Chapter4 PCMCIASerial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration
SerialHardware and Software for Win dows 4-18 ni.com
Select Resources for the PCMCIA Card
Complete the following steps to select resources for your PCMCIA card.
1. Select Start»Settings»ControlPanel.
2. Double-click on the niports icon.
3. Selectthe PCMCIA cardy ou justinstalled fromthe Add a New
PCMCIA Card list,andclickontheAdd button.
4. Inthe Resource Configuration dialog box, select nonconflicting base
I/O addressa nd IRQ settingsfor your port/card, and click o n OK.
Formore information o n selecting resources for your port/card, refer
to the Resource Settings section.
5. Exit niportsand r estartthe computer.
Afteryou have selected resources for your PCMCIA card, proceed to the
next section, Verify the Installation.
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 youwant and click on the Settings button to display
the GeneralPort Settings dialog box for that po rt. This dialog box
displays the physical port number starting at 1.
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 the configuration of your 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»
National Instruments Serial.