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1. brainboxes Print Date 12 02 2010 PX 260 PX 701 PX 320 PX 324 PX 313 PX 346 PX 335 PX 146 PX 157 PX 475 PX 310 PX 368 PX 387 PX 376 Product Manual Brainboxes Limited Unit 3C Wavertree Boulevard South Wavertree Technology Park Liverpool L7 9PF UK Tel 44 0 151 220 2500 Fax 44 0 151 252 0446 Web www brainboxes com Email sales brainboxes com e brain boxes Contents BEI tee mE HE 4 1 1 The PCI Express E Le 4 1 2 Supported Operating SySteMs ccccccccseeceesccceseeeesscceeeceescccseeeeescccsesceescseeeensccseneenscceseneeesceeseteesses 5 AM TUE e in tte e 6 2 1 Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Installation 2 0 0 0 cece cece cece eee eeee eee ee eee aaa aee reese eeeaaaaaeeeeeeeeeaaas 7 2 2 Windows Vista amp Server 2008 64 amp 32 bit Installation cece ecccccceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeesaeaeeeeeeeeeeeesaaasseeeeeess 10 23 WINDOWS 7 SCIVE 2008 FZ 13 EREECHEN Rm 16 3 1 Finding your Brainboxes COM port 16 3 2 Changing your COM label m 17 SR Gelle e 18 3 4 RS422 485 Settings c cccccececcscsescscscsesesesescecevevevevevevevevevevavavacavavacavavevecsesevavavavavevevevevevevavavavavavavavaceceees 20 oS iis e uo PORNO t 22 SEINE dengue RTI Ee E 24 4 Uninstallation Windows Server 2008 Vista Server 20021 25 5 Bo st PCle Driver Upgrade Rollback 25a en itane s eue ei ns o2. P AJ CERTIFIED FOR Windows Server 2008 i fits mu j J J d BT d TM CERTIFIED FOR Windows Vista E my Designed for Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition x64 Editions Brainboxes PCI Express Drivers have undergone Microsoft testing with the PX RS232 and RS422 485 family Upon passing these tests the drivers were signed by Microsoft as an indication of their quality and stability PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 5 of 37 e brain boxes 2 Installation Instructions PLEASE READ CAREFULLY e For RS232 Cards there are TWO Installation steps to installing the Boost PCle driver 1 CARD driver 2 PORT driver e For RS422 485 Cards there are THREE Installation steps to installing the Boost PCle driver 1 CARD driver 2 PORT driver 3 BASE SYSTEM DEVICE driver This is the RS422 485 Controller e Each step will take you through a full installation using the Found New Hardware wizard e Once the Card is installed the Operating System will detect the COM Port All you will need to do to install the COM Port is to run through the same installation steps as the Card This also applies to the RS 422 485 Controller e Follow the Operating System specific instructions below to start the installation procedure If you have any issues with installation please follow the steps in Section 4 Uninstallation then attempt t
3. 1 1 The PCI Express PX Range The PX Range are PCI Express PCle cards providing several RS232 and RS 422 485 9 pin COM ports see datasheets for alternatives to any computer with a PCle Lane The advantage of Brainboxes PCI Express cards is that they can fit into any standard 1x 4x 8x or 16x PCle Lane Using the PCI Express card s COM ports all supporting 921 600 Baud makes fast and effective communication between multiple devices simple gue XT ev 2 rizo pi A Qum 4 tt ante ME x E IN EU mel g br i LA H a ZA E S SS i i SS t CH d zi SR ES Vu Ze Z E mI Sei SECH ae ie PCI TS rm aet i E E On EET p 12V Wu E i if t 1 ff SR e D a 18 lc 1 M Sr o M bat KEE K sse gt 7 OAN Lul ls a HEINE 9OPX101R2 PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 4 of 37 e brain boxes 1 2 Supported Operating Systems The PCI Express PX Range can be used with the following Microsoft Operating Systems with the supplied Boost PCle drivers e Windows Server 2008 R2 e Windows 7 32 bit e Windows 7 64 bit e Windows Server 2008 32 bit e Windows Server 2008 64 bit e Windows Vista 32 bit e Windows Vista 64 bit e Windows Server 2003 32 bit e Windows Server 2003 64 bit e Windows XP 32 bit e Windows XP 64 bit e Windows 2000 na j d Windows 7
4. The Found New Hardware Wizard will then ask you to locate the software drivers Ensure that the CD is in the drive and click Next Insert the disc that came with your PCI Serial Port If you have the disc that came with your device insert it now Windows will automatically search the disc for driver software I don t have the disc Show me other options PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 11 of 37 e brain boxes 9 Once the driver has been installed click Close B jj Found New Hardware Brainboxes PCIe 4 Port R5232 Serial Card PX 260 7 01 268 The software for this device has been successfully installed Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device Brainboxes PCIe 4 Port R5232 Serial Card PX 260 701 268 e If you are installing a mulitport card the Operating System will install each subsequent Serial Port automatically e f you are installing a 422 485 card you will also need to install the Base System Device This is the 422 485 Controller for your card Follow steps 4 9 again when prompted e Once installed you can check the COM Number of the Port by opening Device Manager See Section 3 1 Finding your Brainboxes COM port If you need to change the COM port number see Section 3 2 Changing Your COM Label PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 12 of 37 e brain boxes 2 3 Windows 7 S
