SeaLevel SeaLINK+422, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 Sealevel Systems Inc 2106 Manual SL9094 8 2022 USB to 1 Port RS 422 DB9 Serial Interface Adapter User Manual 2106 ...

Page 2: ...EMPERATURE RANGE 13 POWER REQUIREMENTS 13 MANUFACTURING 13 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION 14 RUGGEDIZED OVERMOLD ENCLOSURE 14 DB9M SERIAL CONNECTOR 14 ATTACHED USB CABLE 14 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 15 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 15 UPGRADING TO THE CURRENT SEACOM DRIVER 16 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 16 VERIFYING INSTALLATION 20 UNINSTALL UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS 21 REMOVE HARDWARE USING DEVICE MANAGER 21 REMOV...

Page 3: ...OOTING 26 TROUBLESHOOTING VERIFICATION FOR ASYNCHRONOUS SERIAL PRODUCTS 26 APPENDIX C RS 422 ELECTRICAL INTERFACE 30 APPENDIX D ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATIONS 31 APPENDIX E CABLE DRAWING 32 APPENDIX F HOW TO GET ASSISTANCE 33 WARRANTY 34 WARRANTY POLICY 34 NON WARRANTY REPAIR RETEST 34 HOW TO OBTAIN AN RMA RETURN MERCHANDISE AUTHORIZATION 34 ...

Page 4: ...s Warning The highest level of importance used to stress a condition where damage could result to the product or the user could suffer serious injury Important The middle level of importance used to highlight information that might not seem obvious or a situation that could cause the product to fail Note The lowest level of importance used to provide background information additional tips or other...

Page 5: ...ation to 921 6K bps The 2106 is powered by a host system USB port Sealevel SeaCOM USB software drivers and utilities make installation and operation easy using Windows and Linux operating systems After installing the software simply plug the 2106 into an available USB port and the serial port is recognized as a standard COM port by the host system enabling compatibility with legacy software The ov...

Page 6: ... Converters DB9 Female to DB9 Female RS 422 207M SMPTE Cable Part CA190 The CA190 connects any Sealevel DB9 RS 422 device to a Sony or compatible 207M SMPTE 9 Pin connector DB9 Female RS 422 to DB9 Female Opto 22 Optomux Converter Part DB103 The DB103 is designed to convert a Sealevel DB9 male RS 422 connector to a DB9 female pinout compatible with AC24AT and AC422AT Opto 22 ISA bus cards This all...

Page 7: ...evices to a computer such as Sealevel USB serial and digital I O devices as well as digital cameras scanners mice and keyboards Includes the hub an AC power supply and a six foot USB cable Optically Isolated 7 Port USB Hub Part Hub7i Sealevel s HUB7i is an optically isolated USB hub that connects up to seven USB peripherals and protects the host computer from voltages up to 5500 VAC The HUB7i incl...

Page 8: ...ection including RS 232 The TB05 includes holes for board or panel mounting The TB05 is designed to connect directly to Sealevel DB9 serial cards or any cable with a DB9M connector Terminal Block Kit TB05 CA127 Cable Part KT105 The KT105 terminal block kit breaks out a DB9 connector to 9 screw terminals to simplify field wiring of serial connections It is ideal for RS 422 and RS 485 networks yet i...

Page 9: ...ftware Configurable DB9 Serial Interface Adapter with PC Bracket 2213 USB to 2 Port Isolated RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 DB9 Serial Interface Adapter 2223 USB to 2 Port RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 Software Configurable DB9 Serial Interface Adapter 2201 USB to 2 Port RS 232 DB9 Serial Interface Adapter 2202 USB to 2 Port RS 422 RS 485 DB9 Serial Interface Adapter 2203 USB to 2 Port RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 DB9 Seria...

