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BlueStorm/LP 

 
Low Profile PCI 
Multi-port Serial Adapter 

 

Contact Information: 

Connect Tech Inc. 
42 Arrow Road 
Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1K 1S6 

 

Tel:

 519-836-1291 (International) 

 

800-426-8979 (Canada & USA) 

Fax:

 519-836-4878 

Email:

 [email protected]  

 [email protected] 

 

URL: 

www.connecttech.com 

 

CTIM-00015 Revision 0.05   April, 2005

 

Summary of Contents for BlueStorm Multi-port Serial Adapter

Page 1: ...act Information Connect Tech Inc 42 Arrow Road Guelph Ontario Canada N1K 1S6 Tel 519 836 1291 International 800 426 8979 Canada USA Fax 519 836 4878 Email sales connecttech com support connecttech com URL www connecttech com CTIM 00015 Revision 0 05 April 2005 ...

Page 2: ...ect Tech Inc reserves the right to substitute an equivalent product if available or to retract Life Time Warranty if no replacement is available The above warranty is the only warranty authorized by Connect Tech Inc Under no circumstances will Connect Tech Inc be liable in any way for any damages including any lost profits lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of th...

Page 3: ...Termination Bias 9 TxD Termination 9 Auto 485 9 Connectors Pinouts 10 Software Installation 14 Windows XP Installation 14 Specifications 15 Operating Environment 15 PC Bus Interface 15 Dimensions 15 Communications 15 Baud Rates 15 Connectors 15 Surge Suppression 15 Regulatory Approvals 15 Software Compatibility 15 List of Figures Figure 1 BlueStorm LP jumper block locations 2 port models 7 Figure ...

Page 4: ...l Courier You may contact us by letter at Connect Tech Inc Technical Support 42 Arrow Road Guelph Ontario Canada N1K 1S6 Email Internet You may contact us through the Internet Our email and URL addresses on the Internet are sales connecttech com support connecttech com www connecttech com Note Please go to the Download Zone or the Knowledge Database in the Support Center on the Connect Tech websit...

Page 5: ...y other device requiring serial communications Features Two four or eight high performance asynchronous serial ports in various RS 232 and or RS 422 485 electrical interface configurations Baud rates up to 921 6 Kbps RS 232 and 1 8432 Mbps RS 422 485 using PCI UARTs with 64 bytes of TxD RxD FIFO buffers Supports three RS 422 485 modes Full Duplex Half Duplex Multi drop Slave Each port can be confi...

Page 6: ...hen you reboot after installation Electrical Interfaces RS 422 485 Electrical Interface The BlueStorm LP RS 232 422 485 adapter supports three modes of RS 422 485 communication as outlined below See Figure 1 and Figure 2 for jumper block locations Full Duplex Mode In this mode TxD RxD are being driven to a known level all the time This mode is typically used in point to point situations much like ...

Page 7: ...de requires software setup in Control Panel System Properties Hardware Device Manager Ports CTI PCI UART Click on Advanced under Port Settings Line Bias Termination The RS 422 485 transceivers both transmit and receive are optionally biased to produce a line level mark condition through jumper selectable resistors These options are typically used in multi drop 4 wire connections Jumper Block Setti...

Page 8: ...BlueStorm LP Installation Guide Connect Tech Inc 8 Revision 0 05 Figure 2 BlueStorm LP jumper block locations 4 port models Figure 3 BlueStorm LP jumper block locations 8 port models ...

Page 9: ...rresponding port A biasing network is also enabled that drives the receiver to an inactive or safe mode The receiver can still receive data from another device and the biasing helps to prevent the reception of data generated by noise on the transmission line The two jumpers for RxD termination bias must be installed and removed as a pair TxD Termination Install this jumper to enable a 150 ohm resi...

Page 10: ...D output TXD output 10 2 RXD input TXD output 11 2 RTS output RTS output 12 2 CTS input RTS output 13 2 DSR input CTS input 14 NC no connect NC no connect 15 NC no connect NC no connect 16 NC no connect NC no connect 17 NC no connect NC no connect 18 NC no connect NC no connect 19 2 DTR output RXD input 20 1 DTR output RXD input 21 NC no connect NC no connect 22 1 RI input CTS input 23 2 RI input ...

Page 11: ...19 NC no connect NC no connect 20 2 CTS input RTS output 21 2 SG signal gnd SR signal ref 22 NC no connect NC no connect 23 3 CTS input RTS output 24 3 SG signal gnd SR signal ref 25 NC no connect NC no connect 26 NC no connect NC no connect 27 4 CTS input RTS output 28 4 SG signal gnd SR signal ref 29 NC no connect NC no connect 30 4 RXD input TXD output 31 1 DSR input CTS input 32 1 DTR output R...

Page 12: ...signal gnd SR signal ref 18 3 4 SG signal gnd SR signal ref 19 3 TXD output TXD output 20 3 RI input CTS input 21 3 DCD input RXD input 22 3 DTR output RXD input 23 3 RTS output RTS output 24 3 DSR input CTS input 25 3 RXD input TXD output 26 3 CTS input RTS output 27 4 TXD output TXD output 28 4 RI input CTS input 29 4 DCD input RXD input 30 4 DTR output RXD input 31 4 RTS output RTS output 32 4 ...

Page 13: ...t 60 7 CTS input RTS output 61 8 TXD output TXD output 62 8 RI input CTS input 63 8 DCD input RXD input 64 8 DTR output RXD input 65 8 RTS output RTS output 66 8 DSR input CTS input 67 8 RXD input TXD output 68 8 CTS input RTS output Cable CB009 will send the signals to eight DB 9 male connectors See Table 4 for the DB 9 pinouts Table 4 Pinouts and Control Signals for DB 9 and DB 25 Male connector...

Page 14: ...upport Center on the Connect Tech website for product manuals installation guides device driver software diagnostic utilities and updates After installing the BlueStorm LP adapter in your computer system turn on your system and the Found New Hardware Wizard will appear 1 Insert the BlueStorm LP CD into your drive Choose what you want the wizard to do by selecting Install from a list or specific lo...

Page 15: ...or 5V 2 and 8 port models or 5V 4 port model PCI bus The BlueStorm LP can ship with low and standard profile brackets Dimensions Low profile form factor PCI 2 2 MD1 compliant Communications Baud Rates RS 232 50 bps 921 6 Kbps RS 422 485 50 bps 1 8432 Mbps Connectors DB 9 male fan out cable custom cable solutions also offered Surge Suppression IEC 1000 4 3 compatible on all signals all ports Regula...

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