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What is USB MultiPort? USB is a complex word of “Universal”, meaning all peripheral devices use the same connector, and “Serial”, meaning devices are connected as a daisy chain through serial transmission. USB is an interface suggesting a solution to inconvenience and inefficiency caused by slow speed and limited device connection of existing external ports(serial or parallel).
Multiport USB Specifications Multiport USB Specifications - Hardware Number of Ports: 1, 2, 4, 8 USB Interface: USB Spec 1.1/2.0 Serial Interface: RS232/COMBO(422/485) LED: Tx and Rx per each port Serial Connector: DB9 (Male) 1,2,4/ DB9 (Female) 4,8 Panel type ...
Termination Resistor Termination Resistor What is Termination Resistor? Termination Resistor purpose to reduce of reflection wave in network. We use 120 Ω resistor in RS422/RS485 communication. Installation RS422 Mode Device 1 Device 2...
Also, the LED is attached outside to show the current status of signal lines. - Specification Communication Speed Max 921.6Kbps Bus Interface USB 2.0 (Full Speed) Line Interface RS232/RS422/RS485 Controller FTDI 223R Connector DB9 Male Protection 15kV Surge Protector Windows 98/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7, Linux Manufaturer SystemBase Co., Ltd...
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Multi-1/USB Ver4.0 - Jumper Setting ① Loosen the two screw on the bottom case. ② Remove the side cap. Look at the rear side of case, you can find the small grooved. ③ Top cover is slid to the inside of the case.
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Multi-1/USB Ver4.0 10M: Not use Slew Rate Limit ability. Maximum communication speed 921.6Kbps in this mode. 250K: Use Slew Rate Limit ability. Communication speed is limited under 250Kbps. Slew Rate Limit allows communication without errors by activating slew-rate driver to reduce reflection waves and EMI electromagnetic waves.
Also, the LED is attached outside to show the current status of signal lines. - Specification Communication Speed Max 921.6Kbps Bus Interface USB 2.0 Line Interface RS232/RS422/RS485 Controller FTDI 2232H Connector DB9 Male Protection 15kV Surge Protector Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7, Linux Manufaturer SystemBase Co., Ltd...
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Multi-2/USB Ver4.0 - Jumper Setting ① Loosen the two screw on the bottom case. ② Remove the side cap. Look at the rear side of case, you can find the small grooved. ③ Top cover is slid to the inside of the case.
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Multi-2/USB Ver4.0 10M: Not use Slew Rate Limit ability. Maximum communication speed 921.6Kbps in this mode. 250K: Use Slew Rate Limit ability. Communication speed is limited under 250Kbps. Slew Rate Limit allows communication without errors by activating slew-rate driver to reduce reflection waves and EMI electromagnetic waves.
Also, the LED is attached outside to show the current status of signal lines. - Specification Communication Speed Max 921.6Kbps Bus Interface USB 2.0 Line Interface RS232/RS422/RS485 Controller FTDI 4232H Connector DB9 Male Protection 15kV Surge Protector Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7, Linux Manufaturer SystemBase Co., Ltd...
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Multi-4/USB Ver4.0 - Jumper Setting ① Loosen the two screw on the bottom case. ② Remove the side cap. Look at the rear side of case, you can find the small grooved. ③ Top cover is slid to the inside of the case.
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Multi-4/USB Ver4.0 10M: Not use Slew Rate Limit ability. Maximum communication speed 921.6Kbps in this mode. 250K: Use Slew Rate Limit ability. Communication speed is limited under 250Kbps. Slew Rate Limit allows communication without errors by activating slew-rate driver to reduce reflection waves and EMI electromagnetic waves.
Also, the LED is attached outside to show the current status of signal lines. - Specification Communication Speed Max 921.6Kbps Bus Interface USB 2.0 Line Interface RS232/RS422/RS485 Controller FTDI 4232H Connector DB9 Male Protection 15kV Surge Protector Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7, Linux Manufaturer SystemBase Co., Ltd...
