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POS (Point-of-Sale) Systems PCI Solution The CP-104UL board complies with PCI Spec. 2.1, and does not use either switches or jumpers. The hardware configuration for the IRQ and Memory addresses is automatically assigned by the PCI BIOS. Hence, the board MUST be plugged in before installing the driver software. For more PCI information, refer to the Technical Reference Appendix.
Features The Smartio CP-104UL board has 4 RS-232 ports, embedded ESD 15 KV surge protection, and uses a Moxa UART (MU860), and has the following important features: Supports universal PCI, plug and play (no switches or jumpers) Fits both 3.3V and 5V connector key...
Package Checklist You should find the following items in the Smartio CP-104UL board package: Smartio CP-104UL 4-port serial board Documentation and Software CD that contains drivers for Windows 2000/XP/2003, Windows NT, Windows 95/98, DOS, FreeBSD, SCO, and Linux. Smartio CP-104UL Quick Installation Guide...
Installation Guide This section gives a brief summary of how to install the Smartio CP-104UL board under each supported operating system. The installation is simple and involves the following stages: Check the PCI BIOS settings. Install the Smartio CP-104UL board.
Step 3: Remove the slot cover bracket if one is in place. Step 4: Insert the Smartio CP-104UL control board firmly into a free PCI or PCI-X slot. Step 5: Fasten the holding screw to fix the control board in place.
Windows 2003. The drivers conform to the Win32 COMM API standard. The Windows 2003 driver for MOXA’s multiport serial boards supports the following products: Universal PCI Boards: CP-168U, CP-104UL, CP-104JU, CP-134U, CP-134U-I, CP-132UL, CP-132UI PCI Boards: C168H/PCI, C104H/PCI, C104HS/PCI, CP-114, CP-114I, CP-114S, CP-114IS,...
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3. Select Search for the best driver in these locations., check Include this location in the search, and then click on Browse. You should be able to locate the \Software\Win2K-XP- 2003 folder on the software CD. Click on Next to continue. 3-2 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual...
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5. Wait while the driver software is installed. The next window shows the model number of the board, and indicates that Windows has completed the driver installation. Click on Finish to continue with the rest of the installation procedure. Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual...
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7. Select Search for the best driver in these locations., check Include this location in the search, and then click on Browse. You should be able to locate the \Software\Win2K-XP- 2003 folder on the software CD. Click on Next to continue. 3-4 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual...
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9. Wait while the port driver is being installed. Click on Finish to continue with the rest of the installation procedures. 10. Repeat steps 6 to 9, until the port driver installation for every port is completed. Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual...
If one MOXA CP-168U board was installed previously, and another MOXA CP-168U board is added, the system will prompt you to take care of port configuration, which is discussed in this section. 3-6 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual...
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5. Select a Tx FIFO Size from the Tx FIFO Level pull-down list. Tx FIFO Level from High to Low are available, with a default value is High Level (128 bytes). Check Set the change to all ports check-box to apply the just defined Tx FIFO Size to all ports. Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual...
3. Checkmark Include this location in the search, and then click on Browse. You should locate the Software\Win2K-XP-2003 folder on the software CD. Click on Next to continue. 4. Wait while the driver software is installed. Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual Software Installation...
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Windows OS. Click on Continue Anyway to proceed. 3-10 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 5. Wait while the installation wizard searches. The next window that opens cautions you that although this software hasn’t passed...
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8. Input the location of the driver in the text input box, or use the Browse button to locate the appropriate folder. 9. Wait while the installation wizard searches. The next window that opens cautions you that although this software hasn’t passed Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-11...
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(change the drive letter, if needed). Click OK to continue. 13. Click on Next to continue with the installation. 3-12 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual Windows Logo testing, this driver has already been tested and been shown that it can support Windows OS. Click on Continue Anyway to proceed.
Finish to install the board’s second port. 13. Repeat the above procedure (Step7 to Step 12) for the rest of the board’s ports. The last window to open completes installation of Port 7. Windows XP Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-13...
After the driver is installed, the MOXA CP-168U Installation dialog box will be displayed, and the system will map the ports automatically. If one MOXA CP-168U board was installed previously, and another MOXA CP-168U board is 3-14 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual Windows XP...
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5. Select a Tx FIFO Size from the Tx FIFO Level pull-down list. Tx FIFO Level from High to Low are available, with a default value is High Level (128 bytes). Check Set the change to all ports check-box to apply the just defined Tx FIFO Size to all ports. Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-15...
