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FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Table of Contents Introduction.............................................................................................1 Packaging Contents.................................................................................................................................. 1 System Requirements............................................................................................................................... 1 Hardware Guide........................................................................
Introduction The PEX8S950LP 8 Port PCI Express Low Profile Serial Adapter Card with dongle cables included offers 8 RS 232 Serial connections via a single PCI Express slot, with data rates up to 921Kbps. Perfect for use with a broad variety of serial peripherals including printers, scanners, industrial controls and more. A complete 8 port RS232 Serial card solution, the adapter includes 2 breakout cables – each with 4 DB9 connectors for a total of 8 ports.
Hardware Guide S5 - S8 DB44 Pin Connector to 4-port breakout cable (Ports 5-8) JP 3-Power over Serial Connectors Enable/Disable (Ports 1-4) J3 Auxilliary Power Connector JP1 - Ports 1-4, 5-8 Swap Jumpers JP4 - Auxilliary Power Source Selector S1 - S4 DB44 Pin Connector to 4-port breakout cable (Ports 1-4) JP5 - Power over Serial Connectors Enable/Disable (Ports 5-8) JP1 - COM Ports Swapping Selector - Used to swap Serial Ports 1-4 and 5-8. Unless necessary, maintain default setting. No Swapping.
JP3, JP5 - External Power Enable/Disable Selector - JP3 is used to set pin #9 of DB9 connectors S1-S4 to either the RI (Ring Indicator Signals) or the 5V/12V DC Power (selected by JP4). JP5 performs the same function for DB9 connectors S5-S8. When the jumper is set to the “P” position, it will output the DC power over pin #9; if set to the “D” position, pin #9 will be connected to the normal RI signal, based on the RS232 standard.
JP2 - Baud Rate Selector - Used to control the baud rate clock input of the UARTs. There are two positions: Lo (factory default) - The clock is set to 1.8432MHz, with a maximum baud rate of 115.2Kbps. Hi - The clock is set to 14.7456MHz, with a maximum baud rate of 921.6Kbps. Please see the section entitled Configuration for more information. Baud Rate Clock set to 14.7456MHz (High Speed) Baud Rate Clock set to1.
Installation WARNING! PCI Express cards, like all computer equipment, can be severely damaged by static electricity. Be sure that you are properly grounded before opening your computer case or touching your card. StarTech.com recommends that you wear an anti-static strap when installing any computer component. If an anti-static strap is unavailable, discharge yourself of any static electricity build-up by touching a large grounded metal surface (such as the computer case) for several seconds.
Configuration Once installation is complete, you will be able to configure the port(s) provided by the card, as you would any other serial port. To do so, click on Start, then right-click on Manage to open the Computer Management window. 1. In the left pane, click on Device Manager. Here, you should see two listings for PCI Communications Port as illustrated below. 2. Right-click on the first listing and select properties, to launch the PCI Communications Port Properties window. 3.
Specifications Connector Pin Assignments Instruction Manual Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 42 DCD1 39 DCD2 35 DCD3 31 DCD4 14 RXD1 10 RXD2 6 RXD3 2 RXD4 13 TXD1 9 TXD2 5 TXD3 1 TXD4 29 DTR1 25 DTR2 21 DTR3 17 DTR4 44 GND 41 GND 37 GND 33 GND 30 DSR1 26 DSR2 22 DSR3 18 DSR4 15 RTS1 11 RTS2 7 RTS3 3 RTS4 28 CTS1 24 CTS2 20 CTS3 16 CTS4 43 RI1(*) 40 RI2(*) 36 RI3(*) 32 RI4(*) 7
General Specifications Type Specifications Connectors DB44 Female Cables DB44M-to-DB9MX4 Octopus type x2 Bus Interface PCI Express x 1 Number of Ports 8 RS-232 Signals TXD, RXD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, GND Baud Rate 110 bps to 921.6Kbps Data Bits 5,6,7,8,9 Stop Bits 1, 1.5, 2 I/O address /IRQ Plug-and-Play (various) Parity None, Even, Odd, 1, 0 Flow Control RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF Power Requirement 3.
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