Moxa Technologies RS-422, RS-485 user manual Software Installation, Windows NT

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Software Installation

In this chapter, the software driver installation, configuration and driver update/removal procedures are described for various operating systems, including Windows NT, Windows 95/98, DOS and Windows 3.x. Before proceeding with the software installation, complete the hardware installation, detailed in previous chapter, “Hardware Installation”.

If it is necessary for you to develop your own applications, please also refer to the next chapter, “Serial Programming Tools”, for programming issues.

Windows NT

Windows NT supports up to 256 serial ports, from COM1 to COM256. To fully integrate the advanced features of Windows NT, multi-process and multi-thread, pure 32-bit Windows NT device drivers are developed for the Industio CI-134 Series multiport boards. The driver conforms to Win32 COMM API standard.

•To install the driver for the first time, please go directly to the next section, “Installing Driver”.

•If you already have installed the driver and want to re-configure the board and port, add more boards or delete boards, please refer to the section “Configuring Board and Port”.

•To update or remove the driver, please go to the section, “Updating Driver” or “Removing Driver”.

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Contents Mar 1st Edition Industio CI-134 Series User’s ManualDisclaimer Industio CI-134 Series User’s ManualCopyright Notice TrademarksMoxa Internet Services Troubleshooting Hardware InstallationSoftware Installation Connection Cable and Cable WiringTable of Contents Technical Reference Connection Cable and Cable WiringTroubleshooting Overview Industio The Industrial Multiport Async SolutionIntroduction Asic Design, Compact Size Automatic Data Direction Control for RS-485Termination Resistors Ready for RS-422/RS-485 Surge/Isolation ProtectionMoxa Serial Comm Tools Quick InstallationIntroduction Operating System SupportBroad Applications FeaturesSCO Xenix QNX Check ListInstallation Guide First Thing to Do Interface Settings Hardware Installation0x1C0 Quick Hardware InstallationHow to Do Quick Hardware Installation Hardware Installation with IO-IRQ Utility IO-IRQ Utility and Hardware Configuration 6Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Speed Port IndexAddress Nor mal Speed Spectr um High Speed Spectr um Press F10 to save the configuration and exit the utility 10Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Windows NT Software InstallationInstalling Driver Software Installation 4Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Tx Fifo Size Port NumberRx Fifo Trigger 6Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Configuring Board and Port 8Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Removing Driver Updating DriverWindows 95/98 Software Installation 12Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Rx Fifo Trigger 14Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Updating Driver 16Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual DOS Driver Setup Software Installation 20Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Por t number TxD buf size RxD buf size F5 Gr oup edit 22Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Unloading Driver Loading DriverWindows Software Installation Configuring Driver Baud Rate Settings 28Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Windows NT and Windows 95/98 PComm InstallationSerial Programming Tools Utilities Diagnostic for Moxa boards onlyPComm Programming Library Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Terminal Emulator Data Scope Installing API-232DOS API-232 Library 6Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Serial Programming Tools Diagnose Utility Windows Comm API Library Win16Existing Applications RS-485 Programming Automatic Data Direction Control Mode RecommendedBy RTS Mode For back-compatibility Solution 12Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual CI-134 Connection Cable and Cable WiringRS-422 Cable Wiring RS-422 Point-to-point RS-422 Broadcasting RS-485 Cable Wiring Impedance Matching and Termination Resistors For RS-485 Mode DB-37 Connector Pin OutsFor RS-422 Mode 6Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Hardware causes and solutions TroubleshootingGeneral Troubleshooting Software Causes and Solutions Io-ir q Remove the jumper on position JP1 Windows NT system panic blue scr een DOS Technical Reference SpecificationsUart TI550C IO/ Addr ess Device PC I/O Port Address MapProblem Report Form Return Procedure