Chapter5 ATSerial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration
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Ift he diagnostic test completes with no failures, your serial hardware
and softwareare installed properly. If it fails, refer to Appendix D,
Troubleshootingand Comm on Questions, for troubleshooting instructions.
Afteryou verify the hardware and software installation, connect the cables.
See Appendix A, Connector Descriptions, for information about cable
connections.
Configure Communication Port Settings
The serial configuration utility is fully integrated with the Windows NT
ControlPanel. You can use it to examine or modify the configuration of the
serial port.
Followthese steps to configure the serial port.
1. SelectStart»Settings»Control Panel and double-click on the niports
icon. A list of National Instruments ports appears, as shown in
Figure 5-10.
Figure5-10. niportsConfiguration Utility
2. Select the port you are interested in.
3. Click on the Settings button to view or configure the port settings.
Referto the next section, GeneralPortSettings, for more information.