Connect Tech BlueStorm/Express RS-232 User manual

BlueStorm/Express
User Manual
Connect Tech Inc
42 Arrow Road
Guelph, Ontario
N1K 1S6
Tel: [phone]
Toll: 800-426-8979 (North America only)
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[email protected]
Web: www.connecttech.com
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Table of Contents
Customer Support Overview .......................................................................................................................... 4
Contact Information........................................................................................................................................ 4
Limited Lifetime Warranty............................................................................................................................. 5
Copyright Notice ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Trademark Acknowledgment ......................................................................................................................... 5
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 6
Features .......................................................................................................................................................... 6
BlueStorm/Express Diagrams......................................................................................................................... 7
Figure 1: BlueStorm/Express RS-232/422/485 two and four port model hardware components
(BEG001, BEG002, BEG003, BEG004, BEG012, BEG013)................................................................................... 7
Figure 2: BlueStorm/Express RS-232/422/485 8 and 16 port model hardware components (BEG005, BEG006) ... 8
Figure 3: BlueStorm/Express Opto RS-232/422/485 four port model hardware components (BBG001)................ 9
Figure 4: BlueStorm/Express Opto (1 kV) RS-232/422/485 eight port model hardware components (BBG003) .. 10
Figure 5: BlueStorm/Express LP Opto RS232/422/485 two port model hardware components (BCG001) ........... 10
Figure 6: BlueStorm/Express LP 8-Port RS232/422/485 hardware components (BFG001/BFG002) .................... 11
Figure 7: BlueStorm/Express Isolated 8-Port RS232 hardware components (BDG001) ........................................ 11
Figure 8: BlueStorm/Express Isolated 4-Port RS232/422/485 Low Profile (BCG004) .......................................... 12
BlueStorm/Express Installation Overview ....................................................................................................13
Hardware Configuration................................................................................................................................13
Interrupts and Memory Address Selection.............................................................................................................. 13
Electrical Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................13
RS-232 Electrical Interface ..................................................................................................................................... 13
RS-422/485 Electrical Interface.............................................................................................................................. 13
Full Duplex Mode ............................................................................................................................................13
Half Duplex Mode ...........................................................................................................................................14
Multi-drop Mode..............................................................................................................................................14
Line Bias/Termination .....................................................................................................................................14
Jumper Block Settings ............................................................................................................................................ 14
Figure 8: Example of various port configuration jumper block settings ................................................................. 14
Tri-state Operation .................................................................................................................................................. 15
BCG004 and BBG008: BlueStorm/Express, Isolated ...................................................................................16
Connector Pinouts .........................................................................................................................................17
Table 1: DB-9 Male Pinouts - TYPE A ...................................................................................................................17
Table 2: RJ-45 Pinouts – TYPE B ...........................................................................................................................17
Table 3: DB-9 Male Pinouts - TYPE B....................................................................................................................18
Table 4: DB-9 Male Pinouts - TYPE C....................................................................................................................18
Table 5: DB-37 ........................................................................................................................................................19
Table 6: VHDCI-68 .................................................................................................................................................20
Table 7: HDB-78 (BBG003)....................................................................................................................................22
Table 8: HDB-78 (BBG008)....................................................................................................................................24
Table 9: HDB-62 Connector Pinout.........................................................................................................................26
Table 10: HDB-44 (BCG004)..................................................................................................................................28
RS-422/485 Recommended Wiring...............................................................................................................29
Type “A” RS-422/485 Wiring ................................................................................................................................ 29
Type “B” RS-422/485 Wiring................................................................................................................................. 29
Hardware Installation ....................................................................................................................................30
Installing the BlueStorm/Express into Your System............................................................................................... 30
Software Installation......................................................................................................................................30
Software First Installation (Windows) .................................................................................................................... 31
Hardware First Installation (Windows)................................................................................................................... 31
Port Settings............................................................................................................................................................ 32
Advanced Port Settings........................................................................................................................................... 33
Use FIFO Buffers.............................................................................................................................................33
Receive and Transmit FIFO Settings ...............................................................................................................33
Software Settings for RS-422/485........................................................................................................................... 33
Baud Rate Mapping .........................................................................................................................................34
Clock Frequency ..............................................................................................................................................34
COM Number ..................................................................................................................................................34
Specifications ................................................................................................................................................35

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Operating Environment........................................................................................................................................... 35
PCI Express Interface.............................................................................................................................................. 35
Communications ..................................................................................................................................................... 35
Baud Rates .......................................................................................................................................................35
Baud rate maximums differ based on product number. The specification sheet contains the maximum baud
rates for each product. ......................................................................................................................................35
UARTs .............................................................................................................................................................36
Surge Suppression................................................................................................................................................... 36
Isolation Ratings ..................................................................................................................................................... 36
Dimensions ............................................................................................................................................................. 36
Certification...................................................................................................................................................37

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Customer Support Overview
If you experience difficulties after reading the manual and/or using the product, contact the
Connect Tech reseller from which you purchased the product. In most cases the reseller can help
you with product installation and difficulties.
In the event that the reseller is unable to resolve your problem, our highly qualified support staff
can assist you. Our support section is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on our website at:
www.connecttech.com/sub/support/support.asp.See the contact information section below for
more information on how to contact us directly. Our technical support is always free.
Contact Information
We offer three ways for you to contact us:
Mail/Courier
You may contact us by letter at:
Connect Tech Inc.
Technical Support
42 Arrow Road
Guelph, Ontario
Canada N1K 1S6
Email/Internet
You may contact us through the Internet. Our email and URL addresses on the Internet are:
[email protected]
[e-mail]
www.connecttech.com
Note:
Please go to the Download Zone or the Knowledge Database in the Support Center on the Connect
Tech website for product manuals, installation guides, device driver software and technical tips.
Submit your technical support questions to our customer support engineers via the Support Center
on the Connect Tech website.
Telephone/Facsimile
Technical Support representatives are ready to answer your call Monday through Friday, from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Our numbers for calls are:
Toll Free: 800-426-8979 (North America only)
Telephone: [phone] (Live assistance available 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST,
Monday to Friday)
Facsimile: 519-836-4878 (on-line 24 hours)

