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BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. 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 Tech Inc. will, at its option, repair or replace this product at no charge, provided that the product has not been subjected to abuse, misuse, accident, disaster or non Connect Tech Inc. authorized modification or repair.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table of Contents Limited Lifetime Warranty ..............................................................................................................................2 Copyright Notice..............................................................................................................................................2 Trademark Acknowledgment...........................................................................................................
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. List of Tables Table 1: DB-25 Female Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (2 port connector) ........................................................ 13 Table 2: HDB-44 Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (4 port connector) .................................................................. 14 Table 3: VHDCI-68 Female pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (8 port connector) ................................................. 15 Table 4: HDB-78 pinouts for BlueStorm/SP (8 port connector) ..........
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. 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 installation and difficulties. In the event that the reseller is unable to resolve your problem, our highly qualified support staff can assist you.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Introduction Connect Tech Inc. presents BlueStorm/LP/SP/SP Opto and SP RJ-11. These high-speed multiport communication adapters are designed for Low Profile (LP) and Standard Profile (SP) PCI compatible computers. BlueStorm cards provide you with up to eight high performance serial ports and baud rates up to 1.8432 Mbps that are compatible with any standard serial communications application. BlueStorm cards are fully PCI compliant.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. BlueStorm Installation Overview There are three stages to installing your BlueStorm card: 1. Hardware Configuration Interrupts and Memory selection will be set by the host computer’s BIOS and operating system. This section outlines jumper settings and configuration. 2. Hardware Installation Installation involves the physical installation of the BlueStorm into your computer.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. 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 Control Panel – System Properties – Hardware - Device Manager – Ports – CTI PCI UART. Click on Advanced under Port Settings.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Figure 2: BlueStorm/LP jumper block locations, 4 port models Figure 3: BlueStorm/LP jumper block locations, 8 port models Revision 0.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Note: Jumper blocks are not installed for ports communicating in RS-232. Female HDB-78 Jx • • • • • • • • • • Jx1 Jx2 Jx3 Jx4 Jx5 JA = Port 1 JB = Port 2 JC = Port 3 JD = Port 4 JE = Port 5 JF = Port 6 JG = Port 7 JH = Port 8 Figure 4: BlueStorm/SP jumper block locations, 8 port models Note: Jumper blocks are not installed for ports communicating in RS-232.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Pin 1 Pin 1 6 x RJ-11 Figure 6: BlueStorm/SP RJ-11 diagram, 8 port model Note: Refer to Table 8 for port 7 and port 8 pinouts. Jumper Configuration for BlueStorm Jumper configurations will vary by model. BlueStorm/LP cards feature the jumper layout listed in Figure 7, while BlueStorm/SP and BlueStorm/SP Opto cards use the jumper layout in Figure 8. Lastly, BlueStorm/SP RJ-11 uses the jumper layout used in Figure 9.
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BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Note that Auto 485 is a single jumper. The second site is not in use. See Figure 1 for the location of this jumper. Power-On Tri-state (BlueStorm/SP models only, excludes BlueStorm/SP RJ-11) BlueStorm/SP models offer a power-on tri-state similar to the Auto-485 mode listed above. The BlueStorm/SP implementation will tri-state ports configured as RS-485 full duplex. This is meant to ensure compatibility with our legacy Blue Heat/PCI cards.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 2: HDB-44 Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (4 port connector) Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Port No.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 3: VHDCI-68 Female Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (8 port connector) Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Port No.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 3: VHDCI-68 Female Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (continued) Pin No. 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Port No. 6 6 6 6 5, 6 7, 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 RS-232 Signal RTS DSR RXD CTS SG SG TXD RI DCD DTR RTS DSR RXD CTS TXD RI DCD DTR RTS DSR RXD CTS Signal Direction output input input input signal gnd. signal gnd.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 4: HDB-78 Pinouts for BlueStorm/SP (8 port connector) Pin Port RSNo. No. 232 Signal 1 5 RTS 2 5 CTS 3 5 DSR 4 5 RI 5 5 SG 6 6 RTS 7 6 CTS 8 6 DSR 9 6 RI 10 7 RTS 11 7 CTS 12 7 DSR 13 7 RI 14 7 SG 15 8 RTS 16 8 CTS 17 8 DSR 18 8 RI 19 NC 20 NC 21 5 TxD 22 5 RxD 23 5 DTR 24 5 DCD 25 6 SG 26 6 TxD 27 6 RxD 28 6 DTR 29 6 DCD 30 7 TxD 31 7 RxD 32 7 DTR 33 7 DCD 34 SG 35 8 TxD 36 8 RxD 37 8 DTR 38 8 DCD 39 8 SG …Continued on next page Revision 0.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 4: HDB-78 Pinouts for BlueStorm/SP (continued) Pin Port RSNo. No.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 5: RJ-45 Pinouts for BlueStorm/SP Opto (4 port connector) Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RS-232 Signal N/C N/C RTS SG TxD RxD Gnd CTS N/C N/C RS-422/485 Signal RTS (-) RxD (+) RTS (+) SR TxD (+) RxD (-) Gnd. CTS (+) TxD (-) CTS (-) Direction no connect input output signal gnd output input ground input no connect no connect Direction output input output signal ref.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 6: Pinouts and Control Signals for DB-9 and DB-25 Male Connectors (BlueStorm/LP and BlueStorm/SP only) DB-9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pin # DB-25 8 3 2 20 7 6 4 5 22 Signal DCD RxD TxD DTR SG DSR RTS CTS RI RS-232 Signal Direction input input output output signal gnd. input output input input Signal RxD + TxD + TxD – RxD – SR CTS – RTS – RTS + CTS + DB-9 male RS-422/485 Signal Direction input output output input signal ref.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 8: RJ-11 Pinouts for BlueStorm/SP RJ-11 (ports 7 and 8 only) Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RS-232 DCD DSR RxD RTS TxD CTS DTR RI SG N/C Direction input input input output output input output input signal gnd. no connect 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P7/P8 Please note that ports 7 and 8 are not accessible through the factory installed bracket.
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BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Hardware Installation 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 an available PCI expansion slot, remove the expansion slot cover and insert the BlueStorm adapter, pushing down gently until the board seats fully in the slot. Secure the BlueStorm card to the computer chassis.
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BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Certification Connect Tech Inc. declares that the product(s) covered by the contents of this manual have been tested and found compliant with the below listed standards as required by the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive for General Immunity Compliance, EN 50 0082.
