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Quatech SSP-200 User Manual

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Manual is about: Single Channel RS-422/485 PCMCIA Asynchronous Adapter

Summary of SSP-200

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    Ssp-200/300 single channel rs-422/485 pcmcia asynchronous adapter for pcmcia card standard compatible machines user's manual quatech, inc. Tel: (330) 434-3154 5675 hudson industrial parkway fax: (330) 434-1409 hudson, ohio 44236 www.Quatech.Com interface cards for ibm pc/at and ps/2.

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    Warranty information quatech inc. Warrants the ssp-200/300 to be free of defects for one (5) year from the date of purchase. Quatech inc. Will repair or replace any adapter that fails to perform under normal operating conditions and in accordance with the procedures outlined in this document during ...

  • Page 3: Declaration of Conformity

    Declaration of conformity manufacturer's name: quatech, inc. Manufacturer's address: 662 wolf ledges parkway akron, oh 44311 (usa) application of council directive: 89/336/eec standards to which conformity is declared: * en50081-1 (en55022) * en50082-1 (iec 801-2, iec 801-3, & iec 801-4) type of equ...

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    Table of contents 8-2 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 external connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 termination resist...

  • Page 5: 1.  Introduction

    1. Introduction the ssp-200/300 is a single channel rs-422/rs-485 asynchronous serial adapter for systems equipped with pcmcia type ii and/or type iii expansion sockets. The ssp-200/300 is a pcmcia type ii (5 mm) card and is pcmcia pc card standard specification 2.1 compliant. The ssp-200/300's seri...

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  • Page 7: 2.  Dos/windows 3.X

    2. Dos/windows 3.X two configuration software programs are provided with the ssp-200/300: a client driver, and a card enabler. Both of these programs are executed from dos (before entering windows) and allow operation of the ssp-200/300 in both the dos and windows 3.X environments. For optimal opera...

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    2.1 ssp-200/300 client driver for dos in order to use the ssp-200/300 client driver, the system must be configured with card and socket services software. Card and socket services software is not provided with the ssp-200/300 but is available from quatech. Important: some versions of card and socket...

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    Removed and/ or inserted from the system as desired. On each insertion into the pcmcia socket, the ssp-200/300 will be automatically reconfigured according to the command line options. 2.1.2 command line options the ssp-200/300 client driver accepts up to eight command line arguments from the user t...

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    Auto-toggle o3 rts controlled o2 dtr controlled o1 always enabled o0 port output driver option figure 0. Dos client output enable options. H instructs the client driver to enable the rts-cts modem control handshake on the rs-422/485 port. When modem control handshaking in enabled, the 16c750 uart’s ...

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    2.1.2.3 example 3 device = c:\ssp-200\ssp231cl.Sys(s0,b300,i5,o2) in example 3, a single command line argument is provided. The client driver will attempt to configure a ssp-200/300 inserted into socket 0 with a base address of 300h and irq 5. If address 300h or irq 5 is unavailable, the ssp-200/300...

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    2.1.2.6 example 6 device = c:\ssp-200\ssp231cl.Sys (b300,i5) ( ) (i10) in example 6, the three command line arguments of example 5 have been rearranged. The client driver will first attempt to configure a ssp-200/300 inserted into any socket with a base address of 300h and irq 5. If address 300h or ...

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    Available resources: one function of the card and socket services software is to track which system resources (memory addresses, i/o addresses, irqs, etc.) are available for assignment to inserted pcmcia cards. Sometimes, however, the card services software assumes or incorrectly determines that a p...

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    The ssp-200/300 enabler does not support automatic configuration of adapters upon insertion, more commonly referred to as "hot swapping". This means the adapter must be installed in one of the system's pcmcia sockets before executing ssp231en.Exe. If more than one adapter is installed in a system, t...

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    Cc, d0, d4, d8, and dc. If this option is omitted, a memory window at segment d000 will be used. Odriver specifies rs-422/485 output driver enable option for thessp-200/300. The ssp-200/300’s port may be configured for either full duplex or half duplex operation with this option. If this option is o...

