Socket Serial I/O Card installation CD for
Windows 95OB/98/98SE/Me/2000/XP
Version 6210-00110 B 12/11/02
(c) Copyright 2002 Socket Communications, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
This Readme file contains important information that supplements
the Serial I/O Card User's Guide.
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README TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 WHAT'S NEW IN This RELEASE 110 B?
2.0 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND FILE LOCATIONS
3.0 RELEASE NOTES
4.0 UNINSTALL PROCEDURES
5.0 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
6.0 TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION
7.0 CD CONTENT
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1.0 WHAT'S NEW IN This RELEASE 110 B?
This release adds the following:
a) The ability for the Lower speed SIO PC Cards and CF Cards
to install the High-Speed software providing Baud Mapping and
COM port changing capabilities. The lower speed cards can go
up to to 230 Kbps and the higher speed cards can go up to 921
kbps. See the User Guide for more information on Baud Mapping
and changing COM ports.
b) The install process was changed to add a universal inf file to
ensure proper installation of all operating systems.
c) This release removes the autorun feature from the CD.
D) This release Fixes a few minor GUI issues.
e) This release adds Baud Mapper enhancements.
1.1 Release 110 A
This was the initial release of the Serial I/O with Hi-Speed. This
release added the following features:
- Data transfer speeds up to 921 Kbps
- Front end installation setup
- Hi-Speed COM Tools (Baud Mapper) for Windows 95OB/98/98SE/Me/
2000/XP
- Third Party Applications "AOL" and "I'm InTouch"
This release provides MS DOS support for advance users under
Developer Tools and Court Reporters folders. This release did not
include support for Windows NT and Apple Computers.
2.0 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND FILE LOCATIONS
2.1 Windows 95 Installation
Insert Hi-Speed Serial I/O Card and wait for the prompt
screen of "New Hardware Found" wizard. Follow the wizard to
install the Serial I/O drivers.
In the first screen, click Next>. Windows should automatically
search for the drivers on the installation CD. Follow the
remaining screens to complete the installation.
2.1.1 Windows 95 File Locations
Windows\SCTray.exe
Windows\System\SKTSIO9x.VXD
SCBaud.cpl
Windows\System\IOSubsys\SCTB.VXD
Also an INF file is created in Windows\Inf\Other directory, and
some registry information is added.
2.2 Windows 98/98SE/Me Installation
Insert Hi-Speed Serial I/O Card and wait for the prompt
screen of "Add New Hardware Found" wizard.
In the first screen, click Next. Select Search for
the best driver for your device (Recommended).
In the next screen, check CD-ROM drive. Click Next, and
follow the remaining screens to complete the installation.
2.2.1 Windows 98/98SE/Me File Locations
Windows\SCTray.exe
Windows\System\SKTSIO9X.VXD
SCBaud.cpl
Windows\System\IOSubsys\SCTB.VXD
Also an INF file is created in Windows\Inf\Other directory, and
some registry information is added.
2.3. Windows 2000 Installation
Insert Hi-Speed Serial I/O Card and wait for the prompt
screen of "Add New Hardware Found" wizard.
In the first screen, click Next. Select Search for
a suitable driver for my device (Recommended).
Click next. In the next screen, check CD-ROM drive.
Click Next, and follow the remaining screens to complete
the installation.
2.3.1 Windows 2000 File Locations
WINNT\SCTray.exe
WINNT\System32\SioUi2K.dll
SCBaud.cpl
WINNT\System32\Driver\Sio9502k.sys
Also an INF file is created in WINNT\Inf directory, and
some registry information is added.
2.4 Windows XP Installation
Insert Hi-Speed Serial I/O Card and wait for the prompt
screen of "Add New Hardware Found" wizard.
Make sure the option Install the Software automatically
(Recommended) is selected. Click Next. If a screen warns
you that the software has not passed Windows Logo testing,
select Continue Anyway. Follow the remaining screens to complete
the installation.
2.4.1 Windows XP File Locations
Windows\SCTray.exe
Windows\System32\SioUi2K.dll
SCBaud.cpl
Windows\System32\Drivers\Sio9502k.sys
Also an INF file is created in Windows\Inf directory, and
some registry information is added.
