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  • Page 1 SEALINK +232-DB9 User Manual | 2105R...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents CONTENTS ................................2 BEFORE YOU GET STARTED ..........................3 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ............................. 4 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS ......................... 11 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .......................... 12 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION .......................... 13 INSTALLATION ..............................14 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..........................16 APPENDIX A - HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS ...................... 24 APPENDIX B –...

  • Page 3: Before You Get Started

    Before You Get Started What’s Included The 2105R is shipped with the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact Sealevel for replacement. 2105R – USB to RS-232 Single Port Serial Interface Adapter • Serial Loopback Plug – Diagnostics/Troubleshooting •...

  • Page 4: Product Description

    Product Description The Sealevel Systems SeaLINK+232-DB9 serial interface adapter provides the PC with a single USB to RS- 232 asynchronous serial port providing a versatile interface for common RS-232 needs. The SeaLINK+232 connects to a PC’s external USB port, so it does not require opening the computer case. Resources such as IRQs and I/O addresses are also not utilized.
  • Page 5 Optional Items Depending upon your application, you are likely to find one or more of the following items useful with the 2105R. All items can be purchased from our website (www.sealevel.com) by calling our sales team at (864) 843-4343. Cables...
  • Page 6 Hubs High Speed 4-Port USB 2.0 Hub with SeaLATCH USB Ports (Part# HUB4P) The hub is USB 2.0 compliant, providing a full 480M bps data rate to the host, and is backwards compatible with USB 1.1 and 1.0 devices. The HUB4P includes a wall-mount AC adapter that supplies a full 500mA to each attached USB peripheral.
  • Page 7 RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 peripherals. Unlike traditional UART-based devices, SeaLINK USB products use a state-machine architecture that reduces host processor overhead for faster, more reliable communications. Sealevel's SeaCOM software drivers and utilities make installation and operation easy using Windows and Linux operating systems.
  • Page 8 Part # Description 2105R USB to 1-Port RS-232 DB9 Serial Interface Adapter 2106 USB to 1-Port RS-422 DB9 Serial Interface Adapter 2113 USB to 1-Port RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 DB9 Serial Interface Adapter 2123 USB to 1-Port RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 (Software Configurable) DB9 Serial Interface Adapter 2101 USB to 1-Port RS-232 DB25 Serial Interface Adapter 2102...
  • Page 9 647U USB to RS-232, RS-485 RJ45 VersaCom Serial Interface Adapter 2801 USB to 8-Port RS-232 DB9 Serial Interface Adapter 2802 USB to 8-Port RS-422, RS-485 DB9 Serial Interface Adapter 2803 USB to 8-Port RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 DB9 Serial Interface Adapter 2804 USB to 8-Port RS-232 RJ45 Serial Interface Adapter 2807...
  • Page 10 RoHS Compliant USB to RS-232 RJ45 Serial Interface Adapter for Powering 5VDC Serial 2404-RoHS Peripherals RoHS Compliant USB to RS-232 RJ45 Serial Interface Adapter for Powering 12VDC Serial 2402-DC12 Peripherals 2404-DC24 USB to RS-232 RJ45 Serial Interface Adapter for Powering 24VDC Serial Peripherals USB to 4-Port RS-232, RS-485 RJ45 VersaCom Serial Interface Adapter for Powering 5VDC 2407-DC05 Serial Peripherals...

  • Page 11: Electrical Specifications

    Electrical Specifications The SeaLINK+232-DB9 utilizes a USB UART. This chip features programmable baud rate, data format, 128- byte RX buffer, and 256-byte RX buffer. The RS-232 transceiver supports data rates from 300 baud up to 921.6K baud. Refer to Appendix C for cable length limitations.

  • Page 12: Technical Specifications

    Supply line +5 VDC Rating 100 mA Manufacturing All Sealevel Systems Printed Circuit boards are built to UL 94V0 rating and are 100% electrically tested. These printed circuit boards are solder mask over bare copper or solder mask over tin nickel.

  • Page 13: Hardware Configuration

    Hardware Configuration Ruggedized Overmold Enclosure The 2105R is built for harsh conditions and features a military-grade, ruggedized, overmolded enclosure. This improves the reliability and durability in industrial and mobile applications. DB9M Serial Connector The 2105R includes a DB9 male serial connector on one end of the device. The pin assignments for this connector are detailed in the previous Electrical Specifications section.

  • Page 14: Installation

    Windows Installation Do not connect the device to a USB port until the software has been fully installed. To install Sealevel Systems software, you must log in as an administrator or have administrator privileges in Windows. Only users running Windows 7 or newer should utilize these instructions for accessing and installing the appropriate driver via Sealevel’s website.
  • Page 15 OSs it will be found in the ‘Programs and Features’ list. 3. Navigate to the Device Manager and remove the Sealevel adapter by right clicking on the line item choosing ‘Uninstall.’ Depending on your product, it can be found under either ‘Multiport Serial adapters’...

