Connect Tech DFlex-4-104 User Manual

Connect Tech Inc.

“Meeting your objectives ... by design”

DFlex-4/104

Multi-port Serial Communications
Adapter

User Manual

Connect Tech Inc
42 Arrow Road
Guelph, Ontario
N1K 1S6
Tel: [phone]
1-800-426-8979
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
FTP: ftp.connecttech.com
URL: http://www.connecttech.com

CTIM-00144, Revision 0.04 February 26 2001

Part Number: MAN045

DFlex-4/104 User's Manual, ver. 0.04

DFlex-4/104 User's Manual, ver. 0.04

Warranty i

LIMITED WARRANTY

Connect Tech Inc. warrants to the original purchaser of this
Connect Tech hardware product that it is to be in good working
order for a period of one year from the date of purchase from
Connect Tech Inc. or an authorized Connect Tech dealer. 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 Limited Warranty service by delivering this
product to an authorized Connect Tech dealer or to Connect Tech
Inc. along with proof of purchase. If this product is shipped, you
agree to insure the product or assume risk of loss or damage in
transit, and to prepay shipping charges to the warranty repair
location.

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

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ii Copyright/Trademarks

Copyright Notice

The information contained in this document is subject to change
without notice. Connect Tech 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 proprietary information that is
protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this
document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to
another language without the prior written consent of Connect
Tech, Inc.

Copyright  1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998 , 1999
and 2001 by Connect Tech, Inc.

Trademark Acknowledgment

Connect Tech, Inc. acknowledges all trademarks, registered
trademarks and/or copyrights 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
document.

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Certification iii

Certification

DFlex-4/104

The DFlex-4/104 is to be included into a device ultimately subject
to FCC, DOC/IC, and CE certification. The customer is
responsible for bringing the completed device into compliance
prior to resale.

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Contents v

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Introduction.................................................................................1-1

Manual Overview........................................................................ 1-1

Conventions & Symbols.....................................................1-2

Product Overview .......................................................................1-3

DFlex-4/104 Adapter.......................................................... 1-3

DFlex-4/104 Software ........................................................ 1-6

Customer Service Overview .......................................................1-6

RMA Overview...........................................................................1-9

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

Introduction.................................................................................2-1

Configuration ..............................................................................2-1

Port Addresses....................................................................2-2

Status Port Addresses ................................................2-3

Custom Port Addresses.............................................. 2-4

Interrupt Selection .............................................................. 2-6

Mode 1 (one IRQ)...................................................... 2-7

Mode 2 (two IRQs)....................................................2-9

Mode 3 (four IRQs) .................................................2-11

Baud Rate Selection .........................................................2-12

Serial Line Interface Modules (SLIM).............................2-15

SLIM Installation.....................................................2-15

SLIM compatibility .................................................2-18

Chapter 3: Software Installation

Installing the DFlex-4/104 Adapter in your System ........2-18

Introduction.................................................................................3-1

Configuration ..............................................................................3-1

DOS 3.XX - 6.XX .............................................................. 3-1

Linux...................................................................................3-2

Multiuser DOS 7 GOLD ....................................................3-2

OS/2....................................................................................3-2

QNX 2.XX..........................................................................3-2

QNX 4.XX..........................................................................3-3

SCO Unix ...........................................................................3-3

Windows 3.XX...................................................................3-3

Windows 95/98...................................................................3-3

Windows NT ......................................................................3-4

Utilities........................................................................................3-4

Portfind ...............................................................................3-4

Porttest................................................................................3-4

SeePORT ............................................................................ 3-4

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Chapter 4: Appendices

Appendix A: Specifications ........................................................ 4-1

Operating Environment ...................................................... 4-1

Power Requirements...........................................................4-1

PC Bus Interface................................................................. 4-1

Communications................................................................. 4-1

Control Signals ...................................................................4-2

Dimensions.........................................................................4-2

Connectors/Interface ..........................................................4-2

Part Numbers......................................................................4-2

Certification........................................................................4-2

Appendix B: Connectors/Pinouts................................................ 4-3

Port Connector Pinouts....................................................... 4-3

Cable Connector Pinouts ....................................................4-4

Power Connector Pinouts ...................................................4-5

SLIM Pinouts .....................................................................4-6

Appendix C: Factory Settings.....................................................4-7

