Moxa Technologies RS-485 Introduction, Hardware Installation, Software Installation, Appendix

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About this Manual

This manual is composed of six chapters and one appendix. This manual is written for installers, system administrators and software programmers.

If you are a first-time installer and system administrator, we recommend you to go through the whole manual except chapter 4.

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

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

If you encounter any problem during the installation, please refer to the “Troubleshooting” chapter.

Chapter 1 Introduction

Overview and features of the Industio CI-134 Series boards, list of items and overall installation guide.

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

Hardware installation for the Industio CI-134 Series boards and connection cable. Hardware configuration utility, Io-irq.exe, is detailed.

Chapter 3 Software Installation

Software installation, configuration, driver loading/unloading, driver update and removal for various operating systems: Windows NT, Windows 95/98, DOS and Windows 3.x.

Chapter 4 Serial Programming Tools

Short description of the programming tools, PComm, under Windows NT and Windows 95/98 and API-232 under DOS and Windows 3.x. Also RS-485 programming issue is covered.

Chapter 5 Connection Cable and Cable Wiring

Description of the RS-422 and RS-485 cable wiring for the connection cable.

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

Common problems and possible answers for the Industio CI-134 Series boards.

Appendix

Specification details, UART and I/O port address map.

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Contents Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Mar 1st EditionIndustio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Copyright NoticeTrademarks DisclaimerMoxa Internet Services Hardware Installation Software InstallationConnection Cable and Cable Wiring TroubleshootingTable of Contents Troubleshooting Connection Cable and Cable WiringTechnical Reference Introduction Industio The Industrial Multiport Async SolutionOverview Automatic Data Direction Control for RS-485 Termination Resistors Ready for RS-422/RS-485Surge/Isolation Protection Asic Design, Compact SizeQuick Installation IntroductionOperating System Support Moxa Serial Comm ToolsFeatures Broad ApplicationsCheck List SCO Xenix QNXInstallation Guide Hardware Installation First Thing to Do Interface SettingsQuick Hardware Installation 0x1C0How to Do Quick Hardware Installation Hardware Installation with IO-IRQ Utility IO-IRQ Utility and Hardware Configuration 6Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Address Port IndexSpeed Nor mal Speed Spectr um High Speed Spectr um Press F10 to save the configuration and exit the utility 10Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Software Installation Windows NTInstalling Driver Software Installation 4Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Rx Fifo Trigger Port NumberTx Fifo Size 6Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Configuring Board and Port 8Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Updating Driver Removing DriverWindows 95/98 Software Installation 12Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Rx Fifo Trigger 14Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Updating Driver 16Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual DOS Driver Setup Software Installation 20Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Por t number TxD buf size RxD buf size F5 Gr oup edit 22Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Loading Driver Unloading DriverWindows Software Installation Configuring Driver Baud Rate Settings 28Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Serial Programming Tools PComm InstallationWindows NT and Windows 95/98 PComm Programming Library Diagnostic for Moxa boards onlyUtilities Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Terminal Emulator DOS API-232 Library Installing API-232Data Scope 6Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual Serial Programming Tools Diagnose Windows Comm API Library Win16 UtilityExisting Applications By RTS Mode For back-compatibility Automatic Data Direction Control Mode RecommendedRS-485 Programming Solution 12Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual RS-422 Cable Wiring Connection Cable and Cable WiringCI-134 RS-422 Point-to-point RS-422 Broadcasting RS-485 Cable Wiring Impedance Matching and Termination Resistors For RS-422 Mode DB-37 Connector Pin OutsFor RS-485 Mode 6Industio CI-134 Series User’s Manual General Troubleshooting TroubleshootingHardware causes and solutions Software Causes and Solutions Io-ir q Remove the jumper on position JP1 Windows NT system panic blue scr een DOS Specifications Technical ReferenceUart TI550C PC I/O Port Address Map IO/ Addr ess DeviceProblem Report Form Return Procedure