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Installing Fan-out Cables and Connector Boxes on SPEED4 LE HD and SPEED8 LE HD Cards

SPEED4 LE HD and SPEED8 LE HD cards have a single VHDCI-68 connector on the back panel. It provides the signals for 4 or 8 serial ports.

A fan-out cable or connector box with the proper individual connectors can be plugged into the card to provide the desired interface. The port numbers will be identified on the interface connectors or connector box.

Note

The SPEED LE fan-out cables and connector box cable need to be secured or supported in case of sudden contact or excessive weight on the cables. Please ensure that adequate caution is taken to avoid possible damage to the SPEED LE card or Host system. This can be accomplished by securing the cable(s) to a rack or to the back of the server as shown below:

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Contents User Guide Speed LEPage Page Who this manual is for About this manualPurpose of this manual Hypertext jumps Using this on-line manualDocument navigation Date Part number Description Revision historyFast Contents Contents Cabling Information Appendix B Contacting Perle You need to read this chapter if you want to IntroductionAbout the Speed LE Serial Adaptor cards Connection Accessories Installing Drivers and Host Cards Before You Start Select the MultiPort Serial Cards option Select Speed LE Downloading Drivers From the Perle WebsiteInstalling under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/ Server Installing Device Drivers and Utilities onto Your System Installing Drivers and Host Cards Adding Additional Cards and/or Updating Drivers Click Start All Programs Perle Perle-Serial Update Driver orConfiguring Serial Ports Installing Drivers and Host Cards Installing Drivers onto Your System Installing under LinuxGeneral Installation Procedure for Linux Tar -xzvf perle-serial-version-release.tgz Cd /tmp/perle-serial-version-release Tarinstall.shRpm -ivh perle-serial-version-release.src.rpm Modprobe perle-serial Creating Devices for the Attached PortsPsaddports m n Make uninstall Setting the DSR SignalTaruninstall.sh Rpm -e perle-serialInstalling Speed LE and Speed LE Express Cards Installing Host Cards and Cable AccessoriesInstalling Cables and Connector Boxes Installing Drivers and Host Cards Removing Host Cards Cabling Information EIA-232 Direction Description Definitions of Signals and DirectionDB9M pin EIA-232 DB9 Back Panel Connectors and PinoutHost Card Back Panel Connectors and Pinouts RJ45 8-pin Speed LE RJ45 Back Panel Connectors and PinoutRJ45 10-pin EIA-232 RJ45 10-pin EIA-232 RJ45 8-pin Speed LE Express RJ45 Back Panel Connectors and PinoutDB25 Femaie Parallel Port Pinouts DB25 Cent Pin Direction Signal Function Notes NameUltra Scsi EIA-232 Pin Number VHDCI-68 Ultra Scsi Back Panel Connectors and PinoutTXD3 VHDCI-68 Ultra Scsi Pin EIA-232 Number RI5 DSR6 Connector Box and Cable Guide Connector Box and Cable Pinouts RJ45 pin DB25 Pin EIA-232 RJ45 10-pin to DB25 ConverterRJ45 pin DB9 Pin EIA-232 RJ45 10-pin to DB9 ConverterRJ45 10-pin RJ45 8-pin EIA-232 RJ45 Connector BoxDB25 Pin EIA-232 DB25 Connector BoxDB9 Pin EIA-232 DB9 Connector BoxDB25 Fan-Out Cable DB9 Fan-Out Cable Speed LE 1P and 1S1P models only Low Profile Bracket ConversionYou need to read this appendix if you want to Appendix a TroubleshootingWindows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server Problem Action required Windows Error MessagesWho to contact Appendix B Contacting PerleMaking a technical support query Write details here Information needed when making a queryMaking a support query via the Perle web Repair procedureFeedback about this manual Country Address Perle support centres worldwideNumerics Index#A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z