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Smartio CP-168U Users Manual
Smartio 8-Port RS-232 Serial Board for Universal PCI Bus
Third Edition, December 2004
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Smartio CP-168U Users Manual The product described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright 2004 Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form without permission is prohibited. Trademarks MOXA is a registered trademark of Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd. All other trademarks or registered marks in this manual belong to their respective manufacturers.
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction..........................................................................1-2 Overview------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-2 Features ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-4 Package Checklist -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-5 Installation Guide --------------------------
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1 1 Introduction Overview SmartioThe Smart Multiport Async Solution The term Smartio stands for smart multiport serial I/O solution. The Smartio CP-168U board is designed for the 32-bit PCI bus with Plug and Play feature. This board offers 8 RS- 232 serial ports for connecting terminals, modems, printers, scanners, cash registers, bar code readers, keypads, numeric displays, electrical scales, data acquisition equipment, and many other serial devices for the PC and compatible systems
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Introduction PCI Solution The CP-168U board complies with PCI Spec. 2.1, and does not use either switches or jumpers. The hardware configuration for the IRQ and memory addresses is automatically assigned by the PCI BIOS. Hence, the board MUST be plugged in before installing the driver software. For more PCI information, refer to the Technical Reference Appendix. Surge Protection To prevent the board from being damaged by lightning or high potential voltage, embedded 15 KV ESD protection
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Features The Smartio CP-168U board has 8 RS-232 ports, embedded ESD 15 KV surge protection, and uses a Moxa UART (MU860), and has the following important features: ! Supports universal PCI, plug and play (no switches or jumpers) ! Fits both 3.3V and 5V connector key ! Reliabilityhigh speed Moxa UART Communication Controllers with on-chip hardware and software flow control to guarantee no data loss ! Compact half-size design ! Embedded ESD 15V surge protection ! Easy installation32-
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Introduction Package Checklist You should find the following items in the Smartio CP-168U board package: ! Smartio CP-168U 8-port serial board ! Documentation and Software CD that contains drivers for Windows 2000/XP/2003, Windows NT, Windows 95/98, DOS, FreeBSD, SCO, and Linux. ! Smartio CP-168U Quick Installation Guide 120 × 83 mm (4.72 × 3.27 in) (CP-168U v2) Smartio CP-168U Users Manual 1-5
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136.9 × 100 mm (5.39 × 3.94 in) (CP-168U v1) 1-6 Smartio CP-168U Users Manual
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Introduction Installation Guide This section gives a brief summary of how to install the Smartio CP-168U board under each supported operating system. The installation is simple and involves the following stages: Check the PCI BIOS settings. See Chapter 2, Hardware Install the Smartio CP-168U board. Installation. ↓ Install the software from the software See the respective OS section in CD. Configure the driver for the board Chapter 3, Software Installation. and ports. ↓ See
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2 2 Hardware Installation The installation of the Smartio CP-168U board involves both hardware and software. Software installation is discussed in the next chapter. In this chapter, we discuss hardware installation. The no-switch-no-jumper Smartio CP-168U boards IRQ number and I/O addresses are assigned automatically by the PCI BIOS. For this reason, the board MUST be plugged in before installing the driver software. Installing the Smartio CP-168U board Step 1: Power off the PC. Warn
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Note! Moxa Universal PCI or PCI boards must occupy one unique IRQ and I/O addresses, which are assigned automatically by the PCI BIOS. Step 8: Proceed with the software installation, as described in the next chapter, Software Installation. 2-2 Smartio CP-168U Users Manual
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3 3 Software Installation In this chapter, the driver software installation, configuration, and driver update/removal procedures are described for various operating systems, including Windows 2003, Windows 2000/XP, Windows NT, Windows 95/98, DOS, SCO, and Linux. Before proceeding with the software installation, be sure to first complete the hardware installation discussed in the previous chapter. Refer to the next chapter, Serial Programming Tools, for information on developing your o
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Installing the Driver 1. After installing the UPCI/PCI board and powering on your PC, Windows 2003 will auto detect and find the UPCI/PCI board you just added. The Found New Hardware window will open at the bottom right corner of the desktop. 2. The Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard window will open automatically. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and click on Next to continue. 3. Select Search for the best driver in these locations., check Include
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Software Installation 4. Wait while the installation wizard searches. The next window that opens cautions you that although this software hasnt passed Windows Logo testing, this driver has already been tested and been shown that it can support Windows OS. Click on Continue Anyway to proceed. 5. Wait while the driver software is installed. The next window shows the model number of the board, and indicates that Windows has completed the driver installation. Click on Finish to con
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6. The Found New Hardware Wizard window will open to help you install the driver for MOXA Port 0. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced). Click on Next to continue. 7. Select Search for the best driver in these locations., check Include this location in the search, and then click on Browse. You should be able to locate the \Software\Win2K-XP-2003 folder on the software CD. Click on Next to continue. 3-4 Smartio CP-168U Users Manual
