[SOLVED] About Xport configurable pins.. Please help :)

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Hi all
I m doing a project involving Xport basically its a Ethernet interface. I wanted to know what does configurable pins CP1,CP2 and CP3 do and how is it different from data_out and data_in pin on Xport.. I was asked to serially send data to a Ethernet interface card through a CPLD connected to Xport which sends the data back to PC through Ethernet. I'm done with this. I used data_in pin of Xport to receive the data back to the PC. But my question is Can I use one of those configurable pins for the same reason i.e., to receive the data back to PC. Please help me as soon as possible

P.S. I have all those Xport User guide which says about what they do but I'm not able to understand what is it doing exactly.

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I think the available GPIO funcionality is clearly described in user manual.

- They can be configured as RS232 handshake or control/status signals CTS, RTS, DTR or DCD.
- They can be used as binary in- or outputs, read and written through the network

The transmission speed won't allow to transmit serial data but it can read switches or control LEDs or relays.
 

The CP1, CP2 and CP3 can either be configured as hardware flow control in conjunction with the serial data_in and data_out or they can be configured as GPIO much like that of a microcontroller.

Reference: , Section: 9. GPIO Interface, Page: 70

As indicated by the XPort User Manual, the throughput of the CP1-3 configured as GPIO is rather slow at about 1Kbps.

They are typically used to control relays, LEDs or accept input from switches, etc.

BigDog
 

Hi Thank you all for ur reply. It was actually very helpful. I tried sending data through CP1 pin but I didn't get it back to PC.
Regards
 

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