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1. Completing the Found New gt Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for St MOXA CP 118U Series PCI Bus Click Finish to close the wizard lt Back 3 5 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 7 The Found New Hardware Wizard window will open to help you install the driver for MOXA Port 0 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and then click on Next to proceed Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New gt Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for MOXA Port 0 If your hardware came with an installation CD QP or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install the software automatically Recommended Click Next to continue e 8 Select Search for the best driver in these locations check Include this location in the search and then click on Browse If necessary use the Browse button to navigate to the CP 118U Software Win2K XP 2003 folder and then click on Next to proceed Found New Hardware Wizard E Please choose your search and installation options SS Y Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed I Search removable media floppy CD ROM IV Include this location in the search EM 18U4SoftwareNwin2K 4P 2003 X Browse D
2. CP 118U Port Number COM3 current Tx FIFO Rx FIFO V Auto Enumerating COM Number High 128 120 Middle 64 60 Low 1 1 Ax FIFO Level High y Unit Bytes IV Set the change to all ports Ix FIFO Level High y IV Set the change to all ports Geng 10 Click on OK to save the port settings and then click on OK in the Property window to finish the port settings procedure 3 23 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation Using MOXA PComm Utility The PComm Diagnostic program is a useful tool for checking the status of MOXA s multiport boards The program can be used to test internal and external IRQ TxD RxD UART CTS RTS DTR DSR etc Use this program to ensure that your MOXA boards and ports are working properly To start the program click on Start gt Programs gt PComm Lite 2000 XP Ver 1 2 gt PComm Diagnostic amp pcomm Diagnostic File Diagnose Help To be tested CP 118U Series COM Devtt 10 Bustt 0 IRQ Selec Board Status x Selec CP 118U Series COM3 COM10 Dev 10 Bus 0 IRQ 9 1 0 B000 Driver 1 9 0 Total Configuration Boards 1 COM Port Available Boards 1 NOTE The PComm Lite software can downloaded for free from Moxa s website at www moxa com support free_downloads htm Using Event Log To use the Event Log to check the installation of your MOXA boards click on Start gt Settings
3. 4 Wait while the installation wizard searches The next window that opens cautions you that although this software hasn t passed Windows Logo testing the driver has been tested and shown that it can support the Windows OS Click on Continue Anyway to proceed Please wait while the wizard installs the software SS S Sch MOXA CP 118U Series PCI Bus Hardware Installation ol t The software you are installing for this hardware e 4 MOXA CP 118U Series PCI Bus has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows lt P Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOF Installation 3 4 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 5 Wait while the driver software is installed Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard installs the software D Sch MOXA CP 118U Series PCI Bus mxsicta dil To FAWINXPAS ystem32 6 The next window shows the model name of the board and indicates that Windows has completed the driver installation Click on Finish to proceed with the rest of the installation procedure Found New Hardware Wizard
4. Select a COM number for the port from the Port Number pull down list 5 Check the Auto Enumerating COM Number checkbox to map subsequent ports automatically The port numbers will be assigned in sequence For example if COM3 is assigned to Port 1 then COMA if not already occupied will be assigned to Port 2 etc Select an Rx FIFO Trigger from the Rx FIFO Level pull down list Rx FIFO trigger levels of High Middle and Low are available with the default set to High 120 bytes Check Set the change to all ports checkbox to apply this Rx FIFO Trigger to all ports Select a Tx FIFO Level from the Tx FIFO Level pull down list Tx FIFO Levels of High Middle and Low are available with the default set to High 128 bytes Check Set the change to all ports checkbox to apply the just defined Tx FIFO Size to all ports AA eee CP 118U Port Number COM3 current Tx FIFO Rx FIFO High 128 120 IV Auto Enumerating COM Number Middle 64 60 Low 1 1 Rx FIFO Level High y Unit Bytes IV Set the change to all ports Tx FIFO Level IV Set the change to all ports High y cars 3 41 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 8 Click on OK to save the settings and then click on OK in the Property window to complete the port settings and return to the MOXA Smartio Industio Configuration Panel window The just configured CP 118U board will be listed as shown below
5. CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 3 The Device Manager window refreshes automatically showing that the driver and ports for the CP 118U Series board have been removed BER File Action view Help lt gt 018 12 4 Computer amp Disk drives 2 Display adapters 2 DVD CD ROM drives 2 Floppy disk controllers JA Floppy disk drives 2 IDE ATAJATAPI controllers gt Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices 2 Monitors E9 Network adapters 4 Ports COM amp LPT Communications Port COM1 EI Communications Port COM2 4 Printer Port LPT1 me Processors Sound video and game controllers 4 System devices 4 Fe E Windows 2000 In this section we describe the installation procedure for Windows 2000 Windows 2000 supports up to 256 serial ports from COM1 to COM256 In order to utilize fully Windows 2000 s multi process and multi thread advanced features pure 32 bit Windows 2000 device drivers were developed for MOXA multiport boards The drivers conform to the Win32 COMM API standard Installing the Driver for the First Time The following procedure shows how to install the CP 118U driver for the first time under Windows 2000 First make sure the board or boards have already been plugged into the system s PCI or PCI X slot s NOTE If you have already installed a CP 118U or othe
6. Step 5 Plug the CP 118U board firmly into a free 32 bit PCI slot Step 6 Fasten the holding screw to fix the control board in place Step 7 Replace the PC s cover Step 8 Power on the PC The BIOS will automatically set the IRO and I O address NOTE Each Moxa Universal PCI or PCI board uses one unique IRO and I O address both of which are assigned automatically by the PCI BIOS Step 9 Proceed with the software installation discussed in the next chapter Software Installation 2 3 3 Software Installation In this chapter installation configuration and update removal procedures for the driver are given for Windows 2003 XP 2000 98 95 NT DOS Linux and SCO Before proceeding with the software installation complete the hardware installation discussed in the previous chapter Hardware Installation Refer to the next chapter Serial Programming Tools for information about developing your own serial programming applications Note that up to 4 CP 118U boards can be installed in one system provided sufficient I O address and IRQ number resources are available Windows 2000 XP 2003 Windows XP Embedded Windows NT Windows 95 98 DOS FreeBSD Linux and SCO drivers can be downloaded from the Moxa website The following topics are covered in this chapter LI Windows Drivers gt Windows 2003 XP gt Windows 2000 gt Windows 95 98 gt Windows NT LI Non Windows Drivers gt DOS gt Linux
7. 3 28 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 6 Click on CP 118U Series 8 23 2004 to highlight it and then click on Next Add New Hardware Wizard lt N CP 118U Series 8 23 2004 7 Verify that the CP 118U Series driver will be installed and then click on Next 3 29 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 8 Basic configuration information will be displayed in the CP 118U Series Installation window Click on OK to complete the installation of the board CP 118U Series Installation ke WT Vector i High High High High High High High on Om amp GA FA Seng 9 This completes the installation of the CP 118U board Click on Finish to exit the Add New Hardware Wizard Add New Hardware Wizard NOTE If an error message similar to CP 118U board BusNo x DevNo x Portl COMx interrupt number is invalid pops up refer to the Troubleshooting chapter for solutions 3 30 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation Configuring the Ports Follow the procedures given below to re configure the board s COM ports Since CP 118U is a Universal PCI board when a new board is added or an existing board is removed the board s configuration will be added or removed automatically by the operating system when you restart the PC 1 Open the Control Panel and the double click on the System icon 2 Select the Device Manager tab click on the desired CP 118U board
8. gt SCO CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation Windows Drivers MOXA provides drivers that allow you to use the following serial board products under Windows 2003 XP 2000 Windows XP Embedded Windows 98 95 and Windows NT e Universal PCI Boards CP 118U CP 168U CP 104UL CP 104JU CP 102U CP 102UL CP 134U CP 134U I CP 132UL CP 132UL I V2 CP 132U I V1 e PCI Boards C168H PCI C104H PCI C104HS PCI CP 114 CP 114I CP 114S CP 114IS CP 132 CP 1321I CP 132S CP 132IS e ISA Boards C168H C168HS C168P C104H C104HS C104P CI 104J CI 104JS CI 134 CI 1341 CI 134IS CI 132 CI 1321 CI 132IS e CPCI Boards CT 114I The overall procedure for installing the Windows drivers for the CP 118U Series boards is summarized in the flowchart at the right Note that except for Windows NT a newly installed board will be detected automatically by the Windows OS when it boots up Plug the CP 118U Series board into an empty PCI or PCI X slot See the Hardware Installation chapter Turn on your PC Windows will automatically detect the board except for Windows NT Driver already installed Install the driver from the Documentation and Software CD See the Installing the Driver for the First Time subsection for detailed instructions Configure the board s ports See the Configuring the Ports subsection for detailed instructions The CP 118U board and ports are ready to use 3 2 CP 118U User
