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4.2 Configuring IP Address & Password via console ................. 32 4.3 Configuring IP Address via Web Interface ................... 32 5. Web Management ............................34 5.1 Login ..............................34 5.2 Main Menu ............................34 5.3 System Host Configuration ........................34 5.4 Application Configuration ........................36 5.5 TCP Control Configuration ........................
1 Introduction e product series are industrial rated Ethernet to serial media converters. Two models are described in this documentation. They are: Model Industrial rated Ethernet to serial media Industrial rated Ethernet to serial media Number converter converter RS-232 MODEL RS-422/485 MODEL Ethernet 10/100Mbps RJ-45...
Galvanic isolation on serial interface Data conversion throughput up to 230Kbps Wide range of direct power voltage support, DC 8V-60V Powered over Ethernet through RJ-45 interface (PoE-enabled) Alarm relay output for power failure, port link down and failure in connecting to server ...
RS-232 MODEL Top Panel RS-422/485 MODEL Front panel RS-422/485 MODEL Top Panel 1.3 LED Indicators Function POWER Power status Serial interface activity status Powered by PoE input Fiber SFP is selected ALARM Alarm status (& Diagnostic status during boot-up) Ethernet interface link & activity status...
1.4 Specifications Ethernet Copper Port 10/100 RJ-45 Compliance IEEE 802.3 10Base-T, IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Connector Shielded RJ-45 jack Pin assignments Auto MDI/MDI-X detection Configuration Auto-negotiation Transmission rate 10Mbps, 100Mbps Duplex support Full/Half duplex Flow control Enabled Network cable Cat.5 UTP up to 100 meters Pin assignments MDI-X Signal...
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Pin assignment DTE type Signal Baud Rate Support Up to 230K baud Connector Shield Connect chassis ground Connection Distance 15 meters Overvoltage Protection Cutoff if over +/-28V RS-422/485 Serial Interface (RS-422/485 MODEL) Interface RS-422, RS-485 Connector Flange terminal block 5P Signal Type Balanced differential lines Data Speed...
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Configuration Switches (SW) RS-232 MODEL Name Function Serial interface console mode setting Reserved RS-422/485 MODEL Name Function Serial interface console mode setting 2W-4W 2-wire or 4-wire network setting 2W-4W 2-wire or 4-wire network setting Receiver terminator Transmitter control Receiver control RX-B1 RX+ line bias RX-B2...
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Operating +8 ~ +60VDC input voltages Power 2W max. @24V consumption 3W max. @48V via PoE Alarm relay 3 contacts (Rating: 30VDC/1A output max. or 120VAC/0.5A max.) NC contacts: normal – shored, alarm – open NO contacts: normal – open, alarm –...
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Mechanical Dimension 40 x 80 x 95 mm (Case WxDxH) Housing Enclosed metal with no fan Mounting Din-rail mounting, Panel mounting (optional) Environmental Operating Temperature Typical -30 ~ +70 ℃ ℃ Storage Temperature ~ +85 ℃ ℃ Relative Humidity 5% ~ 90% non-condensing Electrical Approvals Part 15 rule Class A EMC Class A...
2 Installation 2.1 Unpacking The product package contains: The device unit One product CD-ROM 2.2 Safety Cautions To reduce the risk of bodily injury, electrical shock, fire and damage to the product, observe the following precautions: Do not service any product except as explained in your system documentation. Opening or removing covers may expose you to electrical shock.
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Install the mounting bracket onto the switch unit as shown below: B1287 RS-232 MODEL RS-422/485 MODEL 2. Attach bracket to the lower edge of the DIN rail and push the unit upward a little b it until the bracket can B128 clamp on the upper edge of the DIN rail.
2.4 Panel Mounting devices are provided with an optional panel mounting bracket. The bracket supports mounting the switch B173 on a plane surface securely. The mounting steps are: Install the mounting bracket on the switch unit. B1290 RS-232 MODEL RS-422/485 MODEL 2.
