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National Instruments PCMCIA Series Getting Started (61 pages)
PCMCIA Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 95
Brand:
National Instruments
| Category:
Computer Hardware
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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 Series Getting Started (53 pages)
Brand:
National Instruments
| Category:
Buses
| Size: 0 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
6
About this Manual
8
How to Use the Manual Set
8
Conventions
9
Related Documentation
10
Chapter 1 Introduction
12
What You Need to Get Started
12
Hardware Description
12
Software Description
12
Choosing Configuration Software
13
Optional Fieldbus Network Tools
15
Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
16
Installing the Software
16
Installing the Hardware
17
Setting the Base Address and IRQ
19
Setting the Communication Parameters and Interface Name
20
Testing the Installation
21
Changing the Resources to Eliminate Conflicts
22
Changing or Deleting Existing Interface Information
23
Importing Device Descriptions
24
Chapter 3 Starting the NIFB Process
26
Configuring NIFB to Load at System Startup
26
Beginning to Use Your NI-FBUS Software
27
Appendix A Specifications
28
Appendix B Pinout Information
31
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