Moxa CA-132/132I - Manuals

2 2 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter includes information about hardware installation of CA-132/132I Series boards. The following topics are covered: ! Hardware Installation ! Block Diagram of CA-132/132I ! RS-422/485 Interface Settings ! I/O Address & Interrupt Vector Settings ! IRQ...

CA-132/132I User’s Manual 2-2 Hardware Installation The hardware installation of CA-132/132I serial boards is easy to carry out. Before you insert CA-132/132I into the PC/104 interface, you must first configure the RS-422/485 setting, I/O Base Address & Interrupt Vector, and IRQ Settings. Follow...

Hardware Installation CA-132/132I User’s Manual 2-3 RS-422/485 Interface Settings You can use DIP switches SW3 and SW4 to configure each port individually for either RS-422 (4-wire) or RS-485 (2/4-wire) interface with termination resistor (TR) on/off (120 ohm). SW3 configures Port 1, and SW4 configu...

Hardware Installation CA-132/132I User’s Manual 2-5 At this point, the start of I/O addresses of Port 2 will be automatically configured at 188. A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 8 1 2 4 8 1 2 Hex On On On On On On On 0 × 000 On On On On On On Off 0 × 200 On On On On On Off Off 0 × 300 On On On On Off Off Off 0 ...

3 3 Chapter 3 Software Installation After installing the CA-132/132I serial boards in your computer, the next step is to install the software. The drivers for CA-132/132I support various operating systems, including Window NT, Windows 2000/XP/2003, and Windows 95/98/Me. This chapter includes informa...

CA-132/132I User’s Manual 3-2 Windows NT Installing the driver The following procedure is for installing the CA-132/132I serial board driver under Windows NT 4.0. 1. Use the mouse to position the cursor over your desktop’s Network icon , and then click the right mouse button. Select Properties and t...

Software Installation CA-132/132I User’s Manual 3-3 3. When the Select Network Adapter window opens, click on Have Disk to install the driver from the floppy disk enclosed with the CA-132/132I serial board. 4. The Insert Disk window will open asking you to insert the disk into your computer. Type A:...

Software Installation CA-132/132I User’s Manual 3-5 8. The Network window will open, showing the serial board you just added to your computer. Click OK to finish the installation. Removing a CA-132/132I serial board 1. If you wish to remove a CA-132/132I serial board, move your mouse to your desktop...

Software Installation CA-132/132I User’s Manual 3-7 2. When the System Properties window opens, click on the Hardware tab, and then click on Hardware Wizard… to start the installation. 3. The Add/Remove Hardware Wizard window will open next. Click on Next to continue.

CA-132/132I User’s Manual 3-8 4. When the Choose a Hardware Task window opens, select Add/Troubleshoot a device , and then click on Next to continue. 5. The New Hardware Detection window will open showing that the Wizard is searching for the CA-132/CA-132I serial board on your computer.

Software Installation CA-132/132I User’s Manual 3-13 17. When the System Properties window opens, click on the Hardware tab, and then click on Device Manager . 18. The Device Manager window will open next. At this point, you should be able to find MOXA CA132 Series/MOXA CA132I Series under Multi-por...

Software Installation CA-132/132I User’s Manual 3-17 3. A window will open stating the computer is ready to install the driver. Click on Next to continue. 4. A message will appear showing that the setup file is being installed. 5. A window will appear showing that the installation is completed. Clic...

CA-132/132I User’s Manual 3-18 6. The Moxa PC104 Communication Module Configuration Panel window will appear. Click on Add to add the CA-132/132I serial board to your computer. 7. The Property window will open. Select CA132 Series/CA132I Series under Board Type .

CA-132/132I User’s Manual 3-20 10. To open the Moxa PC104 Communication Module Configuration Panel window , click on Start " Programs " Moxa Untilities " MOXA PC104 Communication Module Configuration Panel . 11. The Moxa PC104 Communication Module Configuration Panel window will open all...

Software Installation CA-132/132I User’s Manual 3-21 2. A warning message will appear asking you if you really want to remove this board. Click on Yes to remove the CA-132/132I serial board. Uninstalling the driver 1. Click on Start " Settings " Control Panel . 2. Select Add/Remove Programs ...

CA-132/132I User’s Manual 3-22 3. A message will appear asking you if you really want to remove the driver. Click Yes to uninstall the driver. 4. A message will prompt up confirming that the uninstallation of the driver is completed. Click OK to close the window. DOS MOXA DOS API-232 is a software p...

Software Installation CA-132/132I User’s Manual 3-23 After installation is complete, you will be prompted to proceed running setup program. It is strongly recommended to do so. Driver Setup The following are steps for setting up the CA-132 Series(CA-132/CA-132I) driver. Note that it is not intended ...

Software Installation CA-132/132I User’s Manual 3-25 Port number: This is actually the port ID of each port. The application software will refer to the port by its port number (ID). Duplicated port number is not allowed. That is, each MOXA serial port is referred to as port number in terms of serial...

4 4 Chapter 4 Serial Programming Tool Moxa supports a class of easy to use, yet powerful serial programming libraries and communication troubleshooting utilities under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 and Windows 95/98/Me. Use these MOXA Serial Programming Tools to decrease your software development time. In...

CA-132/132I User’s Manual 4-2 PComm Installation To install PComm , run \Setup.exe from the diskette enclosed in the package. Please note that the PComm diagnostic and monitor utilities are for MOXA boards only; these two utilities will not work with other manufacturer’s serial boards. PComm Program...

Serial Programming Tool CA-132/132I User’s Manual 4-3 Monitor (for MOXA boards under Windows NT Only) A useful port status monitoring program allows you to monitor data transmission of selected MOXA COM ports. It monitors data transmission/receiving throughput, and communication line status, with da...

CA-132/132I User’s Manual 4-4 RS-485 Programming If you intend to do RS-485 communication with CA-132/132I Series boards, please follow the RS-485 programming guide below and also refer to the chapter, “ Connection Cable and Cable Wiring” , for more RS-485 operation details. The CA-132/132I Series s...

A A Appendix A Service Information This appendix shows you how to contact Moxa for information about this and other products, and how to report problems. In this appendix, we cover the following topics. ! MOXA Internet Services ! Problem Report Form ! Product Return Procedure

CA-132/132I User’s Manual A-2 MOXA Internet Services Customer satisfaction is our number one concern, and to ensure that customers receive the full benefit of our products, Moxa Internet Services has been set up to provide technical support, driver updates, product information, and user’s manual upd...

Service Information CA-132/132I User’s Manual A-3 Problem Report Form MOXA CA-132/132I Series Customer name: Company: Tel: Fax: Email: Date: 1. Moxa Product: $ CA-132 $ CA-132I 2. Serial Number: ___________ ______ Problem Description: Please describe the symptoms of the problem as clearly as possibl...

CA-132/132I User’s Manual A-4 Product Return Procedure For product repair, exchange, or refund, the customer must: % Provide evidence of original purchase. % Obtain a Product Return Agreement (PRA) from the sales representative or dealer. % Fill out the Problem Report Form (PRF). Include as much det...

Service Information CA-132/132I User’s Manual A-5 Revision History Document Edition Revision Date Revision Details 2 nd June 23, 2004 1. Updated the edition of this manual on the title page. 2. Changed Moxa’s new logo on the title page. 3. p.1-2 Changed power consumption. Added Regulatory Approvals....