Moxa Technologies CP-168U manual

Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual Smartio 8-Port RS-232 Serial Board for Universal PCI Bus Third Edition, December 2004[...]

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Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual The product described in this m anual is furnished under a li cense agreement and ma y be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreem ent. Copyright Notice Copyright  2004 M oxa Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form without perm ission is prohibi ted. Trademarks MOXA is a r[...]

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Table of Contents 1 Introductio n .......................................................................... 1-2 Overview ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1-2 Features ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1-4 Packa[...]

1-2 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 1 1 Introduction Overview Smartio—The Smart Multiport Async Solution The term Smartio stands for smart multiport serial I/O solution. The Smartio CP-168U board is designed for the 32-bit PCI bus wi th Plug and Play feature. This board offers 8 RS- 232 serial ports for connecting t erminals, m ode ms, printers, [...]

Introduction Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 1-3 PCI Solution The CP-168U board complie s with PCI Spec. 2.1, and does not use either switches or jumpers. The hardware configuration for t he IRQ and memory addresses is automatically assigned by the PCI BIOS. Hence, the board MUST be plugged in before installing the driver software. For more PCI inf[...]

1-4 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual Features The Smartio CP -168U board has 8 RS-232 ports, embedded ESD 15 KV surge protect ion, and uses a Moxa UART (MU860), and has the followi ng important features: ! Supports universal PCI, plug and pl ay (no switches or jum pers) ! Fits both 3.3V and 5V connector key ! Reliability—high speed Mox a UART Comm[...]

Introduction Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 1-5 Package Checklist You should find the following i tems in the Sm artio CP-168U board package: ! Smartio C P-168U 8-port serial board ! Documentat ion and Software CD that contains dri vers for Windows 2000/XP/2003, Windows NT, Windows 95/98, DOS, FreeBSD, SCO, and Linux. ! Smartio C P-168U Quick Inst[...]

1-6 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 136.9 × 100 mm (5.39 × 3.94 in) (CP-168U v1)[...]

Introduction Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 1-7 Installation Guide This section gives a brief summa ry of how to install the Smartio CP-168U board under each supported operating system . The installati on is simple and invol ves the following stages: Check the PCI BIOS settings. Install the Sm artio CP-168U board. See Chapter 2, “ Hardware Insta[...]

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2 2 Hardware Installation The installation of t he Smartio CP-168U boa rd invol ves both hardware and software. Software installation is discussed in th e next chapter. In this chapter, we d iscuss hardware installation. The no-switch-no-jumper Sm artio CP-168U board’s IRQ num ber and I/O addresses are assigned automati cally by the PCI BIOS. For[...]

2-2 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual Note! Moxa Universal PCI or PCI boards must occupy one unique IRQ and I/O addresses, which are assigned automatically by the PCI BIOS. Step 8: Proceed with the software installation, as described in the next chapter, “Software Installation”.[...]

3 3 Software Installation In this chapter, the driver software i nstallation, configurati on, and driver update/removal procedures are described for various operating system s, including Windows 2003, Windows 2000/XP, Windows NT, Windows 95/98, DOS, SCO, and Linux. Before proceeding with the software installation, be su re to first complete the har[...]

3-2 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual Installing the Driver 1. After installing the UPCI/PCI board and powering on your PC, Windows 2003 will auto detect and find the UPCI/P CI board you just added. The Found New Hardware window will open at the bottom ri ght corner of the desktop. 2. The Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard window will open auto[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-3 4. Wait while the instal lation wizard searches. The next window that opens caut ions you that although this soft ware hasn’t passed Windows Logo testing, this driver has already been tested and been shown that it can support Windows OS. Click on Continue Anyway to proceed. 5. Wait while t[...]

