Black Box IC026A-R2, IC026AE-R2 WARNING!, CAUTION

General

Data Buffer — 32,000 characters dynamically allocated

Indicators — LEDs for IEEE Talk and Listen, Serial Send

and Receive, and Power

Power — 105-125V or 210-250V; 50-60 Hz, 10 VA max.

Size — 2.7"H x 5.5"W x 7.4"D (6.9 x 14 x 18.8 cm)

Weight — 3.6 lb. (1.6 kg)

Environment — 0 to 50°C; 0 to 70% R.H. to 35°C.

Linearly derate 3% R.H./degrees Centigrade

from 35 to 50°C

Controls — Power Switch (external), IEEE and Serial

parameter switches (internal). Jumper

selection of RS-232 or RS-422 operation

(internal)

Certification — FCC, CE

WARNING!

Do not use this interface outdoors. The interface is intended for indoor

use only. Using this equipment outdoors could result in equipment

failure, bodily injury, or death.

CAUTION

Do not connect AC line power directly to the RS-232↔IEEE 488 Interface

Converter. Direct AC connection will damage equipment.

CHAPTER 1: Specifications

Contents

Main RS-232IEEE 488 INTERFACE CONVERTER EUROPEAN UNION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY WARNING! Failure to follow these directives voids emission and immunity compliance. Page Page Page CONTENTS Contents RS-232IEEE 488 INTERFACE CONVERTER CONTENTS 1. Specifications WARNING! CHAPTER 1: Specifications CAUTION 2. Introduction 2.1 Description 2.2 Abbreviations CHAPTER 2: Introduction 3. Getting Started 3.1 Inspection 3.2 Configuration Figure 3-1. Factory-Default Settings. SW3 SW2 SW1 3.3 Serial Port Settings Figure 3-2. Switch SW1: Selecting the Serial Baud Rate. Figure 3-3. Switch SW1: Selecting the Serial Word Length (Data Bits). Figure 3-4. Switch SW1: Selecting the Serial Stop Bits. Figure 3-5. Switch SW2: Selecting the Serial Parity. Figure 3-6. Switch SW2: Enabling or Disabling Echo. Figure 3-7. Switch SW1: Selecting the Serial Handshake. 3.4 Selecting Terminator Substitution Figure 3-8. Switch SW2: Selecting the Serial Terminator. Figure 3-9. Switch SW3: Selecting the IEEE Bus Terminator. 3.5 Selecting the Mode Figure 3-10. Switch SW2: Selecting the Mode. 3.6 Selecting the IEEE Address Figure 3-11. Switch SW3: Selecting the IEEE Address. 3.7 Feature Selections Figure 3-12. Switch SW1: Enabling or Disabling Talk Back on Terminator in Controller Mode. Figure 3-13. Switch SW2: Enabling or Disabling Talk Back on Timeout in Controller Mode. Figure 3-14. Switch SW1: Enabling or Disabling SRQ on Last Serial Terminator in Peripheral Mode. 3.8 Serial Interface Figure 3-15. Selecting RS-232 or RS-422 Signal Levels. Figure 3-16. Rear View of the Interface Converters Serial Connector. Page Page 3.9 General CAUTION Page RS-232IEEE 488 INTERFACE CONVERTER 4.1 Controller-Mode (Serial to IEEE) Operation 4. Controller Operation 4.2 Serial and IEEE Terminator Substitution 4.3 IEEE Address Selection Figure 4-1. Switch SW3: Selecting the IEEE Address. 4.4 Talk-Back Features Figure 4-2. Switch SW1: Enabling or Disabling Talk-Back on Terminator. Figure 4-3. Switch SW2: Enabling or Disabling Talk-Back on Timeout. Page 4.5 Plotter Applications Figure 4-4. A PC-Based Graphics System. Figure 4-5. Selecting RS-232 Signal Levels. Figure 4-6. Interface Converter Settings for Use with HP 7580A Plotter on an IBM PC. SW2 SW3 SW1 Figure 4-7. MacPlot Configuration Screen. Figure 4-8. A Macintosh Based Graphics System. Interface Converter IEEE 488 RS-422 Page Figure 4-10. Interface Converter Settings for Use with HP 7580A Plotter on a Macintosh. Page 5. Peripheral Operation 5.1 Peripheral-Mode Operation 5.2 Serial and IEEE Input Buffers 5.3 IEEE Data Transfers Page RS-232IEEE 488 INTERFACE CONVERTER Figure 5-1. Switch SW1: Enabling or Disabling SRQ on Last Terminator. Figure 5-2. Serial Poll Status Byte. 5.4 Serial-Poll Status-Byte Register Page 5.5 Use of Serial and Bus Terminators 5.6 IEEE 488 Bus Implementation Page 5.7 IEEE Address Selection Figure 5-3. SW3 View for IEEE Address Selection. 6. IEEE 488 Primer 6.1 History 6.2 General Structure Page Figure 6-1. IEEE 488 Bus Structure. 6.3 Send It to My Address 6.4 Bus Management Lines 6.5 Handshake Lines Figure 6-2. IEEE Bus Handshaking. 6.6 Data Lines 6.7 Multiline Commands Page 6.8 More on Service Requests Page 7.1 Theory of Operation 7. Theory of Operation and Board Layout 7.2 Board Layout CHAPTER 7: Theory of Operation and Board Layout Figure 7-1. Component Layout of the Interface Converters Motherboard. Figure 7-2. Component Layout of the Interface Converters Serial I/O board. APPENDIX A: Sample Dumb-Terminal Program Appendix A. Sample Dumb-Terminal Program Appendix B. Character Codes and IEEE Multiline Messages Page Index INDEX