ATEN UC232A1 User Manual

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UC-232A

USER MANUAL

USB-to-Serial Adapter

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CE Notice

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complies with the European Union's EMC Directive (2004/108/EC), It

demonstrates that this ATEN product meets the following technical standards:

EN 55022

EN 55024

EN 61000-3-2

EN 61000-3-3

NOTE: EN 55022 provides two emissions classifications depending on the

intended use: Class A applies to use in typical commercial environments Class

B applies to use in typical residential environments.

A "Declaration of Conformity" in accordance with these directives and standards

has been made and is on file at ATEN International Co. Ltd. Taiwan.

FCC Information

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class

B digital service, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed

to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential

installation. Any changes or modifications made to this equipment may void the

user’s authority to operate this equipment. This equipment generates, uses, and

can radiate radio frequency energy . If not installed and used in accordance with

the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular

installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and

on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the

following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which

the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the

party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this

equipment.

RoHS

This product is RoHS compliant.

SJ/T 11364-2006

The following contains information that relates to China.

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UC-232A User Manual

Online Registration

Telephone Support

Technical Support

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Package Contents

The UC-232A USB-to-Serial Adapter package contains the

following items:

1 UC-232A USB-to-Serial Adapter

1 Installation Disk

1 User Instructions*

Check to make sure that all the components are present and that

nothing got damaged in shipping. If you encounter a problem,

contact your dealer.

Read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation and

operation procedures carefully to prevent any damage to the unit,

and/or any of the devices connected to it.

*Features may have been added to the UC-232A since this

manual was printed. Please visit our website to download the

most up to date version of the manual.

Manual Part No. PAPE-1144-AT5G

Printing Date: 2013-07-01

ATEN and the ATEN logo are trademarks of ATEN International Co., Ltd. All rights

reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Overview

Universal Serial Bus (USB) port technology has emerged in

response to the proliferation of external peripheral devices

(scanners, digital cameras, removable drives, etc.) that are

increasingly being connected to the latest generation of

computers. It is faster than traditional bus ports and, since it does

not require any IRQs, the problem of IRQ conflict is eliminated,

which means more peripheral devices can be attached to the

system.

The UC-232A USB-to-Serial Adapter provides an external plug-

and-play RS-232 serial connection for computers, notebooks,

laptops, and handheld computing devices that support the USB

specification. It comes with a standard DB-9 male connector for

the peripherals to plug into, and an attached 35 cm USB cable

with a type A plug for connecting to the computer's USB port, or

to a USB hub.

The UC-232A provides mobile phones, PDAs, digital cameras,

modems and ISDN terminal adapters with high quality serial

connections at a data transfer rate of up to 230 Kbps. It makes

the USB interface transparent to the peripherals, allowing them

to easily int erf ace with the USB, eliminating the setup hassle

found with traditional serial port connections. As a USB

specification compliant device, the UC-232A also suppo rts

energy-saving suspend and resume op erations.

Note: The UC-232A does not support devices, such as serial

mice, that require an IRQ number or IO Address.

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Features

Full compliance with USB specification v1.1

Supports RS-232 serial interface

Supports automatic handshake mode

Up to 230 Kbps dat a transfer rate

Supports remote wake up and power management

Provides a 96 byte buffer for each upstream and downstream

data transfer

Works with cellular phones, PDAs, digital cameras, modems

and ISDN terminal adapters

Easy way to install an additional RS-232 port

No IRQ required

System Requirements

USB Host Controller installed on the system

Operating Systems

Supported operating systems are shown in the table, below:

OS Version

Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8

Mac OS 10 and higher

Linux RedHat 7.3 and higher

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Windows 2000 Installation

Installing the Driver(s)

To install the UC-232A drivers, do the following:

1. Insert the installation disk into your CD-ROM drive.

2. Navigate to the folder on the CD that contains the UC-232A

driver installer (UC232A  Windows series).

3. Double click UC-232ADriverInstaller.exe.

After a few moments, the following dialog box appears:

4. Click Next to install the drivers.

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5. Windows displays the following warning:

6. Yo u can safely ignore this warning. Cli ck Continue Anyway

to continue installing the new software. When the installation

is complete, the following dialog box appears:

7. Click Finish to close the wizard. You have successfully

installed the driver(s).

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Connecting the UC-232A

1. Connect the UC-232A USB-to-Serial Adapter to a USB port

on your computer. The New Hardware Wizard appears:

2. Select No, not this time, and then click Next to continue. The

following dialog box appears:

3. Leave the default choice (Install the software automatically).

Click Next to continue.

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4. Windows displays the following warning:

5. Yo u can safely ignore this warning. Cli ck Continue Anyway

to continue installing the new hardware. When the installation

is complete, the following dialog box appears:

6. Click Finish to close the wizard. You have successfully

installed the UC-232A.

