Kontron 104-422-2I User manual

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104-422/485-2I
User’s Guide
Manual PN: 931-0071-00-A
November 2002

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Safety Instructions
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
When Working Inside a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Preface
How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Customer Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Advisory Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Guarantee and Warranty Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Return Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Limitation of Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Chapter 1
Introduction
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Multipoint Opto-isolated Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
COM Port Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Communication Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Line Bias and Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Transceiver Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
What’s Included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Chapter 2
Board Setup
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Option Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
A5 through A9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
IRQ3 through IRQ15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
485A/B and 422A/B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
TRMI and TRMO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Terminations and Bias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Full or Half-Duplex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Address Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

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Chapter 3
Installation
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
DOS/WIN3.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Windows 95/98/2000/ME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
QNX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Directories Created On The Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
System Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Installing the Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Installing COM Ports in Windows Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Chapter 4
Connector Pin Assignments
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Chapter 5
Programming
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Sample Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Windows Programming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Reception. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Chapter 6
Specifications
Communications Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Physical Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

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Contents
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
When Working Inside a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

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Before You Begin
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Before handling the 104-422/485-2I, read the instructions and safety guidelines on the
following pages to prevent damage to the product and to ensure your own personal safety. Refer
to the “Advisories” section in the Preface for advisory conventions used in this user’s guide,
including the distinction between Warnings, Cautions, Important Notes, and Notes.
JAlways use caution when handling/operating the computer. Only qualified,
experienced, authorized electronics service personnel should access the interior
of the computer. The power supplies produce high voltages and energy hazards,
which can cause bodily harm.
JUse extreme caution when installing or removing components. Refer to the
installation instructions in this user’s guide for precautions and procedures. If you
have any questions, please contact Kontron Post-Sales Technical Support.
WARNING
High voltages are present inside the chassis when the unit’s power
cord is plugged into an electrical outlet. Turn off system power, turn
off the power supply, and then disconnect the power cord from its
source before removing the chassis cover. Turning off the system
power switch does not remove power to components.

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Before taking covers off a computer, perform the following steps:
1) Turn off the computer and any peripherals.
2) Disconnect the computer and peripherals from their power sources or subsystems to
prevent electric shock or system board damage. This does not apply when hot swapping
parts.
3) Follow the guidelines provided in “Preventing Electrostatic Discharge” on the following
page.
4) Disconnect any telephone or telecommunications lines from the computer.
In addition, take note of these safety guidelines when appropriate:
JTo help avoid possible damage to system boards, wait five seconds after turning
off the computer before removing a component, removing a system board, or
disconnecting a peripheral device from the computer.
JWhen you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain-relief loop, not
on the cable itself. Some cables have a connector with locking tabs. If you are
disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before disconnecting
the cable. As you pull connectors apart, keep them evenly aligned to avoid
bending any connector pins. Also, before connecting a cable, make sure both
connectors are correctly oriented and aligned.
CAUTION
Do not attempt to service the system yourself except as explained in
this user’s guide. Follow installation and troubleshooting
instructions closely.

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Static electricity can harm system boards. Perform service at an ESD workstation and follow
proper ESD procedure to reduce the risk of damage to components. Kontron strongly encourages
you to follow proper ESD procedure, which can include wrist straps and smocks, when servicing
equipment.
You can also take the following steps to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge (ESD):
JWhen unpacking a static-sensitive component from its shipping carton, do not
remove the component’s antistatic packing material until you are ready to install
the component in a computer. Just before unwrapping the antistatic packaging,
be sure you are at an ESD workstation or grounded. This willl discharge any static
electricity that may have built up in your body.
JWhen transporting a sensitive component, first place it in an antistatic container
or packaging.
JHandle all sensitive components at an ESD workstation. If possible, use antistatic
floor pads and workbench pads.
JHandle components and boards with care. Don’t touch the components or contacts
on a board. Hold a board by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket.
JDo not handle or store system boards near strong electrostatic, electromagnetic,
magnetic, or radioactive fields.

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