3-4 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 6. The Found New Hardware Wizard window will open to help you install the driver for MOXA Port 0 . Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) . Click on Next to continue. 7. Select Search for the best driver in these locations. , check Include this location in the search, and then click on Browse [...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-5 8. Wait while the instal lation wizard searches. The next window that opens caut ions you that although this soft ware hasn’t passed Windows Logo testing, this driver has already been tested and been shown that it can support Windows OS. Click on Continue Anyway to proceed. 9. Wait while t[...]

3-6 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 10. Repeat steps 6 to 9, u ntil the port dr iver installation for every p ort is completed. How to Check the Installation There are three ways to check the installat ion of the CP-168U Series board. Using Device Manager 1. Use your mouse to posi tion the cursor over your desktop’s My computer icon, click the ri[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-7 4. If there are any special marks, such as a ques tion m ark or an exclamat ion mark in front of the icons, the installat ion of the board or the ports was not successful. Exam ine the Event Log for details. Port Configuration After the driver is installed, the MOXA CP- 168U Installation dia[...]

3-8 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 2. Select a COM number for the port from the Port Number pull-down list. 3. Check the Auto Enumerating COM Number check-box to have subsequent ports mapped to conti nuous COM numbers. For exam ple, if COM 3 is assigned t o Port 1, then COM 4 will be automatically assigned to Port 2.[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-9 4. Select an Rx FIFO Trigger from the Rx FI FO Level pull-down list. Rx FIFO trigger levels from Hi gh to Low are available, with a default value is High Level (120 bytes). Check Set the change to all ports check-box to apply the just defined Rx FIFO Trigger to all ports. 5. Select a Tx FIFO[...]

3-10 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual Using Event Log To use Event Log to check MOXA boards, click Start " Settings " Control Panel " Administrative Tools " Event Viewer to enter the Event Viewer program . You can find the latest inform ation relevant to M OXA’s drivers under System category. Windows 2000/XP Windows 2000/XP sup[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-11 and Play devices. 2. Click on Next t o continue. 3. Select Search for a suitable driver… and then click on Next to continue. 4. Select Specify a location and then click on Next to continue. and Play devices. 2. Select Install fr om a list or speci fic location , click on Next to continue.[...]

3-12 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 5. Insert the Moxa Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then specify the location of the file as Software Win2K-XP-2003 as shown below (change the dr ive letter if needed). Click OK to continue. 6. Click Next to copy the dr iver files to your system. 5. W ait while the installation wizard search es. The next wi[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-13 7. W ait while the installation wizard search es. The next window that opens cautions y ou that although this software hasn’ t passed W indows Logo testing, t his driver has already been tested a nd been shown that it can support W indows OS. Click on Continue Anyway to proceed. 8. The ne[...]

3-14 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 9. The next W elcome to the Found New Hardware W izard window to open start s the port installation stage. Click on Next to continue. 10. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device [recommended] , and then cl ick on Next to continue. 11. Select Specify a location and then click on Next to continue. 9. W a[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-15 12. Insert the Moxa Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then specify the location of the file as Softwar eWin2K-XP-2003 as shown below (change the dr ive letter , if needed). Click OK to continue. 13. Click on Next to continue with the installation. 11. W ait while the wizard installs the[...]

3-16 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 14. After all files have been copied to th e system, the Completing the Found New Hardware Wiz ar d window will open to indicate that it has finished installi ng “Port 0.” Click on Finish to install the board’ s second port. 15. Repeat the above procedure (S tep 9 to S tep 14) for the rest of the board’ [...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-17 How to Check the Installation There are three ways to check the installat ion of the CP-168U Series board. Device Manager 1. You can check the installati on of the board by selecting Start " Settings " Control Panel " System , select the Hardware tab, and then cli ck on the D[...]

3-18 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual If the driver installation was su ccessful, you will be able to see th e model number of the CP-168U board liste d under Multi-port serial adapters . You may also expand t he Ports (COM & LPT) item to check the status of the COM ports. If you see a question m ark on top of the icon, then the install ation mi[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-19 2. Select a COM number for the port from the Port Number pull-down list. 3. Check the Auto Enumerating COM Number check-box to have subsequent ports mapped to conti nuous COM numbers. For exam ple, if COM 3 is assigned t o Port 1, then COM 4 will be automatically assigned to Port 2.[...]

