Contents:
Note:
The Windows 95/98 driver supports all EasyIO and EasyConnection
hardware with the exception of Microchannel adaptors.
Installing PCI Adapters
(including RapidAccess)
Step 1.
Shutdown the machine and insert the card in a free PCI slot.
Step 2.
Connect Panel. Using the supplied cable, connect the panel to the
card.
Note:
- If you are installing the EasyConnection
RapidAccess card with the Power Supply component, ensure that the
card is inserted into an available slot and that the Power Pack
is plugged into both the RA card and a power outlet before
turning on the mains power to the PC.
- When removing an EasyConnection RapidAccess
card with Power Supply component, turn off the mains power before
removing the RA card or Power Supply.
Step
3.
Boot the machine and start Windows 95/98.
Step 4.
Windows will detect the new PCI hardware and ask you to install a
driver.
Step 5.
Select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and
click 'OK'.
Step 6.
Enter the CD ROM/directory which contains the installation files eg.
D:\ for a normal CD ROM installation and press 'OK'.
Step 7.
Windows will automatically install the driver and its associated files.
Step 8.
Windows will now Autodetect the ports attached to the adaptor that
you installed.
If you do not see any port detection messages, you should shutdown
your computer and restart it. The detection messages will appear during
the system startup. If they do not appear then the Windows resources
assigned to the board may be incorrect and you may need to manually
assign resources to your PCI card.
Refer to the section on 'Changing Hardware
Resources' under the Administrative
Functions heading in order to fix this situation. Be sure not
to assign resources that overlap. Resources in the 0xF000-0xFFFF region
are recommended.
Step 9.
Windows will detect all the ports, this may take a few minutes. When
this phase is complete your devices are ready for use.
Note:
See the Reference & Utilties document, for installing older PCI
adapters.
Installing ISA Adaptors
(EC8/32-AT & EC8/64-AT)
The driver is installed
as a Multi-Function Adaptor. Follow
these steps to ensure correct installation:
Step 1.
Shutdown the machine and insert the card in a free ISA slot.
Step 2.
Connect Panel. Using the supplied cable, connect the panel to the
card.
Step 3.
Start up the control panel Start > Settings > Control Panel.
Step 4.
Start the Add New Hardware wizard.
Step 5.
Press Next.
Step 6.
Select No, then press Next (do not search for new hardware).
Step 7.
Select Multi-Function Adaptors and press Next.
Step 8.
Choose Have Disk.
Step 9.
Enter D:\ or the alternate letter of your CD ROM drive (i.e. F:\)
and click 'OK'.
Step 10.
Select the correct board type from the list and press Next.
Step 11.
The hardware resources will be shown. These are automatically selected
by Windows 95/98 as resources which are free to be used for this adaptor.
Ensure that the setting matches any switch setting on the card by
referring to the hardware documentation and then click Next.
Step 12.
Select Finish
Step 13.
Do not shutdown your computer now, click No.
Step 14.
Windows will now Autodetect the ports attached to the adaptor that
you installed. If you do not see any port detection messages, you
should shutdown your computer and restart it. The detection messages
will appear during the system startup. If they do not appear then
the Windows resources assigned to the board may not match those of
the hardware. See the section on 'Changing
Hardware Resources' in order to fix this situation.
Step 15.
Windows will now detect all the ports, this may take a few minutes.
When this phase is complete your devices are ready for use.
Installing EISA Adaptors
Shared Interrupts on EISA Bus Machines.
Multiple EasyConnection boards are able to share the same interrupt
on EISA/MCA bus machines. A configuration file for EasyConnection boards,
called !STL0410.CFG (EC8/64 EISA) is available on the \eisa directory
on the CD ROM of the driver diskette for Microsoft operating systems.
It is only necessary to update your system's configuration diskette
with this file when configuring multiple EasyConnection boards to share
the same interrupt. It is also possible to share interrupts between
Stallion Technologies EasyIO boards and EasyConnection boards.
For further information, refer to the Hardware
Installation Reference, in the Hardware Installation subsection
dealing with installing ISA boards in an EISA machine.
To Install on an EISA Machine:
Step 1.
Shutdown the machine and insert the card in a free EISA slot.
Step 2.
Connect Panel. Using the supplied cable, connect the panel to the
card.
Step 3.
Boot the machine. The EISA bios should detect the new board and request
that you run the EISA configuration.
Step 4.
Run the EISA configuration and configure the Stallion EISA board.
The EISA configuration files are located with the driver installation
files. Make sure that there are no conflicts and that the Stallion
EISA board is configured correctly.
Step 5.
Save changes and exit the EISA configuration and boot Windows 95/98.
Step 6.
Windows will detect the new EISA hardware and ask you to install a
driver.
Step 7.
Select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and
press 'OK'.
Step 8.
Enter the CD ROM/directory which contains the installation files,
eg. D:\ and 'OK'.
