UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual First Edition, May 2008 www.moxa.com/product © 2008 Moxa Inc., all rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual The software 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 © 2008 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Trademarks MOXA is a registered trademark of Moxa Inc. All other trademarks or registered marks in this manual belong to their respective manufacturers.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction..............................................................................................1-1 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 1-2 Package Checklist .............................................................................................................. 1-2 Product Features......................................................................................
1 Chapter 1 Introduction Moxa’s UPort 2000 Series of entry-level USB-to-serial converters are used to add 2 or 4 serial ports to a PC through the PC’s USB port. The UPort 2000 converters are compatible with both new and legacy RS-232 devices, and are a perfect solution for mobile, instrumentation, and point-of sale applications.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Introduction Overview UPort 2000 Series products are easy to install and use. After installing the drivers on your PC, connect the UPort to your computer, plug in your serial devices, and you’re ready to go. Programming is NOT required, and you do not need to worry about IRQs, configuring a board, power requirements, or connection schemes. UPort 2000 Series products are compliant with USB 1.1, and 2.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Introduction Serial Communication Parameters Data Bits 5, 6, 7, 8 Stop Bit 1, 1.5, 2 Parity None, Even, Odd, Space, Mark Flow Control RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF I/O Address Assigned by BIOS IRQ Assigned by BIOS FIFO 16 bytes Serial Signals RS-232 TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, GND Driver Support Operating Systems Windows (2000, XP x86/x64, 2003 x86/x64, Vista x86/x64, 2008 x86/x64), Linux Kernel 2.6.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Introduction Dimensions UPort 2210 2210 USB to 2 Port RS-232 Serial Hub Active Port Tx 1 Rx 35 mm (1.38 in) 60 mm (2.36 in) 35 mm (1.38 in) 70 mm (2.76 in) 120 mm (4.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Introduction UPort 2240 2410 USB to 4 Port RS-232 Serial Hub Port 1 Tx Active 2 3 4 Rx 40 mm (1.57 in) 120 mm (4.72 in) 185 mm (7.28 in) 1-5 35 mm (1.38 in) 80 mm (3.
2 Chapter 2 Driver Installation In this chapter, we use Windows XP to illustrate how to install the UPort 2000 USB-to-serial converters. The procedures for Windows 2000/2003/2008 and Windows Vista are essentially the same. We recommend installing the UPort 2000 Series driver first, before connecting the UPort 2000 USB-to-serial converter to your computer’s USB port.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation UPort’s USB Usage Limitation 1. A maximum of 4 UPort 2000 converters can be connected to one PC host. Connecting more than 4 UPort 2000 converters will put a strain on system resources, and could cause the computer to become unstable. 2. We recommend connecting the UPort 2000 directly to your PC’s USB port. 3. Although your UPort 2000 supports USB 1.1, we recommend using a USB 2.0 host controller or HUB to get the best and most stable performance.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation 2. Click Next to install the driver in the indicated folder. 3. Click Next to create the program’s shortcuts in the indicated folder.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation 4. Click Install to proceed with the installation. 5. The next window that opens cautions you that although this software has not passed Windows logo testing, the driver has already been tested and shown that it can support the Windows operating system. Click Continue Anyway to proceed.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual 6. Driver Installation Click Finish to complete the driver installation. Connecting the Hardware Please install the driver before connecting the UPort 2000 to your PC’s USB port. See the previous section for details. Connecting to a Serial Device Use the proper serial cables to connect your serial devices to the UPort 2000’s serial ports, which support the RS-232 interface. The UPort 2000’s serial ports use DB9 male connectors with standard RS-232 pin assignment.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation Installing the Driver for the Converter 1. After connecting the USB cable from UPort to host the PC, Windows XP will automatically detect the new UPort, and the Found New Hardware balloon will open in the bottom right corner of the Windows desktop. 2. Select No, not at this time. Click Next to start the installation.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation 3. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended), and then click Next to continue. 4. Wait while the installation wizard searches for the correct drivers. The next window that opens cautions you that although this software has not passed Windows logo testing, this driver has already been tested and shown that it can support the Windows operating system. Click Continue Anyway to proceed.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation 5. The next window shows the model name of the board, and indicates that Windows has completed the driver installation. Click Finish to proceed with the rest of the installation procedure. 6. Open the Windows Device Manager to check that the installation was successful. The UPort USB-to-serial converter should appear under Multi-port serial adapters.