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PCI Express Board User’s Manual

Multiport Serial Board for PCI Express Bus

First Edition, April 2006

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PCI Express Board User’s Manual

The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement.

Copyright Notice

Copyright

© 2006 MOXA Technologies Co., Ltd.

All rights reserved.

Reproduction without permission is prohibited.

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MOXA is a registered trademark of The MOXA Group.

All other trademarks or registered marks in this manual belong to their respective manufacturers.

Disclaimer

Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of MOXA.

MOXA provides this document “as is,” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, its particular purpose. MOXA reserves the right to make improvements and/or changes to this manual, or to the products and/or the programs described in this manual, at any time.

Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. However, MOXA assumes no responsibility for its use, or for any infringements on the rights of third parties that may result from its use.

This product might include unintentional technical or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information herein to correct such errors, and these changes are incorporated into new editions of the publication.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................1-1

Overview.................................................................................................................................. 1-2

Applications ............................................................................................................................. 1-3

Features.................................................................................................................................... 1-3

Package Checklist .................................................................................................................... 1-3

Installation Flowchart .............................................................................................................. 1-4

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...................................................................................2-1

CP-118EL Dimensions............................................................................................................. 2-2

DIP Switch Settings (CP-118EL only)..................................................................................... 2-2

CP-168EL Dimensions ............................................................................................................ 2-3

CP-104EL Dimensions ............................................................................................................ 2-3

Plugging the Board into an Expansion Slot ............................................................................. 2-4

Chapter 3 Software Installation ....................................................................................3-1

Windows Drivers ..................................................................................................................... 3-2

Windows 2003/XP (32 bit/64 bit)................................................................................. 3-3

Windows 2000............................................................................................................ 3-17

Non-Windows Drivers ........................................................................................................... 3-32

DOS ............................................................................................................................ 3-32

Linux (32 bit/64 bit) ................................................................................................... 3-35

SCO ............................................................................................................................ 3-37

Chapter 4 Serial Programming Tools ..........................................................................4-1

MOXA PComm ....................................................................................................................... 4-2

Installing PComm ......................................................................................................... 4-2

PComm Programming Library ..................................................................................... 4-2

Utilities .................................................................................................................................... 4-2

Diagnostics (for MOXA boards only) .......................................................................... 4-2

Monitor (for MOXA boards under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003) ............................... 4-3

Terminal Emulator........................................................................................................ 4-4

RS-485 Programming .............................................................................................................. 4-4

ADDC™....................................................................................................................... 4-4

Chapter 5 Pin Assignments ..........................................................................................5-1

CP-118EL ................................................................................................................................ 5-2

Board Side Pin Assignments—Female SCSI VHDCI68 .............................................. 5-2

Device Side Pin Assignments ....................................................................................... 5-3

CP-168EL ................................................................................................................................ 5-5

Board Side Pin Assignments—Female SCSI VHDCI68 .............................................. 5-5

Device Side Pin Assignments ....................................................................................... 5-6

CP-104EL ................................................................................................................................ 5-8

Board Side Pin Assignments—Female DB44 .............................................................. 5-8

Device Side Pin Assignments ....................................................................................... 5-8

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting...........................................................................................6-1

General Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................... 6-1

Appendix A Technical Reference ................................................................................... A-1

Product Specifications ............................................................................................................ A-1

CP-118EL Specifications............................................................................................. A-1

CP-168EL Specifications............................................................................................. A-2

CP-104EL Specifications............................................................................................. A-2

PCI Express ............................................................................................................................ A-3

MOXA UART......................................................................................................................... A-3

Appendix B Service Information..................................................................................... B-1

MOXA Internet Services..........................................................................................................B-2

Problem Report Form ..............................................................................................................B-3

Product Return Procedure ........................................................................................................B-4

Chapter 1

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Introduction

MOXA’s PCI Express serial boards meet the new slot standard for expansion boards, and work with any PCI Express slots. The boards have multiple RS-232/422/485 serial ports for connecting data acquisition equipment and other serial devices to a PC.

This chapter covers the following topics:

‰ Overview

‰ Applications

‰ Features

‰ Package Checklist

‰ Installation Flowchart

PCI Express Board User’s Manual Introduction

Overview

MOXA’s new PCI Express Multiport Serial Boards, named CP-118EL, CP-168EL, and CP-104EL, are designed for POS and ATM applications and for use by industrial automation system manufacturers and system integrators. The boards are compatible with all popular operating systems, and each of them supports data rates of up to 921.6 Kbps, and provides full modem control signals, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of serial peripherals. In addition,

CP-118EL, CP-168EL, and CP-104EL work with PCI Express

×1, allowing the boards to be installed in any available PCI Express slot (including

×1, ×2, ×4, ×8, ×16, ×32).

PCI Express Solution

The boards comply with PCI Express Spec. 1.1. The serial transmission mode (RS-232, RS-422,

2-wire RS-485, or 4-wire RS-485) for each port is set with onboard switches (CP-118EL has DIP

Switches, CP-168EL and CP-104EL are RS-232 only), but the ports’ transmission parameters are configured after the boards are installed. The PCI BIOS automatically assigns the IRQ and I/O addresses. For this reason, you must plug the boards into the computer before installing the drivers.

For more PCI Express information, refer to the “Technical Reference” appendix.

Surge Protection

The PCI Express boards come with built-in 15 KV ESD surge protection to prevent damage to the boards from lightning or high potential voltage. The surge protection feature makes the PCI

Express boards suitable for industrial, factory-type applications, and for use with applications that are subject to severe weather conditions.

ADDC™ (Automatic Data Direction Control) for RS-485

To make 2-wire RS-485 half-duplex connections easier to manage, ADDC™ (Automatic Data

Direction Control) intelligence is built into the CP-118EL board, eliminating the need for software interference. Windows applications can be set up to manage RS-485 ports without writing additional code to control the half-duplex protocol.

Operating System Support

The PCI Express boards are compatible with all major industrial platforms, including Windows

2000/XP/2003, DOS, and Linux. MOXA device drivers are provided for smoother installation, configuration, and performance. In this manual, we provide installation details for Windows

2003/XP, Windows 2000, DOS, Linux, and SCO.

Visit MOXA’s website at www.moxa.com

to download the latest drivers and user’s manuals for all of MOXA’s products.

MOXA Serial Comm Tool

For application development, MOXA provides an easy-to-use serial communication library called

PComm that runs under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/95/98. Use this library to develop your own applications with Visual Basic, Visual C++, Borland Delphi, etc. Utilities, such as Data Scope,

Monitor, Terminal Emulator, and Diagnostics are included to make it easier to debug, monitor communication status, provide terminal emulation, and transfer files.

