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              Contents
About This Manual                
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration              
Chapter 3 PXI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration
Chapter 4 PCMCIA Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration            
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              Tables
              About This Manual
Conventions              
Related Documentation
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              Introduction
Chapter6                
How to Use This Manual
Chapters 2,3, 4, and 5                
Chapter1
              What You Need to Get Started
               Optional Equipment
Serial Hardware Overview                
PCI Kits
              PXI Kits
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              PCMCIA Kits
AT Kits            
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              NI-Serial Software Overview
Time-Saving Development Tools            
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              PCI Serial Hardware Installation,
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              Verify the Hardware Resources
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              Install the NI-Serial Software
              Install the PCMCIA Serial Hardware
              Select Resources for the PCMCIA Card
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              COM Port Number
              FIFO Enabled
FIFO Buffers                
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              Resource Settings
PCMCIA-232, PCMCIA-485, PCMCIA-232/4              
PCMCIA-232/2, PCMCIA-485/2
              AT Serial Hardware Installation,
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              Verify the Hardware Resources
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              Installing the Microsoft PnP ISA Enabler Driver
              Install the NI-Serial Software
Install the Serial Hardware            
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              COM Port Number
FIFO Enabled              
Resources
Resource Settings              
ATBoards (Shared IRQ)
              ATBoards (Non-Shared IRQ)
              Using Your Serial Hardware
General Programming Requirements                
Advanced Transceiver Control for the PCI/PXI/PCMCIA/AT-485Boards
              Four-Wire Mode
Two-WireMode: DTR with Echo                
Two-WireMode: DTR Controlled
              Two-WireMode: TXRDY Auto Control
Setting the TransceiverControl Mode              
Setting the TransceiverMode with DeviceIoControl
              Windows NT/Me/9x
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Connector Descriptions
Connecting Cables                
Connecting Two-Wire Devices
              DB-9 Connector
              Modular Jack Connector
              DB-25 Connector
              Figure A-4 showshow to connect the cables when you install a four-port PCI serial board.
FigureA-4. Connectingthe Cables to Your Four-Port PCI Serial Board            
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              TableA-4. 68-PinConnector Pin Descriptions
              100-Pin Connector
              TableA-5. 100-PinConnector Pin Descriptions
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Serial Port Information
RS-232              
RS-422
RS-485              
Serial Communication Issues
Duplex Architectures                
Full Duplex
              Half Duplex
              Termination
Bias Resistors            
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              DTE vs. DCE
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Uninstalling the Hardware and Software
              PCI Hardware
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              PCMCIA Hardware
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              AT Hardware
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Troubleshooting and Common Questions
              Forcing Windows to Detect YourHardware
              No National Instruments Serial Port Found or
              Resolving Resource Conflicts with Legacy Boards
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              Freeing an Interrupt Request Level
              Selecting Conflict-Free Resources PCI and PXI Boards
AT Boa rds              
PCMCIA Boards
              No National Instruments Serial Port Found
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              Resolving Resource Conflicts with Legacy Boards
Forcing Windows to Detect YourHardware PCI and PXI Hardware            
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              Missing Serial Port in the niports List PCI and PXI Boards
AT Boa rds              
PCMCIA Boards
Resolving Resource Conflicts              
No National Instruments Serial Port Found
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Specifications
PCI Serial Hardware                
Two-PortBoards
Isolated Two-PortBoards              
Four-Port Boards
Isolated Four-Port Boards              
Eight-Port Boards
16-Port Boards            
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              PXI Serial Hardware
Two-PortBoards                
Four-Port Boards
              Eight-Port Boards
16-Port Boards            
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              PCMCIA Serial Hardware
Hardware Specifications                
Software Specifications
              AT Serial Hardware
Hardware Characteristics Two-PortAT Serial Boards (Nonisolated)                
Two-PortAT Serial Boards (Isolated)
              Four-Port ATSerial Boards (Nonisolated)
Four-Port ATSerial Boards (Isolated)            
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Technical Support Resources
Web Support                
NI Developer Zone
Customer Education                
System Integration
              Worldwide Support
              Glossary
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