SOC-SER-DB9 PCMCIA Serial card 1-port

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SOC-SER-DB9 PCMCIA Serial card 1-port

Has the ability to extend the use of your notebook or WIN CE device to use GPS Receivers, ISDN Modems, medical equipment etc.
PC Computer Support: All notebooks, Handheld PCs and Pocket PCs with Type II or III slot

Lifetime Warranty
Configurable to Com Ports 1,2,3,4 on Notebook supporting all major card services
Option SOC-SER-RUGDB9 has cable permanently attached to card to suit a more ruggedized application - 3 Year Warranty
Battery friendly, making it the longest lasting, most widely compatible serial card on the market today

   Download .pdf file data sheet: click here

Serial Communications: Asynchronous RS-232 Baud rate: Up to 921.6 Kbps 9-pin D, male connector on 305mm (12") cable Custom options for IrDA, RS-422 and RS-485 16550 compatible UART runs up to 115.2 Kbps

PC Card Computers Supported:
Socket HIS chip for compatibility with virtually all PC Card (PCMCIA) compatible computers with Type II or III slot

Operating System Compatibility:
Windows COM port
Win NT, Win 95/98/2000/Me/XP, Win CE, Linux, Mac OS v7.5 or greater, Zaurus OS/2, Dos, Solaris,
- Windows 950B - Windows 98 - Windows 98SE - Windows Me - Windows 2000 - Windows XP
- Windows CE HPC Pro 2.11 - Windows CE HPC 2000 - Windows CE Pocket PC 2000
- Windows CE Pocket PC 2002 - Windows CE Pocket PC 2003
Socket's interactive faq and states that there is no UNIX support for the PCMCIA serial cards.
The only exception is that the Sharp Zaurus has a compact flash socket and someone has written a Linux patch to work with the CF serial card on the Zaurus.
Windows XP... see end of this page.
Supported by all major Card Services software
Configurable to be COM 1, 2, 3 or 4
Socket’s Direct Enabler can save 100 Kb of RAM in DOS environments

Supported by all major Card Services software
Configurable to be COM 1, 2, 3 or 4

Programmable Characteristics:
Character length: 5-, 6-, 7- or 8-bits
Parity: Even, odd or none
Baud rate: Up to 921.6 Kbps

Software Included:
Auto Installation Utility for Windows CE and Windows 9x
Windows 9x .INF file
PCMCIA Global Enabler for DOS

   Driver dowload: click here

Power Consumption:
Ultra Low Power is Perfect for Portables
Standby: 5 mA or 25 mW
Typical: 13 mA or 65 mW
Battery Friendly® - extends the host computer's battery life by using less than one tenth
as much power as other RS-232 serial PC Cards

Warranty:
PC Card: Lifetime (excludes physical damage)
Removable cable: 90 days
SOC-SER-RUGDB9 ruggedized version has cable permanently attached to card - 3 Year Warranty

Certification:
FCC: Part 15, Class A,   CE: EN55022,   C-TICK: s.182

Physical Characteristics:
PC Card: Size: 3.37 x 2.13 x 0.197 in (85.6 x 54 x 5 mm)
Cable Length: 12 in (305 mm)
Connector: 9-Pin D Shell Male

Environmental Conditions:
Temperature (Operating):
0°C to +55° C
Temperature (Non-operating):
0°C to +65° C
Relative Humidity (Operating):
10% to 90%, non-condensing
Relative Humidity (Non-operating):
10% to 95%, non-condensing

Interface Standards
PC Card Interface:
PC Card (formerly PCMCIA) Type II, JEIDA 4.1

Certification
FCC: Part 15, Class B
CE: EN55024:1998
C-TICK s.182

Warranty
Removable Cable: 90 days
Card: Limited Lifetime

Windows XP

The current serial IO driver that we have is compatible with XP despite not having a digitally signed certificate.
Proceed with a normal installtion as follows:

Insert the card
Add new hardware wizard comes up
specify the location of the driver
point to the location of the driver file IOSOCKET.INF

This will install the card in your machine.

If at this time you have a code 10 error on the installed card, there is a resource management problem that is occuring on your machine.
You can tell this is the case if you see the card listed underneath ports com & LPT with a com port number (most likely 4)
but with a yellow exclamation mark.

If you have an IR port installed in your notebook do the following:
Go the the device manager on your system
Locate the Infrared devices on your system
Double click on the item then double click on the device itself.
On the general tab under device usage select disable in the drop down menu and apply all changes.

After you have disabled the device, go to ports com and LPT and double click the socket serial card.
after you have disabled the device, go to ports com and LPT and double click the socket serial card.
Go to the resources tab and hit configure manually and uncheck use automatic settings.
Check the IO range and see if there is a device conflicting with it.
If there is something conflicting, set the basic configuration to 0001
and then check to see what the IO range is.
Make sure the IO range that does not have any conflicts with another device and then double click on the IRQ
to change it to an available IRQ.
Since you had just disabled the IR port try to use those settings.

If you did not have an IR port to begin with just select thise settings as well as com 2 resources should be available.
( basic configuration 0001 or 02F8 and IRQ3)