Comtrol RocketPort ISA Serial Adapter
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1. 4 DTR 5 Signal GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 Not Used RocketPort ISA Hardware Installation Building DB9 Female Loopback Plugs Loopback plugs are used with the diagnostics to test serial ports This loopback is used with the Quadcable and Octacable Wire the following pins together e Pins1lto4to6 e Pins 2to3 e Pins 7to8to9 Pin1l l_a Pin 5 N bebeS Pin 6 ttt Pin 9 RS 232 Back View DB25 Interfaces Use the following subsections for DB25 interface connectors Standard interface boxes use female DB25 connectors while the Surge interface box Quadcable and Octacable fanouts use male connectors DB25 Pinouts The following figures and table illustrate connector information for DB25 connectors DB25 Female DB25 Male Pin 13 Pin1 Pin Pin 13 TOO OOO OOO Pin 25 Pin 14 Pin 14 Pin 25 Pin RS 232 Signal RS 422 Signal 1 Not used Not used 2 TxD Not used 3 RxD Not used 4 RTS Not used 5 CTS Not used 6 DSR Not used 7 Signal ground Signal ground 8 DCD Not used 9to 14 Not used Not used 15 Not used RxD 16 Not used Not used 17 Not used RxD 18 Not used Not used 19 Not used TxD 20 DTR Not used 21 to 24 Not used Not used 25 Not used TxD All RS 232 signals are present in RS 422 mode The Quad Octacables do not support RS 422 mode 4of9 Building DB25 Female Loopback Plugs Loopback plugs are used with the diagnostics to test seria2. After you create a bootable diagnostic diskette you can use the diagnostic program to e Confirm that the hardware is functioning e Determine resolutions to conflicts during installation e Provide you with the ability to stress test the cards For example you may want to run the diagnostics overnight to evaluate a possible problem You will need loopback plugs for each port that you want to stress test If you need additional loopback plugs you can use the appropriate Building Loopback Plugs discussion in this document to build additional loopback plugs Running the Diagnostics You can run the diagnostics using one of the following methods e Execute the rocket exe file on the diskette in a native DOS environment Note Thediagnostic occasionally fails when running in Windows MS DOS windows e Boot the system from diagnostics diskette you created Use the following procedure to run the diagnostics 1 Restart your machinein DOS mode or insert the diagnostics diskette 2 Execute rocket exe or start the machine The diagnostic starts automatically 3 Enter the appropriate letter for the base I O range and IRQ used for the first card RocketPort ISA Hardware Installation Note Only thefirst card requires that thel O address matches the physical DIP switch setting F or each subsequent card sdect any unused O address availablein your system 4 Follow the remainder of the on line instructions If the diagn
3. RocketPort ISA Hardware Installation Introduction This Hardware nstallation document discusses the following information e Product overview e RocketPort terminology e Before installing the hardware e Installing the hardware e Interface overview e Interface connectors and building loopback plugs DBO DB25 RJ 45 or RJ 11 e Setting ISA DIP switches e Hardware specifications e FCC notices e Troubleshooting and creating diagnostics e Contacting Technical Support Product Overview The RocketPort ISA series multiport serial card fits into the ISA or EISA slot of a personal computer and uses a 36 MHz tlie specifically designed to process asynchronous serial communications The RocketPort ISA series uses Application Specific Integrated Circuits ASICs technology to replace most hardware components including e The processor e Serial controller e Bus interface logic and other miscellaneous logic To eliminate memory mapping conflicts the RocketPort ISA series is 1 O mapped RocketPort ISA Hardware Installation This Hardware Installation document discusses the following RocketPort SA bus serial controllers Name Ports Interface Type 4 4 Requires one 4 port interface box This model has four male RJ 45 jacks 4 4 onthe mounting bracket Cables are not included Includes a fanout cable with Quadcable standard DB25 or DB9 connectors 8 8 Requires one 8 p
