Moxa Technologies C168HS User Manual
Smartio C168H/HS User’s Manual
Universal 8 Port Serial Board
May 1999 (6th Edition)
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About This Manual
This manual is composed of six Chapters and one Appendix. This manual is written for installer, system
administrator and software programmer.
If you are a first-time installer and system administrator, we recommend you to go through the whole
manual except Chapter 4.
If you are a software programmer, you may refer to Chapter 4 “Serial Programming Tools”.
If you need cable wiring information, please see Chapter “Connection Option (Opt8x) and Cable
Wiring”.
If you encounter any problem during installation, please refer to Chapter “Troubleshooting”.
+ In this manual, C168 Series refers to C168H and C168HS.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Overview and features of the Smartio C168 Series boards, list of items and overall installation guide.
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
Hardware installation for the Smartio C168 Series boards and connection option (Opt8x) is detailed.
Chapter 3 Software Installation
This Chapter details the software installation, configuration, driver loading/unloading, driver
upgrade and removal for various operating systems: Windows NT, Windows 95/98 , UNIX, DOS.
Chapter 4 Serial Programming Tools
This Chapter roughly describes the programming tools for various O.S. platforms, including PComm
under Windows NT, Windows 95/98, API-232 under DOS and standard UNIX system calls. Also
RS-485 programming issue is covered (for Opt8J).
Chapter 5 Connection Option (Opt8x) and Cable Wiring
This Chapter describes the RS-232/422/485 cable wiring for each connection option (Opt8x).
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
This Chapter describes the problems and possible answers for Smartio C168 Series boards.
Appendix Technical Reference
Specification details, UART, I/O port address map, and DB62 pinouts are described.
Table of Contents
Introduction..................................................................... 1-1
Overview................................................................................................................1-1
Features................................................................................................................. 1-4
Check List.............................................................................................................. 1-5
Installation Guide...................................................................................................1-8
Hardware Installation ...................................................... 2-1
Default Settings .....................................................................................................2-1
Quick Hardware Installation...................................................................................2-2
How to Do Quick Hardware Installation................................................................ ..........2-2
Hardware Installation with IO-IRQ Utility................................................................ 2-3
IO-IRQ Utility and Hardware Configuration................................................................ ....2-4
Software Installation ....................................................... 3-1
Windows NT ..........................................................................................................3-1
Installing Driver................................ ................................................................ .............3-2
Configuring Board and Port................................ ........................................................... 3-7
Updating Driver................................ ............................................................................. 3-9
Removing Driver ................................ ................................................................ ...........3-9
Windows 95/98......................................................................................................3-9
Installing Driver................................ ................................................................ ...........3-10
Configuring Board and Port................................ ......................................................... 3-14
Updating Driver................................ ........................................................................... 3-15
Removing Driver ................................ ................................................................ .........3-16
DOS..................................................................................................................... 3-17
Installing Driver................................ ................................................................ ...........3-17
Driver Setup................................................................ ................................................ 3-18
Loading Driver................................ .............................................................................3-22
Unloading Driver................................................................ .......................................... 3-23
UNIX.................................................................................................................... 3-23
Installing Driver................................ ................................................................ ...........3-24
MOXA TTY Device Naming Convention................................ ...................................... 3-27
Baud Rate Settings................................................................................................ ......3-28
Administration Utility – moxaadm ................................................................ ................ 3-28
Setting MOXA Ports to Terminal................................ .................................................. 3-35
Serial Programming Tools ................................................ 4-1
Windows NT and Windows 95/98..........................................................................4-1
Installation................................ ................................................................ ..................... 4-1
PComm Programming Library ................................ .......................................................... 4-2
Utilities................................ .......................................................................................... 4-2
