Perle I/O8+ User manual
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FCC Class B Compliance
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver
is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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MI/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide
Purpose of this manual
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MI/O8+ Serial adaptors
User guide
About this manual
Purpose of this manual
This manual tells you how to install, configure and use the Perle I/O8+ ISA and PCI serial
adaptor cards, associated drivers and utilities.
Who this manual is for
This manual is aimed at users who want to add extra serial ports to their system using I/O8+
ISA and PCI serial adaptor cards. This manual requires a working knowledge of using
personal computers and associated operating systems, as well as experience in installing
host cards.
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Dangerous voltages exist inside computer systems. Before
installing host cards in your system, turn off the power supply
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Revision history
Date Part number Description
June 1999 5500031-10 First issue of new I/O8+ user manual replacing Installation guide 42-700001.
Includes details of drivers, utilities and installation under the SCO OpenServer 5
operating system.
August 1999 5500031-11 Update of manual to include drivers, utilities and installation under the SCO
UnixWare operating system.
March 2000 5500031-12 Update of manual to include drivers, utilities and installation under the Windows
95 and 98 operating systems.
September 2000 5500031-13 Update of manual to include drivers, utilities and installation under the Windows
NT and Windows 2000 operating systems.
November 2001 5500031-14 Update of manual to include new contact details and some re-branding.
October 2002 5500031-15 Removal of part numbers from Cabling chapter.
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Fast contents
ABOUT THIS MANUAL ...........................................................................................................4
REVISION HISTORY ..............................................................................................................6
FAST CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................7
CONTENTS ..........................................................................................................................8
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................15
CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING DRIVERS AND HOST CARDS .............................................................17
CHAPTER 3 I/O8+ CABLING INFORMATION ...........................................................................102
CHAPTER 4 QUICK REFERENCE ...........................................................................................108
APPENDIX A SERIAL PORT DEVICE NAMES ............................................................................116
APPENDIX B TRANSPARENT PRINTING ..................................................................................119
APPENDIX C ISA HOST CARD ADDRESS SETTINGS ................................................................123
APPENDIX D TROUBLESHOOTING .........................................................................................128
APPENDIX E CONTACTING PERLE ........................................................................................146
INDEX ..................................................................................................................................153
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Contents
ABOUT THIS MANUAL ............................................................ 4
Purpose of this manual ..................................................................................4
Who this manual is for ...................................................................................4
Using this on-line manual ..............................................................................4
Document navigation ................................................................................4
Hypertext jumps ........................................................................................5
REVISION HISTORY ................................................................ 6
FAST CONTENTS ................................................................... 7
CONTENTS............................................................................ 8
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CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING DRIVERS AND HOST CARDS 17
Before you start ...............................................................................................18
Downloading I/O8+ drivers from the Perle web site .................................18
Installing I/O8+ under Windows 95 and 98 .................................................19
General installation procedure for Windows 95 and 98 ............................19
Installing device drivers and utilities..........................................................20
Adding ISA host cards to the system ........................................................22
Configuring I/O8+ serial ports ...................................................................28
Removing I/O8+ hardware from your system ...........................................31
Installing under Windows NT .......................................................................33
Installing I/O8+ under SCO OpenServer 5 ..................................................34
General installation procedure for SCO OpenServer 5.............................34
Upgrading from existing device drivers.....................................................36
Upgrading from Specialix combined driver 2.0.2 for SCO Unix 3.2.4 ............ 36
Upgrading your current I/O8+ device driver .................................................. 36
Installing device drivers and utilities..........................................................37
Assigning ISA host card addresses and IRQ levels..................................43
Starting the Host Card Configuration utility ................................................... 44
Adding a new host card address ................................................................... 46
Editing a host card address ........................................................................... 48
Removing a host card address ...................................................................... 50
Exiting the Host Card Configuration utility ..................................................... 51
Configuring I/O8+ serial ports ...................................................................52
Removing I/O8+ drivers and utilities from your system.............................56
Installing I/O8+ under SCO UnixWare .........................................................58
General installation procedure for SCO UnixWare ...................................59
Upgrading from existing device drivers.....................................................61
Upgrading from Specialix I/O8+ Svr4 driver v1.0.2 ....................................... 61
Installing drivers and utilities onto your system.........................................62
Assigning ISA host card addresses and IRQ levels..................................65
Starting the Unixware Device Configuration Utility ........................................ 66
Adding a new host card address ................................................................... 68
Editing a host card address ........................................................................... 70
De-activating a host card ............................................................................... 71
Displaying software device driver details ....................................................... 72
Exiting the Device Configuration Utility ......................................................... 73
Configuring serial ports .............................................................................74
Configuring serial ports under SCO UnixWare 2 ......................................78
Removing I/O8+ drivers and utilities from your system.............................79
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Installing I/O8+ under Windows 2000 ..........................................................80
General installation procedure for Windows 2000 ....................................80
