Universal PCI Board User’s Manual Introduction
1-3
2 Ports
CP-112UL: 2 ports, RS-232/422/485, low profile
CP-112UL-T: 2 ports, RS-232/422/485, low profile, wide temperature
CP-112UL-I: 2 ports, RS-232/422/485, low profile, 2KV optical isolation
CP-112UL-I-T: 2 ports, RS-232/422/485, low profile, 2KV optical isolation
CP-132UL: 2 ports, RS-422/485, low profile
CP-132UL-T: 2 ports, RS-422/485, low profile, wide temperature
CP-132UL-I: 2 ports, RS-422/485, low profile, 2KV optical isolation
CP-132UL-I-T: 2 ports, RS-422/485, low profile, 2KV optical isolation, wide temperature
CP-102UL: 2 ports, RS-232, low profile
CP-102UL-T: 2 ports, RS-232, low profile, wide temperature
CP-102U: 2 ports, RS-232
CP-102U-T: 2 ports, RS-232, wide temperature
CP-102UF: 2 ports, Serial-over-fiber board
Smartio—The Smart Multiport Async Solution
The Smartio Series of multiport serial boards includes the CP-168U, CP-104UL, CP-104JU,
POS-104UL, CP-102UL, and CP-102U. These boards provide RS-232 serial ports for connecting
terminals, modems, printers, scanners, cash registers, bar code readers, keypads, numeric displays,
electrical scales, data acquisition equipment, and many other serial devices to a PC. These boards
are a reliable, high-performance solution for multiport serial communication.
Industio—The Industrial Multiport Async Solution
The Industio Series of multiport serial boards includes the CP-118U-I, CP-118U, CP-138U-I,
CP-138U, CP-114UL, CP134U, CP-134U-I, CP-132UL, and CP-132UL-I. These boards are
designed for industrial use, with serial ports that can be configured independently for RS-232,
RS-422, or RS-485 operation. Industio boards provide a reliable communication link over distances
of up to 4000 ft and support point-to-point full-duplex or multi-drop half-duplex. With RS-485
operation, a single port can connect to 32 devices in a multi-drop environment.
ADDC™ (Automatic Data Direction Control) for RS-485
ADDC™ (Automatic Data Direction Control) makes it easier to manage 2-wire RS-485 half-duplex
connections, eliminating the need for software interference. This means that it is not necessary to
write extra code for Windows applications to control the half-duplex protocol. ADDC intelligence is
built into Industio boards.
Serial-over-fiber Board
The CP-102UF is a serial-over-fiber board designed for industrial automation applications that
require a long distance, multi-point, PC-based data acquisition solution. The single-mode model
(CP-102UF-S) can transmit up to 40 km, and the multi-mode model (CP-102UF-M) can transmit up
to 5 km. For many industrial applications, an even bigger benefit is that optical fiber isolates the data
from dangerous increases in ground potential, ground loops, and electrical EMI/RFI
electromagnetic radiation.
Built-in Termination Resistors for RS-422 and RS-485
Industio boards have termination resistors built-in, eliminating the headaches involved in
determining the proper impedance for the resistors. For additional information, please refer to
Chapter 2.
