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  • Page 1 PortStore5 Manual HW group PortStore5 MANUAL www.HW-group.com...

  • Page 2: Safety Information

    PortStore5 Manual HW group Safety information The device complies with regulations and industrial standards in force in the Czech Republic and the European Union. The device has been tested and is supplied in working order. To keep the device in this condition, it is necessary to adhere to the following safety and maintenance instructions.

  • Page 3: Basic Features

    HW group PortStore5 RS-232 or RS-485 to Ethernet converter + 4 MB serial buffer + system messages by e-mail PortStore5 is an Ethernet to serial converter (“terminal server”), featuring support for full 9-bit RS-232 and RS-485 serial ports and 4096 kB Flash buffer for storing data whenever the TCP connection is unavailable.

  • Page 4: Technical Specifications

    PortStore5 Manual HW group Technical specifications RS-232 serial port + Data bits 7 or 8 or 9 + Stop bits, parity 1 or 2, None / Odd / Even / Mark / Space parity + Baudrates 50 to 115.2 kBd – entire range...
  • Page 5 PortStore5 Manual HW group www.HW-group.com...

  • Page 6: Connector Pinouts

    PortStore5 Manual HW group Connectors Connector pinouts RS-485 Port RS-232 Port Signal Signal + (A>B) 1 <- Power LINK 2 <- 3 -> 4 -> 5 -- 6 <- 7 -> 8 <- 9 <- Cannon 9 - Male DIP 1...

  • Page 7: Quick Setup

    PortStore5 Manual HW group Quick SETUP Connections ∂ Connect the supplied power adapter to an electrical outlet. ∂ Set DIP1 and DIP2 to OFF. ∂ Connect the device to the Ethernet. ∂ Connect the power adapter to the power connector at the device.
  • Page 8 PortStore5 Manual HW group Configuring the device over WWW In the UDP Setup tab, click the correct MAC address and press Open in the WEB browser. Default login: ƒ admin ƒ 1234 You need to log in to access the configuration.
  • Page 9 PortStore5 Manual HW group Setting up the device using TCP Setup ∂ Change to the “TCP Client” tab and enter the configured IP address. Set the TCP port to 99. ∂ Click “Connect”. The listing on the left displays the “WEB51>” prompt. Click inside this pane and press ENTER.
  • Page 10 +12 V to this pin. ∂ 5-second timeout is too short to work with, is it possible to do something about it? Yes, enable “Keep connection” in the Setup. PortStore5 then sends a command every 6 seconds that appears as “NVT:...

  • Page 11: Hw Vsp - Virtual Serial Port

    ∂ As soon as you start any application that opens the selected virtual serial port (COM5 in this example), the HW VSP driver establishes a connection with PortStore5, configures the remote port (speed, parity, number of bits, handshake) to match the virtual serial port being opened, and starts transferring data.
  • Page 12 PortStore5 Manual HW group HW VSP settings TEA Key pane You can use TEA authentication to secure TCP/IP access. The same TEA key must be set and enabled at both sides of the communication. NVT pane Enables RFC2217 and detection of our remote ports. Remember to activate NVT support on the remote device as well.
  • Page 13 PortStore5 Manual HW group Configuring PortStore5 – Command description The description of the settings combines WWW-based configuration and TCP setup or Serial setup. Some functions are only available in Serial setup / TCP setup (TEA security settings, QUIET mode). PortStore status page Shows an overview of the basic device parameters.

  • Page 14: Network Parameters

    PortStore5 Manual HW group Network parameters www.HW-group.com...

  • Page 15: Mac Address

    PortStore5 Manual HW group MAC Address 00:0A:59:00:95:6C MAC address is a unique device address in the Ethernet network and it is always factory-preset. You can find it on the label. Using this address, individual devices can be distinguished for example in the UDP section of the setup program.
  • Page 16 The device remains in the TCP Server mode in between attempts. In the UDP mode, PortStore5 sends data from the serial port to this address/port. Set S = 0.0.0.0 to switch the converter to the TCP Server mode. Setting the connection length...
  • Page 17 PortStore5 Manual HW group TCP mode settings www.HW-group.com...
  • Page 18 Trigger AND mask parameter, the device sends an I/O keep command (FF FA 2C 37 ..) instead of a NOP (see #K, #L, #M, #N). NVT must be enabled for this parameter to take effect – when NVT is off, PortStore5 repeats the last packet sent and the Keep function is dependent on the remote TCP implementation.
  • Page 19 PortStore5 Manual HW group UDP/IP mode settings If you select “T: IP mode UDP”, the device will communicate with the remote side using UDP packets. Also, the following menu appears in the Setup. www.HW-group.com...

  • Page 20: Configuration Example

    PortStore5 Manual HW group ==== Trigerring Setup ===== *L: Trigger Length Number of bytes for the packet start and packet end triggering condition. Allowed values are 0 to 4. If the lengths of your start and end conditions differ, use the trigger condition mask and remember to include the masked characters in the length of the triggering condition, even though they contain actual frame data.

