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CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Introduction 1-2 Overview Smartio—The Smart Multiport Async Solution CP-102U/UL is one of the newest members of Moxa’s well-known Smartio series of multiport serial boards, in which Smartio stands for Smart Multiport serial I/O solution. The 2-port RS-232 CP-102U/UL board is...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Introduction 1-3 Applications The CP-102U/UL board is suitable for many different applications, including: ! Internet/Intranet Connections ! Remote Access ! Multi-user Applications ! Industrial Automation ! Office Automation ! Telecommunications ! PC-based Vending Machines a...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Introduction 1-4 Installation Flowchart The following flowchart gives a brief summary of the procedure you should follow to install the CP-102U/UL board and which chapters to refer to for more detailed information: Install the board in a PCI or PCI-X expansion slot. Chapter ...

2 2 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation The CP-102U/UL Series hardware installation procedure is described in this chapter. Since the CP-102U/UL board’s IRQ number and I/O addresses are assigned automatically by the PCI BIOS, the board MUST be plugged in before installing the driver. The following topic...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Hardware Installation 2-2 Block Diagrams CP-102U 120 mm 41.7 mm MU860 55 m m 121 m m 80 mm CP -1 02 U CP-102UL 120 mm [4.72 in] 41.7 mm [1.64 in] MU860 16 mm [0.63 in] 121 mm [4.76 in] 64.5 mm [2.53 in] CP -10 2UL

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Hardware Installation 2-3 Plugging the Board into an Expansion Slot Since the CP-102U/UL board’s IRQ number and I/O address are automatically assigned by the PCI BIOS, the board MUST be plugged into one of the computer’s expansion slots before installing the driver. Step 1: ...

3 3 Chapter 3 Software Installation In this chapter, installation, configuration, and update/removal procedures for the driver are given for Windows (2003/XP, 2000, 98/95, NT), DOS, Linux, and SCO. Before proceeding with the software installation, complete the hardware installation discussed in the ...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-2 Windows Drivers MOXA provides drivers that allow you to use the following serial board products under Windows 2003/XP/2000, Windows 98/95, and Windows NT. ! Universal PCI Boards: CP-118U, CP-168U, CP-104UL, CP-104JU, CP-102U, CP-102UL, CP-134U, CP-1...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-3 Windows 2003/XP In this section, we describe the installation procedure for Windows XP. The installation procedure for Windows 2003 is similar. Windows 2003/XP support up to 256 serial ports, from COM1 to COM256. In order to utilize fully Windows 20...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-4 3. Select Search for the best driver in these locations , check Include this location in the search , and then click on Browse . Navigate to the \CP-102U_UL\Software\Win2K-XP-2003 folder on the software CD, and then click on Next to continue. 4. Wai...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-5 5. Wait while the driver software is installed. 6. The next window shows the model name of the board, and indicates that Windows has completed the driver installation. Click on Finish to proceed with the rest of the installation procedure.

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-6 7. 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) , and then click on Next to proceed. 8. Select Search for the best driver in these locations...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-7 9. Wait while the installation wizard searches. The next window that opens cautions you that although this software hasn’t passed Windows Logo testing, the driver has been tested and shown that it can support the Windows OS. Click on Continue Anyway...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-8 11. After all files have been copied to the system, the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window will open to indicate that it has finished installing Port 0 . Click on Finish to proceed with the rest of the installation. 12. Repeat Step 7 th...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-9 13. The Found New Hardware pop-up window will reappear to inform you that the hardware was installed successfully. Configuring the Ports After the driver has been installed, use Device Manager to configure the CP-102U/UL serial ports. 1. Click on St...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-10 3. Basic information about the board is displayed on the General page. Click on the Ports Configuration tab to configure the board’s serial ports. 4. Click on the port you would like to configure to highlight it, and then click on Port Setting .

