Quatech Network Card QSP 100 User Guide

QSP-100  
Four Channel Asynchronous  
RS-232 PCMCIA Adapter  
for PCMCIA Card Standard compatible machines  
INTERFACE CARDS FOR IBM PC/AT AND PS/2  
User's Manual  
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Compliances - Electromagnetic Emissions  
EC - Council Directive 89/336/EEC  
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the following standards for a digital device:  
EN50081-1  
(EN55022, EN60555-2, EN60555-3)  
EN50082-1  
(IEC 801-2, IEC 801-3, IEC 801-4)  
Type of Equipment:  
Equipment Class:  
Information Technology Equipment  
Commercial, Residential, & Light Industrial  
FCC - Class B  
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. However,  
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation, If this equipment does cause harmful  
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user  
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:  
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.  
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.  
Consult the dealer or an or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.  
This equipment has been certified to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device, pursuant to FCC Rules.  
In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations, shielded cables must be used with this equipment. Operation  
with non-approved equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception. The  
user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment without the approval of the manufacturer  
could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.  
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Table Of Contents  
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1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
2. DOS / Windows 3.x Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
2.1 QSP-100 Client Driver for DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
2.2 Client Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
2.4 Command Line Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
1.1.1.1 Example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6  
1.1.1.2 Example 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6  
1.1.1.3 Example 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7  
1.1.1.4 Example 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7  
1.1.1.5 Example 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7  
1.1.1.6 Example 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8  
1.1.1.7 Example 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8  
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2.5 Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
2.6 QSP-100 Enabler for DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
2.7 Command Line Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
1.1.1.1 Example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12  
1.1.1.2 Example 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12  
1.1.1.3 Example 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12  
1.1.1.4 Example 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13  
1.1.1.5 Example 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13  
1.1.1.6 Example 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13  
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2.8 Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
3.1 Command Line Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
3.2 Configuring With "System Assigned" Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
1.1.1.1 Example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16  
1.1.1.2 Example 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16  
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3.3 Configuring With "User Assigned" Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
1.1.1.1 Example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17  
1.1.1.2 Example 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17  
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3.4 Advanced Configuration Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
3.5 Monitoring The Status Of PCMCIA Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
3.6 Common Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
4.1 Installing a Quatech QSP-100 Under Windows 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
4.2 Viewing the QSP-100 Resource Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
4.3 Changing Configuration of the QSP-100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
5 Installing QSP-100 under Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
5.1 Installing QSP-100 Under Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24  
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6 Windows CE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
6.1 Installing Quatech PCMCIA Cards under Windows CE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
7. Hardware Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
8. EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
9. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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1. Introduction  
The Quatech QSP-100 provides four independent RS-232 asynchronous serial communications  
interfaces for systems equipped with PCMCIA Type II and/or Type III expansion sockets. The  
QSP-100 is a PCMCIA Type II (5 mm) card and is PCMCIA PC Card Standard Specification 2.1  
compliant.  
The QSP-100's serial ports are implemented using 16C550 Universal Asynchronous  
Receiver/Transmitters (UARTs) which are the recommended communications interface for  
multitasking environments and with applications involving high data transfer rates.  
The QSP-100's four serial ports are addressed in a single 32 byte I/O block for simplified  
programming and all four channels share a common interrupt (IRQ). A special interrupt status  
register is also available to simplify the software required to service multiple serial ports in an  
interrupt driven environments.  
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2. DOS / Windows 3.x Installation  
Two configuration software programs are provided with the QSP-100: a Client Driver,  
QSP100CL.SYS, and a card Enabler, QSP100EN.EXE. Both of these programs are executed  
from DOS (before entering Windows) and allow operation of the QSP-100 in both the DOS and  
Windows 3.x environments. For optimal operation, however, the Client Driver is the preferred  
method of installation and configuration. The table below highlights the differences between  
these programs.  
Client Driver (recommended)  
File name: QSP100CL.SYS  
Enabler (not recommended)  
File name: QSP100EN.EXE  
File type: DOS device driver  
File type: DOS executable  
Interfaces to PCMCIA Card and Socket  
Interfaces directly to Intel 82365SL and  
Services software (PCMCIA host adapter other PCIC compatible PCMCIA host  
independent)  
adapters  
Allows automatic configuration of  
QSP-100 adapters upon insertion (Hot  
Swapping)  
Does not support automatic configura-  
tion of QSP-100 adapters upon insertion  
(Hot Swapping)  
Requires PCMCIA Card and Socket  
Services software  
Does not require PCMCIA Card and  
Socket Services software  
Figure 1. Client Driver versus Enabler for DOS/Windows 3.x.  
Card and Socket Services software is commercially available from several vendors for most  
desktop and laptop PCs. If you are unsure whether Card and Socket Services software is  
currently installed on your system, install the QSP-100 Client Driver as discussed in following  
section. When loaded, the Client Driver will display an error message if Card and Socket  
Services software is not detected.  
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2.1 QSP-100 Client Driver for DOS  
In order to use the QSP-100 Client Driver, the system must be configured with Card and Socket  
Services software. Card and Socket Services software is not provided with the QSP-100 but is  
available from Quatech.  
