SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw USER’S MANUAL RS-232/422/485 Universal PCI/PCI Express Industrial Multiport Serial Cards Ver. 1.0, Feb.
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SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw INDEX Chapter 1 Introduction........................................................................................ Overview................................................................................................................................1-2 Package Checklist.................................................................................................................. 1-2 Product Features.. ......................
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 1. Introduction SUNIX Serial Communication Boards family provides an array of PCI Express, PCI, PCI-104 and PC/104 interfaces to meet your serial port expansion needs. Multi-port Serial Communication Board comes in the selection of 2.4.8 ports in choice of RS-232, RS-422/485 or 3-in-1 combo with DB9 or DB25 serial connectors and compatible with all major operating system for industrial applications.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 1-3. Product Features New Design of Matrix UART controller Matrix is a highly integrated multi-port UART controller that includes all of its functions into a single chip. In addition to those functions provided by a standard 16C750 UART chip, it also equips lots of advanced features that make the serial communication much more reliable and easy to use.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw Galvanic isolation removes the ground-loop currents from data lines; hence, the impressed noise voltage that affects the signal also is eliminated. Common-mode noise can be removed completely and many forms of radiated noise can be reduced to negligible limits using this technique. It is highly recommended for use in high-noise environments. 1.10.
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SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw Regulatory Approvals CE, FCC 2. Hardware Installation This chapter includes information about hardware installation for RS-232 Universal PCI Multi-Port Communication Board. The following topics are covered: Hardware Installation Pin Assignments 2-1. Hardware Installation The hardware installation of PCI / PCI-E serial boards is easy to carry out.
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SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 3. Software Installation After installing the RS-232/42/485 Universal PCI / PCI Express Multi-Port Communication Board in your system successfully, please follow the step by step software installation guide to confirm how to install appropriate driver and configure the serial port settings.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (1) Please insert the driver CD in your CD/DVD-ROM drive. (2) Please click “Next” to continue. (3) Please choose “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) “option, and click “Next” again to continue. (4) Please choose the 2 items as bellow, then click “Next” to continue. (5) Please click “ Browser ” to choose driver folder.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (6) Please choose the CD/DVD-ROM drive, and choose the path “Windows\2K&XP&2003&Vista_32bit”, and click “Open” to continue. (7) Please click “OK” to continue. (8) Please click “Next” to continue.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (9) Please click “Yes” to continue. (10) Please click “Finish” to continue.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (11) Please click “Next” to continue. (12) Please choose “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) “option, and click “Next” again to continue.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (13) Please choose the 2 items as below, then click “Next” to continues. (14) Please click “OK” to continue.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (15) Please click “Next” to continue. (16) Please click “Finish” to continue. Note. Please return step11~step16 to install.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw Configure the Serial Port Settings 1. Please launch the “Device Manager” 2. Right click the “SUNIX Matrix Serial port XXX (COMXXX)” item from the “Ports (COM & LPT)” sub-tree and click “Properties”.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 3. Click “Port Settings” tab page and click “Advanced” for advanced settings. 4. Click “Defaults” button for restoring default advanced settings.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 5. Check/Un-check the “Enable 64 Byte FIFO buffers” checkbox to enable / disable the hardware FIFO buffering feature or you can select the size of FIFO if “Use FIFO buffers control” is enabled. 6. Re-map the COM port number by select a free COM port number from the “COM Port Number” combo box. The (in use) means this COM port number is used by another COM port. 7.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw Uninstalling Device 1. Please launch the Device Manager, and find the SUNIX Matrix Serial Port XXX (COMXXX). 