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P/N: 1802001142325
Universal PCI Smart Serial Board
Quick Installation Guide
First Edition, October 2017
Overview
Moxa’s Universal PCI (UPCI) multiport serial boards can be
installed in PC I or PCI-X slots and support both 3.3V and 5V
PCI/PCI-X.
Package Checklist
UFCI board are sh ipped with the following ite ms:
• 1 Moxa UPCI multiport se rial board
• Low-profile bracke t (low-profile models only)
• Documentation and software CD
• Quick installation guide (printed)
• Warranty card
Notify your sales representative if any of the above items
are missing or damaged.
Hardware Installation Procedure
The Universal P CI board MUST be plugged into the PC before the
driver is instal led.
Follow the steps below:
1. Select serial transmission mode. This step is for certain
models listed below.If your product on hand is not included,
please directly go to step2.
If your model is CP-112UL Series / CP-114UL Ser ies / CP-118U
Series/ CP-132UL Series/ CP-134U Series/ CP-138 U Series,
you will need to set onboard DIP switches for each port.
(Refer to “Dip Switch Settings” section to complete the DIP
switches setting)
2. Install the boa rd. Power off the PC and then plug the board
firmly into any open PCI or PCI-X expansion slot.
3. Plug the connection cable into the board’s connector.
(Refer to “Pin Assignments” section for the cable pin
assignment).
4. Start system and verify the driver initialization.
Software Installation Information
1. Get the driver at www.moxa.com or from the CD. Ba sed
on the OS type, choose the corresponding driver.
2. Installing the driver:
• For Window s OS (Take the installation of Win7 as
an example)
o 2.1. Unzip and execute the .exe file
o 2.2. Follow the instruction s to install the
drivers
• For Linux
Execute the following commands from the Linux
prompt:
o 2.1. Get the driver from CD and Unzip the
file:
#mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
#cd /
#mkdir moxa
#cd moxa
#cp /mnt/cdrom/<driver
directory>/mxser. tgz .
#tar xvfz mxser.tgz
o 2.2. Install th e driver:
#cd mxser
#./mxinstall
o 2.3. Verify the driver status
Use the Moxa diagnostic utility to verify
the driver statu s:
#cd /moxa/mxser/utility/diag
#./msdiag
o 2.4. Test the tty port
Use the Moxa terminal utility to test the
tty ports:
#cd /moxa/mxser/utility/term
#./msterm
DIP Switch Settings
CP-112UL Series /CP-112UL-I Series
CP-114UL Series /CP-114UL-I Seri es
CP-118U Series /CP-118U-I Series
CP-134U Series /CP-134U-I Series
RS-422 or RS-485 mode:
Use the jumpe r to cover th e
two column s on the left of the
RS-232 mode: Use the
jumper to c over the tw o
columns on the ri ght of the

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CP-138U Series /CP-138U-I Series
Pin Assignments
CP-102U Series
Male DB9 RS-232
Signal 1 DCD 2 RxD 3 TxD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS
CP-102UL Series
Female DB25 RS-232
CP-104JU Series
RJ45(RS-232)
Signal 1 DSR 2 RTS 3 GND 4 TxD 5 RxD 6 DCD 7 CTS 8 DTR
CP-104UL
Male DB25 (CBL-M44M25x4-50)
(CBL-M44M9x4-50)
(Opt4-M9 A)
CP-112UL-Series
Male DB9 (CBL-M25M9x2-50)
Pin RS-232 RS-422/
CP-114UL Series
Male DB9 (CBL-M44M9x4-50)
GND 6 DSR – – 7 RTS – – 8 CTS ––