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  • Page 1 ND-8511(D) 1 Port RS-232/422/485 Ethernet Data Converter User’s Guide...
  • Page 3 Trademarks ND-8511, ND-8511D and ND-8512 are registered trademarks of ADLINK TECHNOLOGY INC., MS-DOS, Windows 95/98, Windows NT/2000/XP are registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
  • Page 4 Getting Service from ADLINK Customer Satisfaction is top priority for ADLINK TECHNOLOGY INC. If you need any help or service, please contact us. ADLINK TECHNOLOGY INC. Web Site http://www.adlinktech.com Sales & Service Service@adlinktech.com +886-2-82265877 +886-2-82265717 Address 9F, No. 166, Jian Yi Road, Chungho City, Taipei, 235 Taiwan Please email or FAX your detailed information for prompt, satisfactory, and consistent service.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Features ....................2 H/W Specification.................3 Form Factor..................6 Package Checklist................8 Chapter 2 Installation ................9 Install ND-8511(D) Configuration Utility ..........9 2.1.1 Install the Utility ................9 2.1.2 Install the Patch................9 2.1.3 RUN the Installer ...............10 2.1.4 Assign IP Address..............10 2.1.5 Test the IP Address..............11 2.1.6 Opening a Configuration Window..........12...
  • Page 6 3.7.2 I/F (Interface) Mode..............28 3.7.3 Flow ..................28 3.7.4 Port Number................29 3.7.5 Connect Mode................29 3.7.6 Remote IP Address ..............36 3.7.7 Remote Port ................36 3.7.8 DisConnMode ................36 3.7.9 Flush Mode (Buffer Flushing) ............37 3.7.10 Pack Control................38 3.7.11 DisConnTime (Inactivity Timeout) ...........39 3.7.12 Send Characters ..............39 3.7.13 Telnet Terminal Type ..............39 3.7.14 Channel (Port) Password ............39 E-mail Settings ...................40...
  • Page 7 4.7.3 E-mail Triggers Collection ............53 4.7.4 Host List ..................54 4.7.5 Label ..................55 4.7.6 Network ..................55 4.7.7 OEM Configurable Pins.............56 4.7.8 Ports..................57 Chapter 5 Network Configuration using UDP.......59 UDP Datagrams .................59 Configuring Multiple Devices..............61 5.2.1 Acquiring a Valid Setup Record ..........61 5.2.2 Sending a Setup Record ............62 5.2.3 The Intel Hex Format ..............63 5.2.4 Calculating the Checksum............63...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Serial devices connects through a virtual Ethernet link of the, but are recognized as a real COM port by Windows. ND-8511(D) can be used with existing applications, and comes with a utility program providing a simple step-by-step installation procedure and maintenance wizard that gives users easy access to asynchronous device.

  • Page 10: Protocol Support

    The ND-8511(D) connects devices through a TCP data channel or through a Telnet connection to computers or another Device Server. Datagrams can be sent by UDP. The ND-8511(D) contains a web [http] server that allows presentation of custom content and can be easily configured through the server.

  • Page 11: H/W Specification

    Relative Humidity Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing Shock/Vibration Non-operational shock: 500g’s, Non-operational vibration:20g’s Power DC 10V to DC 30V Difference between ND-8511 and ND-8511D • ND-8511: RS-232/422/485 protocols supported • ND-8511D: RS-232 protocol supported Ethernet Interface ND-8511(D) RJ45 Connecter front view...
  • Page 12 Differential Ethernet Transmit Data + Differential Ethernet Transmit Data - Differential Ethernet Receive Data + Differential Ethernet Receive Data - Not Used (Terminated) Not Used (Terminated) Not Used (Terminated) Not Used (Terminated) SHIELD Chassis Ground Ethernet state LEDs Left LED Right LED Meaning No Link...
  • Page 13 Function Define ------ ------ RS-422 Interface Serial Interface Signal Function Define ------ ------ ------ ------ RS-485 Interface Serial Interface Signal Function Define ------ ------ DATA+ DATA- ------ Introduction • 5...

  • Page 14: Form Factor

    ------ ------ ------ Form Factor RS232/422/485 Mode Select DIP Switch(For ND8511 10/100M only) Ethernet RJ45 DC12V~DC24V Connector Power Input Power LED Reset Push Button RS232/422/485 DB-9 Connector DIP Setting for ND-8511 Interface Bit 1 Bit 2 RS-232 6 • Introduction...
  • Page 15 RS-485 RS-422 Introduction • 7...

