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1. to 706 UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 38 of 382. E PCI Communications Port COM8 System devices Properties Refresh Remove Print Please ignore for each PCI communication ports and the multi function adapter the conflict between them UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL 1210 5023 REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 26 of 26 If you change for a board with a different oscillator edit the Properties of the multi function adapter and follow steps 1 to 5 UNXPCI 4 8 Ports 29 4912MHz Properties BE General Driver Resources VD UNXPCI 4 8 Ports 29 4912MHz Update Device Driver Wizard This wizard searches for updated drivers for Provider ACKSYS Date 10 25 2000 4 8 Ports 29 4912MHz To view details about the driver files loaded for this device click Driver File Details To update the driver files for this device click Update Driver A device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work Upgrading to a newer version of a device driver may improve the performance of your hardware device or add functionality Stepl Step2 In the Driver tab click Update Click Next Driver Update Device Driver Wizard Update Device Driver Wizard Windows will search for updated drivers in its driver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected locations Click Next to start the search Windows was unable to locate an updated driver for this e but did find other drivers that should work with th
3. PCI Communication Port COM10 Properties d RIE General Settings FIFOs Data rate Driver 16 954 A ACKSYS Restore Defaults Hardware config Defaut Communications parameters Bits per second Data b 8 z Parity None z Stop bite Flow contrat None Hardware configuration RS232 In this mode the control of hardware flow and the positioning of control signals are enabled by the peripheral driver Automatic line turnaround is forbidden RS422 485 In this mode the control of hardware flow is forbidden Automatic line turnaround can be programmed UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL 1 10 5023 REL A 7 JUNE 2007 Page 31 of 31 Line turnaround PS422 485 Notused TE Automatic Communications parameters by appl Hardware contig C RS232 Line turnaround Notused This refers to driving the direction of communication in RS485 If the port is configured as RS422 pin to pin links simultaneous transmission and reception full duplex are enabled and so the communication direction does not need to be driven The selected option must be Not used transmission is therefore always enabled In RS485 mode transmission and reception alternate half duplex and it is therefore necessary to drive a signal indicating whether the line should be transmitting or receiving When idle no transactions the
4. Channel 5 76 I RI Channel 7 52 I RI5 77 I DCD Channel 7 53 DSR Channel 5 78 O CFG10 54 I CTS Channel 5 79 I DSR Channel 7 55 TXD Channel 5 80 I GND 56 O DTR Channel 5 81 I RXD Channel 8 57 O RTS Channel 5 82 O 12V 58 I GND 83 O TXD Channel 8 59 RXD Channel 5 84 O CFG11 60 CFG08 85 O RTS Channel 8 61 RXD Channel 6 86 O 12V 62 O TXD Channel 6 87 O DTR Channel 8 63 O RTS Channel 6 88 I CTS Channel 8 64 I CTS Channel 6 89 I DSR Channel 8 65 DCD Channel 6 90 DCD Channel 8 66 I RI Channel 6 91 O 5V 67 DSR Channel 6 92 O 5V 68 CFG09 93 I RI Channel 8 69 DTR Channel 6 94 I BPID2 70 GND 95 I BPID3 71 I RXD Channel 7 96 O CFG12 72 O TXD Channel 7 97 O CFG13 73 O RTS Channel 7 98 O CFG14 74 O DSR Channel 7 99 O CFG15 75 CTS Channel 7 100 GND BPIDxx amp CFGxx signals are reserved signals UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 8 of 8 3 Connection box UNXBP 232 The UNXBP 232 device is a fully independent sub assembly of the UNXPCI card It includes all the signal amplification system to support the RS232 standards UNXBP 232 8 CHANNELS UNXBP 232 4 CHANNELS 20 3cm UNXPCI 232 4M 4 RS232 male connectors channels wi
5. jumper or switch for IRQ and I O base address All the board resources are automatically assigned by the PCI BIOS during the power up of the P C The board is shipped with Windows drivers 95 98 Me NT 3 51 4 0 2000 XP Vista 32 bits and Linux drivers Others drivers are supported by ACKSYS and can be shipped on request Several UNXPCI cards can cohabit within a same machine to carry out 8 16 24 or 32 ports configurations UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 4 of 4 2 UNXPCI Board 4 or 8 asynchronous serial communication ports with D SUB connectors on an external connection box Advanced communication functions Automatic RS485 turn around Flow control hard soft handled by hardware Enhanced baud rate generator for non standard speeds 128 bytes deep FIFO per transmitter and receiver RS422 baud rate up to 1 8 Mbps with standard 29 4912 MHz oscillator and up to 3 75 Mbps with optional 60 MHz oscillator Slave PCI SV signaling interface 2 1 or greater Polling Register image of the eight interruption lines of each UART Programmable electrical interface this mechanism will be used to configure the future connection boxes electrical interface flavor test mode 4 input signals allow the identification of the connection box BPIDO to BPID3 16 output signals allow the configuration of the connection box CFG00 to CFG15 2 independent base addresses specif
