Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual Smartio 8-Port RS-232 Serial Board for Universal PCI Bus Third Edition, December 2004
Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual The product described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright 2004 Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form without permission is prohibited. Trademarks MOXA is a registered trademark of Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd. All other trademarks or registered marks in this manual belong to their respective manufacturers.
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction..........................................................................
1 1 Introduction Overview Smartio—The Smart Multiport Async Solution The term Smartio stands for smart multiport serial I/O solution. The Smartio CP-168U board is designed for the 32-bit PCI bus with Plug and Play feature. This board offers 8 RS232 serial ports for connecting terminals, modems, printers, scanners, cash registers, bar code readers, keypads, numeric displays, electrical scales, data acquisition equipment, and many other serial devices for the PC and compatible systems.
Introduction PCI Solution The CP-168U board complies with PCI Spec. 2.1, and does not use either switches or jumpers. The hardware configuration for the IRQ and memory addresses is automatically assigned by the PCI BIOS. Hence, the board MUST be plugged in before installing the driver software. For more PCI information, refer to the Technical Reference Appendix.
Features The Smartio CP-168U board has 8 RS-232 ports, embedded ESD 15 KV surge protection, and uses a Moxa UART (MU860), and has the following important features: 1-4 ! Supports universal PCI, plug and play (no switches or jumpers) ! Fits both 3.
Introduction Package Checklist You should find the following items in the Smartio CP-168U board package: ! Smartio CP-168U 8-port serial board ! Documentation and Software CD that contains drivers for Windows 2000/XP/2003, Windows NT, Windows 95/98, DOS, FreeBSD, SCO, and Linux. ! Smartio CP-168U Quick Installation Guide 120 × 83 mm (4.72 × 3.
136.9 × 100 mm (5.39 × 3.
Introduction Installation Guide This section gives a brief summary of how to install the Smartio CP-168U board under each supported operating system. The installation is simple and involves the following stages: Check the PCI BIOS settings. Install the Smartio CP-168U board. See Chapter 2, “Hardware Installation.” ↓ Install the software from the software CD. Configure the driver for the board and ports. See the respective OS section in Chapter 3, “Software Installation.
2 2 Hardware Installation The installation of the Smartio CP-168U board involves both hardware and software. Software installation is discussed in the next chapter. In this chapter, we discuss hardware installation. The no-switch-no-jumper Smartio CP-168U board’s IRQ number and I/O addresses are assigned automatically by the PCI BIOS. For this reason, the board MUST be plugged in before installing the driver software. Installing the Smartio CP-168U board Step 1: Power off the PC.
Note! Moxa Universal PCI or PCI boards must occupy one unique IRQ and I/O addresses, which are assigned automatically by the PCI BIOS. Step 8: 2-2 Proceed with the software installation, as described in the next chapter, “Software Installation”.
3 3 Software Installation In this chapter, the driver software installation, configuration, and driver update/removal procedures are described for various operating systems, including Windows 2003, Windows 2000/XP, Windows NT, Windows 95/98, DOS, SCO, and Linux. Before proceeding with the software installation, be sure to first complete the hardware installation discussed in the previous chapter.
Installing the Driver 3-2 1. After installing the UPCI/PCI board and powering on your PC, Windows 2003 will auto detect and find the UPCI/PCI board you just added. The Found New Hardware window will open at the bottom right corner of the desktop. 2. The Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard window will open automatically. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and click on Next to continue. 3. Select Search for the best driver in these locations.
Software Installation 4. Wait while the installation wizard searches. The next window that opens cautions you that although this software hasn’t passed Windows Logo testing, this driver has already been tested and been shown that it can support Windows OS. Click on Continue Anyway to proceed. 5. Wait while the driver software is installed. The next window shows the model number of the board, and indicates that Windows has completed the driver installation.
3-4 6. The Found New Hardware Wizard window will open to help you install the driver for MOXA Port 0. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced). Click on Next to continue. 7. Select Search for the best driver in these locations., check Include this location in the search, and then click on Browse. You should be able to locate the \Software\Win2K-XP-2003 folder on the software CD. Click on Next to continue.
Software Installation 8. Wait while the installation wizard searches. The next window that opens cautions you that although this software hasn’t passed Windows Logo testing, this driver has already been tested and been shown that it can support Windows OS. Click on Continue Anyway to proceed. 9. Wait while the port driver is being installed. Click on Finish to continue with the rest of the installation procedures.
