User Guide

Documentation Number 3PCIO1-0903 Manual Chapter 1 3
B&B Electronics Mfg Co – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax [phone]
B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Comm. Pk. – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph [phone] – Fax [phone]
Specifications
Bus: PCI bus (33MHz/32-bit) +5V bus power
Slot: Requires one PCI slot
Dimensions: 4.79 x 3.77 in (12.16 x 9.57 cm) card edge
(Mounting bracket, 1.23 x 12.06 x 0.85cm)
I/O Connections: One 9-pin male D-sub (DB9M) connector
OS Supported: Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP
Baud rates: 460.8K baud maximum - RS-232/422/485
UARTs: 16C950 (128-byte FIFO TX and RX buffers)
16C550 Compatible
Character length: 5, 6, 7 or 8 bits
Parity: Even, odd or none
Stop bits: 1, 1.5, or 2
Optical Isolation:
Data Line Device: HCPL0600 (or equivalent)
Handshake Line Device: IL207 (or equivalent)
RS-232 Data Lines Drivers/Receivers:
Transceiver Device: SP211H (or equivalent)
High level output voltage: 5.0 V minimum
Low level output voltage: −5.0 V minimum
Output current limited to: ±25 mA
Input high threshold voltage: 1.7 V maximum
Input low threshold voltage: 0.8 V minimum
Device will withstand: ±15 V
RS-422/485 Driver/Receiver:
Transceiver device: SP491 (or equivalent)
Differential driver output voltage: 1.5 - 5 V
Differential input high-threshold voltage: 0.2 V maximum
Differential input low-threshold voltage: −0.2 V minimum
Automatic RS-485 Driver Control Timing:
Driver is enabled b
y
Tx input buffer data. Driver remains
enabled until all data in Tx buffer is sent.