Hardware Installation
1.
Make sure to set switches and jumpers from either the Option Selection section of this manual or
from the suggestions of SETUP.EXE.
2.
Do not install card into the computer until the software has been fully installed.
3.
Turn OFF computer power AND unplug AC power from the system.
4.
Remove the computer cover.
5.
Carefully install the card in an available 5V or 3.3V PCI expansion slot (you may need to remove
a backplate first).
6.
Inspect for proper fit of the card and tighten screws. Make sure that the card mounting bracket is
properly screwed into place and that there is a positive chassis ground.
7.
Install an I/O cable onto the card’s bracket mounted connector.
8.
Replace the computer cover and turn ON the computer. Enter the CMOS setup program of your
system and verify that the PCI plug-and-play option is set appropriately for your system. Systems
running Windows 95/98/2000/XP/2003 (or any other PNP-compliant operating system) should set
the CMOS option to OS. Systems running under DOS, Windows NT, Windows 3.1, or any other
non-PNP-compliant operating system should set the PNP CMOS option to BIOS or Motherboard.
Save the option and continue booting the system.
9.
Most computers should auto-detect the card (depending on the operating system) and
automatically finish installing the drivers.
10.
Run PCIfind.exe to complete installing the card into the registry (for Windows only) and to
determine the assigned resources.
11.
Run one of the provided sample programs that was copied to the newly created card directory
(from the CD) to test and validate your installation.
Input/Output Connections
There are two I/O connector configurations. The typical model card has a male DB25 connector on the
card mounting bracket and breakout cables that terminate in four female DB9 connectors. The optional
model has two DB9 connectors on the card mounting bracket (Ports A and B) and two more DB9
connectors on a separate mounting bracket (for Ports C and D).
To ensure that there is minimum susceptibility to EMI and minimum radiation, it is important that the card
mounting bracket be properly screwed into place and that there be a good connection to the chassis.
Also, proper EMI cabling techniques (cable connect to chassis at the aperture, shielded twisted-pair
wiring, etc) be used for the input/output wiring.
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