Serial Infrared (ISA / PCMCIA & MC Adapter



(Serial Infrared Adapter User's Guide P/N 08H3752 Canada 1994) 

   FRU P/N 08H3737   MC Serial Infrared Adapter
   OPT P/N 08H3655   MC Serial Infrared Adapter Option (OWIEASY)
   FRU P/N 08H3736   ISA Serial Infrared Adapter
   OPT P/N 08H3654   ISA Serial Infrared Adapter Option (OWIVASY)
   FRU P/N 08H3738   PCMCIA Serial Infrared Adapter
   OPT P/N 08H3656   PCMCIA Serial Infrared Adapter Option (OWINASY)
   FRU P/N 08H3739   Infrared Transceiver for ISA / MC
   FRU P/N 08H3740   Infrared Transceiver for PCMCIA

The Option Adapter package contains: 



System Requirements


Introducing the Serial Infrared Adapter

The Serial Infrared Adapter provides with the flexibility, productivity, and ease of use features of a wireless connection between notebook computers and workstations, and notebook computers and computer peripherals supporting the Infrared Data Association  (IrDA) standard. This support is provided with the TranXit  software included in the Option package.

The Serial Infrared Adapter can function as a COM port, providing with additional communication capability for the computer. The Serial Infrared Adapter supports HP-SIR  as well as the Sharp ASK  protocol for Infrared communications when it is acting as a COM port. These protocols provide for communication speeds of 2400 bits-per-second up to 115.200 bps (115.2Kbps).

When you operate the Serial Infrared Adapter using the TranXit  software, the Serial Adapter will also support communication speeds of 288 Kbps / 576 Kbps and 1.152 Mbps.

Installing the PCMCIA Serial Infrared Adapter

NOTE: Be sure there is PCMCIA Card Socket Services 2.1 or higher installed. If you use a memory manage like EMM386.EXE be sure there does'nt exist a memory conflict.
  1.  Insert the Serial Infrared Adapter into the PCMCIA slot. (The computer does not need  to be powered off.)
  2.  Connect the transceiver to the Serial Infrared PCMCIA card.


Installing the ISA Serial Infrared Adapter

Before start install the Serial Infrared Adapter, you must know wich I/O and memory address and which interrupt (IRQ) you want the adapter to use.

Changing the I/O and Memory Address 

                    +--RESERVED must be set to 0 (OFF position)
                    |
                    |  +--- 1 = IRQ 10 *)
                    |  |    0 = IRQ 15
              ------+  |
  Switch # -- 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8
                          |  |  |  |    Memory Addr.  I/O-Addr.
                        ( 1  1  1  1    C0000         300 ) Do NOT USE
                        ( 0  1  1  1    C2000         300 ) for PS/1
                        ( 1  0  1  1    C4000         320 ) Computers
                          0  0  1  1    C6000         320
                          1  1  0  1    C8000         340
                          0  1  0  1    CA000         340
                          1  1  1  0    D0000         300  *)
                          0  1  1  0    D2000         300
                          1  0  1  0    D4000         320
                          0  0  1  0    D6000         320
                          1  1  0  0    D8000         340
                          0  0  0  0    DA000         340
 Factory setting = *)  Switch OFF = 0 / ON = 1

  1.  Turn off the computer and remove its power cord.
  2.  Turn off all external devices connected to the computer.
  3.  Remove the Computer Cover.
  4.  Insert the Serial Infrared Adapter in an unused ISA slot.
  5.  Connect the transceiver to the Serial Infrared PCMCIA card.
  6.  Replace the computer cover and power plug and do a power on.


Installing the MC Serial Infrared Adapter

MC/A does not have SWITCHES, for Adapter installation use the same procedure as for ISA adapter. At Error statement 165 insert the Adapter Diskette and Update the Backup Reference Diskette 

Adjust the transceiver so that it is within range of, and angled towards, the hardware with which the computer will be communicating.

Using the Adapter as a COM Port

If you have the MicroChannel or ISA version of the Serial Infrared Adapter, you can use it to emulate a COM port for applications that use COM ports under DOS or Windows.
  1.  Start the IRMODE program
  2.  Select HP or Sharp mode
  3.  Start the APPLICATION, the adapter will be used as a normal COM port.


Diagnostics

The Diagnostics program IRDATEST.EXE  is contained on the Serial Infrared Adapter Diskette. Run this program if you are encountering problems. If you encounter a problem with an Serial Infrared MC Adapter, run first the MC Diagnostics program (Start with the Reference Diskette in drive A)

IRDATEST Error Messages
   Message    Meaning
Serial Infrared Adapter not detected    Check Configuration (EMM386) if PCMCIA
     Card, check socket driver for PCMCIA. Also
     maybe that adapter is used by another appl.
Could not allocate requested memory    A sufficiently 8KB memory area is not avail.
   address range from Card Services    in the I/O space being used by Card & Socket
     Services.
Could not allocate requested I/O    A sufficiently 32Byte I/O area is not avail.
   address range from Card Services    in the I/O space being used by Card & Socket
     Services.
Could not allocate requested IRQ line    The IRQs requested for use by Card Services
   from Card Services    are not available.
Could not gain exclusive use of the    Other software is already using the adapter
   adapter from Card Services  
Could not configure the adapter with    There is an I/O address or IRQ conflict
   Card Services    between adapters.


Micro Channel Diagnostics Error Messages
   Message    Meaning
The Serial Infrared Adapter diagnostic    The Adapter is defective
   detected an internal error  
The Memory test of the Serial Infrared    There is a memory conflict between the adapter
   Adapter failed    memory and another application (EMM386)
The internal test of the Serial    There is an I/O conflict between the Serial
   Infrared Adapter failed    Infrared Adapter and another Adapter.
The Serial Infrared Adapter    There is an I/O conflict between the Serial
   SDLC Controller test failed    Infrared Adapter and another Adapter.
The Serial Infrared Adapter    There is an I/O conflict between the Serial
   UART Controller test failed    Infrared Adapter and another Adapter.

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