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MultiPort USB 

User Manual 

Version 2.9 

2012. 04. 10 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Multi-4 USB

Page 1: ...MultiPort USB User Manual Version 2 9 2012 04 10...

Page 2: ...by ymwon 06 02 2010 2 5 Partial Modified by ghpark 18 10 2010 2 6 Partial Modified by Louis Kim 16 11 2010 2 7 Partial Modified by hsjung 19 07 2011 2 8 Partial Modified by ymwon 10 04 2012 2 9 All Re...

Page 3: ...18 Specification 18 1 RS232 Model 19 2 RS422 RS485 Model 19 Multi 4 USB Ver4 0 23 Specification 23 1 RS232 Model 24 2 RS422 RS485 Model 24 Multi 4U Ver1 7 28 Specification 28 1 RS232 Model 29 2 RS422...

Page 4: ...iver 51 Installing Window Vista 2008 Device Driver 54 Installing Window 7 Device Driver 57 Automatic Driver Installation in Windows 61 Windows Device Driver Setup 63 Removing Windows 98 2000 XP 2003 D...

Page 5: ...such as modems printers and scanners USB is powerful in that it connects all types of basic peripheral devices that were each connected via different types Also when a new device is plugged it s auto...

Page 6: ...l type Serial Communication Speed 921 6Kbps maximum External Power Selectable Disable 1 Software Supports Windows 98 2000 XP 2003 Vista 2008 7 and Linux Driver 2 Supports Windows XP 2003 Vista 2008 7...

Page 7: ...erminal DCD DSR RXD RTS TXD CTS DTR RI GND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DCD DSR RXD RTS TXD CTS DTR RI GND PC Terminal How to connect to a Modem DCD DSR RXD RTS TXD CTS DTR RI GND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7...

Page 8: ...Connection PC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RX RX TX TX RX RX TX TX Multi Drop Mode Connection PC Device 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RX RX TX TX RX RX TX TX Device 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9...

Page 9: ...Connectivity Method...

Page 10: ...Connectivity Method RS485 Connectivity Method 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TRX TRX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TRX TRX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TRX TRX PC Device 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Device 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9...

Page 11: ...Resistor Termination Resistor purpose to reduce of reflection wave in network We use 120 resistor in RS422 RS485 communication Installation RS422 Mode PC Device 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R...

Page 12: ...Termination Resistor RS485 Mode PC Device 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TRX TRX TRX TRX Device 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TRX TRX...

Page 13: ...or to protect internal systems from outer shock In Combo Model user can set line interface communication mode and terminal resistor Also the LED is attached outside to show the current status of signa...

Page 14: ...Multi 1 USB Ver4 0 1 RS232 Model DB9 Male Pin Assignment 2 RS422 RS485 Model DB9 Male Pin Assignment...

Page 15: ...Multi 1 USB Ver4 0 DIP Switch Setting ON OFF 1 Interface Select RS485 RS422 2 Echo Non Echo Select Echo Non Echo 3 RS422 terminal resistor Install Uninstall 4 RS485 terminal resistor Install Uninstall...

Page 16: ...Multi 1 USB Ver4 0 Jumper Setting Loosen the two screw on the bottom case Remove the side cap Look at the rear side of case you can find the small grooved Top cover is slid to the inside of the case...

Page 17: ...bps in this mode 250K Use Slew Rate Limit ability Communication speed is limited under 250Kbps Slew Rate Limit allows communication without errors by activating slew rate driver to reduce reflection w...

Page 18: ...ector to protect internal systems from outer shock In Combo Model user can set line interface communication mode and terminal resistor Also the LED is attached outside to show the current status of si...

Page 19: ...Multi 2 USB Ver4 0 1 RS232 Model DB9 Male Pin Assignment 2 RS422 RS485 Model DB9 Male Pin Assignment...

Page 20: ...Multi 2 USB Ver4 0 DIP Switch Setting ON OFF 1 Interface Select RS485 RS422 2 Echo Non Echo Select Echo Non Echo 3 RS422 terminal resistor Install Uninstall 4 RS485 terminal resistor Install Uninstall...

Page 21: ...Multi 2 USB Ver4 0 Jumper Setting Loosen the two screw on the bottom case Remove the side cap Look at the rear side of case you can find the small grooved Top cover is slid to the inside of the case...

Page 22: ...bps in this mode 250K Use Slew Rate Limit ability Communication speed is limited under 250Kbps Slew Rate Limit allows communication without errors by activating slew rate driver to reduce reflection w...

Page 23: ...ector to protect internal systems from outer shock In Combo Model user can set line interface communication mode and terminal resistor Also the LED is attached outside to show the current status of si...

Page 24: ...Multi 4 USB Ver4 0 1 RS232 Model DB9 Male Pin Assignment 2 RS422 RS485 Model DB9 Male Pin Assignment...

Page 25: ...Multi 4 USB Ver4 0 DIP Switch Setting ON OFF 1 Interface Select RS485 RS422 2 Echo Non Echo Select Echo Non Echo 3 RS422 terminal resistor Install Uninstall 4 RS485 terminal resistor Install Uninstall...