6. the external device UNXBPxxx and the UNXPCI Check the led indicator DC OK Check the cable wiring Check the communication parameters Speed parity number of stop bits flow control of each side In case of RS422 cable wiring check the polarity of the data signals both side gt Notice that the A signal must have a lower voltage than the B signal in MARK state If you suspect the board or software might be defective contact ACKSYS hotline at support acksys fr and report your problem in the report form UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL A 7 JUNE 2007 Page 37 of 37 11 Dimensions amp consumptions DIMENSIONS CONSUMPTION in mm PRODUCT MEN Cur PONI EN in V in mA in W 5 60 0 3 UNXPCI TTL 4 12 0 0 139 7 x 106 68 5 90 0 45 UNXPCI TTL 8 12 0 0 5 80 0 4 UNXPCI 232 4 12 60 0 72 5 140 0 7 UNXPCI 232 8 12 120 1 44 5 210 1 05 UNXPCI 422 4 12 22 0 264 5 420 2 1 UNXPCI 422 8 12 46 0 552 5 20 0 1 UNXBP232 4 157 x 110 12 60 0 720 5 30 0 15 UNXBP232 8 203 x 157 12 120 1 44 5 150 0 75 UNXBP422 4 157 x 110 12 22 0 264 5 330 1 65 UNXBP422 8 203 x 157 12 46 0 552 UNXBPMR 8 with 8 MR400ISO NC NC NC 225 x 116 UNXBPMR 8 with 8 MR232ISO NC NC NC 225 x 116 p Operating Storage Relative Humidity temperature in temperature in 95 96 at 256 5 to 656 25
7. the ideal tool for communication applications in disturbed industrial environment In the event of significant overload on the communication lines lightning direct connection to mains etc the safety devices self destruct in order to effectively protect card UNXPCI and the host system UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 12 of 12 4 1 Configuration To switch channels 1 or 5 from RS422 to RS232 set the switches under the UNXBP for the corresponding channel according to the illustration below RS422 mode RS232 mode Visible dots Hidden dots 4 2 Pinout The table below gives output connector pinout 25 pins D SUB female connector Ports 1 and 5 can be switched in RS232 mode Function _ 19 Not connected 14 15 16 17 18 Rx RxB Rx RxA Rx 20 21 22 23 24 ot connected TxB Tx 25 TXA Tx 1 Signals TXD RXD RTS CTS DSR DTR RI are available only on ports 1 amp 5 in RS232 mode UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL A 7 JUNE 2007 Page 13 of 13 4 3 Cable wiring recommendations It is highly recommended to check attribution of pins 9 and 10 on the connector devices connected to the UNXBP indeed some modems use these pins to supply their electronics In this case we advise you not to connect these pins or to check that the consumption of the modem is compatible with the available current 750 mA MAX A LED shows when lit that the
8. 0 6 2 3 Pinout 9 pins D SUB female connector 422 mode 485 mode Rx DATA Tx DATA 7 Sini Function ATA ersormce UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL Page 21 of 21 REL A 7 JUNE 2007 6 3 MRBac interface module The MRBdc module supplies a 0 20mA current loop physical interface with a galvanic isolation 6 3 1 Main characteristics Interface 0 20mA current loop Galvanic isolation 2000 Veff Permanently converted Tx Rx signals Current in idle state Configurable with jumper JP1 Active or passive loop Configurable by specific wiring of the output connector Max bit rate 57 6 Kbps POWER Visualization TX TX Signal RX RX Signal Output connector 25 pins D sub female Consumption NC UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 22 of 22 6 3 2 Configuration JP1 Current loop in idle MARK state Current present in idle MARK state I gt 12mA No current in loop in idle MARK state 1 lt 3mA 1 1 Factory setting 25 D SUB WIRING ACTIVE or PASSIVE mode for TX and TX loop MODE TX LOOP RX LOOP ACTIVE STRAP 6 7 amp 21 22 STRAP 10 11 amp 24 25 PASSIVE STRAP 21 20 STRAP 24 23 UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL A 7 JUNE 2007 Page 23 of 23 6 3 3 Pinout 25 pins D SUB female connector NAME FUNCTION PGND Pro
