8/16 port rs-232/422/485 serial device server (rackmount) (107 pages)
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User Manual EKI-1526/I/TI EKI-1528/I/TI 8/16 port RS-232/422/485 Serial Device Server (Rackmount)
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This product has passed the CE test for environmental specifications when shielded cables are used for external wiring. We recommend the use of shielded cables. This kind of cable is available from Advantech. Please contact your local supplier for ordering information.
If any item does not accord with the table, please contact your dealer immediately. One 8 or 16-port serial device server EKI-1500 driver utility and documentation CD Rack mount kits, including two L-shape metal plates and 12 screws EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
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Technical Support and Assistance Visit the Advantech web site at www.advantech.com/support where you can find the latest information about the product. Contact your distributor, sales representative, or Advantech's customer service center for technical support if you need additional assistance.
This user manual is intended to guide professional installers in installing and config- uring the Serial Device Server. It includes technical specifications, software utility introduction, as well as procedures for the use of the software utility to self-manage the devices. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
USDG TCP Client Mode ............. 37 4.3.2 USDG Data TCP Server mode ........... 38 4.3.3 USDG UDP Server/Client mode ..........39 USDG Control mode ................39 4.4.1 Hangup Character............... 40 4.4.2 Guard Time ................. 40 RFC2217 Mode..................41 EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual viii...
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Input the IP address..............74 7.2.3 Connection Success ..............74 Serial Console..................75 7.3.1 Connecting the cable ..............75 7.3.2 Select the COM port ..............75 7.3.3 COM Port Settings..............76 7.3.4 Connection Success ..............77 Command List..................77 EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
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7.4.12 service..................81 7.4.13 mrfc2217 ..................81 7.4.14 apply ................... 81 7.4.15 exit ....................81 7.4.16 help ..................... 81 7.4.17 reboot..................81 Chapter TCP and UDP Port Numbers.....82 List of Known TCP and UDP Port Numbers..........83 EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
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Rear View ........................7 Figure 2.7 System LED Panel ......................8 Figure 2.8 System LED Panel ......................8 Figure 2.9 EKI-1526/EKI-1526I Dimensions................... 9 Figure 2.10 EKI-1528/EKI-1528I Dimensions................. 10 Figure 2.11 EKI-1526T/EKI-1526TI Dimensions ................11 Figure 2.12 EKI-1528T/EKI-1528TI Dimensions ................12 Figure 2.13...
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Figure 5.12 Accessing the Web Page through the EKI Device Configuration Utility ...... 49 Figure 6.1 Accessing the Web Page via Configuration Utility ............52 Figure 6.2 System ........................53 Figure 6.3 Ethernet Configuration ....................54 Figure 6.4 Port Configuration > Basic................... 55 Figure 6.5 Port Configuration >...
Ethernet network. The EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) offer multiple ways to configure through Windows utility, Web Browser, serial console or Telnet console, these meth- ods make it easy manage many EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) or serial devices on your network. Device Features ...
Protection Built-in 15 KV ESD for all signals Power Power 5.6W Consumption Power Input EKI-1528(I)/EKI-1526(I): 100 ~ 240 V , 50 ~ 60 Hz EKI-1528T(I)/EKI-1526T(I): 12 ~ 48 V , Termi- nal Block EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
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TCP/UDP client (event handling) mode Pair connection (peer to peer) mode RFC2217 mode Configuration Windows utility, Telnet console, Web Browser, serial console Management SNMP MIB-II Regulatory CE, FCC Part 15 Subpart B (Class A) Approvals EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Hardware Overview 2.1.1 Front View The following view shows the EKI-1526/EKI-1526I/EKI-1526T/EKI-1526TI. EKI-1526I Link/Active Reset Serial Status Console Speed Figure 2.1 Front View No. Item Description Reset button Button allows for system soft reset (3 sec.). Serial port DB9 pinout, console port (female).
Power button Turn the device off and on. Terminal block Connect cabling for power wiring. Serial port DB9 pinout, supports RS-232/422/485. ETH port RJ45 ports x 2. Ground terminal Screw terminal used to ground chassis. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
2.1.3 LED Indicators The following view shows the EKI-1526/EKI-1526T/EKI-1526I/EKI-1526TI. Link/Active LAN 1 Serial Status Speed Figure 2.7 System LED Panel No. LED Name LED Color Status Description GREEN Power is on Power is off or power error condition exists Link/Active GREEN...
