Chapter 1 Introduction
Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 1-2 ni.com
What You Need to Get Started
Before you install your serial hardware and the NI-Serial software, make
sure you have all of the following items:
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Windows 2000/NT/Me/9x installed on your computer
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One of the following serial boards, which is included in your kit:
PCI Kits
– PCI-232 (two, four, eight, or 16 port)
– PCI-485 (two, four, or eight port)
– PCI-232 isolated (two or four port)
– PCI-485 isolated (two or four port)
PXI Kits
– PXI-8420 (two, four, eight, or 16 port)
– PXI-8421 (two, four, or eight port)
– PXI-8422 (two or four port)
– PXI-8423 (two or four port)
PCMCIA Kits
– PCMCIA-232 (one, two, or four port)
– PCMCIA-485 (one or two port)
AT Kits
– AT-232 (two or four port)
– AT-485 (two or four port)
– AT-232 (two or four port) isolated
– AT-485 (two or four port) isolated
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CD, NI-Serial Software for Windows 2000/NT/Me/9x,whichis
included in your kit