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Connect Tech Xtreme/104 Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 4 Table of Contents Limited Lifetime Warranty ..........................2 Copyright Notice ............................... 2 Trademark Acknowledgment ..........................2 Table of Contents .............................. 3 List of Figures ........................4 List of Tables ......................... 5 Revision Changes ..............................
6 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.
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Connect Tech Xtreme/104 Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 9 Introduction Connect Tech's Xtreme/104-Plus, 104-PCI and 104/Express family combines the best of the Universal PCI bus with the rugged and compact form factor of PC/104. The various models are PCI 2.0, PC/104-Plus 2.0 or PCIe/104 compliant. The modular Xtreme/104-Plus and Xtreme/104-Plus Opto cards include a PC/104 pass-through connector option for compatibility with legacy PC/104 cards.
Connect Tech Xtreme/104-Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 9.1.2 Xtreme/104-Plus Opto • Universal PC/104-Plus adapter • PCI 2.0 and PC/104-Plus compliant • 2 or 4 ports jumper selectable for RS-232/422/485 • Supports full duplex, half duplex and multi-drop communication modes in RS-422/485 •...
Connect Tech Xtreme/104 Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 9.1.4 Xtreme/PCI-104 12 Port Opto (XIG) • PCI-104 Version 1.0 compliant • Highest port density isolated serial board on the market! • 12 ports with jumper selectable for RS-232/422/485 •...
Connect Tech Xtreme/104-Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 10 Xtreme/104-Plus Diagrams Figure 1: Xtreme/104-Plus RS-232/422/485 4 and 8 port models hardware components Revision 0.13 Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Downloaded from Downloaded from...
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Connect Tech Xtreme/104 Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual Figure 2: Xtreme/104-Plus RS-423 Model Hardware Components Revision 0.13 Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Downloaded from Downloaded from Downloaded from Downloaded from Downloaded from...
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Connect Tech Xtreme/104-Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual Figure 3: Xtreme/104-Plus RS-232/422/485/TTL Models Revision 0.13 Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Downloaded from Downloaded from Downloaded from Downloaded from Downloaded from Downloaded from...
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Connect Tech Xtreme/104 Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual Note: Configuration information for the RS-232/422/485/TTL model, including jumper settings and pinouts, is located in Electrical Interfaces (RS-232/422/485/TTL models). Figure 4: Xtreme/104-Plus Opto RS-232/422/485 Hardware Components (4 Port Model) Revision 0.13...
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Connect Tech Xtreme/104-Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual Figure 5: Xtreme/104-Plus 16 Port RS-232/422/485 Hardware Components Revision 0.13 Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Arrow.com. Downloaded from Downloaded from Downloaded from...
14.1 ESD Warning Electronic components and circuits are sensitive to ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD). When handling any circuit boards including Connect Tech PC/104 boards, it is recommended that ESD safety precautions be observed. ESD safe best practices include, but are not limited to: •...
Connect Tech Xtreme/104-Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 15 Hardware Configuration 15.1 Safety note To ensure the most reliable and safe operation, never install or remove jumpers or adjust the rotary switch while the power is on! 15.2 Interrupts and Memory Address Selection Xtreme/104 boards are PCI and PCI Express cards, so the host computer’s BIOS or Operating...
Connect Tech Xtreme/104 Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 15.3.2 Xtreme/104 Plus and /PCI-104 ID Selection Using the Jumper Block If your Xtreme/104-Plus or Xtreme/PCI-104 card is equipped with a jumper block for ID selection, set your board’s location by changing jumper positions.
Connect Tech Xtreme/104-Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual Electrical Interfaces Xtreme/104 Plus and Express (RS-232/422/485 and RS-423 Models) 16.1 RS-232 Electrical Interface This is the default setting for the interface selectable Xtreme/104-Plus and Xtreme/104-Plus Opto. To operate a port in RS-232 mode, no jumpers are set on the corresponding jumper block.
Connect Tech Xtreme/104 Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 16.3 Jumper Block Settings The following jumper block diagram depicts typical settings on a four-port selectable Xtreme/104-Plus or Xtreme/104-Plus Opto. Jumper blocks JA, JB, JC and JD control ports 1 through 4, respectively.
JA = Port 1, JB = Port 3, JC = Port 5, JD = Port 7 JE = Port 2, JF = Port 4, JG = Port 6, JH = Port 8. Note: this does not apply to Xtreme/104 Express and Xtreme/104 Plus 16 port models...
RTS signal. 16.4.1 Xtreme/104-Plus Opto Jumper J1 (Xtreme/104 Plus) and J19 (Xtreme/104 Express) control the power-on tri- state functionality. Install a jumper on the first location of J1 or J19, and configure Port 1 in RS-485 half duplex or multi-drop slave in order to tri-state Port 1 at power-on;...
Connect Tech Xtreme/104-Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 17 Electrical Interfaces (RS-232/422/485/TTL Models) 17.1 RS-232/TTL Electrical Interface The following control signals are available to ports configured for RS-232 and TTL mode: TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, RI, DTR, DSR, DCD, SG (Signal Ground) and +5V. See...