4. e full set of modem control lines e Quadcable and Octacable fanout cables which are available with the following configurations Quadcable DB25 and DB9 Octacable DB25 DB9 and RJ 45 Octacable DB9 2 Quadcable i y DB25 Note TheRJ 45 cableis not displayed e Standard interface boxes are available in several configurations RS 232 mode only or switch selectable RS 232 422 both models have female DB25 connectors Surge interface box that is switch selectable RS 232 422 with male DB25 connectors Note RS 422 supports up to 10 multidrop devices e Rack Mount Models are available with RJ 45 connectors back panels shown 16 Port RS 232 3of9 16 Port RS 422 CTLTELILELILELLL 32 Port RS 232 with status LEDs The yellow LEDs show receiving activity The green LEDs show transmitting activity DOOD DOOD Coo oon e Ele ee Cle I de ae Ie oe e RocketPort 4 RJ 45 or 8 RJ 11 a NAY eer aie aS DB9 Interface Connectors There are Quadcable and Octacable models available with DB9 connectors on a fanout cable DB9 Pinouts Use this table and figure for information about the DB9 connectors used on the Quadcable and Octacable Pinl Pin5 Pin5 Pin1 DB9 Male ae DB9 Female OET Pin 6 Pin 9 Pin9 Pin6 Pin DB9M RS 232 Signal 1 CD 2 RxD 3 TxD
5. emperature System on 0 to 40 C System off 20 to 85 C Humidity non condensing System on 8 to 80 System off 20 to 80 Altitude 0 to 10 000 feet Electromagnetic Compliance Status Emission Canadian EMC requirements Yes CI SPR 22 E N 55022 Class A FCC PART 15 Class A Immunity E N50082 801 2 ESD 801 3 RF Yes 801 4 FT UL Recognized Yes RocketPort ISA Card Baud rate RS 232 DTE 4J Quad Octacable models Specification 50 to 460 8K baud without interface box RS 232 422 models 50 to 230 4K baud with interface box with interface box Note Baud rate is dependent upon hardware and operating system configuration Bus interface ISA Note EISA files areon theFTP siteor Comtrol CD Control by device driver Data bits 7or8 Panty Odd Even None Stop bits lor2 Current consumption 5V 12V 12V 700 mA 65mA 80mA 350 mA 100mA 160 mA 700 mA 105mA 115 mA 950 mA 210 mA 330 mA RocketPort 4 4 8 Quad Octacable RocketPort 8 RocketPort 16 32 Port 1 9A 420mA 660mA Dimensions 4 8 Quad Octacable 6 25 by 4 2 4 8 16 Port 8 1 by 4 2 32 Port 13 by 4 2 Heat output 4 8 Port 17 9 BTU Hr 4 8 Quad Octacable 16 6 BTU Hr 16 Port 26 6 BTU Hr 32 Port 53 3 BTU Hr 6of9 RocketPort ISA Card Specification Note nee heat output is approximatd y 25 of this total I O ports expansion slot From 4 to 32 Interfaces All models RS 232 W
6. he default settings and making changes only if the default values produce conflicts First ISA Card DIP Switch Settings see Notes 100 143 hex 140 183 hex 180 1C3 hex ON mE m e ON a aa a a EON m TDS ES 6TS3 TI 355078 12345678 200 243 hex 240 283 hex 280 2C3 hex ON a Saa ON alallala ON See TOTES OT7R r ASET S TTS TS OTS 300 343 hex 340 383 hex 380 3C3 hex ON Be m EON aa e E ON JE 123435678 12343678 1231735673 Notes 1 If installing a single RocketPort ISA card set the DIP switches as shown in thetable 2 If installing two ISA cards s amp the DIP switches on the second card thesameas theswitches on thefirst card EXCEPT SWITCH 5 OFF If installing threelSA cards follow Note2 for the second card then set the DIP switches on thethird card the sameas theswitches on thefirst card EXCEPT SWITCH 6 OFF If installing four ISA cards follow Notes 2 and 3 for the second and third cards then s the DIP switches on the fourth card thesameas on thefirst card EXCEPT SWITCHES 5 AND 6 OFF w D RocketPort ISA Hardware Installation Specifications The following tables illustrate RocketPort conditions and specifications Environmental Condition Value Air t
7. ion is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Modifications FCC 15 21 Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Comtrol Corporation may void the user s authority to operate this equipment Serial Cables FCC 15 27 This equipment is certified for Class A operation when used with shielded cables 7of9 Troubleshooting and Running Diagnostics The first step to troubleshooting a problem is to determine that your RocketPort is functioning properly To do so you can create a bootable diskette You need two files to create a bootable floppy diagnostic diskette e The Rawrite utility that creates a bootable diagnostics diskette e Thediskette image file i You can find both files on the Comtrol Software and Documentation CD or download them from the ftp site Note If you havetheComtrol Software and Documentation CD you can use the Quick Start Card for procedures for your operating system Creating a Bootable Diagnostics Diskette This discussion outlines how to create a bootable diagnostics diskette You can use our Web site ftp ftp comtrol com bootdiag htm to e Download the necessary files e Easily find specific procedures for your operating system to create the bootable diskette Diagnostics Overview
