B&B Electronics 232BRC manual

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    232BRC-3903 Manual Cover Page B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91 79244 4 – Fax +353 91 792445 RS-232 Baud Rate Converter CE Model 232BRC Documentation Nu mber 232BRC-3[...]

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    232BRC-3903 Manual Table of Contents i B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91 79244 4 – Fax +353 91 792445 TABLE OF CONTENT S Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION ....... .......... ..[...]

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    232BRC-3903 Manual 3 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91 79244 4 – Fax +353 91 792445 Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION T he 232BRC acts as a translator between devices with inco[...]

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    232BRC-3903 Manual 5 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91 79244 4 – Fax +353 91 792445 Checklist Examine the shipping carton and contents for physical damage. If damage [...]

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    232BRC-3903 Manual 7 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91 79244 4 – Fax +353 91 792445 Chapter 2: OPERATION Each port receives data from its connect ed device, buffers t[...]

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    232BRC-3903 Manual 9 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91 79244 4 – Fax +353 91 792445 Software(XON/XOFF) Handshaking: Each port can be independently configur ed for sof[...]

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    232BRC-3903 Manual 11 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91 79244 4 – Fax +353 91 792445 LED Indicators The 232BRC has three LED indicators. The first, labeled “POWER?[...]

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    232BRC-3903 Manual 13 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91 79244 4 – Fax +353 91 792445 Chapter 3: SETUP SOFTWARE Introduction The 232BRC comes with simple setup softwar[...]

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    232BRC-3903 Manual 15 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91 79244 4 – Fax +353 91 792445 Setup Tutorial Step 1: Start the software by double clicking th e 232BRC Setup ic[...]

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    232BRC-3903 Manual 17 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91 79244 4 – Fax +353 91 792445 Step 4: Connect the 232BRC to be copied to the serial (COM) port of the PC. Insta[...]

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    232BRC-3903 Manual Appendix A: Cable Charts A-1 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91 79244 4 – Fax +353 91 792445 Appendix A: Cable Charts All charts give full pinouts. [...]

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    232BRC-3903 Manual Appendix A: Cable Charts A-3 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91 79244 4 – Fax +353 91 792445 Chart A.6. DCE (Modem) DB25 Connector to Port B (DTE) D[...]

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    232BRC-3903 Manual Appendix B B-1 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91 79244 4 – Fax +353 91 792445 Appendix B: Block Diagram 232BRC Block Diagram Microcontroller UART 3[...]

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    232BRC-3903 Manual A ppendix C C-1 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91 79244 4 – Fax +353 91 792445 Appendix C: Declaration of Conformity DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Manu[...]