Titan Electronics PCIe-800i, PCIe-800i-SI User Manual

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PCIe-800i/PCIe-800i-SI USER’S MANUAL

2017 July Edition

Titan Electronics Inc.

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Contents

INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 3

FEATURES ....................................................................................................................... 4

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................. 5

PIN-OUT INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 6

RS-422 Pin-out for DB9 Connector ............................................................................ 6

RS-485 Full Duplex (4 wire) Mode Pin-out for DB9 Connector.................................. 6

RS-485 Half Duplex (2 wire) Mode Pin-out for DB9 Connector ................................. 6

Pin-out of DB44 Female Connector for Eight RS-422/485 Ports ............................... 7

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SETTINGS ........................................................................ 9

Selecting the Operation Mode................................................................................... 9

Enabling Termination Resistors ............................................................................... 10

Enabling Automatic Direction Control in RS-485 Mode .......................................... 11

WIRING INFORMATION FOR RS-422/485 .................................................................... 12

RS-422 and RS-485 Transmission Technique ........................................................... 12

RS-422 Connected .................................................................................................... 13

RS-422 and RS-485 4 Wire Scheme.......................................................................... 14

INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................. 15

Windows 10 32-bit & 64-bit Drivers Installation ..................................................... 15

Windows 8.1/8/7 32-bit & 64-bit Drivers Installation ............................................. 21

UNINSTALLING WINDOWS DRIVERS ............................................................................ 27

INTRODUCTION

The PCIe-800i and PCIe-800i-SI PCI Express 8-port industrial serial I/O cards are plug and play high-speed serial I/O expansion cards for the PCI Express bus. Connecting to a PCI Express bus on your computer, the PCI Express 8-port industrial serial I/O card instantly adds eight RS-422/485 serial I/O communication ports to your system. The PCI Express 8-port industrial serial I/O cards are designed to utilize the Exar XR17V358 PCI Express to UART chip. The PCIe-800i & PCIe-800i-SI support high-speed data rate up to 921.6kbps. Each serial port is fully compatible with 16C550 UART, with enhanced feature of 256 bytes TX and RX FIFO buffer for higher performance.

The PCI Express 8-port industrial serial I/O card is an advanced and high efficient solution for serial data communication and industrial automation applications.

FEATURES

 PCI Express 2.0 Gen 1 compliant  PCI Express 1 Lane compliant  16C550 compatibility  256 bytes receive FIFO buffer  256 bytes transmit FIFO buffer  Automatic RTS/CTS or DTR/DSR hardware flow control with programmable

hysteresis

 Automatic Xon/Xoff software flow control  Drivers provided for Windows and Linux OS  Wide ambient temperature operation 0°C to 60°C (32°F to 140°F)  CE, FCC approval  Supports eight high speed RS-422/485 serial ports with data transfer rate up to

921.6kbps

 Provides 15KV ESD protection and 600W surge protection for all serial signals  One DB44 high density female connector on board for serial data communication  Includes one adapter cable converting a DB44 female connector to eight DB9 male

connectors. Cable length: 1m

 RS-422 data signals: TxD-, TxD+, RxD+, RxD-, GND  RS-485 data signals: TxD-, TxD+, RxD+, RxD- (4 wire), Data-, Data+ (2 wire)  PCIe-800i-SI provides 3000V DC optical isolation for all serial signals

SPECIFICATIONS

General

Bus

PCI Express; Single-Lane (×1)

Chipset

EXAR XR17V358

Interface

RS-422/485

Plug & Play

Supported

IRQ & IO Address

Assigned by system BIOS

PCIe-800i

No. of Ports

Eight

RS-422 Signals

TxD-, TxD+, RxD+, RxD-, GND

RS-485 Signals

TxD-, TxD+, RxD+, RxD- (4 wire), Data-, Data+ (2 wire)

