NPort 5400 Series
Quick Installation Guide
Fifth Edition, May 2009
1. Overview
Welcome to Moxa NPort 5400, a 4 port communication device that
allows you to control RS-232 (for NPort 5410), RS-422/485 (for NPort
5430/5430I) or RS-232/422/485 (for NPort 5450/5450I) serial devices
over a TCP/IP based Ethernet. Besides, NPort 5450-T and NPort 5450I-T
are designed to use in wide temperature environment.
NPort 5400 Series is a Moxa Green Product. Moxa's Green Products
satisfy the RoHS directive of the European Parliament, and accordingly,
do not contain cadmium and cadmium compounds, hexavalent chromium
compounds, lead and lead compounds, mercury and mercury compounds,
PBBs (polybrominated biphenyls), or PBDEs (polybrominated diphenyl
ethers).
2. Package Checklist
Before installing NPort 5400, verify that the package contains the
following items:
1 NPort 5400 4-port Serial Device Server
NPort Documentation & Software CD
NPort 5400 Series Quick Installation Guide
Product Warranty
Optional Accessories
DK-35A
For 35 mm DIN-Rail; includes 4 screws
Notify your sales representative if any of the above items is missing or
damaged.
3. Hardware Introduction
As shown in the following figures, NPort 5410 has 4 Male DB9 ports, for
the RS-232 interface, NPort 5430/5430I has 4 5-pin terminal blocks, for
the RS-422/485 interface, and NPort 5450/5450I has 4 Male DB9 ports,
for the RS-232/422/485 interface.
— 1 —
NPort 5410/5450/5450I
NPort 5430/5430I
NPort 5450-T/5450I-T
P/N: 1802054000311
Power Jack Power Input
RESET
V+ V-
LAN
RJ45 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port
Terminal Block power input
5410
NP5410_61405
192.168.127.254
Serial Device Server
Port 1
Port 2
Port 3
Port 4
RS-422/785
RS-422/785
RS-422/785
RS-422/785
Indicator LEDs
Input buttons
LCM display panel
Male DB9 serial port
Power Jack Power Input
RESET
V+ V-
LAN
RJ45 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port
Terminal Block power input
5430
N P 5410_61405
192. 168. 127. 254
Serial Device Server
Port 1
Port 2
Port 3
Port 4
RS-422/785
RS-422/785
RS-422/785
RS-422/785
Indicator LEDs
Input buttons
LC
M display panel
RS-422/485 Terminal Block
T+ T-
R+
R-
GND
T+ T-
R+
R-
GND
T+ T-
R+
R-
GND
T+ T-
R+
R-
GND
D+
D-
D+
D-
D+
D-
D+
D-
Power Jack Power Input
RESET
V+ V-
LAN
RJ45 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port
Terminal Block power input
5450
Serial Device Server
Port 1
Port 2
Port 3
Port 4
RS-422/785
RS-422/785
RS-422/785
RS-422/785
Indicator LEDs
Male DB9 serial port
— 2 —
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 about 5 seconds). At this point, you should release
the reset button.
LED Indicators—NPort 5400's top panel contains six LED indicators, as
described in the following table.
LED
LED Color
LED Function
Name
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
Ready
functioning normally.
green
Blinking:
The NPort has been located by
NPort Administrator's Location
function
off
Power is off, or power error condition exists.
10 Mbps Ethernet connection.
orange
100 Mbps Ethernet connection.
green
Ethernet
Ethernet cable is disconnected, or has a short.
off
Serial port is receiving data.
orange
Serial port is transmitting data.
P1, P2, P3,
green
P4
No data is being transmitted or received
off
through the serial port.
LCM Display Panel (not support in -T model)—When the NPort 5400
unit is powered up, you will a see a display similar to:
N
P
5
4
1
0
_
6
1
4
1
9
2
.
1
6
8
.
1
2
This is where NP5410_61405 is the server's name, and 192.168.127.254
is the server's IP address.
LCM Panel Operation (not support in -T model)—There are four
buttons on NPort 5400's top panel used to operate the server's LCM
panel. Going from left to right, the buttons are:
Action
Button
Activates the main menu, or returns to a lower 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
﹀
panel's second line.
Selects the option listed on the LCM panel's second line.
SEL
— 3 —
0
5
7
.
2
5
4