Quatech ESC-100 Network Card User Manual
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1. TReceiveData s 3 5 2 e ee RTS Figure 20 ESC 100M Connector Pinouts Top of board RJ 11 connector pinout 000000 OQ GOOCCOECEOCO DOQDO OD SOHO OOOH D 25 connector using adapter cable RJ 11 connectors in CN1 Figure 21 ESC 100M Output Connectors Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 29 The AUXIN and AUXOUT signals on the RJ 11 connector must be determined as well Either CTS or DSR may be received on AUXIN Either RTS or DTR may be transmitted on AUXOUT The decision of which signals to use is made separately for each channel as shown in Figure 22 below The Ring Indicator RI signal is tied permanently to DSR J5 J12 Output Configuration Jumpers ESC 100M ONLY RTS 1 C O 4 CTS A Auxiliary control jumpers J5 channel 1 J9 channel 5 AUXOUT 2 O O 5 AUXIN J6 channel 2 J10 channel 6 J7 channel 3 J11 channel 7 DTR 3 O 6 DSR J8 channel 4 J12 channel 8 DTR Loopback DTR DSR RTS 1 g 4 B Output configuration 2 5 Transmit RTS AUXOUT Receive CTS ERR RTS C Output configuration AUXOUT Transmit DTR Receive DSR DTR Loopback RTS CTS RTS D Output configuration AUXOUT Loopback RTS CTS Loopback DTR DSR DTR Loopback AUXIN AUXOUT Figure 22 ESC 100M Auxiliary Signal Configuration Jumpers Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 30 9 PCI Resource Map Listed below are the PCI resources used by the ESC 100 Such information may be of use to cus2. 2 Ensure that an ISA bus card is not using the same IRO that the PCI BIOS tries to assign to the ESC 100 Most computers have BIOS setup options to reserve IROs for either ISA or PCI use Try reserving the IRO for the ISA card The BIOS will automatically choose a different IRQ for the ESC 100 An address conflict is unlikely because most PCI based computers will assign I O addresses in such a way that they cannot conflict with ISA bus devices 3 The ESC 100 may be defective Contact technical support for instructions Cannot communicate with other equipment 1 Are the cable connections correct Are the cables securely attached 2 Is the software configured with the correct base address and IRO information for the ESC 100 This is mainly a DOS issue 3 Is the device driver installed 4 If you are trying to communicate with another DTE a null modem cable will be required 5 If possible use a loopback connector to test the port This connector needs to connect the following sets of signals on a D 25 connector TxD and RxD pins 2 and 3 RTS and CTS pins 4 and 5 DCD DTR DSR and RI pins 8 20 6 and 22 Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 34 ESC 100D M User s Manual Revision 1 30 March 2004 P N 940 0147 130 Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 35
3. 1 4 us with 2500 pF load 40 ns with 15 pF load 1 5 us with 2500 pF load 20 ns with 15 pF load MC1489 or compatible 3V to 13V 3V to 13V 120 ns typical 175 ns max approx 260 mA approx 35 mA operating 0 to 70 storage 50 to 80 10 to 90 32 Maximum Load pF Data Rate kbaud Note 1 The signal transition time ratio is defined as the percentage of the unit interval or bit time the inverse of the data rate that is occupied by the signal transitioning from 3V to 3V The EIA TIA 232 E standard defines a maximum signal transition time ratio of 4 most RS 232 receivers will recognize signal transitions with much larger ratios With a 476 signal transition time ratio EIA TIA 232 E is limited to a theoretical data rate of 200 kbaud If maximum signal transition time ratio is extended to 10 15 20 or even 25 the maximum data rate achievable using EIA TIA 232 E can be increased past 200 kbaud Note 2 A typical value for capacitance per foot of standard cable is 50 pF ft Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 33 11 Troubleshooting Listed here are some common problems and frequent causes of those problems If the information here does not provide a solution contact Quatech technical support Any unauthorized repairs or modifications will void the ESC 100 s warranty Computer will not boot up 1 Is the ESC 100 properly inserted Remove the card and try again Perhaps try a different expansion slot