UNIX...................................................................................................................... 4-6
Programming the MOXA Ports ................................ ...................................................... 4-6
Extended UNIX Ioctl() Commands................................................................ ................. 4-6
Utilities................................ ........................................................................................ 4-13
DOS..................................................................................................................... 4-15
Installation................................ ................................................................ ................... 4-15
DOS API-232 Library................................ ...................................................................4-15
Utilities................................ ........................................................................................ 4-16
RS-485 Programming for Opt8J ..........................................................................4-17
Connection Option (Opt8x) and Cable Wiring ........................ 5-1
RS-232 Cable Wiring for Opt8A/B/C/D/S............................................................... 5-1
RS-422 Cable Wiring for Opt8J/F/Z.......................................................................5-7
RS-485 Cable Wiring for Opt8J...........................................................................5-10
RS-422/485 Impedance Matching........................................................................5-11
Troubleshooting............................................................... 6-1
General Troubleshooting....................................................................................... 6-1
Windows NT ..........................................................................................................6-4
Windows 95/98......................................................................................................6-5
DOS....................................................................................................................... 6-6
UNIX...................................................................................................................... 6-6
Technical Reference ........................................................A-1
Specifications.........................................................................................................A-1
UART 16C550C.....................................................................................................A-2
PC I/O Port Address Map.......................................................................................A-3
DB62 Connector Pinouts .......................................................................................A-4
Overview
Smartio - The Smart Multiport Async Solutions
1
1
1 Introduction
The term Smartio stands for smart multiport serial I/O solution. The Smartio C168
Series
multiport boards offer 8 serial ports for connecting terminals, modems,
printers, data acquisition equipment and any other serial devices to the PC/AT and
its compatible systems. With the well-designed and fine-tuned device driver, the
Smartio boards make full use of the 32 byte Tx/Rx FIFO and on-chip H/W flow
control, so that they can transfer data without data loss even at high speed such as
921.6 Kbps, which offers a reliable and high performance solution for serial
multiport communications.
The
Smartio C168 Series is equipped with custom-designed ASIC chip which
replaces lots of conventional ICs and reduces the board to half-size. The whole
family supports 16 bit architecture. Full range of I/O addresses and IRQs are
available. In addition, with
the family is designed without jumper or switch. These features make each port on
the board truly independent to any other port and thus compatible with most existing
multiport boards.
on-board EEPROM for storing the configuration data,
The
Smartio C168 Series is also available in PCI bus. Please contact MOXA
dealer/distributor or MOXA Web site for more details.
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Hardware Configuration Method
JP1
Switch
Smartio
ON
1 2 3 4
Family
Jumper
.........
.........
Traditional
Multipoort Board
New : set I/O address Traditional : set switch and
and IRQ via software and jumper manually for
Utility. I/O address and IRQ.
Instead of using traditional jumper or switch for IRQ and I/O address settings,
hardware configuration of each port is easily set by DOS utility,
read and write the on-board EEPROM for configuration information through the
CAP (Configuration Access Port) address. The CAP address is the only channel
via which the configuration utility Io-irq.exe can access the board, which is identical
to
the first port's base I/O address.
The only jumper,
Normally JP1 is left open. When JP1 is short, the CAP address is forced to a fixed
I/O address,
must to keep JP1 always short.
JP1, is designed in case that users forget the CAP address.
0xA700. However, to adopt quick installation (described later), it is a
Io-irq.exe, which
Quick Installation
To ease the hardware configuration, users who install only one Smartio C168
Series board under Windows NT/95/98
installation
Because the family is so flexible in hardware configuration that they are compatible
virtually with all kinds of other manufacturer's multiport boards using 16450 or
16550 UART.
described in Chapter 2.
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are recommended to adopt quick
Introduction
Surge Protection
To prevent the boards from damage caused by lighting or high potential voltage,
surge protection technology is introduced in some model to protect the board.
Operating System Support
The family is operational under most popular operating systems such as Windows
NT, Windows 95/98, SCO UNIX/XENIX/OpenServer, DOS, Linux, QNX,
FreeBSD, UNIX SVR4.2, However,
MOXA device drivers for Windows NT,
Windows 95/98, Linux, SCO UNIX/OpenServer, UNIX SVR4.2 and DOS are
provided for easier installation, configuration and better performance. In this
manual, chapters for MOXA
Windows NT, Windows 95/98, UNIX and DOS
device drivers are included. For other compatible systems not mentioned, please
refer to the respective operating system’s manual for how to install and configure
the standard driver.
