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SSP-100

Single Channel RS-232 PCMCIA

Asynchronous Adapter

for PCMCIA Card Standard compatible machines

User's Manual

INTERFACE CARDS FOR IBM PC/AT AND PS/2

Summary of Contents for Quatech SSP-100

Page 1: ...i SSP 100 Single Channel RS 232 PCMCIA Asynchronous Adapter for PCMCIA Card Standard compatible machines User s Manual INTERFACE CARDS FOR IBM PC AT AND PS 2 ...

Page 2: ...n no event will Quatech Inc be liable for damages of any kind incidental or consequential in regard to or arising out of the performance or form of the materials presented herein and in the program s accompanying this document No representation is made regarding the suitability of this product for any particular purpose Quatech Inc reserves the right to edit or append to this document or the produ...

Page 3: ...ton Road P O Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Application of Council Directive 89 336 EEC Standards to which Conformity is Declared EN50081 1 EN55022 EN50082 1 IEC 801 2 IEC 801 3 IEC 801 4 Type of Equipment Information Technology Equipment Equipment Class Commercial Residential Light Industrial Product Name PCMCIA Card Model Number SSP 100 ...

Page 4: ...dows 95 98 ME SSP 100 Resource Settings in Windows 95 98 ME Viewing Resource Settings with Device Manager Changing Resource Settings with Device Manager Frequently Asked Questions Windows 2000 XP Installing a SSP 100 Under Windows 2000 XP SSP 100 Resource Settings in Windows 2000 XP Viewing Resource Settings with Device Manager Changing Resource Settings with Device Manager Windows NT Installing S...

Page 5: ... a PCMCIA Type II 5 mm card and is PCMCIA PC Card Standard Specification 2 1 compliant The SSP 100 s serial port is implemented using a 16C750 Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter UART which is the recommended communications interface for multitasking environments and with applications involving high data transfer rates PCMCIA Card Cable Assembly Standard D 9 Male Figure 1 SSP 100 Card and ...

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Page 7: ...erfaces to PCMCIA Card and Socket Services software PCMCIA host adapter independent Interfaces directly to Intel 82365SL and other PCIC compatible PCMCIA host adapters Allows automatic configuration of SSP 100 adapters upon insertion Hot Swapping Does not support automatic configuration of adapters upon insertion Hot Swapping Requires PCMCIA Card and Socket Services software Does not require PCMCI...

Page 8: ... 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 the line s installing the Card and Socket Services software add the following line to the CONFIG SYS file DEVICE drive path SSP130CL SYS options where ...

Page 9: ...e Each argument must be enclosed in parenthesis and must be separated from other arguments by a space on the command line Within each argument any or all of the following parameters may be specified using a comma no spaces to separate each parameter Baddress specifies a the base I O address of the SSP 100 in hexadecimal This address must reside on an even 8 byte boundary If this option is omitted ...

Page 10: ...ev G and later User s Manual In example 1 no command line arguments are specified The Client Driver will configure a SSP 100 inserted into any socket with a base address and IRQ assigned by Card and Socket Services ...

Page 11: ...0CL SYS i5 h 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 SSP 100 inserted into any socket with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5 If address 300H or IRQ 5 is unavailable the SSP 100 will not be configured 2 1 2 5 Example 5 DEVICE C SSP 100 SSP130CL SYS b300 i5 i10 In example 5 three command ...

Page 12: ... Client Driver will attempt to configure a SSP 100 inserted into socket 0 with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5 If the SSP 100 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 SSP 100 s address and IRQ settings to be socket specific which may simplify cable connections and software development As in the pre...

Page 13: ...pts 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 SSP 100 does not configure or operate properly an updated version of Card and Socket Services may be ...

Page 14: ... 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 exclude this memory region 2 2 1 Command Line Options To configure a SSP 100 in the system the Enabler requires one command line argument from the user to determine the configuration of...

Page 15: ...itional command line option R instructs the enabler to release the resources previously allocated to the SSP 100 When the R option is used any settings specified by the B and I options are ignored 2 2 1 1 Example 1 SSP130EN EXE In example 1 no command line argument is specified The Enabler will report an error and display the proper usage of the command 2 2 1 2 Example 2 SSP130EN EXE s0 b300 i5 In...

Page 16: ...ault 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 exclude this memory region Furthermore some systems use the high me...

Page 17: ...UST NOT be configured with Card and Socket Services software If a Card and Socket Services software is installed the Enabler may interfere with its operation and with the device s it controls For systems configured with Card and Socket Services the SSP 100 Client Driver is the recommended method of configuration ...

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Page 19: ...orrect drive letter and path and click OK Windows 95 98 ME will browse the path for the aforementioned files 5 During the installation process it may be required to supply the computer with the Windows 95 98 ME CD or installation CDs Insert the CD and click OK The SSP 100 PC Card should now be configured With the default configuration the SSP 100 s interrupt status register will be enable and the ...

Page 20: ... view the Input Output Range and Interrupt Request resource allocations 5 Double click the hardware class Ports Com and LPT The Quatech Communications Port listed in this class is a child device of the SSP 100 parent device 6 Open the Properties dialog for the COM port then click the Resources tab to view the Input Output Range and Interrupt Request resource allocations These will match those of t...

Page 21: ...orm 6 Select a Basic Configurations that displays No conflicts in the bottom display region titled Conflicting Device List from the drop down list Some applications may not be able to access ports higher than COM4 To use the SSP 100 PCMCIA serial ports with these applications you might be forced to remove other serial communications devices from your system 7 To modify the Interrupt Request settin...

