TU‐S9 1 Overview Easily connect TU‐S9E devices using the 9 pin interface to your network which can be conveniently placed next to your serial equipment. This device server supports maximum 921.6Kbps for the RS232 serial interface. Provided for remote control, monitoring and data communication. It is ideal for POS, factory automation and building automation field. 2 Features Remotely connect and configure your serial device over the network ...
TU‐S9 3.2 Software The AXR2E Configuration Utility is a Windows program. It consists of necessary tools that you can use to help manage your TU‐S9E application products. The AXR2E Configuration Utility contains the following tools: Device Management tool: enable you to remotely manage device servers. TU‐S9E Virtual Serial Port tool: enable you to manage virtual serial ports on the host PC. Device Monitor tool: enable you to monitor the status of device servers. TU‐S9E DHCP Server tool: enable a device server to get a dynamic IP address when TU‐S9E operating at the DHCP‐enabled mode. TFTP Server tool: enable a device ...
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TU‐S9 3.2.1 Install AXR2E Configuration Utility Step 1: On the 32‐bit Windows environment, run AXR2E_x86.exe, and then the main window will appear as the following figure. (Note: on a 64‐bit Windows environment, you should run AXR2E_x64.exe). Step 2: If there are more than one network interface (multiple IP addresses), AXR2E configuration utility will pop up a dialog as below and request you to choose one IP address to be used for management. User’s Guide ...
TU‐S9 3.2.2 Software Interface The main window divides the display into three functional areas: Menu Window, Function Window and System Log Window. Menu Window: displays supported tools and existed VSP Ports list. Function Window: displays supported functions of a selected tool. System Log Window: mainly displays system log messages. It is also as the function window of COM Port Terminal tool and as the internal web browser of Device Management tool. ...
TU‐S9 3.3 Device Management The main window provides eight functions, System Setting: configures the Search, Restore, Reboot period. Search: searches available device servers on the LAN. IP Search: searches the device server with specified IP address. Device Setup: configures the settings of a selected device server. Web Browser: configures the settings of a selected device server via web browser. Restore: restores the selected device server back to factory default settings. Reboot: restarts the selected device server. Firmware Upgrade: upgrades the firmware code of the selected device server. The main window supports two parameters that you can configure: Parameter Description Use External Browser Enable / disable using the external browser to access the device server’s web pages Search After Application Start Enable / disable executing the search operation automatically after application start ...
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TU‐S9 After executing the [Search] function, if any device servers are found, they will be added in the Devices List and the following information is displayed: Category Description NO Device server index in the list Device Name Device server name, 16 bytes maximum string MAC Address Device server MAC address DHCP Enable or disable - If DHCP is enabled, dynamic IP is acquired from the DHCP server, IP - Or, static IP is assigned as dynamic IP. - Server mode: data packet listening port Port - Client mode: destination port Mode Client or Server - Idle: the device server has no TCP or UDP connection. Status - Connected: the device server has a TCP or UDP connection. If a device server shows “Connected” status, it indicates that data transmission task is in progress. To avoid any unexpected interrupts during data transmission, the Device Management ...
TU‐S9 3.3.1 System Setting When click the [System Setting] button, the Setting dialog will appear, The Setting dialog provides two functions, OK: enables the new period setting. Cancel: cancels the new period setting. The Setting dialog provides following parameters, Parameter Description Search period (100ms) Set the search timeout period Reset period (100ms) Set the reset timeout period Reboot period (sec / unit) Set the reboot timeout period User’s Guide ...
TU‐S9 3.3.2 Search When click the [Search] button, the Devices Searching dialog will appear, The Devices Searching dialog provides two functions, Search: starts the search operation Cancel: cancels the search operation. The Devices Searching dialog provides following parameters, Parameter Description Multicast Search via UDP multicast packet IP Multicast IP address TTL Time to live Loopback Enable/Disable loopback of outgoing multicast packets Broadcast Search via UDP broadcast packet IP Broadcast IP address User’s Guide ...
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TU‐S9 Note: The default Multicast IP address is 225.1.2.3 in the RS‐232 to Ethernet Converter demo firmware. Step 1: In Menu Window, select Device Management tool. Step 2: Click the [Search] button to search available device servers on the LAN. Below figure shows an example that one device server is found. Step 3: The found device servers will be showed in Devices List. On the list you can acquire the device server’s settings including connection type, IP address, and port number, and so on. User’s Guide ...
