Advantech USB-4600 Series, User Manual

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...