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USB-4600 Series User Manual

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Copyright

The documentation and the software included with this product are copyrighted 2006
by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the right
to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without
notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted
in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co.,
Ltd. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. How-
ever, Advantech Co., Ltd. assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringe-
ments of the rights of third parties, which may result from its use.

Acknowledgements

Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

Product Warranty (2 years)

Advantech warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its products will be
free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years from the date of pur-
chase. 
This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or altered by
persons other than repair personnel authorized by Advantech, or which have been
subject to misuse, abuse, accident or improper installation. Advantech assumes no
liability under the terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events.
Because of Advantech’s high quality-control standards and rigorous testing, most of
our customers never need to use our repair service. If an Advantech product is defec-
tive, it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period. For out-
of-warranty repairs, you will be billed according to the cost of replacement materials,
service time and freight. Please consult your dealer for more details.
If you think you have a defective product, follow these steps:

1.

Collect all the information about the problem encountered. (For example, CPU 
speed, Advantech products used, other hardware and software used, etc.) Note 
anything abnormal and list any onscreen messages you get when the problem 
occurs.

2.

Call your dealer and describe the problem. Please have your manual, product, 
and any helpful information readily available.

3.

If your product is diagnosed as defective, obtain an RMA (return merchandize 
authorization) number from your dealer. This allows us to process your return 
more quickly.

4.

Carefully pack the defective product, a fully-completed Repair and Replacement 
Order Card and a photocopy proof of purchase date (such as your sales receipt) 
in a shippable container. A product returned without proof of the purchase date 
is not eligible for warranty service.

5.

Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package and ship it prepaid 
to your dealer.

Part No. XXXXXXXXXX

Edition 1

Printed in Taiwan

May 2009

Summary of Contents for USB-4600 Series

Page 1: ...User Manual USB 4600 Series 2 4 port RS 232 422 485 to USB Converters with ESD Surge Protection...

Page 2: ...llation Advantech assumes no liability under the terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events Because of Advantech s high quality control standards and rigorous testing most of our customers...

Page 3: ...and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Opera tion of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause ha...

Page 4: ...liquid into an opening This may cause fire or electrical shock 13 Never open the equipment For safety reasons the equipment should be opened only by qualified service personnel 14 If one of the follow...

Page 5: ...Chapter 2 Installation 5 2 1 Driver Installation 6 2 1 1 Steps for Driver Setup 6 2 2 Hardware Installation 8 2 3 Verifying Driver Setup 9 2 4 Limitations 10 2 5 Unplugging the Converters 10 2 6 Upda...

Page 6: ...USB 4600 Series User Manual vi...

Page 7: ...Chapter 1 1 Introduction...

Page 8: ...requirement USB 4600 series supports for transmission speeds up to 921 6k bps which meets the demand for high speed data exchange 1 2 Features USB 4600 Series products have the following features Full...

Page 9: ...rail panel 1 3 5 Protection EFT Protection 2 500 VDC ESD Surge Protection IC Embedded 16KV 1 3 6 Software Driver Support Windows 2000 XP 2003 1 3 7 Environment Operating Temperature 0 55 C 32 131 F St...

Page 10: ...USB 4600 Series User Manual 4...

Page 11: ...Chapter 2 2 Installation...

Page 12: ...into USB port of your PC since this will guarantee a smooth installation process 2 1 1 Steps for Driver Setup 1 Insert your companion CD ROM disc into your CD RAM drive and double click ing the small...

Page 13: ...enough memory to install and click Next to Continue 5 Then the driver installation is done After the installation you will find the readme htm in the following path C Program Files Advantech ICOM USB...

Page 14: ...ew Hardware Wizard would show up Through the Wizard the module could be installed step by step 1 Windows will automatically detect the USB devices and try to install the driver 2 Select to Install the...

Page 15: ...ing Driver Setup After you have installed your card go to Control Panel System Device Manager to look for the Device Name that will appear after you have installed the driver Note If your device has n...

Page 16: ...othly It is recommended to apply the proper amount of USB 4600 Series modules to your PC depending on the CPU performance of your system 2 5 Unplugging the Converters Though the Advantech USB to Seria...

Page 17: ...dvantech USB to Series Converter from USB port 2 Open Add or Remove Programs from Control Panel 3 Choose Advantech USB ICOM Driver and click Change Remove button 4 InstallShield Wizard show up Note If...

Page 18: ...USB 4600 Series User Manual 12 5 Choose Remove and click Next button 6 Click OK button to confirm uninstall message 7 The driver uninstallation is complete...

Page 19: ...Chapter 3 3 Settings...

Page 20: ...Control Panel System Device Manager 2 Press right button and choose Properties 3 You can change the serial configuration setting Bits per second Data bits Parity Stop bits Flow control in here If your...

Page 21: ...port of USB to Serial Converter 2 On the setting tab click Advanced button select from the drop down list the new port number you want to change to 3 Click OK button to save your settings Note If you...

Page 22: ...USB 4600 Series User Manual 16...

Page 23: ...Chapter 4 4 Signal Connection...

Page 24: ...on Please refer to the following table for detailed LED indicator status information Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RS 232 DCD RX TX DTR GND DSR RTS CTS Pin 1 2 3 4 RS 422 TX TX RX RX RS 485 Data Data N A N A T...

Page 25: ...19 USB 4600 Series User Manual Chapter 4 Signal Connection...

Page 26: ...tions are subject to change without notice No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permis sion of...

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