In Windows Device Manager, Sealevel synchronous serial adapters will install under the “SeaMAC Device” category. The device names for Sealevel synchronou
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Sealevel synchronous serial adapters enumerate as SeaMAC devices in Windows. Since the devices are zero-indexed, the first installed port will be “SeaMAC0&rd
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Applications that require 9-bit protocols are rare so the chips that support them are more expensive than standard 8-bit UARTs. Most 8-bit UARTs can simula
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Any Sealevel asynchronous serial adapter that includes a 16C950 UART or 16C954 quad-port UART natively supports 9-bit framing in hardware. USB serial ada
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2-wire RS-485 connects the transmitter and receiver to the same data channel. Many applications are not designed to receive the same data they are transmitting and e
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Sealevel recommends using the installed COM numbers if at all possible to avoid system conflicts. If you previously installed a USB or PCMCIA serial interface, it
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How to change asynchronous serial COM Port assignments in Sealevel’s Port Manager or Advanced Ports Utilities
May 1st 2010
Sealevel recommends using the installed COM numbers if at all possible to avoid system conflicts. If you previously installed a USB or PCMCIA serial interface, it
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Sealevel recommends using the installed COM numbers if at all possible to avoid system conflicts. If you previously installed a USB or PCMCIA serial interface, it
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Most of our bus based adapters, including PCI Express, PCI, PCMCIA, PC/104 and ISA, can be used. The adapter must have a 16C950 UART installed and suppor
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The ‘Set Configuration’ and ‘Save Configuration’ buttons are only available in the synchronous version of WinSSD test utility that is i
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How does the performance of Sealevel Ethernet serial servers compare to native serial ports?
Jan 13th 2010
Sealevel Ethernet serial servers are designed to mimic the behavior of native PC serial ports. Legacy software can communicate with the Ethernet serial server&rsqu
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SeaMAC software automatically installs application samples with source code in the ‘Samples’ subdirectory.In Microsoft Windows operating systems,&nb
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Sealevel provides WinSSD, a helpful software utility that allows easy verification your synchronous card is working properly. After you install the SeaMAC V5 synchro
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Sealevel synchronous serial products fall into three categories: ZiLOG Z16C32 based devices, ZiLOG Z85230 based devices and older ISA DMA channel cards.The fastest
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Sealevel provides a synchronous serial driver, SeaMAC V5, to interface our synchronous serial adapters to your computer. No additional DLL or library files are nec
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What clock pins do I need to connect when testing my synchronous serial card with a loop back?
Dec 10th 2009
For Sealevel synchronous serial products, after connecting the Transmit (TX) and Receive (RX) pins, you will need to connect the Clock Output pin (TSET) to the Clock
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Where can I get the user manual for the ZiLOG synchronous serial controller chip (Z85230 or Z16C32)?
Dec 10th 2009
The Z85230 PDF user manual and the Z16C32 PDF user manual are both available on the ZiLOG web site and are used on a variety of Sealevel synchronous serial products.
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Yes. An RS-530 to RS-422/485 interface cable will be required to match up the signal pin outs of the interfaces. Use the CA176 cable to connect the DB25 connec
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