I/O/Status Port Address Setting..........................................4-7

IRQ Setting.........................................................................4-8

Baud Rate Setting...............................................................4-9

Appendix D: SLIM Insertion/Removal ....................................4-11

SLIM insertion .................................................................4-11

SLIM removal ..................................................................4-12

Appendix E: RS-232 SLIM Option ..........................................4-13

Installation ........................................................................4-15

Appendix F: RS-485/422 Options ............................................4-17

Installation ........................................................................4-17

RS-485/422 SLIM ............................................................ 4-18

RS-485/422 Cable Wiring................................................4-21

Appendix G: RS-423 Options...................................................4-23

Installation ........................................................................4-24

RS-423 Cable Wiring ....................................................... 4-26

Appendix H: 20mA Current Loop Option ................................4-27

Installation ........................................................................4-27

20mA Current Loop SLIM............................................... 4-28

Current Loop Cable Wiring..............................................4-31

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Contents vii

List of Tables

Table 1: Typical port address usage............................................2-2

Table 2: Port address settings......................................................2-5

Table 3: Baud rates ...................................................................2-14

Table 4: 10 pin port header pinouts ............................................4-3

Table 5: DB-9 cable connector pinouts ......................................4-4

Table 6: Power connector pinouts...............................................4-5

Table 7: SLIM pinouts ................................................................ 4-6

Table 8: SLIM pinouts .............................................................. 4-16

Table 9: SLIM pinouts .............................................................. 4-20

Table 10: SLIM pinouts ............................................................4-25

Table 11: SLIM pinouts ............................................................4-30

List of Figures

Figure 1: DFlex-4/104 adapter....................................................1-4

Figure 2: DFlex-4/104 - 16 port configuration ........................... 1-5

Figure 3: Problem summary sheet ..............................................1-7

Figure 4: Port address (SW1)...................................................... 2-4

Figure 5: IRQ jumper & switch blocks.......................................2-6

Figure 6: Baud rate jumper block (J1) ...................................... 2-13

Figure 7: SLIM socket to serial port relationship .....................2-16

Figure 8: I/O/Status port address factory settings....................... 4-7

Figure 9: IRQ factory setting ...................................................... 4-8

Figure 10: Baud rate factory setting (J1) ....................................4-9

Figure 11: SLIM insertion.........................................................4-11

Figure 12: SLIM removal .........................................................4-12

Figure 13: RS-232; RS-232/Fast SLIM: partial schematic....... 4-14

Figure 14: RS-485/422 SLIM partial schematic.......................4-19

Figure 15: RS-485/422 wiring diagram (4 wire) ......................4-21

Figure 16: RS-485/422 wiring diagram (2 wire) ......................4-21

Figure 17: RS-423 SLIM partial schematic ..............................4-23

Figure 18: RS-423 wiring diagram (4 wire) .............................4-26

Figure 19: RS-423 wiring diagram (all wire) ...........................4-26

Figure 20: 20mA Current Loop SLIM schematic..................... 4-28

Figure 21: Current Loop wiring diagram (4 wire)....................4-31

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Introduction.................................................................................1-1

Manual Overview........................................................................ 1-1

Conventions & Symbols.....................................................1-2

Product Overview .......................................................................1-3

DFlex-4/104 Adapter.......................................................... 1-3

DFlex-4/104 Software ........................................................ 1-6

Customer Service Overview .......................................................1-6

RMA Overview...........................................................................1-9

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Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1

Introduction

This section contains an overall description of the DFlex-4/104
manual, the DFlex-4/104 product, Connect Tech 's technical
services, Return Merchandise Authorization and warranty repair
policies. The organization of the information is as follows:

Manual Overview - describes the structure of the manual and

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the conventions the manual uses.

Product Overview - describes the DFlex-4/104, its features

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and specifications.

Customer Services Overview - describes the various

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customer support services available to users of Connect Tech
products.

RMA Overview - describes the RMA policy and procedures

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for all Connect Tech products.

Manual Overview

The purpose of the DFlex-4/104 User's Manual is to help you
install the DFlex-4/104 as effortlessly as possible. The manual
includes four main sections:

Introduction - the section you are currently reading, covers

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the DFlex-4/104 features; Connect Tech's customer services;
and return merchandise authorization (RMA) policies and
procedures.

Hardware Installation - describes installation of the

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DFlex-4/104 adapter.

