B&B Electronics 3PCISD4A User's Manual
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1. 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 4 Chapter 1 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 M g d 3 qi Nurs qu esset Inspection RI zum Samm unn i Your 3PCISD4x serial card was tested for proper operation before E uni zum umm j shipment It should be in perfect mechanical and electrical condition mmm g 5 EE E upon receipt Smi I gomm nmm Sun FE 2 nuno nnns qn a The card is normally pre configured for RS 232 operation on all Io 8 ports ani nun nuin z The data clock speed for all 4 ports is set by one jumper to x1 S nn T K Z normal operation or to x4 operation TII ie SUAE The operating mode of each port on the card is set using 9 jumpers E E a 5 jumpers select RS 232 operation or RS 422 485 operation 2 d min zm select RS 422 or RS 485 operating modes for Receive and Sim E E n Z Z Z Transmit one sets the RS 485 mode driver control for Send Data or efg 82 Famm Sn RTS control and the last selects 120 ohm termination for the RS E z 422 or RS 485 Receive Each of the 4 ports2. 5 The bottom jumper of JP3 E switches the 120 receiver termination resistor IN or OUT Typically this resistor is not used In some cases using high baud rates and very long cables termination is needed See our RS 422 485 Application Note 6 Configure each port as above using the table in Appendix B Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Chapter 2 7 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 RS 422 RS 485 Pinouts The RS 422 mode supports 2 channels transmit and receive Table 8 RS 422 RS 485 Pinouts RS 422 Description DB9M Signal Pinout poe xp es ces RD A Receive Data A TD A Transmit Data A oom 0 m 4 GND SignalGrund 5 Low jJ qu JE sp RD B ReceiveDataB input 8 Lx dq ELA Euer With 2 wire RS 485 mode operation your connection cable must jumper RD A to TD A and RD B to TD B Connect from TD A amp TD B to the Data A and Data B wires of your RS 485 network The EIA RS 422 Specification labels data lines with an A and B designator Some RS 422 equipment uses a and designator In almost all cases the A line is the equivalent of the line and the B line is the equivalent of the line More information on RS 422 communications can be found in
3. Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Port D Jumper Settings Mode Table Jumpers RS 422 RS 485 RS 485 Port D 4 4 wire 4 wire 2 wire 4 Jumpers JP7A MODE 422 485 422 485 422 485 JP7B RX JP7C TX typical SD SD 12090 typical OUT OUT OUT JP5 Clock 4 1 A 1 A 1 A 1 x4 or x1 typical 1 1 1 1 How to use the table The left vertical column shows the jumpers for port D The right 4 vertical columns show the position setting of the jumper at the left for RS 232 RS 422 4 wire RS 485 or 2 wire RS 485 modes NOTES Refer to the Setup section for explanations of the RTS SD Termination and Clock settings All ports share the Clock setting RS 485 Mode The SD RTS jumpers should be set to automatic SD unless your software requires RTS Control Note that termination should only be used in systems with both high baud rates 219200 and over several thousand feet of cable Information on RS 422 and RS 485 communications can be found in the B amp B Electronics RS 422 485 Application Note available on our Website B 4 Appendix B Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Appendix C 3PCISD4 I O Pinout Signal DB 37Pinout CDPot Pi CD Port 1 Pin 19 Documentat
4. B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Removal of Card And Drivers If you need to remove the card from your system or remove the current driver before installing a possible future driver upgrade 1 Open My Computer Control Panel System or Start Setting Control Panel System 2 Select the Device Manager Tab see figure on previous page 3 Click B amp B Electronics Serial Adapters then Select the 4 Port PCI Serial Adapter 3PCISD4 4 Click the Remove button Close the Windows and Open My Computer Drive C 6 Open the Windows directory on your hard drive then open the Inf folder then Other If the Inf folder is not shown it is hidden Select View Folder Options Files and Folders Show all files Win95 Select View Options View Show all files E i zpieemg C Wil OOWE IMF OTHER Die Ed ie Joe ep EEZ a eas a 2s ics es Sco All Pokie onenn n Ciar OTHER j eee w 29 aota E h n A Lewis ESE Bae amp 9 Apo iced on Dens Elbar Electonics 2g Leno Honncirng B Command ar pace Sy Coni zi Hn Cool r Create r ari Dr 2j Casha a Druso sd od Fromm Fit Lj Fawn D Fori a Fors B Hain r l Henn ini 3 CF I baiza G ETEB fOrik bow perce 5 2900 7 Remove the B amp B INF files BBMSER INF amp BBMSERS95 INF Close the Window 8 Shut down the computer then remove the card
5. B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 You can check details of the serial card setup using Windows NT Diagnostics found under Administrative Tools This can show the Resources used such as addresses and IRQ Windows Diagnostics will not allow changing anything Windows MT Diagnostics ATESTI I EI Sena EES E lechonicz Sena ERE Electonics Sena E55 E lechorac Cena EXE Ekinni sapi aoa Ic pcc The above shows the 4 ports using the PCI card interrupt 30 Chapter 3 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 The screen below shows the address range for each serial port on the B amp B Electronics 4 port Serial Card 5 Wmi MT Daageioszinz TEST OM ES E Hep AAEB AAES gj Fu 6100 6008 gaal B amp B Eleti Po bu Gul Sail BSH Edic Pu EXX 5306 Sena B amp B Electronic Pri E80 EADE Sel B48 Electronic Po Hae 8 BEB ij Po Hber H Et ii Pi BAES BAEBE zJ Pu BEES BEEE E Pi pa rot DMA Hemy Desces Removal of Card and Driver If you need to remove the card from your system or remove the current driver before installing a possible