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    2.2.1.1 example 1 ssp231en.Exe in example 1, no command line argument is specified. The enabler will report an error and display the proper usage of the command. 2.2.1.2 example 2 ssp231en.Exe (s0,b300,i5) in example 2, the enabler will configure the ssp-200/300 in socket 0 with a base address of 30...

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    2.2.1.6 example 6 ssp231en.Exe (s0,b300,i5,r) in example 6, the enabler will release the configuration used by the ssp-200/300 in socket 0 using a configuration memory window at segment d000. The base address and irq parameters are ignored and may be omitted. 2.2.1.7 example 7 ssp231en.Exe (s1,r,wcc...

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    3. Windows 95/98/millennium (me) to allow easy configuration of the ssp-200/300, an windows 95/98/me "inf" configuration file has been written for the hardware. It supports the auxin/auxout options and the rs-422/485 output driver enable options for full and half duplex operation. 3.1 installing a s...

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    3.2.1viewing resource settings with device manager 1. Start the windows 95/98/me device manager. 2. Double click on the hardware class quatech comm adapters to list hardware devices in the class. 3. The ssp-200/300 “parent device” belongs to this hardware class. The device name for the ssp-200/300 i...

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    Transmitter may be enabled and disabled via the rts (request to send) or dtr (data terminal ready) signals, or set to enable only when data is being transmitted (auto-toggle). Both rts and dtr are controlled through the modem control register of the 16750. When the use automatic settings check box i...

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    Scratch pad 8x dtr controlled any clocking 0033 scratch pad 8x dtr controlled any handshaking 0032 scratch pad 8x rts controlled any clocking 0031 scratch pad 8x rts controlled any handshaking 0030 scratch pad 8x auto toggle any clocking 002f scratch pad 8x auto toggle any handshaking 002e scratch p...

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    Base i/o address resource modification not allowed: the ssp-200/300 is configured to allow only a fixed number of base i/o addresses. To change the i/o address resources for the ssp-200/300 select another “basic configuration.” refer to the basic configurations table for a list of the availabe i/o a...

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  • Page 25: 4  Windows 2000

    4 windows 2000 to allow easy configuration of the ssp-200/300, an windows 2000 "inf" configuration file has been written for the hardware. This configuration file supports the ssp-200/300 in both addressing modes: block mode and “com” mode. Additionally, the rts-cts modem control handshake option an...

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    4. Double click ‘serial port adapters’ 5. Double click ‘drivers’ 4-3 ssp-200/300 (rev. I and later) user's manual.

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    6. Double click on ‘windows 2000, xp, for pci, pcmcia, isa’ 7. Click on ‘qserbrd’ and select open windows 2000 4-4.

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    8. Select ‘ok’ at the ‘files needed’ window\ 9. The same process as above in steps 1-9 will apply for the next file ‘qserpt.Inf’. In step 7 be sure to choose ‘qserpt.Inf’ and select ‘open’. 4.2 ssp-200/300 resource settings in windows 2000 windows 2000 maintains a registry of all known hardware inst...

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    4.2.1 viewing resource settings with device manager 1. Start the windows 2000 device manager. 2. Double click on the hardware class quatech multiport serial devices to list hardware devices in the class. 3. The ssp-200/300 “parent device” belongs to this hardware class. The device name for the ssp-2...

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    6. Use the com port device names (com5, com6, etc.) to access any of the particular serial ports on the ssp-200/300. This name is required by a windows 2000 application when accessing a particular port. 4.2.2 changing resource settings with device manager 1. Start the windows 2000 device manager. 2....

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    Windows 2000 4-8.

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    The x8 clock mode locks the ports hardware clock at eight times the standard rate. The baud rate the port runs at will always be eight times the rate requested by the application. This mode is useful for legacy applications which cannot request baud rates over 115.200. 921,600 x8 the x4 clock mode l...

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    Windows 2000 4-10

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    Hardware automatically enables the transmitters when transmitting. Transmitters will turn off three bit-times after the last stop bit of the last character, regardless of baud rate. Used in two-wire communication. Auto toggle dtr is set to enable the transmitters. Used in two-wire communication half...

