PCI-1625U 8-port Intelligent RS-232 Universal PCI Communication Card User Manual
Copyright The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2005 by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co., Ltd. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable.
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CE This product has passed the CE test for environmental specifications when shielded cables are used for external wiring. We recommend the use of shielded cables. This kind of cable is available from Advantech. Please contact your local supplier for ordering information. FCC Class A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Packing List Before setting up the system, check that the items listed below are included and in good condition. If any item does not accord with the table, please contact your dealer immediately. • 1 x PCI-1625U • 1 x DB62 loopback for PCI-1625U • ICOM CD-ROM with Industrial Communication Driver, Utility and user manual Safety Precaution - Static Electricity Follow these simple precautions to protect yourself from harm and the products from damage. 1.
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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................... 2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration ................................ 6 2.1 2.2 Chapter Initial Inspection................................................................ 6 Card Installation ................................................................ 7 3 Driver Setup and Installation....................... 10 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Chapter Description ................................................
Chapter 5 Pin Assignments & Wiring........................... 38 5.1 Pin Assignments.............................................................. 38 5.1.1 5.1.2 5.1.3 5.1.4 5.1.5 5.2 PCI-1625U ................................................................... 38 Figure 5.1:PCI-1625U RS-232 Mode DB62 Pin Assignment ................................................................. 38 Table 5.1:PCI-1625U RS-232 Mode DB62 Pin Description ..................................................................
CHAPTER 1 2 Introduction This chapter introduces PCI-1625U, its accessories and detailed specifications.
Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Description The intelligent PCI-1625U 8-port RS-232 interface card was designed for lab and industrial applications where a PC needs to communicate with terminals, modems, or other instruments. You can install up to four PCI1625U cards for a total of 32 ports in any PCI bus-based PC. PCI-1625U is virtually a self contained computer. The PCI-1625U card has an onboard DSP processor that takes over the processing load from the host PC.
1.2 Features • Intelligent 8-port RS-232 serial communication card • Effectively reduce host CPU loading • Speeds up to 921.6 kbps • Onboard 1 MB memory buffer to reduce host CPU loading • High data throughput rate • PCI bus specification 2.2 compliant • PCI universal card (both 3.3 V and 5 V signals) • I/O address automatically assigned by PCI Plug & Play • OS supported: Windows 2000/XP 1.
1.4 Ordering Information PCI Intelligent Communication Card • PCI-1625U: 8-port Intelligent RS-232 Universal PCI Comm. Card Accessories • OPT8AP: 8-Port RS-232 Connection Box/Female DB25 Connect (DCE) (1.5 m cable connectors with card and connection BOX included) • OPT8ASP: 8-Port RS-232 Connection Box/Female DB25 Connector w/ Surge protection(DCE) (1.5 m cable connectors with card and connection BOX included) • OPT8BP: 8-Port RS-232 Connection Box/Male DB25 Connector (DTE) (1.
CHAPTER 2 2 Hardware Configuration This chapter shows how to get started with your PCI-1625U card.
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration 2.1 Initial Inspection You should find the following items inside the shipping package: PCI-1625U Intelligent communication card, DB62 loopback for PCI1625U, and ICOM CD-ROM with Industrial Communication Driver, Utility, and Intelligent PCI communication card user manual. We carefully inspected the Intelligent PCI communication card series mechanically and electrically before we shipped it. It should be free of marks and scratches and in perfect working order on receipt.
2.2 Card Installation Turn off your PC’s power supply whenever you install or remove the Intelligent PCI communication card or its cables. Static electricity can easily damage computer equipment. Ground yourself by touching the chassis of the computer (metal) before you touch any boards. 1. Turn off the computer. 2. Turn the power off to any peripheral devices (such as printers and monitors). 3. Disconnect the power cord and any other cables from the back of the computer. 4.
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CHAPTER 3 2 Driver Setup and Installation This chapter shows how to install, verify and uninstall the driver.
Chapter 3 Driver Setup and Installation 3.1 Introduction This chapter describes the driver installation, configuration and removal procedures for Windows operating system, including Windows 2000/XP. We strongly recommend that you install the software driver before you install the hardware into your system, since this will guarantee a smooth and trouble-free installation process. 3.2 Driver Setup Windows 2000/XP supports COM1 to COM256, up to 256 serial ports.
Steps for Windows 2000/XP Driver Setup Before you install the card into your system, we recommend you install the driver first. Please follow the steps below for the PCI-1625U Windows 2000/XP driver installation. 1. Insert the companion CD-ROM disc into your CD-ROM drive. 2. The driver setup program will be launched automatically. If the auto-play function is not enabled on your system, use Windows Explorer or the Windows Run command to execute autorun.exe on the companion CD-ROM. 3.