8. ith optional switch RS 422 selectable interface box Interrupt software sd ectable None 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 15 Mean time between failures MTBF 4 Port 8 Port 78 5 Years 4 85 3 Years Quad Octacable 28 8 Years 8 84 4 Years 16 Port Standard 56 4 Years 16 Port Rack 42 8 Years 32 Port 33 6 Years RocketPort cards system 4 Surge protection with standard and rack mount interface boxes Provides ESD surge protection exceeding 10 KV Meets standard El A 232 E and provides ESD surge protection exceeding 25 KV Surge protection with Surge interface box Surge Interface Box Operating Specifications Description Limit Maximum surge current 8x20uS 100 amps total Capacitance lt 350pf Clamping voltage 30 volts Clamping response time lt 5 nanoseconds Transient energy 10 1000 MS 300 mJ Inductance lt 1 5 nh ESD withstand surge protection 25KV Interface Box Mounting Overall Type Dimensions Dimensions RS eas 3 2 6 48 5 8 x 5 35 x 0 65 RS232 only 3 0 x 6 17 5 8 x 8 5 x 0 65 RS 232 19 x 1 74 x 8 0 16 75 x 1 74 xX 16 Port with brackets 8 0 Rack Mount without brackets RS 422 19 x 1 74 x 8 0 17 25 x 1 74 xX 16 Port with brackets 8 0 Rack Mount without brackets RocketPort ISA Hardware Installation Interface Box Mounting Overall Type Dimen
9. l ports This loopback is used with Pin 14 Pin 25 Quadcable Octacable andthe R 232 Only Back View Surge interface boxes Wire the following pins together for an RS 232 plug e Pins2to3 e Pins 4to5 to22 e Pins 6to8to20 Wire the following pins together for an RS 422 Pin 1 gt Pin 13 loopback plug Surgeinterface x 1 box Pin 14 Pin 25 e Pins 15to19 e Pins 17 to25 Building DB25 Male Loopback Plugs RS 422 Only Back View Loopback plugs are used with the diagnostics to test serial pin 13 Pin1 ports 000 aziak X dio oo0o0000000000 This loopback plug is used Pin 25 Pin 14 with the standard 8 and 16 port DB25 interface boxes RS 232 Only Back View e Pins2to3 e Pins4to5to22 e Pins 6to8 to20 Wire the following pins Pin 13 Pinl together for an RS 422 TO OOD OD ODOOCO loopback plug 000009090 o Pin 25 Pin 14 e Pins15to19 e Pins17to25 RS 422 Only Back View RJ Interfaces The RocketPort 4J an Octacable model and the Rack mount interface box use RJ 45 connectors The RocketPort 8 uses an RJ 11 connector RJ Pinouts Use the following table and figures for pinout information on the RJ connectors used on the 4J 8J Octacable and Rack Mount interface boxes RJ 45 Pinl imi Pin8 Receptade Pin a RJ 45 RJ 45 Pin RS 232 RS 422 RJ 11 1 RTS TxD DTR 2 DTR Not Used Signal Ground 3 Signal G
10. ng 4J 8 Quadcable and Octacable e RocketPort 485 These products are referred to as RocketPort PCI cards e RocketPort PCI bus boards any interface type including 4J Quadcable and Octacable e RocketPort Plus e RocketPort PCI 422 Before Installing the Hardware Read this subsection e f you already have one or more RocketPort ISA cards installed in your system e Ifyou plan to install a combination of RocketPort ISA and RocketPort PCI cards at this time Installing Both RocketPort ISA and PCI Cards You must complete installation of all RocketPort PCI cards before beginning to install any RocketPort ISA cards Explanation I O addressing for RocketPort PCI cards is handled automatically by the computer s BIOS when you first power up the computer after installing the cards I O addresses for RocketPort ISA cards are set manually using DIP switches on the card If you install an ISA card before installing a RocketPort PCI card the ISA card addressing may interfere with the computer s ability to recognize the RocketPort PCI card which may prevent the PCI card from functioning properly Additional Considerations If you are mixing RocketPort ISA and PCI cards set the DIP switches on the ISA cards so that the first ISA card that you install is the first card for O addressing purposes even if it is physically the second third or fourth card that you install See the Seating the DIP Switches disc
