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Black Box RS-232 - page 1
B L A C K B O X ® C o n n e ct up to fo u r D B 9 s er i a l d e v i c e s to a USB por t . Configurable via software; no jumpers or switches to set. USB to RS-232/422/485 Interface Converter , 4-Port Or de r to ll -fr ee i n th e U.S . : Ca ll 87 7- 87 7- BB OX ( ou t sid e U. S . ca ll 724 -7 4 6 - 550 0 ) FREE t echnical support 24 hours a da y ...
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Black Box RS-232 - page 2
Page 2 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com FCC and IC RFI Statement / NOM Statement FE DERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMIS SION AND INDUS T RY CA NA DA RA DIO FREQUENC Y INTER FERENCE ST A TEMENT S Th is equ ip me nt gen er at es , us es , an d can ra di at e rad io- fr eq ue ncy en er gy , and if not installed and used properly , that is, in stric t accord ance ...
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Page 3 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com NOM Stat ement 4. T odas las instrucciones de operación y uso deben ser seguidas. 5. El aparato eléctrico no deberá ser usado cer ca del agua—por ejemplo, cer ca de la tina de baño, lavabo, sótano mojado o cerca de una alber ca, etc. 6. El aparato eléctrico debe ser usado únicamente con carritos o pedesta ...
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Page 4 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com NOM Stat ement 16. El cable de corriente deberá ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo. 17. Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobr e la cubierta u orificios de ventilación. 18. Servicio por personal calificado deberá ser pr ...
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Page 5 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com T rademark s Us ed in this Manual T rademar ks U se d in this Manual Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are r egistered trademarks of BB T echnologies, Inc. Windows and W indows V ista are r egistered trademarks of Micr osoft Corporation. Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the ...
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Page 6 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com T able of Content s T able of Content s 1 . Sp ecifications ........................................................................................ 7 2 . O verv iew ........................................................................................ 8 2. 1 Introducti on ....................................... ...
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Page 7 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: S pecifications 1 . Spe cifications Inter face — (4) RS- 2 3 2/4 2 2/48 5 s er i a l po rts , ( 1 ) U S B Maximum Dat a Rate — Up t o 9 2 1 .6 k bp s U AR T s — High -spee d USB / UART s with 1 28 -by te T X F IF Os and 38 4 - by te F IF Os Connec tors — (1 ) USB T ype B, (4 ) D B9 s erial T emp ...
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Page 8 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : O ve r v iew 2. Ove r view 2. 1 Introdu c tion The USB to Mul ti RS - 23 2/42 2/ 485 Int erf ac e C on ve rte r ( IC 29 2A) pr ov id es an ea sy wa y t o c on nect up to fo ur DB9 ser ia l de vic es to a si ng le U SB port. Al l c on fi gu ra tion and ele ctri cal in t erf ac e se lecti on s ar e han ...
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Black Box RS-232 - page 9
Page 9 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : O ve r v iew 2. 3 What ’s Included The in te rf ac e co n ve rte r sh ip s wi th t he f ol lo wi ng it em s. If an y of the se i te ms is mi ss in g or dam aged , c on tact Bla ck Bo x T ech nica l S up port a t 72 4- 7 46 -5 500 or info @ blackb ox.com. • U SB to RS- 23 2/4 22/48 5 I n t e rf ac ...
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Page 10 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : O ve r v iew 2.5 Hard ware Des cription Fi gu r es 2 - 1 an d 2 - 2 sh ow the fr on t an d ba ck pan el s of the IC2 92 A. T abl e 2 - 1 describes its components. 1 2 3 4 Fi gu r e 2 - 1 . Fr on t pa ne l: 4-port in t erf ac e c on ve rte r ( IC2 92 A). 5 Figure 2 - 2. Back panel : 4 -p or t interfac ...
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Black Box RS-232 - page 11
Page 11 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Ins talla tion and Config urat ion 3. Ins t allation and Configuration 3. 1 Sof t ware In s tallation Win dows 98 / ME/ 200 0 / XP / Vista Opera ti ng S ystems 1 . S tart Win do ws. 2 . In se rt the inc l ude d so ftwar e C D in to yo ur CD/ DVD d riv e . 3 . If “ Au to- St art” is en able d , th ...
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Page 12 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Ins talla tion and Confi gurat ion 2 . Wi n dows wil l sho w a wa rn in g me ssa ge th a t th e ha rd wa re ha s no t pa ssed Windows log o testing. Clic k on “ C ontin ue Any way . ” NOTE: All applications and drivers have b een f ully teste d to main tain the integrit y o f yo ur oper a ti ng sy ...