Page 10: ... 422 RS 485 DB9 Serial Interface Adapter 681U USB to RS 232 RJ45 Serial Interface Adapter 687U USB to RS 232 RS 485 RJ45 VersaCom Serial Interface Adapter 2161 USB to 16 Port RS 232 RJ45 Serial Interface Adapter 2167 USB to 16 Port RS 232 RS 485 RJ45 VersaCom Serial Interface Adapter 2108S Embedded USB to 1 Port RS 232 DB9 Serial Interface Adapter with Standard Size PC Bracket 2123 OEM USB to 1 Po...

Page 11: ...owering 24VDC Serial Peripherals 2407 DC05 USB to 4 Port RS 232 RS 485 RJ45 VersaCom Serial Interface Adapter for Powering 5VDC Serial Peripherals 2407 DC12 USB to 4 Port RS 232 RS 485 RJ45 VersaCom Serial Interface Adapter for Powering 12VDC Serial Peripherals 2407 DC24 USB to 4 Port RS 232 RS 485 RJ45 VersaCom Serial Interface Adapter for Powering 24VDC Serial Peripherals 2804 DC05 USB to 8 Port...

Page 12: ...ve Positive Input 2 RX Receive Negative Input 3 TX Transmit Negative Output 4 TX Transmit Positive Output 5 GND Ground 6 7 8 9 NC No Contact For two wire half duplex RS 485 connect the communication wire to pins 1 and 4 Also connect the wire to pins 2 and 3 Connect the communication ground to pin 5 Line Termination Biasing The inputs have appropriate biasing to keep them in the proper state and ar...

Page 13: ...58º F 50º to 105º C 58º to 221º F Humidity Range 10 to 90 R H Non Condensing 10 to 90 R H Non Condensing Power Requirements Supply line 5 VDC Rating 70 mA Manufacturing All Sealevel Systems Printed Circuit boards are built to UL 94V0 rating and are 100 electrically tested These printed circuit boards are solder mask over bare copper or solder mask over tin nickel ...

Page 14: ...B9 male serial connector on one end of the device The pin assignments for this connector are detailed in the previous Electrical Specifications section Attached USB Cable The attached cable has a clear jacket over a braided shield The cable is approximately 44 overall with a USB Type A connector which is compatible with any available USB port on a host computer or USB hub Self powered hubs can be ...

Page 15: ...ect the operating environment and install the proper components Follow the information presented on the screens that follow 5 A screen may appear with text similar to The publisher cannot be determined due to the problems below Authenticode signature not found Please click the Yes button and proceed with the installation This declaration simply means that the operating system is not aware of the d...

Page 16: ...lling the SeaCOM software Hardware Installation The SeaLINK 422 can be connected to any Upstream Type A USB port at the PC host or an Upstream Hub Since it is hot pluggable there is no need to power down your computer prior to installation The SeaLINK 422 requires no user hardware configuration Once you have installed the software simply plug the USB connector into an available USB port The driver...

Page 17: ...Sealevel Systems Inc 2106 Manual SL9094 8 2022 2 A Found New Hardware alert will appear above the system tray 3 The Found New Hardware Wizard will appear 4 Choose No not this time and click Next to proceed ...

Page 18: ...er drivers however it may be interrupted by a message stating that the hardware has not passed Windows certification Click Continue Anyway All SeaCOM software and drivers have been fully tested by Sealevel Clicking Continue anyway will not harm your system 7 The appropriate drivers for your SeaLINK device and version of Windows will be installed as shown ...

Page 19: ...ur hardware The Found New Hardware Wizard appears a second time repeat steps 4 8 9 When the Found New Hardware alert informs you that your hardware is installed and ready to use you can proceed with verifying the installation to check functionality and or locate the COM port assignments if necessary ...

Page 20: ...s below 1 Right click on My Computer icon on your desktop or in the Start menu 2 Click Manage in the fly out menu to launch the Computer Management console window 3 In the left pane under System Tools click Device Manager 4 In right pane near the bottom expand the Ports COM LPT section by clicking the symbol 5 You should now see the COM assignment with the associated COM number in parentheses Your...