3.0 RELEASE NOTES
This Readme.txt applies to the 6210-00110 B version of
the software contained on this installation CD.
3.1 Hi-Speed Serial Card Software
The installation consists of three software components:
1) Serial device driver
2) Property Page
3) Hi-Speed COM Tools (Baud Mapper)
The three components are intended to provide the user with
enhanced configuration options. The Property page allows
you to control the FIFO in UART and to set the default
communication parameters. The Hi-Speed COM Tools provides
Baud Mapping (See more details in 3.2 - 3.4) and COM port
changing capabilities.
All three software components will install, but the lower speed
will only go up to 230 kbps even though the baud mapper will
allow you to set it to a higher speed.
Important!
If you are using a lower speed serial card you must select a baud rate
below 230 Kbps. The low speed serial card may not operate properly if
you select a baud rate higher than 230 Kbps.
Hi-Speed serial cards can be identified by the rev letter on
the back of the card. The following are hi-speed serial cards
and are capable of transferring data at 921 Kbps. For a complete
list of Serial cards see the User's Guide.
CompactFlash with Removable cable
8510-00094 Rev C or later
8010-00075 Rev C or later
CompactFlash with Ruggedized cable
8510-00115 Rev C or later
8010-00087 Rev C or later
PC Card with Removable Cable
8510-00012 Rev M or later
8010-00012 Rev M or later
PC Card with ruggedized cable
8510-00073 Rev G or later
8010-00065 Rev G or later
3.2 Baud Mapper Operation (Hi-Speed COM Tools)
This program starts from the Control Panel and allows Baud
Rate re-mapping from a lower (unused) baud rate to a higher
one that may not be supported by the user's application
(or the Windows OS itself, in the case of Windows 9x/ME).
On computer systems running Windows 95/98 or any other
older systems with slower processor speed, you may
experience the following symptoms:
- There may be a limitation on the maximum baud rate that
can be achieved with the Hi-Speed COM Tools, e.g. you may
not be able to achieve reliable connection at 230.4 kbps,
460.8 kbps or 921.6 kbps.
- You may also find that even though you are able to set a
high baud rate such as 230.4, 460.8 or 921.6, the actual
throughput might be less than the stated baud rate, e.g.
you have the baud rate set to 460.8 kbps but the actual
throughput could be only 350 kbps.
On Windows Desktop the baud mapping is global, meaning it
will be used for all Hi-Speed cards running in the system.
3.3 Baud Mapper on Windows 2000/XP
When Baud Mapper is running on a Window 2000/XP system, it
displays the first Hi-Speed serial card it finds in the
system (and displays "Available"). If no Hi-Speed card is
running, it will display a message saying no cards detected.
The Card Status also shows a list of previously installed
Hi-Speed cards along with their assigned COM ports. The
assigned COM port can be changed for all cards in the list
(including cards not currently running in the system).
3.4 Baud Mapper on Windows 95OB/98/98SE/Me
The Card Status is not available for Windows 9x/Me since there
is no way to change the COM ports and dynamically assign it
at run time, (unlike Windows 2000/XP). The list of inserted
cards is not available either.
3.5 Installing More Than one High-Speed Serial Card
If you have previously installed the High-Speed COM Tools
(Baud Mapper) and you are planning to install another
High-Speed Serial (SIO, DIO, QIO) Card, you must remove
the High-Speed COM Tools ICON from the Task Bar.
If the ICON does not show up in the Task Bar you may
continue the installation. If the ICON is present in the
Task Bar, it can be removed by clicking on the ICON to open
the Hi-Speed COM Tools and unchecking "Always show icon on
the task bar" at the bottom of the screen. The ICON should
disappear and you can proceed with the installation of the
new card. If you don't uncheck the box to remove the ICON,
the new Serial card will not install correctly.
3.6 Hot Swapping
IMPORTANT!
Hot Swapping is removing and inserting the card when the computer
is turned on. You can safely hot swap your serial card only if you
have stopped the operation of the card. This can be done by
double clicking on the task tray ICON "Safely Remove Hardware" and
select "Stop". If the communication port assigned to the SIO
card is open, DO NOT remove the card. If you remove the
card from your system, you may receive system error and require
to reboot. Socket is not responsible for any data loss.