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Applications

The PCI Express boards are suitable for many different applications, including: y

Internet/Intranet Connections y

Remote Access y

Multi-user Applications y

Industrial Automation y

Office Automation y

Telecommunications y

PC-based Vending Machines and Kiosks y

POS (Point-of-Sale) Systems

Features

The PCI Express boards have the following outstanding features: y

PCI Express

×1 compliant y

Low profile board for compact-sized PCs y

Data flow LED display onboard y

MOXA UART with 128-byte FIFO driver y

50 bps to 921.6 Kbps transmission speed y

Supports both 4-wire and 2-wire RS-485 (CP-118EL) y

2-wire RS-485 data control with ADDC™ (CP-118EL) y

Embedded 15 KV ESD surge protection y

Drivers for all major industrial platforms—Windows 2000, Windows XP/2003 (32-bit/64-bit),

DOS, Linux (32-bit/64-bit), SCO, FreeBSD 4.x/5.x

Package Checklist

The following items are included in the PCI Express board package: y

PCI Express serial board y

Documentation and Software CD-ROM y

Quick Installation Guide y

Low profile bracket

NOTE: Notify your sales representative if any of the above items are missing or damaged.

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Installation Flowchart

The following flowchart provides a brief summary of the procedure you should follow to install the PCI Express boards and also provides references to chapters with more detailed information:

Use the onboard DIP Switches to select the data transmission mode for each port.

(CP-118EL only)

Chapter 2, “Hardware Installation”

Install the boards in PCI Express expansion slots.

Chapter 2, “Hardware Installation”

Install the drivers and configure the boards and ports.

Chapter 3, “Software Installation”

Connect the serial devices to the PCI

Express board’s serial ports.

Chapter 5, “Pin Assignments”

Restart the system, and check the driver initialization status.

Chapter 3, “Software Installation”

Develop and run your serial communication applications

Chapter 4, “Serial Programming Tools”

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Hardware Installation

This chapter describes the PCI Express Series hardware installation procedure. Since the BIOS automatically assigns the PCI Express board’s IRQ number and I/O addresses, you must plug in the board before installing the driver.

This chapter covers the following topics:

‰ CP-118EL Dimensions

‰ DIP Switch Settings (CP-118EL only)

‰ CP-168EL Dimensions

‰ CP-104EL Dimensions

‰ Plugging the Board into an Expansion Slot

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CP-118EL Dimensions

Hardware Installation

132 mm (5.20 in)

TX1 TX2

RX1 RX2

Tx3

Rx3

Tx4

Rx4

Tx5 Tx6

Rx5 Rx6

Tx7

Rx7

Tx8

Rx8

MU860

Mode

RS-232

RS-422

S1 S2

ON

S3

ON

OFF

S1

ON DIP

S2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ON DIP

S3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ON DIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Mode

4-WIRE

RS-485

2-WIRE

RS-485

S1

ON

S2

OFF

S3

OFF

OFF OFF OFF

46.9 mm (1.85 in)

NOTE: Use JP1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 to activate the Termination Resistors for ports 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8.

Open Termination Resistor is NOT active

Short

Termination Resistor is ACTIVE

DIP Switch Settings (CP-118EL only)

CP-118EL has three onboard DIP Switch arrays, each with 8 switches, shown as follows and on the board (see the above block diagram) as S1, S2, and S3. The switches are used to select one of four serial interfaces—RS-232, RS-422, 4-wire RS-485, 2-wire RS-485—for each of the eight ports. Note that S3 selects between RS-232 and RS-422/485, S2 selects between RS-422 and

RS-485, and S3 selects between 2-wire and 4-wire RS-485.

4-Wire RS-485

2-Wire RS-485

ON

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

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CP-168EL Dimensions

102 mm (4.02 in)

TX1 TX2

RX1 RX2

Tx3

Rx3

Tx4

Rx4

Tx5 Tx6

Rx5 Rx6

Tx7

Rx7

Tx8

Rx8

MU860

Hardware Installation

46.9 mm

(1.85 in)

CP-104EL Dimensions

100 mm (3.94 in)

TX1 TX2

RX1 RX2

Tx3

Rx3

Tx4

Rx4

MU860

46.9 mm

(1.85 in)

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Plugging the Board into an Expansion Slot

Since the BIOS automatically assigns the PCI Express board’s IRQ number and I/O addresses, you must plug the board into one of the computer’s expansion slots before installing the driver.

Step 1: Power off the PC.

WARNING

To avoid damaging your system and board, make sure you turn off your computer before installing the board.

Step 2: Remove the PC’s cover.

Step 3: Remove the slot cover bracket if there is one.

Step 4: Use the onboard DIP Switches to set the transmission mode for each port (see the previous section for details); (CP-118EL only)

Step 5: Plug the PCI Express board firmly into a free PCI Express slot.

Step 6: Fasten the holding screw to fix the control board in place.

Step 7: Replace the PC’s cover.

Step 8: Power on the PC. The BIOS will automatically set the IRQ and I/O address.

NOTE

Each MOXA PCI Express board uses one unique IRQ and I/O address, both of which are assigned automatically by the PCI BIOS.

Step 9: Proceed with the software installation discussed in the next chapter, “Software

Installation.”

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Software Installation

This chapter gives installation, configuration, and update/removal procedures for the driver for

Windows 2000, Windows 2003/XP (32-bit/64-bit), DOS, Linux (32-bit/64-bit), and SCO. Before proceeding with the software installation, complete the hardware installation discussed in the previous chapter, “Hardware Installation.”

Refer to the next chapter, “Serial Programming Tools,” for information about developing your own serial programming applications. Note that you can install up to 4 PCI Express boards in one system, provided sufficient I/O address and IRQ number resources are available.

You can download the Windows 2000/XP/2003, DOS, Linux, and SCO drivers from the MOXA website.

This chapter covers the following topics:

‰ Windows Drivers

¾ Windows 2003/XP (32 bit/64 bit)

¾ Windows 2000

‰ Non-Windows Drivers

¾ DOS

¾ Linux (32 bit/64 bit)

¾ SCO

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Windows Drivers

MOXA provides drivers that allow you to use the following serial board products under Windows

2003/XP/2000, Windows 98/95, and Windows NT. Windows 95/98/NT do not support PCI

Express drivers. y

PCI Express Boards: CP-118EL, CP-168EL, CP-104EL y

Universal PCI Boards: CP-118U, CP-168U, CP-104UL, CP-104JU, CP-102U, CP-102UL,

CP-134U, CP-134U-I, CP-132UL, CP-132UL-I V2 (CP-132U-I V1) y

PCI Boards: C168H/PCI, C104H/PCI, C104HS/PCI, CP-114, CP-114I, CP-114S, CP-114IS,

CP-132, CP-132I, CP-132S, CP-132IS y

ISA Boards: C168H, C168HS, C168P, C104H, C104HS, C104P, CI-104J, CI-104JS, CI-134,

CI-134I, CI-134IS, CI-132, CI-132I, CI-132IS y

cPCI Boards: CT-114I

The overall procedure for installing the Windows drivers for the PCI Express boards is summarized in the flowchart on the right.

Plug the PCI Express board into an empty PCI Express slot. See the

Hardware Installation chapter.

Turn on your PC. Windows will automatically detect the board.

Driver already installed?

No

Install the driver from the

Documentation and Software CD. See the Installing the Driver for the First

Time subsection for detailed instructions.

Configure the board’s ports. See the

Configuring the Ports subsection for detailed instructions.

The PCI Express board and ports are ready to use.

Yes

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NOTE

WARNING

If you are installing a PCI Express board on an ASUS A8N Series (AMD CPU) motherboard and the installation process hangs the first time, then restart the PC to reinstall it.

