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=                    PCMCIA Windows COM Driver                      =
=                                                          Ver3.23  =
=                                                  CONTEC Co.,Ltd.  =
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- Contents
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Introduction
Specification
Restrictive Matter
Caution with Install
Cautions
Career at version up


- Introduction
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  Thank you for purchasing this product.
  PCMCIA Windows COM Driver consists of the device driver for 
  Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 or later.
  The software controls the CONTEC COM(PM)2 series(COM-2(PM), 
  COM-2T(PM)01) just like the COM ports on the PC under 
  Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 or later.
  Therefore you can use it in Remote Access Control(RAS).


- Specification
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  Applicable OS
                     [32bit]
                     Microsoft Windows 8.1
                     Microsoft Windows 8
                     Microsoft Windows 7
                     Microsoft Windows Vista 
                     Microsoft Windows XP Professional
                     Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
                     Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
                     Microsoft Windows Server 2003
                     Microsoft Windows Server 2008
                     Microsoft Windows NT WorkStation  Ver.4.0
                     Microsoft Windows NT Server       Ver.4.0
                     Microsoft Windows Me
                     Microsoft Windows 98 and Second Edition
                     Microsoft Windows 95

                     
  MAX cards          2 card(Windows 2000 or later)
                     1 card(Windows NT/Me/98/98SE/95)

  Interrupts         1 level / 1 card used

  Applicable models  IBM PC/AT Series and compatibles

  Applicable boards  COM-2(PM), COM-2T(PM)01


- Restrictive Matter
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  Please note that this product is not intended for use with Windows 
  NT3.51 and Windows 3.1.

- Cautions of Install
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* PCMCIA IRQ Routin Settings [Windows XP or later]
  

   1. Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
   2. Locate and click to select the following key in the registry:
      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PCMCIA\Parameters
   3. On the Edit menu, click New,and add this Values.
      Value Name : DisableIsaToPciRouting
      Data Type  : REG_DWORD
      Values     : 1
   4. Quit Registry Editor,after reboot OS.

- Cautions
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* Setting COM ports
  You can set up the COM ports(data bits, parity, ...), using
  "Ports in Control Panel" or "Mode command in Command Prompt".
  However COM application useally sets up these parameters.

* Setting COM ports No.
  COM port No. is allotted by OS automatically. You can not change
  of COM port No.
  But except for Windows 2000 or later.

* About RAS
  You can use of "Remote Access Service(RAS)". See the "On Line Help"
  in the Windows XX or "Windows XX set up guide" for details such as
  RAS setting.

* About UPS
  You can not use of "Uninterruptible Power Supply(UPS)". Because in
  the power outage, the card service of PCMCIA finishes.

* Programing
  You can use of Win32 COMM API and Communication Control(MSComm) in
  Visual Basic.
  However you can not use MSComm in half-duplex.
  See the language references(Visual C++, Visual Basic, Win32SDK, ...)
  for details such as API specification.

* Range of the baud rate(bps)
  50, 75, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 1800, 2400, 3600, 4800, 7200, 9600,
  14400, 19200, 28800, 38400, 57600, 115200

* Upper limit of the baud rate
  The upper limit of the baud rate which can be set is dependent on
  the processing capacity(operating rate) and load(simultaneous
  execution with another program, etc.) of the PC in use.
  Communications at a rate higher that the upper limit will cause
  communications errors(overrun, parity, framing). Check the baud
  rate which can be set by actually conducting communications using
  one of the "Hiper Terminal" utility with operating system.


- Career at version up
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  Ver.3.22->Ver.3.23 2014/01/30
  ----------------------------
  - Support Windows 8.1
  - Driver is not changed from Ver.3.22.

  Ver.3.21->Ver.3.22 2012/12/26
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  - Support Windows 7
  - Support Windows 8

  Ver.3.20->Ver.3.21 2009/3/23
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  - Support Windows Server 2003
  - Support Windows Vista
  - Support Windows Server 2008

  Ver.3.10->Ver.3.20 2002/1/29
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  - Support Windows XP
  - Add CommChk.exe, CtstCom.exe

  Ver.3.00->Ver.3.10 2000/9/14
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  - Support Windows Me

  Ver.2.00->Ver.3.00 2000/4/05
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  - Support Windows 2000

  Ver.1.00->Ver.2.00 1999/4/19
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  - Support Windows NT