Black Box IC1000A, Manual

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CHAPTER 2: Introduction
2. Introduction
2.1 Overview
The USB Directors RS-232 are intelligent expansion
modules that connect to a PC or server running
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95, 98, 98 SE, or 2000, Windows
CE
®
, Windows Me
®
, or Windows NT
®
4.0 through the
Universal Serial Bus (USB), providing easy, high-speed
serial connectivity to equipment that uses the standard
RS-232 serial interface, including modems, printers,
point-of-sale (POS) terminals, and industrial-control
devices.
The USB Directors RS-232 have a Type B USB
connector for a cable running from the USB port of a
computer, USB hub, or USB switch. They’ll also have
one (product code IC1000A), two (IC1001A), four
(IC135A), or eight (IC1002A) DB9 male RS-232 ports,
pinned like the serial ports on a PC, to which you can
connect your RS-232 devices. The USB Directors allow
you to control one or more RS-232 devices without using
the RS-232 ports on your computer. All models except
the IC1000A are stackable.