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Page 13 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Ins talla tion and Config urat ion Figure 3- 1 . Device Manager screen. 3.4 Hard ware Configuration 3.4 . 1 Elec trical Inter face Mode S elec tion The in te rf ac e co n ve rte r off ers RS- 23 2, RS- 42 2 , an d RS- 485 ( fu ll- an d ha lf -dup lex) mod es. The el ectr ica l i nt erfa ce is a so ftw ...
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Page 14 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Ins talla tion and Confi gurat ion Figure 3-2 . Inter face set tings. 4. Sel ect th e app r opr ia t e el ectri ca l in terf ac e f or you r ap pl ic at ion an d cl ic k on “ O K .” NO TE: T he el ectr ic al in te rfac e se tti ng s ar e ma i nt a in ed ac ro ss m ul ti pl e co mp ut ers. Once the ...
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Page 15 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Ins talla tion and Config urat ion T able 3- 1 . Pull-up and pull- down resis tor s et ting s. Mode PU S et t ing P D Se t ti ng R S -2 32 A lw ays of f Al way s of f RS - 422 A lway s of f Alw ays of f RS - 4 85 A lwa ys on Al way s o n 3.4 . 3 Line T er mination A 1 20-ohm res is to r is acr os s ea ...
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Page 16 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Ins talla tion and Confi gurat ion 3.4 .4 Echo The RS - 485 “E c ho ” is the res u lt o f c on necti ng th e re ce iv er inp uts to t he tr a ns mi tte r ou tp uts. Eac h ti me a ch ar act er is tr ans m itt ed , it is a lso rec ei ve d. Th is can be bene fi ci a l if the softwa re can han dl e ec ...
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Page 17 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Ins talla tion and Config urat ion • E N [ab le] (Gr ee n) – Li gh ts wh en t he h ub is pr oper ly po we re d th r ou gh t he U SB por t and commun ication bet ween the d evice and hos t has b een enabled. 3.4.6 D B9M Ser ia l Con necto rs The IC2 92A in cl ud es f ou r DB 9 ma le ser ia l co n n ...
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Black Box RS-232 - page 18
Page 18 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com App endix A : T roubleshoo ting App endix A . T rouble shoo ting A . 1 T rouble sho oting Tips The adapter should provide years of trouble -free ser vice. However , if it appears to be f un ctio ni ng in c orr ectl y , th e f ol lo win g t ip s can el im in a te most com mo n problems. 1 . M ak e su re tha t the ...
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Page 19 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com App endix A : T roubleshoo ting Figur e A- 1 . Port informat ion tab. • C li ck the “Se tti ng s ” butt on to open the C OM3 Pr op erti es me nu . C ha ng e yo ur paramet ers to 9 60 0 bit s per se cond, 8 data bit s, no parity , 1 stop bit, and no flow control, as pic tured in Figure A - 2. F i gu re A- 2 ...
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Page 20 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com App endix A : T roubleshoo ting • C lick “ A pply” and “OK. ” • Se lect the “BE RT ” tab an d wit h th e loo pb ac k co nn ecte d t o th e port y ou w an t t o te st, cli ck on th e “ S tart” b utt on . If t est in g RS- 485 , be sur e tha t E C HO is en ab le d (see Fig ur e A- 3). F i gu re ...
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Page 21 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com App endix A : T roubleshoo ting Figure A - 4. Calculate d dat a rate. • Y ou ca n c on ti n ue t est in g th is port wi th diff ere nt co nf ig u ra ti on s or pro ce ed wi th testing other por ts, if necess ar y . If t hes e ste ps do no t sol ve you r p ro ble m , co n tact Bl ac k Bo x T ech ni ca l Su pp or ...
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Page 22 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com App endix A : T roubleshoo ting A . 2 Shipping an d Packaging If y ou need to t ra ns po rt or sh ip yo ur USB to 4 - Po rt RS - 23 2/42 2/ 485 Int erf ac e C onverter: • Package it carefully . We recommend that you use the original container . • If you are return ing the unit, make sure you include ever y th ...
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Page 23 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Appe ndix B : Elec trical Inter faces App endix B . Elec trical Inter face s The IC2 92A co nn ects to a si ng le USB port an d pr ov id es ei gh t RS - 2 3 2/ 4 22/485 so ftwar e c on fi gu r ab le se ri al ports. Th e IC2 92 A us es h ig h-spe ed U SB/ U ART s wit h 1 28-byt e T X FIFOs an d 384-byte RX FIFOs. ...
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Page 24 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Appe ndix B : Elec trical Inter faces RS - 42 2 and R S - 4 85 four-wire ( DB9 male ) Figure B - 2. DB9 male connector . T able B- 2 . RS- 4 22 and RS- 485 (DB9 m al e c on nect or pin ou t). Pin N um be r Signal 1 RX+ 2 R X- 3 TX+ 4 T X- 5 GND 6 9 NOTE: Pins 6 –9 are not connec ted. RS - 4 8 5 t wo - wire ( DB ...
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