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Summary of Contents for Brainboxes XC-157
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Page 1: Xc Range Product Manual
Print date: 02/04/2015 XC Range Product Manual XC-157, XC-235 and XC-475 XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 1 of 38 V1.0... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
3.3 Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 installation ............... 13 3.4 Windows 8 installation........................ 17 4. Product Configuration ........................20 4.1 Finding your Brainboxes COM port ..................... 20 4.2 Changing the COM label ......................21 4.3 Changing the port settings ......................21 5. - Page 3 13.2 Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity ................37 13.3 WEEE Directive (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) ..........37 13.4 RoHS Compliance ........................38 Copyright ........................... 38 XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 3 of 38 V1.0...
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Page 4: Introduction To The Xc Range
Whilst the 34mm slot accepts only 34mm cards the 54mm slot accepts both 34mm and 54mm cards. Brainboxes ExpressCard range being 34mm wide will fit into any ExpressCard slot on your laptop computer. For a more secure connection into a 54mm slot a Brainboxes VX-056 ExpressCard spacer can be purchased in conjunction with the card. -
Page 5: Supported Operating Systems
The PCI Express XC Range can be used with the following Microsoft Operating Systems with the supplied Boost.PCIe drivers: Brainboxes PCI Express Drivers have undergone Microsoft testing with the XC RS-232 and LPT printer port family. Upon passing these tests, the drivers were signed by Microsoft, as an indication of their quality and stability. -
Page 6: Installation Instructions
Print date: 02/04/2015 3. Installation Instructions To install the XC-157, XC-235 or XC-475, simply follow the step-by-step guide below. Insert your PCI ExpressCard in to a free ExpressCard slot. • Insert your XC CD. • Windows will detect the new hardware; follow the Found New Hardware Wizard prompts to •... -
Page 7: Windows Xp And Windows Server 2003 Installation
4. You will now see the below window appear; select the ‘Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) option. 5. Now select the ‘Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM…)’ option as shown below. XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 7 of 38 V1.0... - Page 8 7. After the CD-ROM has been scanned for the XC drivers, you will now see a window telling you that the driver installation has finished. It looks like this: XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 8 of 38 V1.0...
- Page 9 9. In device manager, you can now see your XC-235 installed. It should look like this: XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 9 of 38 V1.0...
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Page 10: Windows Vista And Windows Server 2008 Installation
4. Select ‘Locate and install driver software’. 5. NB - Vista will enter the Security Check to ensure that you have initiated the installation (and not some malicious program). Click Continue XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 10 of 38 V1.0... - Page 11 Step 9. Otherwise select ‘Don’t search online’ to install from the CD. 7. The Found New Hardware Wizard will then ask you to locate the software drivers. Ensure that the CD is in the drive and click Next XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 11 of 38 V1.0...
- Page 12 Print date: 02/04/2015 8. Once the driver has been installed, click Close. XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 12 of 38 V1.0...
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Page 13: Windows 7 And Windows Server 2008 R2 Installation
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the list of files and select the setup.exe file as shown below. 5. After clicking on the setup.exe file, you will now see this window. Click ‘Next >’. XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 13 of 38 V1.0... - Page 14 6. You will know see the drivers begin to install as pictured below. 7. After the drivers have installed, you will now be able to see the final installation window. XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 14 of 38 V1.0...
- Page 15 8. The following window will now appear showing you that the device has been successfully installed. 9. Now go to device manager, it will show that the XC-235 has installed. You can now use the card to transmit and receive data. XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 15 of 38 V1.0...
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Page 17: Windows 8 Installation
5. Go to the bottom of the list of files and select the setup.exe file. This file will install the XC drivers. 6. Now that you have selected the XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 17 of 38 V1.0... - Page 18 7. When the drivers are installing, the window will look like the one below. 8. When the drivers have been installed, you will then see a similar window as shown. XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 18 of 38 V1.0...
- Page 19 9. When the drivers have installed, Device Manager will now look like the below image. If there are any yellow exclamation marks over the Brainboxes products, please right click the device and then update the driver pointing to the files on the CD-ROM.
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Page 20: Product Configuration
Find the Brainboxes Serial Port entry in Device manager. (Found under the ‘Ports’ section) The Brainboxes Serial Port entry displays the current COM number in brackets after the name. (This is usually COM3 or COM4 following install, but may be different if other serial devices have been... -
Page 21: Changing The Com Label
You will now see the below window appear. You need to click on the COM port number drop down list and then select an available COM port. XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 21 of 38 V1.0... - Page 22 NB with the use of Override Settings, you need to ensure that the equipment you are connecting to be setup to match the communications settings you are forcing. XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 22 of 38 V1.0...
