National Instruments Serial Hardware and Software for Windows User Manual manual

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    Serial Serial Hardware and Software for Windows User Manual PCI, PXI , PCMCIA, and AT Serial Hardware Serial Hardware and Software for Windows ™ December 2000 Edition Part Number 322983 A-01[...]

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    Support Worldwide Technical Support and Product Information ni.com National Instruments Corporate Headquarters 11500 North Mopac Expressway Austin, Texas 78759-3504 USA Tel: 512 794 0100 Worldwide Offices Australia 03 9879 5166, Austria 0662 45 79 90 0, Belgium 02 757 00 20, Brazil 011 284 5011, Canada (Calgary) 403 274 9391, Canada (Ottawa) 613 23[...]

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    Important Information Warranty The serial hardware is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment, as evidenced by receipts or other documentation. National Instruments will , at its option, repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period. This warranty[...]

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    Compliance FCC/Canada Radio Frequency Interference Compliance* Determining FCC Class The Federal Communication s Commission (FCC) has rules to protect wireless comm unications from interference. The FCC places digital electronics into two classes. These classes ar e known as Class A (for use in industrial- commercial locations only) or Class B (for[...]

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    • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit diffe rent from that to which the rec eiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Canadian Depart ment of Communicati ons This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil [...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation vii Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Contents About This Manual Conventions ............ ........... .............. ............ ........... .............. ........... ............ .............. .... x iii Related Documentation ............... ........... .............. ........... .............. .......[...]

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    Contents Serial Hardware and Software for Windows viii ni.com Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Windows 2000 ...... ............ ........... ........... ........... .............. ............ ........... ........... ............ 3-1 Install the Software ..................... ........... .............. ....[...]

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    Contents © National Instruments Corporation ix Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Chapter 5 AT Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Windows 2000 ........ .............. ........... ............ ........... .............. ........... ............ ........... ....... 5-1 Install the Software .... .............. .......[...]

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    Contents Serial Hardware and Software for Windows x ni.com Appendix D Troubleshooting and Common Questions Appendix E Specifications Appendix F Technical Support Resources Glossary Index Figures Figure 2-1. PCI Serial Board Installation .......... ......................... ............... .............. 2-3 Figure 2-2. Device Manager for PCI Serial[...]

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    Contents © National Instruments Corporation xi Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Figure 4-3. Port Settings Tab ........ .............. .......................... ......................... .......... 4-6 Figure 4-4. Advanced Settings Dialog Box ......... ......................... .............. ............. 4-7 Figure 4-5. Inserting a PCMCI[...]

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    Contents Serial Hardware and Software for Windows xii ni.com Figure C-4. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall ...................... .............. .............. ...... C-7 Figure C-5. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall ...................... .............. .............. ...... C-9 Figure C-6. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall .................[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation xiii Serial Hardware and Software for Windows About This Manual This manual contains instructions to hel p you install and configure the National Instruments serial hardware and the NI-Serial software for W indows 2000/NT/Me/9 x . This manu al includes informa tion about the follo wing serial hardware: • PCI-23[...]

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    About This Man ual Serial Hardware and Software for Windows xiv ni.com bold Bold text denotes items that you must select or click on in the software, such as menu items and dialog box options. Bo ld text also denotes parameter names. DTR Signal names with an ov erscore, such as DTR , indicate that the signal is acti ve lo w . italic Italic text den[...]