5. systems The RTS and CTS lines though driven by the card are usually not connected In two wire Half Duplex configuration the TXD line is connected to RXD whilst the TXD line is connected to RXD Only one pair of twisted wire cable is used in RS485 Half Duplex communication These are the two main wiring schemes o RS485 One Talker Many Listeners Half Duplex o RS485 Many Talkers Many Listeners Half Duplex Please see Section 8 2 Device Pinout for wiring diagrams PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 21 of 37 e brain boxes 3 5 UART Settings The UART settings for the Brainboxes COM Port allow you to get the best performance from your device and system There are two choices dependant on whether minimal CPU usage or Data Latency delay is the main concern The default settings have been carefully selected and should provide great performance for the majority of users The UART Settings will help if you need to lower the CPU usage or your application is timing critical and requires a lower Data Latency e To open Advanced Settings open the Port Settings as described in section 3 2 and click the Advanced button e Select the UART Settings tab Advanced 5 ettings for COMB Properties Port Settings UART Settings About e brain boxes UART Settings Witz Change settings to optimise the USAT behaviour For data reception and tran
6. the Serial Card entry Found under Multiport Serial Adapters see image below E GP zs SC440 VISTA32 zk Computer Hga Disk drives o Ka Display adapters z DVD CD ROM drives S o3 Human Interface Devices ic IDE ATA ATAPI controllers H Keyboards zk Monitors Multi portsandsheder d Brainboxes PC pj Network Zon Ports COM amp LPT 13 Brainboxes R5232 Serial Port COM 7 Brainboxes RS232 Serial Port COM Brainboxes RS232 Serial Port COM 9 Brainboxes RS232 Serial Port COM 1 Communications Port COMI Properties E Processors i gt Storage controllers 3j n Mice and other pointing devices Je 4 Port R5232 Serial Card Px RES Driver Software Disable Uninstall Scan for hardware changes mle System devices H Universal Serial Bus controllers li Select Upgrade Driver This will launch the Found New Hardware Wizard Follow the on screen instructions and point to the location of the new driver package NB It is only possible to upgrade the Boost PCle driver via the Serial Card entry in Device Manager and not the Serial Port entry The upgrade process will automatically upgrade the Port driver PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 28 of 37 e brain boxes 6 Troubleshooting and Testing 6 1 Installation problems e Check the PCI Express Card is correctly installed and the Ports appear in Device Manager without any
7. Recommended This will take you to Step 7 If you wish to install from the Boost PCle CD select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click next to point to the CD drive Hardware Update Wizard This wizard helps you install software Far PCI Serial Fort fs IF your hardware came with an installation CD lt or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do CO Install the software automatically Recommended Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Back Nee Cancel 6 Select to Search for the best driver in these locations and then Search removable media as shown below Click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options E Gei 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 FiOM CO Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a het Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 8 of 37 e brain boxes 7 The Installer will copy across all the drivers and associat
8. ace Devices og IDE ATA ATAPI controllers bum Keyboards b F Mice and other pointing devices gt e Floppy drive controllers b Da Human Interface Devices gt ig IDE ATA ATAPI controllers bm Keyboards bP Mice and other pointing devices 5 kL Monitors d A Monitors gt KY Network adapters gt SF Network adapters A L Other devices a li Other devices lj Base System Device p DOMO oy SE DNE in PCI Serial Port Lee d Update Driver Software gt 9 Ports COM amp LPT ER Disable PF i Im Proc b D Processors MR Syst Uninstall Ak System devices Mr E y j i gt M Univ Scan for hardware changes p g Universal Serial Bus controllers Properties PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 13 of 37 e e brainboxes 5 f your Brainboxes card came with a CD insert it now and select to search automatically and the driver software will be found and installed Skip to step If not and you have a folder with the drivers select to browse your computer for the drivers How do you want to search for driver software gt Search automatically for updated driver software Windows will search your computer and the Internet for the latest driver software for your device unless you ve disabled this feature in your device installation settings Browse my computer for driver software Locate and install driver software manually Browse for driver software on your co
9. ate nodes Also while this circuit ensures that our PX cards are properly biased when the bus is idle this circuit may not provide sufficient bias for any nodes ie external RS485 devices which have their receivers connected directly to the D and D lines If you do have RS485 devices whose receivers are connected directly to the D and D lines you may need to add a couple of resistors to your bus from D to ground and from D to a positive supply with a resistance sufficient to give at least 0 2V between D and D when the bus is idle 3 3V PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 24 of 37 e brain boxes 4 Uninstallation windows Server 2008 Vista Server 2003 XP To uninstall the device please ensure the PCI Express Card is present on the PC e Open Control Panel and then open Add or Remove Programs In Vista this will be called Programs amp Features fees H gt Control Panel Programs and Features 4 Search p Tasks Uninstall or change a program View installed updates To uninstall a program select it from the list and then click Uninstall Change or Repair Get new programs oniine at Windows Marketplace Organize Views o Uninstall Change View purchased software ES Hd oc T Ay e digital locker Name Publisher Installed On Del Turn Windows features on or Brainboxes Boost PCle 1 0 Device Driver Suite Brai
