ThinCom PCMCIA Ethernet - Modem Adapter User==s Manual -i-
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Features and Compatibility.............................................................. 1 REQUIREMENTS Notebook computer with PC Card slot............................................ 2 PC Card device driver...................................................................... 2 Upper Memory Block Region........................................................... 2 Analog Telephone line.....................................................................
AT Command for 2400, 96,00 and 33,600/14,400....................... 37 APPENDIX B S Register Summary ...................................................... 41 FCC Compliance Statements.................................................................... 45 FCC Part 68................................................................................................ 45 FCC Part 15................................................................................................
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Congratulation on your purchase of the ThinCom PC Card. It is among the finest card in today's market. We develop this innovative product to meet or exceed the computer manufacturers' specifications as well as your communication needs. The ThinCom has dual functions in one card, the Fax/Data Modem portion allows you to use data communication such as connecting to an on-line service or the Internet, or send and receive fax.
INTRODUCTION The system should have at least one Type II or Type III (5.0 mm or 10.0 mm thickness) slot. 2. DOS version 5.0 or higher Or Windows 95 3. Socket Service and Card Service compliant with PCMCIA 2.10 to operate the PC Card (PCMCIA ) slot. Normally, the device driver is pre-installed on the computer from the factory. 4. Network operating system software compatible with NDIS or ODI drivers. 5. A RJ-45 (10 Base-T) jack connect to a network server or a computer. 6.
INSTALLATION INSTALLATION Before you begin the installation procedure, check and verify content of the ThinCom package. If you are missing any of the items listed below, please contact your dealer.
INSTALLATION Make sure to match the cable connector=s color with the connector on the card. The Modem connector is keyed, and it can not be inserted to the Ethernet connector accidently. 5. Insert the LAN interface cable with RJ-45 connector into the LAN port (White connector). Push in the connector firmly. Make sure to match the cable connector=s color with the connector on the card. The Ethernet connector is keyed, and it can not be inserted to the Modem connector accidently. 6.
INSTALLATION DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-DFFF C Depending on the network environment, you need to choose whether you want to use ODI, NDIS2 or NDIS3 drivers. (These files are included with your installation diskette.) Use the following table as a guide: Network Environment Netware from DOS Netware from DOS and/or Windows 3.1x MS Windows Network from windows 3.1 x Netware and MS Windows Network Windows 3.
INSTALLATION PC Card (PCMCIA) device driver Most PC Card software will have a utility program to display the socket status, card type, card manufacturer name and system resource used by the PC Card inserted. These programs have a name such as >PCMINFO.EXE , CARDINFO.EXE, CARDVIEW or PCCARD.EXE etc..
INSTALLATION TESTING THE MODEM This section contains steps to verify the installation of the ThinCom Modem portion by using a communication software. 1. Install and start a data communication software. (for Microsoft Windows users Click on Accessories Group => Terminal) Select terminal mode. 2. In setup modem, set COM port to match COM Port previously set by the PC Card device driver 3. Set Baud Rate, Data bits, Parity, Flow Control and Stop bit parameters to your normally use. 4.
INSTALLATION WINDOWS 95 INSTALLATION The ThinCom card is a Windows 95 compatible product. It is installed as Plug-N-Play peripheral. Your system >32-Bit PC Card (PCMCIA) support= should be enabled prior to operating the ThinCom card. (See >Enable the 32-Bit card support in Windows 95' next page) Be sure to have your ThinCom= s device driver diskette and the Windows 95 CD-ROM or diskette handy. INSTALL THE THINCOM CARD 1. 2. Start Windows 95 and insert the modem into PC Card (PCMCIA) slot.
INSTALLATION ENABLING 32-BIT CARD SUPPORT IN WINDOWS 95 To check whether your computer is PCMCIA Socket supported, first, double-click on the ASystem@ icon from AControl Panel@ folder (you can select the AControl Panel@ under ASettings@ from the AStart@ menu to open the AControl Panel@ folder). Click on the Device Manager Tab. If APCMCIA Socket@ has a cross (X) sign next to the PCMCIA Controller as show above, it means the PCMCIA device driver is not using 32-Bit Card Support.
INSTALLATION INSTALLATION VERIFICATION Cont. MODEM Windows 95 After installation, you may wish to check if the computer recognized the modem and the assigned COM port. 1. 2. 3. Click on Start => Settings => Control Panel => Modem => Diagnostics tab. Locate the modem*s COM port then highlight it. Click on >More Info...* button. The Windows 95 will try to communicate with the modem. The More Info... window appear with all the modem identification information.
INSTALLATION NETWORK Go to > Control Panel= => Network and then install the nescessery network driver for the Windows 95. Also in here all the protocal driver are listed in here. Upon next restart of the notebook. The system will prompt for a network login.
INSTALLATION During the installation of the communication software you may be asked to select a model from a list of the support modem. Use the table below to help you with your selection.
DATA COMMUNICATION OPERATION The Fax/Data Modem may be used to connect to an On-Line service, local BBS (Bulletin Board System) or the Internet. This connection may require different communication parameters. The following parameters are the basic settings needed for a successful connection: 1. Data Bit 8 Data bit is the most common setting. 7 Data bit some for On-Line service and mostly Main frame connection. 2. Stop Bit 1 Stop bit is widely use. 3.
OPERATING MODE OPERATING MODE OPERATING MODE The Fax/Data Modem operating modes, which is selectable by the \Nn command, these commands allow the DCE (modem) to communicate with remote modems that may or may not support error correction and data compression. The operating modes are Normal, Direct, Reliable link, Auto-reliable, V.42 Reliable Mode, and MNP Reliable Mode.
DATA COMMUNICATION Normal \N0 \N0 \N0 \N0 \N0 Direct \N1 \N1 \N1 \N1 \N1 Reliable \N2 \N2 \N2 \N4 \N2 Auto-Reliable \N3 \N3 \N3 \N3 \N3 with MNP10 V.42 Only \N4 \N4 \N4 \N4 -J0 AH0 \N4 MNP Only \N5 \N5 \N5 \N2 \N5 File Transferring To transfer files between two computers user will need to choose a file transfer protocol once the two modems are connected. There are many different types of file transfer protocol. Each has advantage and disadvantage on their own.
FAX OPERATION C Because of the cellular phone environment, modem=s connection speed may be slower than the actual rated. (9600 bps is the fastest) C The MNP 10 protocol (cellular enhancement) is included with the 28,800 and all the cellular-ready modem.
;changes in this section of file [386 Enh] COMxFIFO=2 COMxTXFIFO=1 COMxBOOSTTIME=30 COMxPROTOCOL=XOFF COMxBUFFER=4096 COMxAUTOASSIGN=2 COMxTXSIZE=16 COMxRXSIZE=8 The "x" is the number of the COM port. You must be sure to be running in the enhanced mode. You can force windows to go into enhanced mode by starting Windows with the command win /3. The above entries work with: 1) UART 16550 emulation 2) normal version of COMM.DRV Otherwise the entries will be ignored.
DIAGNOSTIC DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTION Setting up for the diagnostic operation: Start the data communication software, then enter the >Terminal Mode= or >Connect Mode=. Set the COM port to match the number use by the modem type >at= then press ENTER key to check the modem installation. The Fax/Data Modem supports diagnostic functions defined by ITU (CCITT) V.54 to assist identifying problems of the modem.
TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING This section lists the common problems and possible causes and/or solutions. You may find the answer to your problem here. Problem Solution NO DIAL TONE ! Check the phone connection on both sides of the cable. ! Ensure the telephone is an Analog line not Digital line. ! Check the telephone line by connecting a standard telephone, listen to the normal house hold dial tone. ! Bypass Dial tone detection, add >X3' to the init string.
TROUBLESHOOTING modem is inserted. ! Redo the installation procedures. APPENDIX A What is PC Card (PCMCIA) device driver? A PC Card device driver contains several components: Socket services, Card services, Resource Initialization Utility and Card Installation Utility. The remaining of this section will explain the four components and list the names of the device driver for some major PC Card software vendors.
TROUBLESHOOTING The name of device drivers for the major PC Card software vendors are listed below: Software/Device Driver Socket Services SystemSoft CardSoft SS365SL.EX E, Phoenix PCMSS. EXE Databook Cardtalk SNOTEP V2.SYS SS365LP.EX E, SSCIRRUS. EXE, SSDBOOK.E XE, SVADEM.EX E, Card Services Resource Initialization Utility IDE/ATA Driver SRAM Card Driver Flash Card Support SSVLSI.EXE CS.EXE CSALLOC.E XE PCMCS. EXE PCMRM AN.SYS S_IDE.EXE or PCMATA .SYS CTALKCS .EXE ATADRV.EX E SRAMDRV.
Card Services Power Management CS_APM.EX E Basic > AT== command for 28,800 Modem Command Function A/ Re-execute command. A Go off-hook and attempt to answer a call. B0 Select V.22 connection at 1200 bps. B1 Select Bell 212A connection at 1200 bps. C1 Return OK message. Dn Dial modifier. E0 Turn off command echo. E1 Turn on command echo. H0 Initiate a hang-up sequence. H1 If on-hook, go off-hook and enter command mode. I0 Report product code. I1 Report pre-computed checksum.
APPENDIX A N1 Turn on automode detection. O0 Go on-line. O1 Go on-line and initiate a retrain sequence. P Force pulse dialing. Q0 Allow result codes to DTE. Q1 Inhibit result codes to DTE. Sn Select S-Register as default. Sn? Return the value of S-Register n. =v Set default S-Register to value v. ? Return the value of default S-Register. T Force DTMF dialing. V0 Report short form (terse) result codes. V1 Report long form (verbose) result codes. W0 Report DTE speed in EC mode.
APPENDIX A &D2 &Q5, &Q6 Asynchronous escape. &Q2, &Q3 The modem hangs up. Interpret DTR ON-to-OFF transition per &Qn: &Q0 thru &Q6 &D3 The modem hangs up. Interpret DTR ON-to-OFF transition per &Qn:. &Q0, &Q1, &Q4,. &Q5, &Q6 The modem performs soft reset. &Q2, &Q3 The modem hangs up. &F0 Restore factory configuration 0. &F1 Restore factory configuration1. &G0 Disable guard tone. &G1 Disable guard tone. &G2 Enable 1800 Hz guard tone. &J0 Set S-Register response only for compatibility.
APPENDIX A &Q5 Modem negotiates an error corrected link. &Q6 Select asynchronous operation in normal mode. &R0 CTS tracks RTS (async) or acts per V.25 (sync). &R1 CTS is always active. &S0 DSR is always active. &S1 DSR acts per V.25. &T0 Terminate any test in progress. &T1 Initiate local analog loopback. &T2 Returns ERROR result code. &T3 Initiate local digital loopback. &T4 Allow remote digital loopback. &T5 Disallow remote digital loopback request.
APPENDIX A \K3 Send break to remote modem immediately. \K5 Send break to remote modem in sequence with transmitted data. When modem receives \B in on-line command state: \K0,1 Clear buffers and send break to remote modem. \K2,3 Send break to remote modem immediately. \K4,5 Send break to remote modem in sequence with transmitted data.When modem receives break from the remote modem: \K0,1 Clear data buffers and send break to DTE. \K2,3 Send a break immediately to DTE.