No. LED Name LED Color Status Description AMBER Data being transmitted No data being transmitted 2.1.4 Dimensions The following view shows the EKI-1526/EKI-1526I. 8.65 [0.34] 438 [17.24] Figure 2.9 EKI-1526/EKI-1526I Dimensions EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
The following view shows the EKI-1528/EKI-1528I. 8.65 [0.34] 438 [17.24] Figure 2.10 EKI-1528/EKI-1528I Dimensions EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
The following view shows the EKI-1526T/EKI-1526TI. 8.65 [0.34] 438 [17.24] Figure 2.11 EKI-1526T/EKI-1526TI Dimensions EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
The following view shows the EKI-1528T/EKI-1528TI. 8.65 [0.34] 438 [17.24] Figure 2.12 EKI-1528T/EKI-1528TI Dimensions EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Align the switch with the posts on the rack cabinet. Secure the switch with screws. Figure 2.14 Installing the Switch 2.2.2 Serial Connection EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) Series provides 8/16 ports DB9 (male) connectors. RS-232/422/485 pin assignments as below: Figure 2.15 DB9 Pin Assignment RS-232 RS-422...
Caution! Disconnect the power cord before installation or cable wiring. The following is only available for EKI-1528/EKI-1528I/EKI-1526/EKI-1526I. Connect the EKI-1528/EKI-1528I or EKI-1526/1526I AC power line with its AC con- nector. If the power is properly supplied, you can turn on the power switch and the PWR LED will light green.
Configuration Utility Overview Advantech EKI series serial device servers provide an easy-to-use utility to configure your serial device server through an Ethernet connection. For secure administration, it can also restrict the access rights for configuration to only one host PC. With this secure function enabled, other PCs will not have permission for configuration.
Once the InstallShield Wizard screen displays, click Next to proceed with the installation. Figure 3.1 InstallShield Wizard 1 of 4 The Software License Agreement displays, press I Agree to continue or Cancel to stop the installation. Figure 3.2 InstallShield Wizard 2 of 4 EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Figure 3.3 InstallShield Wizard 3 of 4 Once the installation of the package is finished a Configuration Utility Setup screen displays. Click Finish to conclude the process and exit the InstallShield Wizard. Figure 3.4 InstallShield Wizard 4 of 4 EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Menu Bar You can open the Advantech EKI Device Configuration Utility from the Windows Start Menu by clicking Start > All Programs > EKI Device Configuration Utility > Advantech EKI Device Configuration Utility. The Configuration Utility displays as follows. For the purposes of this manual, the user interface is separated into six sections.
Quick Tool Bar The Advantech EKI Device Configuration Utility makes use of a Quick Tool Bar menu to allow quick access to the management functions. See the following figure for fur- ther information. Figure 3.6 Quick Tool Bar Overview Icon...
NOTE: A restart is required for the settings to take effect. Click OK to save and exit the Utility Settings menu. Cancel Click Cancel to discard the changes. Apply Click Apply to save the main form settings. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Check the check box to enable or disable answer automatically for unsigned hardware unsigned hardware installation. installation Click OK to save and exit the utility setting. Cancel Click Cancel to discard the changes. Apply Click Apply to save the utility setting. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
3.4.2.1 Auto Searching Advantech EKI Serial Device Server Configuration Utility 1.67 or higher will automati- cally search all the EKI-15xx series serial device servers on the network and show them on the Serial Device Server List Area of the utility. The utility provides an auto- search function to show your device (s) by simply executing the configuration utility program from the Start Menu.
IP. Figure 3.10 Selecting a Group Click on the “+” before the device name, and the utility will expand the interfaces on this device server. Figure 3.11 Selecting a Device EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
BOOTP / AutoIP: mode to automatically assign an IP address through the con- figuration server DHCP/BOOTP/AutoIP: mode to automatically assign an IP address using a Bootstrap Protocol or DHCP server. The server is set with the following default IP configuration: 10.0.0.1 (Eth1) 10.0.0.2 (Eth2) EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
“Apply” button in order to make these settings effective on the Serial Device Server. Click Reboot to reboot the serial device server. Any configuration changes you have made since the last time you saved will be lost. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
To reset the device: Right-click a desired device to display the settings menu. Select Reset Device. Figure 3.14 Reset Device EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Select Locate from the menu. Figure 3.15 Locate the Serial Device Server The unit’s Status LED will turn solid amber, and the buzzer will make a beep sound until you click Stop Locate. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Right-click a desired device to display the settings menu. Select Lock Device. Figure 3.16 Lock the Serial Device Server Enter a password. Retype the password entry to confirm the profile password. Figure 3.17 Enter a Password EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Right-click a desired device to display the settings menu. Select Reset Device to restart the serial device server and store your setting password into the mem- ory. Figure 3.18 Reset Device EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Power off the serial device server within ten seconds. After reconnecting the power, all settings will be reset to the factory default. If the power supply remains connected for more than ten seconds, the serial device server will not be changed. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
EKI devices. 3.5.6 Auto Mapping See “Auto Mapping” on page 43 for further details. 3.5.7 Manual Mapping See “Manual Mapping” on page 45 for further details. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
3.5.8 Update Firmware Advantech continually upgrades its firmware to keep up with the ever-expanding world of computing. You can use the update firmware function in the utility to carry out the upgrade procedure. Please access Advantech’s website: http://www.advan- tech.com to download the latest version of the firmware. Before updating the firm- ware, make sure that your host’s network domain is as same as the serial device...
