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Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual Smartio 8-Port RS-232 Serial Board for PCI Bus First Edition, February 2003 Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd. Tel: +866-2-8919-1230 Fax: +886-2-8919-1231 www.moxa.com support@moxa.com.tw[...]

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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  2003 M oxa Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form without perm ission is prohi bited. Trademarks MOXA is a r[...]

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Table of Contents 1 Introductio n .......................................................................... 1-1 Overview ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1-1 Features ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1-3 Packa[...]

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1 1 Introduction Overview Smartio—The Smart Multiport Async Solution The term Smartio stands for smart multiport serial I/O solution. Th e Smartio CP-168U board is designed for the 32-bit PC I bus with Plug and Play feature. This board offers 8 R S- 232 serial ports for connecting t erminals, m ode ms, printers, scanners, cash regi sters, bar cod[...]

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 information, refer to the Technical Reference Append[...]

Introduction Features The Smartio CP-168U board has 8 RS-232 ports, em bedded ESD 16 KV surge protection, and uses a Moxa or 16C550C com patible UART, and has the following im portant features:  Supports uni versal PCI, plug and play (no switc hes or jumpers)  Fits both 3.3V and 5V connector key  Reliability—high speed Moxa UART Communic[...]

Package Checklist You should find the followi ng items i n the Smartio CP-168U board package:  Sm artio CP-168U 8-port serial board  Software CD t hat contains drivers for Windows NT/2000/XP, Windows 95/98, and Linux.  Sm artio CP-168U User’s Manual (thi s manual) Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 1-4[...]

Introduction Installation Guide This section gives a brief summa ry of how to install the Smartio CP-168U board under each supported operating system . The installation i s simple and invol ves the following stages: Check the PCI BIOS settings. Install the Smartio CP-168U board. See Chapter 2, “ Hardware Installation .” ↓ Install the software[...]

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2 Hardware Installation 2 The installation of the Smartio CP-168U board involves bot h 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 Smartio CP -168U board’s IRQ number and I/O addresses are assigned automati cally by the PCI BIOS. For th[...]

Note! Each board must occupy one unique IRQ and four 8-byte I/O addresses, which are assigned automatically by the PCI BIOS. However, you can select a free IRQ num ber manually via t he PC’s BIOS setup for the PCI slot , but normally this met hod is not available for the I/O address. The possibl e IRQ numbers are 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, and 15[...]

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

Installing the Driver First Time Driver Installation The following procedure shows how to install the Smartio CP-168U driver for the first tim e. First make sure t he board or boards are already plugged into the system ’s PCI slot(s). 1. Log into NT as Admini strator. 2. Copy the folder Windows.nt located under SoftwareWinNTV5.7 on the software[...]

Software Installation 7. The Moxa Smarti o/Industio Configuration Panel dial og box appears. Click the [ Add ] button to open the Property dialog box to change port se ttings and advanced FIFO configuration done autom atically by the syst em. 8. Select the just install ed CP-168U board from the Board Type pull-down li st, click on a specific port i[...]

9. Select a COM number for the specific port from Port Number pull-down list. 10. Check the Auto Enumerating COM Number check-box to have subsequent ports mapped to conti nuous COM numbers. For exam ple, if COM3 is assigned to Port 1, then COM4 will be automatically assigned to Port 2. 11. Select an Rx FIFO Trigger from the Rx FIFO Trigger pull-dow[...]

Software Installation will now appear in the MOXA Smartio/Industio Configuration Pa nel dialog box, as shown below. 14. Click [ OK ] in the MOXA Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel to return to the Network dialog box, and then cli ck [ OK ] to exit the Network dialog box. 15. Restart the PC. Note! The driver config uration will NOT take effect un [...]

to develop applications wit h 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 Programming Tools ”), a PComm utility, or HyperTerm inal, to transmit/receive data, as well as Remote Access Service to provide dial-up n etworking capabilitie[...]