4. ESC 100 8 Click the Port Settings tab and then click the Advanced button The ESC 100 driver will display a custom Advanced Port Settings control which allows the ports UART compatibility mode and FIFO threshold levels to be configured The threshold values of full scale for the transmit buffer and 3 4 scale for the receive buffer shown below are optimal for most applications Note that the FIFO option for each of the ESC 100 s eight ports is configured independently 9 Use the Logical COM Port names to access the serial ports on your ESC 100 through your software applications Note The Logical COM Port name is Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 20 assigned to your ports by Windows 95 This name is required by a Windows 95 application when accessing a particular port Windows maintains a registry of all known hardware installed in your computer Inside this hardware registry Windows keeps track of all of your system resources such as I O locations IRQ levels and DMA channels The Add New Hardware Wizard utility in Windows 95 was designed to add new hardware and update this registry An INF configuration file is included with the ESC 100 to allow easy configuration in the Windows 95 environment Also a custom Windows serial device driver is included with the ESC 100 to support the use of the 16750 UART s 64 byte FIFO Windows uses the INF file to determine the system resources required by the ESC 100 searches for available resourc
5. Serial Adapter It also allows software to set the UART clock rate multiplier Figure 9 shows the structure of the Options Register The powerup default of the Options Register is all bits zero Bit 7 MSB ID bit 1 IDO ID bit 0 NEN reserved 0 Preserved P reserved reserved Figure 9 Options Register bit definitions 4 4 1 Enhanced Serial Adapter Identification The ID bits are used to identify the ESC 100 as a Quatech Enhanced Serial Adapter Logic operations are performed such that the values read back from these bits will not necessarily be the values that were written to them Bit ID1 will return the logical AND of the values written to ID 1 0 while bit IDO will return their exclusive OR Software can thus identify a Quatech Enhanced Serial Adapter by writing the ID bits with the patterns shown in the write column of Figure 10 then reading the bits and comparing the result with the patterns in the read column Matching read patterns verify the presence of the Options Register Figure 10 ID bit write read table ID IDO i D0 0 1 0 1 Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 13 4 4 2 Clock Rate Multiplier A standard RS 232 serial port operates at a clock speed of 1 8432 MHz In order to achieve higher data rates Quatech Enhanced Serial Adapters can operate at two times four times or even eight times this standard clock speed This is controlled by the clock rate multiplier bits in th
6. display the appropriate INF file on the CD in the drive Click the OK button 5 Window will copy the INF file from the diskette and display a final dialog indication that the process is complete Click the Finish button Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 16 5 3 Windows 98 1 After inserting a ESC 100 for the first time the Add New Hardware Wizard will appear at start up Click the Next button 2 Select Search for the best driver for you device Click the Next button Add New Hardware Wizard 3 On the next dialog select the CD ROM DRIVE check box Insert the PCI Communication Drivers CD shipped with the device into the CD ROM Click the Next button Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 17 Add New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for new drivers in its driver database on your hard crive and in any of the following selected locations Click Next to start the search Floppy disk drives I CD ROM drive Microsoft Windows Update Specify a bcation fay CA Browse EN 4 The following dialog box will display the appropriate INF file on the CD in drive Click the Next button 5 Window will copy the INF file from the CD and display a final dialog indication that the process is complete Click the Finish button 5 4 Windows 1995 The following instructions provide step by step instructions on installing the ESC 100 in Windows 95 using the New Hardware Found wizard 1 After booti
7. vicos go vad ci Vo p cans aan OEE d 7 1 2 Features eeo e eae E EE equat qaia aras qu ld 8 1 2 1 IND Option Surge Suppression Upgrade 8 2 Hardware Configuration sssusus 9 2 1 Factory Default Configuration Ltuuuuuuuuussn 9 2 2 Enable Scratchpad Register SPAD JA 9 2 3 Force High Speed UART Clock X2 X4 or X8 J1 J3 10 3 Hardware Installation l a 1 4 Address Map and Special Registers 12 4 1 Base Address and Interrupt Level IRQ 12 4 2 Enabling the Special Registers ssusuue 13 4 3 Interrupt Status Register uL tuLuLututtuuuuussses 13 44 Options Register odii uoo oe t eos en RS 14 4 4 1 Enhanced Serial Adapter Identification 14 4 4 2 Clock Rate Multiplier sssseessseseesesn 15 5 Windows Configuration ssssssse 16 5 1 Windows Millennium o oo 16 5 2 WindoWws 2000 sers repe abra t dte Dd RAE dq E aa 17 5 3 Windows 98 eade wet oth wd vete tee S EERS SN 18 5 4 Windows 1995 x ok se ceases vede agas esed Ea leta 19 5 5 Windows NT cea Fo b etx a i es 20 5 6 Viewing Resources with Device Manager 20 6 DOS and Other Operating Systems 23 6 1 DOS and other operating systems 23 6 1 1 OIPCLEXES M a3 5 5 Seca hoarya hut Se Sate e qd eb ueni eine 28 TOS rtm 26 8 External C
