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- Page 1 Print Date: 25.06.2013 Brainboxes Ethernet to Serial ES - Range Product Manual Brainboxes Limited, 18 Hurricane Drive, Liverpool International Business Park, Speke, Liverpool, Merseyside, L24 8RL Tel: +44 (0)151 220 2500 Fax: +44 (0)151 252 0446 Web: www.Brainboxes.com Email: sales@Brainboxes.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents 1. Introduction ............................5 2. Before You Start ............................. 6 Box Contents Check list – ES-357/ES-020/ES-031/ES-042 ..............6 Box Contents Check list – ES-246/ES-257/ES-313/ES-320 ..............6 Box Contents Check list – ES-279/ES-346/ES-701/ES-842 ..............6 Requirements ............................7 System Requirements........................7 Network Requirements ........................ - Page 3 RS-485 Line Failsafe Biasing ....................... 24 RS-485 Line Termination ........................24 RS-485 Full Duplex (ES-357) ....................... 25 RS-485 Half Duplex Autogating Mode (ES-357 Only)................26 RS-485 Half Duplex Mode (ES-313, ES-320, ES-346 & ES-842 only) ..........27 7. Finding your Brainboxes COM port ...................... 29 Using the ES-device with your Equipment ....................
- Page 4 Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity ....................64 WEEE Directive (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) ............64 RoHS Compliance ..........................65 22. Copyright ............................66 23. Version History ........................... 66 Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 4 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013...
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Page 5: Introduction
1. Introduction The Brainboxes ES product range brings the benefits of fast data access and remote management to asynchronous serial devices by connecting them to the existing local network infrastructure within your organisation. Designed and built on-site with close collaboration between the hardware and software teams to deliver a product that is both user-friendly and has plenty of functionality. -
Page 6: Before You Start
2. Before You Start Box Contents Check list – ES-357/ES-020/ES-031/ES-042 The following items are included with your product: Ethernet to Serial (ES) device Boost.LAN Product CD Quick Start Guide Optional Items: Power supply unit - PW-600 DIN-Rail Mounting Kit (MK-048) Box Contents Check list –... -
Page 7: Requirements
The ES Ethernet to Serial product range can be used in the following Microsoft Operating Systems with the supplied Boost.LAN drivers: Brainboxes Boost.LAN drivers have undergone Microsoft testing with the ES range. Upon passing these tests, the drivers were signed by Microsoft, as an indication of their quality and stability. -
Page 8: Hardware Features
3. Hardware Features ES Hardware – 1 & 2 Port Devices ES Hardware – 4 & 8 Port Devices Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 8 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 9: Network Ip Addressing
Flow Control None None Duplex mode Full Duplex Full Duplex Protocol Settings Telnet + COM port control Telnet + COM port control Mode Mode (Server) (Server) Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 9 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 10: Installation Procedures
2. Connect the power adapter or a DC power line (5-30V) to the ES power terminal block or jack connection. If using the Brainboxes PW-644 power supply ensures: a. the wire marked “-“ is connected to V- b. the wire marked “+” is connected to V+ 3. -
Page 11: Windows Installation: Boost.lan Manager Application (Shown In Windows 7)
CD. Locate the “Setup” program on the CD and double click to launch. Proceed to Step 2. Click “Install” to launch the Boost.LAN Setup.exe program. 3. Follow the on screen instructions to install the Boost.LAN Manager application Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 11 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 12: Windows Installation: Device Driver (Shown In Windows 7)
2. Click on the “File > Find Devices” in the top left hand side of the window. This will find any Brainboxes Ethernet to Serial devices connected to your network. 3. You can find your Brainboxes ES-device by selecting a device and matching it with the corresponding MAC address available in the left hand panel (see below). The MAC address of your device is located on a sticker on the side of the ES device. - Page 13 ‘Ready’. 9. You can check the COM Number of the Port, by following the instructions in Section 7 Finding your Brainboxes COM port If you need to change the COM port number, see Section 9 Changing Your COM Label) Version 2.9...
