Auto-485 Mode Jumper ........................9 Connectors / Pinouts ..........................10 Table 1: I/O Signal Assignments for Xtreme/104-Express ................10 P3 contains the signals for Ports 1-4, and P5 contains the signals for Ports 5-8........... 10 Table 2: DB-9 Male Pinouts, when using cable CAG8104 ................11 Figure 3: RS-422/485 Wiring Diagrams .......................
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Xtreme/104-Express features a built-in fractional baud rate divisor allows almost any non-standard baud rate to be matched with a high level of accuracy. The onboard fail-safe 1/8th load transceivers allow up to 256 devices on a multi-drop RS-485 bus.
Port Mode Jumper Block Settings Description The following jumper block diagram depicts typical settings on an interface-selectable Xtreme/104-Express. (See Figure 1 for location of jumper blocks.). Jumper blocks are labeled JA (Port1) to JH (Port8). Jumper blocks appear on the board as follows. JA through JD are on one side of the board, and JE through JH are on the other side of the board.
Electrical Interfaces Descriptions RS-232 Electrical Interface This is the default setting for the selectable interface of the Xtreme/104-Express. To operate a port in RS-232 mode, no jumpers are installed on the corresponding jumper block. RS-422/485 Electrical Interface Xtreme/104-Express models offer three modes of RS-422/485 communication, as outlined here…...
Xtreme/104-Express Users Guide www.connecttech.com Connectors / Pinouts Table 1: I/O Signal Assignments for Xtreme/104-Express P3 contains the signals for Ports 1-4, and P5 contains the signals for Ports 5-8. Port No. Header RS-232 Direction RS-422 Direction Pin No. /485 1 or 5...
CD containing Drivers and documentation. These files contain technical tips or release notes concerning installation and configuration of the Device Driver. For further information concerning software installation of Xtreme/104-Express products please visit the Connect Tech website at www.connecttech.com.
Users Guide www.connecttech.com Software/Driver Installation Windows Installation The following instructions outline how to install the Xtreme/104-Express to a computer running Windows XP. For other operating system installations, consult the and Installation Guides available on the CD shipped with readme.txt your board(s).
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Next , Found New Hardware Wizard Once you have clicked will begin to install the software. Next a window will appear indicating that the software for Xtreme/104-Express has not passed Windows logo Continue Anyway testing. Select GPIO Adapter Document: CTIM-00045...
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Once the software for the CTI Xtreme/104 PCI Express GPIO Adapter has been installed, a window will appear Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) Next to begin the installation for the PCI Serial Port. Select . Select Document: CTIM-00045 Page 15 of 22 Date: 2015-02-05 Revision: 0.03 Connect Tech Inc. 800-426-8979 | 519-836-1291...
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D is the drive letter of your CD ROM. Now select Next , Found New Hardware Wizard Once you have clicked will begin to install the software. Document: CTIM-00045 Page 16 of 22 Date: 2015-02-05 Revision: 0.03 Connect Tech Inc. 800-426-8979 | 519-836-1291...
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Xtreme/104-Express Users Guide www.connecttech.com Next a window will appear indicating that the software for Xtreme/104-Express has not passed Windows logo Continue Anyway testing. Select Finish. 10. CTI Xtreme/104 PCI Express Multiport Serial Adapter installation is complete. Select Document: CTIM-00045 Page 17 of 22 Date: 2015-02-05 Revision: 0.03...
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Include this location in the search D:\ Drivers\Win2K-XP Choose and type Next. where D is the drive letter of your CD ROM. Now select Document: CTIM-00045 Page 18 of 22 Date: 2015-02-05 Revision: 0.03 Connect Tech Inc. 800-426-8979 | 519-836-1291...
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Next , Found New Hardware Wizard 13. Once you have clicked will begin to install the software. 14. Next a window will appear indicating that the software for Xtreme/104-Express has not passed Windows logo Continue Anyway testing. Select UART Serial Port...
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16. Verify the presence of the Xteme/104-Express serial ports in your system by going to Start – Control Panel – System – Hardware – Device Manager. You should see CTI Xtreme/104 PCI Express GPIO Adapter, Xtreme/104 PCI Express Multiport Serial Adapter, and Ports. Document: CTIM-00045 Page 20 of 22 Date: 2015-02-05 Revision: 0.03 Connect Tech Inc. 800-426-8979 | 519-836-1291...
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17. Double click on CTI Xtreme/104 PCI Express GPIO Adapter. Click on the General tab to see that your device is working properly. NOTE: The Windows Driver provided with your Xtreme/104-Express unit has not been signed by Microsoft. If you require a signed Driver, please contact Connect Tech.
Cables Cable CAG8104 can be used with the XEG boards to provide connectivity to DB-9 connectors. See Table 2 for pin assignment information. Document: CTIM-00045 Page 22 of 22 Date: 2015-02-05 Revision: 0.03 Connect Tech Inc. 800-426-8979 | 519-836-1291...
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