3-20 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 4. Select an Rx FIFO Trigger from the Rx FI FO Level pull-down list. Rx FIFO trigger levels from Hi gh to Low are available, with a default value is High Level (120 bytes). Check Set the change to all ports check-box to apply the just defined Rx FIFO Trigger to all ports. 5. Select a Tx FIFO Size from the Tx FIF[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-21 Removing the Driver You can uninstall the board by first selecting Start " Settings " Control Panel " System . Window s 2000 Window s XP[...]

3-22 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual Select the Hardware tab, and then clic k on Device Manager . Use the mouse to place the cursor over the CP-168U Series board under Mu ltiport serial adapters, and then click the right mouse butt on. Select the Uninstall… option. Window s 2000 Window s XP Click on OK to proceed with the un- installation of the [...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-23 The Device Manager window will automatically refresh to show that the driver and ports for the CP-168U Series board have been removed. Windows 95/98 The Windows 95/98 driver supports up to 128 serial port s, from COM1 to C OM128. To fully utilize the advanced mu lti-process and multi-thread[...]

3-24 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual Installing the Driver Thanks to Windows 95/98’s Plug and Play cap ability, you can easily plug the Smartio CP- 168U board into an available PCI slot, and th en get to work right away with very little installation effort. Windows 95/98 will automatica lly detect the presence of the new board, and prompt you t o[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-25 Install the Smartio Universal PCI or PCI board in the system Start Windows 95/98 to detect the board Driver installed before? Yes No Install the driver from the driver CD. See the section, “ First Time Driver Installation ” Configure the port. See the section, “ Port Configuration ”[...]

3-26 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual for Windows 95 or the right colum n for Windows 98. If one MOXA CP-168U board was previously instal led and another MOXA CP-168U board is plugged in, the system will prom pt you to skip this stage, and take care of Port Configuration, which i s discussed in the next section. 1. Upon detecting the first new Smart[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-27 3. Type SoftwareWin9x Windows in the Location input box, and then click [ OK ] from the Select Other Location window. The system will start reading the files from the CD. 3. Select Other Devices and then click on [ Next ]. 4. Click on [ Finish ]. 4. Click on [ Have Disk ]. 5. Type Softw[...]

3-28 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual Board and Port Ready Board and Port Ready for Windows 95 and Windows 98 are slight ly different. In finishi ng this stage, the driver in stallation will be complete. Windows 95 Windows 98 After the port configuration, y ou can imm ediately use the COM ports of the Sm artio CP-168U board without restarti ng Windo[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-29 “Serial Programm ing Tools”), a PComm utility, or HyperTermi nal, to transmit/receive data, as well as Remote Access Service to provide dial-up n etworking capabilities. Configuring the Board and Ports Follow the procedures given below to re-configure t he COM number for the ports of in[...]

3-30 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 2. Click on the desired C P-168U board, and then click on [ Properties ]. 3. Select the [ Ports Configuration ] tab, click on t he specific port, and then click on the [ Port Setting ] button. 4. Check the Auto Enumerating COM Name check-box to assign continuous COM numbers for subsequent ports. For exam ple, if[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-31 the change to all ports check-box to apply the just defined Tx FIFO Size t o all ports. CP-168U v2 CP-168U v1 Tx FIFO Rx FIFO Tx FIFO Rx FIFO High 128 120 64 56 Middle 64 60 32 28 Low 1 1 1 1 Unit: Bytes 7. To complete t he update, click [ OK ] in the Port X dialog box, click [ OK ] in the [...]

