Contec COM-1C-LPE Bedienungsanleitung

PC-HELPER

RS-232C Serial I/O Board

for PCI Express

Low Profile Size

1ch type

COM-1C-LPE

2ch type

COM-2C-LPE

4ch type

COM-4C-LPE

8ch type

COM-8C-LPE

User’s Guide

CONTEC CO.,LTD.

1. Before Using the Product

Check Your Package

Thank you for purchasing the CONTEC product.

The product consists of the items listed below.

Check, with the following list, that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items,

contact your retailer.

Product Configuration List

- Board (One of the following)

[COM-1C-LPE, COM-2C-LPE, COM-4C-LPE, or COM-8C-LPE]

- First step guide …1

- CD-ROM *1 [COM Setup Disk] …1

- Standard size bracket…1

*1 The CD-ROM contains the driver software and User’s Guide (this guide)

CD-ROM

[COM Setup Disk] Standard size

bracket

Board First step guide

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No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form by any means without prior written

consent of CONTEC CO., LTD.

CONTEC CO., LTD. makes no commitment to update or keep current the information contained in this

document. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

All relevant issues have been considered in the preparation of this document. Should you notice an

omission or any questionable item in this document, please feel free to notify CONTEC CO., LTD.

Regardless of the foregoing statement, CONTEC assumes no responsibility for any errors that may

appear in this document or for results obtained by the user as a result of using this product.

Trademarks

MS, Microsoft, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are

trademarks of their respective holder.

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Table of Contents

Check Your Package............................................................................................................................i

Copyright ............................................................................................................................................ 2

Trademarks ......................................................................................................................................... 2

Table of Contents................................................................................................................................ 3

1. BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT 5

About the Board.................................................................................................................................. 5

Features........................................................................................................................................ 5

Support Software ......................................................................................................................... 7

Cable & Connector (Option) ....................................................................................................... 8

Customer Support ............................................................................................................................... 9

Web Site http ............................................................................................................................... 9

Limited Three-Years Warranty .......................................................................................................... 9

How to Obtain Service........................................................................................................................ 9

Liability............................................................................................................................................... 9

Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................ 10

Safety Information ..................................................................................................................... 10

Handling Precautions................................................................................................................. 11

Environment............................................................................................................................... 12

Inspection................................................................................................................................... 12

Storage ....................................................................................................................................... 12

Disposal...................................................................................................................................... 12

2. SETUP 13

What is Setup? .................................................................................................................................. 13

Using the Board under Windows Using the Standard COM Driver Software COM Setup Disk13

Using the Board under Windows Using the Driver Library API-PAC(W32) .......................... 13

Using the Board under Linux Using the Standard COM Driver Software COM Setup Disk .. 14

Operating Systems Other than Windows or Linux.................................................................... 14

Step 1 Setting the Hardware ............................................................................................................. 15

Replacing the Bracket................................................................................................................ 15

Parts of the Board and Factory Defaults ................................................................................... 16

Setting the Board ID .................................................................................................................. 18

Plugging the Board .................................................................................................................... 19

Step 2 Installing the Hardware ......................................................................................................... 20

Turning on the PC...................................................................................................................... 20

Windows 8.1/ 8/ 7, Server 2012 ................................................................................................ 21

Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista..................................................................................... 23

Windows Server 2003, Windows XP/ 2000.............................................................................. 24

The check method of the completion of hardware installation ................................................. 25

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Step 3 Initializing the Software ........................................................................................................26

Step 4 Checking Operations with the Diagnosis Program ...............................................................30

What is the Diagnosis Program?................................................................................................30

Check Method............................................................................................................................ 30

Using the Diagnosis Program .................................................................................................... 31

Setup Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................33

Symptoms and Actions ..............................................................................................................33

If your problem cannot be resolved...........................................................................................33

3. EXTERNAL CONNECTION 35

In the case of COM-1C-LPE ............................................................................................................35

Connecting it directly from the on-board connector .................................................................35

In the case of COM-2C-LPE ............................................................................................................36

Using the 9-pin D-SUB Connector Conversion Cables ............................................................36

Connecting it directly from the on-board connector .................................................................37

In the case of COM-4C-LPE ............................................................................................................38

Using the 9-pin D-SUB Connector Conversion Cables ............................................................38

Connecting it directly from the on-board connector .................................................................39