Page 26: ...Multi 4 USB Ver4 0 Jumper Setting Loosen the two screw on the bottom case Remove the side cap Look at the rear side of case you can find the small grooved Top cover is slid to the inside of the case...

Page 27: ...bps in this mode 250K Use Slew Rate Limit ability Communication speed is limited under 250Kbps Slew Rate Limit allows communication without errors by activating slew rate driver to reduce reflection w...

Page 28: ...ter shock And If you use DC adapter You can supply power thorough 9 th pin of DB9 maximum 1A In Combo Model user can set line interface communication mode with switch Also the LED is attached outside...

Page 29: ...Multi 4U Ver1 7 1 RS232 Model DB9 Male Pin Assignment 2 RS422 RS485 Model DB9 Male Pin Assignment...

Page 30: ...Multi 4U Ver1 7 DIP Switch Setting 1 2 Interface Mode OFF OFF RS422 Point to Point OFF ON RS422 Multi Drop ON OFF RS485 Non echo ON ON RS485 Echo...

Page 31: ...Multi 4U Ver1 7 Jumper Setting RS232 RI Use 9th pin of DB9 connector as RI signal Default Power Use 9th pin of DB9 connector as 5V supply needs adapter...

Page 32: ...Multi 4U Ver1 7 COMBO NONE Do not use 9th pin Default 5V Use 9th pin of DB9 connector as 5V supply needs adapter...

Page 33: ...this mode Default 250K Use Slew Rate Limit ability Communication speed is limited under 250Kbps Slew Rate Limit allows communication without errors by activating slew rate driver to reduce reflection...

Page 34: ...Multi 4U Ver1 7 NONE Do not install termination resistor 422 Install RS422 Terminal Resistor 485 Install RS485 Terminal Resistor...

Page 35: ...ter shock And If you use DC adapter You can supply power thorough 9 th pin of DB9 maximum 1A In Combo Model user can set line interface communication mode with switch Also the LED is attached outside...

Page 36: ...Multi 8U Ver1 7 1 RS232 Model DB9 Male Pin Assignment 2 RS422 RS485 Model DB9 Male Pin Assignment...

Page 37: ...Multi 8U Ver1 7 DIP Switch Setting 1 2 Interface Mode OFF OFF RS422 Point to Point OFF ON RS422 Multi Drop ON OFF RS485 Non echo ON ON RS485 Echo...

Page 38: ...Multi 8U Ver1 7 Jumper Setting RS232 RI Use 9th pin of DB9 connector as RI signal Default Power Use 9th pin of DB9 connector as 5V supply needs adapter...

Page 39: ...Multi 8U Ver1 7 COMBO NONE Do not use 9th pin Default 5V Use 9th pin of DB9 connector as 5V supply needs adapter...

Page 40: ...this mode Default 250K Use Slew Rate Limit ability Communication speed is limited under 250Kbps Slew Rate Limit allows communication without errors by activating slew rate driver to reduce reflection...

Page 41: ...Multi 8U Ver1 7 NONE Do not install termination resistor 422 Install RS422 Terminal Resistor 485 Install RS485 Terminal Resistor...

Page 42: ...or 12V adapter don t affect the operation of USB MultiPort because this part is separated from serial communication part This voltage is supplied through 9th pin of DB9 connector 1 RS232 Model DB9 Fem...

Page 43: ...Multi 4U 8U Under V1 5 2 RS422 RS485 Model DB9 Female Pin...

Page 44: ...e device needs This feature is useful when small devices such as cash box bar code reader and printer are connected to PC POS system 5V can be supplied even when Multi 4 8 USB don t use external adapt...

Page 45: ...5 V1 6 There are jumpers for each port when opening the case Users can select 1 of 2 RI Use 9th pin of DB9 connector as RI signal Default Power Use 9th pin of DB9 connector as 5V supply 2 Combo RS422...

Page 46: ...1 6 Switch for selecting RS422 RS485 line interface Multi 4U Combo V1 5 V1 6 Multi 8 USB Combo V1 5 V1 6 1 2 Interface Mode OFF OFF RS422 Point to Point OFF ON RS422 Multi Drop ON OFF RS485 Non Echo...

Page 47: ...Combo V1 5 V1 6 422 RS422 Terminal Resistor 485 RS485 Terminal Resistor NONE No Terminal Resistor Default External Voltage Supply In Multi 4 8 USB Combo model 5V is always supplied through the 9th pin...

Page 48: ...communication without errors by activating slew rate driver to reduce reflection waves and EMI electromagnetic waves However communication speed is limited when it is used Multi 4 USB Combo V1 5 1 6 M...

Page 49: ...Driver Installation Windows 98 Installing Windows 98 Device Driver 1 Run Windows 98 2 Connect Multi USB to the USB connector of the PC 3 Click Next...

Page 50: ...Windows 98 device driver If you have the driver CD provided with MultiPort product put it into the CD ROM drive and specify the location of the driver as CD Rom Driver USB Win98 Then click Next 6 Clic...

