USBGEAR UTS-200J, User Manual

Page 1: ...to RS 422 RS 485 Adapter 1 USB TO RS 422 RS 485 Adapter User s Manual UTS 422 UTS 485 UTS M12 UTS M14 DB 9 Connector UTS 422TB UTS 485TB Terminal block Connector UTS 200J UTS 200J2 UTS 200J5 RJ 11 Connector ...

Page 2: ...n Resistor Loopback Win 98SE 10 Installation Uninstalling Troubleshooting Win 2000 20 Installation Uninstalling Troubleshooting Win CE 29 Installation Troubleshooting Win XP 36 Installation Uninstalling Troubleshooting VISTA Win 7 48 Installation Uninstalling Troubleshooting MAC 57 Installation Uninstalling Troubleshooting Regulatory Compliance 64 ...

Page 3: ... ISDN POS industrial controls etc System Requirements Windows Server 2000 2008_2008R2_2003 x32_x64 Vista x32_x64 XP x32_x64 7 x32_x64 Windows 98SE ME CE Mac Linux and higher The system is equipped with USB Host Controller Features Reliable performance of full duplex or half duplex multi drop communication Fully compliant concurrent operation Plug and play and hot swapping 15KV ESD Protection Suppo...

Page 4: ...1M Housing Plastic RJ 11 Connector Model No UTS 200J2 UTS 200J5 UTS 200J Chipset FTDI Device Interface RS 422 RS 485 RS 422 RS 485 Compliant USB Version USB 1 1 2 0 Data Speed 3 Mbps Selection Mode Auto Slide Switch Upstream USB Type A Male Connector Device RJ 11 4P phone jack Female 2 Power Mode Bus Cable Length 1M Housing Plastic LED light Indication POWER LINK unit is ready for use RX Receive D...

Page 5: ...9M Pin Description 1 TX 2 TX 3 RX 4 RX 5 GND 6 RTS 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 CTS DB 9 DB 9 1 TX RX 4 2 TX RX 3 3 RX TX 2 4 RX TX 1 5 G G 5 6 RTS CTS 9 7 RTS CTS 8 8 CTS RTS 7 9 CTS RTS 6 RS 485 DB 9M Pin Description 1 D TX 2 D RX 3 4 5 GND 6 7 8 9 DB 9 DB 9 1 D TX D TX 1 2 D RX D RX 2 ...

Page 6: ...X TX 3 RX 4 RX RX 5 G GND 1 TX RX 3 2 TX RX 4 3 RX TX 1 4 RX TX 2 5 GND GND 5 1 D TX D TX 1 2 D RX D RX 2 D TX 3 D RX 4 Pin Definition Description 1 D TX 2 1 D RX 3 D TX 4 2 D RX 5 G GND 1 D TX 2 D RX 3 D TX D TX 3 4 D RX D RX 4 UTS 422TB RX TX G 5 4 3 2 1 UTS 485TB 2 1 G 5 4 3 2 1 ...

Page 7: ... 485TB Loopback Jumper Pin J6 J7 Function Status Setting Jumper Plugged Jumper Un Plugged OFF Default Setting Jumper Un Plugged Jumper Plugged ON UTS 485TB Termination Resistor 120 Ω Jumper Pin J1 Function Status Setting Jumper Plugged ON Default Setting Jumper Un Plugged OFF ...

Page 8: ...N3 RX PIN4 TX PIN5 TX RS 485 Half Duplex Mode PIN4 D RX PIN5 D TX Point to Point 5 4 PC 1 PC 2 2 3 5 4 2 3 RJ 11 RJ 11 TX TX RX RX TX TX RX RX Point to Point 5 4 PC 1 PC 2 5 4 RJ 11 RJ 11 D TX D RX D TX D RX 5 4 PC 3 PC 4 5 4 RJ 11 RJ 11 D TX D RX D TX D RX 5 4 PC 1 PC 2 5 4 RJ 11 RJ 11 D TX D RX D TX D RX ...

Page 9: ...e jumpers on other Models to avoid malfunction UTS 200J UTS 200J5 Termination Resistor 120 Ω Jumper Pin J1 J2 Function Status Setting Jumper Plugged Jumper Plugged ON Default Setting Jumper Un Plugged Jumper Un Plugged OFF UTS 200J UTS 200J5 Loopback Jumper Pin J6 J7 Function Status Setting Jumper Un Plugged Jumper Plugged OFF Default Setting Jumper Plugged Jumper UN Plugged ON ...

Page 10: ...the uninstalling instruction Download the latest available drivers from the FTDI website and unzip them to a location on your PC Connect the device to a spare USB port on your PC This will launch the Windows Add New Hardware Wizard Windows may display a message reading Building driver database at this point which may take a few minutes to pass Click Next to proceed with the installation Select Sea...

