Quatech SSP-200 manual

SSP-200/300 Single Channel RS-422/485 PCMCIA Asynchronous Adapter for PCMCIA Card Standard compatible machines User's Manual QUATECH, INC. TEL: (330) 434-3154 662 Wolf Ledges Parkway FAX: (330) 434-1409 Akron, Ohio 44311 www .quatech.com INTERFACE CARDS FOR IBM PC/AT AND PS/2[...]

Warranty Information Quatech Inc. warrants the SSP-200/300 to be free of defects for one (5) year from the date of purchase. Quatech Inc. will repair or replace any adapter that fails to perform under normal operating conditions and in accordance with the procedures outlined in this document during the warranty period. Any damage that results from [...]

Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer's Name: Quatech, Inc. Manufacturer's Address: 662 Wolf Ledges Parkway Akron, OH 44311 (USA) Application of Council Directive: 89/336/EEC Standards to which Conformity is Declared: * EN50081-1 (EN55022) * EN50082-1 (IEC 801-2, IEC 801-3, & IEC 801-4) Type of Equipment: Information Technology Equip[...]

Table of Contents 8-2 Specifications .......................................................... 7-2 External Connections .................................................. 6-5 Termination Resistors ................................................... 6-3 Half Duplex Operation .................................................. 6-2 Auxiliary Channel: [...]

1. Introduction The SSP-200/300 is a single channel RS-422/RS-485 asynchronous serial adapter for systems equipped with PCMCIA Type II and/or Type III expansion sockets. The SSP-200/300 is a PCMCIA Type II (5 mm) card and is PCMCIA PC Card Standard Specification 2.1 compliant. The SSP-200/300 's serial port is implemented using a 16C 7 50 Univ[...]

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2. DOS/Windows 3.x Two configuration software programs are provided with the SSP-200/300 : a Client Driver, and a card Enabler. Both of these programs are executed from DOS (before entering Windows) and allow operation of the SSP-200/300 in both the DOS and Windows 3.x environments. For optimal operation, however, the Client Driver is the preferred[...]

2 . 1 SSP-200/300 Client Driver for DOS In order to use the SSP-200/300 Client Driver, the system must be configured with Card and Socket Services software. Card and Socket Services software is not provided with the SSP-200/300 but is available from Quatech . IMPORTANT: Some versions of Card and Socket Services dated before 1993 do not support gene[...]

version of Card and Socket Services must be installed on the system or the SSP-200/300 Enabler program must be used to configure the adapter. If the Client Driver reports the desired adapter configuration, the installation process is complete and the SSP-200/300 may be removed and/ or inserted from the system as desired. On each insertion into the [...]

Auto-Toggle o3 RTS Controlled o2 DTR Controlled o1 Always Enabled o0 Port Output Driver Option Figure 0 . DOS Client Output Enable Options. H instructs the client driver to enable the RTS-CTS modem control handshake on the RS-422/485 port. When modem control handshaking in enabled, the 16C750 UART’s RTS and CTS signals are connected to the RS-422[...]

2.1.2.3 Example 3 DEVICE = C: SSP-200 SSP231CL.SYS (s0,b300,i5,o2) In example 3, a single command line argument is provided. The Client Driver will attempt to configure a SSP-200/300 inserted into socket 0 with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5. If address 300H or IRQ 5 is unavailable, the SSP-200/300 will not be configured. In addition, if a SSP[...]

2.1.2.6 Example 6 DEVICE = C: SSP-200 SSP231CL.SYS (b300,i5) ( ) (i10) In example 6, the three command line arguments of example 5 have been rearranged. The Client Driver will first attempt to configure a SSP-200/300 inserted into any socket with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5. If address 300H or IRQ 5 is unavailable, the Client Driver will pr[...]

Available Resources: One function of the Card and Socket Services software is to track which system resources (memory addresses, I/O addresses, IRQs, etc.) are available for assignment to inserted PCMCIA cards. Sometimes, however, the Card Services software assumes or incorrectly determines that a particular resource is used when it is actually ava[...]

The SSP-200/300 Enabler does not support automatic configuration of adapters upon insertion, more commonly referred to as "Hot Swapping". This means the adapter must be installed in one of the system's PCMCIA sockets before executing SSP2 3 1EN.EXE. If more than one adapter is installed in a system, the Enabler must be executed separ[...]

W address specifies the base address of the memory window required to configure the SSP-200/300 . Set address = D0 for a memory window at segment D000, address = D8 for a memory window at segment D800, etc. Valid settings for address are C8, CC, D0, D4, D8, and DC. If this option is omitted, a memory window at segment D000 will be used. Odriver spe[...]

2.2.1.1 Example 1 SSP231EN.EXE In example 1, no command line argument is specified. The Enabler will report an error and display the proper usage of the command. 2.2.1.2 Example 2 SSP231EN.EXE (s0,b300,i5) In example 2, the Enabler will configure the SSP-200/300 in socket 0 with a base address of 300H and IRQ 5 using a configuration memory window a[...]