9. 000 XP Vista device driver installation As with Windows 9x or ME Windows 2000 XP Vista 32 bits automatically detects the UNXPCI card A hardware installation wizard is automatically run when the system starts up as soon as the card is detected To install the device driver follow the wizard instructions NOTE FOR WINDOWS XP AND VISTA The wizard will announce you that the driver is not certified Ignore this message in order to continue the installation of the card 8 3 1 Properties of all the communications ports The new communications ports are visible in the device manager control panel hardware O manager TST Action View Monitors x Multifunction adapters P gt 4UNXPCI 8UNXPCI serial communication controler E Jy Ports COM amp LPT E Communications Port COM1 E Communications Port COM2 og ECP Printer Port LPT1 19 UNXPCI Communication Port COM3 19 UNXPCI Communication Port COM4 19 UNXPCI Communication Port COMS YF UNXPCI Communication Port COM g Sound video and game controllers x tu Double click one of the ports to edit its properties UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL 121175022 REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 30 of 30 The Settings tab enables the default communications parameters to be defined as with a standard COM port It can also be used to define the interface type and automatic line turnaround for RS485
10. 22 6 3 2 te perta seb duces RR HR HP e i e arenile 23 6 3 3 24 7 INSTALLING THE UNXPCI BOARD 25 8 INSTALLING THE ACKSYS DRIVER FOR WINDOWS 26 8 1 Windows 9x millennium device driver installation i 26 8 2 Windows NT device driver 28 8 3 Windows 2000 XP Vista device driver installation 30 8 3 1 Properties of all the communications ports e 30 9 INSTALLING THE ACKSYS DRIVER FOR LINUX KERNEL 2 2 35 9 1 Using RS485 mode under meet tem nue mme 36 10 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 37 14 Dimensions amp consumptions oat emnt DRE RECUERDE D Ue Ime TRO TEE EEEE Rin 38 UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL A 7 JUNE 2007 Page 3 of 3 1 INTRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL SERIAL COMMUNICATION BOARD 4 OR 8 CHANNELS WITH PCI PLUG amp PLAY FEATURES UNXPCI card offers a reliable and very high performance solution for communication applications in industrial environment which need High speed serial links Versatile interface RS232 RS422 RS485 TTL The UNXPCI complies with the PCI Specification 2 1 or greater which makes it easy to install no
11. CTS factory setting UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL A 7 JUNE 2007 Page 17 of 17 6 1 3 Pinout 25 pins D SUB female connector Direction Name Function PGND Earth O TXD Transmitted data WIN RXD Received data A i ct RTS Request to send CTS Clear to send I ig o pe DSR Data Set Ready N GNDI Isolated ground DCD DCD ol c NC Not connected Not connected NC Not connected NC Not connected NC Not connected NC Not connected NC Not connected NC Not connected NC Not connected NC Not connected NC Not connected Data Terminal Ready NC Not connected RI Ring Indicator NC Not connected NC Not connected Isolated ground I Input O Output Configurable by switches UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 18 of 18 6 2 MR400ISO interface module The MR400ISO module supplies a RS422 485 physical interface with a galvanic isolation 6 2 1 Main characteristics Interface RS422 Master Slave or RS485 Galvanic isolation 2000 Veff Permanently converted signals Tx Rx Configurable converted output signals Configurable converted input signals By jumper RTS or TxCLK By jumper CTS or RxCLK Max bit rate 5 Mbps Visualization High voltage
12. D SUB male or female connector UNXBP 232 4 exists with male or female output connectors UNXBP 232 8 only exists with male output connectors Notice that ports 1 and 5 can be switched in RS422 mode Cae Foncion _ Not connected Not connected Not connected N GR TX TxA 1 The TxA TxB RxA and RxB signals are available only on ports 1 and 5 in RS422 mode UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 10 of 10 3 3 Cable wiring recommendations The UNXBP is a RS232 DTE device so to connect it to a DTE device use a null modem cable to connect it to a DCE device use a straight through cable It is highly recommended to check attribution of pins 9 and 10 on the connector devices connected to the UNXBP indeed some modems use these pins to supply their electronics In this case we advise you not to connect these pins or to check that the consumption of the modem is compatible with the available current 750 mA MAX A LED when lit shows that the UNXBP is correctly fed by the system This indicator can stay off for the following reasons Bad cable connection Breakdown on 12V and 12V voltages of the system Short circuit on a 25 D SUB connector Overload of the power voltages on the 25 D SUB connector Failure of the LED In the event of accidental short circuit on D SUB connectors it is recommended to power down the system and to detect the cause of the sh
