Connect Tech CTIM-00015 User Manual 2

BlueStorm Universal PCI

User Manual

Contact Information:

Connect Tech Inc.
42 Arrow Road
Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1K 1S6

Tel: [phone] (International)

800-426-8979 (Canada & USA)

Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

[e-mail]

URL: www.connecttech.com

CTIM-00015 Revision 0.10 June 4,, 2008

Limited Lifetime Warranty

Connect Tech Inc. provides a lifetime warranty for all* Connect Tech Inc. products. Should this
product, in Connect Tech Inc.'s opinion, fail to be in good working order during the warranty
period, Connect Tech Inc. will, at its option, repair or replace this product at no charge, provided
that the product has not been subjected to abuse, misuse, accident, disaster or non Connect Tech
Inc. authorized modification or repair.

You may obtain warranty service by delivering this product to an authorized Connect Tech Inc.
business partner or to Connect Tech Inc. along with proof of purchase. Product returned to
Connect Tech Inc. must be pre-authorized by Connect Tech Inc. with an RMA (Return Material
Authorization) number marked on the outside of the package and sent prepaid, insured and
packaged for safe shipment. Connect Tech Inc. will return this product by prepaid ground
shipment service.

The Connect Tech Inc. lifetime warranty is defined as the serviceable life of the product. This is
defined as the period during which all components are available. Should the product prove to be
irreparable, Connect Tech Inc. reserves the right to substitute an equivalent product if available
or to retract lifetime warranty if no replacement is available.

The above warranty is the only warranty authorized by Connect Tech Inc. Under no
circumstances will Connect Tech Inc. be liable in any way for any damages, including any lost
profits, lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or
inability to use, such product.

*Xtreme/104 Wireless Radio Modems include a one year warranty only.

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Copyright Notice

The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Connect Tech
Inc. shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental consequential damages in
connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. This document contains
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Copyright  1997 - 2008 by Connect Tech Inc.

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referred to in this document as the property of their respective owners.

Not listing all possible trademarks or copyright acknowledgments does not constitute a lack of
acknowledgment to the rightful owners of the trademarks and copyrights mentioned in this
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Table of Contents

Limited Lifetime Warranty..............................................................................................................................2

Copyright Notice..............................................................................................................................................2

Trademark Acknowledgment...........................................................................................................................2

Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................................3

List of Figures..........................................................................................................3

List of Tables ...........................................................................................................4

Customer Support Overview............................................................................................................................5

Contact Information.........................................................................................................................................5

Introduction......................................................................................................................................................6

Features............................................................................................................................................................6

BlueStorm Installation Overview.....................................................................................................................7

Hardware Configuration ..................................................................................................................................7

Interrupts and Memory Address Selection ...................................................................7

RS-422/485 Electrical Interface Configuration.............................................................7

Full Duplex Mode......................................................................................................7

Half Duplex Mode .....................................................................................................7

Multi-drop Slave Mode..............................................................................................8

Line Bias/Termination ...............................................................................................8

Jumper Block Diagrams for BlueStorm...........................................................................................................8

Jumper Configuration for BlueStorm.............................................................................................................11

TxD Control...........................................................................................................12

RxD Control...........................................................................................................12

RxD ± Termination/Bias..........................................................................................12

TxD ± Termination.................................................................................................12

Auto 485................................................................................................................12

Power-On Tri-state (BlueStorm/SP Models Only, Excludes BlueStorm/SP RJ-11) ........13

Connectors and Pinouts..................................................................................................................................13

Hardware Installation.....................................................................................................................................25

Software/Driver Installation...........................................................................................................................25

Specifications.................................................................................................................................................25

Operating Environment ...........................................................................................25

PCI Bus Interface....................................................................................................25

Communications.....................................................................................................25

Baud Rates...............................................................................................................25

UARTs.....................................................................................................................26

Surge Suppression ..................................................................................................26

Optical Isolation .....................................................................................................26

Dimensions............................................................................................................26

Certification...................................................................................................................................................27

List of Figures

Figure 1: BlueStorm/LP Jumper Block Locations (2 Port Models)................................................................ 9

Figure 2: BlueStorm/LP Jumper Block Locations (4 Port Models)................................................................ 9