Page 11: ...ow Click Browse and locate the driver files Once the files have been located click Next to proceed with the installation Windows may display a message reading Building driver database at this point which may take a few minutes to pass Once Windows has found the required files click Next to install the device ...

Page 12: ... Microsoft WHQL signature files CAT files the wizard will request a driver disk to attempt to find them Click OK on the Insert Disk message box The following window will appear to assist in locating the file To proceed with the installation without the CAT file click Skip File ...

Page 13: ...hat the installation of the serial converter driver was successful The COM port emulation driver must now be installed Click Finish to complete the installation of the serial converter and proceed to the COM port emulation driver Under Windows 98SE the COM port emulation driver will be automatically installed from the same location as the serial converter driver However if the driver is not WHQL c...

Page 14: ...verter driver the wizard will ask for the location of CAT files Click OK on the Insert Disk message box The following window will appear to assist in locating the file To proceed with the installation without the CAT file click Skip File ...

Page 15: ...vices by type The device appears as an additional COM port with the label USB Serial Port Please note 1 For multiple port converter each port has to be installed with the driver individually i e you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times 2 port converter or 4 times for 4 port converter 2 If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD you may download the updated o...

Page 16: ...y devices that are attached to the PC Open the Add Remove Programs utility located in Control Panel Add Remove Programs Select FTDI USB Serial Converter Drivers from the list of installed programs Click the Add Remove button This will run the FTDI uninstaller program Click Continue to run the uninstaller or Cancel to exit ...

Page 17: ...USB to RS 422 RS 485 Adapter 17 When the uninstaller has finished removing the device from the system the caption on the Cancel button will change to Finish Click Finish to complete the process ...

Page 18: ...rk correctly 3 Driver installation fails and Windows 98SE gives error code 10 Windows error code 10 indicates a hardware error or failed driver installation This error may appear if a device has insufficient power to operate correctly e g plugged into a bus powered hub with other devices or may indicate a more serious hardware problem Also it may be indicative of USB root hub drivers being incorre...

Page 19: ...hen the USB Composite driver has been installed if the user has not browsed to the location of the driver files If this message appears do not skip it but browse to the driver file location The wizard will then be able to correctly install the device ...

Page 20: ... need to be uninstalled Please refer to the uninstalling instruction Download the latest available drivers from the FTDI web site and unzip them to a location on your PC Connect the device to a spare USB port on your PC Once the composite driver has been installed the Found New Hardware Wizard will launch Click Next to proceed with the installation Select Search for a suitable driver for my device...

Page 21: ...USB to RS 422 RS 485 Adapter 21 Check the box next to Specify a location and uncheck all others as shown below Clicking Next displays a dialog box for you to enter to the location of the drivers ...

Page 22: ...e dialog box Locate the folder containing the latest drivers downloaded from the FTDI web site above and click Open then click OK The PC auto selects the correct INF file in this case FTDIBUS INF Once Windows has found the required driver INF file click Next to proceed ...

Page 23: ...d then display a message indicating that the installation was successful Click Finish to complete the installation for the serial converter driver for this port of the device The COM port emulation driver must be installed after this has completed ...

Page 24: ...ice Manager located in Control Panel System then select the Hardware tab and click Device Manger and viewing by connection View Devices by connection the device appears as a USB Serial Converter with an additional COM port with the label USB Serial Port ...

Page 25: ...ndividually i e you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times 2 port converter or 4 times for 4 port converter 2 If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD you may download the updated or appropriate versions from FTDI Web site www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm supported device FT232BL M ...

Page 26: ...nterfere with future installations Disconnect any devices that are attached to the PC Open the Add Remove Programs utility located in Control Panel Add Remove Programs Select FTDI USB Serial Converter Drivers from the list of installed programs Click the Change Remove button This will run the FTDI uninstaller program Click Continue to run the uninstaller or Cancel to exit When the uninstaller has ...

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Page 28: ...t This usually occurs with the FTD2XX DLL file Selecting not to restart the computer then unplugging and re plugging the device may allow the device to function properly without restarting Restarting the machine will allow the device to work correctly 3 Driver installation fails and Windows 2000 gives error code 10 Windows error code 10 indicates a hardware error or failed driver installation This...

Page 29: ...he PDA If the PDA requires a host adaptor e g USB host cable presentation pack or Compact Flash host card make sure that it is connected and installed before proceeding Connect the FTDI device to a host USB port on the PDA This will provide a dialog box to direct Windows CE to the driver files Type the full name of the VCP driver file into the dialog box as shown below If the file name is incorrec...

Page 30: ...ndividually i e you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times 2 port converter or 4 times for 4 port converter 2 If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD you may download the updated or appropriate versions from FTDI Web site www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm supported device FT232BL M ...

