Moxa Technologies Hardware Installation, Installing the Intellio C218Turbo/PCI Control Board

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Hardware Installation

The installation of Intellio C218Turbo/PCI consists of hardware installation and software installation. For software installation, please refer to the respective section of operating systems in the next chapter. Hardware installation is stated in this chapter. The no-switch-no-jumper Intellio C218Turbo/PCI board’s hardware configuration for IRQ and memory addresses is automatically assigned by PCI BIOS. Hence, it is a must to have the board plugged first before installing software driver. After this, simply install the control board into the PC and then connect one of the connection cable or box, Opt8A/B/C/D/S/J/F/Z. At the end of this Chapter, RS-422/RS-485 operation of Opt8J is described.

Installing the Intellio C218Turbo/PCI Control Board

Step 1: Power off the PC.

Warning ! Make sure your system is switched off before you start installing any board. If you don't, you may risk damaging your system and the board.

Step 2: Remove the PC's cover.

Step 3: Remove the slot cover bracket if present.

Step 4: Plug the Intellio C218Turbo/PCI firmly into any free 32-bit PCI slot.

Step 5: Fasten the holding screw to make the Control Board fixed.

Step 6: Replace the system cover.

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