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-12 9. Click on OK to save the port settings, and then click on OK in the Property window to finish the port settings procedure. Using MOXA PComm Utility The PComm Diagnostic program is a useful tool for checking the status of MOXA’s multiport boards. ...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-13 Removing the Driver 1. To uninstall the driver, click on Start # Settings # Control Panel # System , select the Hardware tab, and then click on Device Manager . Use the mouse to place the cursor over the CP-102U/UL Series board under Multiport seri...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-14 3. The Device Manager window refreshes automatically, showing that the driver and ports for the CP-102U/UL Series board have been removed. Windows 2000 In this section, we describe the installation procedure for Windows 2000. Windows 2000 supports ...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-15 1. After plugging the board into an expansion slot and powering on your PC, Windows 2000 will automatically detect the new board, and the Found New Hardware window will open. 2. When the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard window opens, click ...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-16 3. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) , and then click on Next to continue. 4. Select Specify a location and then click on Next to continue.

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-17 5. Navigate to the \CP-102U_UL\Software\Win2K-XP-2003 folder on the software CD, and then click on OK to continue. 6. Click on Next to copy the driver files to your system. 7. Wait while the installation wizard searches. The next window that opens ...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-18 8. Wait while the files are copied to your hard drive. 9. The next window shows the model number of the board, and indicates that Windows has completed the driver installation. Click on Finish to continue with the rest of the installation procedure...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-25 1. After plugging the board into an expansion slot and powering on your PC, Windows 98 will automatically detect the new board, and display the Found New Hardware window. When the Add New Hardware Wizard window opens, click on Next to continue. 2. ...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-26 3. Select Other Devices and then click on Next to proceed. 4. Click on Have Disk . 5. Use the Browse button to navigate to the \CP-102U_UL\Software\Win9x\Windows.95 folder on the Documentation and Software CD, and then click on OK .

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-27 6. Click on CP-102U/UL Series [8-23-2004] to highlight it, and then click on Next . 7. Verify that the CP-102U/UL Series driver will be installed, and then click on Next .

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-28 8. Basic configuration information will be displayed in the CP-102U/UL Series Installation window. Click on OK to complete the installation of the board. 9. This completes the installation of the CP-102U/UL board. Click on Finish to exit the Add Ne...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-29 Configuring the Ports Follow the procedures given below to re-configure the board’s COM ports. Since CP-102U/UL is a Universal PCI board, when a new board is added or an existing board is removed, the board’s configuration will be added or removed ...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-31 5. Select a COM number for the port from the Port Number pull-down list. 6. Check the Auto Enumerating COM Number checkbox to map subsequent ports automatically. The port numbers will be assigned in sequence. For example, if COM3 is assigned to Por...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-32 2. Click on a MOXA CP-102U/UL board under Moxa Smartio/Industio multiport board to highlight it, and then click on Properties . 3. Select the Driver tab, and click on Update Driver… .

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-34 6. In the next window, the CP-102U/UL Series option should already be highlighted. Click on Have Disk… and then navigate to the folder that contains the new driver file. 7. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver update procedure. ...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-35 2. Click on the MOXA Smartio/Industio Driver option and then click on Add/Remove to start the driver removal process. 3. Click on Yes to confirm that you want to remove the driver. 4. Click on OK .