6. CTS DSR DTR DCD RI and Signal Ground e 2Channel RS 422 Signal Lines TD A TD B RD A RD B and Signal Ground Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Chapter 1 1 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 e RS 485 Signal Lines TD A TD B RD A RD B and Signal Ground Data A amp Data B lines when wired for 2 wire operation Specifications Bus PCI bus version 2 1 Slot Requires 1 PCI slot Dimensions 11 2 x 4 2 in 28 4 x 10 7 cm I O connection One DB 37 female DB 37F Cable One DB 37 male to four DB 9 male included Replacement cable available order model 37M9M OS Supported Windows 95 98 2000 and NT 4 0 Baud rates 460 800 Baud Max RS 232 422 485 UARTs 16550A 16 byte TX and RX buffers A model or 16850 128 byte TX and RX buffers B model Character length 5 6 7 or 8 bits Parity Even odd or none Stop bits 1 1 5 or 2 RS 232 Control Lines Drivers Receivers Device 75185 Transceiver High level output voltage 6 0 V minimum Low level output voltage 6 0 V minimum Output current limited to 10 mA Input high threshold voltage 1 5V Input low threshold voltage 0 75V Device will withstand 30V RS 232 Data Lines Drivers Receivers Device SP211H Transceiver High level outp
7. Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Removal of Card amp Drivers If you need to remove the card from your system or remove the current driver before installing a possible future driver upgrade Refer to the figure on the prior page 1 Click on 3PCISD4 Port D under Ports COM amp LPT and select Uninstall right click Repeat for Port C B and A 2 Next Click on 4 Port PCI Serial Adapter SPCISD4 under B amp B Electronics Select Uninstall 3 Remove the two sets of driver files from the Windows INF directory These are named by the OS in the sequence of installation On a clean system they are Oem0 inf amp Oem0 PNF and Oem1 inf amp Oem1 PNF The inf versions should be verified by opening it with Notepad then checking that it is a B amp B Electronics file The PNF version is a compiled copy of the same information You can use the Find File or Folder function to search for the text B amp B within the files You may need to set your Views under My Computer to show all files and folders if the INF directory and inf files are not visible 4 Shut down the system and remove the card 26 Chapter 3 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 5 Click the Install button then c
8. 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 F m nd ew Har deine Wizard Irak all Haerkware Davica Limmerec A device innen i n porre pogam that enables a hands dence ho acd wath an opescs n molem Thos rayar pall complete he iniislishpn bea Har geaca p PC Serial Foi A deans dee g 4 cobs progeam Hug makes a hasedesnrm devece roork afc br mt pkey praca Ta locale deve Flee and comnpiste the watalaion chick Pas areal do vou vend Eres eed Ido 6 Select Search Click Next L me e Hardas Hir Loras Drrenr Fiar Wheres do vou rend A e 50 qemh lor dress be Jamia dem har bee Pe die ees jra e FC Serial Pot Tha vezand marchas rm tuted Sees mn dz driver dale oye Compe aed n ary of he folios opiem earch locali thal you pey Tu tee the eae choi Mee rape tied rect IE IR NES t CD F OM dips Fasi tha org dok e CD bil ckkngNed iptirad math homos F Fegpy ji dines CD ROM die n v m ru i 7 Insert the driver disk in floppy disk drive A Click Next 22 Chapter 3 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Direrz Foe Seach Finzukr The marad har rushed eeew cheng For cien fey i
9. 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 34 Chapter 4 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Appendix A DB9 Signal Connections Table 7 RS 232 Pinouts RS 232 Description DB9M Signal Pin Data Carrier Detect RD jReceiveData input GND SignalGround CTS CleartoSend input 8 RI Ringlndicator Input 9 Table 8 RS 422 RS 485 Pinouts RS 422 Description DB9M signal Pinout ee e ee n Receive Data A TD A Transmit Data A RET UE eee isi ee ug GND SignalGround 5 EDU EE eee re MEC ONE MEM UNI RD B Receive DataB input 8 4 c L NA qo With 2 wire RS 485 mode operation your connection cable must jumper RD A to TD A and RD B to TD B Connect from TD A amp TD B to the Data A and Data B wires of your RS 485 network The EIA RS 422 Specification labels data lines with an A and B designator Some RS 422 equipment uses a and designator In almost all cases the A line is the equivalent of the line and the B line is the equivalent of the line See our RS 422 485 Application Note available on our websites Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Appendix A A 1 A 2 Appendix A Doc
10. COM ports with the same number The last instance of the same number is usually the most recent installation Only the active ports can be renamed with the program to show the new name under the Device Manager Inactive port numbers will not show any change after renaming Ideally unused entries should be removed by using RegEdit then having the system re install the drivers to make the entries This will result in a single entry for each port on the card and only that entry will need to be changed After all B amp B PCI or USB COM ports have been renumbered as needed click Close to exit If you need to install another serial device after using renaming with this utility you must 1 Name all COM Ports back to original settings using this program 2 Install the new device according to manufacturer directions 3 Use this utility to rename the B amp B COM Ports again as needed Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Appendix E E 3 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 E 4 Appendix E Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 35
