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UCAB232 - RS232 Interface For USB: Connector Pinouts

UCAB232 is a USB to RS232 converter that allows connection of RS232 devices like modems, data terminals, and serial printers to a computer via USB. It uses the FT232BM integrated circuit and supports data transfer rates up to 500Kbaud. The UCAB232 comes with drivers for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems and adds a virtual COM port for communication via standard RS232 signals over its 9-pin connector.

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UCAB232 - RS232 Interface For USB: Connector Pinouts

UCAB232 is a USB to RS232 converter that allows connection of RS232 devices like modems, data terminals, and serial printers to a computer via USB. It uses the FT232BM integrated circuit and supports data transfer rates up to 500Kbaud. The UCAB232 comes with drivers for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems and adds a virtual COM port for communication via standard RS232 signals over its 9-pin connector.

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Connector pinouts UCAB232 – RS232 interface for USB

Pin side view


UCAB232 is a comfortable USB to RS232 converter
dedicated for connection of most of the industrial and
commercial applications to PC using USB bus.
No. Pin name I/O Description UCAB232 is based on FT232BM integrated circuit by FTDI.
1 DCD IN Data Carrier Detect
2 RD IN Receive data
3 TD OUT Transmit data
4 DTR OUT Data Terminal Ready
5 SG PWR Signal Ground
6 DSR IN Data Set Ready
7 RTS OUT Request To Send
8 CTS IN Clear To Send
9 RI IN Ring Indicator

Technical specification:
Absolute
Operation temperature TPWR min. 0 °C max. 70 °C
USB power consumption IPWR max. 100 mA
Max. input voltage VRIN max. ± 25 V UCAB232 is equipped by a level converter with
Typical guaranteed data rate of 250 KBaud and fully supports
Data rate DR typ. 500 Kbit/s
RS232 input
all RS232 signals on the 9-pin connector.
VRIL 0.8 V min. 1.4 V typ.
voltage Low
RS232 input
VRIH 1.9 V typ. 2.4 V max. ASIX s.r.o.
voltage High
Staropramenna 4, 150 00 Prague
UCAB232_EN Czech Republic
Phone: +420 257 312 378
Fax: +420 257 329 116
[email protected]
www.asix-tools.com
USAGE
UCAB232 adds an RS232 interface to a USB INSTALLATION
equipped computer. The VCP (Virtual Com Port)
drivers are available for Win 98SE/2K/ME/XP, Example of driver installation process for WindowsXP
Mac OS8/OS9/OS X and Linux. After installation of the • Connect UCAB232 to any free USB port of your
drivers a new COM port device will be ready to use by computer. Once the system detects new device
software applications in standard fashion (e.g. continue by clicking NEXT.
Win32 API function calls). • Select "Install from a list or specific location
(advanced)" and click NEXT.
UCAB232 is designated for all standard RS232 • Check only "Include this location in the search" and
devices (mouses, modems, data terminals, barcode click BROWSE
readers, serial printers) and industrial applications. • Select the directory with FTDI VCP driver and click
OK. Drivers are available on the attached CD-ROM
FEATURES of from the FTDI website www.ftdichip.com.
• Data rate from 300baud up to 500kBaud • The selected directory will be filled in the edit box in
• Powered from USB, no additional power supply the window you just returned to. Now hit NEXT
needed twice and then FINISH.
• Standard 9-pin SubD connector NOTE :Virtual COM port number assigned to
• Receive buffer 384 Byte UCAB232 can be changed in device properties in the
• Transmit buffer 128 Byte control panel (for Windows systems).
• Full hardware flow control using RTS/CTS,
DTR/DSR/DCD, hardware assisted XON/XOFF ADVANCED FEATURES: If more than one
• USB 2.0 compatible, Full speed UCAB232 is to be connected to a single computer the
• Possibility to customize VID, PID for OEM products cable must be assigned a serial number which is to
• Drivers for Win 98/2K/ME/XP, Mac OS8/OS9/OSX, be stored in the built in EEPROM memory. Moreover
Linux available for free VID, PID and USB device description may be also
• Low power consumption (USB suspend mode) changed.
• Cable length 1 m
• Red LED indicates PC to device data transfer
• Green LED indicates device to PC data transfer

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