Quatech SPPXP-100 User Manual

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ExpressCard Parallel Port

Adapter User’s Manual

SPPXP-100

QUATECH, INC. 5675 Hudson Industrial Parkway Hudson, Ohio 44236-5012 Toll free: 1-800-553-1170 TEL: (330) 655-9000 FAX: (330) 655-9010 http://www.quatech.com. SPPXP-100 User’s Manual P/N: 940-5001-100 Rev. 1.00 – Jul

2007

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Quatech ExpressCard Parallel Port Adapter User’s Manual Table of contents

Table of contents

Table of contents------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ i

Figures ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ii

Introduction----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1

System requirements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1

Installing the Parallel Port Adapter --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2

Installing under Windows XP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Uninstalling under Windows XP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Installing under Windows Vista--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

Uninstalling under Windows Vista----------------------------------------------------------------------------------11 Making external connections -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 Using Device Manager-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13

Accessing Device Manager ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13

Exploring Device Manager screens----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13

Windows XP / Vista -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 Troubleshooting-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18 Appendix A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19

Specifications---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19 Warranty information ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20

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Figures

Figure 1 - Windows XP Found new hardware prompt.............................................................................. 2

Figure 2 - Windows XP Choose your installation options prompt............................................................ 3

Figure 3 - Windows XP “software has not passed Windows logo testing” prompt ................................ 4

Figure 4 - Windows XP “please wait” message......................................................................................... 5

Figure 5 - Windows XP Finished installing prompt.................................................................................. 5

Figure 6 - Device Manager.......................................................................................................................... 6

Figure 7 - Windows Vista "Found new hardware" prompt ....................................................................... 7

Figure 8 - "Windows needs your permission to use this program" prompt .............................................7

Figure 9 - Windows Vista "Insert the disc that came with your hardware" prompt............................... 8

Figure 10 - Windows Vista “Windows can’t verify the publisher of the driver software” prompt ........9

Figure 11 - Windows Vista “Installing driver software” message......................................................... 10

Figure 12 - Windows Vista "the software has been successfully installed" prompt............................. 10

Figure 13 - Device Manager...................................................................................................................... 11

Figure 14 - DB-25 female parallel port connector ...................................................................................12

Figure 15 - Windows XP Device Manager - Adapter properties, General tab....................................... 14

Figure 16 - Windows XP Device Manager - Adapter properties, Port Settings tab ..............................15

Figure 17 - Windows XP Device Manager - Adapter properties, Driver tab ......................................... 16

Figure 18 - Windows XP Device manager - Adapter properties, Driver file details box.......................17

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Quatech ExpressCard Parallel Port Adapter User’s Manual Introduction

Introduction

This User’s Manual describes how to setup and install your Quatech Parallel Port Adapter.

The Quatech SPPXP-100 provides one parallel port to the host PC via the ExpressCard port.

The adapter is a Plug-and-Play device and requires no hardware configuration.

System requirements

Quatech Parallel Port Adapters are supported under the Windows XP (and later) operating systems. All device drivers are available for download from the Quatech World Wide Web site at

http://www.quatech.com/.

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Installing the Parallel Port Adapter

This section explains how to install the Parallel Port Adapter under

Caution! Be sure to allow the installation process to finish without interruption.

Installing under Windows XP

Step Procedure Description

 Step 1 Turn on the power to your computer

system.

different operating systems. Please locate and follow the procedure for your computer’s operating system.

The Parallel Port Adapter uses the Windows system-supplied parallel drivers that enables the port to appear to Windows as a standard LPT port.

Follow these steps to install the adapter under Windows XP.

This is the system in which the device is to be installed.

 Step 2 Plug the ExpressCard into an available

ExpressCard slot on the computer.

Figure 1 - Windows XP Found new hardware prompt

Figure 1 illustrates the Windows XP Found new hardware prompt. The Found New Hardware Wizard launches automatically when you first plug in the Parallel Port Adapter.

Windows tells you that it has found new hardware and launches the Found New Hardware Wizard.

Step Procedure Description

 Step 3 When the “welcome to the found new

hardware wizard” appears, select the “No,

Please do NOT allow Windows Update to search for the software on the internet.

not this time” option

 Step 4 Click the Next button Windows will continue to the next step.

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Figure 2 - Windows XP Choose your installation options prompt

Procedure Description

 Step 5 Insert the Quatech installation CD into

your CD-ROM drive.

