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PCI Express Multiport
Serial Board Series
Quick Installation Guide
Second Edition, October2017
Overview
Moxa’s new PCI Express Multiport Serial Boards series is designed
for POS and ATM applications and for use by industrial automation
system manufacturers and system integrators.
Package Checklist
Before installing the PCI Express board, verify that the package
contains the following items:
•1 MOXA multiport serial board (1 PCI Express board or 1
PCI Express-A Intelligent board)
•Low-profile bracket (low profile models only)
•Documentation and software CD-ROM
•Quick installation guide (printed)
•Warranty card
Notify your sales representative if any of the above items
are missing or damaged.
Hardware Installation Procedure
The PCI Express board MUST be plugged into the PC before the
driver is installed.
Follow the steps below..
1. Install the board. Power off the PC and then plug the board
firmly into any open PCI Express slot.
2. Plug the connection cable into the board’s connector.
(Refer to Pin Assignments for the cable pin assignment).
3. Start system and verify the driver initialization.
Software Installation Information
1. Get the driver at www.moxa.com or from the CD. Base on
the OS type, choosing the corresponding driver.
2. Installing the driver:
•For Windows OS (Take the installation of Win7 as
an example)
o2.1. Unzip and execute the .exe file
o2.2. Follow the instructions to install the
drivers
•For Linux
Execute the following commands from the Linux
prompt:
o2.1. Get the driver from CD and Unzip the
file:
#mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
#cd /
#mkdir moxa
#cd moxa
#cp /mnt/cdrom/<driver
directory>/mxser.tgz .
#tar xvfz mxser.tgz
o2.2. Install the driver:
#cd mxser
#./mxinstall
o2.3. Verify the driver status
Use the Moxa diagnostic utility to verify
the driver status:
#cd /moxa/mxser/utility/diag
#./msdiag
o2.4. Test the tty port
Use the Moxa terminal utility to test the
tty ports:
#cd /moxa/mxser/utility/term
#./msterm
3. Intelligent RS-485 (If your multiport serial board is
CP-102E/CP-102EL, CP-132EL/CP-132EL-I, or
CP-114EL/CP-114EL-I, then your software installation is
completed. On the other hand, if your multiport serial board is
PCI Express-A, and with interface RS-485-2W, then you should
follow this section to complete the intelligent RS-485 setting.)
•For Windows OS
o3.1. Go to the device management to
complete the model properties setting.
o3.2. Click Start Diagnosis. (It should be
RS-485-2W).
If the status is OK, nothing further needs
to be done.
If the status is Waveform Distortion,
Data Error, or Receive Reflect Signal,
go to next step to do the auto tuning
o3.3. Auto Tuning
Still in the Properties Settingspage,
click on the COM number that shows the
error message.
Click Auto Tuning.
Click OK to apply the setting adjustment
for the Bias Resistor and Termination
Resistor.
•For Linux
Follow these steps to configure the Intelligent
RS-485 in Linux
o3.1. Detect the configurations of the port
by the following command:
#./muestty -g /dev/ttyMUE1#cd /
o3.2.Use the following command to run
diagnosis to see if the setting is correct.
#./muestty -d /dev/ttyMUE1
o3.3. If the alarm status shows OK,
nothing further needs to be done. If the
alarm status shows Fail, then there are
problems with the setting. Do the
auto-tuning process with the following
command
#./muestty -a /dev/ttyMUE1
o3.4. Manually configure the Pull
Up/Down resistor and the terminator
resistor with the assigned values:
#./muestty –p (assigned value)
/dev/ttyMUE1
#./muestty –t (assigned value)
/dev/ttyMUE1
o3.5. Do the diagnosis again:
#./muestty -d /dev/ttyMUE1
Pin Assignments
CP-102E / CP-102EL
Male DB9 (CBL-M25M9x2-50 for CP-102EL)
