Quatech DSP-100, User Manual

Page 1: ...CIA Asynchronous Adapter for PCMCIA Card Standard compatible machines User s Manual QUATECH INC TEL 330 434 3154 5675 Hudson Industrial Parkway FAX 330 434 1409 Hudson Ohio 44236 www quatech com INTERFACE CARDS FOR IBM PC AT AND PS 2 ...

Page 2: ...ent will Quatech Inc be liable for damages of any kind incidental or consequential in regard to or arising out of the performance or form of the materials presented herein and in the program s accompanying this document No representation is made regarding the suitability of this product for any particular purpose Quatech Inc reserves the right to edit or append to this document or the product s to...

Page 3: ...ation of Council Directive 89 336 EEC Standards to which Conformity is Declared EN50081 1 EN55022 EN50082 1 IEC 801 2 IEC 801 3 IEC 801 4 Type of Equipment Information Technology Equipment Equipment Class Commercial Residential Light Industrial Product Name PCMCIA Card Model Number DSP 100 DSP 100 Rev G and later User s Manual ii ...

Page 4: ... 2000 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 2 Changing Resource Settings with Device Manager 3 2 Viewing Resource Settings with Device Manager 3 1 DSP 100 Resource Settings in Windows 95 98 ME 3 1 Installing a DSP 100 Under Windows 95 98 ME 3 1 Windows 95 98 Millennium ME 2 10 Common Problems 2 8 Command Line Options 2 7 DSP 100 Enabler for DOS 2 6 Common Problems 2 4 Command Line Options 2 3 Client Dr...

Page 5: ... PCMCIA PC Card Standard Specification 2 1 compliant The DSP 100 s serial port is implemented using two 16C750 Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitters UARTs which are the recommended communications interface for multitasking environments and with applications involving high data transfer rates PCMCIA Card Cable Assembly Standard D 9 Male 2 Figure 1 DSP 100 Card and Cable Assembly Introduction...

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Page 7: ...e Does not support automatic configuration of adapters upon insertion Hot Swapping Allows automatic configuration of DSP 100 adapters upon insertion Hot Swapping Interfaces directly to Intel 82365SL and other PCIC compatible PCMCIA host adapters Interfaces to PCMCIA Card and Socket Services software PCMCIA host adapter independent File type DOS executable File type DOS device driver Enabler Client...

Page 8: ...owing line to the CONFIG SYS file DEVICE drive path DSP130CL SYS options where options are the DSP 100 Client Driver command line options discussed on the following pages 5 Save the CONFIG SYS file and exit the text editor 6 Insert the DSP 100 into one of the system s PCMCIA slots NOTE Since the DSP 100 Client Driver supports Hot Swapping it is not necessary to have the DSP 100 installed when boot...

Page 9: ... a the base I O address of the DSP 100 in hexadecimal This address must reside on an even 8 byte boundary If this option is omitted a base address will be assigned by Card and Socket Services Iirq specifies the interrupt level IRQ of the DSP 100 in decimal irq must be one of the following values 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 or 0 if no IRQ is desired If this option is omitted an interrupt level will be...

Page 10: ...a single command line argument is provided Because the parameter order is not significant the Client Driver will attempt to configure a DSP 100 inserted into any socket with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5 If address 300H or IRQ 5 is unavailable the DSP 100 will not be configured 2 1 2 5 Example 5 DEVICE C DSP 100 DSP130CL SYS b300 i5 i10 In example 5 three command line arguments are provided The...

Page 11: ...configure a DSP 100 inserted into socket 0 with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5 If the DSP 100 is inserted into socket 1 the Client Driver will attempt to configure it with base address 340H and IRQ 10 This allows the user to force the DSP 100 s address and IRQ settings to be socket specific which may simplify cable connections and software development As in the previous examples however if the r...

