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1. amd SYSTEMS INCORPORATED ULTRA COMM 8 PCI Users Manual Part Number 7804 Sealevel Systems Inc Telephone 864 843 4343 PO Box 830 Fax 864 843 3067 Liberty SC 29657 USA www sealevel com Contents 1 WHAT ANE DI I SERRE E A A EE 1 CARD SETUP cecssccssscceccdcccsccccteccoscocdessscsssccsccccscstatebeccesdeccessseeescosscdcscdsatcbsccesdescosscecbeccscccoscd sccbscsi 2 ADDRESS AND IRQ SELECTION ret et desee dee venite ca Pepe aaepe e Donde pde erp adea eee 2 CLOCK MODES estreno bam eo a enon dane aaa 2 BAUD RATES AND OSCILLATOR VALUE soetra eia e eE E EEEE e ETE EI ES ETES 2 ELECTRICAL INTERFACE SELECTION cccccccecssssssececececseseaecesececeesensaeceeececsesnsaececececsessaaeeeeeeecsenenseaeeeeeens 3 EINE TERMINA TION an OBEN ION I I IG de 3 R S 485 ECHO tese cete eec eene iecore etre er etuer e corr 3 OPERATING SYSTEM INSTALLATION sssi edenes sessie enssins iedots sesei sir serens Soses n eodera ieres ess ieres 5 Windows 95 98 2000 5 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION ecciccse usc oss ined oh vet neccessaire onio as e O RS 422 485 CA 145 DB 9 CONNECTOR PIN 9 6 RS 232 CA 145 DB 9 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS nennen nenne inneren 6 RS 232 4222. 2 EA NC M TD RD Receive Data 2 Input RI jRingIndicaor 9 Input Technical Note Please terminate any control signals that are not going to be used The most common way to do this is connect RTS to CTS and RI Also connect DCD to DTR and DSR Terminating these pins if not used will help ensure you get the best performance from your adapter RS 232 422 485 DB 78 L mot 4 2 3 45 RS 422 485 RS22 TX TD 3610212713175 51 66 42 Rx RD 37 1L 98 2 76 50 67 RIS RIS 17 31 8 22 56 70 47 61 RTS DsR 18 30 9 21 57 69 48 60 DCD 38 10 29 1 77 49 68 40 CTS 15 33 6 24 54 72 45 63 Technical Note The RTS output is only available in RS 232 and RS 422 modes The RTS output is tri stated in RS 485 mode and therefore unusable The CTS input is available in all modes Sealevel Systems ULTRA COMM 8 PCI Page 6 Specifications Specifications Environmental Specifications Temperature 0 to 70 C 50 to 105 Range 32 to 158 F 58 to 221 F Humidity Range 10 to 90 R H 10 to 90 R H Non Condensing Non Condensing Manufacturing 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 solde
3. the EIA TIA 574 standard This standard has 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 20K bps 50 ft The absolute maximum data rate may vary due to line conditions and cable lengths RS 232 often operates at 38 4K bps over very short distances The voltage levels defined by RS 232 range from 12 to 12 volts RS 232 is a single ended or unbalanced interface meaning that a single electrical signal is compared to a common signal ground to determine binary logic states A voltage of 12 volts usually 3 to 10 volts represents a binary 0 space and 12 volts 3 to 10 volts denote a binary 1 mark 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 Sealevel Systems Adapter is a DTE interface RS 422 The RS 422 specification defines the electrical characteristics of balanced voltage digital interface circuits RS 422 is a differential interface that defines voltage levels and driver receiver electrical specifications On a differential interface logic levels are defined by the difference in voltage between a pair of outputs or inputs In contrast a single ended interf
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5. UN SERERE ERE MEUSE 13 OSealevel Systems Inc SL9068 Revision 5 2007 Sealevel Systems Incorporated All rights reserved Introduction Introduction Overview The Sealevel ULTRA 8 is an eight channel RS 232 485 422 PCI Bus serial I O adapter supporting data rates up to 921 6Kbps The RS 232 compatibility allows for connection to devices utilizing the RS 232 electrical interface such as modems data entry terminals and plotters RS 422 provides excellent communications for long distance device connections up to 4000ft where noise immunity and high data integrity are essential RS 485 is optimized for Multi Drop or Party line operations selecting data from multiple peripherals as many as 31 devices can be connected on an RS 485 bus In both RS 485 and RS 422 modes the card works seamlessly with the standard operating system serial driver In RS 485 mode our special auto enable feature allows the RS 485 ports to be viewed by the operating system as a COM port This allows the standard COM driver to be utilized for RS 485 communications Our on board hardware automatically handles the RS 485 driver enable The ULTRA COMM 8 PCI also features Universal Bus 3 3 and 5 0V operation What is Included The ULTRA COMM 8 PCI is shipped with the following items If any of these items is missing or damaged contact the supplier ULTRA 8 Serial I O Adapter 145 Seale
