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BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table of Contents Limited Lifetime Warranty ..........................2 Copyright Notice..............................2 Trademark Acknowledgment...........................2 Table of Contents.............................3 List of Figures ......................3 List of Tables ......................4 Customer Support Overview..........................5 Contact Information ............................5 Introduction..............................6 Features................................6 BlueStorm Installation Overview........................7 Hardware Configuration ..........................7 Interrupts and Memory Address Selection ..............7...
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. List of Tables Table 1: DB-25 Female Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (2 port connector) ............13 Table 2: HDB-44 Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (4 port connector) ..............14 Table 3: VHDCI-68 Female pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (8 port connector) ..........15 Table 4: HDB-78 pinouts for BlueStorm/SP (8 port connector) ..............
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PCI compliant - with Plug and Play installation. QNX 4.X/6.X, Windows 2000/CE/XP/XPe/XP x64/Server 2003/Server 2003 x64,Vista, VxWorks, Ardence RTX and Linux compatible (contact Connect Tech for most current list) Your BlueStorm product consists of the following components: A BlueStorm adapter An additional low/standard height chassis bracket ( available on LP models only) One of the following;...
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. BlueStorm Installation Overview There are three stages to installing your BlueStorm card: Hardware Configuration Interrupts and Memory selection will be set by the host computer’s BIOS and operating system. This section outlines jumper settings and configuration.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Multi-drop Slave Mode In this mode the TxD+/- line driver is enabled only when data is transmitted and RxD+/- is enabled all the time. This mode is typically used in multi-drop 4-wire connections. This mode requires software setup in Control Panel –...
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Note: Jumper blocks are not installed for ports communicating in RS-232. Female HDB-78 Jx1 Jx2 Jx3 Jx4 Jx5 JA = Port 1 JB = Port 2 JC = Port 3 JD = Port 4...
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Pin 1 Pin 1 6 x RJ-11 Figure 6: BlueStorm/SP RJ-11 diagram, 8 port model Note: Refer to Table 8 for port 7 and port 8 pinouts. Jumper Configuration for BlueStorm Jumper configurations will vary by model. BlueStorm/LP cards feature the jumper layout listed...
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. TxD control RxD control Termination/Bias Termination/Bias Termination Port 1 Port 3 Port 4 Port 2 Figure 7: Jumper configuration example for 4 port RS-422/485 BlueStorm/LP models RS-485 selection TxD control RxD control Termination/Bias Termination/Bias...
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Note that Auto 485 is a single jumper. The second site is not in use. See Figure 1 for the location of this jumper. Power-On Tri-state (BlueStorm/SP models only, excludes BlueStorm/SP RJ-11) BlueStorm/SP models offer a power-on tri-state similar to the Auto-485 mode listed above. The BlueStorm/SP implementation will tri-state ports configured as RS-485 full duplex.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 2: HDB-44 Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (4 port connector) Port RS-232 Signal RS-422/485 Signal Signal Direction Signal Direction output TXD- output output RTS- output input RXD+ input input TXD+ output output TXD- output output...
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 3: VHDCI-68 Female Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (8 port connector) Port RS-232 Signal RS-422/485 Signal Signal Direction Signal Direction output TXD- output input CTS+ input input RXD+ input output RXD- input output RTS- output...
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BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 3: VHDCI-68 Female Pinouts for BlueStorm/LP (continued) Port RS-232 Signal RS-422/485 Signal Signal Direction Signal Direction output RTS- output input CTS- input input TXD+ output input RTS+ output 5, 6 signal gnd. signal ref.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 4: HDB-78 Pinouts for BlueStorm/SP (8 port connector) Port Signal RS-422/48 Signal Direction Direction Signal Signal output RTS A(-) output input RTS B(+) output input CTS A(-) input input CTS B(+) input signal gnd.
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BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 4: HDB-78 Pinouts for BlueStorm/SP (continued) Port Signal RS-422/48 Signal Direction Direction Signal Signal output RTS A(-) output input RTS B(+) output input CTS A(-) input input CTS B(+) input signal gnd. signal ref.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 5: RJ-45 Pinouts for BlueStorm/SP Opto (4 port connector) RS-232 RS-422/485 Pin No. Signal Direction Signal Direction no connect RTS (-) output input RxD (+) input output RTS (+) output signal gnd signal ref.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 6: Pinouts and Control Signals for DB-9 and DB-25 Male Connectors (BlueStorm/LP and BlueStorm/SP only) Pin # RS-232 RS-422/485 DB-9 DB-25 Signal Signal Direction Signal Signal Direction input RxD + input input TxD +...
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Table 8: RJ-11 Pinouts for BlueStorm/SP RJ-11 (ports 7 and 8 only) Pin No. RS-232 Direction input input input output output input output input signal gnd. no connect P7/P8 Please note that ports 7 and 8 are not accessible through the factory installed bracket.
2003/Server 2003 x64,Vista, VxWorks, Ardence RTX and Linux. For installation guidelines and driver codes, please refer to the appropriate directories on the BlueStorm CD. For further information concerning software installation of BlueStorm products please visit Connect Tech’s Download Zone. If you are interested in a device driver for an operating system not listed please contact the Connect Tech Sales Department.
BlueStorm Installation Guide, Connect Tech Inc. Certification Connect Tech Inc. declares that the product(s) covered by the contents of this manual have been tested and found compliant with the below listed standards as required by the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive for General Immunity Compliance, EN 50 0082.1:1997...
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