Page 22: ...is problem is to check the Use Automatic Settings box and allow Windows 95 98 ME to reconfigure the SSP 100 card The basic configurations list should once again be visible Base I O Address Resource Modification Not Allowed The SSP 100 is configured to allow only a fixed number of base I O addresses To change the I O address resources for the SSP 100 select another Basic Configuration Refer to the ...

Page 23: ...en for the hardware 4 1Installing a SSP 100 Under Windows 2000 XP 1 Insert the Quatech COM CD into an available CD ROM 2 Insert the SSP 100 into any available PC Card socket 3 You will be prompted to search for the correct driver Choose the drive where the Quatech COM CD is located and select Browse from the Files Needed window Figure 5 ...

Page 24: ...4 2 SSP 100 Rev G and later User s Manual 4 Double click Serial Port Adapters Figure 6 5 Double click Drivers Figure 7 ...

Page 25: ...Windows 2000 XP 4 3 6 Double click on Windows 2000 XP for PCI PCMCIA ISA Figure 8 7 Click on qserbrd inf and select open Figure 9 ...

Page 26: ...try automatically To view and or edit hardware devices in Windows 2000 use the system Device Manager To access Device Manager double click the System icon in the Windows 2000 XP control panel or click the My Computer icon on the Windows 2000 XP desktop with the right mouse button and select Properties from the pull down menu Click on the Hardware tab then click on the Device Manager Consult Window...

Page 27: ...evice belongs to this hardware class The device name for the SSP 100 is Quatech SSP 100 PCMCIA RS 232 Serial Adapter 4 Open the Properties dialog for the SSP 100 device select Resources tab to view the Input Output Range and Interrupt Request resource allocations Examine and remember the Input Output Range then close the properties window 5 Double click the hardware class Ports Com and LPT The Qua...

Page 28: ...ging Resource Settings with Device Manager 1 Start the Windows 2000 XP Device Manager 2 Double click on the hardware class Quatech Multiport Serial Devices to list hardware devices in the class 3 The SSP 100 parent device belongs to this hardware class The device name for the SSP 100 is Quatech SSP 100 PCMCIA RS 232 Serial Adapter 4 Open the Properties dialog for the SSP 100 device then click the ...

Page 29: ... Eorce X1 Clock Mode C F orce X2 Ciock Mode Cl Eorce X4 Clock Mode f orcexaClock Mode l6 to clock mode enables aPPlicatiOns to lreq lest any baurate up to 921 600 The liar ware drivers willselect_ the correct clock multiplieoba ed on the baud rate requested Th j settings on this page apply to all serial portson this device All programs using these serialports mast be closedbefore any chaf19 made i...

Page 30: ...k mode locks the ports hardware clock at four times the standard rate The baud rate the port runs at will always be four times the rate requested by the application This mode is useful for legacy applications which cannot request baud rates over 115 200 X8 921 600 The X8 clock mode locks the ports hardware clock at eight times the standard rate The baud rate the port runs at will always be eight t...

Page 31: ...gured by a Basic Configuration selection This default Interrupt Request setting should not need changed as long as No conflicts is displayed in the bottom display region titled Conflicting Device List If you are satisfied with Windows 2000 XP selection then skip the next step 7 To modify the Interrupt Request setting click the resource name and click the Change Setting button An Edit Resource wind...

Page 32: ...a value that causes a conflict with any other installed hardware 8 If any changes have been made to the SSP 100 s configuration the card will automatically be reconfigured to the new resources specified Any time a PCMCIA card of this type is inserted Windows 2000 XP will attempt to configure the card at these resource settings Click the Use Automatic Settings box to reset this card type for automa...

Page 33: ...ration utility supports the SSP 100 only in block addressing mode To begin the installation open Windows Explorer and search for the Setup exe command to install the Quatech Device Manager See following Windows Explorer figure D Serial Port Adapters Drivers Windows NT 4 0 for PCI PCMCIA ISA Once the installation is complete an icon will be placed on the desktop Windows NT Explorer ...

Page 34: ...5 2 SSP 100 Rev G and later User s Manual 1 Locate and double click the Quatech Device Manager icon on the desktop Device Manager Icon on Desktop ...

Page 35: ...Windows NT 5 3 2 Click the Add button at the bottom of the Quatech Device Manager Window 3 Follow the steps for the Add Quatech Hardware Wizard ...

Page 36: ...ter Additional help is available online The SSP 100 PC Card should now be configured In the future Windows NT will automatically recognize and configure the SSP 100 Note Windows NT does not support Plug and Play for PCMCIA cards The PCMCIA Card must be inserted prior to starting Windows NT and can not be removed and reinserted while Windows NT is running ...

Page 37: ... to convert the 9 pin PCMCIA output connector into a standard D 9 male connector data terminal equipment DTE as shown in the figures below Standard D 9 Male Figure 14 SSP 100 Adapter Cable GND DTR TxD RxD DCD 5 9 RI 4 8 CTS 3 7 RTS 2 6 DSR 1 D 9 Male Connector Figure 15 RS 232 Signal Assignment ...

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Page 39: ...Specifications Bus Interface PCMCIA PC Card Standard 2 1 compliant Physical Dimensions Type II PCMCIA card 5mm Maximum Baud Rate 921 6K Power Requirements 5 volts 20 mA typical 30 mA maximum Connector Adapter to standard male D 9 ...

Page 40: ...SSP 100 User s Manual Revision 3 20 February 2005 P N 940 0074 320 ...

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