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Figure4-3. PortSettings Tab...................................................................................4-6
Figure4-4. AdvancedSettings DialogBox .............................................................4-7
Figure4-5. Insertinga PCMCIA Serial Card ...........................................................4-10
Figure4 -6. DeviceManager Ports List for PCMCIA Serial Card
CorrectlyInstalled .................................................................................4-11
Figure4-7. PortSettings Tab...................................................................................4-14
Figure4-8. AdvancedPort Settings Dialog Box......................................................4-15
Figure4-9. Insertinga PCMCIA Serial Card ...........................................................4-17
Figure4-10. niportsConfiguration Utility.................................................................4-19
Figure4-11. GeneralPort Settings Dialog Box.........................................................4-20
Figure 4-12. ResourceConfiguration Dialog Box for the PCMCIA-485..................4-22
Figure 4-13. ResourceConfiguration Dialog Box for the PCMCIA-485/2...............4-23
Figure5-1. AT Serial Board Installation..................................................................5-3
Figure5-2. DeviceManager for AT SerialBoard Ports..........................................5-4
Figure5-3. PortSettings Tab...................................................................................5-7
Figure5-4. AdvancedSettings DialogBox .............................................................5-8
Figure5-5. AT Serial Board Installation..................................................................5-11
Figure5-6. DeviceManager PortsList forAT Serial Board
CorrectlyInstalled .................................................................................5-13
Figure5-7. PortSettings Tab...................................................................................5-16
Figure5-8. AdvancedPort Settings Dialog Box......................................................5-17
Figure5-9. AT Serial Board Installation..................................................................5-20
Figure5-10. niportsConfiguration Utility.................................................................5-22
Figure5-11. GeneralPort Settings Dialog Box.........................................................5-23
Figure5-12. PnPP ortConfiguration Dialog Box for the AT-232/4.......................... 5-25
FigureA-1. DB-9Connector Pin Locations.............................................................A-2
FigureA -2. 10-Position Modular Jack Pin Locations...............................................A-3
FigureA-3. DB-25Connector Pin Locations...........................................................A-4
Figure A-4. Connecting the Cables to Your Four-Port PCI Serial Board.................A-5
FigureA-5. 68-PinConnector Pin Locations............................................................A-6
FigureA-6. 100-PinConnector Pin Locations..........................................................A-8
FigureB -1. Typical Full-Duplex System .................................................................B-4
FigureB -2. Typical Half-Duplex System.................................................................B-4
FigureB -3. Multidrop Network Using Terminating Resistors.................................B-5
FigureB -4. Transmission Line Using Bias Resistors...............................................B-6
FigureB -5. Straight-Through Cabling in a DTE-to-DCE Interface.........................B-7
FigureB -6. Null-Modem Cabling in a DTE-to-DTE Interface................................B-7
FigureC -1. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall ........................................................C-2
FigureC -2. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall ........................................................C-4
FigureC -3. Selecting an Interface to Uninstall ........................................................C-5