Quatech QSP-200/300 - Manual

Page 2 - Warranty Information; Quatech Inc. warrants the

Warranty Information Quatech Inc. warrants the QSP-200/300 to be free of defects for five (5) years from the date of purchase. Quatech Inc. will repair or replace any adapter that fails to perform undernormal operating conditions and in accordance with the procedures outlined in this documentduring ...

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The information contained in this document cannot be reproduced in any form without thewritten consent of Quatech, Inc. Likewise, any software programs that might accompany thisdocument can be used only in accordance with any license agreement(s) between the purchaserand Quatech, Inc. Quatech, Inc. ...

Page 4 - Compliances - Electromagnetic Emissions

Compliances - Electromagnetic Emissions EC - Council Directive 89/336/EEC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the following standards for a digital device: EN50081-1(EN55022, EN60555-2, EN60555-3) EN50082-1(IEC 801-2, IEC 801-3, IEC 801-4) Type of Equipment: Inf...

Page 5 - Table of Contents

Table of Contents 43 8 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 7 External Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 6.5 2-Wir...

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1 Introduction The Quatech QSP-200/300 provides four independent RS-422/485 asynchronous serialcommunications interfaces for systems equipped with PCMCIA Type II and/or Type IIIexpansion sockets. The QSP-200/300 is a PCMCIA Type II (5 mm) card and is PCMCIA PCCard Standard Specification 2.1 complian...

Page 13 - Additional help is availabe online

4. Complete the final steps of the installation, insert the PCMCIA Card and re-boot the computer. v Additional help is availabe online The QSP-200/300 PC Card should now be configured. In the future, Windows NT willautomatically recognize and configure the QSP-200/300. Note: Windows NT does not supp...

Page 15 - Logical Com Port; name to access any of the particular serial ports on the

information on how to change these settings, got to the section labeled "ChangingConfiguration of the QSP-200/300". 7. Use the Logical Com Port name to access any of the particular serial ports on the QSP-200/300. This name is required by a Windows 2000 application when accessinga particular...

Page 17 - Adapter; ’ item and then click on the button labeled; Hardware Information; . Make the desired changes and

Adapters" group or the QSP-200/300 model number does not appear, contact Quatech Technical Support for further assistance. 6. Click on the ‘Quatech QSP-200/300 PCMCIA Four-Port RS-422/465 Serial Adapter ’ item and then click on the button labeled "Properties" . 7. Un-check the box "u...

Page 19 - Windows CE; Installing Quatech PCMCIA Cards under Windows CE; (refer to Active Sync factory documentation

3 Windows CE The Quatech PCMCIA Windows CD installation copies a multiple device-specific .cab files and the ini file to your desktop computer and launches the Application Manger (whichresides on the user's desktop computer as a result of installing Active Sync) with theApplication Manager .ini file...

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4.1 QSP-200/300 Client Driver for DOS In order to use the QSP-200/300 Client Driver, the system must be configured with Card andSocket Services software. Card and Socket Services software is not provided with theQSP-200/300. IMPORTANT: Some versions of Card and Socket Services dated before 1993do no...

Page 24 - section for more information.

RTS Controlled o2 DTR Controlled o1 Figure 3. DOS Client Output Driver Options. H instructs the client driver to enable the RTS-CTS modem control handshake. Whenmodem control handshaking in enabled, the 16C550 UART’s RTS and CTS signalsare connected to the RS-422/485 auxiliary channel (AuxOut and Au...

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other. If this option is omitted, the default setting is RTS-CTS modem controlhandshake disabled. See the Hardware Information section for more information. U instructs the Enabler to disable the QSP-200/300's interrupt status register and enablethe Scratchpad registers of the individual UARTs. This...

Page 36 - Command Line Options; Example 1

5.1 Command Line Options The QSP-200/300 Client Driver for OS/2 supports two methods of configuration: using "systemassigned" resources and using "user assigned" resources. Both options provide full PCMCIAcompliance and functionality (including "Hot-swapping") but each has so...

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Example 2 DEVICE=C:\QSP-200\QSP200.SYS (7,120,15) (3,300,4) In example 2, the Client Driver will attempt to configure the QSP-200/300 as COM3 throughCOM6 using I/O address 300-31F hex and IRQ 4. If COM3, 4, 5, or 6 already exists, or if theI/O address or IRQ resources are already in use, the Client ...

Page 39 - Monitoring The Status Of PCMCIA Cards

5.2 Monitoring The Status Of PCMCIA Cards OS/2 Warp provides a utility called "Plug and Play for PCMCIA" that can be used to monitor thestatus of each PCMCIA socket. In OS/2 2.1, this utility is called "Configuration Manager". When a QSP-200/300 is inserted, the Card Type for the app...

Page 40 - There have not been any reports of this problem with OS/2 Warp.; Resources Not Available:

5.3 Common Problems Invalid I/O Address When Using OS/2 2.1: PCMCIA Card Services for OS/2 2.1 sometimes fails to supply a valid I/O address when using"system assigned" resources. Use the "Configuration Manager" program to examine the I/Oaddress range assigned to the QSP-200/300. If ...

Page 41 - Hardware Information; Scratchpad / Interrupt Status Register

6 Hardware Information 6.1 Port Addressing The QSP-200/300's four asynchronous serial ports are implemented using 4 standard 16C550UARTs. Each of these UARTs requires 8 bytes of I/O space and when enabled which requiresthe QSP-200/300 to be located on an even 32-byte (20H) boundary (e.g. 300H, 320H,...

Page 42 - Auxiliary Channel Configuration; handshaking is disabled.

6.3 Auxiliary Channel Configuration An auxiliary channel is provided which allows for handshaking between a QSP-200/300RS-422/485 port and a peripheral device. This auxiliary channel may be configured in one oftwo ways: RTS-CTS handshake enabled. handshaking is disabled. All ports must be config...

Page 44 - Termination Resistors; Recommended Termination Resistor Values

6.4 Termination Resistors No termination resistors are provided on the QSP-200/300 ports. Both output and input signalsare connected only to the external connector. Any termination which is required must be addedexternally. + - RS-422/485 Receiver Rt RXD+ RXD- + - RS-422/485 Receiver Rt AUXIN+ AUXIN...

Page 45 - Data Out; Half Duplex; Full Duplex; must be; disabled before receiving and information. Failure to do so

RS-422/485 Driver RS-422/485 Driver + - + - Data Out Aux Out Active Low Output Enable 3 Options: Half Duplex 16C550 -RTS -DTR NOTE: One of these three options must be selected via software configuration. Full duplex operation is the default mode. Full Duplex MUX Figure 8. RS-422/485 Driver Enable Op...

Page 46 - External Connections; Port A

7 External Connections An adapter cable is included with the QSP-200/300 to convert the PCMCIA output connectorinto 4 standard D-9 female RS-232 connectors as shown in the figure below. Port A Port B Port C Port D Figure 10. QSP-200/300 adapter cable to standard female D-9 connectors. 1 2 3 4 5 9 8 ...

Page 48 - Specifications; Bus Interface; PCMCIA; Physical Dimensions; Adapter to 4 standard female D-9

8 Specifications Bus Interface PCMCIA PC Card Standard 2.1 compliant Physical Dimensions Type II PCMCIA card (5mm) Maximum Baud Rate 120K Power Requirements +5 volts 35.85 mA (typical) 45.87 mA (maximum) Connector Adapter to 4 standard female D-9 QSP-200/300 User's Manual 42

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