9. you should also refer to the Connection Cables and Cable Wiring chapter for more details about using RS 485 The CP 118U Series supports 2 wire half duplex RS 485 and 4 wire full duplex RS 485 communication Ports configured for 2 wire RS 485 use the Data and Data pins for both transmitting and receiving data Two methods can be used to switch between transmitting and receiving e ADDC e RTS 4 5 CP 118U User s Manual Serial Programming Tools ADDC RTS ADDC is the best method for switching between transmission and receiving when using 2 wire RS 485 When using ADDC additional code is not required to switch between data transmitting and receiving since the switching mechanism is managed automatically by the board s built in intelligent hardware mechanism This means that RS 485 programming using ADDC mode is just as simple and straightforward as RS 232 or RS 422 programming To ensure precise timing control when using 2 wire RS 485 transmission we recommend that you configure your CP 118U Series ports as described below There are 2 methods for controlling 2 wire RS 485 transmission Method 1 The following method is commonly used for 2 wire RS 485 transmission sio_SetWriteTimeouts port 0 Set sio_write into block mode if for Windows NT and Windows 95 98 sio_RTS port 1 Turn on RTS signal The RS 485 port is ready for transmitting data sio_write port buff 10 Write 10 b
10. 98 PComm provides e A powerful serial communication library that simplifies serial programming tasks for most popular programming languages The serial communication library is useful for developing applications for data communications remote access data acquisition and industrial control under Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 95 98 and is a simpler programming solution compared to the more complex Windows Win32 COMM API e Useful utilities such as diagnostic monitor and terminal emulator TIlustrative sample programs e Comprehensive on line documentation Installing PComm To install PComm run Setup exe from the Documentation and Software CD Note that the PComm diagnostic and monitor utilities are for Moxa boards only To use these utilities you must have a Moxa board and the appropriate Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP 2003 device driver installed in your system See the Software Installation chapter for instructions on how to install the drivers After installing PComm click on Start select Program Files and then the PComm Lite group to select from the list of utilities and documents PComm Programming Library The serial communication library helps you develop serial communications programs for any COM port that complies with the Microsoft Win32 API This library facilitates the implementation of multi process multi thread serial communication programs and greatly reduces the time required to develop applications For a com
11. CP 118U board comes with built in 15 KV ESD surge protection to prevent damage to the board from lightning or high potential voltage The surge protection feature makes the CP 118U board suitable for industrial factory type applications and for use with applications that are subject to severe weather conditions ADDC Automatic Data Direction Control for RS 485 To make 2 wire RS 485 half duplex connections easier to manage ADDC Automatic Data Direction Control intelligence is built into the CP 118U board eliminating the need for software interference This means that Windows applications can be set up to manage RS 485 ports without writing additional code to control the half duplex protocol Operating System Support The CP 118U board is compatible with all major industrial platforms including Windows 2000 XP 2003 Windows NT Windows 95 98 Me DOS and Linux MOXA device drivers are provided for smoother installation configuration and performance In this manual we give installation details for Windows 2003 XP Windows 2000 Windows NT Windows 95 98 DOS Linux and SCO Visit Moxa s website at www moxa com to download the latest drivers and user s manuals for all of Moxa s products Universal PCI The 32 64 bit PCI local bus specification requires that PCI hardware be compatible with both 3 3V and 5V connector types Moxa s universal PCI cards can be plugged into 3 3V or 5V and 32 bit or 64 bit slots MOXA Serial
12. PCI bus 0 device 10 function 0 Device status This device is working properly If you are having problems with this device click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooter id Device usage Use this device enable bo 5 Click on the port you would like to configure to highlight it and then click on Port Setting MOXA CP 118U Series PCI Bus Properties zi xi General Ports Configuration Driver Resources Rx FIFO Level Tx FIFO Level Help Port Info Port Setting di 3 22 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 6 Select a COM number for the port from the Port Number pull down list 7 Check the Auto Enumerating COM Number checkbox to map subsequent ports automatically The port numbers will be assigned in sequence For example if COM 3 is assigned to Port 1 then COM 4 if not already occupied will be assigned to Port 2 etc 8 Select an Rx FIFO Trigger from the Rx FIFO Level pull down list Rx FIFO trigger levels of High Middle and Low are available with the default set to High 120 bytes Check Set the change to all ports checkbox to apply this Rx FIFO Trigger to all ports 9 Select a Tx FIFO Level from the Tx FIFO Level pull down list Tx FIFO Levels of High Middle and Low are available with the default set to High 128 bytes Check Set the change to all ports checkbox to apply the just defined Tx FIFO Size to all ports
13. driver file C Windows nt in the example shown here and then click on OK to proceed Network lx Identification Services Protocols Adapters Bindings Network Adapters Select Network Adapter 2 x ay 1 WEN IMO Ia DA AE Mil ee he BP Click the Network Adapter that matches your hardware and then BAR Ach NK Int have an installation disk far thie eamnanent click Insert Disk Insert disk with software provided by the software or oe hardware manufacturer If the files can be found at a different location for example on another drive type a new path to the files below _Cancel C Windows nt DK Cancel DK Cancel 3 38 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 6 Select MOXA Smartio Industio Family multiport board in the Select OEM Option window and then click on OK to start installing the driver Select OEM Option Smartio Industio Family multiport board 7 The Moxa Smartio Industio Configuration Panel window appears Click on Add to open the Property configuration window to change port settings and set advanced FIFO configuration options EL Moxa Smartio Industio Configuration Panel 8 Continue from Step 3 in the next section Configuring the Ports Configuring the Ports Follow the instructions in this subsection if the CP 118U Windows NT driver is already installed and you wish to re configure a board s ports or configure the ports of a newly
14. from a list or specific location Advanced and then click on Next to continue Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New gt Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for MOXA CP 118U Series PCI Bus D If your hardware came with an installation CD LED ar floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install the software automatically Recommended cir di Click Next to continue lt Back 3 3 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 3 Select Search for the best driver in these locations check Include this location in the search and then click on Browse Navigate to the CP 118U Software Win2K XP 2003 folder on the software CD and then click on Next to continue Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options SS Y Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media floppy CD ROM IV Include this location in the search HACPA 18U Software Win2kK xP 2003 e Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware lt Back Next gt Cancel
15. gt Control Panel gt Administrative Tools gt Event Viewer to enter the Event Viewer utility Look under the System category to find the latest information relevant to MOXA s drivers 3 24 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation Removing the Driver 1 To uninstall the driver click on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt System select the Hardware tab and then click on Device Manager Use the mouse to place the cursor over the CP 118U Series board under Multi port serial adapters and then click the right mouse button Select the Uninstall option 0 D File Action View Help e mf882 azza WINXP PRO d Computer S Disk drives 2 Display adapters 3 DYD CD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers J Floppy disk drives S IDE ATA ATAPI controllers ue Keyboards 5 Mice and other pointing devices Monitors St multi port serial adapters E MOXA CP 118U Serjes PCI Bus BB Network adapters Update Driver 4 Ports COM 8 LPT Disable 8 Sound video and game 14 System devices ese ee Le R E E Scan for hardware changes Properties Uninstalls the driver For the selected device 2 Click on OK to proceed with uninstalling the board Confirm Device Removal i 2 x Sch MOXA CP 118U Series PCI Bus Warning You are about to uninstall this device from
