Omega Products DSP-225 Installation Manual

Table of Contents

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7 . Specifications

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6 . External Connections

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5.6 PCMCIA Configuration Register

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5.5 Half Duplex Operation

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5.4 Termination Resistors

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5.3.2 Auxiliary Channel: Handshaking Disabled.

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5.3.1 Auxiliary Channel: RTS-CTS Handshaking.

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5.3 Auxiliary Channel Configuration

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5.2 Scratchpad Register

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5.1 I/O Addressing Modes

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5 . Hardware Information

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4.3 Common Problems and Important Notes

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4.2 Monitoring The Status Of PCMCIA Cards

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4.1.6 Applying Options to All The DSP-225 Cards

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4.1.5 Using Multiple Options

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4.1.4 Options

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4.1.3 Advanced Configuration Topics

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4.1.2 Configuring With "User Assigned" Resources

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4.1.1 Configuring With "System Assigned" Resources

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4.1 Command Line Options

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4 . OS/2 Installation

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3.3 Common Problems

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3.2.2 Changing Resource Settings with Device Manager

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3.2.1 Viewing Resource Settings with Device Manager

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3.2 DSP-225 Resource Settings in Windows 95

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3.1 Installing a DSP-225 Under Windows 95.

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3 . Windows 95 Installation

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2.2.2 Common Problems

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2.2.1 Command Line Options

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2.2 DSP-225 Enabler for DOS

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2.1.3 Common Problems

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2.1.2 Command Line Options

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2.1.1 Client Driver Installation

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2 . DOS / Windows 3.x Installation

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1 . Introduction

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List of Figures

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Figure 17. Connector Signal Assignment.

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Figure 16. DSP-225 Adapter Cable

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Figure 15. PCMCIA Configuration Options Register

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Figure 14. RS-422/485 Driver Enable Options

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Figure 13. RS-422/485 Termination

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Figure 12. Auxiliary Channel Handshaking Disabled

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Figure 11. Auxiliary Channel RTS-CTS Handshaking.

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Figure 10. Interrupt Status Register.

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Figure 9. Block Mode Addressing.

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Figure 8. OS/2 Plug and Play GUI

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Figure 7. Windows 95 Resource Allocation

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Figure 6. DSP-225 Basic Configuration Table.

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Figure 5. Windows 95 Device Manager

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Figure 4. DOS Enabler Output Enable Options.

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Figure 3. DOS Client Output Enable Options.

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Figure 2. Client Driver versus Enabler for DOS/Windows 3.x.

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Figure 1. DSP-225 Configuration

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1. Introduction

The DSP-225 is a dual channel RS-232 and RS-422/485 asynchronous
serial adapter for systems equipped with PCMCIA Type II and/or Type
III expansion sockets. The DSP-225 is a PCMCIA Type II (5 mm) card and
is PCMCIA PC Card Standard Specification 2.1 compliant.

The figure below illustrates a complete DSP-225 system. The system
includes a cable assembly which converts the DSP-225’s 0.8mm I/O
connector into standard D-9 male and D-9 female connectors.

PCMCIA Card Cable Assembly

Standard D-9 Male

Standard D-9 Female

Figure 1. DSP-225 Configuration

The DSP-225's serial ports are implemented using 16C550 Universal
Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitters (UARTs) which are the
recommended communications interface for multitasking environments
and with applications involving high data transfer rates.

The RS-422/485 serial port may be configured to operate in either the Full
Duplex or Half Duplex mode; RTS or DTR may be used to enable the
output drivers, or the RS-422/485 serial ports may be configured so that
the output drivers are always enabled. Another option provided in the
RS-422/485 serial ports is an RTS-CTS modem control handshake. This
handshake may be enabled or disabled when the DSP-225 is configured.

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The DSP-225's two serial ports are addressable in two modes:

1. 'Block Mode': The two serial ports are configured in one
16-byte continuous block of I/O address space. The block must
begin on an even 16-byte division. Both serial ports share one
IRQ level.

2. 'COM Mode': The two serial ports are configured at the
standard COM port I/O address locations. The ports may be
configured as COM1 and COM3; also, the ports may be
configured as COM2 and COM4. Both serial ports share one
IRQ level.

A special interrupt status register is also available to simplify the software
required to service multiple serial ports in an interrupt driven
environments. See the Hardware Information section for details on these
topics.