Installing device drivers and utilities onto your system .............................82
Adding ISA host cards to the system ........................................................85
Viewing and changing the resources for a device ....................................89
Updating I/O8+ device drivers with update.exe ........................................93
Configuring serial ports .............................................................................95
Installing a PCI host card ...............................................................................97
Installing an ISA host card ............................................................................98
Removing host cards .....................................................................................100
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CHAPTER 3 I/O8+ CABLING INFORMATION 102
RJ12 socket pinouts on I/O8+ host cards ..................................................103
I/O8+ cables available from Perle .................................................................104
RJ12 to DB9 male cable ...........................................................................105
Cable diagram ............................................................................................... 105
Connector pinout table .................................................................................. 105
RJ12 to DB25 male cable .........................................................................106
Cable diagram ............................................................................................... 106
Connector pinout table .................................................................................. 106
RJ12 to DB25 female cable ......................................................................107
Cable diagram ............................................................................................... 107
Connector pinout table .................................................................................. 107
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CHAPTER 4 QUICK REFERENCE 108
SCO OpenServer 5 utilities ...........................................................................109
Host Card Configuration utility ..................................................................110
Port Configuration utility............................................................................111
SCO UnixWare utilities ...................................................................................113
Device configuration utility ........................................................................113
Serial Manager..........................................................................................114
APPENDIX A SERIAL PORT DEVICE NAMES 116
Under SCO OpenServer 5 ............................................................................. 117
Device node details...................................................................................117
DTR and RTS signal information ..............................................................117
Under SCO UnixWare .....................................................................................118
Device node details...................................................................................118
APPENDIX B TRANSPARENT PRINTING 119
What is transparent printing? .......................................................................120
Problems with printer output ........................................................................121
The printcap.io8 configuration file ...............................................................121
The print.io8 configuration file .....................................................................122
APPENDIX C ISA HOST CARD ADDRESS SETTINGS 123
DIL switch location ......................................................................................... 124
Hexidecimal to binary conversion table .....................................................125
APPENDIX D TROUBLESHOOTING 128
Windows 95 and 98 .........................................................................................129
Resource conflicts.....................................................................................129
Re-allocating system resources................................................................133
Re-allocating resources from the BIOS ......................................................... 133
Re-allocating resources using Device Manager ............................................ 134
Windows NT .....................................................................................................137
Windows NT general troubleshooting .......................................................137
SCO OpenServer 5 ..........................................................................................138
Example of normal boot up messages for host cards...............................138
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Error messages.........................................................................................139
SCO UnixWare .................................................................................................140
Example of normal boot up messages for host cards...............................140
Error messages.........................................................................................141
I/O8+ host card error messages ................................................................... 141
I/O8+ software error messages ..................................................................... 142
Windows 2000 .................................................................................................. 143
General troubleshooting under Windows 2000.........................................144
Windows 2000 error messages ................................................................145
APPENDIX E CONTACTING PERLE 146
Making a technical support query ...............................................................147
Who to contact ..........................................................................................147
Information needed when making a query................................................148
Making a support query via the Perle web page.......................................149
Repair procedure ............................................................................................ 150
Website RMA (Return Material Authorisation) Form.................................150
Feedback about this manual ........................................................................151
Contacting Perle technical support .............................................................152
INDEX ................................................................................... 153
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Chapter 1 Introduction
I/O8+ Serial adaptors
User guide
Chapter 1 Introduction
You need to read
this chapter if you
want to...
You need to read this chapter if you want an introduction to the Perle I/O8+ serial adaptor
cards, driver software and utilities.
This chapter provides introductory information about the Perle I/O8+ ISA and PCI serial
adaptor cards, driver software and configuration utilities.
This chapter includes the following sections;
•About the I/O8+ serial adaptor card on page 16
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About the I/O8+ serial adaptor card
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Chapter 1 Introduction
About the I/O8+ serial adaptor card
The I/O8+ is a serial adaptor card which allows you to connect up to eight serial devices. This
type of adaptor card is available in both ISA and PCI formats.
Each serial port has three device nodes associated with it. Each node takes the form of a
special file which you can access in the normal manner from operating system utilities and
user applications. See also Appendix A Serial port device names and your operating
system manual for details of special files.
You use the I/O8+ when you want a robust entry level solution for the small office or point of
sale applications. Typically you use I/O8+ because you want to add extra serial ports to an
existing computer system rather than replacing it with the considerable cost that entails.
To use the I/O8+ serial adaptor cards you must first install the drivers supplied with the card
for your operating system. You then configure each card as required prior to mechanical
installation.
