User Manual UC-232A Read this guide thoroughly and follow the installation and operation procedures carefully in order to prevent any damage to the units and/or any devices that connect to them. This package contains: 1 1 1 UC-232A USB-to-Serial Converter Installation Disk User Manual If anything is damaged or missing, contact your dealer. © Copyright 2006 ATEN® International Co., Ltd. Manual Part No.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications.
Overview Universal Serial Bus (USB) port technology has emerged in response to the proliferation of external peripheral devices (scanners, digital cameras, removable drives, etc.) that are increasingly being connected to the latest generation of computers. It is faster than traditional bus ports and, since it does not require any IRQs, the problem of IRQ conflict is eliminated, which means more peripheral devices can be attached to the system.
System Requirements USB Host Controller installed on the system Operating System Microsoft® Windows® 98, 2000, NT, XP or later Mac OS 9 or X Red Hat 7.3, 8, 9 or later Features Full compliance with USB specification v1.
Windows Installation Installing the Driver(s) The installation disk included in the package contains Autorun software that will install the necessary driver(s) on your Windows system. Carefully follow the steps below. If at any point you encounter problems with the installation, you should cancel the installation process and start over from the beginning. 1. Insert the installation disk into your CD-ROM drive. After a few moments, the following dialog box appears: 2.
3. Windows displays the following warning: You can safely ignore this warning. 4. Click Continue Anyway to continue installing the new software. When the installation is complete, the following dialog box appears: 5. Click Finish to close the wizard. You have successfully installed the driver(s).
Connecting the UC-232A 1. Connect the UC-232A USB-to-Serial Converter to a USB port on your computer. The New Hardware Wizard appears: 2. Select No, not this time, and then click Next to continue. The following dialog box appears: 3. Leave the default choice (Install the software automatically), and then click Next to continue.
4. Windows displays the following warning: You can safely ignore this warning. 5. Click Continue Anyway to continue installing the new hardware. When the installation is complete, the following dialog box appears: 6. Click Finish to close the wizard. You have successfully installed the UC-232A.
Uninstalling the Driver(s) 1. Insert the installation disk into the CD-ROM drive. The following dialog box appears: 2. Select Uninstall the driver, and then click Next. The following dialog box appears: 3. Click Finish. You have successfully uninstalled the driver(s).
Mac Installation Installing the Software Mac OS 9 1. Insert the installation disk into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Open the CD-ROM Folder, then open the MAC folder. 3. Copy the Mac OS 9 file (UC-232_OS9_vxxxxx.hqx) to your hard disk. 4. Double-click on the file icon to extract the compressed file(s). 5. Copy the extracted file(s) to the Hard Disk > System Folder > Extensions folder. Note: If you are using a non-English language Mac version, copy the files to the corresponding folder for your system. Mac OS X 1.
Linux Installation Installing the Driver(s) 1. Insert the installation disk into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Open a command line. 3. Move to the CD-ROM directory and then to the Linux subdirectory. 4. Move to the subdirectory that corresponds to the version of your operating system. (For example, if your operating system is Red Hat 7.3, then move to the Redhat73 subdirectory.) 5. Enter the following commands to copy the files in the subdirectory to a directory on your hard disk: cp pl2303.
Uninstalling the Driver(s) 1. Open a command line. 2. Move to the directory where you installed the driver(s). 3. Enter the following command: To uninstall the driver: make uninst To uninstall all drivers (including the base driver): make uninst_all You have successfully uninstalled the driver(s).
Peripheral Installation 1. After you have finished the software installation procedures for your operating system and have connected the UC-232A to your computer, connect the peripheral device to the UC232A, and then turn the peripheral on. 2. Follow the Installation Wizard's on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Note: 1. This procedure only occurs the first time you connect the peripheral.
Specifications Function Connectors Specification USB Type A Plug Serial DB-9 Male LEDs Data Transfer / Handshaking (Orange) Data Transfer Rate Up to 230 Kbps Cable Length 35 cm Power Consumption 450mW Power Mode Bus Powered USB Specification 1.1 Compliant Environment Physical Properties Operating Temp. 5–40o C Storage Temp. -20–60o C Humidity 0–80% RH, Non-condensing Housing Plastic Weight 60 g Dimensions (L x W x H) 6.59 x 3.4 x 1.
DB-9 Pin Assignments Pin Assignment 1 CD 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI Limited Warranty IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR'S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM THE DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, DISK OR ITS DOCUMENTATION.
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