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Quatech ExpressCard Serial Adapter User’s Manual

Installing the software

Installing under Windows Vista

Follow these steps to install the adapter under Windows Vista.

Step

Procedure

Description

Step 1

Turn on the power to your computer
system.

This is the system in which the device is to
be installed.

Step 2

Plug the ExpressCard into an available

ExpressCard slot on the computer.

Windows tells you that it has found new

hardware and launches the Found New

Hardware Wizard.

Figure 7 - Windows Vista "Found new hardware" prompt

Figure 7 illustrates the

Windows Vista Found new

hardware prompt. The Found

New Hardware Wizard
launches automatically when

you first plug in the Serial

Adapter.

Figure 8 - "Windows needs your permission to use this program" prompt

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Summary of Contents for DSPXP-100

Page 1: ...236 5012 Toll free 1 800 553 1170 TEL 330 655 9000 FAX 330 655 9010 http www quatech com SSPXP DSPXP QSPXP 100 200 300 User s Manual P N 940 5000 100G Rev 1 00 July 2007 ExpressCard Serial Adapters User s Manual SSPXP 100 DSPXP 100 QSPXP 100 SSPXP 200 300 DSPXP 200 300 QSPXP 200 300 ...

Page 2: ...ormation in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable at the time of posting Notwithstanding the foregoing Quatech assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this manual and expressly disclaims any liability or damages for loss of data loss of use and property damage of any kind direct incidental or consequential in regard to or arising out of the performa...

Page 3: ...l connections 12 RS 232 serial connections 12 RS 422 485 serial connections 14 Testing serial ports in HyperTerminal 15 Running Hyperterminal 15 Using Device Manager 16 Accessing Device Manager 16 Exploring Device Manager screens 16 Windows XP Vista 16 Setting advanced options 25 Operating Mode RS 422 485 adapters only 25 Receiver Control RS 422 485 adapters only 27 Connector Set up AuxOut AuxIn R...

Page 4: ...uccessfully installed prompt 10 Figure 13 Device Manager 11 Figure 14 Use of DTEs and DCEs in a communication link 12 Figure 15 Cabling requirements for RS 232 devices 12 Figure 16 RS 232 DB 9 pin designations 13 Figure 17 RS 422 485 DB 9 pin designations 14 Figure 18 Windows XP Device Manager Adapter properties General tab 17 Figure 19 Windows XP Device Manager Adapter properties Advanced tab 18 ...

Page 5: ...485 communications Table 1 Device port and connection options Device PortsConnection Device PortsConnection SSPXP 100 1 RS 232 SSPXP 200 300 1 RS 422 485 DSPXP 100 2 RS 232 DSPXP 200 300 2 RS 422 485 QSPXP 100 4 RS 232 QSPXP 200 300 4 RS 422 485 Each adapter uses high speed UARTs and deep FIFOs allowing each channel to obtain data rates up to 921 6 kbps The adapters are Plug and Play devices and r...

Page 6: ...tion Step 1 Turn on the power to your computer system This is the system in which the device is to be installed Step 2 Plug the ExpressCard into an available ExpressCard slot on the computer Windows tells you that it has found new hardware and launches the Found New Hardware Wizard Figure 1 Windows XP Found new hardware prompt Step Procedure Description Step 3 When the welcome to the found new har...

Page 7: ...t Procedure Description Step 5 Insert the Quatech installation CD into your CD ROM drive This is the CD that shipped with the product Step 6 Select the install automatically Recommended option The installation options prompt displays Step 7 Click the Next button Windows searches for drivers for the adapter Rev 1 00 July 2007 Page 3 ...

Page 8: ...ows displays a warning prompt if the software drivers are not signed with the Windows logo New drivers have been tested at our lab facilities but may not yet have received the official logo from Microsoft Step 9 The Wizard locates and starts to install the necessary software The wait while the Wizard installs the software prompt displays fig 4 followed by the Finished installing prompt fig 5 Figur...

Page 9: ...talling the software Figure 4 Windows XP please wait message Figure 5 Windows XP Finished installing prompt Step Procedure Description Step 10 Press the Finish button to continue The ExpressCard Adapter installation is complete Rev 1 00 July 2007 Page 5 ...

Page 10: ... the Hardware tab 3 Click on Device Manager Figure 6 Device Manager 4 Scroll down to Multi port serial adapters and expand 5 Highlight your Quatech Serial Adapter for example SSPXP 100 ExpressCard RS 232 Serial Adapter 6 Select the Action menu option 7 Select Uninstall from the drop down menu 8 Click OK at the Confirmation screen Note that this also removes all the serial ports associated with you...