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Page 14: Windows Installation: Boost.lan Manager Application (Shown In Windows 8)
2. This will bring up a new menu. Select the ‘Open folder to view files’ option. 3. Click on the setup.exe file to begin the installation on the Boost.LAN manager application. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 14 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... - Page 15 Serial devices through your firewall. Enable the tick box to continue the installation procedure. 6. You will now be asked to confirm whether or not you wish to carry on installing the software. Click next. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 15 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013...
- Page 16 7. The software will now begin to install. 8. After the installation has finished, you will now see the below window. Click close. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 16 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013...
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Page 17: Windows Installation: Device Driver (Shown In Windows 8)
10. Click on the “File > Find Devices” in the top left hand side of the window. This will find any Brainboxes Ethernet to Serial devices connected to your network. You can find your Brainboxes ES-device by selecting a device and matching it with the corresponding MAC address available in the left hand panel (see below). The MAC address of your device is located on a sticker on the side of the ES device. -
Page 18: Rs-232 Settings (Es-246/Es-257/Es-701/Es-279/Es-357/Es-020)
RS-232 port go into the appropriate lines of the other RS-232 port. 9 Pin D serial port connections to another PC Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 18 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... - Page 19 Suppose we want to connect the Brainboxes Serial Port to the serial port of another PC. Connect the earth lines. Line 5 of Serial Port 2, to lines 1 & 7 of the other PC. This gives the two devices a common earth level.
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Page 20: Rs-422/485 Settings (Es-320/Es-313/Es-346/Es-842/Es-357/Es-031/Es-042)
CTS handshaking signal inwards. There is no need to carry the ground from one device to another. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 20 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 21: Rs-485 Standard
The three wiring schemes given described below are: - 1. RS-485 One Talker Many Listeners (HALF DUPLEX) 2. RS-485 Many Talkers Many Listeners (HALF DUPLEX.) 3. RS-485 Many Talkers Many Listeners (FULL DUPLEX.) Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 21 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... - Page 22 RTS signal as a "transmit enable" control. It can be used in the following situations:- a) The PC is connected to only ONE RS-485 device. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 22 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013...
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Page 23: Rs-422 Serial Port Cables
Use screened twisted pair Belden cable 9729 and 9829, UL type 2493 and 2919 cable to make the RS-485 connection. Terminate the twisted pair cable. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 23 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 24: Optional Grounding Arrangements
RS-485 bus, add a pull up and a pull down resistor to put the line into a known, good state during idle times. Brainboxes products have factory fitted bias resistors that are jumper enabled. -
Page 25: Rs-485 Full Duplex (Es-357)
For optimal signal quality, fit the T jumper but not the B+ and B- jumpers. RS-485 Full Duplex (ES-357) To set the ES-357 to full duplex mode, this needs to be done by changing the settings for the COM port. To open RS-422/485 settings: 1. Double click the port entry in Boost.LAN Manager 2. -
Page 26: Rs-485 Half Duplex Autogating Mode (Es-357 Only)
RS-485 Half Duplex Autogating Mode (ES-357 Only) For the RS-422/485 port on the ES-357, there is an additional tab in the Advanced Settings of the Windows COM port to allow you to change duplex mode to half duplex autogating mode. The factory default setting is RS-422 full-duplex mode. -
Page 27: Rs-485 Half Duplex Mode (Es-313, Es-320, Es-346 & Es-842 Only)
(more than two devices linked on the same cable), the termination should be present at the two end devices but not at any of the devices in between. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 27 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... - Page 28 For a half-duplex multi-drop bus, where the device is not at the end of the bus but somewhere in the middle. Or depending on whether biasing is already presents somewhere. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 28 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013...
