CyberResearch RS-485, RS-232 User Manual

Serial Communications

COMT 366 Series

RS-232 to RS-485 Converter

with LCD, 38.4 kbps Data Rate

COMT 366M: DB-25M Connector

COMT 366F:

USER’S MANUAL

VER. D • OCT 2001

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October 15, 2001

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in order to improve reliability, design, and function and does not represent
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In no event will CyberResearch, Inc. be liable for direct, indirect, special,
incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability
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identification purposes only and may be trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.

• NOTICE •

CyberResearch, Inc. does not authorize any CyberResearch product for
use in life support systems, medical equipment, and/or medical devices
without the written approval of the President of CyberResearch, Inc. Life
support devices and systems are devices or systems which are intended
for surgical implantation into the body, or to support or sustain life and
whose failure to perform can be reasonably expected to result in injury.
Other medical equipment includes devices used for monitoring, data
acquisition, modification, or notification purposes in relation to life
support, life sustaining, or vital statistic recording. CyberResearch
products are not designed with the components required, are not subject
to the testing required, and are not submitted to the certification required
to ensure a level of reliability appropriate for the treatment and diagnosis of
humans.

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FCC Information

WARNING: This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and
if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for class A computing devices pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules,
which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when
operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area
is likely to cause interference. If this occurs, the user will be required to take whatever
measures may be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Certificate Of FCC Compliance for Canada

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from
digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian
Department of Communications.

Le present appareil numerique n'emet pas de bruits radioelectriques depassant les limites

applicables aux appareils numeriques de la classe A prescrites dens le Reglement sur le

brouillage radioelectrique edicte par le ministere des Communications du Canada.

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COMT 366 Series CyberResearch® Serial Communications

1.0 General Description ............................ 1

1.1 The LCD.................................................................................... 1

2.0 Specifications ....................................... 3

2.1 Interface ................................................................................... 3

2.2 Connectors .............................................................................. 3

2.3 Data Rate.................................................................................. 3

2.4 Switches................................................................................... 3

2.5 Indicators ................................................................................. 3

2.6 Power........................................................................................ 3

2.7 Size ........................................................................................... 3

2.8 Environment ............................................................................ 3

3.0 Installation........................................... 4

4.0 Operation............................................. 5

4.1 Termination of the Line........................................................... 6

5.0 Troubleshooting................................... 7

6.0 RS-232 Pin Number Assignments...... 9

7.0 Power.................................................. 10

7.1 COMT 366............................................................................... 10

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