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Page 3 - Table of Contents; TABLE OF CONTENTS

232XS53800 Manual Table of Contents i B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5109 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................... 1 Checklist ................................................................

Page 4 - Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION; The RS-232 Five Port Expandable Smart Switch, Model

232XS2497 Manual 1 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5109 Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION The RS-232 Five Port Expandable Smart Switch, Model 232XS5, allows one RS-232 host device to connect to as many as five RS-232 devices. The switch can be controll...

Page 5 - Checklist; Examine the shipping carton and contents for physical damage.; Specifications

232XS53800 Manual B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5109 2 There are five LED's on the 232XS5 to indicate which port is connected to the master port. The master port has a DB-9S female connector and the slave ports have DB-9P male connectors. T...

Page 7 - Table 2. Mode Setup; Port Configuration; Jumper JP6

232XS53800 Manual B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5109 4 Table 2. Mode Setup On = Jumper Installed Off = Jumper Removed X = DON'T CARE * = FACTORY DEFAULT Port Configuration In order to determine the proper port configuration of the 232XS5, i...

Page 8 - NOTE: All other lines are not connected.; The Smart Switch selects port A as the default port at power up.

232XS2497 Manual 5 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5109 Table 4. DTE MASTER PORT CHART The 232XS5 supports the following RS-232 signals: TD, RD, SG, RTS, CTS, DCD, DSR and DTR. NOTE: All other lines are not connected. The Smart Switch selects...

Page 9 - Serial Data Configuration; In order for the host device that is connected to the master port; NOTE: A data format of 7 data bits, no parity and one stop is; not; Table 5. Port Power Jumpers

232XS53800 Manual B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5109 6 Serial Data Configuration In order for the host device that is connected to the master port to select any of the five ports, the Smart Switch must be set to match the host's communicati...

Page 10 - Chapter 3: Smart Switch Operation

232XS2497 Manual 7 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5109 Chapter 3: Smart Switch Operation Smart Switch mode is selected when jumper “JP6-B” is ON (installed). In Smart Switch mode, the 232XS5 is constantly looking for the three character prea...

Page 11 - Manual; Programming the Second Character; The second character comes programmed as the ASCII STX; Binary File Transfer; A simple method of using the Smart Switch to transfer binary; Programmable Character Setting; WEIGHT

232XS53800 Manual B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5109 8 Programming the Second Character The second character comes programmed as the ASCII STX character (decimal 2). You can change this to any 8-bit character you wish by reprogramming dipsw...

Page 12 - Smart Switch/Port Combiner Mode; W ith the 232XS5 set up with a DTE master port, this mode

232XS2497 Manual 9 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5109 Smart Switch/Port Combiner Mode W ith the 232XS5 set up with a DTE master port, this mode allows Slave Ports A-E to select the master port using the RTS input line. It also still allows ...

Page 13 - Jumper JP6-A must be OFF

232XS53800 Manual B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5109 10 NOTE: W hen a port is selected via the Master Port, the RTS lines will be ignored until the Master Port sends the turn off code. W hen the Master Port is selected by RTS, all preamble ...

Page 14 - Table 7 - Timer Values; The Set Timer Mode command tells the 232XS5 whether the

232XS2497 Manual 11 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5109 SetTV$ = CHR$(27) + CHR$(2) +”T” + “6” The “T” tells the 232XS5 it is the set timer value command and the “6” indicates which timer value to use. Table 7 - Timer Values The Set Timer Mo...

Page 16 - Expansion Mode; The number of serial ports on the 232XS5 can easily be

232XS2497 Manual 13 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5109 Expansion Mode The number of serial ports on the 232XS5 can easily be expanded to a maximum of seventeen ports. Up to four 232XS5 units may be cascaded in expander mode. Each unit addre...

Page 18 - Method One; Setup

232XS2497 Manual 15 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5109 Chapter 4: SOFTWARE Introduction The Smart Switch software allows the user to change Smart Switch ports on three different modules (232XSS, 232XS5, PortMUX). The Smart Switch software i...

Page 19 - Default Values

232XS53800 Manual B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5109 16 Should the user wish to change the Module choice to another there is a Module menu choice with the three support Module types (PortMUX, 232XSS, and 232XS5). After changing the Module t...

Page 21 - Appendix A: ASCII Character Codes

232XS2497 Manual A-1 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5109 Appendix A: ASCII Character Codes DECIMAL to HEX to ASCII CONVERSION TABLE DEC HEX ASCII KEY DEC HEX ASCII DEC HEX ASCII DEC HEX ASCII 0 0 NUL ctrl @ 32 20 SP 64 40 @ 96 60 ` 1 1 SOH c...

Page 22 - Appendix B; Appendix B: Cable Charts; All charts will indicate if the Master Port of the 232XS5 should

232XS53800 Manual Appendix B B-1 B&B Electronics -- PO Box 1040 -- Ottawa, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FAX (815) 433-5109 Appendix B: Cable Charts All charts will indicate if the Master Port of the 232XS5 should be configured as a DCE port or a DTE port. Refer to the Port Configuration section...