User Guide

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Installing a Quad/Octacable Interface
Installing a Quad/
Octacable Interface
Use this procedure to complete the Quadcable or Octacable hardware installation.
Note: Quad and Octacable models support RS-232 exclusively.
1. Attach the male end of the Quadcable or Octacable to the card.
2. Tighten the retaining screws.
See RocketPort Interfaces
on Page 5, if you need information about the
connectors
3. Use the software installation and configuration document for your operating
system, with the driver to complete your installation.
For the latest software and documentation, go to http://support.comtrol.com/
download.asp.
Note: After installing the hardware, you must install the device driver for your
operating system.
4. Verify that the ports are functioning properly and connect your peripheral
devices.
Installing a
Standard or Surge
Interface Box
Use this procedure to complete the installation with a standard interface box.
1. Attach the male end of the RocketPort cable to the card and the female end to
the connector labeled Host on the interface box.
Note: The male DB25 port labeled Host is reserved for Comtrol use and no
user accessible signals are present at this port.
2. Tighten the retaining screws.
Note: If you have a 32-port adapter, the connector labeled J1 corresponds to
Ports 0 through 15 and the connector labeled J2 (closest to the bus)
corresponds to Ports 16 through 31.
3. If applicable, use the slide switches on the interface box to set each port to
either RS-232 or RS-422.
4. Use the software installation and configuration document for your operating
system, with the driver to complete your installation.
For the latest software and documentation, go to http://support.comtrol.com/
download.asp.
Note: After installing the hardware, you must install the device driver for your
operating system.
5. Verify that the ports are functioning properly and connect your peripheral
devices.
Installing a Rack
Mount Interface Box
The RM16-RJ45 and RM32-RJ45 are sturdy enough to allow you to stack several
units on a shelf, or you can mount it directly into a rack.
1. Place the unit on a stable
surface or attach the L
brackets to the interface
using the screws supplied
with the unit and attach the L bracket into your rack.
Note: You can mount the unit
facing in either direction.
2. Attach the 3-foot cable or the 3-
foot and the 10-foot cables
together between the interface
and the board.
Note: The cables are interchangeable. You may connect either or both cables
depending upon the distance between the card and the rack. The
maximum distance permitted between the interface box and card is 15
feet.