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Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual Smartio 8-Port RS-232 Serial Board for PCI Bus First Edition, February 2003 Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd.Tel

PCI Solution The CP-168U board complies with PCI Spec. 2.1, and does not use either switches or jumpers. The hardware configuration for the IRQ an

Introduction Features The Smartio CP-168U board has 8 RS-232 ports, embedded ESD 16 KV surge protection, and uses a Moxa or 16C550C compatible UART

Package Checklist You should find the following items in the Smartio CP-168U board package:  Smartio CP-168U 8-port serial board  Software CD

Introduction Installation Guide This section gives a brief summary of how to install the Smartio CP-168U board under each supported operating syste

2 Hardware Installation 2 The installation of the Smartio CP-168U board involves both hardware and software. Software installation is discussed in th

Note! Each board must occupy one unique IRQ and four 8-byte I/O addresses, which are assigned automatically by the PCI BIOS. However, you can sel

3 Software Installation 3 In this chapter, the driver software installation, configuration, and driver update/removal procedures are described for va

Installing the Driver First Time Driver Installation The following procedure shows how to install the Smartio CP-168U driver for the first time. F

Software Installation 7. The Moxa Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel dialog box appears. Click the [Add] button to open the Property dialog bo

9. Select a COM number for the specific port from Port Number pull-down list. 10. Check the Auto Enumerating COM Number check-box to have subseq

Software Installation will now appear in the MOXA Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel dialog box, as shown below. 14. Click [OK] in the MOXA Sma

to develop applications with the PComm library (see “Serial Programming Tools”) or the Microsoft Win32 API. You can also use applications such as

Software Installation 4. Next, refer to the instructions given in the previous section, “First Time Driver Installation” from the “Windows NT” s

refer to the instructions from the previous section, “Installing the Driver.” 1. Open the [Control Panel], click on the [Network] icon, and selec

Software Installation Panel dialog box. Updating the Driver Take the following steps to update the Smartio CP-168U board driver. 1. Open [Control

Windows 95/98 The Windows 95/98 driver supports up to 128 serial ports, from COM1 to COM128. To fully utilize the advanced multi-process and multi

Software Installation Install the Smartio PCI board in the system Start Windows 95/98 to detect the board Driver insta

for Windows 95 or the right column for Windows 98. If one MOXA CP-168U board was previously installed and another MOXA CP-168U board is plugged in

Software Installation 3. Type E:\Software\Win9x\V5.7\Windows.95 in the Location input box, and then click [OK] from the Select Other Location win

Smartio CP-168U User’s Manual The product described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the

6. Click on [Next]. 7. Click on [Next]. Port Configuration After the driver is installed, the MOXA CP-168U Installation dialog box will be d

Software Installation 2. Select a COM number for the port from the Port Number pull-down list. 3. Check the Auto Enumerating COM Number check-bo

Board and Port Ready Board and Port Ready for Windows 95 and Windows 98 are slightly different. In finishing this stage, the driver installation w

Software Installation Configuring the Board and Ports Follow the procedures given below to re-configure the COM number for the ports of installed

4. Check the Auto Enumerating COM Name check-box to assign continuous COM numbers for subsequent ports. For example, if COM3 is assigned to Port

Software Installation 1. Open [Control Panel], click on the [System] icon, and select the [Device Manager] tab. 2. Click on the MOXA CP-168U boar

Removing the Driver This section explains how to remove the Smartio CP-168U board driver. 1. Open the [Control Panel], double click the [Add/Remo

Software Installation Installing the Driver The following procedure shows how to install the Smartio CP-168U Series driver for the first time unde

4. Select Specify a location and then click on Next to continue. 5. Insert the Moxa Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then specify the locat

Software Installation 6. Click Next to copy the driver files to your system. 7. The next window shows the model number of the board, and ind

8. The next Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard window to open starts the port installation stage. Click on Next to continue.

Software Installation 9. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device [recommended], and then click on Next to continue. 10. Select

11. Insert the Moxa Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then specify the location of the file as E:/Software/Win2K/V1.5 as shown below (change t

Software Installation 13. After all files have been copied to the system, the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window will open to indica

How to Check the Installation There are three ways to check the installation of the CP-168U Series board. Device Manager 1. You can check the ins

Software Installation If the driver installation was successful, you will be able to see the model number of the CP-168U board listed under Multi-

Removing the Driver You can uninstall the board by first selecting Start  Settings  Control Panel  System. Windows 2000 Windows XP Sma

Software Installation Select the Hardware tab, and then click on Device Manager. Use the mouse to place the cursor over the CP-168U Series board u

The Device Manager window will automatically refresh to show that the driver and ports for the CP-168U Series board have been removed. Sm

4 Serial Programming Tools 4 Moxa supports a class of easy to use, yet powerful serial programming libraries and communication troubleshooting uti

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This serial communication library provides a complete function library and sample programs for Visual C++, Visual Basic, and Delphi. To view detai

Serial Programming Tools Diagnostic (for MOXA boards only) A convenient diagnostic program, ONLY for MOXA boards and ports, provides internal and e

Monitor (for MOXA boards under Windows NT/2000/XP) A useful port status monitoring program allows you to monitor data transmission of selected MOX

Serial Programming Tools Terminal Emulator Terminal Emulator can be used to connect to various ports to see if data transmission is functioning cor

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5 Connection Cables and Cable Wiring 5 In this chapter, we illustrate the possible connections and cable wiring for the CP-168U boards. In serial

Individual Port Pinouts—DB9 and DB25 Male RS-232 DB9 DB25 Pin No. Signal Pin No. Signal 1 DCD 2 TxD 2 RxD 3 RxD3 TxD 4 RTS4 DTR 5 CTS5 G

6 Troubleshooting 6 Common Smartio CP-168U board errors and possible corresponding solutions are given below. If the problem still cannot be solve

A. Smartio CP-168U board will check the line status (CTS) before transmitting data if the RTS/CTS flow control feature is set to Enable in the co

Troubleshooting and solutions, see the section, “General Troubleshooting.” 1. The system fails to find the Smartio CP-168U board! C. The board(s)

AA A. Technical Reference Specifications • Bus interface: 32-bit PCI • Number of ports: 8 • I/O address: Assigned by PCI BIOS • IRQ

Due to this slot-dependency, it is necessary to re-configure the software driver once the board is plugged into a different PCI slot. Up to 4 Smart

Return Procedure For product repair, exchange, or refund, you must:  Provide evidence of original purchase.  Fill out the Problem Report Form

Table of Contents 1 Introduction...1-1 Overview-------------------------------

1 1 Introduction Overview Smartio—The Smart Multiport Async Solution The term Smartio stands for smart multiport serial I/O solution. The Smartio CP-