B&B Electronics manual 232PCC Resource Settings in Windows

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232PCC Resource Settings in Windows 95

To view and/or edit hardware devices in Windows 95, use the system Device Manager. Consult Windows 95 on-line help for details on the use of the Device Manager.

1.Open the Windows 95 System Properties window. To access the System Properties window double click the System icon in the Windows 95 control panel, or click the My Computer icon on the Windows 95 desktop with the right mouse button and select Properties from the pull down menu.

2.Click the Device Manager tab located along the top of the System Properties box. This lists all hardware devices connected to your computer. Configuration information is available on any of these devices via the Properties command button.

3.Double click the device group Ports (COM and LPT). The 232PCC device name should appear in the list of adapters.

4.Click the 232PCC’s device name and then click the Properties button to open a Port Properties box for this hardware adapter.

5.Click the Resources tab located along the top of the properties box.

6.The current address and interrupt configuration assigned by Windows 95 is shown in this window. Several predefined Basic Configurations have been included allowing easy selection of different configurations that match standard serial port settings.

7.When selecting a different basic configuration from the "Setting based on list" pay attention to the Conflicting device list information. Try to select a configuration that displays "No conflicts". If resource conflicts can be resolved by switching to one of the predefined basic configurations then skip down to the last step.

8.To modify any of the system resources showing a conflict click the resource name and click the Change Setting button. An Edit Resource window will open up. Note that basic configuration 7 must be selected to modify the I/O address resource.

9.Inside the Edit Resource window click on the up/down arrows to the right of the resource value. This scrolls you through all of the allowable resources for the 232PCC. Pay attention to the conflict information at the bottom of the window. Select a resource value that reports "No devices are conflicting". Click OK to save your changes, or Cancel to abort.

10.Repeat the above steps to resolve of resource conflicts. Once satisfied with the settings make a note of the new settings and click the OK button to accept. Clicking the Cancel button does not save your changes.

11.The 232PCC will automatically be reconfigured to the new resources specified. Any time the 232PCC is inserted Windows 95 will attempt to configure the card at these resource settings. Click the Use Automatic Settings to reset the 232PCC for automatic configuration.

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