Drivers & Tools for  the OmniDrive USB Professional for the operating systems:

• Windows 2000
• Windows XP
• Windows 98/Me

CONTENTS

COPYRIGHT
LIMITED WARRANTY
TRADEMARKS
SAFETY INFORMATION


1.) Introduction

2.) Installation
    2.1.) Hardware Requirements
    2.2.) Hardware-Installation
    2.3.) Software Installation

3.) Operating Instructions
    3.1.) Formatting
    3.2.) Selecting the drive letter
    3.3.) Cleaning
    3.4.) Power supply
    3.5.) Removing cards from the drive
    3.6.) Linear FLASH Cards

4.) Deinstallation

5.) Software
    5.1.) Utilities
    5.2.) Additional products

Tested PC Cards
Known problems
Technical Data
Contact CSM

COPYRIGHT

The copyright for all the software and documentation of the OmniDrive USB Professional's shipping contents belong exclusively to CSM GmbH, Filderstadt (Germany).

It is assertively not permitted, ..

• to duplicate the software for other purposes than to make backup copies, or to duplicate even parts of the documentation.
• to use the software on more than one computer at a time.
• to modify the software or even parts of the documentation.
• to pass on the software or the documentation to others
• to change or remove labels or marks from software, documentation or hardware.

LIMITED WARRANTIES

Software and documentation have been carefully specified and tested. We assertively to not take over any liability for damages of any type, which may result from the usage of the product.

Hardware, software and documentation are delivered "as is", without any warranties about their function in the PC systems of the customer.

Hardware, Software and documentation are subject to change without notice.

TRADEMARKS

'MS-DOS', 'Microsoft' and 'Windows' are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
All other trademarks mentioned in the text are properties of their respective owners.

SAFETY INFORMATION
When installing and connecting the device the environmental conditions referred to in the "Technical Data" chapter and the information in the "Hardware Installation" chapter must be observed. 
It is necessary to observe the information in the chapter on "Cleaning" when cleaning the device. 
No objects may be plugged into the device (exception: PC Cards in the appropriate slot). 
The user must not open the device. 
Protect the device from excessive heat, radiation, dust, moisture or aggressive gases. 
OmniDrive operates using harmless voltage. It can, however, be connected to outside devices that operate using hazardous voltage. It must be ensured on each occasion that all connected outside devices are safe to a sufficient degree and never transfer hazardous voltage to the OmniDrive. If one of the items of connected outside devices belongs to protection class I, the protective conductor connection on the outside device must have a connection to the device housing of low impedance. The valid safety regulations at the place of application are to be observed. 
The screen and GND of the signal lines as well as the housing mass have an internal electric GND connection to the supply line. Never attach these connections to varying potential. 
All cables and connections as well as the housing must be checked at regular intervals. Never use devices that show signs of obvious damage. 
Please ensure that all device connections are operated according to the information in the chapter on "Technical Data". The individual components in the interior of the device can be subjected to excess heat if a connection is faulty. Do not therefore operate the device in environments containing easily inflammable materials or explosive gases. 
Avoid electrostatic discharge to the PC card during data access by previously touching the metal housing for self-discharge. 

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1.) Introduction

The OmniDrive USB Professional enables access to PC Card (PCMCIA) mass storage cards.

At this time, the following types of cards are supported:

• ATA read/write (*)
• EEPROM read/write ^(**)
• SRAM read/write

Other cards can not be operated with the OmniDrive USB Professional.

At this time, the drive supports USB 1.1 which allows transfer rates up to 1MB/sec.

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2.) Installation

2.1.) Hardware Requirements

A PC running Windows 98/Me, Windows 2000 (SP2 recommended) or Windows XP with at least one free USB socket.

2.2.) Hardware Installation

Use enclosed USB cable to connect the OmniDrive USB to free USB port.

2.3.) Software Installation

To install the CSM professional software ...

• Insert the CDROM into your CD/DVD-drive
• If "autoplay" is active, the CD browser will start automatically
• If not, use the windows explorer to display the contents of the CD. Start the program SetupUSB.EXE in the root directory of the CD with a double-klick.
   
• Select your OmniDrive USB version (check type plate).
• Click on Setup to install the device drivers.
• Follow the instructions of the setup program

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3.) Operating Instructions

3.1.) Formatting

SRAM/ATA-Cards can be formatted from within the explorer.

Special formats can be created with the formatter CSMFORM.EXE   or with the formatting function of the PC Card Manager.

