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USB-8COM – Product Manual

 

 

 

www.coolgear.com 

 

 

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Introduction 

The USB-8COM USB Serial Adapter provides instant connectivity to RS-232 

communication device for factory automation equipment, multi-drop data collection 

devices, barcode readers, time clocks, scales, data entry terminal and serial 

communication in harsh environment. The USB-8COM USB Serial Adapter Data Control 

Box is designed to make serial port expansion quick and simple.  
 
WEIGHT 

.531 lbs 

DIMENSIONS 

5.43(L)x5.10(W)x1.56in(H) 

UPC 

729440690717 

WARRANTY 

1 year from date of purchase 

COLOR 

Silver 

PORTS 

8 DB-9 Male Serial Port  / 1 USB Type-B Female Port 

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Features 

 

 

 

TAA Compliant 

 

Installs as 8 standard Windows COM 

ports. 

 

Rugged ABS plastic housing with built-

in LED Status indicators for TxD and 

RxD. 

 

Full RS-232 modem control signals and 

hardware. 

 

Software flow control: RTS/CTS, 

XON/XOFF. 

 

Parity: None, Even, Odd, Space, Mark. 

 

RS-232 data signals: TxD, RxD, RTS, 

CTS, DSR, DTR, DCD, RI, GND. 

 

High speed serial port with the baud 

rate up to 921.6K bps. 

 

128 byte transmit FIFO & 384 byte 

receive FIFO. 

 

Non-standard baud rates supported. 

 

Serial port protected with surge 

protection of 10KV. 

 

Easy plug-and-play installation and RS-

232 device connection. 

 

COM port number assigned can be 

changed to any COM port number 

required. 

 

Virtual COM port drivers provided for 

Windows 7, Vista, 2003, XP, 2000. 

 

Compatible with USB 1.1 & 2.0 host 

port. 

 

Summary of Contents for USB-8COM

Page 1: ...8 Port RS 232 USB to Serial Adapter Data Control Box Product Manual Coolgear Inc Version 1 1 September 2017 Model Number USB 8COM www coolgear com...

Page 2: ...ontrol Box Scope The scope of this manual is to give the user of the product an understanding of its use with detailed diagrams and verbiage The manual allows the users to apply the product to their a...

Page 3: ...Port Number 6 3 Uninstalling Windows 2003 XP 2000 Drivers 7 3 1 Uninstalling Windows 7 or Vista Drivers 9 4 RS 232 Signal Pin outs of DB 9 Male 12 5 Notes Tips Warnings and Safety 13 6 Supporting Ref...

Page 4: ...t 1 USB Type B Female Port 1 1 Features TAA Compliant Installs as 8 standard Windows COM ports Rugged ABS plastic housing with built in LED Status indicators for TxD and RxD Full RS 232 modem control...

Page 5: ...th the following steps to install the driver 1 Insert the USB COM Series Driver and Utility CD into your CD ROM 2 The USB COM Series Driver and Utility CD dialog box appears 3 Under Driver Installatio...

Page 6: ...A B C D 2 2 Change COM Port Properties COM Port Number This feature is particularly useful for programs such as HyperTerminal which only work with COM1 through COM4 Please ensure that you do not chan...

Page 7: ...box appears 3 Under Driver Uninstalling double click Windows 2003 XP 2000 driver uninstall to uninstall the device driver 4 When following dialog box appears double click Clean System to uninstall the...

Page 8: ...ar com Figure 5 8 When the message Status System clean completed appears double click Exit to complete the USB to serial drivers uninstall Figure 6 9 Press Start button and select Control Panel 10 Ope...

Page 9: ...to complete the driver uninstall 3 1 Uninstalling Windows 7 or Vista Drivers Windows 7 and Vista have many new security features You need to proceed with the following steps to uninstall the Vista dr...

Page 10: ...r this device in the next window and press OK Figure 10 Note If you have more than one USB Serial Port COMx installed in your PC you need to repeat from step 5 to step 6 to delete the driver software...

Page 11: ...and be sure to click the box for Delete the driver software for this device in the next window and press OK Figure 12 Note if you have more than one USB Serial Converter installed in your PC you need...

Page 12: ...12 USB 8COM Product Manual www coolgear com 4 RS 232 Signal Pin outs of DB 9 Male Figure 13 Pin 1 DCD Pin 2 RxD Pin 3 TxD Pin 4 DTR Pin 5 GND Pin 6 DSR Pin 7 RTS Pin 8 CTS Pin 9 RI...

Page 13: ...Product Manual before implementing this product for your application This manual contains important information about electrical connections that must be followed for safe and proper operation Inspec...

Page 14: ...ct 8 port rs 232 usb to serial adapter data control box 2017 Coolgear Inc All Rights Reserved All products and accompanying digital documentation including images are the property and or trademarks of...

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