ICS Advent PCI-COM485/8 User manual

Model PCI-COM485/8
Product Manual
MANUAL NUMBER : 00650-146-1B

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FOREWORD
This product manual provides information to install, operate and or program the referenced product(s)
manufactured or distributed by ICS Advent. The following pages contain information regarding the
warranty and repair policies.
Check our Web site (www.icsadvent.com) for technical information, manuals, and BIOS updates.
Technical assistance is also available at: 800-480-0044 (U.S.) or 858-677-0877 (international).
Customer Comments: If you experience any problems with this manual or just want to provide some
feedback, please send us a message using the online "Service Form" on our Web site (www.icsadvent.com)
under "Support." Detail any errors you find. We will correct the errors or problems as soon as possible and
post the revised manual in our online Support Library. Thank you.
The information in this document is provided for reference only. ICSAdvent does not assume any liability
arising from the application or use of the information or products described herein. This document may
contain or reference information and products protected by copyrights or patents and does not convey any
license under the patent rights of ICS Advent, nor the rights of others.
Copyright © 1998, a California Corporation, 6260 Sequence Drive, San Diego, CA92121-4371. ICSAdvent
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Shipments not in compliance with this Guarantee
and Limited Warranty Return Policy will not be ac-
cepted by ICS Advent.
Guarantee
A thirty day money-back guarantee is provided on all standard products sold. Special order products are
covered by our Limited Warranty, however they may not be returned for refund or credit. EPROMs,
RAM, Flash EPROMs or other forms of solid electronic media are not returnable for credit - but for
replacement only. Extended Warranty available. Consult factory.
Refunds
In order to receive a refund on a product for the purchase price, the product must not have been
damaged by the customer or by the common carrier chosen by the customer to return the goods and
the product must be returned complete (meaning all manuals, software, cables, etc.) within 30 days of
receipt and in an as-new and resalable condition. The Return Proceduremust be followed to assure
prompt refund.
Restocking Charges
Product returned after 30 days, and before 60 days, of the purchase will be subject to a minimum20%
restocking charge and charges for any damaged or missing parts. Products not returned within 60
days of purchase, or products which are not in an as-new and re-saleable condition, are not eligible
for credit return and will be returned to the customer.
Limited Warranty
Effective April 1, 1998, all products carry a 2-year limited warranty. Within two years of purchase,
ICS Advent will repair or replace, at our option, any defective product. ICS Advent will service the
warranty for all standard catalog products for the first two years from the date of shipment.
Please note: The 2-year warranty may not apply to special promotion items. Please consult the factory for
warranty verification.
The limited warranty is void if the product has been subjected to alteration, neglect, misuse, or abuse; if any
repairs have been attempted by anyone other than ICS Advent or its authorized agent; or if the failure is
caused by accident, acts of God, or other causes beyond the control of ICS Advent or the manufacturer.
Neglect, misuse, and abuse shall include any installation, operation, or maintenance of the product other than
in accordance with the user’s manual.
No agent, dealer, distributor, service company, or other party is authorized to change, modify, or extend the
terms of this Limited Warranty in any manner whatsoever. ICS Advent reserves the right to make changes
or improvements in any product without incurring any obligation to similarly alter products previously
purchased.

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Return Procedure
For any Guarantee or Limited Warranty return, please contact ICS Advent's Customer Service at
800-480-0044 (U.S.) or 858-677-0877 (international) and obtain a Return Material Authorization (RMA)
Number. All product(s) returned to ICS Advent for service or credit must be accompanied by a Return
MaterialAuthorization (RMA) Number. Freight on all returned itemsmust be prepaid by the customer who
is responsible for any loss or damage caused by common carrier in transit. Returns for Warranty must
include a Failure Report for each unit, by serial number(s), as well as a copy of the original invoice showing
date of purchase.
To reduce risk of damage, returns of product must be in an ICS Advent shipping container. If the original
container has been lost or damaged, new shipping containers may be obtained from ICS Advent Customer
Service at a nominal cost.
ICS Advent owns all parts removed from repaired products. ICS Advent uses new and reconditioned parts
made by various manufacturers in performing warranty repairs and building replacement products.
If ICS Advent repairs or replaces a product, its warranty term is not extended.
ICSAdvent will normally return your replacement or repaired items via Second DayAir. Overnight delivery
or delivery via other carriers is available at an additional charge.
Limitation of Liability
In no event shall ICS Advent be liable for any defect in hardware, software, loss, or inadequacy of data of
any kind, or for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of
the performance or use of any product furnished hereunder. ICSAdvent liability shall in no event exceed the
purchase price of the product purchased hereunder. The foregoing limitation of liability shall be equally
applicable to any service provided by ICSAdvent or its authorized agent.
Some Sales Items and Customized Systems are not subject to the guarantee and limited warranty.
However in these instances , any deviations will be disclosed prior to sales and noted in the original invoice.
ICS Advent reserves the right to refuse returns or credits on software or special order items.