The following steps use CP-118EL as an example. The installation process for CP-168EL and

CP-104EL are the same.

Windows 2003/XP (32-bit/64-bit)

In this section, we describe the installation procedure for Windows XP. The installation procedure for Windows 2003 is similar.

Windows 2003/XP support up to 256 serial ports, from COM1 to COM256. In order to make the best use of Windows 2003/XP’s multi-process/multi-thread advanced features, 32-bit and 64-bit

Windows 2003/XP device drivers were developed for MOXA multiport boards. The drivers conform to the Win32 COMM API standard.

Installing the Driver

The following procedure shows how to install the CP-118EL driver for the first time under

Windows XP. First, make sure that you have already plugged the board or boards into the system’s

PCI Express slot(s).

NOTE

If you have already installed a CP-118EL or other MOXA PCI Express board in your computer, and you are installing additional boards, Windows 2003/XP will automatically detect and install the new board(s) the next time you boot up the computer. In this case, proceed directly to the next section, “Configuring the Ports,” to configure the ports’ serial transmission parameters.

1. After plugging the board into an expansion slot and powering on your PC, Windows XP will automatically detect the new board, and the Found New Hardware balloon will open in the bottom right corner of the Windows desktop.

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2. The Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard window will open automatically. This window will offer to connect to the Windows update site to search for a driver. Select No, not

at this time and click Next to continue.

3. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), and then click Next to continue

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4. Select Search for the best driver in these locations, select Include this location in the

search, and then click Browse. If the system is a 32-bit (x86) platform, navigate to the

\CP-118EL\Software\Windows XP_2003\x86 folder on the CD. If the system is a 64-bit

(x64) platform, navigate to the \CP-118EL\Software\Windows XP_2003\x64 folder on the

CD, and then click Next to continue.

The following figure shows the path for x86.

The following figure shows the path for x64.

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5. Wait while the installation wizard searches for the correct drivers. The next window that opens cautions you that although this software has not passed Windows Logo testing, the driver has been tested and shown that it can support the Windows OS. Click Continue

Anyway to proceed.

6. Wait while the driver software is installed.

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7. The next window shows the model name of the board, and indicates that Windows has completed the driver installation. Click Finish to proceed with the rest of the installation procedure.

8. The Found New Hardware Wizard window will open to help you install the driver for

MOXA Port 0. This window will offer to connect to the Windows update site to search for a driver. Select No, not at this time and then click Next to continue.

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9. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), and then click Next to proceed.

10. Select Search for the best driver in these locations, select Include this location in the

search, and then click Browse. If necessary, use the Browse button to navigate to the

\CP-118EL\Software\Windows XP_2003\x86 folder (32 bit platform) or

\CP-118EL\Software\Windows XP_2003\x64 folder (64 bit platform), and then click Next to proceed.

The following figure shows the path for x86.

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The following figure shows the path for x64.

Serial Programming Tools

11. Wait while the installation wizard searches. The next window that opens cautions you that although this software has not passed Windows Logo testing, the driver has been tested and shown that it can support the Windows OS. Click Continue Anyway to proceed.

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12. Wait while the wizard installs the software.

Serial Programming Tools

13. After all files have been copied to the system, the Completing the Found New Hardware

Wizard window will open to indicate that it has finished installing Port 0. Click Finish to proceed with the rest of the installation.

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14. Repeat Step 7 through Step 11 for each of the remaining seven ports. The last port to be installed will be MOXA Port 7, as shown in the following figure.

15. The Found New Hardware balloon will reappear to inform you that the hardware was installed successfully.

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Configuring the Ports

After the driver has been installed, use Device Manager to configure the CP-118EL serial ports.

1. Click Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ System, select the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.

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2. Expand the Multi-port serial adapters tab, right click MOXA CP-118EL Series (PCI

Express Bus), and then click Properties to open the board’s configuration panel.

3. Click the port you would like to configure to highlight it, and then click Port Setting.

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4. Select a COM number for the port from the Port Number pull-down list.

5. Select the Auto Enumerating COM Number option to map subsequent ports automatically.

The port numbers will be assigned in sequence. For example, if COM 3 is assigned to Port 1, then COM 4 (if not already occupied) will be assigned to Port 2, etc.

6. Select an Rx FIFO Trigger from the Rx FIFO Level pull-down list. Rx FIFO trigger levels of High, Middle, and Low are available, with the default set to High (120 bytes). Select Set

the change to all ports option to apply this Rx FIFO Trigger to all ports.

7. Select a Tx FIFO Level from the Tx FIFO Level pull-down list. Tx FIFO Levels of High,

Middle, and Low are available, with the default set to High (128 bytes). Select Set the

change to all ports option to apply the just defined Tx FIFO Size to all ports.

High 128 120

Middle 64 60

Low 1 1

Unit: Bytes

8. Click OK to save the port settings, and then click OK in the Property window to finish the port settings procedure.

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Using MOXA PComm Utility

The PComm Diagnostic program is a useful tool for checking the status of MOXA’s multiport boards. The program can be used to test internal and external IRQ, TxD/RxD, UART, CTS/RTS,

DTR/DSR, etc. Use this program to ensure that your MOXA boards and ports are working properly.

To start the program, click Start Æ Programs Æ PComm Lite 2000(XP Ver 1.2) Æ PComm

Diagnostic.

NOTE

You can download the PComm Lite software for free from MOXA’s website at www.moxa.com/support/free_downloads.htm

.

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Using Event Log

To use the Event Log to check the installation of your MOXA boards, click Start Æ Settings Æ

Control Panel Æ Administrative Tools Æ Event Viewer to enter the Event Viewer utility. Look under the System category to find the latest information relevant to MOXA’s drivers.

Removing the Driver

1. To uninstall the driver, click Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ System, select the

Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager. Use the mouse to place the cursor over the

CP-118EL Series board under Multi-port serial adapters, and then click the right mouse button. Select the Uninstall… option.

2. Click OK to proceed with uninstalling the board.

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3. The Device Manager window refreshes automatically, showing that the driver and ports for the CP-118EL Series board have been removed.

Windows 2000

In this section, we describe the installation procedure for Windows 2000.

Windows 2000 supports up to 256 serial ports, from COM1 to COM256. In order to utilize fully

Windows 2000’s multi-process and multi-thread advanced features, pure 32-bit Windows 2000 device drivers were developed for MOXA multiport boards. The drivers conform to the Win32

COMM API standard.

Installing the Driver for the First Time

The following procedure shows how to install the CP-118EL driver for the first time under

Windows 2000. First, make sure you have already plugged the board or boards into the system’s

PCI Express slot(s).

NOTE

If you have already installed a CP-118EL or other MOXA PCI Express board in your computer, and you are installing additional boards, Windows 2000 will automatically detect and install the new board(s) the next time you boot up the computer. In this case, proceed directly to the next section, “Configuring the Ports,” to configure the ports’ serial transmission parameters.

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1. After plugging the board into an expansion slot and powering on your PC, Windows 2000 will automatically detect the new board, and the Found New Hardware window will be displayed for a moment or two.

2. When the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard window opens, click Next to continue.

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3. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), and then click Next to continue.

