USB Plus Series USB PLUS POWER SOLUTIONS Installation Guide Models: Edgeport/42+ Hubport/4+ Hubport/4c+ Hubport/PCI+ Hubport/PCI+ LP www.digi.
Table of Contents USB Plus Series ................................................................... 1 Edgeport/42+........................................................................ 1 Hubport/4+ and Hubport/4c+ ................................................ 2 Hubport/PCI+ and Hubport/PCI+ LP..................................... 3 Driver Installation.................................................................. 4 USB Plus Series Interface ....................................................
USB Plus Series The USB Plus Series of products are fully compliant with standard USB ports. The PlusPower ports allow for the attachment of USB devices that draw more than 500 mA, which is the maximum power provided by standard USB ports. This additional power enables USB PlusPower peripherals to function properly without requiring their own individual power supplies. These ports also have a cable locking mechanism to ensure a secure connection to downstream PlusPower peripherals.
Hubport®/4+ and Hubport/4c+ Hubport/4+ and Hubport/4c+ (compact) are externally powered hubs that connect to a standard USB upstream port. They both offer four downstream USB PlusPower ports that are compatible with both standard USB and PlusPower USB devices. Port 1 supplies 24 VDC, and Ports 2 through 4 supply 12 VDC (in addition to the standard 5 VDC available all of the PlusPower ports as shown in figure 1 on page 1).
Hubport/PCI+ and Hubport/PCI+ LP (Low Profile) Hubport/PCI+ is a USB 2.0 full size expansion card with powered USB technology. The Hubport/PCI+ card is available in two versions. The externally powered card utilizes a 24 volt external power supply. The internally powered card utilizes power balancing technology to provide maximum power to 12 volt and 24-volt peripherals without exhausting the PC’s 5 or 12 volt power.
Driver Installation For Windows XP and 2003 Server Users Note: If your computer is connected to the internet, the latest Microsoft certified drivers will be automatically downloaded from the Microsoft driver update server. 1) You must be logged into an account with administrator privileges. 2) Insert the “Edgeport Driver” CD version 3.60 or above into your CD-ROM drive.
For Windows NT 4.0 Users Because Microsoft does not support USB in NT4.0, Inside Out Networks supplies a set of USB drivers that will be installed along with the necessary Edgeport drivers. NOTE: You must install the drivers using an account that has administrative privileges. To install the USB stack and Edgeport drivers: 1) Insert the “Edgeport Driver” CD version 3.60 or above into your CD-ROM drive. 2) When the welcome dialog appears, click the Install Driver button.
USB Plus Series Interface (for Hubport/4c+ and the managed Hubport/PCI+ and Hubport/PCI+ LP cards) The USB Plus Series products present themselves to a user application by way of a virtual serial port. This serial port is named as all standard serial ports in the form of COMx where x is a number between 1 and 255. The number assignment can be configured using the Edgeport configuration utility. (See the “Edgeport Utility Program” section for more information about using this utility.
Edgeport Utility Program For All Windows Operating Systems The Edgeport configuration utility program (edgeport.exe) allows you to manage the serial ports of your device. Note that with Windows NT you must have administrative privileges in order to change the COM port settings. For more information, see the Support section at www.digi.com. General Tab The General tab in this utility allows you to do the following: • Information - Check the manufacturing information pertaining to your device.
• Configure - Reassign the physical port on your device to any available Windows COM port number from 1 to 255 and give your device a user friendly Device Name. This capability is particularly helpful if you have more than one device. • Port Flags - Configure performance options and special functionality on a per-port basis. USB Plus Series Installation Guide (90000410 Rev.
Low Latency: Normally the UART will interrupt when the receiver has been idle for 4 character times. (For example 4ms at 9600) As long as data is being received the UART will continue to buffer them until its internal FIFO is full (~56 bytes). This flag causes the Edgeport to poll the RX FIFO for received bytes. If any bytes are available they will be sent to the driver without any delay.
But if you set the flag we will complete the read when we detect ~200 ms no activity. Here is a comment from the code: If the receiver is active then do not complete this read. The problem is that the Edgeport buffers the RX bytes and we poll the driver. If we do not receive any bytes in 200ms we may report an erroneous event even if there are available bytes in the Edgeport device or driver. • Test Ports - Perform a confidence test on the internal workings of the serial ports.
• Port Status – Provide the status of a selected (highlighted) serial port. The Poll Interval is the number of seconds between updates of this window. This is also the number of seconds between each entry in the log file. To create a log file, click the Start Logging button and enter a filename for the log file. This file will contain all of the information displayed in the Port Status window until the Stop Logging button is clicked. • Refresh – Scan for ports. Note that NT 4.0 does not automatically scan.
Advanced Tab The Advanced tab allows you to do the following: • Uninstall – Uninstall the drivers. • Enable Event Logging – Place event messages in system event log. • COM Port Assignment – Configure how COM ports will be assigned. The driver supports COM port number assignment in two ways: 1. Assign COM ports based on converter serial number. This is the default setting.
Understanding Hubs Hubs, critical components in the USB architecture, are wiring concentrators that enable the attachment of multiple devices, thus converting a single attachment point into multiple attachment points. USB architecture allows a cascaded multiple hub configuration with certain power limitations (explained later in this section). See figure 1.
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European Community - CE Mark Declaration of Conformity (DOC) conforms to the relevant EU Directives listed here: According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 EMC Directive 2004/108/EC| Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC R&TTE 1999/5/EC Manufacturer’s Name: Inside Out Networks Manufacturer’s Addr.
Test Specification Requirement UL/CSA Safety Information Limits for harmonic current emission EN61000-3-2 Class A This device complies with the requirements of following safety standards below: Test Specification Requirement Limitation of voltage fluctuation and flicker EN61000-3-3 - UL 1950, 3rd edition CSA No. 950 Quality Manager Austin, Texas July 2006 European Contact Digi International Joseph-von-Fraunhofer Str.
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