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    About This Manual © National Instruments Corporation xv Serial Hardware and Software for Windows • NS16550AF Universal Asynchronou s Receiver/Transmitter with FIFOs , National Semiconductor • ST16C654 Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter with FIFOs , EXAR Corporation[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporatio n 1-1 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 1 Introduction This chapter explains ho w to use this manual, lists what you need to get started and optional equipmen t you can order , and briefly describes the serial hardware and the NI-Seri al software. How to Use This Manual Ye s No Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5 Write[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 1-2 ni.com What Y ou Need to Get Started Before you install your serial hard ware and the NI-Serial software, mak e sure you have all of the following items: ❑ W indows 2000/NT/Me/9 x installed on your co mputer ❑ One of the fol lowing serial boards, which is included i n your kit:[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporatio n 1-3 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Optional Equipment For more information about ordering the followin g optional equipment, contact National Instruments: • DB-9 RS-485 termination connector (PCI-485 , PCMCIA-485, PXI-8421, PXI-8423, and A T -485 onl y) • 10-position mod ular[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 1-4 ni.com The isolated PCI-232 and PCI-485 boards are designed for applications in harsh en vironments. Isolated ports provide reliable communication in situations in volving ground lo ops from different ground lev els or h igh common mode vo ltage induced on the lines in noisy en vir[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporatio n 1-5 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows The isolated PXI boards are designed for applicati ons in harsh en vironments. Isolated ports provide reliable communi cation in situations in volving ground loops from different ground le vels or high common mode voltage induced on the lines in[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 1-6 ni.com PCMCIA Kits The serial hardware gives you a variety of solutions for serial communications. The PCMCIA-232 interfaces work with the RS-232 protocols, and the PCMCIA-485 interfaces work with the RS-422 and RS-485 protocols. You can use the PCMCIA-232 hardware for serial commu[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporatio n 1-7 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Additionally , the A T serial boards a re av ailable in a t wo-port version (A T-232/2 an d A T -485/2) or a four-port version (A T -232/4 and A T-485/4). The two-port versions use DB-9 connectors. The four-port v ersions use 10-position modular[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 1-8 ni.com NI-Serial Software Over view The NI-Serial software for Windows 2 000/NT/Me/9 x includes a native Windows 2000/M e/9 x device driver and Windows NT kernel dri ver that provide full interrupt-driven, buffered I/O for multiple COM ports. You can obtain a maximum baud rate of e[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction © National Instruments Corporatio n 1-9 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Measurement Studio bundles LabW indows/CVI for C programmers, ComponentW orks for Microsoft V isual C++ programmers, and ComponentW orks++ for Microsoft V isual C++ programmers. Measurement Studio is designed for building meas urement and automa[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporatio n 2-1 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, V erification, and Configuration This chapter describes ho w to install the NI-Serial software and PCI serial hardware and ho w t o verify the installation. It also describes how to configure the communication port settings. T o beg[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 2-2 ni.com 9. W indows 2000 should automatically d etect your hardware and display the Found Ne w Hardware W izard. Complete the wizard by clicking Next in each windo w and then Finish . When you complete the wizard, continue to the [...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 2-3 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Figure 2-1. PCI Serial Board Installatio n 7. Scre w th e PCI serial board mounting bracket to the back panel mounting rail of t he computer . 8. Replace the cover . 9. T urn on your computer [...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 2-4 ni.com V erify the Installation To verify the hardw are and software inst allation, complete th e following steps: 1. Select Start » Settings » Control Panel and double-clic k on the System icon. 2. Click on the Hardware t a ba[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 2-5 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 5. V erify the hardware resources, as follows: a. In the Device Manager under Multi-function adapters, double-click on a serial board. b . C l i c ko nt h e Resources tab . If the resources we[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 2-6 ni.com 4. Double-click on the port you want to configure and refer to the following instructions: • T o view the hardw are resources assigned to the serial port, click on the Resources tab . • T o view or change the port sett[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 2-7 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Figure 2-3. Port Settings T ab[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 2-8 ni.com Advanced Settings To view or change the advanced settin gs, click on the Advanced button. Figure 2-4 shows t he Advanced Sett ings dialog box. Figure 2-4. Advanced Settings Dialog Box The following sections describe the ad[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 2-9 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Use FIFO Buffers FIFO buffers are present on the 16550-compatible UA RTs — one for the transmitter and one for the receiver. The Receive Buffer control sets the number of characters received[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 2-10 ni.com 8. If your hardware is already installed, restart W indows Me/9 x . 9. W indows Me/9 x should automatically detect your hardware and display one or more N ew Hardware F ound dialo g boxes. Y our operating sys tem (W ind[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-11 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Figure 2-5. PCI Serial Board Installatio n 7. Scre w th e PCI serial board mounting bracket to the back panel mounting rail of t he computer . 8. Replace the cover . 9. T urn on your computer [...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 2-12 ni.com V erify the Installation Before you verify the in stallation, keep in mind that the serial p orts built into your comput er are typically named from C OM1 to COM4. Windows Me/9 x typically issues port names to the ports[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-13 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Figure 2-6 shows the De v ice Manager tab for serial hardware that is installed properly . Figure 2-6. Device Manager T ab f or PCI Serial Board Ports 5. V erify the hardware resources, as fol[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 2-14 ni.com 6. (Optional) T o determine which physical port is associated with COM x , complete the fo llo wing steps: a. In the Device Manager t ab, under Ports (COM & LPT) , double-click on the serial port (COM x ). b. C l i [...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-15 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 4. Double-click on the port you want to configure and refer to the following instructions: • T o view the hardw are resources assigned to the serial port, click on the Resources tab . • T [...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 2-16 ni.com Port Settings T ab In the Port Settings tab, you can change any of the settings by clicking on the arrow button to the right o f a field. When you click on the arrow button, a list of valid values for that field appears[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-17 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Advanced Port Settings To view or change the advanced port settings, cli ck on the Advanced button. Figure 2-8 shows t he Advanced Port Settings dialog box. Figure 2-8. Advanced Port Settings [...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 2-18 ni.com Restore Defaul ts To reset the fields to their default values at any time, click on the Restore Defaults button. Windows NT Install the Software Before you install your serial hard ware, complete the followin g steps to[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-19 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Caution Before you remove your board from the package, touch the antistatic plastic package to a metal part of your system chassis to discharge electrostatic ener gy , which can damage sev era[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 2-20 ni.com 7. Scre w th e PCI serial board mounting bracket to the back panel mounting rail of t he computer . 8. Replace the cover . 9. T urn on your computer and start Wi ndows NT . The ha r dware i nstal l a t ion is c o mp l e[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-21 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Configure Communication Port Settings The serial configuration utility is fully integrated into the Windows NT Control Panel. You can use it to view or change the configurat ion of your serial[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 2-22 ni.com General Port Settings The following sections describe th e options you can set in the General Port Settings dialog box, shown in Figure 2-11. Figure 2-11. General Port Settings Dialog Box COM Port Number You can use the[...]

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    Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 2-23 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows FIFO Buffer Size The Receive FIFO size control sets the number of characters received in the FIFO before the PC i s interrupted to read the d ata. The Transmit FIFO size control set s the maxi[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporatio n 3-1 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, V erification, and Configuration This chapter describes how to install the NI-Serial software and PXI serial hardware and ho w to verify the installation. It also describes how to view or change the communicati on port settings. T o[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 3-2 ni.com 9. W indows 2000 should automatically d etect your hardware and display the Found Ne w Hardware W izard. Complete the wizard by clicking Next in each windo w and then Finish . When you complete the wizard, continue to the [...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 3-3 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Figure 3-1. Installing the PXI Serial Board 6. Scre w the PXI serial board front panel to the front panel m ounting rail of the PXI or CompactPCI chassis. 7. T urn on your PXI or Com pactPCI c[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 3-4 ni.com V erify the Installation To verify the hardw are and software inst allation, complete th e following steps: 1. Select Start » Settings » Control Panel and double-clic k on the System icon. 2. Click on the Hardware t a ba[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 3-5 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 5. V erify the hardware resources, as follows: a. In the Device Manager under Multi-function adapters, double-click on a serial board. b . C l i c ko nt h e Resources tab . If the resources we[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 3-6 ni.com 4. Double-click on the port you want to configure and refer to the following instructions: • T o view the hardw are resources assigned to the serial port, click on the Resources tab . • T o view or change the port sett[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 3-7 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Figure 3-3. Port Settings T ab Advanced Settings To view or change the advanced settings, click on the Advanced button. Figure 3-4 shows t he Advanced Sett ings dialog box.[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 3-8 ni.com Figure 3-4. Advanced Settings Dialog Box The following sections describe the adv anced settings options. T ransceiver Mode This field shows the transceiver mode in use, and applies only t o RS-485 boards. For more informat[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 3-9 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Restore Default s To reset the fields to their default values at any time, click on the Restore Defaults button. Windows Me/9 x Install the Software Before you install your serial hard ware, c[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 3-10 ni.com Install the Hardware Caution Before you remove your board from the package, touch the antistatic plastic package to a metal part of your system chassis to discharge electrostatic ener gy , which can damage sev eral co m[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 3-11 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 6. Scre w the PXI serial board front panel to the front panel m ounting rail of the PXI or CompactPCI chassis. 7. T urn on your PXI or Com pactPCI chassis and start W in dows Me/9 x . 8. W ind[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 3-12 ni.com Figure 3-6 shows the De v ice Manager tab for serial hard ware that is installed properly . Figure 3-6. Device Manager for PXI Serial Board Ports 5. V erify the hardware resources, as follows: a. In the Device Manager t[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 3-13 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 6. (Optional) T o determine which physical port is associated with COM x , complete the fo llo wing steps: a. In the Device Manager tab, under Ports (COM & LPT) , double-click on the seria[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 3-14 ni.com 4. Double-click on the port you want to configure and refer to the following instructions: • T o view the hardw are resources assigned to the serial port, click on the Resources tab . • T o view or change the port s[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 3-15 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Port Settings T ab In the Port Settings tab, you can change any of the settings by clicking on the arrow button to the right o f a field. When you click on the arrow button, a list of valid va[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 3-16 ni.com Advanced Port Settings To view or change the advanced port settings, cli ck on the Advanced button. Figure 3-8 shows t he Advanced Port Settings dialog box. Figure 3-8. Advanced Settings Dialog Box The following section[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 3-17 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Restore Default s To reset the fields to their default values at any time, click on the Restore Defaults button. Windows NT Install the Software Before you install your serial hard ware, compl[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 3-18 ni.com T o install your PXI serial board, complete the following steps: 1. T urn off your PXI or CompactPCI chassis. K eep the PXI or CompactPCI chassis plugged in so that i t remains grounded while you install the PXI seri al[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 3-19 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 6. Scre w the PXI serial board front panel to the front panel m ounting rail of the PXI or CompactPCI chassis. 7. T urn on your PXI or Com pactPCI chassis and start W in dows NT . The serial h[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 3-20 ni.com Configure Communication Port Settings The serial configuration utility is fully integrated into the Windows NT Control Panel. You can use it to view or change the configurat ion of your serial ports. T o configure a ser[...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 3-21 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows General Port Settings The following sections describe th e options you can set in the General Port Settings dialog box, shown in Figure 3-11. Figure 3-11. General Port Settings Dialog Box COM [...]