4. Select Specify a location and then click Next to continue.

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5. Navigate to the \CP-118EL\Software\Windows 2K folder on the software CD, and then click OK to continue.

6. Click Next to copy the driver files to your system.

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7. The next window that opens cautions you that although this software has not passed

Windows Logo testing, the driver has been tested and shown that it can support the Windows

OS. Click Yes to proceed.

8. Wait while the files are copied to your hard drive.

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9. The next window shows the model number of the board, and indicates that Windows has completed the driver installation. Click Finish to continue with the rest of the installation procedure.

10. The Found New Hardware Wizard window will open to help you install the driver for

MOXA Port 0. Click Next to continue.

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11. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), and then click Next to continue.

12. Select Specify a location and then click Next to continue.

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13. Navigate to the \CP-118EL\Software\Windows 2K folder on the software CD, and then click OK to continue.

14. Wait while the installation wizard searches.

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15. The next window that opens cautions you that although this software has not passed

Windows Logo testing, the driver has been tested and shown that it can support the Windows

OS. Click Yes to proceed.

16. Wait while the files are copied to your hard drive.

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17. After all files have been copied to the system, the Completing the Found New Hardware

Wizard window will open to indicate that it has finished installing Port 0. Click Finish to proceed with the rest of the installation.

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Configuring the Ports

After the driver has been installed, use Device Manager to configure the CP-118EL serial ports.

1. Click Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ System, select the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.

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2. Expand the Multi-port serial adapters tab, right click MOXA CP-118EL Series (PCI

Express Bus), and then click Properties to open the board’s configuration panel.

3. Basic information about the board is displayed on the General page. Click the Ports

Configuration tab to configure the board’s serial ports.

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4. Click the port you would like to configure to highlight it, and then click Port Setting.

5. Select a COM number for the port from the Port Number pull-down list.

6. Select the Auto Enumerating COM Number option to map subsequent ports automatically.

The port numbers will be assigned in sequence. For example, if COM 3 is assigned to Port 1, then COM 4 (if not already occupied) will be assigned to Port 2, etc.

7. Select an Rx FIFO Trigger from the Rx FIFO Level pull-down list. Rx FIFO trigger levels of High, Middle, and Low are available, with the default set to High (120 bytes). Select Set

the change to all ports option to apply this Rx FIFO Trigger to all ports.

8. Select a Tx FIFO Level from the Tx FIFO Level pull-down list. Tx FIFO Levels of High,

Middle, and Low are available, with the default set to High (128 bytes). Select Set the

change to all ports option to apply the just defined Tx FIFO Size to all ports.

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High 128 120

Middle 64 60

Low 1 1

Unit: Bytes

9. Click OK to save the port settings, and then click OK in the Property window to finish the port settings procedure.

Using MOXA PComm Utility

The PComm Diagnostic program is a useful tool for checking the status of MOXA’s multiport boards. The program can be used to test internal and external IRQ, TxD/RxD, UART, CTS/RTS,

DTR/DSR, etc. Use this program to ensure that your MOXA boards and ports are working properly.

To start the program, click Start Æ Programs Æ PComm Lite 2000(XP Ver 1.2) Æ PComm

Diagnostic.

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NOTE

You can download the PComm Lite software for free from MOXA’s website at www.moxa.com/support/free_downloads.htm

.

Using Event Log

To use the Event Log to check the installation of your MOXA boards, click Start Æ Settings Æ

Control Panel Æ Administrative Tools Æ Event Viewer to enter the Event Viewer utility. Look under the System category to find the latest information relevant to MOXA’s drivers.

Removing the Driver

1. To uninstall the driver, click Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ System, select the

Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager. Use the mouse to place the cursor over the

CP-118EL Series board under Multi-port serial adapters, and then click the right mouse button. Select the Uninstall… option.

2. Click OK to proceed with uninstalling the board.

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3. The Device Manager window refreshes automatically, showing that the driver and ports for the CP-118EL Series board have been removed.

Non-Windows Drivers

Drivers are provided for DOS, Linux, and SCO.

DOS

MOXA DOS API-232 is a software package that assists users in developing new programs, or debugging existing programs for serial communications. This section explains how to install the package, how to set up the driver, and how to load or unload the driver.

MOXA provides drivers that allow you to use the following serial board products under DOS: y

PCI Express Boards: CP-118EL, CP-168EL, CP-104EL. y

Universal PCI Boards: CP-118U, CP-168U, CP-104UL, CP-104JU, CP-102U, CP-102UL,

CP-134U, CP-134U-I, CP-132UL, CP-132UL-I V2(CP-132U-I V1) y

PCI Boards: C168H/PCI, C104H/PCI, C104HS/PCI, CP-114, CP-114I, CP-114S, CP-114IS,

CP-132, CP-132I, CP-132S, CP-132IS y

ISA Boards: C168H, C168HS, C168P, C104H, C104HS, C104P, CI-104J, CI-104JS, CI-134,

CI-134I, CI-134IS, CI-132, CI-132I, CI-132IS y

cPCI Boards: CT-114I

WARNING

If you are using a Serial ATA HDD under DOS, the installation process will also hang. In this case, change your HDD to IDE drive.

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NOTE

The following procedure shows how to install the CP-168EL driver under DOS.

Installing the Driver

1. Run the installation program, DOSINST.EXE from the \Software\DOS folder on the

Documentation and Software CD. Specify the target API-232 directory (e.g. C:\MOXA) to which the driver will be copied. Press F2 to start the installation.

2. After the installation is complete, a window will open to ask if you want to run SETUP.EXE.

Press Y to run the program.

Setting up the Driver

This section covers some of the setup program’s most frequently used functions. For complete details, press F1 to open the on-line help file.

1. Run BIN\SETUP.EXE.

2. Press Enter to select the model name of the MOXA board you are installing.

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3. A window will open displaying basic configuration information for all boards of this type currently installed in the system. Press PgDn to configure the port settings.

4. You may enter or modify the settings of each port at this stage. The values displayed first are the port’s initial values that were set up when the driver was installed.

5. Press F10 to save the changes and exit the SETUP program.

Legends

In this section, we explain the meaning of some of the fields and functions.

Port number

This is the ID of the port. Application software uses port number (ID) when referring to a port.

You can set the port numbers to any number between 0 and 255 (inclusive). However, you must ensure that you assign each port a unique port number. If you are developing your own application software, then you may want to select port numbers that take into consideration the structure of the program.

TxD buffer size

The TxD buffer is the transmission (output) buffer allocated by the system for each port.

RxD buffer size

The RxD buffer is the receiving (input) buffer allocated by the system for each port.

F5 Group Edit

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This convenient function allows you to edit the configuration of several ports at one time as a group.

Loading the Driver

After completing the setup procedure, run BIN\DP-DRV.EXE from the DOS prompt to load the driver. The driver will automatically detect the boards that have already been installed. If one or more boards are detected, you will see a message similar to the following:

Smartio/Industio Family DOS driver Version 1.7

Setup driver …

CP-168EL series (Bus= x ,Dev=y) : OK!

Device driver setup O.K.

This indicates that the CP-168EL Series driver has been installed properly. At this point, you may execute applications that support API-232 functions, or start developing applications using the

API-232 library.

