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NPB-232 Option
INSTALLATION SHEET
NPB-232 Option Installation Sheet
Part Number 10762 Draft:January 19, 2007 1
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Thisdocumentcoversthemountingandwiringofthe
NPB‐232optioncardinaVykon®JACE‐2orJACE‐6
series(JACE‐2/6)controller.
ForrelatedJACE®mountingandwiringdetails,see
theappropriatedocument,forexampletheJACE‐2
MountingandWiringInstructionsdocument.
Included in this Package
Includedinthispackageyoushouldfindthe
followingitems:
•anNPB‐232optioncard,alongwithconnector
endplate.
•ThisNPB‐232OptionInstallationSheet,Part
Number10762,Draft:January19,2007.
Material and Tools Required
Thefollowingtoolsandsuppliesmayberequiredfor
installation:
•#2phillipsscrewdriver:usedtoinstallthe
NPB‐232optioncard.
Figure 1 NPB-232 option.
Mounting
Warning PowertotheJACEmustbeOFFwhen
installingorremovingoptioncards,or
damagewilloccur!Also,youmustbevery
carefultopluganyoptioncardintoits
connectorproperly(pinsaligned).
MounttheNPB‐232optioncardineitheroftheoption
cardslotsoftheJACE‐2/6,asavailable.Seethenotes
inTable 1onsoftwareCOMportassignmentsif
installingtwoNPB‐232optioncards.
Procedure 1 Mounting NPB-232 option card on a JACE.
1.
Remove powerfromtheJACE—seethe
previousWarning.
2.
RemovetheJACEcover.
Todothis,pressinthefourtabsonbothendsof
theunit,andliftthecoveroff.
Note Ifaccessorymodulesarepluggedintothe
JACE,youmayneedtoslidethemawayfrom
theunittogettothecovertabs.
3.
Removethebatteryandbracketassemblyby
takingoutthefourscrewsholdingitinplace,
settingthescrewsasideforlater.Unplugthe
batteryfromtheconnectorontheJACE.See
Figure 2foranexplodedview.
Table 1 NPB-232 option description.
Description Notes
Single port RS-232
adapter, with DB-9M
connector. Uses its
ownon-boardUART.
Supports baud rates
up to 115200.
Note: The JACE
requires NiagaraAX
build level 3.1.24 or
higher to use the
NPB-232 option.
Up to 2 RS-232 option cards may be
installed. COM ports are assigned as
follows:
•If a single RS-232 option in Option
Slot 1, port is COM3.
•If two RS-232 options, ports are
COM3 for Option Slot 1, and COM4
for Option Slot 2.
•If a single RS-232 option in Option
Slot 2, with another option type in
Slot 1, the COM assignment varies:
See Figure 2 on page 2 for location of
JACE Option Slots.
Slot 1 Slot 2 NPB-232
NPB-MDM COM 3
NPB-LON COM 3
NPB-2X-485 COM 5
See Notes in
Table 1 about
COM port
assignment.
