Connect Tech BBG001, User Manual

Page 1: ...nect Tech Inc 42 Arrow Road Guelph Ontario N1K 1S6 Tel 519 836 1291 Toll 800 426 8979 North America only Fax 519 836 4878 Email sales connecttech com support connecttech com Web www connecttech com CTIM 00033 Revision 0 15 July 5 2017 ...

Page 2: ...stallation Overview 13 Hardware Configuration 13 Interrupts and Memory Address Selection 13 Electrical Interfaces 13 RS 232 Electrical Interface 13 RS 422 485 Electrical Interface 13 Full Duplex Mode 13 Half Duplex Mode 14 Multi drop Mode 14 Line Bias Termination 14 Jumper Block Settings 14 Figure 8 Example of various port configuration jumper block settings 14 Tri state Operation 15 BCG004 and BB...

Page 3: ...ch BlueStorm Express User Manual Revision 0 15 3 Operating Environment 35 PCI Express Interface 35 Communications 35 Baud Rates 35 UARTs 36 Surge Suppression 36 Isolation Ratings 36 Dimensions 36 Certification 37 ...

Page 4: ...ourier You may contact us by letter at Connect Tech Inc Technical Support 42 Arrow Road Guelph Ontario Canada N1K 1S6 Email Internet You may contact us through the Internet Our email and URL addresses on the Internet are sales connecttech com support connecttech com www connecttech com Note Please go to the Download Zone or the Knowledge Database in the Support Center on the Connect Tech website f...

Page 5: ...t Tech Inc reserves the right to substitute an equivalent product if available or to retract Lifetime Warranty if no replacement is available The above warranty is the only warranty authorized by Connect Tech Inc Under no circumstances will Connect Tech Inc be liable in any way for any damages including any lost profits lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the u...

Page 6: ...tations lottery terminals and self service kiosks among others Features 2 4 8 or 16 hardware switchable RS 232 422 485 ports x1 lane PCI Express compatible with any PCI Express slot width Supports full duplex four wire with RTS CTS flow control half duplex two wire with auto TxD echo cancellation and multi drop four wire communication modes in RS 422 485 Bidirectional data communication speeds to ...

Page 7: ...BlueStorm Express Diagrams Figure 1 BlueStorm Express RS 232 422 485 two and four port model hardware components BEG001 BEG002 BEG003 BEG004 Note The above example is a four port BlueStorm Express model JC and JD headers will not be installed on two port models ...

Page 8: ...ual Revision 0 15 8 Figure 2 BlueStorm Express RS 232 422 485 8 and 16 port model hardware components BEG005 BEG006 Note The above example is a 16 port BlueStorm Express model Headers JI through JP will not be installed on eight port models ...

Page 9: ...press User Manual Revision 0 15 9 Figure 3 BlueStorm Express Opto RS 232 422 485 four port model hardware components BBG001 Note The above example is a four port BlueStorm Express Opto model installed with headers JA through JD ...

Page 10: ... 232 422 485 eight port model hardware components BBG003 Note The above example is an eight port model where ports 5 through 8 feature 1 kV optical isolation and ports 1 through 4 are non isolated Figure 5 BlueStorm Express LP Opto RS232 422 485 two port model hardware components BCG001 Port 1 Port 2 ...

Page 11: ...press User Manual Revision 0 15 11 Figure 6 BlueStorm Express LP 8 Port RS232 422 485 hardware components BFG001 BFG002 Figure 7 BlueStorm Express Isolated 8 Port RS232 hardware components BDG001 This board requires no jumpers ...

Page 12: ...Figure 8 BlueStorm Express Isolated 4 Port RS232 422 485 Low Profile BCG004 Refer to the BCG004 and BBG008 BlueStorm Express Isolated section below for details about the settings of the mode switch Refer to Table 10 HDB 44 BCG004 for IO connector signal pin out ...

