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NPort 1220/1240 USB-to-Serial Hub User ’ s Manual Third Edition, November 2005 www .moxa.com/product Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd. Tel: +886-2-8919-1230 Fax: +886-2-8919-1231 Web: www.moxa.com MOXA Technical Support World wide: support@moxa.com.tw The Americas support@ moxa.
NPort 1220/1240 USB-to-Serial Hub User’s Manual The software d escribed in t his manual is furnished u nder a license a greement and m ay be used only in accordance with the term s of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright © 2005 Moxa Technologies Co.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 1-1 Overview ....................................................... .......................................... 1-2 Package Checklist .
1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome to MOX A NP o rt 1220/124 0 USB -t o-Serial Hu b. NPort 1220 pr ovi des 2 RS-4 22/ 485 serial ports and NPort 1240 pro vides 4 RS-232 serial ports.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Introduction 1-2 Overview NPort 1200 Series USB to serial serve rs provid e an extremely convenient means of connecting serial devices to a PC. In fact, you don’t e ven need to power-down the PC. Just install the software that comes with the product, and th en connect your ser ial devices dir ectly to the NPort.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Introduction 1-3 Product Specifications NPort 1240 USB Compliant with USB 1.1, 1.0 USB 2.0 backwar ds com patible Connector USB type B Speed Full speed 12 Mbps Serial No.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Introduction 1-4 NPort 1220 USB Compliant with USB 1.1, 1.0 USB 2.0 backwar ds com patible Connector USB type B Speed Full speed 12 Mbps Serial No.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Introduction 1-5 Panel Layout Å NPort 1240 Top Panel Å NPort 1220 Top Panel Å NPort 1240 serial interfaces Å NPort 1220 serial interfaces.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Introduction 1-6 Dimensions Å NPort 1240 Å NPort 1220.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Introduction 1-7 DIP Switch Settings.
2 2 Chapter 2 Driver Installation This chapter includ es in formation about installin g the driver for NPort 1220/1240 . We present the installation pr ocedure for both W indows 98 and Windows 20 00 (.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-2 Installing the Driver 1. Connect NPort 1220/1240’s USB Port to your computer’ s US B por t. Make sure NPort 1220/1240 and yo ur computer is prop erly connected . 2. After you connect NPor t 1220/1 240 to your computer, a Found New Hardware wind ow will automatically open.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-3 5. A window will open asking you where you want to locate the driver files. Check Specify a location box, .
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-4 7. Select klsibus.inf , and then click OPEN . 8. Click OK to continue..
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-5 9. A window will open showing the Driver Files Search Results . Click Ne xt to install the driver. 10. When t he Completing the Found New Hardware Wiz ard window op ens, click Finish to close the wizard.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-6 11. A welcome message will appear. Click Next to continue installing Moxa [Port 1]. 12. A window will open asking you to insert the installation disk. Insert the installation disk into your CD drive, and th en click Browse to locate the installation file.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-7 13. A window will open showing the Driver Files Search Results . Click Next to install the driver. 14. When Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard windo w opens, clic k Finish to close this wizard.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-8 NOTE If you wish to install the driver using “Ins ta ll Driver” pro gram, you will need to follow the instructions below. 1. Insert the softwar e CD (included in th e NPort 1220/124 0 pack age) into your computer’s CD drive, and t hen click o n Install Software .
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-9 Checking the Installation You can check th e installation of NPort 1220 /12 40 under your co mputer’s Device Mana ger window. You sh ould check under bo th Ports (COM & LPT) and Universal Serial Bus controllers .
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-10 Configuring the Ports Port configuration for NPort 12 20/1240 differs sligh tly b etween Windows 98 and Windows 2000/XP. To modify the configuration for a particul ar port, double click on the listing for that port under Ports (COM & LPT) in the Devi ce Manager wi ndow.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-11 Windows 2000/XP The figures shown here we re created und er Windows 2000. The pro cedure for Windo ws XP is essentially the same. Click on the Por t Setting s tab to chang e th e Bits per second (data tra nsmission speed), Data bits , Parity , Stop bits , a nd Flow control .
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Driver Installation 2-12 Uninstalling the Driver To uninstall the driver, open the Device Manger window, and simply delete the NPort 1220/1240 ports under P orts (COM&LP T).
3 3 Chapter 3 Serial Programming Tools Moxa supports a class of easy to use, ye t powerful serial program ming libraries and communication trou bleshooting u tilities u nder Windows NT/2000/XP and W indows 95/98. Use these MOXA Seri al Programm ing Tools t o decrease your software de velopm ent time.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Serial Programming Tools 3-2 Overview PComm, a pro fessional serial comm tool for PCs, is a software packa ge that runs under Win dows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98 . PComm provid es: y A powerf ul serial comm unication li brary for easy program ming in the m ost popular programmi ng langua ges.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Serial Programming Tools 3-3 Terminal Emulator Terminal Em ulator can be used to connect t o various po rts to see if data transm ission is functioning correctly. Terminal Emulator featur es multi-windows, and su pports VT100 and ANSI terminal types.
A A Appendix A Technical Reference In this appendix, we cover th e fo llowing topics. Win32 API Function Compatible List ¾ Windows 98 ¾ Windows 2000/XP General Technical Reference.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Technical Refernece A-2 Win32 API Function Compatible List Windows 98 T est function Te s t F l a g 1. PurgeComm PURGE_TXABOR T PURGE_RXABORT 2. ClearCommBreak() 3. SetCommBreak() 4. ClearCommError cbInQue cbOutQue 5. EscapeCommFunction SETDTR SETRTS SETXON SETXOFF SETBREAK,CLRBREAK 6.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Technical Refernece A-3 E 14. CloseHandle() 15. ReadFile() Windows 2000/XP T est function Te s t F l a g 1. PurgeComm PURGE_TXABORT PURGE_RXABORT PURGE_TXCLEAR 2. ClearCommBreak() 3. SetCommBreak() 4. ClearCommError CE_BREAK CE_RXP ARITY CE_FRAME CE_RXOVER fCtsHold fDsrHold fXoffHold cbInQue cbOutQue 5.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Technical Refernece A-4 fRtsControl=R TS_CONTROL_DISABLE fRtsControl=R TS_CONTROL_ENABLE fDtrControl=DT R_CONTROL_DISABLE fDtrControl=DTR_ CONTROL_ENABLE FDsrSensitivity=TRUE 1 1.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Technical Refernece A-5 Question 4 When I install NPort 1 22 0/ 1 2 40 un der Wi nd ow s 20 0 0/ XP , t he COM p ort number is assigne d by which USB slot I use to connect to my comput er. What happens if I change the USB slot? Answer 4 The port number will change.
B B Appendix B Service Information This appen dix shows y ou how to co ntact Moxa for info rmation abo ut this and other pro ducts, and how to repo rt problems.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Service Information B-2 MOXA Internet Services Customer satisfaction is our num b er one concern, and to ensure that customers receive the full benefit of our products, Moxa Internet Services has bee n set up to provide technical s upport, dri ver updates, product infor mation, and user’s manual upd ates.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Service Information B-3 Problem Report Form MOXA NPort 1220/1240 Customer name: Comp any: T el: Fax: Email: Date: 1. Moxa Product: NPort 1220 N Port 1240 2.
NPort 1200/1240 User’s Manual Service Information B-4 Product Return Procedure For product repair, exc hange, o r refund, the customer m ust: Provide e vidence of origi nal purchase. Obtain a Product Return Agreement (PRA) from the sales representative or dealer.
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