16. might include unintentional technical or typographical errors Changes are periodically made to the information herein to correct such errors and these changes are incorporated into new editions of the publication Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Appendix A Table of Contents free A E 1 1 O ON 1 2 EE 1 3 ECU EE rt ete es Ee e k loa as ad aes 1 3 Ne E E EE 1 3 Installation Flowchart s0 cccsssseeseis5 i a a cave nt obgeeedoes EE EEEREEESEE ENEE ENEE 1 4 Hardware Installation 0 jie iin n nnn nnn aa 2 1 CP 118U Block Diasraim comicidad 2 2 DIP Switch Settings iii ran 2 2 Plugging the Board into an Expansion Slot cccceescscssscsseeecssecseesecseecceaeecesaecaessecneserenaeeeeens 2 3 Software Installation nae 3 1 AN A eet ee EE E 3 2 Windows 2003 XP EE 3 3 Windows ALE 3 14 Windows EE 3 26 WAT OW SHIN ie o pec dh ves Sos ces cs hoes Sa aa 3 38 Non Windows Divers ic aoc a skani as asas iso ass Eed 3 45 DOS rasa iausi das va iais a i ai i da ds etd aes voted die i a a elas depots 3 45 ius E g TS 3 48 S CO EE 3 50 Serial Programming Tools cccsssseeceeseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeesseeneeseseeeeeeeees 4 1 lte EE geegent EE aaa Tn A 4 2 Installing PComMmM pennen onpa eege ss ico 4 2 PComm Programming Library A 4 2 VII nda e e de AA O A et E O 4 3 Diagnostic for MOXA boards only 4 3 Monitor for Moxa boards under Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 cooooccoconcc
17. next Message Do you want to rebuild the system y n _ Rebuilding kernel Please wait After the system is rebuilt the system will return to shell command At this point you can begin to use your MOXA Smartio Multiport Serial Board Message Do you want to rebuild the system y n _ Rebuilding kernel Please wait Rebuilding kernel completed Please remember to manually reboot your system later Press any key to continue _ 3 52 4 Serial Programming Tools Moxa provides an easy to use yet powerful serial programming library and communication troubleshooting utilities under Windows 2000 XP 2003 Windows 95 98 and Windows NT The following sections give details about the installation the library and the utilities for various platforms The following topics are covered in this chapter LI MOXA PComm gt Installing PComm gt PComm Programming Library Q Utilities gt Diagnostic for Moxa boards only gt Monitor for Moxa boards under Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 gt Terminal Emulator OU RS 485 Programming gt ADDC Automatic Data Direction Control gt 2 wire RS 485 Data Transmission under Windows CP 118U User s Manual Serial Programming Tools MOXA PComm PComm a professional serial comm tool for PCs is a software package that runs under Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 95
18. port settings and then click on OK in the Property window to finish the port settings procedure Updating the Driver This section explains how to update the Windows 98 driver 1 Open the Control Panel click on the System icon and select the Device Manager tab 3 33 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 2 Click on a MOXA CP 118U board under Moxa Smartio Industio multiport board to highlight it and then click on Properties System Properties 3 Floppy disk controllers amp Hard disk controllers 3 Select the Driver tab and click on Update Driver CP 118U Series Properties ES 3 34 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 4 Click on Next Update Device Driver Wizard 5 Select Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want and then click on Next Update Device Driver Wizard 3 35 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 6 Inthe next window the CP 118U Series option should already be highlighted Click on Have Disk and then navigate to the folder that contains the new driver file Update Device Driver Wizard D CP 104JU Series CP 104U Series CP 114 Series CP 118U Series CP 132 Series CP 132U Series CP 13411 Series 7 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the driver update procedure 3 36 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation Removing the Driver This section explains how to
19. press Enter None CP 118U C168 ISA Series C104 ISA Series C168 PCI Series C104 PCI Series CP 104U Series CP 168U Series CP 104JU Series CP 102U CP 102UL 7 The board s basic information such as I O address Bus No and Device No will be shown next Resources will be assigned by the SCO system to the PCI board you selected PCI Boards Selecting 1 I O Addr AC00 BusNo 2 DevNo 13 Enter Select ESC Exit 3 51 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 8 Press Enter to return to the main screen Smartio Family Installation Utility Ver 1 6 Smartio Family Basic Configuration Board No Board Type I O Address Interrupt Bus Dev No 1 CP 118U AC00 5 2 13 2 None O len 3 None po mn O 4 None O Esc Exit Tab Change Item PgDn getty Setting Enter Confirm Input Value Press Esc to save the configuration and exit Save configuration changes Y N The driver files will be copied to the SCO system Press any key to continue Message Copying driver files and configuring system Please wait Press any key to continue Press Y to rebuild the system Message Do you want to rebuild the system y n The window shown below will open
20. properly plugged into the system If this is the case re plug the board into a 32 bit PCI slot It is also possible that a slot has malfunctioned In this case try other slots until you find one that works The motherboard does not have an available IRQ for the CP 118U Series board In this case enter the BIOS and make sure there is an available IRQ under PCI PnP settings The MOXA CP 118U board and driver are activated but cannot transfer transmit receive data Hardware Causes and Solutions a b Make sure the cable wiring is connected correctly Refer to the Connection Cables and Cable Wiring chapter for correct cable connections The cable or the board could be defective Try other ports cables or boards to verify this or use the PComm Diagnostic utility to test the MOXA board and port conditions If Diagnostic reports an error replace the faulty components Software Causes and Solutions a CP 118U Series boards will check the line status CTS before transmitting data if the RTS CTS flow control feature is set to Enable in the configuration or application program Refer to the Connection Cables and Cable Wiring chapter for proper wiring diagrams and check the line status of the suspected port using the diagnostic LED indicators on the mini tester The board control application might not be written correctly according to the corresponding API of the operating system To check this problem run another appl
21. your system Cancel 3 25 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 3 The Device Manager window refreshes automatically showing that the driver and ports for the CP 118U Series board have been removed LC Device manager AT File Action View Help t ais e a E d Computer amp Disk drives 2 Display adapters 3 DYD CD ROM drives 1474 Floppy disk controllers E a Floppy disk drives H E IDE ATAJATAPI controllers gt Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices Monitors Network adapters EF Ports COM amp LPT i Communications Port COM1 EI Communications Port COM2 4 Printer Port LPT1 MR Processors Sound video and game controllers 4 System devices OOOO E E El EE Windows 95 98 In this section we describe the installation procedure for Windows 98 The installation procedure for Windows 95 is similar The Windows 95 98 driver supports up to 128 serial ports from COM1 to COM128 To utilize fully the advanced multi process and multi thread features of Windows 95 98 pure 32 bit Windows 95 98 virtual device port drivers VxD compliant with communication drivers VCOMM have been developed for the CP 118U and other MOXA multiport boards The drivers conform to the Win32 COMM API standard Installing the Driver for the First Time The following procedure shows how to install the CP 118U driver for
22. 5V RS 422 Dimensions W x D 135 x 82 mm 5 31 x 3 23 in CP 118U User s Manual Technical Reference PCI The 32 bit CP 118U Series board complies with PCI Specifications 2 1 and the IRQ and I O address hardware configuration is automatically assigned by the PCI BIOS This means that you must plug in the board before installing the driver As opposed to ISA slots different PCI slots in the same PC may have different bus numbers and device numbers with respect to the PCI specifications The same PCI board will have different system configurations if switched to a different PCI slot this is called slot sensitivity or slot dependency This may also apply to PCI slots in a PC with a different motherboard which may use different device number sets For example some use 17 18 19 and 20 for identifying the respective PCI slots but some use 11 12 13 and 14 Due to slot dependency it is necessary to re configure the driver software once the board is plugged into different PCI slots Up to 4 CP 118U Series boards are allowed in one system When installing more than one board remember the order the boards are installed to distinguish the installed boards from each other MOXA UART The MOXA UART is an intelligent asynchronous controller that supports one full duplex channel that simultaneously transfers data at a transmission speed of 921 6 Kbps To increase overall data throughput special features such as on chip