MOXA Serial Comm Tools
For easy application development, MOXA provides an easy-use serial
communication library under Windows NT/95/98 (
Users can use this library to develop your own applications using Microsoft C,
Turbo C, Assembly, QuickBASIC, Turbo Pascal, Clipper, Visual Basic, Visual C++,
Borland Delphi, etc.
Utilities, such as diagnostic and monitor, are included for
diagnosing the board/port or monitoring the communication status.
PComm) and DOS (API-232).
Wide Applications
The Smartio C168 Series are suitable for many applications. Here are a few:
l Internet/Intranet Connection
l Remote Access Application
l Multi-user Application
l Industrial Automation
l Office Automation
l Telecommunication
l PC-based (vending) Machine or Kiosk System
l Point-of-Sale (POS) System
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Features
The Smartio C168 Series consist of members as follows,
C168H 8 port RS-232 or RS-422, high speed 16550C or compatible UART
C168HS 8 port RS-232 or RS-422, surge protection, 16550C or compatible
UART
v Custom-designed ASIC, compact board size (half-size)
v No switch no jumper, easily configured by software
v Independent I/O address, IRQ setting for each of 8 serial ports
v 16 bit AT bus architecture, more IRQs supported
v Surge protection for RS-232 (C168HS)
v Isolation protection for RS-422 (optional connection box Opt8F)
v High speed 16550C Communication Controller with on-chip hardware flow
control, no data loss
v PComm serial communication tool
v Support popular OS¡ÐWindows NT, Windows 95/98, SCO UNIX/OpenServer,
UNIX SVR4.2, DOS, Linux
v Compatible with many other OS¡ÐQNX, SCO XENIX, Free BSD
Windows NT
Windows 95/98 3
DOS 3
SCO UNIX/OpenServer 3
UNIX SVR4.2 3
Linux R
QNX C
SCO XENIX C
FreeBSD C
3: Driver supported by Moxa and shipped with product
R : Driver supported by Moxa but sent by request
C : Driver supported by OS
Note: MOXA FTP site is available for driver download
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C168H/HS
3
Check List
Opt8A/Opt8B/Opt8S
Opt8A/Opt8B/Opt8S
Introduction
Upon unpacking the Smartio C168 Series package, you should find the following
items in the package,
v Smartio C168 Series 8-port high performance async board
v Device driver diskettes:
l Windows NT and Windows 95/98¡Ñ1
l DOS¡Ñ1
l UNIX¡Ñ1
v C168H/HS User's Manual (This Manual)
v PComm Lite diskette¡Ñ1
You need also one of the following connection options:
v RS-232 connection box with 8 DB25 female/male/female ports, respectively
(surge protection for Opt8S).
v 1.5 meter DB62 to DB62 cable.
Smartio
C168 Series
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P1P2P3P4P6P5P7
P8
Opt8F/Opt8Z
Smartio
C168 Series
Opt8C/Opt8D
v RS-232 octopus cable with 8 port male connectors, DB25 for Opt8C and DB9
for Opt8D (1 meter long).
Smartio C168 Series
Opt8C/Opt8D
Opt8F/Opt8Z
v RS-422 connection box with 8 port female DB25 connectors (isolation
protection for Opt8F).
v 1.5 meter DB62 to DB62 cable.
v 110V or 220V adapter.
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TxRx
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Introduction
Smartio
C168 Series
Opt8J
v RS-422/485 connection box with 8 port female DB25 connectors.
v 1.5 meter DB62 to DB62 cable.
v 110V or 220V adapter.
Opt8J
Opt8J is the RS-422/485 connection box with 8 port female DB25 connectors for
MOXA 8 port boards, including the
on the side of the Opt8J. Each switch controls the communication mode (RS-422 or
RS-485) of each port, respectively.
