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WhiteHEAT/USB
Multi-port Serial Adapter for USB
Installation Guide
Contact Information:
Connect Tech Inc.
42 Arrow Road
Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1K 1S6
Tel: 519-836-1291 (International)
800-426-8979 (Canada & USA)
Fax: 519-836-4878
Email: sales@connecttech.com (sales)
support@connecttech.com (support)
URL: www.connecttech.com
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Introduction
Connect Tech Inc. proudly presents the WhiteHEAT/USB, a high-speed multi-port
communications adapter for Universal Serial Bus (USB) compatible computers. It
provides you with four high performance serial ports with baud rates up to 460.8 Kbps
that are compatible with any standard Windows serial communications application.
WhiteHEAT/USB is fully USB 1.1 compliant. You simply connect it to an available
USB port on your computer and the hardware setup is complete. It eliminates the need to
open the computer to install an adapter. It is hot swappable with Plug and Play
installation - no jumpers or switches to set.
The WhiteHEAT/USB is an ideal solution for multi-port serial communications in
applications such as Point of Sale; Industrial Process Control; Data/Telecommunications
and Office Automation. It allows easy Plug and Play 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
• Four high performance Plug and Play RS-232 ports.
• Baud rates up to 460.8 Kbps using 16C654 Quad UARTs.
• Each port can be configured independently
(baud rate, parity, data and stop bits).
• High speed host connection via the Universal Serial Bus.
• USB 1.1 compliant - hot swappable with Plug and Play installation - no jumpers or
switches to set.
• Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/CE and Linux compatible.
Your WhiteHEAT/USB product consists of the following components:
• WhiteHEAT/USB communication module
• USB cable, Type A to Type B, two metres long
• WhiteHEAT/USB device drivers
Software Installation
The WhiteHEAT/USB provides support for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/CE and Linux.
Please refer to the
WhiteHEAT/USB device driver diskette. These files contain technical tips or release
notes concerning installation and configuration of the device driver. For further
information concerning software installation of WhiteHEAT/USB products please visit
the Connect Tech website at
If you are interested in a device driver for an operating system not listed please contact
the Connect Tech Sales Department.
readme.txt files found in the appropriate directories on the
www.connecttech.com.