6. ace for example RS 232 defines the logic levels as the difference in voltage between a single signal and a common ground connection Differential interfaces are typically more immune to noise or voltage spikes that may occur on the communication lines Differential interfaces also have greater drive capabilities that allow for longer cable lengths RS 422 is rated up to 10 Megabits per second and can have cabling 4000 feet long RS 422 also defines driver and receiver electrical characteristics that will allow 1 driver and up to 32 receivers on the line at once RS 422 signal levels range from 0 to 5 volts RS 422 does not define a physical connector RS 485 RS 485 is backwardly compatible with RS 422 however it is optimized for party line or multi drop applications The output of the RS 422 485 driver is capable of being Active enabled or Tri State disabled This capability allows multiple ports to be connected in a multi drop bus and selectively polled RS 485 allows cable lengths up to 4000 feet and data rates up to 10 Megabits per second The signal levels for RS 485 are the same as those defined by RS 422 RS 485 has electrical characteristics that allow for 32 drivers and 32 receivers to be connected to one line This interface is ideal for multi drop or network environments RS 485 tri state driver not dual state will allow the electrical presence of the driver to be removed from the line Only one driver may be active at a time and the oth
7. age 11 Appendix E Silk Screen Appendix E Silk Screen p m a lt lt ie Fs 4 o ae ASS Ir epe rr rr m mm vum mm gm zm 8 un un un un B E E un un un m un B 8 un un m un un un E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lo E eeepc ce B 070 070 nn 5 4 gt gt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ged Coe 111 070 070 5 mM mU OBRA 14 EJ E ld Sealevel Systems ULTRA COMM 8 PCI Page 12 Appendix F Compliance Notices Append
8. d the oscillator value may be entered in the Advanced tab When using any other OS i e Linux or QNX the following tables should be used For this Data Rate Choose this Data Rate 1200 bps 150 bps 2400 bps 300 bps 4800 bps 600 bps 9600 bps 1200 bps 19 2K bps 2400 bps 38 4K bps 4800 bps 115 2K bps 14 4K bps 230 4K bps 28 8K bps 460 8K bps 57 6 K bps 921 6K bps 115 2 K bps If your communications package allows the use of Baud rate divisors choose the appropriate divisor from the following table For this Data Rate Choose this Divisor 1200 bps 768 2400 bps 384 4800 bps 192 9600 bps 19 2K bps 38 4K bps 57 6K bps 115 2K bps 230 4K bps 460 8K bps 921 6K bps Sealevel Systems ULTRA COMM 8 PCI Page 2 Card Setup Electrical Interface Selection Each of the eight ports the ULTRACOMM 8 PCI can be individually configured as an RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 interface This is selectable via the port DIP switch each is labeled with its port number i e 51 Portl S2 Port2 etc Switch 1 Silk MI Switch 2 Silk MO Mode Select OFF OFF 232 OFF ON 422 ON OFF 485 With Echo ON ON 458 No Echo Line Termination Typically each end of the RS 485 bus must have line terminating resistors RS 422 terminates at the receive end only A 120 ohm resistor is across each RS 422 485 input in addition to a IK ohm pull up p
9. er driver s must be tri stated RS 485 can be cabled in two ways two wire and four wire mode Two wire mode does not allow for full duplex communication and requires that data be transferred in only one direction at a time For half duplex operation the two transmit pins should be connected to the two receive pins Tx to Rx and Tx to Rx Four wire mode allows full duplex data transfers RS 485 does not define a connector pin out or a set of modem control signals RS 485 does not define a physical connector Sealevel Systems ULTRA COMM 8 PCI Page 10 Appendix D Asynchronous Communications 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 as
10. erence 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 ULTRA COMM 8 PCI Page 13 Warranty Warranty 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 in and testing WARRANTY 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 pr
