FarSync Drivers for Windows - V7.0.3 - 19Dec23 FarSite Communications Ltd (www.farsite.com) -------------------------------------------- FarSync Drivers for Windows V7.0.3 provides support for the following FarSync adapters: Flex K2Ee T2Ee T4Ee T4Ue on 64-bit versions of: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2016 If you require drivers for any other type of FarSync adapter, or for an earlier version of Windows, please use the earlier release of drivers, FarSync Device Software (AA0723C-01), that are available via at https://farsite.com/product-support/software-downloads/. Note that the V7 driver set has also been tested with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, but these versions of Windows are no longer supported by Microsoft. It is therefore not possible to provide assurances for correct operation on those platforms. -------------------------------------------- Version Information This latest Windows version of the FarSync Drivers (7.0.3) 1) includes installation of the runtime dependency if not already installed Version 7.0.2 included the following fixes/enhancement(s): 1) includes updates to the custom clock rate support documentation 2) improvements to the Windows Installer recovery support Version 7.0.0 included the following fixes/enhancement(s): 1) includes support for the new FarSync K2Ee card 2) no longer includes the WAN for Windows component - if this is required then please use the AA0723C-01 release as detailed above 3) is for use on 64-bit systems. For 32-bit support please use the AA0723C-01 release as detailed above Version 6.2.7 included the following fixes/enhancement(s): 1) Support for one-bit-insertion on FarSync Flex 2) New nrz_clk_rec encoding mode for FarSync Flex Version 6.2.6 included: 1) Support for T4Ee Version 6.2.1 included: 1) Flex V2 support including custom clock rates, encoded data (FM0, FM1, MAN and DMAN), RS485 (HDX/2-wire & FDX/4-wire) and Terminal Timing. 2) Custom Rate support for T2Ue, T2U-PMC, T2Ee, T4E(+) 3) T-series firmware fixes relating to transparent (T2x) and external synchronisation (TE1(R)) modes 4) Port contention issues resolved with regard to switching between various Base/SDK/X25/BERT usage combinations. Version 6.0.6 included: 1) T2Ee support including support for encoded data (FM0, FM1, MAN and DMAN), RS485 (2-wire & 4-wire) and Terminal Timing. Version 6.0.5 included: 1) LAPB/V.120 protocol support 2) G.704/ETI framing support 3) Differential Manchester/Conditioned Diphase Encoding support for the T4E+ 4) API enhancements as detailed in the V6 FarSync SDK 5) TE1e external reference clock support Version 5.7.5 included: 1) Flex driver improvement to avoid potential stability issue when using multiple Flexes on Windows 7 2) Ensure that only one instance of the FarSync WAN Configuration utility can run at a time 3) FarSync Monitor documention updates & UI validation improvements Version 5.7.4 included: 1) Support for the FarSync T4E+ which supports 10Mbps, line termination and Manchester encoding 2) Async support on the FarSync Flex 3) Extended monitoring support - including Internal, Passive and Peer modes 4) T-Series performance enhancements 5) RS530 support on TxU(e) and T4E cards - using the U530 cable Version 5.6.x included: 1) RS485 support 2) NRZI clocking support Version 5.5.x: 1) Single combined set of components to support for all FarSync cards 2) Support for FarSync T2Ue Version 5.4.x: 1) FarSync Flex external monitor support Version 5.3.x: 1) Support for Windows Vista (x64) 2) Support for FarSync T4Ue Version 5.2.x of the FarSync WAN product included the following enhancements made since Version 4.x.x : 1) Support for both x64 and X86 version of Windows (XP, Server 2003) 2) Support for Windows Vista (x86) 3) Support for X.25 (when used with the FarSync X.25 product range) 4) Support for FarSync Flex -------------------------------------------- Known Issues When running multiple ports of a T4E(+) or T4Ee card at > 8Mb it is advisible to override the card's default DMA threshold value. This should be done by simply renaming the card's DMATHR registry entry (REG_DWORD) to be xDMATHR (you'll then be able to easily restore it later should you need to). This value is located under the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{E3056BE3-2149-47FA-81C3-2A46966658F4}\xxxx where is xxxx is the index of the required card instance. Ensure that no modifications are made to any other registry entries. Once you have applied this update, you should reboot the PC to enable the change to take effect. -------------------------------------------- Support Contacts Support information and updates can be found on the FarSite web site at http://www.farsite.com For general support enquiries email or telephone +44 (0) 1256 330461 during normal UK office hours. --------------------------------------------