Smartio C168 Series. There are 8-DIP switches
Rx
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
ONDIP
RS-422/485 Port Switch of Opt8J
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
DIP
ON
RS-422 Mode
Set the respective switch to OFF position to use RS-422 interface. This means the
port is always ready to transmit and receive data simultaneously (full-duplex).
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RS-485 Mode
The Opt8J supports only 2-wire RS-485 communication. Set the respective switch to
ON position to use RS-485 interface. This means the port can transmit data only
when RTS is asserted, and receive data only when RTS is not asserted (half-duplex).
Refer to Chapter “Connection Option (Opt8x) and Cable Wiring” for RS-422/RS485 cable wiring. And also to Chapter “Serial Programming Tools” for Opt8J RS485 programming details.
Installation Guide
This section gives a brief summary of how to install the Smartio C168 Series under
each supported operating system. The installation is simple and involves the
following stages:
Configure
io-irq.exe. See Chapter “Hardware
Install the
Install the software from the diskette See Chapter “Software
Configure the driver for the board and ports Installation” for respective OS
Connect the devices with the cable See Chapter “Connection
Restart the system See Chapter “Software
Check the driver initialization status Installation”
If the system restart successfully, you may
develop your applications or See Chapter “Serial
execute the desired applications Programming Tools”
Smartio C168 Series with
Smartio C168 Series board Installation”
Cable and Cable Wiring”
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The installation of the Smartio C168 Series consists of hardware and software
installation. The hardware installation is detailed in this chapter. The next chapter
deals with the software installation for various operating systems.
Default Settings
2
2
2 Hardware Installation
JP1
Smartio C168 Series
The Smartio C168 Series has the following default (factory) settings:
I/O address:
IRQ: 10
INT Vector: 0x1C0
CAP Jumper JP1: Open
Note ! If the default settings above are what you desire and good for the
system without conflicts, you may simply install the board in the
system and go directly to the next chapter, “Software Installation”.
Otherwise, follow the instructions below.
0x180 (Port 1), 0x188 (Port 2), 0x190 (Port 3), 0x198 (Port 4)
0x1A0 (Port 5), 0x1A8 (Port 6), 0x1B0 (Port 7), 0x1B8 (Port 8)
Smartio C168H/HS User’s Manual 2-1
Now you should do either the normal hardware installation (detailed in the later
section, “Hardware Installation with IO-IRQ Utility”) or
installation
latter is provided to facilitate the hardware installation, only under the
circumstances that:
u Only one Smartio C168 Series board is allowed to install in a system.
u Windows NT and 95/98 are the only operating systems supported.
u I/O address 0xA700 must be free
(detailed right in the next section, “Quick Hardware Installation”). The
Quick Hardware Installation
To fully utilize the superior feature of flexible hardware configuration design of the
Smartio C168 Series, a quick and easy method of installation is designed for users,
which absolutely free the users from hardware configuration effort, i.e.,
without running configuration program: Io-irq.exe
jumper JP1. The software and hardware configuration will be completed at the same
time while doing the software configuration.
the quick hardware
installation
. Simply always short the
Besides, the speed range will be set to
called
High Speed Spectrum and detailed in the section, “Hardware Installation
with IO-IRQ Utility”.
How to Do Quick Hardware Installation
Users who install only one Smartio C168 Series board under Windows NT/95/98
are strongly recommended to do the quick installation as follows:
1. Short the jumper JP1 on the upper-left corner of the board.
2. Plug the board in PC with the desired system installed, which is powered off in
advance.
3. Process software installation, detailed in the next chapter.
This is to specify the desired I/O address, IRQ and INT Vector in the software
configuration panel, no matter what hardware settings are on the board. The
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from 50 to 921.6K bps by default, which is
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software configuration program will automatically update the hardware settings.
After this, users already complete the whole installation.