 Step 6 Select the “install automatically

(Recommended)” option.

 Step 7 Click the Next button. Windows searches for drivers for the

This is the CD that shipped with the product.

The installation options prompt displays.

adapter.

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Figure 3 - Windows XP “software has not passed Windows logo testing” prompt

Figure 3 illustrates the “software has not passed Windows logo testing” prompt. This prompt will only appear in the case of a new unsigned driver.

Step Procedure Description

 Step 8 In the case of a new unsigned driver, the

“software has not passed Windows logo testing” prompt will appear. Please click the [Continue Anyway] button to continue with the installation.

Windows displays a warning prompt if the software drivers are not signed with the Windows logo. New drivers have been tested at our lab facilities, but may not yet have received the official logo from Microsoft.

 Step 9 The Wizard locates and starts to install

the necessary software.

The “wait while the Wizard installs the software” prompt displays (fig.4), followed by the “Finished installing” prompt (fig.5).

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Figure 4 - Windows XP “please wait” message

Figure 5 - Windows XP Finished installing prompt

Step Procedure Description

 Step 10 Press the Finish button to continue. The ExpressCard Adapter installation is

complete.

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Uninstalling under Windows XP

Follow these steps in the event that you need to uninstall or reinstall the Parallel Port software.

1. From the Control Panel, select System.

2. Press the Hardware tab.

3. Click on Device Manager.

Figure 6 - Device Manager

4. Scroll down to PORTS and expand.

5. Highlight your Quatech Parallel Port Adapter; for example,

Quatech SPPXP-100 ExpressCard IEEE-1284 Parallel Adapter (LPT3)

6. Select the Action menu option.

7. Select Uninstall from the drop down menu.

8. Click OK at the Confirmation screen. Note that this also removes

the parallel port associated with your Parallel Port Adapter.

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Installing under Windows Vista

Follow these steps to install the adapter under Windows Vista.

Step Procedure Description

 Step 1 Turn on the power to your computer

system.

This is the system in which the device is to be installed.

 Step 2 Plug the ExpressCard into an available

ExpressCard slot on the computer.

Figure 7 - Windows Vista "Found new hardware" prompt

Figure 7 illustrates the Windows Vista Found new hardware prompt. The Found New Hardware Wizard launches automatically when you first plug in the Parallel Port Adapter.

Windows tells you that it has found new hardware and launches the Found New Hardware Wizard.

Figure 8 - "Windows needs your permission to use this program" prompt

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Step Procedure Description

 Step 3 When the “welcome to the found new

hardware wizard” appears, select the “Locate and install driver software (recommended)” option

Windows will pop-up the next prompt.

 Step 4 When the “Windows needs your

permission to use this program” prompt appears, select [allow] to continue with the install ation.

Figure 9 - Windows Vista "Insert the disc that came with your hardware" prompt

Windows will continue to the next step.

Procedure Description

 Step 5 Insert the Quatech installation CD into

your CD-ROM drive.

 Step 6 Click the Next button Windows searches for drivers for the

This is the CD that shipped with the product.

adapter.

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Figure 10 - Windows Vista “Windows can’t verify the publisher of the driver software” prompt

Figure 10 illustrates the “Windows can’t verify the publisher of the driver software” prompt. This prompt will only appear in the case of a new unsigned driver.

Step Procedure Description

 Step 7 In the case of a new unsigned driver, the

“Windows can’t verify the publisher of the driver software” prompt will appear. Please click on [Install this driver software anyway] to continue with the installation.

 Step 8 The Wizard locates and starts to install

the necessary software.

The “wait while the Wizard installs the software” prompt displays (fig.11), followed by the “Finished installing” prompt (fig.12).

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Figure 11 - Windows Vista “Installing driver software” message

Figure 12 - Windows Vista "the software has been successfully installed" prompt

Step Procedure Description

 Step 9 Press the Close button to continue. The ExpressCard Adapter installation is

complete.

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Uninstalling under Windows Vista

Follow these steps in the event that you need to uninstall or reinstall the Parallel Port software.

1. From the Control Panel, select System.

2. Select “Classic view”.

3. Click on Device Manager.

4. When the security prompt appears, click [allow] to continue.

Figure 13 - Device Manager

5. Scroll down to PORTS and expand.

6. Highlight your Quatech Parallel Port Adapter; for example,

SPPXP-100 ExpressCard IEEE-1284 Parallel Adapter (LPT3).