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Advisories
Three types of advisories are used throughout the manual to stress important points or warn of potential
hazards to the user or the system. They are the Note, the Caution, and theWarning. Following is an example
of each type of advisory:
Note: The note is used to present special instruction, or to provide extra information which may
help to simplify the use of the product.
CAUTION!
A Caution is used to alert you to a situation which if ignored may cause injury or
damage equipment.
WARNING!
AWarningisusedtoalertyouofasituationwhichifignoredwillcauseseriousinjury.
Cautions and Warnings are accented with triangular symbols. The exclamation symbol is used in all cautions
and warnings to help alert you to the important instructions. The lightning flash symbol is used on the left
hand side of a caution or a warning if the advisory relates to the presence of voltage which may be of
sufficient magnitude to cause electrical shock.
Use caution when servicing any electrical component. We have tried to identify the areas which may pose
a Caution or Warning condition in this manual; however, ICS Advent does not claim to have covered all
situations which might require the use of a Caution or Warning.
You must refer to the documentation for any component you install into a computer system to ensure proper
precautions and procedures are followed.

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Table of Contents
FOREWORD.............................................................................................. iii
Guarantee................................................................................................. iv
Limited Warranty ..................................................................................... iv
Return Procedure..................................................................................... v
Limitation of Liability................................................................................ v
Advisories ................................................................................................ vi
Chapter 1: Installation .................................................................................................. 1
Backing Up The Disk ............................................................................................................................ 1
HardDiskInstallation............................................................................................................................ 1
InstallingThe Card ................................................................................................................................4
WindowsNT 4.0Installation Instructionsfor thePCI-COM485/8 .................................................... 4
Interrupts........................................................................................................................................ 5
Input/OutputConnections............................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 2: Functional Description.............................................................................. 8
RS-485BalancedMode Operation ................................................................................................. 8
CommPort Compatibility ............................................................................................................... 8
CommunicationMode .................................................................................................................... 8
BaudRateRanges ......................................................................................................................... 9
Auto-RTSTransceiver Control ........................................................................................................ 9
Chapter 3: Option Selection ......................................................................................10
Terminations .................................................................................................................................10
Data Cable Wiring .........................................................................................................................10
BaudRateRanges ........................................................................................................................11
Chapter 4: Address Selection.................................................................................... 12
Chapter 5: Programming ...........................................................................................13
Sample Programs ................................................................................................................................13
RS-485Programming .......................................................................................................13
Initialization ......................................................................................................................13
Reception .....................................................................................................................................15
Transmission ................................................................................................................................16
Chapter 6: Specification ............................................................................................17
CommunicationsInterface.............................................................................................................17
Environmental ...............................................................................................................................17

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List of Figures
Figure2-1: PCI-COM485/8BLOCKDIAGRAM ........................................................................................... 9
Figure3-1: PCI-COM485/8Option Selection Map......................................................................................11
List of Tables
Table1-1: PinConnections......................................................................................................................... 7
Table5-1: BaudRate Divisor Values ..........................................................................................................14
Current Revision 1B
December 2000

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Chapter 1: Installation
Backing Up The Disk
The software supplied with the PCI-COM485/8 is provided on two 3.5-inch diskettes. As with any
software package, you should make back-up copies for everyday use and place your original master
diskettes in a safe location.
The easiest way to make a back-up copy is to use the DOS DISKCOPY utility.
In a single-drive system, the command is diskcopy a: a: [Enter]
In a windowed environment (such as OS2,Windows 3.1,Windows95, or WindowsNT) select all of
the files on the diskette and drag them to a backup destination.
Hard Disk Installation
The files contained on the master diskette must be installed onto your hard disk prior to use. To do
this, perform the following:
1.) Place the master diskette into the A: drive (substitute B: as appropriate).
2.) Change the active drive to A: by typing a: [Enter]
3.) Type install [Enter] and follow the on-screen prompts.
The installation process will create several directories on your hard disk. If you accept the installa-
tion defaults, the following structure will exist.
From the diskette titled “PCI-COM8S”
PCICOM4S: Root or base directory containing the SETUP.EXE setup program
used to help you configure jumpers and options on the card.
PSAMPLES: A subdirectory of PCICOM8S that contains Pascal samples.
CSAMPLES: A subdirectory of PCICOM8S that contains “C” samples.
BSAMPLES: AsubdirectoryofPCICOM8SthatcontainsQuickBASICsamples.
Contents of the Tools/Utilities Diskette
Bold indicates directory name.
VBACCES Sixteen-bit DLL drivers for use with VisualBASIC 3.0 and Windows 3.1 only.
These drivers provide four functions, similar to the ACCES32 DLL. However,
this DLL is only compatible with 16-bit executables. Migration from 16-bit to 32-
bit is simplified because of the similarity between VBACCES and ACCES32.