Microsoft Windows Drivers for BlueStorm/PCI Express, BlueStorm/LP and Xtreme/104 Plus File: Readme.txt Date: 02/22/2011 ver 0.78 File Revisions: ctifsxp.sys 1.0.4.36 ctifsprt.sys 1.0.1.5 ctiblsnf.sys 1.0.0.7 ctifsxp.dll 1.0.2.0 ctisnbco.dll 1.0.0.1 ctisnpco.dll 1.0.0.3 ctifsbrd.inf 0.57 ctifsprt.inf 0.55 ctifsxp.chm Jan 20, 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) INTRODUCTION 2) INSTALLATION INTRODUCTION 3) DRIVER INSTALLATION - Software First Install - Hardware First Install 4) RECENT BUG FIXES & ENHANCEMENTS IN THE DRIVER 5) ACCESSING ADVANCED COM PORT PROPERTIES 6) CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1) INTRODUCTION The following ReadMe file contains information on how to install Connect Tech's BlueStorm/PCI Express, BlueStorm/LP or Xtreme/104 Plus Serial Driver for Microsoft Windows. 2) INSTALLATION INTRODUCTION: This package contains serial drivers for use on Connect Tech's BlueStorm/PCI Express, BlueStorm/LP and Xtreme/104 Plus multi-port serial boards. The Connect Tech BlueStorm/PCI Express, BlueStorm/LP and Xtreme/104 Plus features compatibility with standard 16x50 multi-port serial cards. The BlueStorm/Xtreme also features other modes of operation to achieve high performance and efficiency. The BlueStorm/Xtreme104 Plus is a PCI compliant Plug and Play device under Microsoft Windows. The BlueStorm and Xtreme/104 Plus features baud rates of up to 921,600 baud and automatic hardware and software flow control under Microsoft Windows. This ensures high through-put and virtually eliminates data loss,while not over burdening your CPU. For a more detailed description of our products please visit our WWW site at: http://www.connecttech.com 3) BlueStorm/PCI Express, BlueStorm/LP and Xtreme/104 Plus DRIVER INSTALLATION: There are two ways the drivers can be installed. Either the software (drivers) can be installed first or the board can be installed first and Microsoft Windows will ask for the drivers after the board is detected. Software First Install Find the driver install package and run ctidpinst.exe in the directory. The installer will guide you through the install process. The board will then be detected and installed when the board is physically added to the system. Software First Installs are a great way to update existing drivers as well. Hardware First Install Installation consists of installing the BlueStorm or Xtreme/104 Plus into a PCI/PCI Express slot and booting up Microsoft Windows. The PCI BIOS and Microsoft Windows will detect the board as an unknown PCI device, and will request that you insert the driver CD\diskette. Microsoft Windows drivers are installed using information provided in an .inf file. The driver files can be found on the BlueStorm and Xtreme/104 Plus distribution CD. Simply use the Microsoft Windows device driver installation dialogue by telling it the location of the driver files. For Example a:\ or c:\temp\ or where ever you have placed them. Caution: Microsoft Windows may tend to get confused as to the location of the driver files and may ask you again where they are located. Simply tell the Microsoft Windows once again where the BlueStorm driver files are and the installation will continue. Microsoft Windows will now "detect" and install all the BlueStorm ports into the system. This process takes a few minutes. The new BlueStorm or Xtreme/104 Plus Serial ports should be compatible with all Microsoft Windows serial applications, for example Procomm Plus, RAS and so on. 4) RECENT RELEASES and ENHANCEMENTS TO THE DRIVER: Revision 0.78 February 22 2011 1. Added support for ID 354 1. Inf modified to handle resources better. Revision 0.77 January 20 2011 1. Added option to discard fifo on purge in property page. Revision 0.76 October 07 2010 1. Added support for ID 110c Revision 0.75 August 19 2010 1. Fix Windows 7 out of order COM numder issue 2. Added ID 0x352 & 0x354 support. Revision 0.74 July 21 2010 1. Inf fix 310 and 312 Windows7 Revision 0.70, 0.71, 0.72, 0.73 May 07, 2010 1. Added support for new XR17V358 family of products Revision 0.69, Nov 04, 2009 1. WPP fix for Microsoft Windows2000 Revision 0.68, Sept 15, 2009 Special version. Revision 0.67, JuLY 29, 2009 1. Updated DPInst to versions supporting multiple language installations. Revision 0.66, June 01, 2009 1. A check box to porperty page added to disable modem signal. 2. WMI and WPP instrumentation added for debug info. Revision 0.65, Feb 13, 2009 1. Microsoft signed for Vista 32 and 64 bit Revision 0.62, 0.63 and 0.64 Jan 28, 2009 1. A race condition fixed; found WHQL test. 2. Cat file updated for Server 2008. 