Appendix C – SeaPC and SSenable Software
Omega Engineering
OMG-P232/P422
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Using the PC Card on platforms other than ISA
Most PCMCIA systems are based on the standard PC (ISA) architecture,
however in some situations it may be necessary to install the PC Card in a
non ISA system (for example Micro-channel or PCI). For this reason the
setup file has an additional parameter that allows pulse mode interrupts.
An ISA system uses level mode interrupts which is the default setting. To
enable pulse mode interrupts, add the following line to the setup file:
IRQMode = Pulse
Remember this feature will only work on a platform that supports pulse
mode interrupts, and if the Card and Socket services support pulse mode
interrupts.
SSEnable
SSEnable
is a PCMCIA DOS only utility that will allow the use of your
PC Card without loading card and socket services. The utility is provided
for applications that conflict with card and socket services. Please note
that this utility does NOT use card and socket services and greatly reduces
the features of the PCMCIA card.
One very important thing to remember about SSEnable is that it does
not provide ‘Hot Swapping’ capability for the PCMCIA socket. Hot
insertion or removal of the PC Card while using SSEnable could cause
damage to the PCMCIA socket or the card.
The command line parameters for the program are listed by typing
SSEnable
at the DOS prompt. The following are example command line
entries for the
SSEnable
program:
Enable base I/O address 238 hex,-IRQ 5, -memory range d000-dffff,
(which has been excluded from any memory manager and is reserved for
the PC Card attribute memory) and the PC Card is in socket 1
SSEnable
/b:238 /i:5 /m:d000 /s:1
To remove the configuration on socket 1 type:
SSEnable
/s:1 /r
Note
:
SSEnable
will only work with Intel PCIC compatible socket
controllers.
