Patton 590A, 591A User Manual

USER
MANUAL

MODEL 590A and
MODEL 591A

RS-232 to RS-232
Optical Isolators

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Part # 07M59XA-C
Doc. # 055061UB
Revised 7/5/01

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 Warranty Information .................................................................. 3

1.1 FCC Information ........................................................................... 3

1.2 CE Notice...................................................................................... 3

1.3 Service.......................................................................................... 4

2.0 General Information..................................................................... 5

2.1 Features........................................................................................ 5

2.2 Description.................................................................................... 5

3.0 Configuration............................................................................... 6

3.1 Checking the Default Configuration.............................................. 6

Data Signals: Transmit Data (TD) and Receive Data (RD):......... 6

Control Signals*: DTR/RTS, and CD/DSR/CTS........................... 6

3.2 Setting the Internal Switches........................................................ 7

Selecting the DTE Output Signals (DTR or RTS)......................... 8

3.3 Selecting the DCE Output Signals (CTS, DSR, or CD)................ 9

4.0 Installation.................................................................................. 10

A Model 590A/591A Specifications.............................................. 11

A.1 Transmission Format .................................................................. 11

A.2 Interface Standard ...................................................................... 11

A.3 Connectors .................................................................................. 11

A.4 Data Rates .................................................................................. 11

A.5 Isolation ....................................................................................... 11

A.6 Power Supply .............................................................................. 11

A.7 Compliance ................................................................................. 11

A.8 Dimensions ................................................................................. 11

A.9 Temperature Range .................................................................... 11

A.10 Altitude ........................................................................................ 11

A.11 Weight ......................................................................................... 11

A.12 Humidity ...................................................................................... 11

B Model 590A/591A Pin Assignments......................................... 12

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1.0 WARRANTY INFORMATION

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free from defects, and will—at our option—repair or replace the product
should it fail within one year from the first date of shipment.

This warranty is limited to defects in workmanship or materials, and does
not cover customer damage, abuse or unauthorized modification. If this
product fails or does not perform as warranted, your sole recourse shall
be repair or replacement as described above. Under no condition shall

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product. These damages include, but are not limited to, the f ollo wing: lost
profits, lost savings and incidental or consequential damages arising
from the use of or inability to use this product.
cifically disclaims all other warranties, expressed or implied, and the
installation or use of this product shall be deemed an acceptance of
these terms by the user.

1.1 FCC INFORMATION

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer­ence when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and,
if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in
which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own
expense. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment
off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:

warrants all Model 590A/591A components to be

be liable for any damages incurred b y the use of this

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• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected

1.2 CE NOTICE

The CE symbol on your Patton Electronics equipment indicates that it is in
compliance with the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) directive and
the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) of the Union European (EU). A Certificate
of Compliance is available by contacting Patton Technical Support.

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1.3 SERVICE

All warranty and non-warranty repairs must be returned freight prepaid
and insured to Patton Electronics. All returns must have a Return Materi­als Authorization number on the outside of the shipping container. This
number may be obtained from Patton Electronics Technical Service at:

Tel:

[phone]

E-mail:
URL:

[e-mail]

www.patton.com

Note

Packages received without an RMA number will not be
accepted.

Patton Electronics’ technical staff is also available to answer any ques­tions that might arise concerning the installation or use of your Model
590A/591A. Technical Service hours:

Friday

.

8AM

to

5PM EST, Monday

through

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