Deck 20: Configuring the Keyspan by Tripp Lite, High-Speed Usb to Serial Adapter Model Usa-19hs

Question 1

In place of standard 9-pin D-shell serial ports, newer personal computers feature ____________________ ports.

Answer 1

USB

Question 2

After successfully configuring the serial adapter, the Configure Drivers window will show the driver as ____________________.

Answer 2

running

Question 3

The Keyspan by Tripp Lite software will always assign the USB adapter as COM port 3.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

By double-clicking the Keyspan Serial Assistant icon on the computer's desktop, the Keyspan by Tripp Lite Serial Assistant window opens and identifies the busy COM port.

Question 5

Be sure the USB adapter is attached to the personal computer when loading the USB adapter's software drivers onto that computer.

Question 6

Allen-Bradley 1756-CP3 is a(n) ____________________ cable.

Question 7

Used to verify communication with the PAC, the ____________________ screen displays an X through the controller if communications were established at one point but have currently been lost.

Question 8

If communications were established with the controller at one point but have currently been lost, what are three checks that could be performed?

Question 9

The name of a driver can be changed in the Configure Drivers window.

Question 10

What happens if the incorrect COM port is selected in the RSLinx driver configuration screen?

Question 11

If auto configuration fails to find the controller, what are four checks that can be performed?

Question 12

After clicking the Auto-Configure button with a successful configuration resulting, the Configure Devices window automatically closes.

Question 13

A method of determining the USB serial adapter's assigned port is through Windows ____________________.

Question 14

If the serial adapter driver is not successfully configured after performing checks, what is likely the best recovery method?

Question 15

Briefly discuss the types of Keyspan by Tripp Lite High-Speed USB Serial Adapter connectors (ends) involved in connecting a USB port of a personal computer and a standard DB9 serial communication port on a controller.