3-32 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3. Select the [ Driver ] tab, and cli ck on [ Update Driver... ]. 4. Click on [ Have Disk... ] and type the path of the new driver. 5. Insert the driver CD into th e CD-ROM drive, and then click [ OK ] in the Install from Disk window. 6. The system will automatically prompt you to restart the system. Click [ Yes[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-33 3. Click [ Yes ] in the following m essage box to confirm that y ou want to remove the driver. 4. Click [ OK ] in the Add/Rem ove Programs Properties dial og box. Windows NT Windows NT supports up to 256 serial ports, from COM1 to COM256. To fully utilize Windows NT’s multi-process and mu[...]

3-34 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual ! PCI Boards: C168H/PCI, C104H/ PCI, C104HS/PCI, CP-114, CP -114I, CP-114S, CP- 114IS, CP-132, CP-132I, CP-132S, CP-132IS ! ISA Boards: C168H, C168HS, C168P, C104H, C 104HS, C104P, CI-104J, CI-104JS, CI-134, CI-134I, CI-134IS, CI-132, CI-132I, C I-132IS ! cPCI Boards: CT-114I The following steps are using CP-168[...]

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3-36 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 6. Select MOXA Smartio/Industio Family multiport board in Select OEM Option dialog box, and then click [ OK ] to start installing th e driver. 7. The Moxa Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel dialog box appears. Cli ck the [ Add ] button to open the Property dialog box to change por t settings and advanced FIFO [...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-37 8. Select the just install ed CP-168U board from the Board Type pull-down l ist, click on a specific port item, and then click on the [ Port Setting ] button to open the Port X window. 9. Select a COM number for the specific port from Port Number pull-down list. 10. Check the Auto Enumerati[...]

3-38 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 13. Click OK in the Port X dialog box to confir m the port settings, and then click OK in the Property dialog box to complete the port settings and return to the MOXA Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel dialog box. The configured CP-168U board will now appear in the MOXA Smartio/Industio Configuration Pa nel di[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-39 Once the board and the driver are installed and the driver restarts su ccessfully, you can start to develop applications wi th the PComm library (see “ Serial Programming Tools ”) or the Microsoft Win32 API. You can also use applicati ons such as Terminal Emul ator (see “ Serial Progr[...]

3-40 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3. Click on [ Property ] from the MOXA Sm artio/Industio Configuration Panel to open the Property window. 4. Next, refer to the instructions gi ven in the previous section, “ First Time Driver Installation ” from the “ Windows NT ” section. Configuring Another CP-168U Board In this section, we explain ho[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-41 4. Next, refer to the instructions from the “ First Time Driver Installation ” subsect ion. Removing an Existing CP-168U Board Configuration First shut down your PC, and t hen physically rem ove the CP-168U board from the PCI or PCI-X slot. The next time you start up the PC, the system [...]

3-42 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 4. Click the [ Close ] button in the Network dialog box. 5. Restart the system. 6. Refer to the instructions g iven in the “ First Time Driver Installation ” section to install the new driver. Removing the Driver To remove the Sm artio CP-168U board driver: 1. Open the [ Control Panel ], click on the [ Netwo[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-43 DOS MOXA DOS API-232 is a software package that assist s users to develop and/or debug programs for serial communications. This section will show you how to install th e package, how to set up the driver, and how to load or unload t he driver. The DOS driver for MOXA’s multiport seri al b[...]

3-44 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 2. After the installation is complete, a message window will open to ask if you want to run the SETUP.EXE file. It is strongly recom mended that y ou press Y to run this SETUP.EXE file. Setting up the Driver The following steps are set 1 using CP-134U Seri es as an example. Thi s section does not illustrate all [...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-45 2. Press Enter to select the proper model name, in this case, CP-134U Series. 3. Press PgDn to configure the CP-134U’s port se ttings, including port number, flow control, etc. You can enter/modify each port’s settings now. These displayed values are the port’s initial valu es as the [...]

