Moxa Technologies C168P Instrukcja Użytkownika

C168P User’s ManualUniversal 8 Port Serial BoardMay 1999 (7th Edition)The content of this manual is also available in CD-ROM and at Moxa Web Site.Moxa

1-4 C168P User’s ManualFeaturesv Custom-designed ASIC, compact board size (half-size)v No switch no jumper, easily configured by softwarev In

IntroductionC168P User’s Manual 1-5Check ListUpon unpacking the C168P package, you should find the following items in thepackage,v C168P

1-6 C168P User’s ManualOpt8C/Opt8Dv RS-232 octopus cable with 8 port male connectors, DB25 for Opt8C and DB9for Opt8D (1 meter long).P1P2P3P4P6

IntroductionC168P User’s Manual 1-7Opt8Jv RS-422/485 connection box with 8 port female DB25 connectors.v 1.5 meter DB62 to DB62 cable.v 110V or

1-8 C168P User’s ManualRS-485 ModeThe Opt8J supports only 2-wire RS-485 communication. Set the respective switch toON position to use RS-485 int

C168P User’s Manual 2-122 2 Hardware InstallationThe installation of the C168P consists of hardware and software installation. Thehardware install

2-2 C168P User’s ManualNow you should do either the normal hardware installation (detailed in the latersection, “Hardware Installation with

Hardware InstallationC168P User’s Manual 2-35. DO power OFF and then ON (or Reset) the PC. (Please cold start.)6. Restart System (Windows NT/95/98)

2-4 C168P User’s Manual1. Choose a PC that has DOS system inside.2. Power off the PC.3. Make sure no hardware conflict and plug the board in a f

Hardware InstallationC168P User’s Manual 2-51. Run the utility “Io-irq.exe” contained in the driver diskette to set up I/O address,IRQ and INT vect

C168P User’s ManualThe software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only inaccordance with the terms of

2-6 C168P User’s Manual3. Enter the CAP address of the C168P board to be configured.4. Configure the following parameters as necessary.Port Inde

Hardware InstallationC168P User’s Manual 2-7INT Vector Enter the interrupt vector I/O address for all ports. I/O addressfor interrupt vector is

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C168P User’s Manual 3-133 3 Software InstallationIn this chapter, the software driver installation, configuration and driverupdate/remova

3-2 C168P User’s ManualInstalling DriverFollowing is the procedure for installing the C168P driver for the first time underWindows NT 4.0.Note !

Software InstallationC168P User’s Manual 3-35. Select “MOXA Smartio/Industio Family multiport board” in the “SelectOEM Option” dialog bo

3-4 C168P User’s ManualNote ! You may go directly to the step 8 if you need not change any setting.7. In the “Property” dialog box, select the d

Software InstallationC168P User’s Manual 3-5l Port NumberYou have to set up all the ports of the board with the desired “COMnumber”, which sho

3-6 C168P User’s Manual9. When configuration is done, click on [OK] button in the “Network Settings”dialog box.10.Restart Windows NT system. T

Software InstallationC168P User’s Manual 3-7l If an error message similar to “Cannot find any configured MOXASmartio C168 Series board!

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3-8 C168P User’s Manual3. Click on the [Property] button to open the “Moxa Smartio/IndustioConfiguration Panel” dialog box. Please see

Software InstallationC168P User’s Manual 3-9Updating DriverTo update the driver for the C168P boards, simply remove the driver, as described inthe

3-10 C168P User’s ManualInstalling DriverUp to four C168P boards can be installed together as long as the I/O addresses andIRQ number resources

Software InstallationC168P User’s Manual 3-11Note ! Go directly to the step 7 if you need not change any setting.6. In the “Property” dialog box, s

3-12 C168P User’s Manuall Port NumberYou have to set up all the ports of the board with the desired “COMnumber”, which should not conflict

Software InstallationC168P User’s Manual 3-138. Restart Windows 95/98 system.Note ! The latest configuration will not take effect unless th

3-14 C168P User’s ManualConfiguring Board and PortIf you already have installed the driver and want to re-configure the C168P boardand ports, ad

Software InstallationC168P User’s Manual 3-15Updating DriverOpen [Control Panel] icon, and then [System] icon, and then select [DeviceMa

3-16 C168P User’s ManualRemoving DriverOpen [Control Panel] icon, and then [Add/Remove Programs] icon, and thenselect [Install/Uninsta

Software InstallationC168P User’s Manual 3-17DOSMOXA DOS API-232 is a software package that assists users to develop and/ordebug programs

About This ManualThis manual is composed of six Chapters and one Appendix. This manual is written for installer, systemadministrator and software prog

3-18 C168P User’s ManualAfter installation is complete, you will be prompted to proceed running setupprogram. It is strongly recommen

Software InstallationC168P User’s Manual 3-192. Press Enter to pop up the SETUP dialog box. In the SETUP dialog box, PressF8 to specify the CAP Ad

3-20 C168P User’s Manual3. Now the configuration of the desired C168P board will be shown along withother default settings, such as port numb

Software InstallationC168P User’s Manual 3-21You may now enter/modify each port’s configuration. These displayed valuesare the port initial valu

3-22 C168P User’s ManualF6: INT vector: This is to set interrupt vector for each port. You can setthis feature to “Yes” (default) and gain best

Software InstallationC168P User’s Manual 3-23If something went wrong, for instance, the board does not match the configurationor the board is missi

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C168P User’s Manual 4-144 4 Serial Programming ToolsMoxa supports easy but powerful serial programming library and communicationtroubleshooting ut

4-2 C168P User’s ManualPComm Programming LibraryThe serial communication library is to assist users to develop programs for serialcommunications

Serial Programming ToolsC168P User’s Manual 4-3Diagnostic (for MOXA boards only)A convenient diagnostic program provides internal and externa

Table of ContentsIntroduction... 1-1Overview...