11. nning in case you need to experiment with DIP switch settings 8 Attach the interface that came with your card using the appropriate procedure If installing a Quad Octacable a Attach the male end of the Quadcable or Octacable to the card b Tighten the retaining screws Note Quad and Octacable mode s support RS 232 exclusive y c Goto Step 9 to complete the installation 2of9 If installing a standard interface box a Attach the male end of the RocketPort cable to the card and the female end to the connector labeled Host on the interface box Note ThemaleDB25 port labd ed Host is reserved for Comtrol use and no user accessible signals are present at this port b Tighten the retaining screws Note If you havea RockePort 32 the connector label ed J 1 corresponds to Ports 0 15 and the connector labeled J 2 closest to the bus corresponds to Ports 16 31 c Ifapplicable use the slide switches on the interface box to set each port to either RS 232 or RS 422 d Goto Step 9 to complete the installation If installing a rack mount interface box The RM16 R 45 and RM 32 R 45 are sturdy enough to allow you to stack several units on a shelf or you can mount it directly into a rack Makesurethat you have installed the RocketPort card or cards before connecting a rack mount interface a Optionally place the unit on a stable surface or attach the L brackets to the interface using the screws s
12. ort interface box This model has eight male RJ 11 jacks on the mounting bracket The 8 8 8J does not support NT RAS as it lacks the full set of modem control lines Cables are not included Includes a fanout cable with Octacable 8 standard DB25 DB9 or RJ 45 connectors Requires one 16 port DB25 16 16 connector interface box or one oy 16 RJ 45 Rack Mount interface OX Requires two 16 port DB25 interface boxes or two 16 port RM 16 RJ 45 32 32 Rack Mount interface boxes or one oy 32 RJ 45 Rack Mount interface OX Some 4 port mode s have the capability to be 8 port cards with an 8 port interface Somedrivers view the 4 port as an 8 port card For interface information see the RocketPort Interface Overview discussion All RocketPort ISA series interfaces support RS 232 There are also models available that support RS 422 You can install up to four RocketPort ISA cards in one PC for a total of 128 additional serial ports and you can install a combination of PCl bus and ISA bus RocketPort cards For driver installation see the software installation and configuration documentation or the driver readme file for your operating system Note Red underlined text denotes URL jumps lof9 RocketPort Terminology For the purposes of the following discussions these products are referred to as RocketPort ISA cards e RocketPort SA bus boards any interface type includi
13. ostics did not pass you may want to use the following discussion to diagnose your problem Resolving Failures If the diagnostics could not find the card e Makesure that you have entered the correct I O base address and IRQ e Select a different unused I O address also reset the DIP switch to the new selection Turn off the power and reseat the card into the slot e Check for proper cable connections e Check for proper installation of the loopback plug Try running the diagnostics again If they fail again you may havea bad port Contact Technical Support Technical Support Comtrol has a staff of support technicians available to help you a you call please have the following information available Item Your System Information Model number Serial number Interface type I O address and IRQ Operating system type and release Device driver version PC make model and speed List other devices in the PC and their addresses Comtrol Headquarters Europe Phone 763 494 4100 44 0 1869 323220 FAX 763 494 4199 44 0 1869 323211 E mail support comtrol com support comtrol co uk Web support Searchable Solution Database and FAQs Web site www comtrol com www comtrol co uk FTP site ftp comtrol com Fourth Edition March 20 2001 Copyright 1999 2001 Comtrol Corporation All Rights Reserved RocketPort is a registered trademark of the Comtrol Co
14. round Not Used TxD 4 TxD TxD RxD 5 RxD RxD DCD 6 DCD Not Used CTS 7 DSR Not Used N A 8 CTS RxD N A Pin 3is tied to ground on thecard but it is not used in the cable Note RJ 11 connectors are standard ted eohone cables They appear similar to RJ 45 but only have 6 pins Building RJ 45 RJ 11 Loopback Plugs Loopback plugs are used with the diagnostics to test serial ports This RJ 45 loopback is used with the 1 H 4 Octacable and Rack Mount Plug interfaces Top View e Pins4to5 ae e Pins1to8 e Pins2to6to7 The 8 uses an RJ 11 loopback which looks similar but has this pin wiring e Pins 3to4 e Pinslto5to6 RocketPort ISA Hardware Installation 5of9 Setting the DIP Switches The RocketPort ISA card uses a DIP switch to set the base I O address range The default value is 180 hex If you are installing more than one RocketPort card or if you experience an I O address conflict with another device use the DIP switches to change the I O address For example if you install two RocketPort cards and are using the default address range Sample DIP Switch Settings 1st RocketPort ON m E Ist Card 780 ex 12345678 ati 2nd RocketPort ON a eee Software address can be a any unused I O address 1 2nd Card aj lo 2345678 The following table lists possible DIP switch settings We recommend starting with t