7. Select the Action menu option.

8. Select Uninstall from the drop down menu.

9. Click OK at the Confirmation screen. Also click the check-box to

remove the driver software. Note that this also removes the parallel port associated with your Parallel Port Adapter.

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Making external connections

The following figures and tables show the parallel port pinouts.

Figure 14 - DB-25 female parallel port connector

Table 1 - Parallel Port Pin Assignments

Pin #

Source Compatible Nibble Byte ECP EPP

1 H 2

Bi-Di*

Bi-Di* Bi-Di* Data 3 AD3

Bi-Di* Data 4 AD4

Bi-Di* Data 5 AD5

Bi-Di* Data 6 AD6

Bi-Di* Data 7 AD7

Bi-Di* Data 8 (Most Significant Bit) AD8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

P nAck PtrClk PtrClk PeriphClk Intr P Busy PtrBusy PtrBusy PeriphAck nWait P PError AckDataReq AckDataReq nAckReverse User defined 1 P Select Xflag Xflag Xflag User defined 3 H nAutoFd HostBusy HostBusy HostAck nDStrb P nFault nDataAvail nDataAvail nPeriphRequest User defined 2 H nInit nInit nInit nReverseRequest nInit H nSelectIn

nStrobe HostClk HostClk HostClk nWrite

Data 1 (Least Significant Bit) AD1

Data 2 AD2

IEEE 1284 Active

Signal Ground (nStrobe) Signal Ground (Data 1 and Data 2) Signal Ground (Data 3 and Data 4) Signal Ground (Data 5 and Data 6) Signal Ground (Data 7 and Data 8)

Signal Ground (Busy and nFault)

Signal Ground (PError, Select, and nAck)

Signal Ground (nAutoFd, nSelectIn, and nInit)

nAStrb

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Using Device Manager

This section explains how to use Device Manager to view the properties of the parallel ports enumerated by the Parallel Port Adapter.

Accessing Device Manager

Step Procedure Description

 Step 1 Select Start – Control Panel.  Step 2 Double click the System icon. The System Properties dialog box opens.  Step 3 Click the Hardware tab, and then press

the Device Manager button.

Device Manager lists all the hardware devices that are registered inside the Windows registry.

Exploring Device Manager screens

Windows XP / Vista

Device Manager provides one property dialog that applies to the Parallel Port Adapter.

¾ Ports (COM & LPT) device group property box

Use the Ports (COM & LPT) device group property box to view and set the port settings and to view device usage and driver information for the parallel ports.

Vista Users, please note that aside from some aesthetic changes, the on-screen displays are virtually identical to the ones shown from XP

Step Procedure Description

 Step 1 With Device Manager open, expand the

PORTS group.

Your Parallel Port Adapter should appear in the list – for example, SPPXP100 ExpressCard IEEE-1284 Parallel Adapter (LPT3) (see fig.6)

 Step 2 Double click the Parallel Port Adapter. The Properties dialog box opens and

displays the General tab.

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Figure 15 - Windows XP Device Manager - Adapter properties, General tab

Figure 15 illustrates the Adapter Properties, General Tab which tells you whether the Adapter is working

Step Procedure Description

 Step 3 Click the ExpressCard Parallel Adapter

The Port Settings dialog box displays.

Port Settings tab to view the port setting properties.

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Figure 16 - Windows XP Device Manager - Adapter properties, Port Settings tab

Figure 16 illustrates the Adapter Properties, Port Settings Tab.

Step Procedure Description

 Step 4 The ExpressCard Parallel Adapter Port

Settings Tab allows you to …

See the Setting advanced options section for details.

¾ Select interrupt options ¾ Select “plug & play” options ¾ Set the port number.

 Step 5 Click Cancel or OK to close the property

box.

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Figure 17 - Windows XP Device Manager - Adapter properties, Driver tab

Figure 17 illustrates the Adapter Properties, Driver Tab, which lets you view the driver details and update, roll back, or uninstall the driver.

Step Procedure Description

 Step 6 Click the Driver tab to view the driver

information and update the driver.

 Step 7 You have several options:

¾ View detailed driver information ¾ Update the device drivers

The ExpressCard Parallel Port Driver properties dialog box displays.

See below.

