Chapter5 ATSerial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration
©NationalInstruments Corporation 5-21 SerialHardware and Software for Windows
7. WindowsNT displays one or more New Hardware Founddi alog
boxes,depending on your serial hardware. In each dialog box, make
sure that Windows Default Driver is selected, and click on OK.
8. Theserial configuration software displays a PnP Port Configuration
dialog box. Select a nonconflicting base I/O address and IRQ setting
forthe port/card, and clickon OK. For more informatio n on selecting
resources for your post/card, refer to the Resource Settings section.
9. Afteryou have selected the resources for all ports, choose to restart the
computer when the system prompts you.
The serial hardware installation is nowcom plete.
Verify the Installation
Determine Which Physical Port Is Associated
with COMx
SelectStart»Settings»Control Panel, and double-cli ck on niports.Alist
showing installed National Instruments ports with their logical COMx
names appears. If your interface is not on the list, refer to Appendix D,
Troubleshooting and Common Questions.
Selectthe COM port you wantand click on the Settings button to display
the GeneralP ort Settings dialog box for that port. This dialog box
displays the serial number of the serial hardware and the physical port
number starting at 1. On all serial hardware, PORT1refers to the top port,
PORT2refers to the next port down, and so on.
Whenyou have finished verifying the driver installation and physical port,
proceed to the next section, Run the Diagnostic Test.
Run the Diagnostic Test
To verify and test the installation, run the diagnostic program that came
with your NI-Serial software. The diagnostic program verifies that your
serialdriver is installed properly, that theconfiguration ofyour hardware
does not conflict with anything else in your system, and that the serial
drivercan communicate with your hardware correctly.
Torun the test, select the diagnostics item under Start»Programs»
NationalInstruments Serial.