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation Installing the Driver for the Ports 1. The Found New Hardware Wizard window will open to help you install the driver. This window will offer to connect to the Windows update site to search for a driver. Select No, not at this time and then click Next to continue. 2. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended), and then click Next to continue.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation 3. Wait while the installation wizard searches for the correct drivers. The next window that opens cautions you that although this software has not passed Windows logo testing, this driver has already been tested and shown that it can support the Windows operating system. Click Continue Anyway to proceed. 4. Wait while the driver is installed.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation 5. 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 driver. Click Finish to proceed with the rest of the installation. 6. Repeat Step 1 through Step 5 for each of the remaining ports (1 port for the UPort 2210, and 3 ports for the UPort 2410). 7.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation Configuring the Ports After the driver has been installed, use Windows’ Device Manager to configure the UPort serial ports. 1. With the System Properties window open, click on the Hardware tab, and then click on Device Manager.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual 2. Driver Installation Expand the Multi-port serial adapters tab, right click MOXA UPort 2210 (or 2410), and then click Properties to open the UPort’s configuration panel. The Ports Configuration page settings are described below.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation Port Settings Auto Enumerating COM Number If the Auto Enumerating COM Number checkbox is checked, COM numbers will be assigned automatically and in sequence to the ports. E.g., COM3 to Port 1, COM4 to Port 2, etc. If you do not enable this check box, only the COM number for the selected port will be changed to the COM number listed in the drop-down list box.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation Locate Use the Locate function to determine the location of a particular UPort 2000. This function is particularly useful when two or more UPorts are installed on the same PC. The Locate function will cause the selected UPort 2000’s LED to flash, and UPort 2410 will sound the buzzer. Uninstalling the UPort 2000 To remove a particular UPort 2000 from you PC, simply remove that UPort 2000 from the Device Manager.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation 2. Expand the Multi-port serial adapters tab, right click MOXA UPort 2210 Series, and then click Remove to uninstall this UPort 2000. A window will pop up to confirm that you want to remove this UPort. 3. Click OK to continue uninstalling the UPort device. The UPort device will be removed from the list of Multi-port serial adapters.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation To use Normal COM Mode, be sure to the leave Enable Fixed-base COM Mode unchecked. For the sake of argument, assume that we are using two UPort 2210 USB-to-serial converters configured for “Normal COM Mode.” Each UPort 2210 has two serial ports.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation Fixed-base COM Mode Moxa’s UPort 2000 series provides a unique fixed-base COM function that allows users to set a specific initial COM port number. Regardless of which UPort is plugged into the host, the COM port numbers for the UPort’s serial ports will be numbered sequentially starting with the initial COM port number. To use “Fixed-base COM Mode,” be sure to check the “Enable Fixed-base COM Mode” check box.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation If both UPorts are unplugged from the computer, and then UPort D2 is plugged back in, the computer will now assign COM10 and COM11 to the UPort’s serial ports. When UPort D1 is plugged back in, COM numbers COM12 and COM13 will be assigned the UPort’s serial ports. COM12-COM13 2 (D1) 1 COM10-COM11 (D2) When “Fixed-base COM Mode” is enabled for the first time, all COM port numbers and serial port parameters will be reset to their default values.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation Uninstalling the Driver 1. To uninstall the driver, open the Windows’ Control Panel, and click Add/Remove Programs. 2. Select Moxa UPort 2000 Series Windows Driver Ver1.0, and then click the Remove button. Wait while the driver software is uninstalled.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual 3. Driver Installation Click OK to proceed with the un-installation procedure. Linux Kernel 2.6.x The Linux driver for Moxa’s UPort 2000 Series of USB-to-serial converters maps a Linux host’s ttyUSBxx ports to the UPort’s serial ports. Once the mapping has been established, Linux users and applications can connect to a device port as if it were a ttyUSBxx port. The Linux drivers have been tested with the majority of Linux distributions, including Linux kernel 2.6.x.
UPort 2000 Series User’s Manual Driver Installation Loading the Moxa Driver After installing the driver, you will be able to load the Moxa driver. The driver will be loaded automatically when you plug the UPort 2000 into your PC, or you can load the driver manually by issuing the following command: # modprobe mxuport2000 If the driver has loaded successfully, you should see a message such as the following: _MOXA UPort 2000 series driver ver 1.0 loaded successfully.
3 Chapter 3 Pin Assignment The UPort 2210 has 2 ports RS-232 interface and UPort 2410 has 4 ports RS-232 interface.