TU‐S9 3.3.3 IP Search When click the [IP Search] button on main window, the IP Search dialog will appear The IP Search dialog provides two functions, Search: starts the search operation Cancel: cancels the search operation. The IP Search dialog provides following parameters, Parameter Description IP The device server’s IP address 3.3.4 Device Setup When click the [Device Setup] button on main window, the Device Setup dialog will appear, User’s Guide ...
TU‐S9 The Device Setup dialog provides three functions, (1) Save: saves the settings to a file. (2) Load: reads a set of settings from a file. (3) Submit: submits new settings. The Device Setup dialog consists of two tabs: [Network Setting] and [Serial Port Setting]. 3.3.4.1 Network Setting The [Network Setting] tab provides following parameters, Parameter Description Device Name Device identification string MAC Address Multicast IP address DHCP Enable / disable DHCP client function Server Enable Server mode Listening IP Search via UDP broadcast packet Data Listening Port Server data packet listening port Client Enable Client mode Destination IP Remote host IP address Destination Port Remote host listening port TCP Transmit serial data via TCP packet UDP ...
TU‐S9 Enable Enable / disable accessible IP addresses IP 1 Accessible IP address 1 IP 2 Accessible IP address 2 IP 3 Accessible IP address 3 IP 4 Accessible IP address 4 SMTP Configuration Parameters Domain Name The SMTP client’s domain name. From Address The sender’s IP address. To Address 1 The 1st recipient’s IP address To Address 2 The 2nd recipient’s IP address To Address 3 The 3rd recipient’s IP address IP Change Enable / disable the IP Change event. Password Change Enable / disable the Password Change event. Authentication Fail Enable / disable the Authentication Fail event. ...
TU‐S9 3.3.5 Web Browser There are two methods to open the web page of a device server. Method 1: On either the AXR2E Configuration Utility, you can select the target device server and then click the [Web Browser] button. The tool will open a browser and connect automatically to the web server of the target device server, the Login web page will appear. Method 2: You can manually open a web browser and connect to http:://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (e.g. http://192.168.0.3), the Login web page will appear. You must enter username and password first and then click the [Login] button. The default username is “admin” and default password is “admin”. The HTTP server will redirect to the Basic web page if the authentication completed successfully. User’s Guide ...
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TU‐S9 3.3.5.1 Basic In this web page, the Client Destination Host Name/IP field can accept either host name or IP address format; for example, you can enter “asix.com.tw” or “10.1.4.100” in this field. This page supports four button commands: Apply: submits this page’s settings to the device server. Cancel: cancels the changed settings on this page. Restore default: restores the selected device server back to factory default settings. User’s Guide ...
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TU‐S9 Reboot: restarts the selected device server. When click the [Restore default] button, a warning dialog will appear. You can press the [OK] button to continue the operation, or press the [Cancel] button to cancel the operation. When click the [Apply] or [Reboot] button, the confirmation window will appear. You can click the [OK] button to continue the operation, or click the [Cancel] button to cancel the operation. 3.3.5.2 Advance In this page, the E‐mail Server Address/IP field can accept host name or IP address format, for example, you can enter “asix.com.tw” or “10.1.4.100” in this field. User’s Guide ...
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TU‐S9 There is a [FirmwareUpgrade] button in this page, it is used to upgrade the firmware of a target device, you need to make sure to enter correct TFTP Server IP and the firmware file name for upgrade before click this button. When click the [Apply] or [FirmwareUpgrade] button, the confirmation window will appear. You can press the [OK] button to continue the operation, or press the [Cancel] button to cancel the operation. 3.3.5.3 Security In this page, the Accessible IP Setting group must be careful in using. You need to make sure to enter correct accessible IP address(s) after enable this function; the new configuration will take effect after the device server reboot. When click the [Apply] button, the confirmation window will appear. You can press the [OK] button to continue the operation, or press the [Cancel] button to cancel the operation.= When click the Logout link at the top right side of the page, the system will logout and redirect to the authentication page. User’s Guide ...