Software Installation - discusses the installation of the

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DFlex-4/104 under various operating systems.

Note:

We recommend that you read both the Hardware
Installation and Software Installation sections before you

attempt to install the DFlex-4/104 adapter.

Appendices - the appendices contain information on

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electrical pinouts, product specifications such as power
requirements; default jumper settings; and other technical
information.

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Conventions & Symbols

This manual uses the following conventions:

In most cases the font for file names and command

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statements is

DEVICE=DFLEX.SYS p=200 p=208 p=210 p=218

Note: the "Note" convention informs you of important

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messages, exceptions, or special cases.

Example: the "Example" convention outlines hardware

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Arial Narrow Bold 9 point

and software installation examples.

Technical Tip: the "Technical Tip" convention offers

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technical tips to assist you in hardware and software
installation or problems

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The "Warning" convention advises you to take certain
precautions in order to avoid possible damage to your
Connect Tech product.

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. An example is:

WARNING

This message warns you that your Connect Tech product is
very sensitive to static electricity. Make sure that before
handling the product you practice proper ESD procedures.

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Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3

Product Overview

The DFlex-4/104 adapters are high performance multi-port serial
adapters in a PC/104 form factor that allow you to connect up to 4
serial devices.

Your DFlex-4/104 product consists of the following components:

DFlex-4/104 adapter

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DFlex-4/104 DOS device drivers

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DFlex-4/104 Windows 95/98 device drivers

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Note: You can also order standard cables for the DFlex-4/104

DFlex-4/104 Adapter

DFlex-4/104 adapters provide the high speed interfaces between a
host computer and multiple external serial devices. DFlex-4/104
adapters include features such as:

4 asynchronous serial ports.

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RS-232, RS-485/422, RS-423, or 20mA Current Loop

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interfaces. Electrical interfaces are on Serial Line Interface
Modules (SLIM) and are field upgradeable.

multiple DFlex-4/104 adapters may reside in a system.

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16C654 quad UARTs are used to control each port. The

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16C654 quad UART has 64 byte transmit and receive FIFO
for each port and automatic software/hardware flow control.

each port has independent baud rate selection offering baud

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rates from 50 – 460.8 KBPS, with 5, 6, 7 or 8 data bits and 1,

1.5, 2 stop bits, odd or even parity.

on board switches allow the selection of 8 predefined I/O

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address sets.

on board jumpers allow the selection of 1, 2 or 4 IRQ lines.

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You can choose from interrrupts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9/2, 10, 11, 12,
14 and 15.

optional +5V on serial port headers to power external

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devices.

driver support for Windows 95/98/NT. Also compatible with

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operating systems featuring 16450/16550 serial drivers such
as: Linux, BSD/OS, QNX, DOS, Solaris, OS/2 (3

RD

party

driver) and SCO Unix

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Figure 1 shows the locations of various hardware components of
the DFlex-4/104 adapter.

Figure 1: DFlex-4/104 adapter

Quad

UART

Maximum baud rate
jumper block (J1)

Power connector

The DFlex-4/104 adapters can accommodate both small and large
multi-channel applications. You can combine DFlex-4/104
adapters in a single system. Figure 2 below represents a sample
configuration for a system requiring 16 ports.

Port connectors

10

11

9/2

PC/104

bus connector

SLIM sockets

Port/IRQ address

switch block (SW1)

IRQ jumper block

(J2)

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T

Figure 2: DFlex-4/104 - 16 port configuration

erminals

DFlex-4/104

11

10

9/2

DFlex-4/104

11

10

9/2

DFlex-4/104

11

10

9/2

DFlex-4/104

11

10

9/2

Terminals

Terminals

Terminals

Host System

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DFlex-4/104 Software

To install your DFlex-4/104 adapter under different operating
systems see Chapter 3: Software Installation.

Customer Service Overview

If you experience difficulties after reading the manual and using
the product, contact the Connect Tech 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. Please refer to and
complete the problem summary sheet found in Figure 3 before
contacting us.

