ELANsat Tech CF232-5, CF232 User Manual

ELAN DIGITAL SYSTEMS LTD.

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SEGENSWORTH WEST,

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CF232 COMPACT FLASH™ CF+ CARD

USER’S GUIDE

Also covers CF232-5

Compact Flash is a trademark of Sandisk Corporation. All other Trademarks are duly acknowledged.

REVISION HISTORY

ISSUE PAGES DATE NOTES

1 8 20.08.2001 FIRST ISSUE
2 9 23.04.2002 H/W Rev3.00
3 9 24.05.2002 Electrical Specs Updated

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Table of Contents

1. OVERVIEW........................................................................................................................................3

2. ABOUT THE CF232 ..........................................................................................................................4

3. INSTALLING THE CF232 ...............................................................................................................5

3.1 DOS & WINDOWS 3.1X.......................................................................................................................5

3.2 WINDOWS 95, 98, 98SE, ME, NT4, 2000, XP.....................................................................................5

3.3 WINDOWS CE, POCKETPC..................................................................................................................5

4. CF232 REGISTER INTERFACE.....................................................................................................6

5. HARDWARE SPECIFICATION......................................................................................................7

5.1 PINOUT .............................................................................................................................................7

5.2 ELECTRICAL....................................................................................................................................8

5.3 POWER CONSUMPTION ................................................................................................................8

5.4 MECHANICAL..................................................................................................................................8

5.5 ENVIRONMENTAL..........................................................................................................................8

5.6 NOTES ON SERIAL DATA THROUGHPUT..................................................................................8

5.7 BAUD RATE SETTINGS..................................................................................................................9

DISCLAIMER

This document has been carefully prepared and checked. No responsibility can be
assumed for inaccuracies. Elan reserves the right to make changes without prior notice
to any products herein to improve functionality, reliability or other design aspects. Elan
does not assume any liability for loses arising out of the use of any product described
herein; neither does it convey any licence under its patent rights or the rights of others.
Elan does not guarantee the compatibility or fitness for purpose of any product listed
herein. Elan products are not authorised for use as components in life support services
or systems. Elan should be informed of any such intended use to determine suitability of
the products.

Source code supplied with Elan PC-Cards and Compact Flash cards is provided “as-is”
with no warranty, express or implied, as to its quality or fitness for a particular purpose.
Elan assumes no liability for any direct or indirect losses arising from use of the
supplied code.

Copyright © 2001,2002 Elan Digital Systems Ltd.

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1. OVERVIEW

The CF232 card is an RS232 Serial card with the following features:

• Tiny TypeI Compact Flash form factor for CF+ equipped PDAs,

Handheld PCs, laptops etc.

• DOS, Windows 3.1x, 95, 98, 98SE, Me, NT4, 2000, XP, CE,

PocketPC compatible using O.S. standard drivers

• Industry standard 16550 register set

• Transmission rates up to 115.2K Baud as standard.

• H/W Rev3.00 cards have switchable x1 or x8 baud rate giving up

to 921Kbaud.

• Works at 3.3V or 5V

• Full hardware modem control line support

• Compatible with all standard serial comms software

• Works in PC-Card slots using Compact Flash adapter (not

supplied as standard but available as an option)

• CF232-5 has host supply pin instead of “RI” for powering

external devices

• Standard PC IO port decode for COM1 to COMn

• “Any” IO port and interrupt decode option for best pnp flexibility

• ESD protected RS232 ports.

• Software controlled power management.

• Low power consumption.

• Supplied with 300mm DB9-male terminated cable with

“standard” com port pin-out.

This guide aims to familiarise you with the way that the CF232
works and so will help you to maximise its performance in your
application.

Elan will be happy to quote for either customisation of the CF232 if
its exact specifications do not quite meet your needs, or to create
complete application software.

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