23. CASA 1 DCD TxD A 2 RxD TxD B 3 TxD RxD B Data B 4 DTR RxD A Data A 5 GND GND GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 5 3 CP 118U User s Manual Pin Assignments Male DB25 Opt8B C 2 RxD B Data B 3 RxD TxD B cf 4 RTS 5 CTS Se 6 DSR de 7 GND GND GND 8 DCD TxD A Ss 20 DTR RxD A Data A RN Seeeeeeeeeeee LL tt GL PO LL GL E 2 TxD B 3 TxD RxD B Data B 4 CTS 5 RTS 6 DTR RxD A Data A 7 GND GND GND 8 DCD TxD A 20 DSR 5 4 CP 118U User s Manual Pin Assignments RJ45 Opt8 RJ45 TETTEIT 1 8 RS 422 4 wire RS 485 SR RS 1 DSR 2 RTS s as 3 GND GND GND 4 TxD RxD B Data B 5 RxD TxD B E 6 DCD TxD A Ss 7 CTS Ss 8 DTR RxD A Data A 5 5 6 Troubleshooting Common CP 118U Series problems and possible solutions are listed below If you still have problems after reading this chapter contact your dealer or Moxa for help or use the Problem Report Form at the end of this manual to report problems to your dealer General Troubleshooting 1 The MOXA CP 118U board cannot be detected by the MOXA driver while installing the driver Hardware causes and solutions a The board is not installed in the computer Please install it The board is not
24. COM3 current Tx FIFO Rx FIFO V Auto Enumerating COM Number High 128 120 Middle 64 60 Low 1 1 Ax FIFO Level High y Unit Bytes IV Set the change to all ports Ix FIFO Level High y IV Set the change to all ports SCH 8 Click on OK to save the port settings and then click on OK in the Property window to finish the port settings procedure CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation Using MOXA PComm Utility The PComm Diagnostic program is a useful tool for checking the status of MOXA s multiport boards The program can be used to test internal and external IRQ TxD RxD UART CTS RTS DTR DSR etc Use this program to ensure that your MOXA boards and ports are working properly To start the program click on Start gt Programs gt PComm Lite 2000 XP Ver 1 2 gt PComm Diagnostic amp pcomm Diagnostic File Diagnose Help To be tested CP 118U Series COM Devtt 10 Bustt 0 IRQ Selec Board Status x Selec CP 118U Series COM3 COM10 Dev 10 Bus 0 IRQ 9 1 0 B000 Driver 1 9 0 Total Configuration Boards 1 COM Port Available Boards 1 NOTE The PComm Lite software can downloaded for free from Moxa s website at www moxa com support free downloads htm Using Event Log To use the Event Log to check the installation of your MOXA boards click on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Administrative T
25. CP 118U User s Manual 8 Port RS 232 422 485 Serial Board for Universal PCI Bus First Edition September 2004 www moxa com product Moxa Technologies Co Ltd Tel 886 2 8919 1230 NA OXA Fax 886 2 8919 1231 Web www moxa com MOXA Technical Support Worldwide support moxa com tw The Americas support moxa com CP 118U User s Manual The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement Copyright Notice Copyright O 2004 Moxa Technologies Co Ltd All rights reserved Reproduction without permission is prohibited Trademarks MOXA is a registered trademark of The Moxa Group All other trademarks or registered marks in this manual belong to their respective manufacturers Disclaimer Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Moxa Moxa provides this document as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to its particular purpose Moxa reserves the right to make improvements and or changes to this manual or to the products and or the programs described in this manual at any time Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However Moxa assumes no responsibility for its use or for any infringements on the rights of third parties that may result from its use This product
26. Click on OK to return to the Network window EL Moxa Smartio Industio Configuration Panel 9 Click on Close to close the Network window BIC MOXA Smartio Industio Family Adapter D Link DFE 530TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Rev A 10 Restart the PC to activate the new settings 3 42 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation NOTE The driver configuration will NOT take effect until you restart the PC Using Event Log Once the system restarts you may check the event log recorded by the MOXA driver to verify that the board s ports have been initialized successfully To view the event log enter the Administrative group click the Event Viewer icon and then select Log and System to check a message similar to MOXA CP 118U board with first serial port COM3 has been enabled for each newly configured board NOTE If an error message similar to Cannot find any configured MOXA Smartio Industio series board pops up refer to the Troubleshooting chapter for possible solutions Removing a CP 118U Board To remove a CP 118U board first shut down your PC and then physically remove the board from the PCI or PCI X slot The next time you start up the PC the system will automatically remove the configuration for the board You do not need to click the Remove button in the Moxa Smartio Industio Configuration Panel 3 43 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation Removin
27. Comm Tool For application development MOXA provides an easy to use serial communication library called PComm that runs under Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 95 98 Use this library to develop your own applications with Visual Basic Visual C Borland Delphi etc Utilities such as Data Scope Monitor Terminal Emulator and Diagnostics are included to make it easier to debug monitor communication status provide terminal emulation and transfer files CP 118U User s Manual Introduction Applications The CP 118U board is suitable for many different applications including Features Internet Intranet Connections Remote Access Multi user Applications Industrial Automation Office Automation Telecommunications PC based Vending Machines and Kiosks POS Point of Sale Systems The CP 118U board has the following outstanding features 8 independent RS 232 422 RS 485 serial ports Supports Universal PCI Data flow LED display onboard MOXA UART with 128 byte FIFO driver 50 bps to 921 6 Kbps transmission speed Supports both 4 wire and 2 wire RS 485 2 wire RS 485 data control with ADDC Embedded 15 KV ESD surge protection Drivers for all major industrial platforms Windows 2000 XP 2003 Windows NT Windows 95 98 Windows XP Embedded Linux FreeBSD SCO Package Checklist The following items are included in the CP 118U package CP 118U 8 port serial board Documentation and Software CD ROM Quick Installation Guide NOTE Notif
28. FIFO and on chip hardware flow control are used to reduce the number of interrupts to the onboard CPU helping to prevent data loss A 2 B Service Information This appendix shows you how to contact Moxa for information about this and other products and how to report problems In this appendix we cover the following topics Q MOXA Internet Services OU Problem Report Form Q Product Return Procedure CP 118U User s Manual Service Information MOXA Internet Services Customer satisfaction is our number one concern and to ensure that customers receive the full benefit of our products Moxa Internet Services has been set up to provide technical support driver updates product information and user s manual updates The following services are provided E mail for technical support support moxa com tw Worldwide support O moxa com The Americas Moxa Group website for product information driver downloads documentation and more http www moxa com CP 118U User s Manual Service Information Problem Report Form MOXA CP 118U Series Customer name 1 Moxa Product O CP 118U 2 Serial Number Problem Description Please describe the symptoms of the problem as clearly as possible including any error messages you see A clearly written description of the problem will allow us to reproduce the symptoms and expedite the repair of your product CP 118U User s Manual Servic
29. I V1 PCI Boards C168H PCI C104H PCI C104HS PCI CP 114 CP 114I CP 114S CP 114IS CP 132 CP 1321 CP 132S CP 132IS ISA Boards C168H C168HS C168P C104H C104HS C104P CI 104J CI 104JS CI 134 CI 1341 CI 134IS CI 132 CI 132I CI 132IS cPCI Boards CT 114I Installing the Driver 1 Run the installation program DOSINST EXE from the Software DOS folder on the Documentation and Software CD Specify the target API 232 directory e g CAMOXA to which the driver will be copied Press F2 to start the installation After the installation is complete a window will open to ask if you want to run SETUP EXE Press Y to run the program CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation Setting up the Driver This section covers some of the setup program s most frequently used functions For complete details press F1 to open the on line help file 1 Run BINSETUP EXE 2 Press Enter to select the model name of the MOXA board you are installing 3 A window will open displaying basic configuration information for all boards of this type currently installed in the system Press PgDn to configure the port settings CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 4 You may enter or modify the settings of each port at this stage The values displayed first are the port s initial values that were set up when the driver was installed 5 Press F10 to save the changes and exit the SETUP program Legends In this
30. Manual Software Installation 11 After all files have been copied to the system the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window will open to indicate that it has finished installing Port 0 Click on Finish to proceed with the rest of the installation Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New D Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for E MOXA Port O Click Finish to close the wizard lt Back 12 Repeat Step 7 through Step 11 for each of the remaining seven ports The last port to be installed will be MOXA Port 7 as shown in the following figure Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for E MOXA Port 7 Click Finish to close the wizard lt Back 3 8 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 13 The Found New Hardware pop up window will reappear to inform you that the hardware was installed successfully WD Found New Hardware CH Your new hardware is installed and ready to use Configuring the Ports After the driver has been installed use Device Manager to configure the CP 118U serial ports 1 Click on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt System select the Hardware tab and then click on Device Manager System Properties 3 9 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 2 Expand the Multi port serial adapter
