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Quatech SSP-100 User Manual

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Manual is about: Single Channel RS-232 PCMCIA Asynchronous Adapter for PCMCIA Card Standard compatible machines

Summary of SSP-100

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    Ssp-100 single channel rs-232 pcmcia 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.

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    Warranty information quatech inc. Warrants the ssp-100 to be free of defects for one (5) year from the date of purchase. Quatech inc. Will repair or replace any adapter that fails to perform under normal operating conditions and in accordance with the procedures outlined in this document during the ...

  • Page 3: Declaration of Conformity

    Declaration of conformity manufacturer's name: quatech, inc. Manufacturer's address: 662 wolf ledges parkway akron, oh 44311 (usa) application 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 equ...

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    Table of contents 7-2 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 external connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 installing ssp-100...

  • Page 5: 1.  Introduction

    1. Introduction the ssp-100 is a single channel rs-232 asynchronous serial adapter for systems equipped with pcmcia type ii and/or type iii expansion sockets. The ssp-100 is a pcmcia type ii (5 mm) card and is pcmcia pc card standard specification 2.1 compliant. The ssp-100's serial port is implemen...

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    This page intentionally left blank. Ssp-100 (rev. G and later) user's manual 2-1.

  • Page 7: 2.  Dos/windows 3.X

    2. Dos/windows 3.X note: quatech pcmcia dos support is dependent upon type of machine and card and socket services software support. Dos support is not guaranteed. Two configuration software programs are provided with the ssp-100: a client driver, and a card enabler. Both of these programs are execu...

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    2.1 ssp-100 client driver for dos in order to use the ssp-100 client driver, the system must be configured with card and socket services software. Card and socket services software is not provided with the ssp-100 but is available from quatech. Important: some versions of card and socket services da...

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    7. Reboot the system and note the message displayed when the ssp-100 client driver is loaded. If the client driver reports an "invalid command line option", correct the entry in the config.Sys file and reboot the system again. If the client driver reports "card and socket services not found", a vers...

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    2.1.2.2 example 2 device = c:\ssp-100\ssp130cl.Sys (b290,i11) in example 2, a single command line argument is provided. The client driver will attempt to configure a ssp-100 inserted into any socket with a base address of 290h and irq 11. If address 290h or irq 11 is unavailable, the ssp-100 will no...

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    2.1.2.6 example 6 device = c:\ssp-100\ssp130cl.Sys (b300,i5) ( ) (i10) in example 6, the three command line arguments of example 5 have been rearranged. The client driver will first attempt to configure a ssp-100 inserted into any socket with a base address of 300h and irq 5. If address 300h or irq ...

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    Available resources: one function of the card and socket services software is to track which system resources (memory addresses, i/o addresses, irqs, etc.) are available for assignment to inserted pcmcia cards. Sometimes, however, the card services software assumes or incorrectly determines that a p...

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    The ssp-100 enabler does not support automatic configuration of adapters upon insertion, more commonly referred to as "hot swapping". This means the adapter must be installed in one of the system's pcmcia sockets before executing ssp130en.Exe. If more than one adapter is installed in a system, the e...

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    Waddress specifies the base address of the memory window required to configure thessp-100. Set address = d0 for a memory window at segment d000, address = d8 for a memory window at segment d800, etc. Valid settings for address are c8, cc, d0, d4, d8, and dc. If this option is omitted, a memory windo...

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    2.2.1.5 example 5 ssp130en.Exe (o1,i5,b340,s1) in example 2, the enabler will configure the ssp-100 in socket 1 with a base address of 340h and irq 5 using a configuration memory window at segment d000. 2.2.1.6 example 6 ssp130en.Exe (s0,b300,i5,r) in example 6, the enabler will release the configur...

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    Card and socket services software: in order to use the ssp-100 enabler for dos, the system must not be configured with card 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 ...

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    3. Windows 95/98/millennium (me) to allow easy configuration of the ssp-100, an windows 95/98/me "inf" configuration file has been written for the hardware. 3.1 installing a ssp-100 under windows 95/98/me 1. Insert the ssp-100 into any available pc card socket. 2. The first time a new pc card type i...

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    To view and/or edit hardware devices in windows 95/98/me use the system device manager. To access device manager double click the system icon in the windows 95/98/me control panel, or click the my computer icon on the windows 95/98/me desktop with the right mouse button and select properties from th...