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Uninstalling the Driver(s)

1. Insert the installation disk into the CD-ROM drive. The

following dialog box appears:

2. Select Uninstall the driver, and then click Next. The following

dialog box appears:

3. Click Finish. You have successfully uninstalled the driver(s).

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Windows XP/Vista/7/8 Installation

Installing the Driver

1. Make sure that the Windows language fo r non-Unicode

programs is set to English by checking Regional and

Language Options, then Administrative.

2. Insert the installation disk into your CD-ROM drive.

3. Navigate to the folder on the CD that contains the UC-232A

driver installer (UC232A  Windows series {Windows

OS}).

Note: {Windows OS} is the Windows OS you are using and

can be: Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8.

4. Double click UC232A_Windows_Setup.exe. After a few

moments, the following dialog box appears:

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5. Click Next. The Rea dy to Install the Program box appears:

6. Click Install to begin the driver installation. When the

installation is complete, the following dialog box appears:

7. Click Finish to close the wizard.

Now that you have successfully installed the driver, you can

connect the UC-232A.

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Connecting the UC-232A

1. Connect the UC-232A USB-to-Serial Adapter to a USB port in

your computer. The following dialog box appears to confirm

that the driver has been installed and that your UC-232A is

ready to use:

Mac Installation

Installing the Software

1. Insert the installation disk into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Open the CD-ROM Folder, then open the Intel MAC folder.

3. Copy the Mac OS file (UC-232_1.3.0.dmg) to your hard disk.

4. Double-click on the file icon to extract the compressed file(s).

5. Copy the extracted file(s) to the Hard Disk > System Folder >

Extensions folder.

Note: If you are using a non-English language version, copy

the files to the corresponding folder for your system.

Connecting the UC-232A

Connect the UC-232A to a USB port on your Mac.

Note: The UC-232A will not function properly unless the

software was previously installed.

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Linux Installation

Installing the Driver(s)

1. Insert the installation disk into your CD-ROM drive.

2. Open a command line.

3. Move to the CD-ROM directory and then to the LINUX

subdirectory.

4. Move to the subdirecto ry that corres ponds to the version of

your operating system. (For example, if your operating

system is Red Hat 7.3, then move to the Redhat73

subdirectory.)

5. Enter the following commands to copy the files in the

subdirectory to a directory on your hard disk:

cp pl2303.c /directory_name

cp Makefile /directory_name/makefile

where directory_name is the name of the directory on your

hard disk that you are copying the files to.

Note: Be sure to change the capital “M” in “Makefile” to a

lowercase “m” when you copy the file to the new

directory.

6. Move to the directory where you copied the files.

7. Enter the following command:

make inst

8. Connect the UC-232A to a USB port on your computer.

Note: The UC-232A will not function properly unless the

drivers have been previously installed.

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Uninstalling the Driver(s)

1. Open a command line.

2. Move to the directory where you installed the driver(s).

3. Enter the following command:

To uninstall the driver:

make uninst

To uninstall all drivers (including the base driver):

make uninst_all

You have successfully uninstalled the driver(s).

Peripheral Installation

1. After you have finished the software installation procedures

for your operating system and have conn ected the UC-232A

to your computer, connect the peripheral devi c e to the UC-

232A, and then turn the peripheral on.

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2. Follow the Installation Wizard's on-screen instructions to

complete the installation.

Note: 1. This procedure only occurs the first time you connect

the peripheral. If your peripheral was previously

connected and configured for the RS-232 (COM) port,

after you perform the Adapter Installation and click

Finish, the driver will detect it and install it automatically.

However, some peripheral devices, such as older

PDAs, require that you re-install the software for the

peripheral device before it will work properly.

2. Under Windows 2000, if you connect a modem, you

must specify it as a Standard Modem.

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Specifications

DB-9 Pin Assignments

Function Specification

Connectors USB Type A Plug

Serial DB-9 Male

LEDs Data Transfer / Handshaking (Orange)

Data Transfer Rate Up to 230 Kbps

Cable Length 35 cm

Power Consumption 450mW

Power Mode Bus Powered

USB Specification 1.1 Compliant

Environment Operating

Temp. 5–40o C

Storage

Temp. -20–60o C

Humidity 0–80% RH, Non-condensing

Physical

Properties Housing Plastic

Weight 60 g

Dimensions

(L x W x H) 6.59 x 3.4 x 1.6 cm

Pin Assignment

1CD

2RXD

3TXD

4DTR

5GND

6DSR

7RTS

8CTS

9RI

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City 221, Taiwan

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Limited Warranty

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PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM THE DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,

INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE

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purpose.

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