Figure 3: BlueStorm/LP Jumper Block Locations (8 Port Models)................................................................ 9

Figure 4: BlueStorm/SP Jumper Block Locations (8 Port Models).............................................................. 10

Figure 5: BlueStorm/SP Opto Jumper Block Locations (4 Port Models)..................................................... 10

Figure 6: BlueStorm/SP RJ-11 (8 Port Model)............................................................................................. 11

Figure 7: Jumper Configuration Example for 4 Port RS-422/485 BlueStorm/LP Models .......................... 12

Figure 8: Jumper Configuration Example for BlueStorm/SP Opto Models ................................................. 12

Figure 9: Jumper Configuration Examples for BlueStorm/SP RJ-11 Models .............................................. 12

Figure 10: BlueStorm External I/O Box Diagram........................................................................................ 23

Figure 11: RS-422/485 Wiring Diagrams (BlueStorm/LP and BlueStorm/SP Only)................................... 24

Figure 12: RS-422/485 Wiring Diagrams (BlueStorm/SP Opto Only) ........................................................ 24

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List of Tables

Table 1: DB-25 Male Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (2 Port Connector)........................................................... 13

Table 2: HDB-44 Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (4 Port Connector)................................................................. 14

Table 3: VHDCI-68 Female Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (8 Port Connector)................................................ 16

Table 4: HDB-78 Pinouts for BlueStorm/SP (8 Port Connector)................................................................. 18

Table 5: RJ-45 Pinouts for BlueStorm/SP Opto (4 Port Connector) ............................................................ 20

Table 6: Pinouts and Control Signals for DB-9 and DB-25 Male Connectors (BlueStorm/LP and

BlueStorm/SP Only)..................................................................................................................................... 21

Table 7: Pinouts and Control Signals for DB-9 Male Connectors (BlueStorm/SP Opto Only) ................... 21

Table 8: RJ-11 Pinouts for BlueStorm/SP RJ-11 (Ports 7 and 8 Only) ....................................................... 22

Table 9: Pinouts and Control Signals for RJ-11 Connectors (BlueStorm/SP RJ-11 Only) .......................... 22

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Customer Support Overview

If you experience difficulties after reading the manual and/or using the product, contact the
Connect Tech Inc. reseller from which you purchased the product. In most cases the reseller can
help you with product installation and difficulties.

In the event that the reseller is unable to resolve your problem, our highly qualified support staff
can assist you. Our support section is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on our website at:

www.connecttech.com/sub/support/support.asp. See the contact information section below for

more information on how to contact us directly. Our technical support is always free.

Contact Information

We offer three ways for you to contact us:

Mail/Courier
You may contact us by letter at:
Connect Tech Inc.
Technical Support
42 Arrow Road
Guelph, Ontario
Canada N1K 1S6

Email/Internet

You may contact us through the Internet. Our email and URL addresses on the Internet are:

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
www.connecttech.com

Note:

Please go to the Download Zone or the Knowledge Database in
the Support Center on the Connect Tech website for product
manuals, installation guides, device driver software and
technical tips.
Submit your technical support questions to our customer
support engineers via the Support Center on the Connect Tech
website.

Telephone/Facsimile
Technical Support representatives are ready to answer your call Monday through Friday, from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Our numbers for calls are:

Telephone: [phone] (North America only)

Telephone: [phone] (Live assistance available 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday to

Friday)

Facsimile: 519-836-4878 (on-line 24 hours)

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Introduction

Connect Tech Inc. presents BlueStorm/LP/SP/SP Opto and SP RJ-11. These high-speed multi­port communication adapters are designed for Low Profile (LP) and Standard Profile (SP) PCI
compatible computers. BlueStorm cards provide you with up to eight high performance serial
ports and baud rates up to 1.8432 Mbps that are compatible with any standard serial
communications application.

BlueStorm cards are fully PCI compliant. Simply install your card into an available PCI slot in
your computer and with Plug and Play installation and the hardware setup is complete.

BlueStorm cards are an ideal solution for multi-port serial communications in applications such
as Point of Sale; Industrial Process Control, Office Automation and Data/Telecommunications.
They allow easy attachment of peripherals such as barcode scanners, receipt printers, card
readers, testing and monitoring equipment, modems, printers and any other device requiring
serial communications.