31. Windows 95 98 For general problems and solutions see the previous section General Troubleshooting 1 The system fails to find the CP 118U Series board The board s is are not plugged in properly The slot the boards are plugged into is defective Try another slot until you find one that works The board might be defective After the system reboots the error message CP 118U Series BusNo x DevNo x Portl COMx interrupt number is invalid appears This indicates that the MOXA board was found but the IRQ conflicts with another adapter Make sure the MOXA board s IRQ does not conflict with other adapters IRQ Check the PCI BIOS IRQ settings and select an available IRQ for MOXA boards 6 2 A Technical Reference Product Specifications Bus interface 32 bit PCI Number of ports 8 I O address Assigned by PCI BIOS IRQ Assigned by PCI BIOS Data bits 5 6 7 8 Stop bits 1 1 5 2 Parity none even odd space mark Flow Control RTS CTS XON XOFF UART Moxa UART 16C550C or compatible Speed 50 bps to 921 6 Kbps Connector Female DB62 Data signals RS 232 TxD RxD RTS CTS DTR DSR DCD GND RS 422 TxD B A RxD B A GND 4 wire RS 485 2 wire RS 485 TxD B A RxD B A GND Data B A GND Surge protection 15 KV ESD Operating temperature 0 to 55 C Power requirement 240 mA max 5V RS 232 300 mA max
32. and then click on Port Setting MOXA CP 118U Series PCI Bus Properties E xj General Ports Configuration Driver Resources Rx FIFO Level Tx FIFO Level Help Port Info die Port Setting 3 32 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 5 Select a COM number for the port from the Port Number pull down list 6 Check the Auto Enumerating COM Number checkbox to map subsequent ports automatically The port numbers will be assigned in sequence For example if COM3 is assigned to Port 1 then COM4 if not already occupied will be assigned to Port 2 etc 7 Select an Rx FIFO Trigger from the Rx FIFO Level pull down list Rx FIFO trigger levels of High Middle and Low are available with the default set to High 120 bytes Check Set the change to all ports checkbox to apply this Rx FIFO Trigger to all ports 8 Select a Tx FIFO Level from the Tx FIFO Level pull down list Tx FIFO Levels of High Middle and Low are available with the default set to High 128 bytes Check Set the change to all ports checkbox to apply the just defined Tx FIFO Size to all ports CP 118U Port Number COM3 current Tx FIFO Rx FIFO V Auto Enumerating COM Number High 128 120 Middle 64 60 Low 1 1 Ax FIFO Level High y Unit Bytes IV Set the change to all ports Ix FIFO Level High y IV Set the change to all ports SCH 9 Click on OK to save the
33. ation 2 3 Expand the Multi port serial adapters tab right click on MOXA CP 118U Series PCI Bus and then click on Properties to open the board s configuration panel E Device Manager File Action View Help e mea 2 E ES ga gt Keyboards T5 Mice and other pointing devices Monitors 3 Multi port serial adapters Sy MOXA CP 118U Series PCI Bus E Network adapters Update Driver Y Ports COM 8LPT Disable S Communicatic Uninstall EI Communicatic Y MOXA Comm Scan for hardware changes Ceiba Properties A MOXA Commi d MOXA Communication Port 4 COM6 4 MOXA Communication Port 5 COM 7 MOXA Communication Port 6 COM8 4 MOXA Communication Port 7 COM9 7 MOXA Communication Port 8 COM10 4 Printer Port LPT1 SB Processors Sound video and game controllers 14 System devices Opens property sheet for the currer Ne III Basic information about the board is displayed on the General page Click on the Ports 3 21 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 4 Configuration tab to configure the board s serial ports MOXA CP 118U Series PCI Bus Properties General Ports Configuration Driver Resources Sch MOXA CP 118U Series PCI Bus Device type Multi port serial adapters Manufacturer Moxa Technologies Inc Location PCI Slot 2
34. e Information Product Return Procedure For product repair exchange or refund the customer must lt gt gt gt Provide evidence of original purchase Obtain a Product Return Agreement PRA from the sales representative or dealer Fill out the Problem Report Form PRF Include as much detail as possible for a shorter product repair time Carefully pack the product in an anti static package and send it pre paid to the dealer The PRA should be visible on the outside of the package and include a description of the problem along with the return address and telephone number of a technical contact B 4
35. g the Driver To remove the CP 118U driver 1 Open the Control Panel click on the Network icon and select the Adapters tab 2 Click on MOXA Smartio Industio Family Adapter in the Network Adapters list to highlight it 3 Click on Remove Network 121x Identification Services Protocols Adapters Bindinas Network Adapters 8 2 D Link DFE 530Tx PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Rev A xA Smartio Industio Family Adapter Add Remove Eroperies Update ltem Notes MOXA Smartio Industio Family Adapter 4 Click on Close and then restart the system Updating the Driver To update the CP 118U driver 1 Remove the current driver see the previous subsection for instructions 2 Restart the system 3 Install the new driver Refer to the Installing the Driver for the First Time section for instructions 3 44 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation Non Windows Drivers Drivers are provided for DOS Linux and SCO DOS MOXA DOS API 232 is a software package that assists users in developing new programs or debugging existing programs for serial communications This section explains how to install the package how to set up the driver and how to load or unload the driver MOXA provides drivers that allow you to use the following serial board products under DOS Universal PCI Boards CP 118U CP 168U CP 104UL CP 104JU CP 102U CP 102UL CP 134U CP 134U I CP 132UL CP 132UL I V2 CP 132U
36. ication that you know is correct or use the utilities provided by Moxa such as Pcomm Terminal emulator or HyperTerminal under Windows NT and Windows 95 98 CP 118U User s Manual Troubleshooting Windows NT This section is specifically for troubleshooting problems for Windows NT For general problems and solutions see the previous section General Troubleshooting 1 After the system reboots the error message Another driver in the system which did not report its resources has already claimed the interrupt used by xxx appears in the Event Log This indicates the MOXA board was found but the IRQ is conflicting with another adapter Check the PCI BIOS IRQ settings first and then select an IRQ that is available After the system reboots the error message Cannot find any configured MOXA Smartio Industio Series board appears in the Event Log Make sure the PCI board is seated firmly in the expansion slot The COM number of the CP 118U Series conflicts with others The COM numbers of different boards happen to be the same Try changing the COM number mappings Windows NT system panic blue screen This could be caused by an IRQ or memory conflict with other ISA Bus adapters such as LAN and SCSI boards or the system BIOS Refer to the corresponding problem in the previous section General Troubleshooting for possible solutions Windows 95 98 This section is specifically for troubleshooting under
37. inal Emulator ES PComm Terminal C0M44 38400 None 8 1 Dumb Terminal File Edit PortManager Port Window Help 2 ala Ble es e a E COM43 9600 None 8 1 ANSI xenix386 login root Password Welcome to SCO XENIX System V Ex cr ES C0M44_38400_None 8 1 Dumb Terminal fe 0123456789abede fohij0123456783abcdefghij012345678 abcdefghij01234 i 0123456789abcde fghij0123456789abcde fghij0123456789abede fghij0123 ou have mai ITR 0123456789abcde fghij0123456789abcde fghi 0123456789abcdefghij0123 TERM ansi RTS o123456789abcde fghij0123456789abede fyhij0123456789abede fghij0123 0123456789abede fghij0123456789 abcde fghij0123456789abede fghij0123 0123456789abcde fghij0123456789abcde fghij0123456789abede fghij0123 0123456789abede fyhij0123456789 abcde fghij0123456789abede fyhij0123 0123456789abcde fghij0123456789abcde fghij0123456789abede fghij0123 0123456789abede fyhij0123456789 abcde fghij0123456789abede fyhij0123 0123456789abcdefghij0123456789abcdefghij0123456789abcdefghij0123 0123456789abcdefghij0123456789abcdefghij0123456789 bcdefghij0123 State OPEN m 0123456789abcde fghij0123456789abcde fghij0123456789abede fghij0123 0123456789abcde fyhij0123456789 abcde fghij0123456789abede fyhij0123 0123456789abcde fghij0123456789abede fghij0123456799abcdefghij0123 0123456789abcde fyhij0123456789abcdef 2 wire RS 485 Programming If you are using your CP 118U Series board for RS 485 applications in addition to reading this section
38. ing the API 232 library Unloading the Driver To unload release the driver from memory type DP DRV Q at the DOS prompt and then press Enter Linux MOXA provides drivers that allow you to use the following serial board products under Linux e Universal PCI Boards CP 118U CP 168U CP 104UL CP 104JU CP 102U CP 102UL CP 134U CP 134U I CP 132UL CP 132UL I V2 CP 132U I V1 e PCI Boards C168H PCI C104H PCI C104HS PCI CP 114 CP 114L CP 114S CP 114IS CP 132 CP 1321 CP 132S CP 132IS e ISA Boards C168H C168HS C168P C104H C104HS C104P CI 104J CI 104JS CI 134 CI 1341 CI 134IS CI 132 CI 132I Cl 132IS e cPCI Boards CT 114I 3 48 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation Execute the following commands from the Linux prompt 1 mount dev cdrom mnt cdrom cd mkdir moxa cd moxa cp mnt cdrom lt driver directory gt mxser tgz tar xvfz mxser tgz cd moxa mxser driver msmkod make clean make install modprobe mxser lt Universal PCI or PCI If you install ISA Boards use the command insmod mxser ioaddr 0x 0x 0x 0x lt Ist ISA 2nd ISA 3rd ISA 4th ISA Using lib modules 2 4 20 8 kernel drivers char mxser o Warning loading lib modules 2 4 20 8 kernel drivers char mxser o will taint the kernel no license See http www tux org lkml export tainted for information about tainted modules MOXA Smartio Industio family drive
