Manual
Contents 
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1 
OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................................1 
WHAT’S INCLUDED .................................................................................................................................... 1 
FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS ...................................................................................................................1 
CARD SETUP ...............................................................................................................................2 
PORT ENABLE DISABLE..............................................................................................................................2 
ADDRESS SELECTION .................................................................................................................................2 
TRANSMIT CLOCK HEADER E5...................................................................................................................3 
RS-485 MODE ENABLE HEADER E4 ..........................................................................................................3 
ELECTRICAL INTERFACE SELECTION HEADERS E8 &E9 ............................................................................3 
DMA CHANNEL SELECTION HEADERS E2 & E3........................................................................................4 
DMA JUMPER OPTION TABLES.................................................................................................................. 5 
No DMA.................................................................................................................................................5 
Single Channel DMA (Half Duplex Only)............................................................................................. 5 
Full Duplex............................................................................................................................................. 5 
DMA ENABLE HEADER E1........................................................................................................................5 
IRQ SELECTION HEADER E7...................................................................................................................... 6 
IRQ MODE HEADER E6 .............................................................................................................................6 
INSTALLATION............................................................................................................................7 
CABLING OPTIONS .....................................................................................................................................7 
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................................... 7 
Windows Users ......................................................................................................................................7 
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION..........................................................................................................8 
FEATURES ..................................................................................................................................................8 
Internal Baud Rate Generator................................................................................................................. 8 
PROGRAMMING THE ACB-104...................................................................................................................8 
Control/Status Port .................................................................................................................................8 
Software Examples................................................................................................................................. 8 
DMA TERMINAL COUNT ...........................................................................................................................9 
CONNECTOR P3 PIN ASSIGNMENTS............................................................................................................ 9 
RS-232 Signals (At the DB-25)..............................................................................................................9 
RS-530/422/485 Pin Assignments (At the DB-25) ..............................................................................10 
RS-530/422/485 Line Termination.......................................................................................................10 
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PECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................................11 
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................... 11 
POWER CONSUMPTION............................................................................................................................. 11 
MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES (MTBF)............................................................................................... 11 
PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................................11 
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PPENDIX A - TROUBLESHOOTING .........................................................................................12 
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PPENDIX B - HOW TO GET ASSISTANCE...............................................................................13 










