UltraPort SI DB9 pinouts
The connector pinout for each DB9 socket fitted to the
UltraPort SI is as follows. Other cabling pinouts can be found
in the
Perle UltraPort Serial Adapters Users Guide
.
Configuring the Ports
Windows 95/98
Use the Device Manager to change the default settings that are
applied by the operating system. Each port interface can be
software configured to EIA-232. EIA-422 or EIA-485.
This is achieved by using the Protocol Settings tab.
Windows NT
PortDirector will automatically recognise the installed card
and its ports. The ports will have the default settings, although
this can be changed using PortDirector. Each port interface
can be software configured to EIA-232. EIA-422 or EIA-485.
This is achieved by using the Advanced button under
Windows port setting option tab.
Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/
Server 2008
Use the Device Manager to change the default settings that are
applied by the operating system. Each port interface can be
software configured to EIA-232. EIA-422 or EIA-485.
This is achieved by using the Advanced button under
Windows port setting option tab.
Solaris (Intel)
The admin tool within the Solaris operating system allows you
to configure the extra serial ports you have added to your
system.
1.
At the command pormpt, type
admintool
and the
Admintool utility window will be displayed.
2.
In the Admintool window, click on
Browse->Serial Ports
and seletec the port you want to configure by clicking
Edit >Modify.
The Modify Serial Port window will be
displayed.
3.
In the Modify Serial Port window, set the parameters that
you require and click
OK
to accept the changes.
4.
Repeat the above step for each serial port you wish to
configure.
5.
In the Serial Manager menu click on
Host>Quit
to quit
Serial Manager and close window.
6.
The Perle provided utility setultrap can be used to set and
change each individual port settings interface from
EIA-232, EIA.422, EIA-485.
SCO OpenServer
The Port Configuration utility allows you to configure the
UltraPortSI serial ports you have added to your system. To do
this proceed as follows:
1.
In the SCO OpenServer desktop, double click on the
System Administration
Folder.
2.
In the System Administration window now displayed,
double click on the
Speed
folder, then in the Speed
window now displayed, double click the
Port
Configuration
icon.
3.
In the Port Configuration window now displayed, select
the ports you want you want to configure and select the
getty definition and terminal type you want.
4.
If required, click on the
ixon
button to enable flow control
for Transparent printing (to enable sending of data on
receipt of the next character, click on the
ixany
button).
5.
Click on either the
Enable
or
Disable
buttons as required to
enable or disable login sessions on the selected ports.
6.
In the Port Configuration menu, click
Ports > Save & Exit
.
7.
The Perle provided utility setultrap can be used to set and
change each individual port settings interface from
EIA-232, EIA.422, or EIA-485.
SCO UnixWare
The UltraPort SI utilities for the SCO UnixWare operating
system includes a utility called
Serial Manager
which allows
you to configure the extra UltraPortSI serial ports you have
added to your system. To invoke
Serial Manager
;
1.
At the command prompt, type
scoadmin
to display the
System Administration window.
2.
In the System Administration tool window, click on the
Hardware
folder and then select
Serial Manager.
3.
The Perle provided utility setultrap can be used to set and
change each individual port settings interface from
EIA-232, EIA.422, or EIA-485.
Linux
After the UltraPort SI cards and the new driver have been
installed, terminal devices will need to be created for the
added ports. This can be done be using the
ps_addports
utility.
To use the ps_addports script, enter the following command:
ps_addports m n
where:
m
is the first port device (starting at 0)
n
is the last port device to add.
The port devices will be created in the /dev directory and will
have the following format:
/dev/ttyPSnn
where
nn
is the 2 digit port number.
Once the port devices have been created, they may be used as
standard LINUX serial TTYs.
The Perle provided utility setultrap can be used to set and
change each individual port settings interface from EIA-232,
EIA.422,or EIA-485.
UltraPort SI
Multiport Serial Cards
Quick Start Guide
•
Universal 3.3/5V bus support
•
Ease of installation and configuration
•
1, 2, 4, 8, 16 ports
•
Speeds up to 3.6 Mbps
•
Software selectable interface EIA 232, 422 and 485
Pin
EIA-232
EIA-422
EIA-485
1
DCD
CTS-
NC
2
RXD
RXD+
RXD+
3
TXD
TXD-
TXD-/RXD-
4
DTR
TXD+
TXD+/RXD+
5
S-GND
S-GND
S-GND
6
DSR
RXD-
RXD-
7
RTS
RTS-
NC
8
CTS
CTS+
NC
9
RI
RTS+
NC
Contacting Perle Technical Support
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UltraPort SI
Quick Start Guide
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