Note
The procedure for installing and configuring I/O8+ serial adaptor cards varies for different
operating systems.
Please read Before you start on page 18 in Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards
before commencing installation.
Up to 4 I/O8+
cards per host
8 serial ports per card.
Up to 32 ports per host
Data Capture
Printers
Electronic
point of sale
Dumb Terminals
Thin Clients
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Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards
I/O8+ Serial adaptors
User guide
Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards
You need to read
this chapter if you
want to...
You need to read this chapter if you want to install I/O8+ serial adaptor cards and associated
software.
This chapter provides information about installing and configuring I/O8+ serial adaptor cards
in both ISA and PCI formats.
This chapter includes the following sections;
•Before you start on page 18
•Downloading I/O8+ drivers from the Perle web site on page 18
•Installing I/O8+ under Windows 95 and 98 on page 19
•Installing under Windows NT on page 33
•Installing I/O8+ under SCO OpenServer 5 on page 34
•Installing I/O8+ under SCO UnixWare on page 58
•Installing I/O8+ under Windows 2000 on page 80
•Installing a PCI host card on page 97
•Installing an ISA host card on page 98
•Removing host cards on page 100.
Note
The procedure for installing and configuring I/O8+ serial adaptor cards
varies for different operating systems. Please read Before you
start on page 18 before commencing installation.
I/O8+ Serial adaptors User guide
Before you start
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Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards
Before you start
Before you install your I/O8+ host cards and software, note that the procedure for installing
and configuring I/O8+ serial adaptor cards varies for different operating systems.
To install under a particular operating system, please refer to one of the operating system
specific installation procedures listed below;
•Installing I/O8+ under Windows 95 and 98 on page 19
•Installing under Windows NT on page 33
•Installing I/O8+ under SCO OpenServer 5 on page 34
•Installing I/O8+ under SCO UnixWare on page 58
•Installing I/O8+ under Windows 2000 on page 80
Downloading I/O8+ drivers from the Perle web site
You can install the I/O8+ driver and utility software from the Perle web site. To do this
proceed as follows;
1. On your PC, start the Internet browser you want to use (for example, Netscape).
2. Within your Internet browser window, select the software directory using the following
URL;
http://www.perle.com/downloads
3. Change to the software directory.
The software directory is now displayed.
4. Download the zip files in this directory to a suitable location on your PC for example, /tmp.
5. Uncompress the files using a suitable utility.
6. You can now install the driver software using the correct procedure for your operating
system. See Before you start on page 18.
Note
In the event of any problems contact your System Administrator or
Internet Service provider for assistance.
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Installing I/O8+ under Windows 95 and 98
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Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards
Installing I/O8+ under Windows 95 and 98
This section tells you how to install I/O8+ host cards, software drivers and utilities under the
Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating systems and includes the following;
•General installation procedure for Windows 95 and 98 on page 19
•Installing device drivers and utilities on page 20
•Adding ISA host cards to the system on page 22
•Configuring I/O8+ serial ports on page 28
•Removing I/O8+ hardware from your system on page 31
General installation procedure for Windows 95 and 98
The general procedure for installing and configuring host cards, drivers software and
associated utilities for the Windows 95 and 98 operating systems is as follows:
1. Download the I/O8+ driver files into your PC from the CDROM or the Perle website. See
Downloading I/O8+ drivers from the Perle web site on page 18.
2. Install the I/O8+ Windows 95 and 98 drivers and utilities onto your system using the
procedures described in Installing device drivers and utilities on page 20.
3. Select and assign addresses for any additional ISA host cards you want to install from the
free addresses available. See Adding ISA host cards to the system on page 22.
4. Repeat step 3. until you have assigned addresses to all the ISA host cards you want to
install.
5. Install any PCI host cards you require into your system. See Installing a PCI host
card on page 97.
6. If required, remove any host cards you want from your system. See Removing host
cards on page 100.
7. Re-start your system
Your system now detects any ports automatically, no configuration is required by the user.
Your system can now use the serial adaptor cards you have installed. If required, you can
reconfigure serial ports following initial installation. See Configuring I/O8+ serial ports on
page 28.
Note
To remove the I/O8+ hardware from your system configuration, see Removing I/O8+
hardware from your system on page 31.
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Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards
Installing device drivers and utilities
To install the I/O8+ device drivers and utilities for the Windows 95 or 98 operating systems
proceed as follows;
1. Load the CDROM into your PC.
The web browser window is now displayed automatically showing a virtual website (the
browser application depends on your system).
2. From the \drivers\io8plus\win9x directory, run the setup.exe file.
A welcome window is now displayed
3. In the Welcome window, click on the Next > button.
A progress message is displayed while installed devices are upgraded to use the new
drivers, followed by the Setup Complete window as shown in the next pictures.
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