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    U209-004 Four-Port USB to Serial Adapter Users Manual Tripp Lite World Headquarters: 1111 West 35th Street, Chicago, Il, 60609 (773) 869-1234 http://www.tripplite.com U209-004 User’s Manual P/N: 932145[...]

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    Copyright Copyright © 2003, Tripp Lite, Inc. Trademarks TRIPP LITE® is a registered trademark of Tripp Lite, Inc. Other pro duct and brand names listed in this manual may be trademarks of their respective owners.[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Table of contents Page i Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) T able of cont ents Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 1 System requiremen ts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------[...]

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    Table of Contents Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page ii Figures Figure 1 - Win XP Found new hardware prompt .................................................................................... .. 4 Figure 2 - Win XP Searches drivers pro mpt ......................................................................[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Table of contents Page iii Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Tables Table 1 - Device port and co nnection........................................................................................... ............... 1 Table 2 - RS-232 DB-9 signal definitions ...........................................................[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Introduction Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 1 Introduction This Users Manual describes how to setup and install your Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter. The Tripp Lite U209-004 provides four independent RS-232 serial interfaces to the host PC via the Universal Serial Bus (USB) port. The following table detai[...]

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    Introduction Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 2 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Step Procedure Description ! Step 3 Check the contents of the package to make sure you have received everything listed below: # Tripp Lite U209-004 USB to Serial Adapter, # USB cable, # DB-9 loopback connector # Installation CD-ROM containing the device drivers[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Installing the software Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 3 Installing the USB t o serial adapt er This section explains how to install the USB to Serial Adapter under different operating systems. Please locate and follow the procedure for your computer’s operating system. Windows maintains a registry of al[...]

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    Installing the software Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 4 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Figure 1 - Win XP Found new hardware prompt Step Procedure Description ! Step 5 Click the Next button. Windows searches for drivers for the serial USB adapter. Figure 2 - Win XP Searches drivers prompt Figure 1 illustrates the Win XP Found new hardwa[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Installing the software Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 5 Step Procedure Description ! Step 6 The Wizard locates and starts to install the necessary software, then notifies you that Windows XP has not certified the software. The warning appears just as the installation starts and indicates that Windows XP h[...]

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    Installing the software Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 6 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Figure 5 - Win XP Finished installing prompt Step Procedure Description ! Step 9 Press the Finish button to continue. The USB adapter installation is complete. Next, the Wizard installs the serial USB ports. The Install software for USB serial port p[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Installing the software Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 7 Step Procedure Description ! Step 10 Make sure that the Tripp Lite CD is still in your CD-ROM drive. This is the CD that shipped with your USB to serial Adapter. ! Step 11 Select the Install the software automatically (Recommended) option. The Wizard[...]

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    Installing the software Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 8 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Figure 8 - Win XP Wizard installs the software prompt Figure 9 - Win XP Installation complete prompt Step Procedure Description ! Step 14 Click the Finish button. The Wizard briefly displays the Unknown hardware found and Installing messages as it in[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Installing the software Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 9 Uninstalling from Windows XP Follow these steps in the event that you need to uninstall or reinstall the USB to Serial Adapter software. 1. From the Control Panel, select System. 2. Press the Hardware tab. 3. Click on Device Manager. 4. Scroll down t[...]

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    Installing the software Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 10 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Step Procedure Description ! Step 4 Click the Next button. The Search for or display drivers prompt displays. ! Step 5 Insert the Tripp Lite installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. This is the CD that shipped with the USB to Serial Adapter. Figure 1[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Installing the software Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 11 Figure 12 - Win 2000 Locate driver files prompt Step Procedure Description ! Step 8 Select CD-ROM drives. If necessary, you can also select Specify a location and browse to the desired location with the USB to Serial Adapter drivers. The complete pa[...]

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    Installing the software Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 12 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Figure 13 - Win 2000 Finished searching for driver files prompt Step Procedure Description ! Step 10 Click the Next button. ! Step 11 The Wizard locates and starts to install the necessary software, then notifies you that Windows 2000 has not certif[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Installing the software Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 13 Figure 15 - Win 2000 Finished installing prompt Step Procedure Description ! Step 14 Press the Finish button to continue. The USB adapter installation is complete. Next, the Wizard installs the USB ports. The Install software for USB serial port pro[...]

