1 VXC Communication Cards Jun. 03, 2009 Gary Lin ICP DAS Co., Ltd. -- Multiport Serial Cards -- (RS-232/422/485)

2 Agenda VXC Card Features Product Showcase Appendix

3 Universal PCI Card

4 Communication Speed (Baud Rate) VXC card supports bard rate up to 115,200 bps. Also works with 460,800 bps when communication on a very short distance. Does not work with 921,600 bps since the protection components limitation. The related conditions includes : quality of cable, distance and environment (noise)… etc.

5 Selection for RS-485 Master/Slave RS-485 requires pull-high/low bus signals RS-485 requires one host/device to pull high/low the bus signals. Many device pull the signals at the same time may cause communication problem. Master/Slave selection on VXC Card There are jumpers on the VXC cards for users to configure the RS-485 port as master (pull-high/low) or slave. That would be better to choose a suitable configuration depending on your communication system. Default: Master (Pull)

6 Self-Tuner for RS-485 RS-485 Requires Direction Control 2-Wire RS-485 is designed for half-duplex communication, and users have to consider the sending/receiving issue. Other company may use RTS signal to control the RS-485 direction. This may have timing issue and cause communication problems. Self-Tuner Controls the RS-485 Direction Automatically ICP DAS provides Self-Tuner ASIC that automatically control the RS-485 direction, baud rate and data format changes. It is fully controlled by hardware, so no more direction control issue for users. This provides a stability communication and speeding your system development.

7 COM-Selector 8-Bit DIP-Switch, defines 0 ~ 255 Special design from ICP DAS. 0 (All Off): Auto-select COM Port Number Selecting by Windows system, may have a dynamic number. Automation System may not get the correct COM port number and cause system failure. 1 ~ 255: COM1 ~ COM255 Selected by user, fixed COM port number. It’s recommended to reserve (don’t use) COM1 ~ COM4 for other PnP COM Ports. This prevents confliction. Users have to make sure the selected COM port number is available, or the port will not work. Example: COM-Selector set to 0x05 2-Port Card: COM5, COM6 4-Port Card: COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8 Special Design from ICP DAS

8 Up to 128-byte Hardware FIFO Standard 16C550 chip provides 16-byte hardware FIFO The new VXC cards from ICP DAS provides 128-byte hardware FIFO for each port 128-byte hardware FIFO is useful when communication in high speed or in a heavy loading system.

9 ESD Protection TVS (TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SUPPRESSOR) diode protects components by providing a transient current path to the frame ground when there is high voltage noises.

10 Isolation DC-to-DC converter provides Power Isolation Optocoupler component provides Signal Isolation

11 Schematic COM-Selector Optocoupler Signal Isolation TVS diode ESD Protection DC-to-DC Power Isolation Universal PCI 3.3/5 V Internal 128-byte FIFO for Each Port Master/Slave Selection

12 Agenda VXC Card Features Product Showcase Appendix

13 VXC-114U: 4-Port RS-232 (9-Wire) Card Optional ： DB-37 to 4-Port Male DB-9 Cable, 1.5 M. Need to install new driver VXC-112AVXC-114U BusPCI 5 VUniversal PCI 3.3 V/5 V COM-SelectorYes, 8-bit DIP Switch RS-2322-Port4-Port RS-422/485-- ControllerTigerOxford Hardware FIFO16 Bytes128 Bytes ConnectorMale DB-9Female DB-37 ESD Protection+/ V Windows DriverNT 4.0, 2000/XP/2003, Vista32 AvailabilityPhase out soon04/2008

14 VXC-114U: 4-Port RS-232 (9-Wire) Card

15 VXC-144U/144iU: 4-Port RS-422/485 Card Optional ： DB-37 to 4-Port Male DB-9 Cable, 1.5 M. Need to install new driver. VXC-142/142iVXC-144U/144iU BusPCI 5 VUniversal PCI 3.3 V/5 V COM-SelectorYes, 8-bit DIP Switch RS RS-422/4852-Port (3 kV Isolation for VXC-142i) 4-Port (2.5 kV Isolation for VXC-144iU) Self-TunerYes (RS-485) Jumper-Select RS-485 Master/Slave ControllerTigerOxford Hardware FIFO16 Bytes128 Bytes ConnectorMale DB-9Female DB-37 ESD Protection+/ V Windows DriverNT 4.0, 2000/XP/2003, Vista32 AvailabilityPhase out soon04/2008