Page 13: ...nd on the accompanying CD Installation guides are also available on the CD to aid you in this process Please note that Windows users have two options for software installation Software First installations require that you install your drivers prior to installing the hardware into your system Hardware First installations require the installation of the drivers when prompted by the operating system ...

Page 14: ...7 for location of jumper blocks Figure 8 Example of various port configuration jumper block settings In this example Port 1 JA is set to RS 232 Port 2 JB is set to RS 422 485 half duplex Port 3 JC is set to RS 422 485 full duplex and Port 4 JD is set to RS 422 485 multi drop RS 485 Selection Install this jumper to configure a port for RS 422 485 mode If the jumper is not installed the port will fu...

Page 15: ... Jumpering position 2 enables tri state on boot for ports 3 and 4 Jumper block J1 is used in diagnostic modes and should be left unpopulated unless directed otherwise by Connect Tech s technical support in the diagnosing of a system problem Power On Tri state BlueStorm Express Opto 1 kV model only BlueStorm Express Opto 1 kV models offer a power on tri state similar to the Auto 485 mode selection ...

Page 16: ...ion enabled ON Slow Slew Rate enabled OFF Termination disabled OFF Slow Slew Rate disabled Notes 1 Loopback mode connects TX RX RTS CTS DSR RI DTR DCD at the Line Interface device and can be used to test the board operation through all isolators 2 The termination function only works in RS422 or RS485 mode 3 Slow slew rate works in any mode except loopback 4 All switch settings can be over ridden b...

Page 17: ... 8 CTS input RTS B output 9 RI input CTS B input DSR and RI signals not available on the BDG001 Table 2 RJ 45 Pinouts TYPE B This TYPE B RJ 45 pinout applies only to the following Part Numbers BBG001 BCG001 Pin No RS 232 Signal Direction RS 422 485 Signal Direction 1 N C no connect RTS output 2 N C input RxD input 3 RTS output RTS output 4 SG signal gnd SR signal ref 5 TxD output TxD output 6 RxD ...

Page 18: ...ref 6 N C no connect CTS input 7 RTS output RTS output 8 CTS input CTS input 9 N C no connect RTS output Male DB 9 Connector 1 5 6 9 Table 4 DB 9 Male Pinouts TYPE C This TYPE C DB 9 pinout applies only to the following Part Numbers BBG008 Pin No RS 232 Signal Direction RS 422 485 Signal Direction 1 DCD input N C no connect 2 RxD input TxD output 3 TxD output RxD input 4 DTR output N C no connect ...

Page 19: ...put RTS B output 13 4 RTS output RTS A output 14 4 DSR input CTS A input 15 2 SG signal gnd SR signal ref 16 2 DTR output RxD A input 17 2 TxD output TxD A output 18 2 RxD input TxD B output 19 2 DCD input RxD B input 20 1 RI input CTS B input 21 1 CTS input RTS B output 22 1 RTS output RTS A output 23 1 DSR input CTS A input 24 3 SG signal gnd SR signal ref 25 3 DTR output RxD A input 26 3 TxD ou...

Page 20: ...t TXD output 10 2 RI input CTS input 11 2 DCD input RXD input 12 2 DTR output RXD input 13 2 RTS output RTS output 14 2 DSR input CTS input 15 2 RXD input TXD output 16 2 CTS input RTS output 17 1 2 SG signal gnd SR signal ref 18 3 4 SG signal gnd SR signal ref 19 3 TXD output TXD output 20 3 RI input CTS input 21 3 DCD input RXD input 22 3 DTR output RXD input 23 3 RTS output RTS output 24 3 DSR ...

Page 21: ...ut 45 6 DCD input RXD input 46 6 DTR output RXD input 47 6 RTS output RTS output 48 6 DSR input CTS input 49 6 RXD input TXD output 50 6 CTS input RTS output 51 5 6 SG signal gnd SR signal ref 52 7 8 SG signal gnd SR signal ref 53 7 TXD output TXD output 54 7 RI input CTS input 55 7 DCD input RXD input 56 7 DTR output RXD input 57 7 RTS output RTS output 58 7 DSR input CTS input 59 7 RXD input TXD...

