ANTAIRA RS232 User manual

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Thank you for purchasing this 4-Port RS232 Serial PCI Card. It is an
add-in card that connects to a PC or server via the PCI Bus to provide
high-speed serial connectivity. The serial ports are fully compatible
with RS232 standard by the complete bundled drivers.
Each port supports 15KV ESD protection feature. It provides an ideal
solution for most critical applications.
Features:
Fully PCI Bus 2.3 and PCI Power Management 1.1 Compliant
Supports 4 RS232 serial ports over a PCI Slot
Supports low profile form factor by an optional short bracket
Fully 16C1050 High performance UART channels
±15kV IEC1000-4-2 ESD Protection for RS-232 I/O's
Supports both 3.3V and 5V PCI Slots
Baud rate up to 921.6 Kbps in a asynchronous mode
256-byte deep FIFO per transmitter and receiver
Supports 5V or 12V over DB44 connector pins, the
Fan out Octopus Cable Supplies it to DB9 Connectors
Software/Hardware Flow Control & Xoff Re-Transmit Function
Supports Win98/ME, 2K, 2003, XP, Vista, Win7, 8, 8.1 and Linux
4-Port RS232 Serial PCI Card
Installation Guide
1. Introduction
DB44 fan out cable
PCI connector
Normal
Profile
Bracket
Low
Profile
Bracket

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JP3 – PME Enable/Disable Jumper: This jumper provides an option to
enable the PCI card to wake up the system by its serial ports. The
default was set at “DIS” (disabled).
JP3
Settings
PME Disabled
(default)
PME Enabled
S1_PWR, S2_PWR, S3_PWR and S4_PWR: - Pin-9 Power Setting
Jumpers for S1, S2, S3 and S4 Respectively: The design of each
2. Connector Layout
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1
3
4
J2: Aux. Power
Connector
JP2: Aux Power
Source Selector
JP4: Factory use
only, should be
kept at ”CEN”
JP3: PME
Enable/Disable
S1_PWR~S4_PWR: Pin 9
Power Selector for
S1~S4
3. Jumper Settings
ENA DIS
ENA DIS
J3, J5, J4, J6:
Internal Connectors
for S1, S2, S3, S4
JP1: UART
Power
Selector

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DB9 male connector has an option to supply DC power to its Pin-9.
Pin number 9 of the DB9 connector was defined for RS232 RI (Ring
Indicator) signal. Since some applications do NOT use this signal, in
this case, Pin-9 can be used to deliver DC power for the serial
devices. This product provides 2 settings for the power, +5V and
+12V. The default factory setting was set at “RI”, i.e. no power
supplied on the DB9M connector’s pin-9.
Pin-9 Power Setting Table:
S1_PWR, S2_PWR, S3_PWR,
S4_PWR Settings
Description
(default)
No Power Supplied on Pin-9
(default)
+5V DC on Pin-9
+12V DC on Pin-9
JP2 – 5V and 12V Power Source Selection Jumper: To supply power
to Pin-9 of each DB9 connector, you need +5V and +12V power
source. Both can be selected from either PCI golden fingers or
from J2 AUX Power connector instead. If you select from J2, then
you need connect a power cable to connect it to your system
power supply.
12V
5V
DIS
12V
5V
DIS
12V
5V
DIS

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JP2
Description
(default)
Both +5V and +12V are
from PCI golden fingers
(default)
Both +5V and +12V are
from J2 4-pin AUX power
connector
JP1 – UART Power: This jumper is used to select the power for the
RS232 transceivers. The default setting is “+3.3V”. Due to some old
RS232 devices need higher swing voltage level, in this case,
please move the jumper to “+5V” instead.
JP1
Description
(default)
RS232 Transceivers
Powered by +3.3V
(default)
(default)
RS232 Transceivers
Powered by +5V
I5V
X5V
X12V
I12V
I5V
X5V
X12V
I12V
+5V
+3.3V
+5V
+3.3V

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Note:
PLEASE DO NOT LET WINDOWS AUTO SEARCH THE DRIVERS ON THE CD, it
will cause problems because the INF files will be conflict in this case.
Instead, please browse to the correct location (folder) manually to
make sure the correct drivers are chosen and installed correctly.
4. Software Installation
Drivers are in each
corresponding folder

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The pin assignment of the 4 DB9 male connectors on the fan
out cable as follows:
DB9(Male) to DB9(Male) Wiring:
5. Connector Pin Assignments
DB9(PCI Card) DB9(Serial Device)
1 DCD 1 DCD
2 RXD 2 RXD
3 TXD 3 TXD
4 DTR 4 DTR
5 GND 5 GND
6 DSR 6 DSR
7 RTS 7 RTS
8 CTS 8 CTS

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Type
Specifications
Connectors
Cable
Bus Interface
Number of Ports
RS-232 Signals
Baud Rate
Data Bits
Stop Bits
I/O address/IRQ
Parity
Flow Control
Power Requirement
Operating Temperature
Operating Humidity
Storage Temperature
DB44 Female
DB44M-to-DB9MX4 Octopus type
32-bit PCI
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TXD, RXD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, GND
110 bps to 921.6Kbps
5,6,7,8
1, 1.5, 2
Plug-and-Play (various)
None, Even, Odd
RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF
3.3V/200mA
0 to 55°C(32 to 132°F)
5 to 95% RH
-20 to 85°C (-4 to 185°F)
6. Specifications