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General Notes 

 

 

Copyright © 2018 by E.E.P.D. GmbH All rights reserved 

Hardware Reference Manual – IM232/IM485 

 

 

Disclaimer 

This document is provided for the general information of the customer. It describes the general 

functionality of the boards and is not considered as assured characteristics. The written declarations in 

this specification are not constituent part of any contract. 

E.E.P.D. reserves the right to modify the information contained in this manual as necessary and the 

customer should ensure that he has the most recent revision of this document. E.E.P.D. makes no 

warranty for the use of its products and bears no responsibility for any errors, which may appear in this 

document. The customer should be on notice that the field of personal computers is the subject of 

many patents held by different parties. Customers must ensure that they take appropriate action so 

that their use of the products does not infringe upon any patents. It is the policy of E.E.P.D. to respect 

the valid patent rights of third parties and not to infringe upon or assist others to infringe upon such 

rights. 

E.E.P.D. assumes no responsibility for circuits, descriptions and tables within this document as far as 

patents or other rights of third parties are concerned. 

Life Support Applications 

E.E.P.D.’s products are not intended for using as critical components in life support appliances, 

devices or systems in which the failing of an E.E.P.D. product could be expected to result in personal 

injury. 

FCC and CE Disclaimer 

This product cannot be used as a stand-alone product! 

Therefore it has to be integrated together with other products like power-supplies, mass storage 

devices (i.e. hard disks), etc. to be functional. 

To meet FCC and/or CE requirements every component as well as the combination of all components 

has to be validated against all standards required for the end product. 

In order to meet FCC and/or CE requirements this product has to be integrated into a proper housing, 

which provides appropriate shielding and insulation. 

It is on the customer’s sole responsibility to assure that his end-product meets all required standards. 

E.E.P.D. gives no warranty at all that their products will meet the FCC and CE standards when used in 

combination with other third party products or when used in any other way as specified.

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for IM232

Page 1: ...258 Weichs Germany Tel 49 8136 2282 0 Fax 49 8136 2282 109 Internet http www eepd de Copyright 2018 by E E P D GmbH All rights reserved IM232 IM485 Revision 1 Hardware Reference Manual P Version 1 1 M...

Page 2: ...this document You may not reproduce transmit transcribe store in a retrieval system or translate into any language or computer language in any form or by any means or otherwise any part of this public...

Page 3: ...thers to infringe upon such rights E E P D assumes no responsibility for circuits descriptions and tables within this document as far as patents or other rights of third parties are concerned Life Sup...

Page 4: ...OR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE TO ANY CUSTOMER CONSUMER END USER PURCHASER OR OTHERWISE IN NO EVENT SHALL MANUFACTURER BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF PROFITS INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISI...

Page 5: ...lutions 6 2 2 2 2 1 USB port installation 6 2 2 2 DIN rail mounting 7 2 2 3 Mounting on E E P D module carrier 9 Initial Operation 10 2 3 3 Product Description 11 Features 11 3 1 Environmental Specifi...

Page 6: ...ow to integrate it and how to use it Safety First The red Danger sign warns you when a wrong or missing action dramatically endangers your life or health The used components as well as the peripheral...

Page 7: ...SD sign draws your attention that static sensitive parts of the component could be destroyed Unpack shielded components only with ESD protections like an ESD wrist strap The E E P D Note gives you mor...

Page 8: ...nection gray A IM232AA30 RS232 direct connection magenta A IM232AC0 RS232 cable connection gray A IM485AA0 RS485 half duplex direct connection gray B IM485AA30 RS485 half duplex direct connection mage...

Page 9: ...nting However a module protection is recommended for standard connections For a secure mounting on the optional module holder from E E P D we recommend following tools Module holder cross headed screw...

Page 10: ...ts are complete 1x IM232 485 USB module 1x cross headed screw Hardware Reference Manual Driver CD ROM 2 1 6 System characteristics usage The RS 232 485 module allows a system extension to a D SUB 9 co...