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2. DOS / Windows 3.x Installation

Socket Services software

Services software

upon insertion (Hot Swapping)

(Hot Swapping)

host adapters

host adapter independent)

File type: DOS executable

File type: DOS device driver

File name: DSP225EN.EXE

File name: DSP225CL.SYS

Enabler (not recommended)

Client Driver (recommended)

Two configuration software programs are provided with the DSP-225: a
Client Driver, DSP225CL.SYS, and a card Enabler, DSP225EN.EXE. Both
of these programs are executed from DOS (before entering Windows) and
allow operation of the DSP-225 in both the DOS and Windows 3.x
environments. For optimal operation, however, the Client Driver is the
preferred method of installation and configuration. The table below
highlights the differences between these programs.

Interfaces to PCMCIA Card and
Socket Services software (PCMCIA

Allows automatic configuration of
DSP-225 adapters upon insertion

Requires PCMCIA Card and Socket

Interfaces directly to Intel 82365SL
and other PCIC compatible PCMCIA

Does not support automatic
configuration of DSP-225 adapters

Does not require PCMCIA Card and

Figure 2. Client Driver versus Enabler for DOS/Windows 3.x.

Card and Socket Services software is commercially available from several
vendors for most desktop and laptop PCs. If you are unsure whether
Card and Socket Services software is currently installed on your system,
install the DSP-225 Client Driver as discussed in following section. When
loaded, the Client Driver will display an error message if Card and Socket
Services software is not detected.

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2.1 DSP-225 Client Driver for DOS

Card and Socket Services may be required.

In order to use the DSP-225 Client Driver, the system must be configured
with Card and Socket Services software. Card and Socket Services
software is not provided with the DSP-225 but is available from Omega.

IMPORTANT:

Some versions of Card and Socket Services dated before
1993 do not support general purpose I/O cards. If after
careful installation of the Client Driver the DSP-225 does
not configure or operate properly, an updated version of

2.1.1 Client Driver Installation

The following procedure is used to install the DSP-225 Client Driver:

1. Copy the file DSP225CL.SYS from the DSP-225 distribution
diskette onto the system's hard drive.

2. Using an ASCII text editor, open the system's CONFIG.SYS file
located in the root directory of the boot drive.

3. Locate the line(s) in the CONFIG.SYS file where the Card and
Socket Services software is installed.

4. AFTER
software, add the following line to the CONFIG.SYS file:

DEVICE = drive:\path\DSP225CL.SYS options

where options are the DSP-225 Client Driver command line
options discussed on the following pages.

5. Save the CONFIG.SYS file and exit the text editor.

6. Insert the DSP-225 into one of the system's PCMCIA slots.
NOTE: Since the DSP-225 Client Driver supports "Hot Swapping",

it is not necessary to have the DSP-225 installed when booting the
system. By inserting the card before booting, however, the Client
Driver will report the adapter configuration during the boot
process thereby verifying the changes made to the CONFIG.SYS.

the line(s) installing the Card and Socket Services

7. Reboot the system and note the message displayed when the
DSP-225 Client Driver is loaded. If the Client Driver reports an

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"invalid command line option", correct the entry in the
CONFIG.SYS file and reboot the system again. If the Client
Driver reports "Card and Socket Services not found", a version
of Card and Socket Services must be installed on the system or
the DSP-225 Enabler program must be used to configure the
adapter. If the Client Driver reports the desired adapter
configuration, the installation process is complete and the
DSP-225 may be removed and / or inserted from the system as
desired. On each insertion into the PCMCIA socket, the
DSP-225 will be automatically reconfigured according to the
command line options.

2.1.2 Command Line Options

The DSP-225 Client Driver accepts up to eight command line arguments
from the user to determine the configuration of the DSP-225. If any
arguments are provided, the Client Driver will attempt to configure any
DSP-225s with the options specified in the order they are entered on the
command line. Each argument must be enclosed in parenthesis and must
be separated from other arguments by a space
Within each argument, any or all of the following parameters may be
specified using a comma

(no spaces) to separate each parameter:

on the command line.

Baddress specifies a "block mode" base I/O address of the DSP-225 in

hexadecimal. This address must reside on an even 16-byte
(10H) boundary. This option must
Dmode option. If both the Dmode and Baddress options are
omitted, a "block mode" base address will be assigned by Card
and Socket Services.