Multi-4U Ver1.7 1. RS232 Model - DB9 Male Pin Assignment 2. RS422, RS485 Model - DB9 Male Pin Assignment...
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Multi-4U Ver1.7 DIP Switch Setting Interface Mode RS422 Point to Point RS422 Multi-Drop RS485 Non-echo RS485 Echo...
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Multi-4U Ver1.7 -Jumper Setting - RS232 RI: Use 9th pin of DB9 connector as RI signal (Default) Power: Use 9th pin of DB9 connector as +5V supply (needs adapter)
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Multi-4U Ver1.7 - COMBO NONE: Do not use 9th pin. (Default) +5V: Use 9th pin of DB9 connector as +5V supply (needs adapter)
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Multi-4U Ver1.7 10M: Not use Slew Rate Limit ability. Maximum communication speed 921.6Kbps in this mode. (Default) 250K: Use Slew Rate Limit ability. Communication speed is limited under 250Kbps. Slew Rate Limit allows communication without errors by activating slew-rate driver to reduce reflection waves and EMI electromagnetic waves.
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Multi-4U Ver1.7 NONE: Do not install termination resistor. 422: Install RS422 Terminal Resistor 485: Install RS485 Terminal Resistor...
Also, the LED is attached outside to show the current status of signal lines. - Specification Communication Speed Max 921.6Kbps Bus Interface USB 2.0 Line Interface RS232/RS422/RS485 Controller FTDI 4232H Connector DB9 Male Protection 15kV Surge Protector Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7, Linux Manufaturer SystemBase Co., Ltd...
Multi-8U Ver1.7 1. RS232 Model - DB9 Male Pin Assignment 2. RS422/RS485 Model - DB9 Male Pin Assignment...
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Multi-8U Ver1.7 DIP Switch Setting Interface Mode RS422 Point to Point RS422 Multi-Drop RS485 Non-echo RS485 Echo...
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Multi-8U Ver1.7 -Jumper Setting - RS232 RI: Use 9th pin of DB9 connector as RI signal (Default) Power: Use 9th pin of DB9 connector as +5V supply (needs adapter)
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Multi-8U Ver1.7 - COMBO NONE: Do not use 9th pin. (Default) +5V: Use 9th pin of DB9 connector as +5V supply (needs adapter)
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Multi-8U Ver1.7 10M: Not use Slew Rate Limit ability. Maximum communication speed 921.6Kbps in this mode. (Default) 250K: Use Slew Rate Limit ability. Communication speed is limited under 250Kbps Slew Rate Limit allows communication without errors by activating slew-rate driver to reduce reflection waves and EMI electromagnetic waves.
Multi-4U/8U Under V1.5 Multi-4U/8U under V1.5 Multi-4U/8U under V1.5 can work with USB power only, so does not need external adapter. It can supply +5V or +12V when the device needs. This feature is useful when small devices such as cash box, bar-code reader and printer are connected to PC POS system. +5V or +12V adapter don’t affect the operation of USB MultiPort because this part is separated from serial communication part.
Multi-4U/8U V1.5 & 1.6 Multi-4U/8U V1.5 and V1.6 Multi-4U/8U V1.5 & V1.6 can work with USB power, so does not need external adapter. But it can work with external adapter when it needs more stable power supply. It can supply +5V when the device needs.
Multi-4U/8U V1.5 & 1.6 Multi-8U RS232 V1.5, V1.6 There are jumpers for each port when opening the case. Users can select 1 of 2. RI: Use 9th pin of DB9 connector as RI signal (Default) Power: Use 9th pin of DB9 connector as +5V supply 2.
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Multi-4U/8U V1.5 & 1.6 - Portx RT: RS422, RS485 Terminal Resistor Multi-4U Combo V1.5, V1.6 Multi-8/USB Combo V1.5, V1.6 422: RS422 Terminal Resistor 485: RS485 Terminal Resistor NONE: No Terminal Resistor(Default) - External Voltage Supply - In Multi-4/8 USB Combo model, +5V is always supplied through the 9th pin of DB9 connector.
