SeaLINK+8/232.RJ User Manual
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1. 668 165 8 LAAL ory 9 szn 6014 7 eei 899 099 259 ved LNO Ue Star Srp CIE Selo priy Cele cel tela Sita zn 80i 4015 5642 712 66 86 999 859 eso YSN 9002 LHOIMAdOD 2 38 082 v tvi Wi Orly 82 Sela 1818 299 ld 84 41 6215 1214 J ezia J eiu zzn 9018 izn ezn t3 963 99 952 8 2 Leu SeaLINK 8 232 RJ User Manual 13 Sealevel Systems Inc Appendix F Compliance Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in such case the user will be required to correct the interference at the users expense EMC Directive Statement Products bearing the CE Label fulfill the requirements of the EMC directive 89 336 EEC and of the low volta2. Details on loopback plugs are included within WinSSD Contact Sealevel Systems if you need further assistance When testing the SeaLINK 8 232 RJ in loopback mode you should see both the TD and RD echoed as data on the screen The loopback test first transmits a HEX pattern 55AA and then an ASCII string of data If this test passes then the SeaLINK 8 232 RJ is ready for use in your application Always use the Sealevel Systems diagnostic software when troubleshooting a problem This will eliminate any software issues from the equation If these steps do not solve your problem please call Sealevel Systems Technical Support 864 843 4343 Our technical support is free and available from 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM Eastern Time Monday through Friday For email support contact support sealevel com Sealevel Systems Inc 9 SeaLINK 8 232 RJ User Manual Appendix B How To Get Assistance Begin by reading through the Trouble Shooting Guide in Appendix A If assistance is still needed please see below When calling for technical assistance please have your user manual and current adapter settings If possible please have the adapter installed in a computer ready to run diagnostics Sealevel Systems provides an FAQ section on its web site Please refer to this to answer many common questions This section can be found at http www sealevel com fag asp Sealevel Systems maintains a Home page on the Internet Our home page address i
3. Do not connect the device to a USB port until the software has been installed 1 Connect the SeaLINK 8 232 RJ to a USB port with the supplied CA179 USB device cable The software drivers installed during setup will automatically recognize and configure the device You should see one or more New Hardware Found windows indicating the actual device being created Next view your system s Device Manager You should have new COM ports in the Ports COM amp LPT Device Class indicating the installation was successful You can access your new COM port by using the assigned COM identifier This assignment will vary from system to system To verify operation use Sealevel Systems supplied WinSSD diagnostic utility WinSSD can be found in the Start Programs group The SeaLINK 8 232 RJ is now ready for use Sealevel Systems Inc 5 SeaLINK 8 232 RJ User Manual Technical Description The SeaLINK 8 232 RJ utilizes eight USB UARTS These chips feature programmable baud rate data format 128 byte Dual Port TX Buffer and 384 byte Dual Port RX Buffer The transceivers support data rates up to 921 6K bps Connector Pin Assignments RJ45 R Request To Send C NC TS x Note DCD DSR and RI are inputs that are brought out on RJ45 connector DSR and DCD are biased active and RI is biased inactive RS 232 E Km 7 Sealevel Systems Inc 6 SeaLINK 8 232 RJ User M
4. Even line 5 to 8 Data Bits Unused 1 472r 1 D d dam 1 0 Mcd le a ee es Il set Ltt ped al Fe 15 l4 2 4 This special bit is called the parity bit Parity is a simple method of determining if a data bit has been lost or corrupted during transmission There are several methods for implementing a parity check to guard against data corruption Common methods are called E ven Parity or O dd Parity Sometimes parity is not used to detect errors on the data stream This is refereed to as N o parity Because each bit in asynchronous communications is sent consecutively it is easy to generalize asynchronous communications by stating that each character is wrapped framed by pre defined bits to mark the beginning and end of the serial transmission of the character The data rate and communication parameters for asynchronous communications have to be the same at both the transmitting and receiving ends The communication parameters are baud rate parity number of data bits per character and stop bits i e 9600 N 8 1 Sealevel Systems Inc 12 SeaLINK 8 232 RJ User Manual Appendix E Silk Screen 2804 PCB 6rineria seid veld ZAR 9215 A117 1 63 420 i118 szn 822 3 L e 292 62 992 SHON 2020220 1015 692 192 so Sv2
