Ver.1.10

COM-2PD(LPCI)H

2

Item

Specification

Number of channels

2ch

Interface type

RS-422A/RS-485

Isolation specification

Isolation between channel, Bus isolation

Isolation pressure

proof

Between channel : 300VDC, Between bus : 300VDC

Transfer method

Asynchronous serial transfer (Full-duplex / half-duplex)

Baud rate

2 - 921,600bps

*1 *2

Data length

5, 6, 7, 8 bits

1, 1.5, 2 stop bits *1

Parity check

Even, Odd, Non-parity *1

Loading LSI

162850 or equivalent

(Each channel has 128-byte receive and 128-byte transmit FIFO

buffers.)

Connecting distance

Within 1200m *3

Interrupt requests

1 level use *4

I/O address

Any 32-byte boundary

Power consumption

5VDC

Terminal OFF : 300mA (Max.) / Terminal ON : 550mA (Max.)

Operating

temperature

0 - 50°C, 10 - 90%RH(No condensation)

PCI bus specification

32bit, 33MHz, Universal key shapes supported *5

Dimension (mm)

121.69(L) x 63.41(H)

Weight

80g

*1

These items can be set by software.

For the "Driver Library API-PAC(W32)" and the "Standard COM Driver Software

COM

Setup Disk" on the supplied CD-ROM, the range is 15 - 921,600 bps.

*2

Data transmission at high speed may not be performed normally depending on the

environment including the type of status of connected material of cable and environment.

*3

The table below lists an example of the relationship between baud rate and

communication distance.

Communication

distance

Baud rate

300m

115,200bps

600m

57,600bps

900m

19,200bps

1200m

9,600bps

Communication cable:

28AWG, double shielded cable, twisted pairs used for each +/-

signal line.

*4

A single interrupt signal "INTA" is output as a collection of interrupt input signals from two

channels.

*5

This board requires power supply at +5 V from an expansion slot (it does not work on a

machine with a +3.3V power supply alone).

Board Dimensions

The standard outside dimension (L) is

the distance from the end of the board

to the outer surface of the slot cover.

121.69(L)

Standard COM Driver Software COM Setup Disk (Bundled)

The purpose of this software is to allow the CONTEC serial

communication boards to be used under Windows or Linux in

the same way as the standard COM ports on the PC.

By

installing additional boards, 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).

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 Vista, XP, Server 2003, 2000,

NT, Me, 98, Linux etc..

CAUTION

The maximum number of COM ports able to be used

depends on the configuration of your OS.

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/C++.

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

hardware operations.

CONTEC

provides

download

services

(at

http://www.contec.com/apipac/) to supply the updated drivers

and differential files.

For details, visit the CONTEC’s Web site.

< Operating environment >

OS

Windows Vista, XP, Server 2003, 2000,

Me, 98 etc..

Adaptation language Visual C/C++, Visual Basic, Delphi,

Builder, etc..

Others

Each piece of library software requires

50 megabytes of free hard disk space.

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.).

Cable (Option)

Connection Conversion Cable

for Serial I/O (44M

→9M x 2, 250mm)

: PCE44/9P2S

Connector (Option)

D-SUB9P Male Connector Set (5 Pieces)

: CN5-D9M

D-SUB9P Female Connector Set (5 Pieces) : CN5-D9F

D-SUB44P Male Connector Set (5 Pieces)

: CN5-D44M

*

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

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