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Universal PCI Express
Multi-IO
RS-232 / Parallel
Communication Board
USER’S MANUAL
English Version
Second Edition, March 2014
SUNIX Co., Ltd.
Tel: +886-2-8913-1987
Fax: +886-2-8913-1986
Http://www.sunix.com
info@sunix.com
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PCI Express Multi-IO Communication Board
User’s Manual
Copyright
Copyright© 2014 SUNIX Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language,
or transmitted in any from or by any means, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without prior written permission from
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Disclaimer
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equipment.
SUNIX makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual. Information in this manual has
been carefully checked for reliability; however, no guarantee is given as to the correctness of this content. In the
interest of continued product improvement, this company reserves the right to revise the manual or include change in
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person of such revision or changes. The information contained in this manual is provided for general use by the
customers.
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All other trademarks or registered marks in this manual belong to their respective owners.
Safety Information
1. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.
2. Always read the safety information carefully.
3. Keep this equipment away from direct sunlight, or in humid or damp places.
4. Do not place this equipment in an unstable position, or on vibrating surface before setting it up.
5. Do not use or place this equipment near magnetic fields, televisions, or radios to avoid electronic
interface that affects device performance.
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Regulatory Compliance
FCC Conditions
This equipment has been tested and found to c omply with Part 15 of the FCC Rul es. Operation
is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This equipment may not cause harmful interference
(2) This equipment must accept any int erference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
Important! Changes or modif ications not expres sly approved by the manufactu rer respon sible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Use an approved
phone set.
CE
This equipment is in compliance with the requi rem ents of the following regulations: EN 55022:
CLASS B
WEEE Information
For EU (European Union) member users: According to the WEEE (Waste electrical and
electronic equipment) Directive, do not dispose of this product as household waste or
commercial waste. Waste electrical and electronic equipment should be appropriately
collected and recycled as required by practices established for your country. For information
on recycling of this product, please contact your local authorities, your household waste
disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................... 6
1.2 Package Checklist ....................................................................................................... 6
1.3 Product Features ......................................................................................................... 7
1.4 Product Specifications ................................................................................................. 8
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
2.1 Hardware Installation ................................................................................................ 11
2.2 Pin Assignment ......................................................................................................... 13
Chapter 3 Software Installation
3.1 Windows Driver Installation ....................................................................................... 16
3.2 Windows Driver Uninstall .......................................................................................... 19
3.3 Windows Verify Installation ....................................................................................... 20
3.4 Linux Driver Installation ............................................................................................. 21
Chapter 4 Port Configuration
4.1 Configure Com / LPT Port Settings ........................................................................... 24
4.2 Com / LPT Port Number Settings .............................................................................. 25
4.3 Com / LPT System Resource .................................................................................... 25
4.4 Com Port Fifo Settings .............................................................................................. 25
Chapter 5 Appendix
5.1 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................ 27
5.2 Product Family .......................................................................................................... 29
5.3 Contact Information ................................................................................................... 31
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WHQL Certification Approval
The Designed for Microsoft Windows 32/64-bit operation system WHQL logo
identifies products that meet Microsoft’s quality standards, SUNIX I/O products
carry with this logo and listed on Windows Catalog. WHQL logo includes below
operation system version
Microsoft Windows Client: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 (X86/X64)
Microsoft Windows Server: Windows 2003 / 2008 / 2012 (X64)
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1.
Introduction
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SUNIX Golden I/O series, a line of PCI Express Multi-port Serial and Parallel
Multi-IO Communication Board, is designed to meet PCI Express Base
Specification Ver1.1 (Compliable with PCI Express General 2 Specification).
Its 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.
This board offers independent both serial and parallel ports for connecting
terminals, modems, printers, scanners, cash registers, bar code readers,
keypads, numeric displays, electrical scales , data acquisition equipment, and
other serial / parallel devices for the PC and compatible systems. This board
offers a reliable and high performance solution for Multi-IO communications.
The following topics covered in this chapter:
1.1 Overview
1.2 Package Checklist
1.3 Product Features
1.4 Product Specifications
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1.1 Overview
The majority of today’s motherboards are not equipped with any RS-232 or
Parallel port. With SUNIX PCI Express Serial and Parallel Multi-IO
Communication Board, users can expand both COM and LPT ports on their
system, allowing them to use serial and parallel devices further. It is
compatible with RS-232.V24 standard serial and IEEE1284 Parallel interfaces.
Furthermore, this Multi-IO board supports majority of the OS on the market.
We provide driver support for Microsoft Windows and Linux 32/64-bit platf orm,
making it the best and cost efficient solution for commercial and industrial
automation applications.
