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DevicePort® Dock Mode
Powered COM Ethernet enabled
RS-232 Port Replicator
User's Manual
First Editio n, June 2014
w w w. s u n i x . c o m

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  • Page 1 DevicePort® Dock Mode Powered COM Ethernet enabled RS-232 Port Replicator User’s Manual First Editio n, June 2014 w w w. s u n i x . c o m...
  • Page 2 Driver & Manual Download http://www.sunix.com Please visit SUNIX website by searching keyword “DevicePort” or “DPKS” for detail. Scanning QR code on the product to get latest driver, firmware, user manual, and product information update.
  • Page 3 SUNIX Co., Ltd. Disclaimer SUNIX Co., Ltd. Shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages resulting from the performance or use of this equipment. SUNIX Co., Ltd. makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual. Information in this manual has been carefully checked for reliability;...
  • Page 4 Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Declaration This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    3.2 Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 Installation ................30 3.3 Windows Driver Uninstallation ....................31 3.4 Verify Installation ......................... 32 Chapter 4 DevicePort® Configuration 4.1 SUNIX DevicePort Hardware Settings ..................34 4.2 Configure Serial Port Settings ...................... 39 Chapter 5 Appendix 5.1 Troubleshooting ........................... 43 5.2 Product Family ..........................

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Introduction SUNIX DevicePort® is the ideal choice to enable your current Legacy I/O devices networking. It works as a PCIe add-on card operation experience with Ethernet Hot-Plug capability. It can be installed in virtually any available PC system and compatible with Microsoft Windows operating systems.
  • Page 7 1.1 Overview Thanks for purchasing SUNIX DevicePort® product that is the ideal choice to enable your current RS-232 devices networking. User can expand multiple RS-232 ports on PC windows based system over Ethernet connection. With SUNIX DPL2000Q High-Performance Ethernet-UART controller and exclusive I/O redirection technology, DevicePort®...

  • Page 8: Product Features

    To prevent on-line spy recording, DevicePort® Dock Mode limits specific Ethernet port connection, and it does not works on router or switch operation. Ethernet I/O Redirection technology is SUNIX proprietary protocol for COM, LPT, and digital I/O expansion over categpry6/5 Ethernet cable.

  • Page 9: Product Applications

    1.5 Product Applications Small PC form factor requirements grow and advance continuously to meet up-and-coming ® challenges and opportunities. SUNIX DevicePort products are specifically developed to meet such requirements to replace current add-on card solution. User can expand legacy I/O ports over Ethernet connection that improves deployment efficiency to achieve greater reliability in commercial and industrial automation applications.
  • Page 10 SUNIX DevicePort® product built-in dual 10/100 Ethernet channels, one for data downstream to PC host and the other upstream port for Ethernet switch connecting. With dual Ethernet channels feature, DevicePort® supports daisy chain network topology for multiple boxes connection. (Maximum 4 boxes or 12 COM / 3 LPT ports expansion.) DevicePort®...
  • Page 11 SUNIX Powered COM feature can output +5VDC power to serial devices via DB9 COM port ninth pin. User can enable or disable Powered COM feature by dip switch on the side of DevicePort box. Each COM port support +5VDC@750mA power current output to serial devices, such as barcode scanner, keypad, or serial display.

  • Page 12: Product Specifications

    1.6 Product Specifications Serial Communication 50bps ~115.2Kbps Interface RS-232 Baud rate (Optional for 921.6Kpbs) Controller SUNIX DPL2000Q Stop bit 1, 1.5, 2 even, odd, none, Ethernet Parity mark, space 2 or 4-port No. of Port Flow Control Xon/Xoff (software) (Product Dependent)
  • Page 13 Regulatory Approvals  EUR: CE EN55022 Class B, EN55024  US: FCC Part 15 Class B  Hardware EMC TAIWAN: BSMI: CNS13438  AS/NZS: C-Tick: CISPR22 AS/NZS  JAPAN: VCCI Microsoft WHQL Windows  Software Driver Microsoft Client: XP/7/8/8.1 /10 (X86/X64) ...
  • Page 14  2-port Model (DB9M Type)
  • Page 15  4-port Model (DB9M Type)

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation This chapter includes information about hardware installation for SUNIX DevicePort®. The following topics are covered:  2.1 Hardware Guide  2.2 Hardware Installation  2.3 Pin Assignments  2.4 Jumper Settings...
  • Page 17 2.1 Hardware Guide This chapter provides the definitions of I/O port. Function Descriptions ① Power DC Jack Input power +5VDC ② Power LED ACT when power on ③ Mapping LED ACT when COM port mapping ready in system ④ Rx Data LED ACT when serial COM port receive data ⑤...
  • Page 18  4-port Model (DB9M Type)
  • Page 19 LAN downstream port number 1 of SUNIX DevicePort®. Step3. Connecting PC to Ethernet network. Attach one end of the Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors to your Hub or switch Ethernet port, and the other end to the LAN upstream port number 2 of SUNIX DevicePort®.
  • Page 20 SUNIX DevicePort®. Attach the second Ethernet cable connection between LAN upstream port number 2 of first layer SUNIX DevicePort® and LAN downstream port number 1 of second layer SUNIX DevicePort®. You can repeat above operation up to the fourth layer. SUNIX DevicePort® daisy chain network topology limits maximum 4 DevicePort®...
  • Page 21 Ethernet RJ45 Interface: SUNIX DevicePort® is provided standard Ethernet ports. According to the link type, DevicePort® uses CAT 3, 4, 5,5e UTP cables to connect to any other network device (PCs, servers, switches, routers, or hubs). Please refer to the following table for cable specifications.