IMPORTANT:  
Some versions of Card and Socket Services dated before 1993  
do not support general purpose I/O cards. If after careful instal-  
lation of the Client Driver the QSP-100 does not configure or  
operate properly, an updated version of Card and Socket  
Services may be required. Card and Socket Services software is  
available from Quatech Inc.  
2.2 Client Driver Installation  
The following procedure is used to install the QSP-100 Client Driver:  
1. Copy the file QSP100CL.SYS from the QSP-100 distribution Quatech COM CD onto  
the system's hard drive.  
2. Using an ASCII text editor, open the system's CONFIG.SYS file located in the root  
directory of the boot drive.  
3. Locate the line(s) in the CONFIG.SYS file where the Card and Socket Services  
software is installed.  
4. AFTER the line(s) installing the Card and Socket Services software, add the  
following line to the CONFIG.SYS file:  
DEVICE = drive:\path\QSP100CL.SYS  
options  
where options are the QSP-100 Client Driver command line options discussed  
on the following pages.  
5. Save the CONFIG.SYS file and exit the text editor.  
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6. Insert the QSP-100 into one of the system's PCMCIA slots.  
NOTE: Since the QSP-100 Client  
Driver supports "Hot Swapping", it is not necessary to have the QSP-100 installed  
when booting the system. By inserting the card before booting, however, the Client  
Driver will report the adapter configuration during the boot process thereby verifying  
the changes made to the CONFIG.SYS.  
7. Reboot the system and note the message displayed when the QSP-100 Client Driver is  
loaded. If the Client Driver reports an "invalid command line option", correct the  
entry in the CONFIG.SYS file and reboot the system again. If the Client Driver  
reports "Card and Socket Services not found", a version of Card and Socket Services  
must be installed on the system or the QSP-100 Enabler program must be used to  
configure the adapter. If the Client Driver reports the desired adapter configuration,  
the installation process is complete and the QSP-100 may be removed and / or  
inserted from the system as desired. On each insertion into the PCMCIA socket, the  
QSP-100 will be automatically re-configured according to the command line options.  
2.4 Command Line Options  
The QSP-100 Client Driver accepts up to eight command line arguments from the user to deter-  
mine the configuration of the QSP-100. If any arguments are provided, the Client Driver will  
attempt to configure any QSP-100s with the options specified in the order they are entered on the  
command line. Each argument must be enclosed in parenthesis and must be separated from other  
arguments by a space on the command line. Within each argument, any or all of the following  
parameters may be specified using a comma (no spaces) to separate each parameter:  
Baddress specifies the base I/O address of the QSP-100 in hexadecimal and must reside on an  
even 32-byte (20H) boundary. If this option is omitted, a base address will be  
assigned by Card and Socket Services.  
Iirq  
specifies the interrupt level (IRQ) of the QSP-100 in decimal. irq must be one of the  
following values: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, or 0 if no IRQ is desired. If this  
option is omitted, an interrupt level will be assigned by Card and Socket Services.  
specifies which PCMCIA socket the QSP-100 must be inserted into for this configu-  
ration argument to be used. socket must be in the range 0 - 15. If this option is  
omitted, the configuration argument will apply to QSP-100s inserted into any socket.  
Ssocket  
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instructs the Client Driver to disable the QSP-100's interrupt status register and  
enable the Scratchpad registers of the individual UARTs. This option is only  
required in very rare cases where an application program requires access to the  
UART's Scratchpad register. If this option is omitted, the QSP-100's interrupt status  
register is enabled and the UARTs' Scratchpad registers are disabled.  
E
instructs the Client Driver to update the BIOS equipment list with the addresses  
assigned to the QSP-100. This option is only required in very rare cases where an  
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application program checks the BIOS equipment list to determine the address of a  
COM port. If this option is omitted, the BIOS equipment list is not updated.  
1.1.1.1Example 1  
DEVICE = C:\QSP-100\QSP100CL.SYS  
In example 1, no command line arguments are specified. The Client Driver will configure a  
QSP-100 inserted into any socket with a base address and IRQ assigned by Card and Socket  
Services. The QSP-100's interrupt status register will be enabled and the BIOS equipment list  
will not be updated.  
1.1.1.2Example 2  
DEVICE = C:\QSP-100\QSP100CL.SYS (b300)  
In example 2, a single command line argument is provided. The Client Driver will attempt to  
configure a QSP-100 inserted into any socket with a base address of 300H and an IRQ assigned  
by Card and Socket Services. If address 300H is unavailable, the QSP-100 will not be config-  
ured. If the Client Driver can successfully configure theQSP-100, its interrupt status register  
will be enabled and the BIOS equipment list will not be updated.  
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1.1.1.3Example 3  
DEVICE = C:\QSP-100\QSP100CL.SYS (s0,b300,i5)  
In example 3, a single command line argument is provided. The Client Driver will attempt to  
configure a QSP-100 inserted into socket 0 with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5. If address  
300H or IRQ 5 is unavailable, the QSP-100 will not be configured. In addition, if a QSP-100 is  
inserted into any other socket, it will not be configured. If the Client Driver can successfully  
configure the QSP-100, its interrupt status register will be enabled and the BIOS equipment list  
will not be updated.  