3-46 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual NOTE Up to now you have comple ted the configuration for CP-134U Seri es board. You might skip thi s step and go directly to step 4 i f you need not change any setting or confi gure any board. 4. Press F10 to save the modificat ions and exit the SETUP program. Legends Some noticeable fields and f unctions are ex[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-47 RxD buffer size The receiving (input) buffer allocated in the system for each port. F5 Group Edit This is a convenient functi on that helps you ed it the configurati on of several ports at one time as a group. Loading the Driver Having complet ed the setup, now you can load the driver BIND[...]

3-48 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual Unloading the Driver To unload (release) the driver from memory, t ype DP-DRV/Q at the DOS prompt . Linux The Linux driver for MOXA’s multiport seri al boards supports the following products: ! Universal PCI Boards: CP-168U, CP-104UL, C P-104JU, CP-134U, CP-134U-I, CP- 132UL, CP-132UI ! PCI Boards: C168H/PCI, [...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-49 5. You can use Moxa diagnostic utility to verify the driver status. # cd /moxa/mxser/utility/diag # ./msdiag == MOXA Smartio/Industio Family Multiport Board Status Utility(1.1) == Tty Device Major Number= 30. Callout device M ajor Number= 35. Board 1 : CP-168U series (BusNo=2, DevNo=13) Por[...]

3-50 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual are similar as SCO OpenServer . 1. Copy the driver file .tar to your host. 2. #tar xvf <driver tar file > /tmp/ moxa/m xintall /tmp/ moxa/sco.tar 3. # cd/tmp/mxinstall # ./mxinstall 4. The window shown below will open next . Press any key to continue. Copyright© 2004 Moxa Technol ogies Co., Ltd. All Right[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-51 PgDn: getty Setting Esc: Exit Enter: Confirm Input Value Tab: Change Item 6. Press Enter to select the MOXA Multiport Serial Board you installed. For example, select “CP-168U”, and press Enter . None C168 ISA Series C104 ISA Series C168 PCI Series C104 PCI Series CP-104U Series CP-168U [...]

3-52 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual PgDn: getty Setting Esc: Exit Enter: Confirm Input Value Tab: Change Item 9. Press Esc to save the configuration and exit. Save configuration changes? (Y/N) 10. The driver files will be copied to the SCO system. Press any key to continue. ----------------------------------------[Message]-------------------------[...]

Software Installation Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-53 13. After the system is rebuilt, the system will return to shell command. You can use MOXA Smartio Multiport Serial Board now. ----------------------------------------[Message]-------------------------------------------- --- Do you want to rebuild the system? (y/n) Rebuilding kernel. Please[...]

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4 4 Serial Programming Tools Moxa supports a class of easy to use, ye t powerful serial programm ing libraries and communication troubleshooti ng utilities under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 and Windows 95/98. Use these MOXA Serial Programm ing Tool s to decrease your software development time. In the following sectio ns, we describe the installatio n o[...]

4-2 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual hence remarkably reduces devel opment tim e. This serial com munication li brary provides a complete funct ion library and sampl e programs for Visual C++, Vi sual Basic, and Bor l an d De l ph i . To view detailed function descriptions and sampl e programs, clic k o n [S t ar t ] " [Program] " [ PComm [...]

Serial Programming Tools Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 4-3 Monitor (for MOXA boards under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003) A useful port status m onitoring program al lows you to monit or data transmission of selected MOXA COM ports. It monitors data transm ission/r eceiving throughput, and comm unication line status, wit h data updated and displayed on [...]

4-4 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual Terminal Emulator Terminal Em ulator can be used to connect to various ports to see i f data transmission is functioning correctly. Terminal Em ulator features multi-wi ndows, and supports VT100 and ANSI terminal types. You can transfer data interactively, send p atterns periodically, and transfer files using ASC[...]