Software Installation 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 how t o configure another MOXA CP-168U board that is already installed. Up to four CP-168U boards can be i nstalled in one [...]

refer to the instructions fro m the previous section, “Installing the Driver.” 1. Open the [ Control Panel ], click on the [ Network ] icon, and select the [ Adapters ] tab. 2. Click on MOXA Smartio/Industio Family Adapter from the Network Adapters list. 3. Click the [ Properties ] button to open the Moxa Smarti o/Industio Configuration Panel d[...]

Software Installation Panel dialog box. Updating the Driver Take the following steps to update t he Smartio CP-168U board driver. 1. Open [ Control Panel ], click on the [ Network ] icon, and select the [ Adapters ] tab. 2. Click on MOXA Sm artio/Industio Fam ily Adapter from the Network Adapter list. 3. Click the [ Remove ] bu tton in the Network [...]

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 features of Windows 95/98, pure 32-bit Windows 95/98 virtual devi ce port drivers (VxD) compli ant with comm unication drivers (VCOMM) have been developed for the Smartio CP-168U and other M OX[...]

Software Installation Install the Smartio 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 ” The Smartio CP-168U board’s ports should be ready t[...]

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 Smartio CP-168U Series board, Windows 95/9[...]

Software Installation 3. Type E:SoftwareWin9xV5.7 Windows.95 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 E:SoftwareWin9xV5.7 Windows.9[...]

6. Click on [ Next ]. 7. Click on [ Next ]. Port Configuration After the driver is installed, the MOXA CP- 168U Installation dialog box will be displayed, and the system will map the ports automatically. If one MOXA CP-168U board was installed previ ously, and another MOXA CP-168U board is added, th e system will prompt you to take care of port co [...]

Software Installation 2. Select a COM num ber 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. 4. Select an Rx FIFO Trigger from the Rx FI[...]

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 Smartio CP-168U board without restarti ng Windows 95. After the port configurati on, [...]

Software Installation Configuring the Board and Ports Follow the procedures given below to re-configure t he COM number for the ports of installed boards and drivers under Windows 95/98. In addition to followi ng the procedures listed below, you m ay also clic k on [ Start ]  [ Programs ]  [ MOXA Utility ]  [ MOXA Smartio/Industio Configur[...]

4. Check the Auto Enumerating COM Name check-box to assign continuous COM numbers for subsequent ports. For exam ple, if COM3 is assi gned to Port 1, then COM4 will be automatically assigned to Port 2 . 5. Re-assign the Rx FIFO Trigger by sel ecting a number from the pull-down list. Check the Set the change to all ports check-box to apply this se t[...]

Software Installation 1. Open [ Control Panel ], click on the [ System ] i con, and select the [ Device Manager ] tab. 2. Click on the MOXA CP-168U board and then click on [ Properties ]. 3. Select the [ Driver ] tab. 4. Click on [ Update Driver... ]. 5. Click on [ Have Disk... ] and type the path of the new driver. 6. Insert the driver CD in to th[...]

Removing the Driver This section explains how to rem ove the Smartio CP-168U board driver. 1. Open the [ Control Panel ], double click the [ Add/Remove Programs ] icon, and then select the [ Install/Uninstall ] tab. 2. Click on t he MOXA Smartio/Industio Driver option and then click on [ Add/Remove ] to start the driver removal process. 3. Click [ [...]

Software Installation Installing the Driver The following procedure shows how to install the Smartio CP-168U Series driver for the first tim e under Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Firs t make sure the board or boards have already been plugged into the system ’s PCI slot(s). Window s 2000 Window s XP 1. W indows 2000 can auto-detect new devices, and[...]

4. Select Specify a location and then click on Next to continue. 5. Insert the Moxa Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then specify the location of the file as E:/Software/W in2K/V1.5 as shown below (change the dr ive letter if needed). Click OK to continue. 4. The next window shows the model number of the board, and indicates that W indows has c[...]

