Omega Engineering user manual Installing the IOP-241 Under Windows 95/98

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3. Windows 95/98® Installation

To allow easy configuration of the IOP-241, a Windows 95/98 "INF" configuration file has been written for the hardware, (DAQPCARD.INF).

3.1Installing the IOP-241 Under Windows 95/98

1.Insert the IOP-241 into any available PC Card socket.

2.The first time a new PC Card type is installed the New Hardware Found window opens. After this first installation Windows 95/98 will automatically detect and configure the card. If the New Hardware Found window does not open, then skip to the next section, “IOP-241 Resource Settings".

3.The New Hardware Found window provides several options to configure the IOP-241 card. Click the "Driver from Disk" option button. Click "OK" to continue.

4.An "Install from Disk" dialog box should appear. Insert the customer software CD-ROM, select the correct drive letter and path for the configuration file (DAQPCARD.INF) and click "OK". Windows 95/98 will browse the path for the aforementioned file.

The IOP-241 should now be configured. In the future, Windows 95/98 will automatically recognize and configure the IOP-241.

3.2Resource Settings in Windows 95/98

Windows 95/98 maintains a registry of all known hardware installed in the computer. Inside this hardware registry Windows 95 keeps track of all computer resources, such as base I/O addresses, IRQ levels and DMA channels. In the case of a PC Card (PCMCIA), Windows 95/98 configures the new hardware using free resources it finds within the hardware registry and then updates the registry automatically.

To view and/or edit hardware devices in Windows 95/98 use the system Device Manager. To access Device Manager double click the System icon in the Windows 95/98 Control Panel or click the My Computer icon on the Windows 95/98 desktop with the right mouse button and select Properties from the pull down menu. Consult Windows 95/98 on-line help for details on using the Device Manager.

3.2.1Viewing Resource Settings with Device Manager

1.Start the Device Manager.

2.Double click on the hardware class Data_Acquisition to list hardware devices in the class. The IOP-241 belongs to this hardware class. The device name for the IOP-241 is Omega IOP-241 : PCMCIA Digital I/O Card.

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Contents 15,1*,1 WARRANTY/DISCLAIMER Manufacturers Name Manufacturer’s AddressApplication of Council Directive Standards to which Conformity is DeclaredServicing Europe Servicing North AmericaFor immediate technical or application assistance Page Table of Contents Page List of Figures and Tables IOP-241 Features System ConfigurationClient Driver recommended Enabler IOP-241 Client Driver for DOSClient Driver Installation Command Line Options Device = C\IOP241CL.SYSPage Common Problems IOP-241 Enabler for DOS Enabler Installation DEVICE=C\IOP241EN.EXE Common Problems After Completing Configuration Installing the IOP-241 Under Windows 95/98 Resource Settings in Windows 95/98Changing Resource Settings with Device Manager After Completing Configuration I/O Port Description Port C Interrupt Description External Interrupt DescriptionData Port a Control Register Base + Offset Read/Write RegisterData Port B Control Register Base + Data Port C Control Register Base +Port C Interrupt Enable Register Base + Bit Name DescriptionInterrupt Mode Control Register Base + Interrupt Status Register Read Only Base +Port C Interrupt Sources Interrupt Acknowledge Register Write Only Base +Summary of Interrupt Source Options Summary of Input/Output Options External Interrupt SourceProgramming Example External Connections Optional Accessories CP-1037 Cable AssemblyUIO-37 Screw Terminal Block Physical Dimensions Power RequirementsConnector Bus InterfaceVersion January 25
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