10. e connecting to is setup to match the communications settings you are forcing CTS DSR Always True e CTS and DSR are incoming hardware handshaking lines This means they receive signals from the connected device which tell the ExpressCard when it is and isn t OK to send data o Sometimes these signals may want to be ignored By forcing CTS or DSR True the ExpressCard will ignore those signals and always send data PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 19 of 37 e brain boxes These settings are especially helpful when CTS and DSR are not physically connected such as in a 3 wire setup and it is not acceptable for the data flow to stop and start due to arbitrary variances on the unconnected signal lines 3 4 RS422 485 Settings For RS422 485 products only there is an additional tab in the Advanced Settings to allow you to change duplex mode Advanced S ettings for COM3 Properties Port Settings R5422 485 Settings UART Settings About e brainboxes Duplex Made Setting Change selection to use different duplex mode settings Far this je part Duplex Mode Radda ful duples mode AS 49 gt full duples mode FiS485 halt duplex autogating mode Need More Help Click 7 Restore Defaults e The drop down list allows users to choose the desired RS422 485 operations mode e Select RS422 full duplex mode for Full Duplex communications
11. e Select RS485 half duplex autogating mode for Half Duplex communications e For further details on wiring see Section 8 2 Device Pinout e Restore Defaults Pressing this button will reset all settings on this Property Page back to the factory defaults of this device The default settings for this Property Page are RS422 full duplex mode Background Information e DIR DSR Handshaking is not available on 422 485 devices e Full Duplex Mode This mode is generally used between one transmitter receiver to only one other transmitter receiver but it is possible for each output to drive up to 10 receivers Generally in RS422 systems all 8 signal lines from the 9 pin D connector participate in the data transfer sequence Thus 4 twisted pair cables are used One twisted pair carries the TXD data outwards one pair brings the RXD data inward another pair carries the RTS handshaking signal PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 20 of 37 e brain boxes outwards and the fourth pair brings the CTS handshaking signal inwards There is no need to carry the ground from one device to another e Half Duplex Autogating Mode The RS485 standard is similar to the RS422 standard upon which it is based The main difference is that up to 32 transmitter receiver pairs may be present on the line at one time Although the card uses a 9 pin D connector generally not all the lines are used for RS485
12. e done within 28 days of Purchase Lifetime Warranty Sign u Terms and Conditions are available online Standard warranty period is 3 years if a product is not registered oince 1983 Brainboxes have designed tested and manufactured our products all under one Roof One of our greatest strengths is in after sales service Technical Support is provided by members of our Test Team who know our products inside out and have direct access to the chip and board designers as well as the technicians who built and tested your product If you have any issues questions or suggestions about our Products and Services then please contact us Technical Support is free As long as you have a Brainboxes Product we will be happy to help even if it s discontinued or out of warranty Excellent Customer Service just as it should be For the quickest solution to your issue if you email us please include as much detail of your setup and the fault you are experiencing Standard rate call charges for phone support apply Email Technical Support support brainboxes com Sales Enquiries sales brainboxes com Telephone You can speak to Brainboxes Support or Sales teams direct Monday Friday 9am to 5pm UK time Tel 444 0 151 220 2500 PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 31 of 37 e brain boxes 8 Technical Specifications 8 1 Supported Serial Settings Serial Setting Ba
13. ed registry files Click Finish when complete Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for Erainboxes PCle 4 Port AS232 Serial Card P 2b0 701 268 Click Finish to close the wizard lt Back Finish Cancel 8 If you are installing a mulitport card you will need to install each port manually following steps 4 7 when prompted for each port on your card 9 If you are installing a 422 485 card you will also need to install the Base System Device This is the 422 485 Controller for your card Follow steps 4 7 again when prompted 10 Once installed you can check the COM Number of the Port by opening Device Manager See Section 3 1 Finding your Brainboxes COM port If you need to change the COM port number see Section 3 2 Changing Your COM Label PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 9 of 37 e brain boxes 2 2 Windows Vista amp Server 2008 64 amp 32 bit Installation Note Images below show a PX 260 4 Port RS232 device as an example The same installation steps can be applied to all other products in the PX PCI Express range 1 Turn off the PC unplug from power socket and insert the PCI Express Card into a free PCle slot 2 Turn the PC on 3 Insert the Boost PCle CD 4 The Found New Hardware Wizard will come up If your computer is set to check Windows Update Automatically for a dr