2. Right click the “SUNIX Matrix Serial port XXX (COMXXX)” item from the “Ports (COM & LPT)” sub-tree and click “Uninstall”.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 3. Please click “OK” to remove driver, and repeat step2~step3 to remove other ports. 3-2. Windows XP (32 / 64-bit) The following procedure is for installing PCI / PCI-E serial board driver under 32 / 64- bit hardware system under Windows XP. This driver is certified by Microsoft.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (1) Please choose “No, not this time” option, and click “Next” to continue. (2) Please insert the driver CD in your CD/DVD ROM drive, and choose “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” option, and click “Next” to continue.. (3) Please choose “Include this location in the search:” option, and click “Browser” to choose driver folder.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (4) Please choose the CD-ROM drive, and find the driver folder , and click “OK” to continue. P.S.1. XP 32bit, please use the folder \Windows\2K&XP&2003&Vista_32bit P.S.2. XP 64bit, please use the folder \Windows\XP&2003_64bit (5) Please click “Next” to continue.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (6) Please click “Continue Anyway” to continue. (7) Please click “Finish” to continue.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (8) Please choose “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” option, and click “Next” to continue. (9) Please click “Next” to continue.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (10) Please click “Continue Anyway” to continue. (11) Please click “Finish” to continue. Note. Please repeat step8~step11 to install.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw Configure the Serial Port Settings 1.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 2. Right click the “SUNIX Matrix Serial port XXX (COMXXX)” item from the “Ports (COM & LPT)” sub-tree and click “Properties”. 3. Click “Port Settings” tab page and click “Advanced” for advanced settings.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 4. Click “Defaults” button for restoring default advanced settings. 5. Check/Un-check the “Enable 64 Byte FIFO buffers” checkbox to enable / disable the hardware FIFO buffering feature or you can select the size of FIFO if “Use FIFO buffers control” is enabled.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 6. Re-map the COM port number by select a free COM port number from the “COM Port Number” combo box. The (in use) means this COM port number is used by another COM port. 7. Click “OK” to save your settings, and repeat above steps for each serial port. Uninstalling Device 1. Please launch the Device Manager, and find the SUNIX Matrix Serial Port XXX (COMXXX).
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 2. Right click the “SUNIX Matrix Serial port XXX (COMXXX)” item from the “Ports (COM & LPT)” sub-tree and click “Uninstall”. 3. Please click “OK” to remove driver, and repeat step2~step3 to remove other ports.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 3.3. Windows Server 2003 (32 / 64-bit) The following procedure is for installing PCI / PCI-E serial board driver under 32 and 64- bit operation system Server 2003 including 32bit driver and both INTEL and AMD 64-bit hardware systems.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (2) Please select “Install from a list or specific location (Advance)”, and Click “Next” to continue. (3) Please choose the 2 items as below, and click “Browser” to continue.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (4) Please choose CD driver folder to install multi-port card driver, and click “OK” to continue. P.S.1. 32bit, please use the folder \Windows\2K&XP&2003&Vista_32bit P.S.2.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (6) Please click “Continue Anyway” to continue install. (7) Please click “Finish” to continue.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (8) Please choose “No, no this time” option, and click “Next” to continue.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (9) Please choose “Install from a list or specific location (Advance)” option, and click “Next” to continue. (10) Please click “Next” to continue. (11) Please click “Continue Anyway” to continue.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (12) Please click “Finish” to continue. Note. Please repeat step8~step12 to install. Configure the Serial Port Settings 1.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 2. Right click the “SUNIX Matrix Serial Port (COMXXX)” item from the “Ports (COM & LPT)” sub-tree and click “Properties”. 3. Click “Port Settings” tab page and click “Advanced” for advanced settings.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 4. Click “Defaults” button for restoring default advanced settings.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 5. Check/Un-check the “Enable 64 Byte FIFO buffers” checkbox to enable / disable the hardware FIFO buffering feature or you can select the size of FIFO if “Use FIFO buffers control” is enabled. 6. Re-map the COM port number by select a free COM port number from the “COM Port Number” combo box. The (in use) means this COM port number is used by another COM port. 7.