Page 22: ...B output 17 8 NC no connect CTS A input 18 8 NC no connect CTS B input 19 NC no connect NC no connect 20 NC no connect NC no connect 21 5 TxD output TxD A output 22 5 RxD input TxD B output 23 5 NC no connect RxD A input 24 5 NC no connect RxD B input 25 6 SG signal gnd SR signal ref 26 6 TxD output TxD A output 27 6 RxD input TxD B output 28 6 NC no connect RxD A input 29 6 NC no connect RxD B in...

Page 23: ...ut CTS A input 57 4 RI input CTS B input 58 NC no connect NC no connect 59 NC no connect NC no connect 60 1 TxD output TxD A output 61 1 RxD input TxD B output 62 1 DTR output RxD A input 63 1 DCD input RxD B input 64 2 SG signal gnd SR signal ref 65 2 TxD output TxD A output 66 2 RxD input TxD B output 67 2 DTR output RxD A input 68 2 DCD input RxD B input 69 3 TxD output TxD A output 70 3 RxD in...

Page 24: ...ct 24 2 RxD input TxD output 4 3 TxD output RxD input 63 4 DTR output N C no connect 62 5 SG signal gnd SR signal ref 23 6 DSR input TxD output 5 7 RTS output RxD input 43 8 CTS input N C no connect 9 N C no connect N C no connect 3 66 1 DCD input N C no connect 7 2 RxD input TxD output 26 3 TxD output RxD input 46 4 DTR output N C no connect 65 5 SG signal gnd SR signal ref 6 6 DSR input TxD outp...

Page 25: ...3 TxD output RxD input 73 4 DTR output N C no connect 72 5 SG signal gnd SR signal ref 33 6 DSR input TxD output 15 7 RTS output RxD input 53 8 CTS input N C no connect 9 N C no connect N C no connect 7 76 1 DCD input N C no connect 17 2 RxD input TxD output 36 3 TxD output RxD input 56 4 DTR output N C no connect 75 5 SG signal gnd SR signal ref 16 6 DSR input TxD output 37 7 RTS output RxD input...

Page 26: ... A GND NC 6 54 7 Output RTS 11 8 Input CTS NC 9 2 31 1 Input DCD 10 2 Input RX 51 3 Output TX 8 4 Output DTR 50 5 N A GND NC 6 30 7 Output RTS 9 8 Input CTS NC 9 3 28 1 Input DCD 7 2 Input RX 29 3 Output TX 27 4 Output DTR 48 5 N A GND NC 6 49 7 Output RTS 6 8 Input CTS NC 9 4 41 1 Input DCD 20 2 Input RX 61 3 Output TX 18 4 Output DTR 60 5 N A GND NC 6 40 7 Output RTS 19 8 Input CTS NC 9 5 26 1 I...

Page 27: ...232 Signal 6 23 1 Input DCD 2 2 Input RX 24 3 Output TX 22 4 Output DTR 43 5 N A GND NC 6 44 7 Output RTS 1 8 Input CTS NC 9 7 38 1 Input DCD 17 2 Input RX 39 3 Output TX 37 4 Output DTR 58 5 N A GND NC 6 59 7 Output RTS 16 8 Input CTS NC 9 8 36 1 Input DCD 15 2 Input RX 56 3 Output TX 13 4 Output DTR 55 5 N A GND NC 6 35 7 Output RTS 14 8 Input CTS NC 9 ...

