ACTiSYS ACT-IR320L user manual

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The Wireless Connectivity Expert
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ACT-IR320L
LONG DISTANCE INFRARED ADAPTER
USER’S MANUAL


November 6, 2006
Version 1.0

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ACT-IR320L User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert TABLE OF CONTENT REVISION HISTORY ............................................................................................. 3 1. OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................. 4 2. FEATURES .............................................................................................................. 4 3. APPLICATION DESCRIPTION......................

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ACT-IR320L User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert REVISION HISTORY Revision History Revision Date Comment 0.1 02/28/2002 Draft Preliminary Design Specification for internal review. 1.0 11/06/2006 Added LED behavior chapter & changed connection distance ACTiSYS reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products herein to improve reliability, function or design. ACTiSYS does not assume any liability arising out of the applic

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ACT-IR320L User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert 1. OVERVIEW The ACT-IR320L is a long distance infrared adapter that enables the host system with long distance infrared communication capabilities. The host system may be an industrial controller, a data collector, a medical instrument, or any other device. The interface between ACT-IR320L and the host is the traditional asynchronous serial data port (RS232C). Figure 1.1 shows the system block diagram. Figure 1.1 System Block

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ACT-IR320L User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert 3. APPLICATION DESCRIPTION ACT-IR320L uses 455 KHz ASK-IR technology to support long distance transmitting / receiving. ASK-IR is a technology that based on sub-carrier and it is not compatible to IrDA. Therefore, it should be used in pairs. Once ACT-IR320L is connected to serial port of host device, it enters into ready mode. The LED is on. Two ways can make IR320L to enter into active mode. One is the host device sends some dat

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ACT-IR320L User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert 4. DTE-DB9M CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION ACT-IR320L is a DTE adapter, like serial port on PC. It can be connected to any DCE device directly. If you want to connect this adapter to a Notebook or Desktop computer, the DB9F-to-DB9F converter is needed. The converter plays like a null-modem, redirecting serial port signals from DTE to another DTE. Pin No. Name Descriptions I/O Data Carrier Detect I 1 CD RXD Receiver Data I