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VxCard Driver W7

Platform: Windows 2000/XP/2003/2008/Vista and Windows 7.(32/64Bit)
Update  : Apr.8, 2010
Version : v2.08.00                          	                    
 
PCI Express:   VEX-114(i), VEX-144(i)
Universal PCI: VXC-114(i)(A)U, VXC-144(i)U, VXC-112(i)(A)U, VXC-142(i)U, VXC-182iU.
PCI Cards:     VXC-112A, VXC-142(i), VXC-182i.

Driver Files: OxCarEnu.sys, OxCarSer.sys, OxExtEnu.sys,	
              VxCarEnu.sys, VxCarSer.sys, 
	      VEXEnu.sys, VEXSer.sys, VEExtEnu.sys									
                                                                  
                                                                  
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1. Introduction

      The VxCard Driver W7 is designed for the VXC Multi-port series
   cards. It creates COM ports for each card in Windows 2000/XP/2003/2008/Vista/7. 
   Users can then use  standard  Win32 APIs (for example: CreateFile, 
   CloseHandle,  ReadFile, WriteFile...) to access the  COM ports of 
   the VXC cards.

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   A. COM port mapping by COM-Selector:
      VXC card equips a DIP switch to act as a Board ID and COM port 
   number selector.  If the Board ID is 0, the VxCard Driver defines
   the  COM port number to a valid one  on the system automatically. 
   When the Board ID is not 0, the VxCard Driver uses the "Board ID" 
   to be the first COM port number  and uses the "Board ID +1" to be 
   the second COM port number, and so on. (See appendix section.)
   
      The Max. COM port number is up to COM256.

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   B. Utility :
      The VxCard Utility shows all COM ports on the system, and let
   you to change the software FIFO size for each port.
   
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   C. Software FIFO Size:
      The standard serial port driver allocates 4KB buffer for each
   COM port, while the VxCard Driver allows user to have 128KB FIFO
   for each COM port. Users can use the VxCard Utility to modify it.

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   D. Plug & Play supported:
      The VxCard Driver W7 supports PnP in the Windows 2000/XP/2003/2008/Vista and Windows 7.(32/64Bit).



2. Installation

       Please install the driver package before you plug-in the VXC 
   cards into the system. Then the system can recognize the VXC cards 
   automatically and simplify the installation procedures.

   A. Install the dirver's setup program. It will installs the Plug and
      Play information files, VxCard Utility program and kernel driver 
      files into the system.
      
        default folder:
        	C:\ICPDAS\VxCardW7   ==> for all files
        	
        	C:\WinNT\inf                ==> for inf files with oemxxx prefix
        	C:\WinNT\Systemv
   
   B. Configurate the COM port number by using COM-Selector (dip switch)
      first. See section 1.A and Section 3.
      
   C. Power off your cmoputer and plug the VXC card into an available
      slot.
      
   D. Power on your computer.
   
   E. In Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista and Windows 7, it requires more PnP steps. 
      Please select the "Install the software automatically" item to finish it 
      when the "Found New Hardware Window Wizard" pops up.


3. Appendix

   Examples of Board ID and COM port mapping when there are 2 ports 
   on the card.

      Board ID     COM port mapping       Board ID     COM port mapping
      ==========   ================       ==========   ================
      0x00 (0)     Auto-defined           0x0A (10)    COM10,  COM11
      0x01 (1 *)   COM1,  COM2            0x14 (20)    COM20,  COM21
      0x02 (2 *)   COM2,  COM3            0x1E (30)    COM30,  COM31 
      0x03 (3 *)   COM3,  COM4            0x28 (40)    COM40,  COM41
      0x04 (4 *)   COM4,  COM5            0x32 (50)    COM50,  COM51
      0x05 (5)     COM5,  COM6            0x3C (60)    COM60,  COM61 
      0x06 (6)     COM6,  COM7            0x46 (70)    COM70,  COM71
      0x07 (7)     COM7,  COM8            0x50 (80)    COM80,  COM81
      0x08 (8)     COM8,  COM9            0x5A (90)    COM90,  COM91
      0x09 (9)     COM9,  COM10           0x64 (100)   COM100, COM101
      0x0A (10)    COM10, COM11           0x6E (110)   COM110, COM111
      0x0B (11)    COM11, COM12           0x78 (120)   COM120, COM121
      0x0C (12)    COM12, COM13           0x82 (130)   COM130, COM131
      0x0D (13)    COM13, COM14           0x8C (140)   COM140, COM141
      0x0E (14)    COM14, COM15           0x96 (150)   COM150, COM151
      0x0F (15)    COM15, COM16           0xA0 (160)   COM160, COM161
                                          0xAA (170)   COM170, COM171
      Board ID     COM port mapping       0xB4 (180)   COM180, COM181
      ==========   ================       0xBE (190)   COM190, COM191
      0x10 (16)    COM16,  COM17          0xC8 (200)   COM200, COM201
      0x20 (32)    COM32,  COM33          0xD2 (210)   COM210, COM211
      0x30 (48)    COM48,  COM49          0xDC (220)   COM220, COM221
      0x40 (64)    COM64,  COM65          0xE6 (230)   COM230, COM231
      0x50 (80)    COM80,  COM81          0xF0 (240)   COM240, COM241
      0x60 (96)    COM96,  COM97          0xFA (250)   COM250, COM251
      0x70 (112)   COM112, COM113
      0x80 (128)   COM128, COM129
      0x90 (144)   COM144, COM145
      0xA0 (160)   COM160, COM161
      0xB0 (176)   COM176, COM177
      0xC0 (192)   COM192, COM193
      0xD0 (208)   COM208, COM209
      0xE0 (224)   COM224, COM225
      0xF0 (240)   COM240, COM241
      
Note: 
   1. It's recommended don't use COM1 ~ COM4, since the COM1 and
      COM2 are usually reserved by systems, while the COM3 and COM4 
      may be used by other Plug&Play serial ports in the future. 
      
   2. Few software recognize the standard COM ports only. If your 
      software have problem to use the VXC Card COM ports, please 
      set the COM-Selector to zero (COM port number is auto-assigned) 
      and try the new COM port number again.

   3. After changing the COM-Selector, you have to uninstall the VXC 
      card from the Device-Manager, and then scan the new hardware
      to install the VXC card again (or re-boot the computer). This 
      forces the VXC card driver to read the new COM-Selector setting 
      and assigns correct COM ports for this card.

   4. For more information, please refer to the user's manual.
   

   