8. IOS or operating system Each serial port uses 8 consecutive I O locations The eight ports reside in a single block of I O space in eight byte increments for a total of 64 contiguous bytes as shown in Figure 6 I O Address Range Base Address 0 to Base Address 7 Serial 2 Base Address 8 to Base Address 15 Serial 3 Base Address 16 to Base Address 23 Serial 4 Base Address 24 to Base Address 31 Serial 6 Base Address 40 to Base Address 47 Serial 7 Base Address 48 to Base Address 55 Serial 8 Base Address 56 to Base Address 63 Base Address 32 to Base Address 39 Figure 6 Port Address Map All eight serial ports share the same IRQ The ESC 100 signals a hardware interrupt when any port requires service The interrupt signal is maintained until no port requires service Interrupts are level sensitive on the PCI bus The base address and IRQ are automatically detected by the device drivers Quatech supplies for various operating systems For cases where no device driver is available such as for operation under DOS Quatech supplies the OTPCI DOS software utility for manually determining the resources used See page 16 for details Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 11 4 2 Enabling the Special Registers The ESC 100 contains two unique registers an Interrupt Status Register and an Options Register These registers are enabled when the SPAD jumper J4 is removed factory default They replace the UART Scrat
9. QATECH ESC 100 Eight Channel RS 232 Asynchronous Communications Adapter for PCI bus User s Manual QUATECH INC TEL 330 655 9000 5675 Hudson Industrial Parkway FAX 330 655 9010 Hudson Ohio 44236 http www quatech com WARRANTY INFORMATION Quatech Inc warrants the ESC 100 to be free of defects for five 5 years from the date of purchase Quatech Inc will repair or replace any board that fails to perform under normal operating conditions and in accordance with the procedures outlined in this document during the warranty period Any damage that results from improper installation operation or general misuse voids all warranty rights Please complete the following information and retain for your records Have this information available when requesting warranty service DATE OF PURCHASE MODEL NUMBER ESC 100 D M PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Eight Channel RS 232 Asynchronous PCI Bus Communications Adapter SERIAL NUMBER c 1998 2004 Quatech Inc NOTICE The information contained in this document cannot be reproduced in any form without the written consent of Quatech Inc Likewise any software programs that might accompany this document can be used only in accordance with any license agreement s between the purchaser and Quatech Inc Quatech Inc reserves the right to change this documentation or the product to which it refers at any time and without notice The authors have taken due care in the preparatio
10. Windows for additional information on this utility 1 Double click the System icon inside the Control Panel folder This opens up the System Properties box 2 Click the Device Manager tab located along the top of the System Properties box This lists all hardware devices registered inside the Windows registry Additional information is available on any of these devices by click on the device name and then selecting the Properties button 3 Double click the device group Multi function Adapters The ESC 100 model name should appear in the list of Multi function adapters 4 Double click the ESC 100 model name and a properties box should open for the hardware adapter 5 Click the Resources tab located along the top of the properties box to view the resources Windows has allocated for the ESC 100 match the hardware configuration Because PCI is a true plug and play bus do not attempt to modify the configuration values listed Click Cancel to exit without making changes 6 The ESC 100 serial ports are also listed under the group Ports COM and LPT Windows does not assign COM1 COMA to ports addressed at nonstandard locations The ESC 100 ports will be enumerated starting with COMS or higher even if lower logical numbers are available 7 Select any of the Quatech Serial Ports listed under the group Port COM and LPT and click the Properties button This action opens a properties dialog for the specific COM port on the
