Mini PCI Module PER-C40C
Notice
This guide is designed for experienced users to setup the
system in the shortest time.
Safety Precautions
Always completely disconnect the power cord
from your board whenever you are working
on it. Do not make connections while the
power is on, because a sudden rush of power
can damage sensitive electronic
components.
Always ground yourself to remove any static
charge before touching the board. Modern
electronic devices are very sensitive to static
electric charges. Use a grounding wrist strap
at all times. Place all electronic components
on a static-dissipative surface or in a
static-shielded bag when they are not in the
chassis
Part No. 2007C40C20 Printed in Taiwan Dec. 2009
PER-C40C Quick Installation Guide 1
Mini PCI Module PER-C40C
A Message to the Customer
Fist of all, thank you for purchasing PER-C40C Mini PCI module.
This Quick Installation Guide will help you on the process of the
installation. Please read it thoroughly before you start to install it.
The product comes with a two year limited warranty except for
improper use. Therefore, we strongly suggest that you read and
refer to the Quick Installation Guide before any installation. You may
visit AAEON website for the latest version of the instruction guide.
Please refer to
PER-C40C Quick Installation Guide 2
Http://www.aaeon.com
Mini PCI Module PER-C40C
Product Warranty
AAEON Customer Services
All products in AAEON are designed according to the strictest
specifications to ensure that these products will retain reliable
performance in typical industrial environments. Whether your
purchase from AAEON is made for use in the laboratory or the
factory facility, you can be assured that every purchase in AAEON
will provide reliability and stability of operation.
Your satisfaction is our primary concern. Here is a guide for
AAEON's customer services. To ensure you get full benefits of our
services, please follow the instructions below step by step.
Technical Support
We want you to get the maximum performance from your products. If
you run into technical difficulties, we will always be here for you. For
the most frequently asked questions, you can easily find solutions in
your product documentation. The guide is specific in detail so please
refer to it first. Therefore, we suggest strongly that you can read it
before asking for customer service over the phone. If you still cannot
find the answer, gather all questions you can think of and have the
product at hand before giving a call to your dealer. All dealers of
AAEON are well-trained and ready to provide you as much supports
as they can. Based on the customer service problems we have
encountered, most of them are minor and able to be easily solved
PER-C40C Quick Installation Guide
3
Mini PCI Module PER-C40C
over the phone. In addition, free technical support is available from
AAEON engineers during office hours. We are always pleased to
give advice regarding any installation and operation for AAEON
products.
PER-C40C Quick Installation Guide 4
Mini PCI Module PER-C40C
Ordering Information
TF-PER-C40C-B10-01
Mini-PCI 4-port RS-232 Module, Rev. B1.0
Packing List
1 PER-C40C Mini-PCI Module
4 RS-232 Cable
1 CD-ROM for QIG (in PDF format) and drivers
PER-C40C Quick Installation Guide
5
Mini PCI Module PER-C40C
Content
A Message to the Custom er ............................................................. 2
Product Warranty..............................................................................3
Ordering Information......................................................................... 5
Packing List ......................................................................................5
1.1 Features......................................................................................7
1.2 Specifications..............................................................................7
1.3 Connector Locations and Dimension..........................................8
1.4 Connector List.............................................................................9
1.5 COM Port 1 Connector (COM1).................................................9
1.6 COM Port 2 Connector (COM2).................................................9
1.7 COM Port 3 Connector (COM3)...............................................10
1.8 COM Port 4 Connector (COM4)...............................................10
1.9 Driver Installation and Module set up.......................................10
PER-C40C Quick Installation Guide 6
Mini PCI Module PER-C40C
1.1 Features
Mini-PCI Type III Interface
Four RS-232 Ports Onboard
Full Duplex Serial Communication
1.2 Specifications
Form Factor Mini-PCI Type III A 2” x 2.35”
(50.8mm x 59.6mm)
UART Chipset OXFORD OXmPCI954
Power Requirement +3.3V