11. ho Sealevel Systems ULTRA COMM 8 PCI Page 4 Installation Installation Operating System Installation Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP Do not install the Adapter in the machine until the software has been fully installed 1 Start Windows 2 Insert the Sealevel Systems CD in to your CD drive 3 If Auto Start is enabled for this drive the software will automatically launch Otherwise point your browser to the Index htm on the root of the CD 4 Select Install Software 5 Select the part number for your adapter from the listing 6 Select Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP then depending on the OS version select the Run from the current location or Open option Follow the information presented on the screens that follow Linux Refer to D software seacom Other Linux Linux Serial Readme where D your CDROM driver letter found on the Sealevel Systems CD This file contains valuable information on installing your adapter in the various Linux releases Also in this sub directory is the Linux SerialHOWTO This series of files explains typical Linux serial implementations as well as informing the user to Linux syntax and preferred practices QNX Refer to D software seacom Other QNX6 Install readme where D your CDROM driver letter found on the Sealevel Systems CD This file contains valuable information on installing your adapter in the QNX6 Neutrino OS as well as the files required to ensure a flawless imp
12. ix F Compliance Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the 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 3 Products bearing Label fulfill the requirements of the EMC directive 89 336 and of the low voltage 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 interf
13. lementation Also provided on the Sealevel Systems CD are implementation instructions for QNX4 These found in D software seacom Other QNX4 QNX_COM txt Physical Installation The adapter can be installed in any PCI 5V or 3 3 V expansion slot Do not install the Adapter in the machine until the software has been fully installed 1 Turn off PC power Disconnect the power cord 2 Remove the PC case cover Locate an available PCI slot and remove the blank metal slot cover Gently insert the PCI adapter into the slot Make sure that the adapter is seated properly Replace the screw This is required to ensure FCC Part 15 compliance Replace the cover SAO SS Install the cable CA 199 8 Connect the power cord Installation is finished Sealevel Systems ULTRA COMM 8 PCI Page 5 Technical Description Technical Description The ULTRA COMM 8 PCI provides eight RS 232 422 485 ports from a single PCI slot The ULTRA 8 also features Universal Bus 3 3 and 5 0V operation The ULTRA COMM 8 PCI utilizes the 16C864 UART This chip features programmable baud rates data format interrupt control and industry leading 128 byte transmit and receive FIFOs RS 422 485 CA 145 DB 9 Connector Pin Assignments GND Grud ST 16 Output 5 Clear To Send Positive 9 CTS Clear To Send Negative 8 RS 232 CA 145 DB 9 Connector Pin Assignments COND LOmund _
14. o verify that the Sealevel Systems adapter is configured correctly This software contains a diagnostic program SSD D software seacom Other DOS DIAG where D the driver letter of your CDROM drive will verify if an adapter is configured properly This diagnostic program is written with the user in mind and is easy to use You can use D software seacom Other DOS PCI FindPCl exe to determine resources that have been assigned to your adapter Make sure that if available the Use Plug n Play option is turned OFF in your BIOS Having this option set to ON in DOS or Windows 3 x will cause erratic operations 6 For Windows95 98 ME NT 2000 the diagnostic tool WinSSD is installed in SeaCOM folder on the Start Menu during the setup process First find the ports using the Device Manager then use WinSSD to verify that the ports are functional 7 Always use the Sealevel Systems diagnostic software when troubleshooting a problem This will eliminate any software issues from the equation Sealevel Systems ULTRA COMM 8 PCI Page 8 Appendix How To Get Assistance Appendix How Get Assistance Please refer to Troubleshooting Guide prior to calling Technical Support 1 Begin by reading through the Trouble Shooting Guide in Appendix A If assistance is still needed please see below 2 When calling for technical assistance please have your user manual and current adapter settings If possible please ha
15. oviding 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 purchased 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 sealevel com Technical Support is available from 8 a m to 5 p m Eastern time Monday Friday Trademarks Sealevel Systems Incorporated acknowledges that all trademarks referenced in this manual are the service mark trademark or registered trademark of the respective company ULTRA COMM 8 PCI is a trademark of Sealevel Sys
