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1000 Park Drive  •  Lawrence, PA 15055-1018  •  724-746-5500  •  Fax 724-746-0746

© Copyright 1998. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved.

Summary of Contents for PI115A-C

Page 1: ...1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 Copyright 1998 Black Box Corporation All rights reserved...

Page 2: ...ree in the U S 24 hours 7 A M Monday to midnight Friday 877 877 BBOX FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Mail order Black Box Corporation 1000 Par...

Page 3: ...s operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever mea...

Page 4: ...ano mojado o cerca de una alberca etc 6 El aparato el ctrico debe ser usado nicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante 7 El aparato el ctrico debe ser montado a la par...

Page 5: ...contactos y recept culos donde salen del aparato 14 El equipo el ctrico debe ser limpiado nicamente de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del fabricante 15 En caso de existir una antena externa deber ser l...

Page 6: ...4 TRADEMARKS The trademarks mentioned in this manual are the sole property of their owners...

Page 7: ...3 1 2 Self Test 10 3 1 3 Switches 3 through 5 11 3 1 4 Switches 6 through 8 11 3 1 5 Location of the Configuration Switches on the Converter 12 3 2 Installation 15 3 3 Power Connection 15 4 Operation...

Page 8: ...1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 Power Supply From interface or from power supply adapter PI115A C 120 VAC PI115AE R2 230 VAC Data Format 7 or 8 bits 1 or 2 stop bits even odd or no parity Temperature...

Page 9: ...ient set of configuration switches These internally accessible configuration switches allow the user to control baud rate parity word length and flow control Housed in a miniature ABS plastic case the...

Page 10: ...selects parallel to serial and serial to parallel operation Automatically selects DCE DTE modes Serial data rates to 38 400 bps No AC power required Supports both software and hardware flow control A...

Page 11: ...rter uses a set of eight internal DIP switches see Figure 3 1 that allow configuration to a wide range of applications You must open the case to gain access to the internal switches To open the case i...

Page 12: ...ial or parallel interface You can use this test to determine whether the unit is working properly When self test is activated the unit outputs the following barber pole pattern which represents every...

Page 13: ...PARITY AND STOP BIT Switches 3 through 5 are used to specify the data parity and stop bits For settings see the table on page 14 3 1 4 SWITCHES 6 THROUGH 8 FREQUENCY AND DATA RATE Switches 6 through 8...

Page 14: ...R Figure 3 1 Location of the configuration switches on the Converter To configure your unit use a small screwdriver and gently push each switch to its proper setting The ON and OFF positions are shown...

Page 15: ...13 CHAPTER 3 Configuration and Installation Figure 3 2 The miniature configuration switch package 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OFF DHS 8...

Page 16: ...Test ON ON Self Test OFF OFF Parity D Bits S Bit None 8 1 OFF OFF OFF Odd 8 1 ON OFF OFF Even 8 1 OFF ON OFF None 7 2 ON OFF ON Odd 7 2 ON ON OFF Even 7 2 OFF OFF ON Odd 7 1 OFF ON ON Even 7 1 ON ON...

Page 17: ...ready to go Figure 3 3 illustrates the proper connections for the Converter If you have a non standard connector your connections may be different Figure 3 3 Typical installation 3 3 Power Connection...

Page 18: ...ormer version supplies 9V regulated DC up to 500mA Connect this wall transformer to the Converter via a cannon jack on the side panel The Converter is powered up as soon as it is plugged into an AC ou...

Page 19: ...Once your interface converter is properly configured and installed it should operate transparently as if it were a standard cable connection Operating power is derived from the RS 232 data and control...

Page 20: ...rate assistance if you have a complete description including The nature and duration of the problem When the problem occurs The components involved in the problem Any particular application that when...

Page 21: ...n 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...

Page 22: ...ly 4 RTS Used as a power source 5 CTS Clear to Send connected to V 7 SG Signal Ground 8 DCD Carrier Detect connected to V 9 V in Used as a power source 11 Secondary Flow Control accepts flow control s...

Page 23: ...TA BIT 1 DATA BIT 2 DATA BIT 3 DATA BIT 4 DATA BIT 5 DATA BIT 6 DATA BIT 7 DATA BIT 8 STROBE ACKNOWLEDGE BUSY PAPER END SELECT ERROR GROUND DSR RTS DCD DTR CTS RD TD GND PARALLEL AND SERIAL PROCESSOR...

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