16 VXC-144U/144iU: 4-Port RS-422/485 Card

17 VXC-112U: 2-Port RS-232 (9-Wire) Card Need to install new driver. VXC-112AVXC-112U BusPCI 5 VUniversal PCI 3.3 V/5 V COM-SelectorYes, 8-bit DIP Switch RS-2322-Port RS-422/485-- ControllerTigerOxford Hardware FIFO16 Bytes128 Bytes ConnectorMale DB-9 Dimension130 mm x 105 mm120 mm x 105 mm (reduced) ESD Protection+/ V Windows DriverNT 4.0, 2000/XP/2003, Vista32 AvailabilityPhase out soon05/2009

18 VXC-112U: 2-Port RS-232 (9-Wire) Card

19 VXC-142U/142iU: 2-Port RS-422/485 Card Need to install new driver VXC-142/142iVXC-142U/142iU BusPCI 5 VUniversal PCI 3.3 V/5 V COM-SelectorYes, 8-bit DIP Switch RS RS-422/4852-Port (3 kV Isolation for VXC-142i) 2-Port (2.5 kV Isolation for VXC-142iU) Self-TunerYes (RS-485) Jumper-Select RS-485 Master/Slave ControllerTigerOxford Hardware FIFO16 Bytes128 Bytes ConnectorMale DB-9 Dimension130 mm x 105 mm120 mm x 105 mm (reduced) ESD Protection+/ V Windows DriverNT 4.0, 2000/XP/2003, Vista32 AvailabilityPhase out soon05/2009

20 VXC-142U/142iU: 2-Port RS-422/485 Card

21 VXC-182iU: 2-Port (RS-232 x1, RS-422/485 x1) Card Need to install new driver VXC-182iVXC-182iU BusPCI 5 VUniversal PCI 3.3 V/5 V COM-SelectorYes, 8-bit DIP Switch RS-2321-Port RS-422/4851-Port with 3 kV Isolation1-Port with 2.5 kV Isolation Self-TunerYes (RS-485) Jumper-Select RS-485 Master/Slave ControllerTigerOxford Hardware FIFO16 Bytes128 Bytes ConnectorMale DB-9 Dimension130 mm x 105 mm120 mm x 105 mm ESD Protection+/ V Windows DriverNT 4.0, 2000/XP/2003, Vista32 AvailabilityPhase out soon05/2009

22 VXC-182iU: 2-Port (RS-232 x1, RS-422/485 x1) Card

23 Agenda VXC Card Features Product Showcase Appendix

24 VXC Card Naming Convention VXC-1 X Y (i / U / E) X: Serial Port Type 1: RS-232 4: RS-422/485 8: RS-232 or RS-422/485 Y: Number of Total Ports i: Isolation U: Universal PCI (3.3 V/5 V) E: PCI Express

25 Selection Guide Model Bus TypeRS-232RS-422/485 Isolation FIFO Size Status VXC-112A PCI (5V) bytesPhase out VXC-142 PCI (5V) bytesPhase out VXC-142i PCI (5V) -2Yes16 bytesPhase out VXC-182i PCI (5V) 11Yes16 bytesPhase out VXC-112U Universal PCI bytesNew VXC-142U Universal PCI bytesNew VXC-142iU Universal PCI -2Yes128 bytesNew VXC-182iU Universal PCI 11Yes128 bytesNew VXC-114U Universal PCI bytesNew VXC-144U Universal PCI bytesNew VXC-144iU Universal PCI -4Yes128 bytesNew

26 Next… VXC Card with PCI Express 2-Port and 4-Port cards are under development. PCI Express

27 Q & A Thank You!!