  • Page 16: Package Checklist

    Package Checklist • One ND-8511 or ND-8511D • Power Adapter (110V/230V universal) • NULL MODEM connector • ADLINK ALL-IN-ONE CD with ND-8511(D) Configuration utility, COM Port re-director utility and User’s Guide 8 • Introduction...

  • Page 17: Chapter 2 Installation

    ONE CD -> NuDAM -> ND-8511 -> Microsoft .NET Framework”. Please select the correct language version for your system. Go to the “ADLINK ALL-IN-ONE CD -> NuDAM -> ND-8511” directory, Click the ND-8511(D) configuration utility (Installer.msi) to open the installation wizard window.

  • Page 18: Run The Installer

    Action menu. (The default settings are IP: 192.168.0.1, Net Mask: 255.255.255.0, Gateway: 192.168.0.254. Users can change host’s IP to 192.168.0.xxx to be the same Domain as the ND-8511, and then click the Search icon to find the ND-8511).

  • Page 19: Test The Ip Address

    If the ND-8511(D) device doesn't show up after searching, then the device might not have a valid IP address assigned. Please use the Assign IP Address feature to set a specific IP address on the device. To do this, please follow the procedures in “Section 2.1.8 Serial Port Login” to assign the correct IP address.

  • Page 20: Opening A Configuration Window

    2.1.6 Opening a Configuration Window To configure the unit via a Web browser, first click on one of the devices listed in the window, then click the Web icon. The Web-Manager window displays in your browser. To configure the unit via a Telnet session, first click on one of the devices listed in the window, then click the Telnet icon.

  • Page 21: Serial Port Login

    additional entry in the ARP table, use the following command to ARP an IP address to the unit: arp -s 191.12.3.77 00-20-4a-xx-xx-xx Open a Telnet connection to port 1. The connection will fail quickly, but the unit will temporarily change its IP address to the one designated in this step.

  • Page 23: Chapter 3 Configuration

    Configuration Overview You must configure ND-8511(D) so that it can communicate on a network with your serial device. For example, you must set the way the unit will respond to serial and network traffic, how it will handle serial packets, and when to start or close a connection.

  • Page 24: Configuring Via Web Browser

    Manager page will display. Go to Web Manager Page for a summary of the menu selections. Using Installer Installer is a powerful software utility for configuring ND-8511(D) from a network connection. This section uses the utility to demonstrate the various methods of configuring a device.

  • Page 25: Unit Configuration

    Web Manager has the following buttons: Unit Configuration Server Properties Port Properties Factory Settings1 Update Settings Channel1 Use the menu (pushbuttons) to navigate to sub pages where you can configure server settings. See explanations of the configuration parameters later in this chapter. When you are finished, click the Update Settings button to save your settings.
  • Page 26 The following two pictures show the information available in the above screen shot. 18 • Configuration...

  • Page 27: Server Properties

    3.4.2 Server Properties You can change the server properties by editing any of the fields. Lingering over one of the fields will display help messages. Changing the IP address will require you to enter the new IP address in the browser to reload the page.
  • Page 28 Serial Protocol: RS232 Speed: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200, 230400 Character Size: 8, 7 Parity: None, Even, Odd Stop Bit: 1, 2 Flow Control: None, XON/XOFF, XON/XOFF Pass Characters to Host, CTS/RTS (Hardware) UDP Datagram Mode: Enable, Disable UDP Datagram Type: (User selectable) Incoming Connection: Accept unconditional, Accept Incoming/DTR, Never accept incoming...
  • Page 29 On Active Connection: Enable, Disable On Passive Connection: Enable, Disable At Time To Disconnect: Enable, Disable Packing Algorithm: Enable, Disable Idle Time: Force transmit 12 ms, Force transmit 52 ms, Force Transmit 250 ms, Force Transmit 5000 ms Trailing Characters: None, One, Two Send Immediate After Sendchars: Enable, Disable Sendchar Define2-Byte Sequence: Enable, Disable Send Character 01: (User Selectable)

  • Page 30: Factory Settings

    Disconnect Mode: Ignore DTR, With DTR Drop Check for CTRL-D to Disconnect: Enable, Disable Port Password: Enable, Disable Telnet Mode: Enable, Disable Inactivity Timeout: Enable, Disable Inactivity Timer: (User Selectable) Port Password: (User Selectable. Port Password must be enabled) 3.4.4 Factory Settings Click this button to set Channel1 to the factory default settings.