1.1.1.4Example 4  
DEVICE = C:\QSP-100\QSP100CL.SYS (i5,e,u,b300)  
In example 4, a single command line argument is provided. Because the parameter order is not  
significant, the Client Driver will attempt to configure a QSP-100 inserted into any socket with a  
base address of 300H and IRQ 5. If address 300H or IRQ 5 is unavailable, the QSP-100 will not  
be configured. If the Client Driver can successfully configure theQSP-100, its interrupt status  
register will be disabled (Scratchpad registers enabled) and the BIOS equipment list will be  
updated.  
1.1.1.5Example 5  
DEVICE = C:\QSP-100\QSP100CL.SYS (b300,i5) (i10) ( )  
In example 5, three command line arguments are provided. The Client Driver will first attempt  
to configure a QSP-100 inserted into any socket with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5. If  
address 300H or IRQ 5 is unavailable, the Client Driver will proceed to the second command line  
argument and attempt to configure the card with a base address assigned by Card and Socket  
Services and IRQ 10. If IRQ 10 is also unavailable, the Client Driver will proceed to the third  
command line argument and attempt to configure the QSP-100 with a base address and an IRQ  
assigned by Card and Socket Services. If the QSP-100 is successfully configured, its interrupt  
status register will be enabled and the BIOS equipment list will not be updated.  
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1.1.1.6Example 6  
DEVICE = C:\QSP-100\QSP100CL.SYS (b300,i5) ( ) (i10)  
In example 6, the three command line arguments of example 5 have been re-arranged. The  
Client Driver will first attempt to configure a QSP-100 inserted into any socket with a base  
address of 300H and IRQ 5. If address 300H or IRQ 5 is unavailable, the Client Driver will  
proceed to the second command line argument and attempt to configure the card with a base  
address and IRQ assigned by Card and Socket Services. Since the second command line  
argument includes all available address and IRQ resources, the third command line argument will  
never be reached by the Client Driver. It is the user's responsibility to place the command line  
arguments in a logical order.  
1.1.1.7Example 7  
DEVICE = C:\QSP-100\QSP100CL.SYS (s0,b300,i5) (s1,b340,i10)  
The type of configuration shown in example 7 may be desirable in systems where more than one  
QSP-100 is to be installed. In this example, the Client Driver will attempt to configure a  
QSP-100 inserted into socket 0 with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5. If the QSP-100 is  
inserted into socket 1, the Client Driver will attempt to configure it with base address 340H and  
IRQ 10. This allows the user to force the QSP-100's address and IRQ settings to be socket  
specific which may simplify cable connections and software development. As in the previous  
examples, however, if the requested address or interrupt resources are not available, the QSP-100  
will not be configured.  
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2.5 Common Problems  
Generic Client Drivers:  
Many Card and Socket Services packages include a generic client driver (orSuperClient) which  
configures standard I/O devices. If one of these generic client drivers is installed, it may config-  
ure the QSP-100 causing the QSP-100 client driver to fail installation. In these cases, the user  
should do one of the following:  
1. modify the operation of the generic client driver to disable the configuration of  
modem/serial port cards. Consult the Card and Socket Services documentation for  
availability and details of this feature.  
2. place the QSP-100 client driver before the generic client driver in the CONFIG.SYS.  
Available Resources:  
One function of the Card and Socket Services software is to track which system resources  
(memory addresses, I/O addresses, IRQs, etc.) are available for assignment to inserted PCMCIA  
cards. Sometimes, however, the Card Services software assumes or incorrectly determines that a  
particular resource is used when it is actually available. Most Card and Socket Services generate  
a resource table in a file (typically in the form of an .INI file) which the user can modify to adjust  
the available system resources. Consult the Card and Socket Services documentation for avail-  
ability and details of this feature.  
Multiple Configuration Attempts:  
Some Card and Socket Services have a setting which aborts the configuration process after a  
single configuration failure (such as a request for an unavailable resource). The user should  
change this setting to allow for multiple configuration attempts. Consult the Card and Socket  
Services documentation for availability and details of this feature.  
Older Versions of Card and Socket Services:  
Some versions of Card and Socket Services dated before 1993 do not support general purpose  
I/O cards. If after careful installation of the Client Driver the QSP-100 does not configure or  
operate properly, an updated version of Card and Socket Services may be required. Card and  
Socket Services software is available from Quatech Inc.  
2.6 QSP-100 Enabler for DOS  
For systems that are not operating PCMCIA Card and Socket Services software, the QSP-100  
DOS Enabler may be used to enable and configure the adapter. This Enabler, QSP100EN.EXE,  
will operate on any DOS system using an Intel82365SL or PCIC compatible PCMCIA host  
adapter including the Cirrus Logic CL-PD6710 / 6720, the VLSI VL82C146, and the Vadem  
VG-365 among others.  
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IMPORTANT:  
In order to use the QSP-100 Enabler for DOS, the system MUST  
NOT be configured with Card and Socket Services software. If a  
Card and Socket Services software is installed, the QSP-100  
Enabler may interfere with its operation and with the device(s) it  
controls.  