Max. Bitrates

921.6kbps

Serial Configuration

Data bits: 5, 6, 7, 8 Parity: None, Odd, Even, Mark, Space Stop bits: 1, 1.5, 2

UART FIFO Buffer Size

Each port with 256 bytes FIFO for transmit & receive

Connectors

One DB44 high density female connector

Protection

15kV ESD protection and 600W surge protection for all serial signals

Mechanical

PCIe-800i with standard height bracket

PCIe-800i-SI

No. of Ports

Eight, with isolation

RS-422 Signals

TxD-, TxD+, RxD+, RxD-, GND

RS-485 Signals

TxD-, TxD+, RxD+, RxD- (4 wire), Data-, Data+ (2 wire)

Max. Bitrates

921.6kbps

Serial Configuration

Data bits: 5, 6, 7, 8 Parity: None, Odd, Even, Mark, Space Stop bits: 1, 1.5, 2

UART FIFO Buffer Size

Each port with 256 bytes FIFO for transmit & receive

Connectors

One DB44 high density female connector

Protection

15kV ESD protection and 600W surge protection for all serial signals 3000V DC optical isolation for all serial signals

Mechanical

PCIe-800i-SI with standard height bracket

Environment

Operating Temperature

0°C to 60°C

Storage Temperature

-40°C to 85°C

Humidity

0 to 80% RH. Noncondensing

Safety Approvals

CE, FCC

PIN-OUT INFORMATION

The following are the connector pin-out for PCIe-800i & PCIe-800i-SI PCI Express serial I/O card.

RS-422 Pin-out for DB9 Connector

Pin Number

Pin Type

Description

Output

TxD-: Transmit Data, negative polarity

Output

TxD+: Transmit Data, positive polarity

Input

RxD+: Receive Data, positive polarity

Input

RxD-: Receive Data, negative polarity

Ground

GND: Signal Ground

RS-485 Full Duplex (4 wire) Mode Pin-out for DB9 Connector

Pin Number

Pin Type

Description

Output

TxD-: Transmit Data, negative polarity

Output

TxD+: Transmit Data, positive polarity

Input

RxD+: Receive Data, positive polarity

Input

RxD-: Receive Data, negative polarity

Ground

GND: Signal Ground

RS-485 Half Duplex (2 wire) Mode Pin-out for DB9 Connector

Pin Number

Pin Type

Description

Output/ Input

Data-: Transmit/Receive Data, negative polarity

Output/ Input

Data+: Transmit/Receive Data, positive polarity

Ground

GND: Signal Ground

Pin-out of DB44 Female Connector for Eight RS-422/485 Ports

RS-422 Mode

RS-485 “4W” Mode

RS-485 “2W” Mode

Ground (6)

TxD-(6)

Data-(6)

TxD+(6)

Data+(6)

RxD+(6)

RxD-(6)

N.C

Ground (4)

N.C

Ground (1)

TxD-(1)

Data-(1)

TxD+(1)

Data+(1)

RxD+(1)

RxD-(1)

Ground

N.C

TxD-(8)

Data-(8)

TxD+(8)

Data+(8)

TxD-(7)

Data-(7)

TxD+(7)

Data+(7)

RxD+(7)

RxD-(7)

TxD-(4)

Data-(4)

TxD+(4)

Data+(4)

RxD+(4)

RxD-(4)

TxD-(2)

Data-(2)

TxD+(2)

Data+(2)

RxD+(2)

RxD-(2)

Ground (8)

RxD+(8)

RxD-(8)

Ground (7)

TxD-(5)

Data-(5)

TxD+(5)

Data+(5)

RxD+(5)

RxD-(5)

Ground (3)

TxD-(3)

Data-(3)

TxD+(3)

Data+(3)

RxD+(3)

RxD-(3)

Ground (5)

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SETTINGS

Selecting the Operation Mode

There are eight 3-pin DIP switches, SW1~SW8 on PCIe-800i and PCIe-800i-SI cards. The DIP switches are used to select the mode of operation. You will need to set the switch settings to RS-422 mode or RS-485 mode as per the requirements of your application. The RS-422 & RS-485 mode block configuration settings are listed as follows.

SW1~SW8 for Mode Setting

Operation Mode

1 2 3

RS-422

Full Duplex (4 wire)

RS-485

Full Duplex (4 wire)

OFF

Half Duplex (2 wire) – with Echo

OFF

Half Duplex (2 wire) – without Echo

OFF

Note: When PCIe-800i and PCIe-800i-SI are working in RS-485 operation mode, you need to enable the automatic direction control of the RS-485 transceiver buffer by setting the driver configuration (refer to page 11).

