BlueStorm/Express PCI Express serial adapter User Manual Connect Tech Inc 42 Arrow Road Guelph, Ontario N1K 1S6 Tel: 519-836-1291 Toll: 800-426-8979 (North America only) Fax: 519-836-4878 Email: sales@connecttech.com support@connecttech.com Web: www.connecttech.com CTIM-00033 Revision 0.
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Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual Table of Contents Limited Lifetime Warranty ..............................................................................................................................1 Copyright Notice..............................................................................................................................................2 Trademark Acknowledgment................................................................................................................
Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual Table 1: DB-37 female pinouts .................................................................................................................... 12 Table 2: DB-9 male pinouts......................................................................................................................... 13 Table 3: VHDCI-68 female pinouts .............................................................................................................
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Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual Introduction Connect Tech's BlueStorm/Express family offers compatibility with the next generation in computer bus standards. Available in two, four, eight and sixteen ports, these x1 lane PCI Express serial cards make it easy to add a wide variety of serial communications options to computers with a PCI Express bus. Your existing serial peripherals can connect directly to the BlueStorm/Express serial card, using legacy application software from your PCI system.
Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual BlueStorm/Express Diagrams Figure 1: BlueStorm/Express RS-232/422/485 two and four port model hardware components Note: The above example is a four port BlueStorm/Express model. JC and JD headers will not be installed on two port models. Revision 0.
Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual Figure 2: BlueStorm/Express RS-232/422/485 eight and 16 port model hardware components Note: The above example is a 16 port BlueStorm/Express model. Headers JI through JP will not be installed on eight port models 8 Revision 0.
Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual Figure 3: BlueStorm/Express Opto RS-232/422/485 four port model hardware components Note: The above example is a four port BlueStorm/Express Opto model installed with headers JA through JD. BlueStorm/Express Installation Overview Before you begin, take a moment to ensure your package includes the components that ship with your product.
Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual 2. Hardware Installation Installation involves the physical installation of the BlueStorm/Express into your computer. Please note that you should configure any jumper settings prior to installing the board. (If you choose to use the Windows Software First installation option, go to Section 3 before Section 2.) 3. Software/driver installation Load the appropriate driver for your Operating System, as found on the accompanying CD.
Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual Line Bias/Termination The RS-422/485 transceivers, transmit and receive, are optionally biased to produce a line level mark condition through jumper selectable resistors. These options are typically used in multidrop 4-wire connections. Jumper Block Settings The following jumper block diagram depicts typical settings on a four-port selectable BlueStorm/Express. Jumper blocks JA and JB control ports 1 and 2, JC and JD control ports 3 and 4, respectively.
Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual Connectors/Pinouts Table 1: DB-37 female pinouts Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Port No.
Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual Table 2: DB-9 male pinouts Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RS-232 Signal DCD RxD TxD DTR SG DSR RTS CTS RI Direction input input output output signal gnd input output input input RS-422/485 Signal RxD B(+) TxD B(+) TxD A(-) RxD A(-) SR CTS A(-) RTS A(-) RTS B(+) CTS B(+) Direction input output output input signal ref. input output output input Male DB-9 Connector 1 5 6 9 Table 3: VHDCI-68 female pinouts Pin No.
Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual Table 3: VHDCI-68 female pinouts (continued) Pin No. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Port No.
Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual Table 4: RJ-45 pinouts for BlueStorm/Express Opto Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RS-232 Signal N/C N/C RTS SG TxD RxD Gnd CTS N/C N/C RS-422/485 Signal RTS (-) RxD (+) RTS (+) SR TxD (+) RxD (-) Gnd. CTS (+) TxD (-) CTS (-) Direction no connect input output signal gnd output input ground input no connect no connect Direction output input output signal ref.
Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual Software Installation Software First Installation Find the driver install package on your CD and run DpInst.exe in the directory. The installer will guide you through the process. The board will then be detected and installed when the board is physically added to the system. Software First installs are a great way to update existing drivers. Connect Tech provides QNX 4.X/6.
Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual Hardware First Installation The BlueStorm/Express provides support for QNX 4.X/6.X, Linux, Windows 2000/CE/XP/XP x64/XPe/Server 2003/Server 2003 x64 and Vista. Please refer to the readme.txt files found in the appropriate directories on the CD containing drivers and documentation. These files contain technical tips or release notes concerning installation and configuration of the device driver.
Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual Verify the presence of BlueStorm/Express serial ports in your system by going to Start – Control Panel – System – Hardware – Device Manager – Multi-port serial adapters. You should see CTI X-PORT PCI Express UART RS232/485 listed. Port Settings You can now access individual port settings such as baud rate, data bits, parity, stop bits and flow control by choosing the appropriate CTI PCI Express UART serial port under Ports in the Device Manager.
Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual Advanced Port Settings Use FIFO Buffers For performance reasons, it is preferred that the FIFO buffers on the UART be used. When the Use FIFO Buffers option is enabled, the UART will be more efficient at moving data. Other functions such as flow control will be managed by the UART when this option is enabled. In some cases you may need to disable the FIFO buffers.
Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual Baud Rate Mapping In some applications, high or unusual baud rates such as 230400 bps cannot be specified directly. In such a case, we provide two baud rates (110 bps and 300 bps) which can be mapped to different values if necessary. By default 300 baud is mapped to 230400 baud. In this case, an actual baud rate will be 230400 will be set when 300 baud is specified.
Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual Specifications Operating Environment ● ● ● ● Storage temperature: Operating temperature: Relative humidity: Air movement: -40° C to 105° C 0° C to 70° C 5 to 95% non-condensing no requirement PCI Express Interface ● One PCI Express x1 card edge Communications Baud Rates ● ● RS-232: 50 bps – 921.6 Kbps RS-422/485: 50 bps – 1.8432 Mbps Custom baud rates are also available; please contact our Sales department for information.
Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express User Manual BlueStorm/Express (8 and 16 port models) ● Length: 14.699 cm, 5.775 inches ● Height: 11.049 cm, 4.350 inches BlueStorm/Express Opto ● Length: 14.699 cm, 5.775 inches ● Height: 11.049 cm, 4.350 inches Certification Connect Tech Inc.
