Connect Tech BlueStorm Multi-port Serial Adapter Installation Manual

Manual is about: Low Profile PCI Multi-port Serial Adapter

Summary of BlueStorm Multi-port Serial Adapter

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    Bluestorm/lp low profile pci multi-port serial adapter contact information: connect tech inc. 42 arrow road guelph, ontario, canada n1k 1s6 tel: 519-836-1291 (international) 800-426-8979 (canada & usa) fax: 519-836-4878 email: sales@connecttech.Com support@connecttech.Com url: www.Connecttech.Com ct...

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    Bluestorm/lp installation guide, connect tech inc. 2 revision 0.05 limited lifetime warranty connect tech inc. Provides a lifetime warranty for all connect tech inc. Products. Should this product, in connect tech inc.'s opinion, fail to be in good working order during the warranty period, connect te...

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    Bluestorm/lp installation guide, connect tech inc. Revision 0.05 3 table of contents limited lifetime warranty ..............................................................................................................................2 copyright notice................................................

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    Bluestorm/lp installation guide, connect tech inc. 4 revision 0.05 customer support overview if you experience difficulties after reading the manual and/or using the product, contact the connect tech reseller from which you purchased the product. In most cases the reseller can help you with product ...

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    Bluestorm/lp installation guide, connect tech inc. Revision 0.05 5 introduction connect tech inc. Proudly presents the bluestorm/lp, a high-speed multi-port communication adapter for low profile pci compatible computers. The bluestorm/lp provides you with up to eight high performance serial ports wi...

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    Bluestorm/lp installation guide, connect tech inc. 6 revision 0.05 hardware installation installing the bluestorm/lp into your system turn the power off to your computer and open it to expose the expansion slots (consult your system’s documentation for more information about this procedure). Choose ...

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    Bluestorm/lp installation guide, connect tech inc. Revision 0.05 7 multi-drop slave mode in this mode the txd+/- line driver is enabled only when data is transmitted and rxd+/- is enabled all the time. This mode is typically used in multi-drop 4-wire connections. This mode requires software setup in...

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    Bluestorm/lp installation guide, connect tech inc. 8 revision 0.05 figure 2: bluestorm/lp jumper block locations 4 port models figure 3: bluestorm/lp jumper block locations, 8 port models.

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    Bluestorm/lp installation guide, connect tech inc. Revision 0.05 9 jumper configuration in the following example, the four rs-422/485 ports are set as follows: port 1 is set for half duplex, port 2 is set for half duplex; port 3 is set for full duplex, and port 4 is set for multi-drop slave. Figure ...

  • Page 10: Connectors/pinouts

    Bluestorm/lp installation guide, connect tech inc. 10 revision 0.05 connectors/pinouts table 1: db-25 female pinouts (2 port connector) pin no. Port no. Rs-232 signal signal direction rs-422/485 signal signal direction 1 2 sg signal gnd. Sr signal ref. 2 1 txd output txd- output 3 1 rxd input txd+ o...

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    Bluestorm/lp installation guide, connect tech inc. Revision 0.05 11 table 2: hdb-44 pinouts (4 port connector) pin no. Port no. Rs-232 signal signal direction rs-422/485 signal signal direction 1 1 txd output txd- output 2 1 rts output rts- output 3 1 dcd input rxd+ input 4 1 rxd input txd+ output 5...

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    Bluestorm/lp installation guide, connect tech inc. 12 revision 0.05 table 3: vhdci-68 female (8 port connector) pin no. Port no. Rs-232 signal signal direction rs-422/485 signal signal direction 1 1 txd output txd- output 2 1 ri input cts+ input 3 1 dcd input rxd+ input 4 1 dtr output rxd- input 5 1...

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    Bluestorm/lp installation guide, connect tech inc. Revision 0.05 13 table 3: vhdci-68 female (continued) pin no. Port no. Rs-232 signal signal direction rs-422/485 signal signal direction 47 6 rts output rts- output 48 6 dsr input cts- input 49 6 rxd input txd+ output 50 6 cts input rts+ output 51 5...

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    Bluestorm/lp installation guide, connect tech inc. 14 revision 0.05 figure 5: rs-422/485 wiring diagrams software installation the bluestorm/lp provides support for qnx, linux, windows 2000/xp/xpe and windows nt. Please refer to the readme.Txt files found in the appropriate directories on the bluest...

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    Bluestorm/lp installation guide, connect tech inc. Revision 0.05 15 you can now verify the presence of bluestorm/lp serial ports in your system by going to start - control panel – system properties – hardware - device manager – multi-port serial adapters . Specifications operating environment storag...