APPENDIX A -K0 -K1 -K2 -Q0 -Q1 @M0 @M1 @M2 @M3 - @M10 @M11 @M12 . . . @M30 @M31 Disable MNP 10 extended services. Enable MNP 10 extended services. Enable MNP 10 extended services detection only. Disable MNP 10 fallback to 2400 bps (V.22 bis)/1200 bps (V.22). Enable MNP 10 fallback to 2400 bps (V.22 bis)/1200 bps (V.22). Select initial transmit level of -26 dBm. Select initial transmit level of -30 dBm. Select initial transmit level of -10 dBm. Select initial transmit level of -10 dBm.
APPENDIX A CELLULAR COMMANDS ^C2 ^I ^T6 Download cellular phone driver. Identify cellular phone driver. Indicate status of cellular phone.
APPENDIX A Basic > AT== command for 1414 CL Command A/ A B0 B1 C0 C1 D E0 E1 F0 F1 H0 H1 I0 I1 I3 I4 K0 L0 L1 L2 L3 M0 M1 M2 M3 N0 N1 On P Q0 Q1 Sn Sn=x Sn? ? T V0 V1 X0 X1 X2 X3 X4 Default Function none none Repeat last command Answer Select ITU connection Select Bell connectionor Disable Carrier control Enable Carrier control Dial command Disable Command echo Enable Command echo Disable On-line echo Enable On-line echo Start Hang-up sequence If On-hook, go off-hook and enter command mode Report ID co
APPENDIX A Y0 Y1 Z1 &C0 &C1 &D0 * * 0 1 2* 3 &F &G none 0* 1 2 0 1 0* 1 0* 1 &J &Pn &Sn &Tn &Un &Vn 3 4 5 6 7 8 0* 1 0* 1 Disable long space disconnect Enable long space disconnect Z0 * Recall stored profile 0 Recall stored profile 1 Force DCD active Allow DCD to follow carrier state In asynchronous mode (&Q0), the modem ignores DTR. The modem switches from data mode to command mode when an on-to-off transition of DTR occurs.
APPENDIX A S37:000 S90:000 S108:002 S109:062 Telephone Numbers: &Z0 12345 &Z1 T4444444 &Z2 T12345 &Z3 T 1 (123) 456-7890 0 1 0* 1 none &W &Y &Zn=x %E 0 1* 0* 1 none %G0 %Q -Cn * 0* 1 Store active profile in user profile 0 Store in active profile user profile 1 Select stored profile 0 on power up Select stored profile 1 on power up Store telephone number To dial the stored telephone, use the ATDS=n command. x = 0, 9, A, B, C, D, #, *, T, P, R, W, @, ,,!,; n = 0-3 Disable Auto-retrain ( V.32 and V.
APPENDIX A \Kn 1 Enable Bps rate adjusting 5 Set break control In Connect State, if reliable mode then transmit break to remote: n = 0,2,4 Enter command state, but do not send a break.
APPENDIX A (\N3,\N4 operating mode) Disables V.42 bis Enables V.42 bis only when transmitting data Enables V.42 bis only when receiving data Enables V.42 bis for both transmitting and receiving data V.42 bis string length (range 6-250 Number of charecters) "On 0 1 2 3* 16 * Value saved in NVRAM.
APPENDIX A Basic AT command for 2400, 9600 and 14,400 modem. Command A/ A B0 B1 C1 Dn E0 E1 F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 H0 H1 I0 I1 I2 I3 I4 I5 I6 L0 L1 L2 L3 M0 M1 M2 M3 N0 N1 O0 O1 P Q0 Q1 Sn Sn? =v Function Re-execute command. Go off-hook and attempt to answer a call. Select V.22 connection at 1200 bps. Select Bell 212A connection at 1200 bps. Return OK message. Dial modifier. Turn off command echo. Turn on command echo. Select auto-detect mode (equivalent to N1). Select V.21 or Bell 103.