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Page 29: Finding Your Brainboxes Com Port
7. Finding your Brainboxes COM port 1. Open Boost.LAN Manager (Found by clicking Start All Programs Brainboxes Boost.LAN Boost.LAN Manager) 2. Click on your ES Device 3. Find the “COM ports” section on the left hand pane. To change your COM label, see Section 9 - Changing your COM label Version 2.9... -
Page 30: Using The Es-Device With Your Equipment
8) Continue to use your application as normal. If you have problems with your application communicating to the equipment, see troubleshooting guide. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 30 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 31: Testing The Es Device
8. Testing the ES device In order to prove that your Brainboxes Ethernet to Serial device is functioning correctly, you can perform a loopback test to check the Transmit and Receive lines are working and that you can access the device over the network. -
Page 32: Advanced Configuration
Mode. On connecting to the network, the device automatically checks if it is connected to a DHCP Server. If this is the case, the DHCP server will allocate an IP address automatically to the ES device. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 32 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 33: Port Settings
The Port Settings allow you to set Default or Override Settings for the serial communication and how to deal with incoming hardware handshaking events. To open ‘Port Settings’, open Boost.LAN Manager and Double Click on the Brainboxes COM • Port Entry. -
Page 34: Changing Your Com Label
1. If you need to change the COM label, Double click on the Port entry in Boost.LAN Manager 2. Click on the ‘Port Settings’ tab and click Advanced Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 34 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 35: Advanced Settings - Tcp/Ip Settings
Advanced Settings – TCP/IP Settings The TCP/IP Settings for the Brainboxes COM Port allow you to obtain the ES device’s TCP/IP settings without having to go to Boost.LAN Manager or the Webpage interface. Some users may prefer this accessibility. -
Page 36: Alternate Access Methods
IP address use the web page interface or Boost.LAN to set the IP address to the static address of the device you are replacing. For more information on IP address configuration see Section 9. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 36 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 37: Remote Access
2. Enter the public IP address of your router into the Device IP Address field, and the port forwarding number into the Device Port Number field. 3. Click the ‘Next’ button. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 37 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 38: Serial Tunnelling
See the example in the screen shot below. Serial Tunnelling Brainboxes Ethernet to Serial Devices have a feature called serial tunnelling. Serial tunnelling connects two devices together to create a serial tunnel which extends the serial link over an Ethernet connection. - Page 39 8. When the remote port is disconnected the local port webpage shows a ‘Connect’ button. When this button is pressed the remote device will be connected to the local device and tunnelling will be connected. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 39 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013...
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Page 40: Firewall Exceptions And Port Numbers
69 (TFTP Port) Default Windows Firewall Exception entries: Brainboxes Boost.LAN Suite • Brainboxes Boost.LAN Suite (Device discovery) (except Windows XP 32 & 64 bits) • UPnP Framework (Windows XP 32 & 64 bits) • Network Discovery (Windows 7 or later) •... -
Page 41: Transmission Interval
The ES device then accumulates any further bytes of data and then sends them all together in one large chunk after the transmission interval, reducing network traffic and CPU usage. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 41 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 42: Web
3. The ES device webpage interface should appear allowing you to view and configure the ES device settings. NB: Please bear in mind, if you are using the Brainboxes Windows driver to create a COM port then port settings detailed on the web page are overridden in the driver. The settings available through the web page only apply to socket based applications. - Page 43 For details of Full Duplex and Half Duplex communications, see Section 6 Networking Protocol settings for each Serial Port: NB: If you are using the Brainboxes Windows driver to create a COM port then the driver will use Telnet + COM port Control Mode (Server) regardless of the protocol setting set on the webpage.
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Page 44: Security
2. On the left hand panel, click Security. This will open the device’s Security Settings page. 3. Enter a username and password in the “User Access Settings” section Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 44 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 45: Mac Address Restriction
Administrators are automatically Users, so there is no need to add the Administrator MAC address to the User MAC address list. With MAC address restriction enabled, the device will only appear visible on specified MAC addresses. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 45 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 46: Restricting "Reset/Restore Default
Basic Authentication Challenge: Log on credentials are passed as plaintext over the network. Digest Authentication Challenge: Log on credentials are encrypted when sending over the network and as such, more secure than Basic Authentication Challenge. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 46 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 47: Exporting & Importing Device Settings
1) Open Boost.LAN Manager 2) Find and select your installed ES Device. 3) On the left hand panel of the window, scroll down to the “Other Tasks” section. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 47 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 48: Importing Device Settings
2) Find and select your installed ES Device 3) On the left hand panel of the window, scroll down to the “Other Tasks” section 4) Select “Import Settings” Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 48 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... - Page 49 5) Browse to the location where you saved the settings file. 6) Select the file and press Open 7) The device will then import the settings. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 49 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013...
