Product Details
- PCI to Serial 1-port Controller Card
- Based on Netmos MCS9820
- Plug & Play - Automatically selects IRQ and I/O address
- Supports PCI IRQ sharing
- PCI Specification Revision 2.1 compliant
- Compatible with standard 16C550 UART with 16 byte transmit-receive FIFO
- Fast data rates up to 1 Mbytes/sec
- DB9 serial port connector x 1
- Pin header serial port connector x 1
Requirements:
PC computer with one 32-bit PCI slot
MS Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista/NT4.0, Linux, DOS
Included
SYBA PCI to Serial 1-port host controller card
User's manual
Software driver disc x 1
SERIAL PORT ABCs
The serial port is an Asynchronous port which transmits one bit of data at a time, usually connecting to the UART Chip. Serial Ports are commonly found on the majority of PC Compatible computers. Usually referred to as a DB9 or DB25 connection, both of which adhere to the RS-232c interface standard and defined in ISO 2110 and ISO 4902. The number 9 / 25 indicating the number of pins found on the connector. DB9 Serial connections are now commonly found on modern PCs where DB25 is commonly found on older computers.
SERIAL PORT DEVICES
Below is a listing of various hardware components which can be purchased and used with your Serial port.
Mouse - One of the most commonly used devices for serial ports, usually used with computers with no PS/2 Ports or laptop computers.
Modem - Another commonly used device for serial ports. Used commonly with older computers, however, is also commonly used for its ease of use.
Network - One of the original uses of the serial port, which allowed two computers to connect together and allow large files to be transferred between the two.
Printer - Today, this is not a commonly used device for serial ports (not applicable to the DB25 or Parallel Port). However, was frequently used with older printers and plotters.
Industrial controller
Amateur radio station
Cashier Register
Bar Code Scanner
Below is a listing of each of the pins located on the DB9 connector and what each of these pins are for. Pin Assignment:
PIN, PURPOSE, SIGNAL NAME
Pin 1, Data Carrier Detect, DCD
Pin 2, Received Data, RxData
Pin 3, Transmitted Data, TxData
Pin 4, Data Terminal Ready, DTR
Pin 5, Signal Ground, Gnd
Pin 6, Data Set Ready, DSR
Pin 7, Request To Send, RTS
Pin 8, Clear To Send, CTS
Pin 9, Ring Indicator, RI
Requirements
PC computer with one 32-bit PCI slot
MS Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/NT4.0, Linux, DOS
More Info
A) How do you use PCI Serial card on the DOS?
You need to install the DOS mode driver. You can find it in the enclosed CD under D:NetMOSNM9820Mdos (assuming your optical drive is D:).
B) What happens if your system cannot detect the controller card?
It might be IRQ conflicts, which are caused by other onboard PCI cards. In this case, you have to use different PCI slot to reinstall the card. Also, make sure all the contacts and gold fingers of the card are clean.
C) Do you need to assign an IRQ for the controller card?
No, the card is PNP ready. It is automatically assigned an IRQ by the Windows OS (98SE/ME/2000/XP). You do not need to assign it.
D) What is the maximum of Bits Per Second for data going through?
The maximum is 128,000 B/S under windows XP.
E) How do you know whether the driver is installed correctly?
Please check your device manager to see whether there is any yellow exclamation mark. If there is one, then the driver is not installed correctly. You need to reinstall the driver again.
F) How do you get the update driver or support help?
You can always visit our website for the latest driver: http://www.syba.com/support_download/download/73-0403-1.html.
Please save it to a folder and extract the zipped files into the folder. Then direct the driver path to the folder for proper installation.
G) What kind of OS does it support?
Our multi I/O cards support DOS, Windows 98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP, and Linux OS.
H) What are you going to do when your computer does not start up normally after installing our multi I/O card?
Option#1: Please check your device manager to make sure the driver is installed correctly. If not, remove the driver and reinstall the card by using different PCI slots. Clean the contact of the PCI slot and the gold fingers of the card. Sometimes bad contact can cause the card to malfunction.
Option#2: For NT OS, since it is not PNP ready, you need to install the drivers manually from our enclosed CD.
Option#3: Our multi I/O cards meet PCI specification 2.2. However, it is not compatible with 3.3 Volt slot.
