Pepper Computer RS232, RS485 user manual For your safety

SMART I/O User’s Manual Preface

For your safety

This PEP product is carefully designed for a long, fault-free life. However, its life expectancy can be drastically reduced by improper treatment during unpacking and installation. Therefore, in the interest of your own safety and of correct operation of your new PEP product, please take care of the following guidelines:

￿Before installing your new PEP product into a system, please, always switch off your power mains. This applies also to installing piggybacks.

￿In order to maintain PEP’s product warranty, please, do not alter or mod- ify this product in any way. Changes or modifications to the device, which are not explicitly approved by PEP Modular Computers and described in this manual or received from PEP Technical Support as a special handling instruction, will void your warranty.

￿This device should only be installed in or connected to systems that ful- fill all necessary technical and specific environmental requirements. This applies also to the operational temperature range of the specific board version, which must not be exceeded. If batteries are present, their tem- perature restrictions must be taken into account.

￿In performing all necessary installation and application operations, please, follow only the instructions supplied by the present manual.

￿Keep all the original packaging material for future storage or warranty shipments. If it is necessary to store or ship the board, warranty ship- ments. If it is necessary to store or ship the board, please, re-pack it in the original way.

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