B&B Electronics 232PCC - Manual (Page 6)

Documentation Number 232PCC0499 Manual PCMCIA Card 3
B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104
B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. Pk – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91-792444 – Fax +353 91-792445
different manufacturers and attempt to prevent all conflicts between
different PCMCIA cards.
The main disadvantage of using Card and Socket Services are
that they permanently occupy a certain amount of laptop or desktop
memory, which could be used by other programs.
Most Card and Socket Service programs are loaded from the
CONFIG.SYS file and use from 40K to 85K of memory space. If
Card and Socket Services is running properly on your machine, then
your Serial Card will be recognized and configured properly by
simply inserting the card into one of the PCMCIA slots.
Point Enabler Users
Point Enablers are programs that run, enable a specific device
(such as your B&B Electronics Serial Card), and exit. Point Enabler
commands are typically installed in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file so that
they will be executed once each time the laptop or desktop is turned
on. The advantage of a Point Enabler, is that it uses system
memory only while it runs. The disadvantage is that when the
PCMCIA device is powered off, the user must remember to execute
the Point Enabler command to re-enable the Serial Card. Another
disadvantage in using Point Enablers is that you need a different one
for each manufacturer's PCMCIA device. One manufacturer's Point
Enabler may conflict with another's Point Enabler. A Point Enabler
program may also conflict with an already running Card and Socket
Service program. It is best NOT to run a Point Enabler if Card and
Socket Services have already been loaded on your PC.
Using the Point Enabler Program
B&B Electronics has supplied a Point Enabler program called
ENABLE.EXE. To use this program perform the following:
1. Copy the file “ENABLE.EXE” from the supplied diskette onto
your root directory. (Typing ENABLE /? on the command line
will bring up a program help screen.)
2. Use a text editor to add the following line to your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
ENABLE /com2 /sA /MD000