Black Box IC483A manual

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    Order toll-free in the U.S.: Call 877-877-BBOX (outside U.S. call 724-746-5500 ) FREE technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 Mailing address: Black Box Corporation , 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com CUSTOMER SUPPORT INFORMATION NO VEMBER[...]

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    FEDERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMISSION AND CANADIAN DEP ARTMENT OF COMMUNICA TIONS RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE ST A TEMENTS This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio communication. I[...]

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    V .35 ↔ RS-422 INTERF ACE CONVER TER TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL Any trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the pr oper ty of the trademark owners[...]

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    CONTENTS 3 Contents Chapter Page 1. SPECIFICA TIONS ......................................................................................................................................4 2. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................5 3. INST AL[...]

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    V .35 ↔ RS422 INTERF ACE CONVER TER 4 1. Specifications Speed — Up to 2.5 Mbps Maximum T ransmission Rate — Approximately 2.455 Mbps Interface — RS-422, V .35 Connectors — IC481A-R2: RS-422: (1) DB37 female (pinned to RS-449 specifications); V .35: (1) male 34-pin “M” block IC483A: RS-422: (1) DB37 female (pinned to RS-449 specificati[...]

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    CHAPTER 2: Introduction 5 2. Introduction The V .35 ↔ RS-422 Inter face Converter comes in both 115-V AC (IC483A) and 230-V AC (IC483AE) standalone units. A card version (IC483C) is available for rackmounting. The rack (RM060) is switch-selectable for either 115-V AC or 230-V AC operation. The V .35 ↔ RS-422 Inter face Converter provides bidire[...]

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    V .35 ↔ RS422 INTERF ACE CONVER TER 6 3. Installation 3.1 DIP Shunt Settings The V .35 ↔ RS-422 Inter face Converter has two jumper selectable configurations determined by DIP shunt settings located inside the unit on the printed circuit board. One configuration is for connecting RS-422 DTE to V .35 DCE. The second configuration is for connecti[...]

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    CHAPTER 3: Installation 7 T o install the V .35 ↔ RS-422 Inter face Converter , follow these steps and refer to Figures 3-1 and 3-2. 1. Set jumper XW6 to V .35 side when configuring the V .35 side of the unit as DTE. Set XW6 to the 422 side when configuring the RS422 side of the unit as DTE. Jumper XW6 affects only the front panel LEDs. 2 & 3[...]

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    V .35 ↔ RS422 INTERF ACE CONVER TER 8 3.2 LEDs The V .35 ↔ RS-422 Inter face Converter is equipped with ten LED indicators located on the front panel. The row of type above the LEDs indicates the uses of the LEDs for a RS422 DTE/V .35 DCE configuration. The row of type below the LEDs indicates the uses of the LEDs for a V .35DTE/RS422 DCE confi[...]

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    CHAPTER 4: Ground Strap and Pin Connections 9 4. Ground Strap and Pin Connections 4.1 Ground Strap Signal grounds (Pins 19, 20, and 37 on the 422 inter face and Pin B on the V .35 inter face) are connected together , but not connected to chassis ground (Pin A). However , for applications requiring the grounds at a common reference point, the ground[...]

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    V .35 ↔ RS422 INTERF ACE CONVER TER 10 4.2 Pin Connections Figures 4-1 and 4-2 show the pin connections for the V .35 ↔ RS-422 Inter face Converter . The illuminated LEDs in these figures indicate incoming signals only . The unit is shipped without the jumper (Rx) between signal ground and chassis ground. The RS-422 port is configured DTE and t[...]

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    CHAPTER 4: Ground Strap and Pin Connections 11 Figure 4-1. The Converter Configured Figure 4-2. The Converter Configured for for RS-422 as DTE and V .35 as DCE. RS-422 as DCE and V .35 as DTE. 4 22 6 24 7 25 9 27 11 29 13 31 5 23 8 26 P S DS6 TD DS5 RD R T C D E DS1 RTS DS3 CTS F Y AA DS2 DSR DS4 SD DS8 TC DS7 RC V X 12 30 H C A B W2 DS9 DM/DTR 17 [...]

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    1000 P ark Drive • Lawrence, P A 15055-1018 • 724-746-5500 • F ax 724-746-0746 © Copyright 1995. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserv ed.[...]