Dimensions: RS-232 MODEL RS-422/485 MODEL 2.5 Applying Power he devices can support three different power input types. Use only one for your installation. B173 -16-...
Power input types Type Connector Voltage input rating Connect Terminal block TB Pin 1, 2 +8VDC ~ +60VDC External DC power supply Power Jack DC Jack +8VDC ~ +30VDC External AC-DC power adapter RJ-45 +36VDC ~ +57VDC Remote PoE PSE device over Cat.5 Caution: Do not use more than one power input type at the same time.
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Specifications Polarity: center positive Center contact: 2.0mm Outer contact: 6.3mm Voltage rating: +8 ~ +30VDC Note that most of the AC-DC power adapters in the market are provided for commercial use generally. Check the environment conditions before use it. Contact your dealers for the availability of industrial rated power adapter.
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2.5.3 PoE via RJ-45 The Ethernet RJ-45 port supports PoE connection for receiving power over Cat.5 cable. The specifications are: IEEE 802.3af compliant PD Type 1 Class 3 PD Input voltage range: +36V ~ +57V Pins to receive power: +: Pin 1, 2, 4, 5 -: Pin 3, 6, 7, 8 Connect PoE mid-span injector over Cat.5 cable...
2.6 Alarm Relay Output Alarm relay output is provided for reporting failure events to a remote alarm relay monitoring system. The replay output is provided with three contacts (support two logic types) in the terminal block connector next Vdc interfaces. Alarm Relay output pins and logic: Alarm relay output, NO (Normal Open) contacts Open: Normal, Shorted: Alarm...
The operations are: Operation Function Press the button and release when ALARM LED Reset & boot up the device. The behavior is same as blinking. ALARM LED is blinking until boot-up power boot procedure. finished. ALARM becomes OFF. Press the button until ALARM LED becomes OFF. Boot &...
2. Insert the SFP fiber transceiver into the SFP slot. Normally, a bail is provided for every SFP transceiver. Hold the bail and make insertion. 3. Until the SFP transceiver is seated securely in the slot, place the bail in lock position. Connecting Fiber Cables LC connectors are commonly equipped on most SFP transceivers.
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Reserved RS-422/485 MODEL Name Setting Function Serial port serves console configuration. Serial port serves standard functions. 2W-4W 2-wire bus,( TX+(B) connects RX+(B) internally ) 4-wire bus 2W-4W 2-wire bus,( TX-(A) connects RX-(A) internally ) 4-wire bus Receiver terminator is ON. Receiver terminator is OFF.
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Refer to Appendix for more information about RS-422 / RS-485 standards and 2-wire / 4-wire topology. 2.11.2 Receiver Terminator [RTM] ON setting enables the internal 120 ohms terminator on the receiver interface. A proper termination is important in a bus topology or multi-drop network. The terminator is a resistor added in parallel with the receiver's "A"...
2.11.4 Line Bias The line bias is used to maintain the proper idle-state voltage to the idle condition (when no driver is enabled on the bus). These bias resistors are pull-up resistors on the data B line and pull-down resistors (to ground) on data A line.
2.12.1 Making PC Connection via COM Port Device’s RS-232 interface: Male DB9, DTE PC COM ports: Male DB9, DTE RS-232 cable: Null modem without handshaking female DB9 to female DB9 2.13 Making RS-422/485 2-Wire Connection The figure below illustrates the device connects a LAN, via Cat.5 or fiber cable alternatively, and a 2-wire serial bus topology.
2.14 Making RS-485 4-Wire Connection The figure below illustrates the device connects a LAN, via Cat.5 or fiber cable alternatively, and a 4-wire serial bus topology. 2.15 LED Indication Function Color State Interpretation POWER Power status Green The power is supplied to the switch. The power is not supplied to the switch.
3. Application Modes 3.1 Remote COM Mode The converter can serve like a local COM port of a Windows PC virtually over LAN. The connection is illustrated as follows: The serial interface can be RS-232 or RS-422/485 bus which more serial devices are connected depending on the product model is used.