4. Shutdown System (Windows NT/95/98).
5. DO power OFF and then ON (or Reset) the PC. (Please cold start.)
6. Restart System (Windows NT/95/98).
It is very important to keep the JP1 always short in this case. Without running the
hardware configuration program, Io-irq.exe under DOS prompt, the software
configuration program will automatically update the hardware settings of the board
while updating the software settings. This saves the trouble doing hardware
configuration. However, remember to
cold start the system every time the
configuration changed.
Hardware Installation with IO-IRQ Utility
This section is for those who can not use quick hardware installation:
u Install two or more Smartio C168 Series boards in a system.
u Fail to install, due to the I/O address 0xA700 is not available or has conflict in
the system.
u Use operating systems other than Windows NT and 95/98.
Before proceeding the
Installation”, do
software installation, detailed in the next chapter, “Software
hardware configuration to setup the I/O address and IRQ with
“Io-irq.exe”, detailed in the next section.
Remember to keep the hardware settings in mind for the software installation.
The
Smartio C168 Series has the following default (factory) settings:
I/O address :
0x180 (Port 1), 0x188 (Port 2), 0x190 (Port 3), 0x198 (Port 4)
0x1A0 (Port 5), 0x1A8 (Port 6), 0x1B0 (Port 7), 0x1B8 (Port 8)
IRQ : 10
INT Vector : 0x1C0
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Because the ASIC-designed Smartio C168 Series has no switch and no jumper for
configuring manually the I/O address, IRQ, INT vector, etc. of the boards, you
run the software utility, Io-irq.exe, in the driver diskette under DOS system to
change the hardware configuration.
1. Choose a PC that has DOS system inside.
2. Power off the PC.
3. Make sure no hardware conflict and plug the board in a free 16-bit slot of the PC,
one board at a time with JP1 open.
must
+ If you are installing multiple boards, insert one board at a time and
configure it using the Io-irq program before inserting the next board.
This is to prevent conflict between two boards with same default
hardware settings.
The
Smartio C168 Series has the following default (factory) settings,
I/O address:
IRQ: 10
INT Vector: 0x1C0
Configuration Access Port (CAP): 0x180
0x180 (Port 1), 0x188 (Port 2), 0x190 (Port 3), 0x198 (Port4)
0x1A0 (Port 5), 0x1A8 (Port 6), 0x1B0 (Port 7), 0x1B8 (Port 8)
4.
Power on the PC and enter into DOS system.
5. Run the utility “Io-irq.exe” contained in the driver diskette to set up I/O address,
IRQ and INT vector of the board. Please refer to the next section, “IO-IRQ
Utility and Hardware Configuration” for more details. Or follow the on-line help
to configure the
After completing the hardware configuration, the board is ready for use under
operating systems, such as Windows NT and 95/98, DOS, UNIX etc.
Smartio C168 Series board.
IO-IRQ Utility and Hardware Configuration
Note that the CAP address, e.g. 0x180, is identical to the first port's I/O address
except in one case that the JP1 jumper is installed before powering on the PC. In
this case, the CAP address will be forced to
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0xA700. The CAP address must be
Hardware Installation
typed correctly. With the correct CAP address, the utility can find the configuration
stored in the
CAP address is the only channel via which the configuration utility Io-irq.exe can
access the board.
1. Run the utility “Io-irq.exe” contained in the driver diskette to set up I/O address,
IRQ and INT vector of the board.
on-board EEPROM and display it on the configuration panel. The
2. Select “Smartio/Industio ISA Family” and press ENTER key.
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3. Enter the CAP address of the Smartio C168 Series board to be configured.
4. Configure the following parameters as necessary.
Port Index Indicate the port index for each port.
I/O address Enter the base I/O address for each port, either sequentially or
not. Avoid to conflicting with any other devices.
IRQ Enter the IRQ, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12 or 15, for each port,
independently or not.
Speed This field specifies the use of normal or high speed capability.
Normal speed ranges from 50 bps to 115.2 Kbps. High speed
ranges from 50 bps to 921.6 Kbps.
support both normal and high speed spectra.
