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- Page 1 USB-2COMi-M USB to Dual RS422/RS-485 Industrial Adapter Model Number: USB-2COMi-M Installation Guide Coolgear, Inc. Version: 1.0 Date: 04/18/2024...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
04/18/2024 First Release 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing Coolgear’s USB-2COMi-M USB to Dual RS422/RS-485 Industrial Adapter. The USB Industrial I/O Adapter is designed to make industrial communication port expansion quick and simple. Connecting to a USB port on your computer or USB hub, the USB Industrial I/O Adapter instantly adds an industrial communication port to your system. -
Page 3: Optical Isolation And Surge Protection
– Installation Guide USB-2COMi-M USB to Dual RS422/RS-485 Industrial Adapter Features: Adds dual high speed RS-422 / 485 ports via USB connection ✔ 384 byte receive buffer ✔ 128 byte transmit buffer for high speed data throughput ✔ Requires no IRQ, DMA, I/O port ✔... -
Page 4: Power Supply
USB-2COMi-M USB to Dual RS422/RS-485 Industrial Adapter 4. Power Supply The USB-2COMi-M and USB-2COMi-SI-M are powered by USB ports. They must work in USB self power mode that supplies power of 5V/500mA. This is generally available from the USB host port of Desktop computers. -
Page 5: Windows 11/10/8/8.1/7/Vista/2003/Xp/2000 Driver Installation
Note : Sometimes, when operating in RS-422 or RS-485, it is necessary to configure termination and biasing of the data transmission lines. Generally this must be done USB-2COMi-M & USB-2COMi-SI-M USB-to-Dual RS-422/485 User’s Manual 4 in the cabling, since this depends on the installation of connections. Before applying the option, check your cable specification for proper impedance matching. -
Page 6: Mac Os Driver Installation
– Installation Guide USB-2COMi-M USB to Dual RS422/RS-485 Industrial Adapter You need to install the driver first, prior to hardware installation. Do not connect the USB-to-Serial Adapter to the USB port of your computer, before you finish driver installation. If your product came with an installation CD - Please proceed with the following steps to install the driver: 1. - Page 7 – Installation Guide USB-2COMi-M USB to Dual RS422/RS-485 Industrial Adapter 1. Download the FTDI-Latest file package from https://www.coolgear.com/files/FTDI-Latest.zip. 2. Open the archive and navigate to FTDI-Latest/MacOS and select the appropriate folder corresponding to your OS version, extract the contents of the folder to your desktop or another location.
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Page 8: Check Installation
– Installation Guide USB-2COMi-M USB to Dual RS422/RS-485 Industrial Adapter 5. You will need to unlock the settings to make changes, and then click on “Allow” to allow the program to install the necessary system extension. Once completed, you should see the installer report a “Succeeded” message. Restart your computer, and the drivers are now installed and you may use your adapter. -
Page 9: Change Com Port Properties & Com Port Number
– Installation Guide USB-2COMi-M USB to Dual RS422/RS-485 Industrial Adapter 10. Change COM Port Properties & COM Port Number This feature is particularly useful for programs, such as HyperTerminal, which only work with COM1 through COM4. Please ensure that you do not change the COM Port Number already in use. - Page 10 – Installation Guide USB-2COMi-M USB to Dual RS422/RS-485 Industrial Adapter 5. Locate your device under the “Ports (COM & LTP)” section of device manager. 6. Right click on the device, and select “Uninstall Device” Need help? Visit: coolgear.com/support...
- Page 11 – Installation Guide USB-2COMi-M USB to Dual RS422/RS-485 Industrial Adapter 7. Select “Delete the driver software for this device” in the Uninstall prompt, and click “Uninstall” Note : If you have more than one USB Serial Port installed in your PC, you need to repeat steps 5-7 to delete the driver software for each port.
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Page 12: Pin Outs
– Installation Guide USB-2COMi-M USB to Dual RS422/RS-485 Industrial Adapter 12. Pin outs RS-232 Signal Pin-outs of DB-9 Male (CN2, CN3) Pin 1 TxD- (A) Pin 2 TxD+(B) Pin 3 RxD+(B) Pin 4 RxD-(A) Pin 5 Pin 6 RTS- (A) - Page 13 – Installation Guide USB-2COMi-M USB to Dual RS422/RS-485 Industrial Adapter RS-422 with Handshaking RS-485 4-Wire (Full duplex) Signal Pin-outs of DB-9 Male (CN2, CN3) Pin 1 TxD- (A) Pin 2 TxD+(B) Pin 3 RxD+(B) Pin 4 RxD-(A) Pin 5 RS-485 4-Wire (Full duplex) Signal Pin-outs of Terminal Block...
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Page 14: Specifications
– Installation Guide USB-2COMi-M USB to Dual RS422/RS-485 Industrial Adapter RS-485 2-Wire (Half duplex) Signal Pin-outs of Terminal Block (TB1, TB2) Pin 1 Data- (A) Pin 2 Data+(B) Pin 5 20. Specifications USB Bus Compliance USB 2.0 Full Speed, USB 1.1 compliant... - Page 15 – Installation Guide USB-2COMi-M USB to Dual RS422/RS-485 Industrial Adapter Serial Communication Parameters Data Bits 7, 8 Parity None, Even, Odd, Mark, Space Stop Bit 1, 2 Flow Control Hardware (RTS, CTS), XON/XOFF Power Power Input Power supplied via USB connector...
- Page 16 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.
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