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Edgeport Industrial Installation Guide (90000409 Rev. C) – Page 8 

Edgeport Driver Installation 

For Windows XP 

Note: if your computer is connected to the internet, the latest Microsoft certified drivers will be 
automatically downloaded from the Microsoft driver update server. 

1)  You must be logged into an account with administrator privileges. 

2)  Insert the “Edgeport Driver” CD version 2.80 or above into your CD-ROM drive.  

3)  When the Found New Hardware Wizard appears click “

Next

,” and the drivers will be 

automatically installed from the CD  

For Windows 2000  

1)  You must be logged into an account with administrator privileges  

2)  Insert the “Edgeport Driver” CD version 2.80 or above into your CD-ROM drive.  

3)  When the Found New Hardware Wizard appears, select “Install from a list or specific 

location (Advanced)” and click “

Next

”.  

4)  Select “Search for a suitable driver for my device” and click “

Next

”.  

5)  Select “Specify a location” and click “

Next

”. 

6)  Type in <CD drive letter>:\Win2k and click “OK”. 

7)  Confirm that Windows is pointing to 

<CD drive letter>:\Win2k

. Then click “

Next

”.  

Note: Drivers installed from the CD have received “Designed for Windows 2000” certification. 
Drivers downloaded from our web site may be pending certification. If so, Windows 2000 will 
display a warning: Digital Signature Not Found. Click “

Yes

” to continue with driver installation. 

If you click “

No

” you will need to contact Inside Out Networks Technical Support (512-306-

0600) before installing your USB Plus Series product. 

8)  Windows will then finish installing the driver files.  

9)  Click “

Finish

” to complete the driver installation.  

Installation is complete when no more dialogs appear.  Your new COM port(s), numbered 
sequentially following the existing ports in your system, is/are ready. 

For Windows 98, and Me 

1)  Insert the "Edgeport Driver" CD version 2.80 or above into your CD-ROM drive.  

2)  After connecting the USB cable, the Add New Hardware Wizard appears. Click "

Next

".  

3)  Select "Search for the best driver for your device" and click "

Next

".  

4)  Select "Specify a location" and type in 

<CD drive letter>:\Win98

. Then click "

Next

".  

5)  Confirm that Windows is pointing to 

<CD drive letter>:\Win98

. Click "

Next

".  Windows 

will then copy over the driver files.  

6)  Click "

Finish

" to complete the driver installation. 

Installation is complete when no more dialogs appear.  Your new COM port(s), numbered 
sequentially following the existing ports in your system, is/are ready. 

Summary of Contents for Digi Edgeport/1i

Page 1: ...Edgeport U S B EX P A N S I O N MO D U L E S I N D U S T R I A L Installation Guide www ionetworks com ...

Page 2: ...dgeport 1i 1 Edgeport 2i 2 Edgeport 4i Edgeport 8i 3 Edgeport 2 2i 5 Edgeport 4s MEI Edgeport 8s MEI 6 Edgeport Driver Installation 8 Mounting Diagrams 11 The Edgeport Utility Program 12 Understanding Hubs 17 Regulatory Other Information 18 ...

Page 3: ... Edgeport 1i you will short or leave unconnected certain pins at the DB9 connector of the cable See the following pin assignment 3 g TA T transmit data negative 7 g TB T transmit data positive 8 g RA R receive data negative 4 g RB R receive data positive 5 g signal ground 2 g no connect For jumper wire based mode configuration use the following pins 1 g full and half duplex 6 g echo on and off 9 g...

Page 4: ...ilable USB port on a standard hub or into an Inside Out Networks Hubport Plug the Type B square end of the USB cable into the Edgeport RS422 485 Serial Connection Cable Connections DB9 Female for Full Duplex 3 g TA T transmit data negative 7 g TB T transmit data positive 8 g RA R receive data negative 4 g RB R receive data positive 5 g signal ground 1 2 6 9 no connect NOTE For full duplex in the a...

Page 5: ...o the documentation section of our web site at www ionetworks com support After configuration you may proceed to Edgeport Driver Installation on page 8 If the drivers are not already installed go to Edgeport Driver Installation starting on page 8 Figure 2 Eight Position DIP Switch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h ON i OFF 1 echo disabled 1 echo enabled 2 half duplex 2 full duplex 3 terminating 3 no terminating r...

Page 6: ...t Networks Hubport Plug the Type B square end of the USB cable into the Edgeport Cable Connections DB9 Female for Full Duplex 3 g TA T transmit data negative 7 g TB T transmit data positive 8 g RA R receive data negative 4 g RB R receive data positive 5 g signal ground 1 2 6 9 no connect NOTE For full duplex in the above diagram the differential pair TA and TB should be together in one twisted pai...