1.2 Package Checklist
Please check if the following items are present and in good condition upon
opening your package. Contact your vendor if any item is damaged or missing.
1. Hardware:
PCI Express Serial and Parallel Multi-IO Communication Board, × 1
Cable: (Only for 2S/1P, 2S/2P or 4S/1P Solution)
13x2 Pin Header to DB25F Flat Cable With Bracket set × 1
2. CD Driver
3. User's Manual (This document)
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1.3 Product Features
Expands both RS-232 COM and IEEE1284 LPT ports on system.
High performance SUNIX 16C950 UART Multi-IO controller on-board.
Ultra low power consumption design for Green Environment.
Designed to meet PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1.1.
Supports x1, x2, x4, x8, x16 (lane) PCI Express Bus connector keys.
RS-232 COM port communication speed supports up to 115.2Kbps
(921.6Kbps Optional*).
On-chip hardware auto flow control to guarantee no data loss.
Built-in ±15KV ESD protection for all serial signals.
Parallel LPT port supports IEEE 1284-1994 parallel port standard
- ECP(Enhance Capacity Port) / EPP(Enha n ce Parallel Port)
- SPP(Standard Parallel Port) / BPP(Bi-direction Parallel Port)
Auto-switching between ECP/EPP/SPP/BPP modes without configuration.
Plug-n-Play, I/O address and IRQ assigned by system.
Certified by CE, FCC, RoHS, and Microsoft WHQL approval.
Support Microsoft Windows, Linux, and DOS.
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1.4 Product Specifications
Board Communication
Serial Communication
Parallel Communication
Driver Support
Interface PCI Express
BUS One lane (x1)
Controller SUNIX SUN2212 (16C950 UART Compatible)
IRQ & IO Assigned by System
Interface RS-232
No. of Port 1, 2, or 4-port (Depend on product user bought)
FIFO 128 byte Hardware
Signal TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, RI, GND
Baud rate 50bps ~115.2Kbps (921.6Kpbs Optional*)
Stop bit 1, 1.5, 2
Parity even, odd, none, mark, space
Flow Control None, Xon/Xoff, RTS/CTS
Protection ±15KV ESD protection for each signal Human Body Model (HBM)
Board Connector DB9 Male
Interface IEEE-1284
Mode SPP/ECP/EPP/BPP (Auto-switching)
Data Speed Maximum 1.8 MB/s
FIFO 16 byte Hardware
Number of Port 1 or 2-port (Depend on product user bought)
Board Connector DB25 Female
Windows Client
XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 (X86/X64)
Windows Server
2003 / 2008 / 2012 (X64)
Microsoft Embedded Windows XP Embedded / POS Ready 2009 / Embedded System
Linux Linux 2.4.x / 2.6.x
DOS DOS
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Regulatory Approvals
Environment
Note:
SUNIX High Speed RS-232 Card (H Version) baud rate setting supports
921.6Kpbs. Please refer to the Chapter 5 Appendix, Product Family for
detail.
LPT port does NOT support legacy 278 / 378 ISA address under Windows
nor Linux operation systems, but only DOS mode.
Do not support LPT Key Locker Parallel devices, because of legacy ISA
address limitation.
Hardware
EN55022 Class B, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3,
FCC Part 15 Class B, RoHS
Software
Microsoft WHQL Windows
Microsoft Client: XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 (X86/X64)
Microsoft Server: 2003 / 2008 / 2012 (X64)
Operation
Temperature
0 to 60°C (32 to 140°F)
Operation
Humidity
5 to 95% RH
Storage
Temperature
-20 to 85°C (-4 to 185°F)
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2.
Hardware Installation
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This chapter includes information about hardware installation for PCI Express
Serial and Parallel Multi-IO Communication Board. The following topics are
covered:
2.1 Hardware Installation
2.2 Pin Assignments
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2.1 Hardware Installation
The hardware installation of PCI Express Serial and Parallel Multi-IO
Communication Board is easy to carry out. Before inserting the card into the
PCI Express Bus, please follow the detailed steps given below to install the
PCI Express board in your computer.
Step 1: Turn your PC’s power off, and shut off the power to any peripheral.
Step 2: Remove the power plug from the plug socket.
Step 3: Remove the cover from the computer case.
Step 4: If fitted. Remove the metal cover plate on the rear of a free PCI-E slot.
Step 5: Insert PCI Express Multi-port Communication Board into the free PCI
Express slot and screw it firmly on the bracket side. It supports x1, x2,
x4, x8, or x16 (lane) PCI Express Bus connector keys.
Step 6: Place the cover back onto the computer.