Operating Temperature 32°F ~ 140°F (0°C ~ 60°C)
PER-C40C Quick Installation Guide
7
Mini PCI Module PER-C40C
1.3 Connector Locations and Dimension
50.95
45.97
COM4
6.50
1.00
20.00
4.00
0.00
MPCI1
0.00
34.29
22.61
10.92
1
3.75
5.80
48.90
59.75
COM3
COM2
20.00
COM1
PER-C40C Quick Installation Guide 8
Mini PCI Module PER-C40C
1.4 Connector List
The board has a number of connectors that allow you to configure
your system to suit your application. The table below shows the
function of each board's connectors:
Label Function
COM1 Serial Port #1
COM2 Serial Port #2
COM3 Serial Port #3
COM4 Serial Port #4
1.5 COM Port 1 Connector (COM1)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 DCDA 2 RXA
3 TXA 4 DTRA
5 Ground 6 DSRA
7 RTSA 8 CTSA
9 RIA 10 N/C
1.6 COM Port 2 Connector (COM2)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 DCDB 2 RXB
3 TXB 4 DTRB
5 Ground 6 DSRB
7 RTSB 8 CTSB
9 RIB 10 N/C
PER-C40C Quick Installation Guide
9
Mini PCI Module PER-C40C
1.7 COM Port 3 Connector (COM3)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 DCDC 2 RXC
3 TXC 4 DTRC
5 Ground 6 DSRC
7 RTSC 8 CTSC
9 RIC 10 N/C
1.8 COM Port 4 Connector (COM4)
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 DCDD 2 RXD
3 TXD 4 DTRD
5 Ground 6 DSRD
7 RTSD 8 CTSD
9 RID 10 N/C
1.9 Driver Installation and Module set up
The PER-C40C supports Linux and Windows XP platforms. It comes
with a CD-ROM that contains all drivers and utilities that meet your
needs. When your platform is Windows XP please following the
sequence below to install the drivers, when your system is Linux,
you don’t need to install the driver just process the Mini PCI RS-232
module set up in Linux
Installing Mini PCI RS-232 drivers in Windows XP
Once the card is installed and the computer is restarted, Windows
will detect the board and attempt to load the drivers for it.
1. Windows will detect a “PCI Serial Port”. Select “Install
PER-C40C Quick Installation Guide 10
Mini PCI Module PER-C40C
from a list or specific location (Advanced)” as the shown of
figure 1. Click “Next.”
Figure 1
2. Select “Search for the best driver in these locations.”, next
select “Include this location in this search:” and then click
“Browse” to open the “CD-ROM/Driver/PER-C40C Mini
PCI RS-232 Module driver V1.0 for Windows” file as
shown in figure 2 . Click “Next.”
Figure 2
PER-C40C Quick Installation Guide
11
Mini PCI Module PER-C40C
3. Windows has found an updated driver for this device as
shown in figure 3. Click “Next.”
Figure 3
4. The “Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog
Appears as shown in figure 3, click “Finish.”
5. Repeat the above process for the second, third, fourth,
fifth AAEON PCI Communications Port.
6. Please re-start your Windows.
Finalizing Mini PCI RS-232 module settings
Check your Windows System/Device Manager to confirm proper
installation of Mini PCI RS-232 drivers:
Multifunction adapters
AAEON OX16PCI954 PCI UARTs
AAEON OX16PCI95x PCI bridge
Ports(COM & LPT)
PER-C40C Quick Installation Guide 12
Mini PCI Module PER-C40C
4-port Mini PCI module will show 4 AAEON PCI
Communications Port and 2-port Mini PCI module will show 2
AAEON PCI Communications Port as the figure 4 shows 4
ports Mini PCI module
Figure 4
Mini-PCI RS-232 module set up in Linux
If the module is a 4-port Mini PCI, you don’t need to proceed with the
set up process, you can use it directly. 2-port Mini PCI module
please use following the sequence below to set up the module.
1. Open the Terminal screen and make a
cat /proc/tty6/driver/serial command to check your
COM port settings.
PER-C40C Quick Installation Guide
13
Mini PCI Module PER-C40C
As the screen showing, use 16550A to be UART prefix is
the system COM ports, and we can see this system have
2 COM ports, leave each other ttyS0, ttyS1.
2. Make lspci -v command to find OXmPCI952 IRQ and I/O
address
As the screen showing, we can find ”Serial controller:
Oxford Semiconductor Ltd:” this alphabetic string then to
see the next line have IRQ number and the next have
I/O address
3. Open the file: /etc/rc.local and add two commands
setserial /dev/ttySX1 port IOADDR1 irq Y uart 16950 baud_base 115200
setserial /dev/ttySX2 port IOADDR2 irq Y uart 16950 baud_base 115200
PER-C40C Quick Installation Guide 14
Mini PCI Module PER-C40C
In above command line X1,X2 is the COM port number
and it must be beyond beforehand. So in this case X1 is 4,
X2 is 5. Besides, Y is IRQ number . Finally, we can set the
I/O address individually.
setserial /dev/ttyS4 port 0xe000 irq 9 uart 16950 baud_base 115200
setserial /dev/ttyS5 port 0xe100 irq 9 uart 16950 baud_base 115200
4. Please re-start your computer.
5. Make cat /proc/tty/driver/serial command to see if the
display is as following, if yes you already set it up.
PER-C40C Quick Installation Guide
15
Loading...