13. HARDWARE amp USER S MANUAL 4 8 Ports Industrial Serial Board for PCI bus with external connectivity box RS232 RS422 Isolated RS232 Isolated RS422 RS485 0 20 mA current loop TTL UN COMMUNICATIONS amp SYSTEMS ACKSYS Communications amp Systems www acksys fr support acksys fr sales acksys fr June 2007 Release A 7 HARDWARE amp USER S MANUAL COPYRIGHT OACKSYS 2002 2006 This document contains information that is protected by copyright No part of this publication may be reproduced transcribed stored on any computer system or other system translated into any language or into any computer language without prior written permission from ACKSYS Z A Val joyeux 10 rue des entrepreneurs 78450 Villepreux France REGISTERED TRADEMARKS e ACKSYS is a registered trademark of ACKSYS e Windows NT Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of MICROSOFT NOTICE ACKSYS provides this documentation as is without warranty of any kind In no event shall ACKSYS be help responsible for the profitability and conformity of the hardware compared to the user s requirements ACKSYS shall not be held responsible for any errors that might be contained in this document nor for any damages of any amount that the supply operation or use of this equipment may entail ACKSYS may revise this document from time to time or change its co
14. UNXBP is correctly fed by the system This indicator can stay off for the following reasons Bad cable connection Breakdown on 12V and 12V voltages of the system Short circuit on a 25 D SUB connector Overload of the power voltages on the 25 D SUB connector Failure of the LED In the event of accidental short circuit on D SUB connectors it is recommended to power down the system and to detect the cause of the short circuit Be warned that the restartable thermal fuses protection will not allow to turn back on the power supply in the connection box until the power supply has been turned off for at least 20 seconds 5 Connection box UNXBP 232 422 The UNXBP 232 422 device only exists with 8 channels The first four channels are compatible with the UNXBP 232 4M device and the last four are compatible with the UNXBP 422 4 device UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 14 of 14 6 Connection box UNXBPMR 225 00 mm re o1 O 67 E oen Q 116 00 mm e O 255 00 mm The UNXBPMR device is a fully independent sub assembly of the UNXPCI card It includes all the amplification system to support RS232 RS422 RS485 and 0 20 mA current loop standards It is composed of a 8 positions pack with 4 or 8 interface modules You can choose a different interface mod
15. ch signal of the connector is TTL level compatible CA 97 99 Pin N Direction Description Pin N Direction Descri ption 1 l DCD Channel 1 26 RI Channel 3 2 RI Channel 1 27 DCD Channel 3 3 DSR Channel 1 28 O CFG02 4 CTS Channel 1 29 DSR Channel 3 5 O TXD Channel 1 30 GND 6 O DTR Channel 1 31 RXD Channel 4 7 O RTS Channel 1 32 O 12V 8 GND 33 O TXD Channel 4 9 RXD Channel 1 34 O CFG03 10 O 35 O RTS4 11 RXD Channel 2 36 O 12V 12 O TXD Channel 2 37 O DTR Channel 4 13 O RTS Channel 2 38 CTS Channel 4 14 CTS Channel 2 39 DSR Channel 4 15 DCD Channel 2 40 DCD Channel 4 16 RI Channel 2 41 O 5V 17 DSR Channel 2 42 O 5V 18 O 1 43 RI Channel 4 19 O DTR Channel 2 44 BPIDO 20 GND 45 BPID1 21 RXD Channel 3 46 O CFG04 22 O TXD Channel 3 47 O CFG05 23 O RTS Channel 3 48 O CFG06 24 O DTR Channel 3 49 O CFG07 25 CTS Channel 3 50 GND UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL A 7 JUNE 2007 Page 7 of 7 Pin N Direction Description Pin N Direction Descri ption 51 I DCD
16. fers FIFO Interrupt Trigger levels Transmitter L M 4 Receiver 111zazmtttTtttttttt tlergu1pu 100 Receiver FIFO Flow Control Thresholds Flow On _ 16 Flow Off n 112 The FIFOs tab enables you to set the interrupt trigger levels for transmission and reception according to the number of characters in the respective buffers as well as the flow control trigger levels The default values are satisfactory for most traditional applications Configuring the interrupt trigger levels The value defined using the Transmitter cursor gives the level from which a transmitter interrupt will be generated For example the default value 4 indicates that an interrupt will be generated as soon as the number of characters in the transmission buffer drops from 5 to 4 This value should remain low but it may be advisable to increase it for higher speeds or with slow or overloaded CPUs The value defined using the Receiver cursor gives the level from which a receive interrupt will be generated In the case of the default value the interrupt occurs when the number of characters in the receiver buffer rises from 63 to 64 If the number of characters received is less than the threshold and does not change during a period corresponding to the time to transmit 4 characters a time out interrupt is generated to warn the peripheral s driver In the case of an applicati