  • Page 22: Pin Assignment

    2.3 Pin Assignment This chapter provides the RS-232 Powered COM port pin assignments for SUNIX DevicePort®. RS-232 Interface: Define RI / +5VDC 2.4 Jumper Settings This Powered RS-232 DevicePort® supports DC power output to device feature. User can output +5VVDC power output to serial device over DB9 male receptacle’s 9th pin. Please follow the jumper setting before using for each COM port.
  • Page 23 System default setting is Normal Mode, standard RS-232 pin define. No described pins mean standard RS-232 definition. SUNIX DevicePort® has to source +5VDC power from PC’s USB port or additional power adapter accessory. Powered COM +5VDC power output capacity depends on the power source ability. For example, each serial device sources 500mA power current from COM port, so total 4-port power consumption is 2000mA@5VDC.

  • Page 24: Chapter 3 Driver Installation

    After connecting SUNIX DevicePort® to your system successfully, please follow the step by step software installation guide to confirm how to install appropriate driver and configure the serial port settings. By scanning QR code on the product or visiting SUNIX official website http://www.sunix.com...
  • Page 25 3.1 Windows Driver Installation Please refer to following instructions to install SUNIX DevicePort® driver for the first time under Windows operation system. You will need to connect SUNIX DevicePort® to PC ready, before installing the driver. (1) You can download the latest driver from SUNIX official website (http://www.sunix.com) by searching “DevicePort”...
  • Page 26 (3) Click “Next” to continue driver installation steps. (4) Select SUNIX DevicePort Control Center Utility destination location. Click “Next” to continue driver installation steps.
  • Page 27 (5) Click “Install” to continue driver installation steps. (6) System will install driver automatically. It takes about one minute.
  • Page 28 (7) Click “Install” to continue driver installation steps. (8) Click “Finish” to end installation steps.
  • Page 29 (9) If your operation system does not include Microsoft®.NET Framework 3.5 (or 3.5 service pack1) package, Windows 8/8.1 wizard will show this warning screen as below. Please click “Download and install this feature”. (10) System will search and download required files from internet. Be sure to connect your PC to internet and system will download it automatically.
  • Page 30 (11) After downloading Microsoft®.NET Framework 3.5 ready, system will install it automatically. Please reboot your PC to enable this new feature. Note: Under Windows XP operation system, user will not read above Microsoft®.NET Framework 3.5 required wizards. User has to download and install Microsoft®.NET Framework 3.5 (or 3.5 service pack1) software package by themself.

  • Page 31: Microsoft® .Net Framework 3.5 Installation

    3.2 Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 Installation SUNIX DevicePort application design bases on Microsoft®.NET Framework software, and Microsoft®.NET Framework 3.5 (or 3.5 service pack1) is required. The table in this topic provides the operating system for the Microsoft® .NET Framework editions.

  • Page 32: Windows Driver Uninstallation

    (1) Click on the “Programs and Features” tab in the Windows Control Panel. Start > Controller Panel > Programs and Features (2) Entry Uninstall or change a program page, and double click “SUNIX DevicePort® Control Center” to process driver uninstallation procedure.

  • Page 33: Verify Installation

    (1) Click on the “Programs and Features” tab in the Windows Control Panel. Start > Controller Panel > Device Manager (2) In the Device Manager window, you should see SUNIX COM port under Ports (COM & LPT). (4-port DevicePort® in this example) (3) You also can check SUNIX DevicePort®...

  • Page 34: Chapter 4 Deviceport® Configuration

    DevicePort® Configuration This chapter shows SUNIX DevicePort® and Serial COM and Printer port settings that user came with usually, such as MAC address, device name, COM port number, baud rate, and other features. The following topics covered in this chapter: ...
  • Page 35 Ethernet hot-plug, system auto-detect, and port auto-mapping features; user can expand RS-232 COM port conveniently. (1) DevicePort® Plug-n-Play Detection After SUNIX DevicePort® drivers are installed; connecting RJ45 Ethernet cable between ® SUNIX DevicePort and PC host side. You will read “DevicePort Online” information shows up on the windows desktop system tray.
  • Page 36 Click “+” sub-tree to open DevicePort® detail. COM port mapping status will show up on DevicePort® Control Center “DevicePort List” table. This is an example for a 4-port DevicePort® screen shot. DevicePort® Control Center utility version and driver version shows in the “About” table. Right click the DevicePort®...
  • Page 37 (3) Device Name DevicePort® “Device Name” is specially designed to allow easy identification of the multiple DevicePort® boxes which are connected to PC host. You can input maximum 20 characters. Click “Set Device Name” to save settings. (4) MAC Address MAC Address (Media Access Control Address) is a unique identifier assigned to network DevicePort®...
  • Page 38 (5) Upgrade Firmware Download the latest firmware from SUNIX official website and click “Browse...” to select correct firmware “.bin” file. Click “Upgrade” to upgrade DevicePort® to the latest firmware version. Click “OK” to process DevicePort® firmware upgrade procedure. Users can check the progress of firmware upgrading process in status column.
  • Page 39 (6) Export Log file When communication issue happens, user can export log file to analyze. Click icon and save log file to specified path. You could email log files to SUNIX technical support (info@sunix.com) to get help.

