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CP-118U-I, CP-138U-I Smart Serial Boards

Quick Installation Guide 

 

Second Edition, June 2008 

1.

 

Overview 

The CP-118U-I and CP-138U-I are isolated Universal PCI multiport 
serial boards that are designed for POS and ATM applications and for 
industrial automation systems. Each board has a128-byte Tx/Rx FIFO, 
on-chip hardware and software flow control, and supports data 
transmission speeds of up to 921.6 Kbps.   

CP-118U-I:

 8 ports, RS-232/422/485, Universal PCI, 2KV isolation 

CP-138U-I:

 8 ports, RS-422/485, Universal PCI, 2KV isolation 

2.

 

Package Checklist 

Before installing the board, verify that the package contains the following 
items: 

y

 

CP-118U-I or CP-138U-I Universal PCI board   

y

 

Document and Software CD-ROM   

y

 

Quick Installation Guide 

y

 

5-year Product Warranty Statement 

 

Please notify your sales representative if any of the above items are 
missing or damaged. 

 

3.

 

Hardware Installation Procedure   

The serial board MUST be installed in the PC before you install the 
driver. 

STEP 1: 

Power off the PC. 

STEP 2: 

On the serial board, select the serial interface using the DIP 
switches as shown below:   

Mode 

S1 

S2 

S3* 

RS-232* --- 

--- 

ON 

RS-422 --- 

ON 

OFF 

4-wire RS-485 

ON 

OFF 

OFF 

2-wire 

RS-485  OFF OFF OFF 

*CP-118U-I only 

STEP 3: 

Plug the board firmly into an open PCI or PCI-X slot on the PC.

 

STEP 4: 

Use the screw to secure the control board into place. 

STEP 5: 

Attach the connection cables.

 

STEP 6: 

Power on the PC. The BIOS will automatically set the IRQ and 
I/O address.

 

4.

 

Software Installation 

Do NOT install the driver until you have physically installed the board. 
Please refer to the previous section for instructions on installing the board 
in your PC. Refer to the Universal PCI User’s Manual for detailed 
instructions on installing the drivers for this board. 

Windows Vista (32-bit/64-bit)   

1.

 

After powering on your PC, Windows Vista will automatically detect 
the serial board. 

2.

 

Insert the Document and Software CD in your CD-ROM drive.   

3.

 

Select 

Locate and install driver software(recommended)

4.

 

When you receive a message stating “Windows needs your permission 
to continue”, click 

Next

 to continue. 

5.

 

Select “

I don’t have the disc, show me other options

”. 

6.

 

Select “

Browse my computer for driver software(advanced)

”. 

7.

 

For 32-bit (x86) systems, select the 
\

CP-118U Series\Software\Windows Vista\x86

 folder on the CD.   

For 64-bit (x64) systems, select the 
\

CP-118U Series\Software\Windows Vista\x64

 folder on the CD. 

Click 

Next

 to continue. 

8.

 

If you see a warning that the software has not passed Windows Logo 
testing, select 

Install this driver software anyway

9.

 

After the driver software has been installed, the installation wizard will 
guide you through the port installation, starting with port 0. 

10.

 

To verify successful installation, use 

Windows

 

Device Manager

 and 

check under 

Multi-port serial adapters and Ports (COM & LPT)

 

for any special marks, such as a question mark or exclamation point. 

Windows 2003 and XP (32-bit/64-bit)   

1.

 

After powering on your PC, Windows 2003/XP will automatically 
detect the serial board. 

2.

 

Insert the Document and Software CD in your CD-ROM drive. 

3.

 

Select 

Install from a list or specific location (Advanced).

 

4.

 

Select 

Search for the best driver in these locations

Include this 

location in the search

, and click 

Browse

.  

5.

 

For 32-bit (x86) systems, select the 
\

CP-118U Series\Software\Windows XP_2003\x86

 folder on the CD. 

For 64-bit (x64) systems,select the 
\

CP-118U Series\Software\Windows XP_2003\x64

 folder on the CD. 

Click 

Next

 to continue. 

6.

 

If you see a warning that the software has not passed Windows Logo 
testing, select

 Continue Anyway

7.

 

After the driver software has been installed, the installation wizard will 
guide you through the port installation, starting with port 0. 

8.

 

To verify successful installation, use 

Windows

 

Device Manager

 and 

check under 

Multi-port serial adapters and Ports (COM & LPT)

 

for any special marks, such as a question mark or exclamation point. 

Windows 2000 

1.

 

After powering on your PC, Windows 2000 will automatically detect 
the serial board. 

2.

 

Insert the Document and Software CD in your CD-ROM drive. 

3.

 

Select 

Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)

4.

 

In 

Optional search location

, select 

specify a location

. Select the 

\

CP-118U Series\Software\Windows 2K

 folder on the CD and click 

OK

 to continue. 

5.

 

If you see a warning that the software has not passed Windows Logo 
testing, select

 Continue Anyway

6.

 

After the driver software has been installed, the installation wizard will 
guide you through the port installation, starting with port 0. Be sure to 
install the software from the \

CP-118U Series\Software\Windows 2K

 

folder on the CD. 

7.

 

To verify successful installation, use 

Windows

 

Device Manager

 and 

check under 

Multi-port serial adapters and Ports (COM & LPT)

 

for any special marks, such as a question mark or exclamation point. 

Linux (32-bit/64-bit)   

1.

 

Execute the following commands from the Linux prompt: 

#mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 
#cd / 
#mkdir moxa 
#cd moxa 
#cp /mnt/cdrom/<driver directory>/mxser.tgz . 
#tar xvfz mxser.tgz 
#cd mxser 
#make clean; make install 
#cd /moxa/mxser/driver 
#./msmknod 
#modprobe mxser 
 

2.

 

Use the Moxa diagnostic utility to verify the driver status: 

#cd /moxa/mxser/utility/diag 
#./msdiag 

 

3.

 

Use the Moxa terminal utility to test the TTY ports: 

#cd /moxa/mxser/utility/term 
#./msterm #./msterm 

P/N: 1802001182000 

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