User`s manual

Industio CP-132 Series User’s Manual
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Overview
Industio—The Industrial Multiport Async Solution
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Industio products are smart, multiport serial I/O solutions for industrial applications.
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Industio CP-132U Series boards, including CP132-UI, and CP-132UL, are designed
for a 32-bit PCI bus with the Plug and Play and Universal PCI feature. They offer 2
independent RS-422/RS-485 serial ports for connecting data acquisition equipment and
many other serial devices to the PC and its compatible systems. Industio products provide a
reliable communication link over a longer distance (up to 4000 ft), and are suitable for
industrial environments. Connections with point-to-point full-duplex or multidrop
half-duplex are available to meet user’s various needs. Each port can control up to 32
devices in a multidrop environment.
ADDC™ (Automatic Data Direction Control) for RS-485
To make it easier to manage 2-wire RS-485 half-duplex connections, ADDC™ (Automatic
Data Direction Control) intelligence is built into each CP-132U series board, eliminating
the need for software interference. This means that Windows applications can manage
RS-485 ports without needing to write extra code for controlling the half-duplex protocol.
Termination Resistors Ready for RS-422/485
Termination Resistors are already installed on the Industio CP-132U series boards,
eliminating the headaches involved in determining the proper impedance for the resistors.
For more details, refer to the “Connection Cable and Cable Wiring” chapter.
Surge/Isolation Protection
To prevent boards from being damaged by lightning or high potential voltage, CP132U
Series boards have built-in surge protection. An optical isolation option (2000V), and surge
protection option (max. ESD of 25 KV, max. EFT of 2 KV) are also available in this series.
Both of these features provide protection when the boards are used in critical or harsh
factory-type environments.
PCI Solution
The board complies with PCI Spec. 2.1 and does not require either switches or jumpers.
The hardware configuration for the IRQ and I/O address is automatically assigned by the
PCI BIOS. This means that the board MUST be plugged into the computer first before
installing the driver software. For more PCI information, refer to the Technical Reference
Appendix.