Step 7: Insert the plug into the plug socket.
Safety First
To avoid damaging your system and boards, make sure your
PC’s power is turned off before installing PCI Express Board.
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For 2S/1P or 4S/ 1P PCI Express Multi-IO Card, there is one extend flat cable
along with the board. Please connect the cable 2x13 female header to the
board. The red wire matches with the arrow mark (first pin) on the board.
Fix the bracket on the PC chassis.
Red Wire
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2.2 Pin Assignment
This chapter provides the pin assignments for SUNIX PCI Express Serial and
Parallel Multi-IO Communication Board, as well as the pin assignments for the
optional accessories.
RS-232 Interface:
PIN
DB9M
DB25M
RJ45
Pin Header
DCD
1 8 7
1
RxD
2 3 6 3 TxD
3 2 3
5
DTR
4
20 2 7
GND
5 7 4 9 DSR
6 6 8
2
RTS
7 4 1
4
CTS
8 5 5
6
RI
9
22 - 8
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Parallel Interface:
DB25F
PIN
DB25F
PIN
1
STROBE
14
AUTO FEED
2
DATA0
15
ERROR
3
DATA1
16
INT
4
DATA2
17
SELECT INPUT
5
DATA3
18
GND
6
DATA4
19
GND
7
DATA5
20
GND
8
DATA6
21
GND
9
DATA7
22
GND
10
ACKNOWLEDGE
23
GND
11
BUSY
24
GND
12
PAPER EMPTY
25
GND
13
SELECT
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3.
Driver Installation
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After installing the PCI Express Serial and Parallel Multi-IO Communication
Board in your system successfully, please follow the step by step software
installation guide to confirm how to install appropriate driver and configure the
serial port settings.
The driver for PCI Express board supports Windows and Linux operating
systems, and you can select your requirement in the following chapter:
The following topics covered in this chapter:
3.1 Windows Driver Install
3.2 Windows Driver Uninstall
3.3 Windows Verify Instal l at i on
3.4 Linux Driver Installation
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3.1 Windows Driver Installation
Please refer to following instructions to install the driver for the first time under
Windows operation system. You will need to plug the board in an available PCI
Express slot first, before installing the driver.
(1) After the board is physically installed and the PC boots up, system will
detect the PCI Express Serial and Parallel Board and prompt for driver
installation wizard, please choose cancel.
(2) Put CD driver bound with product in your CD / DVD ROM drive .
Please select autorun.exe., then select “Driver Installation”.
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(3) Please select the product interface you bought, such as PCI Express.
(4) Please select the O.S. version you are using, such as Windows Vista.
Then system will process the driver installation step automatically.
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(5) Click “Next” to continue driver installation steps.
(6) Click “Finish” to end installation steps. If SUNIX I/O card install c orrect in
your system, you can read “V” icon in this picture.
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3.2 Windows Driver Uninstall
Please refer to following instructions uninstall Multi-I/O card driver.
(1) Click on the “Programs and Features” tab in the Windows Control Panel.
Start > Controller Panel > Programs and Features
(2) Entry Uninstall or change a program page, and double click “Windows
Driver Package – SUNIX Co., Ltd SUNIX Multi-I/O Controller” to process
driver uninstall procedure.
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3.3 Windows Verify Installation
You can use Windows “Device Manager” to verify proper installation.
(1) Click on the “Programs and Features” tab in the Windows Control Panel.
Start > Controller Panel > Device Manager
(2) In the Device Manager window, you should see this board under
Multifunction adapters (SUNIX 1-port RS-232 Serial Card / 1-port
Parallel Multi-IO Card in this example). You should also see SUNIX COM
and LPT port under Ports (COM & LPT).
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3.4 Linux Driver Installation
This installation guide describes the procedures to install the PCI or PCI
Express Multi-IO board in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x. Please refer to
“snx_Vx.x.x.x.tar.gz” for driver installation detail in CD Driver (Linux folder)
directory.
: \ PCI_IO \ Linux
(1) Driver install
Please create a directory under root directory, e.g /temp, do commands:
# cd /
# mkdir temp
After get driver file "snx_Vx.x.x.x.tar.gz". Copy file to /temp
directory, then extract and install, do commands:
# cp snx_Vx.x.x.x.tar.gz /temp
# cd /temp
# tar xvfz snx_Vx.x.x.x.tar.gz
# cd /temp/snx
# make clean ; make install
*************************************************************
* If system is Suse 9.0 and errors occur when
* "make clean ; make install", do commands:
*
* # cd /usr/src/linux/
* # make cloneconfig
* # make dep
*
* then do "make clean ; make install" again in /temp/snx
*************************************************************
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Load driver module, do command:
# modprobe snx
or
# insmod /temp/snx/driver/snx.ko (snx.o for kernel 2.4)
Check driver module, do command:
# lsmod | grep snx
Unload driver, do command:
# rmmod snx
(2) Device node creation
Each serial port has one device node which is named "ttySNX?",
maximum up to 32 serial ports.