14. erface Type COMS in use Receive FIFO Size COME in use COM Transmit FIFO Size COM COM Maumum Baud Rate COMO COMTI LUMT2 LUMI COM14 COM15 saa COM1B Heed More Help Click CDM17 LUMT18 LERMTS LUMAU COM ee Inn e If the COM Port number is labelled in use it is either currently used by a COM Port present on the system or is reserved for a device which is not currently present It is possible to select this COM number and force the change if you are sure it is not required by any other device 3 3 Port Settings The Port Settings allow you to set Default or Override Settings for the serial communication and how to deal with incoming hardware handshaking events e To open Port Settings open device manager and Double Click on the Brainboxes COM Port Entry under the Ports section e Then Click on the Port Settings tab PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 18 of 37 e brain boxes Brainboxes RS232 Serial P ort COMB j Pr o perties General Port Settings Driver Details 3 l e brain boxes Default Overide Settings ko Baud Rate Override ata Bits m Hd Override Parity Noe Override Stop Bits af 7 Override Flow Control Nowe el Override ETS Always True hardware state ignored DSA Always True hardware state ignored Need More Help Click 2 Restore Default e All op
15. errors Errors are indicted by a yellow exclamation mark e If the installation did not complete or shows any error messages then restart the computer e f Device Manager is still showing error messages it is wise to uninstall and re install This should cure issues such as Resource Conflicts or failed installations See Section 5 Uninstallation and Section 2 Installation Instructions e lf the problem is still present after trying the above try the following to help narrow down the problem 1 Adifferent PCle Slot 2 Adifferent PC e Should the problem still persist please contact Brainboxes Technical Support 6 2 Communication Problems If you are experiencing communication problems e Check the PCI Express Card is correctly installed and the Ports appear in Device Manager without any errors Errors are indicted by a yellow exclamation mark If there are any errors follow Section 6 1 e Perform a loopback A loopback test will verify that your card is able to Transmit and Receive Data The Transmit and Receive lines will need to be connected so that any data sent out of the card is then received back on the same Port Please use the following to help perform a loopback o Brainboxes SerialTest Application Click here to Launch Loopback test application o HyperTerminal application Testing Serial Cards with HyperTerminal procedure e Please contact Brainboxes Technical Support with your Loopback test result should the problem sti
16. erver 2008 R2 Note The following installation instructions use a PX 346 but the installation instructions are the same for any PX card 1 When you boot up your computer on Windows 7 Windows update will automatically search for the latest drivers If you have a connection to the internet the drivers will be installed and the device will be ready to use Installing device driver software x Click here for status 2 If there is no connection to the internet or the drivers can t be found a message will appear to tell you that device driver software was not successfully installed 7j Driver Software Installation CH Device driver software was not successfully installed Base System Device No driver found PCI Serial Port No driver found You can change your setting to automatically search Windows Update for drivers Change setting 3 Toinstall the drivers Device manager will need to be opened To open device manager go to the control panel system hardware tab then click on the device manager button 4 Once this is open you will see the yellow icon in the other devices node Right click on the device and click on update driver software 4 39 SC1430W7 PC gt ll Computer a 8 SC1430W7 PC gt Sy Disk drives gt il Computer gt BS Display adapters CHEK GIVES b 53 DVD CD ROM drives gi Display adapters gt DVD CD ROM drives Floppy drive controllers d ox Human Interf
17. how a PX 260 4 Port RS232 device as an example The same steps can be applied to all other products in the PX PCI Express range 3 1 Finding your Brainboxes COM port e Open Device Manager Found by Right Clicking on My Computer and clicking Manage Then Select Device Manager from the left hand pane For Server 2008 users Device Manager is found within Diagnostics in Server Manager e Find the Brainboxes Serial Port entry in Device manager Found under the Ports section e The Brainboxes Serial Port entry displays the current COM number in brackets after the name This is usually COMS following install but may be different if other serial devices have been installed in the past e To change your COM label see Section 3 2 Changing your COM label S Device Manager Ele Action View Help rerum Ja SCA40 VISTA3 VISTA32 mi Computer i em Disk drives e T Display adapters E a DVD CD ROM drives o 0g Human Interface Devices E e IDE ATA ATAPTI controllers 4 Keyboards aA Mice and other pointing devices SR 2 Monitors S Multi port serial adapters E a a Brainboxes PCIe 4 Port R5232 Serial Card PX 2560 701 268 KS Network adapters f H Ports COM amp LPT id Si Brainboxes R5232 Serial Port COM E Brainboxes RS232 Serial Port COMM A Fr Brainboxes RS232 Serial Port COMS J Brainboxes RS232 Serial Port COMB id Communications Port COMI m B Processors mx Storage controllers LE System devices GL g Universal Ser