Dmode specifies a "COM" mode" base I/O address configuration for

the DSP-225. The D1 option configures the DSP-225 at
COM1/COM3 (3F8 / 3E8), and the D2 option configures the
DSP-225 at COM2/COM4 (2F8 / 2E8). This option must
omitted if using the Baddress option. If both the Dmode and
Baddress options are omitted, a "block mode" base address will
be assigned by Card and Socket Services.

Iirq specifies the interrupt level (IRQ) of the DSP-225 in decimal.

irq must be one of the following values: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12,
14, 15, or 0 if no IRQ is desired. If this option is omitted, an
interrupt level will be assigned by Card and Socket Services.

be omitted if using the

be

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Ssocket specifies which PCMCIA socket the DSP-225 must be inserted

DTR Controlled

o2

RTS Controlled

o1

Always Enabled

o0

RS-422/485 Output Drivers

Option

into for this configuration argument to be used. socket must be
in the range 0 - 15. If this option is omitted, the configuration
argument will apply to DSP-225s inserted into any socket.

Odriver specifies the output driver enable option for the RS-422/485

port. The DSP-225's RS-422/485 port may be configured for
either full duplex or half duplex operation with this option. In
half duplex mode, the RS-422/485 transmitter may be enabled
and disabled via the RTS (request to send) or DTR (data
terminal ready) signals. Both RTS and DTR are controlled
through the Modem Control Register of the 16550. If this
option is omitted, the default setting is the RS-422/485 port
configured for full duplex operation with the RS-422/485
output drivers always enabled. See the Hardware Information
section for more information.

Figure 3. DOS Client Output Enable Options.

H instructs the client driver to enable the RTS-CTS modem

control handshake for the RS-422/485 port. When modem
control handshaking in enabled, the 16C550 UART's RTS and
CTS signals are connected to the RS-422/485 auxiliary channel.
The auxiliary channel may then be used for handshaking
between the DSP-225's RS-422/485 port and a peripheral
device. When modem control handshaking is disabled, the
RTS and CTS signals from the 16C550 UART are looped back
to each other. If this option is omitted, the default setting is
RTS-CTS modem control handshake disabled. See the
Hardware Information section for more information.

U instructs the Client Driver to disable the DSP-225's interrupt

status register and enable the Scratchpad registers of the
individual UARTs. This option is only required in very rare
cases where an application program requires access to the
UART's Scratchpad register. If this option is omitted, the
DSP-225's interrupt status register is enabled and the UARTs'
Scratchpad registers are disabled.

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F instructs the Client Driver to switch the I/O locations of the

RS-232 port and the RS-422/485 port.

RS-232 Port I/O = (base + 8h) - (base + Fh), COM3/4

RS-422/485 Port I/O = (base) - (base +7h), COM1,2

By using 'F' option, the RS-422/485 port may be located at the

lower I/O address location in the 'Block Mode' (or the lower
COM Port number in the 'COM Mode'). This option moves the
RS-232 port to the upper I/O address location in the 'Block
Mode' (or the higher COM number in the 'COM Mode'). If this
option is omitted, the DSP-225's RS-232 port is located at the
lower I/O address location (or lower COM Port number).

.1.2.1 Example 1

2

DEVICE = C:\DSP-225\DSP225CL.SYS

In example 1, no command line arguments are specified. The Client
Driver will configure a DSP-225 inserted into any socket in "block mode"
with a base address and IRQ assigned by Card and Socket Services. The
DSP-225's interrupt status register will be enabled, the RS-422/485 output
drivers for the RS-422/485 port will always be enabled, RTS-CTS modem
control handshaking will be disabled, and the RS-232 port will be located
at the lower I/O address location.

.1.2.2 Example 2

2

DEVICE = C:\DSP-225\DSP225CL.SYS (d1,f)

In example 2, a single command line argument is provided. The Client
Driver will attempt to configure a DSP-225 inserted into any socket in
"COM mode" at COM1/COM3 and an IRQ assigned by Card and Socket
Services. If address COM1 (3F8) or COM3 (3E8) are unavailable, the
DSP-225 will not be configured. If the Client Driver can successfully
configure the DSP-225, its interrupt status register will be enabled, the
RS-422/485 output drivers for the RS-422/485 port will always be
enabled, RTS-CTS modem control handshaking will be disabled, and the
I/O locations of the RS-232 port and the RS-422/485 port will be switched
(RS-422/485 port assigned COM1, RS-232 port assigned COM3).