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    Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 3-22 ni.com FIFO Buffer Size The Receive FIFO size control sets the number of characters received in the FIFO before the PC i s interrupted to read the d ata. The Transmit FIFO size control set s the maximum number of b ytes writt [...]

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    © National Instruments Corporatio n 4-1 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, V erification, and Configuration This chapter describes how to install the NI-Serial software and PCMCIA serial hardware and how to v erify the installati on. It also describes how to view or change the communication port setting[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 4-2 ni.com 8. W indows 2000 should automatically d etect your hardware and display the Found Ne w Hardware W izard. Complete the wizard by clicking Next in each windo w and then Finish . When you complete the wizard, continue to t[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 4-3 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Figure 4-1 shows ho w to insert a PCMCIA serial card and ho w to connect the cable. Figure 4-1. Inserting a PCMCIA Serial Card The serial hardware installation is co mplete. Continue to the[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 4-4 ni.com Figure 4-2 shows the De v ice Manager tab for serial hard ware that is installed properly . Figure 4-2. Device Manager for PCMCIA Serial Card Ports 5. V erify the hardware resources, as follows: a. In the Device Manager[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 4-5 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 7. Run the diagnostic utility , as follows: s elect Start » Programs » National Instruments » NI-Serial » Diagnostics . The diagnostic utility verifies that your serial driv er is insta[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 4-6 ni.com Port Settings T ab In the Port Settings tab, you can change any of the settings by clicking on the arrow button to the right o f a field. When you click on the arrow button, a list of valid values for that field appears[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 4-7 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Advanced Settings To view or change the advanced settings, click on the Advanced button. Figure 4-4 shows t he Advanced Sett ings dialog box. Figure 4-4. Advanced Settings Dialog Box The fo[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 4-8 ni.com Use FIFO Buffers FIFO buffers are present on the 16550-compatible UA RTs — one for the transmitter and one for the receiver. The Receive Buffer control sets the number of characters received in the FIFO before the PC [...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 4-9 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 5. If you need to install your hardware, or if this is your first time to install the NI-Serial software fo r W indows Me/9 x , skip to the next section, I n s t all t he Hardw a r e . Othe[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 4-10 ni.com Figure 4-5 shows ho w to insert a PCMCIA serial card and ho w to connect the cable. Figure 4-5. Inserting a PCMCIA Serial Card The serial hardware installation is c omplete. Continue to the next section, Ver i fy the[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 4-11 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows The two-port and four-port PCMCIA cards are configured as de vices belonging to the “ multi- function adap ters ” class. The mu lti-function parent de v ice is listed under the Multi-fu[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 4-12 ni.com V erify the Hardware Resources For every port of the newly installed serial interface, double-click on the name of the serial port in the Device Manager. Then, click on the Resources tab. If the resources were assign[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 4-13 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows After you verify the hardware and software installation, connect the cables. See Appendix A, Connector Descriptions , for information about cable connections. Configure Communication Port S[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 4-14 ni.com Port Settings T ab On the Port Settings tab, you can change any of t he settings by clicki ng on the arrow button to the right of the setti ng. When you click on the arrow button, a list of valid values for t hat set[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 4-15 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Advanced Port Settings You can view or change the advanced port setting s by clicking on the Advanced b u t t o no nt h e Port Settings tab. Figu re 4-8 shows the Advanced Port Settings dia[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 4-16 ni.com Note If you want your serial hardware p orts to use the names COM1, CO M2, COM3, or COM4, refer to the Common Questio ns section of Appendix D, Troubleshootin g and Common Questions . Restore Defaul ts To reset the f[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 4-17 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Install the PCMCIA Serial Hardware Complete the following steps to install the PCMCIA-232 or PCMCIA-485 in your computer: 1. Shut down the computer . 2. Insert the card into a free PC Card [...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 4-18 ni.com Select Resources for the PCMCIA Card Complete the following steps to select resources for your PCMCIA card. 1. Select Start » Settings » Control Panel . 2. Double-click on t he nipo rts icon. 3. Select the PCMCIA c[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 4-19 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows If the diagnostic test com pletes with no failures, your serial hardware and software are installed properly . If it fails, refer to Appendix D, Troubleshooting and Comm on Questions , for [...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 4-20 ni.com 5. Click on Delete to remov e hardware information abou t the port from W indows NT . Y ou should do this before yo u physically remov e your PCMCIA card. 6. Click on Add to configure resources for a new PCMCIA card.[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 4-21 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows FIFO Enabled You can use the FIF O Enabled control to enable or disable the F IFO buffers on the serial port. FIFO buffers are present on the 16550-compatible UARTs — one for the transmit[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 4-22 ni.com Resource Settings The following sections explain the resource configuration options for each serial interface. PCMCIA-232, PCMCIA-485, PCMCIA-232/4 Figure 4-12 shows the resource configu ration dialog box for a PCMCI[...]