Moxa driver in the system category. Removing the Driver You can uninstall the board by first selecting Start " Settings " Control Panel " System. Windows 2000 3-16 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual CP-104UL v2 Tx FIFO Rx FIFO...
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Select the Hardware tab, and then click on Device Manager. Use the mouse to place the cursor over the CP-168U Series board under Multiport serial adapters, and then click the right mouse button. Select the Uninstall… option. Windows 2000 Windows XP Click OK to proceed with the un-installation of the board. Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-17...
The drivers conform to the Win32 COMM API standard. The Windows 95/98 driver for MOXA’s multiport serial boards supports the following products: Universal PCI Boards: CP-168U, CP-104UL, CP-104JU, CP-134U, CP-134U-I, CP-132UL, CP- 132UI PCI Boards: C168H/PCI, C104H/PCI, C104HS/PCI, CP-114, CP-114I, CP-114S, CP-114IS, CP-132,...
A maximum of 4 Smartio CP-168U boards can be installed in one system, provided sufficient I/O address and IRQ number resources are available. The following flow chart illustrates the driver installation stages of the Smartio CP-168U boards. Each stage will be discussed later in more detail. Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-19...
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If one MOXA CP-168U board was previously installed and another MOXA CP-168U board is plugged in, the system will prompt you to skip this stage, and take care of Port Configuration, which is discussed in the next section. 3-20 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual...
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New hardware found message box, and then display the following dialog boxes. Click the Next button to proceed. Windows 95 2. Click on [Other Locations]. Software Installation Windows 98 2. Select [Display a list...] and then click on [Next]. Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-21...
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Select Other Location window. The system will start reading the files from the CD. 4. Click on [Finish]. 3-22 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3. Select Other Devices and then click on [Next]. 4. Click on [Have Disk]. 5. Type E:\Win9x\Windows.95 and click [OK]. The...
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Windows 95. 6. Click on [Next]. 7. Click on [Next]. Windows 98 After the port configuration, click on [Finish]. The COM ports of the Smartio CP-168U board can be used without restarting Windows 98. Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual Software Installation 3-23...
PC. 1. Open the [Control Panel], click on the [System] icon, select the [Device Manager] tab, and then click on the plus sign to the left of Moxa Smartio/Industio multiport board. 3-24 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual...
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Low are available, with a default value is High Level (128 bytes). Check Set the change to all ports check-box to apply the just defined Tx FIFO Size to all ports. CP-104UL v2 Tx FIFO Rx FIFO High Middle Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual Software Installation CP-104UL v1 Tx FIFO Rx FIFO Unit: Bytes 3-25...
This section shows how to update the Windows 95/98 driver. 1. Open [Control Panel], click on the [System] icon, and select the [Device Manager] tab. 2. Click on the MOXA CP-168U board and then click on [Properties]. 3-26 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual...
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1. Open the [Control Panel], double click the [Add/Remove Programs] icon, and then select the [Install/Uninstall] tab. 2. Click on the MOXA Smartio/Industio Driver option and then click on [Add/Remove] to start the driver removal process. Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-27...
Win32 COMM API standard. The Windows NT driver for MOXA’s multiport serial boards supports the following products: Universal PCI Boards: CP-168U, CP-104UL, CP-104JU, CP-134U, CP-134U-I, CP-132UL, CP- 132UI PCI Boards: C168H/PCI, C104H/PCI, C104HS/PCI, CP-114, CP-114I, CP-114S, CP-114IS, CP-132,...
[OK] to start installing the driver. 7. The Moxa Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel dialog box appears. Click the [Add] button to open the Property dialog box to change port settings and advanced FIFO configuration done automatically by the system. Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-29...
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Low are available, with a default value is High Level (128 bytes). Check Set the change to all ports check-box to apply the just defined Tx FIFO Size to all ports. 3-30 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual CP-104UL v2 Tx FIFO...
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If the driver is already installed, and you only wish to re-configure the ports, refer to the following procedures. In addition to the procedures listed below, you may also click on [Start] " [Programs] Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-31...
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3. Click on [Property] from the MOXA Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel to open the Property window. 4. Next, refer to the instructions given in the previous section, “First Time Driver Installation” from the “Windows NT” section. 3-32 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual...
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The next time you start up the PC, the system will automatically remove the configuration. There is no need to click the Remove button in the Moxa Smartio/Industio Configuration Panel dialog box. Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-33...
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2. Click on MOXA Smartio/Industio Family Adapter from the Network Adapters list. 3. Click the [Remove] button in the Network dialog box. 4. Click the [Close] button to exit the Network dialog box. 5. Restart the system to activate the new configuration. 3-34 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual...