The QSP-100 Enabler does not support automatic configuration of adapters upon insertion, more  
commonly referred to as "Hot Swapping". This means the adapter must be installed in one of the  
system's PCMCIA sockets before executing QSP100EN.EXE. If more than one adapter is  
installed in a system, the Enabler must be executed separately for each adapter. Furthermore,  
QSP100EN.EXE should be executed to release the resources used by the adapter before it is  
removed from the PCMCIA socket. Since PCMCIA adapters do not retain their configuration  
after removal, any adapter that is removed from the system must bere-configured with the  
Enabler after re-inserting it into a PCMCIA socket.  
IMPORTANT:  
The Enabler requires a region of high DOS memory when configuring  
a QSP-100. This region is 1000H bytes (4KB) long and by default  
begins at address D0000H (the default address may be changed using  
the "W" option). If a memory manager such asEMM386, QEMM, or  
386Max is installed on the system, this region of DOS memory must  
be excluded from the memory manager's control. Consult the  
documentation provided with the memory manager software for  
instructions on how to exclude this memory region.  
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2.7 Command Line Options  
To configure a QSP-100 in the system, the Enabler requires one command line argument from  
the user to determine the configuration of the card. This argument must be enclosed in parenthe-  
sis and within the argument, any or all of the following parameters may be specified using a  
comma (no spaces) to separate each parameter:  
Ssocket  
specifies which PCMCIA socket the QSP-100 must be inserted into for this configu-  
ration argument to be used. socket must be in the range 0 - 15. This option is always  
required.  
Baddress specifies the base I/O address of the QSP-100 in hexadecimal and must reside on an  
even 32-byte (20H) boundary. This option is required if the 'R' option is not used.  
Iirq  
specifies the interrupt level (IRQ) of the QSP-100 in decimal. irq must be one of the  
following values: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, or 0 if no IRQ is desired. This  
option is required if the 'R' option is not used.  
Waddress specifies the base address of the memory window required to configure theQSP-100.  
Set address = D0 for a memory window at segment D000, address = D8 for a  
memory window at segment D800, etc. Valid settings for address are C8, CC, D0,  
D4, D8, and DC. If this option is omitted, a memory window at segment D000 will  
be used.  
U
instructs the Enabler to disable the QSP-100's interrupt status register and enable the  
Scratchpad registers of the individual UARTs. This option is only required in very  
rare cases where an application program requires access to the UART's Scratchpad  
register. If this option is omitted, the QSP-100's interrupt status register is enabled  
and the UARTs' Scratchpad registers are disabled.  
E
instructs the Enabler to update the BIOS equipment list with the addresses assigned  
to the QSP-100. This option is only required in very rare cases where an application  
program checks the BIOS equipment list to determine the address of a COM port. If  
this option is omitted, the BIOS equipment list is not updated.  
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Before removing a QSP-100 from its PCMCIA socket, the Enabler should be executed to free the  
system resources allocated when the card was installed. For this operation the Enabler provides  
on additional command line option:  
R
instructs the Client Driver to release the resources previously allocated to the  
QSP-100. When the 'R' option is used, any settings specified by the 'B', 'I', 'U', and  
'E' options are ignored. This option must be omitted when installing a QSP-100 into  
the system.  
1.1.1.1Example 1  
QSP100EN.EXE  
In example 1, no command line argument is specified. The Enabler will report an error and  
display the proper usage of the command.  
1.1.1.2Example 2  
QSP100EN.EXE (s0,b300,i5)  
In example 2, the Enabler will configure the QSP-100 in socket 0 with a base address of 300H  
and IRQ 5 using a configuration memory window at segment D000. The QSP-100's interrupt  
status register will be enabled and the BIOS equipment list will not be updated.  
1.1.1.3Example 3  
QSP100EN.EXE (i10,e,u,b340,s1)  
In example 3, the Enabler will configure the QSP-100 in socket 1 with a base address of 340H  
and IRQ 10 using a configuration memory window at segment D000. The QSP-100's interrupt  
status register will be disabled (Scratchpad registers enabled) and the BIOS equipment list will  
be updated. Note that the parameter order is not significant.  
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1.1.1.4Example 4  
QSP100EN.EXE (s0,b300,i3,wd8)  
In example 4, the Enabler will configure the QSP-100 in socket 0 with a base address of 300H  
and IRQ 3 using a configuration memory window at segment D800. The QSP-100's interrupt  
status register will be enabled and the BIOS equipment list will not be updated.  
1.1.1.5Example 5  
QSP100EN.EXE (s0,b300,i5,r)  
In example 5, the Enabler will release the configuration used by the QSP-100 in socket 0 using a  
configuration memory window at segment D000. The base address and IRQ parameters are  
ignored and may be omitted.  
1.1.1.6Example 6  
QSP100EN.EXE (s1,r,wcc)  
In example 5, the Enabler will release the configuration used by the QSP-100 in socket 1 using a  
configuration memory window at segment CC00.  