Page 12: ...ces documentation for availability and details of this feature Older Versions of Card and Socket Services Some versions of Card and Socket Services dated before 1993 do not support general purpose I O cards If after careful installation of the Client Driver the DSP 100 does not configure or operate properly an updated version of Card and Socket Services may be required Card and Socket Services sof...

Page 13: ... the system this region of DOS memory must be excluded from the memory manager s control Consult the documentation provided with the memory manager software for instructions on how to exclude this memory region 2 2 1 Command Line Options To configure a DSP 100 in the system the Enabler requires one command line argument from the user to determine the configuration of the card This argument must be...

Page 14: ...y settings specified by the B and I options are ignored 2 2 1 1 Example 1 DSP130EN EXE In example 1 no command line argument is specified The Enabler will report an error and display the proper usage of the command 2 2 1 2 Example 2 DSP130EN EXE s0 b300 i5 In example 2 the Enabler will configure the DSP 100 in socket 0 with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5 using a configuration memory window at se...

Page 15: ... default address may be changed using the W option If a memory manager such as EMM386 QEMM or 386Max is installed on the system this region of DOS memory must be excluded from the memory manager s control Consult the documentation provided with the memory manager software for instructions on how to exclude this memory region Furthermore some systems use the high memory area for BIOS shadowing to i...

Page 16: ...and Socket Services software If a Card and Socket Services software is installed the Enabler may interfere with its operation and with the device s it controls For systems configured with Card and Socket Services the DSP 100 Client Driver is the recommended method of configuration 2 11 DSP 100 Rev G and later User s Manual ...

Page 17: ... click OK Windows 95 98 ME will browse the path for the aforementioned files 5 During the installation process it may be required to supply the computer with the Windows 95 98 ME CD or installation CDs Insert the CD and click OK The DSP 100 PC Card should now be configured With the default configuration the DSP 100 s interrupt status register will be enable and the 16C750 UART s scratchpad registe...

Page 18: ...Request resource allocations 5 Double click the hardware class Ports Com and LPT Each Quatech Communications Port listed in this class is a child device of the DSP 100 parent device 6 Open the Properties dialog for a COM port then click the Resources tab to view the Input Output Range and Interrupt Request resource allocations These will match those of the parent device 7 Record the COM Port devic...

Page 19: ...n Edit Resource window will open up Inside this window click on the up down arrows to the right of the Interrupt Request value This scrolls you through all of the allowable resources for your hardware Pay attention to the conflict information at the bottom of the window Do not select a value that causes a conflict with any other installed hardware 8 If any changes have been made to the DSP 100 s c...

Page 20: ...allow only a fixed number of base I O addresses To change the I O address resources for the DSP 100 select another Basic Configuration Refer to the Basic Configurations table for a list of the availabe I O address resources for the DSP 100 3 4 DSP 100 Rev G and later User s Manual ...

Page 21: ...are 4 1 Installing a DSP 100 Under Windows 2000 1 Insert the Quatech COM CD into an available CD ROM 2 Insert the DSP 100 into any available PC Card socket 3 You will be prompted to search for the correct driver Choose the drive where the Quatech COM CD is located and select Browse from the Files Needed window Windows 2000 4 1 ...

Page 22: ...4 Double click Serial Port Adapters 5 Double click Drivers 4 2 DSP 100 Rev G and later User s Manual ...

Page 23: ...6 Double click on Windows 2000 XP for PCI PCMCIA ISA 7 Click on qserbrd and select open Windows 2000 4 3 ...

Page 24: ...case of a PC Card PCMCIA type board Windows 2000 configures the new hardware using free resources it finds within the hardware registry and updates the registry automatically To view and or edit hardware devices in Windows 2000 use the system Device Manager To access Device Manager double click the System icon in the Windows 2000 control panel or click the My Computer icon on the Windows 2000 desk...

