FCC Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications.
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As a USB specification compliant device, the UC-232A also supports energy-saving suspend and resume operations. Note: The UC-232A does not support devices, such as serial mice, that require an IRQ number or IO Address. - 5 -...
Features Full compliance with USB specification v1.1 Supports RS-232 serial interface Supports automatic handshake mode Up to 230 Kbps data 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...
Windows Installation (2000 and higher) Installing the Driver(s) The installation disk included in the package contains Autorun software that will install the necessary driver(s) on your Windows system. Carefully follow the steps below. If at any point you encounter problems with the installation, you should cancel the installation process and start over from the beginning.
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3. Windows displays the following warning: 4. You can safely ignore this warning. Click Continue Anyway to continue installing the new software. When the installation is complete, the following dialog box appears: 5. 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 Converter 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), and then click Next to continue.
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5. You can safely ignore this warning. Click 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. - 10 -...
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). - 11 -...
Windows Vista Installation Installing the Driver First, check that Vista’s language for non-Unicode programs is set to English by checking Regional and Language Options, then Administrative. 1. Insert the installation disk into your CD-ROM drive and click on the Vista driver installer. The following dialog box appears: 2.
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Connecting the UC-232A 1. Connect the UC-232A USB-to-Serial Converter 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: - 13 -...
5. Double-click the extracted file to begin installing the software. 6. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the software installation. 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. - 14 -...
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 driver(s) were 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). - 16 -...
Peripheral Installation 1. After you have finished the software installation procedures for your operating system and have connected the UC-232A to your computer, connect the peripheral device to the UC- 232A, and then turn the peripheral on. 2. Follow the Installation Wizard's on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Specifications Function Specification Connectors 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 5–40 Temp.
Limited Warranty IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR'S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM THE DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, DISK OR ITS DOCUMENTATION. The direct vendor makes no warranty or representation, expressed, implied, or statutory with respect to the contents or use of this documentation, and specially disclaims its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose.
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