UART/parallel port Reference drivers
Windows 9x/ME drivers
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Features: Automatic enumeration of all 95x UARTs, both internal and local bus
95x-mode driver for enhanced serial port performance
GUI configuration for all serial ports
Hook to use generic driver for Parallel port
(can disable parallel port interrupt)
Windows 2000/XP drivers
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Features: Automatic enumeration of all 95x UARTs
95x-mode driver for enhanced performance
GUI configuration for all serial ports
PCI serial ports run in memory-mapped mode for faster throughput
Parallel port driver
COM port remapping under port properties (Device Manager)
ACPI Power Management support
Windows NT4 drivers
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Features: Automatic enumeration of 95x UARTs
128-deep FIFO and fill level usage
Optimised interrupt handling, tx FIFO topped up on all interrupts
Registry or .inf-settable Vendor/Device IDs, trigger levels.
Memory-mapped operation for increased throughput.
Seperate parallel port driver and installer
To install the serial port driver, run "Install_Serial" from the \NT4_Serial directory
To install the parallel port driver, run "Install_Parallel" from the \NT4_Parallel directory
FILES IN THIS DIRECTORY
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readme this file
oxpci.inf hook for PCI device and logical functions
oxpci2.inf hook for child devices (serial ports / parallel port)
oxser.inf installation file for standalone ports
oxmf.vxd Bus enumerator for UARTs and local bus UARTs (Win9x)
oxmfcf.vxd Bus enumerator for CF950 in local bus mode (Win9x)
oxmf.sys Bus driver for UARTs and local bus UARTs (Win2000/XP)
oxmfuf.sys Filter driver for PCI ports
oxpp.vxd Bus enumerator for parallel port
oxppui.dll Parallel port configuration utility
oxser.vxd Serial port driver (Win9x)
oxser.sys Serial port driver (Win2000/XP)
oxserui.dll Serial port configuration utility (Win9x)
oxui.dll Serial port configuration utility (Win2000/XP)
oxpar_2k.sys Parallel port driver (Win2000) - renamed to oxpar.sys during installation
oxpar_xp.sys Parallel port driver (WinXP) - renamed to oxpar.sys during installation
oxpar.inf Installation file for PCI parallel ports
oxpar2.inf Additional installation file for parallel ports (win9x)
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Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
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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.
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