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WARRANTY/DISCLAIMER

OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC. warrants this unit to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a
period of 

13 months

from date of purchase. OMEGA’s WARRANTY adds an additional one (1) month

grace period to the normal 

one (1) year product warranty

to cover handling and shipping time. This

ensures that OMEGA’s customers receive maximum coverage on each product. 

If the unit malfunctions, it must be returned to the factory for evaluation. OMEGA’s Customer Service
Department will issue an Authorized Return (AR) number immediately upon phone or written request.
Upon examination by OMEGA, if the unit is found to be defective, it will be repaired or replaced at no
charge. OMEGA’s WARRANTY does not apply to defects resulting from any action of the purchaser, includ-
ing but not limited to mishandling, improper interfacing, operation outside of design limits, 
improper repair, or unauthorized modification. This WARRANTY is VOID if the unit shows evidence of 
having been tampered with or shows evidence of having been damaged as a result of excessive corrosion;
or current, heat, moisture or vibration; improper specification; misapplication; misuse or other operating
conditions outside of OMEGA’s control. Components which wear are not warranted, including but not 
limited to contact points, fuses, and triacs.

OMEGA is pleased to offer suggestions on the use of its various products. However, 
OMEGA neither assumes responsibility for any omissions or errors nor assumes liability for any
damages that result from the use of its products in accordance with information provided by
OMEGA, either verbal or written. OMEGA warrants only that the parts manufactured by it will be
as specified and free of defects. OMEGA MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES OR 
REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EXCEPT THAT OF TITLE,
AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND 
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. LIMITATION OF 
LIABILITY: The remedies of purchaser set forth herein are exclusive, and the total liability of 
OMEGA with respect to this order, whether based on contract, warranty, negligence, 
indemnification, strict liability or otherwise, shall not exceed the purchase price of the 
component upon which liability is based. In no event shall OMEGA be liable for 
consequential, incidental or special damages.

CONDITIONS:  Equipment sold by OMEGA is not intended to be used, nor shall it be used: (1) as a “Basic
Component” under 10 CFR 21 (NRC), used in or with any nuclear installation or activity; or (2) in medical
applications or used on humans. Should any Product(s) be used in or with any nuclear installation or
activity, medical application, used on humans, or misused in any way, OMEGA assumes no responsibility
as set forth in our basic WARRANTY/ DISCLAIMER language, and, additionally, purchaser will indemnify
OMEGA and hold OMEGA harmless from any liability or damage whatsoever arising out of the use of the
Product(s) in such a manner.

RETURN REQUESTS/INQUIRIES

Direct all warranty and repair requests/inquiries to the OMEGA Customer Service Department. BEFORE
RETURNING ANY PRODUCT(S) TO OMEGA, PURCHASER MUST OBTAIN AN AUTHORIZED RETURN
(AR) NUMBER FROM OMEGA’S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT (IN ORDER TO AVOID
PROCESSING DELAYS). The assigned AR number should then be marked on the outside of the return
package and on any correspondence.

The purchaser is responsible for shipping charges, freight, insurance and proper packaging to prevent
breakage in transit. 

FOR 

WARRANTY

RETURNS, please have the 

following information available BEFORE 
contacting OMEGA:
1. Purchase Order number under which the product

was PURCHASED,

2. Model and serial number of the product under

warranty, and

3. Repair instructions and/or specific problems 

relative to the product.

FOR 

NON-WARRANTY

REPAIRS, consult OMEGA

for current repair charges. Have the following
information available BEFORE contacting OMEGA:
1.  Purchase Order number to cover the COST 

of the repair,

2. Model and serial number of the product, and
3. Repair instructions and/or specific problems 

relative to the product.

OMEGA’s policy is to make running changes, not model changes, whenever an improvement is possible. This affords
our customers the latest in technology and engineering.

OMEGA is a registered trademark of OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC.

© Copyright 2002 OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC. All rights reserved. This document may not be copied, photocopied,
reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form, in whole or in part, without the
prior written consent of OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC.

Summary of Contents for OMG-COMM8-PCI

Page 1: ...www omega com e mail info omega com User sGuide OMG COMM8 PCI Eight Port PCI RS 232 Interface Board Shop online at...