17. he ACKSYS UNXPCI Properties window ACKSYS UNXPCI Properties UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL 1510 5023 REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 28 of 28 In the ACKSYS UNXPCI windows You can disable a card by clicking on the disable card check box You can assign a COM number to each port by fixing the COM number assigned to the first communication port By example if you specify 3 in the field First Port Number the first port is COM3 and all subsequent ports are COM4 COMS COMO You can specify for each port the RxFIFO trigger level and TxFIFO size and the RS485 mode To remove the device driver and the installed UNXPCI card start UNXSETUP EXE and click on the Uninstall button UNXSETUP v1 3 Installer for ACKSYS UNXPCI cards on Windows NT uil x Driver Name ACKSRLNT Version 1 3 ZOMMMUNICATIONS amp SYSTEMS r Cards Number of Channels First Port Number e UNX0009 Slot 9 Bus 0 usable UNX PCI 4 channels ACOM3 CLICK Uninstall button Test Delete Print all Quit Driver installation update xj 2 About to remove the Acksys UNX PCI cards driver II Are you sure x e The UNXPCI driver was removed The installation program will now terminate UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL 12105023 REL A 7 JUNE 2007 Page 29 of 29 8 3 Windows 2
18. ied in PCI registers BARO amp BARI BARO Base address for UNXPCI configuration registers 7 bytes BARI Base Address for UNXPCI serial ports 1 to 8 8x8 bytes 64 40H Port addresses are consecutive The details of each register can be supplied upon request from customers who want to develop a device driver UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL A 7 JUNE 2007 Page 5 of 5 2 1 Synoptic 139 7mm DLI 106 68mm bE e CERI I RI 1T fuged cas T M E NN NE E HE 14 J1 PCI connector 5V signaling only J2 100 pins connector to connect external box like UNXBP J3 Power connector OSC 29 4912 MHz oscillator for UARTs Ut PCI interface and logic decoding U3 U4 Quad enhanced UARTS 16C550 compatible Others oscillator values are available 60 MHz for very high speed serial link 1 8432 MHz for full compatibility with standard communication ports UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 6 of 6 2 2 Pinout of the output connector Solder side Rear view 99 The external metallic frame is connected to the protected earth of the board Ea
19. ing the automatic reversal of way For that it is necessary to use the iocontrols according to ACKSYS_ENABLE_485_MODE Validate the function of automatic line control ACKSYS_DISABLE_485_MODE Function disabling the automatic line control These iocontrols take a parameter The Linux API function making it possible to send the iocontrol to the driver is ioctl This function is to be sent once the communication channel is opened If you work in RS485 mode you must not send iocontrol ACKSYS_DISABLE_485_MODE before the port is closed under risk to disturb the operation of the bus These constants are defined in the file iocontrol h UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 36 of 36 10 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE The UNXPCI board cannot be detected by the BIOS itself Check the PCI PnP options in the setup program of the motherboard and set it to AUTO Check if the board is correctly plugged in the slot Try another slot until you find a good one The UNXPCI board is not automatically detected by Windows system except NT Check the first item Check in the Windows system properties if the UNXPCI board is not yet recognized as a standard PCI card or multifunction card if yes remove the corresponding entry and Click refresh button until the installation wizard is launching Reinstall Windows The communication between the UNXPCI and your equipment is not functioning Check the connection between
20. is vice You are already using the best driver for this device What do you want to do C Continue using the current driver Recommended MEROE Parte 2989 2A HE CD ROM drive us Mictosoft Windows Update Specify a location View List Back Cancel Step3 Step 4 Click Next Select Install one of the other drivers then click View List me Select Other Driver x Select the driver that you would like to install Driver Description Driver Date Driver Provider Location _ i UNXPCI 4 8 Ports 1 8432MHz 10 25 2000 ACKSYS CAWINDOWSSINFAUE Step 5 UNXPCI 4 8 Ports 26MHz 10 25 2000 ACKSYS C AAWINDOWSSINFAUE UNXPCI 4 8 Ports B MHz 10 25 2000 ACKSYS CAWINDOWS INFSUL Now Select the board with the correct oscillator Click OK and terminate the installation gt UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL 121115023 REL A 7 JUNE 2007 Page 27 of 27 8 2 Windows NT device driver installation First install the UNXPCI board and start Windows NT To install the device driver Start your P C and log as administrator Insert ACKSYS CD Start the program UNXSETUP from ACKSYS CD Driver installation update In this window you see all the UNXPCI boards detected by the driver At this time you can directly click on Quit to terminate the installation process or select one board and click on the Configure button to open t