5 5 Connection Cables and Cable Wiring In this chapter, we illustra te the possible connections a nd cable wiring for the CP-168U boards. In serial data com munications, DTE stands for Data Term inal Equipment, such as a PC’s COM1/2, serial printers, and t erminals, and DCE stands for Dat a Comm unication Equipment, such as m odems. RS-232 Cable [...]

5-2 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual DB-9/M Pin Assignment (Opt8-M9, Opt8D) DB-25/M Pin Assignment (Opt8B/C) MODE PIN RS232 1 DCD 2 RxD 3 TxD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS MODE PIN RS-232 2 TxD 3 RxD 4 RTS 5 CTS 6 DSR 7 GND 8 DCD 20 DTR[...]

Connection Cables and Cable Wiring Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 5-3 DB-25/F Pin Assignment (Opt8A/S) RJ45 Pin Assignment (Opt8-RJ45) MODE PIN RS-232 2 RxD 3 TxD 4 CTS 5 RTS 6 DTR 7 GND 8 DCD 20 DSR MODE PIN RS-232 1 DSR 2 RTS 3 GND 4 TxD 5 RxD 6 DCD 7 CTS 8 DTR[...]

5-4 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual DB-25/F Pin Assignment (Opt8F/Z) DB-25/F Pin Assignment (Opt8K) MODE PIN RS-422 2 RxD+(B) 3 TxD+(B) 7 GND 14 RxD-(A) 16 TxD-(A) MODE PIN RS-422/4-wire RS-485 2-wire RS-485 2 RxD+(B) Data+(B) 3 TxD+(B) --- 7 GND GND 14 RxD-(A) Data-(A) 16 TxD-(A) ---[...]

6 6 Troubleshooting Comm on Smartio CP-168U board errors and possi ble corresponding solutions are given below. If the problem still cannot be solved af ter following these sugge stions, contact your dealer or Moxa for help, or use the Problem Report Form at t he end of this manual to report problems to your dealer to r eceive faster technical supp[...]

6-2 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual A. Smartio CP-168U board will ch eck the line status (CTS) before transmitting data if the RTS/CTS flow control featur e is set to Enable in the con figuration o r application program . Refer to the Connection C able and Cable Wiring chapter for proper wiring options, and check the li ne status of the suspected p[...]

Troubleshooting Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 6-3 and solutions, see the section, “General Troubl eshooting.” 1. The system fails to find the Smartio CP-168U board! C. The board(s) is (are) not properly plugged int o the PCI slot. D. The PCI slot is defective. Please try other slots until yo u find one that work s. E. The board itself mi ght [...]

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A A A. Technical Reference Specifications • Bus interface: 32-bit PCI • Number of ports: 8 • I/O address: Assigned by PCI BIOS • IRQ: Assigned by PCI BIOS • Data bits: 5, 6, 7, 8 • Stop bits: 1, 1.5, 2 • Parity: None, even, odd, space, mark • UART: Moxa UART (16C550C or compatible) • Speed: 50 bps to 921.6Kbps (CP-168U v2) 50 bps [...]

A-2 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual identifying the respecti ve PCI slots, whereas some use 11, 12, 13 and 14. Due to this slot-depend ency, it is necessary to re-configu re the software driver on ce the board is plugged into a different PC I slot. Up to 4 Smartio CP-168U boards can be installe d in one system . When installing more than one board,[...]

Return Procedure For product repair, exchange, or refund, you m ust: ! Provide evidence of original purchase. ! Fill out the Problem Report Form (PRF) as detailed as possible for shorter product repair time. ! Obtain a Return Me rchandise Authorization (RMA) num ber from the sales representative or dealer. ! Carefully pack the product in an anti-st[...]

Revision History Document Edit ion Revision Date Revision Detai ls 2 nd July 8, 2004 1. Updated th e edition of th is manual on the title page. 2. Changed the new Moxa logo on the title page. 3. Chapter 3: Added software installat ion procedures under Windows 2003, DOS, Linux, and SCO. 4. Chapter 5: Added Pin Assignment s of all optional connection[...]