In the case of COM-8C-LPE ............................................................................................................40

Using the 9-pin D-SUB Connector Conversion Cables ............................................................40

Connecting it directly from the on-board connector .................................................................41

Types of Cable and Example Connections.......................................................................................42

4. FUNCTIONS 43

Communication Function .................................................................................................................43

Serial Data Transmission........................................................................................................... 43

RS-232C Control Lines .............................................................................................................43

Send and Receive Data Buffers .................................................................................................43

Setting the Baud Rate ................................................................................................................ 44

5. ABOUT SOFTWARE 47

About Sample programs ................................................................................................................... 47

Uninstalling the driver software .......................................................................................................49

Windows 8.1/ 8/ 7/ Vista, Server 2012/ 2008 ........................................................................... 49

Windows XP/ 2000, Server 2003 .............................................................................................. 49

CD-ROM Directory Structure ..........................................................................................................50

6. ABOUT HARDWARE 51

For detailed technical information....................................................................................................51

Hardware specification .....................................................................................................................51

1. Before Using the Product

This chapter provides information you should know before using the product.

About the Board

This product is a PCI Express bus-supported board designed for extending RS-232C compatible serial

communication functionality on your PC.

The < COM-1C-LPE > has one RS-232C communication ports.

The < COM-2C-LPE > has two RS-232C communication ports.

The < COM-4C-LPE > has four RS-232C communication ports.

The < COM-8C-LPE > has eight RS-232C communication ports.

With a 128byte built-in FIFO buffer for transmission and reception of each channel, the product supports

a baud rate of up to 921,600bps. It also comes with a Windows/Linux driver, which allows boards to be

used as OS-standard COM ports.

COM-1C-LPE, COM-2C-LPE, COM4C-LPE supports CONTEC-defined driver library

“API-PAC(W32)”that provide local routines.

Features

- Max. 921,600bps RS-232C Serial Communication

The < COM-1C-LPE > has one RS-232C-standard serial ports.

The < COM-2C-LPE > has two RS-232C-standard serial ports.

The < COM-4C-LPE > has four RS-232C-standard serial ports.

The < COM-8C-LPE > has eight RS-232C-standard serial ports.

Baud rates from 2 to 921,600bps can be set. When using the bundled “Standard COM Driver Software”

and “Driver library API-PAC(W32)”, baud rates from 15 to 921,600bps can be set.

- Possibly used as Windows, Linux-standard COM ports, using the bundled driver library

Comes with a driver software that allows the products to be used under Windows / Linux in the same

way as COM ports on the PC. Under Windows, the product supports the OS-standard Win32 API

communication function as well as Visual Basic MSComm. Under Linux, OS-standard tty driver’s

standard-function can be used. In addition, supplies a diagnostic program to confirm hardware operation

and to perform a communication test with equipment.

- Max. 16 boards can be installed as configured in the range COM1 - COM256.

Up to 16 boards can be mounted on a single PC.

COM1 - COM256 can be set using the device manager.

- Each channel is equipped with separate 128-byte FIFO buffers for transmit and receive.

Employed a buffer memory 128-byte dedicated to transmission and 128-byte for each channel.

These are FIFO format, useful for high speed communications and to reduce the load to the CPU when

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transmitting/receiving. As the device manager can be used to enable/disable the use of FIFO and set the

FIFO trigger size, you can build an optimum system according to your use.

- The boards use the same easy-to-use 9-pin D-SUB connectors as are used on a PC.

(For COM-1C-LPE only)

Using the most versatile general-purpose 9-pin D-SUB connector for RS-232C, the product allows you

to use commercial cables which support the RS-232C standard.

- Support for Low Profile size slot / standard size slot (bundled with bracket)

Bundled with each bracket for Low Profile size slot / standard size slot. Exchanges it for the standard

size bracket when mounting on the standard size slot.

- Conversion cable is available as optional

COM-2C-LPE : Distribution cable for 2channels is available as optional.

COM-4C-LPE : Distribution cable for 4channels is available as optional.

COM-8C-LPE : Distribution cable for 8channels is available as optional.

- The control line for RS-232C can be controlled and monitored by software.

The control lines for RTS, CTS, DTR and DSR can be controlled and monitored using software.

- Driver library API-PAC(W32) is supported (COM-1C-LPE, COM-2C-LPE, COM-4C-LPE).

