Moxa Technologies CP-104UL manual

Smartio Smartio Smartio Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual Smartio 4-Port Serial Bo ard for PCI Bus First Edition, January 2003 Moxa T echnologies Co., Ltd. Tel: +866-2- 8919-1230 Fax: +886-2- 8919-1231 www.m o xa .c om support@m oxa.c om.tw[...]

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Smartio Smartio Smartio Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual The product described in th is m anual is furn ished un der a license ag reemen t and m ay be used on ly in accordance w ith the term s of that agreem en t. Copy right Notice Copy righ t  2003 Mox a Technologi es Co., L td. All righ ts reserv ed. Reproduction in any form w ithout perm issi[...]

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Table of Contents 1 Introduction .......................................................................... 1-1 Overv iew ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-1 Feature s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1-3 Packa[...]

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1 1 1 1 1 Introduction Overview Smartio—The Smart Multiport Async Solution The ter m Smartio stands for sma rt multiport serial I/O so lution. The Smartio CP-104U L Board is desi gned for th e 32-bit PCI bus with Plug and Play feature. Thes e boards offer 4 RS-232 s erial ports for conn ecting term inals, m odems, prin ters, scanners , cash regis[...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 1-2 PCI Solution The CP-104UL board complies w ith PCI S pec. 2.1, and does not us e either sw itches or jumpers. The h ardware config uration for the IRQ and Mem ory addresses is automatically assigned b y the PCI B IOS. Henc e, the b oar d MUST b e plugged in befo re insta lling the driver softw are. For more PCI [...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 1-3 Features The Smartio CP-104UL board comprises the follow ing boards : CP-104UL 4 RS-232 port s, embedded ESD 16 KV surge protection , Moxa or 16C550C com patible UA RT  Supports u niversal PC I, plug and play (no sw itches or ju mpers)  Fits both 3.3V and 5V connector k ey  Reliability—high speed Moxa[...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 1-4 Package Checklist You should find the f o llowing items in the Smart io CP-104UL board package:  Smarti o CP-104UL 4-port serial board  Device driver diskettes : Window s NT/2000/XP, Win dows 95/98, an d Li nux  Smarti o CP-104UL User’s Manu al (this m anual)[...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 1-5 Installation Guide This s ection giv es a brief summ ary of how to in stall the S martio CP-104UL board under each supported operatin g system . The installation is sim ple and in volves the following stages: Check th e P CI BIOS settings. Install the Smartio C P-104UL board. See Chapter 2, “ Hardw are Install[...]

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2 2 2 2 2 Hardware Installation The installation of the Smartio CP- 104UL board involv es both hardw are and sof tware. Softw are installation is discussed in the next chapter. In th is chapter, we discuss hardw are installation. The no-switch-no -j umper Smartio CP-104UL board’ s IRQ num ber and I/O addresse s are assigned automatica lly by the [...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 2-2 Note! Each board must occupy one unique IRQ a nd four 8-by te I/O addresses, which are assigned autom atically by the PCI BIOS. How ever, y o u can select a f ree IRQ number m anually via the PC’s BIOS setup for the PCI slot, but normally this method is not available for the I/O addres s. T he possible IR Q nu[...]

