Advantech PCI-1612B Owner's manual

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ADVANTECH card
PCI-1612B
(RS422/RS485 – 4 ports)
Configuration
- Technical instructions-

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Date Version Descriptions
13/10/2017 Original Création du document (FC)

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SOMMAIRE
1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................. 4
2. PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................................... 4
3. HARDWARE CONFIGURATION......................................................................... 4
3.1. SW1 AND SW2 DIP SWITCHES: ......................................................................... 4
3.2. JUMPERS CN1 TO CN4 (RS422/485) AND JUMPERS CN5 TO CN8 (TERMINATOR) . 5
4. DRIVER INSTALLATION .................................................................................... 6
5. CARD INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 7
6. WHICH COM PORTS ARE MAPPED BY ADVANTECH ICOM CARDS? .......... 7
7. HOW TO DETERMINE WHICH CARD A SPECIFIED PORT BELONGS TO? ... 8
8. HOW TO CHANGE PORT NUMBERS? .............................................................. 9
9. HOW TO REINSTALL ADVANTECH ICOM CARDS? ...................................... 10
10. HOW TO UNINSTALL ADVANTECH ICOM CARDS? .................................. 10
10.1. SHORTCUT ................................................................................................. 10
10.2. CONTROL PANEL ........................................................................................ 11
11. ANNEXE ......................................................................................................... 11
11.1. RS485 – ADAPTER CABLE ..................................................................... 11
11.2. RS422 – ADAPTER CABLE ..................................................................... 11

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1. Introduction
This card should be installed in a computer to communicate through RS422 or RS485
with electronic devices.
2. Precautions
Warning! Discharge your body’s static electric charge by touching the back of the
grounded chassis of the system unit (metal) before handling the board.
You should avoid contact with materials that hold a static charge such as plastic, vinyl
and Styrofoam. Handle the board only by its edges to avoid static damage to its
integrated circuits. Avoid touching the exposed circuit connectors. We also recommend
that you use a grounded wrist strap and place the card on a static dissipative mat
whenever you work with it.
3. Hardware configuration
First of all, make sure the switches are set to the appropriate position:
3.1. SW1 and SW2 dip switches:
SW1 define the address of the PCI card (see bellow)
SW2 : Always OFF = auto direction control

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Address setting for SW1:
if there is already one Advantech board in the computer (PCI-1612 or PCI-1610), it
should be configure at address 0 and for this card the SW1 must be configured at
address 1 (or vice versa)
3.2. Jumpers Cn1 to Cn4 (RS422/485) and Jumpers Cn5 to Cn8 (Terminator)
8 jumpers are provided with the card.
See in the black bubble pack of the card:

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By default,
- Port 1 and 2 must be setup as RS422
- Port 3 and 4 must be setup as RS485
Channel 3 is the last one and channel 4 is located to just above the last one.
RS232 settings: If needed, this card can be configured in RS232 mode.
In that case, the jumpers of the left column (Cn5 to Cn8) must be removed and the
jumpers of the right column (Cn1 to Cn4) must be moved to the left.
4. Driver installation
The driver is the same as the one use for the PCI-1610B card (RS232)
If it is already installed, it is not necessary to re-install it.
Install the software driver before you install the hardware into your system, since this
will guarantee a smooth and trouble-free installation process.
Follow the steps below for PCI communication card Windows OS driver installation.
1. Insert your companion DVD-ROM disc into your DVD-ROM drive.
2. The driver setup program will be launched automatically. If the auto-play function
is not enabled on your system, use Windows Explorer or the Windows Run
command to execute autorun.exe on the companion DVD-ROM.
Ports 1 = by default RS422 = Right
Ports 4 = by default RS485 = Center
Ports 2 = by default RS422 = Right
Ports 3 = by default RS485 = Center
All ports = Internal terminating 120 Ohms resistors
2 jumpers must be set to the left of each port

