Page 4 - NOM STATEMENT
3 NOM STATEMENT 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 aten...
Page 5 - -PORT SERIAL HOST ADAPTER PCI
4 8-PORT SERIAL HOST ADAPTER PCI TRADEMARKS The trademarks mentioned in this manual are the sole property of their owners.
Page 6 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
5 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS 1. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 8 - CHAPTER 2: Introduction
7 CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2. Introduction 2.1 Overview The 8-Port Serial Host Adapter PCI provides the PC with eight RS-232asynchronous ports. The Adapter allows for connection to any device using theRS-232 electrical interface, such as modems, data-entry terminals, and plotters. 2.2 What’s Included...
Page 10 - For this Data Rate
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 shouldchoose to match them if using the adapter in the “Div1” mode. Table 3-1. Baud Rates for the “Div1” Mode. For this Data Rate Choose this Data Rate 1200 bps ...
Page 12 - CHAPTER 4: Installation; IMPORTANT; Setting Up the Operating System
11 CHAPTER 4: Installation 4. Installation IMPORTANT You MUST set up the operating system BEFORE you physically installthe 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...
Page 14 - CHAPTER 5: Technical Description; Technical Description
13 CHAPTER 5: Technical Description 5. Technical Description 5.1 Interrupts A good analogy of a PC interrupt is a telephone ringing. The phone bell is arequest for us to stop what we are currently doing and take up another task (speakto the person on the other end of the line). This is the same proc...
Page 15 - Connector Pin Assignments; Signal
14 8-PORT 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 Carr...
Page 16 - APPENDIX A: Troubleshooting; Appendix A: Troubleshooting; A.1 Using the Serial Utility Diskettes; A.2 Calling for Technical Support
15 APPENDIX A: Troubleshooting Appendix A: Troubleshooting A.1 Using the Serial Utility Diskettes A Serial Utility diskette comes with the Serial Host Adapter for use introubleshooting. If you still cannot solve a problem after reading this chapter, call for technical support. 1. Identify all I/O ad...
Page 17 - Interface
16 8-PORT SERIAL HOST ADAPTER PCI Appendix B: RS-232 Electrical Interface The most widely used communication standard is RS-232. It’s been defined andrevised several times and is sometimes also called EIA/TIA-232. The IBM ATcomputer defined the RS-232 port on a DB9 connector, and subsequently theEIA...
Page 18 - APPENDIX C: Asynchronous Communication; Appendix C: Asynchronous
17 APPENDIX C: Asynchronous Communication Appendix C: Asynchronous Communication In serial data communication, individual bits of a character are transmittedconsecutively to a receiver that assembles the bits back into a character. Data rate,error checking, handshaking, and character framing (start/...
Page 20 - APPENDIX D: Board Layout; Appendix D: Board Layout
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 C11 93CS4S C10 R1 C12 U11 C17 PC19050 P1 C15 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 J1=Clock Di...
Page 21 - Appendix E: Compliance Notices; E.1 Federal Communications Commission Statement; E.2 EMC Directive Statement
20 8-PORT 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...