4.0 UNINSTALL PROCEDURES
4.1 Windows 95OB/98/98SE/Me Uninstall Procedures
Under normal operation, it should never be necessary to
uninstall the driver-related files for the Socket Serial I/O
cards. If you must remove them, perform the following steps:
Uninstall Categories:
4.1.1 Uninstall the Hi-Speed Serial Card from the Device Manager
4.1.2 Remove the Serial I/O .INF
4.1.3 Remove the Hi-Speed COM Tools & System Files
4.1.1 Uninstall Procedures for Serial I/O from the Device Manager
1. Plug in the Socket Serial HS I/O Card you wish to uninstall
2. Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel and double click on
System icon. This will take you to the System Properties.
3. Select the "Device Manager" tab and make sure to "View
the devices by type"
4. Under "Ports (COM & LPT)" select the "Socket HS Serial I/O
CF+ Card" or "Socket HS Serial I/O PC Card"
5. Right click and select REMOVE.
6. Click OK to confirm the Device Removal.
7. Remove the Serial HS I/O Card from your Device
4.1.2 Remove the Serial I/O INF file
If you installed the Hi-Speed Serial Card using the installation
CD, you need to remove any reference to the Socket Serial I/O
cards in the Windows\INF\OTHER directory. Follow the directions
in the next section to complete procedure for removing the drivers.
Open Windows Explorer. Go to the View (or Tools) menu and choose
Folder Options. Under View | Hidden Files make sure to select
"Show All Files". To change the settings click OK. In
Windows Explorer, go to the Windows\Inf\Other folder.
There should be an .inf entry called "Socket Communication,
Inc.SKTSio95.INF". Select the file and delete it.
4.1.3 Remove the Hi-Speed COM Tools & system Files
First you need to make sure that the application SCtray.exe
is not running in the tasktray of your system. To do that open
the Hi-Speed COM Tools from the Tasktray icon or from the Control
Panel and uncheck the option: "Always show icon on the Taskbar".
Open Windows Explorer and delete the files in the following
locations:
1. Windows\System\SKTSIO95.VXD
2. Windows\System\SCBaud.cpl
3. Windows\System\IOSubsys\SCTB.VXD
4. Windows\SCtray.exe
4.2 Windows 2000/XP Uninstall Procedures
Under normal operation, it should never be necessary to uninstall
the driver-related files for the Socket Serial I/O cards. If you
must remove them, please perform the following steps:
Uninstall Categories:
4.2.1 Uninstall the Hi-Speed Serial Card from the Device Manager
4.2.2 Delete the Serial I/O .INF and .PNF files
4.2.3 Remove the Hi-Speed COM Tools & System Files
4.2.1 Uninstall the Hi-Speed Serial Card from the Device Manager
1. Plug in the Socket Serial HS I/O Card you wish to uninstall.
2. Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel and double click on
System icon. This will take you to the System Properties.
3. Go to "Hardware" tab and click on "Device Manager" button
Make sure to "View the devices by type".
4. Under "Ports (COM & LPT)", select the "Socket HS Serial I/O
CF+ Card" or "Socket HS Serial I/O PC Card"
5. Right click and select UNINSTALL.
6. Click OK to confirm the Device Removal.
7. Remove the Serial HS I/O Card from your Device.
4.2.2 Delete the Serial I/O .INF and .PNF files
1. Open Windows Explorer. Go to Tools and select
Folder Options.
2. Go to View | Hidden Files Folders make sure
3. Select "Show Hidden Files and Folders".
4. To change settings click OK.
5. Go to the Windows\Inf folder on your system drive. (For Windows
2000 the folder is WINNT\INF).
6. Search for OEMx.INF files. If you have multiple OEM files
it is important that you view each OEM file to find the correct
one. For a quick search, open each file and look for the name
"SocketComm" and the file name SKTSIOXP.INF. Once you find the
file, delete it and also delete the corresponding OEMx.PNF file.
4.2.3 Remove the Hi-Speed COM Tools & System files
First you need to make sure that the Hi-Speed COM Tools app
is not running in the tasktray of your system. To do that open
the Hi-Speed COM Tools from the Tasktray icon or from the Control
Panel and uncheck the option: "Always show icon on the Taskbar".