3. readme.txt update Revision 0.61 Dec 08, 2008 1. Microsoft Windows Vista and server 2008 support added. Revision 0.60 July 17, 2008 1. Microsoft Windows 2000 inf compatibility fix Revision 0.58 July 02, 2008 Revision 0.57 June 26, 2008 1. Fixed receive fifo count during overruns. Revision 0.55 April 21, 2008 1. Now when all MSR inputs are masked using MSRMask registry setting, the Modem Status interrupt is disabled. Revision 0.54 April 15, 2008 1. software first installation procedure added. Revision 0.53 April 08, 2008 1. WHQL version Revision 0.52 Feb 15, 2008 1. Added support for some new boards. Revision 0.51 Jan 18, 2008 Revision 0.50 Jan 15, 2008 1. Added support for some new boards. Revision 0.49 Jan 11, 2008 1. Baud rate error percentage modified to 2%. Revision 0.48 Jan 10, 2008 Revision 0.47 Jan 10, 2008 Revision 0.46 Jan 10, 2008 1. Added support for some new boards. Revision 0.45 Jan 09, 2008 1. Added support fractional baud rate Revision 0.44 Nov 19, 2007 1. Fixed a incorrect logic in interrupt handler regaring MPIO. Revision 0.43 Nov 12, 2007 1. Reworked IDs used for MPIO interrupt gating. 2. Reworked IDs used for MPIO power-on tri-state. 3. Added support for BlueStorm/Express Opto (4+4). 4. Fixed power-on tri-state support on Xtreme/104-Plus Opto. Revision 0.42 Nov 09, 2007 1. Fixed a hang condition in interrupt service routine. Revision 0.41 Nov 06, 2007 1. Fixed interrupt glitches caused by interrupt read/disable-enable's. 2. Fixed unnecessary MPIO transitions. 3. Added support for fixed delay to be inserted before the MPIO assertion. Revision 0.40 Sept 20, 2007 1. Added modem signal mapping and overrides (used by Pason). Revision 0.39 Sept 10, 2007 1.Added support for id 370-376 to work with interrupt gating for plx bridge. Revision 0.38 Sept 4, 2007 1. Added support for ID 380-382 (Xtreme/104-Plus Opto). Revision 0.37 August 10, 2007 1. A synchronization issue fixed for ID 370-376. Revision 0.36 May 17, 2007 1. Fixed INF problem for 8 port BlueStorm/Express boards. Revision 0.35 May 14, 2007 1. New support for 8 and 16 port BlueStorm/Express boards. Revision 0.34 May 10, 2007 1. New board ID added. Revision 0.33 April 24,2007 1. Fixed slow startup of driver caused by reading of the EEPROM. Revision 0.32 September 15, 2006 1. Fixed PCI-express interrupt handling. Revision 0.31 July 11 2006 1. Special version that moves only one character to the TX FIFO at a time and has the TX FIFO trigger level hard coded to 1 to slow down output so that it is more compatible with connected devices that cannot process the speed that our board can send at. Effectively it lowers the efficiency or duty cycle of the transmitted data slightly. THIS VERSION IS NOT FOR GENERAL RELEASE!! IT FIXES A SPECIFIC PROBLEM FOR A SPECIFIC CUSTOMER Revision 0.30 May 11 2006 Revision 0.29 May 10 2006 Revision 0.28 May 09 2006 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Board and Port identification in device manager will have serial number added. Revision 0.27 May 03 2006 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Changed driver to read in FIFO setting on open. Default value assigned if no flag is set in registry. Revision 0.26 April 25 2006 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Changed errors on open port and advanced property page. 2. Changed driver to read in FIFO setting on open. Revision 0.25 April 21 2006 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Registry fixup similar to 0.24 Revision 0.24 April 21 2006 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Fixed issue with reading tx and rx fifo settings from registry. Fixes a possible problem with enable/disable of the FIFOs in the advanced properties page causing the port to not be able to be opened. Revision 0.23 April 20 2006 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Removed reference to RS423 for BlueStorm/Express install. Revision 0.21 and 0.22 April 18 2006 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Removed "-" from PCI Express name. 2. Fixed error in ctifsprt.inf Revision 0.20 Feb 23 2006 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Added support for new BlueStorm/PCI Express board. 2. Updated DpInst components to newer version. No longer requires signed driver package. Revision 0.17 Nov 19 2004 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Fixed another issue with RTS/DSR states being changed incorrectly when port is opened. Revision 0.16 Nov 11 2004 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Fixed an issue with RTS/DSR states being changed incorrectly when port is opened. Revision 0.15 Nov 5 2004 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Fixed an issue with the default values of the Handflow settings. If a Get/Set handshake IOCTL sequence was performed without masking off the upper bits the handflow could be set to an invalid value. Revision 0.14 Sept 17 2004 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Changed INF files to support software first install and added necessary files to support it. Revision 0.13 Sept 16 2004 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Changed ctifsprt.sys to version 1.0.0.9. Updated bus detection routines. Changed driver naming to a more generic CTI PCI naming structure. 2. Changed ctifsxp.sys to version 1.0.0.6. Changed driver name to more generic CTI PCI naming scheme. 3. Revised INF files with naming scheme and changed some of the RS485 port detection. 