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Installation Procedure
The following steps define the sequence of events for installing the
IPC-1600 for use in the native MS-DOS environment. Read the entire
procedure and supporting paragraphs before doing the installation. Write
down the hardware parameter settings for each board to be installed as you
read through the procedure the first time. Then refer to these notes when you
do the procedure.
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5:
Step 6:
Step 7:
Preconfigure the IPC-1600 boards by setting the DIP switches for
a unique I/O address, a starting controller memory address, and
IRQ level.
Install the hardware (IPC-1600 boards) using the instructions in
Chapter 4, “Hardware Installation.”
Power up the system and load the files on the “Intelligent Ports
Card (IPC-1600) MS-DOS Device Drivers and Diagnostics,
Version 1.0” diskette.
Create or edit the CONFIG.SYS file using an editor such as
EDLIN to include the DEVICE=\IPC\IPC16DOS.SYS
entry.
Execute the IPC16CNF program to configure the IPC-1600 and
configure the driver.
Reconfigure the IPC-1600 DIP switches if necessary to match the
software assignments.
Reboot the machine to install the driver.
The following paragraphs provide more information for each of the
installation steps. Note that Steps 5 through 7 can be executed when
necessary to reconfigure the driver and/or port characteristics.
2-2 IPC-1600 USER’S GUIDE