Impulse 2108 User Manual

SeaLINK+232.PC User Manual

Part Number 2108

www.sealevel.com PO Box 830 Liberty, SC 29657 864.843.4343

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 1

OTHER SEALEVEL USB SERIAL I/O PRODUCTS ........................................................................... 1

BEFORE YOU GET STARTED................................................................................................. 2

WHAT’S INCLUDED...................................................................................................................... 2

OPTIONAL ITEMS.......................................................................................................................... 2

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION.................................................................................................. 3

WINDOWS 98/ME/2000/XP......................................................................................................... 3

RD

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PARTY SOFTWARE SUPPORT .................................................................................................. 3

PHYSICAL INSTALLATION....................................................................................................4

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................... 5

CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS (DB9 MALE).............................................................................5

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS......................................................................................6

FEATURES.................................................................................................................................... 6

SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................................... 6

APPENDIX A - TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................... 7

APPENDIX B - HOW TO GET ASSISTANCE ........................................................................ 8

APPENDIX C – ELECTRICAL INTERFACE......................................................................... 9

RS-232 ........................................................................................................................................ 9

APPENDIX D - ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATIONS ................................................ 10

APPENDIX E – SILK SCREEN – 2108 PCB .......................................................................... 11

APPENDIX F - COMPLIANCE NOTICES ............................................................................ 12

EDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION STATEMENT ........................................................... 12

F

WARRANTY............................................................................................................................... 13

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SeaLINK+232.PC User Manual

Introduction

The Sealevel Systems SeaLINK+232.PC equips the PC with a single USB to RS­232 Asynchronous serial port and is intended for mounting directly to the PC’s
chassis, eliminating the need for external converters and providing a clean,
professional installation. The board is USB bus powered and installs inside a low
profile computer chassis in a spare bracket location. The SeaLINK+232.PC includes
a 14” USB header cable (Item# CA260) that connects to most motherboard USB box
header connectors and uses only one USB port per serial port.

The SeaLINK+232.PC is designed to be used with a variety of Operating Systems
including Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. The SeaCOM API (Application Programmer
Interface) included on CD with the SeaLINK+232.PC provides a variety of useful
high-level function calls implemented as a Windows dynamic link library (DLL). In
addition to the API, SeaCOM includes sample code and utilities to simplify software
development.

Other Sealevel USB Serial I/O Products

SeaLINK+232 (P/N 2101) - 1-Port RS-232 DB25
SeaLINK+232 (P/N 2105) - 1-Port RS-232 DB9
SeaLINK+485 (P/N 2102) - 1-Port RS-422/485/530
SeaLINK+232I (P/N 2103) - 1-Port Isolated RS-232
SeaLINK+485I (P/N 2104) - 1-Port Isolated RS-422/485/530
SeaLINK+2/232 (P/N 2201) - 2-Port RS-232
SeaLINK+2/485 (P/N 2202) - 2-Port RS-422/485
SeaLINK+2 (P/N 2203) - 2-Port RS-232/422/485
SeaLINK+2/232.PC (P/N 2208) - 2-Port RS-232 Box Header
SeaLINK+4/232 (P/N 2401) - 4-Port RS-232
SeaLINK+4/485 (P/N 2402) - 4-Port RS-422/485
SeaLINK+4 (P/N 2403) - 4-Port RS-232/422/485
SeaLINK+8/232 (P/N 2801) - 8-Port RS-232
SeaLINK+8/485 (P/N 2802) - 8-Port RS-422/485
SeaLINK+8 (P/N 2803) - 8-Port RS-232/422/485

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Before You Get Started

What’s Included

The SeaLINK+232.PC is shipped with the following items. If any of these items is
missing or damaged please contact Sealevel for replacement.

 SeaLINK+232.PC Adapter

o 2108 includes low profile PC bracket
o 2108S includes standard size PCI bracket

 CA260 14” USB header cable
 Sealevel SeaCOM Software CD

Optional Items

Depending upon your application, you are likely to find one or more of the
following items useful for interfacing the SeaLINK+232.PC. All items can be
purchased from our website (http://www.sealevel.com/) or by calling 864-843-4343.

 DB9 Female to DB25 Male 72” Standard RS-232 Cable (Item# CA177)

The CA177 connects to a DB9 Male serial port and converts it to a DB25 Male
RS-232 connector.

 DB9 Female to RJ45 Modular Adapter (Item# RJ9S8)

The RJ9S8 connects to any DB9 connector and converts it to an RJ45 connector,
which allows the use of standard twisted pair cabling. The RJ9S8 ships
unassembled and can be configured for virtually any pin out.

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Software Installation

Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

Do not install the Adapter in the machine until the software has been fully
installed.

1. Start Windows.

2. Insert the Sealevel Systems CD in to your CD drive.

3. If ‘Auto-Start’ is enabled for this drive the software will automatically launch.

Otherwise, point your browser to the ‘Index.htm’ on the root directory of the CD

4. Select ‘Install Software’.

5. Select the Part Number for your adapter from the listing.

6. Select ‘Windows 98/ME/2000/XP’. The setup file will automatically detect the

operating environment and install the proper components. Next (depending on
the OS version) select the ‘Run this program from its current location’ or ‘Open’
option. Follow the information presented on the screens that follow.

7. A screen may appear with the declaration: “The publisher cannot be determined

due to the problems below: Authenticode signature not found.” Please select the
‘Yes’ button and proceed with the installation. This declaration simply means
that the Operating System is not aware of the driver being loaded. It will not
cause any harm to your system.

8. During setup the user may specify installation directories and other preferred

configurations. This program also adds entries to the system registry that are
necessary for specifying the operating parameters for each driver. An uninstall
option is also included to remove all registry/INI file entries from the system.

Windows NT Note: Windows NT is not USB aware and thus cannot support the
adapter.

3rd Party Software Support

Third party software support for many HMI/MMI and other process control software
is included on the product installation CD. For the most up to date information on
third party software support, please visit
http://www.sealevel.com/thirdpartysoftware.asp.

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