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3. e NOTICE CyberResearch Inc does not authorize any CyberResearch product for use in life support systems medical equipment and or medical devices without the written approval of the President of CyberResearch Inc Life support devices and systems are devices or systems which are intended for surgical implantation into the body or to support or sustain life and whose failure to perform can be reasonably expected to result in injury Other medical equipment includes devices used for monitoring data acquisition modification or notification purposes in relation to to life support life sustaining or vital statistic recording CyberResearch products are not designed with the components required are not subject to the testing required and are not submitted to the certification required to ensure a level of reliability appropriate for the treatment and diagnosis of humans CyberResearch COMHP 7801 Page i Contents INTRODUCTION COVER VIEW 0 aaa 1 WHAT S INCLUDED aa SE rE visar 1 CARD SETUP o ccccticscsssiccccssetecsacesisascsestecscscssseccavotucsccsosscacesases CLOCK MOBBS casa ass 2 BAUD RATES AND DIVISORS FOR THE DIVI 3 ADDRESS AND IRQ SELECTION 1 11 2 00000 00 3 5556 E OPERATING SYSTEM 8
4. Figure 1 Clocking Mode Divide 4 2 Figure 2 Clocking Mode Divide By 1 2 Figure 3 Asynchronous Communications Bit Diagram 12 Introduction Introduction Overview The CyberResearch COMHP 7801 provides the PC with eight RS 232 asynchronous ports The COMHP 7801 allows for connection to any device utilizing the RS 232 electrical interface such as modems data entry terminals and plotters What s Included The COMHP 7801 is shipped with the following items If any of these items is missing or damaged contact the supplier 7801 Serial I O Adapter DB 78 to eight DB 25 Spider Cable DB 9 Spider Cable is available e Serial Utility Software e User Manual CyberResearch COMHP 7801 Page 1 Intentionally Blank Card Setup Card Setup Clock Modes The COMHP 7801 employs a unique clocking option that allows the end user to select from divide by 4 and divide by 1 clocking modes This mode is selected at J1 To select the Baud rates commonly associated with COM ports i e 2400 4800 9600 19 2 115 2K Bps place the jumper in the divide by 4 mode silk screen DIV4 gt Figure 1 Clocking Mode Divide By 4 DIV1 To select the maximum data rate 460 8K bps place the jumper in the divide by 1 silk screen DI
5. Refer to the appropriate section of the Serial Utilities Software System Installation The COMHP 7801 can be installed in any of the PCI expansion slots and contains a single jumper strap that must be set for proper operation Please see the Card Setup section of the manual for information on this jumper Turn off PC power Disconnect the power cord Remove the PC case cover Locate an available PCI slot and remove the blank metal slot cover Gently insert the COMHP 7801 into the slot Make sure that the adapter is seated properly 5 Replace the screw 6 Replace the cover 7 Connect the power cord sae NO Installation is complete CyberResearch COMHP 7801 Page 4 Intentionally Blank Technical Description Technical Description The COMHP 7801 utilizes the 16C554 This chip features programmable baud rate data format interrupt control and a 16 byte input and output FIFO and is functionally 4 16C550 UARTs A full array of advanced UARTS is also available for this card Contact CyberResearch for more information Connector Pin Assignments DB 25 RS 232 DTE DB25 MALE GND RD Receive Data 3 Ipu DSR DataSetReady 6 Ipu DCD Data 8 Input DB 9 EIA 574 DTE DB9 MALE GND 5 Receive Data 2 Input Ring Indicator Technical Note Please terminate any control signals that are not going to be used The most co
6. Serial Communications COMHP 7801 Series PCI Serial Interface Card with 8 RS 232 Ports amp 8 DB 25M or 8 DB 9M Connectors COMHP 7801 16554 UART COMHP 7801 E 16854 UART COMHP 7801 X 16C950 UART USER S MANUAL VER 1 1 2001 No part of this manual may be reproduced without permission CyberResearch Inc www cyberresearch com 25 Business Park Dr Branford CT 06405 USA 203 483 8815 to 5pm EST FAX 203 483 9024 Copyright 2001 CyberResearch Inc All Rights Reserved The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability design and function and does not represent a commitment on the part of CyberResearch Inc In no event will CyberResearch Inc be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use the product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical electronic or other means in any form without prior written permission of CyberResearch Inc TRADEMARKS CyberResearch and COMHP 7801 are trademarks of CyberResearch Inc Other product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies
