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Lava DSerial-PCI Powered
Quick Installation Guide
MADE
IN
CANADA
DSerial PCI
Powered
P.N.MOKO L71.5_pwr
Pin1 12V
Pin9 5 V
Rev.B00
PNMOKO S-1
MADEIN JAPAN
0255351
LAVA
COMPUTERS
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NOTE: Hardware Design
The DSerial-PCI Powered has non-standard serial pin designations.It
supplies 12 VDC to pin 1 on both ports, and 5 VDC to pin 9 on both
ports.These pins are fused to allow a maximum amperage of 1.25 amps
per port @ 20 degrees nominal temperature.
Not all serial port control lines are
implemented on the DSerial-PCI
Powered.Please refer to the
pinout diagram to determine the
suitability of the DSerial-PCI
Powered for your needs.
NOTE:
The DSerial-PCI Powered
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9
#1 12 VDC
#2 Receive Data (RX)
#3 Transmit Data (TX)
#4 not used
#5 Signal Ground/Common (GND)
#6 not used
#7 Request to Send (RTS)
#8 Clear to Send (CTS)
#9 5 VDC
carries power on pins
conventionally used as Data Carrier Detect (DCD) and Ring Indicator (RI).
As these signals are inputs to the DTE device, care should be taken that
DCE devices connected to the DSerial-PCI Powered do not supply
problematic input voltages to the DTE device across these pins. If you
are unsure of the suitability of connecting a specific peripheral to the
DSerial-PCI Powered,,consult Lava Technical Support.
Windows NT 4.0 Installation
1. With the power turned off, insert the DSerial-PCI Powered card into
any free PCI slot in your PC.Boot NT logging on as“Administrator”.
Place the DSerial-PCI
installation diskette into your floppy
drive and select Run from the Start
Menu.When prompted type:
A:\NT4.0\Setup.
2. After the necessary files have been
copied,select My Computer and start
Control Panel. A new icon will appear
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called“LavaPort”.This applet should now be used to configure ALL
Com Ports in your PC – not just Lava serial ports. Please note that
Com 1 may not appear in this applet if you have your mouse
attached to Com 1.
DOS and Windows 3.x Installation
1. With the power turned off, insert the DSerial-PCI card into
any free PCI slot in your PC.Turn your PC on.
2. Place the DSerial-PCI installation diskette into your floppy
drive.In the Win3.11\16550 subdirectory of this diskette you will
find a file called“Lavaconf.exe”. Copy this file to your hard drive and
run it.
3. When run, Lavaconf.exe will display two I/O addresses and one IRQ.
These correspond to the addresses and IRQ chosen by your PC when
configuring the DSerial-PCI . Make a note of them.
4. If you are using Windows 3.x, start Windows and go to Control Panel
| Ports. Choose Com 3 for Port 1 and Com 4 for Port 2 on the DSerial-
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PCI . Click the Advanced button and enter the I/O address
and IRQ for each port as reported by Lavaconf.exe. Reboot your PC
for these changes to take effect.
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Note: DOS & Windows 3.X support a maximum of four Com Ports in a PC.
OS/2 Installation
1. With the power turned off, insert the DSerial-PCI card into
any free PCI slot in your PC.Turn your PC on.
2. Place the DSerial-PCI installation diskette into your floppy
drive.In the Serial\OS2 subdirectory of this diskette you will find a
file called“Setup.exe”. Running this file will install the DSerial-PCI
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Note: Detailed installation instructions in English and French
.
are available on the installation diskette.
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Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP Installation
1. With the power turned off,insert the DSerial-PCI card
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into any free PCI slot in your PC.Make sure the card is well seated.
Turn your PC on and start Windows.
2. Windows will automatically detect the DSerial-PCI as a
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new PCI Serial Controller and ask you to insert the Installation
Diskette.The installation files are located in the root directory of
this disk.
3. After the necessary files have been copied,Windows will
complete the full installation of the DSerial-PCI . During
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this process,a Parent device will be created in Device Manager
under Multi-function adapters, and two Child ports will be
created in Device Manager under Ports.To view the installed
configuration, click Control Panel | System.The DSerial-PCI
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will appear in the listing as follows:
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The DSerial-PCI hardware appears in Device Manager in
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two places: under the Multi-function adapters tree and as part of
the Ports tree.Please note that any changes to the resources (I/O
address and IRQ) used by either of the two ports on the DSerialPCI must be made through the Resources page of the
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DSerial-PCI PARENT – not through the individual Ports
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pages.
NOTE: Modifying I/O Address and IRQ Resources is NOT
recommended.
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Changing the Com numbering of your ports
in Windows 95/98/Me
Unless you already have more than 4 Com Ports installed in
your PC,Windows will by default configure the DSerial-PCI
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number of either one of the ports on the DSerial-PCI
(e.g.Assign Port 1 to be Com 3), please use the Lava Com Port
Redirect Utility included in the “Utils“ subdirectory of your
Installation Diskette.This may be necessary because some
communications applications programs do not recognize port
designations beyond Com 4.The Lava Com Port Redirect
Utility will allow you to change the Com numbering of your
ports without changing I/O address resources.
To install the Lava Com Port Redirect Utility on your hard drive,
insert the Installation Diskette into your floppy drive,click
Start, Run and type A:\Utils\Setup.
as Com5 and Com6.If you wish to change the Com
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Changing the Com numbering of your ports
in Windows 2000/XP
In Windows 2000 and Windows XP,Com port numbering can
be changed by double-clicking the DSerial-PCI entry
displayed in Windows' Device Manager (as described earlier).
Go to Settings | Advanced, and choose the Com port number
you want.
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Lava
Technical Support
9:00 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday (Eastern Time)
Tel: +416 674-5942
Fax: + 416 674-8262
E-mail: tech@lavalink.com
Internet: www.lavalink.com
Lava Computer MFG Inc.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.Operation is subject
to the following conditions:(1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
Lava Computer MFG Inc.908 Niagara Falls Blvd.#629. North Tonawanda NY 14120-2060
that may cause undesired operation.
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