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THelpTopic/  IDI-48 Setup Program
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MWelcome to the ACCES I/O Products, IDI-48 setup program.  This program will help guide you through the process of setting up your IDI-48. The ≡ menu is accessed by pressing Alt-'='.  All the other menus are accessed by pressing Alt-Z, where Z is the first letter of the menu. For example, the "Options" menu is pulled down by Alt-O. )
Press ESC to put this help screen away. ][
THelpTopic%  ≡ (System) Menu
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sWhen you pull down the ≡ menu, you will see a list of options detailing information specific to the setup program. ][
THelpTopic  ≡ │About
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åWhen you choose the About option from the ≡ menu, a dialog box appears showing the setup program's copyright and version information. 
To view the help index: ! ■ Press Enter, or
 ■ Click Help

To close the dialog box: # ■ Press ESC, or
 ■ Click Continue
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THelpTopic  ≡ │Credits
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╣When you select the Credits option under the ≡ menu, a dialog box appears presenting the program author's name and listing any specific tools that were used to write the setup program. 
To close the dialog box:  ■ Press ESC, or
 ■ Click Ok
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THelpTopic  Help Menu
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WThis command brings up the Help menu, which provides access to the online help system. a
Online helps comes up in a special Help window. The text in the Help Window is a "help screen". ][
THelpTopic  Help│Help
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«The Help option of the Help menu will present you with an index of important help topics which will help you learn about how to use this setup program. These topics include: ┬
      How things are set up
      How to get around with the keyboard
      How to get around with a mouse
      Using controls
      How to use this program
      How to get technical support
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THelpTopicI  Help│How to get Technical Support
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wThis menu selection will present you with the details about contacting ACCES I/O products technical support personnel. ][
THelpTopic  Options Menu
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≤The Options menu will present you with the configuration options that you may choose to set for your particular I/O card. Please step through each of the options which pertain to your card to insure that your card is configured as you desire. /
Configuration options for the IDI-48 include: W
              Base address
              Interrupt level
              Mode selection
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THelpTopic3  Options │ Base Address
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ÿThe Base Address command under the Options menu will guide you through the process of selecting an appropriate I/O port base address for your I/O card. ][
THelpTopic-  Options │ IRQ Level
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;The IDI-48 model C has the ability to generate an interrupt when one of the input channels experiences a change of state. The IRQ Level selection option under Options menu will guide you through the process of configuring your IDI-48C to generate the interrupt signal you require whenever a change of state occurs. ][
THelpTopic#  Options │ Mode
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╝The IDI-48 model C can be configured to generate an interrupt signal to the host computer whenever a change of state is detected on one of its input channels. The range of channels over which change of state detection is active is determined by the setting of the mode switch. The Mode command under the Options Menu will present you with a dialog box which will assist you configuring the mode switch to match your application's requirements. ][
THelpTopic#  Options │ Exit
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HThe Exit command terminates the application and returns control to DOS. ][
THelpTopic3  Base Address Selection
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σIn order for communication to be established between the IDI-48 and its host computer, the IDI-48 must be assigned a base I/O port address. The setup program scans your system to determine which port addresses are currently available, and it presents you with a list of I/O ports and their availablity status. Scroll through this list using the arrow keys or mouse and select an available address, then configure your card's address switch to match the switch settings in the diagram. ][
THelpTopic9  Interrupt Level Selection
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'The IDI-48 model C has the ability to generate an interrupt when one of the input channels experiences a change of state. Use the arrow keys or the mouse to select the IRQ signal you require whenever a state change is detected, then install the appropriate jumper as illustrated in the diagram. ][
THelpTopicC  Change of State Mode Selection
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▌The IDI-48 model C can be configured to generate an interrupt signal to the host computer whenever a change of state is detected on one of its input channels. The range of channels over which change of state detection is active is determined by the setting of the mode switch. Use the arrow keys and space bar or the mouse to select the ranges over which you desire change of state detection, then configure your card's mode switch to match the switch settings in the diagram. ][
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If you select this button, the selections that you've made in the dialog box are recorded by the setup program. H
If this is the default button, you need only press Enter to choose it. ][
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If you select this button, nothing changes and no action occurs but the dialog box is closed. g
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