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2.8 Common Problems  
Memory Range Exclusion:  
The Enabler requires a region of high DOS memory when configuring aQSP-100. This region is  
1000H bytes (4KB) long and by default begins at address D0000H (the default address may be  
changed using the "W" option). If a memory manager such asEMM386, QEMM, or 386Max is  
installed on the system, this region of DOS memory must be excluded from the memory  
manager's control. Consult the documentation provided with the memory manager software for  
instructions on how to exclude this memory region.  
Furthermore, some systems use the high memory area for BIOS shadowing to improve overall  
system performance. In order for the Enabler to operate, any BIOS shadowing must be disabled  
in the address range specified for the configuration window. BIOS shadowing can usually be  
disabled through the system's CMOS setup utility.  
Socket Numbers:  
The Enabler requires the QSP-100's socket number to be specified on the command line and the  
QSP-100 must be inserted into the socket before the Enabler is invoked. Some vendors number  
their sockets from 1 to N while other vendors number their sockets from 0 to N-1. For the  
QSP-100 Enabler, the lowest socket number in the system is designated socket 0.  
Card and Socket Services Software:  
In order to use the QSP-100 Enabler for DOS, the system MUST NOT be configured with Card  
and Socket Services software. If a Card and Socket Services software is installed, the QSP-100  
Enabler may interfere with its operation and with the device(s) it controls. For systems config-  
ured with Card and Socket Services, the QSP-100 Client Driver is the recommended method of  
configuration.  
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3. OS/2 Installation  
In order to use the QSP-100 Client Driver for OS/2, the system must be configured as follows:  
1. The system must be running OS/2 2.1 or later.  
2. OS/2 PCMCIA Card and Socket Services support must be installed. If PCMCIA  
support was not selected when OS/2 was installed, it can be added using the Selective  
Install facility in the System Setup folder. On OS/2 2.1 and 2.11, Socket Services  
must be added separately. The necessary files can be found onCompuserve in the  
OS2SUPPORT forum and may be available elsewhere. These files are not available  
from Quatech Inc.  
3. Quatech's OS/2 serial port device driver, "QCOM" version 2.01 or later, must be  
installed. The QSP-100 will not operate with the standard OS/2 serial port device  
drivers. Quatech Inc. can not guarantee the operation of the QSP-100 with any other  
third party device drivers for OS/2.  
4. There must be at least 32 bytes of available I/O space and 1 availableIRQ.  
After the system has been configured to the above specifications, the QSP-100 Client Driver may  
be installed with the following procedure:  
1. Copy the QSP100.SYS client driver file from the distribution Quatech COM CD to  
any convenient directory on the hard disk.  
2. Open the CONFIG.SYS file using any ASCII text editor.  
3. Add the following line to the CONFIG.SYS file:  
DEVICE =  
drive:\path\QSP100.SYS options  
where options are the QSP-100 OS/2 Client  
Driver command line options discussed in the following sections.  
4. Save the CONFIG.SYS file, exit the text editor, shutdown the system, and reboot to  
activate the changes.  
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3.1 Command Line Options  
The QSP-100 Client Driver for OS/2 supports two methods of configuration: using "system  
assigned" resources and using "user assigned" resources. Both options provide fullPCMCIA  
compliance and functionality (including "Hot-swapping") but each has some advantages and  
disadvantages as discussed in the following sections.  
3.2 Configuring With "System Assigned" Resources  
Allowing the OS/2 Plug-and-Play system to assign the hardware resources to theQSP-100 is the  
ideal choice when only OS/2 programs will access the serial ports. When configuring the  
hardware, the user simply specifies a list of COM port numbers. When a QSP-100 is inserted  
into a PCMCIA socket, the client driver will configure the card as a series of COM ports, starting  
with the lowest available port number in the list.  
Configuring a QSP-100 with system assigned resources can be a problem, however, if DOS  
and/or Windows applications will be accessing the serial ports. This is because most DOS appli-  
cations write directly to the communications hardware and the Windows' Control Panel also  
wants to know the hardware configuration of the serial ports. In these cases, the user may want  
to configure the QSP-100 with "user assigned" resources.  
1.1.1.1Example 1  
DEVICE=C:\QSP-100\QSP100.SYS COM3  
In example 1, the Client Driver will attempt to configure the QSP-100 as COM3 through COM6.  
If COM3, 4, 5, or 6 already exists in the system, the QSP-100 will not be configured. Further-  
more, only one QSP-100 can be installed in this system.  
1.1.1.2Example 2  
DEVICE=C:\QSP-100\QSP100.SYS COM7 COM3  
In example 2, the Client Driver will attempt to configure the QSP-100 as COM3 through COM6.  
If COM3, 4, 5, or 6 already exists in the system, the Client Driver will attempt to configure the  
QSP-100 as COM7 through COM10. If COM7, 8, 9, or 10 already exist in the system, the  
QSP-100 will not be configured. Up to two QSP-100s can be installed in this system.  
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3.3 Configuring With "User Assigned" Resources  
As mentioned in the previous section, allowing the OS/2 Plug-and-Play system to assign the  
hardware resources to the QSP-100 is ideal for OS/2 programs but can be a problem if DOS  
and/or Windows applications will be accessing the serial ports. This is because most DOS appli-  
cations write directly to the communications hardware and the Windows' Control Panel also  
wants to know the hardware configuration of the serial ports. For this reason, the QSP-100  
Client Driver allows the user to request specific hardware settings using a series of command line  
arguments of the form  
(port,address,irq)  
port  
specifies the beginning COM port number  
address specifies the base I/O address of the QSP-100 in hexadecimal and must reside on an  
even 32-byte (20H) boundary.  
irq  
specifies the interrupt level (IRQ) of the QSP-100 in decimal. irq must be one of  
the following values: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, or 15.  