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    5. Several predefined basic configurations have been included for the ssp-100 (see figure 5. Ssp-100 basic configuration table). The basic configurations provide many combinations of the operating modes and options listed below. When the use automatic settings check box is enabled windows 95/98/me w...

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    3.3 frequently asked questions basic configuration list not available: a problem noted on some systems is after a basic configuration has been manually selected the basic configurations list for the ssp-100 is no longer available. The solution to this problem is to check the “use automatic settings”...

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    4 windows 2000 to allow easy configuration of the ssp-100, an windows 2000 "inf" configuration file has been written for the hardware. 4.1 installing a ssp-100 under windows 2000. 1. Insert the quatech com cd into an available cd-rom. 2. Insert the ssp-100 into any available pc card socket. 3. You w...

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    4. Double click ‘serial port adapters’ figure 6 5. Double click ‘drivers’ figure 7 4-2 ssp-100 (rev. G and later) user's manual.

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    6. Double click on ‘windows 2000, xp for pci, pcmcia, isa’ figure 8 7. Click on ‘qserbrd.Inf’ and select open. Figure 9 windows 2000 4-3.

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    8. Select ‘ok’ at the files needed window. Figure 10 9. The same process as above in steps 1-9 will have to be repeated for the next file ‘qserprt.Inf’. In step 7 be sure to shoose ‘qserprt.Inf’ and select open. 4.2 ssp-100 resource settings in windows 2000 windows 2000 maintains a registry of all k...

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    4.2.1 viewing resource settings with device manager 1. Start the windows 2000 device manager. 2. Double click on the hardware class quatech ssp-100 pcmcia rs-232 serial adapter to list hardware devices in the class. 3. The ssp-100 “parent device” belongs to this hardware class. The device name for t...

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    6. Use the com port device names (com5, com6, etc.) to access any of the particular serial ports on the ssp-100. This name is required by a windows 2000 application when accessing a particular port 4.2.2 changing resource settings with device manager 1. Start the windows 2000 device manager. 2. Doub...

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    Windows 2000 4-7.

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    The x8 clock mode locks the ports hardware clock at eight times the standard rate. The baud rate the port runs at will always be eight times the rate requested by the application. This mode is useful for legacy applications which cannot request baud rates over 115.200. 921,600 x8 the x4 clock mode l...

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    Scratch pad 1x memory mapped 0008 scratch pad 8x any 0007 scratch pad normal any 0006 isr 8x any 0005 isr normal any 0004 isr normal 2e8-2ef 0003* isr normal 3e8-3ef 0002* isr normal 2f8-2ff 0001* isr normal 3f8-3ff 0000* scratch pad/ isr clock speed i/o range*** basic configuration * indicates “com...

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    6. Windows 2000 should have chosen an available interrupt request setting automatically when the i/o address range was configured by a basic configuration selection. This default interrupt request setting should not need changed as long as "no conflicts" is displayed in the bottom display region tit...

  • Page 31: 5 Windows Nt

    5 windows nt 5.1 installing ssp-100 to allow easy configuration of the ssp-100 the quatech device manager for windows nt has been written for the hardware. This configuration utility supports the ssp-100 only in block addressing mode. To begin the installation, open windows explorer and search for t...

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    1. Locate 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 5-2 ssp-100 (rev. G and later) user's manual.

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    3. Follow the steps for the ‘add quatech hardware wizard’. Windows nt 5-3.

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    4. Complete the final steps of the installation, shut down windows nt insert the pcmcia card and re-boot the computer. Additional help is available online the ssp-100 pc card should now be configured. In the future, windows nt will automatically recognize and configure the ssp-100. Note: windows nt ...

  • Page 35: 6.  External Connections

    6. External connections an adapter cable is included with the ssp-100 to convert the 9-pin pcmcia 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. Ssp-100 adapter cable. D-9 male connector gnd dtr txd rx...

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  • Page 37: 7.  Specifications

    7. Specifications bus interface pcmcia pc card standard 2.1 compliant physical dimensions type ii pcmcia card (5mm) maximum baud rate 921.6k power requirements +5 volts 20 ma (typical) 30 ma (maximum) connector adapter to standard male d-9 ssp-100 user's manual 7-2.

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    Ssp-100 user's manual revision 3.12 march 2004 p/n 940-0074-312 quatech, inc..