3.3 Serial Server Mode The converter is featured with a mode which the device operates as a serial server. Under this mode, the device forwards the serial data stream received from a client over TCP/IP network to the serial interface. 3.4 Serial Broadcasting Mode Under this operating mode, one converter serves “Master”...
3.5 Reverse Telnet Mode The converter’s reverse telnet mode allows a PC host to access another device’s console port (serial port) through the converter remotely over a network as illustrated below. The device may be a modem, LAN switch, a router or any with AUX port.
4.1 IP Address & Password The IP Address is an identification of the device in a TCP/IP network. Each device should be designated a new and unique IP address in the network. The converter is shipped with the following factory default settings for software management: IP address of the switch: 192.168.0.2 / 255.255.255.0 Default...
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Enter password in the login page: Default password: 123 Click to login into the converter. Apply Web Page after a Successful Login Use [System Host] page to configure IP address and password for the device. Click to save the configuration changes. Apply Use [Reboot System] command to reboot the device and make the changes effective.
5. Web Management 5.1 Login Factory default password: 123 Note that the user is requested to make a login again when the inactivity timeout, 10 minutes is expired with no user’s operation in Web UI. 5.2 Main Menu 5.3 System Host Configuration This page is used to show device information and configure the basic operating settings for authentication, IP address, LAN port and Alarm relay.
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Configuration Description MAC Address Ethernet MAC address of the device Software Version The revision number of the embedded firmware currently operating Hardware Version The hardware version of the device Name Name, as a logical identification, designated to this device Password Password setting for Login authentication Confirm Password Re-enter the password if it is changed.
otherwise TP is used TP – RJ-45 copper FX – SFP fiber Alarm Relay Alarm relay output when any of the configured events occurs LAN port link down Check to enable it as an alarm relay event. Failure in connecting to server Check to enable it as an alarm relay event. Click to save the changes.
UDP slave device: A converter operating in UDP mode and enabled to receive serial stream from master Refer to Chapter 3 for illustrations of the listed applications. 5.5 TCP Control Configuration This is used to set the device operating as TCP server or TCP client in application. TCP Server TCP Client Configuration...
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Domain Name Domain name is allowed if the exact IP address of the remote server is unknown. Client Keep Connected Check to enable the client to call a re-connection every second if a connection failed. (Client’s setting) Client Keep Alive Time The client sends “keep-alive” message to the remote server in a period of this time setting when it is in idle state.
5.5.1 Selecting Application Mode For easy configuration, you may select an application mode that matches your application exactly. The web UI will give minimum settings required for the selected application. The applications provided are: Pair Connection Serial Server ...
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5.6.1 UDP Master Configuration Configuration Description Application Change another matched application if you need a simplified configuration. Operation Mode Master – The master sends received serial data stream to all slave devices over UDP. -40-...
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Slave – The slave receives the UDP data sent by the master and forwards it to its serial port. Disable – no UDP configuration Local Port Number The port number used by the master to receive data over UDP Remote Slaves Configuration of the target slave devices Slave IP IP address of each individual slave device...
Apply Click to save changes. Note: The changes will be effective after next device’s boot-up. 5.7 Serial Port Control Configuration This web UI is used to configure the parameters for the serial interface. The configuration also includes the control rules used in operation of forwarding received data from serial port to LAN port. Configuration Description Baudrate...
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Options: 0 – disable (Default), 1 ~ 255 (Unit: 20ms) Delimiter Rule Delimiters are some special data codes embedded in received serial data stream. For example, ASCII code CR (0A ) and LF (0D ) are often used as end of line in serial communication.
5.8 Event Notification Some events can be configured with notification when they occur. The notification can be sent via SMTP Email and SNMP trap. 5.8.1 Notification via SNMP Trap and Email Configuration Description Trap Destination The destination IP address to which a notification SNMP trap is sent. Address SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol complaint Email (No SSL/TLS support)
5.8.2 Notification Events Configuration Description Events Events that are listed with notification SNMP Trap Notification via SNMP trap Email Server Notification via SMTP Email Cold Start The device is boot-up by power-up. Warm Start The device is reboot by web UI command. LAN Port Link Up Link up on LAN port Authentication Failure...