Page 11: ...o be installed Step 2 Plug the ExpressCard into an available ExpressCard slot on the computer Windows tells you that it has found new hardware and launches the Found New Hardware Wizard Figure 7 Windows Vista Found new hardware prompt Figure 7 illustrates the Windows Vista Found new hardware prompt The Found New Hardware Wizard launches automatically when you first plug in the Serial Adapter Figur...

Page 12: ...p 4 When the Windows needs your permission to use this program prompt appears select allow to continue with the install ation Windows will continue to the next step Figure 9 Windows Vista Insert the disc that came with your hardware prompt Procedure Description Step 5 Insert the Quatech installation CD into your CD ROM drive This is the CD that shipped with the product Step 6 Click the Next button...

Page 13: ...allation Windows displays a warning prompt if the software drivers are not signed with the Windows logo New drivers have been tested at our lab facilities but may not yet have received the official logo from Microsoft Step 8 The Wizard locates and starts to install the necessary software The wait while the Wizard installs the software prompt displays fig 11 followed by the Finished installing prom...

Page 14: ...gure 11 Windows Vista Installing driver software message Figure 12 Windows Vista The software has been successfully installed prompt Step Procedure Description Step 9 Press the Close button to continue The ExpressCard Adapter installation is complete Page 10 Rev 1 00 July 2007 ...

Page 15: ...urity prompt appears click allow to continue Figure 13 Device Manager 5 Scroll down to Multi port serial adapters and expand 6 Highlight your Quatech Serial Adapter for example SSPXP 100 ExpressCard RS 232 Serial Adapter 7 Select the Action menu option 8 Select Uninstall from the drop down menu 9 Click OK at the Confirmation screen Also click the check box to remove the driver software Note that t...

Page 16: ...ink DTE and DCE type devices have complementary pinouts that allow terminals and modems to connect directly using a one to one cable as shown in Figure 15 Two DTE type devices can be connected by a null modem cable A typical null modem cable is also shown in the figure Figure 15 Cabling requirements for RS 232 devices Note A DTE device is the communication source A DCE device provides a communicat...

Page 17: ...e following table lists the serial port connector definitions Figure 16 RS 232 DB 9 pin designations Table 2 RS 232 DB 9 signal definitions RS 232 signal description DB 9 pin Data Carrier Detect DCD 1 Receive Data RxD 2 Transmit Data TxD 3 Data Terminal Ready DTR 4 Signal Ground 5 Data Set Ready DSR 6 Request To Send RTS 7 Clear To Send CTS 8 Ring Indicate RI 9 Rev 1 00 July 2007 Page 13 ...

Page 18: ...485 The AuxOut pair can carry the UART s RTS signal The AuxIn pair can carry the UART s CTS signal Alternatively the AuxOut pair can be configured to internally loopback to the AuxIn pair with the UART s RTS signal also looped back to its CTS signal The signals are available to connect to peripheral devices through a female DB 9 connector The following table shows the RS 422 485 connector definiti...

Page 19: ...e sure to use the correct loopback connector for RS 232 or RS 422 485 Step 2 Launch HyperTerminal In Windows select Programs Accessories Communications HyperTerminal Step 3 Create a new session When prompted give the session any name you wish Step 4 Select the COM associated with port 1 from the drop down list You are now set up to test the first serial port Note Leave all settings at default Step...

Page 20: ...rts COM LPT device group property box Multi port serial adapters device group property box Use the Ports COM LPT device group property box to view and set the port settings and to view device usage and driver information for the serial ports Use the Multi port serial adapters device group property box to view and set the advanced options and to view device usage and driver information for the Seri...

Page 21: ...operties General tab Step Procedure Description Step 3 Click the ExpressCard Serial Ports Advanced Options tab to view the port setting properties The Advanced Options dialog box displays Figure 18 illustrates the Adapter Properties General Tab which tells you whether the Adapter is working properly Rev 1 00 July 2007 Page 17 ...

Page 22: ...ies Quatech ExpressCard Serial Adapter User s Manual Figure 19 Windows XP Device Manager Adapter properties Advanced tab Figure 19 illustrates the Serial Adapter Advanced Options Tab for RS 232 devices Page 18 Rev 1 00 July 2007 ...

Page 23: ...le for each individual port and will allow you to set the connector signals selection and the duplex mode and receiver control See the Setting advanced options section for details Step 5 Click Cancel to close the property box Step 6 With Device Manager open expand the Ports COM LPT device group The ports associated with the Serial Adapter should appear in the list of ports Step 7 Double click the ...