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Smartio C168 Series
Hardware Installation
Note that, currently, port that uses MOXA Windows NT and
95/98 driver
Smartio C168 Series board is configured as High Speed
Spectrum
NT and 95/98 driver
example, the displayed speed 38.4 Kbps is equal to the working
speed 38.4 Kbps.
will run at the displayed speed. To be clear, when
, any port driven by the Moxa-provided Windows
will display the exact working speed. For
However, if the port is driven by
such as
Windows NT and 95/98, such as
is equal to
if set to Normal Speed Spectrum with 38.4 Kbps, will work at
38.4 Kbps for sure; while a port, if set to High Speed Spectrum
with displayed speed 38.4 Kbps, will actually work at 307.2
Kbps (38.4 Kbps
The following is the
reference purpose,
standard serial driver, or Moxa drivers other than
8 times of the displayed speed. For example, a port,
¡Ñ8).
8 times speed mapping list for quick
particularly for DOS driver.
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NON Moxa-provided driver,
DOS, the real working speed
Normal Speed Spectrum High Speed Spectrum
50 (bps) 400 (bps)
75 600
110 880
134.5 1076
150 1200
300 2400
600 4800
1200 9600
1800 14.4K
2400 19.2K
4800 38.4K
7200 57.6K
9600 76.8K
19.2K 153.6K
38.4K 307.2K
57.6K 460.8K
115.2K 921.6K
INT Vector Enter the interrupt vector I/O address for all ports. I/O address
for interrupt vector is from 00000H to 0FFFFH. Interrupt
vector is one byte of I/O address, in which each bit is used to
indicate the occurrence of interrupt for corresponding port. To
use interrupt vector, type in the hardware Interrupt vector I/O
address. If not using interrupt vector, type 0 or leave blank as
the interrupt vector.
There are two modes for the
is using interrupt vector, the other is not using interrupt vector.
Driver employing interrupt vector scheme is supposed to have
better performance than employing polling scheme.
5. Press F10 to save the configuration and exit the utility.
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Smartio C168 Series driver. One
In this chapter, the software driver installation, configuration and driver
update/removal procedures are described for various operating systems, including
Windows NT, Windows 95/98, UNIX and DOS Before proceeding with the software
installation, complete the hardware installation, detailed in previous chapter,
“Hardware Installation”.
If it is necessary for you to develop your own applications, please also refer to the
next chapter, “Serial Programming Tools”, for programming issues.
Windows NT
Windows NT supports up to 256 serial ports, from COM1 to COM256. To fully
integrate the advanced features of Windows NT, multi-process and multi-thread,
pure 32-bit Windows NT device drivers are developed for the
multiport boards. The driver conforms to Win32 COMM API standard.
3
3
3 Software Installation
Smartio C168 Series
l To install the driver for the first time, please go directly to the next section,
“Installing Driver”.
l If you already have installed the driver and want to re-configure the board and
port, add more boards or delete boards, please refer to the section, “Configuring
Board and Port”.
l To update or remove the driver, please go to the section, “Updating Driver” or
“Removing Driver”.
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Installing Driver
Following is the procedure for installing the Smartio C168 Series driver for the
first time
Note ! Make sure the board(s) has(have) already been plugged in the system
1. Please log in NT as Administrator.
2. Open the [Control Panel], click on the [Network] icon and select the
3. Click on the [Add] button, then the [Have Disk...] button in “Select Network
4. Specify the exact path of the driver diskette, A:\WINDOWS.NT. Then click
under Windows NT 4.0.
slot(s) if you are doing
[
Adapters] tab.
Adapter”.
[
OK].
quick installation.
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Software Installation
5. Select “MOXA Smartio/Industio Family multiport board” in the “Select
OEM Option” dialog box, and then click [
Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel
” dialog box to start the installation.
OK] to enter the “Moxa
6. In the “Moxa Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel” dialog box, click [Add]
to enter “
“
C168 Series” in the “Board Type” field. If necessary, type the desired interrupt
vector address, in the “INT Vector” field. Select the desired interrupt number in
the “Interrupt No.” field. Type the desired base I/O address, in the “Base I/O
Port Address” field. All the settings should match settings that are physically set
on the board and conflict with no other devices.