Click to update the status and counter every three seconds automatically and Auto Refresh switch to button. Manual Refresh Click to stop refreshing the status and counter display Manual Refresh and switch to button. Auto Refresh Reset the status and counter. Clear 5.10 Ping Ping utility is a helpful tool to troubleshoot problems in an IP network.
Click [Yes] to proceed with the operation. Note: The settings inside the red square are kept and not changed after this command.. 5.13 Firmware Update Firmware update operation is divided into several steps as follows: 1. Confirm update request. 2. Warning message is displayed. -47-...
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3. Erasing flash (firmware code image) running messages: Note: http://192.168.0.177 is just an example. In real case it shows IP address of your device. 4. Browse and select the firmware image file for uploading after flash is erased completely. 5. Click [Upload] to start image uploading. The message is displayed: 6.
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Note: In the case that the device was powered down accidentally during erasing flash, you may turn the device on to let it enter Step 3 to complete the Erasing flash procedure. In the case that the device was powered down accidentally after erasing flash completed but uploading image not completed, you may turn the device on to let it enter Step 4 to complete the firmware image uploading...
6. Console Commands The serial port can be set to console mode that allows user to enter configuration commands via the serial port instead of in-band web interface. Set DIP SW1[CM] ON to enable the serial port console mode. 6.1 Connecting Console 1.
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at+set cccc=ssss (cccc: command string, ssss: setting string) 3. Direct command at&cccc (cccc: command string) Note: No command prompt is provided in the console mode. System Host Command Set Command Options Description at+set sys name=nm nm – xxxx (20C) Device name at+set sys password=pw pw –...
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at+ set tcp rs ip=ip ip - xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Remote server IP at+ set tcp rs dn=dn dn – domain name (29 characters) Remote server domain name at+ set tcp dpn=pn pn - 1 ~ 65535 Data port number at+ set tcp client kc=kc kc - enabled, disabled Client keep connected at+ set tcp client kat=kat...
A1.3 RS-485 Multi-drop Network This topology is similar to RS-422 multi-drop. However, up to 32 receivers are permitted under RS-485. This may be used for point-to-multipoint communications. A1.4 RS-485 Half-duplex 2-wire Network This is the typical RS-485 topology. It takes advantage of RS-485 capability to support multiple drivers on a bus. RS-422 devices should not be used in this configuration.
A1.5 RS-485 Full-duplex 4-wire Network The 4-wire network simplifies bus arbitration in multi-node RS-485. A single Master node is the only driver allowed on the top most wire pair. All other nodes listen to all data traffic that passes on the party-line type multi-drop bus. Nodes may transmit on the lower pair of wires when addressed by the master node or by using a software token-passing bus arbitration scheme.
A2.2 Installing the VCOM Program The software is called “VCOM utility for windows2000/xp/2003/2008/Vista/Windows 7(x86/x64)”. However, it is also compatible to Windows 8 and Windows 10. The steps for installation are: 1. Locate and run VCOMSETUP.EXE file in the product CD on your Windows system. 2.
4. Installation complete. A2.3 VCOM Program Operation VCOM provides “Device Info” and “COM Mapping” operations as follows: Device Info Two buttons are provided to: 1. Search: Click to search all VCOM compatible devices in network. 2. Search by IP: Click to search the devices in the specified IP ranges. -59-...
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COM mapping Click to create a COM mapping. Select the target device for your mapping from the search list. Delete COM Mapping Specify the existing COM port number to be deleted first in the list. Click to remove the specified COM port mapping from the list. -60-...
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Auto Start for Windows Click “Auto-start Setting” command in Main menu, as illustrated below, to get VCOM enabled to auto start for Windows. -61-...
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