11. Configure each port as above using the table in Appendix B RS 485 Pinouts The pinouts in RS 485 mode are the same as those listed in Table 8 for RS 422 mode Explanation of RS 485 Operation In RS 485 mode the transmit driver must be enabled to transmit and set to a high impedance tri state mode at the end of transmission In two wire half duplex mode the receiver is disabled during transmit and enabled when not transmitting The 3PCISD4 card provides two methods of enabling disabling the transmit driver automatic Send Data SD control and Request To Send RTS control With automatic SD control the transmit driver is enabled when data is sent The driver remains enabled for the transmission time and ten data bits after data transfer is complete The SD circuit automatically adjusts its timing to the baud rate of the data With RTS control software must assert the RTS line to enable the driver and disassert to disable the driver To select SD control for Port 1 place the fourth jumper of JP3 D in the SD right position Place this jumper in the RTS left position for RTS control The receiver can also be enabled and disabled a useful feature in two wire communications to prevent the transmitted data from echoing back on its own receiver The second jumper on JP3 B determines the receiver mode If the jumpers are placed in the 485 position the echo is turned off This is achieved by disabling the receiver when the t
12. Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Appendix E Renaming COM Ports Win 95 98 ME Renaming PCI COM Ports Using the PnP COM Rename Utility CAUTION You must be using Windows 95 98 or ME This utility is not designed for NT or other Windows versions This program edits the registry directly it will only change entries related to B amp B PCI or USB Serial Ports Improper use of this program can cause conflicts with other COM Ports installed on your computer Renaming COM ports will only affect software that accesses COM ports through Windows not software that accesses ports from DOS or at the hardware level This program should only be used after all serial ports have been installed Windows 95 98 and ME automatically assigns COM port numbers starting at COM5 when the port is not at the standard base addresses for COM1 to COM4 If your software refuses to access COM ports above COM4 and you have unused COM numbers that you want to be able use with your B amp B PCI Serial Card this utility can be used to rename some or all of the ports to the unused COM numbers First check the ports list shown in the Device Manager then check any Modem or FAX device to make sure that the port number isn t being used for a FAX Modem or Network Redirector If you have built in ports you want to disable from the BIOS in order to use your PCI card at that COM number first remove the port with the Device Manager Then re boo
13. amp B Electronics RS 422 485 Application Note available on our Website Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Appendix B B 1 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Port B Jumper Settings Mode Table 4 wire 4 wire 2 wire 4 Jumpers JP4AMODE 232 422 485 422 485 422485 JP4B RX JPAC TX nmotused 422 485 485 JP4D SD RTS not ONE not ae typical SD SD JP4E Term not Rail Kadi IN OUT IN OUT 120Q OUT OUT OUT typical a en A 1 A 1 A 1 A 1 M Scan How to use the table The left vertical column shows the jumpers for Port B The right 4 vertical columns show the setting of the jumper at the left for RS 232 RS 422 or 4 wire RS 485 or 2 wire RS 485 modes NOTES Refer to the Setup section for explanations of the RTS SD Termination and Clock settings All ports share the Clock setting RS 485 Mode The SD RTS jumpers should be set to automatic SD unless your software requires RTS Control Note that termination should only be used in systems with both high baud rates 219200 and over several thousand feet of cable Information on RS 422 and RS 485 communications can be found in the B amp B Electronics RS 422 485 Application Note available on our Website B 2 Appendix B Documentatio
14. our free RS 422 485 Application Note available on our websites RS 485 Mode For a 4 wire RS 485 single master system the card can be set as in the RS 422 mode full duplex transmit amp receive enabled Nine jumpers must be set checked to configure each Port to the RS 485 mode To set Port 1 for RS 485 set as follows below 1 Setthe four jumpers on JP1 to the 422 right position 2 Setthe top jumper of JP3 A to the 422 485 right position 3 For 2 wire mode set the second jumper JP3 B to the 485 left position half duplex For 4 wire mode set it to the 422 right position full duplex receive enabled 4 Setthe third jumper JP3 C to the 485 left position 8 Chapter 2 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 5 Set the fourth jumper of JP3 D to select the type of RS 485 transmit driver control RTS or Send Data Select SD control unless you are sure your software requires RTS control 6 The bottom jumper of JP3 E switches the 120Q receiver termination resistor in or out Typically this resistor is not used In some cases using high baud rates and very long cables termination is needed See our RS 422 485 Application Note available on our websites 7
15. the serial driver for each Com port on the card After Port A installation is finished installation of Ports B C amp D will proceed without additional user input Port A Port 1 Port D Port 4 continued next page Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Chapter 3 13 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 5 After new hardware is detected this screen will appear W95 This screen is named Update Device Driver Wizard mm PIS rpexcmmes Wira Tha sazard sascha Ine ness diwai for A dene dismi is a solea program iha makes a 6 Click Next to continue W95 Insert the Driver Disk in Drive then click Next skip to step 9 Add Hew BILE Dni TA EE Dea a bet of all the diver mn 2 pecs 7 Click Next 14 Chapter 3 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 fied Hew Hace ic ae Verdc val seach dca reme deen n dz divest daishse m har deem and i ang el tha lokma mied vitac Clek Huet ie siad the samh Fe Gps a location 8 Select Floppy disk drives Specify A 9
