UTEK UT-890A User Manual

UTEK UT-890A User Manual

Usb to rs-485/rs-422 interface converter

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USB to RS-485/RS-422
Interface Converter
User Manual

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  • Page 1 USB to RS-485/RS-422 Interface Converter User Manual...
  • Page 2 CONTENTS I. Summary…………………………………………………………………………3 II. Functions……………………………………………………………………….….3 III. Hardware installment and application………………………………………..…3 IV. Performance parameters.....…………………………………..……..4 V. Connector and signal.………………………………………………………..…..4 VI. Communication Connection Chart……………………………………….…..….5 VII. Problems and troubleshooting………………………………………………..6 VIII. Product image………………………………………………………………….6 IX. Driver installation…………………………………………………………….7-14...
  • Page 3 USB of a computer to RS-485/RS-422 equipments. UT-890A is a universal USB/RS-485/422 converter that without external power supply needed. Compatible with USB, RS-422 and RS-485 standards, UT-890A is capable to perform the conversion from single-ended USB signal into balance differenced signal of RS-422 or RS-485.
  • Page 4 be connected to each converter, and a high data transmission rate of 300-921.6Kbps can be achieved. Power indicator light and data traffic indicator light are also available with the converter for malfunction indication. Conversions from USB to RS-422 and USB to RS-485 are supported. II.
  • Page 5 Grounding . Hardware installment and application Read the user manual carefully before installing the UT-890A interface converter. Put the signal cable of the equipment into the USB socket. The product adopts the universal connector of USB, DB-9 or RJ-45 for input and output interface with automatic mode shift RS-485 or RS-422 mode without jumper setting.
  • Page 6 (120 1/4W). V. Communication Connection Chart USB to RS-422 conversion RS-422 point-to-point / 4-line full duplex RS-422 point-to-point / 4-line full duplex Full duplex connection between UT-890A interface converters...
  • Page 7 USB to RS-485 conversion RS-485 point-to-point / 2-line half duplex RS-485 point-to-multipoint / 2-line half duplex Half duplex connection between UT-890A interface converters VI. Connector and signal...
  • Page 8 VII. Driver installation Once a UT-890A converter is connected with the USB port, the following window will pop up. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), then click Next to continue. Then a window pops up to choose search and installation options as the following, please select...
  • Page 9 Then a window pops up for Hardware Type listing, pull the scroll bar to select Universal Serial Bus Controllers and click Next to continue. In the following Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware, click Have Disk to...
  • Page 10 continue. In the Install From Disk window, click Browse to select the path of the device driver. In the Locate File window, select CD path, then choose the directory Driver and click the button...
  • Page 11 Open or double click to open. Select the driver mode as the following, thenclick the directory UT-890A to open. Select the applicable operation system, e.g. select and double click to open WINXP.2003.2000 for Windows XP. Select the file FTDIBUS.INF, then click Open.
  • Page 12 In the following Install From Disk window, just click OK. Installation information has been located by the system as the following, just click Next to continue.
  • Page 13 US B instal lation informat ion. The following shows that the USB Serial Converter installation is finished, then the system wizard will detect USB Serial Port automatically. The following is the Found New Hardware Wizard for USB Serial Port, click Next as for USB...
  • Page 14 Serial Converter, the same steps are omitted here. Installation information has been located by the system as the following, just click Next to continue. USB i nstal lati on informat ion. The following shows the USB Serial Port installation is finished. Up to now, all the drivers for...
  • Page 15 UT-890A are installed. After installation, you can open Device Manager to check it there are COM ports available now, if no USB drivers have been installed previously. System default COM ports are COM 3, as illustrated below. Now, all the installation is finished.

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