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Limited Lifetime Warranty
Connect Tech Inc. provides a Lifetime Warranty for all Connect Tech Inc. products. Should this
product, in Connect Tech Inc.'s opinion, fail to be in good working order during the warranty
period, Connect Tech Inc. will, at its option, repair or replace this product at no charge, provided
that the product has not been subjected to abuse, misuse, accident, disaster or non-Connect Tech
Inc. authorized modification or repair.
You may obtain warranty service by delivering this product to an authorized Connect Tech Inc.
business partner or to Connect Tech Inc. along with proof of purchase. Product returned to
Connect Tech Inc. must be pre-authorized by Connect Tech Inc. with an RMA (Return Material
Authorization) number marked on the outside of the package and sent prepaid, insured and
packaged for safe shipment. Connect Tech Inc. will return this product by prepaid ground
shipment service.
The Connect Tech Inc. Lifetime Warranty is defined as the serviceable life of the product. This is
defined as the period during which all components are available. Should the product prove to be
irreparable, Connect Tech Inc. reserves the right to substitute an equivalent product if available or
to retract Lifetime Warranty if no replacement is available.
The above warranty is the only warranty authorized by Connect Tech Inc. Under no
circumstances will Connect Tech Inc. be liable in any way for any damages, including any lost
profits, lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or
inability to use, such product.
Copyright Notice
The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Connect Tech
Inc. shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental consequential damages in
connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. This document contains
proprietary information that is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this
document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated to another language without the prior
written consent of Connect Tech, Inc.
Copyright 1997 - 2017 by Connect Tech, Inc.
Trademark Acknowledgment
Connect Tech, Inc. acknowledges all trademarks, registered trademarks and/or copyrights referred
to in this document as the property of their respective owners.
Not listing all possible trademarks or copyright acknowledgments does not constitute a lack of
acknowledgment to the rightful owners of the trademarks and copyrights mentioned in this
document.

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Introduction
Connect Tech's BlueStorm/Express family offers compatibility with the next generation in
computer bus standards. Available in two, four, eight and sixteen ports, these x1 lane PCI Express
serial cards make it easy to add a wide variety of serial communications options to computers with
a PCI Express bus. Your existing serial peripherals can connect directly to the BlueStorm/Express
serial card, using legacy application software from your PCI system.
Instead of relying on shared parallel bus architecture, PCI Express is built around bidirectional,
dedicated point-to-point “lanes.” This technology allows extensive future scalability. With the
future in mind, Connect Tech designed the BlueStorm/Express to ensure compatibility with future
versions of the PCI Express bus.
The BlueStorm/Express is perfect for a variety of applications such as retail/point of sale,
automated teller machines, transportation stations, lottery terminals and self-service kiosks, among
others.
Features
●2, 4, 8, or 16 hardware switchable RS-232/422/485 ports
●x1 lane PCI Express, compatible with any PCI Express slot width
●Supports full duplex (four wire) with RTS/CTS flow control, half duplex (two wire) with auto
TxD echo cancellation and multi-drop (four wire) communication modes in RS-422/485
●Hardware selectable for tri-state on power-up in RS-485 modes (applies to two and four port
BlueStorm/Express cards and the BlueStorm/Express Opto)
●Surge suppression on every signal of every port
●Operating temperature range of 0ºC to 70ºC
●Software support for QNX 4.X/6.X, Linux, Windows 2000/CE/XP/XP x64/XPe/Server
2003/Server 2003 x64/Vista/7
●Plug and play - no jumpers to set for memory or interrupt configuration
●Isolation available on select models:
oBBG001, BCG001:
3 kV rating of isolation for all signals port-to-port and on the board
oBBG003:
1 kV rating of isolation for all signals port-to-port and on the board
oBDG001:
2 kV rating of isolation for all signals port-to-port through cable and 3kV rating on
the board

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BlueStorm/Express Diagrams
Figure 1: BlueStorm/Express RS-232/422/485 two and four port model hardware components
(BEG001, BEG002, BEG003, BEG004, BEG012, BEG013)
Note: The above example is a four port BlueStorm/Express model. JC and JD
headers will not be installed on two port models.

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Figure 2: BlueStorm/Express RS-232/422/485 8 and 16 port model hardware components
(BEG005, BEG006)
Note: The above example is a 16 port BlueStorm/Express model. Headers JI
through JP will not be installed on eight port models

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Figure 3: BlueStorm/Express Opto RS-232/422/485 four port model hardware components
(BBG001)
Note: The above example is a four port BlueStorm/Express Opto model installed
with headers JA through JD.

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Figure 4: BlueStorm/Express Opto (1 kV) RS-232/422/485 eight port model hardware components
(BBG003)
Note: The above example is an eight port model where ports 5 through 8 feature
1 kV optical isolation and ports 1 through 4 are non-isolated.
Figure 5: BlueStorm/Express LP Opto RS232/422/485 two port model hardware components
(BCG001)
Port 1
Port 2