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2.1.2.3 Example 3

DEVICE = C:\DSP-225\DSP225CL.SYS (s0,b300,i5,o2)

In example 3, a single command line argument is provided. The Client
Driver will attempt to configure a DSP-225 inserted into socket 0 with a
base address of 300H and IRQ 5. If address 300H or IRQ 5 is unavailable,
the DSP-225 will not be configured. In addition, if a DSP-225 is inserted
into any other socket, it will not be configured. If the Client Driver can
successfully configure the DSP-225, its interrupt status register will be
enabled, the RS-422/485 port output drivers will be enabled and disabled
via the DTR signal, RTS-CTS modem control handshaking will be
disabled, and the RS-232 port will be located at the lower I/O address
location.

.1.2.4 Example 4

2

DEVICE = C:\DSP-225\DSP225CL.SYS (i5,h,u,b300)

In example 4, a single command line argument is provided. Because the
parameter order is not significant, the Client Driver will attempt to
configure a DSP-225 inserted into any socket with a base address of 300H
and IRQ 5. If address 300H or IRQ 5 is unavailable, the DSP-225 will not
be configured. If the Client Driver can successfully configure the
DSP-225, its interrupt status register will be disabled (Scratchpad registers
enabled), the RS-422/485 output drivers for the RS-422/485 port will
always be enabled, RTS-CTS modem control handshaking will be enabled
on the RS-422/485 port's auxiliary channel, and the RS-232 port will be
located at the lower I/O address location.

.1.2.5 Example 5

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DEVICE = C:\DSP-225\DSP225CL.SYS (b300,i5) (i10) ( )

In example 5, three command line arguments are provided. The Client
Driver will first attempt to configure a DSP-225 inserted into any socket
with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5. If address 300H or IRQ 5 is
unavailable, the Client Driver will proceed to the second command line
argument and attempt to configure the card with a base address assigned
by Card and Socket Services and IRQ 10. If IRQ 10 is also unavailable, the
Client Driver will proceed to the third command line argument and
attempt to configure the DSP-225 with a base address and

an IRQ

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assigned by Card and Socket Services. If the Client Driver can
successfully configure the DSP-225, its interrupt status register will be
enabled, the RS-422/485 output drivers for the RS-422/485 port will
always be enabled , and RTS-CTS modem control handshaking will be
disabled.

.1.2.6 Example 6

2

DEVICE = C:\DSP-225\DSP225CL.SYS (b300,i5) ( ) (i10)

In example 6, the three command line arguments of example 5 have been
rearranged. The Client Driver will first attempt to configure a DSP-225
inserted into any socket with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5. If
address 300H or IRQ 5 is unavailable, the Client Driver will proceed to
the second command line argument and attempt to configure the card
with a base address and IRQ assigned by Card and Socket Services. Since
the second command line argument includes all available address and
IRQ resources, the third command line argument will never be reached by
the Client Driver. It is the user's responsibility to place the command line
arguments in a logical order.

.1.2.7 Example 7

2

DEVICE = C:\DSP-225\DSP225CL.SYS (s0,b300,i5) (s1,b340,i10)

The type of configuration shown in example 7 may be desirable in
systems where more than one DSP-225 is to be installed. In this example,
the Client Driver will attempt to configure a DSP-225 inserted into socket
0 with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5. If the DSP-225 is inserted into
socket 1, the Client Driver will attempt to configure it with base address
340H and IRQ 10. This allows the user to force the DSP-225's address and
IRQ settings to be socket specific which may simplify cable connections
and software development. As in the previous examples, however, if the
requested address or interrupt resources are not available, the DSP-225
will not be configured.

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2.1.3 Common Problems

Generic Client Drivers:

Many Card and Socket Services packages include a generic client driver
(or SuperClient) which configures standard I/O devices. If one of these
generic client drivers is installed, it may configure the DSP-225 causing
the DSP-225 client driver to fail installation. In these cases, the user
should do one of the following:

1. modify the operation of the generic client driver to disable the
configuration of modem/serial port cards. Consult the Card
and Socket Services documentation for availability and details
of this feature.

2. place the DSP-225 client driver before the generic client driver
in the CONFIG.SYS.