Each parallel port has two device node which is name "lp?" and
"parport?". This step will backup lp2~lp3 and parport2~parport3
to lp?.bak and parport?.bak in /dev for your system first. Then,
create lp2~lp3 and parport2~parport3 in /dev for sunix driver,
maximum up tp 2 parallel ports.
This setp will be done when do "make clean ; make install", if
device nodes aren't in /dev, do commands:
# cd /temp/snx/snxmknod
# ./snxmknod
This will create device nodes in /dev.
If there are more than two boards installed, serial port device
nameing convention please refer to F1.
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4.
Port Configuration
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This chapter shows all Serial COM and Parallel LPT port settings that user
came with usually, such as port number, FIFO length(size), baud rate, IO
address and others.
The following topics covered in this chapter:
4.1 Configure COM / LPT Port Settings
4.2 COM / LPT Port Number Settings
4.3 COM / LPT System Resource
4.4 COM Port FIFO Settings
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4.1 Configure COM / LPT Port Settings
After the board drivers are installed, please refer to following instructions to
configure Serial COM and Parallel LPT port settings.
(1) Please launch the “Device Manager”.
(2) Right click the “SUNIX 2-port RS-232 Serial Card / 1-port Parallel
Multi-IO Card” item from the “Multifunction adapters” sub-tree and click
“Properties”.
(3) On the “Port Control” tab, select a port to configure. You can set both
COM and LPT ports settings through this page.
* Click “OK” to approve the settings for the selected port.
* Click “Apply to All” to approve the settings for all COM and LPT ports.
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4.2 COM / LPT Port Number Settings
Under Port Number, select a COM number to assign to the serial port. Click
“OK” to approve the settings for the selected port.
Note: In order to prevent system resource conflict, do not select “in use” port.
4.3 COM / LPT System Resource
User can read the COM or LPT port’s “IO Range” and “IRQ” located in system
by selecting assigned port.
4.4 COM Port FIFO Settings
Select RS-232 COM port’s Receiver FIFO Trigger and Transmit FIFO Size.
The default Rx FIFO Trigger is 112 bytes. The default Tx FIFO Size is 128
bytes. Click “Apply to All” to change this setting for all serial ports on the
board. Then click “OK” to save the settings. If the system is not stable, select
the lower value to correct problems.
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5.
Appendix
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This chapter shows some problems that user came with usually. Also you can
check it if the PCI Express serial and parallel board can not work properly in
your system after following hardware and software installation steps. In
addition, you could contact with us for detail technical product information.
In this appendix, we cover the following topics.
5.1 Troubleshooting
5.2 Product Family
5.3 Contact Information
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5.1 Troubleshooting
1. System fails to find the PCI Express Multi-I/O Board or COM / LPT port.
A: It may cause by following issue:
a. The board is not properly plugged into the PCI Express slot.
b. Please clean the golden finger on the board.
c. The PCI Express slot maybe defective. Please try other slots until you
find one that works.
d. The mainboard does not have an available IRQ for the PCI Express
Multi-I/O board. Enter t he PC.s BIOS and make sure an IRQ setting is
available in the PCI/PnP settings.
e. The board itself might be defective. You can try another mainboard
testing this board working or not.
2. There is a blue screen when I entry operation system.
A: The possible reason is an IRQ or I/O address conflict with other PCI
Express Bus adapters, such as LAN or ser ial boards, or with the system
BIOS. Refer to the corresponding problem in the previous FAQ for
solutions.
3. There are some exclamation marks in device manager and serial ports
can not work properly.
A: It caused by the wrong driver installing or hardware settings. Please turn off
your computer firtly and re-install hardware and software, especially
re-install the correct driver. If problem still happens, please change another
PCI Express Bus slot to install this board.
4. How can I set the LPT port to the legacy 278 or 378 ISA address?
A: Because of PCI and PCI Expr ess plug-n-play rule and windows operation
system limitation, you can NOT remap to 278H or 378H legacy ISA IO
address under Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Vista, 2008, 7 or Linu x
OS.
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5. How large FIFO length I should set?
