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UPort 1 100 Series User ’ s Manual Second Edition, January 2008 www .moxa.com/product Moxa Inc. Tel: +886-2-8919-1230 Fax: +886-2-8919-1231 Web: www.moxa.com MOXA Technical Support World wide: support@ moxa.com The Americas: support@ usa.moxa.com[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’s Manual The software d escribed in t his manual is furnished u nder a license a greement and m ay be used only in accordance with the term s of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright © 2008 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved. Reproducti on without perm ission is pr ohibited. Trademarks MOXA is a re gistered tra demark of T[...]
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction.............................................................................................. 1-1 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 1-2 Package Ch ecklis t .....................................................[...]
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1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction The UPort 1100 Series of USB-to-serial ad aptors provide an easy way to add COM ports to your computer. The U Port 1110 prov ides one RS-232 po rt, the UPort 113 0 provides on e RS-422/RS-485 port, and the UPort 1150 and UPor t 1150I each prov ide one RS-232/4 22/485 port. As a plug an d play USB device, the a daptors are[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Introduction 1-2 Overview The UPort 1110, UPort 1130, and UPort 1150/11 50I are part of Moxa’s UPort lin e of USB-to-serial adaptors. The UPort line provides a r ange of easy-to-use solutions for adding COM ports through a PC’s USB port. Simply install the driv ers, connect the UPort to you r computer, plug in[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Introduction 1-3 Product Specifications USB Version USB 1.1 (also com patible with USB 1.0 and 2.0) Connector USB type B Speed 12 Mbps Serial Interface No. of Ports 1 RS-232 TxD, RxD, RTS, CT S, DTR, DSR, DCD, GND RS-422 TxD+(B), TxD-(A), RxD+(B), RxD-(A),GND RS-485 4-wire: Tx D+(B), TxD-(A ), RxD+(B), RxD- (A), G[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Introduction 1-4 LED Indicators Active RxD TxD 111 0 USB-to-Serial Adaptor Active RxD TxD 1 130 USB-to-Serial Adaptor Active RxD TxD 1 150 USB-to-Serial Adaptor RS-232/422/485 UPort 1 1 10 UPort 1 130 UPort 1 150 Name Description Active This LED indicates normal operation. If the driver is installed correctly and [...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Introduction 1-5 TR 150 KX 1K 2 1 ON DIP 3 Adjustable Pull High/low, Terminat or Resistors for the RS-485 Port In some critical environments, you may need to add termination resistors to prevent the reflection of serial signals. Whe n using terminat ion resistor s, it is im portant to set the pull high/low resisto[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Introduction 1-6 ATTENTION Do not use the 1 K Ω setting on the UPort when using the RS-232 interface. Do ing so will degrade the RS -232 signals an d shorten t he maximum allowed communi cation distance.[...]
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2 2 Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration Installation of the adaptor is a simple process. Fi rst i nstall the driver, then plug the ad aptor into a USB port. When the adaptor is plugged in, Window s will load the correct d rivers for the adaptor and the new COM port. In this chapter, basic installation and co nfiguration procedures are explaine[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Installation and Configuration 2-2 Initial Driver Installation The Documentation and Software CD will contai n the drivers for the adap tor. You may also download the drivers at www.moxa.c om . The installation procedure is the same for all Windows operating system s. Use Windows Explorer to locate the dr iver ins[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Installation and Configuration 2-3 3. Click Install to proceed with the installation. 4. A window will pop up cautioning you that this software has not passed Windows logo testin g. This is a standard warning, and Mox a has thoroughly tested the dr iver for safe Windows operation. Please cli ck STOP Installation t[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Installation and Configuration 2-4 5. Click Finish to complete the installation of the driver. Hardware Installation After installing the driver, plug the ad aptor into any upstream USB port, such as a USB port on your computer. W indows will automatically detect the adaptor and begin installing the driver. When t[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Installation and Configuration 2-5 2. Windows 98 users may skip to the next step . On Windows 2000 systems, a window will pop up cautioning you that this s oftware ha s not passed Windows logo test ing. This i s a standard warning, and Moxa has thoroughly test ed the driver for safe Win dows operation. Please clic[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Installation and Configuration 2-6 2. After a moment, the Found New Hardware Wizard will open. If you see the following screen, select No, not this time , then click Next . 3. On the next wi ndow that appears, select Install the softwar e automatically (Recomme nded) , then click Next .[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Installation and Configuration 2-7 4. The installation wizard will search for the correct drivers. After a moment, a window will pop up cautioning you that this s oftware ha s not passed Windows logo test ing. This i s a standard warning, and Moxa has thoroughly test ed the driver for safe Win dows operation. Plea[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Installation and Configuration 2-8 7. After Windows has completed installing the ad ap tor, it will automatically detect th e new COM port. The Foun d New Hardware balloon will appear in the bottom right corn er of the Windows des ktop. 8. The Found New Hardware Wizard will open. If you see the following screen, s[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Installation and Configuration 2-9 10. The installation wizard will search for the correct drivers. After a moment, a window will pop up cautioning you that this s oftware ha s not passed Windows logo test ing. This i s a standard warning, and Moxa has thoroughly test ed the driver for safe Win dows operation. Ple[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Installation and Configuration 2-10 12. The next window indicates that Windows has completed the installation. Click Finish to proceed with inst allation pro cedure. 13. The Found New Hardw are balloon will reappear, indicatin g that the installation was successful. Configuring the COM Port After the driver and ha[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Installation and Configuration 2-11 Configuring the Adaptor If you need to change t he COM number that the a d aptor assigns to the COM port, or ad just other advanced settings, you may go to Dev ice Manager and right-click the UPort adaptor, which will be listed under Multi-port serial adaptors . In the context m[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Installation and Configuration 2-12 In the Port Configuration tab, you will see the new COM port listed. Click Port Settin g to modify t he COM num ber and other parameters.[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Installation and Configuration 2-13 ATTENTION Before modi fying these sett ings, make sure that you have closed any ap plications that may be accessing the COM port, such as Hy perTerminal. You may chan ge the Port N umber and ena ble or disa ble the Fast Fl ush function. F or the UP ort 1130, you m ay also select[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Installation and Configuration 2-14 Removing the Adaptor The adaptor is a plug and play device. No special pr ocedures are re quired to remove the adapt or; you may simply pull the ad aptor out of the USB port. You should verify that no data is being transmitted be fore rem oving the a daptor. Removing the adapt o[...]
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UPort 1100 Series User’ s Manual Installation and Configuration 2-16 Install Linux driver for UPort 1100 Series 1. Execute the following c ommand s from the Linux prom pt: #mount /de v/cdr om /m nt/cdrom #cd / #mkdir m oxa #cd moxa #cp /mnt/cdrom/<dr iver directory>/ dr iv_linux2.6_up ort1p_vx.x_build _xx.tgz #tar xvfz dr iv_linux2.6_uport1[...]
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3 3 Chapter 3 Pin Assignment UPort DB9 Pin Assignments The UPort 1100 series uses male DB9 connector s. Pin assignments are shown in the following diagram: DB9 (male) Pin RS-232 RS-422 4- wire RS-485 2-wire RS-485 1 DCD (in) TxD-(A) - 2 RxD (in) TxD+(B) - 3 TxD (out) RxD+(B) Data+(B) 4 DTR (out) RxD-(A) Data-(A) 5 GND GND GND 6 DSR (in) - - 7 RTS ([...]