3 3 3 3 3 Software Installation In this chapter, the driver sof tw a re installation, configu ratio n, and driver update/removal procedures are des cribed for various operating sy stem s, includin g Window s NT, Window s 95/98, and Window s 2000/XP. Before proceeding w ith the sof tw are installation, be sure to first complete th e hardware in stal[...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-2 Installing the Driver First Time Driv er Installation The following procedure shows h o w to install the Smartio CP-104UL driv er for the firs t time. First make sur e the b oar d o r bo ard s are alre ady plugge d into the system’s PCI slo t(s) . 1. Log into NT as Admin istrator. 2. Open the [ Control Panel ][...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-3 6. The Moxa Smartio/Industio Config uratio n Panel dialog box appears. Click the [ Add ] button to open the Property dialog box t o chang e port setting s and advanced FIF O configuration done autom atically by the sy stem. 7. Select t he just ins talled CP-104UL board f rom the Board Type [...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-4 8. Select a COM nu mber for the specif ic port from Port Num ber pull-down list. 9. Check th e Auto Enumerating COM Number c heck-b ox to have subseq uent p or ts mapped t o continuous COM num bers. For exam ple, if COM3 is as signed to Port 1, th en COM4 will be autom atically assigned to Port 2. 10. Select an [...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-5 Smartio/Industio Conf iguratio n Panel dialog box. The con figured CP- 104UL board will n o w appear in th e MOXA Sm artio /Industio Configu r ation Panel dialog box, as show n below . 13. Click [ OK ] in the MOXA Smartio/Industio Co nfigurat ion Panel to return to the Netw ork dialog box ,[...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-6 Once the board and th e driver are installed and the driv er restarts successf ully, y o u can start to develop app lications with the PComm library (s ee “ Serial Program min g Tools ”) or th e Microsoft Win32 A PI. You can also use applications such as Termin al Emulator (see “ Serial Programm ing Tools [...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-7 4. Next, refer to the in structions given in the previou s section, “ First Time Driver Installat ion ” from the “ Window s NT ” section. Configuring A nother CP-104UL Board In thi s section, w e explain how to config ure another MOXA CP-104UL board th at is already inst alled. Up t[...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-8 3. Click the [ Properties ] button to open the Moxa Sm artio /Industio Configuration Panel dialog box . 4. Next, refer to the in structions from the “ First Tim e Driver Installation ” subs ection. Removing an Existing C P -104UL Board Configurat ion First shu t down y our PC, and t hen phy sically remove th[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-9 1. Open [ Control Panel ], click on the [ Network ] icon, and s elect the [ Adapters ] tab. 2. Click on MOXA Sm artio/Industio Family Adapter from the Netw or k Adapter list. 3. Click the [ Rem ove ] button in the Network dialog box. 4. Click the [ Close ] button in the Network dialog box. [...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-10 drivers (VC OMM) have been dev eloped for the Smartio CP-104U L and other MOX A mu ltiport boards. The drivers conform to the Win32 COMM A PI standard. Installing the Driver Thanks to Windows 95/98’s Plug and Play capability , you can easily p lug the Smartio CP - 104UL board into an available PCI slot, and t[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-11 Install the Sm artio P CI board in the system Start Win dows 95/98 t o detect the board Driver inst alled before? Yes No Install the driver from the driver CD. See the section, “ First Time Driver Installat ion ” Configur e the p or t. See the section, “ Po rt Configura tion ” The [...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-12 for Win dows 95 or th e right colu mn f or Windows 98. If one MO XA CP-104UL board w as previously instal led and another MO XA CP-104UL boar d is pl ugged in, the system will prompt you to skip this stage, a nd take ca re o f Port Configur atio n, which is di scussed in the next secti on. 1. Upon det ecting th[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-13 3. Type E: Softw areWin9x V5.7Window s.95 in t he Loca tion input box, and then click [ OK ] from the Select Other Location w indow. The system will start reading the files f ro m the CD. 3. Select Other Devices and then click on [ Next ]. 4. Click on [ Finish ]. 4. Click on [ Have Dis[...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-14 6. Click on [ Next ]. 7. Click on [ Next ]. Port Configuration After th e driver is installed, the MOXA CP-104UL Installation dialog box will be display ed, and the system will m ap the po rts automatically . If one MO XA CP-104UL board w as install ed previou sly, and an other MOXA C P -104UL board is add ed, [...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-15 2. Select a C OM number f or the port from the Port Numb er pull-down list. 3. Check th e Auto Enumerating COM Number c heck-b ox to have subseq uent p or ts mapped t o continuous COM num bers. For exam ple, if COM 3 is as signed to Port 1, then COM 4 w ill b e automatically assigned to Po[...