Available Resources:

One function of the Card and Socket Services software is to track which
system resources (memory addresses, I/O addresses, IRQs, etc.) are
available for assignment to inserted PCMCIA cards. Sometimes,
however, the Card Services software assumes or incorrectly determines
that a particular resource is used when it is actually available. Most Card
and Socket Services generate a resource table in a file (typically in the
form of an .INI file) which the user can modify to adjust the available
system resources. Consult the Card and Socket Services documentation
for availability and details of this feature.

Multiple Configuration Attempts:

Some Card and Socket Services have a setting which aborts the
configuration process after a single configuration failure (such as a
request for an unavailable resource). The user should change this setting
to allow for multiple configuration attempts. Consult the Card and Socket
Services documentation for availability and details of this feature.

Older Versions of Card and Socket Services:

Some versions of Card and Socket Services dated before 1993 do not
support general purpose I/O cards. If after careful installation of the
Client Driver the DSP-225 does not configure or operate properly, an
updated version of Card and Socket Services may be required. Card and
Socket Services software is available from Omega.

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2.2 DSP-225 Enabler for DOS

with the device(s) it controls.

exclude this memory region.

For systems that are not operating PCMCIA Card and Socket Services
software, the DSP-225 DOS Enabler may be used to enable and configure
the adapter. This Enabler, DSP225EN.EXE, will operate on any DOS
system using an Intel 82365SL or PCIC compatible PCMCIA host adapter
including the Cirrus Logic CL-PD6710 / 6720, the VLSI VL82C146, and
the Vadem VG-365 among others.

IMPORTANT:

In order to use the DSP-225 Enabler for DOS, the system
MUST NOT be configured with Card and Socket Services
software. If a Card and Socket Services software is installed,
the DSP-225 Enabler may interfere with its operation and

The DSP-225 Enabler does not support automatic configuration of
adapters upon insertion, more commonly referred to as "Hot Swapping".
This means the adapter must be installed in one of the system's PCMCIA
sockets before executing DSP225EN.EXE. If more than one adapter is
installed in a system, the Enabler must be executed separately for each
adapter. Furthermore, DSP225EN.EXE should be executed to release the
resources used by the adapter before it is removed from the PCMCIA
socket. Since PCMCIA adapters do not retain their configuration after
removal, any adapter that is removed from the system must be
reconfigured with the Enabler after re-inserting it into a PCMCIA socket.

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IMPORTANT:

The Enabler requires a region of high DOS memory when
configuring a DSP-225. This region is 1000H bytes (4KB) long
and by default begins at address D0000H (the default address
may be changed using the "W" option). If a memory manager
such as EMM386, QEMM, or 386Max is installed on the system,
this region of DOS memory must be excluded from the memory
manager's control. Consult the documentation provided with
the memory manager software for instructions on how to

2.2.1 Command Line Options

To configure a DSP-225 in the system, the Enabler requires one command
line argument from the user to determine the configuration of the card.
This argument must be enclosed in parenthesis and within the argument,
any or all of the following parameters may be specified using a comma
(no spaces) to separate each parameter:

Ssocket specifies which PCMCIA socket the DSP-225 must be inserted

into for this configuration argument to be used. socket must be
in the range 0 - 15. This option is always required.

Baddress specifies a "block mode" base I/O address of the DSP-225 in

hexadecimal. This address must reside on an even 16-byte
(10H) boundary. Specify only one
options: Baddress, Dmode, or 'R'. Use of one of theses options is

always

Dmode specifies a "COM" mode" base I/O address configuration for

the DSP-225. The 'D1' option configures the DSP-225 at
COM1/COM3 (3F8 / 3E8), and the 'D2' option configures the
DSP-225 at COM2/COM4 (2F8 / 2E8). Specify only one
following three options: Baddress, Dmode, or 'R'. Use of one of
theses options is always

required.

required.

of the following three

of the

Iirq specifies the interrupt level (IRQ) of the DSP-225 in decimal.

irq must be one of the following values: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12,
14, 15, or 0 if no IRQ is desired. This option is required if the
'R' option is not used.

Waddress specifies the base address of the memory window required to

configure the DSP-225. Set address = D0 for a memory window
at segment D000, address = D8 for a memory window at
segment D800, etc. Valid settings for address are C8, CC, D0,
D4, D8, and DC. If this option is omitted, a memory window
at segment D000 will be used.

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