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Figure 3: Problem summary sheet

Problem Description

Connect Tech Product Description

Product: Revision no.:

Product serial no.: No. of serial ports:

IRQ selected: Base address selected:

I/O port address selected:

Device driver: Revision no.:

System Description

Operating system: Revision no.:

System type & manufacturer:

Amount of RAM: CPU type/speed:

Video adapter: Settings:

Network adapter: Settings:

Hard disk adapter: Settings:

Tape adapter: Settings:

Other serial adapters Settings:

Other adapters: Settings:

Devices connected to ports:

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We offer three ways for you to contact us:

Mail/Courier

You may contact us by letter and our mailing address for
correspondence is:

Connect Tech Inc.
c/o Customer Service
42 Arrow Road
Guelph, Ontario
Canada N1K 1S6

Email/Internet

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

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
ftp.connecttech.com
www.connectttech.com/support/support.html

Note:

1. You can submit your technical support questions to our
customer support engineers via our Internet email address
OR

2. You can refer to our knowledge database found in the
Customer Support section of our World Wide Web site.
OR

3. You can fill out the problem summary form, found in the
Customer Support section of our World Wide Web site and
submit it to our customer support engineers via the Web.
OR

4. You can obtain the latest versions of software drivers and
manuals from the Customer Support section of our World
Wide Web site or from the /pub section on our FTP site.

Telephone/Facsimile

Customer Support representatives are ready to answer your call
Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Our numbers for calls are:

Telephone: [phone]
Toll Free: 1-800-426-8979
Facsimile 519-836-4878 (on-line 24 hours)

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RMA Overview

Connect Tech products requiring warranty or non-warranty
repairs need an RMA number. To obtain a Return Merchandise
Authorization (RMA) Number please contact:

Connect Tech Inc.
Technical Support
42 Arrow Road
Guelph, Ontario
Canada N1K 1S6
Phone: [phone]
Toll Free: 1-800-426-8979
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
FTP: ftp.connecttech.com
URL: http://www.connectttech.com/support/support.html

Include with the product, proof of purchase (including date of
purchase), a description of the problem and the RMA number.
Clearly display the RMA number on the external packaging.
Please refer to the Limited Warranty for further restrictions or
requirements.

Your DFlex adapter is very sensitive to static electricity. Make
sure that before you remove the card from your computer, you
wear an anti-static wristband. When you remove the board from
your computer, handle it only by the edges and place it on the
anti-static bag or an anti-static mat.

Note:

1. Please pack the item for repair securely and ship it prepaid

and insured. Connect Tech is not liable for damage or loss
to the product due to shipping.

2. Connect Tech will not accept items for repair without an
RMA number.

3. Connect Tech will not accept items for repair shipped freight
collect.

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DFlex-4/104 User's Manual, ver. 0.04

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

Introduction.................................................................................2-1

Configuration ..............................................................................2-1

Port Addresses....................................................................2-2

Status Port Addresses ................................................2-3

Custom Port Addresses.............................................. 2-4

Interrupt Selection .............................................................. 2-6

Mode 1 (one IRQ)...................................................... 2-7

Mode 2 (two IRQs)....................................................2-9

Mode 3 (four IRQs) .................................................2-11

Baud Rate Selection .........................................................2-12

Serial Line Interface Modules (SLIM).............................2-15

SLIM Installation.....................................................2-15

SLIM compatibility .................................................2-18

Installing the DFlex-4/104 Adapter in your System ........2-18

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Chapter 2: Hardware Installation 2-1

Introduction

Hardware installation involves configuration of the DFlex-4/104
adapter. The following sections detail how to change the field
configurable parameters. The setting of these will depend on
both the number of boards you are installing and the existing
configuration of your system.

Note: Please refer to Chapter 3: Software Installation for
installation of your DFlex-4/104 board under certain operating
systems.

Configuration

You must configure various settings and options before installing
your DFlex-4/104 adapter in your system. In order to insure a
successful installation, please follow the steps in the order
specified below.

1. Selection of I/O and status port addresses.

2. Selection of IRQs.

3. Baud rate selection.

4. Serial Line Interface Module (SLIM) options.

5. Installation of Serial Line Interface Modules (SLIM).

6. Configuration of RS-232 and/or RS-485/422 and/or RS-423

and/or Current Loop options.

7. Installing the DFlex-4/104 adapter in your system.

Your DFlex-4/104 adapter is very sensitive to static electricity.
Make sure that before you remove the card from the anti-static
shipping bag, you wear an anti-static wristband. When you
remove the board from the anti-static bag, handle it only by the
edges and place it on the anti-static bag or an anti-static mat.

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