Enabling Termination Resistors

There are eight 2×3 pin jumper header blocks, JP1~JP8, on PCIe-800i and PCIe-800i-SI cards. The jumper header blocks are used to enable TxD, RxD 120Ω termination resistors, with JP1 for port 1, JP2 for port 2 and so on. You will need to set the jumper header blocks as per the requirements of your application. Settings are listed as follows:

Jumper

Function

Remark

JP1~JP8

Pin 1, 3 short

Enable TxD+/TxD- termination resistor

120Ω termination resistor

JP1~JP8

Pin 3, 5 short

Disable TxD+/TxD- termination resistor

Default setting

JP1~JP8

Pin 2, 4 short

Enable RxD+/RxD- termination resistor

120Ω termination resistor

JP1~JP8

Pin 4, 6 short

Disable RxD+/RxD- termination resistor

Default setting

Enabling Automatic Direction Control in RS-485 Mode

When PCIe-800i or PCIe-800i-SI is working in RS-485 operation mode, you need to enable the automatic direction control of the RS-485 transceiver buffer by setting the driver configuration.

1. Double click on “Exar’s Communications Port (COMx)” under Device Manager to

enter “Exar’s Communications Port (COMx) Properties”. Check “RS-485” and click “OK” to enable the automatic direction control of the transceiver buffer in RS-485

operation mode.

2. Repeat the steps above for other COM ports to enable automatic direction control

for all ports.

WIRING INFORMATION FOR RS-422/485

This section will provide proper wiring information about RS-422 and RS-485 data communication. It is necessary to have the basic knowledge to avoid or find errors in data transmission. Failures in cabling are responsible for the vast majority of transmission problems.

RS-422 and RS-485 Transmission Technique

RS-422 and RS-485 use the same balanced transmission method. Signals are not transmitted as voltage on a single wire like in RS-232. Instead, two wires are used; when one carries high voltage, the other one carries low voltage. The signal is defined by the difference in voltage between those two wires. This hardens the transmission against noise. Usually, twisted pair cables are used, which further reduces the sensitivity to noise.

To make sure the signals meet the common voltage range, the GND of sender and receiver must be connected. To ensure the signals are in the valid voltage range so that the differential voltage can be correctly sensed by the receiver, the GND lines of the transmitter and receiver must be connected.

RS-422 Connected

The following diagram shows RS-422 without handshaking signals connected.

RS-422 and RS-485 4 Wire Scheme

RS-422 requires dedicated wire pairs for transmit and receive. The transmit wires are used to send data to as many as 10 receivers, as stated in the specifications of RS-422. Since the PCIe-800i and PCIe-800i-SI use RS-485 Line Driver technology, up to 32 receivers are possible.

The following diagram shows RS-422 and RS-485 4 wire scheme:

The following diagram shows RS-485 2 wire scheme:

INSTALLATION

Windows 10 32-bit & 64-bit Drivers Installation

To install the Windows driver from Device Manager for PCI Express 8-port industrial serial I/O card, please follow the steps below:

1. Switch off the computer.

2. Insert PCI Express industrial serial I/O card into a free PCI Express Bus slot.

3. Switch on the computer and start Windows OS.

4. Windows OS will automatically detect the PCI Express I/O Card.

5. Right click “START” button and select “Control Panel”.

6. Under “Control Panel”, select “Hardware and Sound”

7. Select “Device Manager”.

8. Under “Device Manager” of the system properties, you can find “PCI Serial Port”

attached to “Other devices”. Select “PCI Serial Port”.

9. Select “Action” and execute “Update Driver Software”.

10. Click “Browse my computer for driver software”.

11. Insert the driver CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

12. Select the directory "\PCIe Drivers\x86” for 32 bits Windows OS (“\PCIe

Drivers\x64 for 64 bits Windows OS”) as the target. Click on "OK", and on “Next” to install driver.

13. After driver installation is done successfully, you will find “Exar’s 8-port UART

PCI-Express Card” and eight instances of “Multifunction Device” under Device Manager.

