CommTech FASTCOM IG232/2-PCI Quick user guide

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9011 E. 37TH STREET N.
WICHITA, KANSAS 67226-2006
[phone]
FAX [phone]
http://www.commtech-fastcom.com/
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REVISION NOTES
REVISION
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CHANGES MADE
2.1
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Changed warranty to 2 years
2.2
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Added link to installation manual
2.3
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Updated contact information
2.4
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Updated Fastcom Serial Settings
2.5
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Updated revision level
Changed warranty period to lifetime
2.6
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Changed warranty to limited lifetime
2.7
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Updated Limitation of Liability
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CONTENTS
“CE” CERTIFICATE .............................................................................................................. 1
INTRODUCTION
Description / Block Diagram ............................................................................................ 3
Specifications / Features ................................................................................................. 4
Board Layout ................................................................................................................... 5
INSTALLATION
Installing the Hardware / Software................................................................................... 6
Testing the Installation..................................................................................................... 6
FASTCOM SERIAL SETTINGS............................................................................................ 8
CABLE .................................................................................................................................. 9
DB9 Pin Description ........................................................................................................ 9
DB9 To DB25 Adapter................................................................................................... 10
TECHNICAL SUPPORT ..................................................................................................... 11
APPENDIX A
16C850 UART Technical Data ...................................................................................... 12
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EUROPEAN UNION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Information Technology Equipment
The Company COMMTECH, INC. declares under its own and full responsibility that the product
" Fastcom: IG232/2-PCI - Revision 1.1 "
on which is attached this Certificate is compliant to the "89/336/EEC" Directive, amended by 92/31/EEC and
93/88/EEC.
[ ] The product identified above complies with the requirements of the above EU Directive by meeting the
following standards:
• EN 50081-1 (1992) EMC Generic Emission Standard - Part 1, Residential, Commercial and Light Industry
- EN 55022 (1995), CISPR 22 (1993) Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Disturbance
Characteristics of Information Technology Equipment, 30 MHz - 1 GHz, Class B Limits
• EN 50082-1 (1992) EMC Generic Immunity Standard - Part 1, Residential, Commercial and Light Industry
- IEC 801-2 (1984), Method of Evaluating Susceptibility to Electrostatic Discharge, Level 4
- IEC 801-3 (1984), Radiated Electromagnetic field Requirements, Level 3
- IEC 801-4 (1988), Electrical Fast Transient/Burst Requirements, Level 2
Products listed on this declaration are exempt from the requirements of the 73/23/EEC directive due to the input
voltage specification as stated in Article 1 of the directive.
The technical documentation required to demonstrate that this product meets the requirements of the EMC Directive
has been compiled by the signatory below and is available for inspection by the relevant enforcement authorities.
In WICHITA, KS on April 11th of 2003
Mr. Glen R. Alvis
Chief Engineer
9011 E. 37th Street North
Wichita, KS 67226-2006
[phone]
Fax [phone]
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INTRODUCTION
The Fastcom: IG232/2-PCI adapter is one of the fastest, most advanced two-channel RS-232 adapter in the
industry. Primarily designed for commercial, industrial, and OEM applications, the Fastcom: IG232/2-PCI
features two discrete RS-232 channels, which are electrically isolated from your computer’s power supply
and bus.
The advanced universal asynchronous receiver and transmitter (UART) chips used on the Fastcom: IG232/2-PCI
are fully register compatible with standard 16C550 UARTs, but provide extraordinary 128 byte FIFOs for
receive and transmit buffering. This buffering is extremely valuable when working with RS-232
communications within high-overhead operating systems such as Windows NT and Windows 95/98.
Most RS-232 adapters that advertise isolation provide only partial isolation for the signal lines. The full isolation of
RS-232 signal lines and Ground provided by the Fastcom: IG232/2-PCI is extremely important to any
industrial/commercial application that requires high reliability, data integrity, and system safety. Power surges
and ground loop errors will destroy common RS-232 adapters. More importantly, these conditions will destroy
your PC, adapters in it, hard and floppy disk drives, and present an electric shock hazard to system operators.
The Fastcom: IG232/2-PCI is designed to provide full isolation from a remote RS-232 device: the UARTs are
isolated from the RS-232 signals, the Ground is isolated from the power supply and chassis of the PC, and each
channel is fully isolated from the other.
Software drivers for Windows 98/NT/2000/XP and Linux are supplied. Multiple Fastcom: IG232/2-PCI adapters
can be installed in all operating systems.
The Fastcom RS-232-PCI family also includes the four-channel Fastcom: 232/4-PCI and the eight-channel
Fastcom: 232/8-PCI. ISA bus versions are also available. If your application requires faster data rates or better
noise immunity, we suggest you try our RS-422 family of PCI adapters, such as the Fastcom: IG422/1-PCI.
The following is the basic structure of the Fastcom: IG232/2-PCI:
RS-232
DB9
88
DRIVERS /
RECEIVERS
OPTO
ISOLATORS
PCI
INTERFACE
CONTROLLER
CLOCK
CONTROL
REGISTER ISOLATED
VCC & GROUND
PCI BUS
CS
A0-A2
DATA
INTERRUPT
CLOCK
CHANNEL 1 (OF 2)
TXD
RXD
RTS
CTS
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SPECIFICATIONS:
UART 16C850
BAUD RANGE All standard PC baud rates up to 115.2 Kbps
BUFFERING Transmit - 128 bytes
Receive - 128 bytes
INTERFACE RS-232C
TXD, RXD, RTS, CTS
BUS PCI
POWER
REQUIREMENTS: +5 600mA (Typical)
ADDRESS
REQUIREMENTS: PCI Controller 128 bytes
UARTs 16bytes
Control Registers 4 bytes
INTERRUPT
REQUIREMENTS: 1 (per board)
FEATURES:
Isolation
Designed to comply with VDE isolation requirements
3000 Volt Opto Isolator breakdown
3700 Volt transformer breakdown
Both channels are fully isolated from each other
High performance 16C850 UARTS
Standard on the Fastcom: IG232/2-PCI, no extra charge
All standard PC baud rates up to 115.2 Kbps
128 byte FIFOs for improved through-put
User programmable baud rate
Comprehensive Hardware and Software Documentation
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