USB Serial Converter

2016.11
Rev. 1.0
 Contents
1.Introduction ................................................................ 1
1-1. Overview ................................................................................ 1
1-2. Package Contents .................................................................. 1
1-3. System Requirements and Restrictions............................... 1
1-4. DB9(RS-232C) connector Pin Assignment........................... 2

2.Installation on Windows PC .................................. 3

2-1. Installation on Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista
Server2012 R2/Server2012/Server2008 R2/Server2008........ 3
2-2. Confirmation .......................................................................... 7
2-3. Uninstallation on Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista
Server2012 R2/Server2012/Server2008 R2/Server2008........ 8

3.Application note ......................................................... 10

3-1. Setting USB transfer size and latency time ........................ 10
3-2. Flow control............................................................................ 13

4. Specifications ............................................................. 14

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1.Introduction

1-1. Overview
●USB60FPW is a USB to serial converter with 5V power supply.
Compatible with Universal Serial Bus specifications Rev. 1.1.
● Up to 230.4Kbps data transfer rate.
● Standard USB (A type Male).
Easy to connect PC.
●Virtual COM port driver
USB60FPW can be used with PWR(from USB port)
FTDI’s VCP drivers to provide a
COM port on a PC.
●LED indicators.
USB60FPW has “PWR/TXD/RXD”
LED indicators for monitoring TXD(Host to device)
communication status.
PWR: power / TXD: transmit / RXD(Device to host)
RXD: receive

1-2. Package Contents

The following items coms with this package:
● USB60FPW USB Serial Converter
● Setup CD-ROM.
● Installation Guide
● Warranty Card in Japanese

1-3. System Requirements and Restrictions

Host machine
●Windows PC with free Standard USB A type port

Operating System
● Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows7, Windows Vista
● Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2,
Windows Server 2008

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1-4. DB9(RS-232C) connector Pin Assignment
The pin assignment of the connector is below:
This DB9pin connector is compatible with ANSI/EIA/TIA-574 specifications.
12345

Anchor [#4-40]
For using inch screw
6789
9Pin provides 5V to devices
D-Sub9pin Male
※As 5V outputs to RS-232C devices, the RS-232C devices must
be compatible with this 5V output. Otherwise, the RS-232C
may get damaged.

Signal Direction
Pin# Meaning
Name DTE – DCE.
1 DCD <--- Data Carrier Detected
2 RXD <--- Received Data
3 TXD ---> Transmitted Data
4 DTR ---> Data Terminal Ready
5 GND - Signal Ground
6 DSR <--- Data Set Ready
7 RTS ---> Request to Send
8 CTS <--- Clear to Send
9 5V OUT ---> Output 5V power supply to devices

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2. Installation on Windows PC
Please make sure that the Windows PC meets the following specifications:
 USB port(Standard-USB A) is available
 Windows version is Vista or later

2-1.Installation on Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/

Server 2012 R2/Server2012/Server 2008 R2/ Server 2008

Before connecting USB60FPW USB serial converter to a USB port,

follow the instructions below:

1) Insert the setup CD-ROM for the REX-USB60FPW into your CD-ROM drive.
Find the [Setup] folder at the CD that contains the USB60FPW_Setup.exe
Double click USB60FPW_Setup.exe.
2) A “User Account Control” dialog box may appear.
Click [Yes] to proceed with the installation.

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3) The InstallShield Wizard for RATOC REX-USB60FPW Installer will start.
Click [Next] to proceed with the installation.

4) A “RATOC REX-USB60FPW Installer“ will start.

Click [Install] to proceed with the installation.

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5) A “Windows Security” dialog box will appear.
Click [Install] to proceed with the installation.

6) A “Windows Security” dialog box will appear again.

Click [Install] to proceed with the installation.

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7) The installer will automatically be complete.

Click [Finish]. The “RATOC REX-USB60FPW Installer” has finished.

Connect the USB60FPW to a USB port available on your PC.

The necessary drivers will be found.
Installation will start and automatically finish.

Proceed to (2-2) Confirmation of setting USB60FPW to confirm the installation

has finished successfully.

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2-2. Confirmation
To confirm the installation has finished successfully,
oen the Device Manager and select “View > Devices by Connection”.

Under the “Ports(COM/LPT)”category, a string of “USB60FPW USB-Serial

Converer” with an additional COM port will appear.

If this string shows without yellow “!” mark, the installation is made
successfully.

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2-3. Uninstallation on Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista
Server 2012 R2/Server 2012/Server 2008 R2/Server 2008
Open the [Program and Features] at [Control Panel].
Select the [RATOC REX-USB60FPW Installer] and click [Uninstall].

The InstallShield Wizard for RATOC REX-USB60FPW Installer will start.

The following dialog will appear. Click [Yes] to proceed with the uninstallation.

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The uninstallation will automatically be complete.

Click [Finish] to finish the uninstallation.

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3. Application note
3-1. Setting USB transfer size and latency time
※As this product will be used at default setting, so you do not need to change the
below setting unless special issue comes out.

If you right-click at the [USB60FPW USB-Serial Converter (COMx)] in the

Device Manager, a pull-down menu will appear. At the pull-down menu, select
[Properties].
Then, select the [Port Settings] tab. And then, click the [Advanced…] button.
Then, the [Advanced setting for COMx] screen will appear(See the next page).

