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Edgepor t ® USB E XP ANSI ON MODULES Installation Guide Models : Edgeport/1 Edgeport/2 Edgeport/4 Edgeport/8 Edgeport/8r Edgeport/8rr Edgeport/421 Edgeport/21 Edgeport/42 Edgeport/416 Edgeport/2c Edgeport/21c Edgeport/22c www.
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Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 1 Edgepor t Pr oducts Edgeport US B-to- Serial Converters offe r an out-of- the-box alternative to s erial cards f or easy plug- and-play COM port expansion.
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 2 Edgepor t/1, Edgepor t/ 2, Edgepor t/4, Edgepor t/8, Edgepor t/ 8r , Edgepor t/8r r The Edgeport/2, Edgeport/4, Edgeport/8, Edgeport/8r, .
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 3 Edgepor t/21, Edgepor t/42, Edgepor t/421 These Edge ports are m ulti-connector converters f or mobile an d high- end workst ation users wh o need to attach multiple serial (RS-232) ports, a printer port, and US B peripherals to a single USB upstream conn ector.
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 4 Edgepor t/416 The Edgeport/4 16 utilizes a standards-based USB bus for co nnectivity, unlike man y serial card products which require additional ex ternal proprietary hardware to su pport the s ame number of dev ices.
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 5 Edgepor t/2c The Edgeport/2 c is an in telligent expansion mod ule that connects to a PC or server running Windows 98, SE, CE, Me, NT 4.0, 2000 an d Windows XP via the Univ ersal Serial Bus (U SB), providing high-speed s erial conn ectivity.
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 6 Edgepor t/21c, Edgepor t/22c The Edgeport/21c an d Edgeport/22c are com pact, multi- conn ector converters for m obile an d high-end works tation users who n eed to attach multiple serial (RS- 232) ports , a prin ter port, and USB pe ripherals to a sin gle USB upstream connector.
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 7 Edgepor t Driv er Insta lla tion F or W indo ws XP , 2000, and 2003 Ser ver Please note that you must be logg ed into an accoun t with adm inistrator privileges before proceeding. 1. Connect th e USB cable.
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 8 3a. If you are insta lling drivers for the first ti me : An Information dialo g informs you that the i nstallation was successful. After clicking OK , the in stallation is co mplete. 3b. If you are replaci ng exist ing Edgepor t drivers : Follow the on-screen instructions.
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 9 T he System Sta tus Light For All E dgeports except t he Edgep ort/1 Red This light signifies a loss of USB communi cation with the host . If the loss is due to unplu gging the un it, when it is reconnected the light will blink red a few moments before turning green.
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 10 Mounting Dia g r ams For all E dgeport Product s except Edgepor t/416 Rack Mo unt K it* Under- Shelf M ounti ng Bracket * For Edg eport /41 6* *N uts, bolts, an d scre ws are not inc luded.
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 11 T he Edgepor t Utility Pr og r am For All Window s Operating S ystems The Edgeport configuration utility program ( edgeport.exe ) al lows yo u to manage t he ser ia l po rts o f your Edge po rt product.
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 12 • Configure - Reassign the phys ical port on y o ur devi ce to any avail able Windows CO M port number f rom 1 to 255 and g ive your devi ce a user friendly Device Name . This capability is particu larly helpful if you have more than on e device.
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 13 Low Latency : (930 based Edgeport only ) Normally the UART w ill interrupt when the receiver has been idle for 4 character times. (For example 4ms at 9600) As long as data is being received the UART will continue to buffer them un til its internal FIFO is full (~56 by tes).
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 14 • Test Po rts - Perform a confiden ce test on the intern al workings of the serial ports .
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 15 • Port Stat us – Provide th e status of a se lected (highlighted) serial port. The Poll Interv al is th e number of seconds betw een updates of th is window. This is also th e number of secon ds between each entry in the log file.
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 16 Advan ced T ab The Advanced tab allo ws you to d o the following: • Uninstall – Unin stall the drivers. • Enabl e Event Logging – Place even t messages in system event log. • COM Port Assignment – Co nfig ure ho w COM por ts will be assi gned .
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 17 Under standing Hubs Hubs, critical components in the USB architecture, are wiring concentrators that enable the attachment of multiple devices, thus converting a single attachment point into multiple attachme nt points.
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 18 R e gula tor y & Other Inf or mation © 2006 Digi , Digi In ternational, t he Digi logo, Edgeport, an d Hubport are ei ther trademarks or registered tradem arks of Digi Intern ational, Inc.
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 19 Cet appareil num érique de la Classe B respecte toutes les ex igences du Règlement su r le matériel brouiller du Canada.
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 20 EN55 022 Test Specif icatio n EN5502 2 Req uirem ent Rad iated Emissions — Class B Conduc ted Emissions CIS PR 22 Class B EN 55 024 Te.
Edgep ort Insta llati on Guid e (90000 403 Rev. G) – Pa ge 21 Digi International 11001 Bren Road East Minnetonka, MN 55343 digi.info@digi.com www.digi.
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