21. line is receiving as soon as a character or group of characters needs to be transmitted the line must be switched into transmission mode the UNXPCI card uses the DTR signal to carry out this function When the Driven by application option is selected the application is in charge of controlling the DTR signal The signal must be asserted before transmission and deasserted when the last character has been transmitted This method does not allow precise control of the switching time after a transmission is complete For more efficient control or if the application cannot manage the DTR signal select the Automatic option the DTR signal will now be driven automatically by the UART whenever a character is transmitted guaranteeing an optimal switching time for the communication direction Note Driving the communication direction can be necessary in RS422 mode when several pieces of equipment are connected to a bus master slave RS422 or RS485 4 wire If the port of the UNXPCI card is a slave peripheral it shares its transmission line with the other slave peripherals in the network and must therefore leave it in a state of high impedance when it is not transmitting UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 32 of 32 PCI Communication Port COM10 Properties _ 3 General Settings FIFOs Data rate Driver 5 160954 A ACKSYS Restore Defaults Use FIFO buf
22. ntents without notice UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 2 of 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION Enne ill RANA Rae E OT 4 2 UNXPCI Board 2 5 2 1 SXBODUC eui Hee ba AT a eH OR e RR RE EE TURN Red 6 2 2 Pinout of the output connector eine 7 3 Connection box UNXBP 232 a 9 3 1 Configuration EUIS RERO ROE ok LI ee ee 10 3 2 ee eee 10 3 3 Cable wiring recommendations i 11 4 Connection box UNXBP 422 eese eterne ase ved PNE 12 4 1 e M 13 4 2 CER 13 4 3 Cable wiring recommendations i 14 Connection box UNXBP 232 422 14 6 Connection box UNA PPM o 2 ear 15 6 1 MR232ISO interface Od E RR tereti RENE ARI NNO RO O 16 6 1 1 Mam charfacteristics sasa obici alano nno NE VE PRENNE E UAE EM NER ERE MEE it 16 6 1 2 Configuratoni EE 17 6 1 3 Muni mes PC EN 18 6 2 MR400ISO interface Module er teer EUR in 19 6 2 1 Main characteristics dete e eee ve ev eoe Pee IY ec esset e ge eve e avete rer epe 19 6 2 2 COMM SULA ON M 20 6 2 3 Isi 21 6 3 MRBdcanterface edes bere ese Ha Eee ERE PO Ee o pee 22 6 3 1 Main chafacteristlC8 sradicare
23. on and start Windows Notice for this is a PCI board once the board is plugged or removed the configuration will be automatically updated 8 1 Windows 9x millennium device driver installation Under Windows 9x and Millennium an installation wizard is automatically launched during the first installation The Add new hardware wizard will automatically run the first time the card is installed as soon as the card is detected Follow the wizard instructions After the driver is installed the system properties will be updated automatically by adding one multi function adapter called UNXPCI 4 8 Ports 4 8 PCI communication ports Now the driver installation is complete and successful you are ready to use the 4 8 addon PCI communications ports If you want to add a board while the driver has been already installed Windows will skip the installation wizard and will install automatically the 4 8 PCI communications ports System Properties 24 x General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type View devices by connection B Hard disk controllers 9 98 Keyboard H Monitor H A Mouse E Multifunction adapters UNXPCI 4 8 Ports 29 4912MHz 9 Network adapters 9 Ports COM amp LPT A d Communications Port COM1 E Communications Port 2 ECP Printer Port LPT1 E PCI Communications Port COMS SF PCI Communications Port COME X i PCI Communications Port COM7