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    Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 4-23 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows PCMCIA-232/2, PCMCIA-485/2 These cards require two base I/O settings, one for each port, and they share an IRQ. Figure 4-13 sh o ws the resource configuration dialog box for a PCMCIA-485/2.[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporatio n 5-1 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, V erification, and Configuration This chapter describes how to install the NI-Serial software and A T serial hardware and ho w to verify the installation. It also describes how to view or change the communicati on port settings. T o[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 5-2 ni.com 9. W indows 2000 should automatically d etect your hardware and display the Found Ne w Hardware W izard. Complete the wizard by clicking Next in each windo w and then Finish . When you complete the wizard, continue to the [...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 5-3 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Figure 5-1. A T Serial Board Inst allation 7. Scre w th e A T serial board mounting bracket to the back panel mounting rail of t he computer . 8. Replace the cover . 9. T urn on your computer [...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 5-4 ni.com V erify the Installation To verify the hardw are and software inst allation, complete th e following steps: 1. Select Start » Settings » Control Panel and double-clic k on the System icon. 2. Click on the Hardware t a ba[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 5-5 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 5. V erify the hardware resources, as follows: a. In the Device Manager under Multi-function adapters, double-click on a serial board. b . C l i c ko nt h e Resources tab . If the resources we[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 5-6 ni.com 4. Double-click on the port you want to configure and refer to the following instructions: • T o view the hardw are resources assigned to the serial port, click on the Resources tab . • T o view or change the port sett[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 5-7 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Port Settings T ab In the Port Settings tab, you can change any of the settings by clicking on the arrow button to the right o f a field. When you click on the arrow button, a list of valid va[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 5-8 ni.com Advanced Settings To view or change the advanced settin gs, click on the Advanced button. Figure 5-4 shows t he Advanced Sett ings dialog box. Figure 5-4. Advanced Settings Dialog Box The following sections describe the ad[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporatio n 5-9 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Use FIFO Buffers FIFO buffers are present on the 16550-compatible UA RTs — one for the transmitter and one for the receiver. The Receive Buffer control sets the number of characters received[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 5-10 ni.com 5. If you need to install your hardware, or if this is your first time to install the NI-Serial software fo r W indows Me/9 x , skip to the next section, I n s t all t he Hardw a r e . Otherw i se, c ont i nue to Step 6[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 5-11 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Figure 5-5. A T Serial Board Inst allation 7. Scre w th e A T serial board mounting bracket to the back panel mounting rail of t he computer . 8. Replace the cover . 9. T urn on your computer [...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 5-12 ni.com V erify the Installation When you begin to verify the install ation, keep in mind that t he serial ports built into the comput er are typically named from COM1 to CO M4. Windows Me/9 x typically issues port names to the[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 5-13 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Figure 5-6. Device Manager Ports List for A T Serial Board Correctly Installed V erify the Hardware Resources For every port of the newly installed serial interface, double-click on the name o[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 5-14 ni.com Determine Which Physical Port Is Associated with COMx For every port of the newly installed serial interface, double-click on the name of the serial port in the Device Mana ger. Then, click on the Port Settings tab. The[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 5-15 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 3. Double-click on t he Ports (COM & LPT) icon. 4. Double-click on the name of the port you want to configure. Y ou can now vie w or chang e information about y our serial port in the foll[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 5-16 ni.com Port Settings T ab On the Port Settings tab, you can change any of t he settings by clicki ng on the arrow button to the right of the setti ng. When you click on the arrow button, a list of valid values for t hat settin[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 5-17 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Advanced Port Settings You can view or change the advanced port setting s by clicking on the Advanced b u t t o no nt h e Port Settings tab. Figu re 5-8 shows the Advanced Port Settings dialog[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 5-18 ni.com Use FIFO Buffers The FIFO buffer control is available by clicking on th e Advanced button on the Port Settings tab. FIFO buffers are present on th e 16550-compati ble UARTs — one for the transmitter and one for the re[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 5-19 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Install the NI-Serial Software Install the NI-Serial software for Windows NT before you install the hardware. Make sure that you have already installed the PnP ISA Enabler driver as described [...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 5-20 ni.com Complete the following steps to install your A T serial board: 1. T urn off your computer . K eep the com puter plugged in so t hat it remains grounded while you install the A T serial board. 2. Remov e th e top or side[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 5-21 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 7. W indows NT displays one or mo re New Hardw are Found dialog boxes, depending on your serial hardware. In each dialog box, m ake sure that Windows Default Driver is selected, and click on O[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 5-22 ni.com If the diagnostic test completes w ith no failures, your serial hardware and software are installed properly . If it fails, r efer to Appendix D, Troubleshooting and Comm on Questions , for tro ubleshooting instruct ion[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 5-23 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 4 . C l i c ko nt h e Resources button in the General Port S ettings dialog box to view or configure the resources for the port. Refer to the Resource Settings section, later in this chapter, [...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 5-24 ni.com FIFO Enabled You can use the FIF O Enabled control to enable or disable the FIFO buffers on the serial port. FIFO buffers are present on the 16550-compatible UARTs — one for the transmitter and one for the receiver. F[...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration © National Instruments Corporation 5-25 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows A T Boards (Shared IRQ) Figure 5-12 sh ows the PnP Port Configuration dialog box for an AT-232/4 with shared IRQ. The dialog boxes for other shared IRQ AT boards are similar. Figure 5-12. PnP [...]

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    Chapter 5 A T Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s 5-26 ni.com Note If you are unable to chang e the base I/O address by double-clickin g on the Input/Output Range contro l, select a different Basic Conf iguratio n in the Setting based on: control. A T Boards (Non-Shared IRQ) Each [...]

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    © National Instruments Corporatio n 6-1 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 6 Using Y our Serial Hardware This chapter describes how to set the hardware transcei ver control mode for your RS-485 interfaces and lis ts some general programming requirements. General Programming Requirements The NI-Serial software is fully integr ated into the st[...]

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    Chapter 6 Using Y our Ser ial Hardware Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 6-2 ni.com Note Signal names with an o verscore, such as DTR , indicate that the signal is acti ve lo w . Four -Wire Mode Use the four-wire mod e for most full-duplex systems. In this mode, the transmitter and receiver are always enabled. This mode is the default. T wo-[...]

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    Chapter 6 Using Y our Serial Har dware © National Instruments Corporatio n 6-3 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows T wo-Wire Mode: TXRDY Auto Control In this mode, the serial hardware transparently enables the transmitter and receiver in a two-wire system. Use this mode to remove the burden o f flow control from your applicati on. By connecti[...]

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    Chapter 6 Using Y our Ser ial Hardware Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 6-4 ni.com The scratch register is located at of fset 7 from the base address of the port. For e xampl e, if COM2 were located at base address 0x3F8, and you want to set the board to two-wire mode with DTR control, you would write a 0x02 to address 0x3FF . The board wou[...]

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    Chapter 6 Using Y our Serial Har dware © National Instruments Corporatio n 6-5 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows For e xample, to set TXRD Y two-wire auto control mode, use t he following code: Windows 2000 ULONG TranceiverMode = 131; ULONG dummy; DeviceIoControl(hDevice, IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_TRANSCEIVER_MODE,(P VOID) &TransceiverMode,sizeo[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation A-1 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows A Connector Descriptions Connecting Cables For the PCMCIA serial cards and two-port PCI, PXI, and AT serial boards, you can use the standard DB-9 connector found on most serial cables. To use the DB-9 connector with the four-port serial b oards, you need the 10-positio[...]

