Bb-electronics SPP-100 - Manual User Manual

SPP-100Enhanced Parallel Port Type II PCMCIA Cardfor PCMCIA Card Standard compatible machinesUser's ManualQUATECH, INC. TEL: (330) 655-90005675 H

2.1 SPP-100 Client Driver for DOSIn order to use the SPP-100 Client Driver, the system must be configuredwith Card and Socket Services software. Card

2.1.1 Client Driver InstallationThe following procedure is used to install the SPP-100 Client Driver:1. Copy the file SPP100CL.SYS from the SPP-100 di

2.1.2 Command Line OptionsThe SPP-100 Client Driver accepts up to eight command line argumentsfrom the user to determine the configuration of the SPP-

operate as a standard printer port, and the BIOS equipment list will not beupdated.2.1.2.2 Example 2DEVICE = C:\SPP-100\SPP100CL.SYS (b278)In example

In example 5, three command line arguments are provided. The ClientDriver will first attempt to configure an SPP-100 inserted into any socketwith a b

2.1.3 Common ProblemsGeneric Client Drivers:Many Card and Socket Services packages include a generic client driver(or SuperClient) which configures st

2.2 SPP-100 Enabler for DOSFor systems that are not operating PCMCIA Card and Socket Servicessoftware, the SPP-100 DOS Enabler may be used to enable a

2.2.1 Command Line OptionsTo configure a SPP-100 in the system, the Enabler requires one commandline argument from the user to determine the configura

Before removing an SPP-100 from its PCMCIA socket, the Enabler shouldbe executed to free the system resources allocated when the card wasinstalled. F

2.2.1.4 Example 4SPP100EN.EXE (e,s0,b278,i5,wd8)In example 4, the Enabler will configure the SPP-100 in socket 0 with abase address of 278H and IRQ 5

2.2.2 Common ProblemsMemory Range Exclusion:The Enabler requires a region of high DOS memory when configuring aSPP-100. This region is 1000H bytes (4

3. Windows 95/98/ME InstallationTo simplify the installation of the SPP-100 on Windows 95/98/ME basedsystems, an configuration file is provided on th

new hardware type found. If no INF files are found, click theBrowse button and search the Win95 sub directory on theinstallation diskette. The user

3.2 SPP-100 Resource Settings in Windows 95/98/METo view and / or edit hardware devices in Windows 95/98/ME use thesystem Device Manager. Consult Wi

3. Double click the device group Ports (Com and LPT). The SPP-100 device name should appear in the list of adapters.4. Click the SPP-100's devic

NoneStandardVariable9VariableStandardVariable8NoneEPPVariable7NoneEPP2786NoneEPP3785VariableEPPVariable4VariableEPP2783VariableEPP37825EPP27817EPP3780

Figure 7. Windows 95/98/ME Edit Resources Window8. Inside the Edit Resource window click on the up/down arrowsto the right of the resource value. Th

3.3 Common ProblemsWindows 95/98/ME does not assign a LPT number to SPP-100:Windows 95/98/ME handles enumerating PCMCIA COM ports (i.e.PCMCIA modems)

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4. Windows NT InstallationTo allow easy configuration of the DSP-100 the Quatech Device Managerfor Windows NT has been written for the hardware. Thi

Warranty InformationQuatech Inc. warrants the SPP-100 to be free of defects for one (1) year fromthe date of purchase. Quatech Inc. will r

1. Locate and double click the Quatech Device Manager icon onthe desktopFigure 9. Device Manager Icon on Desktop4-2 Quatech Inc.