Page 21: ...dware and software followed by the upgrade instructions Start with the hardware connected to a USB port Do not unplug it until instructed to do so Remove Hardware Using Device Manager To access Device Manager follow the steps below 1 Right click on My Computer icon on your desktop or in the Start menu 2 Click Manage in the fly out menu to launch the Computer Management console window 3 In the left...

Page 22: ...ut menu 7 Confirm that you want to uninstall the SeaLINK device by clicking the OK button This will remove the hardware and all registry entries from your computer Keep the device plugged in 8 The window will refresh and the entry for the SeaLINK device will no longer appear Proceed with removing the software on the following pages ...

Page 23: ...nstalled 1 Access the Control Panel by clicking the Start button and then Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel window double click the Add or Remove Programs icon In Windows Vista double click on Programs and Features 3 The Add or Remove Programs window will list all currently installed software on your system Once the Currently installed programs list populates locate and select the entry for Sea...

Page 24: ...click the Finish button to close the window A dialog box appears to confirm the removal success Click the Ok button on the dialog box 7 If you are upgrading software leave the SeaLINK device plugged in and follow the instructions in the UPGRADING TO THE CURRENT SEACOM DRIVER section above ...

Page 25: ...tective packaging or on anti static mats GROUNDING METHODS The following measures help to avoid electrostatic damage to the device Cover workstations with approved antistatic material Always wear a wrist strap connected to workstation as well as properly grounded tools and equipment Use antistatic mats heel straps or air ionizers for more protection Always handle electrostatically sensitive compon...

Page 26: ...niversal Serial Bus controllers listing in Device Manager will confirm that USB support is enabled in Windows 98 ME 2000 XP Vista and Windows 7 operating systems Locate the COM ports for your device in Device Manager described under Verifying Installation in the Installation and Configuration section of this manual Troubleshooting Verification for Asynchronous Serial Products 1 Once you have confi...

Page 27: ... test communications launch the WinSSD utility in the SeaCOM folder in the Start menu 7 On the Port Information tab select the associated COM port and click the Open button 8 This will first open the COM port From this tab the port can also be closed See image below Click the Settings button to open the COM Port Properties dialog box This will allow the Port Settings to be altered ...

Page 28: ...2022 9 Change your parameters to 9600 bits per second 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit and no flow control as pictured below 10 Click Apply and OK 11 In the main WinSSD window click on the BERT tab Bit Error Rate test 12 Click on the Start button ...

Page 29: ...ted data rate 14 This verifies that the adapter is working properly You can continue testing this port with different configurations or proceed with testing other ports if necessary If these steps do not solve your problem please call Sealevel Systems Technical Support 864 843 4343 Our technical support is free and available from 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM Eastern Time Monday through Friday For email supp...

Page 30: ...nterface for example RS 232 defines the logic levels as the difference in voltage between a single signal and a common ground connection Differential interfaces are typically more immune to noise or voltage spikes that may occur on the communication lines Differential interfaces also have greater drive capabilities that allow for longer cable lengths RS 422 is rated up to 10 Megabits per second an...

Page 31: ...ommunications The end of the character is defined by the transmission of a pre defined number of stop bits usually 1 1 5 or 2 An extra bit used for error detection is often appended before the stop bits This special bit is called the parity bit Parity is a simple method of determining if a data bit has been lost or corrupted during transmission There are several methods for implementing a parity c...

Page 32: ...32 Sealevel Systems Inc 2106 Manual SL9094 8 2022 Appendix E Cable Drawing ...

Page 33: ...many common questions This section can be found at http www sealevel com faq asp Sealevel Systems maintains a Home page on the Internet Our home page address is http www sealevel com The latest software updates and newest manuals are available via our FTP site that can be accessed from our home page Technical support is available Monday to Friday from 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM eastern time Technical supp...

Page 34: ...nty Warranty service may be obtained by delivering the Product to Sealevel and providing proof of purchase Customer agrees to ensure the Product or assume the risk of loss or damage in transit to prepay shipping charges to Sealevel and to use the original shipping container or equivalent Warranty is valid only for original purchaser and is not transferable This warranty applies to Sealevel manufac...