Page 51: ...it drivers 1 Run Windows 2000 XP 2003 2 Connect USB MultiPort to your PC s USB port 3 Insert media CD provided with MultiPort into the CD drive 4 Select Install software automatically Recommended then...

Page 52: ...llowing procedures will guide you through installing USB Serial Port Select No Do not connect now and then click Next 8 Click Finish 9 Steps 7 through 8 automatically install drivers in the CD USB Ser...

Page 53: ...s Device Manager after carrying out all steps As can be seen USB Serial Converters and USB Serial Ports are successfully installed The number of lines may vary depending on the product you are using 1...

Page 54: ...CD drive 4 Click Locate and install driver software recommended on the Found New Hardware window 5 Step 4 will automatically install drivers in the CD USB Serial Cable will automatically be installed...

Page 55: ...allation Windows Vista 2008 7 Following procedures will guide you through installing USB Serial Port Select Don t search online 8 Click Locate Install driver software recommended on the New hardware f...

Page 56: ...a 2008 9 Following picture depicts Device Manager after carrying out step 8 As can be seen all USB Serial Converters and USB Serial Ports are successfully installed 10 USB Multiport installation on Wi...

Page 57: ...rivers are identical to 32bit drivers 1 Run Windows 7 2 Connect USB MultiPort to your PC s USB port 3 Insert media CD provided with MultiPort into the CD drive 4 Click Hardware and Sound in Control Pa...

Page 58: ...Driver Installation Windows 7 6 Right click USB Serial Cable in Device Manager then Choose Update Driver Software 7 Click Browse my computer for driver software in order to install driver manually...

Page 59: ...Click Browse and set driver software s location to CD Driver USB Win2000 XP 2003 Vista 2008 7 9 Confirm that USB Serial Converter is installed normally Then right click USB Serial Port and follow the...

Page 60: ...ws 7 10 Following picture depicts Device Manager after carrying out all steps As can be seen all USB Serial Converters and USB Serial Ports are successfully installed 11 USB Multiport installation on...

Page 61: ...XP 2003 Vista 2008 7 x64 If you want to install device drivers manually please refer to manual installation pages 1 Run Windows 2 Connect USB MultiPort to your PC s USB port 3 Insert install CD into...

Page 62: ...will be installed automatically 8 After the installation is completed the program will terminate Go to Control Panel Device Manager or right click Computer Device Manager to open Device Manager You w...

Page 63: ...ilable for devices using the device To access the advanced properties page open Device Manager in Control Panel Find the USB serial port you want to change the properties of and right click on it Sele...

Page 64: ...cations If data crash is appeared Please reduce latency time 16 to 8 Read and write timeout values You can alter this for timing of timeout event if there are no more Tx Rx data Serial Emulator The fu...

Page 65: ...behavior of the legacy port However due to timing differences between a legacy COM port and a virtual COM port a spike on one of these signals in the legacy port can appear as an assertion of the sig...

Page 66: ...cesses are completed 1 Execute Task Manager USB Serial Converter A B C D controllers and USB Serial Port Serial Ports can be seen The number of ports may vary depending on the product you are using Th...

Page 67: ...2000 XP 2003 3 Execute FTClean exe Type the correct PID under PID Hex box and then click Clean System PID refers to the Product ID Multi 1 PID 6001 Multi 2 Ver4 0 and Old Multi 4 8 PID 6010 Multi 4 V...

Page 68: ...ver Removal Windows 98 2000 XP 2003 5 Click Yes 6 Click No 7 FTDI Uninstaller v3 0 window will appear disappear several times This is a normal uninstall process so wait until this window does not appe...

Page 69: ...98 2000 XP 2003 8 Driver removal is completed when the following window FTDI Clean Utility remains activated without any action 9 Remove USB MultiPort from USB connection port 10 The driver removal pr...

Page 70: ...from other Window versions 1 Execute Device Manager Do not remove USB MultiPort form USB port USB Multiport will be removed after all removal processes are completed 2 USB Serial Converter A B C D co...

Page 71: ...ista 2008 7 3 Find USB Serial Port COM under Device Manager Ports USB Serial Port COM and right click on any USB Serial Port Click Uninstall 4 Check the following check box and click OK 5 Remove rest...

Page 72: ...check box can not be found Click OK to remove current port Repeat step 5 6 until all Serial ports are removed 7 USB Serial Port removal is now completed We will now continue with USB Serial Converter...

Page 73: ...Driver Removal Windows Vista 2008 7 9 Check the check box and click OK 10 Remove rest of USB Serial Converters...

Page 74: ...oval Windows Vista 2008 7 11 Repeat steps 10 11 until all USB Serial Converters are removed 12 Remove USB MultiPort from USB connection port 13 USB MultiPort drivers are now completely removed from yo...

Page 75: ...ply voltage applied DC or RI signal through the 9 ninth pin of DB9 V 1 5 Providing 5V power supply or RI signal through DB9 connector 9 pin RI DC can be used additional BUS power supply and external p...

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