5. 03 8 Port RS 232 422 485 DB9 SeaLINK 8 232 RJ 2804 8 Port RS 232 RJ45 SeaLINK 8 VC 2807 8 Port RS 232 485 VersaCom SeaLINK 16 232 RJ 2161 16 Port RS 232 RJ45 SeaLINK 16 VC 2167 16 Port RS 232 485 VersaCom Sealevel Systems Inc 2 SeaLINK 8 232 RJ User Manual Before You Get Started What s Included The SeaLINK 8 232 RJ is shipped with the following items If any of these items is missing or damaged please contact Sealevel for replacement Optional Items Item 2804 SeaLINK 8 232 RJ USB 8 Port Serial Device Item CA179 72 USB A to Device Cable Item LB116 RS 232 RJ45 Serial Loopback Sealevel SeaCOM Software CD Depending upon your application you are likely to find one or more of the following items useful for interfacing the SeaLINK 8 232 RJ All items can be purchased from our website http www sealevel com or by calling 864 843 4343 DB9 Male to RJ45 Modular Adapter Item RJ9P 232 Preconfigured for use with the SeaLINK 8 232 RJ this modular adapter converts the RJ45 RS 232 pinout from the SeaLINK 8 232 RJ to a DB9 male RS 232 serial port Standard CATS patch cables can be used to extend the serial port up to 50 feet away from the SeaLINK 8 232 RJ DB25 Male to RJ45 Modular Adapter Item RJ25P 232 Preconfigured for use with the SeaLINK 8 232 RJ this modular adapter converts the RJ45 RS 232 pinout from the SeaLINK 8 232 RJ to a DB25 male RS 232 serial port Standard CATS patc
6. SeaLINK 8 232 RJ User Manual Part Number 2804 SYSTEMS INCORPORATED www sealevel com PO Box 830 Liberty SC 29657 864 843 4343 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION uA eut epi 1 SEALBVBL USB SERIAL I O PRODUCT bare MES UHR tpe Dare e tees 2 BEEORE YOU GEE STARTED csscsssscsccsansssicassusoractaunsiausdyesasvaiastacaedasasuetieseineiaatoumcusearaadehayseweees 3 WHAT S INCLUDED ek cio sa ad aul fue cele ve RE aac a ih ie Sh CN Sih del 3 OPTIONAL TEMS nel iei need ek ned ee ee th Gatton asco eee vlc epee 2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS e eeeeee eee ee eese enata tn ena teta sata tn sn aeo 4 WINDOWS 98 ME 2000 XP VISTA OPERATING SYSTEMS eren eene 4 PHYSICAL INSTALLATIQN icecoeie tet ute niacin 5 TECHNICAL DESCRIP LION 6 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS 6 OPTIONAL DC POWER ON PINO o besito 7 OPTIONAL RJ45 TO DB9 RS 232 ADAPTER eee eene eene neenon tnnt no 7 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS 8 FEATURES tene drained eese ua tae 8 SPECIFICATIONS S Sesso ehe Buin Pasadena ca Sapte ta ea het tate aede 8 APPENDIX TROUBLESHOOTING eee ose e ense er
7. anual Optional DC Power on Pin 5 The 2804 is USB bus powered so no external power supply is required For conveniently powering serial peripherals ordering options allow an external power source up to be connected to a DC jack on the rear of the unit The supplied power is connected to pin 5 on each of the eight RJ45 connectors Each serial port utilizes an auto resetting fuse rated at 500mA Ordering options are shown below m 2804 DC05 Configured for 5VDC input power using a 2 1mm DC jack m 2804 DC12 Configured for 12VDC input power using a 1 3mm DC jack m Item 2804 DC24 Configured for 24VDC input power using a 1 3mm DC jack Optional RJ45 to DB9 RS 232 Adapter Preconfigured for use with Sealevel USB RJ45 enabled serial adapters the RJ45 to DB9 modular adapter item RJOP 232 converts the RJ45 RS 232 pin out to a DB9 male RS 232 serial port Standard CATS patch cables can be used to extend the serial port up to 50 feet away from the RJ45 port The pin out for the RJOP 232 is shown below Sealevel Systems Inc 7 SeaLINK 8 232 RJ User Manual Electrical Characteristics Features Specifications USB cable m Powered by USB connection Temperature Range 0 70 C 50 105 C m Operating m Storage Power Requirements m 5VDC 300mA Physical Dimensions Length Width Height 9 2 5 3 1 7 23 37 cm 13 46 cm 4 32 cm Manufacturing Provides e
