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- Page 1 USB2 to 8-Port RS232-422-485 Serial TB Adapter Isolation | Surge Model Number: USB2-8COMi-SI-TB Installation Guide Coolgear, Inc. Version: 1.0 Date: 04/23/2024...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing Coolgear’s USB2 to 8-Port RS232-422-485 Serial TB Adapter Isolation | Surge. The USB2-8COMi-SI-TB USB2.0 to Octal industrial serial adapters are designed to make serial RS-422 and RS-485 port expansion quick and simple. Connecting to a USB port on your computer or USB hub, the USB to industrial serial adapter instantly adds four or eight RS-232/422/485 multi-electrical interface serial communication ports to your system. -
Page 3: Pin-Out Information
Supports USB1.1 and USB2.0 transfer speeds from 1.5Mbps up to 480Mbps, ✔ automatic link and speed detection The USB2-8COMi-SI-TB includes 3kV optical isolation, 15kV ESD protection and ✔ 600W surge protection Adds eight high speed RS-232/422/485 serial ports via USB connection ✔... -
Page 4: Power Output
3. Power Output The picture below shows a 2-pin screw-lock type terminal block connector. All USB quad and octal industrial serial adapters provide a lockable terminal power connector to supply 5V 500mA power to external devices requiring power. Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support... -
Page 5: Hardware Settings
The operation mode configuration settings are listed as follows: SW1 (Port 1), SW2 (Port 2), SW3 (Port 3), SW4 (Port 4) SW5 (Port 5), SW6 (Port 6), SW7 (Port 7), SW8 (Port 8) Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support... - Page 6 Settings are listed as follows for termination and biasing resistors configuration options. SW1 (Port 1), SW2 (Port 2), SW3 (Port 3), SW4 (Port 4) SW5 (Port 5), SW6 (Port 6), SW7 (Port 7), SW8 (Port 8) Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support...
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Page 7: Proper Wiring For Rs-422/485 Operation
The signal is defined by the difference in voltage between those two wires. This hardens the transmission against noise. Usually twisted pair cables are used, which further reduces the sensitivity for noise. Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support... - Page 8 10 receivers, as stated in the specifications of RS422. Since the USB quad/octal industrial serial adapters use the RS-485 Line Driver technology, up to 32 receivers are possible. The following diagram shows RS-422 and RS-485 4-wire scheme: Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support...
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Page 9: Installation
If no suitable drivers are automatically found, the following procedure should be followed. First, download the latest Windows driver of the USB quad/octal industrial serial adapters from http://www.ftdichip.com/FTDrivers.htm. Press “Start” and select “Control Panel” (right click “Start” button for Windows 10, 8.1). Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support... - Page 10 – Installation Guide USB2 to 8-Port RS232-422-485 Serial TB Adapter Isolation | Surge Select “Hardware and Sound” in “Control Panel” Select “Device Manager” Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support...
- Page 11 “Other devices” with a yellow warning symbol indicating that the driver is not installed Right click on the first “USB Fast Serial Adapter” to bring up a menu as shown below. Click “Update Driver Software…”. This then displays the option for an automatic search or a manual search. Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support...
- Page 12 In the address box, put the exact location where the Windows drivers have been saved to. After entering the address select “Next” to start the installation. When the installation has finished a completion screen is displayed. Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support...
- Page 13 find eight “USB Serial Converter X” (X = A, B, C, D) and eight “USB Serial Port” with a yellow warning symbol under “Device Manager”. Right click on the first “USB Serial Port” to bring up a menu as shown below. Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support...
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Page 14: Pre-Install Windows
PC. Before you plug the USB2.0 4/8-port Industrial Serial I/O adapter into the PC, you need to run the pre-install program. You can download the setup program from http://www.ftdichip.com/FTDrivers.htm. After downloading the driver setup program, right click it and select “Run as administrator”. Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support... - Page 15 USB2 to 8-Port RS232-422-485 Serial TB Adapter Isolation | Surge Click “Extract”. The drivers will be installed. Whenever the USB 2.0 4/8-port Industrial Serial I/O Adapters is plugged into the PC, the Windows driver will be installed and listed in “Device Manager”. Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support...
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Page 16: Uninstalling Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/Xp/2003 Drivers
Vendor ID and Product ID combination. To remove the device(s) click on the “Remove Devices” button. The “Remove” button will remove the currently selected item from the device window, and the “Clear” button will remove all the devices from the device window. Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support... - Page 17 The Vendor ID and Product ID must be a unique combination, if an attempt is made to add the same device twice, the following message box will appear. Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support...
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Page 18: Manual Windows 10/8.1/8/7 Driver Uninstall
“OK” to uninstall the software driver. Right click on the other “USB Serial Converter X” and repeat the driver uninstall procedure to uninstall all “USB Serial Converter X” Windows drivers. Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support... -
Page 19: Tools
USB device. The right pane displays the USB data structures that pertain to the selected USB device.These structures include Device, Configuration, Interface, and Endpoint Descriptors,as well as the current device configuration. Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support... - Page 20 RS-422 data positive polarity (TxD+) to receive RS-422 data positive polarity (RxD+); connecting transmit RS-422 data negative polarity (TxD-) to receive RS-422 data negative polarity (RxD-). After downloading putty.exe PuTTY application program, click the putty.exe to open PuTTY Configuration window. Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support...
- Page 21 Flow control: Select flow control for serial port under test (e.g. None) ● From “Category” select “Session” in the PuTTY Configuration window. The basic option for the PuTTY session. Select “Serial” radio button under “Connection type” menu and click “Open” to start the loop-back test. Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support...
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Page 22: Specifications
Supports Linux Kernel 3.0 and above ● Supports Mac OS X 10.3 and above, driver signed by ● Apple Installation The driver is already installed (Linux), or automatically downloading and installing device drivers after Device connection (Windows). Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support... - Page 23 SECC metal chassis with DIN rail bracket Environmental Operating Temperature 0°C to 60°C (32°F to 140°F) Storage Temperature -40°C to 85°C (-40°F to 185°F) Operating Humidity 5% to 95% RH Safety Approvals 0% to 80% RH Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support...
- Page 24 Technical Support When you reach out to Coolgear support, you’ll find yourself in the hands of a solution-oriented and knowledgeable expert ready to answer whatever question you throw at them. If you ever need help with your product, visit coolgear.com/support for support tickets, downloads, and other support resources.
- Page 25 (iv) normal wear and tear; (v) damage to or loss of repaired or replaced Products during shipping by Coolgear except when such damage or loss is caused by poor or inadequate packaging by Coolgear; or (vi) Products purchased outside the United States.
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