Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product OMG-USB-232-4 Omega Engineering
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Contents I NTRODUCTION ..........................................................................1 O VERVIEW ................................................................................................ 1 W HAT ’ S I NCLUDED .....................
Introduction OMG - USB - 232 - 4 Page 1 Introduction Overview The OMG - USB - 232 - 4 equips the PC with 4 USB to RS - 232 Asynchronous serial ports providing a versatile interface for common serial needs.
Installation OMG - USB - 232 - 4 Page 2 Installation Operating S ystem Installation Choose Install Software at the beginning of the CD and install SeaCOM . System Installation The screen captures below are taken from a Windows 98 installation. Your particular operating system may differ slightly from what is shown ba sed on your version of Windows.
Installation OMG - USB - 232 - 4 Page 3 You can access your new COM: ports by using the assigned COM: identifiers as shown above. In this case, it is COM3, 4, 5 and 6. However, this assignment will vary from system to system. At this point, the hardware is recognized and ready to use.
Configuration OMG - USB - 232 - 4 Page 4 Configuration Electrical Interface Sele ction Each of the four ports on the OMG - USB - 232 - 4 is pre - configured as an RS - 232 interface. Simply install the included software and connect the adapter to your USB port.
Technical OMG - USB - 232 - 4 Page 5 Technical Description The OMG - USB - 232 - 4 utilizes four USB UARTs. These c hips feature programmable baud rate, data format, 128 byte Dual Port TX Buffer, and 384 byte Dual Port RX Buffer. The RS - 232 transceiver supports data rates up to 460.
Specific ations OMG - USB - 232 - 4 Page 6 Specifications Environmental Specifications Specification Operating Storage Temperature Range 0º to 50º C (32º to 122º F) - 20º to 70º C (- 4º to 158º F) Humidity Range 10 to 90% R.H. Non - Condensing 10 to 90% R.
Appendix A – Troubleshooting OMG - USB - 232 - 4 Page 7 Appendix A - Troubleshooting Serial Utility test software is supplied wi th the adapter and will be used in the troubleshooting procedures. Using this software and following these simple steps, most common problems can be eliminated without the need to call Technical Support.
Appendix B – How To Get Assistance OMG - USB - 232 - 4 Page 8 Appendix B - How To Get Assistance Please refer to Appendix A - Troubleshooting prior to calling Technical Support. 1. Read this manual thoroughly before attempting to install the adapter in your system.
Appendix C - Electrical Interface OMG - USB - 232 - 4 Page 9 Appendix C - Electrical Interface RS - 232 Quite possibly the most widely used communication standard is RS - 232. This implementation has been defined and revised several times and is often referred to as RS - 232 or EIA/ TIA - 232.
Appendix D - Asynchronous Communications OMG - USB - 232 - 4 Page 10 Appendix D - Asynchronous Communications Seri al data communications implies that individual bits of a character are transmitted consecutively to a receiver that assembles the bits back into a character.
Appendix E - Compliance Notice s OMG - USB - 232 - 4 Page 11 Appendix E - Compliance Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Appendix E - Compliance Notice s OMG - USB - 232 - 4 Page 12 EMC Directive Statement Products bearing the CE Label fulfill the requirements of the EMC directive (89/336/EEC) and of the low - voltage d irective (73/23/EEC) issued by the European Commission.
W ARRANTY / DISCLAIMER OME GA ENGINEERING, INC. war rants this unit to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 1 3 months from date of purc hase. OM E G A ’ s W ARRAN TY adds an additional one (1) month grace period to the normal one (1) year pr oduct warranty to cover handling and shipping time.
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