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ESC Utility User Manual Industrial Redundant Ring Switch Version 1.0 This document applied to models of RS-405/405F, RSM-405/405F Mar 28, 2007 Please print in double side TDRS4050601...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Document Control Date Author Version Description Mar 28 , 2007 May Chang First draft TDRS4050601...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Copyright & Trademarks A ll rights res erv ed . No part of t his publicat ion m ay be reprod uced , st ored in a ret riev al sy st em , or t rans m itt ed in an y f orm or by any m ean s , whet her elect ron ic, m echan ical, phot o c opy in g, record in g or ot herwis e, wit hout t he prior writt en perm iss ion of t he publis her.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Disclaimer Limited Warranty A ll prod ucts m an uf act ured by ICP DAS are warrant ed again s t d ef ect iv e m at erials f or a period of on e y ear f rom t he d at e of d eliv ery t o t he origin al purchas er.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Contents Document Control ..................i Copyright & Trademarks ................ii Disclaimer...................... iii Limited Warranty ....................iii Standards ......................iii Warning ........................ iii Safety ........................iii Contents ......................iv Acronyms ...................... a Introduction....................
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Configuration Page Overview ................ii Network Status ....................jj Time Status ....................kk DIP Switch Status ..................kk Relay Setting ....................ll Program Options ..................mm Upgrade Firmware ..................pp Default......................pp Restart ......................
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Acronyms Acronym for Asynchronous Transfer Mode, a high performance networking technology based on the switching of fixed length, 53 byte cells. ATM switching supports the switching of voice, video, and data; also supports isochronous communication.
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual capabilities, and the logic and timing necessary to provide a standard EIA/TIA or CCITT interface. Converts signals between those used at the DTE's serial interface and bipolar signals used on the digital network.
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Acronym for Pulse-Coded Modulation, a means of converting analog to digital form. RING Path or channel; usually electrical, where devices along the path receive transmissions sequentially from one device to the next along the ring.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Introduction Welcome to ICP DAS Industrial Redundant Ring Switch - RS Key Features Series, one of the world’s best Industrial Ethernet Switch designed Intended Hardware for connecting Ethernet-enabled devices in industrial field Product applications.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Key Features Multi-language interface supported (English/Simplified Chinese/ Traditional Chinese ) Easy-to-use Graphic user interface (GUI) Real-Time access and configuration (via RS232 & RS485) Real-Time event log monitoring and notification Intended Hardware Product This manual applies to ESC Utility Ver.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Installation Overview Before Installing Installation This chapter provides general information you need to know before you start installing ESC Utility. TDRS4050601...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Before Installing Downloading & Updating To get the latest version of this user manual and to download/update the latest firmware, please go to : http://www.icpdas.com/ Operating System Requirement Windows 95 / 98 / ME / 2000 / NT / XP TDRS4050601...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Installation Once you download and decompress the file, double click ESC Utility 1.00.exe to start the Installation Wizard. Initial Setup The Installation Wizard will guide you through the installation process: It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before continuing with this installation.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual License agreement Please read the license agreement carefully, click “I accept the terms in the license agreement” and then click “Next” to continue. TDRS4050601...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Customer Information Enter your name and company name. Then click “Next” to continue. TDRS4050601...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Installation Folder The software will be installed in the folder listed. To select a different location, either type in a new path, or click change to browse for an existing folder. Then click “Next”...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Shortcut Folder The shortcut icons will be created in the folder indicated below. If you don’t want to use the default folder, you can either type a new name, or select an existing folder from the list.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Ready to install the program Click “Next” to begin the installation. If you want to review or change any of your installation settings, click “Back”. Click “Cancel” will exit the wizard and quit installation. TDRS4050601...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Configuration Overview Start the Program Basic Interface This chapter provides information about how to configure an existing Advanced Interface device by ESC Utility. TDRS4050601...
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Start the Program To start the program, please do the following steps: 1. From the window desktop, click on Start -> Programs ->ESC Utility -> ESC Utility Ver 1.00 to run the program (or the route you previously set up for this program). 2.