11. ce driver for full installation and configuration details Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 25 8 External Connections RS 232 C devices are classified by their function as either Data Terminal Equipment DTE or Data Communication Equipment DCE Generally data terminal equipment is defined as the communication source and data communication equipment is defined as the device that provides a communication channel between two DTE type devices Terminal RS 232 C Telephone line Terminal RS 232 C Figure 16 Use of DTEs and DCEs in a communications link DTE and DCE type devices have complementary pinouts to allow terminals and modems to be connected directly using a one to one cable as shown in Figure 17 In many applications DCEs are unnecessary and in these cases a cable called a null modem cable or modem eliminator cable is used to directly connect two DTE type devices A typical null modem cable is also shown in Figure 17 TxD RxD CTS RTS DSR DTR ce oo00 INC DCD X RI GND Typical DTE to DCE cable Typical DTE to DTE null modem cable IN O01 Oo RIN OG UIS Or IS 0 E IO Figure 17 Cabling requirements for RS 232 C devices cables using 25 pin connectors shown Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 26 8 1 ESC 100D Channel Output Configuration The ESC 100D connects to peripheral equipment through a single female D 78 connector or using the adapter cable eight mal
12. chpad Register on accesses to register address 7 The Interrupt Status Register and Options Register are accessed through the scratchpad location of any UART The DLAB bit of the UART Line Control Register bit 7 is used to select between the two registers The most recent write of a DLAB bit in any UART selects between the two registers as shown in Figure 7 DLAB Bit SPAD Jumper Register selected for address 7 accesses Interrupt Status Register Options Register Scratchpad Registers Figure 7 DLAB bit selects between special registers 4 3 Interrupt Status Register The read only Interrupt Status Register can be used to quickly identify which serial ports require servicing after an interrupt Reading the Interrupt Status Register will return the interrupt status of the entire ESC 100 as shown in Figure 8 The individual bits are cleared as the interrupting ports are serviced The interrupt service routine should ensure that the interrupt status register reads zero before exiting 7 MSB Port 8 1 if interrupt pending NIE Port 7 1 if interrupt pending Port 6 1 if interrupt pending Port 5 1 if interrupt pending Port 3 1 if interrupt pending Port 2 1 if interrupt pending 00 Port 1 1 if interrupt pending Figure 8 Interrupt Status Register Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 12 4 4 Options Register The Options Register allows software to identify the ESC 100 as a Quatech Enhanced
13. e D 25 connectors The standard serial port connections are listed in Figure 18 Unlisted pins are not used and not connected Signal SE sso soo n ao u z e z m e eo i s e s s 3 4 5 e xm spapspm s s 5 DTR 3 20 42 20 8 20 47 20 a prpspe pz ps p e 27 cp 5 7 aj z 7 7 e 7 ee ee eel Descriptio n TD 31 2 2 3 2 75 Wm RrIXipARREGEARIJES om w e pm e sw e v s wp u s s s s ss Figure 18 ESC 100D Connector Pinouts Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 27 9G GG GoGGOOO09009 oGOoO0O000000OGO0 D 25 connectors on the adapter cable Go GGG 99 G9 0 069040 O 90 000 69999999999 000999099 OO HOO BOO OG 000 99O0O000 OEOVD GO OOO OOO OO EO OOS D 78 connector 2 o c E v o o 2 oO o 3 o o o o o oO a o o o 3 c 5 wt N o e o i e o e 15 N o E n Figure 19 ESC 100D Output Connectors 28 Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 8 2 ESC 100M Channel Output Configuration The ESC 100M connects to peripheral equipment through RJ 11 connectors or using the optional adapter cables male D 25 connectors When the RJ 11 connector is converted to a D 25 connector the adapter cables must be assembled with respect to either a DTE or DCE configuration The standard serial port connections are listed in Figure 20 RS251 Signal Description RJ 11 RJ 11 ases ae 8 o SgpmiGemd 4 7 4 7
14. e Options Register Software can determine the UART clock frequency by reading the clock rate multiplier bits RR1 and RRO in the Options Register as shown in Figure 11 RR1 and RRO can be set by writing to the Options Register if the X2 X4 and X8 jumpers J1 J3 are all removed If one of these jumpers is applied the RR1 and RRO bits are forced to the appropriate value Reading the Options Register will always return the clock rate multiplier at which the board is operating Clock Rate UART Clock Maximum Data 1 LN default 18432 MHz 115 2 kbaud 0 1 1 3 X 3 6864 MHz 230 4 kbaud 7 3728 MHz 460 8 kbaud 1 1 X8 147456MHz 921 6 kbaud Figure 11 Rate Register bit definition At powerup and reset the Options Register is initialized to 0 The ESC 100 will thus powerup in the x1 mode with software control of the clock rate multiplier enabled as long as the X2 X4 and X8 jumpers are not installed Software can control high baud rates through a combination of changing the clock rate multiplier and the UART baud rate divisor For example a baud rate of 230 4 kbps could be achieved by setting the clock rate multiplier to X2 mode or by applying the X2 jumper and setting a software application for 115 2 kbps Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 14 5 Windows Configuration 5 1 Windows Millennium 1 After inserting the ESC 100 for the first time the Add New Hardware Wizard will begin Select Search for the best driver for you