16. 20 Chapter 3 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Windows 2000 Professional This section covers device driver installation for Windows 2000 Professional Windows 2000 Server Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows 2000 Data Center 1 Configure each port on the PCI card to the desired RS 232 422 485 mode using the jumpers for Port 1 2 3 amp 4 2 Install the card in the slot start the computer as an Administrator or ask your system administrator to install the software 3 Windows will detect the PCI card and start Found New Hardware Wizard to begin driver installation When installation is complete Windows will set the hardware addressing amp interrupt using the drivers and the Plug and Play function of the Operating System 4 After the driver for the PCI Serial Card installs the serial driver for the Com port will be installed once for each port on the card r Femi T me P mm Welcome ta the Found New Hardware Wizard Tite earadteipi sou nia ades deci Ini horde deact Tocca cab Yad 5 Click Next to continue Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Chapter 3 21 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax
17. 3 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Appendix F Declaration of Conformity DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturer s Name Manufacturer s Address Model Numbers Description Type Application of Council Directive Standards MCA IRE B amp B Electronics Manufacturing Company P O Box 1040 707 Dayton Road Ottawa IL 61350 USA 3PCISDA a b Four Port PCI Serial Card Light industrial ITE equipment 89 336 EEC EN 55022 EN 61000 6 1 EN 61000 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 8 4 11 William H Franklin Ill Director of Engineering C C Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Appendix F F 1 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 F 2 Appendix F Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445
18. 5 TERMINATION cccsecceccssccecceccescesccscesscesceeees 10 dA X BAUD RATE OPTION S tact rete E evt testet E eerte dotes 10 INSTADBING THE CARD ese otdutateie diede teta sd est icem er 11 CHAPTER 3 WINDOWS INSTALLATION Q ccccccoccoccccccccccccccess 13 WINDOWS OSOS ceti d Exe imd atu ded Eve ee ta ter e eR a dede ad 12 WINDOWS 20002 sectetut dm mu eho tna Secus tale ad tinte at ps tp taE LUE I QE 21 WINDOWS NI 2 0c mete RE aor os EMEN rv DRE ER eda eie ons 24 CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING ecce ecce eee eese eene ee eoee 33 APPENDIX A DB9 SIGNAL CONNECTIONS ee A 1 APPENDIX B JUMPER MODE TABLE e ecce eee enun B 1 APPENDIX C 3PCISD4 I O PINOUT ecce eee eee enne C 1 APPENDIX D 3PCISD4 O SCHEMATIC D 1 APPENDIX E RENAMING COM PORTS WIN 95 98 ME E 1 APPENDIX F DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY F 1 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Table of Contents i li Table of Contents Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Or
19. 92445 vilem Proper hes General Devica Manager Hardee Profis Perlomarsce TE Vua devic by lupa Wien cients bp girien oF BLE Electronics Senia Adapter E Pet PL Sana idana 3PC 15D 4 COROM E Disk devez mi Display adapter z29 Floppy dick conolers 5 Hai ek cheiri 4 K esbaand Moni j Mouse Network adaphers L2 i Lommurncasont For T Communications Por COM EJ C ommurnsc sons Pot 3PLCISD Far 4 COME Jc Commune aon Port GPCIEDA Pon B COME Lito Src eer rh eo wee SS NE m j Linen een c ned w f cm Click the B amp B Electronics Serial Adapters device to view the adapter If you want other details Select Properties Click Ports COM amp LPT to view the COM numbers assigned by Windows to the card The 3PCISD4x card will have 3PCISD4 Port A COMXx Port B Port C and Port D The COM port numbers will normally be COM5 COM6 COM7 and COMS if available 17 You can now remove the driver disk close the Windows and check the new ports with your software If your software requires accessing a COM port below COMB and you have unused COM numbers not occupied by a FAX Modem or other device you can re assign the PCI card COM numbers using our B amp B PnP COM Rename utility Refer to Appendix E Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Chapter 3 19 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104
20. B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 12 Chapter 2 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Chapter 3 WINDOWS INSTALLATION Windows 95 and Windows 98 Any prior installation using previous B amp B Serial drivers must be removed before installing the new drivers refer to page 20 Windows 98 screens are shown for this section Windows 95 is a bit different fewer steps and the screen names and text shown differs Windows 95 differences are noted W95 1 Configure each port on the PCI card to the desired RS 232 422 485 mode using the jumpers for Port 1 2 3 amp 4 Install the card in the slot start the computer 3 Windows will detect the PCI card start the Add New Hardware Wizard and begin driver installation When installation is complete Windows will set the hardware addressing amp interrupt using the drivers and the Plug and Play function of the Operating System 4 The driver installation proceeds in two parts the first part installs the driver for the PCI Serial card the second part installs
