ACTiSYS ACT-IR220LN manual

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    921 Corporate Way, CA 94539, USA Tel: +1-510-490-8024 Fax: +1-510-623-7268 Web: http://www.actisys.com E-mail: irda-info@actisys.com ACT-IR220Li / ACT-IR220LN IrDA ® Serial Port Adapter User’s Manual April 22, 2008 Version 1.3.1.1 © Copyright 1999-2008 ACTiSYS Corporation All Rights Reserved[...]

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    The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR220Li&220LN User’s Manual © Copyright 1999-2008 ACTiSYS Corp Page 2 of 10 Apr. 22,2008 Version 1.3.1.1 FCC & VCCI COMPLIANCE STATEMENT This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference and (2) [...]

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    The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR220Li&220LN User’s Manual © Copyright 1999-2008 ACTiSYS Corp Page 3 of 10 Apr. 22,2008 Version 1.3.1.1 TABLE OF CONTENTS FCC & VCCI COMPLIANCE STATEMENT ....................................................... 2 REVISION HISTORY ........................................................................[...]

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    The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR220Li&220LN User’s Manual © Copyright 1999-2008 ACTiSYS Corp Page 4 of 10 Apr. 22,2008 Version 1.3.1.1 REVISION HIST OR Y Revision History Revision Date Comment 1.0 05/15/2003 Initial released 1.1 03/28/2005 Added current description in Electrical characteristics 1.2 03/28/2006 Modified DSR description [...]

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    The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR220Li&220LN User’s Manual © Copyright 1999-2008 ACTiSYS Corp Page 5 of 10 Apr. 22,2008 Version 1.3.1.1 1. PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 1.1. ACT-IR220LN No SW Modification required. Single IR speed. You may use exactly the same RS232 protocol software you have now if you use it on both sides of two communicating[...]

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    The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR220Li&220LN User’s Manual © Copyright 1999-2008 ACTiSYS Corp Page 6 of 10 Apr. 22,2008 Version 1.3.1.1 3. BAUD RATE SELECTION 3.1. ACT-IR220Li - Level Mode ACT-IR220Li is a baud rate selectable adapter. It supports 3 baud rates: 9.6k, 19.2k & 115.2km bps. 3.2. ACT-IR220LN – Preset (Hardware Jumper[...]

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    The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR220Li&220LN User’s Manual © Copyright 1999-2008 ACTiSYS Corp Page 7 of 10 Apr. 22,2008 Version 1.3.1.1 5. SPECIFICATIONS Physical Layer IrDA ® – 1.0 (SIR) compatible Communication Speeds Programmable (9.6 k, 19.2k, 38.4k, 57.6k, 115.2k bps) Connection Standard DB9F RS-232 Serial COM port to IrDA ® c[...]

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    The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR220Li&220LN User’s Manual © Copyright 1999-2008 ACTiSYS Corp Page 8 of 10 Apr. 22,2008 Version 1.3.1.1 7. REGULATORY SPECIFICATIONS 7.1 Radiated and Conducted EMC FCC-B VCCI-2 EN50081-1 EN55022 (1988) 7.2 Susceptibility Compliance EN50081-1 (1992) EN55024 (1998) EN61000-4-5 (1995) EN55022 (1998) EN61000[...]

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    The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR220Li&220LN User’s Manual © Copyright 1999-2008 ACTiSYS Corp Page 9 of 10 Apr. 22,2008 Version 1.3.1.1 8. WARRANTY INFORMATION ACTiSYS Corporation warrants the first end-user purc haser, for a period of 1 year from the date of purchase, that this wireless interface (The Pr oduct) will be free from defec[...]

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    The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR220Li&220LN User’s Manual © Copyright 1999-2008 ACTiSYS Corp Page 10 of 10 Apr. 22,2008 Version 1.3.1.1 9. CONTACT INFORMATION ACTiSYS Corporation 921 Corporate Way Fremont, CA 94539, USA TEL:+1-510-490-8024, FAX:+1-510-623-7268 E-Mail: irda-info@actisys.com Web: http://www.actisys.com[...]