Connect Tech BlueStorm Multi-port Serial Adapter, Installation Manual

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BlueStorm/LP Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc.
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Table of Contents
Limited Lifetime Warranty ..............................................................................................................................2
Copyright Notice..............................................................................................................................................2
Trademark Acknowledgment...........................................................................................................................2
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................................3
List of Figures .....................................................................................................................3
List of Tables.......................................................................................................................3
Customer Support Overview............................................................................................................................4
Contact Information.........................................................................................................................................4
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................5
Features............................................................................................................................................................5
Hardware Installation.......................................................................................................................................6
Installing the BlueStorm/LP into your system.....................................................................6
Hardware Configuration ..................................................................................................................................6
Interrupts and Memory Address Selection ..........................................................................6
Electrical Interfaces .........................................................................................................................................6
RS-422/485 Electrical Interface ..........................................................................................6
Full Duplex Mode......................................................................................................6
Half Duplex Mode .....................................................................................................6
Multi-drop Slave Mode..............................................................................................7
Line Bias/Termination ...............................................................................................7
Jumper Block Settings .....................................................................................................................................7
Jumper Configuration ......................................................................................................................................9
TxD Control ........................................................................................................................9
RxD control.........................................................................................................................9
RxD ±  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 2: BlueStorm/LP jumper block locations 4 port models ................................................................... 8
Figure 3: BlueStorm/LP jumper block locations, 8 port models .................................................................... 8
Figure 4: Jumper configuration example for 4 port RS-232/422/485 models................................................ 9
Figure 5: RS-422/485 Wiring Diagrams ..................................................................................................... 14
List of Tables
Table 1: DB-25 Female Pinouts (2 port connector)..................................................................................... 10
Table 2: HDB-44 Pinouts (4 port connector)............................................................................................... 11
Table 3: VHDCI-68 Female (8 port connector) ........................................................................................... 12
Table 4: Pinouts and Control Signals for DB-9 and DB-25 Male connectors ............................................ 13