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IC-424AP 

PCI 32 bit RS-422/485 Multi Port Adapter 

 
 
 
 

User Manual

Summary of Contents for IC-424AP

Page 1: ...IC 424AP PCI 32 bit RS 422 485 Multi Port Adapter User Manual ...

Page 2: ...o communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increa...

Page 3: ...fy and switch technology makes it more convenient for users to change between RS 422 and RS 485 peripherals Features Fully compliable with PCI Specification Version 2 2 standard Supports both 64 bit 32 bit PCI Bus and 3 3V 5V connector keys High speed serial ports support baud rates up to 921 6Kbps 128K FIFO can reduce CPU loading interrupting and improving system performance dramatically Auto Ide...

Page 4: ...software installation Windows 3 1x 95 98SE ME NT4 0 2000 XP DOS Linux OS Installation Follow the instructions given below to install the Serial PCI Card 1 Turn your computer off and remove the power plug from the wall outlet 2 Remove the cover of your computer case 3 If necessary remove the metal cover plate on the rear of a free PCI slot 4 Insert the Serial PCI card into a free PCI slot and screw...

Page 5: ...xe Windows 95 98SE ME win9x Once the setup program begins follow the instructions on the screen to setup and configure your card If you want to change the default install directory type in a directory name at the prompt and press Next A Software Installation Notice will appear please click Continue Anyway and the system will install the driver automatically Click Finish to finish installation step...

Page 6: ...click Start Control Panel Add or Remove Programs then click on Change Remove to uninstall I O driver Setup for Other Operating Systems Linux Please read the detailed files listed below about RedHat Linux OS system installation Kernal 2 2 x Linux RedHat V6 0 pdf Kernal 2 4 18 Linux RedHat V8 0 pdf Kernal 2 4 20 Linux RedHat V9 0 pdf Dos Please install the driver from CD ROM DOS install exe and foll...

Page 7: ...nized by the OS by checking Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Ports COM LPT it should show the PCI Multifunction adapter Note If you install PCI serial ports to your system you will be requested to restart your computer when you finish setting up each serial port Click Yes if all serial ports have been installed otherwise click No ...

Page 8: ...ced if you want to set more advanced features There are three kinds of flow control Xon Xoff Hardware and None Xon Xoff uses a software protocol Hardware flow control uses RTS CTS but the RTS CTS is controlled by software None means there is no flow control Configure the Enable Auto CTS RTS Flow Control 16 32 64 bytes FIFO length and Receive Transmit Buffer trigger level if you want to change The ...

Page 9: ...e CTS RTS flow control is controlled by hardware automatically The system will be more stable if the function is enabled If you set the Receive Transmit Buffer to a higher value you will get faster performance because the time for the interrupt service routine will become shorter If your CPU speed is not fast enough the receive buffer will overflow If the system becomes unstable select a lower val...

Page 10: ...U S E R M A N U A L I C 4 2 4 A P 8 Pin Assignments ...

Page 11: ...Protection Bi directional 600W Surge Protection Communications IRQ I O address Assigned by BIOS FIFO 32 byte hardware FIFO 128Kbyte software FIFO RS 485 Signal Control ARSC technology Select RS 422 485 Auto Switch RS 422 485 technology Baud rate 75bps 921 6 Kbps Data bit 4 5 6 7 8 Stop bit 1 1 5 2 Parity even odd none mark space Flow Control None Xon Xoff Hardware Signals RS 422 TxD RxD RTS CTS GN...

Page 12: ...ry with respect to the contents or use of this documentation and especially disclaims its quality performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The direct vendor also reserves the right to revise or update the device or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity of such revisions or update For further inquiries please contact your direct vendor Copyrigh...

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