8. ge directive 73 23 EEC issued by the European Commission To obey these directives the following European standards must be met EN55022 Class A Limits and methods of measurement of radio interference characteristics of information technology equipment EN55024 Information technology equipment Immunity characteristics Limits and methods of measurement EN60950 IEC950 Safety of information technology equipment including electrical business equipment Warning This is a Class A Product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures to prevent or correct the interference Always use cabling provided with this product if possible If no cable is provided or if an alternate cable is required use high quality shielded cabling to maintain compliance with FCC EMC directives Sealevel Systems Inc 14 SeaLINK 8 232 RJ User Manual Warranty WARRANTY Trademarks Sealevel s commitment to providing the best I O solutions is reflected in the Lifetime Warranty that is standard on all Sealevel manufactured products We are able to offer this warranty due to our control of manufacturing quality and the historically high reliability of our products in the field Sealevel products are designed and manufactured at its Liberty South Carolina facility allowing direct control over product development production burn
9. h cables can be used to extend the serial port up to 50 feet away from the SeaLINK 8 232 RJ DB9 Male to RJ45 Modular Adapter Item RJ9P8 The RJ9P8 includes an RJ45 connector and converts it to DB9 Male connector which allows the use of standard twisted pair cabling The RJOP8 ships unassembled and can be configured for virtually any pin out DB25 Male to RJ45 Modular Adapter Item RJ25P8 The RJ25P8 includes an RJ45 connector and converts it to a DB25 Male connector which allows the use of standard twisted pair cabling The RJ25P8 ships unassembled and can be configured for virtually any pin out USB A to A Extension Cable 3 Meters in Length Item 214 The CA214 is a fully rated USB extension cable that allows adding 3 meters USB maximum of 5 meters to any existing USB cable The cable has a type male connector on one end and a type A female connector on the other end RJ45 Patch Cable 7 in Length Item 246 Standard 7 CATS patch cable with one to one pinout RJ45 Patch Cable 10 in Length Item CA247 Standard 10 CATS patch cable with one to one pinout Sealevel Systems Inc 3 SeaLINK 8 232 RJ User Manual Software Installation Instructions Windows 98 ME 2000 XP Vista Operating Systems Do not connect the device to a USB port until the software is installed Start Windows 2 Insert the Sealevel Software CD in to your CD drive 3 If Auto Start
10. ight RJ45 serial ports with status LEDs Housed in rugged attractive plastic enclosure Integrates transmit and receive LED indicators on each port High retention USB type connector prevents accidental disconnection of All Sealevel Systems Printed Circuit boards are built to UL 94V0 rating and are 100 electrically tested These printed circuit boards are solder mask over bare copper or solder mask over tin nickel Sealevel Systems Inc 8 SeaLINK 8 232 RJ User Manual Appendix A Troubleshooting Sealevel Software is supplied with the Sealevel Systems adapter and may be used in the troubleshooting procedures Using this software and following these simple steps can eliminate most common problems without the need to call Technical Support 1 If your adapter isn t working first check to make sure that USB support is enabled in the System BIOS and it is functioning properly in the operating system This can be done by using either the Windows 98 ME or Windows 2000 Device Manager Ensure that the Sealevel Systems software has been installed on the machine so that the necessary files are in place to complete the installation When the SeaLINK 8 232 RJ is configured properly Sealevel s WinSSD utility and a loopback plug can be used to check communications You can make a simple Loopback in the field by connecting the TX and RX pins If you decide to test the Modem Control Signals a full pin loopback plug will be required