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-16 Board and Port Ready Board and Port R eady for Win dows 95 and Wi ndows 98 are slig htly di fferent. In finis hing this stage, the driver installation w ill be complete. Windows 95 Windows 98 After th e port configuration, y ou can imm ediately use the COM ports of the Smart io CP-104UL board w ithout res tarti[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-17 Configuring the Board and Ports Follow the procedures given below to re-confi gure the COM num b er for the ports of inst alled boards and driv ers under Window s 95/98. In addition to following the pr ocedures listed belo w, y ou may also click on [ Start ]  [ Program Files ]  [ MOX[...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-18 4. Check th e Auto Enumerating COM Name check-box t o assi gn conti nuous COM num bers for su bsequent ports. F or example, if COM3 is assig ned to Port 1, then COM4 will be autom atically assigned to Port 2. 5. Re-assign the Rx FIFO T rigger by selectin g a number from th e p ull-down list. Check the Set the c[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-19 1. Open [ Control Panel ], click on the [ System ] icon, an d select the [ Device Manager ] tab. 2. Click on the MOXA CP-104UL board and then click on [ Properties ]. 3. Select the [ Driver ] tab. 4. Cli ck on [ Update Driver... ]. 5. Cli ck on [ Have Disk ... ] and ty pe the path of t he [...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-20 Removing the Driver This section explains how to remove the Smartio C P -104UL board driver. 1. Open the [ Control Panel ], double click the [ Add/Rem ove Program s ] icon, and th en select the [ Install/Uninstall ] tab. 2. Click on the MO XA Sm artio /Industio Driver op tion and then click on [ Add/Rem ove ] t[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-21 alre ady bee n plugged into the system’s PCI slo t(s) . Win dows 2000 Win dows XP 1. W indow s 2000 can auto-detect n ew devices , and activate the Fou nd New Hardw are function to install a devi ce d river for Plug and Play devi ces. 2. Click on Next to continue. 3. Select Search for a [...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-22 4. Select Specify a location and th en click on Next to continue. 5. Insert the Moxa Driver CD in to the CD-ROM drive, and then specify the location of the file as F:/multi_bd/softw are/win2k as show n below (chan ge the drive letter if needed). Click OK to continue. 4. W ait while th e d river softw a re is in[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-23 6. Click Next to copy the driver files to y o ur system . 7. The nex t win dow show s the m odel num ber of the board, and in dicates that Window s has completed the driver installation. Click on Finish to continue w ith the rest of the installation procedure. 7. Select Install the s oftw [...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-24 8. T he next Found New Hardw are Wizard w indow to appear indicates that W indows h as identified the board’ s serial po rts, and is starting to install the ports. 9. Click on Next to continue. 9. W ait while th e installation wizard searches.[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-25 10. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device [recomm ended] , and then click on Next to continue. 11. Select Specify a location and th en click on Next to continue. 10. W ait wh ile the wizard installs the softw are.[...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-26 12. Insert the Moxa Driv er CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then specify the location of the file as F:/multi_bd/softw are/win2k as show n below (chan ge the drive letter, if needed). Click OK to continue. 13. Clic k on Next to continue w ith the installation. 11. Af ter all files have been copied to the system, [...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-27 14. Af ter all files have been copied to the system, the Comp let ing the Found New Hardw are Wizard w indow w ill open to indicate that it has finished installin g “Port 0.” Click on Finish to install the board’ s second port.[...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-28 How to Check the Installation There are three w ays to ch eck the i nstallation of the CP-134U Series board. Device Manager 1. You can check the installation of the board by selecting Start  Set tings  Control Panel  System , and then click on the Devi ce Manager button. Win dows 2000 Win dows XP[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-29 If the driver installation w as successful, y o u w ill b e able to see the model num b er of the CP- 134U board list ed under Multi-port serial adapters . You m ay also expand the Ports (CO M & LPT) item to check th e status of the COM ports . If y o u see a question m ark on top o f [...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-30 Removing the Driv er You can unin stall the board b y selecting Sta rt  Setting s  Control Pa nel  System . Win dows 2000 Win dows XP[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-31 Select the Hardware tab, and then click on D evice M anager . Use the m ouse to place the cursor over th e CP-134U Series board under Multiport serial adapters , and then click the right mouse b utton. Selec t the Uninstall… o ption. Win dows 2000 Win dows XP Click OK to proceed w ith th[...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-32 The Device Manager win d ow w ill automatically refresh to show that the driver and ports for the C P -134U Seri es board have been rem oved.[...]