10. Repeat steps 6 to 9, until the port driver installation for every port is completed. How to Check the Installation There are three ways to check the installation of the CP-168U Series board. Using Device Manager 1. Use your mouse to position the cursor over your desktop’s My computer icon, click the right mouse button, and then select Properties. 2. When the System Properties window opens, click on the Hardware tab, and then click on Device Manager. 3.
Software Installation 4. If there are any special marks, such as a question mark or an exclamation mark in front of the icons, the installation of the board or the ports was not successful. Examine the Event Log for details. Port Configuration After the driver is installed, the MOXA CP-168U Installation dialog box will be displayed, and the system will map the ports automatically.
2. 3. 3-8 Select a COM number for the port from the Port Number pull-down list. Check the Auto Enumerating COM Number check-box to have subsequent ports mapped to continuous COM numbers. For example, if COM 3 is assigned to Port 1, then COM 4 will be automatically assigned to Port 2.
Software Installation 4. 5. Select an Rx FIFO Trigger from the Rx FIFO Level pull-down list. Rx FIFO trigger levels from High to Low are available, with a default value is High Level (120 bytes). Check Set the change to all ports check-box to apply the just defined Rx FIFO Trigger to all ports. Select a Tx FIFO Size from the Tx FIFO Level pull-down list. Tx FIFO Level from High to Low are available, with a default value is High Level (128 bytes).
Using Event Log To use Event Log to check MOXA boards, click Start " Settings " Control Panel " Administrative Tools " Event Viewer to enter the Event Viewer program. You can find the latest information relevant to MOXA’s drivers under System category. Windows 2000/XP Windows 2000/XP supports up to 256 serial ports, from COM1 to COM256. To fully utilize Windows 2000/XP’s multi-process and multi-thread advanced features, pure 32-bit Windows 2000/XP device drivers were developed for MOXA multiport boards.
Software Installation and Play devices. 2. Click on Next to continue. 3. Select Search for a suitable driver… and then click on Next to continue. 4. Select Specify a location and then click on Next to continue. and Play devices. 2. Select Install from a list or specific location, click on Next to continue. 3. Checkmark Include this location in the search, and then click on Browse. You should locate the Software\Win2K-XP-2003 folder on the software CD. Click on Next to continue. 4.
5. 5. Insert the Moxa Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then specify the location of the file as Software\Win2K-XP-2003 as shown below (change the drive letter if needed). Click OK to continue. 6. Click Next to copy the driver files to your system. 3-12 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual Wait while the installation wizard searches.
Software Installation 7. 8. Wait while the installation wizard searches. 6. The next window that opens cautions you that although this software hasn’t passed Windows Logo testing, this driver has already been tested and been shown that it can support Windows OS. Click on Continue Anyway to proceed. The next window shows the model number of the board, and indicates that Windows has completed the driver installation. Click on Finish to continue with the rest of the installation procedure. 7.
9. The next Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard window to open starts the port installation stage. Click on Next to continue. 9. 10. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device [recommended], and then click on Next to continue. 11. Select Specify a location and then click on Next to continue. 3-14 Wait while the installation wizard searches.
Software Installation 12. Insert the Moxa Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then specify the location of the file 11. Wait while the wizard installs the software. as Software\Win2K-XP-2003 as shown below (change the drive letter, if needed). Click OK to continue. 13. Click on Next to continue with the installation. 12. After all files have been copied to the system, the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window will open to indicate that it has finished installing “Port 0.
14. After all files have been copied to the system, 13. Repeat the above procedure (Step7 to Step 12) for the rest of the board’s ports. The last the Completing the Found New Hardware window to open completes installation of Wizard window will open to indicate that it Port 7. has finished installing “Port 0.” Click on Finish to install the board’s second port. 15. Repeat the above procedure (Step 9 to Step 14) for the rest of the board’s ports. The last window to open completes installation of Port 7.
Software Installation How to Check the Installation There are three ways to check the installation of the CP-168U Series board. Device Manager 1. You can check the installation of the board by selecting Start " Settings " Control Panel " System, select the Hardware tab, and then click on the Device Manager button.
If the driver installation was successful, you will be able to see the model number of the CP-168U board listed under Multi-port serial adapters. You may also expand the Ports (COM & LPT) item to check the status of the COM ports. If you see a question mark on top of the icon, then the installation might have a problem. Check the Event Log to determine the reason for the problem.
Software Installation 2. 3. Select a COM number for the port from the Port Number pull-down list. Check the Auto Enumerating COM Number check-box to have subsequent ports mapped to continuous COM numbers. For example, if COM 3 is assigned to Port 1, then COM 4 will be automatically assigned to Port 2.
