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SeaLevel SeaLINK+422 User Manual

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USB to 1-Port RS-422 DB9
Serial Interface Adapter
User Manual | 2106
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2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022

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  • Page 1 USB to 1-Port RS-422 DB9 Serial Interface Adapter User Manual | 2106 © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ........................................ 20 ERIFYING NSTALLATION & U ................................... 21 NINSTALL PGRADE NSTRUCTIONS ................................21 EMOVE ARDWARE SING EVICE ANAGER ..................................23 EMOVE OFTWARE SING ONTROL ANEL APPENDIX A – HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS ................................. 25 © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...
  • Page 3 APPENDIX E – CABLE DRAWING ....................................32 APPENDIX F – HOW TO GET ASSISTANCE .................................. 33 WARRANTY ............................................34 ..........................................34 ARRANTY OLICY ....................................34 ARRANTY EPAIR ETEST RMA (R ) ..........................34 OW TO OBTAIN AN ETURN ERCHANDISE UTHORIZATION © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...

  • Page 4: Before You Get Started

    Before You Get Started What’s Included The SeaLINK+422 is shipped with the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact Sealevel Systems. • SeaLINK +422 USB to RS-422 cable Advisory Conventions Warning The highest level of importance used to stress a condition where damage could result to the product, or the user could suffer serious injury.

  • Page 5: Product Description

    Product Description The Sealevel Systems SeaLINK+422 serial interface adapter provides the PC with a single USB to RS-422 asynchronous serial port providing a versatile interface for common RS-422 needs. The SeaLINK+422 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 6: Optional Items

    Optional Items Depending upon your application, you are likely to find one or more of the following items useful with the SeaLINK+422. All items can be purchased from our website (www.sealevel.com) by calling our sales team at (864) 843-4343. Cables & Converters...
  • Page 7 High Speed USB 2.0 4-Port Hub (Part# Hub4) This 4-port hub allows you to connect more USB devices to a computer such as Sealevel USB serial and digital I/O devices, as well as digital cameras, scanners, mice, and keyboards. Includes the hub, an AC power supply, and a six-foot USB cable.

  • Page 8: Product Family

    RS-232. The TB05 includes holes for board or panel mounting. The TB05 is designed to connect directly to Sealevel DB9 serial cards or any cable with a DB9M connector. Terminal Block Kit - TB05 + CA127 Cable (Part# KT105) The KT105 terminal block kit breaks out a DB9 connector to 9 screw terminals to simplify field wiring of serial connections.
  • Page 9 2403 USB to 4-Port RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 DB9 Serial Interface Adapter 2404 USB to 4-Port RS-232 RJ45 Serial Interface Adapter 2407 USB to 4-Port RS-232, RS-485 RJ45 VersaCom Serial Interface Adapter © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...
  • Page 10 USB to RS-232, RS-485 RJ45 VersaCom Serial Interface Adapter 681U-OEM USB to RS-232 RJ45 Serial Interface Adapter 687U-OEM USB to RS-232, RS-485 RJ45 VersaCom Serial Interface Adapter 2106-RoHS RoHS Compliant USB to 1-Port RS-422 DB9 Serial Interface Adapter © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...
  • Page 11 USB to 8-Port RS-232, RS-485 RJ45 VersaCom Serial Interface Adapter for 2807-DC12 Powering 12VDC Serial Peripherals USB to 8-Port RS-232, RS-485 RJ45 VersaCom Serial Interface Adapter for 2807-DC24 Powering 24VDC Serial Peripherals © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...

  • Page 12: Electrical Specifications

    Electrical Specifications The SeaLINK+422: utilizes a USB UART. This chip features programmable baud rate, data format, 128-byte dual port TX buffer, and 384-byte dual port RX buffer. The RS-422 transceiver supports data rates from 300 baud up to 921.6K baud.

  • Page 13: Technical Specifications

    70 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. © Sealevel Systems, Inc.

  • Page 14: Hardware Configuration

    Self-powered hubs can be used as long as they provide a minimum of 100mA to each USB port. The 2106 is compatible with USB 2.0 ports and is USB 1.1 compliant. © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...

  • Page 15: Software Installation Instructions

    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 16: Upgrading To The Current Seacom Driver

    Hardware Installation The SeaLINK+422 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+422 requires no user hardware configuration.
  • Page 17 2. A ‘Found New Hardware’ alert will appear above the system tray. 3. The ‘Found New Hardware Wizard’ will appear. 4. Choose ‘No, not this time’ and click ‘Next’ to proceed. © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...
  • 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 as shown.
  • Page 19 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. © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...

  • Page 20: Verifying Installation

    5. You should now see the COM assignment with the associated COM number in parentheses. Your system will assign the next available COM number, which will vary by computer (COM4 as shown in this example). © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...

  • Page 21: Uninstall & Upgrade Instructions

    3. In the left pane under ‘System Tools’, click ‘Device Manager’. 4. In right pane near the bottom, expand the ‘Universal Serial Bus controllers’ section by clicking the ‘+’ symbol. 5. Locate the SeaLINK device in the listing, highlighted below. © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...
  • Page 22 Keep the device plugged in. 8. The window will refresh and the entry for the SeaLINK device will no longer appear. Proceed with removing the software on the following pages. © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...

  • Page 23: Remove Software Using Control Panel

    ‘SeaCOM’. 4. Click the ‘Remove’ button. 5. The ‘SeaCOM – InstallShield Wizard’ window will appear along with a dialog box asking you to confirm. Click the ‘Yes’ button to continue. © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...
  • Page 24 Click the ‘Ok’ button on the dialog box. 7. If you are upgrading software, leave the SeaLINK device plugged in and follow the instructions in the ‘UPGRADING TO THE CURRENT SEACOM DRIVER’ section above. © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...

  • Page 25: Appendix A - Handling Instructions

    Keep work area free of non-conductive materials such as ordinary plastic assembly aids and • Styrofoam. • Use field service tools such as cutters, screwdrivers, and vacuum cleaners, which are conductive. © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...

  • Page 26: 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 27 8. This will first open the COM port. From this tab the port can also be closed (See image below). Click the ‘Settings’ button to open the COM Port Properties dialog box. This will allow the Port Settings to be altered. © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...
  • Page 28 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. © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...
  • Page 29 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 to 5:00 PM Eastern Time Monday through Friday.

  • Page 30: Appendix C - Rs-422 Electrical Interface

    1 driver and up to 32 receivers on the line at once. RS-422 signal levels range from 0 to +5 volts. RS-422 does not define a physical connector. © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...

  • Page 31: Appendix D - Asynchronous Communications

    The communication parameters are baud rate, parity, number of data bits per character, and stop bits (i.e., 9600, N, 8, 1). © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...

  • Page 32: Appendix E - Cable Drawing

    Appendix E – Cable Drawing © Sealevel Systems, Inc. 2106 Manual | SL9094 8/2022...

  • Page 33: Appendix F - How To Get Assistance

    When calling for technical assistance, please have your user manual and current adapter settings. 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 34: 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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