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Multi-4U/8U V1.5 & 1.6 - Jumper for Slew Rate setting Slew Rate Limit allows communication without errors by activating slew-rate driver to reduce reflection waves and EMI electromagnetic waves. However, communication speed is limited when it is used. Multi-4/USB Combo V1.5, 1.6 ...
Driver Installation Windows 98 Installing Windows 98 Device Driver 1. Run Windows 98. 2. Connect Multi-USB to the USB connector of the PC. 3. Click “Next”.
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Driver Installation Windows 98 4. Click “Next” 5. Check “Specify a location” and specify correct location of Windows 98 device driver. If you have the driver CD provided with MultiPort product, put it into the CD-ROM drive and specify the location of the driver as “[CD Rom]:\Driver\USB\Win98”. Then click “Next”. 6.
Driver Installation Windows 2000/XP/2003 Installing Windows 2000/XP/2003 Device Driver Install procedures for 64bit drivers are identical to 32bit drivers 1. Run Windows 2000/XP/2003. 2. Connect USB MultiPort to your PC’s USB port. 3. Insert media CD (provided with MultiPort) into the CD drive. 4.
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Windows 2000/XP/2003 Driver Installation 7. Following procedures will guide you through installing “USB Serial Port”. Select “No. Do not connect now”, and then click “Next” 8. Click “Finish” 9. Steps 7 through 8 automatically install drivers in the CD. “USB Serial Port” will all be automatically installed.
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Driver Installation Windows 2000/XP/2003 10. Following picture depicts “Device Manager” after carrying out all steps. As can be seen “USB Serial Converters” and “USB Serial Ports” are successfully installed. The number of lines may vary depending on the product you are using. 11.
Windows Vista/2008 Driver Installation Installing Window Vista/2008 Device Driver 1. Run Windows Vista/2008 2. Connect USB MultiPort to your PC’s USB port. 3. Insert media CD(provided with MultiPort) into the CD drive 4. Click “Locate and install driver software (recommended)” on the “Found New Hardware” window.
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Driver Installation Windows Vista/2008 7. Following procedures will guide you through installing “USB Serial Port”. Select ‘Don’t search online’ 8. Click “Locate & Install driver software (recommended)” on the “New hardware found” window...
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Windows Vista/2008 Driver Installation 9. Following picture depicts “Device Manager” after carrying out step 8. As can be seen, all “USB Serial Converters” and “USB Serial Ports” are successfully installed. 10. “USB Multiport” installation on Window Vista/2008 is now finished...
Driver Installation Windows 7 Installing Window 7 Device Driver Install procedures for 64bit drivers are identical to 32bit drivers Run Windows 7 Connect USB MultiPort to your PC’s USB port. Insert media CD(provided with MultiPort) into the CD drive Click “Hardware and Sound”...
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Windows 7 Driver Installation Right click “USB <-> Serial Cable” in “Device Manager”. then Choose “Update Driver Software” Click “Browse my computer for driver software” in order to install driver manually.
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Driver Installation Windows 7 Click “Browse” and set driver software’s location to “[CD]:\Driver\USB\Win2000,XP,2003,Vista,2008,7” Confirm that “USB Serial Converter” is installed normally. Then, right click "USB Serial Port" and follow the same process from number 6 again.
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Windows 7 Driver Installation 10. Following picture depicts “Device Manager” after carrying out all steps. As can be seen, all “USB Serial Converters” and “USB Serial Ports” are successfully installed. 11. “USB Multiport” installation on Window 7 is now finished...
Driver Installation Windows Automatic Driver Installation in Windows This procedure applies to Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, 7 and Windows XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, 7 x64. If you want to install device drivers manually, please refer to manual installation pages. Run Windows.