Unloading the Driver

To unload (release) the driver from memory, type DP-DRV/Q at the DOS prompt and then press

Enter.

Linux (32-bit/64-bit)

MOXA provides drivers that allow you to use the following serial board products under Linux. y

PCI Express Boards: CP-118EL,CP-168EL, CP-104EL. y

Universal PCI Boards: CP-118U,CP-168U, CP-104UL, CP-104JU, CP-102U, CP-102UL,

CP-134U, CP-134U-I, CP-132UL, CP-132UL-I V2(CP-132U-I V1) y

PCI Boards: C168H/PCI, C104H/PCI, C104HS/PCI, CP-114, CP-114I, CP-114S, CP-114IS,

CP-132, CP-132I, CP-132S, CP-132IS y

ISA Boards: C168H, C168HS, C168P, C104H, C104HS, C104P, CI-104J, CI-104JS, CI-134,

CI-134I, CI-134IS, CI-132, CI-132I, CI-132IS y

cPCI Boards: CT-114I

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NOTE

The following procedure shows how to install the CP-118EL driver under Linux.

Execute the following commands from the Linux prompt:

1.

#mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

#cd /

#mkdir moxa

2.

#cd moxa

#cp /mnt/cdrom/<driver directory>/mxser.tgz

.

3.

#tar xvfz mxser.tgz

4.

#cd mxser

#make clean; make install

5.

#cd /moxa/mxser/driver

#./msmkod

6.

#modprobe mxser

(If you install ISA Boards, use the command # insmod mxser ioaddr=0x???, 0x???, 0x???,

0x??? <- 1st ISA, 2nd ISA, 3rd ISA, 4th ISA)

Using /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/mxser.o

Warning: loading /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/drivers/char/mxser.o will taint the kernel: no license

See http://www.tux.org/lkml/#export-tainted for information about tainted modules

MOXA Smartio/Industio family driver version 1.9

Tty devices major number = 30, callout devices major number = 35

Found MOXA CP-118EL series board (BusNo=2,DevNo=13)

Module mxser loaded, with warnings

7. Use the MOXA diagnostics utility to verify the driver status:

#cd /moxa/mxser/utility/diag

#./msdiag

= MOXA Smartio/Industio Family Multiport Board Status Utility(1.1)=

Tty Device Major Number= 30.

Callout device Major Number= 35.

Board 1 : CP-118EL series (BusNo=2, DevNo=13)

Port 1: 0xac00, max. baudrate = 921600 bps.

Port 2: 0xac08, max. baudrate = 921600 bps.

Port 3: 0xac10, max. baudrate = 921600 bps.

Port 4: 0xac18, max. baudrate = 921600 bps.

Port 5: 0xac20, max. baudrate = 921600 bps.

Port 6: 0xac28, max. baudrate = 921600 bps.

Port 7: 0xac30, max. baudrate = 921600 bps.

Port 8: 0xac38, max. baudrate = 921600 bps.

8. Use the MOXA terminal utility to test the tty ports:

#cd /moxa/mxser/utility/term

#./msterm

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SCO

Serial Programming Tools

MOXA provides drivers that allow you to use the following serial board products under SCO

Unix. y

PCI Express Boards: CP-118EL,CP-168EL, CP-104EL. y

Universal PCI Boards: CP-118U, CP-168U, CP-104UL, CP-104JU, CP-102U, CP-102UL y

PCI Boards: C168H/PCI, C104H/PCI, C104HS/PCI y

ISA Boards: C168H, C168HS, C168P, C104H, C104HS, C104P, CI-104J, CI-104JS

Follow the steps given in this section to install the SCO driver. Note that the SCO driver provided by MOXA only supports RS-232. Consequently, the SCO driver will only work with CP-118U ports that are configured for RS-232. MOXA provides drivers for the following versions of SCO: y

SCO OpenServer

y

SCO UnixWare 7

y

SCO UnixWare 2.1

The following steps are for installing the driver under SCO OpenServer. The installation procedures for SCO UnixWare 7 and SCO UnixWare 2.1 are similar.

1. Copy the driver file .tar to your host.

2. #tar xvf <driver tar file>

/tmp/moxa/mxintall

/tmp/moxa/sco.tar

3. # cd/tmp/mxinstall

# ./mxinstall

4. The window shown below will open next. Press any key to continue.

Copyright© 2006 MOXA Technologies Co., Ltd.

All Rights Reserved.

MOXA Smartio Family Device Driver Installation (Ver. 1.8)

For SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2

Tar files, please wait…..O.K.

Press any key to continue

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5. The Basic Configuration window will open next. You can install up to four MOXA Smartio

Multiport Serial Boards under SCO Unix/SCO Open Server.

Board No.

1

2

3

MOXA Smartio Family Installation Utility (Ver 1.8)

Smartio Family Basic Configuration

Board Type

None

I/O Address Interrupt Bus/Dev No.

------------- ------------- -------------

None ------------- ------------- -------------

None ------------- ------------- -------------

4 None ------------- ------------- -------------

PgDn: getty Setting

Enter: Confirm Input Value

Esc: Exit

Tab: Change Item

6. Press Enter to select the MOXA Multiport Serial Board you installed. For example, select

“CP-118EL” and then press Enter.

None

C168 ISA Series

C104 ISA Series

C168 PCI Series

C104 PCI Series

CI-104J Series

CP-102 Series

CP-104U Series

CP-168U Series

CP-104JU Series

CP-118U Series

CP-102UL Series

CP-102U Series

CP-118EL Series

CP-168EL Series

CP-104EL Series

7. The board’s basic information, such as I/O address, Bus No., and Device No., will be shown next. The SCO system will assign the resources to the PCI Express board you selected.

PCI Express Boards Selecting

1 I/O Addr= AC00, BusNo=2, DevNo=13

Enter: Select ESC: Exit

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8. Press Enter to return to the main screen.

Smartio Family Installation Utility (Ver 1.8)

Smartio Family Basic Configuration

Board No. Board Type I/O Address Interrupt Bus/Dev No.

1 CP-118EL 5 2/13

2

3

None ------------- ------------- -------------

None ------------- ------------- -------------

4 None ------------- ------------- -------------

PgDn: getty Setting

Enter: Confirm Input Value

Esc: Exit

Tab: Change Item

9. Press Esc to save the configuration and exit.

Save configuration changes? (Y/N)

10. The driver files will be copied to the SCO system. Press any key to continue.

--------------------------[Message] --------------------------

Copying driver files and configuring system. Please wait….

Press any key to continue! _

11. Press Y to rebuild the system.

--------------------------[Message] --------------------------

Do you want to rebuild the system? (y/n)_

12. The following window will open next.

--------------------------[Message] --------------------------

Do you want to rebuild the system? (y/n)_

Rebuilding kernel. Please wait….

13. After the system is rebuilt, the system will return to shell command. And you should manually reboot your system then you can begin to use your MOXA Smartio Multiport Serial

Board.

--------------------------[Message] --------------------------

Do you want to rebuild the system? (y/n)_

Rebuilding kernel. Please wait….

Rebuilding kernel completed.

Please remember to manually reboot your system later.