2.2.1.6 Example 6 SSP231EN.EXE (s0,b300,i5,r) In example 6, the Enabler will release the configuration used by the SSP-200/300 in socket 0 using a configuration memory window at segment D000. The base address and IRQ parameters are ignored and may be omitted. 2.2.1.7 Example 7 SSP231EN.EXE (s1,r,wcc) In example 7, the Enabler will release the confi[...]

For systems configured with Card and Socket Services, the SSP-200/300 Client Driver is the recommended method of configuration. 2-13 SSP-200/300 (Rev. I and later) User's Manual[...]

3. Windows 95/ 98/Millennium (ME ) To allow easy configuration of the SSP-200/300, an Windows 95/98/ME "INF" configuration file has been written for the hardware. It supports the AUXIN/AUXOUT options and the RS-422/485 output driver enable options for full and half duplex operation . 3 . 1 Installing a SSP-200/300 Under Windows 95/98/ME 1[...]

hardware using free resources it finds within the hardware registry, and updates the registry automatically. To view and/or edit hardware devices in Windows 95/98/ME use the system Device Manager . To access Device Manager double click the System icon in the Windows 95/98/ME control panel, or click the My Computer icon on the Windows 95/98/ME deskt[...]

4. Open the Properties dialog for the SSP-200/300 device, then click the Resources tab to view the Input/Output Range and Interrupt Request resource allocations . 5. Several predefined Basic Configurations have been included for the SSP-200/300 (see Figure 5. SSP-200/300 Basic Configuration Table). The Basic Configurations provide many combinations[...]

Scratch Pad 8x DTR Controlled Any Clocking 0033 Scratch Pad 8x DTR Controlled Any Handshaking 0032 Scratch Pad 8x RTS Controlled Any Clocking 0031 Scratch Pad 8x RTS Controlled Any Handshaking 0030 Scratch Pad 8x Auto Toggle Any Clocking 002F Scratch Pad 8x Auto Toggle Any Handshaking 002E Scratch Pad Normal DTR Controlled Any Clocking 002D Scratch[...]

SSP-200/300 PCMCIA serial ports with these applications you might be forced to remove other serial communications devices from your system 7. To modify the Interrupt Request setting click the resource name and click the Change Setting button. An Edit Resource window will open up. Inside this window click on the up/down arrows to the right of the In[...]

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4 Windows 2000 To allow easy configuration of the SSP-200/300, an Windows 2000 "INF" configuration file has been written for the hardware. This configuration file supports the SSP-200/300 in both addressing modes: block mode and “ com ” mode. Additionally, the RTS -CTS modem control handsh ake option and the RS-422/485 output driver e[...]

4. Double click ‘Serial Port Adapters’ 5. Double click ‘Drivers’ 4-3 SSP-200/300 (Rev. I and later) User's Manual[...]

6. Double click on ‘Windows 2000, XP, for PCI, PCMCIA, ISA’ 7. Click on ‘qserbrd’ and select open Windows 2000 4-4[...]

8. Select ‘OK’ at the ‘Files Needed’ window 9. The same process as above in steps 1-9 will apply for the next file ‘qserpt.inf’. In step 7 be sure to choose ‘qserpt.inf’ and select ‘Open’. 4 . 2 SSP-200/300 Resource Settings in Windows 2000 Windows 2000 maintains a registry of a ll known hardware installed within the computer.[...]

PCMCIA Serial Port) which is listed under the hardware class Ports (C OM & LPT). Windows 2000 4-6[...]

4 . 2 . 1 Viewing Resource Settings with Device Manager 1. Start the Windows 2000 Device Manager . 2. Double click on the hardware class Quatech Multiport Serial Devices to list hardware devices in the class. 3. The SSP-200/300 “ parent device ” belongs to this hardware class. The device name for the SSP-200/300 is Quatech SSP-200/300 PCMCIA RS[...]

6. Use the COM Port device names (COM 5, COM 6, etc.) to access any of the particular serial ports on the SSP-200/300. This name is required by a Windows 2000 application when accessing a particular port . 4 . 2 . 2 Changing Resource Settings with Device Manager 1. Start the Windows 2000 Device Manager . 2. Double click on the hardware class Quatec[...]

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The X8 clock mode locks the ports hardware clock at eight times the standard rate. The baud rate the port runs at will always be eight times the rate requested by the application. This mode is useful for legacy applications which cannot request baud rates over 115.200. 921,600 X8 The X4 clock mode locks the ports hardware clock at four times the st[...]

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Hardware automatically enables the transmitters when transmitting. Transmitters will turn off three bit-times after the last stop bit of the last character, regardless of baud rate. Used in two-wire communication. Auto Toggle DTR is set to enable the transmitters. Used in two-wire communication Half Duplex using DTR RTS is set to enable the transmi[...]

