Edgeport® USB Expansion Modules Installation Guide
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Contents Edgeport products Edgeport/1, Edgeport/2, Edgeport/4, Edgeport/4r, Edgeport/8, Edgeport/8r Cabling Edgeport Edgeport/4r and Edgeport/8r RJ-45 pin assignments 6 6 Edgeport/416 Cabling Edgeport 8 Edgeport/2c Cabling Edgeport 9 Edgeport/22c Cabling Edgeport 10 Edgeport mounting diagrams Edgeport driver installation Edgeport configuration utility General tab Information tab Configuration tab Port Flag Configuration tab Confidence Test tab Power Management tab Port Status tab Version tab Advance
Edgeport system status light Understanding hubs Regulatory information Edgeport USB Expansion Modules Installation Guide 4
Edgeport products This installation guide covers the following models: n Edgeport/1 n Edgeport/2 n Edgeport/4 n Edgeport/8 n Edgeport/416 n Edgeport/2c This document also covers these legacy products, to support existing customers: n Edgeport/4r n Edgeport/8r n Edgeport/22c Edgeport USB-to-Serial Converters offer an out-of-the-box alternative to serial cards for easy plugand-play COM port expansion.
Edgeport/1, Edgeport/2, Edgeport/4, Edgeport/4r, Edgeport/8, Edgeport/8r The Edgeport/2, Edgeport/4, Edgeport/4r, Edgeport/8, and Edgeport/8r from Digi International are intelligent, stackable expansion modules that connect to a PC or server running Windows XP, Server 2003 (R2), Server 2008 (R2), Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 (R2), Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, via the Universal Serial Bus (USB), providing high-speed serial connectivity.
Edgeport/1, Edgeport/2, Edgeport/4, Edgeport/4r, Edgeport/8, Edgeport/8r Cabling Edgeport Signal Description DTE Use SG Signal ground Reference 6 DTR Data terminal ready Output 7 CTS Clear to send 8 Edgeport USB Expansion Modules Installation Guide Input Pin # 7
Edgeport/416 The Edgeport/416 uses a standards-based USB bus for connectivity, unlike many serial card products that require additional external proprietary hardware to support the same number of devices. This Edgeport also supplies four USB ports, providing users with a built-in migration path as peripherals become USB-ready. The converters can be rack mounted and easily daisy-chained together. This Edgeport converter is available in two models: one with DB25 connectors and one with DB9 connectors.
Edgeport/2c The Edgeport/2c is an intelligent expansion module that connects to a PC or server running a Windows-based application via the Universal Serial Bus (USB), providing high-speed serial connectivity. For more detailed information as well as the latest manual and technical updates, visit our website at www.digi.com. Cabling Edgeport Type A Plug the USB cable (with the Type A plug) into a USB port located on your PC or into an available USB port on a standard hub or into a Digi Hubport.
Edgeport/22c The Edgeport/22c is a compact, multi-connector converter for mobile and high-end workstation users who need to attach multiple serial (RS-232) ports and USB peripherals to a single USB upstream connector. Cabling Edgeport Type A This Edgeport operates as a bus-powered hub. For more information about hubs, see Understanding hubs.
Edgeport mounting diagrams Edgeport mounting diagrams The following mounting diagram applies to the Edgeport/2, Edgeport/4 and /4R, and Edgeport 8 and /8R. Edgeport/416 is shown on a subsequent page. Rack Mount Kit 1 Under-Shelf Mounting Bracket 1 1 Nuts, bolts, and screws are not included.
Edgeport mounting diagrams Edgeport/416 For Edgeport/4161 1 Nuts, bolts, and screws are not included.
Edgeport driver installation The following instructions apply to Windows XP, Server 2003 (R2), Server 2008 (R2), Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 (R2), Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. Note Please go to www.digi.com to download software for older operating systems. You must be logged into an account with administrator privileges before proceeding. 1. Make sure the Edgeport device is not connected to the computer. 2.
Edgeport configuration utility The following instructions apply to all Windows operating systems. The Edgeport configuration utility program allows you to manage the serial ports of your Edgeport product. The Edgeport configuration utility is available from the computer's Start menu after you install the Edgeport drivers. Follow these steps to access the configuration utility: 1. Download the Edgeport drivers, following the instructions in Edgeport driver installation. 2.
Information tab The Information tab allows you to review the manufacturing information pertaining to your device.
Configuration tab The Configuration tab allows you to reassign the physical port on your device to any available Windows COM port number from 1 to 255 and give your device a user friendly device name. This capability is particularly helpful if you have more than one device.
Port Flag Configuration tab The Port Flag Configuration tab allows you to configure performance options and special functionality on a per-port basis. n Low Latency (930-based Edgeport only): Normally the UART will interrupt when the receiver has been idle for 4 character times (for example, 4ms at 9600). As long as data is being received, the UART will continue to buffer them until its internal FIFO is full (~56 bytes). This flag causes the Edgeport to poll the RX FIFO for received bytes.
Edgeport configuration utility n Port Flag Configuration tab When Sent Receipt of a flush request indicates that the driver should flush the device's cache or its internal buffer, or, possibly, should discard the data in its internal buffer. n Operation The driver transfers any data currently cached in the device or held in the driver's internal buffer(s) before completing the flush request.
Edgeport configuration utility Confidence Test tab Confidence Test tab The Confidence Test tab allows you to perform a confidence test on the internal workings of the serial ports.
Edgeport configuration utility Power Management tab Power Management tab The Power Management tab allows you to turn the power on and off for select model Hubports with USB PlusPower ports. Note This applies to Compact (/c) or PCI card PlusPower Hubport models. This feature does not toggle the 5 V standard USB port. It only applies to the 12 V and 24 V USB ports.
Edgeport configuration utility Port Status tab Port Status tab The Port Status tab provides the status of a selected (highlighted) serial port. The Poll Interval is the number of seconds between updates of this window. This is also the number of seconds between each entry in the log file. To create a log file, click the Start Logging button and enter a filename for the log file. This file will contain all of the information displayed in the Port Status window until you click Stop Logging button.
Edgeport configuration utility Version tab Version tab The Version tab allows you to review the file information pertaining to the software.
Edgeport configuration utility Advanced tab Advanced tab The Advanced tab allows you to do several advanced tasks. See the subsections that follow for more detailed information. n Uninstall - Uninstall the Edgeport drivers. Note You must reboot the computer after uninstalling the drivers. n Enable Event Logging – Place event messages in the system event log.
Edgeport configuration utility n Advanced tab COM Port Assignment - Configure how COM ports will be assigned. l Assign COM ports based on converter serial number. This is the default setting. In this mode, the driver uses the serial number of each converter to uniquely identify it, and the COM port assignments for a given converter are based on its serial number. No matter which physical USB port a converter is plugged into, it will maintain its assigned COM port numbers.
Edgeport system status light TI-based Edgeport devices The functionality of the system status light is as follows for current "TI-based" Edgeport products, with the exception of the Edgeport 1, which does not have LED indicators. Off - No light indicates that the Edgeport driver is not properly installed. Red - This light may flash briefly during installation. Orange - Blinking orange indicates Edgeport serial port activity. This light may also flash briefly during installation.
Understanding hubs Hubs, which are critical components in the USB architecture, are wiring concentrators that enable the attachment of multiple devices, thus converting a single attachment point into multiple attachment points. USB architecture allows a cascaded multiple hub configuration with certain power limitations (explained later in this section). Each hub has an upstream port, connecting to the host, and multiple downstream ports, connecting to downstream devices, possibly including other hubs.
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