Mini Card PER-C41C Notice This guide is designed for experienced users to setup the system in the shortest time. Safety Precautions Always completely disconnect the power cord from your board whenever you are working on it. Do not make connections while the power is on, because a sudden rush of power can damage sensitive electronic components. Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before touching the board. Modern electronic devices are very sensitive to static electric charges.
Mini Card PER-C41C A Message to the Customer First of all, thank you for purchasing PER-C41C Mini Card. This Quick Installation Guide will help you on the process of the installation. Please read it thoroughly before you start to install it. The product comes with a sheet of warranty for two years assurances except for improper use. Therefore, we strongly suggest you to read and refer to the Quick Installation Guide before any installation.
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Mini Card PER-C41C Ordering Information TF-PER-C41C-A10 Mini Card Express, Four RS-232 Module, Rev. A1.
Mini Card PER-C41C Content A Message to the Customer...................................................1-2 Product Warranty ...................................................................1-3 Ordering Information ..............................................................1-5 Packing List............................................................................1-5 1.1 Features ...........................................................................1-7 1.2 Specifications .........................
Mini Card PER-C41C 1.1 Features PCI-Express Mini Card Interface Four RS-232 Ports Onboard Full Duplex Serial Communication 1.2 Specifications Form Factor: PCI-Express Mini Card (30mm x 50.95mm) UART Chipset MosChip (MCS9904) COM Port Isolated RS-232 Port x 4 Power Requirement: +3.
Mini Card 1.3 Location of Connectors 1.
Mini Card PER-C41C 1.5 List of Connectors Label Function CN2 COM1 RS-232 Serial Port Connector CN3 COM3 RS-232 Serial Port Connector CN4 COM2 RS-232 Serial Port Connector CN5 COM4 RS-232 Serial Port Connector 1.6 COM1 RS-232 Serial Port Connector (CN2) Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 DCD#1 2 DSR#1 3 RXD1 4 RTS#1 5 TXD1 6 CTS#1 7 DTR#1 8 RI#1 9 GND 1.
Mini Card PER-C41C 5 TXD2 6 CTS#2 7 DTR#2 8 RI#2 9 GND 1.
Mini Card PER-C41C 1.10 Driver Installation: Insert the PER-C41C CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and install the driver in terms of the following procedures. Note: The following driver installation is cited from the MosChip Semiconductor MCS9900 user manual. Please refer to the link below. http://www.moschip.com/mcs9900_downloads.php For Windows® 7, Windows® Vista, Windows® 2000 WHQL Driver Installation Run “StnSetup.exe” file from the driver disk. PCIeSetup window will be popped up as shown below.
Mini Card PER-C41C Shutdown the PC and insert the PER-C41C based PCIe card into PCIe slot and then turn ON the PC. Non-WHQL Driver Installation Run “StnSetup.exe” file from the driver disk. PCIeSetup window will be popped up as shown below. Click on “Install” button to install the PER-C41C drivers automatically. While installation is in process, “Windows Security” warning message pops up for Windows Vista compatibility, this message appears for three times.
Mini Card PER-C41C “Install this driver software anyway” button. On successful driver installation, the utility will display “Installation Completed” message. Click on “Exit” button to complete the driver installation. Shutdown the PC and insert the PER-C41C based PCIe card into PCIe slot and then turn ON the PC.
Mini Card PER-C41C For Windows® XP Run “StnSetup.exe” file from the driver disk folder. PCIe Setup window will be popped up as shown below Click on “Install” button to install the PER-C41C drivers automatically. While installation is in process, “Software Installation” warning message pops up for Windows XP compatibility, this message appears for two times. Ignore the warning message by clicking on “Continue Anyway” button. This warning message does not appear if customer uses a WHQL certified driver.
Mini Card PER-C41C Completed” message, click on “Exit” button to complete the driver installation. Shutdown the PC and insert the PER-C41C based PCIe card into PCIe slot and then turn ON the PC. For the first time windows will bring up the “Found New Hardware Wizard” window to guide through the initial configuration process. Select “No, not this time” option and click on “Next” button to continue driver installation.
Mini Card PER-C41C If the “Hardware Installation” wizard pops for Windows XP compatibility, click on “Continue Anyway” button to ignore the warning message. Click on “Finish” button to complete the PER-C41C Peripheral Port installation. Note: Above procedure shall be followed to install the remaining ports of PER-C41C peripheral.
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