18. ial Bus controllers PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 16 of 37 e gt brain boxes 3 2 Changing your COM label e If you need to change the COM label Double click on the Port entry in Device Manager e Click on the Port Settings tab and click Advanced brain boxes Default Override Settings Baud Hate Bs Ir Override Data Bits Be 7 Override F arity Mone Override Stop Bits E Override Flow Control Noe Override CTS Always True hardware state ignored E DSR Always True hardware state ignored CT Need More Help Click 2 Restore Default 9k cancel e Anew COM Port label can be selected from the Com Port Number dropdown menu e i e brain boxes COM Number Y Change selection to use a different COM number for this port COM Part Number COM3 Informati n Interface Type H le Receive FIFO Size 120 bytes Transmit FIFO Size 128 bytes Maumum B aud Hate 91600 baud Need More Help Click 2 PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 17 of 37 e gt brain boxes GH Sa LL ear l Advanced Settings for COM3 Properties cac F Port Settings UART Settings About e brain boxes COM Number Y Change selection to use a different COM number for this port a COM Port Number Information Int
19. iver then it could take longer for this screen to pop up 5 Select Locate and install driver software Found New Hardware es Windows needs to install driver software for your PCI Serial Port Windows will quide you through the process of installing driver software for your device Ask me again later Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device or log on Don t show this message again for this device Your device will not function until you install driver software Cancel 6 NB Vista will enter the Security Check to ensure that you have initiated the installation and not some malicious program Click Continue PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 10 of 37 e e brainboxes 7 f you would like to install via Windows Update select Yes this time only This will take you to Step 9 Otherwise select Don t search online to install from the CD Allow Windows to search online for driver software for your PCI Serial Port Yes always search online recommended Windows will automatically search for the latest drivers and applications for your hardware and download them to your computer Yes search online this time only Windows will search for the latest drivers and applications for this device and download them to your computer d Dontsearch online Your device may not function properly until you get the latest software 8
20. ll persist with your application PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 29 of 37 e gt brain boxes 6 3 Testing your Serial COM port To test your Brainboxes COM port works correctly you can use the Serial Test application It is a simple application which will guide you through the steps to check that your Brainboxes COM port is working correctly You will need to select the COM port you want to test and connect a loopback connector to transmit and receive pins of the respected COM port You will then be given a result as to whether the test has passed or failed a brain boxes www brainboxes com Welcome to Ehe Brainboxes Serial Port Test Application This test application will perform tests on your hardware after a successful installation Before the best begins please check in Device Manager for any visible error messages IF your card wasn t installed properly please refer to Ehe FAQ document bo perform a successful installation or contact Brainboxes For technical support Please refer to the FAQ document Far any Further help e P brain boxes www brainboxes com Please select Ehe COM Park En best PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 30 of 37 e brain boxes T Lifetime Warranty and Support To receive the lifetime Warranty you need to register your product with us using our online form NB this must b
21. m the system e You may now power down the PC and unplug your PCI Express Card e To reinstall the software o Simply Right Click the Ports entry in Device Manager and select Scan for Hardware Changes Windows should find the ports and launch the Found New Hardware wizard Follow the installation instructions as in Section 2 to reinstall o Alternatively restart the PC to launch the Found New Hardware Wizard PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 27 of 37 e brain boxes 5 Boost PCle Driver Upgrade Rollback There are several parts to the Boost PCle driver For RS232 Example e Card driver Brainboxes PCle 4 Port RS232 Serial Card PX 260 e Port driver Brainboxes RS232 Serial Port COM3 For RS422 485 Example e Card driver Brainboxes PCle 2 Port RS422 485 Serial Card PX 313 e 422 485 driver Brainboxes RS422 485 Controller e Port driver Brainboxes RS422 485 Serial Port COM3 NB If you need to upgrade or roll back the Boost PCle driver we recommend to completely uninstall the existing drivers first and then to install the new drivers from fresh This will restore all settings to factory default However if you instead wish to retain your settings you can use the Update Driver or RollBack in Device Manager for upgrading rolling back the Boost PCle driver 5 1 Upgrading the Boost PCle Driver i Go to Device Manager and Right Click on