11. in and testing Sealevel Systems Inc hereafter Sealevel warrants that the Product shall conform to and perform in accordance with published technical specifications and shall be free of defects in materials and workmanship for life In the event of failure Sealevel will repair or replace the product at Sealevel s sole discretion Failures resulting from misapplication or misuse of the Product failure to adhere to any specifications or instructions or failure resulting from neglect or abuse are not covered under this warranty Warranty service is obtained by delivering the Product to Sealevel and providing proof of purchase Return authorization must be obtained from Sealevel Systems before returned merchandise will be accepted Authorization is obtained by calling Sealevel Systems and requesting a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number The Customer agrees to insure the Product or assume the risk of loss or damage in transit to prepay shipping charges to Sealevel and to use the original shipping container or equivalent Warranty is valid only for original purchaser and is not transferable Sealevel Systems assumes no liability for any damages lost profits lost savings or any other incidental or consequential damage resulting from the use misuse of or inability to use this product Sealevel Systems will not be liable for any claim made by any other related party This warranty applies to Sealevel manufactured Product Product p
12. is enabled the installation window will automatically appear Otherwise navigate to the root directory of your CD drive and double click the autorun exe application to launch the installation window 4 Select Install Software Select the Part Number for your device from the listing 6 The setup file will automatically detect the operating environment and install the proper components Follow the information presented on the installation screens that follow 7 A screen may appear with the declaration The publisher cannot be determined due to the problems below Authenticode signature not found Please select the Yes button and proceed with the installation This declaration simply means that the Operating System is not aware of the driver being loaded It will not cause any harm to your system 8 During setup you may specify installation directories and other preferred configurations This program also adds entries to the system registry that are necessary for specifying the operating parameters for each driver An uninstall option is included to remove the driver and all registry INI file entries from your system 9 Proceed with the physical installation of your SeaLINK USB serial adapter NOTE i Windows NT is not USB aware and thus cannot support this device Sealevel Systems Inc 4 SeaLINK 8 232 RJ User Manual Physical Installation The SeaLINK 8 232 RJ can be connected to any spare USB port
13. it The supplied power is fused and connected to pin 5 on each of the eight RJ45 connectors The SeaLINK 8 232 RJ is designed to be used with a variety of Operating Systems including Windows 98 ME 2000 XP The SeaCOM API Application Programmer Interface included on CD with the SeaLINK 8 232 RJ provides a variety of useful high level function calls implemented as a Windows dynamic link library DLL In addition to the API SeaCOM includes sample code and utilities to simplify software development Sealevel Systems Inc 1 SeaLINK 8 232 RJ User Manual Sealevel USB Serial I O Product Family Model Part Description SeaLINK 232 2101 1 Port RS 232 DB25 SeaLINK 232 2105 1 Port RS 232 DB9 SeaLINK 485 2102 1 Port RS 422 485 530 DB25 SeaLINK4232I 2103 Port Isolated RS 232 DB25 4851 2104 Port Isolated RS 422 485 530 DB25 SeaLINK 422 2106 1 Port RS 422 Cable DB9 SeaLINK 232 PC 2108 Port Embedded RS 232 Box Header SeaLINK 2 232 2201 2 Port RS 232 DB9 SeaLINK 2 485 2202 2 Port RS 422 485 DB9 SeaLINK 2 2203 2 Port RS 232 422 485 DB9 SeaLINK 2 232 PC 2208 2 Port Embedded RS 232 Box Header SeaLINK 4 232 2401 4 Port RS 232 DB9 SeaLINK 4 485 2402 4 Port RS 422 485 DB9 SeaLINK 4 2403 4 Port RS 232 422 485 DB9 SeaLINK 4 232 RJ 2404 4 Port RS 232 RJ45 SeaLINK 4 VC 2407 4 Port RS 232 485 VersaCom SeaLINK 8 232 2801 8 Port RS 232 DB9 SeaLINK 8 485 2802 8 Port RS 422 485 DB9 SeaLINK 8 28