  • Page 21: Serial Port Parameters

    PortStore5 Manual HW group Serial port parameters ====== Serial Setup ====== &B: Speed 9600 Sets the communication speed for the serial line. Any speed from 50 to 115,200 Bd can be set. To set 9600 Bd, enter “&B9600”. The resolution depends on the speed. Up to about 1000 Bd, 1 Bd steps can be used.
  • Page 22 NONE Serial data flow control. If you use data flow control and the input buffer is full, handshake will signal over the serial port that PortStore5 can no longer accept data. 1: none – No control, see &R for RTS 2: RTS/CTS –...
  • Page 23 PortStore5 Manual HW group &A: DTR Output Defines the idle level of the DTR output pin. Important for devices powered from the DTR pin. 0: DTR = continuously asserted [~ +8V] 1: DTR = unasserted [~ -8V] 2: DTR = asserted while connected &I: RS485/RS422 control...

  • Page 24: Smtp Setup

    PortStore5 Manual HW group SMTP setup ====== Out IP Setup ====== @S: SMTP server IP 192.168.6.254 @U: SMTP Port If the address in the @S option is different from 0.0.0.0, PortStore works in the TCP Server + SMTP Email Client mode. In the 3 scenarios below, e-mails are sent according to defined conditions.
  • Page 25 PortStore5 Manual HW group ====== e-mail Setup ====== @G: From e-mail address: PortStore@company.com @N: System Name: WEB51 Sender's e-mail, needs to be filled in because of mail programs that process the e-mail along the way. The device is not capable of receiving or processing of e-mails sent to this address.

  • Page 26: Change Password

    PortStore5 Manual HW group System ========= Other ========= D: Load/Save Settings from/to Flash Saves the current settings to memory, or restores saved settings. 0: Restores settings from slot 1 1: Restores settings from slot 2 2: Stores current settings to slot 1...
  • Page 27 PortStore5 Manual HW group UDP/IP mode settings Parameters unavailable in the WWW interface Security ===== Security Setup ====== 0: TEA authentication Off %A: TCP autorisation 1: TEA authentication On Activates TEA authentication (one-time exchange and password verification to allow the TCP connection to be established) – requested from the remote side after the connection is established.
  • Page 28 PortStore5 Manual HW group What's new in the WEB interface Firmware upgrade Upgrades the current device firmware. This operation may change some settings. www.HW-group.com...

  • Page 29: Default Settings

    PortStore5 Manual HW group Default settings *** HW-group.com HW 6.0 SW 3.1.w #01 *** PortStore I/O MAC Address 00:0A:59:01:F5:F5 =========== IP Setup ============ I: Address 192.168.1.41 J: Port M: Mask 255.255.252.0 G: Gateway 192.168.1.254 ===== In IP access filter ====== W: Address 0.0.0.0...
  • Page 30 Practical configuration examples The following examples show the configuration of essential parameters for typical applications. 2x PortStore5 back-to-back (Box-2-Box) Serial port extension. The serial port is configured for 19000 Bd, 8N1, SW handshake. The TCP connection automatically closes after 50 seconds, and opens again upon a change at an input or upon receiving any data from the serial port.
  • Page 31 PortStore5 Manual HW group ∂ To permit communication with only one address, set N:255.255.255.255 and W:IP address of the remote device. ∂ If you need 9-bit communication, enable &V1 = &V: Variable Parity On at both devices. ∂ To enhance security, disable TCP Setup on port 99 with %S0 = %S: TCP/IP setup Off at both devices.

  • Page 32: Typical Applications

    HW group Typical applications PortStore5 is typically used to enable remote access and data capture for technology that is controlled over RS-232. When the TCP/IP connection is unavailable, the device stores incoming serial port data to its internal 4096 kB Flash memory.
  • Page 33 We extended the standard RFC2217 commands to COM-PORT-OPTION - 44 (2C) include several GPIO (General Pin Input/Output) Function functions listed below. These functions can control the digital input and output pins of PortStore5. Our extension CAS_SIGNATURE is not standardized; however, when we implemented this CAS_SET_BAUDRATE CAS_SET_DATASIZE extension in 2001, no such standard was known to us.
  • Page 34 NVT must be enabled for this to work. The connection is kept alive by sending a NOP command (FF F1) from the PortStore5 approximately every 5s. If port sampling is enabled with the #T: Trigger AND mask, the device sends the I/O keep command (“FF FA 2C 37 ZZ FF F0”) instead of the NOP command (see #K, #L, #M, #N).
  • Page 35 PortStore5 Manual HW group Basic types of communication Very brief overview of basic concepts. For a detailed version with a list of abbreviations etc., see our website (under “Support, Download”). TCP Server (passive mode) When the device is turned on, it listens at the specified port and waits for a client to connect. When the client connects, data from the Ethernet are sent over the serial line, and vice versa, data from the serial line are sent over the Ethernet.
  • Page 36 PortStore5 Manual HW group Contact HW group s.r.o Rumunská 26 / 122 Praha 2, 120 00, Czech republic Tel. +420 222 511 918 Fax. +420 222 513 833 http://www.HW-group.com www.HW-group.com...

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