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    Installing the software Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 14 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Step Procedure Description ! Step 15 Make sure that the Tripp Lite CD is still in your CD-ROM drive. This is the CD that shipped with your USB to Serial Adapter. ! Step 16 Click the Next button to continue. The Search for or display device driver pr[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Installing the software Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 15 Figure 18 - Win 2000 Locate driver files prompt Step Procedure Description ! Step 19 Select CD-ROM drives. If necessary, you can also select the Specify a location option and browse to the location with the USB to Serial Adapter drivers. The complet[...]

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    Installing the software Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 16 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Figure 19 - Win 2000 Finished searching for driver files prompt Step Procedure Description ! Step 21 Click the Next button. The wizard completes the installation and displays the Installation complete prompt. Figure 20 - Win 2000 Installation comple[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Installing the software Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 17 Step Procedure Description ! Step 22 Click the Finish button. The Wizard briefly displays a series of Unknown hardware found and Installing messages as it installs each serial USB port. Your USB to Serial Adapter installation is complete! Uninstalli[...]

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    Installing the software Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 18 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Installing under Windows Me Follow these steps to install the USB to Serial Adapter under Windows Me. Step Procedure Description ! Step 1 Turn on the power to your computer system. This is the system in which the USB to Serial Adapter is to be insta[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Installing the software Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 19 Figure 22 - Win Me Driver file search prompt Step Procedure Description ! Step 6 When the file copying process is completed, the wizard displays the finished installing prompt. Figure 23 - Win Me Finished installing prompt Step Procedure Description[...]

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    Installing the software Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 20 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Figure 24 - Win Me Ready to install prompt Step Procedure Description ! Step 8 Check the Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended) checkbox and click the Next button. Windows searches for drivers for your USB to Serial Adapter and then begi[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Installing the software Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 21 Figure 26 - Win Me Finished installing prompt Step Procedure Description ! Step 10 Click the Finish button. The wizard briefly displays Unknown hardware found and Installing messages as it installs the serial ports. When the desktop displays, your U[...]

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    Installing the software Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 22 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Installing under Windows 98/98SE Follow these steps to install your USB to serial Adapter in Windows 98/98SE. Step Procedure Description ! Step 1 Turn on the power to your computer system. This is the system in which the USB to Serial Adapter is to [...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Installing the software Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 23 Figure 28 - Win 98/98SE Search or select prompt Step Procedure Description ! Step 6 Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended); then click the Next button. The Search for new drivers prompt displays. Figure 29 - Win 98/98SE Sear[...]

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    Installing the software Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 24 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Step Procedure Description ! Step 7 Select the CD-ROM drive check box. You may be able to install the software by checking the CD-ROM drive check box. If not, you need to specify a location. The complete path is E:. Replace E: with your CD-ROM dri[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Installing the software Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 25 Figure 31 - Win 98/98SE Finished installing software prompt Step Procedure Description ! Step 10 Click the Finish button. Windows tells you that it has found new hardware and launches the Add New Hardware Wizard to install the serial ports. Figure 3[...]

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    Installing the software Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 26 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Figure 33 - Win 98/98SE Search or display prompt Step Procedure Description ! Step 12 Select Search for the best driver for your device; then click the Next button. The Search for new drivers prompt displays. Figure 34 - Win 98/98SE Search for new d[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Installing the software Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 27 Step Procedure Description ! Step 14 Make sure that the Tripp Lite installation CD is still in your CD-ROM drive. This is the CD that shipped with the USB to Serial Adapter. ! Step 15 Click the Next button. The Ready to install prompt displays. Figu[...]