  • Page 40: Configure Serial Port Settings

    4.2 Configure Serial Port Settings After DevicePort® drivers are installed; please refer to following instructions to configure Serial COM settings. Please launch “DevicePort Control Center” utility first and open sub-tree of DevicePort® detail. There is COM port mapping detail on “DevicePort List” table. This is an example for a 4-port DevicePort®...
  • Page 41 (1) COM port Parameter Settings Baud Rate: (Default = 9600 bps) DevicePort® supports baud rate setting from 50bps to 115.2 Kbps. (High speed model up to 921.6Kbps) Data bits: (Default = 8 bits) DevicePort® supports data bits setting from 5 to 8 bit. Parity: (Default = None) DevicePort®...
  • Page 42 (3) Interface (Product Dependent) DevicePort® supports kinds of models, including pure RS-232, pure RS-422/485 or 3-in-1 RS-232/422/485 interfaces. It depends on what kind of product you bought.

  • Page 43: Chapter 5 Appendix

    Appendix This chapter shows some problems that user came with usually. Also you can check it if the DevicePort® could not work properly in your system after following hardware and software installation steps. In addition, you could contact with us for detail technical product information.
  • Page 44 Or you can access DevicePort® Control Center program from this link. C:\Program Files\SUNIX\DevicePort\ DevicePortControlCenter.exe e. DevicePort® hardware itself might be defective or crash. You can reset DevicePort® power again, try another PC to test it, or contact us for technical support.
  • Page 45 Be sure to keep “DevicePort Control Center” utility alive when windows startup, please do NOT disable or remove it from windows startup process. You can re-install SUNIX driver again to fix this problem. 3. There is no respond from “DevicePort Control Center”, after dis/connecting DevicePort®...
  • Page 46 If DevicePort® Dock mode connects to public switch hub or router, there are somebody may connect to this DevicePort® without your expecting. Second, to prevent on-line spy recording, DevicePort® Dock mode limits specific Ethernet port connection to PC host. If you want to do so, please refer to SUNIX DevicePort® Advanced mode model.
  • Page 47 3F8, 3E8, 2F8,2E8 and LPT port does not locate at 378, 278, 3BC legacy ISA address either. 10. My DevicePort cannot communicate with my serial device, however without problem communicating over on-board COM port. Answer: Please follow up chapter 4.1 to export log file, and sent log files to SUNIX technical support to verify.
  • Page 48 PC system booting. However, you still can execute DevicePort® Control Center program from this link: C:\Program Files\SUNIX\DevicePort\ DevicePortControlCenter.exe If above error message always happen when your PC booting, please try to update your Ethernet card’s driver from NIC (Network interface controller) vendor. Or you could...

  • Page 49: Product Family

    5.2 Product Family ■ RS-232 Mode Port Connector Baud Rate ESD Protection PoweredCOM Model DB9M 921.6Kbps DPKX08H00 DB9M 115.2Kbps DPKS08H00 DB9M 921.6Kbps DPKX04H00 DB9M 115.2Kbps DPKS04H00 DB44F 115.2Kbps DPKS04HZ0 ±15KV Dock DB9M 115.2Kbps 5VDC DPKS04HP0 DB44F 115.2Kbps 5VDC DPKS04HZP DB9M 921.6Kbps DPKX02H00 DB9M...

  • Page 50: Contact Information

    5.3 Contact Information Customer satisfaction is our number one concern, and to ensure that customers receive the full benefit of our products, SUNIX services has been set up to provide technical support, driver updates, product information, and user’s manual updates.
  • Page 51 Headquarters Germany Taiwan America China Sunix Vertriebs Gmbh Sunix Co., Ltd. SUNIX USA, INC. Shanghai O ce Beijing O ce Te l：+49(0)6146-60 1345 Te l：+886-2-8913-1987 Te l：+1 (626) 765-4031 Te l：+86-21-6469-1670 Te l：+86-010-65308421 Fax：+49(0)6146-60 1346 Fax：+886-2-8913-1986 Website：www.sunix.com Fax：+86-21-6468-8346 Fax：+86-010-62653864 E-mail ：sales.sunixusa@sunix.com Website：www.sunix-europe.com...

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