7. in connection with equipment purchased and in lieu of all other warranties expressed implied or statutory including but not limited to any implied warranty of merchant ability or fitness and all other obligations or liabilities of seller its successors or assigns The equipment must be returned postage prepaid Package it securely and insure it You will be charged for parts and labor if the warranty period has expired Returns and RMAs If a CyberResearch product has been diagnosed as being non functional is visibly damaged or must be returned for any other reason please call for an assigned RMA number The RMA number is a key piece of information that lets us track and process returned merchandise with the fastest possible turnaround time PLEASE CALL FOR AN RMA NUMBER Packages returned without an RMA number will be refused In most cases a returned package will be refused at the receiving dock if its contents are not known The RMA number allows us to reference the history of returned products and determine if they are meeting your application s requirements When you call customer service for your RMA number you will be asked to provide information about the product you are returning your address and a contact person at your organization Please make sure that the RMA number is prominently displayed on the outside of the box Thank You CyberResearch Inc 7801 Page 16 Intentionally Blank
8. case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense EMC Directive Statement Products bearing the CE Label fulfill the requirements of the EMC directive 89 336 EEC and of the low voltage directive 73 23 EEC issued by the European Commission To obey these directives the following European standards must be met EN55022 Class A Limits and methods of measurement of radio interference characteristics of information technology equipment EN50082 1 Electromagnetic compatibility Generic immunity standard Part Residential commercial and light industry EN60950 IEC950 Safety of information technology equipment including electrical business equipment Warning This is a Class A Product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Always use cabling provided with this product if possible If no cable is provided or if an alternate cable is required use high quality shielded cabling to maintain compliance with FCC EMC directives CyberResearch COMHP 7801 Page 14 Product Service Product Service Diagnosis and Debug CyberResearch Inc maintains technical support lines staffed by experienced Applications Engineers and Technicians There is no charge to call and we will return your call promptly if it is received while our lines are busy Most problems encountered w
9. ground to determine binary logic states A voltage of 12 volts usually 3 to 10 volts represents a binary 0 space and 12 volts 3 to 10 volts denote a binary 1 mark The RS 232 the EIA TIA 574 specification define two types of interface circuits Data Terminal Equipment DTE and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment DCE The CyberResearch Adapter is a DTE interface CyberResearch COMHP 7801 Page 11 Appendix D Asynchronous Communications Appendix D Asynchronous Communications Serial data communications implies that individual bits of a character are transmitted consecutively to a receiver that assembles the bits back into a character Data rate error checking handshaking and character framing start stop bits are pre defined and must correspond at both the transmitting and receiving ends Asynchronous communications is the standard means of serial data communication for PC compatibles and PS 2 computers The original PC was equipped with a communication or COM port that was designed around an 8250 Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter UART This device allows asynchronous serial data to be transferred through a simple and straightforward programming interface A starting bit followed by a pre defined number of data bits 5 6 7 or 8 defines character boundaries for asynchronous communications The end of the character is defined by the transmission of a pre defined number of stop bits usually 1 1 5
10. or 2 An extra bit used for error detection is often appended before the stop bits Idle state of Odd Even line 5 to 8 Data Bit Unused ee oe 1 V4 1 T PA Oe I l I I I ler IS 0 Ue I 1 parma 2 Figure 3 Asynchronous Communications Bit Diagram This special bit is called the parity bit Parity is a simple method of determining if a data bit has been lost or corrupted during transmission There are several methods for implementing a parity check to guard against data corruption Common methods are called E ven Parity or O dd Parity Sometimes parity is not used to detect errors on the data stream This is refereed to as N o parity Because each bit in asynchronous communications is sent consecutively it is easy to generalize asynchronous communications by stating that each character is wrapped framed by pre defined bits to mark the beginning and end of the serial transmission of the character The data rate and communication parameters for asynchronous communications have to be the same at both the transmitting and receiving ends The communication parameters are baud rate parity number of data bits per character and stop bits i e 9600 N 8 1 CyberResearch COMHP 7801 Page 12 Appendix E Silk Screen Appendix E Silk Screen 3 8