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    Appendix A Conn ector Descriptions Serial Hardware and Software for Windows A- 2 ni.com For information about setting the transceiv e r mode for two-wire communication, refer to Chapter 6, Using Your Seria l Hardware .F o rm o r e information about duplex architectures, refer to Appendix B, Serial Port Information . DB-9 Connector Figure A-1 and T [...]

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    Appendix A Connector Descriptions © National Instruments Corporation A-3 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Modular Jack Connector Figure A-2 and T able A-2 gi ve the pin locations and descriptions of the 10-position modular j ack. Figure A-2. 10-Position Modular Jack Pin Locations Table A-2. 10-Position Modular Jack Pin Descriptions 10-Posi[...]

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    Appendix A Conn ector Descriptions Serial Hardware and Software for Windows A- 4 ni.com DB-25 Connector Figure A-3 and T able A-3 gi ve the pin locations and descriptions of the DB-25 connector , which is on the optional 10-position modular jack to DB-25 cable. Figure A-3. DB-25 Connector Pin Locations Table A-3. DB-25 Pin Descriptions DB-25 Pin 23[...]

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    Appendix A Connector Descriptions © National Instruments Corporation A-5 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Figure A-4 shows ho w to connect the cab les when you install a four-port PCI serial bo ard. Figure A-4. Connecting the Cables to Y our Four -Port PCI Serial Board Serial Board Additional Serial Cable Additional Serial Cable 10-Positio[...]

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    Appendix A Conn ector Descriptions Serial Hardware and Software for Windows A- 6 ni.com 68-Pin Connector Figure A-5 and T able A-4 gi ve the pin locations and descriptions of the 68-pin connector . Figure A-5. 68-Pin Connector Pin Locations PIN 35 PIN 68 PIN 34 PIN 1[...]

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    Appendix A Connector Descriptions © National Instruments Corporation A-7 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Table A-4. 68-Pin Connector Pin Descriptions 68-Pin Connector Port 485 Signal 485 D-Sub 9 Connector 232 Signal 232 D-Sub 9 Connector 12345678 66 57 49 40 32 23 15 6 RXD – 5 DCD 1 68 59 51 42 34 25 17 8 CTS+ 2 RXD 2 65 56 48 39 31 22 [...]

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    Appendix A Conn ector Descriptions Serial Hardware and Software for Windows A- 8 ni.com 100-Pin Connector Figure A-6 and T able A-5 gi ve the pin locations and descriptions of the 100-pin connector . Figure A-6. 100-Pin Connector Pin Locations PIN 50 PIN 100 PIN 1 PIN 51[...]

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    Appendix A Connector Descriptions © National Instruments Corporation A-9 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Table A-5. 100-Pin Connector Pin Descriptions 100-Pin Connector Port 232 Signal 232 D-Sub 9 Connector 123456789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 2 46 6 42 10 38 14 34 — — — — — — — — DCD* 1 3 47 7 43 11 39 15 35 18 32 20 30 22 28 2[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation B-1 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows B Serial Port Information This appendix describes the RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 stan dards and explains some of the issues in volv ed with these types of serial communication. T able A-1 lists the features of the RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 standard s. RS-232 As specif[...]

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    Appendix B Serial Port Information Serial Hardware and Software for Windows B- 2 ni.com distances of 50 ft and with data rates up to 20 kbytes / s. Howe ver , because of improv ements in line driv ers and cabling, you can usually increase the actual performance of the bus past the limitations on sp eed and distance recommended in the specification.[...]

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    Appendix B Serial Port Information © National Instruments Corporation B-3 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Serial Communication Issues This section explains some serial communication issues, incl uding duplex architectures, termination methods, bias resistors, and types of connecting equipment. Duplex Architectures Duplex refers to the mea[...]

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    Appendix B Serial Port Information Serial Hardware and Software for Windows B- 4 ni.com Figure B-1. T ypical Full-D uplex Syste m Half Duplex A typical half-duplex multidrop bus architecture also in volves a master-slav e proto col. Howe ver , in a half-duplex system, all transmit ters and recei vers are connected to the same transmission line. A h[...]

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    Appendix B Serial Port Information © National Instruments Corporation B-5 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows T ermination Because each dif ferential pair of wires is a transmission line, you must properly terminate the line to prev ent refl ections. A common method of terminating a two-wire m ultidrop RS- 485 network is to install terminatin[...]

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    Appendix B Serial Port Information Serial Hardware and Software for Windows B- 6 ni.com Figure B-4 sho ws a transmissio n line using b ias resistors. Figure B-4. T ransmission Line Using Bias R esistors On the PCI RS-485 2- and 4-port serial cards, there are four user-conf igurable bias resistors in front of each connector . These resistors are soc[...]

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    Appendix B Serial Port Information © National Instruments Corporation B-7 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows DTE vs. DCE In the RS-232 specif ication, DTE (Data T erminal Equipment) and DCE (Data Commun ications Equip ment) 1 refer to the types of equ ipment on either end of a serial connection. In general, DTE and DCE refer to computer equi[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporatio n C-1 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software This appendix describes how to uninstall your serial hardware and the NI-Serial software. T o begin your uninstallation, see the section of this appendix co ntaining instructions for your hardware platform and operatin g system[...]

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    Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software Serial Hardware and Software for Windows C -2 ni.co m PCI Hardware Windows 2000 Uninstall the Hardware Before you physically rem ov e t he serial hardware from your system, yo u must remov e th e hardware information. T o do so, complete the following steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel [...]

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    Appendix C Uninstal ling the Hardware and Software © National Instruments Corporatio n C-3 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 5. Choose the Uninstall... option. 6. In the Conf irm Device Remo val dialog box , click on the OK butt o n to remove the hardw are information, or click on t he Cancel button to cancel your request. Uninstall the Sof[...]

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    Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software Serial Hardware and Software for Windows C -4 ni.co m 4. From the Multi-function adapters list , select the National Instruments interface that you w ant to uninstall, as show n in Figure C-2. Figure C-2. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall 5. Click on the Remov e button. 6. In the Conf irm Device R[...]

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    Appendix C Uninstal ling the Hardware and Software © National Instruments Corporatio n C-5 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 3. Select the NI-Serial software you want to uninstall, and click on the Add/Remove button. The uninstallation program removes all folders, utilities, and registry entries associated with the NI-Serial software. 4. Sh[...]

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    Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software Serial Hardware and Software for Windows C -6 ni.co m 4. Click on the Delete button. 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you hav e removed e very PCI serial port that you want to uninstall. Uninstall the Software Before you uninstall the NI-Serial software, you must remov e the hard ware information from [...]

