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PCMCIA High Speed Serial Card CE
Model 232PCC
Documentation Number 232PCC0499
This product designed and manufactured in Ottawa, Illinois USA
of domestic and imported parts by
International Headquarters
B&B Electronics Mfg. Co. Inc. USA
707 Dayton Road -- P.O. Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350
Phone (815) 433-5100 -- General Fax (815) 433-5105
Home Page: www.bb-elec.com
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1999 B&B Electronics . No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photography, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system without written consent. Information in this manual is subject to change without notice, and does not represent a commitment on the part of B&B Elec
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Table of Contents INSTALLATION .......................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................1 DOS AND WINDOWS 3.X INSTALLATION...................................................1 Installing the Serial Card.....................................................................1 Configuring the Serial Card ...........................................................
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Installation Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of B&B Electronics’ High Speed Serial Card. We are pleased to have you as a customer and are proud to be shipping you a quality PCMCIA product. You are now the owner of a serial card that will give you years of error free service. The built-in 16550 UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter) ensures error free data communications at speeds up to 115,200 bits per second. Once the serial card is set up and configure
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Configuring the Serial Card Once the Serial Card has been inserted, the PCMCIA socket must be configured for serial port operation. All PCMCIA input/output devices must be configured by software before they can be used. This configuring/enabling process must be repeated (that is, the enabling program must be run again) whenever the Card is powered off, then on again. A PCMCIA Serial Card will be powered off when the user removes it from the laptop and then re-inserts it. It may also
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different manufacturers and attempt to prevent all conflicts between different PCMCIA cards. The main disadvantage of using Card and Socket Services are that they permanently occupy a certain amount of laptop or desktop memory, which could be used by other programs. Most Card and Socket Service programs are loaded from the CONFIG.SYS file and use from 40K to 85K of memory space. If Card and Socket Services is running properly on your machine, then your Serial Card will be recog
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NOTE: Putting the above line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file will cause the Enable program to run each time you reboot or turn your PC on. Do not add this line if Card and Socket Service programs are being used. The "/com#" switch indicates what COM port you want your Serial Card to be set up on. If you want COM4 instead of COM2, you would use the following: ENABLE /com4 /sA /MD000 The "/s" switch indicates which PCMCIA slot contains your Serial Card. If you wanted slot B ins
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[386Enh] ... EMMExclude=D000-D3FF ... 4. If you are using Windows 3.1, you may want to use a high-speed COMM driver instead of the standard COMM driver shipped with Windows. (Do not make this change if you are using Windows for Workgroups.) In your Windows SYSTEM.INI file, replace the line in the [boot] section that reads comm.drv=comm.drv with comm.drv=New High Speed Driver Refer to your software vendor for a new high speed COMM driver. This is optional and will allo
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Installing a 232PCC in Windows 95. The following procedure is used to configure a 232PCC for use with Windows 95: 1. Insert the 232PCC into any available PC Card socket. 2. The first time a new PC Card type is installed, either the New Hardware Found window or the Update Device Driver Wizard window is displayed. After the initial installation, Windows 95 will automatically detect and configure the card. If neither window is displayed, skip to the section "232PCC Resource Settings".
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232PCC Resource Settings in Windows 95 To view and/or edit hardware devices in Windows 95, use the system Device Manager. Consult Windows 95 on-line help for details on the use of the Device Manager. 1. Open the Windows 95 System Properties window. To access the System Properties window double click the System icon in the Windows 95 control panel, or click the My Computer icon on the Windows 95 desktop with the right mouse button and select Properties from the pull down menu. 2. Cli
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Serial Card Set-up Examples Mouse connected to Serial Card Mouse Serial Card You can connect a serial mouse to your B&B Electronics Serial Card. Modem connected to Serial Card Modem Serial Card You can use your B&B Electronics Serial Card to connect your desktop modem to a PCMCIA port. 8 PCMCIA Card Documentation Number 232PCC0499 Manual B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electro
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Printer connected to Serial Card Printer Serial Card You can use your B&B Electronics Serial Card to connect your desktop serial printer to a PCMCIA port. Serial Card to Serial Card with a Null Modem Cable (See Appendix with Null Modem Cable pin-out) Serial Card Null M odem Cable Serial Card Using a null modem cable, you can use two B&B Electronics Serial Cards to connect two PC’s together through the PCMCIA ports. Documentation Number 232PCC0499 Manual PCMCIA Card
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Appendix A Card Specifications ° PCMCIA Type II Card (85.6 x 54.0 x 5 mm) ° Power Consumption: 25mA - Active 5mA - Non-active ° Major PCMCIA ports supported: Type II, III & Toshiba IV ° Data Bits: 5, 6, 7, 8 ° Stop Bits: 1, 1½, 2 ° Parity: N, 0, E ° Speed: 115,200bps - <2bps ° Temp.: 0° C - 50° C ° Driver Output Resistance: 300Ω ° Driver Output Short-Circuit Current: 100mA Max ° Driver Output Voltage 0 Level at 3-7KΩ Load: +5.0V to +15V 1 Level at 3-7KΩ Load: -5.
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Cable Pinout Diagrams 9-pin D Connector Pin Assignments Pin # Signal Name 1 DCD 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI Signal Pinout for 9-pin D connector Null Modem Cable Pinout 3 - TXD 3 - TX D 2 - R X D 2 - R X D 4 - DTR 4 - D TR 6 - DSR 6 - D SR 7 - R TS 7 - RT S 8 -C TS 8 -CTS 1 - D C D 1 - D C D 9 - R I 9 - RI 5 - G N D 5 - G ND RS232 - NULL M ODEM PINOUT Com Port Information COM Port IoBase IRQ 1 3F8 4 2 2F8 3 3 3E8 4 4 2E8 3 A-
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Warranty B&B Electronics provides a ONE Year Limited Warranty. This Limited Warranty is given by B&B Electronics - only to the original purchaser of the accompanying hardware and/or software product, and it is not assignable to any other person. This Warranty covers defects in materials and/or workmanship under normal use and service. This Warranty also covers any failure of the product to perform in accordance with the description in the documentation accompanying the product. Thi
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FCC Part 15 Compliance The B&B Electronics Serial Card is covered by FCC rules for a Class B computing device, FCC ID Number MHI751001. As required by FCC regulations, the following is provided for the information and guidance of the user: Warning 1. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device many not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including inte
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Appendix B: Declaration of Conformity DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturer’s Name: B&B Electronics Manufacturing Company Manufacturer’s Address: P.O. Box 1040 707 Dayton Road Ottawa, IL 61350 USA Model Numbers: 232PCC Description: PCMCIA High-Speed Serial Card Type: Light industrial ITE equipment Application of Council Directive: 89/336/EEC Standards: EN 50082-1 (IEC 801-2, IEC 801-3, IEC 801-4) EN 50081-1 (EN 55022) EN 61000 (-4-3, -4-4) ENV 50204 Paul A. Boei