Software Installation 6. Click Next to copy the driver files to your system. 7. The next window shows the model number of the board, and indicates that W indows has completed the driver installatio n. Click on Finish to continue with th e rest of the installation procedure. 5. The next W elcome to the Found New Hardware W izard window that opens st[...]

8. 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. 8. W ait while the wizard installs th e software. Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-24[...]

Software Installation 9. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device [recommended] , and then cl ick on Next to continue. 10. Select Specify a location and then clic k on Next to continue. 9. After all files have been cop ied to the system, the Completing the Found New Hardware Wiz ar d window will open to indicate that it has finished instal[...]

11. Insert the Mox a Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then specify the location of the file as E:/Software/W in2K/V1.5 as shown below (change the dr ive letter , if needed). Click OK to continue. 12. Click on Next to continue with the installation. 12. Click on Finish to complete installation of Port 1. Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-26[...]

Software Installation 13. After all files have been copied to the 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. 13. Repeat the above procedure for the rest of the board’ s ports. The last window t o open comp[...]

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 Device Manager button. Window s 2000 Window s XP Smartio CP-168U User[...]

Software Installation If the driver installation was su ccessful, you will be able to see the model nu mber 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 might have a prob[...]

Removing the Driver You can uninstall the board by first selecting Start  Settings  Control Panel  System . Window s 2000 Window s XP Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-30[...]

Software Installation 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 OK to proceed with the un- installation of the board. Window s 20[...]

The Device Manager window will automatically refresh to show that the driver and ports for the CP-168U Series board have been removed. Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 3-32[...]

4 Serial Programming Tools 4 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 and Windows 95/98. Use these MOXA Serial Programm ing Tools to decrease your software development tim e. In the following sectio ns, we describe the installation of the [...]

This serial com munication li brary provides a complete funct ion library and sample programs for Visual C++, Vi sual Basic, and Delphi. To view det ailed function descriptions and sample program s, cli ck o n [ St ar t ]  [Program]  [ PComm Lite]  [ PComm Lib Help], [ PComm Porting Notes] or [ PComm Program ming Guide], or r ef e r to the[...]

Serial Programming Tools Diagnostic (for MOXA boards only) A convenient diagnostic program , ONLY for MOXA boards and ports, provides int ernal and external testing of IRQ, TxD/RxD, UAR T, CTS/RTS, DTR/DSR, DTR/DCD, etc. It allows the user to check the func tion of both software and hardware. To run the Diagnostic program , click on [ Start ]  [[...]

Monitor (for MOXA boards under Windows NT/2000/XP) 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 the screen at regul ar time intervals. Click on a speci fic port t[...]

Serial Programming Tools 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 ASCII, XMODEM,[...]

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5 Connection Cables and Cable Wiring 5 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 [...]

Individual Port Pinouts—DB9 and DB25 Male RS-232 DB9 DB25 Pin No. Signal Pin No. Signal 1 DCD 2 TxD 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 Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual 5-2[...]

6 Troubleshooting 6 Comm on Smartio CP-168U board errors and possible corresponding solut ions 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[...]

A. Smartio CP-168U board will check the line status (CTS) before transm itting 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 line st atus of the suspected port using the diagnostic LED indicat[...]

Troubleshooting and solutions, see the section, “General Troubleshoot ing.” 1. The system fails to find the Smartio CP-168U board! C. The board(s) is (are) not properly plugged i nto the PCI slot. D. The PCI slot is defective. Please try other slots until you find one that works. E. The board itself mi ght be defective. 2. After the system rebo[...]

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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 (16C 550C or compatible ) • Speed: 50 bps to 230.4bps • Connector: DB62[...]

Due to this slot-depend ency, it is necessary to re-configur e the software driver once th e board is plugged into a different PC I slot. Up to 4 Smartio CP-168U boards can be installed in one system. When installing more than one board, remem ber the order of boards to distinguish the instal led boards. MOXA UART The MOXA UART is an intelligent as[...]

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 Merchandi se Authorization (RMA) num ber from the sales representative or dealer.  Carefully pack the product i n a[...]