15. ecial Interest Group Contact Quatech technical support for more information 6 1 1 OTPCI EXE Quatech s OTPCI utility supplies the information required when modifying the serial port settings of the application This program should be run from real DOS not in a Windows DOS box Figure 14 shows the Basic Mode display for the ESC 100 after the Q key has been pressed In this example the ESC 100 uses I O base address FE80 hex and IRO 11 The hardware revision of the ESC 100 is also displayed Pressing the N key will show similar information for all non Quatech PCI devices in the system including those devices integrated on the motherboard Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 22 The OTPCI program is capable only of displaying the PCI configuration It cannot be used to make changes Quatech PCI Configuration Information Display Software Version 1 00 INSTRUCTIONS Press keys listed in the menu at the bottom of the screen This program only displays information It cannot make changes PCI BIOS detected version 2 10 Quatech PCI adapters detected ESC 100D Eight port RS 232 adapter Hardware Revision A1 Uses IRQ 11 Base addr 1 Oxfe80 O Q Quatech PCI adapters M Change to Expert Mode N Other PCI devices X EXIT Figure 14 OTPCI EXE Basic Mode display Figure 15 shows the Expert Mode display for the ESC 100 after the Q key has been pressed The information from the Basic Mode display is presented along with mo
16. es to fill the boards requirements and then updates the hardware registry with an entry that allocates these resources Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 21 6 DOS and Other Operating Systems 6 1 DOS and other operating systems The ESC 100 is not a direct drop in replacement for a legacy serial port because its base address and IRQ cannot be fixed at values such as 3F8 hex IRQ 4 COM1 or 2F8 hex IRQ 3 COMO etc Rather the system BIOS assigns the address and the IRQ in a plug and play fashion at boot time Software which is to use the ESC 100 must be able to accommodate any valid assignments of these resources For Windows and OS 2 the Quatech device drivers determine what the resource assignments are and proceed accordingly In other cases however the user must intervene The discussion below will center on DOS but the concepts can be applied to other operating systems as well Many DOS applications support user configuration of the base address and IRQ of a serial port Such applications can generally make use of the ESC 100 Older applications as well as some custom software may use hard coded standard legacy serial port addresses These applications will require modifications if they are to use the ESC 100 Custom applications for which the customer has source code can be modified to make just a few PCI BIOS function calls to obtain all the necessary configuration information The PCI BIOS specification can be obtained from the PCTSp
17. he ESC 100 is to be installed 2 Remove the system cover according to the instructions provided by the computer manufacturer 3 Make any desired optional jumper setting changes 4 Install the ESC 100 in any empty PCI expansion slot The board should be secured by installing the Option Retaining Bracket ORB screw 5 Replace the system cover according to the instructions provided by the computer manufacturer 6 Attach and secure the cable connectors to the desired equipment 7 Turn on the power of the computer system The output of the ESC 100D is a 78 pin D connector A cable is provided to convert the D 78 into eight standard male D 25 connectors with all control signals provided to each port RTS DTR CTS DSR DCD and RI The output of the ESC 100M is eight 6 pin RJ 11 connectors Optional cables are available to convert the RJ 11s into male D 25 connectors with customer configurable pinouts AUXIN AUXOUT signal selection ESC 100M only A Clock multiplier scratchpad select Figure 5 Jumper connector locations Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 10 4 Address Map and Special Registers This chapter explains how the eight UARTs and special registers are addressed as well as the layout of those registers This material will be of interest to programmers writing driver software for the ESC 100 4 1 Base Address and Interrupt Level IRQ The base address and IRO used by the ESC 100 are determined by the B