21. Four Port PCI Bus RS 232 422 485 Serial Card C with Send Data Control 3PCISD4A 3PCISDAB Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 pn4324 r006 This manual applies to models 3PCISD4A and 3PCISD4B The A models are equipped with 16550A UARTs which have 16 byte transmit and receive buffers The B models are equipped with 16850 UARTS with 128 byte transmit and receive buffers The model number of each card is printed on a sticker on the board This product designed and manufactured in Ottawa Illinois USA of domestic and imported parts by electronics B B MANUFACTURING COMPANY International Headquarters B amp B Electronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Road P O Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 USA Phone 815 433 5100 General Fax 815 433 5105 Home Page www bb elec com Orders e mail orders bb elec com Fax 815 433 5109 Technical Support e mail support 2bb elec com Fax 815 433 5104 European Headquarters B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Co Galway Ireland Phone 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Home Page www bb europe com Orders e mail orders bb europe com Technical Support e mail support bb europe com 2000 B amp B Electronics Revised October 2003 Documentation Number SPCISD4x 3903 Manual Cover Page B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Ga
22. Hz This multiplies all UART baud rates by 4 times For example if the software is set for 57 6 Kbaud the actual baud rate will be increased by a factor of four to 230 4 Kbaud In many systems these higher baud rates can improve throughput significantly However remember that baud rates and actual throughput are only proportional if the system can keep up with the communications otherwise increasing the baud rate effectively only increases the idle time between characters continued next page 10 Chapter 2 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Installing the Card 1 Ground yourself by touching the metal chassis of the computer to discharge any static electricity 2 Turn the power to your computer off and unplug the power cord 3 Remove the cover of the computer 4 Locate a free PCI expansion slot 5 Remove the expansion slot cover Save the screw for installation of the 3PCISD4x card 6 Install the card into the unused slot Be certain that the card is inserted completely fully seated in the slot 7 Secure the card with the mounting screw from step 5 8 Replace the cover plug in the power cord and power up the system Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Chapter 2 11 B amp
23. Insert the driver disk then Click Next Windows will find 4 Port PCI Serial Adapter 3PCISD4 and the driver inf file W95 Driver name not shown skip to step 11 Aad H TIT TEETH Wired Mendes dence Bie mach lor the devine IHE MOOR n oL Back to select cMigerent dave o chick 10 Click Next Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Chapter 3 15 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Add New Hademe Wizad F 4 Pei PO Senal Adagia POS De Paiaka crac Holst 11 Click Finish to begin the second part of the driver installation which installs the Com port drivers for Port A B C amp D Add New Tem Wiza Uniram Daca cesset dieser ii a o pice tad maket a 12 Click Next W95 Skip to step 15 16 Chapter 3 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Add New Hardware Wizard Wido vali seach For eve dawetz m ds dre dalabasa MNT I4 Flopp dick dive pier ce FF Speciy a cation _ lt Back Cancel 13 C
24. Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 RS 232 Mode To configure Port 1 for RS 232 mode 5 jumpers must be checked The following settings will configure Port 1 as RS 232 1 Set the four jumpers of JP1 to the 232 left position 2 Set the first jumper of JP3 A to the 232 left position The remaining jumpers of JP3 are unused in the RS 232 mode and may be in either position Table 7 RS 232 Pinouts RSZSZSna Description Direction DBM Pir Data Carrier Detect input input 1 Transmit Data Data Terminal Read Signal Ground 7 RS 422 Mode Nine jumpers must be set checked to configure each Port to the RS 422 mode To set Port 1 for RS 422 set as follows below 1 Setthe four jumpers on JP1 to the 422 right position oet the top jumper of JP3 A to the 422 485 right position 3 Setthe second and third jumpers of JP3 B amp C to the 422 right position These constantly enable receive amp transmit 4 The fourth jumper JP3 C is unused in the RS 422 mode Selects RTS SD for 485 mode
25. anmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Chapter 1 GENERAL INFORMATION Introduction The B amp B Electronics 3PCISD4x serial interface card is designed for IBM compatibles with a PCI Bus The PCI design is Plug and Play compatible which allows the driver and Operating System to select the IRQ and hardware addresses used by the card The 3PCISD4x card offers exceptional setup flexibility with a mix of selectable operating modes If you are writing your own applications be sure the communications routine used supports Windows communication drivers and a wide range of COM ports Description Each of the four ports can be independently configured for RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 data protocols The 485 mode Send Data Control feature transparently handles the enable and disable functions of the RS 485 transceiver Buffered high speed UARTs 16550A or 16850 make it ideal for high speed modem and multitasking applications Features e IBM compatible PCI Version 2 1 bus e Supports baud rates to 460 4 Kbaud with 4X clock option enabled e High speed 16 byte FIFO 16550A UARTs Model 3PCISD4A 128 byte FIFO 16850 UARTs Model 3PCISD4B e RS 232 422 485 Mode Independently Configurable For Each Port e RS 485 Automatic Send Data Control or RTS Control e 2 wire or 4 wire RS 485 Operation Half or Full Duplex e 120QTermination Select Jumpers for RS 422 RS 485 Networks e RS 232 Mode Signal Lines TD RD RTS
26. er 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Chapter 3 27 28 Chapter 3 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 10 This driver does not require re booting to complete installation 11 Open the Control Panel select Ports Ports Cancel COME Settings COME COM d COME Delete ELS Add EL ee 12 Verify 4 new COM Ports COM5 COMG COM7 COM8 If you have 4 new COM ports the installation is complete Select one of the new ports select Settings Advanced You should obtain the message There are no user configurable advanced I O parameters for this COM port Check the ports with your software or with a Loopback test see page 33 Note In the above example a serial mouse is connected to the port which would usually be COM1 NT does not show it COMe is the second built in serial port Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Chapter 3 29 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104