¾ Uninstall your Parallel Port Adapter. ¾ Return to the previously installed

driver.

¾ Save your changes and exit.

Abandon your changes and return to the Device Manager.

 Step 8 Click the Driver Details button to view

detailed driver information.

The Driver File Details dialog box opens. See the following figure.

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Figure 18 - Windows XP Device manager - Adapter properties, Driver file details box

Figure 18 illustrates the Driver Details dialog box, which tells you the name and location of the driver files, the provider, file version, copyright date, and the digital signature status of the driver.

Step Procedure Description

 Step 9 The Driver File Details dialog box

displays the following information

¾ Provider ¾ File version

¾ Copyright ¾ Digital Signer (Windows XP only)

Microsoft is the provider of the driver. This is the version number of the

installed software. Copyright date and holder

Indicates whether Microsoft has approved this version.

Click OK to return to the Driver tab.

 Step 10 Click Cancel or OK to close the dialog.

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Troubleshooting

Note: Any unauthorized repairs or modifications will void the adapter’s warranty.

Problem Cause Solution

This section lists some common problems and their causes. If the information below does not provide a solution, contact Quatech technical support.

The Parallel Port Adapter cannot communicate with other equipment.

¾ The card is not seated

properly.

¾ The device driver is not

installed.

¾ The ExpressCard port is

faulty.

1. Check the card to make sure that it is

firmly seated in the card slot.

1. Double check the Device Manager per the

instructions in ensure that drivers are installed correctly and that all devices are working properly.

Using Device Manager to

2. Try uninstalling the ExpressCard

Adapter from the Device Manager window and then repeat the hardware installation instructions.

1. If possible, connect a known good

ExpressCard device to the PC and see if it operates properly.

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Appendix A

Specifications

Bus interface PCI Express, revision 1.1

Ports SPPXP-100: 1

PPI Custom Parallel Peripheral Interface Controller

with 2048 byte ECP FIFO.

Transceivers:

Connectors: DB-25 Female

Dimensions See drawing

Power Requirements +3.3v = <1000mA

Temperature: Operating: 0 to 70 C

Humidity 10 to 90%

OS Support Windows XP, Windows Vista

IEEE-1284 Output Voltage Swing: 0.4 – 2.4V min, 0-5V typical IEEE-1284 Input Voltage Range: –0.5V min, +5.5V max Input Threshold Low: 0.8V max Input Threshold High: 2.0V min

+3.3v aux = 0 mA +1.5v = 0 mA

Storage: –50 to 80 C

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Appendix B

Warranty information

Quatech, Inc. warrants the SPPXP-100 to be free of defects for five (5) years from the date of purchase. Quatech, Inc. will repair or replace any board that fails to perform under normal operating conditions and in accordance with the procedures outlined in this document during the warranty period. Any damage that results from improper installation, operation, or general misuse voids all warranty rights. No representation is made regarding the suitability of this product for any particular purpose.

Please complete the following information and retain for your records.

DATE OF PURCHASE: ____________________________

MODEL NUMBER: SPPXP-100

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Parallel Port Adapter

SERIAL NUMBER: ____________________________

All products returned to Quatech for either warranty or non-warranty repair MUST be assigned a Returned Material Authorization (RMA) number prior to shipment. This RMA number must be clearly marked on the exterior of the product’s return packaging and in any correspondence to ensure proper routing and prompt attention. To obtain an RMA number, contact Quatech Technical Support Department at 1-800-553-1170 or (330) 655-9000. In order to prevent damage to returned merchandise during shipment, please package electronic components in anti-static/shock proof materials.

For warranty repair/returns, please have the following information available when contacting the Technical Support department:

1. Model number and serial number of the product under warranty

2. Repair instructions and/or specific description of the problem

For non-warranty repairs or upgrades, contact the Technical Support department for current repair charges and please have the following information available:

1. Purchase order number to cover the cost of the service

2. Model number and serial number of the product

3. Repair or upgrade instructions relative to the product

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Figures

Introduction

System requirements

Installing the Parallel Port Adapter

Installing under Windows XP

Uninstalling under Windows XP

Installing under Windows Vista

Uninstalling under Windows Vista

Making external connections

Using Device Manager

Accessing Device Manager

Exploring Device Manager screens

Windows XP / Vista

Troubleshooting

Appendix A

Specifications

Warranty information