Sunix Universal PCI ExpressMulti-IORS-232 / ParallelCommunication... User manual

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RS-232/422/485
Universal PCI/PCI Express
USER’S MANUAL
Industrial Multiport Serial Cards
Ver. 1.0, Feb. 2007

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RS-232/422/485 Universal PCI/PCI Express
Industrial Multuport Serial Cards
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Disclaimer
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this equipment.
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interest of continued product improvement, this company reserves the right to revise the manual or include change in the
specifications of the product described within it at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any person of
such revision or changes. The information contained in this manual is provided for general use by the customers.
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Safety Information
1. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.
2. Always read the safety information carefully.
3. Keep this equipment away from direct sunlight, or in humid or damp places.
4. Do not place this equipment in an unstable position, or on vibrating surface before setting it up.
5. Do not use or place this equipment near magnetic fields, televisions, or radios to avoid electronic interface that
affects device performance.
6. Do not attempt to disassemble or repair the equipment or the warranty would be useless.
7. To avoid damaging your system and equipment, please make sure that your computer is off before you install the
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INDEX
Chapter 1 Introduction........................................................................................
Overview................................................................................................................................1-2
Package Checklist.................................................................................................................. 1-2
Product Features.. ................................................................................................................. 1-3
Product Specifications............................................................................................................ 1-4
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...........................................................................
Hardware Installation............................................................................................................. 2-1
Pin Assignment ........ ............................................................................................................ 2-2
Chapter 3 Software Installation ............................................................................
Windows 2000/XP/2003 (32bit) ....................................................................................... 3-1
Windows 2000/XP/2003 (32bit WHQL) ........................................................................... 3-2
Windows XP/2003 (64bit) .................................................................................................. 3-3
Windows Vista (32bit) ......................................................................................................... 3-4
Linux. ................................................................................................................................. 3-5
Chapter 4 Trouble Shooting .................................................................................
Chapter 5 Appendix.... .... .... ...............................................................................
Contract Information......................................................................................................... 5-1

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1. Introduction
SUNIX Serial Communication Boards family provides an array of PCI Express, PCI, PCI-104 and PC/104 interfaces to meet
your serial port expansion needs. Multi-port Serial Communication Board comes in the selection of 2.4.8 ports in choice
of RS-232, RS-422/485 or 3-in-1 combo with DB9 or DB25 serial connectors and compatible with all major operating
system for industrial applications.
The following topics covered in this chapter:
Overview
Package Checklist
Product Features
Product Specifications
1-1. Overview
Thanks for purchasing Universal PCI / PCI-E Industrial Multi-Port Communication Card. The Multi-port serial card
equips with 2, 4, or 8 independent DB9 or DB25 RS-232/422/485 high-speed serial ports which accessed through DB-9
or DB-25 male connectors for industrial communication and automation applications. Each serial port has built-in 64byte
hardware FIFO, on-chip hardware flow control, provides baudrate speed up to 921Kb/Sec and also compatible with the
popular 16C750/16C550/16C450 UART controller.
1-2. Package Checklist
Please check if the following items are present and in good condition upon opening your package. Contract your vendor if
any item is damaged or missing.
1. Hardware:
Serial Communication Board : Communication Board × 1
Cable : (Depend on what product you bought)
2 ports PCI series: DB44 Female to 2 ports DB9/25 Male Cable × 1
4 ports PCI series: DB44 Female to 4 ports DB9/25 Male Cable × 1
8 ports PCI series: Mini SCSI 68pin to DB9 Male Cable × 1
Bracket : Standard Bracket × 1
Low Profile Bracket × 1
2. CD Driver
3. Quick Installation Guide
4. User's Manual (This document)

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1-3. Product Features
New Design of Matrix UART controller
Matrix is a highly integrated multi-port UART controller that includes all of its functions into a single chip. In addition to
those functions provided by a standard 16C750 UART chip, it also equips lots of advanced features that make the serial
communication much more reliable and easy to use.
With the large buffer and special designed flow-control circuit inside the chip, it could provide the transfer speed up to
921Kbps for each port. Highly integration makes the response time much fast and consumes little power dissipation even
when it is worked at full speed. Those features together make it suitable for those applications that require low latency,
real-time control, high reliability and low-power environments.
The Matrix is ideal for POS system, industrial automation, data collection and any other applications that require serial
connection.
Sunix Proprietary AHDC/CS for Automatic RS-485 Direction Control
In the early days, RS-485 transmission required manual switching of the direction of the line driver. Switching manually is
prone to error and is not an efficient way. In order to solve such problem, Sunix has developed a special technique call
AHDC/CS for RS-485 transmission to provide a precise data direction control automatically. Unlike ordinary RS-485
direction control, AHDC/CS also makes its best to avoid possible collisions which provides even more reliable
communication.
AHDC/CS works seamlessly with transmit and receive unit of Matrix UART Controller and control the direction on-the-fly,
hence it won’t incur any additional overhead and latency.
Automatic RS-422/RS-485 Detection and Switching
SUNIX developed a unique technology “Auto Detect and Switching RS-422 / 485”, which can automatically detect the state
of RS-422 full duplex or RS-485 half duplex and control the data transmitting and receiving wires at the same port
without any jumper settings. This design gives users the convenience to change the communication mode setting without
any system shut downs.
Built-in Surge protection and Isolation (Option for SI version)
Surges are high amplitude electrical pulses lasting only several millionths of a second in duration. They can be caused by
heavy-duty equipment, power lines, short circuits, or large motors. A surge suppressor has the ability to effectively
absorb the high energy in an extremely short period of time, preventing the connected devices from damage. Sunix Martix
Multi-port Serial Card (SI version) has built-in 400W surge protection on all of the signals that meets IEC61000-4-5
standards.
Isolation eliminates the direct galvanic connection between digital system and output drivers/receivers. Optocouplers is
used for data isolation and magnetic transformers for power source isolation.