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Windows Driver Installation When the following Windows appears, click “Run”. Device drivers will be installed automatically. After the installation is completed, the program will terminate. Go to “Control Panel” “Device Manager” or right click “Computer” “Device Manager” to open Device Manager. You will be able to see that “USB Serial Converter”...
Driver Setup Windows Windows Device Driver Setup 1. An advanced properties page is available for devices using the device. To access the advanced properties page, open "Device Manager” in Control Panel. Find the USB serial port you want to change the properties of and right-click on it. Select "Properties" from the menu then select the "Port Settings"...
Windows Driver Setup 2. This page allows configuration of the basic device parameters (i.e. Baud rate, data bits, parity, stop bits and flow control). To access more advanced settings, click on the "Advanced…" button to display the advanced properties page (shown below). 3.
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Driver Setup Windows Event on Surprise Removal : The Event On Surprise Removal option is generally left unselected. If an application sets SERIAL_EV_EVENT2 (refer Windows DDK) in it is event bitmask and this feature is enabled, the device driver will signal this event on surprise removal. ...
Windows 98/2000/XP/2003 Driver Removal Removing Windows 98/2000/XP/2003 Driver USB Multiport will be removed after all removal processes are completed. 1. Execute “Task Manager”. “USB Serial Converter A/B/C/D” controllers and “USB Serial Port” Serial Ports can be seen. The number of ports may vary depending on the product you are using.
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Driver Removal Windows 98/2000/XP/2003 3. Execute “FTClean.exe”. Type the correct PID under “PID (Hex)” box, and then click “Clean System”. “PID” refers to the Product ID Multi-1 PID: 6001 Multi-2 Ver4.0 and Old Multi-4/8 PID: 6010 Multi-4 Ver4.0 PID: 6011 4.
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Windows 98/2000/XP/2003 Driver Removal 5. Click “Yes”. 6. Click “No”. 7. “FTDI Uninstaller v3.0” window will appear & disappear several times. This is a normal uninstall process so wait until this window does not appear.
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Driver Removal Windows 98/2000/XP/2003 8. Driver removal is completed when the following window (FTDI Clean Utility) remains activated without any action. 9. Remove USB MultiPort from USB connection port. 10. The driver removal process is now completed.
Windows Vista/2008/7 Driver Removal Removing Windows Vista/2008/7 Driver Please note that device driver removal procedure under Windows Vista/2008 is different from other Window versions. 1. Execute “Device Manager”. Do not remove USB MultiPort form USB port. USB Multiport will be removed after all removal processes are completed.
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Driver Removal Windows Vista/2008/7 3. Find ‘USB Serial Port (COM#)’ under “Device Manager->Ports->USB Serial Port (COM#)” and right click on any “USB Serial Port”. Click “Uninstall”. 4. Check the following check box, and click “OK”. 5. Remove rest of the USB Serial Ports.
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Windows Vista/2008/7 Driver Removal 6. Unlike the first Device Removal Window, check box can not be found. Click “OK” to remove current port. Repeat step 5~6 until all Serial ports are removed. 7. “USB Serial Port” removal is now completed. We will now continue with “USB Serial Converter”...
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Driver Removal Windows Vista/2008/7 9. Check the “check box” and click “OK”. 10. Remove rest of “USB Serial Converters”.
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Windows Vista/2008/7 Driver Removal 11. Repeat steps 10~11 until all USB Serial Converters are removed. 12. Remove USB MultiPort from USB connection port. 13. USB MultiPort drivers are now completely removed from your system.
Appendix Multi-4U/8U Version History Version Feature V 1.0 & V 1.1 Using for applying 12V from DC Providing among 12V, 5V, RI through 9(ninth) pin of DB9 Using linear regulator in V1.0. Using switching regulator in V1.1. V 1.2 DC has nothing to do with bus power supply of USB port. DC is used only external power supply.
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