Moxa Technologies C104H/PCI Series user manual About This Manual, Introduction

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About This Manual

This manual is composed of six Chapters and one Appendix. This manual is written for installer, system administrator and software programmer.

If you are a first-time installer and system administrator, we recommend you to go through the whole manual except Chapter 4 “Serial Programming Tools”.

If you are a software programmer, you may refer to Chapter 4 “Serial Programming Tools”.

If you need cable wiring information, please see Chapter 5 “Connection Cable and Cable Wiring”.

If you encounter any problem during installation, please refer to Chapter 6 “Troubleshooting”.

+In this manual, C104H/PCI Series refers to C104H/PCI and C104HS/PCI.

Chapter 1 Introduction

This chapter gives the overview and features for C104H/PCI Series. Check list and overall installation guide are also included.

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

This chapter gives details of how to do hardware installation for C104H/PCI Series and connection cable.

Chapter 3 Software Installation

This Chapter describes the software installation, board and ports configuration, driver update and removal for various operating systems: Windows NT, and Windows 95/98.

Chapter 4 Serial Programming Tools

This Chapter roughly describes the programming tools for various O.S. platforms, including PComm Lite under Windows NT and Windows 95/98.

Chapter 5 Connection Cable and Cable Wiring

This Chapter describes the RS-232 cable wiring for the connection cable.

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

This Chapter describes error might happen and possible solutions for C104H/PCI Series.

Appendix Technical Reference

This chapter describes specification, PCI, UART and DB37 pinouts.

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Contents Smartio C104H/PCI Series User’s Manual Smartio 4 Ports Serial Board for PCI Bus Jun 2nd EditionTrademarks Copyright NoticeDisclaimer Moxa Internet Services About This Manual IntroductionTable of Contents Uart 16C550C DB37 Connector Pinouts Smartio The Smart Multiport Async Solution IntroductionOverview Board ApplicationsPCI Solution Surge ProtectionOperating System Support Moxa Serial Comm ToolFeatures UartCheck List Windows NT and Windows 95/98 ¡Ñ1Installation Installation GuideProgramming Tools 6Smartio C104H/PCI Series User’s Manual Hardware Installation Installing the Smartio C104H/PCI Series boardSoftware Installation Connecting the Fan-out CableStep Software Installation Windows NTInstalling Driver First Time Installing DriverSoftware Installation Page Software Installation Page Software Installation Configuring Board and Port Re-configure Port SettingSoftware Installation Add Another C104H/PCI Series Board Configuration Remove Existing C104H/PCI Series Board Configuration Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel dialog box Updating DriverWindows 95/98 Board and Port First Time Driver Installation Stage See Section First Time Driver Installation StageSee Section Port Configuration Stage See Section Board and Port Ready StagePage Software Installation Page Port Configuration Stage Page Software Installation Board and Port Ready Stage Select Ports Configuration tab Page Updating Driver Click on Moxa C104 PCI Series and click Properties button Removing driver Click OK button in Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box Serial Programming Tools PComm InstallationWindows NT and Windows 95/98 consisting PComm Programming Library UtilityDiagnostic for Moxa boards only DiagnosticMonitor for Moxa boards under Windows NT Only Terminal Emulator 6Smartio C104H/PCI Series User’s Manual Connection Cable and Cable Wiring RS-232 Cable WiringDTR GND DSR RTS CTS Type 1 To connect C104H/PCI Series to a DTE deviceConnection Cable and Cable Wiring Type 2 To connect C104H/PCI Series to a DCE deviceGND RTS CTS DSR DTR DCD GND RTS CTS DTR DSR DCD 6Smartio C104H/PCI Series User’s Manual Troubleshooting General TroubleshootingSoftware Causes and Solutions Windows NT system panic blue screen System fails to find the Smartio C104H/PCI Series board4Smartio C104H/PCI Series User’s Manual Specification Technical ReferenceUart 16C550C DB37 Connector Pinouts RI1 DCD1 DTR1 GND DSR1 CTS1 RTS14Smartio C104H/PCI Serieses User’s Manual Problem Report Form Smartio C104H/PCI SeriesReturn Procedure