- Page 23 These settings are especially helpful when CTS and DSR are not physically connected (such as in a 3 wire setup) and it is not acceptable for the data flow to stop and start due to arbitrary variances on the unconnected signal lines. XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 23 of 38 V1.0...
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Page 24: Rs-232 Information
5.3 Pin D serial port connection to another PC Suppose we want to connect the Brainboxes Serial Port to the serial port of another PC. Connect the earth lines. Line 5 of Serial Port 2 to lines 1 & 7 of the other PC. This gives the two devices a common earth level. - Page 25 Print date: 02/04/2015 XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 25 of 38 V1.0...
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Page 26: Lpt Printer Port Information
Print date: 02/04/2015 6. LPT printer port information Below is the pinout for the LPT printer port which is used on the XC-157 and XC-475 ExpressCard’s. When selecting the appropriate LPT port in your application, you will need to check device manager to see which LPT port you need to use. -
Page 27: Uart Settings
Print date: 02/04/2015 7. UART Settings The UART settings for the Brainboxes COM Port allow you to get the best performance from your device and system. There are two choices, dependant on whether minimal CPU usage or Data Latency (delay) is the main concern. -
Page 28: Receive Trigger Level
That might increase the processing overhead on the remote device, and result in gaps in the data stream, thus reducing data throughput. Usually values are chosen in the higher part of the slider. XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 28 of 38 V1.0... - Page 29 The factory defaults are: Receive Trigger Level (%) = 75% • Transmit Trigger Level (%) = 10% • Flow Control Trigger Level (%) = 85% • XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 29 of 38 V1.0...
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Page 30: Uninstallation Instructions
Open Control Panel, and then open “Add or Remove Programs”. In Vista, this will be called “Programs & Features”. The Brainboxes Uninstallation wizard will launch which will remove all driver files and associated registry entries. Just click Next on each page of the Wizard. When the drivers have been uninstalled, click Finish. - Page 31 Hardware Changes”. Windows should find the ports and launch the Found New Hardware wizard. Follow the installation instructions as in Section 3 to reinstall. Alternatively, restart the PC to launch the Found New Hardware Wizard. XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 31 of 38 V1.0...
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Page 32: Boost.pcie Driver Upgrade / Rollback
• Port driver: “Brainboxes RS-232 Serial Port (COM4)” • For LPT : Card driver: “Brainboxes ECP Parallel Port (XC-475) (LPT3)” • Port driver : “Brainboxes RS-232 Serial Port (COM4)” • NB - If you need to upgrade or roll back the Boost.PCIe driver, we recommend to completely uninstall the existing drivers first, and then to install the new drivers from fresh. -
Page 33: Troubleshooting And Testing
10.3 Testing your serial COM port To test your Brainboxes COM port works correctly you can use the Serial Test application. It is a simple application which will guide you through the steps to check that your Brainboxes COM port is working correctly. - Page 34 Print date: 02/04/2015 XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 34 of 38 V1.0...
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Page 35: Lifetime Warranty And Support
If you have any issues, questions or suggestions about our Products and Services, then please contact us. Technical Support is free*. As long as you have a Brainboxes Product we will be happy to help, even if it’s discontinued or out of warranty. Excellent Customer Service, just as it should be. -
Page 36: Technical Specification
Data Bits 5,6,7 or 8 Parity None, Odd, Even, Mark & Space Stop Bits 1 or 2 Handshaking RTS/CTS DTR/DSR Xon/Xoff 12.2 RS-232 Pinout 12.3 LPT pinout XC Range Product Manual © Copyright Brainboxes Ltd Page 36 of 38 V1.0... -
Page 37: Regulatory Approvals / Compliance
Print date: 02/04/2015 13. Regulatory Approvals / Compliance For up to date details of global certifications, please check the product datasheet on the Brainboxes website: www.brainboxes.com 13.1 Company Accreditation Brainboxes is accredited to internationally recognised standards for our Quality and Environmental Management Systems. -
Page 38: Rohs Compliance
13.4 RoHS Compliance All Brainboxes Serial and Bluetooth products are fully RoHS compliant. Brainboxes identified at an early stage the importance of rapid compliance to RoHS guidelines and established a project team to actively manage the transition. The initial step in the process was to use our close relationships with suppliers to ensure early access to RoHS compliant components for all of our Bluetooth and Serial Products.
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