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NPort 1220/1240 USB-to-Serial Hub
User’s Manual
Second Edition, January 2004
Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd.
Tel: +886-2-8919-1230
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NPort 1220/1240 USB-to-Serial Hub User’s Manual The software 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 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 respect
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................................................1-1 Overview ................................................................................................ 1-2 Package Checklist.................................................................................. 1-2 Product Features.................................................................................... 1-2 Product Specifications.....................
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1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome to MOXA NPort 1220/1240 USB-to-Serial Hub. NPort 1220 provides 2 RS-422/485 serial ports and NPort 1240 provides 4 RS-232 serial ports. The following topics are covered in this chapter: Overview Package Checklist Product Features Product Specifications
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Overview Connect a compact NPort 1200 Series product to your computer—you don’t even have to power-down—install the supplied software, and then connect your serial devices directly to the NPort. In minutes, and with state-of-the-art accuracy, you’re capturing data—temperature, pressure, sound level, whatever you need. And you’ve done this without programming, without opening up your PC, without even thinking about IRQs, board configuration, power requirements, or connection schemes. NPor
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Introduction Product Specifications NPort 1240 USB Compliant with USB 1.1, 1.0 USB 2.0 backwards compatible Connector USB type B Speed Full speed 12 Mbps Serial No. of Ports 4 Interface RS-232: TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, GND Connector DB9 Male FIFO 128 bytes Serial line protection 16 KV ESD for all signals Serial Communication Parameters Parity None, Even, Odd Data bits 7, 8 Stop bit 1, 2 Flow Control RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF Speed 600 to 115.2 Kbps Power Requiremen
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NPort 1220 USB Compliant with USB 1.1, 1.0 USB 2.0 backwards compatible Connector USB type B Speed Full speed 12 Mbps Serial No. of Ports 2 Interface 4-wire RS-422: TxD+/-, RxD+/-, GND 4-wire RS-485: TxD+/-, RxD+/-, GND 2-wire RS-485: Data+, Data-, GND Connector Terminal Block FIFO 128 bytes Serial line protection 16 KV ESD for all signals Serial Communication Parameters Parity None, Even, Odd Data bits 7, 8 Stop bit 1, 2 RS-485 Data Direction ADDC™ (Auto Data Directi
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Introduction Panel Layout NPort 1240 Top Panel NPort 1220 Top Panel NPort 1240 serial interfaces NPort 1220 serial interfaces NPort 1220/1240 USB-to-Serial Hub User’s Manual 1-5
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Dimensions NPort 1240 NPort 1220 DIP Switch Settings This example shows DIP Switch settings for port 1, which uses DIP Switches 1 and 2. The settings for port 2, which uses DIP Switches 3 and 4, are similar. You can refer to the DIP Switch diagrams at the right, or to the table on the next page for the correct settings. 1-6 NPort 1220/1240 USB-to-Serial Hub User’s Manual
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Introduction Interface & Termination DIP Switch No. DIP Switch Setting Resistor Setting On 4-wire RS-422/485 1 Off 2-wire RS-485 On Termination Resistor on 2 Off Termination Resistor off NPort 1220/1240 USB-to-Serial Hub User’s Manual 1-7
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2 2 Chapter 2 Driver Installation This chapter includes information about installing the driver for NPort 1220/1240. We present the installation procedure for both Windows 98 and Windows 2000 (the procedure for Windows XP is essentially the same as for Windows 2000): Installing the Driver Checking the Installation Configuring the Ports Windows 98 Windows 2000/XP Uninstalling the Driver NOTE For best results, we recommend that you install the USB driver for NPort 1220/1240
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Installing the Driver 1. Connect NPort 1220/1240’s USB Port to your computer’s USB port. Make sure NPort 1220/1240 and your computer is properly connected. 2. After you connect NPort 1220/1240 to your computer, a Found New Hardware window will automatically open. 3. When the Found New Hardware Wizard starts up, click Next to continue installing the USB driver. 4. The setup program will prompt you with an Install Hardaware Device Drivers window. Select Search for a suitable driver
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Driver Installation 5. A window will open asking you where you want to locate the driver files. Check Specify a location box, .and then click Next. 6. A window will open asking you to insert the installation disk. Insert the installation disk into your CD drive,and then click Browse to locate the installation file. NPort 1220/1240 USB-to-Serial Hub User’s Manual 2-3
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7. Select klsibus.inf, and then click OPEN. 8. Click OK to continue. 2-4 NPort 1220/1240 USB-to-Serial Hub User’s Manual
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Driver Installation 9. A window will open showing the Driver Files Search Results. Click Next to install the driver. 10. When the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window opens, click Finish to close the wizard. NPort 1220/1240 USB-to-Serial Hub User’s Manual 2-5
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11. A welcome message will appear. Click Next to continue installing Moxa [Port 1]. 12. A window will open asking you to insert the installation disk. Insert the installation disk into your CD drive, and then click Browse to locate the installation file. Select klsiw2k.inf and then click OPEN. Click OK to continue. 2-6 NPort 1220/1240 USB-to-Serial Hub User’s Manual
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Driver Installation 13. A window will open showing the Driver Files Search Results. Click Next to install the driver. 14. When Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window opens, click Finish to close this wizard. NPort 1220/1240 USB-to-Serial Hub User’s Manual 2-7
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If you wish to install the driver using “Install Driver” program, you will need to follow the NOTE instructions below. 1. Insert the software CD (included in the NPort 1220/1240 package) into your computer’s CD drive, and then click on Install Software. 2. When the Install Driver window opens, click on Install to install the driver files in the default folder (C:\Program Files\Moxa USB to Serial\drivers), or click on Browse to select a different folder. 3. Click OK to complete the