Open Windows Explorer and delete the files in the following
locations:
1. WINDOWS\System32\SCBaud.cpl
2. WINDOWS\System32\SioUi2K.dll
3. WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\Sio9502k.sys
4. WINDOWS\SCtray.exe
Note: On Window 2000 the Windows directory is called WINNT instead of
Windows.
5.0 Frequently Asked Questions
1) Question: What systems support Hot Swapping with the I/O Card?
Answer: Windows 95OB/98/98SE/2000/Me/XP, Windows CE OS have
built-in hot swapping support for the I/O Card.
2) Question: How can I get custom cables for my I/O Card?
Answer: Socket offers custom I/O Card cables to OEMs. For
information, contact Socket's OEM Account Manager by calling
510-744-2700.
3) Question: How do the Standard and Ruggedized I/O Cards differ?
Answer: The only difference is mechanical. The Ruggedized I/O
Card has a fixed, strain relieved cable integrated with a
specialized PC board assembly designed to prevent accidental
disconnection and to protect against dust or moisture in
harsh environments. The Standard I/O Card has a removable
cable. Both cards use identical software.
For more Serial I/O FAQs, please visit our website at
http://www.socketcom.com/support/faq_serial.asp
6.0 TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION
If you have trouble installing or using the Serial I/O Card,
please refer to the “Troubleshooting” section of this User’s
Guide. If problems persist, contact Socket’s technical support
department.
IMPORTANT! To obtain technical support for your product,
you must first register your product online at
www.socketcom.com/prodreg. After you register your product,
you can use the product registration web page to submit an
email inquiry directly to a technical support specialist for
priority service, view product information, register
additional products, view a complete database of FAQs and
view a history of technical support activity for previous
support issues.
Alternatively, after you register your product, you can call
Socket technical support at 510-744-2720 to speak to an available
technical support specialist or leave a message for a technical
support specialist to speak to you at a specific time and date.
If leaving a phone message, please specify the email address that
you registered the product under, so that we can view your user
profile.
You can track new product releases, software updates and
technical bulletins by visiting Socket's web page at
www.socketcom.com
7.0 CD CONTENT
\CAB Files
This directory includes the Windows CE CAB files for the
Hi-Speed Serial I/O Cards. These are self-installing files
that contain the Windows CE drivers. The files are
identified by the version of Windows CE OS and processor type.
\Court Reporter Info
\Dos ENABLERS - Contains installation software required to
use the Enable.
Court reporting Readme.txt
\Developer Tools
Contains installation software required to use the Enabler.
\DOCS
SIOPCdatatsheet.pdf
PDF version of the data sheet for PCMCIA Serial I/O Cards.
SIOCFdatatsheet.pdf
PDF version of the data sheet for CompactFlash Serial
I/O Cards.
SIOUserGuide.pdf
PDF version of the User's Guide.
\html
Contains the setup screens for the Serial I/O Card
Setup center.
\Third_Party
A directory of third party applications.
Please refer to the INSTALL CD for each specific application
and for more information.
\AOL - AOL Mail Client for accessing AOL mail on a Pocket PC
device
\In Touch - I'm InTouch - Allows remote access to your PC
\WinCE_Hi_Speed
Contains installation software required to use on a Windows
CE HPC Pro 2.11, HPC 2000 and Pocket PCs
Also contains- SIOCEREADME.TXT
SCBaud.cpl 86,016 11/07/2002 06:24 AM
SCBaud.w9x 81,920 11/07/2002 06:25 AM
SCTB.VXD 5,787 07/12/2001 02:19 PM
SCTray.exe 40,960 09/23/2002 07:30 AM
Setup.exe 40,960 08/13/2001 02:37 PM
setup.htm 5,293 11/15/2002 05:34 PM
Sio9502k.sys 47,613 11/25/2002 07:21 AM
SioUi2k.dll 77,824 06/25/2002 09:30 AM
sktsio.inf 21,399 11/25/2002 06:31 AM
SKTSIO9X.VXD 16,486 11/21/2002 02:43 PM
SIO9xMe2kXpReadme.txt - This Document
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.