RIO Remote I/O System User Guide
Installing RIO PCI Host Cards under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008
Page 111
Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software
General setup procedure for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008
The general procedure for installing RIO PCI host cards for the W indows 2000/XP/Server
2003/Vista/Server 2008 operating system is as follows:
1. If required, ins tall any PCI host cards you require into your system. See Installing a
Universal 3.3/5V PCI host cardon page 156.
2. Install and remove Remote Terminal Adaptors as required for your system. See
Installing Remote Terminal Adaptors (RTAs)on page 161 and Remov ing a Remote
Terminal Adaptor (RTA) on page 173.
3. Install the RIO Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 drivers and utili ties onto
your system using the procedures described in Installing PCI card drivers and
utilities on page 112.
4. Install the links y ou require in your system using one of the procedures shown in the nex t
table;
5. Using the Device Manager, configure the serial ports yo u have added to the system. See
Configuring PCI Card serial ports on page 115.
Your system is now ready for use. If required, you can reconfigure the system foll owing initial
installation. See Configuring the polled mode and quick close settings for a PCI host
card on page 118, Removing PCI devices and ports from the system on page 121 for
details.
To identify an RTA from within the software. See Identifying PCI RTAson page 122.
Note
If you connect a new device to your RIO system, for example an RTA, the new
ports are added to the system automatically. No action is required by the user.
Note
The RTA must be installed to the PCI host card before the device drivers are
installed.
Link type For procedure see...
Short distance Installing a short dis tance link on page 174
Medium distance Installing a Fibre Optic Link Kit (FOLK) on page 175
Long distance Installing a Long Distance Module (LDM) on page 177
Fault tolerant Installing a fault tolerant linkon page 189
Dual host fail-safe Installing a dual host fail-safe link (UNIX only)on page 190