39. installed board In addition to the procedures listed below you may also click on Start gt Programs gt MOXA Utility gt MOXA Smartio Industio Configuration Panel gt Property and then refer to the instructions in the previous section Installing the Driver for the First Time 3 39 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 1 Open the Control Panel click on the Network icon and then select the Adapters tab Click on MOXA Smartio Industio Family Adapter to highlight it and then click on Properties E9 2 D Link DFE 530TX PCI Fast Ethemet Adapter Rev A tio Family Adapter MOXA Smartio Industio Family Adapter 2 Select the board whose ports you wish to configure to highlight it and then click on Property EL Moxa Smartio Industio Configuration Panel 3 Select the just installed CP 118U board from the Board Type pull down list click on a specific port to highlight it and then click on Port Setting to configure the port 3 40 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation Property EN Board Type Jv INI Vector Interrupt No Base I O Port Address en Port COM No Rx FIFO Level Tx FIFO Level cP 18U Series Bus Dev 0A0 v Asoo 11 Yv High 1 2 COM4 High 3 COMS High 4 COME High 5 COM High 6 come High 7 COM9 High 8 COM10 High Help Port Info Port Setting High High High High High High High High
40. ission receiving throughput and communication line status with data updated and displayed on the screen at regular time intervals Click on a specific port to see a graph of the current communication parameters and status of that port To run the Monitor program click on Start gt Program gt Pcomm Lite gt Monitor 27 PComm Monitor Port Count Tx CPS Tx Count Rx CPS Rx RTS CTS DTR DSR DCD 126976 1024 125264 1010 126976 1024 126976 1024 125952 1015 126760 1022 125952 1015 126300 1018 125952 1015 126032 1016 1258000 125828 1014 126976 12 8 12697 1024 125440 1011 0 D 0 D COMS Port Status m Ts bytes 1s Tx History Ax bytes 1s Rx History 2 5272 Le Port Name COMS Port Status Open m Communication Parameter HAM Flow Control A tiae 00 02 04 Baud Rate bps 38400 RTS Flow Control Gij pee Rebates Data Bits 8 CTS Flow Control ON CP 118U User s Manual Serial Programming Tools Terminal Emulator Use Terminal Emulator to connect to your PC s serial ports to check if data is being transmitted correctly Terminal Emulator features multi windows and supports VT100 and ANSI terminal types You can transfer data interactively send patterns periodically and transfer files using ASCII XMODEM YMODEM ZMODEM and KERMIT protocols To run Terminal Emulator click on Start gt Program gt Pcomm Lite gt Term
41. list DOOD Installation Flowchart CP 118U User s Manual Introduction Overview Smartio The Smart Multiport Async Solution CP 118U is one of the newest members of Moxa s well known Smartio series of multiport serial boards in which Smartio stands for Smart Multiport serial I O solution The 8 port RS 232 422 485 CP 118U board is designed for the plug and play 32 bit PCI bus and is an economical solution for connecting terminals modems printers scanners cash registers bar code readers keypads numeric displays electronic scales data acquisition equipment and many other serial devices for the PC and compatible systems The Smartio device driver makes full use of the 128 byte Tx Rx FIFO and on chip H W and S W flow control Your applications will be capable of transmitting data without loss at speeds as high as 921 6 Kbps providing a reliable high performance solution for multiport serial communications PCI Solution The CP 118U board complies with PCI Spec 2 1 The serial transmission mode RS 232 RS 422 2 wire RS 485 or 4 wire RS 485 for each port is set with onboard switches but the ports transmission parameters are configured after the board is installed The IRQ and I O addresses are assigned automatically by the PCI BIOS For this reason the board MUST be plugged into the computer before installing the driver For more PCI information refer to the Technical Reference appendix Surge Protection The
42. o locate driver files and complete the installation click Next What do you want the wizard to do 2 Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that can choose a specific driver SR 4 Select Specify a location and then click on Next to continue Found New Hardware Wizard Locate Driver Files SS Where do you want Windows to search for driver files Sy Search for driver files for the following hardware device o PCI Serial Port The wizard searches for suitable drivers in its driver database on your computer and in any of the following optional search locations that you specify To start the search click Next If you are searching on a floppy disk or CD ROM drive insert the floppy disk or CD before clicking Next Dptional search locations E CD ROM drives IV Specify a location Microsoft Windows Update lt Back Cancel 3 16 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 5 Navigate to the CP 118U Software Win2K XP 2003 folder on the software CD and then click on OK to continue Found New Hardware Wizard H CP 118U S oftware Wwin2kK P 2003 ha 6 Click on Next to copy the driver files to your system Found New Hardware Wizard Driver Files Search Results The wizard has finished searching for driver files for your hardware device CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 7 Wait while the installation wizard searches The next windo
43. on a multidrop network A maximum of 32 drivers and 32 receivers can be set up on a multidrop network The CP 118U board supports both 2 wire half duplex and 4 wire full duplex RS 485 communications In 2 wire RS 485 Data pins are used for both data transmitting and receiving The following topics are covered in this chapter Q Board Side Pin Assignments Female DB62 gt RS 232 gt RS 422 and 4 wire RS 485 gt 2 wire RS 485 U Device Side Pin Assignments gt Male DB9 Opt8 D Opt8 M9 gt Male DB25 Opt8B C gt Female DB25 Opt8A S gt RJ45 Opt8 RJ45 CP 118U User s Manual Pin Assignments Board Side Pin Assignments Female DB62 Port 6 Port 3 Port8 Port7 Port5 Port4 Port 3 bon 21 0 0 0 0 0 00 00 O 00 00 0 0 00 0 00 O 0 G 0 0 0 O G 0 0 6 0 090 G0 9 0 0 9 2 O O OO 0 0 0 0 43 GND GND GND GND GND GND RS 232 Port Number 3 30 8 52 51 9 32 40 45 50 55 5 10 13 31 34 Pin Number Port Number TxD B TxD A RxD B RxD A GND 32 40 45 50 55 58 Pin Number 5 2 CP 118U User s Manual Pin Assignments 2 wire RS 485 Port Number 3 4 30 33 Data B Data A 31 34 GND 32 40 45 50 55 58 Pin Number Device Side Pin Assignments Male DB9 Opt8 D Opt8 M9 6 9
44. on t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware ES 3 6 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 9 Wait while the installation wizard searches The next window that opens cautions you that although this software hasn t passed Windows Logo testing the driver has been tested and shown that it can support the Windows OS Click on Continue Anyway to proceed Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard installs the software SS Y MOXA Port 0 Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware e 2 MOXA Port 0 Ly has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway i 10 Wait while the wizard installs the software Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard installs the software as y MOXA Port O D gt vi serenum sys To F NWINXPASystem324DRIVERS Cancel 3 7 CP 118U User s
45. onccocnncconcconoss 4 4 Terminal Emulator s 4 5 2 Wire EE 4 5 ADD CM ecc 4 6 LE NO 4 6 PIN E LEE 5 1 Board Side Pin Assignments Female DA 5 2 RS 232 ski asai A aa A As Aaa A a a le eats ne ea S 5 2 RS 422 and 4 Wire RS 485 EE 5 2 WERS 485 SO A as as Boas 5 3 Device Side Pin Assignments ee Ee A dia ii Lasas asides EE Eeer 5 3 Male DB9 Or DiOtg MO 5 3 Male DB25 Opt8B C 4 it kuni is iia iii a dd add 5 4 Female DB23 OPS Alias data did ld db da 5 4 RIASA O pS RT EE 5 5 lge UE le e d RE 6 1 General Troublesbhootng nono nro n con nr nn nono nono non n non n nn nn nnnnnnnnnns 6 1 Windows NT EE 6 2 Windows 95 98 O 6 2 Technical RefTereNCE ccivescvveicecsicciseesceerscesrecsceesieesecensecencnts ecesencrsccssscrecesseees A 1 Appendix B DO o es atte oe lo a la Sahat hi o lle td A 2 MOXA TA A a tae tes les Letal ae aa od A 2 Service Information viwveciessaveisccaceceadacnyinsavcesndesSensvaseceecuceocnindduevsdasntebadeebaswnncs B 1 MOXA Wi ausa vai L B 2 Problem Report Bomm sitial ENEE a a ERES B 3 Product Return Procedure 1 Introduction Moxa s CP 118U Universal PCI serial board meets the new slot standard for expansion boards and works with both 3 3V and 5V PCI slots The board has eight independent RS 232 422 485 serial ports for connecting data acquisition equipment and other serial devices to a PC The following topics are covered in this chapter 0 Overview Applications Features Package Check
46. ools gt Event Viewer to enter the Event Viewer utility Look under the System category to find the latest information relevant to MOXA s drivers 3 12 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation Removing the Driver 1 To uninstall the driver click on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt System select the Hardware tab and then click on Device Manager Use the mouse to place the cursor over the CP 118U Series board under Multi port serial adapters and then click the right mouse button Select the Uninstall option 0 D File Action View Help e mf882 azza WINXP PRO 4 Computer S Disk drives 2 Display adapters 3 DYD CD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers J Floppy disk drives S IDE ATA ATAPI controllers ue Keyboards 5 Mice and other pointing devices Monitors St multi port serial adapters E MOXA CP 118U Serjes PCI Bus BB Network adapters Update Driver 4 Ports COM 8 LPT Disable 8 Sound video and game 14 System devices ese ee Le R E E Scan for hardware changes Properties Uninstalls the driver For the selected device 2 Click on OK to proceed with uninstalling the board Confirm Device Removal 2 x Sch MOXA CP 118U Series PCI Bus Warning You are about to uninstall this device from your system Cancel 3 13
