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232XS53800 Manual
B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350
PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5109
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Should the user wish to change the Module choice to another there is a
Module menu choice with the three support Module types (PortMUX,
232XSS, and 232XS5). After changing the Module the user will be
prompted to restart the Smart Switch software to reset the connection.
Default Values
When you start Smart Switch software, the default values will be used.
The default values are:
Selecting Ports
To select a port the user need only pick from the Menu-> Comport the
comport to which the device is attached. The Smart Switch program
supports comports 1 through 6. If the port exists but does not have a smart
switch device attached, SS will not detect it. The SS software will only
detect invalid/undefined comports.
Parameters
The Port Address is the address where the serial communications port
is located. If this is unknown you can use the program PORTFIND.EXE
which is located on the disk. To use PORTFIND.EXE:
If you installed the software on your hard drive see the Installation
section:
• Type C: and press the ENTER key.
• Type CD\SS\UTIL and press the ENTER key.
• Type PORTFIND and press the ENTER key.
The result will be similar to the following:
PortFind V1.03 - © 1991 B&B Electronics - All Rights Reserved.
Slave 8259 present can't use shared IRQ2
COM1 at address 03F8h is set for IRQ4 and is a 8250A or 16450 type UART
COM2 at address 02F8h is set for IRQ3 and is a 8250A or 16450 type UART
LPT1 at address 0378h found
Some of the typical port addresses are as follows:
Description Default Value
Port Address
COM 1
Baud Rate
9600
Data Bits
8 Data Bits
Second Character
2 = STX (CTRL B)
Port Address
COM 1 03F8h
COM 2 02F8h
COM 3 03E8h
COM 4 02E8h