Industrially Isolated USB to RS232 Extender User Manual UTS-i101 / UTS-i102 UTS-i101 UTS-i102 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................................3 Features ................................................................................................................................................ 3 Specifications ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Package Contents ................................................................................................................................. 4 2. Physical Diagram ....................................................................................................................................5 2.1 Transmitter (Local Unit) – UTS-i101T .............................................................................................. 5 2.2 Transmitter (Local Unit) – UTS-i102T .............................................................................................. 6 2.3 Receiver (Remote Unit) ................................................................................................................... 7 3. Windows OS Installation Guide .................................................................................................................8 4. Driver Installation thru the FTDI Driver Package ..................................................................................... 10 5. USB to Serial Application Operation ........................................................................................................ 13 6. Connecting .............................................................................................................................................. 15 6.1 Typical Application ......................................................................................................................... 15 6.2 Installing the Transmitter & Receiver ............................................................................................. 16 6.2.1. Preparing for Installation .................................................................................................... 16 6.2.2. Installing the Transmitter (Local Unit) ................................................................................. 16 6.2.3. Installing the Receiver (Remote Unit) ................................................................................. 16 7. Driver Installation ..................................................................................................................................... 17 Windows XP Installation Guide ........................................................................................................... 17 Uninstalling Instruction ................................................................................................................. 25 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................... 26 Windows Vista (Win 7, 8, 8.1, 10) Installation Guide ........................................................................... 28 Uninstalling Instruction ................................................................................................................. 33 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................... 34 MAC OS X Installation Guide .............................................................................................................. 36 Uninstalling instruction ................................................................................................................. 39 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................... 40 8. Category cable wiring ............................................................................................................................. 42 9. Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................................... 42 Regulatory Compliance ............................................................................................................................... 43 2 1. Introduction The Industrially Isolated USB to 1/2-Port RS-232 Cat.5 extender is a low cost and durable serial solution that will extend your RS-232 via a single standard Cat.5 / 5e / 6 UTP cable. It features 2.5kV isolation to ensure sensitive controls and devices for long extending serial signal won’t be damaged. It provides full-duplex remote access and control of any RS-232 protocol device. The isolated USB to 1/2-Port RS-232 Cat.5 extender kit consists of a local transmitter and 1 or 2 remote receivers. Allows you placing RS-232 devices in any location you want and to control them remotely up to 2000 meters (6600 feet). Features Compatible with all RS-232 protocols. Extend RS-232 peripherals up to 2000 meters upon transfer rate at 115kbps. (1700m upon 230kbps; 700m upon 921.6kbps) Fully Compliant with USB specification 1.1 and 2.0 Supports transfer rate up to 921.6kbps. Supports ±15kV (air), ±8kV (contact) ESD protection; Isolated ground loops Supports 40A (5/50ns) & Peak Pulse Power 250 W ( 8/20 us ) Surge and Transient spikes protection Supports 2.5kV Isolation; Bus powered for local transmitter, external power for remote receiver Compatible with Windows XP SP3 / Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10; Windows Server 2003 / 2008 / 2008R2 / 2012 / 2012R2; Mac OS 8.6, Linux 1.5.0 or higher Rugged & cambered Aluminum shell and wall mountable Specifications Model No. UTS-i101 DB-9M Pin Assignment Chip FTDI Unit Category Transmitter Receiver Pin No. Definition Host USB Type B Female x 1 Output RJ-45 Female x 2 RXD Connector Input x RJ-45 Female 3 TXD Device x DB-9 Male 4 DTR Interconnection Cable Standard Cat.5 / 5e / 6 5 GND LED 3 ( TX / RX / PWR ) 3 ( TX / RX / PWR ) 6 DSR Power Mode Bus powered DC5V 7 RTS Operating/Storage Temperature -40 to 85°C (-40 to 185°F) 8 CTS Housing Aluminum 9 Dimension ( L x W x H ) 90 x 73 x 31mm 90 x 73 x 31mm 3 Model No. UTS-i102 DB-9M Pin Assignment Chip FTDI Unit Category Transmitter Receiver x 2 Pin No. Definition Host USB Type B Female x 1 x 1 Output RJ-45 Female x 2 x 2 RXD Connector Input x RJ-45 Female 3 TXD Device x DB-9 Male 4 DTR Interconnection Cable Standard Cat.5 / 5e / 6 5 GND LED 5 ( 2TX / 2RX / ACT ) 3 ( TX / RX / PWR ) 6 DSR Power Mode Bus powered DC5V 7 RTS Operating/Storage -40 to 85°C (-40 to 185°F) 8 CTS Temperature Housing Aluminum 9 Dimension ( L x W x H ) 130 x 74 x 30mm 90 x 73 x 31mm Package Contents Transmitter x 1 Receiver x 1 or 2 5VDC Power adapter x 1 or 2 (for Receiver only) USB 2.0 AM/BM Cable 0.6m Rack mountable screws 4 2. Physical Diagram 2.1 Transmitter (Local Unit) – UTS-i101T Top view Front view Link port (RJ-45) Side view TX LED (Green) Power LED (Red) RX LED (Orange) Rear view Host port (USB B female) 5 2.2 Transmitter (Local Unit) – UTS-i102T Top view ACT LED (Red) TX1 LED (Green) RX1 LED (Orange) TX2 LED (Green) RX2 LED (Orange) Front view Link port (RJ45) Rear view Host port (USB B female) 6 2.3 Receiver (Remote Unit) Top view Front view Link port (RJ-45) Power port (DC5V) Side view TX LED (Green) Power LED (Red) RX LED (Orange) Rear view Serial Out (DB9 Male) 7 3. Windows OS Installation Guide Driver can be installed through Windows Update automatically (Internet connection needed) The FTDI drivers that have passed the WHQL tests are available for download using Windows Update. OS requirements: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 or later. Please go below ways for easy installation. 1. You may plug the device into host computer. And then it will pop up ‘Installing device driver software’ from the taskbar of the screen. (Fig. 1) Click and connect to the Windows Update. 2. It will check your computer OS and download the applicable driver at the Windows Update automatically. 3. Fig. 1 4. The program goes ‘Searching Windows Update’ from ‘Driver Software Installation’. (Fig. 2) Fig. 2 5. When the applicable driver is detected, it will run ‘Installing device driver software’. (Fig. 3) Fig. 3 8 5. Then it shows ‘USB Serial Port (COM8) installed’. Click ‘Close’ and go next step. (Fig. 4) . Fig. 4 6. Check ‘Device Manager’ of Control Panel from the computer OS and there shows USB Serial Port (COM8) under ‘Ports (COM & LPT)’; the other one shows USB Serial Converter under ‘Universal Serial Bus controllers’. (Fig. 5) Congratulation! You have finished installing the USB to Serial device successfully. Fig. 5 NOTE: It may occur when driver is not installed successfully, please check below steps. 1. There is busy on access databank of Microsoft’s Support link. Please try again or install driver of CD-ROM provided. 2. Check your internet if it is failed to access Microsoft’s Support link. 3. Check your computer configuration if it is disabled on Windows Update wizard. 9 4. Driver Installation thru the FTDI Driver Package Driver can be installed through the FTDI driver package of the CD-ROM provided. 4.1. Double click ‘Setup_v2.12.00 WHQL Certified For Windows OS_x86.x64.exe’ 4.2. It will pop up ‘FTDI CDM Drivers’ from the screen. Click ‘Extract’ and go next step. 10 4.3. Extracting Files 4.4. Click ‘Next’ to continue. 11 4.5. Select ‘I accept this agreement’ and click ‘Next’.