27. future driver upgrade 1 p m os p I Open the Windows NT subdirectory Open System32 Open Drivers Find the Bbserial Sys file and delete it Shut down the system Remove the 4 Port PCI Serial Adapter card Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Chapter 3 31 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 32 Chapter 3 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Chapter 4 TROUBLESHOOTING If you have any trouble starting your system after installing the card the card may not be properly seated in the slot Remove and re insert it or try a different slot If you are unable to communicate with the card using your software and hardware devices 1 Check your pinouts In RS 422 or RS 485 mode the A lines should match your A or lines B lines should match your B or lines Note RS 422 485 pinouts are non standard Use the COMTest program provided on the PCI USB Port Utility Disk with a loop back to check the card Run Setup exe to install COMTest on your program menu under B amp B E
28. ion Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Appendix C C 1 C 2 Appendix C Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Appendix D 3PCISD4 I O Schematic 5V 5V VCG O vec C US Rasa R44B JP3 D 13 14 47K SD 22 JP1 4 o ma 422 0 0 5 TXTDM 7 ORTS usi M 0 232 422 RTS TDB1 of 85 232 JP3 B 422 A22 RXRDA 7 d jer CTS RDB1 232 5V VCC GND 45V 412V R5 uS Uti E JPA 4 7K 20 1 422 485 VEG YDD H DSR1 CD1 DTR1 Ri Port 1 I O Schematic Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Appendix D D 1 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 D 2 Appendix D Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore
29. is configured in a 1 MEC similar fashion z SHUI I T EE 3 JR Refer to Jumper Mode Tables Appendix B PELLE Br ale mui E iie ud E 5 m E a A ut ii nnn m b m c Minim E CAUTION ELECTROSTATIC SENSITIVE DEVICE T rr z S8 gt g8 Use ESD precautions for safe handling M p52 alie zE T s ni NE S Before removing the card from the anti static protective packaging Sim i er ma A EE m e m Sam o i TS UL p IHE ur 0E e Discharge any static electricity buildup on your body by touching Sime rms Pn a large grounded metal surface or the metal chassis on 238 pgg 823 equipment connected to earth ground by a 3 wire power cord 228 o o 0 z o om ono iid did di e Avoid touching the gold connectors or other parts on the card a ui eee except as necessary to set the configuration jumpers for each lt 8988 3993 SgSS 9999 F 5 port After setting the jumpers ground yourself to the computer 12338 H 22288 B m 5 5 o chassis before and while inserting the card BEER JJA ARAR RAJS 3 t a citi vA te E ridi O a e Remove AC power from the computer and unplug the power o i B 7 cord before inserting the card l Figure 1 Silk Screen Plot of 3PCISD4 PCB e Retain the ESD bag for handling the card Save the packaging for storage or shipping Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Chapter 2 5 6 Chapter 2 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350
30. lectronics A Loopback connection for RS 232 connects the Transmit output to the Receive input pins 2 amp 3 on the DB9 connector For RS 422 or 4 wire RS 485 connect the TD A to RD A and the TD B to RD B Then use the COMTest program to send characters and observe the characters being received To check 2 wire RS 485 you will need to enable the receiver by moving the receive jumper to 422 mode or use one Port to transmit to another by cross connecting and loading COMTest twice one copy for each port Characters typed in one copy of COMTest will appear in the receive window of the other Note that software must ignore the RS 232 handshaking lines in RS 422 RS 485 mode the input lines CTS DSR DCD RI are not pulled high Try another software package for troubleshooting Check our website for available FAQ s or troubleshooting hints Call B amp B Electronics Technical Support for troubleshooting assistance International Office Technicians are available at 815 433 5100 to answer your questions from 8 AM 5 PM weekdays Central Time European Office Technicians are available at 353 91 792444 to answer your questions from 8 30 AM 5 PM weekdays GMT Time Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Chapter 4 33 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353
31. lick Next WINDOWS NT 4 0 Thun Installation Program 1 Configure each port on the PCI card to the desired RS 232 422 485 mode using the jumpers for Port 1 2 3 amp 4 2 Install the card in the slot start the computer and log on to Windows NT 4 0 as an Administrator or ask your system administrator to install the software IF thes a fhe correct instsllation program chek Finish To at the siomai sesh egan cick Back Ta mesnusis search lor the intallstin pogam click Browne Command ire tor inshalenon progam 3 Open the Control Panel Select Start Settings i i ad CH m am So x 8 j 5 a 3 9h Li mio sm 6 Insert the driver disk into drive A Rapra SOli iae Ti nam m rack pal ee ee LPG 7 Enter A WinNT40 Setup exe in the Command line for AHG installation program window as above 4 Select Add Remove Programs 8 Click Finish to start the Setup program AO Hukpa Sea Adapted Direi or Wia AT 2 0 brain kei A wel races IT Sra Te raisi a rares MEINEM m COP OH Welcome Ah lim Thar guage valzie PCI Mulipor Saal capter Diver Hex windows NT 40 The belipeeg pelea ran be rale reru ey Meam Tip reveled 4 TTT TT T SUELE T TE Cikk the Mes bulton Ep abet de inzosiison You can pick Fe Cancel buton rex d vou do nol runt by opi Hs cotra st Har nma Wien dae Papiae 4 E 9 Click Next Follow the instructions until completed Documentation Numb
