Moxa Technologies NPort 5610-16 Quick Installation Manual

NPort 5600 Series

Quick Installation Guide

Fourth Edition, August 2004
1. Overview
Welcome to the MOXA NPort 5600 Series of advanced serial device servers,
which make it easy for you to network-enable your serial devices. NPort
5610-16/8 comes with 16/8 RS-232 ports, and NPort 5630-16/8 comes with
16/8 RS-422/485 ports.
2. Package Checklist
Before installing NPort 5600, verify that the package contains the following
items:
1 16-port or 8-port serial device server
NPort Documentation & Software CD
NPort 5600 Quick Installation Guide
Power cord (included with AC version of the product)
Optional Accessories
CBL-RJ45M9-150 8-pin RJ45 to Male DB9 cable, 150 cm
CBL-RJ45F9-150 8-pin RJ45 to Female DB9 cable, 150 cm
CBL-RJ45M25-150 8-pin RJ45 to Male DB25 cable, 150 cm
CBL-RJ45F25-150 8-pin RJ45 to Female DB25 cable, 150 cm
Notify your sales representative if any of the above items is missing or
damaged.
3. Hardware Introduction
The NPort 5600 Series has 6 models: NPort 5610-16, NPort 5610-8, NPort
5610-16-48V, NPort 5610-8-48V, NPort 5630-16, and NPort 5630-8. The
following figures show the front and rear panel of NPort 5600.
Front panel of NPort 5600 Series
5610-16-48V
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Tx
MENU SEL
Reset Ready Rx
Rear panel of NPort 5610-16 (AC Power)
Serial ports
I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
O
LAN
AC POWER 100-240V, 47-63 Hz
Rear panel of NPort 5610-16-48V (DC Power)
Serial ports
ON OFF
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
LAN
V+ V-
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Reset Button—Press the Reset button continuously for 5 sec to load factory
defaults: Use a pointed object, such as a straightened paper clip or toothpick,
to press the reset button. This will cause the Ready LED to blink on and off.
The factory defaults will be loaded once the Ready LED stops blinking (after
LED Indicators
The front panels of NPort 5600 have several LED indicators, as described in
the following table.
LED Name
Ready
1-16
LCM Display Panel—If the NPort is working properly, the LCM panel will
display a green color. The red Ready LED will also light up, indicating that
the NPort is receiving power. After the red Ready LED turns green, you will
see a display similar to:
N P
1 9
This is where
NP5610-16
38
192.168.127.254
LCM Panel Operation—There are four buttons on NPort 5600's front panel.
16
These buttons are used to operate the server's LCM panel. Going from left to
right, the buttons are:
Button Action
13 14 15 16
Activates the main menu, or returns to an upper level.
MENU
Scrolls up through a list of items shown on the LCM
panel's second line.
Scrolls down through a list of items shown on the LCM
13 14 15 16
panel's second line.
Selects the option listed on the LCM panel's second line.
SEL
P/N: 18020561002
about 5 seconds). At this point, you should release the reset button.
LED Color LED Function
off Power is off, or power error condition exists.
Steady on: Power is on and NPort is
booting up.
red
Blinking: Indicates an IP conflict, or
DHCP or BOOTP server did
not respond properly.
Steady on: Power is on and NPort is
functioning normally.
green
Blinking: The NPort has been located by
NPort Administrator's
Location function.
Serial port is receiving data.
orange
Serial port is transmitting data.
green
No data is being transmitted or received
off
through the serial port.
5 6 1 0 - 1 6 _ 3 8
2 . 1 6 8 . 1 2 7 . 2
is the NPort's name
is the NPort's serial number
is the NPort's IP address
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Detailed LCM Panel Operating instructions can be found on the CD-ROM in
the "NPort 5600 Series User's Manual."
4. Hardware Installation Procedure
STEP 1: After removing NPort 5600 from the box, the first thing you should
do is attach the power adaptor.
STEP 2: Connecting the Power
AC: Connect the NPort 5610/5630 100-240 VAC power cord to the AC
connector. If the power connection is correct, the "Ready" LED will
show a solid red color until the system is ready, at which time the
"Ready" LED will change to a green color.
DC: Connect NPort 5610-16/8-48V's power cord to the DC connector, and
then follow the steps given below:
1. Loosen the screws on the V
NPort 5610-8/16-48V's terminal block.
2. Connect the power cord's 48 VDC or -48 VDC wire
ON OFF
to the terminal block's V
cord's DC Power Ground wire to the terminal block's
V
-
V+ V-
screws. (Note: NPort 5610-8/16-48V can still operate
even if the 48V/-48V and DC Power Ground are
reversed.)
If the power is connected properly, the "Ready" LED will show a solid red
color until the system is ready, at which time the "Ready" LED will change to
a green color.
Grounding NPort 5610-16/8-48V:
Grounding and wire routing helps limit the effects of
noise due to electromagnetic interference (EMI). Run
ON OFF
the ground connection from the ground screw to the
grounding surface prior to connecting devices. The
Shielded Ground (sometimes called Protected
V+ V-
5 4
Ground) contact is the second contact from the right
of the 5-pin power terminal block connector located
SG
on the rear panel of NPort 5610-8/16-48V. Connect
the SG wire to the Earth ground.
STEP 3: Connect NPort 5600 to a network. Use a standard straight-through
Ethernet cable to connect to a Hub or Switch. When setting up or testing
NPort 5600, you might find it convenient to connect directly to your
computer's Ethernet port. In this case, use a cross-over Ethernet cable.
STEP 4: Connect NPort 5600's serial port to a serial device.
Placement Options: You can place NPort 5600 on a desktop or other
horizontal surface.
and V terminals of
+ -
terminal, and the power
+
terminal, and then tighten the terminal block
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