Moxa 1240 - Manual

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Introduction 1-2 Overview NPort 1200 Series USB to serial servers provide an extremely convenient means of connecting serial devices to a PC. In fact, you don’t even need to power-down the PC. Just install the software that comes with the product, and then connect your ...

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Introduction 1-3 Product Specifications NPort 1240 USB Compliant with USB 1.1, 1.0 USB 2.0 backwards compatible Connector USB type B Speed Full speed 12 Mbps Serial No. of Ports 4 Interface RS-232: TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, GND Connector DB9 Male FIFO 64 bytes Seria...

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Introduction 1-5 Panel Layout Å NPort 1240 Top Panel Å NPort 1220 Top Panel Å NPort 1240 serial interfaces Å NPort 1220 serial interfaces

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Introduction 1-6 Dimensions Å NPort 1240 Å NPort 1220

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Introduction 1-7 DIP Switch Settings

2 2 Chapter 2 Driver Installation This chapter includes information about installing the driver for NPort 1220/1240. We present the installation procedure for both Windows 98 and Windows 2000 (the procedure for Windows XP is essentially the same as for Windows 2000): ‰ Installing the Driver ‰ Checki...

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-3 5. A window will open asking you where you want to locate the driver files. Check Specify a location box, .and then click Next . 6. A window will open asking you to insert the installation disk. Insert the installation disk into your CD drive,and...

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-4 7. Select klsibus.inf , and then click OPEN . 8. Click OK to continue.

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-5 9. A window will open showing the Driver Files Search Results . Click Next to install the driver. 10. When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window opens, click Finish to close the wizard.

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-6 11. A welcome message will appear. Click Next to continue installing Moxa [Port 1]. 12. A window will open asking you to insert the installation disk. Insert the installation disk into your CD drive, and then click Browse to locate the installati...

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-9 Checking the Installation You can check the installation of NPort 1220/1240 under your computer’s Device Manager window. You should check under both Ports (COM & LPT) and Universal Serial Bus controllers . Windows 98 Windows 2000/XP NOTE To d...

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-10 Configuring the Ports Port configuration for NPort 1220/1240 differs slightly between Windows 98 and Windows 2000/XP. To modify the configuration for a particular port, double click on the listing for that port under Ports (COM & LPT) in the...

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-12 Uninstalling the Driver To uninstall the driver, open the Device Manger window, and simply delete the NPort 1220/1240 ports under Ports (COM&LPT). NOTE If you used the Install Driver program discussed at the beginning of this chapter, you ca...

3 3 Chapter 3 Serial Programming Tools Moxa supports a class of easy to use, yet powerful serial programming libraries and communication troubleshooting utilities under Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98. Use these MOXA Serial Programming Tools to decrease your software development time. In the fo...

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Serial Programming Tools 3-3 Terminal Emulator Terminal Emulator can be used to connect to various ports to see if data transmission is functioning correctly. Terminal Emulator features multi-windows, and supports VT100 and ANSI terminal types. You can transfer data int...

A A Appendix A Technical Reference In this appendix, we cover the following topics. ‰ Win32 API Function Compatible List ¾ Windows 98 ¾ Windows 2000/XP ‰ General Technical Reference

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Technical Refernece A-2 Win32 API Function Compatible List Windows 98 Test function Test Flag 1. PurgeComm PURGE_TXABORT PURGE_RXABORT 2. ClearCommBreak() 3. SetCommBreak() 4. ClearCommError cbInQue cbOutQue 5. EscapeCommFunction SETDTR SETRTS SETXON SETXOFF SETBREAK,CL...

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Technical Refernece A-4 fRtsControl=RTS_CONTROL_DISABLE fRtsControl=RTS_CONTROL_ENABLE fDtrControl=DTR_CONTROL_DISABLE fDtrControl=DTR_CONTROL_ENABLE FDsrSensitivity=TRUE 11.SetCommTimeouts ReadIntervalTimeout ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier ReadTotalTimeoutConstant WriteTot...

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Technical Refernece A-5 Question 4 When I install NPort 1220/1240 under Windows 2000/XP, the COM port number is assigned by which USB slot I use to connect to my computer. What happens if I change the USB slot? Answer 4 The port number will change. Keep in mind that the...

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

NPort 1200/1240 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 informatio...

NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Service Information B-3 Problem Report Form MOXA NPort 1220/1240 Customer name: Company: Tel: Fax: Email: Date: 1. Moxa Product: † NPort 1220 † NPort 1240 2. Serial Number: ___________ ______ Problem Description: Please describe the symptoms of the problem as clearly as...

NPort 1200/1240 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 (P...