Black Box IC181C, RS-232 manual Software Installation

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FOUR PORT RS-232 SERIAL INTERFACE

5. Installation

IMPORTANT

You MUST set up the operating system BEFORE you physically install the Card.

5.1 Software Installation

If you are installing an ISA adapter in DOS, OS/2®, or QNX, please refer to the appropriate directory on one of the Serial Utilities Disks for instructions.

5.1.1WINDOWS 3.1X

Please refer to the /WINDOWS sub-directory on the Serial Utilities Diskette for help files and current information on the installation of the Card in this operating environment.

5.1.2WINDOWS 95/98 USERS

For the ISA card, run setup on disk two of the Serial Utilities Diskettes before installing the card. Make note of the resources that Windows assigns the adapter, and set the adapter to match those resources. Power down the computer and install the adapter as described in Section 5.2. If you wish to change any resources assigned to the adapter, refer to the help file installed in the Black Box folder in the Start, Programs menu.

5.1.3WINDOWS NT

For the ISA card, run setup on disk two of the Serial Utilities Diskettes before installing the card. After installing the software, refer to the help file that automatically comes up for installation instructions.

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Contents Four Port RS-232 Serial Interface Four Port RS-232 Serial Interface Contents Operation RS-232 SpecificationsOverview IntroductionWhat’s Included Features Technical Description Modem Control Signal ConsiderationsBinary Address SelectionOption Selection Port Enable/DisableOption Selection Interrupt-Mode Options E5 in normal modeE5, sharing multiple serial interface cards Software Installation InstallationHardware Installation Installation10 4 Appendix a Circuit-Board DesignAppendix B. Troubleshooting Copyright 2000. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved
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RS-232, IC181C specifications

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