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Owner’s Manual
U209-004 USB to 4-Port
Serial Adapter
U209-008 USB to 8-Port
Serial Adapter
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200612037 93-2646 U209 OM.qxd 12/12/2006 9:35 AM Page 2 Table of contents Table of contents ......................................................................................................................................2 Figures ..................................................................................................................................................2 Introduction ....................................................................................................
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200612037 93-2646 U209 OM.qxd 12/12/2006 9:35 AM Page 3 Introduction This manual describes how to set up and install your USB-to-Serial Adapter. U209-004 and U209-008 provide four or eight independent RS-232 serial interfaces to the host PC via the Universal Serial Bus (USB) port. Each adapter uses high-speed UARTs and deep FIFOs, allowing each channel to obtain data rates up to 921.6 kbps. The adapters are powered over their USB connection (bus-powered), eliminating the need for an external
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200612037 93-2646 U209 OM.qxd 12/12/2006 9:35 AM Page 4 Installing the USB-to-Serial Adapter (continued) 4. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. This is the CD that shipped with the product. 5. Select the "Advanced" option. Click the Next button. The Choose your search and installation options prompt displays (figure 2). 6. Select Search removable media (floppy, CD- ROM). If necessary, you can also select the Include this location in the search: option and browse to the location
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200612037 93-2646 U209 OM.qxd 12/12/2006 9:35 AM Page 5 Installing the USB-to-Serial Adapter (continued) 9. Press the Finish button to continue. The USB adapter installation is complete. Figure 5 - Windows XP Finished installing prompt indicates that the adapter has been successfully installed. Installing under Windows 2000 Follow these steps to install the USB-to-Serial adapter under Windows 2000. 1. Turn on the power to your computer system. This is the system in which the device is to be i
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200612037 93-2646 U209 OM.qxd 12/12/2006 9:35 AM Page 6 Installing the USB-to-Serial Adapter (continued) 5. Insert the installation CD into your CD- ROM drive. This is the CD that shipped with the adapter. 6. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended). 7. Click the Next button. The Locate driver files prompt displays (figure 8). 8 Select CD-ROM drives. You can also choose to specify a location and browse to the desired location with the USB-to-Serial drivers. The complete
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200612037 93-2646 U209 OM.qxd 12/12/2006 9:35 AM Page 7 Installing the USB-to-Serial Adapter (continued) Uninstalling under Windows 2000 or Windows XP Follow these steps in the event that you need to uninstall or reinstall the USB-to-Serial software. 1. From the Control Panel, select System. 2. Press the Hardware tab. 3. Click on Device Manager. 4. Scroll down to Multi-port serial adapters and expand. 5. Highlight your USB-to-Serial adapter; for example, U209-004 or U209-008 6. Select the A
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200612037 93-2646 U209 OM.qxd 12/12/2006 9:35 AM Page 8 Making external connections (continued) Testing DB-9 serial ports in HyperTerminal This section explains how to test the functionality of your USB-to-Serial adapter using HyperTerminal. An RS-232 loopback connector is included with the USB-to-Serial adapter. Running HyperTerminal 1. Attach the loopback connector to the DB-9 Connector. 2. Launch HyperTerminal. From the Windows Start Menu, select Programs > Accessories> Communications > Hy
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200612037 93-2646 U209 OM.qxd 12/12/2006 9:35 AM Page 9 Using Device Manager (continued) 1. With Device Manager open, expand the Multi-port serial adapters device group. Your USB-to-Serial adapter should appear in the list. 2. Double click the USB-to-Serial adapter. The Properties dialog box opens and displays the General tab (figure 14). 3. Click the USB Serial Ports Advanced Options tab to view the port setting properties. The Advanced Options dialog box displays (figure 15). 4. The RS-232
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200612037 93-2646 U209 OM.qxd 12/12/2006 9:35 AM Page 10 Using Device Manager (continued) 8. Click the Port settings tab. The Port Settings dialog box displays (figure 16). 9. This Port Settings tab allows you to set default values for the following: • Bits per second • Data bits • Parity • Stop bits • Flow control Most applications do not make use of these default settings, but prefer to make their own settings. See the Setting advanced options section for details. 10. Press the Advanced b
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200612037 93-2646 U209 OM.qxd 12/12/2006 9:35 AM Page 11 Using Device Manager (continued) 14. Click the Driver Details button to view detailed driver information. The Driver File Details dialog box opens (figure 19). 15. Driver File Details dialog box displays the following information: • Provider • File version • Copyright • Digital Signer (Windows XP only) This is the version of the installed software Indicates whether Microsoft has approved this version. 16. Click Cancel to close the dial
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200612037 93-2646 U209 OM.qxd 12/12/2006 9:35 AM Page 12 Appendix A Specifications Bus interface USB Specification 2.0, high speed 480 Mbps. Backward compatible with USB 1.1 full speed 12 Mbps. Baud rates Up to 921,600 bps. Factors impacting performance include: • Hardware flow control • Horsepower of the host computer • Quality of and length of cables • Continuous or "bursty" data Ports U209-004: 4 U209-008: 8 UARTs Custom high-speed UARTs with 1024-byte FIFOs for both transmit and receiv