3.2.) Selecting the drive letter

3.3.) Cleaning

For cleaning purposes the device must be disconnected from all live connections. Do not use abrasive agents or cleaning materials that dissolve plastic for cleaning purposes. Please ensure that liquid is not able to seep into the device. 

3.4.) Power Supply

Usually, the OmniDrive USB Professional is supplied via the USB cable. This is sufficient for most of the currently available media.

The usage of media with high power consumption, operation on hubs without own supply ("bus-powered") or programming linear FLASH cards may require the usage of an external power supply for the drive. An external power supply is available from CSM (art.No. 020386).

Remove any media from the OmniDrive USB Professional before connecting the external power supply.

3.5.) Removing cards from the drive

In general, it is possible to remove the card from the drive at any time, provided that the drive isn't in access by anyone and the red busy LED is off.

Windows 2000/XP use cache write access even on removable disks. So you should not remove the media immediately after the red busy-LED goes off. Especially Windows 2000 delays writes very long.

To remove a card from the OmniDrive USB Professional ...

• Right click the drive icon (e.g. "E.") in the explorer window
• In the context menue, click "Eject"
• Remove the card from the drive as soon as the red busy-LED goes off.

Alternatively you could stop the OmniDrive USB Professional by the help of the "remove hardare" icon on the task bar before removing the media from the drive (you must remove/plug in the USB connector afterwards).

3.6.) Linear FLASH-Cards

The special version 'LF' of the OmniDrive USB Professional supports programming of linear FLASH cards.  

At this time, the following FLASH chips are supported:

• AMD 28F010 ^(*)
• AMD 28F020 ^(*)
• AMD 29F010
• AMD 29F016
• AMD 29F016C
• AMD 29F040
• AMD 29F080
• Catalyst 28F010-12 ^(*)
• Fujitsu MBM29F016
• Fujitsu MBM29F040
• Fujitsu MBM29F080
• INTEL 28F004-S3/S5
• INTEL 28F008 ^(*)
• INTEL 28F008-S3/S5
• INTEL 28F010 ^(*)
• INTEL 28F016-S3/S5
• INTEL 28F016SA/SV
• INTEL 28F016XD/XS
• INTEL 28F020 ^(*)
• INTEL 28F320J5 (StrataFlash)
• INTEL 28F640J5 (StrataFlash)
• Mitsubishi 28F101 ^(*)
• SGS 28F101 ^(*)
• SGS 28F201 ^(*)
• SGS 28F841
• SGS 29F040

Refer to the data book of your FLASH card for information about the FLASH chip being used.

For programming linear FLASH cards, the utilities BCPY32 or PCM can be used.

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4.) Deinstallation

• Select "Software" from the control panel.
• Mark "OmniDrive USB Professional" in the list of installed applications.
• Click on "Add/Remove program".

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5.) Software

5.1.) Utilities

Windows GUI with online help:

• OmniControlCenter.EXE
  Device driver identification and configuration

• PC Card Manager (PCM)
  PCM comes with its own online-help

Console utilities:

• CSMFORM.EXE Powerful PC Card formatter
• BCPY32.EXE Copy utility for PC Cards (command line)

5.2.) Additional products

The following additional products are available for the OmniDrive USB Professional:

Tested PC Cards

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Known Problems

Drive does not work if attached via USB hub

If a USB hub is powered only via the USB, the power supply for attached devices is limited (see 3.4.).

Attach either the hub or the OmniDrive USB to the mains by using a suitable AC adaptor.

CSMForm / PCM unable to format media >2GB

At this time, both formatters support only FAT12/16 format and thus are limited to <= 2GB. Use the formatting function from the operating system instead if you need to format a media with larger capacity.

Windows 2000 / SP3 fails to recognize cards

In Windows 2000 SP3 it may happen that the operating systems fails to recognize cards or is unable to read the format of the card.

This problem may occur with firmware versions prior to V2.20. Use OmniControl to check the firmware version of your OmniDrive USB. Use OmniControl to update the firmware of your OmniDrive USB. The most recent firmware is always included in the driver setup package. The most recent driver setup package can be found on our web site.

Windows 9x/Me: Concurrent Access from operating system and utilities causes troubles

If you use utilities that access the drive via the CSM DeviceIoControl-API while the operating system accesses the drive via file system (e.g. copy files in the explorer), the system may hang.

Technical Data

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Contact CSM

If you have a problem which cannot be resolved by the help of this information, please send a detailed description of your problem and your system configuration to CSM.

Most recent information about CSM products and software downloads can be found on our Web-site.

Revised: 14.10.2003