22. mits and methods of measurement EN 55024 1998 A2 2003 Information technology equipment Immunity characteristics Limits Class A and methods of measurement 8 5 WEEE Directive Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment The WEEE Directive 2004 96 EC came into force in the UK at the beginning of 2007 Customer Responsibilities You are encouraged to dispose of WEEE in an environmentally friendly way This can be done through your local civic amenities site an approved treatment facility or alternatively through a relevant compliance scheme Brainboxes Responsibilities Brainboxes has a legal responsibility as producer to provide a free of charge collection service to our customers for our obligated WEEE Brainboxes is defined as a producer under the WEEE Regulations because we sell own brand Electrical amp Electronic Equipment EEE in the UK Our WEEE Producer Registration Number is WEE AHOOO4XR For more information click here For details of our WEEE recovery service options please see our Website or email us at weeerecovery brainboxes com 8 6 ROHS Compliance All Brainboxes Serial and Bluetooth products are fully ROHS compliant Brainboxes identified at an early stage the importance of rapid compliance to ROHS guidelines and established a project team to actively manage the transition The initial step in the process was to use our close relationships with suppliers to ensure early access to ROHS complian
23. mputer Search for driver software in this location Include subfolders gt Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer This list will show installed driver software compatible with the device and all driver software in the same category as the device 7 The drivers will then be installed for the card Windows has successfully updated your driver software Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device pe Brainboxes PCIe 4xRS422 485 PX 346 335 PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 14 of 37 PX Range Product Manual e brain boxes 8 You will then need to install the Base System Device RS422 485 devices only and then install all of the Serial ports using the same steps as above 4 8 SC1430W7 PC kk Computer gt xzg Disk drives gt Keyboards QA Monitors KR Display adapters gt gi DVD CD ROM drives b cli Floppy drive controllers b Os Human Interface Devices b g IDE ATA ATAPI controllers 5 Mice and other pointing devices a d r s Multi port serial adapters b D Processors gt lll System devices D Universal Serial Bus controllers 7 Brainboxes PCle 4xRS422 485 PX 346 335 _ gt Network adapters D i Other devices o iin Base System Device e Brainboxes RS422 485 Serial Port ba Brainboxes RS422 485 Serial Port am i Brainboxes RS422 485 Serial Port lim Brainboxes RS422 485 Serial P
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25. nboxes Limited 10 12 2008 off d PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 25 of 37 e brain boxes e The Brainboxes Uninstallation wizard will launch which will remove all driver files and associated registry entries Just click Next on each page of the Wizard When the drivers have been uninstalled click Finish Brainboxes BOOST PCle Uninstallation This wizard will guide you through the uninstallation process of BOOST PCle Product To Continue Click Next v Brainboxes BOOST Ple Uninstallation el Confimation Do you really want to continue eel Please confirm that you wish to start the uninstallation process for Brainboxes BOOST PCle products To start Uninstallation Click Next To exit Click Cancel V Draai bralni ox pudore KE es BOOST PCIe Unin Briere peor a A ie enr Uninstalling Please wait during the uninstallation process Uninstalling BOOST PCle driver files Overall Progress Uninstallation process completed Bak Finish You have successfully uninstalled your Brainbowes BOOST PCle products el MES i a j To close this wizard Click Finish E seen Dra ege Gm Cancel PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 26 of 37 e brain boxes e Once finished check Device Manager to ensure all Ports have been removed fro
26. o install again If you still have issues see Section 6 Troubleshooting and Testing PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 6 of 37 e gt brain boxes 2 1 Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Installation Note Images below show a PX 260 4 Port RS232 device as an example The same installation steps can be applied to all other products in the PCI Express range 1 2 Turn off the PC unplug from power socket and insert the PCI Express Card into a free PCle slot Turn the PC on Insert the Boost PCle CD If you would like to install via Windows Update select Yes this time only Otherwise Select No not this time to install from the CD and click next Found Mew Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking op your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with pour permission t H Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software CO Yes this time only C Yes now and every time connect a device C3 No not this time Click Next to continue Cancel PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 7 of 37 e gt brain boxes 5 The Found New Hardware Wizard will then ask you to locate the software drivers If you have chosen to search Windows Update select Install the software automatically
27. or manual may be duplicated copied transmitted or reproduced in any way without the prior consent of the Manufacturer PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 36 of 37 e brain boxes 10 Version History 2 0 15 12 08 AH Manual for first release of Brainboxes fully fledged PCI Express serial drivers 2 11 02 10 BH Added Windows 7 and Terminating resistors information PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 37 of 37