Step 9.
Windows will automatically install the driver and associated files.
Step 10.
Windows will now Autodetect the ports attached to the adaptor that
you installed. If you do not see any port detection messages, you
should shutdown your computer and restart it. The detection messages
will appear during the system startup. If the messages fail to appear
then you may have a problem with your board or the panel attached
to it. You should run DOS diagnostics to help determine the cause
of the problem.
Step 11.
Windows will detect all the ports, this may take a few minutes. When
this phase is complete your devices are ready for use.
Administrative functions
Changing Hardware Resources
Step 1.
Start up the Control Panel and double click the System
icon.
Step 2.
Select Device Manager and then press the + next to the
Multi-function adaptors icon.
Step 3.
Double click the board in the list for which you wish to change the
resources.
Step 4.
Click Resources, select the resource you want to change and
select Change Settings.
Step 5.
If Windows indicates that a setting cannot be changed then you may
have to change which configuration you are using. By default the settings
will be selected from 'Basic Configuration 0'. This configuration
is the factory default. To use a setting that is not Factory default
you will have to select 'Basic Configuration 1'.
Note:
You must reboot before windows will enable the new Resource
settings.
Determining Port Names
Step 1.
Start up the Control Panel and double click the System
icon.
Step 2.
Select the Device Manager.
Step 3.
Double click Ports (COM & LPT) to see the Stallion devices
and their COM device names.
Upgrading the Windows
95/98 Driver
To install a new version of the driver without
removing the current driver and losing all of your port setups, follow
these steps.
Step 1.
Start up the Control Panel.
Step 2.
Double click the System icon.
Step 3.
Select the Device Manager folder.
Step 4.
Expand the Multi-function Adaptors folder by pressing on the
`+'.
Step 5.
Double click a Stallion board.
Step 6.
Select Driver.
Step 7.
Select Change Driver.
Step 8.
Choose Have Disk.
Step 9.
Enter the appropriate CD ROM/directory name and press 'OK'.
Step 10.
You will be presented with a choice of compatible adaptors. This should
contain only the board type that you are updating. Select 'OK'.
Step
11.
Select 'OK' on the Properties Window to commit these
changes and install the new driver.
Step 12.
Windows may ask for the CD ROM/directory containing the new drivers.
If so, enter the directory from step 9 and continue. It will then
copy the new drivers into the correct places.
Step 13.
Windows will ask you to reboot your system. Because the driver may
be in use at the time of upgrade, it is best that you do reboot the
machine in order to get the new driver fully installed.
Removing the Windows
95/98 Driver
To upgrade the driver without losing port setup
details, perform the following:
Step 1.
Start up the Control Panel and double click the System
icon.
Step 2.
Select the Device Manager
Step 3.
Double click Multi-function adaptors.
Step 4.
Select the card that you want to remove and choose Remove.
If all the adaptors are removed and you also wish to remove the software
fully, then follow these steps:
Step 5.
Remove these files:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\stallion.vxd
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\stalenum.vxd
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\stalui.dll
Step 6.
Remove \WINDOWS\stalport.exe
Step 7.
Remove any OEM*.INF files from \WINDOWS\INF which contain the Stallion
Technologies copyright.
Configuring Multiple
Boards
To configure multiple boards, install the first
board as per the 'Installation Instructions' above. Once this board
is installed, follow the same procedure for the second board, however,
you do not have to choose the Have Disk option as 'Stallion Technologies'
will appear in the list of manufacturers. Select 'Stallion Technologies
Pty Ltd' from the manufacturers section and then choose the card you
wish to install from the Models list.
Click Next and continue the installation.
Repeat this procedure for every additional board to be installed.
The STALPORT Utility
As part of the driver installation, a utility
called STALPORT.EXE is installed on the system. It may be used
for troubleshooting various serial problems.
Click here to view further information
on the STALPORT Utility.
Known
Problems on Windows 95
The Modem Wizard may not detect modems on ports
above COM10. It is recommended that modems are hand configured as the
Modem wizard can take a substantial amount of time to detect modems
on a multiport installation. The Modem Diagnostics also fail on ports
about COM10 for the same reason.
Printers may not work on ports above COM9. This
is a limitation with the current version of WIN95 printers and the printer
wizard.
In order to use ports above COM4 under HyperTerminal
you must configure a Modem on the Port using the Modem wizard in the
Control Panel. If do not have a modem attached, use a 'Standard
28800' modem and choose Cancel when the dial window appears.
When characters are typed HyperTerminal will open the port directly
without using the modem. It is recommended that users upgrade to at
least HyperTerminal v1.1.
It is possible for older Rev3.0 PCI adaptors
to be detected as an IDE controller. If this happens, open the Device
Manager and remove the IDE Controller. It should be marked with
an 'X' as it cannot work in this mode. Before you shutdown, follow the
steps for installing your pre Rev3.0 PCI adapter.