2 Click the ‘Add’ button at the bottom of the Quatech DeviceManager Window.3 Follow the steps for the ‘Add Quatech Hardware Wizard’.SPP-100 User'

4 Complete the final steps of the installation, insert the PCMCIACard and reboot the computer.v Additional help is available onlineThe PCMCIA PC Card

5. Windows 2000/XP InstallationTo simplify the installation of the SPP-100 on Windows 2000/XP basedsystems, an configuration file is provided on the

4. An Install From Disk dialog box should open. Insert theSPP-100 drivers diskette, select the floppy drive letter A (orappropriate letter), and clic

2000/XP will automatically recognize and configure the SPP-100 in thisdefault configuration.Quatech Inc. 5-3

5.2 SPP-100 Resource Settings in Windows 2000/XPTo view and / or edit hardware devices in Windows 2000/XP use thesystem Device Manager. Consult Wind

3. Double click the device group Ports (Com & LPT). The SPP-100 device name should appear in the list of adapters.4. Click the SPP-100's dev

6. Several predefined Basic Configurations have been includedallowing easy selection of different configurations that matchstandard printer port setti

conflicts can be resolved by switching to one of the predefinedbasic configurations then skip down to the last step.7. To modify any of the system res

Declaration of ConformityManufacturer's Name: Quatech Inc.Manufacturer's Address: 5675 Hudson Industrial Pkwy.Hudson, OH 44236 (USA)Applicat

SPP-100 parallel port through your software applications. Thisname is required by a Windows 2000/XP application whenaccessing a particular port.11. T

5.3 Common ProblemsWindows 2000/XP does not assign a LPT number to SPP-100:Windows 2000/XP handles enumerating PCMCIA COM ports (i.e.PCMCIA modems) mu

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6. Windows CEThe Quatech PCMCIA Windows CD installation copies a multipledevice-specific .cab files and the ini file to your desktop computerand laun

3. The setup program will copy the files to predeterminedlocation, which can be changed by the user. Click next toproceed.. Installation is now comple

7. OS/2 InstallationIn order to use the SPP-100 Client Driver for OS/2, the system must beconfigured as follows:1. The system must be running OS/2 ve

BASEDEV device drivers must be located in the directoryspecified in step 1.6. Save the CONFIG.SYS file, exit the text editor, shutdown thesystem, and

7. If multiple SPP-100 cards are present in sockets when thecomputer is booted, Card Services will normally try toconfigure the card in the lowest num

7.3 Interrupts for the SPP-100 Under OS/2If using OS/2 Version 2.1, the client driver will not use interrupts forparallel ports. All parallel ports o

8. Programming the SPP-1008.1 Program RegistersThe program registers of the SPP-100 occupy eight contiguous bytes ofI/O address space. In addition, t

Table of Contents A-1Appendix A: Parallel Port Terminology... ...9-19 . External Connections... ...8-58.2.6 E

8.2 Program Register descriptionThe program register description information provided is a technicaldescription of the interface to parallel devices.

8.2.2 Device Status Register (Base + 1)The Device Status Register reports the real-time status of the parallel portcontrol signals.Valid in EPP mode o

8.2.3 Device Control Register (Base + 2)The Device Control Register is written to control the parallel port controlsignals, to enable the interrupt, a

8.2.5 EPP Data Registers 0-3 (Base + 4 through Base + 7)These registers are only available in EPP mode. Writing any one of theseregisters will initia

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9. External ConnectionsAn adapter cable is included with the SPP-100 to convert the 25-pinoutput connector into a standard D-25 female connector as s

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Appendix A: Parallel Port TerminologyA.1 Explanation of parallel port terminologyStarting with the original IBM PC, IBM defined the standard parallel

v A parallel port device may also be configured as a 'non-standarddevice'; this means that the I/O base address assigned to theparallel port

A-1A.1 Explanation of parallel port terminology ... ...List of Figures9-1Figure 15. Connector Signal Assignment ... ..

1. IntroductionThe SPP-100 is an Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) adapter for systemsequipped with PCMCIA Type II and/or Type III expansion sockets. The

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2. DOS / Windows 3.x InstallationTwo configuration software programs are provided with the SPP-100: aClient Driver, SPP100CL.SYS, and a card Enabler