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    Installing the software Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 28 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Figure 36 - Win 98/98SE Finished installing prompt Step Procedure Description ! Step 17 Click Finish. The wizard briefly displays a series of Unknown hardware found and Installing messages as it installs the rest of the serial ports. When the deskto[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Making external connections Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 29 Making ext ernal connections RS-232 serial connections The Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter comes with standard male DB- 9 connectors. The figure below shows the pin designations. Figure 37 - RS-232 DB-9 pin designations RS-232-C devices are cla[...]

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    Making external connections Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 30 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Figure 39 - Cabling requirements for RS- 232C devices Testing DB-9 serial ports in HyperTerminal This section explains how to test the functionality of your USB serial adapter using Hyperterminal. Follow the directions under Running Hypertermina[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Using configuration utilities Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 31 Using Device Manager This section explains how to use Device Manager to view the properties of the serial ports enumerated by the Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter. Accessing Device Manager Win XP and 2000 Step Procedure Description ! Step 1 Se[...]

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    Using configuration utilities Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 32 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Step Procedure Description ! Step 2 Double click the U209-004 adapter. The USB Serial Port Properties dialog box opens and displays the General tab. Figure 40 - Win XP/2000 Device Manager USB serial port properties, General tab Step Procedure [...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Using configuration utilities Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 33 Figure 41 - Win XP/2000 RS-232 Advanced Options dialog window Step Procedure Description ! Step 4 The USB Serial Port Advanced Options dialog box lets you set the data rate multiplier and restore the default settings. See the Data rate multipl[...]

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    Using configuration utilities Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 34 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Figure 42 - Win XP/2000 USB serial port, Port setting s box Step Procedure Description ! Step 9 This Port Settings tab allows you to set default values for the following: # Bits per second # Data bits # Parity # Stop bits # Flow control The Po[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Using configuration utilities Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 35 Step Procedure Description ! Step 12 Click the Driver tab to view the driver information and update the driver. The USB Serial Driver properties dialog box displays. Figure 44 - Win XP/2000 USB serial port propertie s, Driver box Step Procedur[...]

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    Using configuration utilities Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 36 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Win 98, 98SE, and Me The Device Manager provides two USB to Serial Adapter property dialog boxes. # Ports (COM & LPT) device group property box # Multi-port serial adapters device group property box Use the Ports (COM & LPT) device gro[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Using configuration utilities Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 37 Figure 46 - Win 98/98SE/Me USB serial port properties, USB Serial Port Settings tab Step Procedure Description ! Step 4 The USB Serial Port Settings tab allows you to set default values for the following: # Bits per second # Data bits # Parity[...]

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    Using configuration utilities Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 38 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Figure 47 - Win 98/98SE/Me USB serial port properties, USB Serial Port Advanced Options box Step Procedure Description ! Step 6 Click Cancel. The USB Serial Port Settings properties dialog box returns. ! Step 7 You have three additional option[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Using configuration utilities Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 39 Figure 48 - Win 98/98SE/Me USB serial port properties Driver box Step Procedure Description ! Step 9 This tab provides two options: # Click the Driver Details button to view detailed driver information. # Click the Update Driver button to inst[...]

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    Using configuration utilities Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 40 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Setting advanced options The USB to Serial Adapter port properties can only be altered from the Device Manager window. Attempting to access these properties from another software program generates an error message box that refers you to the De[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Troubleshooting Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 41 T roubleshooting This section lists some common problems and their causes. If the information below does not provide a solution, contact Tripp Lite technical support. Problem Cause Solution The USB to Serial Adapter cannot communicate with other equipment .[...]

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    Appendix A Tripp Lite USB to Serial Adapter User’s Manual Page 42 Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Appendix A Specifications Bus interface USB Specification 1.1 Data rates Number of simultaneously operating ports Data rate 1, 2 230k bps* 3, 4 115k bps * 460.8k bps is possible for any one port under certain conditions Actual baud rates depend on the following:[...]

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    Tripp Lite USB to serial AdapterAdapter User’s Manual Appendix C Rev 2.0 (5/30/2003) Page 43 Appendix B Warranty information 5-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY TRIPP LITE warrants its products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of five (5) years from the date of initial purchase. TRIPP LITE’s obligation under this warranty i[...]