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Serial Communications USER’S MANUAL VER. D • OCT 2001 No part of this manual may be reproduced without permission COMT 366 Series RS-232 to RS-485 Converter with LCD, 38.4 kbps Data Rate COMT 366M: DB-25M Connector COMT 366F: DB-25F Connector ® CyberResearch ® , Inc.
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CyberResearch ® Serial Comm unications COMT 366 Seri es CyberResearch, Inc . iii 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.
COMT 366 Series CyberResearch ® Serial Comm unicatio ns iv ©Copyright 2001 Cy berResearch , Inc. COMT 366 Series.
CyberResearch ® Serial Comm unications COMT 366 Seri es CyberResearch, Inc . v 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.
COMT 366 Series CyberResearch ® Serial Comm unicatio ns vi ©Copyright 2001 CyberRese arch, Inc . 1.0 General Description ............................ 1 1.1 The LCD .................................................................................... 1 2.
CyberResearch ® Serial Comm unications COMT 366 Seri es CyberResearch, Inc . 1 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.
COMT 366 Series CyberResearch ® Serial Comm unicatio ns 2 ©Copyright 2001 Cy berResearch , Inc. If the transmit signal is in the quiescent stat e (continuously low) onl y the lower segm ents and the vertical bar will be illum inated. This in dicates a constant nega tive state.
CyberResearch ® Serial Comm unications COMT 366 Seri es CyberResearch, Inc . 3 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m 2.0 Specifications 2.1 Interface Conforms to EIA RS-232 and RS-485 specifications.
COMT 366 Series CyberResearch ® Serial Comm unicatio ns 4 ©Copyright 2001 Cy berResearch , Inc. 3.0 Installation The COMT 366 is designed to interface EI A-232 with RS-485 equipm ent.
CyberResearch ® Serial Comm unications COMT 366 Seri es CyberResearch, Inc . 5 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.
COMT 366 Series CyberResearch ® Serial Comm unicatio ns 6 ©Copyright 2001 Cy berResearch , Inc. 4.1 Termination of the Line There are four user-selectable resistive term inating values w hich are implem ented using switches A and B of the dipswitch.
CyberResearch ® Serial Comm unications COMT 366 Seri es CyberResearch, Inc . 7 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m 5.0 T r oubleshooting The following is a list of possible problems th at m ay arise during the installation and solutions to those problem s: 1.
COMT 366 Series CyberResearch ® Serial Comm unicatio ns 8 ©Copyright 2001 Cy berResearch , Inc. The converter may now be tested by setting the f ollowing switches: DCE on COMT 366 DTE Dip Switch 1 O.
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COMT 366 Series CyberResearch ® Serial Comm unicatio ns 10 ©Copyright 2001 Cy berResearch , Inc. 7.0 Power The COMT 366 can be either host or self powered. In the self-powered mode, a wall- mounted transformer supplies low voltage AC and the required +12, -12, and +5 Volts are generated internally.
CyberResearch ® Serial Comm unications COMT 366 Seri es CyberResearch, Inc . 11 25 Business Park Drive P: (203) 483-8815; F: (203) 483-9024 Branford, CT USA www.cyberresearch.co m Product Service Diagnosis and Debug CyberResearch, Inc. maintains technica l support lines staffed by experienced Applications Engineers and Technicians.
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