28. ort d E Ports COM amp LPT 9 Once you have installed one of the ports you can scan for hardware changes and the other Serial Ports will be installed automatically File Action View Help H LIE Update Driver Software 3 Cc Disable PC a ll Uninstall ter Scan for hardware changes ke Add legacy hardware EES D ROM drives Properties drive controllers Help Interface Devices A ATAPI controllers 4 ES Cem f Disk Management Es Services and Applicat pcm Keyboards b LU Monitors bP Mice and other pointing devices d zi Multi port serial adapters EE ZU d Brainboxes PCle 4xRS422 485 PX 346 335 777 Brainboxes PCle RS422 485 Controller b T Network adapters 4 d Other devices e li Brainboxes RS422 485 Serial Port Us Brainboxes RS422 485 Serial Port iy Brainboxes RS422 485 Serial Port 4 7 Ports COM amp LPT L 37 Brainboxes RS422 485 Serial Port COM3 ON Communications Port COM1 m i ECP Printer Port LPT1 b D Processors oll System devices D Universal Serial Bus controllers gar rm d Your device is ready to use Brainboxes RS422 485 Serial Port COM5 Brainboxes RS422 485 Serial Port COM5 Brainboxes RS422 485 Serial Port COM4 wf Ready to use f Ready to use v Ready to use Close Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 15 of 37 e brain boxes 3 Product Configuration Note Images below s
29. ow Control e The slider allows choosing values from 1 to 100 of the Receive FIFO size Transmit Trigger Level e This slider allows you to choose when the Transmit FIFO is re filled with data If a low value is chosen little or no data is left in the Transmit FIFO at the time of the re fill The higher the value the more data will be in the FIFO e Re filling the Transmit FIFO before it runs empty has the advantage that the small processing time required to generate the interrupt notification to the driver and putting data into the FIFO will not have the effect of a gap appearing in the data stream on the transmission line e tis not common to choose high values for this slider as the potential transmission gap is easily bridged even if values are chosen in the lower part of the slider Higher levels increase the amounts of hardware interrupts generated and hence increase CPU usage e The slider allows choosing values from 0 to 100 of the Transmit FIFO size Flow Control Trigger Level e he slider only takes affect if any type of flow control was selected by the application that opened the COM port e This slider allows you to choose when the flow control state changes RTS DTR in band flow control If the amount of received data reaches the Flow Control Trigger Level any active flow control mechanism is set to the do not send state Once the amount of received data falls again below this level all active flow control mechani
30. smission Interrupt Behaviour Recenve Trigger Level zt fos 5 Transmit Trigger Level 5 10 i LJ Flow Control Behaviour Flow Control Trigger Level 2 Bos Need More Help Click 27 Receive Trigger Level e This slider allows you to choose how much incoming data is stored in the Receive FIFO before it gets processed by the driver e Processing the data takes a small amount of CPU time so doing this frequently will increase CPU Usage but it will also decrease the latency at which data is delivered to the application Choosing the right value is a trade off between CPU Usage and Latency PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 22 of 37 e brain boxes e Setting this value very low will result in a high number of interrupts and therefore increased CPU Usage as well as short latency times between the reception of the data by the UART chip and the delivery to the application Choosing a high value has the opposite effect e f the Receive Trigger Level is chosen very high and data is continuously streaming into the UART s FIFO then this might result in data getting lost due to a FIFO Overrun This is caused by the reaction time of the Operating System and driver to the interrupt If this reaction time is longer than it takes to fill up the remaining space in the FIFO then overrun can occur To prevent this choose a slightly lower Receive Trigger Level and use Fl
31. sms are returned to the send data state e Depending how handshaking is implemented on the device at the other side of the cable it is possible that some data is still transmitted to our UART even after handshaking has been turned off Setting very high Flow Control Trigger Levels might in this case result in a FIFO overrun and hence the loss of data e t is not common to choose low values for this slider as this increases the amount of handshaking changes on the line That might increase the processing overhead on the remote device and result in gaps in the data stream thus reducing data throughput Usually values are chosen in the higher part of the slider e The slider allows choosing values from 1 to 100 of the Receive FIFO size Pressing the Restore Defaults button will reset all settings on this Property Page to the factory defaults of this device PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 23 of 37 e brain boxes 3 6 Termination Resistors This RS422 485 termination circuit is based on the recommendation of Texas Instruments and uses resistors to provide line termination Rt bus idle failsafing biasing Rp and bus shorted failsafing Rf However this circuit may not be suitable for all RS 485 bus systems Whilst the circuit includes line termination to prevent the data signal being reflected this termination should only be present at each end of a bus and not at any intermedi
