Contents
© National Instruments Corporation ix PCMCIA Serial for Windows Me/9x
Figures
Figure 2-1. Add/Remove Programs Properties Dialog Box.....................................2-1
Figure 2-2. NI-Serial Setup Screen..........................................................................2-2
Figure 2-3. Inserting a PCMCIA Serial Card...........................................................2-3
Figure 2-4. Device Manager Ports List for PCMCIA Serial Card
Correctly Installed.................................................................................2-5
Figure 2-5. Device Manager Ports List for PCMCIA Serial Card
Incorrectly Installed...............................................................................2-6
Figure 2-6. DB-9 Connector Pin Locations.............................................................2-8
Figure 3-1. Port Settings Tab...................................................................................3-2
Figure 3-2. Advanced Port Settings Dialog Box......................................................3-3
Figure A-1. Typical Full-Duplex System.................................................................A-4
Figure A-2. Typical Half-Duplex System.................................................................A-4
Figure A-3. Multidrop Network Using Terminating Resistors.................................A-5
Figure A-4. Straight-Through Cabling in a DTE-to-DCE Interface.........................A-6
Figure A-5. Null-Modem Cabling in a DTE-to-DTE Interface................................A-6
Figure B-1. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall........................................................B-2
Figure B-2. Add/Remove Programs Properties Dialog Box.....................................B-3
Figure B-3. Successful Uninstallation......................................................................B-4
Figure C-1. Ports List in Device Manager Tab.........................................................C-4
Figure C-2. Multi-Function Adapter Class in the Device Manager.........................C-7
Tables
Table 2-1. DB-9 Pin Descriptions...........................................................................2-8
Table 4-1. Transceiver Control Modes...................................................................4-2
Table 4-2. Transceiver Mode Control Bytes..........................................................4-3
Table 4-3. DeviceIoControl Function Input Values .............................................. 4-4
Table A-1. RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 Features.................................................A-1
Table C-1. Standard DOS-Based Addresses ...........................................................C-5
Table D-1. Physical Characteristics of the PCMCIA Serial Cards .........................D-1
Table D-2. Environmental Characteristics of the Serial Hardware .........................D-2
Table D-3. Software Characteristics........................................................................D-2