32. lick Next to continue Re insert the driver disk if needed Windows will find the Communications Port and inf file Add Mew Tum wizard Lornmurneiens Por 3PCISDIA Pos A al ideas ia reos ada fio ins Lal thet best ieeer or has Device Check Back to steci a diemen die or check Mend pew td 14 Click Next W95 Driver name not shown Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Chapter 3 17 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Add New Hademe Wizad F Commumesiona Fort 3PCISDA Pert A Paiaka crac Holst 15 Click Finish to complete Com driver installation The computer will finish Com driver installation for Port A then search find and install the driver for Port B then Port C and Port D without requiring any more user input 16 Wait for the process to complete To verify the installation open My Computer Control Panel System or Start Setting Control Panel System Then select the Device Manager Tab continued next page 18 Chapter 3 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 7
33. lway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 C 2000 B amp B Electronics No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photography recording or any information storage and retrieval system without written consent Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of B amp B Electronics B amp B Electronics shall not be liable for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishing performance or use of this manual All brand names used in this manual are the registered trademarks of their respective owners The use of trademarks or other designations in this publication is for reference purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement by the trademark holder TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INFORMATION eee eee ee eee e enn 1 INTRODUCTION x0 eset ca teehee Ela LI LM aq Pinar Dd l FEATURE ee Ore A A N l SPECIERCANTIONS SA E A EA E T 2 CHAPITER 22 SEIUP aaa E e A Eada 5 INSPEC EION A RAA EA AA A EEA 5 RS 232 MODE e T betae a andes a EAD E 7 Tabe 7 Re POMS A eee ES NIODES uides he us cte uta eof oeste A EAEAN 7 RSA L ARSASI TOUS sitet sence ato eta vdd eae nee RS 35 NODE x coeteetastete itta tautte eds dete uires erbe tps eM M 8 PESO D ETO 1T A TREES TITRE RES 9 Explanation of RS 485 Operation esses 9 RS 422 AND RS 48
34. n Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Port C Jumper Settings Mode Table Port C 3 4 wire 4 wire 2 wire 4 Jumpers JP6B RX JP6C TX typical SD SD JP6E Term not used IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT typical JP5 Clock 4 1 A 1 A 1 A 1 typical How to use the table The left vertical column shows the jumpers for port C The right 4 vertical columns show the position setting of the jumper at the left for RS 232 RS 422 4 wire RS 485 or 2 wire RS 485 modes NOTES Refer to the Setup section for explanations of the RTS SD Termination and Clock settings All ports share the Clock setting RS 485 Mode The SD RTS jumpers should be set to automatic SD unless your software requires RTS Control Note that termination should only be used in systems with both high baud rates 219200 and over several thousand feet of cable Information on RS 422 and RS 485 communications can be found in the B amp B Electronics RS 422 485 Application Note available on our Website Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Appendix B B 3 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland
35. nmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 The 4 Port PCI Serial Adapter card is installed under B amp B Electronics Serial Adapters This can be opened to show General Driver Resources Address settings amp IRQ Under Ports COMS was assigned to Port A and COM4 through COM6 was assigned to Port B C and D Port 1 A 2 B 3 C amp 4 D A Device Manager E Action view gt Ba E a TESTOL EF a B amp B Electronics Serial Adapters 2i 4 Port PCI Serial Adapter SPCISD4 B al Computer eo Disk drives Display adapters X534 DVDICD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers Floppy disk drives 4 IDE ATAJATAPI controllers 4f Keyboards A Mice and other pointing devices 3 Monitors BY Network adapters 5 PCMCIA adapters E EH E E EH E E E zi E Communications Pork 3PCISD4 Port B COMMA E Communications Pork 3PCISD4 Pork C COME E Communications Pork 3PCISD4 Port D COM E Communications Pork COM E Communications Pork COMZ ee ECP Printer Port LPT1 Br Sound video and game controllers Ge m System devices 19 You can now remove the driver disk close the Windows and check the new Com ports with your software Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Chapter 3 25 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland
36. oe pour header deere op FC Serial Foit tates bane a brw ns Bran dese Tormis thes dras indes Freed cick Herd abian m 8 Click Next Foured Sew Hardee Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard A Fon PO Sea dinh POS DU Wy eee Fri heed ei Pe sor euge bod the eee Tn zin Fe vezaed chek Ferash Lopes 9 Click Finish to complete the Install Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Chapter 3 23 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Found New Hardware y Communications Part 3PCISD 4 Port D Installing The computer will finish the installation of the driver for the card then search for find and install the Com driver for Port A Port B Port C and Port D 15 Wait for the process to complete Don t remove the floppy disk until you verify that Com ports have been assigned to the card 16 Open My Computer Control Panel System then select the Hardware Tab on System Properties 17 Select the Device Manager button 18 View the device list next page 24 Chapter 3 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Ora