24. on transferring large blocks of data it is advisable to choose high thresholds in order to reduce the number of interrupts and thus the load on the CPU However it is not recommended that the maximum values be used especially when communicating at high speed in order to avoid reception overwrites and transmission interruptions UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL 121115023 REL A 7 JUNE 2007 Page 33 of 33 PCI Communication Port COM10 Properties 4 2 xl General Settings FIFOs Data rate Driver 160954 A ACKSYS Input Clock Crystal Frequency MHz Detect Crystal Frequency 29 491 2 X Baud rate configuration options Use default baud rate Baud rate divider prescaler Bvernde Configuration Baud rate multiplie Quad speed DK Cancel The Data Rate tab enables you to select the frequency of the oscillator for certain specific models of the UNXPCI cards The default value is 24 4912 MHz e Use default baud rate option This should remain selected It indicates that the communications speed is fixed as normal by the Win32 API Baud rate divider prescaler option this option is active by default and enables the communications speed to be calculated using a decimal prescaler enabling better precision for non standard speeds to be obtained In this case the UNXPCI driver calculates parameters that give
25. ort circuit Be warned that the restartable thermal fuses protection will not allow to turn back on the power supply in the connection box until the power supply has been turned off for at least 20 seconds UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL A 7 JUNE 2007 Page 11 of 11 4 Connection box UNXBP 422 The UNXBP 422 device is a fully independent sub assembly of the UNXPCI card It includes all the signal amplification system to support the RS422 standards UNXBP 8 CHANNELS UNXBP 4 CHANNELS I aj fe e es E Gi A TRE 5 ACKSYS BE e UNXPCI 422 4 4 RS422 channels with channel 1 programmable in RS232 UNXPCI 422 8 8 RS422 channels with channels 1 amp 5 programmable in RS232 UNXBP devices offer an exceptional protection against overvoltages and electrostatic discharges ESD This protection is enforced on each signal by devices filtering the tension surges dangerous for electronics Associated with the shielded cable these safety devices ensure to the UNXPCI a great reliability a great longevity a very reduced emission of electromagnetic radiation as well as a great immunity to external interference All these elements make the UNXPCI card
26. protection POWER TX TX Signal RX RX Signal RTS RTS Signal CTS CTS Signal ESD 15 EMI RFI filtering Power supply protection Fast restartable thermal fuse Output connector 9 pins D sub female Consumption 100 mA max UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL A 7 JUNE 2007 Page 19 of 19 6 2 2 Configuration One external DIP switch selects the electrical interface Two internal jumpers select the two input and output command signals DIP6 SWITCH Factory setting all OFF Transmission mode Turnaround Line polarization Line termination RS422 4 wires Master Do i RS422 4 wires Slave ml T RS485 2 wires without echo P JU RS485 2 wires with echo a 1 2 1 not used in 4 wires mode J2 Jumper Output signal 1 2 RxCLK 2 3 CTS factory setting J3 Jumper Input signal 1 2 TxCLK 2 3 RTS factory setting UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 20 of 2
27. tective ground NC Not Connected NC Not Connected NC Not Connected NC Not Connected VBCTX USED FOR CONFIGURATION VBCTX1 USED FOR CONFIGURATION TX Tx current loop TX Tx current loop VBCRX USED FOR CONFIGURATION VBCRX1 USED FOR CONFIGURATION RX Rx current loop Ln N RX Rx current loop NC Not Connected NC Not Connected NC Not Connected NC Not Connected NC Not Connected NC Not Connected USED FOR CONFIGURATION USED FOR CONFIGURATION USED FOR CONFIGURATION USED FOR CONFIGURATION USED FOR CONFIGURATION USED FOR CONFIGURATION a A d N N N N N x N o UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 24 of 24 7 INSTALLING THE UNXPCI BOARD Power down the P C and remove the cover Plug the UNXPCI in any 32 bits 5V PCI slot and replace the P C cover Connect the UNXBP to the UNXPCI Power up the P C In the PC SETUP check that the PCI PnP option is set to AUTO Check that the PCI BIOS detects the board In case of problems refer to the troubleshooting guide section UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL A 7 JUNE 2007 Page 25 of 25 8 INSTALLING THE ACKSYS DRIVER FOR WINDOWS At first install the UNXPCI board see previous secti
28. th channel 1 switchable to RS422 UNXPCI 232 4F 4 RS232 female connectors channels with channel 1 witchable to RS422 UNXPCI 232 8M 8 RS232 channels male connectors with channels 1 amp 5 switchable to RS422 UNXBP 232 devices offer an exceptional protection against overvoltages and electrostatic discharges ESD These protections are enforced on each signal by devices filtering the tension surges dangerous for electronics Associated with the shielded cable these safety devices ensure to the UNXPCI a great reliability a great longevity a very reduced emission of electromagnetic radiation as well as a great immunity to external interference All these elements make the UNXPCI card the ideal tool for communication applications in disturbed industrial environment In the event of significant overload on the communication lines lightning direct connection to mains etc the safety devices self destruct in order to effectively protect card UNXPCI and the host system UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL A 7 JUNE 2007 Page 9 of 9 3 1 Configuration To switch channels 1 or 5 from RS232 to RS422 set the switches under the UNXBP for the corresponding channel according to the picture below The RS422 termination resistor 121 Ohms is automatically connected in RS422 mode on each receiver RS232 mode RS422 mode Hidden dots Visible dots 3 2 Pinout The table below gives the output connector pinout 25 pins
