
Figure B-2. Typical Half-Duplex System
41
Termination
42
DTE Vs. DCE
42
Figure B-3. Multidrop Network Using Terminating Resistors
42
Figure B-4. Straight-Through Cabling in a DTE-To-DCE Interface
43
Figure B-5. Null-Modem Cabling in a DTE-To-DTE Interface
43
Uninstalling the Serial Hardware and Software
44
Removing the Hardware Information
44
Figure C-1. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall
45
Uninstalling the ni Serial Software
46
Figure C-2. Add/Remove Programs Properties Dialog Box
46
Figure C-3. Uninstallation Results
47
Troubleshooting and Common Questions
48
Freeing an Interrupt Request Level
48
Selecting Conflict-Free Resources
49
Troubleshooting Diagnostic Messages
49
Resolving Resource Conflicts with Legacy Boards
50
Forcing Windows to Detect the Serial Hardware
50
Figure D-1. Port Selected in Device Manager
51
Common Questions
52
Table D-1. Standard DOS-Based Addresses
52
Figure D-2. Multi-Function Adapter Class in the Device Manager
53
Appendix E Customer Communication
55
Glossary
60
National Instruments PCMCIA-232/4 Getting Started (53 pages)
Serial Hardware and Software for Windows NT
Brand:
National Instruments
| Category:
Recording Equipment
| Size: 0 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
6
About this Manual
9
Conventions
9
Related Documentation
10
Chapter 1 Introduction
11
How to Use this Manual
11
What You Need to Get Started
12
Optional Equipment
12
Serial Hardware Overview
12
NI-Serial Software Overview
13
Time-Saving Development Tools
13
Using Your Serial Hardware with Labview and Labwindows/CVI
14
Chapter 2 Installation and Verification
15
Install the NI-Serial Software
15
Figure 2-1. Add/Remove Programs Properties Dialog Box
16
Install the PCMCIA Serial Hardware
17
Figure 2-2. NI-Serial Setup Screen
17
Figure 2-3. Inserting a PCMCIA Serial Card
18
Select Resources for the PCMCIA Card
18
Verify the Installation
19
Determine Which Physical Port Is Associated with Comx
19
Run the Diagnostic Test
19
Connect the Cables
20
Figure 2-4. DB-9 Connector Pin Locations
20
Table 2-1. DB-9 Pin Descriptions
20
Connecting Two-Wire Devices
21
Chapter 3 Configuration
22
Change/View Communication Port Settings
22
Figure 3-1. Niports Configuration Utility
22
General Port Settings
23
Figure 3-2. General Port Settings Dialog Box
23
COM Port Number
24
FIFO Buffers
24
FIFO Enabled
24
Resources
24
Transceiver Mode
24
Resource Settings
25
Pcmcia-232, Pcmcia-485, Pcmcia-232/4
25
Resource Configuration Dialog Box for the PCMCIA-485
25
Pcmcia-232/2, Pcmcia-485/2
26
Chapter 4 Using Your Serial Hardware
27
Advanced Transceiver Control for the PCMCIA-485
27
Four-Wire Mode
27
Table 4-1. Transceiver Control Modes
27
Two-Wire Mode: DTR with Echo
28
Two-Wire Mode: DTR Controlled
28
Two-Wire Mode: TXRDY Auto Control
28
Setting the Transceiver Control Mode
28
Setting the Transceiver Mode with Deviceiocontrol
29
Table 4-2. Deviceiocontrol Function Input Values
29
General Programming Requirements
30
Appendix A Serial Port Information
31
Table A-1. RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 Features
31
Typical Full-Duplex System
34
Typical Half-Duplex System
34
Multidrop Network Using Terminating Resistors
35
Straight-Through Cabling in a DTE-To-DCE Interface
36
Null-Modem Cabling in a DTE-To-DTE Interface
36
Appendix B
37
Uninstalling the Serial Hardware and Software
37
Selecting an Interface to Uninstall
37
Add/Remove Programs Properties Dialog Box
38
Appendix C
40
Troubleshooting and Common Questions
40
Appendix D Specifications
43
Table D-1. Physical Characteristics of the PCMCIA Serial Cards
43
Table D-2. Environmental Characteristics of the Serial Hardware
44
Appendix E Technical Support Resources
45
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