Page 31: ... host is not installed correctly Many PDAs require some form of adaptor USB host cable presentation pack or Compact Flash USB host card to provide the USB host capability that FTDI devices require 2 Error installing USB driver ftdi_d2xx dll message The following installation error may be displayed for a number of reasons The driver name has been misspelt The dll file extension may be required for ...

Page 32: ...equired for some platforms The required driver files are not in the Windows directory The driver file is in the wrong binary format 4 Unidentified USB Device appears each time the driver name is entered This error can be caused when the VID and PID listed in the INF file does not match the VID and PID combination programmed into the device It can also be caused if the INF file has not been copied ...

Page 33: ...r that comes with Embedded Visual C or a suitable registry editor on the Windows CE device itself to check for the registry settings Tools Remote Registry Editor With ActiveSync running connect to your device then look at the registry setting KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Drivers USB LoadClients ...

Page 34: ...dit the bold red entries in the following line in the ftd2xx inf file FtdiHw FTDI Dual device FTDI USB VID_0403 PID_6010 For the VCP drivers edit the bold red entries in the following line in the FTDIPORT inf FtdiHw VID_0403 PID_6010 DeviceDesc FtdiPort232 FTDIBUS COMPORT VID_0403 PID_6010 5 Device can write but cannot read If the hardware does not work correctly under Windows 2000 or Windows XP t...

Page 35: ...aton bit in the configuration settings 6 Bytes missing or data corrupt This can occur when a host driver fails to send vendor commands properly which can result in the device running at a different Baud rate to the one intended The Baud rate can be verified easily by transferring data from PDA target to HyperTerminal Some host device drivers have been seen to lose packets of data which would also ...

Page 36: ...essary under Windows XP SP 2 if configured to ask before connecting to Windows Update Windows XP SP 2 can have the settings for Windows Update changed through Control Panel System then select the Hardware tab and click Windows Update Connect the device to a spare USB port on your PC If the device is based on the FT2232 the Microsoft composite device driver is automatically loaded in the background...

Page 37: ...oceed Figure 2 3 If Windows XP is configured to warn when unsigned non WHQL certified drivers are about to be installed the message dialogue shown in Figure 2 4 will be displayed unless installing a Microsoft WHQL certified driver Click on Continue Anyway to continue with the installation If Windows XP is configured to ignore file signature warnings no message will appear The screen shown in Figur...

Page 38: ...port of the FT2232 device The procedure for installing the second port is identical to that for installing the first port from the first screen of the Found New Hardware Wizard This is done automatically if the driver is Microsoft WHQL certified If the device is not based on the FT2232 the COM port emulation driver is loaded as indicated in the following steps The Found New Hardware Wizard will la...

Page 39: ...n Advanced as shown in Figure 2 8 below and then click Next Select Search for the best driver in these locations and enter the file path in the combo box C CDM 2 02 04 in figure 2 9 below or browse to it by clicking the browse button Once the file path has been entered in the box click next to proceed ...

Page 40: ...ed the message dialogue shown in Figure 2 10 will be displayed unless installing a Microsoft WHQL certified driver Click on Continue Anyway to continue with the installation If Windows XP is configured to ignore file signature warnings no message will appear The screen shown in Figure 2 11 will be displayed as Windows XP copies the required driver files ...

Page 41: ...entical to that for installing the first port from the first screen of the Found New Hardware Wizard for the USB Serial Port device If the driver is Microsoft WHQL certified this is done automatically Open the Device Manager located in Control Panel System then select the Hardware tab and click Device Manger and select View Devices by Connection the device appears as a USB Serial Converter with an...

Page 42: ...S 422 RS 485 Adapter 42 Figure 2 12 Figure 2 13 In the case of the FT2232 port A of the FT2232 will be installed as COMX and port B will be installed as COMX 1 where COMX is the first available COM port number ...

Page 43: ...2bit and 64bit systems the developer must be able to detect which version of DPInst is required for the system the driver is being installed on For more information on DPInst see the FTDI Windows Driver Installation application note 3 Installing From Windows Update If a certified driver is available for the target operating system it is possible to install the driver from the Windows Update web si...

Page 44: ...ndividually i e you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times 2 port converter or 4 times for 4 port converter 2 If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD you may download the updated or appropriate versions from FTDI Web site www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm supported device FT232BL M ...

Page 45: ...ws System32 Drivers directories Some points to note about this uninstallation method In the case of FT2232 devices a composite device is also installed This can also be removed by right clicking on the composite device in the Device Manager and selecting Uninstall If the VCP driver has been installed the COM port driver should be removed before the bus driver If the bus is removed first the COM po...