29. the best precision in terms of the requested speed When this option is not selected the rounding of non standard speeds is compatible with older cards e Baud rate multiplier option this functionality cannot be selected when the Use default baud rate option is ticked It enables the multiplication factor chosen in the selection box to be applied to the speed requested by the application For example with a factor of 16 when the application requests a speed of 115200 baud the effective speed will be 1 8432 MHz thus enabling an application which would otherwise be limited to 115200 baud to work at higher speeds e Quad Speed option this functionality cannot be selected when the Use default baud rate option is ticked It should not be used for conventional applications and the tick box should be left clear UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL 12105023 REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 34 of 34 9 INSTALLING THE ACKSYS DRIVER FOR LINUX KERNEL 2 2 The installation procedure has been tested initially using Linux Mandrake version 7 2 and version 2 2 17 21 of the kernel If you have any compatibility problems with other versions of Linux please contact ACKSYS the programs described below can be found in linux V2 1 on the media supplied Installing the module This type of installation does not require Linux to be recompiled In addition it enables the driver to be loaded and unloaded dynamically Cop
30. ule for each line The following interface modules are available MR232ISO interface module RS232 isolation up to 2KV MR400ISO interface module RS422 RS485 isolation up to 2KV MRBdc interface module 0 20mA current loop isolation up to 2KV UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL A 7 JUNE 2007 Page 15 of 15 6 1 MR2321SO interface module The MR232ISO module supplies a RS232 physical interface with a galvanic isolation 6 1 1 Main characteristics Interface RS232 DTE Galvanic isolation Permanently converted signals Configurable converted output signals Configurable converted input signals 2000 Ver Tx Rx By switches one of RTS or DTR or TXCLK By switches one of CTS or DCD or RI or DSR or RXCLK or TXCLK I Max bit rate 230 Kbps Visualization High voltage protection POWER TX TX Signal RX RX Signal CtrlOUT Output signal CtrlIN Input signal ESD 15 EMI RFI filtering Power supply protection Fast restartable thermal fuse Output connector Consumption 25 pins D sub female 145 mA max UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL 7 JUNE 2007 Page 16 of 16 6 1 2 Configuration Two configuration switches SW1 and SW2 located on module are used To modify the factory settings RTS CTS first unscrew and remove the module CONFIGURABLE CONVERTED OUTPUT SIGNAL RTS factory setting CONFIGURABLE CONVERTED INPUT SIGNAL
31. y the file sellinux o into the directory lib modules shell uname r misc The nodes must be created in the system To do this edit the msmknod script supplied by ACKSYS adjust MAXPORT constant according to your card if you have a 2 port card enter 2 if you have a 4 port card enter 4 etc and then run the script It will create the peripheral files as follows Card Peripheral number number 1 ttyM0 ttyM MAXPORT 1 2 ttyM MAXPORT ttyM 2 MAXPORT 1 install the module just enter insmod srllinux stop the module enter rmmod srllinux check that the module has been correctly installed use the Lsmod command NOTE The next time Linux is started up the module will not run automatically for this to happen add the file rc ack in the file rc serial If the rc serial file does not exist create it adding the line etc rc d rc ack Then edit the file rc local adding the following line if f etc rc d rc serial then Sh etc rc d rc serial fi NOTE If the card s oscillator is not set to 29 4912 MHz you must add the following option when you install the module input clockz Freq in Hz For example for a 16 MHz oscillator the command is as follows insmod srllinux input clock 16000000 UNXPCI HARDWARE amp SOFTWARE USER S MANUAL REL A 7 JUNE 2007 Page 35 of 35 9 1 Using RS485 mode under Linux When one uses a line in RS485 mode there is the possibility of manag
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