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RocketPort 422 Series Hardware Installation

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The RocketPort PCI 422 series multiport serial card fits into the PCI slot of a
personal computer, and uses a 36 MHz processor that is specifically designed to
process asynchronous serial communications. The RocketPort PCI 422 supports
RS-422 exclusively, in either DTE or DCE mode.
The RocketPort PCI 422 series uses Application Specific Integrated Circuits
(ASICs) technology to replace most hardware components, including:
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The processor
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Serial controller
•
Bus interface logic and other miscellaneous logic
You can install up to four RocketPort PCI 422 cards in one PC, for a total of 32
additional serial ports, and you can install a combination of PCI-bus and ISA-bus
RocketPort cards.
This Hardware Installation document discusses the following serial controllers.
Type
Ports
Includes a fanout cable with standard DB9 male connectors.
Quadcables have the capability to be 8-port cards with an 8-
Quadcable
4
port interface cable. Some drivers view the 4-port as an 8-port
card.
8
8
Requires one 8-port interface box.
Octacable
8
Includes a fanout cable with standard DB9 male connectors.
Note: Interfaces are discussed and illustrated in
422 Hardware Installation
Interface Type
RocketPort Interfaces
on Page 4.
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  • Page 1 • Bus interface logic and other miscellaneous logic You can install up to four RocketPort PCI 422 cards in one PC, for a total of 32 additional serial ports, and you can install a combination of PCI-bus and ISA-bus RocketPort cards.
  • Page 2 RocketPort PCI card which may prevent the PCI card from functioning properly. Additional If you are mixing RocketPort ISA and PCI cards, set the DIP switches on the ISA Considerations cards so that the first ISA card that you install is the “first” card for I/O addressing purposes, even if it is physically the second, third, or fourth card that you install.
  • Page 3 Card Installation Use the following procedure to install the card. Note: If you are installing PCI and ISA RocketPort cards, install the PCI cards and driver before installing and configuring the ISA cards. 1. For the 2-port SMPTE card only: to configure a specific port to DCE mode in SMPTE, set the switch for that port to ON.
  • Page 4 Installing a Standard or Surge Interface Box Installing a Use this procedure to complete the installation with a standard interface box. Standard or Surge 1. Attach the interface box cable to the connector on the RocketPort card Interface Box mounting bracket. 2. Tighten the retaining screws.

  • Page 5: Cabling Requirements

    Use the appropriate “Pinout” discussion for your hardware. DB9 Interfaces The RocketPort PCI 422 supports Quadcable, Octacable, an 8-port box interface equipped with male DB9 connectors, and the 8-port SMPTE 207M interface box, which is equipped with female DB9 connectors.
  • Page 6 CISPR-22/EN55022 Class B FCC PART 15: Class B Immunity: EN50082: 801-2 ESD, 801-3 RF, 801-4 FT UL Recognized RocketPort PCI 422 Card Specification Baud Rate: RS-422 DTE/DCE 50 to 460.8K baud Note: Baud rate is dependent upon hardware and operating system configuration.

  • Page 7: Fcc Notices

    15.27) Troubleshooting and Running Diagnostics The first step to troubleshooting a problem is to determine that your RocketPort is functioning properly. To do so, you can create a bootable diskette. You need two files to create a bootable floppy diagnostic diskette: •...

  • Page 8: Technical Support

    2. Execute rocket.exe or start the machine and the diagnostic starts automatically. 3. Verify that the system locates the RocketPort card. 4. Follow the remainder of the on-line instructions. If the diagnostics did not pass you may want to use the following discussion to diagnose your problem.
  • Page 9 FTP site ftp.comtrol.com Trademark Notices Comtrol and RocketPort are trademarks of Comtrol Corporation. Microsoft, MS-DOS, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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