4. 5. Select an Rx FIFO Trigger from the Rx FIFO Level pull-down list. Rx FIFO trigger levels from High to Low are available, with a default value is High Level (120 bytes). Check Set the change to all ports check-box to apply the just defined Rx FIFO Trigger to all ports. Select a Tx FIFO Size from the Tx FIFO Level pull-down list. Tx FIFO Level from High to Low are available, with a default value is High Level (128 bytes).
Software Installation Removing the Driver You can uninstall the board by first selecting Start " Settings " Control Panel " System.
Select the Hardware tab, and then click on Device Manager. Use the mouse to place the cursor over the CP-168U Series board under Multiport serial adapters, and then click the right mouse button. Select the Uninstall… option. Windows 2000 Windows XP Click on OK to proceed with the un-installation of the board.
Software Installation The Device Manager window will automatically refresh to show that the driver and ports for the CP-168U Series board have been removed. Windows 95/98 The Windows 95/98 driver supports up to 128 serial ports, from COM1 to COM128.
Installing the Driver Thanks to Windows 95/98’s Plug and Play capability, you can easily plug the Smartio CP168U board into an available PCI slot, and then get to work right away with very little installation effort. Windows 95/98 will automatically detect the presence of the new board, and prompt you to install the software driver. You simply need to have the driver CD available to complete the installation process.
Software Installation Install the Smartio Universal PCI or PCI board in the system Start Windows 95/98 to detect the board Driver installed before? Yes No Install the driver from the driver CD. See the section, “First Time Driver Installation” Configure the port. See the section, “Port Configuration” The Smartio CP-168U board’s ports should be ready to work.
for Windows 95 or the right column for Windows 98. If one MOXA CP-168U board was previously installed and another MOXA CP-168U board is plugged in, the system will prompt you to skip this stage, and take care of Port Configuration, which is discussed in the next section. 1. Upon detecting the first new Smartio CP-168U Series board, Windows 95/98 will automatically display a New hardware found message box, and then display the following dialog boxes. Click the Next button to proceed.
Software Installation 3. Type \Software\Win9x\Windows in the Location input box, and then click [OK] from the Select Other Location window. The system will start reading the files from the CD. 3. Select Other Devices and then click on [Next]. 4. Click on [Finish]. 4. Click on [Have Disk]. 5. Type \Software\Win9x\Windows and click [OK]. The system will start reading the files from the CD.
Board and Port Ready Board and Port Ready for Windows 95 and Windows 98 are slightly different. In finishing this stage, the driver installation will be complete. Windows 95 Windows 98 After the port configuration, you can immediately After the port configuration, click on [Finish]. The use the COM ports of the Smartio CP-168U board COM ports of the Smartio CP-168U board can be without restarting Windows 95. used without restarting Windows 98.
Software Installation “Serial Programming Tools”), a PComm utility, or HyperTerminal, to transmit/receive data, as well as Remote Access Service to provide dial-up networking capabilities. Configuring the Board and Ports Follow the procedures given below to re-configure the COM number for the ports of installed boards and drivers under Windows 95/98.
2. Click on the desired CP-168U board, and then click on [Properties]. 3. Select the [Ports Configuration] tab, click on the specific port, and then click on the [Port Setting] button. 4. Check the Auto Enumerating COM Name check-box to assign continuous COM numbers for subsequent ports. For example, if COM3 is assigned to Port 1, then COM4 will be automatically assigned to Port 2. Select an Rx FIFO Trigger from the Rx FIFO Level pull-down list.
Software Installation the change to all ports check-box to apply the just defined Tx FIFO Size to all ports. High Middle Low 7. 8. CP-168U v2 Tx FIFO Rx FIFO 128 120 64 60 1 1 CP-168U v1 Tx FIFO Rx FIFO 64 56 32 28 1 1 Unit: Bytes To complete the update, click [OK] in the Port X dialog box, click [OK] in the CP168U board Properties dialog box, and then click [OK] on the Device Manager tab. Restart the system to activate the latest configuration.
3. Select the [Driver] tab, and click on [Update Driver...]. 4. Click on [Have Disk...] and type the path of the new driver. 5. Insert the driver CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then click [OK] in the Install from Disk window. The system will automatically prompt you to restart the system. Click [Yes] to restart the system, or [No] if you want to reboot the system later. 6. Removing the Driver This section explains how to remove the Smartio CP-168U board driver. 1. 2.