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    Appendix C Uninstal ling the Hardware and Software © National Instruments Corporatio n C-7 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows PXI Hardware Windows 2000 Uninstall the Hardware Before you physically rem ov e t he serial hardware from your system, yo u must remov e th e hardware information. T o do so, complete the following steps: 1. Select St[...]

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    Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software Serial Hardware and Software for Windows C -8 ni.co m 5. Choose the Uninstall... option. 6. In the Conf irm Device Remo val dialog box , click on the OK butt o n to remove the hardw are information, or click on t he Cancel button to cancel your request. Uninstall the Software Before you uninstall th[...]

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    Appendix C Uninstal ling the Hardware and Software © National Instruments Corporatio n C-9 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 4. From the Multi-function adapters list , select the National Instruments interface that you w ant to uninstall, as show n in Figure C-5. Figure C-5. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall 5 . C l i c ko nt h e Remove b[...]

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    Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software Serial Hardware and Software for Windows C-10 ni.com 3. Select the NI-Serial software you want to uninstall, and click on the Add/Remove button. The uninstallation program removes all folders, utilities, and registry entries associated with the NI-Serial softw are. 4. Shut down W indo ws Me/9 x , tu[...]

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    Appendix C Uninstal ling the Hardware and Software © National Instruments Corporatio n C-11 Serial Hardwar e and Software for Windows 3 . C l i c ko nt h e Delete button. 4. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you ha ve remov ed ev ery PXI serial port that you want to uninstall. Uninstall the Software Before you uninstall the NI-Serial software, you must r[...]

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    Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software Serial Hardware and Software for Windows C-12 ni.com PCMCIA Hardware Windows 2000 Uninstall the Hardware Before you physically rem ov e t he serial hardware from your system, yo u must remov e th e hardware information. T o do so, complete the following steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Pane[...]

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    Appendix C Uninstal ling the Hardware and Software © National Instruments Corporatio n C-13 Serial Hardwar e and Software for Windows 5. Choose the Uninstall... option. 6. In the Conf irm Device Remo val dialog box , click on the OK butt o n to remove the hardw are information, or click on t he Cancel button to cancel your request. Uninstall the S[...]

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    Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software Serial Hardware and Software for Windows C-14 ni.com 5. Select the National Instruments p ort to remove from the list of ports, as shown in Figure C-8. Figure C-8. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall 6. Click on the Remov e button. Note To remove ports on two -port and four-port PCM CIA cards from w[...]

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    Appendix C Uninstal ling the Hardware and Software © National Instruments Corporatio n C-15 Serial Hardwar e and Software for Windows Uninstall the Software Before uninstalling the software, remove all serial port information from the W indows Me/9 x Device Manager , as describ ed in the pre vious section. Y ou do not need to shut down W indows Me[...]

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    Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software Serial Hardware and Software for Windows C-16 ni.com Figure C-9. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall 3. Click on the Delete button. Note For tw o-port and four -port PCMCIA cards, all ports on the interface are remo ved. Uninstall the Software Before uninstalling the software, remove all serial port[...]

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    Appendix C Uninstal ling the Hardware and Software © National Instruments Corporatio n C-17 Serial Hardwar e and Software for Windows A T Hardware Windows 2000 Uninstall the Hardware Before you physically rem ov e t he serial hardware from your system, yo u must remov e th e hardware information. T o do so, complete the following steps: 1. Select [...]

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    Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software Serial Hardware and Software for Windows C-18 ni.com 5. Choose the Uninstall... option. 6. In the Conf irm Device Remo val dialog box , click on the OK butt o n to remove the hardw are information, or click on t he Cancel button to cancel your request. Uninstall the Software Before you uninstall the[...]

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    Appendix C Uninstal ling the Hardware and Software © National Instruments Corporatio n C-19 Serial Hardwar e and Software for Windows 5. Select the National Instruments port to rem ov e from the list of ports, as shown in Figure C-11. Figure C-11. Select ing an Inter face to Uninstall 6 . C l i c ko nt h e Remove button. Note T o remov e ports on [...]

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    Appendix C Uninstalling the Hardware and Software Serial Hardware and Software for Windows C-20 ni.com Uninstall the Software Before uninstalling the software, remove all serial port information from the W indows Me/9 x De v ice Manager , as described in the previous section. Y ou do not need to shut down W indows Me/9 x before uninstalling the sof[...]