47. ork with CP 118U ports that are configured for RS 232 MOXA provides drivers for the following versions of SCO e SCO OpenServer e SCO UnixWare 7 e SCO UnixWare 2 1 The following steps are for installing the driver under SCO OpenServer The installation procedures for SCO UnixWare 7 and SCO UnixWare 2 1 are similar 1 Copy the driver file tar to your host 2 tar xvf lt driver tar file gt tmp moxa mxintall tmp moxa sco tar 3 cd tmp mxinstall mxinstall 4 The window shown below will open next Press any key to continue Copyright 2004 Moxa Technologies Co Ltd All Rights Reserved MOXA Smartio Family Device Driver Installation Ver 1 6 For SCO UNIX System V 386 Release 3 2 Tar files please wait O K Press any key to continue 3 50 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 5 The Basic Configuration window will open next You can install up to four MOXA Smartio Multiport Serial Boards under SCO Unix SCO Open Server MOXA Smartio Family Installation Utility Ver 1 6 Smartio Family Basic Configuration Board No Board Type I O Address Interrupt Bus Dev No 1 None 2 None IG le ln 3 None O 4 None an O PgDn getty Setting Esc Exit Enter Confirm Input Value Tab Change Item 6 Press Enter to select the MOXA Multiport Serial Board you installed For example select CP 118U and then
48. otbon CT TX1 TX2 TX3 TX4 TX5 1X6 IO TXB H bai RX2 RX3 RX4 RX5 RX6 RX7 RX8 121 mm ua gt co EA 82 mm Iz o 3 23 in MOXA I MU860 o 41 7 mm 1 64 in DIP Switch Settings CP 118U has three onboard DIP Switch arrays each with 8 switches referred to below and on the board see the above block diagram as S1 S2 and S3 The switches are used to select one of four serial interfaces RS 232 RS 422 4 wire RS 485 2 wire RS 485 for each of the eight ports Note that S3 selects between RS 232 and RS 422 485 S2 selects between RS 422 and RS 485 and S3 selects between 2 wire and 4 wire RS 485 Mode S1 ER 3 RS 232 ON RS 422 ON OFF 4 Wire RS 485 ON OFF OFF 2 Wire RS 485 OFF OFF OFF 2 2 CP 118U User s Manual Hardware Installation Plugging the Board into an Expansion Slot Since the CP 118U board s IRQ number and I O address are automatically assigned by the PCI BIOS the board MUST be plugged into one of the computer s expansion slots before installing the driver Step 1 Power off the PC A WARNING To avoid damaging your system and board make sure your computer is turned off before installing the board Step 2 Remove the PC s cover Step 3 Remove the slot cover bracket if there is one Step 4 Use the onboard DIP Switches to set the transmission mode for each port see the previous section for details
49. plete description of the library functions and sample programs for Visual C Visual Basic and Delphi check the help file and the sample programs in the PComm directory 4 2 CP 118U User s Manual Serial Programming Tools Utilities In this section we give brief descriptions of each utility For more information about these utilities read the on line help from the Documentation and Software CD Diagnostic for MOXA boards only This convenient diagnostic program which only works with MOXA boards and ports provides internal and external testing of IRQ TxD RxD UART CTS RTS DTR DSR DTR DCD etc The diagnostic program allows the user to check the function of both software and hardware To run the Diagnostic program click on Start gt Program gt PComm Lite gt Diagnostic A typical test report for a Moxa board is shown below Y PComm Diagnostic File Diagnose Help ell al le Tobetested e TestRepat CP 168U Series Dev 0 Bus 0 IRQ 5 1 0 B400 Communication Parameter 38400 None 8 1 Driver Version 5 7 OS Version Windows 4 10 Build 2222 CP 168U Series COM3 COM10 gt AA Devti 0Busti 0JRQ 5 1 0 B400 Internal Loopback Te Ready 4 3 CP 118U User s Manual Serial Programming Tools Monitor for Moxa boards under Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 This useful port status monitoring program allows you to monitor data transmission of selected Moxa COM ports The program monitors data transm
50. r MOXA Smartio Industio board in your computer and you install additional boards Windows 2000 will automatically detect and install the new board s the next time you boot up the computer In this case proceed directly to the next section Configuring the Ports to configure the ports serial transmission parameters 3 14 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 1 After plugging the board into an expansion slot and powering on your PC Windows 2000 will automatically detect the new board and the Found New Hardware window will open Found New Hardware E PCI Serial Port Installing 2 When the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard window opens click on Next to continue Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install a device driver for a hardware device To continue click Next lt Back 3 15 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 3 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended and then click on Next to continue Found New Hardware Wizard Install Hardware Device Drivers SS A device driver is a software program that enables a hardware device to work with SY an operating system This wizard will complete the installation for this device Gi PCI Serial Port A device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work Windows needs driver files for your new device T
51. r version 1 7 Tty devices major number 30 callout devices major number 35 Found MOXA CP 118U series board BusNo 2 DevNo 13 Module mxser loaded with warnings Use the Moxa diagnostic utility to verify the driver status cd moxa mxser utility diag msdiag MOXA Smartio Industio Family Multiport Board Status Utility 1 1 Tty Device Major Number 30 Callout device Major Number 35 Board 1 CP 118U series BusNo 2 DevNo 13 Port 1 Oxac00 max baud rate 230400 bps Port 2 Oxac08 max baud rate 230400 bps Port 3 Oxac10 max baud rate 230400 bps Port 4 Oxacl8 max baud rate 230400 bps Port 5 Oxac20 max baud rate 230400 bps Port 6 Oxac28 max baud rate 230400 bps Port 7 Oxac30 max baud rate 230400 bps Port 8 Oxac38 max baud rate 230400 bps Use the Moxa terminal utility to test the tty ports ttcd moxa mxser utility term msterm 3 49 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation SCO MOXA provides drivers that allow you to use the following serial board products under Linux e Universal PCI Boards CP 118U CP 168U CP 104UL CP 104JU CP 102U CP 102UL e PCI Boards C168H PCL C104H PCI C104HS PCI e ISA Boards C168H C168HS C168P C104H C104HS C104P CI 104J CI 104JS Follow the steps given in this section to install the SCO driver Note that the SCO driver provided by Moxa only supports RS 232 Consequently the SCO driver will only w
52. remove the CP 118U driver 1 Open the Control Panel double click on the Add Remove Programs icon and then select the Install Uninstall tab 2 Click on the MOXA Smartio Industio Driver option and then click on Add Remove to start the driver removal process Add Remove Programs Properties Avance AC 97 Audio 3 MOXA Smartio Industio Driver CEJ tw 4 Click on OK MOXA Smartio Industio Driver 3 37 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation Windows NT Windows NT supports up to 256 serial ports from COM1 to COM256 To utilize fully Windows NT s multi process and multi thread advanced features pure 32 bit Windows NT device drivers were developed for the CP 118U boards and other MOXA multiport boards The drivers conform to the Win32 COMM API standard Installing the Driver for the First Time The following procedure explains how to install the Smartio CP 118U driver for the first time First make sure the board or boards are already plugged into the system s PCI slot s 1 Log into NT as Administrator 2 Copy the Windows nt folder located under CP 118U Software WinNT on the Documentation and Software CD to your computer s hard disk under the C drive for example 3 Open the Control Panel click on the Network icon and select the Adapters tab 4 Click on Add and then Have Disk to open the Select Network Adapter window 5 Specify the exact path and file name of the
53. s Manual Software Installation Windows 2003 XP In this section we describe the installation procedure for Windows XP The installation procedure for Windows 2003 is similar Windows 2003 XP support up to 256 serial ports from COM1 to COM256 In order to utilize fully Windows 2003 XP s multi process multi thread advanced features pure 32 bit Windows 2003 XP device drivers were developed for MOXA multiport boards The drivers conform to the Win32 COMM API standard Installing the Driver The following procedure shows how to install the CP 118U driver for the first time under Windows XP First make sure the board or boards have already been plugged into the system s PCI or PCI X slot s NOTE If you have already installed a CP 118U or other MOXA Smartio Industio board in your computer and you install additional boards Windows 2003 XP will automatically detect and install the new board s the next time you boot up the computer In this case proceed directly to the next section Configuring the Ports to configure the ports serial transmission parameters 1 After plugging the board into an expansion slot and powering on your PC Windows XP will automatically detect the new board and the Found New Hardware window will open in the bottom right corner of the Windows desktop i Found New Hardware x PCI Serial Port 2 The Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard window will open automatically Select Install