Press any key to continue. _

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4

Serial Programming Tools

MOXA provides an easy to use yet powerful serial programming library, and communication troubleshooting utilities under Windows 2000/XP/2003, Windows 95/98, and Windows NT. The following sections provide details about the installation, the library, and the utilities for various platforms.

This chapter covers the following topics:

‰ MOXA PComm

¾ Installing PComm

¾ PComm Programming Library

‰ Utilities

¾ Diagnostics (for MOXA boards only)

¾ Monitor (for MOXA boards under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003)

¾ Terminal Emulator

‰ RS-485 Programming

¾

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PCI Express Board User’s Manual Serial Programming Tools

MOXA PComm

PComm, a professional serial communication tool for PCs, is a software package that runs under

Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/95/98. PComm provides: y

A powerful serial communication library that simplifies serial programming tasks for most popular programming languages. The serial communication library is useful for developing applications for data communications, remote access, data acquisition, and industrial control under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/95/98, and is a simpler programming solution compared to the more complex Windows Win32 COMM API. y

Useful utilities such as diagnostics, monitor, and terminal emulator. y

Illustrative sample programs. y

Comprehensive on-line documentation.

Installing PComm

To install PComm, run \Setup.exe from the Documentation and Software CD. Note that the

PComm diagnostics and monitor utilities are for MOXA boards only. To use these utilities, you must have a MOXA board and the appropriate Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP/2003) device driver installed in your system. See the “Software Installation” chapter for instructions on how to install the drivers.

After installing PComm, click Start, select Program Files, and then the PComm Lite group to select from the list of utilities and documents.

PComm Programming Library

The serial communication library helps you develop serial communications programs for any

COM port that complies with the Microsoft Win32 API. This library facilitates the implementation of multi-process, multi-thread serial communication programs, and greatly reduces the time required to develop applications.

For a complete description of the library functions and sample programs for Visual C++, Visual

Basic, and Delphi, check the help file and the sample programs in the PComm directory.

Utilities

In this section, we provide brief descriptions of each utility. For more information about these utilities, read the on-line help from the Documentation and Software CD.

Diagnostics (for MOXA boards only)

This convenient diagnostics program, which only works with MOXA boards and ports, provides internal and external testing of IRQ, TxD/RxD, UART, CTS/RTS, DTR/DSR, DTR/DCD, etc. The diagnostics program allows the user to check both the hardware and software functions.

To run the diagnostics program, click Start Æ Program Æ PComm Lite Æ Diagnostic. A typical test report for a MOXA board is as follows:

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Monitor (for MOXA boards under Windows 2000/XP/2003)

This useful port status monitoring program allows you to monitor data transmission of selected

MOXA COM ports. The program monitors data transmission/receiving throughput, and communication line status, with data updated and displayed on the screen at regular time intervals.

Click a specific port to see a graph of the current communication parameters and status of that port.

To run the Monitor program, click Start Æ Program Æ PComm Lite Æ Monitor.

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Terminal Emulator

Use Terminal Emulator to connect to your PC’s serial ports to check if data is being transmitted correctly. Terminal Emulator features multi-windows, and supports VT100 and ANSI terminal types. You can transfer data interactively, send patterns periodically, and transfer files using ASCII,

XMODEM, YMODEM, ZMODEM, and KERMIT protocols.

To run Terminal Emulator, click Start Æ Program Æ PComm Lite Æ Terminal Emulator.

RS-485 Programming

If you are using your CP-118EL Series board for RS-485 applications, in addition to reading this section, you should also refer to the “Connection Cables and Cable Wiring” chapter for more details about using RS-485.

The CP-118EL Series supports 2-wire half-duplex RS-485 and 4-wire full duplex RS-485 communication. Ports configured for 2-wire RS-485 use the Data+ and Data- pins for both transmitting and receiving data. MOXA’s own ADDC™ (Automatic Data Direction Control) technology is used to switch between transmission and reception.

ADDC™

ADDC™ is the best method for switching between transmission and reception when using 2-wire

RS-485.

When using ADDC™, additional code is not required to switch between data transmission and reception, since the board’s built-in intelligent hardware mechanism automatically manages the switching mechanism. RS-485 programming using ADDC™ mode is just as simple and straightforward as RS-232 or RS-422 programming.

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5

Pin Assignments

To select a PCIe board accessories please refer to the following table:

PCIe Board

CP-118EL

Model Connector Type Interface

RS-232

RS-422/4-wire RS-485

DB25

2-wire RS-485

RS-232

CP-168EL

CP-104EL RS-232

This chapter covers the following topics:

‰ CP-118EL

¾ Board Side Pin Assignments—Female SCSI VHDCI68

¾ Device Side Pin Assignments

‰ CP-168EL

¾ Board Side Pin Assignments—Female SCSI VHDCI68

¾ Device Side Pin Assignments

‰ CP-104EL

¾ Board Side Pin Assignments—Female DB44

¾ Device Side Pin Assignments

PCI Express Board User’s Manual Pin Assignments

CP-118EL

The CP-118EL board has a female SCSI VHDCI68 connector on the board, with various connection options available for connecting from the board to your serial devices. In this chapter, we provide pin assignments for the board side connector, as well as pin assignments for device side connectors for the different connection options.

The CP-118EL board supports RS-232, RS-422, 4-wire RS-485, and 2-wire RS-485. Note that the

RS-422 standard uses a balanced voltage digital interface to allow 9600 bps communication over cables of up to 4000 feet in length. You can connect ten receivers to one driver for broadcasting systems. The RS-485 standard is an enhanced version of the RS-422 balanced line standard. It allows multiple drivers and receivers to work on a multidrop network. A maximum of 32 drivers and 32 receivers can be set up on a multidrop network. The CP-118EL board supports both 2-wire half-duplex and 4-wire full-duplex RS-485 communications. In 2-wire RS-485, Data+/- pins are used for both data transmitting and receiving.

Board Side Pin Assignments—Female SCSI VHDCI68

1 34

35 68

RS-232

Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal

1

RxD6

13

DCD4

25

TxD2

37

RI7

49

RI5

61

TxD1

2

CTS6

14

RTS4

26

GND

38

RTS7

50

CTS5

62

DSR1

3

RI6

15

RI4

27

TxD0

39

DCD7

51

RxD5

63

DTR1

4

RTS6

16

CTS4

28

DSR0

40

DTR7

52

RxD3

64

DCD1

5

DCD6

17

RxD4

29

DTR0

41

DSR7

53

CTS3

65

RTS1

6

DTR6

18

RxD2

30

DCD0

42

TxD7

54

RI3

66

RI1

7

DSR6

19

CTS2

31

RTS0

43

GND

55

RTS3

67

CTS1

8

TxD6

20

RI2

32

RI0

44

TxD5

56

DCD3

68

RxD1

9

GND

21

RTS2

33

CTS0

45

DSR5

57

DTR3

10

TxD4

22

DCD2

34

RxD0

46

DTR5

58

DSR3

11

DSR4

23

DTR2

35

RxD7

47

DCD5

59

TxD3

12

DTR4

24

DSR2

36

CTS7

48

RTS5

60

GND

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RS-422 and 4-wire RS-485

Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal

1

TxD6+(B)

18

TxD2+(B)

35

TxD7+(B)

52

TxD3+(B)

