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Print Date:24/04/2013
PX-101, PX-146, PX-157, PX-235,
PX-246, PX-260, PX-310, PX-313,
PX-320, PX-324, PX-335, PX-346,
PX-368, PX-376, PX-387, PX-420,
PX-431, PX-475, PX-701, PX-801,
PX-803, PX-805, PX-809, PX-812,
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Brainboxes Limited, 18 Hurricane Drive, Liverpool International Business Park, Speke, Liverpool, Merseyside, L24 8RL
Tel: +44 (0)151 220 2500 Fax: +44 (0)151 252 0446 Web: www.brainboxes.com Email: sales@brainboxes.com

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  • Page 1 PX-431, PX-475, PX-701, PX-801, PX-803, PX-805, PX-809, PX-812, PX-846, PX-823 Product Manual Brainboxes Limited, 18 Hurricane Drive, Liverpool International Business Park, Speke, Liverpool, Merseyside, L24 8RL Tel: +44 (0)151 220 2500 Fax: +44 (0)151 252 0446 Web: www.brainboxes.com Email: sales@brainboxes.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2.2. Windows Vista & Server 2008 64 & 32 bit installation ................10 2.3. Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 installation ....................13 2.4. Windows 8 installation .......................... 16 2.5. Finding your Brainboxes COM port....................... 19 2.6. Changing your COM label ........................20 2.7. Port Settings ............................21 2.8.
  • Page 3 7.6. WEEE Directive (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) ............. 44 7.7. RoHS Compliance..........................44 8. Copyright ..............................45 9. Version History ............................45 PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 3 of 45...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    The PX-Range are PCI Express (PCIe) cards providing several RS-232 and RS-422/485 9-pin COM ports (see datasheets for alternatives) to any computer with a PCIe Lane. The advantage of Brainboxes PCI Express cards is that they can fit into any standard 1x, 4x, 8x or 16x PCIe Lane.

  • Page 5: Supported Operating Systems

    The PCI Express PX Range can be used with the following Microsoft Operating Systems with the supplied Boost.PCIe drivers; Brainboxes PCI Express Drivers have undergone Microsoft testing with the PX RS-232 and RS-422/485 family. Upon passing these tests, the drivers were signed by Microsoft, as an indication of their quality and stability.

  • Page 6: Installation Instructions

    If you have any issues with installation, please follow the steps in Section 4: Uninstallation, then attempt to install again. If you still have issues, see Section 6: Troubleshooting and Testing PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 6 of 45...

  • Page 7: Windows Xp And Windows Server 2003 Installation

    4. If you would like to install via Windows Update, select “Yes, this time only”. Otherwise Select ‘No, not this time’ to install from the CD and click next. PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 7 of 45...
  • Page 8 “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” and click next to point to the CD drive. 6. Select to ‘Search for the best driver in these locations’ and then ‘Search removable media’, as shown below. Click Next PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 8 of 45...
  • Page 9 10. Once installed, you can check the COM Number of the Port, by opening Device Manager (See Section 3.1: Finding your Brainboxes COM port). If you need to change the COM port number, see Section 3.2 Changing Your COM Label.

  • Page 10: Windows Vista & Server 2008 64 & 32 Bit Installation

    5. Select ‘Locate and install driver software’. 6. NB Vista will enter the Security Check to ensure that you have initiated the installation (and not some malicious program). Click Continue PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 10 of 45...
  • Page 11 8. The Found New Hardware Wizard will then ask you to locate the software drivers. Ensure that the CD is in the drive and click Next PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 11 of 45...
  • Page 12 Once installed, you can check the COM Number of the Port, by opening Device Manager (See • Section 3.1: Finding your Brainboxes COM port). If you need to change the COM port number, see Section 3.2 Changing Your COM Label.

