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Ground Isolated RS422/RS485 
Serial PCI Card DB9

PCI2S422ISO
PCI4S422ISO

Instruction Guide

The Professionals’ Source For Hard-to-Find Computer Parts

SERIAL CARD

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Summary of Contents for PCI2S422ISO

Page 1: ...Ground Isolated RS422 RS485 Serial PCI Card DB9 PCI2S422ISO PCI4S422ISO Instruction Guide The Professionals Source For Hard to Find Computer Parts SERIAL CARD Actual product may vary from photo ...

Page 2: ...erence to radio 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 ...

Page 3: ...1 Table of Contents Introduction 2 Installation 3 Driver Installation 4 Windows 4 DOS 6 Linux 7 SCO OpenServer 8 Technical Specifications 9 Technical Support 10 Warranty Information 10 ...

Page 4: ...rial interface formats depending upon your application Provides data transfer rates of up to 115 2 Kbits sec per port Complies with PCI version 2 2 Uses 32 Byte FIFO to minimize data loss and optimize host efficiency and data integrity Uses Plug Play installation Before You Begin To ensure a quick and easy device installation please read through this section carefully before attempting to install ...

Page 5: ... will operate in RS 485 mode PCI4S422ISO If you are installing two cards in the same system you must differentiate between the two cards by using the JP1 jumper located near the end of the card The card with the jumper ON will be card number 1 The card with the jumper OFF will be card number 2 Configure each port labeled A to D to be either an RS 422 or an RS 485 port using the dip switches locate...

Page 6: ...e driver disk Windows 2000 and Windows XP use the same driver Notes To change the COM port number Windows will automatically assign the card a COM port number If you need to specify another port number you can use the setup utility included with the driver Go to Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Multi Port Serial Adapter Setup From here you will be able to set the target value Each seri...

Page 7: ...ct with any other devices in your system 6 Use the Binding function to make more serial ports available If you do not perform a binding function you may not have an extra COM port available in your next boot procedure Notes When installing two cards in the same system the card with the jumper ON will be assigned the lower COM port number The card with the jumper OFF will have the higher COM port n...

Page 8: ...card number in the system for the application to specify the target card and target port the card model the card jumper setting for card number 1 or 2 the IRQ assigned and the COM port number for the card You may see the following error messages PCIPORT already installed This means the driver has already been installed Please check the JP1 This means that both cards in the system have their jumper...

Page 9: ...Number Definitions For example the device named dev tty82b is the device plugged into port B on card Number 2 Notes The above installation procedure installs a module type driver If you can not install the driver successfully you may need to use a kernel type driver With kernel type drivers you may need to have the full source file for the Linux system and the source file must be located in the us...

Page 10: ...e Card 1 is the card with the jumper ON I O Port Number Definitions For example the device named dev tty82b is the device plugged into port B on card Number 2 Notes The resources for the card are assigned by the PCI BIOS If your environment has changed you may need to run the Build command again to remove the old driver and reinstall it again Each serial card needs an open IRQ in order to function...

Page 11: ...ansfer Rate 115 2 Kbits sec Bus Interface PCI Serial Interface RS 422 RS 485 Bus Transceivers Full Duplex and Half Duplex Max Cable Length 4000 ft 1220m FIFO Length 32 FIFOs I O Address Plug Play Standards PCI 2 2 System Requirements Windows 95 98 Me 2000 NT XP SCO Unix Linux DOS System 5 volt slot for with 32 bit PCI Bus ...

Page 12: ... Information This product is backed by a lifetime warranty In addition StarTech com warrants its products against defects in materials and workmanship for the periods noted following the initial date of purchase During this period the products may be returned for repair or replacement with equivalent products at our discretion The warranty covers parts and labor costs only StarTech com does not wa...

Page 13: ...Revised January 7 2004 ...

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