Software Installation 3. Click [Yes] in the following message box to confirm that you want to remove the driver. 4. Click [OK] in the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. Windows NT Windows NT supports up to 256 serial ports, from COM1 to COM256. To fully utilize Windows NT’s multi-process and multi-thread advanced features, pure 32-bit Windows NT device drivers were developed for the Smartio CP-168U board and other MOXA multiport boards. The drivers conform to the Win32 COMM API standard.
! PCI Boards: C168H/PCI, C104H/PCI, C104HS/PCI, CP-114, CP-114I, CP-114S, CP114IS, CP-132, CP-132I, CP-132S, CP-132IS ! ISA Boards: C168H, C168HS, C168P, C104H, C104HS, C104P, CI-104J, CI-104JS, CI-134, CI-134I, CI-134IS, CI-132, CI-132I, CI-132IS ! cPCI Boards: CT-114I The following steps are using CP-168U as an example. Installing the Driver First Time Driver Installation The following procedure shows how to install the Smartio CP-168U driver for the first time.
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6. Select MOXA Smartio/Industio Family multiport board in Select OEM Option dialog box, and then click [OK] to start installing the driver. 7. The Moxa Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel dialog box appears. Click the [Add] button to open the Property dialog box to change port settings and advanced FIFO configuration done automatically by the system.
Software Installation 8. Select the just installed CP-168U board from the Board Type pull-down list, click on a specific port item, and then click on the [Port Setting] button to open the Port X window. 9. Select a COM number for the specific port from Port Number pull-down list. 10. Check the Auto Enumerating COM Number check-box to have subsequent ports mapped to continuous COM numbers. For example, if COM3 is assigned to Port 1, then COM4 will be automatically assigned to Port 2. 11.
13. Click OK in the Port X dialog box to confirm the port settings, and then click OK in the Property dialog box to complete the port settings and return to the MOXA Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel dialog box. The configured CP-168U board will now appear in the MOXA Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel dialog box, as shown below. 14. Click OK in the MOXA Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel to return to the Network dialog box, and then click OK to exit the Network dialog box. 15. Restart the PC.
Software Installation Once the board and the driver are installed and the driver restarts successfully, you can start to develop applications with the PComm library (see “Serial Programming Tools”) or the Microsoft Win32 API. You can also use applications such as Terminal Emulator (see “Serial Programming Tools”), a PComm utility, or HyperTerminal, to transmit/receive data, as well as Remote Access Service to provide dial-up networking capabilities.
3. Click on [Property] from the MOXA Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel to open the Property window. 4. Next, refer to the instructions given in the previous section, “First Time Driver Installation” from the “Windows NT” section. Configuring Another CP-168U Board In this section, we explain how to configure another MOXA CP-168U board that is already installed. Up to four CP-168U boards can be installed in one system under Windows NT, provided sufficient system resources are available.
Software Installation 4. Next, refer to the instructions from the “First Time Driver Installation” subsection. Removing an Existing CP-168U Board Configuration First shut down your PC, and then physically remove the CP-168U board from the PCI or PCI-X slot. The next time you start up the PC, the system will automatically remove the configuration. There is no need to click the Remove button in the Moxa Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel dialog box.
4. 5. 6. Click the [Close] button in the Network dialog box. Restart the system. Refer to the instructions given in the “First Time Driver Installation” section to install the new driver. Removing the Driver To remove the Smartio CP-168U board driver: 3-42 1. 2. 3. Open the [Control Panel], click on the [Network] icon, and select the [Adapters] tab. Click on MOXA Smartio/Industio Family Adapter from the Network Adapters list. Click the [Remove] button in the Network dialog box. 4. 5.
Software Installation DOS MOXA DOS API-232 is a software package that assists users to develop and/or debug programs for serial communications. This section will show you how to install the package, how to set up the driver, and how to load or unload the driver.
2. After the installation is complete, a message window will open to ask if you want to run the SETUP.EXE file. It is strongly recommended that you press Y to run this SETUP.EXE file. Setting up the Driver The following steps are set 1 using CP-134U Series as an example. This section does not illustrate all the convenient functions of the setup program that you would see during the configuration process. Press F1 to refer to the on-line help instructions if necessary. 1. 3-44 Run the BIN\SETUP.EXE file.
Software Installation 2. Press Enter to select the proper model name, in this case, CP-134U Series. 3. Press PgDn to configure the CP-134U’s port settings, including port number, flow control, etc. You can enter/modify each port’s settings now. These displayed values are the port’s initial values as the driver is loaded.
