Black Box IC1000A User Manual

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09/28/2010 

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USB Director RS-232

  Single-Port  

 

  2-Port  

 

  4-Port 

 

  8-Port 

 

USB Card (PCI) 

 

Universal Serial Bus (USB) Cable 

 

What’s included

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 (1) USB Director RS-232: Single-, 2-, 4-, or 8-Port

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 (1) CD-ROM containing installation and utility drivers

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 (1) 3.2-ft. (1-m) USB cable

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 (1) Users’ manual

System Requirements — Pentium

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 class CPU with at least 16 MB RAM and  

at least one available USB type A (downstream) port, running Windows 98, 

SE, Me, CE, XP, or Windows 2000

Compliance —  

EMI/RFI: CE (EN 55022, EN 55024)  

  Class B, FCC Part 15 Subpart B 

  Class B, IC Class/classe B; 

Safety: UL

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 1950 (3rd. ed.),  

  CSA No. 950, IEC 950, EN 60950

Data Rate — Up to 230 kbps; Serial port(s) can be set to any data format,  

flow control, or duplex setting the PC application supports

User Controls — Software drivers on included CD

Interface — Universal Serial Bus v1.1 (can be attached to a USB 2.0 host  

but will operate at USB 1.1 data rates), EIA/TIA RS-232

Connectors —  

All models: (1) USB Type B female (front-mounted on IC1001A,  

  rear-mounted on other models);  

Rear-mounted DB9 male for  

  RS-232: IC1000A: (1);  

  IC1001A: (2);  

  IC135A: (4);  

  IC1002A: (8)

Indicators — IC1000A: None;  

IC1001A, IC1002A, IC135A:  

  (1) Front-mounted tricolor LED

Temperature Tolerance — 32 to 131°F (0 to 55°C)

Humidity Tolerance — Up to 95% noncondensing

Power — USB-bus-powered, consumes less than 200 mA  

at full operating speed

Size —  

IC1000A: 0.8"H x 1.75"W x 3"D (2 x 4.4 x 7.6 cm);  

  DB9 thumbscrews protrude an additional 0.15" (0.4 cm) from the rear; 

  IC1001A, IC135A: 1"H x 7"W x 4"D  

  (2.5 x 17.8 x 10.2 cm); 

IC1002A: 1.75"H x 7"W x 4.25"D  

  (4.4 x 17.8 x 10.8 cm)

Weight —  

IC1000A: 1.6 oz. (45.4 g); 

IC1001A: 12 oz. (340.2 g); 

IC1002A, IC135A: 1 lb. (0.5 kg)

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Universal Serial Bus is a royalty-free bus specification 

developed by the leading manufacturers in the PC and 
telephony industries to support plug-and-play peripheral 
connections.

USB offers increased bandwidth and lower costs than 

conventional I/O ports.

The USB bus is a daisychain consisting of USB hubs and 

peripherals less than 16.4 ft. (5 m) apart. The USB daisychain 
can support up to 127 devices. Instead of opening up the 
CPU to insert new boards, make all connections outside the 
case to the USB ports.

Because USB connections are hot-swappable, you can 

attach or remove peripherals without shutting down your 
computer.