PC. The Advantech redirector can create up to 255 virtual COM ports. Application on the host can open virtual COM port to access the serial device servers at the same time.
Ethernet and the outputs of serial port are mixed. When the EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) Series receives data from serial port, the data will also be transmitted to the connected hosts simultaneously.
USDG Data Mode The EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) Series can function either as Data server or Data client. Both operations support TCP and UDP protocols. The Series allows you to treat your serial devices as if they were networking devices. You can issue commands or trans- mit data from serial devices, connected to a EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) Series device, to any devices that are connected to the Internet.
EKI serial device server from a single or multiple hosts. However a multi-host connection simultaneously transmits the data from a sin- gle serial port. EKI-1526I 12 13 14 15 Figure 4.5 USDG TCP Server Mode Figure 4.6 USDG Data Mode EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
The default TCP/UDP port of the EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) Port1 is 5300, Port2 is 5301, etc. Users can adjust them according to preference or application. Each port has its own data listen port to accept the connection requests of other network device.
Commands are executed correctly <LF><CR> CONNECT Connect to other device <LF><CR> <LF><CR> RING ddd.ddd.ddd Detect the connection request from other device, which <LF>< CR> IP address is ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd. <LF><CR> DISCONNECT Disconnect from other device <LF><CR> EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
RFC2217 defines general COM port control options based on the Telnet protocol. Third party drivers supporting RFC2217 are widely available on the Internet and can be used to implement virtual COM mapping to the serial port of your device. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Setting COM Redirector Advantech COM port mapping software is a serial COM port redirector that creates virtual COM ports and provides access to serial devices connected to an Advantech serial device servers. Your serial device applications can communicate with serial devices connected to the Advantech serial device servers without software changes.
Once the mapping function is initialized, a successful mapping process results in the virtual mapping of the designated physical serial port and VCOM PC port. See the following figure. Figure 5.4 Viewing VCOM Mapping Results EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Manual Mapping On your desktop, navigate to Start > All Programs > EKI Device Configura- tion Utility and click Advantech EKI Device Configuration Utility to open the utility. Under Serial Device Servers, locate your server and click the icon to expand the listing.
Configuration Wizard On your desktop, navigate to Start > All Programs > EKI Device Configura- tion Utility and click Advantech EKI Device Configuration Utility to open the utility. Under Serial Device Servers, locate your server and click the icon to expand the listing.
Confirming Virtual COM Settings On your desktop, navigate to Start > All Programs > EKI Device Configura- tion Utility and click Advantech EKI Device Configuration Utility to open the utility. Locate Serial Ports menu in the menu pane and click on the Expand icon next to Virtual COM Ports to view a list of the mapped ports.
Figure 5.11 Verifying VCOM Mapping Configuration If the settings do not correspond, the VCOM mapping is not correct. See “Virtual COM Port Mapping” on page 43 to re-map the VCOM ports. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Removing VCOM Ports On your desktop, navigate to Start > All Programs > EKI Device Configura- tion Utility and click Advantech EKI Device Configuration Utility to open the utility. Under Serial Ports, click the expand icon on Virtual COM Ports to view the con- figured port list.
To import VCOM mapping: On your desktop, navigate to Start > All Programs > EKI Device Configura- tion Utility and click Advantech EKI Device Configuration Utility to open the utility. Under Serial Device Servers, locate your server and click the icon to expand the listing.
Overview EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) serial device servers can be configured through a web inter- face. By using a standard web browser, the same procedure as with the Windows configuration utility can be used. In the browser’s address field, enter the IP Address of your EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) serial device server.s The default IP setting is...