15. rporation Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners Comtrol Corporation makes no representations or warranties with regard to the contents of this reference card or to the suitability of any Comtrol product for any particular purpose Specifications subject to change without notice Some software or features may not be available at the time of publication Contact your reseller for current product information 2000044 Rev E RocketPort ISA Hardware Installation 9of9
16. sions Dimensions RS 232 19 x 1 74 x 8 0 17 25 x 1 74 x 32 Port with brackets Rack Mount without brackets RS 232 422 A Port 3 2 x 6 48 5 8 x 5 35 x 0 65 RS 232 422 8 Port 3 2 x 6 48 5 8 x 5 35 x 0 65 All models RS 232 422 16 Port 3 0 x 6 48 5 8 x 8 5 x 0 65 All Models FCC Notices Radio Frequency Interference RFI FCC 15 105 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the ls for Class A digital devices pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules 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 However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected es the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for p Labeling Requirements FCC 15 19 This equipment complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules Operat
17. upplied with the unit and attach the L bracket into your rack Note You can mount the unit facing in eather direction latin phd b Optionally for the RM 16 RJ 45 attach the 10 foot cable to the RM 16 RJ 45 interface or 3 foot cable to the RocketPort card or attach the 3 foot and 10 foot cables together Note Thecables areinterchangeable You may connect either or both cables depending upon the distance between thecard and therack The maximum distance permitted between the interface box and card is 15 feet c Optionally for the RM32 RJ 45 attach the two cables to the card and the interface The connector labeled J 1 corresponds to Host A Ports 0 15 and the connector labeled J 2 closest to the bus corresponds to Host B Ports 16 32 Do not connect 16 port adapters located in different machines to the RM 32 R 45 It is possibleto damagetheinterfaceand adapter aution card if theinterfaceis connected to two PCs using separate line power sources 9 Connect your peripheral devices RocketPort ISA Hardware Installation 10 Use the softwareinstallation and configuration documentation or device driver readme file to install the driver to complete your installation Note If installing on an EISA machine you may need the EISACEG files RocketPort Interface Overview The RocketPort series provides several interface options Note The lSA only RocketPort 8 does not support NT RAS as it lacks th
18. ussion for switch information RocketPort ISA Hardware Installation Installing the RocketPort Hardware Hardware installation consists of e Configuring O addresses e Installing the card in the system e Connecting the peripherals Note After installing the hardware you must install the device driver for your operating system Use the following procedure to install the card 1 If required change the DIP switches default is 180 hexadecimal on the card to the desired settings See the Setting the DIP Switches discussion towards the end of this Hardware Installation document Note If you areinstalling PCI and ISA RocketPort cards install the PCI cards and driver before installing and configuring theISA cards See the software installation and configuration documentation or the driver readme file for information 2 Turn off your computer 3 Remove the system cover 4 Select an ISA or EISA expansion slot Note RockePort ISA can beinstalled in an ISA or EISA slot They areavailableon theComtrol Softwareand Documentation CD or at the Comtrol Web site ftp ftp comtrol com rport asa_cfg directory 5 Remove the slot cover Note You may want to write down the mode number and serial number of the card before installation 6 Insert the card into the slot seating it securely 7 Reinstall the expansion slot retaining screw Note You may want to leavethe system unit cover off until thedriver is installed and ru
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