Up to now you have completed the configuration for CP-134U Series board. You might skip this step and go directly to step 4 if you need not change any setting or configure any board. NOTE 4. Press F10 to save the modifications and exit the SETUP program. Legends Some noticeable fields and functions are explained below. Port number This is actually the port ID of each port. The application software will refer to the port by its port number (ID). A duplicated port number is not allowed.
Software Installation RxD buffer size The receiving (input) buffer allocated in the system for each port. F5 Group Edit This is a convenient function that helps you edit the configuration of several ports at one time as a group. Loading the Driver Having completed the setup, now you can load the driver BIN\DP-DRV.EXE at the DOS prompt. The driver will detect the board you installed automatically.
Unloading the Driver To unload (release) the driver from memory, type DP-DRV/Q at the DOS prompt.
Software Installation 5. You can use Moxa diagnostic utility to verify the driver status. # cd /moxa/mxser/utility/diag # ./msdiag == MOXA Smartio/Industio Family Multiport Board Status Utility(1.1) == Tty Device Major Number= 30. Callout device Major Number= 35. Board 1 : CP-168U series (BusNo=2, DevNo=13) Port 1: 0xac00, max. baud rate = 230400 bps. Port 2: 0xac08, max. baud rate = 230400 bps. Port 3: 0xac10, max. baud rate = 230400 bps. Port 4: 0xac18, max. baud rate = 230400 bps. Port 5: 0xac20, max.
are similar as SCO OpenServer. 1. Copy the driver file .tar to your host. 2. #tar xvf /tmp/moxa/mxintall /tmp/moxa/sco.tar 3. # cd/tmp/mxinstall # ./mxinstall 4. The window shown below will open next. Press any key to continue. Copyright© 2004 Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. MOXA Smartio Family Device Driver Installation (Ver. 1.6) For SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2 Tar files, please wait…..O.K. Press any key to continue 5.
Software Installation PgDn: getty Setting Enter: Confirm Input Value 6. Esc: Exit Tab: Change Item Press Enter to select the MOXA Multiport Serial Board you installed. For example, select “CP-168U”, and press Enter. None C168 ISA Series C104 ISA Series C168 PCI Series C104 PCI Series CP-104U Series CP-168U Series CP-104JU Series 7. Some basic information of this board will be shown next, such as I/O address, Bus No., Device No.
PgDn: getty Setting Enter: Confirm Input Value 9. Esc: Exit Tab: Change Item Press Esc to save the configuration and exit. Save configuration changes? (Y/N) 10. The driver files will be copied to the SCO system. Press any key to continue. ----------------------------------------[Message]---------------------------------------------Copying driver files and configuring system. Please wait…. Press any key to continue! _ 11. Press Y to rebuild the system.
Software Installation 13. After the system is rebuilt, the system will return to shell command. You can use MOXA Smartio Multiport Serial Board now. ----------------------------------------[Message]---------------------------------------------Do you want to rebuild the system? (y/n) Rebuilding kernel. Please wait…. Rebuilding kernel completed. Please remember to manually reboot your system later. Press any key to continue.
4 4 Serial Programming Tools Moxa supports a class of easy to use, yet powerful serial programming libraries and communication troubleshooting utilities under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 and Windows 95/98. Use these MOXA Serial Programming Tools to decrease your software development time. In the following sections, we describe the installation of the library, and the utilities supported for various programming platforms.
hence remarkably reduces development time. This serial communication library provides a complete function library and sample programs for Visual C++, Visual Basic, and Borland Delphi. To view detailed function descriptions and sample programs, click on [Start] " [Program] " [PComm Lite] " [PComm Lib Help], [PComm Porting Notes] or [PComm Programming Guide], or refer to the sample programs in the PComm directory. Utilities In this section, we give brief descriptions of each utility.
Serial Programming Tools Monitor (for MOXA boards under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003) A useful port status monitoring program allows you to monitor data transmission of selected MOXA COM ports. It monitors data transmission/receiving throughput, and communication line status, with data updated and displayed on the screen at regular time intervals. Click on a specific port to see a graph of the current communication parameters and status of that port.
Terminal Emulator Terminal Emulator can be used to connect to various ports to see if data transmission is functioning correctly. Terminal Emulator features multi-windows, and supports VT100 and ANSI terminal types. You can transfer data interactively, send patterns periodically, and transfer files using ASCII, XMODEM, YMODEM, ZMODEM, and KERMIT protocols. To run Terminal Emulator, click on [Start]"[Program]"[PComm Lite]"[Terminal Emulator].
