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PCMCIA Serial for Windows 98/95
3
Configuration
This chapter contains instructions to help you view or change the
communication port settings.
Change/View Communication Port Settings
The serial configuration utility is fully integrated with the Windows 98/95
Device Manager. You can use it to examine or modify the configuration of
the serial port.
Follow these steps to configure the serial port. Repeat the configuration
procedure for each serial port in your system.
1.
Select
Start»Settings»Control Panel
and double-click on the
System
icon. The
System Properties
window appears.
2.
Select the
Device Manager
tab, and click on the
View devices by type
button at the top of the page.
3.
Double-click on the
Ports (COM & LPT)
icon.
4.
Double-click on the name of the port you want to configure.
You can now view or change information about your serial port in the
following ways:
•
Click on the
Resources
tab to view information about the hardware
resources assigned to the serial port.
•
Click on the
Port Settings
tab to view information about the software
configuration for the serial port. Refer to the next section,
, for more information.
•
On the
Port Settings
tab, click on the
Advanced
button to change the
RS-485 transceiver mode and to enable or disable the FIFOs on the
serial hardware. Refer to the next section,
, for more information.
Note
If you use two-wire
TXRDY
mode, FIFOs must be enabled. Transceiver modes
apply to RS-485 interfaces only. For more information about transceiver modes,
refer to Chapter 4,
.
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