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Page 50: Rebooting Device
1) Press the reset button once and after 5 seconds the device will beep. 2) The device will restart and any connections you have had to the COM ports will need to be re-established. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 50 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 51: Restoring To Factory Default
1) Press and hold the reset button on the ES device until it beeps. 2) Once the ES device has beeped, then you can release the reset button. 3) The device will then be restored to factory settings. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 51 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 52: Firmware Upgrade
6) If the firmware online or received by Brainboxes Technical Support is a later version, download and save the file to a location you will remember i. If the firmware is NOT a later version, do not proceed with the upgrade. - Page 53 16) Once the upgrade process is complete, select the device and check the firmware version shown in the left hand panel is now the later version. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 53 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013...
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Page 54: Uninstallation
It is possible to uninstall individual ES devices from your computer or remove the complete Boost.LAN Suite. Complete Boost.LAN Suite Uninstallation. This will remove all Brainboxes Boost.LAN related software, including the Boost.LAN Manager and device driver. This can be done at any time, with or without the device connected. The uninstallation steps below are applicable to all devices in the ES Ethernet to Serial range. -
Page 55: Troubleshooting And Testing
Manager Check the Ethernet and status LED behaviour (see Section 3 Hardware Features) Ensure Brainboxes Boost.LAN Suite is set as an exception in Windows Firewall if it is enabled, and any other custom firewall that you have installed. If you have a proxy server installed check Boost.LAN is on the exceptions... - Page 56 (See section 3 Hardware Features) Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 56 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013...
- Page 57 Error page loads When loading the web configuration Check that you have user or admin when trying to load page, the Brainboxes web page access to the device that you are trying web Configuration loads with an error. to load. If the security settings are on...
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Page 58: Linux Support For Es Devices
Linux, including Debian and Ubuntu. After installation, the correct details for the Brainboxes ES ports will need to be added to the • /etc/cyclades-devices file. You will require one configuration line for each port, which contains the following details in a colon separated format;... - Page 59 Example lines for and ES-357 device are given below; /dev/ttyS8:Brainboxes:192.168.0.223:1:rfc2217:-p 9000 -d 0 /dev/ttyS9:Brainboxes:192.168.0.223:2:rfc2217:-p 9000 -d 0 See man cyclades-devices and also text within /etc/cyclades-devices for more information. After the ES product port information has been added to the /etc/cyclades-devices file, the •...
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Page 60: Lifetime Warranty And Support
If you have any issues, questions or suggestions about our Products and Services, then please contact us. Technical Support is free*. As long as you have a Brainboxes Product we will be happy to help, even if it’s discontinued or out of warranty. Excellent Customer Service, just as it should be. -
Page 61: Technical Specifications
Optional PW-644 (UK) / PW-611 (EU) (5V, 550mA) Caution - Do not attempt to operate this product with any other power supply/rating than that specified. Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 61 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 62: Led Indicators
Once your wiring is setup, you will also need to set the device to FULL or HALF Duplex mode in the software. For further details, see Section 6 Version 2.9 ES Range Product Manual Page 62 of 66 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2013... -
Page 63: Terminal Block Connector Pin Out (Dependent On Es Model)
For RS-422 FULL Duplex Communications, please note the pin outs above. To achieve RS-485 Half Duplex Communications on a terminal block, using two wires for communication, you need to use the “Data” pins marked with D+/D-. E.g. for the ES-357 this would be Pin 8 and Pin 9. -
Page 64: Regulatory Approvals / Compliance
21. Regulatory Approvals / Compliance For up to date details of global certifications, please check the product datasheet on the Brainboxes website. Company Accreditation Brainboxes achieved accreditation to the ISO14001 environmental standard early 2008. This globally recognised standard ensures Brainboxes can demonstrate effective management of all its environmental impacts, together with a process of continuous improvement. -
Page 65: Rohs Compliance
Brainboxes’ Responsibilities Brainboxes’ has a legal responsibility, as producer, to provide a free of charge collection service to our customers for our obligated WEEE. Brainboxes is defined as a producer under the WEEE Regulations because we sell own brand Electrical &... -
Page 66: Copyright
Added Security support 01.09.09 AH, MA Added Linux support Screenshots updated 10.09.09 First Official Release (with ES-357) 11.09.09 Added Windows 7, Device tunnelling, Proxy Server, Remote access and other products in range. Manual applies to firmware version 3.0 and above.