  • Page 31: Configuring Via The Setup Mode Window

    Configuring via the Setup Mode Window 3.5.1 Using a Telnet Connection To configure the unit over the network, establish a Telnet connection to port 9999. Note: If you use the Telnet icon on the Installer toolbar OR a serial port login to establish the connection, skip steps 1 and 2. From the Windows Start menu, click Run and type the following command, where x.x.x.x is the IP address and 9999 is the unit’s fixed network configuration port number.
  • Page 32 TFPT Download is enabled Port 77Feh is enabled Web Server is enabled ECHO is disabled Encryption is disabled Enhanced Password is disabled ***************** Channel 1 ***************** Baudrate 9600, I/F Mode 4C, Flow 00 Port 10001 Remote IP Adr: --- none ---, Port 00000 Connect Mode : C0 Disconn Mode: 00 Flush Mode :00 ***************** Expert *****************...

  • Page 33: Using The Serial Port

    Serial Sequence: 00,00 CP1: X CP2: X CP3: X Message : Priority: L Min. notification interval: 1 s Re-notification interval : 0 s Change Setup: 0 Server configuration 1 Channel 1 configuration 3 E-mail settings 5 Expert settings 6 Security 7 Factory defaults 8 Exit without save 9 Save and exit Your choice ?

  • Page 34: Server Configuration (Network Configuration)

    Server Configuration (Network Configuration) These are the unit’s basic network parameters. The following parameters are displayed when you select Server configuration. IP Address : (000) .(000) .(000) .(000) Set Gateway IP Address (N) Netmask: Number of Bits for Host Part (0=default) (0) Change telnet config password (N) 3.6.1 IP Address The IP address must be set to a unique value in your network.

  • Page 35: Channel 1 Configuration (Serial Port Parameters)

    Custom DHCP name. You can create your own DHCP name on these products. If you are using an IP address of 0.0.0.0, then the last option in "Server configuration" will be "Change DHCP device name". The "Change DHCP device name" option will allow you to change the DHCP name to an alpha numeric name.

  • Page 36: I/F (Interface) Mode

    3.7.2 I/F (Interface) Mode The Interface (I/F) Mode is a bit-coded byte that you enter in hexadecimal notation. I/F Mode Option RS-232C 7 Bit 8 Bit No Parity Even Parity Odd Parity 1 Stop bit 0 Stop bit 2 Stop bits are implemented by software. This might have influence on performance.

  • Page 37: Port Number

    3.7.4 Port Number The setting represents the source port number in TCP connections, and is the number used to identify the channel for remote initiating connections. Default setting for Port 1 is 10001. Range: 1-65535 except for the following reserved port numbers: Port Numbers Reserved for 1 - 1024...
  • Page 38 Always Accept Response Nothing (quiet) Character response (C=connect, D=disconnect, N=unreachable) Active Startup No active startup With any character With DTR Active With Carriage Return (0x0D) only Manual connection Autostart Hostlist Datagram Type Directed UDP Modem Mode Full Verbose Without Echo 1-character Response INCOMING CONNECTION:...
  • Page 39 ACTIVE STARTUP: No Active Startup: no attempt to initiate a connection under any circumstance. This is the default setting. With Any Character: attempts to connect when any character is received from the serial port. With DTR Active: attempts to connect when the DTR input changes from not asserted to asserted.
  • Page 40 C28.10/12 Connect to 129.1.28.10, port 12 Autostart (Automatic Connection): If autostart is enabled, the unit automatically connects to the remote IP address and remote port specified when the firmware starts. Hostlist: If you enable this option, the unit scrolls through the hostlist until it connects to a device listed in the hostlist table.
  • Page 41 A user must dial from the local PC to the remote machine, accumulating phone charges for each connection. Modem Mode allows you to replace modems with ND-8511(D), and to use an Ethernet connection instead of a phone call, without having to change communications applications and make potentially expensive phone calls.
  • Page 42 RING n.n.n.n A remote device, having IP address n.n.n.n, is connecting to this device. Character Response means the unit will echo modem commands and will respond to a command with a single character response: Message Meaning Connected Ring No Carrier Ring Received commands must begin with the two-character sequence AT and must be terminated with a carriage return character.
  • Page 43 interface will revert to accepting command strings. If the above sequence is not followed as described, the unit will remain in data transfer mode. Modem Mode Command Function ATDTx.x.x.x,pppp or Makes a connection to an IP ATDTx.x.x.x/pppp address (x.x.x.x) and a remote port number (pppp).

  • Page 44: Remote Ip Address

    ATVn Enables 1-character response or full verbose. n=0 enables 1- character response. n=1 enables full verbose. Note: These AT commands are only recognized as single commands like ATE0 or ATV1; compound commands such as ATE0V1 are not recognized. All other AT commands with Modem Mode set to full verbose acknowledge with an OK, but no action is taken.

