Socket Serial I/O Card installation CD for Windows Mobile Version 6210-00168 Rev A 05/21/07 (c) Copyright 2007 Socket Mobile, Inc. dba Socket Communications, Inc All Rights Reserved This Readme file contains important information that supplements the Serial I/O Card User's Guide. NOTE: This file may not be able to be read in all text editors. Please use NotePad, or WordPad if you experience any difficulties. ****************************************************************** README TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 WHAT'S IN RELEASE 168 A? 2.0 WINDOWS MOBILE FILE LOCATIONS 3.0 RELEASE NOTES 4.0 WINDOWS MOBILE UNINSTALL PROCEDURES 5.0 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 6.0 TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION __________________________________________________________________ 1.0 WHAT'S IN RELEASE 168 A? - Improvements in UI - Support for Windows Mobile 5.0 1.1 RELEASE 110 B This release adds the ability for the lower speed SIO PC Cards and CF Cards to install the High-Speed software. This provides the Baud Mapping and COM port changing capabilities to both lower speed cards and high-speed cards. The lower speed cards run up to to 230 Kbps and the higher speed cards can go up to 921 kbps. See the User Guide for more information. This release also removes the CD autorun feature. 1.2 Release 110 A This was the initial release of the Serial I/O with Hi-Speed. This release added the following features on Hi-Speed Cards only: -Data speeds of up to 921 Kbps -Front end Installation setup -Hi-Speed COM Tools for Windows CE HPC Pro 2.11, Windows CE HPC 2000, Pocket PC 2000 and Pocket PC 2002 -3rd Party Applications "AOL" and "I'm InTouch" 2.0 WINDOWS MOBILE FILE LOCATION The following files are copied when the Serial I/O Drivers are installed on to the Windows directory on the Windows Mobile device. \Windows HiSpeedCOMTools.cpl SIO_HS.dll 3.0 RELEASE NOTES This Readme.txt applies to the Serial I/O Installation CD 110 B version of software contained on the disk. 3.1 Setup Center Install Process: For Windows Internet Explorer Users - When prompted with the option during the install process in the "File Download" window to either: "Run this program from its current location" or "Save this program to disk" You MUST select "Run this program from its current location" or "Open" for the installation process to run without errors. Do NOT select "Save this program to disk". When the "Security Warning" window appears, click Yes to continue. If you use Netscape you have the following options: a) Close your Netscape browser and use Windows Explorer to browse to the root of the CD and manually launch SETUP.HTM and then follow the instructions above; or b) Exit the Setup Center, browse the CD to the WinCE_Hi_Speed directory and manually launch the SETUP.EXE file found in this directory (not the SETUP.EXE at the root) 3.2 Hi-Speed COM Tools information 1. The Hi-Speed COM Tools contains two tabs, "Ports" and "Advanced". When the Hi-speed serial card is inserted and you are in the Advanced screen, the Hi-Speed Card will appear as "Socket SIO HS Card" and the Lower speed serial card will appear as "Socket SIO Card". 2. The Hi-Speed COM Tools will not work with older "non-High Speed" serial cards. A warning message box appears on the Advance page if you have a non-high speed card. The following card part numbers are not recognized by Hi-Speed COM Tools. The Hi-Speed COM Tools will report that these cards are not detected. These cards work with the standard built-in serial drivers and the Hi-Speed COM Tools will not interfere with their functionality. 8010-00075 REV A 8510-00094 REV A 8010-00065 REV A 8510-00073 REV A 3. The Baud Rate settings will only take effect once the OK button is pressed and the Hi-Speed COM Tools program is closed. 4. In the Baud Mapper, the mapping "To" menu has an option to select custom baud rates. The custom baud rate is indicated with an asterisk "*" e.g. "300*". You can use customized baud rates by selecting the asterisk option and go to "Advanced Options" to program your device. Warning! The customized Baud Rates should be used by Advanced Users only. Any modifications of the custom baud rates implemented incorrectly can result in communication failures. If you are using a lower speed serial card you must select a baud rate below 230 Kbps. The low speed serial card may not operate properly if you select a baud rate higher than 230 Kbps. The Hi-Speed serial cards can be identified by the rev letter on the back