6. Click the Resources tab to view the Input/Output Range and Interrupt Request resource allocations. If options that are not available on the preceding pages are required, a different basic configuration will have to be selected. To do this, de-select the Use Automatic Settings box and choose the basic configuration that corresponds to the set of [...]

Scratch Pad 1x Always Enabled Memory Mapped Loopback 0052 Scratch Pad 8x DTR Controlled Any Clocking 0051 Scratch Pad 8x DTR Controlled Any Handshaking 0050 Scratch Pad 8x RTS Controlled Any Clocking 0049 Scratch Pad 8x RTS Controlled Any Handshaking 0048 Scratch Pad 8x Auto Toggle Any Clocking 0047 Scratch Pad 8x Auto Toggle Any Handshaking 0046 S[...]

** Handshaking indicates RTS routed to AUXOUT, AUXIN routed to CTS, and TCLK routed to RCLK. Loopback indicates RTS routed to CTS, AUXIN routed to AUXOUT, and TCLK routed to RCLK. Clocking indicates RTS routed to CTS, AUXIN routed to RCLK, and TCLK routed to AUXOUT. *** Any indicates variable value; this value may or may not be user selectable depe[...]

5 Windows NT 5 . 1 Installing SSP - 200/300 To allow easy configuration of the SSP-200/300 the Quatech Device Manager for Windows NT has been written for the hardware. This configuration util ity supports the SSP-200/300 only in block addressing mode. To begin the installation, open Windows Explorer and search for the ‘ Setup.exe ’ command to i[...]

1. Locate and double click the Quatech Device Manager icon on the desktop Device Manager Icon on Desktop 5-2 SSP-200/300 (Rev. I and later) User's Manual[...]

2. Click the ‘Add’ button at the bottom of the Quatech Device Manager Window 3. Follow the steps for the ‘Add Quatech Hardware Wizard’. Windows NT 5-3[...]

4. Complete the final steps of the installati on, shut down Windows NT and then insert the PCMCIA Card and re-boot the computer. Additional help is available online The S SP- 200 /300 PC Card should now be configured. In the future, Windows NT will automatically recognize and configure the SSP-200/300. Note: Windows NT does not support ‘ Plug and[...]

6. Hardware Information 6 . 1 Auxiliary Channel Configuration An auxiliary channel is provided which allows for handshaking between the SSP-200/300 port and a peripheral device. This auxiliary channel may be configured in one of two ways: v RTS-CTS handshake enabled. v handshaking is disabled. 6 . 1 . 1 Auxiliary Channel: RTS-CTS Handshaking. The R[...]

6 . 1 . 2 Auxiliary Channel: Handshaking Disabled. The SSP-200/300 ports may be configured so that the RTS-CTS handshake is disabled. This is the default configuration. In this configuration, RTS and CTS from the 16C750 UART will be looped back to each other. In addition, the auxiliary output and input signals will be looped back to each other. Thi[...]

6 . 2 Half Duplex Operation The SSP-200/300 ’s ports may be configured for either full duplex or half duplex operation. By default, the RS-422/485 ports are configured for full duplex operation with the RS-422/485 output drivers always enabled. In half duplex mode, the RS-422/485 transmitter may be enabled and disabled via the RTS (request to sen[...]

Selection of half duplex mode operation is dependent upon the configuration software and/or the operating system used. Each of these, however, ultimately control the half duplex mode by accessing the PCMCIA Configuration Register on the SSP-200/300 . CAUTION: When operating in half duplex mode, the transmitter output drivers must be disabled before[...]

6 . 3 Termination Resistors No termination resistors are provided on the SSP-200/300 ports. Both output and input signals are connected only to the external connector. Any termination which is required must be added externally. + - RS-422/485 Receiver Rt RXD+ RXD- + - RS-422/485 Receiver Rt AUXIN+ AUXIN- RS-422 100 ohm 1/2W resistor RS-485 60 ohms [...]

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7. External Connections An adapter cable is included with the SSP-200/300 to convert the 9-pin PCMCIA output connector into a standard D-9 female connector, data terminal equipment (DTE), as shown in the figures below. Standard D-9 (Female) Figure 0. SSP-200/300 Adapter Cable. D-9 Female Connector 1 2 3 4 5 9 8 7 6 AUXOUT+ DATAOUT+ GND DATAIN+ AUXI[...]

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8. Specifications Bus Interface PCMCIA PC Card Standard 2.1 compliant Physical Dimensions Type II PCMCIA card (5mm) Maximum Baud Rate 921.6 K Power Requirements +5 volts 20 mA (typical) 30 mA (maximum) Connector Adapter to standard female D-9 Specifications 8-2[...]

SSP-200/300 User's Manual Revision 3.11 May 2002 Quatech, Inc.[...]

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