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FEBRUARY 1998

PI045A
PI046A

Serial

Parallel Converter V

Serial

Parallel Converter V-DB25

CUSTOMER SUPPORT INFORMATION

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877-877-BBOX

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724-746-5500

)

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724-746-5500

or fax 

724-746-0746

Mailing address: 

Black Box Corporation

, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018

Web site: 

www.blackbox.com

•   E-mail: 

[email protected]

Serial 

↔ 

Parallel

Converter V

Serial 

↔ 

Parallel

Converter V

Summary of Contents for PI045A

Page 1: ...the U S Call 877 877 BBOX outside U S call 724 746 5500 FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Mailing address Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 Web site www blackbox com E mail info blackbox com Ser ial Par alle l Con ver ter V Ser ial Par alle l Con ver ter V ...

Page 2: ...se interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set...

Page 3: ...de baño lavabo sótano mojado o cerca de una alberca etc 6 El aparato eléctrico debe ser usado únicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante 7 El aparato eléctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo sólo como sea recomendado por el fabricante 8 Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo eléctrico más allá a lo descrito en las instrucciones de oper...

Page 4: ...ción a los contactos y receptáculos donde salen del aparato 14 El equipo eléctrico debe ser limpiado únicamente de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del fabricante 15 En caso de existir una antena externa deberá ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deberá ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 Cuidado debe ser tomado de ta...

Page 5: ...pter Page 1 Specifications 1 2 Introduction 3 2 1 Description 3 2 2 Features 4 3 Configuration 5 3 1 Configuration Switches 5 3 2 Detailed Switch Settings 7 4 Installation 9 5 Operation 10 Appendix A Interface Connections 12 Appendix B Block Diagram 14 ...

Page 6: ...ial DB9 female Parallel DB25 male Cables 6 foot 1 8 m integral cable Data Rates Up to 38 400 bps selected by external DIP switch Indicators LED displays status and operating condition Power Supply None required Uses power from RS 232C interface MTBF 322 310 hours MTTR 1 hour Data Format 7 or 8 bits 1 or 2 stop bits even odd or no parity 1 Specifications ...

Page 7: ...SERIAL PARALLEL CONVERTER V AND V DB25 Temperature 32 to 140 F 0 to 60 C Humidity Up to 95 noncondensing Altitude Up to 10 100 feet 3078 m Size 2 7 H x 11 4 W x 3 4 D 6 9 x 3 2 x 1 9 cm Weight 2 oz 56 7 g ...

Page 8: ...Kbps For easy configuration the Converter features a convenient set of external configuration switches These accessible configuration switches allow the user to control baud rate parity word length and flow control An easy to read LED indicator displays status and operating condition The Converter is housed in an ultra miniature ABS plastic case The Serial Parallel Converter V comes equipped with ...

Page 9: ...ice versa Automatically selects parallel to serial and serial to parallel operation Serial data rates to 38 400 bps No AC power or batteries required Supports both software and hardware flow control A five state LED monitors status and diagnostics External configuration switches Serial DB9 female with built in 6 foot 1 8 m cable with a parallel Centronics male or parallel DB25 male connector ...

Page 10: ... of eight external DIP switches see Figure 3 1 that allow configuration for a wide range of applications Because all eight switches are in one externally accessible DIP switch package there is no need to open the case for configuration The configuration switches allow you to select data rates parity word length and flow control selection Section 3 2 describes all switch locations positions and fun...

Page 11: ...guration switches The Serial Parallel Converter V uses a miniature configuration switch package To configure your unit use a small screwdriver and gently push each switch to its proper setting The ON and OFF positions are shown below 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON OFF Configuration Switches ...

Page 12: ...ace converters will control either hardware or software flow control Flow Control SW1 Hardware OFF Software ON Switch 2 Enable Disable the LED Indicator The setting for Switch 2 determines whether the LED indicator is enabled or disabled LED SW2 ON ON OFF OFF Switches 3 through 5 Data Parity and Stop Bit Switches 3 through 5 are used to specify the data parity and stop bits The table at the top of...

Page 13: ...FF 8B EP 1S OFF ON OFF 8B OP 1S ON OFF OFF 8B NP 1S OFF OFF OFF Switches 6 through 8 Frequency and Data Rate Switches 6 through 8 determine the frequency and data rate The chart below shows the settings that may be used Data Rate SW6 SW7 SW8 300 OFF OFF ON 600 ON OFF ON 1200 ON ON OFF 2400 OFF ON ON 4800 ON ON ON 9600 OFF OFF OFF 19 200 ON OFF OFF 38 400 OFF ON OFF ...

Page 14: ...o install Once you have configured the DIP switches just plug it in like a normal cable and you re ready to go The figure below illustrates the proper connections for the standard cables 4 Installation PC with a DB9 Serial Port Serial Parallel Converter V Parallel Printer ...

Page 15: ...here is no ON OFF switch The Serial Parallel Converter features an easy to read status LED that glows red to indicate the condition of the transmission line Figure 3 1 page 6 shows the location of the LED The red LED indicator blinks to show data activity However since there is only one indicator it uses different LED codes to demonstrate various messages The following chart describes these codes ...

Page 16: ... LED Codes Computer is sending data Serial device is connected computer is not sending data Both serial and parallel devices are connected Computer not sending data Printer not ready data held in buffer Computer ignoring flow control data lost ...

Page 17: ...1 Error 32 Ground 33 34 35 Ground 36 1 Strobe Output 2 Data bit 0 I O 3 Data bit 1 I O 4 Data bit 2 I O 5 Data bit 3 I O 6 Data bit 4 I O 7 Data bit 5 I O 8 Data bit 6 I O 9 Data bit 7 I O 10 Acknowledge Input active low 11 Busy Input active high 12 Paper End 13 Select 14 15 No Connect 16 17 18 5 volts Appendix A Interface Connections Centronics Interface PI045A ...

Page 18: ...ta bit 1 4 Data bit 2 5 Data bit 3 6 Data bit 4 7 Data bit 5 8 Data bit 6 9 Data bit 7 10 Acknowledge 11 Busy 12 Paper End 1 Carrier Detect CD 2 Receive Data RD 3 Transmit Data TD 4 Data Terminal Ready DTR 5 Signal Ground Frame Ground SG FG Data Set Ready DSR 6 Ready To Send RTS 7 Clear To Send CTS 8 External Power 9 DB9 Interface PI045A and PI046A DB25 Interface PI046A ...

Page 19: ...SSOR STATUS LED 100K PULL UP NETWORK RESET POWER SUPPLY DIP SWITCH SETTINGS FOR RATE LENGTH PARITY V V 5V DATA BIT 1 2 DATA BIT 2 3 DATA BIT 3 4 DATA BIT 4 5 DATA BIT 5 6 DATA BIT 6 7 DATA BIT 7 8 DATA BIT 8 9 STROBE 1 ACKNOWLEDGE 10 BUSY 11 PAPER END 12 SELECT 13 ERROR 16 GROUND Appendix B Block Diagram DCE Port DB9 Parallel Interface Centronics or DB25 Connector ...

Page 20: ...1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 Copyright 2002 Black Box Corporation All rights reserved ...

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