Black Box ICI207A, ICI208A Quick Start Manual

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ICI207A, v ersio n 1

Quick Start Guide

Isolated and non-isolated models available.

Industrial Grade 7-Port USB Hubs

IC I20 7A

ICI208A

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Information

Industrial Grade 7-Port USB Hub

Table 1. LED indicators.

LED Type State Description

USB Power

ON

The hub is running on USB power.
External power is not applie d. The hub
can supply up to 100 mA power per
downstream port.

OFF

The hub is either using external power, or
no power i s present.

External Powe r

ON

External power is applied, an d an act ive
host conne ction e xists. The hub wi ll
provide 50 0 mA per downst ream port .

OFF

The hub is bus powered (ICI207A only)or
no power is present (ICI208A).

Port LE Ds 1–7

ON Port is active an d ready for use.

OFF

Port has a fault. Power may nee d to be
cycled.

Troubleshooting

Problem: The hub is installed, but a downstream

device isn’t working.

Solution: Some USB devices get their power from the
USB cable. If you are using the ICI207A without an
external power supply, it will only provide 100 mA to
the downstream ports. If your devices need more
power, connect an external power supply to the
ICI207A. It will then provide 500 mA to the
downstream ports.

Problem: Do I need drivers for the hub?

Solution: No, the operating system will detect it and

install it automatically.

Problem: How can I be sure it has been installed?

Solution: The new hub will be listed in the Device

Ma nag er.

Troubleshooting (Continued from page 5)

Problem: Can I use USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 devices

together?

Solution: Yes. USB 2.0 is backwards-compatible with
USB 1.0 and 1.1.

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What’s Included

Your package should include the following items. If
anything is missing or damaged, contact Black Box
Technical Support at 724-746-5500 or
[e-mail].

• (1) Industrial Grade 7-Port USB Hub

• (1) USB cable

• (2) panel-mount adapters and (4) mounting screws

• (1) DIN rail adapter and (3) mounting screws

• This quick start guide

NOTE: A power supply is not included.

Overview

Figure 1 shows the front view of the hub. Figure 2
shows the side view.

To USB host

LED
indicators

Downstream

ports

Figure 1. Front view.

Detachable

terminal

block

Barrel power

plug

Figure 2. Side view

Installation Steps
Step 1: Mounting

DIN rail mounting: Attach the DIN rail bracket with

the flat surface of the bracket facing the back of the
hub, as shown in Figure 3.

DIN rail
bracket

Figure 3. DIN rail bracket attached to hub.

Panel mounting: Attach the panel-mount brackets to
either side of the hub. They can be attached in (4)
positions: up, down, forward, and backward.

Panel-mount

brackets

Figure 4. Panel-mount bracket positions.

Step 2: Connect the Power Supply

ICI207A: The non-isolated Industrial Grade 7-Port USB

Hub (ICI207A) can operate without an external power
supply. When the hub is running on USB power,
it provides a maximum of 100 mA to each of the
downstream ports.

ICI208A: Unike the non-isolated hub, the isolated

Industrial Grade 7-Port USB Hub (ICI208A) will not

operate without an external power supply. You can
use the detachable terminal block input or the locking
barrel jack. The terminal block is polarity protected.

When powered, the ICI207A and ICI208A will provide
500 mA to each downstream port. They require 10
to 30 VDC of external power and will consume a
maximum of 16 W.

NOTE: The ICI208A adds 4-kV isolation.

Step 3: Grounding

We recommend that you ground the chassis. Connect
a grounding wire from the green ground lug to a
good source of earth ground.

Figure 5. Grounding the chassis.

Step 4: LED Status

Figure 6 shows the LEDs on the ICI207A and ICI208A.
Table 1 describes their functions.

Figure 6. ICI207A.