4. Click the Continue button and the catalogue select page appears. Then click the Installation button for installation. 5. Click ICOM Card Drivers for installation.
6. Choose the driver you want to install, then click the hyperlink. 7. You.ll see the following screen. Click Next to continue installation.
8. Type user name and company name, then click Next. 9. Click Next to accept the default installation folder, or specify a folder by clicking the Browse button.
10. Confirm the program folder and click Next. 11. Click Back to review or change your setting, or click Next to begin copying files.
12. Click Finish to complete the installation.
3.3 Verifying Driver Installation After you have installed your card, go to Control Panel/System/Device Manager to look for the Device Name and COM port that are supposed to appear after you have installed the driver. Note: If your device has not been properly installed, there will be an exclamation mark (!) on the device name to indicate a conflicting device. If this is the case, just remove that device and start the driver installation process all over again.
You can also check the COM port properties by double-clicking the specific COM Port device configuration you want to see. On the Properties sheet, select the specific tabs to see relevant information. On the General tab, you can see if the COM port works properly. If it does, you will see a message under the Device status box, stating, “This device is working properly”. The location shows what COM port is assigned to what port on the card, and helps configure the ports.
On the Settings tab, you can check relevant information for a specific port. On the figures below you can see which COM port is assigned to which port on the PCI slot. The tab also shows the card model name and FPGA version. In the default communications parameters box, you can set up the bits per second, data bits, parity, stop bits and flow control function. If you click Advanced, it will pop up the dialogue box. You can adjust the COM port number here.
3.4 Removing PCI ICOM Series Device 1. Access Device Manager in the hardware tab system properties. 2. Click the plus sign (+) on the right of the Ports (COM & LPT) device category to expand it. Select the specific “Advantech PCI communication port” you want to remove, and click the Uninstall button to remove the port you have selected.
Note: 3. Note: You must remove all used ports setting and device setting before you remove the device, or there may be a mistake in the port setting when you install another card. Click the plus sign (+) on the right of the Advantech ICOM Adapters device category to expand it, and select Advantech PCI1625U. We recommend removing the original device settings before installing another model of Advantech PCI ICOM series device in the same PCI slot.
3.5 Driver Uninstallation 1. Insert the ICOM CD and click the driver you want to uninstall. 2. Choose the Modify radio button if you want to save another driver, or choose the Remove radio button to remove all installed components.. 3. Click the Finish button to complete the uninstallation.
CHAPTER 4 2 ICOM Tools This chapter provides information on installation and usage of ICOM Tools.
Chapter 4 ICOM Tools 4.1 Introduction Advantech ICOM Tools is a convenient utility that has been designed to help you test the performance of ICOM cards through analyzing the port status. It features an easy to use graphical user interface that will soon make you familiar with testing via menu commands and toolbar buttons. Advantech ICOM Tools is applicable to all series of Advantech ICOM cards, and can even be used with other third-party ICOM cards.
4.3 User Interface of ICOM Tools 4.3.1 Menu Bar On the Menu Bar you can select various menu commands to perform port-testing functions. You can also use the short-cut keys.
4.3.2 Tool Bar Using the Tool Bar buttons is a more intuitive way to implement the functions of ICOM Tools.
4.3.3 Com Port Tab Each Com Port tab represents a specific port you have selected for test and configuration. On the tab, you can see the Transfer Mode, Port Status, and Message Logo area. Transfer Modes You can specify the transfer mode to be Normal, loopback (active) or loopback (passive). Normal—allows data to be transmitted and received simultaneously. The data reception rate is helpful in identifying the performance of a communication card installed on your system.
4.3.4 Port Status DTR (data-terminal-ready) DSR (data-set-ready) RTS (request-to-send) CTS (clear-to-send) CD (carrier-detect) For RS-232 specifications, DTR and RTS are for output signals and can be toggled on and off by double-clicking the labels (such as DTR, DSR, RTS, CTS, CD) under the red/green marks. However, if you are using RTS/CTS for flow control to run the test, you will see the RTS mark appear in black.
4.3.6 Tx Slide Bar The Tx Slide Bar allows you to control the overall system loading. You can adjust the transmission rate of your port(s) from 0% to 100%. Just drag the slide button along the track to adjust the transmission rate. 4.3.7 Performance Listing Area On the performance listing area, you can see the relevant information, such as Rx Length (received packet byte length), Bytes/Sec (transmission rate) and Last Abnormal Status of each port running a test. 4.3.
4.4 Using the ICOM Tools Utility To launch the ICOM Tools testing utility, access Start/Programs/Advantech PCI Comm Tools/COM Examine Tools to start the port testing utility. 4.4.1 Port Selection Please follow the steps below to make your port selection: 1. Launch ICOM Tools. You will first see the Program Window such as Figure 4.1. Since you haven’t selected any port for testing yet, all you can see now is a blank window area. Figure 4.
