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Ch 1 Installation
Computer Requirements
The following table summarizes the computer required to run instruNet:
Model
200
230
230
Computer
Controller
Required
PCI
IBM PC or
Controller Compatible
≥ 80486
PC-Card
IBM PC or
Controller Compatible
≥ 80486
Macintosh
PC-Card
Controller PPC/G3/G4/>
OS
RAM
HD
Required Required Required
Windows ≥ 4MB
≥ 6MB
95/98/Me
free
Nt/2k/Xp
Windows ≥ 4MB
≥ 6MB
95/98/Me/2k/
free
Slot
Required
PCI Slot, ≥6.8", Rev
≥2.0 compliant, 32-bit,
+5V
Type II PC-Card Slot
with ≥ v2.1 PCMCIA
Xp (not NT)
compliant card services
OS >= 8 (must ≥ 4MB
≥ 6MB
Type II PC-Card Slot
boot OS 9 if
free
with ≥ v2.1 PCMCIA
on OS >= 10.2
Powerbook
compliant card services
Mac)
Table 1.3 Computer Requirements for instruNet Controllers
Constructing Your Network
instruNet hardware is 100% plug and play for all computers. instruNet does not
use dip switches, DMA, low memory, interrupts, and I/O addresses. All you need
to do is plug the Controller board into your computer, connect your network
devices, slap a terminator onto the end of your network and run the instruNet
World software. The instruNet driver automatically determines the physical
locations of all installed Controllers and Network Devices.
Please keep in mind the following when designing and constructing your network:
1. Install as many controllers as desired
The number of available slots determines the number of controllers (i.e.
networks) that can be installed, and simultaneously run, on one computer. The
software numbers each controller in the order that they are found in the
computer ("netNum" ranges from 1 to # of Controllers). Each controller
manages it's own network of devices. In most cases, only one controller is
necessary. The advantage of multiple controllers is that each is its own realtime machine, and more controllers can do more things simultaneously.
2. Install up to 16 Devices on each Network
One can attach, in daisy-chain configuration, up to 16 Network Devices to each
instruNet Controller. Each Network Device has two DB-25 connectors, one for
network input (male), and another for network output (female). To connect a
chain of Network Devices, one must connect each input connector to each
output connector via a DB-25 Male/Female cable. The Controller is attached to
the first device in the chain, and an instruNet Terminator is attached to the far
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