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    CUSTOMER SUPPORT INFORMATION Order toll-free in the U.S. 24 hours, 7 A.M. Monday to midnight Friday: 877-877-BBOX FREE technical support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 Mail order: Black Box Corporation , 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com MARCH 200[...]

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    1 FCC AND IC ST A TEMENTS FEDERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTR Y CANADA 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[...]

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    2 8-POR T SERIAL HOST ADAPTER PCI NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY ST A TEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura. 3. Todas l[...]

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    3 NOM ST A TEMENT 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada. 13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos, poniendo particular atención a los contactos y receptáculos donde s[...]

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    4 8-POR T SERIAL HOST ADAPTER PCI TRADEMARKS The trademarks mentioned in this manual are the sole property of their owners.[...]

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    5 T ABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS 1. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    6 8-POR T SERIAL HOST ADAPTER PCI 1. Specifications Communications Chip — IC142C: 16554 UART; IC190C: 16950 UART Maximum Distance — 50 ft. (15.2 m) Operation — RS-232 Protocol — Asynchronous Speed —I C142C: Up to 460.8 kbps; IC190C: 460.8 kbps and above CE Approval — Yes Temperature — Operating: 32 to 122 °F (0 to 50 °C); Storage: -[...]

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    7 CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2. Introduction 2.1 Overview The 8-Port Serial Host Adapter PCI provides the PC with eight RS-232 asynchronous ports. The Adapter allows for connection to any device using the RS-232 electrical interface, such as modems, data-entry terminals, and plotters. 2.2 What’ s Included The Serial Host Adapter PCI is shipped with [...]

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    8 8-POR T SERIAL HOST ADAPTER PCI 3. Card Setup 3.1 Clock Modes The Adapter employs a unique clocking option that allows the end user to select from divide-by-4 and divide-by-1 clocking modes. This mode is selected at J1. To select the baud rates commonly associated with COM ports (2400, 4800, 9600, 19.2, … 115.2 kbps), place the jumper in the di[...]

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    9 CHAPTER 3: Card Setup 3.2 Baud Rates and Divisors for the “Div1” mode The following table shows some common data rates and the rates you should choose to match them if using the adapter in the “Div1” mode. T able 3-1. Baud Rates for the “Div1” Mode. For this Data Rate Choose this Data Rate 1200 bps 300 bps 2400 bps 600 bps 4800 bps 12[...]

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    10 8-POR T SERIAL HOST ADAPTER PCI 3.3 Address and IRQ selection The Adapter is automatically assigned I/O addresses and IRQs by your motherboard BIOS. Only the I/O address may be modified by the user. Adding or removing other hardware may change the assignment of I/O addresses and IRQs.[...]

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    11 CHAPTER 4: Installation 4. Installation IMPOR T ANT You MUST set up the operating system BEFORE you physically install the Card. 4.1 Setting Up the Operating System If you are installing the PCI adapter in DOS, OS/2 ® , or QNX, please refer to the appropriate directory on one of the Serial Utilities Disks for instructions. 4.1.1 W INDOWS 3.1 X [...]

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    12 8-POR T SERIAL HOST ADAPTER PCI 4.2 Installing the Hardware You can install the Serial Host Adapter in any of the PCI expansion slots. It contains several jumper straps for each port that you must set for proper operation. 1. Power off the PC. Disconnect the power cord. 2. Remove the PC cover. 3. Locate an available PCI slot and remove the blank[...]

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    13 CHAPTER 5: T echnical Description 5. T echnical Description 5.1 Interrupts A good analogy of a PC interrupt is a telephone ringing. The phone bell is a request for us to stop what we are currently doing and take up another task (speak to the person on the other end of the line). This is the same process the PC uses to alert the CPU that a task m[...]

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    14 8-POR T SERIAL HOST ADAPTER PCI 6. Connector Pin Assignments 6.1 DB25 (RS-232 DTE) Signal Name Pin # Mode GND Ground 7 TD Transmit Data 2 Output RTS Request to Send 4 Output DTR Data Terminal Ready 20 Output RD Receive Data 3 Input CTS Clear to Send 5 Input DSR Data Set Ready 6 Input DCD Data Carrier Detect 8 Input RI Ring Indicator 22 Input 6.2[...]

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    15 APPENDIX A: T roubleshooting Appendix A: T roubleshooting A.1 Using the Serial Utility Diskettes A Serial Utility diskette comes with the Serial Host Adapter for use in troubleshooting. If you still cannot solve a problem after reading this chapter, call for technical support. 1. Identify all I/O adapters currently installed in your system, incl[...]

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    16 8-POR T SERIAL HOST ADAPTER PCI Appendix B: RS-232 Electrical Inter face The most widely used communication standard is RS-232. It’s been defined and revised several times and is sometimes also called EIA/TIA-232. The IBM AT computer defined the RS-232 port on a DB9 connector, and subsequently the EIA/TIA approved this implementation as the EI[...]

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    17 APPENDIX C: Asynchronous Communication Appendix C: Asynchronous Communication In serial data communication, individual bits of a character are transmitted consecutively to a receiver that assembles the bits back into a character. Data rate, error checking, handshaking, and character framing (start/stop bits) are pre- defined and must correspond [...]

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    18 8-POR T SERIAL HOST ADAPTER PCI An extra bit used for error detection is often appended before the stop bits. This special bit is called the parity bit. Parity is a simple way to determine if a data bit has been lost or corrupted during transmission. There are several methods for implementing a parity check to guard against data corruption. Comm[...]

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    19 APPENDIX D: Board Layout Appendix D: Board Layout Figure D-1. Board Layout. X1 X2 16C554 U9 X4 X3 16C554 U12 C14 C13 U5 75232 C5 C6 U1 75232 C1 U6 75232 C7 U2 75232 C2 U7 75232 C8 U3 75232 C3 U8 75232 C9 U4 75232 C4 U10 P2 C1 1 93CS4S C10 R1 C12 U1 1 C17 PC19050 P1 C15 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 J1=Clock Divide Select DIV1=Clock Divide by 1 DIV4=Clock Di[...]

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    20 8-POR T SERIAL HOST ADAPTER PCI Appendix E: Compliance Notices E.1 Federal Communications Commission Statement See page 1 . E.2 EMC Directive Statement Products bearing the CE Label fulfill the requirements of the EMC directive (89/336/EEC) and of the low-voltage directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the European Commission. To obey these directives, [...]

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    1000 Park Drive • Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 • 724-746-5500 • Fax 724-746-0746 © Copyright 2000. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved.[...]