Test COMM-DRV/NT's access to serial ports.

COMM-DRV/NT comes with a utility called WCVXDE32.EXE (32bit version) and WCVXDEX1.EXE (16bit version) that can be used to quick open a port on the serial device you want to control. Note that the full source code is provided for this tool (WCVXDEX1.C). The utility is found in the <COMM-DRV/NT Install Directory>\Examples subdirectory.

To use:

1. Open a CMD (DOS) window.

2. Change to the <COMM-DRV/NT Install Directory>\Examples subdirectory.

   (e.g. cd \CdrvNT\Examples)

3. Type wcvxde32

4. The command line syntax will be shown.

   

    

5. Simply issue the command with the appropriate command line parameters. If it is attached the the port then it will display the message

   

    

   Otherwise an error code will be displayed that correspond to one of the error codes in our COMM.H file

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Examples Usage:

Following are some example command lines with some serial cards. Click here for the vendor ID, device IDs, and other parameters for other cards.

• WCSC 4 Port PCI Card (HdwP4232550i, HdwP4422550i)

  wcvxde32 1 6666 2 1 1 0  For Port1

  wcvxde32 1 6666 2 1 1 1  For Port2

  wcvxde32 1 6666 2 1 1 2  For Port3

  wcvxde32 1 6666 2 1 1 3  For Port4

  wcvxde32 1 6666 2 1 1 4  For Port5

  wcvxde32 1 6666 2 1 1 5  For Port6

  wcvxde32 1 6666 2 1 1 6  For Port7

  wcvxde32 1 6666 2 1 1 7  For Port8

   

• Any PCMCIA Card (Get Address & IRQ from device manager)

  wcvxde32 0 fff0 3  For Port1

  wcvxde32 0 fff8 3  For Port2

   

• COM1 through COM4 on PC motherboard (Note: You must install the SerNew.zip driver to remove the Windows Serial Driver from controlling the serial port on the mother board you want to use.

  wcvxde32 0 3f8 4  For COM1

  wcvxde32 0 2f8 3  For COM2