18. he Options Register are not available Figure 3 Enable scratchpad registers Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 8 2 3 Force High Speed UART Clock X2 X4 or X8 J1 J3 These jumpers force an increase of the UART input clock frequency by a factor of two four or eight This can allow legacy software to use baud rates above 115 200 bits per second It is also useful if the serial port device driver does not directly support setting the higher baud rates through the Options Register see page 9 If one of these jumpers is applied it overrides any value written to the Options Register to set the clock multiplier by software The effective baud rate will be either two four or eight times the value for which the UART itself is programmed The factory default is none of these jumpers applied which allows for software control of the clock multiplier via the Options Register The Options Register powerup default is for a standard times 1 clock of 1 8432 MHz for compatibility with standard serial ports OO w OC M 3 OO x8 4 QC SPAD Factory default Force times two clock software control Baud rates up to 230 4 kbps J1 O C x2 z EM 3s OQO x 4 QO SPAD 4 QC SPAD Force times four clock Force times eight clock Baud rates up to 460 8 kbps Baud rates up to 921 6 kbps Figure 4 Clock multiplier jumper options Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 9 3 Hardware Installation 1 Turn off the power of the computer system in which t
19. n industrial environment Each communication line has a surge suppressor capable of sustaining up to 40A 20us peak transient surges a clamping voltage of 30V and a peak energy dissipation of 0 1 Joules IND Option ESC 100D ESC 100DIND yes ESC 100M RJ 11 ESC 100MIND yes RJ 11 Figure 1 ESC 100 Product Series Summary Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 2 Hardware Configuration The ESC 100 is automatically configured at boot time by the computer s BIOS or operating system There are no required switches or jumpers to set for installation This chapter lists a number of optional jumper settings that control various hardware features Jumpers J1 J4 are grouped together at the end of the board opposite the D 78 or RJ 11 connector Any changes from the factory default should be made before installing the ESC 100 in the computer 2 1 Factory Default Configuration Figure 2 shows the jumper configuration as shipped from the factory with two spare jumpers applied in neutral positions Remove one or both and apply as shown in following sections to set optional features Figure 2 Factory default jumper configuration 2 2 Enable Scratchpad Register SPAD JA In the default configuration an Interrupt Status Register and an Options Register see page 9 replace the scratchpad base address 7 of each UART If the SPAD jumper is applied as in Figure 3 the UART scratchpad registers are enabled and the Interrupt Status Register and t
20. n of this document and every attempt has been made to ensure its accuracy and completeness In no event will Quatech Inc be liable for damages of any kind incidental or consequential in regard to or arising out of the performance or form of the materials presented in this document or any software programs that might accompany this document Quatech Inc encourages feedback about this document Please send any written comments to the Technical Support department at the address listed on the cover page of this document DOS Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows 98 Windows 95 Windows NT are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation OS 2 is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation All other trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective owners Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer s Name Manufacturer s Address Application of Council Directive Standards to which Conformity is Declared Type of Equipment Equipment Class Product Name Model Number Quatech Inc 5675 Hudson Industrial Parkway Hudson Ohio 44236 USA 89 336 EEC EN50081 1 EN55022 EN60555 2 EN60555 3 EN50082 1 IEC 801 2 IEC 801 3 amp IEC 801 4 Information Technology Equipment Commercial Residential amp Light Industrial PCI Eight Channel Serial Communications Card ESC 100D IND ESC 100M IND 1 General Information ir lle due cues qued squad M Ed 7 1 1 Connector Type