of the card. The following cards are Hi-Speed Serial Cards and are capable of transmitting data up to 921 Kbps. For a complete list of Serial cards see the User's Guide. CompactFlash with Removable cable 8510-00094 Rev C or later 8010-00075 Rev C or later CompactFlash with ruggedized cable 8510-00115 Rev C or later 8010-00087 Rev C or later PC Card with Removable Cable 8510-00012 Rev M or later 8010-00012 Rev M or later PC Card with Ruggedized cable 8510-00073 Rev G or later 8010-00065 Rev G or later 4.0 WINDOWS MOBILE UNINSTALL PROCEDURES Microsoft ActiveSync offers several options for uninstalling applications on your Windows Mobile device (e.g. Pocket PC, HPC 2000). Option 1: To Uninstall Directly on your Pocket PC using the Remove Program a) Please close the Serial I/O Software and remove the card. Failure to do this will prevent completion of the uninstall process. b) Tap on the START menu c) Tap on SETTINGS d) Tap on the SYSTEM Tab or CONTROL PANEL e) Double or single tap on the REMOVE PROGRAMS icon f) Tap on (Select) the line that says "Socket Serial IO with Hi-Speed COM" g) Tap on REMOVE h) Tap on YES to confirm removal of the program Option 2: To Uninstall from your Host PC If your Windows Mobile device is currently connected to your desktop machine. Follow these steps on your host PC: a) Please close the Serial I/O software and remove the card. Failure to do this will prevent completion of the uninstall process. b) Establish a connection between your Windows CE device and Host PC c) Open Microsoft ActiveSync d) Select TOOLS, ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS e) Highlight "Socket Serial IO with Hi-Speed COM" f) Click REMOVE g) Select OK to confirm removal of the software on your mobile device h) Click NO in the next dialog to prevent the software from being removed from your Host PC. Regardless of which of these two methods you use to uninstall the Serial I/O Software, you will be able to re-install the software on your Windows Mobile device by simply going back into Microsoft ActiveSync, TOOLS, ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS window, and select the check box for desired application. Option 3: To completely uninstall the Serial IO software from both your mobile device and your Host PC a) Please close the Serial I/O Software and remove the card. Failure to do this will prevent completion of the uninstall process. b) Establish a connection between your Windows CE device and Host PC c) Open Microsoft ActiveSync d) Select TOOLS, ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS e) Highlight "Socket Serial IO with Hi-Speed COM" f) Click REMOVE g) Select OK to confirm removal of the software on your mobile device h) Click YES in the next dialog to confirm removing the software from your Host PC. i) Click OK twice to close each respective dialog box or window This process will remove the Serial I/O Software from both your Windows CE device and Host PC and will require you to re-install the program from the Installation CD. 5.0 Frequently Asked Questions Question: How can I get custom cables for my SIO Card? Answer: Socket offers custom Serial I/O Card cables to OEMs. For information, contact Socket's Product Marketing Manager by calling 510-933-3000. Question: How do the Standard and Ruggedized Serial I/O Cards differ? Answer: The only difference is mechanical. The Ruggedized Serial I/O Card has a fixed, strain relieved cable integrated with a specialized PC board assembly designed to prevent accidental disconnection and to protect against dust or moisture in harsh environments. The Standard I/O Card has a removable cable. Both cards use identical software. 6.0 TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION If you have trouble installing or using the Serial I/O Card, please refer to the “Troubleshooting” section of this User’s Guide. If problems persist, contact Socket’s technical support department. IMPORTANT! To obtain technical support for your product, you must first register your product online at www.socketmobile.com/support/support/new/. After you register your product, you can use the product registration web page to submit an email inquiry directly to a technical support specialist for priority service, view product information, register additional products, view a complete database of FAQs and view a history of technical support activity for previous support issues. You can track new product releases, software updates and technical bulletins by visiting Socket Mobile's web page at www.socketmobile.com