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FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
1 Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing a RS-422/RS-485 serial card from StarTech.com. Now you can add four independent RS-422/RS-485 serial ports to your system. You can set each port as either RS-422 or RS-485 using dip switches right on the card. This flexible card works in both 3.3 volt and 5 volt PCI slots and uses Automatic Data Direction Control (ADDC) for more straight-forward control of two-wire half-duplex RS-485 communications.
3 Installation Note: In one system, you can install two of these serial cards. You must differentiate between the two cards by using the jumper (located near the end of the card). The card with the jumper ON will be card number 1. The card with the jumper OFF will be card number 2. Install the cards one at a time, starting with the card you want to be designated number 1. Installing the Card 1. Make sure that your system is unplugged and you are grounded. 2.
4 Driver Installation Note: Depending on your operating system and the configuration of your system, the instructions below may not be identical to what you see on your screen. Windows Windows XP/2000 Once you turn your computer on after installing the card, Windows will automatically detect the new hardware. Follow the onscreen prompts and direct Windows to the Win2000 folder on the driver disk (Windows 2000 and Windows XP use the same driver).
5 Windows Me/98/95 Once you turn your computer on after installing the card, Windows will automatically detect the new hardware. Follow the onscreen prompts and direct Windows to the Win95 folder on the driver disk (Windows Me, 98, and 95 use the same driver). Notes: • After you install the driver, you may get another message saying that new hardware has been found. You do not need to install the driver again. • Each serial card needs an open IRQ for Plug and Play function.
6 DOS When installing multiple cards in DOS, it is important to install the card designated card Number 1 (with the jumper ON) first. 1. Change your active directory to the target directory: ex: c:\RAYON 2. Insert the driver disk into the disk drive and copy the DOS files from the driver diskette: ex: xcopy /s/e/v a:\DOS\*.* 3. Run the driver installation command: ex. c:\rayon\pciport 4. The cards will now be installed in your system.
7 LINUX 1. Login as super-user (SU) or root. 2. Change your directory to root and copy the driver diskette to the system: # cd / # tar xvf /dev/fd0 3. Change the directory to /etc/pciport and run the Install command: # cd /etc/rayon # ./Install 4.
8 SCO OpenServer 1. Log in as a super-user (SU) or root. 2. Extract all the files on the diskette using the tar command # cd / # tar xvf /dev/fd0135ds18 3. Change the directory to /etc/pciport and run the Build command: # cd /etc/pciport # ./build 4. Reboot your system. The device name will be /dev/tty8[1--2] [a--h] Card Definitions Card Number Device Name 1 2 tty81? tty82? Note: Card 1 is the card with the jumper ON.
9 Technical Specifications Number of Serial Ports 4 Connector Type 4 x 9-pin DB Male Max Data Transfer Rate 921 Kbits/sec Bus Interface PCI Serial Interface RS-422 & RS-485 Bus Transceivers Full-Duplex and Half-Duplex Max Cable Length 4000 ft (1220m) FIFO Length 32 FIFOs I/O Address Plug & Play Standards PCI 2.2 System Requirements Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT/XP, SCO Unix, Linux, DOS System 3.
10 Technical Support The following technical resources are available for this StarTech.com product: On-line help: We are constantly adding new information to the Tech Support section of our web site. To access this page, click the Tech Support link on our homepage, www.startech.com. In the tech support section there are a number of options that can provide assistance with this product.
Revised: January 7, 2004
