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5. About Software

COM-2C-PE, COM-4C-PE, COM-8C-PE

Visual C++ sample programs

(1) Transmit sample

Sends data entered from the keyboard. Execute from the command prompt.

Source folder: \Samples\Vc\Comsend.c file

(2) Receive sample

Displays received data on the screen.

Source folder: \Samples \Vc\Comread.c file

Summary of Contents for RS-232C Serial

Page 1: ...PC HELPER RS 232C Serial I O Board for PCI Express 2ch COM 2C PE 4ch COM 4C PE 8ch COM 8C PE User s Guide CONTEC CO LTD...

Page 2: ...ed or missing items contact your retailer Product Configuration List Board One of the following COM 2C PE COM 4C PE or COM 8C PE First step guide 1 CD ROM 1 COM Setup Disk 1 Warranty Certificate 1 Ser...

Page 3: ...subject to change without notice All relevant issues have been considered in the preparation of this document Should you notice an omission or any questionable item in this document please feel free t...

Page 4: ...l 9 2 SETUP 11 What is Setup 11 Using the Board under Windows Using the Standard COM Driver Software COM Setup Disk11 Using the Board under Windows Using the Driver Library API PAC W32 11 Using the Bo...

Page 5: ...ction conversion unit 33 Connecting directly to the port connector 34 In the case of COM 8C PE 35 Converting the Interface Connector to 9 pin D SUB Male Connectors 35 Converting the Interface Connecto...

Page 6: ...921 600bps can be set for each port When using the bundled Standard COM Driver Software and Driver library API PAC W32 baud rates from 15 to 921 600bps can be set Possibly used as Windows Linux standa...

Page 7: ...connectors male or female type for your own cables are available as optional COM 8C PE Distribution cable for 8channels PCE78 9PS PCE78 9PS and 78 pin D SUB connectors male or female type for your ow...

Page 8: ...Windows 7 Vista XP Linux etc You can download the updated version from the CONTEC s Web site http www contec com comdrv For more details on the supported OS applicable language and new information ple...

Page 9: ...n Cross Cable 25F 9F 1 8m RSC 25F 9F COM 4ch Board Optional Cable for CCU 78F 25M 2m RSS 78M 37M Set of five 37 pin D SUB male connectors CN5 D37M D SUB 25P Male Connector Set 5 Pieces CN5 D25M D SUB...

Page 10: ...2C PE COM 4C PE COM 8C PE 5 Accessories Option Connection Conversion Unit for RS 232C 78P 25P x 8 CCU 78F 25M 1 1 The option cable RSS 78M or RSS 78M 37M is needed Check the CONTEC s Web site for mor...

Page 11: ...f charge only when this device is returned freight prepaid with a copy of the original invoice and a Return Merchandise Authorization to the distributor or the CONTEC group office from which it was pu...

Page 12: ...d the destruction of equipment and resources Understand the meanings of these labels to operate the equipment safely DANGER DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which if not avoided will...

Page 13: ...terminals with industrial alcohol Do not install or remove the board to or from the slot while the computer s power is turned on Otherwise the board may malfunction overheat or cause a failure Doing s...

Page 14: ...us connector of the board and its cable have been plugged correctly Check that the board has no dust or foreign matter adhering The gold plated leads of the bus connector have no stain or corrosion St...

Page 15: ...1 Before Using the Product 10 COM 2C PE COM 4C PE COM 8C PE...

Page 16: ...an use the diagnosis program later to check whether the software and hardware function normally Step 1 Setting the Hardware Step 2 Installing the Hardware Step 3 Initializing the Software On the CD RO...

Page 17: ...Setup Disk in the supplied CD ROM The procedure for using the software is described in the Linux Readmee htm file See also the following parts of this manual as required This chapter Step 1 Setting t...

Page 18: ...an change board settings later Parts of the Board and Factory Defaults Figure 2 1 Figure 2 3 shows the names of major parts on the board Note that the switch setting shown below is the factory default...

Page 19: ...p 14 COM 2C PE COM 4C PE COM 8C PE COM 8C PE SW1 BOARD ID Board ID setting switch SW1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 A B C D E F 8 Interface connector CN1 SW1 BOARD ID COM 8C PE Figure 2 3 Component Locations COM...

