ICP DAS USA VXC-1x8U Series User Manual

Contents

Serial Communication Board with 8 RS-232/422/485 PortsCopyright © 2015 ICP DAS CO., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. - 2 -Table of ContentsPACKING LIST........................................................................................................................................................................ 3MORE INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................................................... 31. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 41.1 FEATURES .............................................................................................................................................. 51.2 SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 71.2.1 VXC-118U/PCIe-S1x8 ..................................................................................................................................... 71.2.2 VXC-148U/PCIe-S148 .................................................................................................................................... 81.3 OPTIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 92. HARDWARE CONFIGURATION................................................................................................................................. 102.1 BOARD LAYOUT..................................................................................................................................... 102.1.1 VXC-118U/VXC-148U .................................................................................................................................. 102.1.2 PCIe-S118/PCIe-S148................................................................................................................................... 112.2 WIRING NOTES FOR RS-232/422/485 ...................................................................................................... 122.2.1 RS-232 Wiring ............................................................................................................................................. 122.2.2 RS-485 Wiring ............................................................................................................................................. 122.2.3 RS-422 Wiring ............................................................................................................................................. 132.3 PIN ASSIGNMENTS ................................................................................................................................. 142.3.1 VXC-118U/PCIe-S118 .................................................................................................................................. 142.3.2 VXC-148U/PCIe-S148 .................................................................................................................................. 153. HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................................... 164. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................................... 204.1 OBTAINING THE DRIVER INSTALLER PACKAGE................................................................................................. 204.2 INSTALLING VXC-1X8U SERIES DRIVER........................................................................................................ 214.3 INSTALLING PCIE-S1X8 SERIES DRIVER ........................................................................................................ 244.4 PNP DRIVER INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................... 264.5 VERIFYING THE INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................... 284.5.1 Accessing Windows Device Manager .......................................................................................................... 284.5.2 Check the Configuration of the COM Port ................................................................................................... 304.6 MANUAL COM PORT CONFIGURATION ....................................................................................................... 314.6.1 VXC-118U/VXC-148U .................................................................................................................................. 314.6.2 PCIe-S118/PCIe-S148................................................................................................................................... 334.7 UNINSTALLING THE DEVICE DRIVER ............................................................................................................. 365. TESTING THE MULTIPORT SERIES CARD ................................................................................................................ 375.1 SELF-TEST WIRING ................................................................................................................................. 375.2 EXECUTE THE TEST PROGRAM.................................................................................................................... 39