4. Help file updated. 5. Advanced property page changed version 1.0.0.3 to remove references to BlueStorm. Revision 0.12 July 22 2003 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Changed ctifsprt.sys to version 1.0.0.8. Fixed some RS485 issues and advanced port settings not being applied correctly. 2. Revised INF files to properly enable RS485 features. Revision 0.11 July 17 2003 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Changed ctifsprt.sys to version 1.0.0.7. Implemented RS485 features. 2. Revised INF files to properly detect RS485 capable boards. Revision 0.09 March 28 2003 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Changed ctifsprt.sys to version 1.0.0.5. Fixed a lockup issue on Microsoft Windows 2000. Revision 0.08 March 27 2003 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Changed ctifsprt.sys to version 1.0.0.4. Revision 0.06 March 17 2003 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Fixed issue with IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_FIFO_CONTROL disabling FIFOs and ISR malfunctioning afterwards due to Rx/Tx count registers not working correctly. Revision 0.05 March 5 2003 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Special pool tags reorganized 2. Versions of drivers incremented due to tag change. Revision 0.04 March 4 2003 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Change product name in ctifsprt.sys file Revision 0.03 March 3 2003 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Fixed Tx dropped char issue 2. Fixed TxHolding stuck issue. 3. Fixed hardware flow control issue. Revision 0.02 Feb 18 2003 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Fixed issue with interaction of flow control settings. Revision 0.01 Feb 12 2003 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. Updated help file. 2. Updated above readme fixing some errors in the files list. 3. INF file version refresh. 4. Updated cocpyinf.dll to newer version. Revision 0.00 Feb 5 2003 The following is a summary of the changes in this release: 1. 1st release. Beta. 5) ACCESSING ADVANCED COM PORT PROPERTIES: The following instructions outline the process used to access the driver's advanced COM port properties configuration dialogue. From the Control Panel double click on the System Icon. The system properties dialog box will pop up and click on the Hardware Tab. Click on Device Manager button. Double Click the Ports (COM & LPT) section. Double Click the COM port you want to change. This will bring up a Properties page. Click on the "Port Settings" Tab. Click on the Advanced Button. The Advanced Port Settings Dialog box will pop up. There are a number of things that can be changed here. FIFO LEVELS Receive and transmit buffer FIFO levels can be changed. Higher values may increase performance, but sometimes high buffer levels can cause connection problems. Usually the best setting is to leave them in the default position. COM PORT NUMBER A combo box is also provided to allow for COM port number reassignment if necessary. RS485 OPTIONS If the port is a RS485 port (as opposed to the standard RS232), selections for different RS485 modes will be enabled. The default is Full Duplex, but 1/2 duplex and Multi-Drop Slave are also available. See the on-line help for a description of these modes. Also some versions of our boards provide configurable line interfaces such as RS232 and RS485/422. The RS485 options will be enabled on all ports even if the port is not currenly set as a RS485 port. RS232 ports must be set to Full Duplex. Clock Frequency The BlueStorm's crystal frequency is automatically detected and displayed. Contact Connect Tech if you require custom baud rate support. Reload the Driver If checked then the port will be reinitialized by reloading the driver. 6) Windows7 Errata: In Windows 7 COM numbers may not be enumerated sequentially according to port number. This is a known problem for Windows 7. COM number can be changed by accessing the Advanced port properties as described in 5). 7) CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT. If you have any problems, questions or suggestions regarding the BlueStorm/PCI Express, BlueStorm/LP or Xtreme/104 Plus, please feel free to contact Connect Tech Inc. Connect Tech can be reached in a variety of ways: MAIL: Connect Tech Inc. 42 Arrow Road Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1K 1S6 TEL 1 519 836 1291 or 1-800-426-8979 in North America FAX 1 519 836 4878 INTERNET: Sales: sales@connecttech.com Tech Support: support@connecttech.com WWW: http://www.connecttech.com Be sure to check the support section of our home page for answers to technical questions at http://www.connecttech.com. Also be sure to browse the knowledge data base. If you do not find what you are looking for, please contact the support department and let us know. We will be glad to help you. --- End of README ---Download Driver Pack
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