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    Appendix C Uninstal ling the Hardware and Software © National Instruments Corporatio n C-21 Serial Hardwar e and Software for Windows Figure C-12. Select ing an Inter face to Uninstall 3 . C l i c ko nt h e Delete button. Note For shared IRQ A T boards, all p orts on the interface are removed. Uninstall the Software Before uninstalling the softwar[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporatio n D-1 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows D T roubleshooting and Common Questions This appendix describes how to troubleshoot problems and answers some common questions. T o f ind the information you are loo king for , see the section of this a ppendix for your operating syste m: Windows 2000 Forcing Windows [...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshootin g and Common Questions Serial Hardware and Software for Windows D-2 ni.com Windows 2000 Forcing Windows to Detect Y our Hardware If W indows 2000 did not display the Found Ne w Hardware W izard, it did not detect your hardware. T o solve this problem, complete the following steps: 1. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel [...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshooting and Com mon Questions © National Instruments Corporatio n D-3 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 5. Choose the Uninstall... option. 6. In the Conf irm Device Remo val dialog box , click on the OK butt o n to remove the hardw are information, or click on t he Cancel button to cancel your request. 7 . C l i c ko nt [...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshootin g and Common Questions Serial Hardware and Software for Windows D-4 ni.com Resolving Resource Conflicts with Legacy Boards Resource conflicts typically occur if your system contains legac y boards that use resources that are not reserved properly . If a resource conflict exists, write do wn the reso urce that caused the c[...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshooting and Com mon Questions © National Instruments Corporatio n D-5 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 3. Double-click on t he Ports (COM & LPT) icon. 4. Double-click on the port you want to configure. 5 . C l i c ko nt h e Port Settings tab . 6 . C l i c ko nt h e Advanced button. The Advanced Settings dialog box s[...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshootin g and Common Questions Serial Hardware and Software for Windows D-6 ni.com Windows Me/9 x Freeing an Interrupt Request Level T o free an interrupt request le vel for your serial port, you must disable the de v ice that is using the interr upt request lev el. T o v ie w the system-wide allocation of interrupt request resou[...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshooting and Com mon Questions © National Instruments Corporatio n D-7 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Selecting Conflict-Free Resources PCI and PXI Boards When the De vice Manager indicates a conflict with another de vice, you can usually correct the problem by manually selecting conflict-free resources. T o do so, com[...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshootin g and Common Questions Serial Hardware and Software for Windows D-8 ni.com 6. Uncheck the Use automatic settings checkbox and click on the Change Setting button. If the system does not allo w you to ch ange the settings, select the co nfiguration that giv e s you a confl ict-free base address and interrupt lev el from the[...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshooting and Com mon Questions © National Instruments Corporatio n D-9 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows T roubleshooting Diagnostic Messages This section lists possible error messages returned by the diagnostic utility , along with so lutions. No National Instruments Serial Port Found If the No National Instruments seria[...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshootin g and Common Questions Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s D-10 ni.com Diagnostic Utility Does Not Show All Installed Ports If the diagnostic utility does not show all the ports you installed, complete the following steps: 1. V erify the hardware resources, as follows: a. In the Device Manager t ab, under Multi-fun[...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshooting and Com mon Questions © National Instruments Corporation D-11 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Resolving Resource Conflicts with Legacy Boards Resource conflicts typically occur if your system contains legac y boards that use resources that are not reserved properly . If a resource conflict exists, write do wn t[...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshootin g and Common Questions Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s D-12 ni.com 5. Select the interface that W indo ws Me/9 x did not detect, as shown in Figure D-2. (This example sho ws a P CI interface.) Figure D-2. Ports List in Dev ice Manager 6. Click on the Remov e button. 7. Click on the OK button to remove the seria[...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshooting and Com mon Questions © National Instruments Corporation D-13 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows A T and PCMCIA Hardware If Windows does not detect your serial hardware correctly, or you have been using your serial hardware with the default Windows Me/9 x serial driver or an older version of the NI-Serial softw ar[...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshootin g and Common Questions Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s D-14 ni.com Figure D-3. Ports List in Dev ice Manager 7. Click on the Remove button, and click on OK to confirm the remov al of the serial hardware information. Repeat steps 6 and 7 until all s erial board entries are removed. Then, click on Refresh to forc[...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshooting and Com mon Questions © National Instruments Corporation D-15 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows How can I determine which version of the NI-Serial softwar e I hav e installed? The Read Me file gi ves the version of the software. T o open the file, select Start » Programs » National Instruments Serial » Read Me[...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshootin g and Common Questions Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s D-16 ni.com How do I change the r esources assigned to the serial interface? ♦ PCI and PXI Boards The PCI and PXI serial boards are configured as devices belonging to the multi-function adap ters class. The multi-function parent device is listed under the[...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshooting and Com mon Questions © National Instruments Corporation D-17 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Figure D-4. Multi-Function Adapter Class in the Device Ma nager How do I remo ve inf orm ation about serial boa rds from the Device Manager? Refer to the hardware uninstallation section for your hardware platform and o[...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshootin g and Common Questions Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s D-18 ni.com Windows NT Missing Serial Port in the niports List PCI and PXI Boards The serial configuration utility contains configuration information fo r serial hardware that is installed in your system. T o start the configuration utility , select Start ?[...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshooting and Com mon Questions © National Instruments Corporation D-19 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows PCMCIA Boards The serial configuration utility niports co ntains configuration information for serial hardware it is aw are of that is installed in your system. T o start the configuration utility , select Start » Set[...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshootin g and Common Questions Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s D-20 ni.com T roubleshooting Diagnostic Messages This section lists possible error messages returned by the diagnostic utility , along with so lutions. No National Instruments Serial Port Found If the No National Instruments serial port found error message [...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshooting and Com mon Questions © National Instruments Corporation D-21 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Diagnostic Utility Does Not Show All Installed Ports If the diagnostic utility does not show all the ports you installed, complete the following steps: 1. V erify the hardware resources, as follows: a. Select Start » [...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshootin g and Common Questions Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s D-22 ni.com Interrupt T est Failed If the Interrupt test failed error message appears, you might have an IRQ conflict with legacy boards in your system. T o solve this problem, change the IRQ lev el assigned to your leg acy boards. F o r instructions on how[...]

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    Appendix D T roubleshooting and Com mon Questions © National Instruments Corporation D-23 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows What is the maximum baud rate supported and how can I set it? The maximum baud rate supported i s 460.8 Kbaud for RS-485 and 115.2 Kbaud for RS-232. T o set the baud rate, use the SetCommState W in32 function a nd pass[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporatio n E-1 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows E Specifications This appendix describes the characteristics of the serial hardware, the NI-Serial software, along with the recommended operating conditions. PCI Serial Hardware T wo-Port Boards Dimensions................... .............. ............ 10.67 by 14.22 [...]

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    Appendix E Specifications for PCI Serial Hardware Serial Hardware and Software for Windows E-2 ni.com Power requirement (from PCI channel ) PCI-485/2 +5 VDC ........................ ............800 mA typical 1300 mA maximum PCI-232/2 +5 VDC ........................ ............400 mA typical 650 mA maxim um Four -Port Boards Dimensions ...........[...]

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    Appendix E Specifications for PCI Serial Hardware © National Instruments Corporatio n E-3 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Power requirement (from PCI channel ) PCI-485/4 +5 VDC..................... .............. . 1000 mA typical 1500 mA maximum PCI-232/4 +5 VDC ..................... ............... 500 mA typical 750 mA maxim um Eight-P[...]

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    Appendix E Specifications for PCI Serial Hardware Serial Hardware and Software for Windows E-4 ni.com Environmental Characteristics Operating environment Component temperature ............ ......0 to 70 ° C Relative humidity ................ ............10 to 90%, noncondensing Storage environment Temperature......................... ............ [...]

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    Appendix E Specifications for PXI Serial Hardware © National Instruments Corporatio n E-5 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows PXI Serial Hardware T wo-Port Boards Dimensions................... ......................... . 100 b y 160 mm ( 3 . 9 4b y6 . 3 0i n . ) I/O connector................... .............. ......... DB-9 Power requirement [...]

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    Appendix E Specifications for PXI Serial Hardware Serial Hardware and Software for Windows E-6 ni.com PXI-8421/4 +5 VDC ........................ ............350 mA typical 750 mA maxim um PXI-8422/4 +5 VDC ........................ ............500 mA typical 750 mA maxim um PXI-8423/4 +5 VDC .................. ..................1000 mA typical 1500 [...]

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    Appendix E Specifications for PXI Serial Hardware © National Instruments Corporatio n E-7 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Environmental Characteristics Operating environment Component temperature .................. 0 to 70 ° C Relative humidity ........................... . 10 to 90%, noncondensing Storage environment Temperature .......[...]

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    Appendix E Specifications for PCMCIA Serial Hardware Serial Hardware and Software for Windows E-8 ni.com PCMCIA Serial Hardware Hardware Specifications Dimensions ................ ......................... .... 85.6 by 54.0 b y 0.5 cm (3.370 b y 2.126 by 0 .197 in.) I/O connector ................... .......................Special cable with DB-9 Ds[...]