Page 20: ...Ds can be set from 0 Fh to identify up to sixteen boards If only one board is used the original factory setting Board ID 0 should be used Setting Procedure To set the board ID use the rotary switch on...

Page 21: ...our hands Otherwise the board may malfunction overheat or cause a failure If the terminals are touched by someone s hands clean the terminals with industrial alcohol Do not install or remove the board...

Page 22: ...32 install from API PAC W32 instead of from the supplied CD ROM If you install from the CD ROM by mistake uninstall API SIO as described in Uninstalling the Driver Software in Chapter 5 Software The b...

Page 23: ...u and select the PC to which this board is attached Click on the device PCI Serial Port or PCI Simple Communication Controller and open its properties by clicking the Properties button The category of...

Page 24: ...k the Update Driver button 3 The Driver Installation Wizard is open Click Browse my computer for driver software 4 Specify that folder on the CD ROM which contains the setup information INF file to re...

Page 25: ...e and install driver software 2 When the Found New Hardware window is displayed insert the accompanying CD ROM COM Setup Disk into the CD ROM drive After a while the device installation process begins...

Page 26: ...Wizard will be started Select Install from a list or specific location then click on the Next button 3 Specify that folder on the CD ROM which contains the setup information INF file to register the...

Page 27: ...Installation of the Communication Port starts next If prompted for a file by the OS specify the location of the setup information INF file as described above You have now finished installing the hardw...

Page 28: ...nt number The COM ports are already assigned by the hardware installation step Run Device Manager as described below if you wish to view or modify the COM port settings Start Device Manager 1 Select S...

Page 29: ...the COM port number 3 Clicking the Advanced button opens the Advanced Settings for COMn window Use the COM Port Number combo box to select the COM port number By selecting the Compulsion Half Duplex t...

Page 30: ...ivalent to the Hyper Terminal program provided with Windows Serial Communications Diagnostic Program CommChk exe Performs actual communications and indicates whether the results are correct or not err...

Page 31: ...ngs COM Setup Specify the number of the COM port you wish to test If connecting two COM ports via a cross cable specify the respective COM ports in Device1 and Device2 When performing loopback communi...

Page 32: ...COM 8C PE 27 Start test Click the Start button to start the test using the specified conditions View test result The test result is displayed in the Message window A successful completion message appe...

Page 33: ...lled in the PC at the same time as the Standard COM Driver Software COM Setup Disk from the supplied CD ROM The COM Setup Disk and the API SIO software from API PAC W32 are intended for different purp...

Page 34: ...information available here when connecting an external device In addition to connecting directly to the connector on the board you can also connect external devices via a distribution cable or distri...

Page 35: ...Male Five connector set Screw nut UNC 4 40 inch screw Figure 3 1 Interface Connector COM 2C PE CN1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DCD1 Data Carrier Detect RxD1 Receive Data TxD1 Transmit Data DTR1 Data Terminal Re...

Page 36: ...t cables to connect from the four individual connectors Connector used 37 pin D SUB male connector Thumb screw UNC 4 40 inch screw Cable 9 conductor shielded cable Cable length 250mm Conductor size AW...

Page 37: ...UNC 4 40 inch screw CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 N C N C N C N C N C DCD 4 SG DSR 4 CTS 4 RTS 4 RxD 4 TxD 4 N C 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 N C N C N C RI 4 N C DTR 4 N C N C N C N C N C N C 13 12 11 10 9...

Page 38: ...ividual connectors RS 232C cables connecting to external devices To Board CCU 78F 25M Connection conversion unit for the COM 8ch 4ch board Option cable 25 pin D SUB connector External equipment Extern...

Page 39: ...Screw nut UNC 4 40 inch screw Figure 3 7 Interface Connector COM 4C PE 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 TxD1 CH1 Transmit Data 1 RTS1 CH1 Request to Send 1 DSR1 CH1 Data Set Ready 1 DTR...