4 4 4 4 4 Serial Programming Tools Moxa su pports a class of eas y to use, y et powerf ul serial program min g libraries and comm unication trou bleshooting utilities under Window s NT /2000/XP and Window s 95/98. Use these MOXA Serial P rogram ming Tools to decrease y our softw are development tim e. In the follow ing sections, w e d escribe the i[...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 4-2 This serial comm unication library provides a complete fun ctio n library an d sample p rog ra m s for Visual C++, Visual Basic, and Delphi. To view detailed fu nction descriptions and sample pr og ra m s, c lick on [Start]  [Program ]  [ PComm Lite]  [ PComm Lib H elp ], [ PComm Porting Notes] or [ PCo[...]

Serial Program m ing T ools Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 4-3 Diagnostic (for MOXA boards only) A con veni ent diagnost ic program , ONLY for MOX A boards and ports, prov ides internal and external testing o f IRQ, TxD/RxD, UART, CTS/RT S, DTR/DSR, DT R/DCD, etc. It allow s the user to check th e function of both softw are and hardware. To run t[...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 4-4 Monitor (for MOXA boards under Window s NT Only) A usef ul por t status m o nitoring program allow s you to m o nitor data transmission of selected MOXA COM ports. It monitor s data transmission/receiving thro ughput, and co mm unicatio n line status, w ith data updated and disp layed on the screen at regular ti[...]

Serial Program m ing T ools Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 4-5 Terminal Emulator Terminal Em ulator can be used to con nect to various ports to see if data transmis sion is fun ctioning correctly . T erminal Em ulator features multi-w indow s, and supports VT100 and ANSI term inal types. You can transf er d ata interactively , send p atterns peri[...]

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5 5 5 5 5 Connection Cables and Cable Wiring In this ch apter, we illustrate th e possible connections and cable wiring for the CP-104UL boards. In serial data com muni cations, DTE stands for Data Termin al Equipm ent, such as a PC’ s COM1/2, serial printers, and terminals, and DCE stan ds for Data Comm unication Equipm ent, such as modem s. RS-[...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 5-2 Individual Port Pinouts—DB 9 and DB 25 M ale RS-232 DB9 DB25 Pin No. Signal Pin No. Signal 1 DCD 2 T xD 2 RxD 3 RxD 3 TxD 4 RTS 4 DTR 5 CTS 5 GND 6 DSR 6 DSR 7 GND 7 RTS 8 DCD 8 CTS 20 DTR[...]

6 6 6 6 6 Troubleshooting Co mmo n Smartio CP-104UL board errors an d possible correspon ding solut ions are giv en below. If the p rob lem still cannot be solved after fo llowing these suggestions, c ontact your dealer or Moxa f o r help, or us e the Problem R eport Form at th e end of this manual to report problems to your dealer to receive fas t[...]

Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 6-2 A. Smartio C P -104UL board w ill check the line s tatus (CTS) before transm itting data if the RTS/CTS flow control feature is set to Enable in th e co nfiguration or application program . Refer to the Con nection Cable and Cable Wirin g chapter f o r proper w iring options, and ch eck the line status of the su[...]

Troubles hooting Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 6-3 solutions, s ee the section, “General Troublesh ooting.” 1. The s ystem fails to find the Smartio Smartio Smartio Smartio CP-104UL b oard! C. The boa rd (s) i s (ar e) no t pr op erly pl ugged i nto the PCI slot. D. The PCI slot is defective. Please try other slots until y ou find one that w[...]

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A-1 A A A A A A A A A. Technical Reference Specifications • Bus interf ace: 32-bit PCI • Num ber of ports: 4 • I/O address : Assi gned by PCI BIOS • IRQ: As signed by PCI BIOS • Data bit s: 5, 6, 7, 8 • Stop bit s: 1, 1.5, 2 • Parity: None, even, odd, space, m ark • UAR T : 4 × 16C550C or compati ble • Speed: 50 bps to 230.4bps ?[...]

A -2 Due to this s lot-dependency, it is necessary to re- configure the sof tware driver once th e boa rd is pl ugged i nto a diffe rent PCI slot . Up to 4 Smartio CP-104UL boards can be installed in one sy stem. When installing m ore than one b oar d, remember the ord er o f bo ard s to d istinguish the i nstalle d bo ard s. MOXA UART The MOXA UAR[...]

Return Procedure For product repair, ex change, or refu nd, you m ust:  P rovide evidence of original purchase.  Fill o ut the Problem Report Form (PRF) as detailed as po ssible for shorter prod uct repair time.  Ob tain a Return Merchan d ise Authorization (RMA ) number from the sales representative or dealer.  Carefully pack the produ[...]