37. ransmit driver is enabled Placing this jumper in the 422 position will hold the receiver enabled at all times Refer to the Jumper Mode Table in Appendix B for all ports More information on RS 485 communications can be found in our RS 422 485 Application Note available on our websites Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Chapter 2 9 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 RS 422 and RS 485 Termination An 120 termination resistor has been provided for the RS 422 485 receivers Note that termination should only be used in systems with both high baud rates 219200 and over several thousand feet of cable If a value other than 1209 is desired space for a through hole resistor has been provided on the board adjacent to the surface mount termination resistor The termination resistors are labeled RTAB RTBB RTCB and RTDB for ports 1 2 3 and 4 respectively oee our RS 422 485 Application Note for more discussion on termination available on our websites 4X Baud Rate Option Baud rates higher than 115 200 are possible with the 3PCISD4x card in RS 232 422 or 485 mode Jumper JP5 controls the clock frequency supplied to the UARTs By moving this jumper to the 4 left position the clock frequency is increased from 1 8432 to 7 3728 M
38. stem and rerun the Rename utility to correct the situation or remove the serial card in the Device Manager Then Refresh the Device Manager to detect the card and re install the drivers Determine which renamed COM port caused the problem and do not use that name for a renamed port 4 Accept the conditions of use by clicking Yes or click No to exit 5 Select the currently named COM port number you want to change in the left window then the new number in the right window Then click Finish Repeat for other ports as needed PoP DOH Manana E The following B amp B COM Ports heve been found an your computer These COM Parts have been found but mer not be currently inghaled Changing toa COM Fart lied m the first column mee result ir futur deica cordid See the manual an howto usa frs program ip rasohm conflicts t mey cne sta Wani io change COR 10 COM CON LUM COME Verify the COM Port you are changing to is not in use with View Device Manager view Ports View Drica Manager Oem E 2 Appendix E Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 6 7 If the PCI card was previously installed and not removed in the Device Manager you may find several B amp B
39. t to the BIOS disable the port with hardware settings Exit with a Save Settings then re start Windows Next verify the port number is not present Then use the Rename utility to rename the PCI card ports as needed To Remove a Port Choose Settings Control Panel System Device Manager then select the port to highlight it Click Remove below the window To remove all B amp B PCI ports select the B amp B Serial Adapter This clears registry entries for the card and ports Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Appendix E E 1 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Install the PCI USB COM Port Utilities 1 To use the PnP COM Rename utility insert the PCI USB COM Port Utility Disk and run Setup exe This will install COMTest and PnP COM Rename under Programs B amp B Electronics 2 The Rename utility will not be installed if you are running Windows 2000 or NT Using PnP COM Rename 1 Shut down all programs that are accessing any Com ports 2 Start the PnP COM Rename Utility from the Programs menu under B amp B Electronics 3 Read the Cautionary Warnings it is possible to rename a PCI or USB serial port to a number already in use which will cause problems If any problems occur after renaming you may need to re start the sy
40. umentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 Appendix B Jumper Mode Tables Port A Jumper Settings Mode Table em pem oe me Port A 1 4 wire wire 2 wire 4 Jumpers JP3A MODE 422 485 422 485 422 485 JP3B RX D TX REEL EM es SD SD 120Q typical OUT OUT OUT JP5 Clock A 1 A 1 A 1 A 1 x4 or x1 typical How to use the table The left vertical column shows the jumpers for port A The right 4 vertical columns show the position setting of the jumper at the left for RS 232 RS 422 or 4 wire RS 485 or 2 wire RS 485 modes NOTES Refer to the Setup section for explanations of the RTS SD Termination and Clock settings All ports share the Clock setting RS 485 Mode The SD RTS jumpers should be set to automatic SD unless your software requires RTS Control Note that termination should only be used in systems with both high baud rates 219200 and over several thousand feet of cable Information on RS 422 and RS 485 communications can be found in the B
41. ut voltage 5 0 V minimum Low level output voltage 5 0 V minimum Output current limited to 25 mA Input high threshold voltage 1 7V Input low threshold voltage 0 8V Device will withstand 15V 2 Chapter 1 Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual B amp B Electronics Mfg Co 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 B amp B Electronics Ltd Westlink Comm Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 RS 422 485 Driver Receiver Device 75ALS180 or MAX491 Differential driver output voltage 1 5 6V Differential input high threshold voltage 0 2 V Differential input low threshold voltage 0 2 V Automatic RS 485 Driver Control Timing Driver is enabled when data is a logic 0 start bit Driver remains enabled for one character transmission time 10 bits of data at current baud rate Each additional logic 0 resets the timeout Termination A 120 termination resistor is jumper selectable on each 422 485 receiver Max Power Consumption All ports loaded 5V 437mA 2 18W 12V 124mA 1 49W 12V 124mA 1 491W Accessories Cable One DB 37 Male to four DB 9 Male included Replacement cable model number 37M9M Software Driver Disk 3 5 for Windows 95 98 2000 NT 4 0 PCI USB COM Port Utility Disk 3 5 Manual Instruction Manual this booklet Documentation Number 3PCISD4x 3903 Manual Chapter 1 3 B amp B Electronics Mfg Co
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