16. r mask over tin nickel Power Consumption Supply line 3 3VDC 5VDC 12VDC 2 200mA 400mA Physical Dimensions Board length 6 5 inches 16 51 cm Board Height including Goldfingers 4 2 inches 10 67 cm Board Height excluding Goldfingers 3 875 inches 9 84 cm Sealevel Systems ULTRA COMM 8 PCI Page 7 Appendix Troubleshooting Appendix A Troubleshooting 1 Identify all adapters currently installed in your system This includes your on board serial ports controller cards sound cards etc The I O addresses used by these adapters as well as the IRQ 1 any should be identified 2 Configure your Sealevel Systems adapter so that there is no conflict with currently installed adapters No two adapters can occupy the same I O address 3 Make sure the Sealevel Systems adapter is using a unique IRQ While the Sealevel Systems adapter does allow the sharing of IRQs many other adapters i e SCSI adapters amp on board serial ports do not The IRQ is typically selected by the BIOS or operating system Some BIOS setup software will allow changing the IRQ but others do not Another method of changing assigned resources is to try changing PCI slots This will typically cause the BIOS or OS to reassign the resources 4 Make sure the Sealevel Systems adapter is securely installed in a motherboard slot 5 When running DOS or Windows 3 x refer to the supplied Sealevel Software and this User Manual t
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18. ull down combination that biases the receiver inputs Switch SW1 allows customization of this interface to specific requirements Each switch position corresponds to a specific portion of the interface If multiple ULTRA COMM 8 PCI adapters configured in an RS 485 network only the boards on each end should have switches T P amp P ON Refer to the following table for each position s operation Switch Name Function 3 T Adds or removes the 120 ohm termination 4 PU Adds or removes the 1K ohm pull up resistor in the RS 422 RS 485 receiver circuit 5 PD Adds or removes the 1K ohm pull down resistor in the RS 422 RS 485 receiver circuit 6 L Connects the TX to RX for RS 485 two wire operation 7 L Connects the TX to RX for RS 485 two wire operation RS 485 Echo The RS 485 Echo is the result of connecting the receiver inputs to the transmitter outputs Every time a character is transmitted it is also received This can be beneficial if the software can handle echoing i e using received characters to throttle the transmitter or it can confuse the system if the software does not An RS 485 No Echo option is selected by placing both Mode switches MO M1 in the On position ON 1234567 Figure 1 RS 232 Mode Sealevel Systems ULTRA COMM 8 PCI Page 3 Card Setup Figure 2 RS 422 Mode ON 1234567 Figure 3 RS 485 with Echo Figure 4 RS 485 No Ec
19. ve the adapter installed in a computer ready to run diagnostics 3 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 faq asp 4 Sealevel Systems maintains a web page on the Internet Our home page address is www sealevel com The latest software updates and newest manuals are available via our web site 5 Technical support is available Monday to Friday from 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m 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 ULTRA COMM 8 PCI Page 9 Appendix Electrical Interface 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 C D E or EIA TIA 232 C D E It is defined as Interface between Data Terminal Equipment and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment Employing Serial Binary Data Interchange The mechanical implementation of RS 232 is on a 25 pin D sub connector 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
20. vel Software CD Sealevel Systems ULTRA COMM 8 PCI Page 1 Card Setup Card Setup Address and IRQ selection The ULTRA COMM 8 PCI is automatically assigned I O addresses and IRQs by your motherboard BIOS or by a Plug n Play Operating System Adding or removing other hardware or moving the adapter to another slot may change the assignment of I O addresses and IRQs Clock Modes The Ultra COMM 8 PCI employs a unique clocking option that allows the end user to select from divide by 8 and divide by 1 clocking modes This mode is selected at S9 To select the Baud rates commonly associated with COM ports i e 2400 4800 9600 19 2 115 2K Bps place the switch to the divide by 8 Silkscreen D8 In this mode the standard 14 7456 MHz oscillator is divided by 8 resulting in 1 8432Mhz which provides standard COM port frequencies To select the higher data rates place the switch to the divide by 1 Silkscreen D1 In this position all data rates are 8 times the configured rate Baud Rates and Oscillator value The following table shows some common data rates and the rates you should choose to achieve them when using the ULTRA 8 in the mode If the O S of choice is Windows 95 98 ME 2000 NT XP the oscillator value 14 7456 MHz should entered into the Advanced Tab on 95 98 Me 2000 XP Device Manager applet When using Windows NT the Advanced Ports applet in the Control Panel should be launched an
21. ynchronous 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 Even 510 8 Data Bits 1 unused nent 1 Eten cnm M i deck ERST Ta l ler ISP cnc be quud pp s Wee 0 EE FU 2 Figure 5 Asynchronous Communications Diagram 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 ULTRA COMM 8 PCI P
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