National Instruments RS-232, Powered RS-232 2-Port PCI Card User Manual

Powered RS-232 2-Port PCI Card

User Manual

Ver. 1.00

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Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction ...................................................... 3

1.1 Product Introduction .................................................... 3

1.2 Features ........................................................................ 4

1.3 System Requirements .................................................. 4

1.4 Package Contents ......................................................... 4

Chapter 2: Getting Started ................................................. 5

2.1 Hardware Installation .................................................. 5

2.2 Jumper Settings............................................................ 6

2.3 Driver Installation ...................................................... 10

2.3.1 Installation for Windows XP/Vista/7 .................. 10

2.3.2 Installation for Linux 2.4.x/2.6.x ........................ 11

2.3.3 Installation for Windows CE............................... 11

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Product Introduction

RS-232 I/O series, a line of Universal PCI Multi-port Serial

Communication Board, is designed for both 3.3V/5V 32/64-bit PCI

Bus with Plug and Play feature. It can be installed in virtually any

available PC system and compatible with all major operating systems.

Users do not need to manually set jumpers to configure I/O addresses

and IRQ locations. Besides this board supports 5VDC or 12DV of

power from each serial port via 1/4/8/9 pin output. It’s convenient for

users connecting serial devices without addition external power supply.

This board offer independent serial ports for connecting terminals,

modems, printers, scanners, cash registers, bar code readers, keypads,

numeric displays, electrical scales, data acquisition equipment, and

other serial devices for the PC and compatible systems. This board

offers a reliable and high performance solution for serial multi-port

communications.

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1.2 Features

 Compliant with PCI 3.0 specification

 Support 2 x UART serial ports

 Built-in 16C950 compatible UART

 128-bype deep transmit/receive FIFOs

 Data transfer rate up to 230400bps

 Optional RS-232 signal or power output to serial device

 Provides 5VDC or 12VDC power output via pin 1/4/8/9

 ±15KV ESD protection on all signal pins

 Plug-n-Play, I/O address and IRQ assigned by BIOS

 Support Windows XP/Vista/7, Linux, Windows CE

1.3 System Requirements

 Windows® XP/Vista/7 (32/64 bit), Linux, Windows CE

 One available PCI slot

1.4 Package Contents

 1 x Powered RS-232 2-Port PCI Card