LINDY 42845 USB to Serial RS485 Converter User Manual

: June 13, 2024
: LINDY

Table of Contents

Introduction
Package Contents
Features
Installation
Operation
Recycling Information
CE/FCC Statement
References
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USB to Serial RS485 Converter
User Manual No. 42845
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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Lindy USB to Serial RS485 Converter. This product has been designed to provide trouble free, reliable operation. It benefits from both a LINDY 2 year warranty and free lifetime technical support. To ensure correct use, please read this manual carefully and retain it for future reference.
The Lindy USB to Serial Converter allows simple connection of peripheral devices featuring 9 Way Serial RS485 to a USB Type A port. With both USB Type A and serial connectors, this device is a perfect solution for connecting legacy RS485 equipment such as barcode scanners and industrial devices to notebooks and Macbooks, in retail, IT and digital signage scenarios.

Package Contents

USB to Serial RS485 Converter
This manual

Features

Connects to any serial RS485 device via USB Type A
9 Way D Male to USB A Male connectors
FT231XS chipset
USB bus powered with no external power supply required
Compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems

Installation

Plug the USB connector of this converter into the USB socket of your computer. Then download the driver for your operating system from your local Lindy webshop and unzip it for installation. If the USB to Serial device driver is installed for the first time, it has to be installed twice: one for the device and the other for the COM port.
Follow the dialogs, which will be prompted on the screen, until the installation is completed. First the driver software for the USB Serial Converter will be installed, then continue to install the software for the USB Serial Port.
If difficulties with the included drivers occur, please visit https://www.ftdichip.com/Products/

Operation

LED indication:
Link: When 42845 is ready for use
TX: When data are sent form the USB port to the RS485 device
RX: When data are sent from the RS485 device to the USB port
Pin Assignments: LINDY 42845 USB to Serial RS485 Converter - Fig
1

RS-485(DB-9M)

PIn#| Description
1.| D-
2.| 0+
3.|
4.|
5.| GND
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9.|

Recycling Information

WEEE (Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment), Recycling of Electronic Products
Europe, United Kingdom
In 2006 the European Union introduced regulations (WEEE) for the collection and recycling of all waste electrical and electronic equipment. It is no longer allowable to simply throw away electrical and electronic equipment. Instead, these products must enter the recycling process. Each individual EU member state, as well as the UK, has implemented the WEEE regulations into national law in slightly different ways. Please follow your national law when you want to dispose of any electrical or electronic products. More details can be obtained from your national WEEE recycling agency.

CE/FCC Statement

CE Certification
LINDY declares that this equipment complies with relevant European CE requirements.
UKCA Certification
LINDY declares that this equipment complies with relevant UKCA requirements.
FCC Certification
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
You are cautioned that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

This device may not cause harmful interference, and
This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Hersteller / Manufacturer (EU):.
LINDY-Elektronik GmbH
Markircher Str. 20
68229 Mannheim
Germany
Email: info@lindy.com , T: +49 (0)621 470050
Manufacturer (UK):
LINDY Electronics Ltd
Sadler Forster Way
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9JY
England
sales@lindy.co.uk ,
T: +44 (0)1642 754000 Tested to comply with
FCC standards.
For home and office use.
No. 42845
5 th Edition, May 2022
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