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    Appendix E Specifications for A T Serial Hardware © National Instruments Corporatio n E-9 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows A T Serial Hardware Hardware Characteristics T wo-Port A T Serial Boards (Nonisolated) Dimensions................... .............. ............ 10.67 by 16.51 cm (4.2 by 6.5 in.) I/O connector................... .....[...]

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    Appendix E Specifications for A T Seria l Hardware Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s E-10 ni.com Four -Port A T Serial Boards (Nonisolated) Dimensions ................ ............................ . 10.67 by 16.51 cm (4.2 by 6.5 in.) I/O connector 1 .................. .......................10-position modular jack Power Requirement (from [...]

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    Appendix E Specifications for A T Serial Hardware © National Instruments Corporation E-11 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Environmental Characteristics Operating environment Component temperature .................. 0 to 70 ° C Relati ve humidity ........................ .... 10 to 90%, noncondensing Storage en vironment T emperature ....[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporatio n F-1 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows F T echnical Support Resources W eb Support National Instruments W eb support is your first stop for help in solving installation, configuration, and application pro blems and questions. O nline problem-solving and di agnostic resources include f requently asked quest[...]

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    Appendix F T echnical Support Resour ces Serial Hardware and Software for Windows F-2 ni.com W orldwide Support National Instruments has of fices located around the world to help address your support needs. Y ou can access our branch of fice W eb sites from the W orldwide Of fices section of ni.com . Branch of fice W eb sites pro vide up-to-date co[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporation G-1 Serial Hardware and Software for Wind ows Glossar y Pref ix Meaning V alue p- pico- 10 – 12 n- nano- 10 – 9 µ- micro- 10 – 6 m- milli- 10 – 3 k- kilo- 10 3 M- mega- 10 6 G- giga- 10 9 t- tera- 10 12 ° degrees Ω ohms % percent A amperes ANSI American Nationa l Standards Institute bb i t s Bb y t e [...]

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    Glossary Serial Hardware and Software for Windows G-2 ni.com DCD data carrier detect DCE data communications equipment or data circuit-termin ating equipment DLL dynamic link library DMA direct memory access DSR data set ready DTE data terminal equipment DTR data terminal ready — the overscore denotes that the signal is activ e low duplex the mea[...]

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    Glossary © National Instruments Corporation G-3 Serial Hardware and Software for Wind ows MB megab ytes o f memory PC personal computer PCI Peripheral Components I nterconnect RAM random-access memory RI ring indicator R TS request to send RX recei ve RXD recei ve data — the ov erscore deno tes that the signal is act i ve low s seconds SCSI Smal[...]

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    © National Instruments Corporatio n I-1 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows Index Numerics 100-pin connector, A-8 pin descriptions (table), A-9 pin locations (figure), A-8 10-position modular ja ck, A-3 pin descriptions (table), A-3 pin locations (figure), A-3 16-port boards specifications PCI, E-3 PXI, E-6 68-pin connector, A-6 pin descripti[...]

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    Index Serial Hardware and Software for Windows I-2 ni.com common question s changing resources assigned to serial interface, D-16 determining number of interrupt s required for a serial interface, D-17, D-23 determining port associated with COM x Windows 2000, D -4 Windows Me/9 x ,D - 1 5 Windows NT, D-22 determining type of serial hardware install[...]

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    Index © National Instruments Corporatio n I-3 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows determining port associated with COM x Windows 2000, D -4 Windows Me/9 x , 4-12, 5-14, D-15 Windows NT, 4-18, 5-21, D-2 2 determining type of serial hardware i nstalled Windows 2000, D -4 Windows Me/9 x ,D - 1 4 Windows NT, D-22 determining version of NI-S erial[...]

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    Index Serial Hardware and Software for Windows I-4 ni.com forcing Windows to detect h ardware Windows 2000, D -2 Windows Me/9 x ,D - 1 1 four-port boards connecting cables to (figure), A-5 isolated four-port boards AT, E-10 PCI, E-2 specifications AT, E-10 PCI, E-2 PXI, E-5 four-wire mode, 6-2 freeing an interrupt request level, D-6 full duplex, B-[...]

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    Index © National Instruments Corporatio n I-5 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows I installation AT serial board installation (fig ure), 5-3, 5-11, 5-20 determining port associa ted with COM x Windows Me/9 x , 4-12, 5-14 Windows NT, 4-18, 5-21 getting started, 1-2 installing the Pn P ISA Enabler Driver, 5-18 PCI serial board installati on (fi[...]

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    Index Serial Hardware and Software for Windows I-6 ni.com M maximum supported baud rate Windows 2000, D -5 Windows Me/9 x ,D - 1 7 Windows NT, D-23 Measurement Studio, 1-8 missing serial port i n the niports list, D-18 modular jack connector, A-3 pin descriptions (table), A-3 pin locations (figure), A-3 multidrop ne twork using te rminating resi st[...]

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    Index © National Instruments Corporatio n I-7 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows PCMCIA, Windows Me/9 x ,4 - 1 5 PXI, Windows Me/9 x ,3 - 1 6 advanced settings AT, Windows 2000, 5-8 PCI, Windows 2 000, 2-8 PCMCIA, Windows 2000, 4-7 PXI, Windows 200 0, 3-7 PCI, Windows 2 000, 2-6 PCI, Windows M e/9 x ,2 - 1 6 PCMCIA, Windows 2000, 4-6 PCMCIA,[...]

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    Index Serial Hardware and Software for Windows I-8 ni.com serial hardwa re forcing Windows to detect Windows 2000, D -2 Windows Me/9 x ,D - 1 1 general programming requirem ents, 6-1 installation AT, Windows 2000, 5-2 AT, Windows Me/9 x ,5 - 1 0 AT, Windows NT, 5-19 PCI, Windows 2 000, 2-2 PCI, Windows M e/9 x ,2 - 1 0 PCI, Windows N T, 2-18 PCMCIA[...]

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    Index © National Instruments Corporatio n I-9 Serial Hardware and Software for Windows eight-por t boards PCI, E-3 PXI, E-6 environmental characteristics AT, E-11 PCI, E-4 PXI, E-7 four-port boards AT, E-10 PCI, E-2 PXI, E-5 isolated four-port boards AT, E-10 PCI, E-2 isolated two-port bo ards AT, E-9 PCI, E-1 PCI, E-1 PCMCIA, E-8 PXI, E-5 softwar[...]

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    Index Serial Hardware and S oftware for Window s I-10 ni.com PCI, E-1 PXI, E-5 two-wire devices, A-1 connecting, A-1 typical full-duplex system ( figure), B-4 typical half-duplex system (figure), B-4 U uninstalling serial hard ware AT Windows Me/9 x ,C - 1 8 AT, Windows 2000, C-1 7 AT, Windows NT, C-20 PCI, Windows 2 000, C-2 PCI, Windows M e/9 x ,[...]