4-4 C168P User’s ManualMonitor (for MOXA boards under Windows NT Only)A useful port status monitoring program allows you to watch the selected M

Serial Programming ToolsC168P User’s Manual 4-5Terminal EmulatorThe Terminal Emulator features multi-windows and supports terminal types o

4-6 C168P User’s ManualDOSInstallationAPI-232 Library is the professional serial programming tool for DOS. It is installedautomatically along wi

Serial Programming ToolsC168P User’s Manual 4-7There are three major functions in Data Scope utility:1. The Data Scope utility offers transparent m

4-8 C168P User’s ManualDiagnoseThe Diagnose, BIN\DIAGNOSE.EXE, is a utility that can help users to diagnosethe hardware condition of each port o

Serial Programming ToolsC168P User’s Manual 4-9There are 2 solutions to control RS-485 2-wire transmission.Solution 1The following model is common

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C168P User’s Manual 5-155 5 Connection Option (Opt8x) and Cable WiringIn serial data communications, the term DTE is for Data Terminal Equipment l

5-2 C168P User’s ManualThe followings are pin assignments for various connection options:Opt8A/S(DCE, DB25 Female)2 RxD3 TxD4 CTS5 RTS6 DTR7 GND

Connection Option (Opt8x) and Cable WiringC168P User’s Manual 5-3Type 1: To connect C168P to a DTE device.PC COM2 port, Serial Printer,Terminal, or

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5-4 C168P User’s ManualPC COM2 port, Serial Printer,Terminal, or any DTE DeviceOpt8DOpt8D DTE DeviceDB9 Male DB25 MaleRxD 2 2 TxDTxD 3 3 RxDCTS

Connection Option (Opt8x) and Cable WiringC168P User’s Manual 5-5Modem,or any DCE DeviceOpt8B/CStraight-through CableOpt8B/C DCE DeviceDB25 Male DB

5-6 C168P User’s ManualType 3: To connect C168P to a DTE with 3-pin wiring.If the “Hardware flow control” feature is set to “ON”, you must lo

Connection Option (Opt8x) and Cable WiringC168P User’s Manual 5-7PC COM2 port, Serial Printer,Terminal, or any DTE DeviceOpt8DOpt8D DTE DeviceDB9 M

5-8 C168P User’s ManualRS-422 Pinouts for Opt8J/F/Z:Opt8J/F/Z2 RxD+(B)3 TxD+(B)14 RxD-(A)16 TxD-(A)7 GND4 CTS+(B)5 RTS+(B)13 RTS-(A) Opt8J only1

Connection Option (Opt8x) and Cable WiringC168P User’s Manual 5-9The followings are operation modes for RS-422:RS-422 Point-to-point RS-422 Broadca

5-10 C168P User’s ManualRS-485 Cable Wiring for Opt8JOne RS-485 connection box designed for C168P is:Opt8J: Connection box with 8 female RS

Connection Option (Opt8x) and Cable WiringC168P User’s Manual 5-11RS-422/485 Impedance MatchingFor RS-422/485 serial communications, when an elect

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C168P User’s Manual 6-166 6 TroubleshootingCommon C168P problems and possible solutions are listed below. If you still haveproblems, contact you

C168P User’s Manual 1-111 1 IntroductionOverviewThe Standard Multiport Async SolutionsThe standard C168P multiport boards offer 8 serial ports for

6-2 C168P User’s ManualSoftware Causes and Solutions:a. C168P checks the line status (CTS) before it sends data out if the RTS/CTSflow control

TroubleshootingC168P User’s Manual 6-3 To configure the board, you need to know the board’s Configuration Access Port(CAP) address. Because the CAP

6-4 C168P User’s ManualStep 8. Power off the PC.OFFStep 9. Remove the jumper on position JP1.jumperJP1RemoveStep 10. Power on the PC.ONWindow

TroubleshootingC168P User’s Manual 6-5a. Some partial decoded network board may interfere with our board. Pleaseavoid from using 0x300 as I/O addr

6-6 C168P User’s Manualc. The I/O addresses may conflict with other devices, please change another setof I/O address such as I/O:0x280, Interrup

C168P User’s Manual A-1AAppppeennddiixxA Technical ReferenceSpecificationsv Bus interface: ISA (EISA compatible)v Number of ports: 8v I/O addres

A-2 C168P User’s ManualC168PWindows NT3Windows 95/98 3DOS 3Linux RSCO UNIX/OpenServer CSCO XENIX CQNX CFreeBSD C3: Driver supported by Moxa and

Technical ReferenceC168P User’s Manual A-3PC I/O Port Address MapThe following is the list of the I/O port addresses commonly used, which is good f

A-4 C168P User’s ManualDB62 Connector PinoutsThe following lists the pin assignments of the DB62 connector on the bracket.Pin no. Signal Pin no.

Problem Report FormC168P Customer name: Company: Tel: Fax: Email: Date:1. Moxa Product: C168P Serial Number: ____________2. Moxa Driver Version: ___

1-2 C168P User’s ManualHardware Configuration MethodSmartio FamilyJP1TraditionalMultipoort BoardJumperON 1 2 3 4Switch...New :

Return ProcedureFor product repair, exchange or refund, you must:v Provide evidence of original purchase. v Fill out the Problem Report Form (PRF) a

IntroductionC168P User’s Manual 1-3Operating System SupportThe family is operational under most popular operating systems such as WindowsNT, Windo