21. ng the computer with a newly installed ESC 100 the New Hardware Found dialog box will appear If you have never installed a Quatech PCI communications adapter before the dialog box may simply indicate that it has found a PCI Card 2 Select the radio button for Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer Click the OK button to continue 3 An Install From Disk dialog box should pop up Insert the CD with the Quatech INF files on it select the correct drive letter and click the OK button Windows 95 automatically browses the root directory for an INF file that defines configurations for Multi function Adapters If no INF files are found click the Browse button and search the Win95 sub directory on the installation CD You Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 18 are not required to select the file name After finding the directory containing the INF files Windows 95 will choose the correct file 4 The New Hardware Found dialog box will appear again this time for an Unknown Device 5 Again select the radio button for Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer Click the OK button to continue 6 Another Install From CD dialog box will pop up The path should already be pointing to the Quatech diskette Click the OK button to continue 7 You should now see the Copying Files dialog box as Windows 95 copies the driver files from the CD 8 The installation utility will ask for your Windows 95 ins
22. onnections 27 8 1 ESC 100D Channel Output Configuration 28 8 2 ESC 100M Channel Output Configuration 30 9 PCI Resource Map 1 32 10 Specifications l aarre 33 11 Troubleshooting LLLLLLULStSt eeesesese 35 1 General Information The Quatech Inc ESC 100 provides eight RS 232 asynchronous serial communication interfaces for IBM compatible personal computer systems using the PCIexpansion bus The ESC 100 uses Quatech s new Enhanced Serial Adapter design Legacy serial port data rates are limited to a maximum of 115 200 bits per second Quatech Enhanced Serial Adapters can achieve data rates as high as 921 600 bits per second As a PCI device the ESC 100 requires no hardware configuration The card is automatically configured by the computer s BIOS or operating system The eight serial ports share a single interrupt line and are addressed in a contiguous block of 64 bytes A special interrupt status register is provided to help software to manage the shared interrupt The ESC 100 s serial ports are using 16750 Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitters UARTs These UARTs contain hardware buffers FIFOs which reduce processing overhead and allow higher data rates to be achieved The 16750 contains a 64 byte FIFO and can transmit and receive data at a rate of up to 921 600 bits per second The ESC 100 is supported under several p
23. opular operating systems and environments Contact the sales department for details on current software offerings Most device drivers are available for download from the Quatech world wide web site at http www quatech com 1 1 Connector Type The ESC 100 is available with two different connector schemes reflected in the specific model number of the board The ESC 100D uses a D 78 connector A cable is supplied to break each serial port out into a standard male D 25 connector All modem control signals are provided for each serial port The ESC 100M uses modular RJ 11 phone jack style connectors one per serial port Only six signals are available on the RJ 11 connector Along with the transmit TXD and receive data RXD signals carrier detect DCD and a ground either the RTS CTS signal pair or the DTR DSR signal pair can be connected The other signal pair can be connected in a loopback configuration on the board Optional adapter cables translate the RJ 11 connectors to D 25 connectors with customer configurable pinouts Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 6 1 2 Features The standard ESC 100 implements each of its communication channels with a 16750 UART and uses standard line driver and receiver components For improved performance and industrial grade reliability Quatech offers the following board upgrades 1 2 1 IND Option Surge Suppression Upgrade The IND upgrade provides the protection essential for reliable use in a
24. r device Check the Removable media and Specify location box Click the Next button Add New Hardware Wizard Wirdows wil scarch for new drivers inite crivet database on nu aard drive and in any of tre Ton selected z Removable Medis Fleppy CD ROM iw Specify alucaturi poo s Browse Display a list uf all the divas ii a peutic lucatiuri zu you zer xele d Hber chive gra waril EN 2 Window will locate the proper INF file and copy the file from the CD Click the Next button 3 The final dialog screen will verify the file copy from the diskette Click the Finish button Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 15 5 2 Windows 2000 1 After inserting a ESC 100 for the first time the Add New Hardware Wizard will appear at start up Click the OK button Insert Disk i x Please insert the Compact Disc labeled Quatech PCI PCMCIA Multiport Serial Driver Installation Disk into your CD ROM drive H and then click OK Cancel You can also click OK if you want files to be copied from an alternate location such as a floppy disk or a network server 2 The following dialog box insert the Quatech COM CD shipped with the device Click the OK button xi The file aserfilt sys on Quatech PCI PCMCIA Multiport e Serial Driver Installation Disk is needed Cancel Type the path where the file is located and then click DK Copy files from X Browse 4 The following dialog box will
