B&B Electronics 232HSPCC User Manual

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PCMCIA High Speed Serial Card CE

Model 232HSPCC

Documentation Number 232HSPCC1199

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B&B Electronics Mfg. Co. Inc.

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February 1999 -- B&B Electronics

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Table of Contents

INSTALLATION....................................................................................... 1

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NTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 1

DOS

AND WINDOWS 3.X INSTALLATION..................................................1

Installing the Serial Card..................................................................... 1

Configuring the Serial Card ................................................................ 2

Software Setup...................................................................................... 2

Card and Socket Service Users............................................................ 2

Point Enabler Users............................................................................. 3

Using the Point Enabler Program....................................................... 3

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INDOWS 9X INSTALLATION.................................................................... 5

Installing a 232HSPCC in Windows 9x............................................... 6

232HSPCC Resource Settings in Windows 9x..................................... 7

APPENDIX A......................................................................................... A-1

C

ARD SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................... A-1

C

ABLE PINOUT DIAGRAMS ................................................................... A-2

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ARRANTY .......................................................................................... A-3

FCC P

ART 15 COMPLIANCE .................................................................A-4

APPENDIX B: DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY.................... B-1

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Installation

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of B&B Electronics’ High
Speed Serial Card. We are pleased to have you as a customer and
are proud to be shipping you a quality PCMCIA product. You are
now the owner of a serial card that will give you years of error free
service. The built-in 16650 UART (Universal Asynchronous
Receiver / Transmitter) ensures error free data communications at
speeds up to 460k bits per second. Once the serial card is set up
and configured, it will be recognized as a COM port (1-4) by the
communication software running on your machine.

DOS and Windows 3.x Installation

In most notebooks, the B&B Electronics’ Serial Card will be
recognized and configured as soon as you insert the card into a free
PCMCIA socket. If your notebook or desktop does recognize the
Serial Card automatically, you can treat the card exactly the same
as a DOS COM port. If the Serial Card is not recognized
automatically, you should check with your manufacturer to see if
your machine is loading the Card and Socket Service programs
correctly. There may be a later version of Card and Socket
Services available for your machine.

Installing the Serial Card

To install your Serial Card into your PCMCIA computer do the
following:

1. Locate the PCMCIA socket on your computer. (Refer to your

PC users guide if needed.)

2. With the product logo facing up (reference to B&B Electronics)

and the 68-pin connector facing the PCMCIA socket, insert the

card into the socket. Push firmly to fully engage the RS-232

cable into the exposed side of the Serial Card.

3. Any standard serial device may now be plugged into the 9-pin D

connector.

NOTE: Refer to the section of the manual labeled Serial Card
Setup Examples.

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Configuring the Serial Card

Once the Serial Card has been inserted, the PCMCIA socket
must be configured for serial port operation. All PCMCIA
input/output devices must be configured by software before they
can be used. This configuring/enabling process must be repeated
(that is, the enabling program must be run again) whenever the
Card is powered off, then on again. A PCMCIA Serial Card will be
powered off when the user removes it from the laptop and then re­inserts it. It may also be powered off, when the laptop goes into a
"sleep" mode to conserve power.

There are two kinds of PCMCIA enabling software:
Card and Socket Services, and Point Enablers. You must
choose which software enabling method you will use to
activate your Serial Card. Each method has its advantages and

disadvantages. (See Card and Socket Service Users section or
Point Enabler Users section for more information.)

Most laptops and desktops, that come equipped with PCMCIA
slots, come with Card and Socket Services (CSS) software. This
software manages the PCMCIA ports. If Card and Socket Services
are running on your machine, your Serial Card will be set up and
configured for you automatically when you insert the card into the
PCMCIA slot. This is usually the easiest and best way to configure
your Card. In most cases all you will need to do is plug in your
Serial Card and access the assigned COM port. (Refer to your PC
documentation for information concerning the Card and Socket
Services provided with your system.)

Software Setup

Once your card is configured, it can be accessed through your
application software by choosing the appropriate COM port. (Refer
to the users manual associated with the software you are using for
information on how to assign COM ports.)

Card and Socket Service Users

Card and Socket Services is a set of programs which are
installed so that they are executed when the laptop is turned on.
The Card and Socket Service programs then stay resident - they
remain in memory all of the time. Card and Socket Services are
designed to detect when a PCMCIA device has been inserted or
powered off and then it automatically re-enables the device. This
allows "hot swapping" - you can pull a PCMCIA card out and put in
a different one and the new card is automatically enabled. Card and
Socket Services also "know" how to enable a variety of devices from
different manufacturers and attempt to prevent all conflicts between
different PCMCIA cards.

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The main disadvantage of using Card and Socket Services are
that they permanently occupy a certain amount of laptop or desktop
memory, which could be used by other programs.

Most Card and Socket Service programs are loaded from the
CONFIG.SYS file and use from 40K to 85K of memory space. If
Card and Socket Services is running properly on your machine, then
your Serial Card will be recognized and configured properly by
simply inserting the card into one of the PCMCIA slots.

Point Enabler Users

Point Enablers are programs that run, enable a specific device
(such as your B&B Electronics Serial Card), and exit. Point Enabler
commands are typically installed in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file so that
they will be executed once each time the laptop or desktop is turned
on. The advantage of a Point Enabler, is that it uses system
memory only while it runs. The disadvantage is that when the
PCMCIA device is powered off, the user must remember to execute
the Point Enabler command to re-enable the Serial Card. Another
disadvantage in using Point Enablers is that you need a different
one for each manufacturer's PCMCIA device. One manufacturer's
Point Enabler may conflict with another's Point Enabler. A Point
Enabler program may also conflict with an already running Card and
Socket Service program. It is best NOT to run a Point Enabler if
Card and Socket Services have already been loaded on your PC.

Using the Point Enabler Program

B&B Electronics has supplied a Point Enabler program called
ENABLE.EXE. To use this program perform the following:

1. Copy the file “ENABLE.EXE” from the supplied diskette onto

your root directory. (Typing ENABLE /? on the command line

will bring up a program help screen.)

2. Use a text editor to add the following line to your

AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

ENABLE /com2 /sA /MD000

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