11. AINED BY CALLING CYBERRESEARCH AND REQUESTING A RETURN MERCHANDISE AUTHORIZATION RMA NUMBER CyberResearch COMHP 7801 Page 10 Appendix C Electrical Interface Appendix C Electrical Interface RS 232 Quite possibly the most widely used communication standard is RS 232 This implementation has been defined and revised several times and is often referred to as RS 232 C D E or EJA TIA 232 C D E It is defined as Interface between Data Terminal Equipment and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment Employing Serial Binary Data Interchange The mechanical implementation of RS 232 is on a 25 pin D sub connector The IBM PC computer defined the RS 232 port on 9 D sub connector and subsequently EIA TIA approved this implementation as the EIA TIA 574 standard This standard has defined as the 9 Position Non Synchronous Interface between Data Terminal Equipment and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment Employing Serial Binary Data Interchange Both implementations in wide spread use and will be referred to as RS 232 in this document RS 232 is capable of operating at data rates up to 20K bps 50 ft The absolute maximum data rate may vary due to line conditions and cable lengths RS 232 often operates at 38 4K bps over very short distances The voltage levels defined by RS 232 range from 12 to 12 volts RS 232 is a single ended or unbalanced interface meaning that a single electrical signal is compared to a common signal
12. NAL It CANNOT exceed the full scale range of the board 3 Check the other boards in your PC or modules on the network for address and interrupt conflicts 4 Refer to the example programs as a baseline for comparing code CyberResearch Inc 7801 Page 15 Warranty Notice Warranty Notice CyberResearch Inc warrants that this equipment as furnished will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the confirmed date of purchase by the original buyer and that upon written notice of any such defect CyberResearch Inc will at its option repair or replace the defective item under the terms of this warranty subject to the provisions and specific exclusions listed herein This warranty shall not apply to equipment that has been previously repaired or altered outside our plant in any way which may in the judgment of the manufacturer affect its reliability Nor will it apply if the equipment has been used in a manner exceeding or inconsistent with its specifications or if the serial number has been removed CyberResearch Inc does not assume any liability for consequential damages as a result from our products uses and in any event our liability shall not exceed the original selling price of the equipment The equipment warranty shall constitute the sole and exclusive remedy of any Buyer of Seller equipment and the sole and exclusive liability of the Seller its successors or assigns
13. V1 position DIV4 Figure 2 Clocking Mode Divide By I CyberResearch COMHP 7801 Page 2 Card Setup Baud Rates and Divisors for Div1 mode The following table shows some common data rates and the rates you should choose to match them if using the adapter in the Div1 mode For this Data Rate Choose this Data Rate 1200 bps 300 bps 2400 bps 600 bps 4800 bps 1200 bps 9600 bps 2400 bps 19 2K bps 4800 bps 57 6 K bps 14 4K bps 115 2 K bps 28 8K bps 230 4K bps 57 6 K bps 460 8K bps 115 2 K bps If your communications package allows the use of Baud rate divisors choose the appropriate divisor from the following table For this Data Rate Choose this Divisor 1200 bps 384 2400 bps 192 4800 bps 9600 bps 48 19 2K bps 24 38 4K bps 2 57 6K bps 8 115 2K bps 4 2 1 230 4K bps 460 8K bps Address and IRQ selection The COMHP 7801 is automatically assigned I O addresses and IRQs by your motherboard BIOS Only the I O address may be modified by the user Adding or removing other hardware may change the assignment of I O addresses and IRQs CyberResearch COMHP 7801 Page 3 Installation Installation Operating System Installation For Windows Users Start by choosing Install Software at the beginning of the CD Choose Asynchronous COM Port Software SeaCOM Other Operating Systems
14. address Highlight the entire I O range and type 03e8 03ef for COM 3 Click OK Windows will inform you that you have made modifications that may affect other devices Click OK Next double click on the third I O range Highlight the entire I O range and type 02 8 02 for COM 4 Again Windows will inform you that you have made modifications that may affect other devices Click OK Following these steps will change the COM number assignments on the first two ports to COM 3 and 4 CyberResearch COMHP 7801 Page 9 Appendix B How To Get Assistance Appendix B How To Get Assistance Please refer to Troubleshooting Guide prior to calling Technical Support 1 Read this manual thoroughly before attempting to install the adapter in your system 2 When calling for technical assistance please have your user manual and current adapter settings If possible please have the adapter installed in a computer ready to run diagnostics 3 CyberResearch maintains a Home page on the Internet Our home page address is www cyberresearch com The latest software updates and newest manuals are available via our FTP site that can be accessed from our home page 4 Technical support is available Monday to Friday from 9 00 a m to 5 00 p m eastern time Technical support can be reached at 800 341 2525 RETURN AUTHORIZATION MUST BE OBTAINED FROM CYBERRESAERCH SYSTEMS BEFORE RETURNED MERCHANDISE WILL BE ACCEPTED AUTHORIZATION CAN BE OBT