Page 7: ...USB port on a standard hub or into an Inside Out Networks Hubport Plug the Type B square end of the USB cable into the Edgeport Cable Connections DB9 Female for Full Duplex 3 g TA T transmit data negative 7 g TB T transmit data positive 8 g RA R receive data negative 4 g RB R receive data positive 5 g signal ground 1 2 6 9 no connect NOTE For full duplex in the above diagram the differential pair ...

Page 8: ...rks Hubport Plug the Type B square end of the USB cable into the Edgeport Cable Connections DB9 Female for Full Duplex 3 g TA T transmit data negative 7 g TB T transmit data positive 8 g RA R receive data negative 4 g RB R receive data positive 5 g signal ground 1 2 6 9 no connect NOTE For full duplex in the above diagram the differential pair TA and TB should be together in one twisted pair and R...

Page 9: ...d click on the Port Flag Configuration button The drop down boxes under the Industrial Settings allows you to select from the following options for each port listed RS232 RS422 No Terminating Resistor RS422 Terminating Resistor RS485 Half Duplex End Unit Echo RS485 Half Duplex End Unit No Echo RS485 Half Duplex Middle Unit Echo RS485 Half Duplex Middle Unit No Echo RS485 Full Duplex End Unit Maste...

Page 10: ...ave received Designed for Windows 2000 certification Drivers downloaded from our web site may be pending certification If so Windows 2000 will display a warning Digital Signature Not Found Click Yes to continue with driver installation If you click No you will need to contact Inside Out Networks Technical Support 512 306 0600 before installing your USB Plus Series product 8 Windows will then finis...

Page 11: ...t the installation or to continue and be required to reboot before the upgrade can take effect Note that because Windows NT 4 0 is not Plug and Play you will not see a pop up dialog box indicating that new hardware has been found You may verify correct installation with the Edgeport Utility see page 12 or the USB Status Utility Viewer as described below The USB Status Utility can be accessed by cl...

Page 12: ...cted the light will blink red a few moments before turning green Otherwise the light indicates a problem with the drivers which may need to be reinstalled The red light will also blink during installation until the installation is complete Amber This light signifies serial port activity on the Edgeport The amber light may also flash briefly during installation Green This light indicates the serial...

Page 13: ...dgeport Industrial Installation Guide 90000409 Rev C Page 11 Mounting Diagrams For all Edgeports except the Edgeport 1i Rack Mount Kit Under Shelf Mounting Bracket Nuts bolts and screws are not included ...

Page 14: ... exe allows you to manage the serial ports of your Edgeport product Note that with Windows NT you must have administrative privileges in order to change the COM port settings For more information see the Support section at www ionetworks com The General tab in this utility allows you to do the following Information Check the manufacturing information pertaining to your device ...

Page 15: ...ecial functionality on a per port basis Industrial Settings For the Edgeport 4s MEI and Edgeport 8s MEI only see Port Flags on page 6 Low Latency 930 based Edgeport only Normally the UART will interrupt when the receiver has been idle for 4 character times For example 4ms at 9600 As long as data is being received the UART will continue to buffer them until its internal FIFO is full 56 bytes This f...

Page 16: ...e for additional data Fast Writes All operating systems 930 and TI based Edgeport When an application sends a write to the driver by default the Edgeport driver will wait until all data has been transmitted out of the Edgeport device before completing the write When the Fast Writes flag is set we complete the write even if data is still buffered in the driver and the Edgeport device Ignore Tx Purg...

Page 17: ... this read The problem is that the Edgeport buffers the RX bytes and we poll the driver If we do not receive any bytes in 200ms we may report an erroneous event even if there are available bytes in the Edgeport device or driver Test Ports Perform a confidence test on the internal workings of the serial ports ...

Page 18: ...number No matter which physical USB port a converter is plugged into it will maintain its assigned COM port numbers 2 Assign COM ports based on physical USB port In this mode the driver identifies a converter based on the physical USB port it is plugged into This effectively assigns COM port numbers to physical USB ports No matter which converter is plugged into a given USB port it will use the CO...

Page 19: ... system which then enables and disables the device as a function of its power requirements and the amount of available power High powered devices typically need to be connected to a self powered hub such as the Hubport which obtains power from its external power supply and provides up to 500 mA for each downstream port Only low powered devices such as a mouse can be connected to a bus powered hub ...

Page 20: ...ense They may be used disclosed and or copied only as supplied under such license agreement Any copy must contain the above copyright notice and restricted rights notice Use copying and or disclosure of the programs is strictly prohibited unless otherwise provided for in the license agreement Federal Communications Commission FCC Regulatory Information USA only This equipment has been tested and f...

Page 21: ...EU Directives listed here EMC Directive 89 336 EEC Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC Amending Directive 93 68 EEC using the relevant section of the following EU standards and other normative documents Safety IEC 950 1991 A1 A2 A3 A4 EN 60950 1992 A1 A2 A3 A4 EMC The following summarizes the specifications and requirements for EN55024 EN55022 Class B CISPR 22 Class B emission and immunity tests If th...

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