5

TxD6-(A)

22

TxD2-(A)

39

TxD7-(A)

56

TxD3-(A)

6

RxD6-(A)

23

RxD2-(A)

40

RxD7-(A)

57

RxD3-(A)

8

RxD6+(B)

25

RxD2+(B)

42

RxD7+(B)

59

RxD3+(B)

9

GND

26

GND

43

GND

60

GND

10

RxD4+(B)

27

RxD0+(B)

44

RxD5+(B)

61

RxD1+(B)

12

RxD4-(A)

29

RxD0-(A)

46

RxD5-(A)

63

RxD1-(A)

13

TxD4-(A)

30

TxD0-(A)

47

TxD5-(A)

64

TxD1-(A)

17

TxD4+(B)

34

TxD0+(B)

51

TxD5+(B)

68

TxD1+(B)

2-wire RS-485

Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin

6

D6-(A)

23

D2-(A)

40

D7-(A)

57

8

9

D6+(B)

25

D2+(B)

42

GND

26

GND

43

10

D4+(B)

27

D0+(B)

44

12

D4-(A)

29

D0-(A)

46

D7+(B)

59

GND

60

D5+(B)

61

D5-(A)

63

Signal

D3-(A)

D3+(B)

GND

D1+(B)

D1-(A)

Device Side Pin Assignments

Male DB9 (OPT8D+/OPT8-M9+)

1 5

6 9

3

4

5

6

RS-422 /

Pin RS-232

4-wire RS-485

1

2

DCD TxD-(A)

RxD TxD+(B)

2-wire RS-485

---

---

TxD RxD+(B) Data+(B)

DTR RxD-(A) Data-(A)

GND GND GND

7

8

9

DSR ---

RTS ---

CTS ---

--- ---

---

---

---

---

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Male DB25 (OPT8B+/C+)

1 13

Pin Assignments

14 25

6

7

8

20

2

3

4

5

RS-422 /

Pin RS-232

4-wire RS-485

2-wire RS-485

TxD RxD+(B) Data+(B)

RxD TxD+(B)

RTS ---

---

---

CTS ---

DSR ---

GND GND

DCD TxD-(A)

---

---

GND

---

DTR RxD-(A) Data-(A)

Female DB25 (OPT8A+/S+)

13 1

25 14

6

7

8

20

2

3

4

5

RS-422 /

Pin RS-232

4-wire RS-485

2-wire RS-485

RxD TxD+(B) ---

TxD RxD+(B) Data+(B)

CTS --- ---

RTS --- ---

DTR RxD-(A) Data-(A)

GND GND

DCD TxD-(A)

DSR ---

GND

---

---

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CP-168EL

The CP-168EL board has a female SCSI VHDCI68 connector on the board, with various connection options available for connecting from the board to your serial devices. In this chapter, we give pin assignments for the board side connector, as well as pin assignments for device side connectors for the different connection options. The CP-168EL board supports RS-232 interface on board.

Board Side Pin Assignments—Female SCSI VHDCI68

1 34

35 68

RS-232

Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal

1

RxD6

13

DCD4

25

TxD2

37

RI7

49

RI5

61

TxD1

2

CTS6

14

RTS4

26

GND

38

RTS7

50

CTS5

62

DSR1

3

RI6

15

RI4

27

TxD0

39

DCD7

51

RxD5

63

DTR1

4

RTS6

16

CTS4

28

DSR0

40

DTR7

52

RxD3

64

DCD1

5

DCD6

17

RxD4

29

DTR0

41

DSR7

53

CTS3

65

RTS1

6

DTR6

18

RxD2

30

DCD0

42

TxD7

54

RI3

66

RI1

7

DSR6

19

CTS2

31

RTS0

43

GND

55

RTS3

67

CTS1

8

TxD6

20

RI2

32

RI0

44

TxD5

56

DCD3

68

RxD1

9

GND

21

RTS2

33

CTS0

45

DSR5

57

DTR3

10

TxD4

22

DCD2

34

RxD0

46

DTR5

58

DSR3

11

DSR4

23

DTR2

35

RxD7

47

DCD5

59

TxD3

12

DTR4

24

DSR2

36

CTS7

48

RTS5

60

GND

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Device Side Pin Assignments

Male DB9 (OPT8D+/OPT8-M9+)

1 5

4

5

6

7

6 9

Pin RS-232

1

2

3

DCD

RxD

TxD

DTR

GND

DSR

8

9

RTS

CTS

---

Male DB25 (OPT8B+/C+)

1 13

14 25

Pin RS-232

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

20

TxD

RxD

RTS

CTS

DSR

GND

DCD

DTR

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Female DB25 (OPT8A+/S+)

13 1

25 14

Pin RS-232

2

3

4

5

6

7

RxD

TxD

CTS

RTS

DTR

GND

8

20

DCD

DSR

Female DB25 (OPT8F+/Z+)

Pin RS-422

2

3

7

14

RxD+(B)

TxD+(B)

GND

RxD-(A)

16

TxD-(A)

Female DB25 (OPT8K+/I+)

Pin

2

3

7

14

16

RS-422 /

4-wire RS-485

2-wire RS-485

RxD+(B) Data+(B)

TxD+(B) ---

GND GND

RxD-(A) Data-(A)

TxD-(A) ---

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CP-104EL

Board Side Pin Assignments—Female DB44

RS-232

Port 1 Port 2

15 13 11 9

Port 3 Port 4

7 5 3 1

Pin Assignments

13

14

15

Port 1

TxD

RxD

RTS

28

29

CTS

DSR

30

42

GND

DCD

26

39

44

DTR

41

Device Side Pin Assignments

9

10

11

30

Port 2

44 42 41 39 37 35 33 31 16

Port 3

TxD

RxD

RTS

5

6

7

TxD

RxD

RTS

24

25

CTS

DSR

GND

DCD

DTR

20

21

22

35

37

CTS

DSR

GND

DCD

DTR

Male DB9 (CBL-M44M9x4-50)

1 5

1

2

3

16

17

18

31

33

Port 4

TxD

RxD

RTS

CTS

DSR

GND

DCD

DTR

7

8

9

6 9

Pin RS-232

1

2

3

4

5

6

DCD

RxD

TxD

DTR

GND

DSR

RTS

CTS

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Male DB25 (CBL-M44M25x4-50)

1 13

4

5

6

7

14 25

Pin RS-232

2

3

TxD

RxD

RTS

8

20

CTS

DSR

GND

DCD

DTR

Pin Assignments

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Chapter 6

6

Troubleshooting

Common PCI Express Series problems and possible solutions are as follows. If you still have problems after reading this chapter, contact your dealer or MOXA for help, or use the Problem

Report Form at the end of this manual to report problems to your dealer.

General Troubleshooting

1. The MOXA PCI Express board cannot be detected by the MOXA driver while installing the driver.

Hardware causes and solutions:

a. The board is not installed in the computer. Please install it. b. The board is not properly plugged into the system. If this is the case, re-plug the board into a PCI Express slot. It is also possible that a slot has malfunctioned. In this case, try other slots until you find one that works. c. The motherboard does not have an available IRQ for the PCI Express board. In this case, enter the BIOS and make sure there is an available IRQ under PCI/PnP settings.