  • Page 16: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation The SeaLINK+232 can be connected to any Upstream Type “A” USB port at the PC host or an Upstream Hub. Since it is hot pluggable, there is no need to power down your computer prior to installation. The SeaLINK+232 requires no user hardware configuration.
  • Page 17 4. Choose ‘No, not this time’ and click ‘Next’ to proceed. 5. Choose ‘Install the software automatically’ and click ‘Next.’...
  • Page 18 Windows certification. Click ‘Continue Anyway.’ All SeaCOM software and drivers have been fully tested by Sealevel. Clicking ‘Continue anyway’ will not harm your system. 7. The appropriate drivers for your SeaLINK device and version of Windows will be installed...
  • Page 19 8. Click ‘Finish’ to complete the installation of your hardware. The ‘Found New Hardware Wizard’ appears a second time; repeat steps 4-8. 9. When the ‘Found New Hardware’ alert informs you that your hardware is installed and ready to use, you can proceed with verifying the installation to check functionality and/or locate the COM port assignments, if necessary.
  • Page 20 Verifying Installation To confirm that the serial port has been successfully installed, look in Device Manager under ‘Ports (COM &LPT)’ and the COM assignment will be included with the associated COM number in parentheses. To access Device Manager, follow the steps below: 1.
  • Page 21 Uninstall & Upgrade Instructions The SeaCOM software program adds entries to the system registry that are necessary for specifying the operating parameters for your device. To completely remove the hardware and associated software, follow the steps in the order that they appear. To upgrade to the latest version of SeaCOM, follow the instructions to uninstall the hardware and software, followed by the upgrade instructions.
  • Page 22 6. Right click on the entry for the SeaLINK device and click ‘Uninstall’ in the fly out menu. 7. Confirm that you want to uninstall the SeaLINK device by clicking the ‘OK’ button. This will remove the hardware and all registry entries from your computer. Keep the device plugged 8.
  • Page 23 Remove Software Using Control Panel Make sure you have first removed the hardware using the instructions on the previous page before removing the software, otherwise remnants of the configuration settings will be left on your system. Keep the SeaLINK device plugged in until the software has been completely uninstalled. 1.

  • Page 24: Appendix A - Handling Instructions

    Appendix A - Handling Instructions ESD Warnings ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGES (ESD) A sudden electrostatic discharge can destroy sensitive components. Proper packaging and grounding rules must therefore be observed. Always take the following precautions: 1. Transport boards and cards in electrostatically secure containers or bags. 2.

  • Page 25: Appendix B - Troubleshooting

    Technical Support. Ensure that the Sealevel Systems SeaCOM software has been installed on the machine, so that the necessary files are in place to complete the installation. To confirm installation, click on the Windows ‘Start’...
  • Page 26 5. RS-422 requires pins 1 & 4 (Receive + and Transmit +) and also pins 2 & 3 (Receive - and Transmit -) to be jumpered as shown in this graphic: 6. To test communications, launch the WinSSD utility in the SeaCOM folder in the ‘Start’ menu. 7.
  • Page 27 10. Click ‘Apply’ and ‘OK.’ 11. In the main WinSSD window, click on the ‘BERT’ tab (Bit Error Rate test). 12. Click on the ‘Start’ button.
  • Page 28 If these steps do not solve your problem, please call Sealevel Systems’ Technical Support, (864) 843-4343. Our technical support is free and available from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.

  • Page 29: Appendix C - Electrical Interface

    Appendix C – Electrical Interface RS-232 Quite possibly the most widely used communication standard is RS-232. This implementation has been defined and revised several times and is often referred to as RS-232 or EIA/TIA-232. The IBM PC computer defined the RS-232 port on a 9-pin D-sub connector, and subsequently, the EIA/TIA approved this implementation as the EIA/TIA-574 standard.

  • Page 30: Appendix D - Asynchronous Communications

    Appendix D – Asynchronous Communications Serial data communications implies that individual bits of a character are transmitted consecutively to a receiver that assembles the bits back into a character. Data rate, error checking, handshaking, and character framing (start/stop bits) are pre-defined and must correspond at both the transmitting and receiving ends.

  • Page 31: Appendix E - Cable Drawing

    Appendix E – Cable Drawing...

  • Page 32: Appendix F - How To Get Assistance

    If possible, please have the adapter installed in a computer ready to run diagnostics. Sealevel Systems provides an FAQ section on its web site. Please refer to this to answer many common questions. This section can be found at http://www.sealevel.com/faq.asp.

  • Page 33: Warranty

    Sealevel's commitment to providing the best I/O solutions is reflected in the Lifetime Warranty that is standard on all Sealevel manufactured I/O products. We are able to offer this warranty due to our control of manufacturing quality and the historically high reliability of our products in the field. Sealevel products are designed and manufactured at its Liberty, South Carolina facility, allowing direct control over product development, production, burn-in and testing.

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