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B&B Electronics 232SS2 Manual

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    232ss21600 manual cover page b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 smart switch model 232ss2 document no. 232ss21600 this product designed and manufactured of domestic and imported parts by international headquarters b&b elect...

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    B&b electronics reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photography, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system without written consent. Information in this manual is subject to change wit...

  • Page 3: Table of Contents

    232ss21600 manual table of contents i b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 table of contents chapter 1: introduction...............................................1 checklist......................................................

  • Page 4: Chapter 1:   Introduction

    232ss21600manual 1 b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 chapter 1: introduction the rs-232 four port smart switch/port combiner, model 232ss2, allows one rs-232 host device to connect to as many as four rs-232 devices. The sw...

  • Page 5: Checklist

    232ss21600 manual b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 2 checklist examine the shipping carton and contents for physical damage. If damage is found, file a claim with the shipper immediately. The following equipment should be...

  • Page 6: Chapter 2:  Setup

    232ss21600manual 3 b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 chapter 2: setup the 232ss2 is set up using an eight-position dipswitch. This dipswitch is used to set the communication format, port configuration, smart switch/port co...

  • Page 7: Port Configuration

    232ss21600 manual b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 4 port configuration in order to determine the proper port configuration of the 232ss2, it is necessary to have a basic understanding of the terms dce and dte. Rs-232 was...

  • Page 8: Serial Data Configuration

    232ss21600manual 5 b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 the 232ss2 supports the following rs-232 signals: td, rd, sg, rts, cts, dsr, dcd, and dtr. The smart switch selects port a as the default port at power up. Serial data c...

  • Page 9: Smart Switch Operation

    232ss21600 manual b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 6 switch position 8 selects the port configuration, see section titled "port configuration". Refer to table 1. Always power down the smart switch when changing switch set...

  • Page 10: Binary File Transfer

    232ss21600manual 7 b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 programming the second character the second character comes programmed as the ascii stx character (decimal 2). You can change this to any 8-bit character you wish by rep...

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    232ss21600 manual b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 8 smart switch/port combiner mode this mode allow ports a-d to select the master port using a handshake line. It also allows selection from the master port via the preamb...

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    232ss21600manual 9 b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 a typical application would be to have rts and cts tied together on the master port. When rts (assuming dte slave device) on port a (configured as dce) is asserted, cts ...

  • Page 13: Table 3 - Timer Values

    232ss21600 manual b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 10 table 3 - timer values the set timer mode command requires the third byte to be an ascii “m”. If the data byte (fourth byte) is an ascii “0”, zero (default), the timer...

  • Page 14: Specifications

    232ss21600manual 11 b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 the “m” tells the 232ss2 it is the set timer mode command and the “1” indicates to set up the timer to ignore switching commands. When the timer is configured in this m...

  • Page 15: Chapter 3:   Software

    12 232ss21600 manual b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 chapter 3: software introduction the 232m`ss2 comes with two application programs that can be used to switch between ports. Each comes on a separate floppy disk. Eithe...

  • Page 16: Dos Sstsr

    232ss21600 manual 13 b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 to uninstall sswitch.Exe • from start/ settings/ control panel • select add/ remove programs • select sswitch from the list of programs • click on the add/remove butto...

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    14 232ss21600 manual b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 enter port address [02f8]: enter baud rate ( 1 = 150 2 = 300 3 = 600 4 = 1200 5 = 24006 = 4800 7 = 9600 8 = 19200) [7]: enter parity (0 = no 1 = odd 2 = even) [0]: ent...

  • Page 18: Parameters

    232ss21600 manual 15 b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 if the software was installed in the default directory: • at the dos prompt type c: and press the enter key. • type cd\232mss2 and press the enter key. To begin the ss...

  • Page 19: Default Values

    16 232ss21600 manual b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 the hot key is a sequence of three keys that must be pressed simultaneously to switch from one smart switch port to another. For example, the hot key sequence, states ...

  • Page 20: Hot Key Method

    232ss21600 manual 17 b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 hot key method this method enables the user to select any smart switch port by pressing a predefined sequence of keys at the same time after the sstsr is installed (re...

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    232ss21600 manual appendix a a-1 b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 appendix a: ascii character codes decimal to hex to ascii conversion table dec hex ascii key dec hex ascii dec hex ascii dec hex ascii 0 0 nul ctrl @ 32 20...

  • Page 22: Appendix B:  Cable Charts

    232ss21600 manual appendix c c-1 b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 appendix b: cable charts all charts will indicate if the master port of the 232ss2 should be configured as a dce port or a dte port. Refer to the port conf...

  • Page 23: Straight Through Connection

    C-2 appendix c 232ss21600 manual b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 chart 3. Modem db25 connector to master port straight through connection async modem serial port db25 connector signal direction 232ss2 master port (dte) d...

  • Page 24: Straight Through Connection

    232ss21600 manual appendix c c-3 b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 chart 5. Ibm pc db25 connector to ports a - d (dce) master port dte, slave ports dce. Straight through connection ibm pc serial port db25 connector signal ...

  • Page 25: Straight Through Connection

    C-4 appendix c 232ss21600 manual b&b electronics mfg co inc – 707 dayton rd - po box 1040 - ottawa il 61350 - ph 815-433-5100 - fax 815-433-5104 chart 7. Ibm pc db9 connector to ports a - d (dce) master port dte, slave port dce. Straight through connection ibm pc serial port db9 connector signal dir...

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    Fcc class a equipment statement federal communications commission radio frequency interface statement class a equipment this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for class a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable...