CHAPTER 1: INSTALLING THE PCI-AC48 ADAPTER CARD
PCI-AC48 User’s Guide
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For Help
If you have problems installing or using the PCI-AC48 adapter card and cannot find the help you
need in this guide, contact Opto 22 Product Support.
Phone:
800-TEK-OPTO (800-835-6786 toll-free
in the U.S. and Canada)
951-695-3080
Monday through Friday,
7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time
Fax:
951-695-3017
Email:
Opto 22 website:
www.opto22.com
When calling for technical support, be prepared to provide the following information about your
system to the Product Support engineer:
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PC configuration (type of processor, speed, memory, operating system, and service packs)
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Architecture of the serial network the adapter card is connected to.
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A complete description of your hardware and operating systems, including:
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additional accessories installed (such as sound cards, NICs, etc.)
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type of power supply
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types of I/O units installed
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third-party devices installed (for example, barcode readers)
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Software and version being used
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Specific error messages seen.
Setting Adapter Card Bias and Termination
Before installing the PCI-AC48 adapter card in your computer, follow the instructions in this section
to configure bias and termination settings for using the PCI-AC48 adapter card on a serial network.
If you will use the adapter card to connect to a mistic Remote I/O or Optomux system, also see
Chapter 2, “Advanced Configuration,” for information on connecting and configuring interrupt lines.
DIP Switch Locations
The PCI-AC48 adapter card uses three DIP switches for configuration: S1, S2, and S3. These switches
are shown in the following illustration.
NOTE: Email messages and phone
calls to Opto 22 Product Support
are grouped together and
answered in the order received.