Click Enabled or Disabled to set remote access through the Telnet Service function. VCOM Ignore Device SNMP Click Enabled or Disabled to define the SNMP daemon. Local Time Click Modify to set local date and time of the system. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
10.0.0.1 (Eth1) & (0.0.0.2 (Eth2). Subnet Mask Enter a value to specify the IP subnet mask for the interface. The default is 255.0.0.0. Default Gateway Enter a value to specify the default gateway for the interface. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Parity Click the drop-down menu to select the parity: None, Odd, Even, Mark or Space. Data Bits Click the drop-down menu to select the data bits: 5, 6, 7, or 8. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Host Idle Timeout (s) Enter a value to define the host idle timeout period. Response Timeout Enter a value to define the response timeout period. (ms) Frame Break (ms) Enter a value to specify the frame break time. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
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“Guard Time” to define the idle time. Guard Time (ms) Enter a value to identify the guard time. RFC2217 Mode Listen Port Enter a value to identify the channel for remote initiating connections. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Click the option to disable the serial port character timeout detection. Timeout Detection Disable Multiple Con- Click the option to disable the multi-access function. Then only one nection TCP connection is allowed on this serial port. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
The Monitor function provides a method to monitor the serial device server’s status (operation mode, baud rate, data bits, stop bits, parity and RTS/XON/DTR). Monitoring information is divided into three main message types: Setting/Statistic/ Connected IP. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Display the current RTS/CTS status of the selected port. XON/XOFF Display the current XON/OFF status of the selected port. DTR/DSR Display the current DTR/DSR status of the selected port. Save Click Save to save the values and update the screen. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Display the current DTR status of the selected port. Display the current DSR status of the selected port. Display the current DCD status of the selected port. Save Click Save to save the values and update the screen. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
The displayed attributes are not configurable in this menu, and are for information purposes only. Item Description Connected IP Displays the IP designation for the device. IP Address Displays the current connected IP address of the selected port. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
From Email address This is the e-mail address from which automatic e-mail warnings will be sent. Email addresses 1-4 This is the e-mail address or addresses to which the automatic e-mail warnings will be sent. SNMP Trap Server EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
(Mail, SNMP, or log file) to record or send event messages. System event notification is available for cold start, warm start, authentication failure, IP address/Password change, serial DCD/DSR port change and Ethernet link down information. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Figure 6.11 Alarm > Event The following table describes the items in the previous figure. Item Description System Event Cold Start Click the option to select a warning type when the device server’s power is cut off and reconnected. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Figure 6.12 Syslogd > Syslogd Setting The following table describes the items in the previous figure. Item Description Syslogd Click Enabled or Disabled to set the logging service status. Save Click Save to save the values and update the screen. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
6.8.2 Syslogd Message After enabling the syslogd function, users can check the history in the syslogd mes- sage page. To access this page, click Syslogd > Syslogd Message. Figure 6.13 Syslogd > Syslogd Message EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
The value ranges from 1 to 5. The count entered is not retained across a power cycle. Run ping Display the ping reply format. Save Click Save to save the values and update the screen. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Click Save to save the values and update the screen. 6.10.2 Change Password The Change Password function allows you to easily update your current password from a single menu. To access this page, click Management > Change Password. Figure 6.16 Management > Change Password EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Click Save to save the values and update the screen. 6.10.4 Export Device Settings Export the server configuration settings to a .conf file. To access this page, click Management > Export. Click Export to export the serial device server settings. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
To access this page, click Management > Import. Figure 6.18 System The following table describes the items in the previous figure. Item Description Choose File Click Choose File to select the configuration file. Submit Click Submit to backup the settings. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Telnet Console 7.2.1 Create a new connection You can create a new Telnet connection and assign a connection name for the con- sole configuration. Figure 7.1 Creating a Telnet Connection EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Input the IP address Confirm that the Telnet console configuration works ok. Be sure that your host PC Ethernet network IP domain is as same as the EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) device server, and the Telnet TCP port number is “23”.
7.3.1 Connecting the cable You can connect to the EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) serial device server’s console port with a RS-232 DB9 M-type communication cable, with the other end connecting to the host’s serial port. Make sure the connection is OK and then run the Hyper Termi- nal Program on your host.
7.3.3 COM Port Settings To connect the EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) device server for console configuration, the port setting should match the EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) device sever default settings. Figure 7.6 COM Port Settings Console configuration default Settings: Baud rate: 38400 ...
Write settings and reboot the system immediately. 7.4.1 system Usage: system Show current device status and informations. Usage: system name [Maximum length 31 bytes] Set current device name. Usage: system desc [Maximum length 127 bytes] Set current device description. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Set port Writed size of FIFO, null for disable. Usage: portadv [nn|all] rts [] Set port RTS status. – value 0 :None Setting. – value 1 :Setting power on. – value 2 :Setting accept on. – value 4 :Setting transmission on. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Usage: alarm event mail [cstart] [wstart] [auth] [ip] [passwd] [eth1] [eth2] Set current mail event configuration. Usage: alarm event trap [cstart] [wstart] [auth] [eth1] [eth2] Set current trap event configuration. Usage: alarm port [1|2|..] dcd [none|mail|trap|all] dsr [none|mail|trap|all] Set current port alarm configuration. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
Save the settings to flash and reboot right now. 7.4.15 exit Usage: exit Terminate shell session 7.4.16 help Usage: help [cmd] Display help information of command cmd 7.4.17 reboot Usage: reboot Write settings and reboot the system immediately. EKI-1526(TI) | 1528(TI) User Manual...
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