Impulse 7803 User Manual

COMM+8.LPCI

Users Manual

Part Number 7803

Sealevel Systems, Inc. Telephone: 864.843.4343 PO Box 830 Fax: 864.843.3067 Liberty, SC 29657 USA www.sealevel.com

Contents

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

OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 1

WHAT IS INCLUDED................................................................................................................................. 1

CARD SETUP ............................................................................................................................ 2

ADDRESS AND IRQ SELECTION ............................................................................................................... 2

BAUD RATES AND OSCILLATOR VALUE................................................................................................... 2

INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................................... 3

OPERATING SYSTEM INSTALLATION........................................................................................................ 3

Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP....................................................................................................... 3

Linux ................................................................................................................................................... 3

QNX .................................................................................................................................................... 3

PHYSICAL INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................................ 3

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................... 4

CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS .............................................................................................................. 4

DB-25 (RS-232 DTE) (DB-25 Male).............................................................................................. 4

DB-68 (Micro MDB-68 Female)..................................................................................................... 4

SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 5

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................... 5

POWER CONSUMPTION ............................................................................................................................ 5

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS ........................................................................................................................... 5

APPENDIX A - TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................ 6

APPENDIX B - HOW TO GET ASSISTANCE.............................................................................. 7

APPENDIX C - ELECTRICAL INTERFACE ................................................................................ 8

RS-232.................................................................................................................................................... 8

APPENDIX D - ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATIONS .............................................................. 9

PPENDIX E - SILK-SCREEN ................................................................................................. 10

APPENDIX F - COMPLIANCE NOTICES .................................................................................. 11

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION STATEMENT ....................................................................... 11

EMC DIRECTIVE STATEMENT ............................................................................................................... 11

WARRANTY............................................................................................................................ 12

©Sealevel Systems, Inc.

SL9067 Revision 7/2006

Introduction

Overview

The COMM+8.LPCI provides eight RS-232 ports from a single PCI slot. The board meets the requirements for the MD1 "Low Profile" specification as defined by PCISIG in PCI 2.2 "Low Profile Addendum." The COMM+8.LPCI also features Universal Bus (3.3 and 5.0V) operation.

The COMM+8.LPCI ships with a Low Profile PCI bracket that will only work in a Low Profile PCI slot. If you need a standard size PCI bracket, please order Item# 7803S.

What is Included

The COMM+8.LPCI is shipped with the following items. If any of these items is missing or damaged, contact the supplier.

• COMM+8.LPCI Serial I/O Adapter Item# 7803 ships with a Low Profile PCI bracket Item# 7803S ships with a standard size PCI bracket

• Micro MDB-68 to Eight Connector Fan Out Cable Item# CA202, MDB-68 to eight DB-25M fan out cable, ships with Item# 7803 Item# CA231, MDB-68 to eight DB-9M fan out cable, ships with Item# 7803-DB9

• Sealevel Software CD

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Card Setup

Address and IRQ selection

The COMM+8.LPCI is automatically assigned I/O addresses and IRQs by your motherboard BIOS or by a ‘Plug-nPlay’ Operating System. Adding or removing other hardware or moving the adapter to another slot may change the assignment of I/O addresses and IRQs.

Baud Rates and Oscillator value

The following table shows some common data rates and the rates you should choose to achieve them when using the COMM+8.LPCI. If the O/S of choice is Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT/XP, the oscillator value (7.3728 MHz) will be automatically entered into the ‘Advanced Tab’ on 95/98/Me/2000/XP Device Manager applet. When using Windows NT, the ‘Advanced Ports’ applet in the Control Panel should be launched and the oscillator value may be entered in the ‘Advanced’ tab. When using any other OS (i.e. Linux, or QNX) the following tables should be used.

For this Data Rate Choose this Data Rate

1200 bps 300 bps 2400 bps 600 bps 4800 bps 1200 bps 9600 bps 2400 bps

19.2K bps 4800 bps

57.6 K bps 14.4K bps

115.2 K bps 28.8K bps

230.4K bps 57.6 K bps

460.8K bps 115.2 K bps

If your communications package allows the use of Baud rate divisors, choose the appropriate divisor from the following table:

For this Data Rate Choose this Divisor

1200 bps 384 2400 bps 192 4800 bps 96 9600 bps 48

19.2K bps 24

38.4K bps 12

57.6K bps 8

115.2K bps 4

230.4K bps 2

460.8K bps 1

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Installation

Operating System Installation

Windows 95/98/ME/NT/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 of the CD

4. Select ‘Install Software’.

5. Select the part number for your adapter from the listing.

6. Select ‘Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP’ then (depending on the OS version) select the ‘Run from current location’ or ‘Open’ option. Follow the information presented on the screens that follow.

Linux

Refer to D:\software\seacom\Other\Linux\Linux.Serial.README (where D: = your CDROM driver letter) found on the Sealevel Systems CD. This file contains valuable information on installing your adapter in the various Linux releases. Also in this sub-directory is the LinuxSerialHOWTO. This series of files explains typical Linux serial implementations, as well as informing the user to Linux syntax and preferred practices.

QNX

Refer to D:\software\seacom\Other\QNX6\Install.readme (where D: = your CDROM driver letter) found on the Sealevel Systems CD. This file contains valuable information on installing your adapter in the QNX6 Neutrino OS, as well as the files required to ensure a flawless implementation. Also provided on the Sealevel Systems CD are implementation instructions for QNX4. These are found in D:\software\seacom\Other\QNX4\QNX_COM.txt.

Physical Installation

The adapter can be installed in any PCI (5V or 3.3 V) expansion slot.

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

1. Turn off PC power. Disconnect the power cord.

2. Remove the PC case cover.

3. Locate an available PCI slot and remove the blank metal slot cover.

4. Gently insert the PCI adapter into the slot. Make sure that the adapter is seated properly.

5. Replace the screw. (This is required to ensure FCC Part 15 compliance.)

6. Replace the cover.

7. Install the cable (CA-199)

8. Connect the power cord

Installation is finished.

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