  • Page 13: Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 Installation

    4. Once this is open you will see the yellow ! icon in the other devices node. Right click on the device and click on update driver software. PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 13 of 45...
  • Page 14 5. If your Brainboxes card came with a CD insert it now and select to search automatically and the driver software will be found and installed. Skip to step If not and you have a folder with the drivers, select to browse your computer for the drivers.
  • Page 15 Serial ports using the same steps as above. 9. Once you have installed one of the ports you can scan for hardware changes and the other Serial Ports will be installed automatically. PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 15 of 45...

  • Page 16: Windows 8 Installation

    4. Now select the ‘Open folder to view files’ option from the below window: 5. Go to the bottom of the list of files and select the setup.exe file. This file will install the PX drivers. PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 16 of 45...
  • Page 17 7. When the drivers are installing, the window will look like the one below. 8. When the drivers have been installed, you will then see a similar window as shown. PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 17 of 45...
  • Page 18 9. When the drivers have installed, Device Manager will now look like the below image. If there are any yellow exclamation marks over the Brainboxes products, please right click the device and then update the driver pointing to the files on the CD-ROM.

  • Page 19: Finding Your Brainboxes Com Port

    Find the Brainboxes Serial Port entry in Device manager. (Found under the ‘Ports’ section) • The Brainboxes Serial Port entry displays the current COM number in brackets after the name. (This • is usually COM3 following install, but may be different if other serial devices have been installed in the past) To change your COM label, see Section 3.2: Changing your COM label...

  • Page 20: Changing Your Com Label

    Click on the ‘Port Settings’ tab and click Advanced • A new COM Port label can be selected from the “COM Port Number” dropdown menu. • PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 20 of 45...

  • Page 21: Port Settings

    The Port Settings allow you to set Default or Override Settings for the serial communication and how to deal with incoming hardware handshaking events. To open ‘Port Settings’, open device manager and double click on the Brainboxes COM Port Entry •...
  • Page 22 ExpressCard when it is and isn’t OK to send data. Sometimes these signals may want to be ignored. By forcing CTS or DSR True, the ExpressCard will ignore those signals and always send data. PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 22 of 45...

  • Page 23: Rs-232 Settings And Information

    Pin D Serial Port Connection To Another PC Suppose we want to connect the Brainboxes Serial Port to the serial port of another PC. Connect the earth lines. Line 5 of Serial Port 2 to lines 1 & 7 of the other PC. This gives the two devices a common earth level.

  • Page 24: Rs-422/485 Settings And Information

    HDX2+ and HDX2- In the example shown, Port 1 is set up for full duplex as there are no jumpers across HDX1+ or HDX1- PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 24 of 45...
  • Page 25 The default settings for this Property Page are “RS-422 full duplex mode”. Background Information: • DTR/DSR Handshaking is not available on 422/485 devices. • PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 25 of 45...
  • Page 26 RS-485 Standard - Up to 32 Driver/Receiver Pairs Line Length Max Data Rate 40 Feet = 12m 10 Mbits/sec 400 Feet = 122m 1 Mbits/sec 4000 Feet = 1219m 100 Kbits/sec PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 26 of 45...
  • Page 27 It is not necessary to terminate the transmitter end of the twisted pair. Brainboxes cards have the correct 120 Ohm (nominal) terminating resistors for the RXD twisted pair line and the CTS twisted pair line fitted on the RS-422/485 card for the serial ports on the card.
  • Page 28 - 1. RS-485 One Talker Many Listeners (HALF DUPLEX) 2. RS-485 Many Talkers Many Listeners (HALF DUPLEX.) 3. RS-485 Many Talkers Many Listeners (FULL DUPLEX.) PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 28 of 45...
  • Page 29 PC, usually due to the use of a third party communications program that prevents the use of the RTS signal as a "transmit enable" control. It can be used in the following situations:- a) The PC is connected to only ONE RS-485 device. PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 29 of 45...
  • Page 30 Two twisted pair cables are needed for Full Duplex communications. Use screened twisted pair Belden cable 9729 and 9829, UL type 2493 and cable to make the RS-485 connection. Terminate the twisted pair cable. PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 30 of 45...
  • Page 31 1/2W. An additional provision may be made for the resistor to be bypassed with a strap to connect signal common and protective ground directly together when specific installation conditions necessitate. Configuration A Configuration B PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 31 of 45...

