Introduction
Comment: If you are using only the UNIX system for Intelligent Ports Card operation, you can skip this chapter and go to Chapter 3, “UNIX System Device Driver Installation.” If you plan to use MS-DOS under Simul-Task 386, follow the procedures in Chapter 3. The instructions in this chapter apply only to native MS-DOS. See the section, “IPC-1600 Diagnostics,” in Chapter 7 for diagnostics information.
This chapter provides instructions on how to install the MS-DOS device driver and diagnostics, which are on the diskette labeled “Intelligent Ports Card (IPC-1600) MS-DOS Device Drivers and Diagnostics, Version 1.0.” Refer to Chapter 6, “System Features,” for information about the software support offered through the MS-DOS device driver.
Note: The same software is supplied on both a 5.25-inch diskette and a 3.5-inch diskette.
The Intelligent Ports Card MS-DOS device driver supports the MS-DOS level interfaces in such a way that virtually any software application can access all serial I/O ports provided by the IPC-1600.
Requirement 1: The IPC-1600 board(s) must be installed and the I/O address, starting controller memory address, and IRQ level initially set before executing the IPC16CNF program.
Requirement 2: Each board in the system must be assigned an I/O address and the same starting controller memory address. The hardware Interrupt ReQuest (IRQ) level switches are all set to OFF unless the UNIX system is also being used to operate the board, in which case the UNIX system switch setup takes precedence. If you assign different controller memory addresses to IPC-1600s, only one board at a time can be used under native MS-DOS.
MS-DOS DEVICE DRIVER INSTALLATION 2-1
