ICS Advent ULTRA-485, Product Manual

Page 1: ...Model ULTRA 485 Product Manual MANUAL NUMBER 00750 006 5A...

Page 2: ...ual in our online Support Library Thank you The information in this document is provided for reference only ICS Advent does not assume any liability arising from the application or use of the informat...

Page 3: ...ts which are not in an as new and re saleable condition are not eligible for credit return and will be returned to the customer Limited Warranty Effective April 1 1998 all products carry a 2 year limi...

Page 4: ...made by various manufacturers in performing warranty repairs and building replacement products If ICS Advent repairs or replaces a product its warranty term is not extended ICSAdvent will normally ret...

Page 5: ...Cautions and Warnings are accented with triangular symbols The exclamation symbol is used in all cautions and warnings to help alert you to the important instructions The lightning flash symbol is us...

Page 6: ...ine Termination 9 Chapter 3 Installation 10 Software Installation 10 Hardware Installation 11 Chapter 4 Technical Description 12 Chapter 5 Specifications 13 Environmental Specifications 13 Manufacturi...

Page 7: ...r E2 Shared IRQ Mode 4 Figure 5 Header E5 RS 485 Transmit Mode 5 Figure 6 Header E3 RS 485 Receive Mode 6 Figure 7 Dip Shunt E4 EIA 530 Mode 7 Figure 8 Dip Shunt E4 SIO 485 Mode 8 Figure 9 SW 2 Line T...

Page 8: ...485 application with existing i e standard RS 232 software drivers What s Included The ULTRA 485 is shipped with the following items If any of these items are missing or damaged contact ICS Advent UL...

Page 9: ...nt address options are required contact Technical Support about a custom PAL option 2 J 1 t r o P 1 1 W S 2 1 W S 3 1 W S 4 1 W S d e l b a s i D n O n O n O n O 8 F 3 n O n O n O f f O 8 F 2 n O n O...

Page 10: ...t is desired remove the jumper NOTE Most communications software applications default COM3 to IRQ4 and COM4 to IRQ3 This requires the sharing of interrupts between COM1 and COM3 and between COM2 and C...

Page 11: ...Q setting and setting the appropriate selections at E1 Consult your particular software for IRQ selection If no interrupt is desired remove the jumper M indicates the inclusion of a 1K ohm pull down r...

Page 12: ...O control is abstracted from the application program This ability means that the user can effectively use the ULTRA 485 in a RS 485 application with existing i e standard RS 232 software drivers Heade...

Page 13: ...nsmitter or it can confuse your system if it does not The ULTRA 485 provides a jumper block E3 to enable or disable this function The selection at E3 should follow the selection made at E5 if No Echo...

Page 14: ...T C S T C e v i t a g e N d n e S o T r a e l C 5 t u p n I B R S D R S D e v i t i s o P y d a e R t e S a t a D 2 2 t u p n I A R S D R S D e v i t a g e N y d a e R t e S a t a D 6 t u p n I B D C...

Page 15: ...out list EIA 530 E4 SIO 485 Figure 8 Dip shunt E4 SIO 485 Mode l a n g i S e m a N n i P e d o M D N G d n u o r G 7 B D T X T e v i t i s o P t i m s n a r T 4 2 t u p t u O A D T X T e v i t a g e...

Page 16: ...boards on each end should have switches 1 2 3 ON Refer to the following table for each switch s operation Name Function T Adds or removes the 100 ohm termination Switch 1 ON adds the termination and O...

Page 17: ...dvanced Ports control panel to configure the card for Windows NT After installing the software for your new adapter card please choose Launch Help File After the help file comes up choose the type of...

Page 18: ...r straps for each port that must be set for proper operation 1 Turn off PC power Disconnect the power cord 2 Remove the PC case cover 3 Locate an available slot and remove the blank metal slot cover 4...

Page 19: ...vironments where the lower level I O control is abstracted from the application program Which means that the user can effectively use the ULTRA 485 in a RS 485 application with existing i e standard R...

Page 20: ...ing Specifications Boards are built to U L 94V0 rating and are 100 Electrically tested Boards are solder mask over bare copper or solder mask over tin nickel Power Consumption e n i L y l p p u S C D...

Page 21: ...many other adapters i e SCSI adapters on board serial ports do not The IRQ is typically selected via an on board header block Refer to the section on Card Setup for help in choosing an I O address an...

Page 22: ...hat will allow 1 driver and up to 32 receivers on the line at once RS 422 signal levels range from 0 to 5 volts RS 422 does not define a physical connector RS 530 and RS 449 RS 530 and RS 449 a k a EI...

Page 23: ...d data rates up to 10 Megabits per second The signal levels for RS 485 are the same as those defined by RS 422 RS 485 has electrical characteristics that allow for 32 drivers and 32 receivers to be co...

Page 24: ...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 Remain Idle or next start bit Odd Even or Unused STOP P BIT 5 to 8 Data...

Page 25: ...rge ESD Immunity EN61000 4 3 1995RadiatedRFFieldImmunity EN61000 4 4 1995EFTImmunityforACandI OLines EN 60950 1992 Safety of InformationTechnology Equipment Thetechnicaldocumentationrequiredtodemonstr...