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    Isr normal rts controlled any clocking 0019 isr normal rts controlled any handshaking 0018 isr normal auto toggle any clocking 0017 isr normal auto toggle any handshaking 0016 isr 8x always enabled any clocking 0015 isr 8x always enabled any handshaking 0014 isr 8x dtr controlled any loopback 0013 i...

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    Scratch pad 1x always enabled memory mapped loopback 0052 scratch pad 8x dtr controlled any clocking 0051 scratch pad 8x dtr controlled any handshaking 0050 scratch pad 8x rts controlled any clocking 0049 scratch pad 8x rts controlled any handshaking 0048 scratch pad 8x auto toggle any clocking 0047...

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    As "no conflicts" is displayed in the bottom display region titled conflicting device list. If you are satisfied with windows 2000 selection then skip the next step. 9. To modify the interrupt request setting click the resource name and click the change setting button. An edit resource window will o...

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  • Page 39: 5  Windows Nt

    5 windows nt 5.1 installing ssp-200/300 to allow easy configuration of the ssp-200/300 the quatech device manager for windows nt has been written for the hardware. This configuration utility supports the ssp-200/300 only in block addressing mode. To begin the installation, open windows explorer and ...

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    1. Locate and double click the quatech device manager icon on the desktop device manager icon on desktop 5-3 ssp-200/300 (rev. I and later) user's manual.

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    2. Click the ‘add’ button at the bottom of the quatech device manager window 3. Follow the steps for the ‘add quatech hardware wizard’. Windows nt 5-4.

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    4. Complete the final steps of the installation, shut down windows nt and then insert the pcmcia card and re-boot the computer. Additional help is available online the ssp-200/300 pc card should now be configured. In the future, windows nt will automatically recognize and configure the ssp-200/300. ...

  • Page 43: 6.  Hardware Information

    6. Hardware information 6.1 auxiliary channel configuration an auxiliary channel is provided which allows for handshaking between the ssp-200/300 port and a peripheral device. This auxiliary channel may be configured in one of two ways: v rts-cts handshake enabled. V handshaking is disabled. 6.1.1 a...

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    6.1.2 auxiliary channel: handshaking disabled. The ssp-200/300 ports may be configured so that the rts-cts handshake is disabled. This is the default configuration. In this configuration, rts and cts from the 16c750 uart will be looped back to each other. In addition, the auxiliary output and input ...

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    6.2 half duplex operation the ssp-200/300’s ports may be configured for either full duplex or half duplex operation. By default, the rs-422/485 ports are configured for full duplex operation with the rs-422/485 output drivers always enabled. In half duplex mode, the rs-422/485 transmitter may be ena...

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    Selection of half duplex mode operation is dependent upon the configuration software and/or the operating system used. Each of these, however, ultimately control the half duplex mode by accessing the pcmcia configuration register on the ssp-200/300. Caution: when operating in half duplex mode, the t...

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    6.3 termination resistors no termination resistors are provided on the ssp-200/300 ports. Both output and input signals are connected only to the external connector. Any termination which is required must be added externally. + - rs-422/485 receiver rt rxd+ rxd- + - rs-422/485 receiver rt auxin+ aux...

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  • Page 49: 7.  External Connections

    7. External connections an adapter cable is included with the ssp-200/300 to convert the 9-pin pcmcia output connector into a standard d-9 female connector, data terminal equipment (dte), as shown in the figures below. Standard d-9 (female) figure 0. Ssp-200/300 adapter cable. D-9 female connector 1...

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  • Page 51: 8.  Specifications

    8. Specifications bus interface pcmcia pc card standard 2.1 compliant physical dimensions type ii pcmcia card (5mm) maximum baud rate 921.6k power requirements +5 volts 20 ma (typical) 30 ma (maximum) connector adapter to standard female d-9 specifications 8-2.

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    Ssp-200/300 user's manual revision 3.12 march 2004 p/n 940-0075-312 quatech, inc..