Page 40: ...connect from the eight individual connectors CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8 5 4 3 2 1 SG DTR 1 TxD 1 RxD 1 DCD 1 9 8 7 6 RI 1 CTS 1 RTS 1 DSR 1 Cable 9 conductor shielded cable Cable length 1m Condu...

Page 41: ...Female CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8 N C N C N C N C N C DCD 8 SG DSR 8 CTS 8 RTS 8 RxD 8 TxD 8 N C 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 N C N C N C RI 8 N C DTR 8 N C N C N C N C N C N C 13 12 11 1...

Page 42: ...ividual connectors RS 232C cables connecting to external devices To Board CCU 78F 25M Connection conversion unit for the COM 8ch 4ch board Option cable 25 pin D SUB connector External equipment Extern...

Page 43: ...Straight Cable 25M 9F 1 8m RSS 25M 9F RS 232C Connection Conversion Straight Cable 25F 9M 1 8m RSS 25F 9M RS 232C Connection Conversion Cross Cable 25F 9F 1 8m RSC 25F 9F Connecting directly to the p...

Page 44: ...xD 7 61 N C 42 DSR 8 22 RTS 8 3 TxD 8 60 SG 41 DCD 8 21 CTS 8 2 RxD 8 40 RI 8 CN1 1 21 40 60 20 39 59 78 1 DTR 8 Figure 3 14 Pin Assignments of Interface Connector COM 8C PE Thickness of the sheet met...

Page 45: ...nt of the signal lines in the connector is required ensure that this is done in accordance with the specifications TxD RxD RTS CTS DTR DSR SG TxD RxD RTS CTS DTR DSR SG Transmit Data Receive Data Requ...

Page 46: ...ON OFF and FIFO trigger size are set by the Device Manager The FIFO trigger size specifies the data buffer size and determines the timing for generating hardware interrupts Setting a large FIFO trigg...

Page 47: ...x 460800 9600bps 48 As the result is an integer this baud rate can be set 460800 128000bps 3 6 As the result contains a fractional part this baud rate cannot be set Clock 1 mode 230400 Desired baud ra...

Page 48: ...egister Setup error Baud Rate Generator register Setup error 2 57600 4 28800 57600 5 23040 46080 8 14400 28800 57600 15 7680 15360 30720 61440 50 2304 4608 9216 18432 75 1536 3072 6144 12288 110 1047...

Page 49: ...4 Functions 44 COM 2C PE COM 4C PE COM 8C PE...

Page 50: ...ET Framework SerialPort class Under Linux the software functions as a standard Linux tty driver The standard open close read and write etc routines are supported Refer to the PCI Readmee txt and Linux...

Page 51: ...E Visual C sample programs 1 Transmit sample Sends data entered from the keyboard Execute from the command prompt Source folder Samples Vc Comsend c file 2 Receive sample Displays received data on the...

Page 52: ...lled hardware name 3 Start Add Remove Programs from the Control Panel 4 Select CONTEC COM DRV WDM driver from the list of applications then click the Add Remove button to automatically start the unins...

Page 53: ...s etc InstDoc Installation instructions for each OS Samples Various sample programs VB Sample program for Visual Basic VC Sample program for Visual C VB NET Sample program for VisualBasic NET for Seri...

Page 54: ...rity 1 Controller chip 162850 or equivalent It has 128 byte receive and 128 byte transmit FIFO buffers Connecting distance 15m Typ Interrupt requests 1 level use 3 I O address Any 32 byte boundary Pow...

Page 55: ...ax 3 3VDC 500mA Max Operating condition 0 50 C 10 90 RH No condensation Bus specification PCI Express Base Specification Rev 1 0a x 1 Dimension mm 121 69 L x 110 18 H Interface connector 37 pin D SUB...

Page 56: ...PCI Express Base Specification Rev 1 0a x 1 Dimension mm 121 69 L x 110 18 H Interface connector 78 pin D SUB female connector DV11603G4 mfd By FOXCONN equivalent Weight 100g 1 These items can be set...

Page 57: ...Osaka 555 0025 Japan Japanese http www contec co jp English http www contec com Chinese http www contec com cn No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form by any means without pri...

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