Features

• Two, four or eight high performance asynchronous serial ports in various RS-232 and/or

RS-422/485 electrical interface configurations.

• Baud rates up to 921.6 Kbps (RS-232) and 1.8432 Mbps (RS-422/485) using PCI UARTs

with 64 bytes of TxD/RxD FIFO buffers.

• Support for three RS-422/485 modes: full duplex, half duplex and multi-drop slave.

• Each port can be configured independently (baud rate, parity, data and stop bits).

• DB-9 male fan-out cable (custom cable solutions also offered).

• Six RJ-11 connectors provide +12 VDC or +5 VDC output on pin 6 with a current limit of

300 mA (BlueStorm/SP RJ-11 model only).

• Optional multi-strike surge suppression on all signals, all ports (select models only).

• PCI compliant - with Plug and Play installation.

• QNX 4.X/6.X, Windows 2000/CE/NT/XP/XPe/XP 64-Bit/Server 2003/Server 2003 64-

Bit,Vista, VxWorks, Ardence RTX and Linux compatible (contact Connect Tech for most
current list)

Your BlueStorm product consists of the following components:

• A BlueStorm adapter

• An additional low/standard height chassis bracket ( available on LP models only)

• One of the following; DB-9 fan-out cable, approximately 12 in./30.5 cm long, a DB-9

external I/O box , approximately 4ft./122 cm long, or a DB-25 fan-out cable, approximately
12in./30 cm long (optional)

• BlueStorm device drivers and documentation CD

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BlueStorm Installation Overview

There are three stages to installing your BlueStorm card:

1. Hardware Configuration

Interrupts and Memory selection will be set by the host computer’s BIOS and operating
system. This section outlines jumper settings and configuration.

2. Hardware Installation

Installation involves the physical installation of the BlueStorm into your computer. Please
note that you should configure any jumper settings prior to installing the board.

3. Software/Driver Installation

Load the appropriate driver for your Operating System, as found on the accompanying
CD. Installation guides are also available on the CD to aid you in this process.

Hardware Configuration

Interrupts and Memory Address Selection

All BlueStorm products are PCI cards. Therefore, the host computer’s BIOS will automatically
set interrupts and memory addresses when you reboot after installation.

RS-422/485 Electrical Interface Configuration

Some BlueStorm adapters support RS-422/485 communication, as outlined below. (See Figure 1
through to Figure 6 for configuration jumper block locations). It may be necessary to configure
the card to match your particular wiring configuration. Please see the “Jumper Configuration for
BlueStorm” section below for configuration examples.

Full Duplex Mode

In this mode, TxD+/- and RxD+/- are being driven to a known level at all times. This mode is
typically used in point-to-point situations much like RS-232.

Half Duplex Mode

In this mode the TxD+/- line driver is enabled only when data is transmitted and RxD+/- is
disabled when data is being transmitted. This mode is typically used in either point-to-point 2­wire connections OR in multi-drop 2-wire bus connections. This mode requires software setup
in Control Panel – System – Hardware – Device Manager – Ports – CTI PCI UART. Click on Advanced under

Port Settings after the driver is installed. (See multi-drop slave below).

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Multi-drop Slave Mode

In this mode the TxD+/- line driver is enabled only when data is transmitted and RxD+/- is
enabled at all times. This mode is typically used in multi-drop 4-wire connections. This mode
requires software setup in Control Panel – System Properties – Hardware - Device Manager – Ports – CTI

PCI UART. Click on Advanced under Port Settings.

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Line Bias/Termination

The RS-422/485 transceivers, both transmit and receive are optionally biased to produce a line
level mark condition through jumper selectable resistors. These options are typically used in
multi-drop 4-wire connections. Termination may also be required depending on your wiring
configuration. Each case must be evaluated to determine which options to enable.

Jumper Block Diagrams for BlueStorm

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Figure 1: BlueStorm/LP Jumper Block Locations (2 Port Models)

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Jx1 Jx2 Jx3 Jx4 Jx5 Jx6

Figure 2: BlueStorm/LP Jumper Block Locations (4 Port Models)

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Figure 3: BlueStorm/LP Jumper Block Locations (8 Port Models)

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