Table of Contents
Serial for Windows NT
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Connect the Cables........................................................................................................ 2-8
Connecting Two-Wire Devices..................................................................................... 2-12
Change/View Communication Port Settings................................................................. 3-1
General Port Settings .................................................................................................... 3-2
COM Port Number ......................................................................................... 3-2
Transceiver Mode ........................................................................................... 3-3
FIFO Enabled ................................................................................................. 3-3
Resources........................................................................................................ 3-3
PCMCIA-232, PCMCIA-485 ......................................................................... 3-3
PCMCIA-232/2, PCMCIA-485/2 ................................................................... 3-4
AT Boards (Shared IRQ) ................................................................................ 3-5
AT Boards (Non-Shared IRQ)........................................................................ 3-7
Chapter 4
Using Your Serial Hardware
Advanced Transceiver Control (AT-485/PCMCIA-485) ............................................. 4-1
Four-Wire Mode ............................................................................................. 4-2
Two-Wire Mode: DTR with Echo .................................................................. 4-2
Two-Wire Mode: DTR Controlled ................................................................. 4-2
Two-Wire Mode: TXRDY Auto Control ....................................................... 4-2
Setting the Transceiver Control Mode............................................................ 4-3
Setting the Transceiver Mode with DeviceIoControl ..................................... 4-3
Setting the Maximum Baud Rate for a 16-Bit Application ............................ 4-4
Other Programming Points ............................................................................. 4-5
Hardware Specifications ............................................................................................... A-1
Software Specifications................................................................................................. A-4