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Re: IR and Com Ports and such
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 2 Jun 2000 15:04:44 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Jan-Albert van Ree writes:
Hi, folks.
Thanks for the info, Jan-Albert. (You know, I don't know what this "schreef"
word is after my name....).
Anyway, Plug 'n' Play is enabled. The weird thing is that Com 3 and Com 4 have
been assigned IRQ 10 and my computer will not let me change those manually in
the Devise Manager. Apparently I have to free up (scary) something that's
currently taking up IRQs 3 and 4 (I have a printer, scanner, trackball,
graphics tablet coming/going...) but I'll also take a closer look at the card
and the install disk for the new port.
This has bummed me out but I'm encouraged.
Again, thanks for the suggestions.
Barbara
> Barbara Pamp schreef:
> >
> > Hi, there.
> >
> > This is more of a BIOS question, but I thought you folks might have some
> > ideas...
> >
> > I just bought Mindstorms RIS and have run into a snag. I had to install a • new 9-
> > pin serial port to start with, which I did, and the computer assigned the • 9-pin
> > thingy an IRQ that doesn't match what the RIS infrared device wants. Apart • from
> > going into the BIOS or DOS and reassigning everything to different ports and
> > IRQs and such, is there any way the infrared device can be made to use • something
> > other than the recommended Com Ports and IRQs? (You can tell I'm clueless • about
> > infrared devices.)
>
> The Mindstorms IR tower doesn't have it's own IO address or IRQ. It uses
> the COM ports address or IRQ.
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> Now the port you added... is it Plug'n'Play?
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> If NOT -> There should be a few jumpers on the card. If you want it to be
> COM1 or COM3, select IRQ 4. If you want it to be COM2 or COM4 set it to IRQ
> 3
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> If YES -> Either it came with a disk, which has some software program to
> alter IRQ's, or you can re-assign an IRQ under the System tab in the
> configuration panel. Again, for COM1 or COM3, use IRQ 4 and IRQ3 for COM2
> or COM4.
>
> After that, it should work just fine.
> The IRQ's I mentioned are the standard for the COM ports...
> --
> Jan-Albert "Anvil" van Ree | http://www.nl.3dgamers.com
> 3D Sims Archive maintainer | http://www.3dgamers.com
> Thrustmaster Resource Center | http://www.3dgamers.com/tmreso
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| Barbara Pamp schreef: (...) Using the dutch version of Netscape Communicator : "Schreef" means wrote in dutch ;-) (...) Then you either need the disk, or force the card to a certain IRQ by altering the PnP settings in the BIOS. This requires some (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: IR and Com Ports and such
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| Barbara Pamp schreef: (...) The Mindstorms IR tower doesn't have it's own IO address or IRQ. It uses the COM ports address or IRQ. Now the port you added... is it Plug'n'Play? If NOT -> There should be a few jumpers on the card. If you want it to be (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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