  • Page 32: Uart Settings

    2.10. UART Settings The UART settings for the Brainboxes COM Port allow you to get the best performance from your device and system. There are two choices, dependant on whether minimal CPU usage or Data Latency (delay) is the main concern.
  • Page 33 The slider allows choosing values from 1% to 100% of the Receive FIFO size. • Pressing the “Restore Defaults” button will reset all settings on this Property Page to the factory defaults of this device. PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 33 of 45...

  • Page 34: Uninstallation - Windows Server 2008/Vista/Server 2003/Xp

    To uninstall the device, please ensure the PCI Express Card is present on the PC. Open Control Panel, and then open “Add or Remove Programs”. In Vista, this will be called • “Programs & Features” PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 34 of 45...
  • Page 35 The Brainboxes Uninstallation wizard will launch which will remove all driver files and associated • registry entries. Just click Next on each page of the Wizard. When the drivers have been uninstalled, click Finish. PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013...
  • Page 36 Changes”. Windows should find the ports and launch the Found New Hardware wizard. Follow the installation instructions as in Section 2 to reinstall Alternatively, restart the PC to launch the Found New Hardware Wizard PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 36 of 45...

  • Page 37: Boost.pcie Driver Upgrade / Rollback

    4. Boost.PCIe Driver Upgrade / Rollback There are several parts to the Boost.PCIe, driver: For RS-232: Example Card driver: “Brainboxes PCIe 4 Port RS-232 Serial Card (PX-260)” • Port driver: “Brainboxes RS-232 Serial Port (COM3)”. • For RS-422/485 Example Card driver: “Brainboxes PCIe 2 Port RS-422/485 Serial Card (PX-313)”...

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting And Testing

    The Transmit and Receive lines will need to be connected so that any data sent out of the card is then received back on the same Port. Please use the following to help perform a loopback Brainboxes SerialTest Application: Click here to Launch Loopback test application HyperTerminal application: Testing Serial Cards with HyperTerminal procedure...

  • Page 39: Testing Your Serial Com Port

    5.3. Testing your Serial COM port To test your Brainboxes COM port works correctly you can use the Serial Test application. It is a simple application which will guide you through the steps to check that your Brainboxes COM port is working correctly.

  • Page 40: Lifetime Warranty And Support

    If you have any issues, questions or suggestions about our Products and Services, then please contact us. Technical Support is free*. As long as you have a Brainboxes Product we will be happy to help, even if it’s discontinued or out of warranty. Excellent Customer Service, just as it should be.

  • Page 41: Technical Specifications

    For further details, see Section 3.5: RS-422/485 Settings and Information Regulatory Approvals / Compliance For up to date details of global certifications, please check the product datasheet on the Brainboxes website. PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013...
  • Page 42 Pinout for 44Way D-connector split cable for PX-260/701/346/335/368 PX Range Product Manual Version 2.3 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013 Page 42 of 45...

  • Page 43: Rs-422/485 Bias/Terminating Resistors - Applicable To Rs422/485 Products Only

    Quality Management System through out the company, and it is subject to regular external surveillance visits. Brainboxes have always been aware of the need to continually review company processes and has been working with National Quality Assurance (www.nqa.com) since 1994, helping the company to create and maintain internationally recognised accreditation standards.

  • Page 44: Europe - Eu Declaration Of Conformity

    Brainboxes’ Responsibilities Brainboxes has a legal responsibility, as producer, to provide a free of charge collection service to our customers for our obligated WEEE. Brainboxes is defined as a producer under the WEEE Regulations because we sell own brand Electrical &...

  • Page 45: Copyright

    Manufacturer 9. Version History Version Date Author Checked By Comments 15/12/08 Manual for first release of Brainboxes fully fledged PCI Express serial drivers. 11/02/10 Added Windows 7 and Terminating resistors information. 23/04/2013 Updated support operating systems, added information for RS-232/422/485...

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