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  • Page 1 Digi Connect User's Guide...
  • Page 2  Digi International Inc. 2003. All Rights Reserved The Digi logo and RealPort are registered trademark of Digi International, Inc. Connectware and Digi Connect ME are trademarks of Digi International, Inc. Adobe and Adobe Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    C o n t e n t s About This Guide Objective ....................7 Audience ....................7 Related Information................7 Chapter 1 Quick Start Setup Introduction ................... 9 Quick Start Overview ................9 Quick Start Procedure................9 Chapter 2 Configuring Network Settings Introduction ..................
  • Page 5 Chapter 5 Testing GPIO Functionality Introduction ..................29 Getting Familiar with GPIO Input ............29 Getting Familiar with GPIO Output ............. 30 Chapter 6 Administration Introduction ..................31 Restoring the Configuration to Factory Defaults ......... 31 Backing Up the Configuration ............31 Restoring the Configuration ..............

  • Page 6: About This Guide

    Audience This manual is intended for those responsible for setting up a Digi Connect product. It assume that the reader is somewhat familiar with networking. Related Information In addition to this manual, the following documents are part of the Digi Connect library: •...
  • Page 7 Related Information...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Quick Start Setup

    Q u i c k S t a r t S e t u p Chapter 2 Introduction This chapter describes how to set up the Digi Connect product and install the customization kit. Quick Start Overview 1. Physically connect the hardware.
  • Page 9 Ethernet switch Power supply Ethernet connection Task 2: Install the Software and Tools 3. Place the customization kit CD in the CD drive. The installation wizard appears. 4. Choose Next to start the installation process. 5. Choose I Agree to the license agreement prompt and then click Next.
  • Page 10 Advanced means that you pick components to install. 7. Follow the prompts to complete installation. Task 3: Locate the Digi Connect product and Configure Network Settings 8. From the Windows Start Menu, choose Programs > Digi Connect > Digi Device Discovery.
  • Page 11 Quick Start Procedure...

  • Page 12: Configuring Network Settings Introduction

    C o n f i g u r i n g N e t w o r k S e t t i n g s Chapter 3 Introduction This chapter describes how to change network settings. It assumes that you have assigned initial network settings to the product as described in "Quick Start Setup"...
  • Page 13 Setting Description Choose this option to assign network settings using a DHCP server. A new IP address will Obtain automati- be assigned when the product reboots. cally using DHCP Choose this setting only if you have a DHCP server. Choose this option to configure the product Use the following IP with the IP address supplied in the IP address...

  • Page 14: Introduction

    C o n f i g u r i n g N e t w o r k Chapter 4 C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Introduction This chapter describes a number ways to set up the product to provide communication services to devices connected to its serial port;...

  • Page 15: Setting Up Realport Com Port Redirection

    RealPort is and provides detailed instruction for installing the RealPort driver on a Microsoft Windows system. It also provides information on downloading the latest RealPort driver from the Digi web site. What is RealPort? RealPort is a network communication option for applications designed to communicate with serial devices using COM ports.
  • Page 16 Use this procedure to install RealPort software on the same computer that the Integration kit software and tools were installed. 1. From the Start Menu, choose Programs > Digi Connect > RealPort > InstallRealPortXxx, where Xxx is a version or versions of Microsoft Windows.

  • Page 17: Configuring A Tcp Or Udp Server

    Procedure: Downloading and Installing RealPort Use this procedure to download and install a RealPort driver from the Digi web site. 1. Go to www.digi.com 2. Locate the RealPort driver and follow the instructions for downloading it. 3. Use the readme.html file for installation instructions.
  • Page 18 Procedure: Configuring Digi Connect as a TCP/UDP Server 1. Access the web interface by entering the product’s IP address in a browser’s URL window. 2. Choose Serial Ports from the Configuration menu. 3. Choose the Basic tab and then configure serial communi- cation settings.