API-PAC(W32) is library software based on Win32 API routines (DLL), which provides local routines

specific to CONTEC. You can create high-speed application software taking advantage of the CONTEC

hardware using various programming languages that support Win32 API functions, such as Visual Basic

and Visual C++.

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Support Software

You should use CONTEC support software according to your purpose and development environment.

Standard COM Driver Software COM Setup Disk (Bundled)

The purpose of this software is to allow the CONTEC serial communication boards (cards) to be used under Windows

or Linux in the same way as the standard COM ports on the PC. By installing additional boards (cards), you can use

COM ports in the range COM1 - COM256.

The boards can be used for all types of serial communications such as for remote access service (RAS) and

uninterruptible power supply (UPS) applications.

Under Windows, the serial ports can be accessed using the standard Win32 API communication routines (CreateFile( ),

WriteFile( ), ReadFile( ), and SetCommState( ), etc.) The serial ports are also compatible with the Visual Basic

communication control (MSComm). Supports the communication class of .NET Framework 2.0 (SerialPort class).

Under Linux, the serial ports are compatible with the operating system's standard tty driver. The standard routines

including open( ), close( ), read( ), write( ) are supported.

< Operating environment >

OS Windows 8.1, 8, 7, Vista etc..

You can download the updated version from the CONTEC’s Web site (http://www.contec.com/comdrv/). For more

details on the supported OS, applicable language and new information, please visit the CONTEC’s Web site.

CAUTION

The maximum number of COM ports able to be used depends on the configuration of your OS.

This product is not supported Windows Me, 98, 95, NT.

COM-8C-LPE does not support the Windows OS before Windows Vista.

Driver Library API-PAC(W32) (Available for downloading (free of charge) from the CONTEC web

site.)

API-PAC(W32) is the library software that provides the commands for CONTEC hardware products in

the form of Windows standard Win32 API functions (DLL). It makes it easy to create high-speed

application software taking advantage of the CONTEC hardware using various programming languages

that support Win32 API functions, such as Visual Basic and Visual C++.

It can also be used by the installed diagnosis program to check hardware operations.

See http://www.contec.com/apipac/ for details and download of API-PAC(W32).

< Operating environment >

OS Windows 7, Vista, XP, Server 2003 etc..

Adaptation language Visual C++ .NET, Visual C# .NET, Visual Basic .NET, Visual C++, Visual Basic,

Delphi, C++Builder, etc..

CAUTION

This library provides local routines that are specific to CONTEC (SioOpen( ), SioWrite( ), SioRead( ), SioStatus( ),

etc.). These are not compatible with the standard Win32 API communication routines (CreateFile( ) and WriteFile( ),

etc.).

This library does not correspond to 64bit OS.

This library does not correspond to Multi CPU, such as HyperThread. Please use it by setup of Single CPU.

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This library cannot be used by COM-8C-LPE.

Cable & Connector (Option)

Connection Conversion Cable for Serial I/O (68M9M x 8, 1000mm) : PCE68-9PS

Connection Conversion Cable for Serial I/O (44M9M x 4, 250mm) : PCE44/9P4S

Connection Conversion Cable for Serial I/O (44M9M x 2, 250mm) : PCE44/9P2S

- End of sales

RS-232C Straight Cable with D-SUB 9P (1.8m) : RSS-9M/F

RS-232C Cross Cable with D-SUB 9P (1.8m) : RSC-9F

RS-232C Connection Conversion Straight Cable (25M9F, 1.8m) : RSS-25M/9F

RS-232C Connection Conversion Cross Cable (25F9F, 1.8m) : RSC-25F/9F

D-SUB 9P Male Connector Set (5 Pieces) : CN5-D9M

D-SUB 9P Female Connector Set (5 Pieces) : CN5-D9F

D-SUB 25P Male Connector Set (5 Pieces) : CN5-D25M

D-SUB 25P Female Connector Set (5 Pieces) : CN5-D25F

D-SUB 44P Male Connector Set (5 Pieces) : CN5-D44M

* Check the CONTEC’s Web site for more information on these options.

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Customer Support

CONTEC provides the following support services for you to use CONTEC products more efficiently and

comfortably.

Web Site http

Japanese http://www.contec.co.jp/

English http://www.contec.com/

Chinese http://www.contec.com.cn/

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