APPENDIX A ? T V0 V1 W0 W1 W2 X0 X1 X2 X3 X4 Y0 Y1 Z0 Z1 &C0 &C1 &D0 &D1 &D2 &D3 &F &G0 &G1 &G2 &J0 &J1 &K0 &K3 &K4 &L0 &L1 &M0 &M1 &M2 &M3 &P0 &P1 &P2 &P3 &Q0 &Q1 &Q2 &Q3 &Q4 &Q5 &Q6 Return the value of default S register. Force DTMF dialing. Report short form (terse) result codes. Report long form (verbose) result codes. Report DTE speed in EC mode. Report line speed, EC protocol and DTE speed. Report DCE speed in EC mode. Report basic call progress result codes, i.e.
APPENDIX A &R0 &R1 &S0 &S1 &T0 &T1 &T2 &T3 &T4 &T5 &T6 &T7 &T8 &V &W0 &W1 &X0 &X1 &X2 &Y0 &Y1 &Zn=x %E0 %E1 %E2 %L %Q %TTn \G0 \G1 \Kn \N0 \N1 \N2 \N3 \N4 \N5 CTS tracks RTS (async) or acts per V.25 (sync). CTS is always active. DSR is always active. DSR acts per V.25. Terminate any test in progress. Initiate local analog loopback. Returns ERROR result code. Initiate local digital loopback. Allow remote digital loopback. Disallow remote digital loopback request. Request an RDL without self-test.
EXP Fax/Data Modem OPERATING CONSIDERATION MNP 10 COMMANDS (14.400 modem only) )M0 )M1 *H0 *H1 *H2 -K0 -K1 -K2 -Q0 -Q1 @M0 @M1 @M2 @M3 - @M10 @M11 @M12 . . . @M30 @M31 :E0 :E1 Disable MNP 10 link negotiation power adjustment. Enable MNP 10 link negotiation power adjustment. Select MNP 10 link negotiation at highest rate. Select MNP 10 link negotiation at 1200 bps. Select MNP 10 link negotiation at 4800 bps. Disable MNP 10 extended services. Enable MNP 10 extended services.
APPENDIX B APPENDIX B S REGISTERS The S registers are summarized in table along with their default values. Registers denoted with an '*' in the table may be stored in one of the two user profiles by entering the &Wn command. One of these profiles may be loaded at any time by using the Zn command. Registers or register fields quoted as "reserved" are reserved for current or future use by the firmware, or are permanently overridden by PTT limitations. All bit-mapped registers are read-only.
APPENDIX B S13 Reserved - - - S14 General Bit Mapped Options - - * 138 (8Ah) S15 Reserved - - - - S16 Test Mode Bit Mapped Options(&T) - - 0 S17 Reserved - - - S18 Test Timer 0-225 s * 0 S19 AutoSync Bit-Mapped Options - - - - S20 HDLC address or BSC sync character 0-255 ASCII - - S21 V.
APPENDIX B S33 XOFF Character S34-S35 Reserved 0-255 ASCII 19 (13h) - - - S36 LAPM Failure Control - - - 7 S37 Line Connection Speed - - * 0 S38 Delay Before Forced Hang-up 0-255 s S39 Flow Control - - * 3 S40 General Bit-Mapped Options - - * 107(6Bh) S41 General Bit-Mapped Options - - * 3 - - S42-S45 Reserved 20 - S46 Data Compression Control - - * 13 S48 V.
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FCC FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS FCC Part 68 This equipment complies with Part 68 of FCC rules. On the Fax/Data modem there is a label that contains, among other information, the FCC registration number and Ringer Equivalence Number(REN) for the equipment. If requested, please provide this information to your telephone company. The REN is useful to determine the maximum number of devices may be able to ring when your number is called.
FCC FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
FCC CONSUMER INFORMATION AND FCC REQUIREMENTS The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer or other electronic device to send any message via a telephone fax machine unless such message clearly contains in a margin at the top or bottom of each transmitted page or on the first page of the transmission, the date and time it is sent and an identification of the business or other entity, or other individual sending the message and the telephone number of the s
FCC Canadian Department of Communications compliance statements This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of the Canadian Department of Communications. NOTICE: The Canadian Department of Communication label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunication network protective, operational, and safety requirements.