Quatech RS-232 user manual Hardware Installation

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3Hardware Installation

1.Turn off the power of the computer system in which the ESC(LP)-100 is to be installed.

2.Remove the system cover according to the instructions provided by the computer manufacturer.

3.Install the ESC(LP)-100 in any empty PCI expansion slot. The board should be secured by installing the Option Retaining Bracket (ORB) screw.

4.Replace the system cover according to the instructions provided by the computer manufacturer.

5.Attach and secure the cable connectors to the desired equipment.

6.Turn on the power of the computer system.

Figure 1: ESC(LP)-100 board outline

The output of the ESC(LP)-100 is a 68-pin VHDCI connector. A choice of cables is provided to convert the VHDCI into either eight standard male D-9 connectors or eight 10-pin RJ-45 connectors with all control signals provided to each port (RTS, DTR, CTS, DSR, DCD, and RI).

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Contents ESCLP-100 Warranty Information Iii Declaration of Conformity Changing Resource Settings with Device Manager Base Address and Interrupt Level IRQEnhanced Serial Adapter Identification Page General Information Hardware Configuration Hardware Installation Port Address Range Interrupt Status Register Enabling the Special RegistersBit Name Description Options RegisterRR1 RR0 Clock Rate MultiplierWindows Millennium Windows ConfigurationsWindows Windows Page Using the New Hardware Found Wizard Page Viewing Resources with Device Manager Page Page ESCLP-100 Eight-Port RS-232 Serial Adapter Page Page Page Page Page Windows NT OS/2DOS and other operating systems Page QTPCI.EXE QTPCI.EXE Expert Mode display External Connections RS-232 INTA# ISL4245EIR Page Computer will not boot up ESCLP-100 Revision December