Manual LPCI-COM-8SM
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Chapter 2: Installation
A printed Quick-Start Guide (QSG) is packed with the card for your convenience. If you’ve
already performed the steps from the QSG, you may find this chapter to be redundant and may
skip forward to begin developing your application.
The software provided with this card is on CD and must be installed onto your hard disk prior to
use. To do this, perform the following steps as appropriate for your operating system.
Configure Card Options via Jumper Selection
Before installing the card into your computer, carefully read Chapter 3: Option Selection of this
manual, then configure the card according to your requirements and protocol (RS-232, RS-422,
RS-485, 4-wire 485, etc.). Our Windows based setup program can be used in conjunction with
Chapter 3 to assist in configuring jumpers on the card, as well as provide additional descriptions
for usage of the various card options (such as termination, bias, baud rate range, RS-232, RS-
422, RS-485, etc.).
CD Software Installation
The following instructions assume the CD-ROM drive is drive “D”. Please substitute the
appropriate drive letter for your system as necessary.
DOS
1.
Place the CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2.
Type
B-
to change the active drive to the CD-ROM drive.
3.
Type
GLQR?JJ-
to run the install program.
4.
Follow the on-screen prompts to install the software for this board.
WINDOWS
1.
Place the CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2.
The system should automatically run the install program. If the install program does not
run
promptly, click START | RUN and type
BGLQR?JJ
, click OK or press
-
.
3.
Follow the on-screen prompts to install the software for this board.
LINUX
1.
Please refer to linux.htm on the CD-ROM for information on installing under linux.
Note: COM boards can be installed in virtually any operating system. We do support installation
in earlier versions of Windows, and are very likely to support future versions as well.
Caution! * ESD
A single static discharge can damage your card and cause
premature failure! Please follow all reasonable precautions to
prevent a static discharge such as grounding yourself by
touching any grounded surface
prior to touching the card.