Each argument must be enclosed in parentheses and must be separated from other arguments by a  
space on the command line. Within each argument, the parameters must be separated using a  
comma (no spaces).  
When a QSP-100 is inserted into a PCMCIA socket, the client driver will configure the card as a  
series of COM ports, starting with the lowest available port number in the list.  
IMPORTANT:  
If the user specified resources are in-use by other devices in the  
system, the QSP-100 will not be configured.  
1.1.1.1Example 1  
DEVICE=C:\QSP-100\QSP100.SYS (3,100,5)  
In example 1, the Client Driver will attempt to configure the QSP-100 as COM3 through COM6  
using I/O addresses 100-11F hex and IRQ 5. If COM3, 4, 5, or 6 already exists, or if the I/O  
address or IRQ resources are already in use, the QSP-100 will not be configured. Furthermore,  
only one QSP-100 can be installed in this system.  
1.1.1.2Example 2  
DEVICE=C:\QSP-100\QSP100.SYS (7,120,15) (3,300,4)  
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In example 2, the Client Driver will attempt to configure the QSP-100 as COM3 through COM6  
using I/O address 300-31F hex and IRQ 4. If COM3, 4, 5, or 6 already exists, or if the I/O  
address or IRQ resources are already in use, the Client Driver will attempt to configure the  
QSP-100 as COM7 through COM10 using I/O address 120-13F hex and IRQ 15. If COM7, 8, 9,  
or 10 already exists or if the I/O address or IRQ resources are already in use, the QSP-100 will  
not be configured. Up to two QSP-100s can be installed in this system.  
3.4 Advanced Configuration Topics  
For some applications, it may be desirable to specify the resources for oneQSP-100 while allow-  
ing the OS/2 Plug-and-Play system to assign the hardware resources for any additional cards.  
This can be accomplished by mixing the configuration methods on the QSP-100 Client Driver  
command line  
DEVICE=C:\QSP-100\QSP100.SYS (3,100,5) COM7  
It is important to remember that when a QSP-100 is inserted into a PCMCIA socket, the client  
driver will configure the card as a series of COM ports, starting with the lowest available port  
number in the list.  
Another common application requirement is to have a QSP-100 inserted into socket 1 be config-  
ured as COM3 through COM6 while a QSP-100 inserted into socket 2 be configured as COM7  
through COM10. This type of configuration is supported by appending a "=Sx" parameter after  
any command line argument.  
DEVICE=C:\QSP-100\QSP100.SYS COM3=S1 COM7=S2  
DEVICE=C:\QSP-100\QSP100.SYS (3,100,4)=S1 (7,300,3)=S2  
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3.5 Monitoring The Status Of PCMCIA Cards  
OS/2 Warp provides a utility called "Plug and Play for PCMCIA" that can be used to monitor the  
status of each PCMCIA socket. In OS/2 2.1, this utility is called "Configuration Manager".  
When a QSP-100 is inserted, the Card Type for the appropriate socket will display "Multi-  
Function". If the card is successfully configured, the Card Status will display "Ready". If the  
card cannot be configured, the Card Status will be "Not Ready". You can view the resources  
claimed by a configured card by double-clicking on that card's line in the window.  
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3.6 Common Problems  
Invalid I/O Address When Using OS/2 2.1:  
PCMCIA Card Services for OS/2 2.1 sometimes fails to supply a valid I/O address when using  
"system assigned" resources. Use the "Configuration Manager" program to examine the I/O  
address range assigned to the QSP-100. If this range does not begin on an even 32 byte (20H)  
boundary, the QSP-100 will have to be installed using "user assigned" resources to force a valid  
configuration.  
There have not been any reports of this problem with OS/2 Warp.  
Resources Not Available:  
When using "user assigned" resources, it is the user's responsibility to ensure the I/O address and  
IRQ resources are available. For OS/2 Warp users, the RMVIEW utility may be useful in finding  
resource conflicts. Type "rmview /?" at an OS/2 command prompt for details.  
When using "system assigned" resources, if the user knows the port number is available then the  
system may not have sufficient resources available to configure theQSP-100. Again, the  
RMVIEW utility provided with OS/2 Warp may be useful in determining the problem.  
Regardless of the configuration method, each command line argument specifies the first of four  
COM ports for the QSP-100. If any of these COM ports are already installed, the Client Driver  
will not load.  
Parameter Overlapping:  
When installing the QSP-100, each command line argument specifies the first of four COM  
ports. If these arguments overlap, the Client Driver will not load. For example, it is illegal to  
specify QSP100.SYS COM3 COM4 because the first argument requests COM3 - COM6 and the  
second argument specifies COM4 - COM7.  
Insufficient Number Of Command Line Arguments:  
The QSP-100 command line must contain at least one command line argument for each QSP-100  
to be installed.  