Page 11: ...6 Mounting solutions 2 2 2 2 1 USB port installation If the installation site permits the USB adapter module can be plugged into any standard USB 3 0 2 0 1 1 Type A socket To avoid mechanical stress o...

Page 12: ...rail mounting The USB adapter module is designed for mounting on a TS35 mounting rail DIN rail The following procedure is recommended for insertion and removal Insertion Hang the module on the clip l...

Page 13: ...opyright 2018 by E E P D GmbH All rights reserved Hardware Reference Manual IM232 IM485 8 Removal Push the module in the direction of the USB connector move it away from the rail and remove it Fig 2 M...

Page 14: ...USB module is particularly suitable for connection to a TB H USB hub as well as to a TB M from E E P D The mounting profile offers space for seven USB modules to mount them easily and stable Insert t...

Page 15: ...pplied driver CD ROM For your information please also read the README file provided on the CD ROM The wiring and operation of connected systems of external companies can be found in their documentatio...

Page 16: ...M232 9 pin male D SUB connector with standard RS232 pinout Maximum bit rate 1 Mbit s IM485A 9 pin male D SUB connector RS485 half duplex support Maximum bit rate 3 Mbit s IM485B 9 pin male D SUB conne...

Page 17: ...y E E P D GmbH All rights reserved Hardware Reference Manual IM232 IM485 12 Conformity CE ROHS REACH Dimension 93 mm x 38 5 mm x 26 6 mm Weight Approximately 40 grams Mounting Optional TB M and TB H m...

Page 18: ...rved Hardware Reference Manual IM232 IM485 13 Environmental Specification 3 2 Max Operating Temperature 40 C to 85 C ambient Other operating temperature ranges upon request Max Storage Temperature 40...

Page 19: ...ud to 3 Mbaud 512 byte receive buffer and 512 byte transmit buffer utilizing buffer smoothing technology to allow for high data throughput FTDI s royalty free Virtual Com Port VCP and Direct D2XX driv...

Page 20: ...ver current limiting and thermal shutdown Designed for RS422 and RS485 networks 3 Mbit s signaling rate 3 3 3 RS485 Half Duplex Transceiver SN65HVD11 IM485A only 1 8 unit load option available up to 2...

Page 21: ...232 IM485 16 3 3 4 RS232 Transceiver TRS3253E IM232 only Enhanced ESD protection on RIN inputs and DOUT outputs o 8 kV IEC 61000 4 2 Air Gap Discharge o 8 kV IEC 61000 4 2 Contact Discharge o 15 kV Hu...

Page 22: ...description 3 4 3 4 1 UART Fig 6 D SUB Detail Fig 7 D SUB Detail Schematic Pin Signal Signal Signal A B C RS232 RS485A Half Duplex RS485B Full Duplex 1 DCD N C GND 2 RXD N C CTS_P 3 TXD RS485_H_P RTS_...

Page 23: ...rved Hardware Reference Manual IM232 IM485 18 3 4 2 Single USB Fig 8 Single USB Detail Fig 9 Single USB Detail Schematic Pin Signal 1 VCC_USB 2 USB_N 3 USB_P 4 GND Tab 3 Single USB Connector There is...

Page 24: ...Product Description Copyright 2018 by E E P D GmbH All rights reserved Hardware Reference Manual IM232 IM485 19 Driver Support 3 5 www ftdichip com Drivers D2XX htm www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm...

Page 25: ...1 1 Import ordering information Table of Figures Fig 1 Module Mounting 7 Fig 2 Module Disassembly 8 Fig 3 Module Carrier 9 Fig 4 Screw 9 Fig 5 Installation Screen 10 Fig 6 D SUB Detail 17 Fig 7 D SUB...

Page 26: ...ters from two different character sets COM Serial Communication Port Hat rail U profile mounting rail TS35 for mounting standardized modules GND Negative reference potential for signal and power LED L...

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