Page 2: ...court France TEL 33 0 1 61 37 29 00 FAX 33 0 1 30 57 54 27 Toll Free in France 0800 466 342 e mail sales omega fr Germany Austria Daimlerstrasse 26 D 75392 Deckenpfronn Germany TEL 49 0 7056 9398 0 FA...

Page 3: ...OR PIN ASSIGNMENTS 5 DB 25 RS 232 DTE DB25 MALE 5 DB 9 EIA 574 DTE DB9 MALE 5 DB 78 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS DB78 FEMALE 6 SPECIFICATIONS 7 ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS 7 POWER CONSUMPTION 7 MEAN TIM...

Page 4: ...RAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION STATEMENT 14 EMC DIRECTIVE STATEMENT 14 Figures Figure 1 Clocking Mode Divide By 4 2 Figure 2 Clocking Mode Divide By 1 2 Figure 3 Asynchronous Communications Bit Diagram...

Page 5: ...any device utilizing the RS 232 electrical interface such as modems data entry terminals and plotters What s Included The OMG COMM8 PCI is shipped with the following items If any of these items is mis...

Page 6: ...modes This mode is selected at J1 To select the Baud rates commonly associated with COM ports i e 2400 4800 9600 19 2 115 2K Bps place the jumper in the divide by 4 mode silk screen DIV4 DIV1 DIV4 Fi...

Page 7: ...4K bps 57 6 K bps 460 8K bps 115 2 K bps If your communications package allows the use of Baud rate divisors choose the appropriate divisor from the following table For this Data Rate Choose this Divi...

Page 8: ...can be installed in any of the PCI expansion slots and contains a single jumper strap that must be set for proper operation Please see the Card Setup section of the manual for information on this jum...

Page 9: ...rminal Ready 20 Output RD Receive Data 3 Input CTS Clear To Send 5 Input DSR Data Set Ready 6 Input DCD Data Carrier Detect 8 Input RI Ring Indicator 22 Input DB 9 EIA 574 DTE DB9 MALE Signal Name Pin...

Page 10: ...DB78 FEMALE Port 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TD 36 12 27 3 75 51 66 42 RD 37 11 28 2 76 50 67 41 RTS 17 31 8 22 56 70 47 61 CTS 16 32 7 23 55 71 46 62 DTR 35 13 26 4 74 52 65 43 DSR 18 30 9 21 57 69 48 60 DCD 38...

Page 11: ...ty Range 10 to 90 R H Non Condensing 10 to 90 R H Non Condensing Power Consumption Supply line 12 VDC 12 VDC 5 VDC Rating 60 mA 100 mA 295 mA Mean Time Between Failures MTBF Greater than 150 000 hours...

Page 12: ...stalled in a motherboard slot 4 When running DOS Windows 3 x or other operating systems refer to the Serial Utilities software for that operating system and the User Manual to verify that the adapter...

Page 13: ...ow all resources assigned to the multi function adapter Uncheck the Use Automatic Settings box Notice that with a two port card there will be three input output I O ranges listed With a four port card...

Page 14: ...a computer ready to run diagnostics 3 Omega Engineering maintains a Home page on the Internet Our home page address is www omega com The latest software updates and newest manuals are available via ou...

Page 15: ...inal Equipment and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment Employing Serial Binary Data Interchange Both implementations are in wide spread use and will be referred to as RS 232 in this document RS 232 is...

Page 16: ...pre defined number of stop bits usually 1 1 5 or 2 An extra bit used for error detection is often appended before the stop bits Remain Idle or next start bit Odd Even or Unused STOP P BIT 5 to 8 Data...

Page 17: ...Appendix E Silk Screen OMG COMM8 PCI Page 13 Appendix E Silk Screen 3 8 5 650 3 475...

Page 18: ...his own expense EMC Directive Statement Products bearing the CE Label fulfill the requirements of the EMC directive 89 336 EEC and of the low voltage directive 73 23 EEC issued by the European Commiss...

Page 19: ...shall not exceed the purchase price of the component upon which liability is based In no event shall OMEGA be liable for consequential incidental or special damages CONDITIONS Equipment sold by OMEGA...

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