25. re details such as the Vendor and Device IDs PCI Class Code size of memory and Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 23 I O regions etc Pressing the N key will show similar information for all non Quatech PCI devices in the system including those devices integrated on the motherboard In this example the Base addr 0 resource is reserved For users interested in even more details PCI BIOS information can be displayed by pressing the B key Pressing the T key displays the PCI interrupt routing table Quatech PCI Configuration Information Display Software Version 1 00 Quatech PCI adapters detected ESC 100d eight port RS 232 adapter Vendor ID 0x135c Device id 0x0050 found in slot 0x04 on bus 0x00 Device function code 0x98 Revision ID 0x01 Hardware revision A1 PCI Class Code 0x070200 Communications controller multiport serial Subsystem Vendor ID 0x135c Subsystem Id 0x0050 INTA mapped to IRQ 11 route 0x61 Base addr 0 Oxfc80 O 0X80 bytes allocated Base addr 1 Oxfe80 V O 0X40 bytes allocated Q Quatech PCI adapters M Change to Basic Mode N Other PCI devices B PCI BIOS details X EXIT Interrupt routing details Figure 15 QTPCI EXE Expert Mode display Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 24 7 OS 2 The OS 2 device driver supports up to 32 serial ports in a system Installation is a manual but simple process Please refer to the read me documentation included on the Quatech COM CD with the devi
26. tallation CD Serial communication ports require two drivers supplied by Microsoft to function SERIAL VXD and SERIALUI DLL Insert the disk or CD and click OK NOTE You may be able to skip this step if you are certain that your system has the latest version of these files installed If you do not have your Windows 95 install CD immediately available click OK anyway A dialog box appears with an option to Skip the files Click the Skip button and the files will not be installed This is all right if the latest version of these drivers are currently in the WINDOWS SYSTEM directory 9 The New Hardware Found dialog will repeat for each of the serial ports on the ESC 100 as each port is registered with Windows 95 10 Installation is complete 5 5 Windows NT The Windows NT device driver is installed by running the SETUP program Up to 256 serial ports are supported There is a command line based configuration utility which is used for adding PCI bus and ISA bus serial ports Please refer to the ReadMe txt file located in the Serial Port Adapters NDriversN Windows NT 4 0 for PCI PCMCIA ISA folder on the Quatech COM CD for complete installation and configuration instructions Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 19 5 6 Viewing Resources with Device Manager The following instructions provide step by step instructions on viewing resources used by the ESC 100 in Windows using the Device Manager utility Select Start Help from within
27. tomers writing their own device drivers or other custom software A detailed description of the ESC 100 s UARTS is available on the Quatech web site all numbers in hex PCI Vendor ID 0x135C Quatech Inc PCI Device ID 0x0050 ESC 100D 0x0060 ESC 100M PCI Class Code Base class 0x07 Simple communications controller Subclass 0x02 Multiport serial controller Interface 0x00 IRQ sourced by INTA Base address 0 0x80 bytes I O Reserved region Base address 1 0x40 bytes I O Serial ports Port 1 at offset 0x00 Port 2 at offset 0x08 Port 3 at offset 0x10 Port 4 at offset 0x18 Port 5 at offset 0x20 Port 6 at offset 0x28 Port 7 at offset 0x30 Port 8 at offset 0x38 Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual 31 10Specifications Bus interface Dimensions Serial ports Controller Interface Transmit drivers High level output Low level output Switching speed low to high high to low Receive buffers High level input Low level input Switching speed Power requirements 5 volts 12 volts Temperature Humidity Quatech ESC 100 User s Manual PCI 32 bit bus 5 volt only IBM compatible computers approx 6 5 x 4 5 16750 with 64 byte FIFOs ESC 100D One female D 78 connector with eight male D 25 connectors using supplied adapter cable ESC 100M Eight RJ 11 connectors or eight male D 25 connectors using optional adapter cables SN75150 or compatible 5V min 8V typical 5V max 8V typical
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