ReadMe.txt Driver File Contents (pcm_3643.zip)

       Advantech PCM-3643 8 COM for Windows 2000 driver Read Me
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1. Launch the Add New Hardware wizard from Control Panel. 
   Press the Next button twice to dismiss the first two pages. 
2. You see a dialog listing devices. select Add New device and press the Next
   button. 
3. If you see a dialog asking your permission to search for hardware that isn't
   Plug and Play compatible, select the choice that reads, "No, I want to 
   select the hardware from a list" and press the Next button. 
4. You'll now see a dialog that asks you to "Select the type of hardware
   you want to install." Select the "Other" choice and press 
   the Next button. 
5. If you're installing a PCM3643 for the first time, press the "Have Disk"
   button. In the ensuing dialog, enter the directory where the PCM3643 INF 
   file is located.  
6. After selecting the appropriate INF directory, the device will be listed in 
   the Models list box. Select one choice and press Next. 
7. The wizard will Popup Resouce requirement dialog, please fill in IRQ and IOBase.  
8. In the final dialog, press the Finish button. The wizard will now copy 
   files to perform the installation. 

<<Standard Mode>> 
    4 ports
	   IRQ    : 4 Ports Shared 1 IRQ
	   IOBASE : 0x3f8, 0x2f8, 0x3ef, 0x2fe
	   
	   
	8 ports
	   IRQ    : 8 Ports Shared 2 IRQ
	   IOBASE : 0x3f8, 0x2f8, 0x3ef, 0x2fe, 0x240, 0x248, 0x250, 0x258
	   
	   Example
	   
          JP2 = IRQ3
		  JP3 = IRQ4
          Switch1 Bit6 = On
		          Bit7 = On
				  Bit8 = Off

	   
	 PS:
	   Please disalbe onboard COM1, COM2.

<<Enhance Mode>>	   
    4 ports
	   IRQ    : 4 Ports Shared 1 IRQ
	   IOBASE : Base, Base+0x8, Base+0x10, Base+0x18 
	   
	   
	8 ports
	   IRQ    : 8 Ports Shared 2 IRQ
	   IOBASE : Base, Base+0x8, Base+0x10, Base+0x18 ,
	            Base+0x20, Base+0x28, Base+0x30, Base+0x38 
	   
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