2. The MOXA PCI Express board and driver are activated but cannot transfer

(transmit/receive) data.

Hardware Causes and Solutions:

a. Make sure the cable wiring is connected correctly. Refer to the “Pin Assignments” chapter for correct cable connections. b. The cable or the board could be defective. Try other ports, cables, or boards to verify this, or use the PComm Diagnostic utility to test the MOXA board and port conditions.

If the Diagnostic program reports an error, replace the faulty components.

Software Causes and Solutions:

a. PCI Express Series boards will check the line status (CTS) before transmitting data if the RTS/CTS flow control feature is set to Enable in the configuration or application program. Refer to the “Connection Cables and Cable Wiring” chapter for proper wiring diagrams, and check the line status of the suspected port using the diagnostics LED indicators on the mini tester. b. The board control application may not be written correctly according to the corresponding API of the operating system. To check this problem, run another application that you know is correct, or use the utilities provided by MOXA (such as

PComm Terminal emulator or HyperTerminal under Windows platform).

Appendix A

A

Technical Reference

Product Specifications

CP-118EL Specifications

Hardware

Comm. Controller

Interface

Bus Interface

Number of Ports

Max No. of Boards

Signals

RS-232

RS-422

4-wire RS-485

2-wire RS-485

Performance

Baudrate

Configuration

Data Bits

Stop Bits

I/O address/IRQ

Parity

Flow Control

Power and Environment

Power Requirement

Operating Temperature

Operating Humidity

Storage Temperature

Surge Protection

Regulatory Approvals

Warranty

MU860 (16C550C compatible)

PCI Express × 1

8

4 (only one IRQ required)

TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, GND

TxD+(B), TxD-(A), RxD+(B), RxD-(A), GND

TxD+(B), TxD-(A), RxD+(B), RxD-(A), GND

Data+(B), Data-(A), GND

50 bps to 921.6 Kbps

5, 6, 7, 8

1, 1.5, 2

BISO assigned

None, Even, Odd, Space, Mark

RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF

860 mA (3.3V)

0 to 55

°C (32 to 132°F)

5 to 95% RH

-20 to 85

°C (-4 to 185°F)

Embedded 15 KV ESD Surge Protection

EN55022 Class B, EN55024, EN6100-3-2, EN61000-3-3,

FCC Part 15 Class B

5 years

PCI Express Board User’s Manual

CP-168EL Specifications

Hardware

Technical Reference

Comm. Controller

Interface

Bus Interface

Number of Ports

Max No. of Boards

Signals

RS-232

Performance

Baudrate

Configuration

Data Bits

Stop Bits

I/O address/IRQ

Parity

Flow Control

Power and Environment

Power Requirement

Operating Temperature

Operating Humidity

Storage Temperature

Surge Protection

Regulatory Approvals

MU860 (16C550C compatible)

PCI Express × 1

8

4 (only one IRQ required)

TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, GND

50 bps to 921.6 Kbps

5, 6, 7, 8

1, 1.5, 2

BISO assigned

None, Even, Odd, Space, Mark

RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF

630 mA (3.3V)

0 to 55

°C (32 to 132°F)

5 to 95% RH

-20 to 85

°C (-4 to 185°F)

Embedded 15 KV ESD Surge Protection

EN55022 Class B, EN55024, EN6100-3-2, EN61000-3-3,

FCC Part 15 Class B

5 years

Warranty

CP-104EL Specifications

Hardware

Comm. Controller

Interface

Bus Interface

Number of Ports

Max No. of Boards

Signals

RS-232

Performance

Baudrate

MU860 (16C550C compatible)

PCI Express × 1

4

4 (only one IRQ required)

TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, GND

50 bps to 921.6 Kbps

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Configuration

Data Bits

Stop Bits

I/O address/IRQ

Parity

Flow Control

Power and Environment

Power Requirement

Operating Temperature

Operating Humidity

Storage Temperature

Surge Protection

Regulatory Approvals

Warranty

5, 6, 7, 8

1, 1.5, 2

BISO assigned

None, Even, Odd, Space, Mark

RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF

430 mA (3.3V)

0 to 55

°C (32 to 132°F)

5 to 95% RH

-20 to 85

°C (-4 to 185°F)

Embedded 15 KV ESD Surge Protection

EN55022 Class B, EN55024, EN6100-3-2, EN61000-3-3,

FCC Part 15 Class B

5 years

PCI Express

The PCI-SIG has defined a new I/O technology, PCI Express, which over time is expected to replace the current I/O bus technologies PCI, PCI-X, and AGP.

One advantage of the serial architecture of PCI Express is the lower pin count for all PCI Express devices compared to PCI and PCI-X. For example, a

× 1 Link uses only 8 traces—significantly less than a PCI bus, which uses a minimum of 74 traces. This more pin-efficient design not only reduces manufacturing costs, it also greatly reduces the number of traces that are required on the

PCB, thus simplifying the routing of traces. Additionally, this architecture reduces the electrical issues that limit the signaling rate of PCI and PCI-X.

The advantages of PCI Express compared to PCI, PCI-X, AGP, and CardBus include the following: y

Support for multiple marker segments and emerging applications y

Cost effective implementation and manufacture y

Compatibility with the PCI software model y

Superior performance and scalability y

Support for new modules

MOXA UART

The MOXA UART is an intelligent asynchronous controller that supports one full duplex channel that simultaneously transfers data at a transmission speed of 921.6 Kbps. To increase overall data throughput, special features such as on-chip FIFO and on-chip hardware flow control are used to reduce the number of interrupts to the onboard CPU, helping to prevent data loss.

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Appendix B

B

Service Information

This appendix shows you how to contact MOXA for information about this and other products, and how to report problems.

In this appendix, we cover the following topics.

‰ MOXA Internet Services

‰ Problem Report Form

‰ Product Return Procedure

PCI Express Board User’s Manual Service Information

MOXA Internet Services

Customer satisfaction is our primary concern. To ensure that customers receive the full benefit of our products, MOXA Internet Services has been set up to provide technical support, driver updates, product information, and user’s manual updates.

The following services are provided

E-mail for technical support [email protected]

(Worldwide) [email protected]

(The Americas)

MOXA Group website for product information, driver downloads, documentation, and more: http://www.moxa.com

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PCI Express Board User’s Manual Service Information

Problem Report Form

MOXA PCI Express Board Series

Customer name:

Company:

Tel: Fax:

Email: Date:

1.

MOXA Product: † CP-118EL

2.

Serial Number: _________________

† CP-168EL † CP-104EL

Problem Description: Please describe the symptoms of the problem as clearly as possible, including any error messages you see. A clearly written description of the problem will allow us to reproduce the symptoms, and expedite the repair of your product.

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Product Return Procedure

For product repair, exchange, or refund, the customer must:

—

Provide evidence of original purchase.

—

Obtain a Product Return Agreement (PRA) from the sales representative or dealer.

—

Fill out the Problem Report Form (PRF). Include as much detail as possible for a shorter product repair time.

—

Carefully pack the product in an anti-static package, and send it, pre-paid, to the dealer. The

PRA should be visible on the outside of the package, and include a description of the problem, along with the return address and telephone number of a technical contact.

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