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3. After the setup program is launched, press the Continue button and the
Installation Button
4. Click on ICOM card Driver and PCI-1610 into PCI series section
5. Follow the installation software and at the end of the installation, select “No, I
will restart the computer later”
6. Turn off the computer.
5. Card installation
1. Turn off your PC’s power supply whenever you install or remove the PCI
communication card or its cables.
2. Disconnect the power cord and any other cables from the back of the computer.
3. Remove the PC cover.
4. Install and plug the PCI communication card into your PCI bus.
5. Replace the PC cover and reconnect the cables disconnected in Step 2.
6. Turn the computer on.
7. The driver will install the PCI communication card automatically
6. Which COM ports are mapped by Advantech ICOM cards?
Please follow the steps below.
1. Open "Control Panel".
2. Select "Administrative Tools".
3. Open "Computer Management".
4. As shown in the figure below, click "Device Manager".
In "Multi-port serial adapters" folder, you will see "Advantech 's x-Port UART PCI-Express
Card " marked red lable 1. All serial ports of ICOM cards are under the "Ports (COM &
LPT)" folder, you will see " Advantech 's Communications Port (COMxxx)" marked red
lable 2. These are the serial ports your ICOM cards have been mapped to.

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7. How to determine which card a specified port belongs to?
Please follow the steps below:
1. Select one port in the Device Manager window,
2. Right click and select "Properties" or double click the icon to open the property
window,
3. Select the Port Settings tab, the location information about this port will be shown
on the top of the window,as the following Figure

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You will see "Start Address: xxxxxxxx". Click cards Resources tab, you can see the
window as:
If the Start Address is in the Memory Range, the port belongs to the card.
E.g. "Start Address" is FDBFC000 in figure 2, and "Memory Range" is
00000000FDBFC000--00000000FDBFFFFF."Start Address" is in "Memory Range", so the
port belongs to the card."Port Index" label indicates the port index in the card."Port
Index" is 1 in figure 2, so it is the first port in the card.
8. How to change port numbers?
On the Port Settings tab page, then you will find a list in which you could simply select
the new port you want to change to. Click "Applied" will change port number but not
close Port Settings tab, Click "OK" will change port number and close Port Settings
tab, Click "Cancel" will not change port number or close Port Settings tab.
IMPORTANT: If you select a port number that has been occupied by other ports
(indicating "in use"), the original port won't work until you remove and reinstall it.

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9. How to reinstall Advantech ICOM cards?
Please follow the steps below:
1. Open "Control Panel",
2. Select "Administrative Tools",
3. Open "Computer Management", select "Device Manager",
4. As shown in following figure, right click the "Advantech ICOM cards",
5. Select "Uninstall" to uninstall cards;
6. Click "Scan for hardware changes" to install cards.
When installing the driver, if you encounter the pop-up window below, please select the
option mark by red box .
10. How to uninstall Advantech ICOM cards?
There are two ways to uninstall Advantech ICOM cards:
10.1. Shortcut

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1. Open "Start menu",
2. Select "All Programs",
3. Select "Advantech Automation\ICOM\ICOM Driver",
4. Select "Uninstall" to uninstall cards;
10.2. Control Panel
1. Open "Control Panel",
2. Select "Programs and Features",
3. Right click "Advantech PCI/PCIE ICOM Driver version x.x.x.x",
4. Select "Uninstall" to uninstall cards.
11. ANNEXE
11.1. RS485 – ADAPTER CABLE
At RIBER, All RS485 devices use a SubD 25 plug (Female), so we need an adapter.
Plug SubD 9-F
(connected to Advantech PCI-1612B)
Plug SUBD25–M
(Connected to the cable of the device)
1 AA’ 3
5 GND 7
2 BB’ 16
11.2. RS422 – ADAPTER CABLE
Plug SubD 9-F
(connected to Advantech PCI-1612B)
Plug SUBD25–M
(Connected to the cable of the device)
1 (Tx-) 2 (TxA)
2 (Tx+) 14 (TxB)
3 (Rx+) 16 (RxB)
4 (Rx-) 3 (RxA)
5 (GND) 7 (GND)