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-38 2. Select the board whose ports you wish to configure to highlight it, and then click on Property . 3. Select the just installed CP-102U/UL board from the Board Type pull-down list, click on a specific port to highlight it, and then click on Port S...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-41 NOTE The driver configuration will NOT take effect until you restart the PC. Using Event Log Once the system restarts, you may check the event log recorded by the MOXA driver to verify that the board’s ports have been initialized successfully. To v...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-43 Non-Windows Drivers Drivers are provided for DOS, Linux, and SCO. DOS MOXA DOS API-232 is a software package that assists users in developing new programs, or debugging existing programs for serial communications. This section explains how to insta...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-44 Setting up the Driver This section covers some of the setup program’s most frequently used functions. For complete details, press F1 to open the on-line help file. 1. Run BIN\SETUP.EXE . 2. Press Enter to select the model name of the MOXA board you...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-45 4. You may enter or modify the settings of each port at this stage. The values displayed first are the port’s initial values that were set up when the driver was installed. 5. Press F10 to save the changes and exit the SETUP program. Legends In thi...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-46 F5 Group Edit This is a convenient function that allows you to edit the configuration of several ports at one time as a group. Loading the Driver After completing the setup procedure, run BIN\DP-DRV.EXE from the DOS prompt to load the driver. The d...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-47 Linux MOXA provides drivers that allow you to use the following serial board products under Linux. ! Universal PCI Boards: CP-118U, CP-168U, CP-104UL, CP-104JU, CP-102U, CP-102UL, CP-134U, CP-134U-I, CP-132UL, CP-132UL-I V2(CP-132U-I V1) ! PCI Boar...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-48 SCO MOXA provides drivers that allow you to use the following serial board products under Linux. ! Universal PCI Boards: CP-118U, CP-168U, CP-104UL, CP-104JU, CP-102U, CP-102UL ! PCI Boards: C168H/PCI, C104H/PCI, C104HS/PCI ! ISA Boards: C168H, C16...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-49 5. The Basic Configuration window will open next. You can install up to four MOXA Smartio Multiport Serial Boards under SCO Unix/SCO Open Server. MOXA Smartio Family Installation Utility (Ver 1.6) Smartio Family Basic Configuration Board No. Board ...

4 4 Chapter 4 Serial Programming Tools Moxa provides an easy to use yet powerful serial programming library, and communication troubleshooting utilities under Windows 2000/XP/2003, Windows 95/98, and Windows NT. The following sections give details about the installation, the library, and the utiliti...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Serial Programming Tools 4-2 MOXA PComm PComm, a professional serial comm tool for PCs, is a software package that runs under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/95/98. PComm provides: ! A powerful serial communication library that simplifies serial programming tasks for most popular pr...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Serial Programming Tools 4-3 Utilities In this section, we give brief descriptions of each utility. For more information about these utilities, read the on-line help from the Documentation and Software CD. Diagnostic (for MOXA boards only) This convenient diagnostic program,...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Serial Programming Tools 4-4 Monitor (for Moxa boards under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003) This useful port status monitoring program allows you to monitor data transmission of selected Moxa COM ports. The program monitors data transmission/receiving throughput, and communication ...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Serial Programming Tools 4-5 Terminal Emulator Use Terminal Emulator to connect to your PC’s serial ports to check if data is being transmitted correctly. Terminal Emulator features multi-windows, and supports VT100 and ANSI terminal types. You can transfer data interactivel...

5 5 Chapter 5 Pin Assignments The CP-102UL board, which has one female DB25 connector on the board, comes with a male DB25 to 2 x male DB9 cable (model name: CBL-M25M9x2). The CP-102U board has two male DB9 connectors on the board. The pin assignments for the male DB9 connectors on the CBL-M25M9x2 c...

6 6 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Common CP-102U/UL Series problems and possible solutions are listed below. If you still have problems after reading this chapter, contact your dealer or Moxa for help, or use the Problem Report Form at the end of this manual to report problems to your dealer. General Tr...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Troubleshooting 6-2 Windows NT This section is specifically for troubleshooting problems for Windows NT. For general problems and solutions, see the previous section, “General Troubleshooting.” 1. After the system reboots, the error message “Another driver in the system, whi...

A A Appendix A Technical Reference Product Specifications Bus interface 32-bit PCI Number of ports 2 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 921.6 Kbp...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Technical Reference A-2 PCI The 32-bit CP-102U/UL Series board complies with PCI Specifications 2.1, and the IRQ and I/O address hardware configuration is automatically assigned by the PCI BIOS. This means that you must plug in the board before installing the driver. As oppo...

B B Appendix B 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

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Service Information B-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, an...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Service Information B-3 Problem Report Form MOXA CP-102U/UL Series Customer name: Company: Tel: Fax: Email: Date: 1. Moxa Product: $ CP-102U $ CP-102UL 2. Serial Number: ___________ ______ Problem Description: Please describe the symptoms of the problem as clearly as possibl...

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Service Information B-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). ...