  • Page 19: Configuring A Tcp Client

    Configuring a TCP Client Introduction This section describes how to configure the product as a TCP client. It describes the features of this configuration and provides detailed setup procedures. About This Configuration In this configuration, the device initiates TCP connections to applications running on servers or to devices connected to server serial ports.
  • Page 20 Procedure 1. Access the web interface by entering the product’s IP address in a browser’s URL window. 2. Choose Serial Ports from the Configuration menu. 3. Choose the Basic tab and configure serial communication settings. When you complete this task, choose Save. 4.

  • Page 21: Configuring A Udp Client

    Configuring a UDP Client Introduction This section describes how to configure the product as a UDP client. It describes the features of the configuration and provides detailed configuration instructions. About This Configuration In this configuration, the device connected to the serial port initiates UDP communications to applications running on servers and serial devices connected to server serial ports.
  • Page 22 Setting Description Check this to field to trigger UDP communication when one of the following strings appear in the data stream: • CR (carriage return) Send data when the fol- • CR/LF (carriage return/linefeed) lowing string • Custom String, which can be a string of one to four is found characters.
  • Page 23 Configuring a UDP Client...

  • Page 24: Configuring Gpio Pins And Alarms

    C o n f i g u r i n g G P I O P i n s Chapter 5 a n d A l a r m s Introduction This chapter describes how to configure GPIO pins and the email alarms that can be triggered when GPIO input signals are raised.

  • Page 25: Configuring The Gpio Pins

    Configuring the GPIO Pins Introduction The Digi Connect ME provides five General Purpose IO (GPIO) pins that can be used for either standard serial communication signalling (DTR, CTS, etc.) or for a user-defined purpose, such as when a significant event occurs within the device. In...

  • Page 26: Configuring Alarms

    5. If you want to trigger email alarms based on the state of a port, see the following discussion. Configuring Alarms Introduction This section describes how to configure the module to send email alarms when a GPIO pin signals that an event has occurred on the device.
  • Page 27 Setting Description Is the email address of an administrator or technician To user who will receive this email alarm. Is a text message in the email header, which should Subject describe or identify the alarm. This can be up to a maximum of 64 characters.

  • Page 28: Chapter 5 Testing Gpio Functionality

    Introduction This chapter describes how to use the development board switches and the web interface to learn about GPIO functionality on the Digi Connect ME or Digi Connect EM. Getting Familiar with GPIO Input Introduction This section familiarizes you with GPIO input to the module.

  • Page 29: Getting Familiar With Gpio Output

    Getting Familiar with GPIO Output Introduction This section familiarizes you with GPIO output from the module. In this procedure, raising a GPIO signal from the configuration application causes an LED on the development board to turn on. Procedure 1. On the SW2 bank of switches on the development board, ensure that one of the GPIO pins is set to high.

  • Page 30: Chapter 6 Administration

    Restoring the Configuration to Factory Defaults Introduction The procedure in this section shows you how to reset the configuration to Digi default. Procedure 1. Access the web interface by entering the device’s IP address in a browser’s URL window.

  • Page 31: Restoring The Configuration

    2. Choose Backup/Restore. 3. Choose Backup. 4. Follow the prompts to complete the backup operation. Restoring the Configuration Introduction This section describes how to restore a configuration that has been saved to a server. Procedure 1. Access the web interface by entering the device’s IP address in a browser’s URL window.

  • Page 32: Viewing Serial And Gpio Port Statistics

    Viewing Serial and GPIO Port Statistics Introduction Use this procedure to view serial and GPIO port statistics. Procedure 1. Access the web interface by entering the device’s IP address in a browser’s URL window. 2. Choose System Information from the menu. 3.
  • Page 33 Rebooting the Module...

  • Page 34: Index

    I n d e x COM port redirection installing software 10 defined 16 IP address, configuring 13 installing the RealPort driver 17 configuration backing up 31 module discovery 11 resetting to defaults 31 restoring 32 network settings 11 configuring basic settings 13 default configuration, resetting 31 notification, configuring 27 default gateway, configuring 13...
  • Page 35 resetting the configuration to defaults 31 client configuration 20 server configuration 18 serial statistics 33 setup quick start 9 software 10 client configuration 22 software, installing 10 server configuration 18 statistics GPIO 33 port 33 subnet mask, configuring 13 system information, viewing 32 Index...
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