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TECHNICAL SUPPORT 

 

All products manufactured by Commtech are warranted against defective materials and workmanship for the 
lifetime of the product.  This warranty is available only to the original purchaser.  Any product found to be 
defective will, at the option of Commtech, be repaired or replaced with no charge for labor or parts not excluded 
by the warranty.  This warranty does not apply to any products that have been subjected to misuse, abuse, or 
accident or as a result of service or modification by anyone other than Commtech.  In no case shall Commtech 
liability exceed the original product purchase price. 
 
If any Commtech product is damaged such that it cannot be repaired, you can return it to Commtech for 
replacement under our 

Non-Repairable Replacement 

policy, regardless of the cause of damage.  Commtech will 

replace the unit at 60% of the then-current list price. 
 
Commtech provides extensive technical support and application suggestions.  Most of the problems that occur 
with the FASTCOM: 422/2-PCI can be corrected by double-checking the switch positions, your cables and your 
program.  We recommend that you build the loop back plug that is described in the Programming section of this 
manual.  With that plug, you can quickly isolate the problem to the board, cables, or software. 
 
If you still have unresolved questions, use the following procedure to get technical support: 
 
1. 

Call our Technical Support Staff at (316) 636-1131.  They are on duty from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central 
Time. 

 
 

If you purchased your board from Kontron America, please call their 7-24 technical support line at 1-800-
480-0044. 

 
2. 

Ask for technical support for the FASTCOM: 422/2-PCI.  Be ready to describe the problem, your computer 
system, your application, and your software. 

 
3. 

If necessary, our staff will give you an RMA number (Return Material Authorization).  Use this number on 
the mailing label and in all references to your board.  Put the board back in its static bag and in its box.  
Ship the board back to us as directed. 

 
4. 

If you prefer, you may FAX a description of the problem to us at (316) 636-1163, or we can be reached on 
the Internet at “

http://www.commtech-fastcom.com

” or by email at "

[email protected]

". 

 
 

Kontron America can be reached by telephone at (800) 480-0044 or on the web at 

http://www.kontron.com/support/index.cfm

”. 

Summary of Contents for RS-422

Page 1: ...F A ASTCOM DAPTERS FASTCOM 422 2 PCI 1 5Mbaud Dual Channel RS 422 RS 485 Interface for PCI Bus Hardware Reference Manual Manufactured by 9011 E 37th St N Wichita KS 67226 2006...

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Page 3: ...ncluding those to reproduce this document or parts thereof in any form without permission in writing from Commtech Inc FASTCOM and SMART14 are trademarks of Commtech Inc IBM is a registered trademark...

Page 4: ...ON PAGE NUMBER CHANGES MADE 2 1 14 Changed warranty to 2 years 2 2 6 Added link to installation manual 2 3 12 Updated contact information 2 4 8 9 Updated Fastcom Serial Settings 2 5 13 Changed warrant...

Page 5: ...Specifications Features 4 Board Layout 5 INSTALLATION Installing the Hardware Software 6 Testing the Installation 6 FASTCOM SERIAL SETTINGS 8 DB9 PIN DESCRIPTION 10 RS 422 485 11 Termination Resistanc...

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Page 7: ...ss B Limits EN 50082 1 1992 EMC Generic Immunity Standard Part 1 Residential Commercial and Light Industry IEC 801 2 1984 Method of Evaluating Susceptibility to Electrostatic Discharge Level 4 IEC 801...

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Page 9: ...with RS 422 485 communications within high overhead operating systems such as Windows NT and Windows 98 The two advanced UARTs on the Fastcom 422 2 PCI are each capable of all standard baud rates plu...

Page 10: ...ytes UARTs 16 bytes Control Registers 4 bytes INTERRUPT REQUIREMENTS 1 per board FEATURES New high performance 16C850 UARTS Standard on the Fastcom 422 2 PCI no extra charge All baud rates up to 1 5 M...

Page 11: ...CONTROLLER 16C850 UARTs CHANNEL 1 DB9 CONNECTOR CHANNEL 2 DB9 CONNECTOR TRANSMIT RECEIVE LEDs CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2 PACKING LIST FASTCOM 422 2 PCI CARD FASTCOM CD If an omission has been made please cal...

Page 12: ...ards section to return to this manual TESTING THE INSTALLATION To fully test the installation of your Fastcom 422 2 PCI you will need to build a loop back plug Materials needed are a DB9 male plug sol...

Page 13: ...an IRQ to the Fastcom card Try disabling IRQ steering or varying the options in Control Panel System Device Manager System Devices PCI Bus 4 Multiple COMx assignments In Windows NT the driver setup as...

Page 14: ...le When checked the receive is disabled during transmit Enable Source When checked the 485 driver control is RTS This is compatible with older boards and software which are not automatically controlle...

Page 15: ...dard PC baud rate to the left of the box you ended on You will select this standard baud rate to set up your com ports and the baud rate you require will be substituted If you receive an error message...

Page 16: ...the board The following is a pin description of the DB9 connectors PIN NO SIGNAL NAME DIRECTION 1 SIGNAL GROUND GND GROUND 2 READY TO SEND RTS OUTPUT 3 READY TO SEND RTS OUTPUT 4 TRANSMIT DATA TX OUT...

Page 17: ...differential signal consisting of TX and TX the receive signal RX in RS 232 consists of RX and RX Another draw back of RS 232 is that more than two devices cannot share a single cable This is also tru...

Page 18: ...422 2 PCI in a multi drop network the termination resistor should be removed from all units except the first and last see the RS 485 illustration below Call for technical support if you need to modify...

Page 19: ...ch positions your cables and your program We recommend that you build the loop back plug that is described in the Programming section of this manual With that plug you can quickly isolate the problem...

Page 20: ...14 APPENDIX A 16C850 UART DATA...

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