2. Select the port(s) you want to test by the Port/Select menu command or by clicking the Port Select button on the Toolbar, and a dialog box such as Fig. 2 will appear. Figure 4.2: Select Port dialog box Select the port(s) you want to perform test on from the checkboxes next to each COM port. You can either click the checkbox or double-click the name(s) of the port(s) to select/deselect port(s) to perform the test on. The port(s) you selected will immediately appear in the Selected Port field. Figure 4.
Click OK to bring up the ICOM Tools User Interface such as below: Figure 4.4: ICOM Tools User Interface 4.4.2 Configuring a Port You can choose to configure a specific port (or to configure all ports) before running your test.
In the Configure Port dialog box, you can configure the Baud Rate, Data bits, Parity, Stop Bits and the flow control mode for that specific port (or for all ports). After you have configured all the settings you want to change, click OKto make this configuration active. NOTE: When using All Ports Setup button or All Ports/ Setup menu command to configure settings for all ports, you must take care to stop any ports that are running test in order to configure them.
The Performance Listing Area Port The com port number Rx length Received packet length in bytes Bytes/Sec Transmission rate in Bytes/Sec Last Abnormal Status Last abnormal status Stop the Test If you want to stop the test on a specific port, just click Port Stop button or access Port/Stop menu command (or if you want to stop test on all ports, just click All Ports Stop command).
4.5 Messages on Status Bar and Message Logo Area Messages appearing on the Status Bar and Message Logo area are helpful in understanding specific information of your system settings and performance. 4.5.1 Status Bar Messages BUSY: the port is currently used by another application. FAIL: the configuration parameters are not accepted by the port N/A PORT: the port is not available in the system READY: the port is ready to run or to be configured.
4.5.2 Message Logo Messages Port Opened: The user has opened the port Port Setup Fail: The user has set up the port configuration with parameters that are either incorrect or unsupported. Port Running: The port is running a test Port Stopped: The test is stopped on the port Tx Starting/Tx Stopped: transmitting starting/transmitting stop Rx Starting/Rx Stopped : receiving starting/receiving stop Break Error: a break event has been detected on the port Framing Error: A timing error (i.e.
CHAPTER 5 2 Pin Assignments & Wiring This chapter shows how the different pins are assigned and how to wire PCI1625U.
Chapter 5 Pin Assignments & Wiring 5.1 Pin Assignments 5.1.1 PCI-1625U The following diagram shows the pin assignments for the PCI-1625U card's DB-62 connectors for RS-232. Figure 5.
Table 5.1: PCI-1625U RS-232 Mode DB62 Pin Description Pin no. Signal Pin no. Signal Pin no.
5.1.2 PCI-1625U with OPT8AP If you choose accessory OPT8AP to connect with PCI-1625U, the female DB25 connectors of OPT8AP are as shown below. Table 5.2: PCI-1625U with OPT8AP Female DB25 Pin Assignment Pin Signal 2 RxD 3 TxD 4 CTS 5 RTS 6 DTR 7 GND 20 DSR 8 DCD 5.1.3 PCI-1625U with OPT8BP, OPT8C If you choose accessory OPT8BP and OPT8C connects with PCI-1625U, male DB25 connectors of OPT8BP and OPT8C are as shown below. Table 5.
5.1.4 PCI-1625U with OPT8H If you choose accessory Opt8H to connect with PCI-1625U, male DB9 connectors of OPT8H are as shown below. Table 5.4: PCI-1625U with OPT8H male DB9 Pin Assignment Pin Signal 1 DCD 2 RxD 3 TxD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 - 5.1.5 PCI-1625U with OPT8FP If you choose accessory Opt8FP to connect with PCI-1625U, you could access RS-422 device through OPT8FP and female DB25 connectors of OPT8FP are shown as below.
5.2 Wiring Since the RS-232 interface is not strictly defined, many devices have their own connection methods, which may ignore some signal lines or define reserved lines for other functions. It is best to refer to the user manual of your device for installation instructions. You may find the following helpful. In general, DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) refers to the device that is leading the communication. Examples include PCs, terminals and some printers.
Table 5.6: Modem Connections DB25 Male Modem (DCE) Pin Signal Pin Signal 2 TxD 2 RxD 3 RxD 3 TxD 4 RTS 4 CTS 5 CTS 5 RTS 6 DSR 6 DTR 7 GND 7 GND 20 DTR 20 DSR 8 DCD 8 DCD For DTE to DCE connections, use straight-through cable (i.e., you don't have to reverse lines 2 and 3, lines 4 and 5, and lines 6 and 20 since, in general, the DCE RS-232 interfaces are reversed themselves). Table 5.
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