  • Page 45: Flush Mode (Buffer Flushing)

    disconnect State LED off with connection Disconnect with 3.7.9 Flush Mode (Buffer Flushing) Using this parameter, you can control line handling and network buffers with connection startup and disconnect. You can also select between two different packing algorithms. Function Input Buffer (Serial to Network) Clear with a connection that is initiated from the...

  • Page 46: Pack Control

    Alternate Packing Algorithm (Pack Control) Enable 3.7.10 Pack Control Two firmware-selectable packing algorithms define how and when packets are sent to the network. The standard algorithm is optimized for applications in which the unit is used in a local environment, allowing for very small delays for single characters while keeping the packet count low.

  • Page 47: Disconntime (Inactivity Timeout)

    unit interprets the sendchars as a 2-byte sequence; if not set, they are interpreted independently. If Send Immediately After Characters is not set, any characters already in the serial buffer are included in the transmission after a "transmit" condition is found. If set, the unit sends immediately after recognizing the transmit condition (sendchar or timeout).

  • Page 48: E-Mail Settings

    E-mail Settings Note: You can change these settings via Telnet or serial connections only, not on the Web-Manager. An e-mail can be sent to multiple recipients when a specific trigger event occurs. There are three separate triggers, based on any combination of the configurable pins (PIO) when selected as user I/O functions.

  • Page 49: E-Mail Setup

    E-mail setup requires you to set up the e-mail server location as follows: Mail server: The IP address in decimal-dot notation. Unit: The user name used by the ND-8511(D). to send e-mail messages Domain: The Domain name of your e-mail server Recipient 1: Full e-mail address of the recipient.

  • Page 50: Expert Settings

    Expert Settings Note: You can change these settings via Telnet or serial connections only, not on the Web-Manager. These parameters should only be changed if you are an expert and definitely know the consequences the changes might have. TCP Keepalive time in s (1s ¡V 65s; 0s=disable): (0) ARP Cache timeout in s (1s ¡V 600s) : (600) ? 3.9.1 TCP Keepalive time in seconds This option allows you to change how many seconds the unit will wait...

  • Page 51: Snmp Community Name

    The default setting is the N (No) option, which enables remote configuration. You can configure the unit by using ND-8511(D). Installer, Web pages, Telnet, or serial configuration. The Y (Yes) option disables remote configuration and Web pages.

  • Page 52: Disable Echo Ports

    server. 3.10.7 Disable ECHO Ports Controls whether the serial port will echo characters it receives. 3.10.8 Enable Enhanced Password This setting defaults to the N (option), which allows you to set a 4-character password that protects the Configuration Menu via Telnet and Web pages. The Y (Yes) option allows you to set an extended security password of 16 characters for protecting Telnet access.

  • Page 53: Chapter 4 Using Installer

    Using Installer Installer is a Windows-based utility for configuring ND-8511(D) devices. It supports several functions such as setting network parameters, upgrading firmware, and uploading web pages. The user interface is split into several areas. The List on the left contains devices on the network.

  • Page 54: Adding Devices To The List

    Toolbar to find all devices on the local network and add them to the list. It may take several seconds to find all of the devices. If ND-8511(D) device doesn't show up after searching, then the device might not have a valid IP address assigned. Please use the Assign IP Address feature to set a specific IP address on the device.

  • Page 55: Add Remote Device

    4.1.3 Add Remote Device To add a remote device (a device that is not within the same subnet), select the Add Remote Device command from the Action menu. A dialog box will prompt for the IP address. Enter the IP address and click OK. If the device was found successfully, it will be added to the list.

  • Page 56: Setting Parameters

    Setting Parameters Once one or more devices are present in the List, you may view or edit various settings for each device. See the Device Configuration. Click on the device in the List that you wish to edit. The Property Grid will display a list of fields for the device, some of which may be modified.
  • Page 57 box. The Collection Editor dialog box allows selection of an item from a list on the left, and editing of fields using a Property Grid on the right. Some collections allow re-ordering of items, in which case the up-arrow and down- arrow buttons may be used to change the order of items.

  • Page 58: List View

    List View The List can show devices in the form of a table or as icons. To change the view mode, go to the View menu and select either Icons or Details. When the List is in Details mode, items can be sorted by particular columns, in ascending or descending order.

  • Page 59: Telnet

    Telnet You can also configure a device by text-based configuration over Telnet. Select a device in the List and click the Telnet button on the Toolbar. A dialog box will prompt for the port number. The Port defaults to whatever port the particular device model uses for accessing its configuration interface, though may be changed to any other port that may be supported on the device.