A: FIFO (First-in-First-out) buffers are used to reduce the frequency of interrupt
processes for UART chips. The size of the buffer will determines the
number of times the cards need to interrupt the computer’s CPU in order to
process a string of data. With larger FIFO buffer size; there is more data
flow and less interruption to the CPU, therefore allowing the CPU to be free
to handle other more crucial tasks.
Set the Receive/Transmit Buffer to higher value will get faster performance
because the interrupts will be reduced, but the time for interrupt service
routine will become shorter. The receive buffer overflow will be easily
happened if the CPU speed is not enough to handle. If the system is not
stable, select the lower value to correct problems.
6. How come my parallel device can not work on this Card, but work
properly under on-board LPT port??
A: a. Please confirms your parallel device connect to the LPT port correctly.
b. Make sure the LPT port number you connected matches with parallel
device settings.
c. Your parallel device only works under 278/378 legacy ISA IO address.
This card can not satisfy with this feature. Please contact with your
parallel device vendor for driver updating.
7. How can I set the different ECP / EPP / SPP / BPP operation mode?
A: Under Windows OS such as 2000, XP, Vista, and 7, this board will
automatically communicate with the device to which it is connected and
sets to that particular mode. For example if this card is connected to a
printer that support SPP mode, then this parallel card will communicate with
this printer and will autom atically set to SPP mode. It means that this card
will handshake with the device to which it is connected and configures to
that mode. User does not require changing to any particular mode. This
parallel card’s working mode can not force setting particular mode by driver
or BIOS!!
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5.2 Product Family
SUNIX provides kinds of RS-232 and IEE1284 interface cards for customer
selection, including PCI Express, PCI, CardBus, and ExpressCard. Please
refer to the product family table for reference.
Multi I/O PCI Express Interface
Port Connecter
Serial
Baud
Rate
Power
output
Bracket Model NO.
COM LPT COM LPT
1 1
DB9 Male
DB25
Female
115.2Kbps
-
Standard
MIO6
469A
921.6Kbps MIO64
69H
2 1
DB9 Male
DB25
Female
115.2Kbps MIO6
479A
921.6Kbps MIO6
479H
DB44 Female
115.2Kbps
Low
Profile
MIO6
479AL
921.6Kbps MIO6
479HL
4 1
DB44
Female
13x2 Pin
Header
115.2Kbps
Standard
MIO5
499A
921.6Kbps
MIO5499H
115.2Kbps
Low
Profile
MIO5499AL
921.6Kbps
MIO5499HL
Multi I/O PCI Interface
Port Connecter
Serial
Baud
Rate
Power
output
Bracket Model NO.
COM LPT COM LPT
1 1
DB9 Male
DB25
Female
115.2Kbps
-
Standard
MIO5069A
5V12V
MIO5069P
921.6Kbps
-
MIO5069H
5V/12V
MIO5069PH
5x2 Pin
Header
13x2 Pin
Header
115.2Kbps
- Standard MIO5069U
-
Low
Profile
MIO5069UL
921.6Kbps - Standard MIO5069UH
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Multi I/O PCI Interface
Port Connecter
Serial
Baud
Rate
Power
output
Bracket Model NO.
COM LPT COM LPT
2 1
DB9 Male
13x2 Pin
Header
115.2Kbps
-
Standard
MIO5079A
921.6Kbps
MIO5079H
5x2 Pin
Header
13x2 Pin
Header
115.2Kbps
MIO5079U
Low
Profile
MIO5079UL
921.6Kbps Standard MIO5079UH
DB44 Female
115.2Kbps
Low
Profile
MIO5079AL
921.6Kbps
MIO5079HL
4 1
DB44
Female
13x2 Pin
Header
115.2Kbps Standard
MIO5099A
MIO5099H
921.6Kbps
Low
Profile
M
IO5099AL
MIO5099HL
Multi I/O ExpressCard Interface
Port Connecter
Serial
Baud
Rate
Power
output
Bracket Model NO.
COM LPT COM LPT
1 1 DB44 Female
921.6Kbps - 34mm
ECM1010
2 1 DB44 Female
ECM2010
Multi I/O CardBus Interface
Port Connecter
Serial
Baud
Rate
Power
output
Bracket Model NO.
COM LPT COM LPT
1 1 DB44 Female
921.6Kbps - 54mm
CBM1010
2 1 DB44 Female
CBM2010
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5.3 Contact Information
Customer satisfaction is our number one concern, and to ensure that
customers receive the full benefit of our products, SUNIX servic es has been
set up to provide technical support, driver updates, product information, and
user’s manual updates.
The following services are provided
E-mail for technical support
................................................ info@sunix.com
World Wide Web (WWW) Site for product information:
......................................... http://www.sunix.com
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