Advantech PCL-858 User manual
PCL-858
8-Port RS-232
Interface Card
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Part No. 2000085801 2nd Edition
Printed in Taiwan May 2001
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................... 5
Description............................................................................. 6
Features.................................................................................. 7
Specifications......................................................................... 7
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation .................................. 11
Initial Inspection ................................................................. 12
Card Configuration ............................................................ 14
Default Settings ................................................................... 14
I/O Address and Interrupt Setup ...................................... 14
Speed Mode selection.......................................................... 18
Chapter 3: Software Installation ................................... 19
Operating Environment Selection ..................................... 20
Icom Utility Setup for Windows 95/98/NT environment. 20
Chapter 4: Wiring ........................................................... 23
Connector Pin Assignments ............................................... 24
Wiring .................................................................................. 26
Appendix A: PC I/O Address Reference ......................... 29
PC I/O Address Usage ........................................................ 30
Appendix B: Quick Reference ........................................ 31
Chapter 1 Introduction 5
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Introduction
CHAPTER
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Description
The PCL-858 series are eight ports serial communication interface
card. The PCL-858A/858B serial ports are implemented using
16C554 UARTs which makes serial I/O more reliable.
The PCL-858 series support all eight ports can be set the address
automatically. All channels share the same interrupt (IRQ), and
interrupt status register is available for determining the interrupt
source. When an on-board interrupt occurs the interrupt status register
(vector address) indicates which port has generated it. The shared
interrupt can be set to most common (extended) AT interrupts. This
simplifies programming, speeds up interrupt processing and frees up
interrupts for other devices.
The PCL-858 series developed by Advantech Co., Ltd has passed the
CE test for environmental specifications.
Chapter 1 Introduction 7
Features
vEight independent RS-232 serial ports
vTransmission speed up to 921.6Kbps
vIndependent I/O address, Share IRQ setting for each of 8 serial ports
vWide IRQ selection: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15
vSupports DOS/Windows 3.1 (PC-ComLib), Windows 95/98, Win-
dowsNT
vSupports surge protection : 3000 VDC (PCL-858B)
vPC-ComLib, Icom Utility software included
Specifications
lBus interface: ISA
lNumber of ports: 8
lI/O address: 0x0000 ~ 0x03F8
lIRQ: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9,10, 11, 12, 15
lData bits: 5, 6, 7, 8
lStop bits: 1, 1.5, 2
lParity: none, even, odd
lUART:
2 x 16C554 (PCL-858A/858B)
lSpeed (bps): 50 ~ 921.6K
lDatasignals: TxD, RxD,RTS, CTS, DTR,DSR,DCD, RI,GND
lSurge protection: 3000VDC (PCL-858B)
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lPower requirement: 450mA typical 950 A max. (+5V),
140mA typical. 240mA max.((12V),
lDimensions: 18.5cm x 10.0cm
lOperating Temperature.: 0 ~ 60°C (refer to IEC-68-1.2.3 item)
lStorage Temperature: -25 ~ 80°C
lMTBF:
over 99,100 hrs (PCL-858A) at 25°C, Ground, fixed, environment
over 92,363 hrs (PCL-858B) at 25°C, Ground, fixed environment
lFor technical support and service please visit our support website
at:
http://support.advantech.com
and visit the “Industrial Automation Support” and “FAQ” sections
Chapter 1 Introduction 9
Figure 1-1: Switch and jumper layout
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Hardware
Installation
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