Page 24: ...ExpressCard Serial Adapter User s Manual Figure 20 Windows XP Device Manager Serial Port General Tab Figure 20 illustrates the Serial Port General Tab which tells you whether the selected port is working properly Page 20 Rev 1 00 July 2007 ...

Page 25: ...ws you to set default values for the following Bits per second Data bits Parity Stop bits Flow control Most applications do not make use of these default settings but prefer to make their own settings See the Setting advanced options section for details Step 10 Press the Advanced button The Advanced Options dialog box opens Figure 21 illustrates the Serial Port Port Settings Tab Rev 1 00 July 2007...

Page 26: ...ings box Step Procedure Description Step 11 Use the drop down box to select the port whose settings you wish to change Click OK or Cancel to return to the Port Settings tab Step 12 Click the Driver tab to view the driver information and update the driver The ExpressCard Serial Driver properties dialog box displays Page 22 Rev 1 00 July 2007 ...

Page 27: ... driver XP only Save your changes and exit Abandon your changes and return to the Device Manager See below Don t use this option Uninstall the entire device instead by using the Driver dialog for the multiport serial adapter Step 14 Click the Driver Details button to view detailed driver information The Driver File Details dialog box opens See the following figure Figure 23 illustrates the Serial ...

Page 28: ...al Signer Windows XP only Click OK to return to the Driver tab Quatech is the provider of the driver This is the version number of the installed software Copyright date and holder Indicates whether Microsoft has approved this version Step 16 Click Cancel to close the dialog Figure 24 illustrates the Driver Details dialog which tells you the name and location of the driver files the provider file v...

Page 29: ...ontrolled Changes are applied To all serial ports when the Serial Adapter is unplugged from the ExpressCard slot and plugged back in OR To a single port the next time an application opens the serial port If an application already has a port open it must be closed and re opened for the changes to take affect Operating Mode RS 422 485 adapters only Figure 25 Windows XP Device Manager Serial Port RS ...

Page 30: ...the best choice for most half duplex scenarios It offers the best performance and the best ease of use The transmit drivers are automatically enabled before data is transmitted then disabled immediately after all data has been transmitted This feature is implemented in hardware for near instantaneous response RS 422 485 Half Duplex 2 wire RTS control The half duplex operation is the same as in the...

Page 31: ...signals are routed to the AuxIn and AuxOut pins of the serial port connectors Regardless of which setting is chosen each UART s DTR output is internally looped back to its own DSR DCD and RI inputs Loopback default Select this choice when only transmit and receive data signaling is required Each UART s RTS output is internally looped back to its CTS input Each port s AuxIn signal pair is looped ba...

Page 32: ...ipment The card is not seated properly 1 Check the card to make sure that it is firmly seated in the card slot The device driver is not installed 1 Double check the Device Manager per the instructions in Using Device Manager to ensure that drivers are installed correctly and that all devices are working properly 2 Try uninstalling the ExpressCard Adapter from the Device Manager window and then rep...

Page 33: ...ceive Automatic hardware and software flow control Transceivers SSPXP 100 DSPXP 100 QSPXP 100 RS 232 Output Voltage Swing 5V min 5 4V typical RS 232 Input Voltage Range 15V min 15V max Input Threshold Low 0 6V max 1 0V typical Input Threshold High 2 4V min 1 5V typical Transceivers SSPXP 200 300 DSPXP 200 300 QSPXP 200 300 RS 422 485 Differential Driver Output 50Ω Load 2V min 3 3V max Differential...

Page 34: ...al Connectors 100 200 300 DB 9 Male DB 9 Female Dimensions See drawings Power Requirements 3 3v 1000 mA 3 3v aux 0 mA 1 5v 0 mA Temperature Operating 0 to 70 C Storage 50 to 80 C Humidity 10 to 90 OS Support Windows XP Windows Vista Page 30 Rev 1 00 July 2007 ...

Page 35: ...Quatech ExpressCard Serial Adapter User s Manual Appendix A Rev 1 00 July 2007 Page 31 ...

Page 36: ...n warranty repair MUST be assigned a Returned Material Authorization RMA number prior to shipment This RMA number must be clearly marked on the exterior of the product s return packaging and in any correspondence to ensure proper routing and prompt attention To obtain an RMA number contact Quatech Technical Support Department at 1 800 553 1170 or 330 655 9000 In order to prevent damage to returned...

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