TU‐S9 3.3.6 Firmware Upgrade Dialog Select the target board from the Devices List in the Function AX110xx RS‐232 Window of Device Management tool. (2) Click the [Firmware Upgrade] button to pop up the Firmware Upgrade dialog. (3) Input a correct firmware file. AX110xx RS‐232 (4) Click the [Upgrade Firmware] button to start upgrading the new AX110xx RS‐232 firmware code. User’s Guide ...
TU‐S9 3.4 Virtual Serial Port Step 1: In Menu Window, select Virtual Serial Port Step 2: Click the [Add] button to add a virtual serial port. The COM Port Configuration dialog will appear. Step 3: On the COM Port Configuration dialog, select an unused port number to be assigned to the virtual serial port. Then click the [OK] button to complete the add operation Step 4: Click the [Setting] button to configure settings of the connection type, IP address, and listening port according to configuration of the targeted device. Here assumes the settings are as follows: Parameter Setting Connection Protocol Remote Host IP 10.1.2.22 Remote Host Port 5000 User’s Guide ...
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TU‐S9 Enable Flow Control Packet Disabled Connect at Windows Start Disabled Mode Client Step 5: Click the [OK] button to complete the setting operation. User’s Guide ...
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TU‐S9 Step 6: Click the [Connect] button to make a TCP connection with the remote device server. You will see the update of the virtual serial port’s status in both the Function Window and the Menu Window. Note: When you click the [Add] button to add a Virtual Serial Port, if a warning message appears as in below figure, you need to enable the administrator authority. Below shows how: Select the AXR2E_x86.exe or AXR2E_x64 icon on your desktop. Right‐click on the file and select Properties. Check the “Run this program as an administrator” checkbox from Compatibility page. ...
TU‐S9 3.5 Device Monitor The main window of Device Monitor tool is shown below. (1) Start: starts / stops to monitor the selected device server(s). Before start the monitor function, you need to select at least one device server from the Devices List in the Function Window of Device Management tool. The main window supports one parameter that you can configure: Parameter Description Monitor Time Interval ...
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TU‐S9 (1) Start: starts / stops to monitor the selected device server(s). Before start the monitor function, you need to select at least one device server from the Devices List in the Function Window of Device Management tool. The main window supports one parameter that you can configure: Parameter Description Monitor Time Interval Set the monitor frequency. ...
TU‐S9 3.6 DHCP Server The main window provides three functions, Start: starts / stops the DHCP server function. Delete: deletes a MAC to IP address mapping record. Delete All: delete all MAC to IP address mapping records. Parameter Description Start IP Address The first available IP address for clients End IP Address The end available IP address for clients Gateway (Router) The network gateway’s IP address Subnet Mask The subnet mask Domain Name Server The domain name server’s IP address Server IP Address The TFTP server’s IP address Boot File The boot file name on the TFTP server Start: starts / stops the TFTP server function. Folder Browser: opens a folder browse dialog for file path setting. Parameter Description File Path The file path for TFTP file read requests ...
TU‐S9 3.8 COM Port Terminal This section describes the detailed functions of COM Port Terminal tool. This tool supports two terminals. Each terminal supports a simple test function to ease you to develop and test TU‐ S9E solution for your target application. The main window of COM Port Terminal tool is shown below. The main window contains two terminals. Each terminal provides below the same four functions, Open: opens the selected COM port. Close: closes the selected COM port. Clear: clears the console data. Purge: clears the data stored in COM port buffer. Each terminal supports six general COM port parameters that you can configure: Parameter Description Port COM Port number Baud Rate Baud rate Data Bits Data bits Parity Check Parity check type Stop Bits ...
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TU‐S9 Each terminal supports four additional parameters for test function that you can configure: Parameter Description Auto Test Enable / disable sending test data Echo Enable / disable echoing back received test data TX Interval (ms) The time interval to send out a test data TX Data Length The test data’s length Note: The following example operation assumes the AX110xx device server’s UART2 port is connected to the COM7 port on PC1. And this device server has established a TCP connection with the Virtual Serial Port COM1 on PC1. Step 1: In Menu Window, select COM Port Terminal tool. You will see the System Log Window being switched to the Function Window of COM Port Terminal tool. ...
