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Chapter 2 PCI Serial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration
Serial Hardware and Software for Windows 2-18 ni.com
Restore Defaults
To reset the fields to their default values at any time, click on the Restore
Defaults button.
Windows NT
Install the Software
Before you install your serial hardware, complete the following steps to
install the NI-Serial software for Windows NT:
1. Loginas
Administrator
or as a user who has
Administrator
privileges.
2. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel.
3. Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. The Add/Remove
Programs dialog box appears.
4. Click on the Install button.
5. When prompted, insert the NI-Serial Software for Windows
2000/NT/Me/9x CD,andclickontheNext button.
6. When prompted, click the Finish button to install the program files.
7. The setup wizard begins. The setup wizard guides you through the
necessary steps to install the NI-Serial software. To exit the setup
wizard at any time, click on the Cancel button.
Note
The setup wizard backs up the Windows NT serial driver
serial.sys
to
serial.bak
andthenoverwrites
serial.sys
. You can find
serial.sys
in
the
WinNT\system32\drivers
directory.
8. If your hardware is already installed, restart Windows NT and continue
to the Verify the Installation section.
The software installation is complete. Continue to the next section, Install
the Hardware.
Install the Hardware
Note
If you are installing a PCI-485, you might need to adjust the value of the bias
resistors, depending on your application. Bias resistors are not available on the eight-port
PCI-485. For more information, refer to Appendix B, Serial Port Information.