Page 25: ...r the hardware class Quatech Multiport Serial Devices in the device manager v Each serial port is a child device of the parent device DSP 100 Quatech PCMCIA Serial Port There are 2 child COM ports for the DSP 100 Quatech PCMCIA Serial Port which are listed under the hardware class Ports Com LPT Windows 2000 4 5 ...

Page 26: ... 100 is Quatech DSP 100 PCMCIA Two Port RS 232 Serial Adapter 4 Open the Properties dialog for the DSP 100 device then click the Resources tab to view the Input Output Range and Interrupt Request resource allocations Examine and remember the Input Output Range then close the properties window 5 Double click the hardware class Ports Com and LPT The Quatech PCMCIA Serial Port listed in this class is...

Page 27: ...ce Manager 1 Start the Windows 2000 Device Manager 2 Double click on the hardware class Quatech Multiport Serial Devices to list hardware devices in the class 3 The DSP 100 parent device belongs to this hardware class The device name for the DSP 100 is Quatech DSP 100 PCMCIA Two Port RS 232 Serial Adapter 4 Open the Properties dialog for the DSP 100 device then click the Advanced tab to view the c...

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Page 29: ...s useful for legacy applicattions which cannot request baud rates over 115 200 230 400 X2 The X1 clock mode mimics a standard COM port The hardware drivers lock the clock to the standard rate The port will run at the baud rate requested by the application 115 200 X1 Auto clock mode enables applications to request any baud rate up to 921 600 The hardware drivers will select the correct clock multip...

Page 30: ...Pad ISR Clock Speed I O Range Basic Configuration Any indicates variable value this value may or may not be user selectable depending on platform 6 Select a Basic Configurations that displays No conflicts in the bottom display region titled Conflicting Device List from the drop down list 4 10 DSP 100 Rev G and later User s Manual ...

Page 31: ...Resource window will open up Inside this window click on the up down arrows to the right of the Interrupt Request value This scrolls you through all of the allowable resources for your hardware Pay attention to the conflict information at the bottom of the window Do not select a value that causes a conflict with any other installed hardware 9 If any changes have been made to theDSP 100 s configura...

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Page 33: ...supports the DSP 100 only in block addressing mode To begin the installation open Windows Explorer and search for the Setup exe command to install the Quatech Device Manager See following Windows Explorer figure D Serial Port Adapters Drivers Windows NT 4 0 for PCI PCMCIA ISA Once the installation is complete an icon will be placed on the desktop Windows NT Explorer Windows NT 5 2 ...

Page 34: ...and double click the Quatech Device Manager icon on the desktop Device Manager Icon on Desktop 2 Click the Add button at the bottom of the Quatech Device Manager Window 5 3 DSP 100 Rev G and later User s Manual ...

Page 35: ...3 Follow the steps for the Add Quatech Hardware Wizard Windows NT 5 4 ...

Page 36: ...e DSP 100 PC Card should now be configured In the future Windows NT will automatically recognize and configure the DSP 100 Note Windows NT does not support Plug and Play for PCMCIA cards The PCMCIA Card must be inserted prior to starting Windows NT and can not be removed and reinserted while Windows NT is running 5 5 DSP 100 Rev G and later User s Manual ...

Page 37: ...CIA output connector into a standard D 9 male connector data terminal equipment DTE as shown in the figures below Standard D 9 Male Figure 14 DSP 100 Adapter Cable D 9 Male Connector GND DTR TxD RxD DCD RI CTS RTS DSR 5 4 3 2 1 6 7 8 9 Figure 15 RS 232 Signal Assignment External Connections 6 1 ...

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Page 39: ...face PCMCIA PC Card Standard 2 1 compliant Physical Dimensions Type II PCMCIA card 5mm Maximum Baud Rate 921 6K Power Requirements 5 volts 30 mA typical 45 mA maximum Connector Adapter to two standard male D 9 Specifications 7 2 ...

Page 40: ...DSP 100 User s Manual Revision 3 12 May 2002 P N 940 0088 312 Quatech Inc ...