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TU‐S9 Step 2: Use COM Terminal 1 to open the COM1 and use COM Terminal 2 to open COM7. Here assumes the AX110xx device server’s serial port settings are 115200 baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity check, 1 stop bit and no flow control. Step 3: Input some text data (e.g., “11111”) in the console of COM Terminal 1, and then you should see the data appear in the console of COM Terminal 2. Step 4: Input some text data (e.g., “22222”) in the console of COM Terminal 2, and then you should see the data appear in the console of COM Terminal 1. User’s Guide ...
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TU‐S9 Step 5: Click the [Close] buttons of COM Terminal 1 and COM Terminal 2 to close COM1 and COM7 ports Step 6: In Menu Window, select Virtual Serial Port tool. Select the virtual serial port COM1 from the Virtual Serial Ports List and then click the [Close] button to close the connection between the virtual serial port driver and the AX110xx device server. Step 7: Click the [Remove] button to remove the virtual serial port driver from PC1. User’s Guide ...
TU‐S9 4. TCP Test Tool (1) Double‐click TCP Test Tool_2.3 to install. (2) If the following problems occur during the installation process, we need to set up the program and reinstall it again. (3) Right‐click the TCP Test Tool_2.3 program, and then click to enter the property interface. (4) Click compatibility, check Windows 7 running program in compatible mode, check running program as administrator, click OK after setting, and then reinstall the program. User’s Guide ...
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TU‐S9 2. The HOST/LOCAL COMMUNICATIONS section This ‘section’ is the TCP SESSION INITIATOR (receiver) tool. It is used for answering TCP sessions from a remote device on a user definable TCP port TCP Test Tool view broken down into (2) sections Remote Communications (Transmit) Host/Local Communications (Receive) This part is for receiving sessions on any desired TCP port. This part is for initiating data streams to a remote IP and Data is displayed in ASCII or HEX formats. You can log and TCP port. You can initiate it using an IP or a hostname. edit the data adding Date and/or Time stamps if needed. Data can be in ASCII or HEX format. User’s Guide ...
TU‐S9 4.2 TCP Client Communications (Initiator) Initiating data sessions to a remote location and TCP port is easy. Enter the Remote IP or HOSTNAME and the desired destination TCP port. Since this is where you want the data to be sent, it assumes that there must be something listening for the packet at that location. The default is ‘localhost’ meaning it will send data to itself. Enter the Data to be sent. Type into the box or paste text from another application. Select the required data format and framing type. Most text will be ASCII. Most machine or coded data will be in HEX format. Add Line Feeds and/or Carriage Returns as n eeded. Hit the Connect button to start the session. To send a single packet, hit the Send b utton. If you want to send the packet on a recurring basis, select Auto Send and enter the time interval. The application will send the data stream every x seconds until you stop the software or de‐select the Auto Send button. (Default is every 1 second). Data will be displayed in the Sent Data Log. You can change the display format to e ither ASCII or HEX, as well as choose to append a Time and/or Date to each data stream. Data totals in bytes are displayed in the bottom status tray. User’s Guide ...
TU‐S9 4.3 TCP Server Communications (Receiver) Receiving data on a TCP port is just as easy. Enter the TCP ‘listening’ port on which you intend to be receiving data and select Bind To stop listening for data on that port, or to release the port for another application, simply change the port number and select the Bind button again, or exit the software application completely. (There is no ‘Un‐Bind’ control button). Enter the Data to be sent back to the TCP session originator (client), select the r equired data format (ASCII or HEX) and add Line Feeds and/or Carriage Returns as needed. To send data back to the TCP originator, just hit the Send button. If you want to send the packet on a recurring basis, select Auto Send and enter the time interval. The application will send the data stream every x seconds until you stop the software or de‐ select the Auto Send button. (Default is every 1 second). User’s Guide ...
TU‐S9 Data will be displayed in the Sent Data Log. You can change the display format to e ither ASCII or HEX, as well as choose to append a Time and/or Date to each data stream. Data totals in bytes are displayed in the bottom status tray. 5. Restore factory settings Hold the restore switch for 7‐10 seconds, do not loosen in the middle. When two LED lights of the product are out at the same time, the yellow and green LED lights are turned on again and work normally, it can be determined that the factory settings are successfully restored. (Green LED lights are always on and yellow LED lights are flashing when working normally) User’s Guide ...
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