14. o eoe sepa ee eene epo tae ean e toa ee 9 APPENDIX B HOW TO GET ASSISTANCE eere ee ene eene rens ta setas sense sete setas etna s toas 10 APPENDIX C ELECTRICAL INTERFACE e ecce ee ee esee ee seen seen ases sette seta setas sen ase 11 RS 232 tipi ntu bib Net ubi Oodd nO M ai te ERR QU 11 APPENDIX ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATIONS crece eee ee esee ee etta se tnane 12 APPENDIX E SILK SCREEN 2804 PCB ccscssssssscessersesecsensosessonsossecsncenserseseasensesessons 13 APPENDIX COMPLIANCE NOTICES 14 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION STATEMENT eerte nere eere enne enne 14 WARRANT d 15 OSealevelSystems Inc SeaLINK 8 232 RJ User Manual SL9171 Revision 4 2007 Introduction The Sealevel Systems SeaLINK 8 232 RJ Item 2804 is a USB device that equips the PC with eight RS 232 Asynchronous serial ports that support TX RX RTS and CTS and data rates up to 115 2K baud The 2804 is housed in an attractive plastic enclosure with a high retention USB type B connector that prevents accidental disconnection of the included USB cable The 2804 is USB bus powered so no external power supply is required For conveniently powering serial peripherals ordering options allow an external power source up to be connected to a DC jack on the rear of the un
15. s http www sealevel com The latest software updates and newest manuals are available via our FTP site that can be accessed from our home page Technical support is available Monday to Friday from 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM eastern time Technical support can be reached at 864 843 4343 RETURN AUTHORIZATION MUST BE OBTAINED FROM SEALEVEL SYSTEMS BEFORE RETURNED MERCHANDISE WILL BE ACCEPTED AUTHORIZATION CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING SEALEVEL SYSTEMS AND REQUESTING A RETURN MERCHANDISE AUTHORIZATION RMA NUMBER Sealevel Systems Inc 10 SeaLINK 8 232 RJ User Manual Appendix C Electrical Interface RS 232 Quite possibly the most widely used communication standard is RS 232 This implementation has been defined and revised several times and is often referred to as RS 232 or EIA TIA 232 The IBM PC computer defined the RS 232 port on a 9 pin D sub connector and subsequently the EIA TIA approved this implementation as the EIA TIA 574 standard This standard is defined as the 9 Position Non Synchronous Interface between Data Terminal Equipment and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment Employing Serial Binary Data Interchange Both implementations are in wide spread use and will be referred to as RS 232 in this document RS 232 is capable of operating at data rates up to 20 Kbps at distances less than 50 ft The absolute maximum data rate may vary due to line conditions and cable lengths RS 232 is a single ended or unbalanced interface meaning
16. that a single electrical signal is compared to a common signal ground to determine binary logic states The RS 232 and the EIA TIA 574 specification define two types of interface circuits Data Terminal Equipment DTE and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment DCE The SeaLINK 8 232 RJ is a DTE device Sealevel Systems Inc 11 SeaLINK 8 232 RJ User Manual Appendix D Asynchronous Communications Serial data communications implies that individual bits of a character are transmitted consecutively to a receiver that assembles the bits back into a character Data rate error checking handshaking and character framing start stop bits are pre defined and must correspond at both the transmitting and receiving ends Asynchronous communications is the standard means of serial data communication for PC compatibles and PS 2 computers The original PC was equipped with a communication or COM port that was designed around an 8250 Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter UART This device allows asynchronous serial data to be transferred through a simple and straightforward programming interface A starting bit followed by a pre defined number of data bits 5 6 7 or 8 defines character boundaries for asynchronous communications The end of the character is defined by the transmission of a pre defined number of stop bits usually 1 1 5 or 2 An extra bit used for error detection is often appended before the stop bits Idle state of Odd
17. urchased through Sealevel but manufactured by a third party will retain the original manufacturer s warranty Sealevel Systems Incorporated 2779 Greenville Highway P O Box 830 Liberty SC 29657 USA 864 843 4343 FAX 864 843 3067 www sealevel com email support Gsealevel com Technical Support is available Monday Friday from 8 a m to 5 p m Eastern time Sealevel Systems Incorporated acknowledges that all trademarks referenced in this manual are the service mark trademark or registered trademark of the respective company Sealevel Systems Inc 15 SeaLINK 8 232 RJ User Manual
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