Property” dialog box to add the Smartio C168 Series board. Select the
Smartio C168H/HS User’s Manual 3-3
Note ! You may go directly to the step 8 if you need not change any setting.
7. In the “Property” dialog box, select the desired port in the port list and click
[
Port Setting] to enter the individual “Port #” setting dialog box to change the
port COM number mappings or FIFO settings.
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Software Installation
l Port Number
You have to set up all the ports of the board with the desired “COM
number
this “Individual Port Setting” dialog box, you may have two ways to map
the physical ports to COM numbers depending on the check box “
Enumerating COM number
If “Auto Enumerating COM Number” is checked and specify the COM
number of the first port, subsequent ports are mapped to continuous
COM numbers. For instance, if first port is mapped to COM3, then
second port is mapped to COM4 sequentially.
If “Auto Enumerating COM Number” is not checked, specify the COM
number for individual port. For instance, the second port can be out of
sequence, say COM10, while the first port is mapped to COM3.
l Rx FIFO Trigger
Rx FIFO trigger levels, at 1, 4, 8 or 14 bytes, are available, and the
default value is 14 bytes.
”, which should not conflict with other COM number in use. In
”.
Auto
l Tx FIFO Size
Tx FIFO sizes from 1 to 16 bytes are available, and the default value is
16 bytes.
8. Click [OK] in the “Port #” and the “Property” dialog boxes to go back to the
“Moxa Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel” dialog box.
Note ! If you need to install more than one board, click [Add] and repeat
steps
6 to 8 to configure another board. Up to four Smartio C168
Series boards can be installed in a system.
Click [
OK] to finish the configuration.
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9. When configuration is done, click on [OK] button in the “Network Settings”
dialog box.
10.Restart Windows NT system. The latest configuration will not take effect unless
the system restarts.
Note ! The latest configuration will not take effect unless the system
restarts.
11.Once the system restarts, you may check the event log issued by the MOXA
driver to see if the ports of the board are initialized successfully.
l Enter the [Administrative] group, click on the [Event Viewer] icon and
select [
Smartio
System Event Log] to check a message similar to “MOXA
C168 Series, with first serial port COM3, has been enabled”
for each configured board.
l If an error message similar to “Cannot find any configured MOXA
Smartio C168 Series board!”
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appears, refer to the “Troubleshooting”
Note ! Once the board and the driver are installed and the driver restarts
successfully, you can start to develop applications with the
library (See “Serial Programming Tools” chapter) or the Microsoft
Win32 API. You can also execute any ready-made applications, such
as
PComm utility Terminal emulator (See “Serial Programming Tools”
chapter) or HyperTerminal to transmit/receive data, as well as Remote
Access Service to provide dial-up networking capabilities.
Configuring Board and Port
If you already have installed the driver and want to re-configure the ports, please
follow this procedure.
1. In the [Control Panel], click on the [Network] icon and select the [Adapters] tab.
2. Select “MOXA Smartio/Industio Family Adapter” in “Network Adapters”.
Software Installation
PComm
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3. Click on the [Property] button to open the “Moxa Smartio/Industio
Configuration Panel”
dialog box. Please see steps 6-10 in the previous section,
“Installing Driver”, for more details.
In this configuration panel, you may:
l Click [Property] to enter “Property” dialog box to configure the selected
board with the correct “COM Number”, “INT Vector”, “Interrupt no” and
“Base I/O Port Address”. Please see
steps 6 to 8 in the previous section,
“Installing Driver”, for more details, except that the “Board Type” field is
not supposed to be changed.
l Click [Add] to add one more board that is not yet configured in the system.
Please see
steps 6 to 8 in the previous section, “Installing Driver”, for more
details.
l Click [Remove] to remove the board currently selected from the configured
board list.
l Click [OK] to confirm the configuration changes you made.
l Click [Cancel] to leave the dialog with the configuration unchanged.
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