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© National Instruments Corporation vii PCI Serial for Windows 95
Contents
About This Manual
Organization of This Manual ...........................................................................................xi
Conventions Used in This Manual...................................................................................xii
Related Documentation....................................................................................................xiii
Customer Communication ...............................................................................................xiii
Chapter 1
Introduction
How to Use This Manual .................................................................................................1-1
What You Need to Get Started ........................................................................................1-2
Optional Equipment .........................................................................................................1-2
Serial Hardware Overview...............................................................................................1-2
NI Serial Software Overview...........................................................................................1-3
Optional Programming Tools ..........................................................................................1-4
Using the Serial Hardware with Other National Instruments Products ...........................1-4
Chapter 2
Installation and Verification
Install the NI Serial Software...........................................................................................2-1
Install the PCI Serial Hardware .......................................................................................2-3
Verify the Installation ......................................................................................................2-4
Verify the Hardware Resources.........................................................................2-5
Determine Which Physical Port Is Associated with COMx..............................2-5
Run the Diagnostic Test ....................................................................................2-6
Connect the Cables ..........................................................................................................2-6
Connecting Two-Wire Devices .......................................................................................2-10
Chapter 3
Configuration
Change/View Communication Port Settings ...................................................................3-1
Communication Port Settings ..........................................................................................3-2
Bits per Second..................................................................................................3-3
Data Bits ............................................................................................................3-3
Parity..................................................................................................................3-3
Stop Bits ............................................................................................................3-3
Flow Control......................................................................................................3-3