Connect Tech Xtreme/104 Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual Electrical Interfaces XIG 12 Port Opto 18.1 I/O Port Power for the XIG 12 Port Rev A/B Models Jumpers J2A, J2B and J2C provide the ability to power on or off the I/O section of a port in groups of four.
Connect Tech Xtreme/104-Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 18.3 Line Modes XIG 12 Port Opto 18.3.1 Low Power Shutdown This mode has been removed from Rev C/D models. It was found to not provide a significant power savings due to the low efficiency of DC-DC converters at low loading. The “Slow Slew Rate”...
Connect Tech Xtreme/104 Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 18.4 Line Interface Mode Jumpers for XIG 12 Port Opto The following jumper block diagram depicts typical settings on a four-port selectable Xtreme/PCI-104 12 Port Opto. Each port has two banks of jumper blocks, Jx.1y and Jx.2y.
Connect Tech Xtreme/104-Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 18.5 Bias and Termination Resistors XIG 12 Port Opto The (B&T) Bias and Termination resistors are use in RS485 communications. All other modes these jumpers should be removed. The B&T resistors are selected using jumpers Jx.1E/Jx.1F (4-wire networks) and Jx.2A/Jx.2B (2-wire networks).
Connect Tech Xtreme/104 Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual ……power considerations continued A typical current draw under RS485 is about 900mA (4.5 Watts) which occurs under the following conditions: • All ports RS485 4-wire mode. • Bias and Termination (B&T) circuit installed all ports (provides bias and termination on the RX+/- signals).
Click on under after the driver is installed. QNX4/QNX6 – These modes are setup using the Connect Tech ctty utility. Type “use ctty” for instructions. Linux – These modes are setup using the Connect Tech set485 utility. See the Linux driver readme.dat for usage details.
Connect Tech Xtreme/104-Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 21.3 Xtreme/104 Plus RS423 Table 1 I/O Signal Assignments for RS-423 Models Header Header RS-423 Direction Port Number Pin Number RxD+ Input CTS- Input RxD- Input RTSRef (RTS+) Signal Reference...
Connect Tech Xtreme/104 Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 21.4 Xtreme/104 Plus RS-232/422/485 Table 2: I/O Signal Assignments for RS-232/422/485 Models) Header Header RS-232 Direction Direction Port No. Port No. 422/485 (4 port (8 port models) models) 1 or 2...
Connect Tech Xtreme/104-Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 21.5 Xtreme/104 Plus 16 Port Table 3 I/O Signal Assignments for 16 Port model Port RS-232 Direction Direction Port RS-232 Direction Direction 422/485 422/485 1 or 9 Input RxD+ Input...
Connect Tech Xtreme/104 Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 21.6 Xtreme/104 Plus Opto 2 & 4 Port, Xtreme/104-Express Opto 8 Port Table 4: 10 Pin R/A Port Header Pinouts on Opto Models Pin No. RS-232 Direction Direction Direction...
Connect Tech Xtreme/104-Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 21.7 XIG 12 Port Opto Table 5: 10 Pin R/A Port Header Pinouts on 12 Port Opto Models RS-232 Direction RS422/485 4-wire Direction RS485 2-Wire Direction (Half Duplex) RxD (-)
Connect Tech Xtreme/104 Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 22 Cable Pinouts 22.1 Single, Quad and Octal cables Table 6: DB-9 Male Cable Pinouts Pin # RS-232 RS-422/485 RS-423 [1] DB-9 Signal Direction Signal Direction Signal Direction Input...
Connect Tech Xtreme/104-Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 22.3 Xtreme/104 Plus RS232/485/TTL model Table 8: RS-232/TTL Px1 Right Angled Header Pinouts (CAG104 Compatible) (See Figure 3 for port numbering and locations) Pin # RS-232/TTL Signal Direction Input Input...
Connect Tech Xtreme/104-Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 23.3 RS-422/485 Wiring Examples Note: The RS-422/485 electrical interface consists of a differential signaling scheme. You should always connect the signals with twisted pairs. The Signal Reference (GND) must be connected.
Connect Tech Xtreme/104 Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 24 Specifications 24.1 Operating Environment Storage temperature: -40 C to 125 C Operating temperature: • 0 C to 70 C (Commercial temperature models) • -40 C to 85 C (Industrial temperature models) ...
Connect Tech Xtreme/104-Plus, PCI-104 and PCI/104 Express Family User Manual 24.7 Communications 24.7.1 Baud Rates most models: PC/104 Plus Models: 50 bps – 921.6 Kbps RS-232/TTL: PCI/104 Express models: Any standard baud rate up to 921.6Kbps * PC/104 Plus Models: 50 bps – 1.8432 Mbps RS-422/485: PCI/104 Express models: Any standard baud rate up to 7.812Mbps *...
The Xtreme/104-Plus and Express product families are to be included into a device ultimately subject to FCC, DOC/IC, and CE certification. The customer is responsible for bringing the completed device into compliance prior to resale. Connect Tech Inc. has designed the Xtreme/104-Plus and Express families with EMI and EMC considerations in mind such as: •...
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