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw Uninstalling Device 1. Please launch the “Device Manager” 2. Expand the “Ports (COM & LPT)” sub-tree and right-click the mouse on “SUNIX Matrix Serial Port (COMXXX)” item, and select “Uninstall”.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 3. Please click “OK” to remove driver, and repeat step2~step3 to remove other ports. 3.4. Vista (32-bit) The following procedure is for installing PCI / PCI-E serial board driver under 32 -bit operation system Vista including 32bit driver. Installing Driver On booting up, system will detect present of the PCI / PCI-E Serial Board and prompt for driver installation wizard.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (2) Please click “Don’t search online” to continue. (3) Please click “I don’t have the disc. Show me other options.” to continue.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (4) Please click “Browse my computer for drivers software (advanced)” to continue. (5) Please click “Browse” to choose driver folder.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (6) Please choose the CD/DVD-ROM drive, and select the driver folder “\Windows\2K&XP&2003&Vista_32bit” , and click “OK” to continue install. (7) Please click “Next” to continue.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (8) Please click “Install this driver software anyway” to continue. (9) Please click “Close” to continue.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (10) Please click “Don’t search online” to continue. (11) Please click “I don’t have the disc. Show me other options” to continue.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (12) Please click “Browse my computer for driver software (advanced)” to continue. (13) Please click “Next” to continue.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw (14) Please click “Install this driver software anyway” to continue. (15) Please click “Close” to continue. Note. Please repeat step10~step15 to install.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw Configure the Serial Port Settings 1.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 2. Right click the “SUNIX Matrix Serial Port XXX (COMXXX)” item from the “Ports (COM & LPT)” sub-tree and click “Properties”. 3. Click “Port Settings” tab page and click “Advanced” for advanced settings.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 4. Click “Defaults” button for restoring default advanced settings.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 5. Check/Un-check the “Enable 64 Byte FIFO buffers” checkbox to enable / disable the hardware FIFO buffering feature or you can select the size of FIFO if “Use FIFO buffers control” is enabled. 6. Re-map the COM port number by select a free COM port number from the “COM Port Number” combo box. The (in use) means this COM port number is used by another COM port. 7.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw Uninstalling Device 1. Please launch the “Device Manager” 2. Expand the “Ports (COM & LPT)” sub-tree and right-click the mouse on “SUNIX Matrix Serial Port (COMXXX)” item, and select “Uninstall”.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 3. Please choose “Delete the driver software for this device”, and click “OK” to remove driver, and repeat step2~step3 to remove other ports. 3.5. Linux The drivers for Linux support both kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x along with various Linux distributions. Separate packages are used for different version of kernels. Driver with suffix “2.4_Vx.xx” supports kernel 2.4.x, and driver with suffix “2.6_Vx.xx” supports kernel 2.6.x.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw The installation steps described below is showed as a general case. More detail description about installation could be found on the readme file along with the driver package. 3.5.1. Driver Installation To install the driver, follow each steps showed below. Package for kernel 2.6.x is used as example in the following steps, version 2.4.x works in the same way. Check the readme file for differences. 1.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw If there are more than two boards installed, device nameing convention table as below. Board Number 1st board Device Name ttySMX0 ~ ttySMX7 2nd board ttySMX8 ~ ttySMX15 3rd board ttySMX16 ~ ttySMX23 4th board ttySMX24 ~ ttySMX31 7.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 4. Troubleshooting This chapter shows some problems that user came with usually. Also you can check it if the PCI / PCI-E serial board can not work properly in your system after following hardware and software installation steps. Troubleshooting 1. System fails to find the PCI / PCI-E serial board or COM port. A: It may cause by following issue: a. The board is not properly plugged into the PCI / PCI-E slot. b.
SUNIX NCCI Co., Ltd. TEL : +886-2-8913-1987 Email : info@sunix-ncci.com.tw 5. Appendix This chapter shows PCI / PCI-E serial board core technologies and shows you how to contact with us for information about this and other products. In this appendix, we cover the following topics.