Page 28: ...7 RTS RX 32 8 CTS 33 9 RI 2 7 1 DCD 21 2 RX TX TXRX 5 3 TX RX 22 4 DTR 35 5 GND GND GND 20 6 DSR TX TXRX 6 7 RTS RX 36 8 CTS 37 9 RI 3 11 1 DCD 25 2 RX TX TXRX 9 3 TX RX 26 4 DTR 39 5 GND GND GND 24 6 DSR TX TXRX 10 7 RTS RX 40 8 CTS 41 9 RI 4 15 1 DCD 29 2 RX TX TXRX 13 3 TX RX 30 4 DTR 43 5 GND GND GND 28 6 DSR TX TXRX 14 7 RTS RX 44 8 CTS 9 Note Cable CTIC 00359 is especially purposed for use w...

Page 29: ... RTS CTS SR SR BlueStorm Express Opto Adapter RS 485 422 Peripheral 3 1 4 2 5 6 9 7 8 RS 422 485 2 Wire Diagram RTS RTS CTS CTS TxD TxD RxD RxD RxD TxD RxD TxD RTS CTS RTS CTS SR SR BlueStorm Express Opto Adapter RS 422 485 Peripheral 3 4 2 5 6 9 7 8 1 RS 422 485 4 Wire Diagram RTS RTS CTS CTS TxD TxD RxD RxD RxD TxD RxD TxD RTS CTS RTS CTS SR SR BlueStorm Express Adapter RS 422 485 Peripheral 2 1...

Page 30: ...es drivers for the following operating systems Linux 2 4 Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 8 X 10 Windows Server 2003 Server2008 Windows CE XPe Embedded 7 QNX 4 X 6 X 7 X Solaris 10 SCO Unix Openserver Please refer to the readme txt files found in the driver package These files contain technical tips or release notes concerning installation and configuration of the device driver If you are interested in a d...

Page 31: ...are a great way to update existing drivers Hardware First Installation Windows 1 If you haven t already installed the hardware turn off the power to your computer and open it to expose the PCI Express card edge consult your system s documentation for more information on this step 2 Choose an available position and carefully press the card into place Re assemble the computer 3 After installing the ...

Page 32: ...Please follow the on screen instructions Installation is complete when no more dialogue boxes appear Verify the presence of BlueStorm Express serial ports in your system by going to Start Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Multi port serial adapters You should see CTI X PORT PCI Express UART RS232 485 listed Port Settings You can now access individual port settings such as baud rate data...

Page 33: ...ng is to have the receive buffer set at one notch below the highest setting and the transmit buffer at the highest setting Software Settings for RS 422 485 RS 422 485 ports have the following options available Full Duplex In this mode TxD RxD are active all the time This mode is typically used in point to point situations much like RS 232 RTS and CTS can be used along with the data signals Half Du...

Page 34: ... mapping is not desired specify the same baud rate in the edit box beside each of the selections For example 300 would be set to 300 and 110 would be set to 110 Clock Frequency The clock frequency used by the current CTI PCI Express UART is shown in the Clock Frequency box COM Number The driver supports the ability to change COM port names which is also referred to as COM port mapping Use this com...

Page 35: ...s Relative humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Air movement no requirement PCI Express Interface One PCI Express x1 card edge Communications Baud Rates RS 232 50 bps 921 6 Kbps RS 422 485 50 bps 1 8432 Mbps Custom baud rates are also available please contact our Sales department for information Some models BEG005 BEG006 BDG001 can be set to any custom baud rate without any additional hardware changes ...

Page 36: ...t Transient peak current rating 15A on every signal of every port EN61000 4 2 3 4 compatible BlueStorm Express Opto 1 kV Ports 1 4 only TransGuard Transient Voltage Suppression able to withstand multiple strikes on every signal of every port Transient Energy dissipation 0 05 joules on every signal of every port Transient peak current rating 15A on every signal of every port EN61000 4 2 3 4 compati...

Page 37: ...22 Conducted and Radiated emissions CISPR 22 Class A EN 55024 Immunity to Disturbances EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 6 The above satisfy the requirements of USA FCC CFR47 Part 15 part 2 Canada ICES 003 Europe EMC Directive Japan VCCI Australia New Zealand AS NZS The above agency conformances were met by independent laboratory testing of Connect Tech Inc product s with shielded ...