Page 46: ...ce This problem can occur if an application is accessing a file while the New Hardware Wizard is trying to copy it This usually occurs with the FTD2XX DLL file Selecting not to restart the computer then unplugging and re plug the device may allow the device to function properly without restarting Restarting the machine will allow the device to work correctly 3 Driver Installation Fails and Windows...

Page 47: ...on of the driver can be installed if available or the driver signing options can be changed to either warn or ignore to allow the installation to complete To change the current driver signing setting go to Control Panel System click on the Hardware tab and then click Driver Signing The desired signing option may then be selected ...

Page 48: ...the Windows Update website and install any suitable driver it finds for the device in preference to the driver manually selected If no suitable driver is automatically found then the following procedure should be followed When locate and install driver software recommended is selected the following screen will appear Note the text TTL Tester is replaced with the description of the customer hardwar...

Page 49: ...USB to RS 422 RS 485 Adapter 49 Select I don t have the disk Show me other options The next screen will appear ...

Page 50: ...USB to RS 422 RS 485 Adapter 50 Select Browse my computer for driver software advanced The next screen will appear ...

Page 51: ...e to the folder where the CDM driver has been stored when uncompressed and press Next The example shown above uses a folder on the desktop The next screen will appear This screen will automatically complete and then change to the one below ...

Page 52: ... port has been assigned to the device for configuring the application that will use the device Open the Device Manager located in Control Panel System then select the Hardware tab and click Device Manager and select View Devices by Connection the device appears as a USB Serial Converter with an additional COM port with the label USB Serial Port ...

Page 53: ...talled with the driver individually i e you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times 2 port converter or 4 times for 4 port converter 2 If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD you may download the updated or appropriate versions from FTDI Web site www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm supported device FT232BL M ...

Page 54: ...d PNF files must be removed manually or by using a custom application Some points to note about the new uninstallation method In the case of FT2232 devices a composite device is also installed This can also be removed by right clicking and selecting Uninstall There is no option to delete the driver files when doing this as the driver for the composite device is a native Windows driver If the VCP d...

Page 55: ...Manager for uninstalling Devices that have been installed on a system but are not currently available are referred to as phantom devices These devices are not usually displayed in the device manager but can be made to be displayed as though they are attached This allows device properties to be changed or devices to be uninstalled via Device Manger even though the device is not physically connected...

Page 56: ...yway 4 Driver will not install on VISTA x64 VISTA x64 OS will only allow certified drivers to be installed The certified driver supplied by FTDI will work with VID 0403 and PID 6001 for FT232 and FT245 devices It will also work with VID 0403 and PID 6010 for FT2232 devices If you have a product where the manufacture has customized the driver but has not recertified it then the driver will not load...

Page 57: ... the FTDI web site and save it to the hard disk The driver is now available in disk image dmg format Run the installer by double clicking on the FTDIUSBSerialDriver dmg icon Click Continue to proceed with the installation and follow the instructions on screen When the installation is complete reboot the computer ...

Page 58: ...ce s serial number or for unserialized devices a location string that depends on which USB port your device is connected to The Terminal application can be launched by selecting Go Applications Utilities Terminal Type the following lines in the Terminal window to produce the file list cd dev ls l If you run the application System Preferences and select Network Go Applications System Preferences Ne...

Page 59: ...USB to RS 422 RS 485 Adapter 59 Click OK and select Network Port Configurations from the show list The new port can be enabled from this screen by checking the on box and clicking Apply Now ...

Page 60: ...t for each user If you do not know the required details contact your Internet service provide Please note 1 For multiple port converter each port has to be installed with the driver individually i e you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times 2 port converter or 4 times for 4 port converter 2 If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD you may download the updat...

Page 61: ...ter the following commands at the command prompt cd System Library Extensions rm r FTDIUSBSerialDriver kext cd Library Receipts rm r FTDIUSBSerialDriver kext The driver will then be removed from the system To remove the port from the system run the application System Preferences and select Network Selecting Network Port Configurations from the Show menu will display the port as greyed out Select t...

Page 62: ...hen select the appropriate device from the USB Device Tree In the screen shot below from OS 10 3 the device has a device ID given by Vendor Name FTDI Product ID 24577 6001 A Vendor Name of FTDI is equivalent to a Vendor ID of 1027 0403 If the device does not work after installing the driver it is likely to be because the PID is not supported by the driver If this is the case contact FTDI Support w...

Page 63: ...though the device ID is Supported in FTDI USBSerial Driver An ownership or permissions problem is preventing the system from making the device accessible Check that the driver is owned by root and wheel The most common symptom is the group for FTDI USBSerial Driver is not wheel To change the group login as root and perform the following script in a Terminal window Go Applications Utilities Termina...

Page 64: ...ditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CE This equipment is in compliance with the requirements of the following regulations EN 55022 CLASS B ROHS All contents of this package including products packing materials and documentation comply with RoHS ...