5 5 Connection Cables and Cable Wiring In this chapter, we illustrate the possible connections and cable wiring for the CP-168U boards. In serial data communications, DTE stands for Data Terminal Equipment, such as a PC’s COM1/2, serial printers, and terminals, and DCE stands for Data Communication Equipment, such as modems. RS-232 Cable Wiring DB62 Female Connector Pinouts Port No. Pin No.
DB-9/M Pin Assignment (Opt8-M9, Opt8D) MODE PIN RS232 1 DCD 2 RxD 3 TxD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS DB-25/M Pin Assignment (Opt8B/C) MODE PIN 5-2 RS-232 2 TxD 3 RxD 4 RTS 5 CTS 6 DSR 7 GND 8 DCD 20 DTR Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual
Connection Cables and Cable Wiring DB-25/F Pin Assignment (Opt8A/S) MODE PIN RS-232 2 RxD 3 TxD 4 CTS 5 RTS 6 DTR 7 GND 8 DCD 20 DSR RJ45 Pin Assignment (Opt8-RJ45) MODE PIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RS-232 DSR RTS GND TxD RxD DCD CTS DTR Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 5-3
DB-25/F Pin Assignment (Opt8F/Z) MODE RS-422 PIN 2 RxD+(B) 3 TxD+(B) 7 GND 14 RxD-(A) 16 TxD-(A) DB-25/F Pin Assignment (Opt8K) 5-4 MODE PIN 2 RS-422/4-wire RS-485 RxD+(B) Data+(B) 3 TxD+(B) --- 7 GND GND 14 RxD-(A) Data-(A) 16 TxD-(A) --- Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 2-wire RS-485
6 6 Troubleshooting Common Smartio CP-168U board errors and possible corresponding solutions are given below. If the problem still cannot be solved after following these suggestions, contact your dealer or Moxa for help, or use the Problem Report Form at the end of this manual to report problems to your dealer to receive faster technical support. General Troubleshooting 1. The MOXA PCI board cannot be detected by the MOXA driver while installing the driver. Hardware causes and solutions: A.
A. Smartio CP-168U board will check the line status (CTS) before transmitting data if the RTS/CTS flow control feature is set to Enable in the configuration or application program. Refer to the Connection Cable and Cable Wiring chapter for proper wiring options, and check the line status of the suspected port using the diagnostic LED indicators on the mini tester. B. The board’s control application might not be correctly written according to the corresponding API of the operating system.
Troubleshooting and solutions, see the section, “General Troubleshooting.” 1. The system fails to find the Smartio CP-168U board! C. The board(s) is (are) not properly plugged into the PCI slot. D. The PCI slot is defective. Please try other slots until you find one that works. E. The board itself might be defective. 2. After the system reboots, the error message “CP-168U board(BusNo=x, DevNo=x, Port1=COMx) interrupt number is invalid!” appears.
A. A Technical Reference Specifications • • • • • • • • • Bus interface: Number of ports: I/O address: IRQ: Data bits: Stop bits: Parity: UART: Speed: • • • • • Connector: Data signals: Surge protection: Operating temp: Power Requirement • Dimensions: 32-bit PCI 8 Assigned by PCI BIOS Assigned by PCI BIOS 5, 6, 7, 8 1, 1.5, 2 None, even, odd, space, mark Moxa UART (16C550C or compatible) 50 bps to 921.6Kbps (CP-168U v2) 50 bps to 230.
identifying the respective PCI slots, whereas some use 11, 12, 13 and 14. Due to this slot-dependency, it is necessary to re-configure the software driver once the board is plugged into a different PCI slot. Up to 4 Smartio CP-168U boards can be installed in one system. When installing more than one board, remember the order of boards to distinguish the installed boards.
Return Procedure For product repair, exchange, or refund, you must: ! Provide evidence of original purchase. ! Fill out the Problem Report Form (PRF) as detailed as possible for shorter product repair time. ! Obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number from the sales representative or dealer. ! Carefully pack the product in an anti-static package, and send it, pre-paid, to the dealer.
Revision History Document Edition Revision Date Revision Details 2nd July 8, 2004 1. Updated the edition of this manual on the title page. 2. Changed the new Moxa logo on the title page. 3. Chapter 3: Added software installation procedures under Windows 2003, DOS, Linux, and SCO. 4. Chapter 5: Added Pin Assignments of all optional connection cables and boxes. 3rd December 16, 2004 1. Modified the explanation of the Linux driver installation procedure.
