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BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table of Contents ........................2 Limited Lifetime Warranty ..........................2 Copyright Notice ....................... 2 Trademark Acknowledgment ..........................3 Table of Contents ......................3 List of Figures ......................4 List of Tables ........................ 5 Customer Support Overview ..........................
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. List of Tables Table 1: DB-25 Male Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (2 Port Connector) ............13 Table 2: HDB-44 Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (4 Port Connector) ..............14 Table 3: VHDCI-68 Female Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (8 Port Connector)..........16 Table 4: HDB-78 Pinouts for BlueStorm/SP (8 Port Connector) ..............18...
Customer Support Overview If you experience difficulties after reading the manual and/or using the product, contact the Connect Tech Inc. reseller from which you purchased the product. In most cases the reseller can help you with product installation and difficulties.
PCI compliant - with Plug and Play installation. QNX 4.X/6.X, Windows 2000/CE/NT/XP/XPe/XP 64-Bit/Server 2003/Server 2003 64- Bit,Vista, VxWorks, Ardence RTX and Linux compatible (contact Connect Tech for most current list) Your BlueStorm product consists of the following components: ...
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. BlueStorm Installation Overview There are three stages to installing your BlueStorm card: Hardware Configuration Interrupts and Memory selection will be set by the host computer’s BIOS and operating system. This section outlines jumper settings and configuration.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Multi-drop Slave Mode In this mode the TxD+/- line driver is enabled only when data is transmitted and RxD+/- is enabled at all times. This mode is typically used in multi-drop 4-wire connections. This mode Control Panel –...
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Pin 1 Pin 1 6 x RJ-11 Figure 6: BlueStorm/SP RJ-11 (8 Port Model) Note: Refer to Table 8 for port 7 and port 8 pinouts. Jumper Configuration for BlueStorm Jumper configuration options will vary by model. BlueStorm/LP RS-422/485 cards feature the...
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Figure 8 indicates a common set of jumper configurations for BlueStorm/SP and BlueStorm/SP Opto. The four ports are set as follows: Port 1 is set for RS-232, Port 2 is set for half duplex, Port 3 is set for full duplex and Port 4 is set for multi-drop slave.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. The BlueStorm/LP RS-422/485 uses JC to configure Auto-485 mode, while the BlueStorm/SP Opto uses J1. Note that on BlueStorm/LP RS-422/485 models the Auto 485 is a single jumper. The second site is not in use. See...
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. input CTS+ input input CTS+ input no connect no connect input RXD+ input Cable CBG002 sends the signals to two DB-9 male connectors. See Table 6 for pinout details. NOTE: This is not the pinout of DB-25 cable CBG007.
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BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. input CTS+ input input CTS- input output RXD- input input CTS+ input Cable CBG003 sends the signals to four DB-9 male connectors. Cable CBG007 sends the signals to four DB-25 connectors. See Table 6 for pinout details.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 3: VHDCI-68 Female Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (8 Port Connector) Port RS-232 Signal RS-422/485 Signal Signal Direction Signal Direction output TXD- output input CTS+ input input RXD+ input output RXD- input output RTS- output...
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BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 3: VHDCI-68 Female Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (Continued) Port RS-232 Signal RS-422/485 Signal Signal Direction Signal Direction output RTS- output input CTS- input input TXD+ output input RTS+ output 5, 6 signal gnd. signal ref.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 4: HDB-78 Pinouts for BlueStorm/SP (8 Port Connector) Port Signal RS-422/48 Signal Direction Direction Signal Signal output RTS A(-) output input RTS B(+) output input CTS A(-) input input CTS B(+) input signal gnd.
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BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 4: HDB-78 Pinouts for BlueStorm/SP (Continued) Port Signal RS-422/48 Signal Direction Direction Signal Signal output RTS A(-) output input RTS B(+) output input CTS A(-) input input CTS B(+) input signal gnd. signal ref.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 5: RJ-45 Pinouts for BlueStorm/SP Opto (4 Port Connector) RS-232 RS-422/485 Pin No. Signal Direction Signal Direction no connect RTS (-) output input RxD (+) input output RTS (+) output signal gnd signal ref.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 7: Pinouts and Control Signals for DB-9 and DB-25 Male Connectors (BlueStorm/LP and BlueStorm/SP Only) Pin # RS-232 RS-422/485 DB-9 DB-25 Signal Signal Direction Signal Signal Direction input RxD + input input TxD + output TxD –...
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 9: RJ-11 Pinouts for BlueStorm/SP RJ-11 (Ports 7 and 8 Only) Pin No. RS-232 Direction input input input output output input output input signal gnd. no connect P7/P8 Please note that ports 7 and 8 are not accessible through the factory installed bracket.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Hardware Installation Turn the power off to your computer and open it to expose the expansion slots (consult your system’s documentation for more information about this procedure). Choose an available PCI expansion slot, remove the expansion slot cover and insert the BlueStorm adapter, pushing down gently until the board seats fully in the slot.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Certification Connect Tech Inc. declares that the product(s) covered by the contents of this manual have been tested and found compliant with the below listed standards as required by the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive for General Immunity Compliance, EN 50 0082.1:1997...
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