14. Select the first “Multifunction Device”.

15. Select “Action” and execute “Update Driver Software”.

16. Click “Browse my computer for driver software” again.

17. Select the directory "\PCIe Drivers\x86” for 32 bits Windows OS (“\PCIe

Drivers\x64 for 64 bits Windows OS”) as the target. Click on "OK", and on “Next” to install COM port driver.

18. After COM port driver installation is done successfully, you can find the first “Exar’s

Communications Port (COMx)” under “Ports (COM & LPT)” in Device Manager.

19. Select the next “Multifunction Device” and repeat steps 15~17 to install all of the

COM port drivers.

20. After all COM port driver installations are done successfully, you will find four

“Exar’s Communications Port (COMx)” under “Ports (COM & LPT)” in Device

Manager.

21. Restart computer to complete installation.

Windows 8.1/8/7 32-bit & 64-bit Drivers Installation

To install the Windows driver from Device Manager for PCI Express 8-port industrial serial I/O card, please follow the steps below:

1. Switch off the computer.

2. Insert PCI Express industrial serial I/O card into a free PCI Express Bus slot.

3. Switch on the computer and start Windows OS.

4. Windows OS will automatically detect the PCI Express I/O Card.

5. Press “START” button and select “Control Panel”.

6. Select “Hardware and Sound”.

7. Select “Device Manager”.

8. Under “Device Manager” of the system properties, you can find “PCI Serial Port”

attached to “Other devices”. Select “PCI Serial Port”.

9. Select “Action” and execute “Update Driver Software”.

10. Click “Browse my computer for driver software”.

11. Insert the driver CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

12. Select the directory "\PCIe Drivers\x86” for 32 bits Windows OS (“\PCIe

Drivers\x64 for 64 bits Windows OS”) as the target. Click on "OK", and on “Next” to install driver.

13. After driver installation is done successfully, you will find “Exar’s 8-port UART PCI-

Express Card” and eight instances of “Multifunction Device” under Device Manager.

14. Select the first “Multifunction Device”.

15. Select “Action” and execute “Update Driver Software”.

16. Click “Browse my computer for driver software” again.

17. Select the directory "\PCIe Drivers\x86” for 32 bits Windows OS (“\PCIe

Drivers\x64 for 64 bits Windows OS”) as the target. Click on "OK", and on “Next” to install COM port driver.

18. After COM port driver installation is done successfully, you can find the first “Exar’s

Communications Port (COMx)” under “Ports (COM & LPT)” in Device Manager.

19. Select the next “Multifunction Device” and repeat steps 15~17 to install all of the

COM port drivers.

20. After all COM port driver installations are done successfully, you will find eight

“Exar’s Communications Port (COMx)” under “Ports (COM & LPT)” in Device

Manager.

21. Restart computer to complete installation.

UNINSTALLING WINDOWS DRIVERS

To uninstall the Windows driver from Device Manager for PCI Express 8-port serial I/O card, please follow the steps below:

1. Right click on “Exar’s Communications Port (COMx)” under Device Manager and

select “Uninstall” to start Exar’s Communications Port (COMx) driver uninstall.

2. Under the “Confirm Device Uninstall” window, check “Delete the driver software

for this device.” Click “OK” to uninstall the software driver. If there is no “Delete

the driver software for this device” checkbox, just click “OK” to uninstall the

software driver.

3. Right click on the remaining “Exar’s Communications Port (COMx)” drivers and

repeat steps 1 and 2 to uninstall all Exar’s Communications Port drivers.

4. Right click on “Exar’s 8-port UART PCI-Express Card” under Device Manager and

select “Uninstall” to start uninstalling “Exar’s 8-port UART PCI-Express Card” software driver.

5. Under the “Confirm Device Uninstall” window, check “Delete the driver software

for this device.” Click “OK” to uninstall the software driver. If there is no “Delete the driver software for this device.” message, just click “OK” to uninstall the

software driver.

6. If you installed more than one PCI Express 8-port serial I/O cards in your system,

please right click on the other “Exar’s 8-port UART PCI-Express Card” drivers and repeat steps 4~5 to uninstall all PCI Express 8-port serial I/O cards software drivers.

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