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 At the below screen(Advanced setting for COMx), you can find [USB Transfer
Sizes] and [Latency Timer].
Here is an explanation for these 2 settings.

[USB Transfer Sizes] and [Latency Timer] are used to set parameters on receipt
data function of USB60FPW.

Once USB60FPW detects the following event, it will transfer received data from
RS-232C to host via USB.
1) Transfer buffer of 384 bytes inside of USB60FPW becomes full.
2) Line condition for CTS#/DSR#/DCD#/RI# of RS232C gets changed.
3) Detection of event character in received data from RS-232C.
4) Latency time(Default time is 16msec) times out.

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Regarding data transfer less than 384 bytes, latency time set at the [Latency
Timer] section happens, while much data over than 384 bytes transfer, transfer
will start as soon as transfer buffer of 384 bytes becomes full, and latency time
set at the [Latency Timer] section happen only to the last data transfer less than
384 bytes.

In the worst case of latency time, the following case is considered;

“At an interval of latency time set at the [Latency Timer] section,
384 bytes data transfer.”
At the same time when latency time times out, USB60FPW transfer data of 384
bytes. USB receives transfer data of 384 bytes at an interval of latency time,
and when data size reaches receipt buffer size requested, it will transfer data
to USB serial conversion device drivers.
Estimated transfer time of 4K bytes will be approx.(4096/384) x 0.016=0.17
sec.

Receipt buffer: 384 bytes

Host PC USB RS-232C

Data Transfer
(Caution)
Packet data transferred by USB contains a particular information of 2 bytes.
If package data size is 64 bytes, an actual data size received from RS-232C
is 62 bytes. The particular information of 2 bytes will be removed automatically
inside of USB serial conversion device drivers.

USB serial conversion device drivers request USB Transfer Sizes of 4K bytes
at default setting.

When data is transferred from RS-232C to a PC, the USB drivers transfer
data to USB serial conversion device drivers when USB drivers detect the
following event:

1) Finish receiving requested data bytes(4K bytes).

2) USB host drivers receive short packets under 64 bytes.
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3) Request is cancelled

If USB packets of 64 bytes are continuously transferred to host, USB

will keep receiving data until it reaches up to requested USB transfer data
size(Default is 4K bytes). Once it reaches to requested USB transfer data size,
data which is complete with transfer will be transferred to USB serial
conversion device drivers, and then, at this point of time, communication
application is ready for receiving receipt data from RS-232C.
If transfer data is transferred from RS-232C by a small block less than 64 bytes,
or transfer speed is much slower, setting value set at the [Latency Timer]
section will affect through-put with data transfer.

3-2. Flow control

USB60FPW has the following 4 options of flow control:

1) Without flow control

With this mode, data may be lost if data transfer is high speed.

2) RTS/CTS with 2 wire hardware flow control

If CTS signal is high, devices will send data.
If data can not be transferred, RTS signal will be low.

3) DTR/DSR with 2 wire hardware flow control

If DSR signal is high, devices will send data.
If data can not be transferred, DTR signal will be low.

4) XON/XOFF software flow control

Flow control is made by using a particular character called “XON/XOFF”.
Character data used in XON/XOFF can be changed by application.

Due to structure of Windows OS itself, data transfer is not made real time
from USB60FPW drivers to applications. For example, while rapidly moving
the taskbar of application by the mouse, received data sometimes are lost
when data transfer is made from RS-232C with at a speed of 115.2kbps.
It is strongly recommended that hardware flow control or software flow control is
enabled.
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4. Specifications

Product Name USB60FPW

Serial Input/Output level RS-232C level
USB Specification USB(Universal Serial Bus) Specifications Rev. 1.1
Connector USB ：Standard-USB Type A male
RS-232C：D-Sub9 male (with anchor [#4-40])
Number of I/O ports 1 port
Unit Dimensions 3.35[L] x 1.1[W] x 0.43[H] in (85[L] x 28[W] x 11[H] mm)
Cable Length Approx. 2.83 ft (85 cm)
Weight 0.194 oz (55 g)
Data transfer mode Asynchronous (Start stop synchronization)
Data transfer Rate (Baud) 300/600/1,200/2,400/4,800/9,600/19,200/38,400
57,600/115,200/230,400 bps
Transmit Distance Within 50ft (15m)
Power Voltage DC+5V (Powered from USB Bus)
Power Consumption Average: 36mA(5V) Max.: 60mA(5V)
Output Voltage 5V output from D-Sub 9pin
Serial Parameter Data bit: 7/8 Start bit:1 Stop bit: 1/2
Parity bit: even/odd/none
RS-232C connector D-SUB 9PIN RS-232C connector Male
ANSI/EIA/TIA-574
LED Indicators PWR：Power LED
If the power from USB bus is properly supplied
with 5V, this indicator LED will be on.
TXD：Transmit data indicator (Host to Device)
RXD：Receive data indicator (Device to Host)
Operating Environment Temperature: 32ºF to 122ºF (0ºC to 50ºC)
Humidity: 10 to 90% (non condensing)
Storage Environment Temperature: -4ºF to 149ºF (-20ºC to 65ºC)
Humidity: 10 to 90％ (non condensing)

Note:
1. Do not remove while the application is communicating. System will be
unstable.
2. Do not operate to suspend while the application is communicating.
System will be unable to resume properly.
3. This product does not support the serial mouse for connecting to RS-232C
port.

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