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4. Windows 95 Installation  
Windows 95 maintains a registry of all known hardware installed within the computer. Inside  
this hardware registry Windows 95 keeps track of all the computer's resources, such as base I/O  
addresses, IRQ levels, and DMA channels. In the case of aPC Card (PCMCIA)type board,  
Windows 95 configures the new hardware using free resources it finds within the hardware regis-  
try, and updates the registry automatically.  
Windows 95 handles the QSP-100 as a "parent/child device". The QSP-100 is the "parent  
device". Each serial port is a "child device" of the "parent device" QSP-100. To allow easy  
configuration of Quatech's QSP-100, two configuration files have been written for the QSP-100.  
These files are called "INF" files. The "QSP-100.INF" file describes the resources of the  
QSP-100 parent device. It also indicates the number of child devices. There are 4 child COM  
ports for the QSP-100. The "MLTPT_SP.INF" file describes the settings for each serial port  
including all the necessary device drivers.  
Windows 95 allows changes in the system resources if the default choices are unacceptable. But  
first, allow Windows 95 to configure all of the devices. Since the child COM ports are depend-  
ent on the parent devices resource allocations, the resources can only be modified at the parent  
device. Changing these resources is an easy task described in a later section.  
4.1 Installing a Quatech QSP-100 Under Windows 95.  
1. Insert the QSP-100 into any available PC Card socket.  
2. The first time a new PC Card type is installed the New Hardware Found window  
opens. After this first installation Windows 95 will automatically detect and  
configure the card. If the New Hardware Found window does not open, then skip to  
the next section, "Viewing the QSP-100 Settings".  
3. The New Hardware Found window provides several options to configure the  
QSP-100 card. Click the "Driver from Disk" option button. Click "OK" to  
continue.  
4. An "Install from Disk" dialog box shoud appear. Insert the Quatech COM CD with  
the "QSP-100.INF" file, the "MLTPT_SP.INF", and the"SERIALQT.VXD" file  
into the disk drive, select the correct drive letter and path, and click "OK". Windows  
95 will browse the path for the aforementioned files.  
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5. During the installation process, it may be required to supply the computer with the  
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Windows 95 CD or installation diskettes. The QSP-100's child devices will require  
the file "SERIALUI.DLL". Insert the CD or diskette and click "OK".  
IMPORTANT NOTE:  
If the user already has these files installed on the computer,  
or if the installation disks are unavailable, it may not be  
necessary to supply the computer with the Windows 95 CD  
or installation diskettes. If prompted for the disks, click "OK".  
A dialog box with an option to skip will appear. Click the  
"Skip" button and the files will not be installed. If the latest  
version of these files exist in the system directory, those files  
will be used.  
6. The QSP-100 PC Card should now be configured. In the future, Windows 95 will  
automatically recognize and configure the QSP-100.  
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4.2Viewing the QSP-100 Resource Settings  
The following steps detail how to view the resource settings that Windows 95 has allocated for  
the QSP-100.  
1. Double click on the My Computer icon located on the Windows 95 desktop. This  
opens a folder showing various drives, Control Panel, etc.  
2. Double click on the Control Panel icon. This opens another folder with many  
different system utilities.  
3. Double click on the System icon. This opens the "System Properties" window.  
4. Click on the "Device Manager" tab. Double click on the item "Ports (Com &  
LPT)" located within the list of hardware.  
5. Double click on any of the items labeled "Quatech Multi- port(COM x)" where x  
represents the logical COM port number. The items labeled "Quatech Multi-port"  
are the child devices of the QSP-100 parent device. Click the "Resources" tab at the  
top of the "System Properties" box.  
6. The base I/O address and IRQ level displayed here is the base I/O address and IRQ  
level of the entire parent device. The resources cannot be modified here. For  
information on how to change these settings, got to the section labeled "Changing  
Configuration of the QSP-100".  
7. Use the Logical Com Port name to access any of the particular serial ports on the  
QSP-100. This name is required by a Windows 95 application when accessing a  
particular port.  
4.3 Changing Configuration of the QSP-100.  
To change the hardware configuration of the QSP-100, follow the instructions below.  
1. Double click the My Computer icon located on the Windows 95 desktop.  
2. Double click on the Control Panel icon.  
3. Double click the System icon inside the Control Panel folder. This will open the  
System Properties box.  
4. Click the Device Manager tab located along the top of the System Properties box.  
5. Double click on the device group "Quatech Comm Adapters". The QSP-100  
model name should appear in this list. If either the "Quatech Comm  
Adapters" group or the QSP-100 model number does not appear, contact Quatech  
Technical Support for further assistance.  
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6. Click on the QSP-100 item and then click on the button labeled "Properties".  
7. Select the resource which requires a change (I/O range orIRQ) and select "Change  
Settings". Make the desired changes and then click on "OK". A shutdown of the  
system may be required to allow the settings to change. If prompted for a shutdown,  
select the option which restarts Windows 95.  