The following steps are using CP-134U Series as an example. This section does not illustrate all the convenient functions of the setup program that you would see during the configuration process. Press F1 to refer to the on-line help instructions if necessary. 1. Run the BIN\SETUP.EXE file. 3-36 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual...
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3. Press PgDn to configure the CP-134U’s port settings, including port number, flow control, etc. You can enter/modify each port’s settings now. These displayed values are the port’s initial values as the driver is loaded. Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-37...
RxD buffer size The receiving (input) buffer allocated in the system for each port. F5 Group Edit This is a convenient function that helps you edit the configuration of several ports at one time as a group. 3-38 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual...
To unload (release) the driver from memory, type DP-DRV/Q at the DOS prompt. Linux The Linux driver for MOXA’s multiport serial boards supports the following products: Universal PCI Boards: CP-168U, CP-104UL, CP-104JU, CP-134U, CP-134U-I, CP-132UL, CP- 132UI PCI Boards: C168H/PCI, C104H/PCI, C104HS/PCI, CP-114, CP-114I, CP-114S, CP-114IS, CP-132,...
# cd /moxa/mxser/utiltiy/term # ./msterm The SCO driver for MOXA’s multiport serial boards supports the following products: Universal PCI Boards: CP-168U, CP-104UL, CP-104JU PCI Boards: C168H/PCI, C104H/PCI, C104HS/PCI ISA Boards: C168H, C168HS, C168P, C104H, C104HS, C104P, CI-104J, CI-104JS Follow the steps below to install the driver under SCO. Moxa provide the following SCO Version:...
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Copying driver files and configuring system. Please wait…. Press any key to continue! _ 11. Press Y to rebuild the system. ----------------------------------------[Message]-------------------------------------------- Do you want to rebuild the system? (y/n)_ 3-42 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual PCI Boards Selecting I/O Addr= AC00, BusNo=2, DevNo=13 Enter: Select ESC: Exit...
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Smartio Multiport Serial Board now. ----------------------------------------[Message]-------------------------------------------- Do you want to rebuild the system? (y/n) Rebuilding kernel. Please wait…. Rebuilding kernel completed. Please remember to manually reboot your system later. Press any key to continue. _ Software Installation Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual 3-43...
Moxa supports a class of easy to use, yet powerful serial programming libraries and communication troubleshooting utilities under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 and Windows 95/98. Use these MOXA Serial Programming Tools to decrease your software development time. In the following sections, we describe the installation of the library, and the utilities supported for various programming platforms.
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IRQ, TxD/RxD, UART, CTS/RTS, DTR/DSR, DTR/DCD, etc. It allows the user to check the function of both software and hardware. To run the Diagnostic program, click on [Start]"[Program]"[PComm Lite]"[Diagnostic]. 4-2 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual...
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Click on a specific port to see a graph of the current communication parameters and status of that port. To run the Monitor program, click on [Start]"[Program]"[PComm Lite]"[Monitor]. Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual...
Terminal Emulator features multi-windows, and supports VT100 and ANSI terminal types. You can transfer data interactively, send patterns periodically, and transfer files using ASCII, XMODEM, YMODEM, ZMODEM, and KERMIT protocols. To run Terminal Emulator, click on [Start]"[Program]"[PComm Lite]"[Terminal Emulator]. 4-4 Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual...
Connection Cables and Cable Wiring In this chapter, we illustrate the possible connections and cable wiring for the CP-104UL boards. In serial data communications, DTE stands for Data Terminal Equipment, such as a PC’s COM1/2, serial printers, and terminals, and DCE stands for Data Communication Equipment, such as modems.
PCI slots until you find one that works. C. The motherboard does not have an available IRQ for the CP-104UL board. Enter the PC’s BIOS and make sure an IRQ setting is available in the PCI/PnP settings.
Smartio/Industio series board!” appears in the Event Log. Make sure the PCI board is seated firmly in the expansion slot. 3. The COM number of the Smartio CP-104UL board (Bus No=x, Dev No=x, Port1=COMx), with device number xx, conflicts with others.
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 Smartio CP-104UL boards can be installed in one system. When installing more than one board, remember the order of boards to distinguish the installed boards.
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FIFO and on-chip hardware flow control are used to reduce the number of interrupts to the onboard CPU, and to prevent loss of valuable data. Smartio CP-104UL User’s Manual...
Return Procedure For product repair, exchange, or refund, you must: Provide evidence of original purchase. Fill out the Problem Report Form (PRF) as detailed as possible for shorter product repair time. Obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number from the sales representative or dealer.
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