3rd Party Communication Software

OS/COM - Part# 6410
OS/2 Multi-Port Driver for Sealevel Systems' Serial Adapters

Features:

• Supports up to 99 serial ports under OS/2
• Allows up to 8 devices on a single hardware interrupt
• Maintains standard COM1: access
• DOS device names COM1: to COM99: are supported
• Supports baud rates greater than 19.2K while allowing use of nonintelligent serial adapters
• Supports PCI, Micro Channel and (E)ISA based PCs running under OS/2
• Programming interface is identical to that of the IBM COM: Driver
• Simple installation program to allow the user to get up and running fast
• Tests each device during initialization
• Allows user to specify the start-up states of all protocol parameters
• Driver replaces OS/2 driver

Applications:

• Software for factory automation equipment running under OS/2
• Software for PLC communications operating under OS/2
• Programs that require multiple ports under OS/2 (up to 99) can benefit from this multi-port driver

Product Description:

The SEALEVEL OS/COM multi-port device driver provides PCI, (E)ISA and Micro Channel based systems with a software driver for use under OS/2 that directly supports up to 99 serial ports. Programmable controllers, data entry terminals, timeclocks and any communications application running under OS/2 requiring multiple ports can benefit from the use of the OS/COM multi-port driver.

OS/2 Communications:

The standard OS/2 COM: driver provides a flexible and easily configurable interface to support up to four COM: ports on a Micro Channel system and up to two COM: ports on a PC compatible. When using the OS/COM multi-port driver listed above, up to 99 serial ports can be easily configured allowing the user to integrate versatile communications options into the system. Sealevel's Non-intelligent multi-port adapters can be utilized at baud rates in excess of 19.2K with the driver, thus lowering the cost of communications systems. OS/COM also provides integrated support for COMscope, a Presentation Manager communications monitoring and control program.