8. The QSP-100 will be automatically re-configured to the desired settings.  
9. The card is now ready for use.  
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5 Installing QSP-100 under Windows NT  
5.1 Installing QSP-100 Under Windows NT  
To allow easy configuration of the QSP-100 the Quatech Device Manager for Windows NT has  
been written for the hardware. This configuration utility supports the QSP-100 only in block  
addressing mode.  
To begin the installation, open Windows Explorer and search for the ‘Setup.exe’ command to  
install the Quatech Device Manager. <See following Windows Explorer figure.> (D:\Serial Port  
Adapters\Drivers\Windows NT 4.0 for PCI, PCMCIA,ISA). Once the installation is complete an  
icon will be placed on the desktop.  
Windows NT Exporer  
1. Locate and double click the Quatech Device Manager icon on the desktop.  
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Device Manager Icon on Desktop  
2.  
Click the ‘Add’ button at the bottom of the Quatech Device Manager  
Window.  
3. Follow the steps for the ‘Add Quatech Hardware Wizard’.  
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4. Complete the final steps of the installation, insert the PCMCIA Card and re-boot the  
computer.  
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The DSP-100 PC Card should now be configured. In the future, Windows NT will automatically  
recognize and configure the QSP-100.  
Note: Windows NT does not support ‘Plug and Play’ for PCMCIA cards. The PCMCIA Card  
must be inserted prior to starting Windows NT and can not be removed and reinserted while  
Windows NT is running.  
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6 Windows CE  
The Quatech PCMCIA Windows CD installation copies a multiple device-specific .cab files  
and the ini file to your desktop computer and launches the Application Manger (which  
resides on the user's desktop computer as a result of installing Active Sync) with the  
Application Manager .ini file as a parameter. This in turn will install the driver onto the  
Windows CE connected device or if not connected will install it on the next device  
connection to the desktop.  
6.1 Installing Quatech PCMCIA Cards under Windows CE  
1. Connect and establish communication to the device to the desk to using Active Sync  
(refer to Active Sync factory documentation  
2. Locate and run the setup.exe file located in the Windows CE for PCMCIA folder on  
the Quatech COM CD.  
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3. The setup program will copy the files to predetermined location, which can  
be changed by the user. Click next to proceed.. Installation is now complete.  
In the event that installation process took place with out having the Windows CE  
device connected to the computer and the install program will prompt the user that  
on the next on the next connection the device will complete the installation.  
Choose ‘Yes’ on the following window and you installation is now complete.  
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7. Hardware Information  
The QSP-100's four asynchronous serial ports are implemented using 4 standard 16C550  
UARTs. Each of these UARTs requires 8 bytes of I/O space and when enabled  
QSP-100 RS-232 channel  
Channel A  
Address assignment  
Base Address + 0  
Base Address + 8  
Base Address + 16  
Base Address + 24  
Channel B  
Channel C  
Channel D  
which requires the QSP-100 to be located on an even 32-byte (20H) boundary (e.g. 300H, 320H,  
340H, etc.).  
Each 16C550 UART contains 8 I/O registers. The last of these registers, located at (Base address  
+ 7), is referred to as the 'Scratchpad Register' and provides no functionality to the UART. In  
place of this Scratchpad Register, the QSP-100 implements an interrupt status register which can  
be accessed at (Base address + 7) of any UART. The purpose of the interrupt status register is to  
give the software programmer an easy way to inspect the interrupt state of the entireQSP-100  
with a single input operation. The format of the interrupt status register is shown below:  
D7  
0
D6  
0
D5  
0
D4  
0
D3  
D2  
D1  
D0  
Intr D Intr C Intr B Intr A  
When one or more UARTs have interrupts pending, the associated bit(s) in the interrupt status  
register are set to logic 1. When all the pending interrupts have been serviced for a specific  
UART, its interrupt status bit will be cleared to logic 0 automatically. When all the pending  
interrupts from all UARTs have been serviced, the entire interrupt status register will return logic  
0. The application program should not exit its interrupt service routine until all pending inter-  
rupts from all channels have been serviced (interrupt status register = 0) or no additional inter-  
rupts will be received.  
If an application requires the UARTs' Scratchpad Registers, the interrupt status register can be  
disabled using the "p" option on the QSP-100 Client Driver for DOS or the DOS Enabler  
command lines.  
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8. EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS  
An adapter cable is included with the QSP-100 to convert the PCMCIA output connector into 4  
standard D-9 male RS-232 connectors as shown in the figure below.  
Port A  
Port B  
Port C  
Port D  
Figure 3. QSP-100 adapter cable to standard RS-232 connectors.  
5
4
3
2
1
Gnd  
DTR  
TxD  
RxD  
DCD  
9
8
7
6
RI  
CTS  
RTS  
DSR  
Figure 4. Standard D-9 male RS-232 connector signal assignment.  
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9. Specifications  
Bus Interface  
PCMCIA  
PC Card Standard 2.1 compliant  
Physical Dimensions  
Maximum Baud Rate  
Power Requirements  
Type II PCMCIA card (5mm)  
120K  
+5 volts 35.85 mA (typical)  
45.87 mA (maximum)  
Connector  
Adapter to 4 standard male D-9  
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QSP-100  
User's Manual  
Version 1.42  
March 2004  
Part No. 940-0102-142  
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