15. g a problem This will help eliminate any software issues and identify any hardware conflicts CyberResearch COMHP 7801 Page 8 Appendix A Troubleshooting PCI COM NUMBER SELECTION IN WINDOWS 95 When installing a multi port PCI card in Windows 95 the default starting COM number assigned to the first port will be 5 if no 5 exists If there is a COM 5 6 etc the next available COM number will be assigned to the first port with all additional ports following in ascending order To change the first two ports so that Windows assigns them COM 3 and COM 4 port enumeration double click the Systems icon in control panel or right click on My Computer and choose properties which will bring you to System Properties Choose the Device Manager tab and double click on the Multi Function Adapter heading This will show all the information concerning the CyberResearch adapter Choose the Resources tab which will show all resources assigned to the multi function adapter Uncheck the Use Automatic Settings box Notice that with a two port card there will be three input output I O ranges listed With a four port card there will be five input output I O ranges listed The first I O range is for the PCI bus and should not be changed The second and third I O ranges are the ones that need to be changed in order to have those ports enumerated as COM 3 and COM 4 Double click on the second I O range which will allow you to change the
16. ith data acquisition products can be solved over the phone Signal connections and programming are the two most common sources of difficulty CyberResearch support personnel can help you solve these problems especially if you are prepared for the call To ensure your call s overall success and expediency 1 Have the phone close to the PC so you can conveniently and quickly take action that the Applications Engineer might suggest 2 Be prepared to open your PC remove boards report back switch or jumper settings and possibly change settings before reinstalling the modules 3 Have a volt meter handy to take measurements of the signals you are trying to measure as well as the signals on the board module or power supply 4 Isolate problem areas that are not working as you expected 5 Have the source code to the program you are having trouble with available so that preceding and prerequisite modes can be referenced and discussed 6 Have the manual at hand Also have the product s utility disks and any other relevant disks nearby so programs and version numbers can be checked Preparation will facilitate the diagnosis procedure save you time and avoid repeated calls Here are a few preliminary actions you can take before you call which may solve some of the more common problems 1 Check the PC bus power and any power supply signals 2 Check the voltage level of the signal between SIGNAL HIGH and SIGNAL LOW or SIGNAL and SIG
17. mmon way to do this is connect RTS to CTS and RI Also connect DCD to DTR and DSR Terminating these pins if not used will help insure you get the best performance from your adapter RD 2 DSR DataSe Ready 6 CyberResearch 7801 Page 5 Technical Description DB 78 Connector Pin Assignments DB78 FEMALE 1 2 3 271 22 251 51 561 420 RD 111 281 22 76 501 67 2 RIS 117 31 8 22 56 70 47 61 18 0 50 9 971 69 601 ne ae eek ae See oe iss upian anp CyberResearch COMHP 7801 Page 6 Specifications Specifications Environmental Specifications Temperature 0 to 50 20 to 70 C Range 32 to 122 F 4 to 158 F Humidity Range 10 to 90 R H 10 to 90 R H Non Condensing Non Condensing Power Consumption 12 12 VDC 5 VDC 100 mA 295 mA Mean Time Between Failures MTBF Greater than 150 000 hours Calculated Physical Dimensions Board length 5 650 inches 14 351 cm Board Height including Goldfingers 3 8 inches 9 652 cm Board Height excluding Goldfingers 3 475 inches 8 827 cm CyberResearch COMHP 7801 Page 7 Intentionally Blank Appendix A Troubleshooting Appendix A Troubleshooting Serial Utility test software is supplied with the CyberResearch adapter and will be used in the troubleshooting
18. procedures By using this software and following these simple steps most common problems can be eliminated without the need to call Technical Support 1 Identify all I O adapters currently installed in your system This includes your on board serial ports controller cards sound cards etc The I O addresses used by these adapters as well as the IRQ if any should be identified 2 Configure your CyberResearch adapter so that there is no conflict with currently installed adapters No two adapters can occupy the same I O address 3 Make sure the CyberResearch adapter is securely installed in a motherboard slot 4 When running DOS Windows 3 x or other operating systems refer to the Serial Utilities software for that operating system and the User Manual to verify that the CyberResearch adapter is configured correctly The supplied software contains a diagnostic program SSD that runs under DOS and will verify if an adapter is configured properly This diagnostic program is written with the user in mind and is easy to use Refer to the DIAG txt file in the dos diag directory for detailed instructions on using 550 5 For Windows 95 98 and Windows NT the diagnostic tool WinSSD is installed in the CyberResearch folder on the Start Menu during the setup process First find the ports using the Device Manager then use WinSSD to verify that the ports are functional 6 Always use the CyberResearch diagnostic software when troubleshootin
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