54. s tab right click on MOXA CP 118U Series PCI Bus and then click on Properties to open the board s configuration panel E Device Manager Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices Monitors Multi port serial adapters i SU Series PCI Bus EI MOXA Communication Port 5 COM EI MOXA Communication Port 6 COMB d MOXA Communication Port 7 COM9 4 MOXA Communication Port 8 COM10 V Printer Port LPT1 gp Processors Sound video and game controllers 3 10 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 4 Select a COM number for the port from the Port Number pull down list 5 Check the Auto Enumerating COM Number checkbox to map subsequent ports automatically The port numbers will be assigned in sequence For example if COM 3 is assigned to Port 1 then COM 4 if not already occupied will be assigned to Port 2 etc 6 Select an Rx FIFO Trigger from the Rx FIFO Level pull down list Rx FIFO trigger levels of High Middle and Low are available with the default set to High 120 bytes Check Set the change to all ports checkbox to apply this Rx FIFO Trigger to all ports 7 Select a Tx FIFO Level from the Tx FIFO Level pull down list Tx FIFO Levels of High Middle and Low are available with the default set to High 128 bytes Check Set the change to all ports checkbox to apply the just defined Tx FIFO Size to all ports CP 118U Port Number
55. section we explain the meaning of some of the fields and functions Port number This is the ID of the port Application software uses port number ID when referring to a port Port numbers can be set to any number between 0 and 255 inclusive However you must ensure that each port is assigned a unique port number If you are developing your own application software then you may want to select port numbers that take into consideration the structure of the program TxD buffer size The TxD buffer is the transmission output buffer allocated by the system for each port RxD buffer size The RxD buffer is the receiving input buffer allocated by the system for each port 3 47 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation F5 Group Edit This is a convenient function that allows you to edit the configuration of several ports at one time as a group Loading the Driver After completing the setup procedure run BIN DP DRV EXE from the DOS prompt to load the driver The driver will automatically detect the boards that have already been installed If one or more board is detected you will see a message similar the following Smartio Industio Family DOS driver Version 1 5 Setup driver CP 118U series Bus x Dev y OK Device driver setup O K This means that the CP 118U Series driver has been installed properly At this point you may execute applications that support API 232 functions or start developing applications us
56. the first time under Windows 98 First make sure the board or boards have already been plugged into the system s PCI or PCI X slot s NOTE If you have already installed a CP 118U or other MOXA Smartio Industio board in your computer and you install additional boards Windows 98 95 will automatically detect and install the new board s the next time you boot up the computer In this case proceed directly to the next section Configuring the Ports to configure the ports serial transmission parameters 3 26 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 1 After plugging the board into an expansion slot and powering on your PC Windows 98 will automatically detect the new board and display the Found New Hardware window When the Add New Hardware Wizard window opens click on Next to continue Add New Hardware Wizard 2 Select Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want and then click on Next to proceed Add New Hardware Wizard 3 27 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 3 Select Other Devices and then click on Next to proceed Add New Hardware Wizard 4 Click on Have Disk Add New Hardware Wizard Unsupported Device 5 Use the Browse button to navigate to the CP 118U Software Win9x Windows 95 folder on the Documentation and Software CD and then click on OK Install From Disk H CP 118U Software win9s Windows
57. under Moxa Smartio Industio multiport board to highlight it and then click on Properties System Properties x General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type View devices by connection m Computer CDROM Disk drives Display adapters Floppy disk controllers Hard disk controllers ze Keyboard ES S Monitors 4S Mouse Y Moxa Smartio Industio multiport board k CP 118U Series 89 Network adapters 4 Ports COM amp LPT El System devices Properties Refresh Remove Print Cancel 3 31 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 3 Basic information about the board is displayed on the General page Click on the Ports Configuration tab to configure the board s serial ports MOXA CP 118U Series PCI Bus Properties 2 2 x General Ports Configuration Driver Resources Sch MOXA CP 118U Series PCI Bus Device type Multi port serial adapters Manufacturer Moxa Technologies Inc Location PCI Slot 2 PCI bus 0 device 10 function 0 r Device status This device is working properly If you are having problems with this device click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooter id Troubleshoot Device usage Use this device enable bo 4 Click on the port you would like to configure to highlight it
58. w that opens cautions you that although this software hasn t passed Windows Logo testing the driver has been tested and shown that it can support the Windows OS Click on Yes to proceed Digital Signature Not Found Copying Files ZN a Gei CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation 10 11 The next window shows the model number of the board and indicates that Windows has completed the driver installation Click on Finish to continue with the rest of the installation procedure Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard xy MOXA CP 118U Series PCI Bus Windows has finished installing the software for this device To close this wizard click Finish lt Back The Found New Hardware window will reappear and indicate that the board s ports are being installed Found New Hardware E PCI Serial Port Installing The installation procedure is finished when the window closes At this point you can assume that the board and all of its ports have been installed successfully 3 19 CP 118U User s Manual Software Installation Configuring the Ports After the driver has been installed use Device Manager to configure the CP 118U serial ports 1 Click on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt System select the Hardware tab and then click on Device Manager System Properties 3 20 CP 118U User s Manual Software Install
59. y your sales representative if any of the above items are missing or damaged CP 118U User s Manual Introduction Installation Flowchart The following flowchart gives a brief summary of the procedure you should follow to install the CP 118U board and which chapters to refer to for more detailed information Use the onboard DIP Switches to select the data transmission mode for each port Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Install the board in a PCI or PCI X expansion slot Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Install the driver and configure the board and ports Chapter 3 Software Installation Connect the serial devices to the CP 118U Chapter 5 Pin Assignments board s serial ports Restart the system and check the driver initialization status Chapter 3 Software Installation Develop and run your serial communication applications Chapter 4 Serial Programming Tools 2 Hardware Installation The CP 118U Series hardware installation procedure is described in this chapter Since the CP 118U board s IRQ number and 1 O addresses are assigned automatically by the PCI BIOS the board MUST be plugged in before installing the driver The following topics are covered in this chapter UI CP 118U Block Diagram Q DIP Switch Settings O Plugging the Board into an Expansion Slot CP 118U User s Manual Hardware Installation CP 118U Block Diagram 135 mm 5 31 in gbbotbotb
60. yte characters in buff The function blocks until the last character is transmitted sio_RTS port 0 Turn off RTS signal The RS 485 port is ready for receiving data sio_read port buff 10 Read 10 bytes Method 2 The PComm or API 232 library includes a dedicated RS 485 function that integrates the functions described in Method 1 above into one function sio_putb_x port buff tick 1 Turn on RTS and ready for transmitting data 2 Send data 3 Wait for tick time 4 Turn off RTS and ready for receiving data To see more detailed information about these functions refer to the PComm library s on line Help file for Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP 2003 4 6 5 Pin Assignments The CP 118U board has a female DB62 connector on the board with various connection options available for connecting from the board to your serial devices In this chapter we give pin assignments for the board side connector as well as pin assignments for device side connectors for the different connection options The CP 118U board supports RS 232 RS 422 4 wire RS 485 and 2 wire RS 485 Note that the RS 422 standard uses a balanced voltage digital interface to allow 9600 bps communication over cables of up to 4000 feet in length Ten receivers can be connected to one driver for broadcasting systems The RS 485 standard is an enhanced version of the RS 422 balanced line standard It allows multiple drivers and receivers to work

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