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Galvanic isolation removes the ground-loop currents from data lines; hence, the impressed noise voltage that affects the
signal also is eliminated. Common-mode noise can be removed completely and many forms of radiated noise can be
reduced to negligible limits using this technique.
It is highly recommended for use in high-noise environments.
1.10. Product Specifications
Universal PCI Interface
zFunction
Type Universal PCI Industrial Multi-Port Serial Card
Bus Transceivers RS-232, 422 Full-Duplex, RS-485 Half-Duplex
Drivers per Line RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 1 Driver
Receivers per Line RS-232 1 , RS-422 10 , RS-485 32 Receivers
zHardware
IC Matrix
Controller 16C750 compatible UART
Bus Interface
64-bit & 32-bit PCI Bus
3.3V & 5V Connector Key
Number of Ports 2, 4 or 8 ports
Bracket Standard 121 mm, Low Profile79.2 mm
zCommunication
IRQ & I/O address Assigned by BIOS / O.S.
FIFO 64 byte hardware FIFO
Baud rate 75bps ~ 921.6 Kbps
Data bit 5,6,7,8
Stop bit 1,1.5,2
Parity even, odd, none, mark, space
Flow Control none, Software, Hardware
15KV ESD Surge Protection (for RS-232)
400W Surge Protection (for RS-422/485)
Protection
2.5KV Isolation Protection (for RS-422/485)
232 : TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, GND
422 : TxD+, TxD-, RxD+, RxD-, GND
Signal
485 : 4 Wire - TxD+, TxD-, RxD+, RxD-, GND
2 Wire - Data+, Data-, GND
zDriver support
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/VISTA
Driver Support
DOS, Linux 2.0.x / 2.2.x / 2.4.x / 2.6.x

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zDimensions
Dimensions (W × D)
125 x 63 mm (for RS-232 only and RS-422/485 only)
135 x 63 mm (for 3-in-1 only)
zRegulatory Approvals
Regulatory Approvals CE, FCC
PCI Express Interface
zFunction
Type PCI Express Industrial Multi-Port Serial Card
Mode of Operation Hand-Shaking
Bus Transceivers RS-232, 422 Full-Duplex, RS-485 Half-Duplex
Drivers per Line RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 1 Driver
Receivers per Line RS-232 1 , RS-422 10 , RS-485 32 Receivers
zHardware
IC Matrix
Controller 16C750 compatible UART
Bus Interface PCI Express Bus Spec. Revision 1.0a
Number of Ports 2, 4 or 8 ports
Bracket Standard 121 mm, Low Profile79.2 mm
zCommunication
IRQ & I/O address Assigned by BIOS / O.S.
FIFO 64 byte hardware FIFO
Baud rate 75bps ~ 921.6 Kbps
Data bit 5,6,7,8
Stop bit 1,1.5,2
Parity even, odd, none, mark, space
Flow Control none, Software, Hardware
15KV ESD Surge Protection (for RS-232)
400W Surge Protection (for RS-422/485)
Protection
232 : TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, GND
422 : TxD+, TxD-, RxD+, RxD-, GND
Signal
485 : 4 Wire - TxD+, TxD-, RxD+, RxD-, GND
2 Wire - Data+, Data-, GND
zDriver support
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/VISTA
Driver Support
DOS, Linux 2.0.x / 2.2.x / 2.4.x / 2.6.x
zDimensions
Dimensions (W × D)
125 x 63 mm (for RS-232 only)
135 x 63 mm (for 3-in-1 only)
zRegulatory Approvals

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Regulatory Approvals CE, FCC
2. Hardware Installation
This chapter includes information about hardware installation for RS-232 Universal PCI Multi-Port Communication Board.
The following topics are covered:
Hardware Installation
Pin Assignments
2-1. Hardware Installation
The hardware installation of PCI / PCI-E serial boards is easy to carry out. Before inserting the card into the PCI / PCI-E bus,
please follow the detailed steps given below to install the PCI / PCI-E serial board in your computer.
Safety First
To avoid damaging your system and boards, make sure your PC’s power is turned off
before installing PCI/PCI-E card.
Step 1: Turn your PC’s power off, and shut off the power to any peripheral.
Step 2: Remove the power plug from the plug socket.
Step 3: Remove the cover from the computer case.
Step 4: If fitted. Remove the metal cover plate on the rear of a free PCI slot.
Step 5: Insert Universal PCI / PCI-E Multi-Port Communication Board into the free PCI / PCI-E slot and screw it firmly on
the bracket side.
Step 6: Place the cover back onto the computer.
Step 7: Insert the plug into the plug socket.

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2-2. Pin Assignment

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3. Software Installation
After installing the RS-232/42/485 Universal PCI / PCI Express Multi-Port Communication Board in your system
successfully, please follow the step by step software installation guide to confirm how to install appropriate driver and
configure the serial port settings.
The driver for PCI / PCI-E serial board supports various operating systems, and you can select your requirement in the
following chapter:
The following topics covered in this chapter:
Windows 2000
Windows XP (32 / 64-bit)
Windows Server 2003 (32 / 64-bit)
VISTA (32-bit)
Linux
3-1. Windows 2000/XP/2003 (32-bit)
Installing Driver
On booting up, system will detect present of the PCI Serial Board and prompt for driver installation wizard, and show the
picture.