  • Page 60: Device Configuration Reference

    Recipients: E-mail addresses of the recipients. Triggers: Events that trigger an e-mail. Unit Name: Name used by the ND-8511(D) to send e-mail messages. This name and the Domain Name are combined to give you the e-mail address of the sender.

  • Page 61: E-Mail Triggers Collection

    4.7.3 E-mail Triggers Collection When you click on the Triggers field, a browse button appears. Click the button to display the E-mail Trigger collection dialog box. A trigger event can occur by receiving two bytes of a specified sequence on the serial port, or by a specified combination of conditions on the configurable pins.

  • Page 62: Host List

    Port number for each entry in the list. See Connect Mode on page 4-18 for additional hostlist information. The ND-8511(D) scrolls through the hostlist until it connects to a device listed in the hostlist table. Once it connects, the unit stops trying to connect to any others.

  • Page 63: Label

    For RetryCounter, enter the number of times the ND-8511(D) should try to make a good network connection to a hostlist entry that it has successfully ARPed. The range is 1-15. For RetryTimeout, enter the number of seconds the ND-8511(D) should wait before failing an attempted connection.

  • Page 64: Oem Configurable Pins

    While writing the new configuration information to the ND-8511(D), the property grid will disappear. Three of the ND-8511(D) serial pins are under software control and may be configured to support different customer requirements. Configurable pin number 1 provides a choice of the following functions: CTS, IN1, OUT1, and LED1.

  • Page 65: Ports

    The UserIO option is used to select the Active state of the pins as Active Low or Active High. The default setting is Active Low. By setting SW1 switches to route ND-8511(D) signals to the LEDs, an active low signal will light the LED.
  • Page 66 The Ports section is used to configure the ND-8511(D) serial port parameters. When you click on the Ports field, a browse button appears. Click the button to display the Port Collection Editor dialog box. 58 • Installer...

  • Page 67: Chapter 5 Network Configuration Using Udp

    Network Configuration using UDP Datagrams The Device Server can also be configured or queried over the network using UDP datagrams. The Device Server has a UDP listener set for port 30718 (77FE Hex). Responses from the Device Server are returned to the source port of the UDP packet.
  • Page 68 serial number , 6 serial number. The last six bytes bytes of MAC are the MAC address. address Query for None The Device Server responds with Setup the F9 block below. Record Configuratio 120 byte setup record (see Readback Setup Records on page E-7) 120 byte setup The IP address (byte 0-3) will not...

  • Page 69: Configuring Multiple Devices

    Configuring Multiple Devices When configuring a number of Device Servers identically, it is useful to create a template setup record. The setup record can then be sent to the ‘target’ Device Servers from a ¡§master¡¨ Device Server via ‘cut and paste’ or UDP.

  • Page 70: Sending A Setup Record

    Issue the command GC x.x.x.x followed by a carriage return, where x.x.x.x is the IP address of the properly configured device. The properly configured device will respond by sending its setup record to the unit you are currently on. This configuration will be displayed in Intel HEX format.

  • Page 71: The Intel Hex Format

    5.2.3 The Intel Hex Format With this format, 8-bit binary data can be sent and received as ASCII text. The transmission is blocked in records, and every record has its own checksum. The record begins with a colon (:) and consists of a block length (2-character Hex), a 16-bit address (4-character Hex), and a block type (2- character Hex).

  • Page 72: Calculating The Two's Complement

    03 + 00 + 30 + 00+ 02 + 33 + 7A = E2 The two’s complement of E2 is 1E. 5.2.5 Calculating the Two’s Complement The two’s complement of a number is the value that must be added to the number to reach a Hexadecimal value of 100 (256 in decimal).

  • Page 73: Channel Parameters

    5.3.1 Channel Parameters Use the following table to select setup record parameters for Channels 1: Byte(s) Function (Channel 1) Interface Mode Line Speed Bits 7-5: Reserved Bits 4-0: Baud Rate Flow Control Reserved 20-21 Own TCP port low-byte, high-byte (Intel) 22-23 Remote TCP port low byte, high-byte (Intel) 24-27...
  • Page 74 115200 57600 230400 66 • Network...
  • Page 75 Warranty Policy Thank you for choosing ADLINK. To understand your rights and enjoy all the after-sales services we offer, please read the following carefully: Before using ADLINK’s products please read the user manual and follow the instructions exactly. When sending in damaged products for repair, please attach an RMA application form.

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