ADLINK Technology LittleBoard 735, Reference Manual

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Chapter 3 Hardware
22 Reference Manual LittleBoard 735
Serial Interfaces
Two MAX chips and two LTC1334CG#PBF chips provide the circuitry for the four serial ports:
The MAX chips for RS232 mode and the LTC1334CG#PBF chips for RS485/RS422 modes. The
four serial ports support the following features:
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Four individual 16550-compatible UARTs
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Programmable word length, stop bits and parity
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16-bit programmable baud rate generator
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Interrupt generator
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Loop-back mode
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Four individual 16-bit FIFOs
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Serial A Interface (J11)
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Serial Port 1 (COM1) supports RS232/RS485/RS422 and full modem support
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Serial Port 2 (COM2) supports RS232/RS485/RS422 and full modem support
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Serial B Interface (J12)
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Serial Port 3 (COM3) supports RS232/RS485/RS422 and full modem support
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Serial Port 4 (COM4) supports RS232/RS485/RS422
To implement the two-wire RS485 mode on any serial port, you must tie the equivalent pins together for
each port.
For example, on Serial Port 1, tie pin 3 to 5 and pin 4 to 6 at the Serial A interface header (J11) as shown in
Figure 3-1 . As an alternate, tie pin 2 to 3 and pin 7 to 8 at the DB9 serial connector for Serial Port 1 as shown
in Figure 3-1 . Refer also to the following tables for the specific pin signals on each connector.
Figure 3-1. RS485 Serial Port Implementation
Table 3-5 defines the pins and corresponding signals for the Serial A interface header (Serial Ports 1 and 2)
and Table 3-6 defines the pins and corresponding signals for the Serial B interface header (Serial Ports 3 and
4).
Both Serial A and B headers use 20 pins, 2 rows, odd/even sequence (1, 2) with 0.100" pitch.
NOTE The RS232 and RS485/RS422 modes can be selected for any serial port in BIOS
Setup under the
Advanced menu. However, the RS232 mode is the default
selection (Standard) for any serial port.
NOTE The RS422 mode uses a four-wire interface and does not require any pins tied
together, but you must select RS485 in BIOS Setup and make sure the
termination jumper is removed.
Serial A Interface (J11)
for Serial Port 1
(or COM1 Port)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 20
19
Top View
5 4 3 2 1
9 8 7 6
Standard DB9 Serial
Port Connector (Male)
Front View
Or
LB735RS485conn_a