32. standard ensures Brainboxes can demonsirate effective management of all its environmental impacts together with a process of continuous improvement Brainboxes have also been an ISO9001 registered company since 1994 This has ensured that Brainboxes products right from design to manufacture have been produced to the highest standards We operate this Quality Management System through out the company and it is subject to regular external surveillance visits Brainboxes have always been aware of the need to continually review company processes and has been working with National Quality Assurance www nqa com since 1994 helping the company to create and maintain internationally recognised accreditation standards Linked with our Lean and Six Sigma techniques we believe we have the most reliable products on the market and to back this up we are offering a Lifetime Warranty on all our Serial Products PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 33 of 37 e brain boxes 8 4 Europe EU Declaration of Conformity The PX PCle Card devices conform to the protection requirements of European Council Directive 2004 108 EC The products are designed to meet the standards detailed below The Declaration of Conformity and supporting Technical Construction File is available by request from Brainboxes EN 55022 1998 A2 2003 Information technology equipment Radio disturbance characteristics Class A Li
33. t components for all of our Bluetooth and Serial Products In addition the project team worked to ensure that our manufacturing processes meet all ROHS requirements well in advance of the deadline To verify supplier declarations on RoHS compliancy we have also sent fully built products to an external test house for X Ray Fluoresence testing on components using the Fischerscope X Ray system XDAL This technique is capable of determining percentages of different elements and is accurate to 0 196 Wt PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 34 of 37 e brain boxes RoHS Compliant Brainboxes products have been available since January 2005 What is the RoHS Directive The RoHS directive 2002 95 EC the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment prohibits the sale of electrical and electronic equipment containing hazardous substances A list of these hazardous substances includes lead cadmium mercury hexavalent chromium polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenylethers RoHS affects each and every electronics manufacturer directly or indirectly regardless of geographical location or the equipment they produce PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 35 of 37 e brain boxes 9 Copyright Copyright 1985 2010 Brainboxes Ltd All rights reserved No part of this hardware circuitry
34. tions can be selected from the Dropdown Menus In addition you can enter a non standard value into the Baud rate NB Once the desired settings have been achieved you must click OK to activate them At anytime click the Restore Default button to return to the original setup Default Override Settings e The Default Settings will be set if an application does not specify the serial settings when it opens the COM Port o This is sometimes the case with old Legacy applications and you will need to choose these settings to match the communications that you wish to use o The majority of Applications will specify what Serial Settings they wish to use In this case it will not matter what the Default settings are as the Port will be opened with the Application s Settings e When the Override box is checked next to the Default Setting the Port will communicate at this setting whether an application has requested it or not o For example this will enable you to force baud rates that your application does not allow you to select This can be useful for interfacing to equipment which uses higher baud rates or unusual baud rates which your application does not support o l nacase where you want to use hardware handshaking but your application is not capable you can select RTS CTS Always True Hardware state ignored and choose to Override it o NB with the use of Override Settings you need to ensure that the equipment you ar
35. ud Rate Up to 921 600 Data Bits 5 6 7 or 8 567018 222 J RTS CTS DTR DSR Xon Xoff Supported 8 2 Device Pin out 8 2 1 RS232 Devices 8 2 2 RS422 485 Devices PLEASE NOTE e DTR DSR Handshaking is not available on RS422 485 devices e For RS422 FULL Duplex Communications please note the pin outs above e To achieve RS485 Half Duplex Communications using two wires for communication Pins 1 and 6 2 and 7 must be physically shorted e Once your wiring is setup you will also need to set the card to FULL or HALF Duplex mode in the software For further details see Section 3 4 RS422 485 Settings Regulatory Approvals Compliance For up to date details of global certifications please check the product datasheet on the Brainboxes website PX Range Product Manual Version 2 0 Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2010 Page 32 of 37 e gt brain boxes 8 2 3 Pinout for 44Way D connector split cable for PX 260 701 346 335 368 DB9 M P P5 4 P1 P4 3 19 23 P5 18 2 27 2 1 E 21 RK 16 4 20 4 32 5 36 5 J 5 5 2 J b 8 5 8 33 9 4 9 i SHIELD SHIELD SHIELD SHIELD P P3 2 P1 P2 1 2f 13 1 Zb d 14 d 25 3 13 3 P3 24 d 12 39 5 EA d 11 5 30 6 10 7 29 7 t B ZH B H H 47 9 SHIELD SHIELD SHIELD SHIELD Di 8 3 Company Accreditation Brainboxes achieved accreditation to the 15014001 environmental standard early 2008 This globally recognised
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