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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l Cover Page B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 RS-232 Digital I/O Module Model 232SDD16 Documentat ion Number 232SDD16-1005 pn#3604-r1 This product Designed and Manufactur ed In Ottawa , Illinois USA of domestic and impor ted parts by B&B Electronics Mfg. Co. I[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l Table of Contents i B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Table of Contents Chapte r 1- Introduction ........................... ................ 1 232SDD16 Fe atures ........................................... .... 1 Packing Li st ........................... .......[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l 1 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Chapter 1- Introduction 232SDD16 Features The 232SDD16 is a ge neral purpose contro l module that is connected to your computer’s RS-232 serial port. The 2 32SDD16 offers 16 discrete digital I /O lines. With these features, t[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l 3 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 232SDD16 Speci ficat ions I/O Lines Total: 16 (Factory default = inputs) Digital Inputs Voltage Range: 0 Vdc to 5 Vdc Low Voltage: 1.0 Vdc max. High Voltage: 2.0 Vdc min. Leakage Current: 1 microamp max. Digital Outputs Low Vol[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l 5 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Chapter 2 - Connections This chapter will cover the connections re quired for the 232SDD16. There are thre e sets of conne ctions: digital I/ O, serial port, and power supply. Do not make any connect ions to the 232SDD16 until [...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l 7 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Table 2.2 - RS-232 Connector Pinout DB-25S Pin # Signal Signal Direction at 232SDD16 Notes 2 Transmit Data (TD) Input Connection is required. 3 Receive Data (RD) Output Connection is required. 4 Request to Send (RTS) Input May [...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l 9 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Chapter 3 - Comm ands There are only two commands required to control the 232S DD16: set output lines, and read I/O li nes. Three ad ditional commands ar e used for configuring the modu le: defin e I/ O lines, set power-up stat[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l 11 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 A byte represents an eight-bit binary numbe r (1111 1111 ), therefore each byte can repre sent eight I/O lines. Each bit is assigned a bit position and a weight (value ). Refer to Table 3.3. To set an output to a HIGH state th[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l 13 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Command: !0SO Argument: {I/O msb}{I/ O lsb} Response: none ASCII Example: !0SOUA Dec. Example: !0S O<85><65> Hex. Example: !0SO <55><41> Bin. E xample: !0SO<0101 0101><01000001> Description:[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l 15 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Command: !0RC Argument: none Response: definit ion of th e sixteen I/O lin es in two 8 bit bytes, and the power-up states in two 8 bi t byt es. (shown in bo ld face) ASCII Example: !0RC UAP@ Dec. Example: !0RC< 85 >< [...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l 17 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Chapter 4 - I/O Interfacing This chapter will explain "HIGH" and " LOW" states and show some general examples of how to interf ace to the I/O lines. Cautio n must be taken not to exceed 232SDD16 specificati[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l 19 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Figure 4.4 - Isolated Solid State Input Digital Outputs Digital outputs are used to turn exter nal devices on or of f. Digit al outputs are CMOS/TTL compatible and oper ate betwe en 0Vd c and +5Vdc. Outputs can be used to cont[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l 21 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Chapter 5 - Softwar e This chapter will be divided into t wo sections. The first section covers programming techn iques for constructing a command string, receiving data and manipulatin g dat a in QuickBAS IC. The second secti[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l 23 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Step 5 - Determining the I / O line de fin itio ns: MSdefs = MSdefs AND mask LSdefs = LSdefs AND mask By "ANDing" the value of MSdefs or LSde fs with the appropriate mask of an I/O line, the I/ O line de fin itio n c[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l 25 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Define I/O Lines Command Step 1a - Cons truct the comma nd string: Define an I /O line as Outp ut MSdefs = MSdefs OR mask LSdefs = LSdefs OR mask By "ORing" the current definit ion s wit h the approp riat e I/O line [...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l 27 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Demonstration Program The 232SDD16 Demonstration (SDD16) Program (IB M PC or Compatible) provi des the user with example s of how to receive and transmit commands to the 232 SDD16. The SDD16. EX E is the executable program, th[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l Appendix A A-1 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 APPENDIX A ASCII Character Codes A-2 Appendix A 232SDD16-1005 Manual B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 DECIMAL to HEX to ASCII CONVERSION TABLE DEC H[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l Appendix B B-1 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 APPENDIX B Hexadecimal/Decimal Conversions B-2 Appendix B 232SDD16-1005 Manual B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 The decimal (base 1 0) numbering sys[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l Appendix B B-3 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Hexadecimal to Decima l Conve rs ion: Decimal = (1st Hex d igit x 4096) + (2nd Hex digit x 256) + (3rd Hex digit x 16) + (4th Hex digit) Each "Hex digit" is the decimal equivalen t value of th e hexadecim[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l Appendix C C-1 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 APPENDIX C Interface Modules for SDD16 Models C-2 Appendix C 232SDD16-1005 Manual B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 DTB25 The DTB25 connects to the S[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l Appendix C C-3 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Table C.1 - DTB25 Connections DB-25P Pin # Function T.B. # DB-25P Pin # Function T.B. # 1 Unused. 1 14 I/O #15 14 2 Unused. 2 15 I/O #14 15 3 Unused. 3 16 I/O #13 16 4 Unused. 4 17 I/O #12 17 5 Unused. 5 18 I/O #11[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l Appendix C C-5 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 DBM16 Interfacing This section will show some general examples of how to interface the DBM16 I/O lines t o external d evices. Caution mu st be taken not to exce ed the DBM16 specifica tions, failure to do s o could[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l Appendix C C-7 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Figure C.6 - Isolated Solid State Input Outputs Digital outputs are used to turn "ON" or t urn "O FF" external devices. Outputs can be used to control solid sta te ou tp ut modu les, logic circu[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l Appendix C C-9 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 DBM16 Specifications I/O Lines Total: 16 (Fa ctory default - set to inpu ts) Inputs Voltage range: 0Vdc to +50Vdc Low Voltage: 0Vdc to +1.5Vdc High Voltage: +2.5Vdc to +50Vdc Internal pu ll-up current: 0.5 ma Outpu[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l Appendix C C-11 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l Appendix D D-1 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Appendix D Adding Data Field Confirmation D-2 Appendix D 232 SDD16-1005 Manual B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 With serial communications in a labo[...]

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    232SDD16-1005 Manua l Appendix D D-3 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- O ttawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 - - FA X (815) 433-5 104 Table D-1 Extended Commands Function Co mmand Response Read I /O Line s #0RD {I/O ms b}{~ I/O msb }{I/O lsb}{~I/O lsb} Set Output Lines #0SO{I/ O msb}{~I/O msb}{I/O lsb}{~I/O lsb} no response Define I/ O Lines #0SD[...]