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Basic Interface Click on tags to go to the following pages: Hardware Status and Configuration pages. Configuration Page Overview Configuration page displays current settings. From here, you can monitor and modify current settings.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Network Status Upper left section displays Network Status. You can monitor and configure current Network settings in this section: TCP/IP address, MASK IP, GATEWAY IP, Ethernet Address, Modbus Net ID, and Monitor Timer Interval. To make a modification, please type new values in the fields that you would like to make a change of, and then click on button.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Time Status Upper right section displays Time Status. You can monitor and configure current Time setting interval in this section: Recovery Time(in the range 100-65535ms), Max Age Time(in the range 6000-40000ms), Forward Delay(in the range 4000-30000ms), and Hello Time (in the range 1000-10000ms).
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Relay Setting Relay Setting section allows you to monitor or configure current settings of Relay output. There are three kinds of relay output that you can set up with: Link Lose, Communication Lose, and System.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Program Options Program Options allows you to set up Log write mode , Error report option and Auto email report setup. Note if you make any change of this section, you need to click on “Save” to make new settings effective.
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Error report option: Check the square box to enable error warning sound or uncheck the square box to disable warning sound. Click on “Save” to save the new setting. Auto email report setup: This section allows you to send out auto report by email.
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Disable email report: Uncheck “Enable auto report via email” and click on “Save” to disable auto report function. TDRS4050601...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Upgrade Firmware To upgrade firmware, please do the following steps: 1. Download the newest version firmware from ICPDAS website.(?) 2. Click on the “Upgrade Firmware” button. 3. The system will prompt you if you really want to upgrade firmware. Click “Yes” to continue.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Restart Click on “Restart” button will initiate Ring Switch a self-restart. All current setting values remain intact. Advanced Mode Click on “Advanced Mode” allows you to switch to Advanced Operating Interface. Open Log File Click on “Open Log File”...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual About Utility Click on “About Utility” will display software information. Exit Program Click on “Exit Program” will exit the program and close the window. The system will prompt you if you really want to exit the program. Click “Yes” to quit or “No” to cancel. TDRS4050601...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual System Status Connection Status: Indicate RS-232/RS-485 is connected. Indicate RS-232/RS-485 is disconnected. System time: Display current system time. Current status: Display a message illustrating current status, for example: When you are upgrading firmware, a message “Performing firmware upgrade, please wait”...
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Hardware Status Page Overview This page displays information of the hardware features. With this integrated and realistic display, you can easy monitor current status in a glance. TDRS4050601...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual DIP Switch(SW1) configuration You can monitor current Switch 1 settings by this realistic image displayed. Check the square box in front of “HELP” to get more information. SW1 is a set of 6 jumpers on the front panel. It is a DIP toggle switch with two possible positions -- on or off.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Rotary Switch (SW2) configuration You can monitor current Switch 2 settings by this realistic image displayed. Check the square box in front of “HELP” to get more information. W2 is a 16 position rotary switch on the front panel, right below the SW1. When the arm of SW2 is switched to position "0", you would be able to set up specific values(Please go to configuration page.) for recovery time(rtime), forward delay(ftime) , maximum age(mtime), and hello time(htime) manually.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Power 1 & Power 2 Status indicate power is function normally. indicate there is a power fail occurring. Indicate RS232/RS485 serial connection is connected Indicate RS232/RS485 serial connection is disconnected Indicate the line of the corresponding port is connected. TDRS4050601...
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Link loss status and communication loss status Link loss status (L): Indicate mask is disabled. When mask is disabled, no mater whether the link status is disconnected or connected, no relay output will be activated.
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Alarm Output and Event Log Green alarm sign indicate there is no unusual event. Red alarm sign indicate there is unusual event(s) happening. It is recommended to check the error message and solve the problems. Event Log record current events.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Advanced Interface Click on tags to go to the following pages: Link Status, Communication Status, Hardware Status and Configuration pages. Configuration Page Overview Configuration page displays current settings. From here, you can monitor and modify current settings.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Network Status Upper left section displays Network Status. You can monitor and configure current Network settings in this section: TCP/IP address, MASK IP, GATEWAY IP, Ethernet Address, Modbus Net ID, and Monitor Timer Interval. To make a modification, please type new values in the fields that you would like to make a change of, and then click on button.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Time Status Upper right section displays Time Status. You can monitor and configure current Time setting interval in this section: Recovery Time(in the range 100-65535ms), Max Age Time(in the range 6000-40000ms), Forward Delay(in the range 4000-30000ms), and Hello Time (in the range 1000-10000ms).
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Relay Setting Relay Setting section allows you to monitor or configure current settings of Relay output. There are three kinds of relay output that you can set up with: Link Lose, Communication Lose, and System.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Program Options Program Options allows you to set up Log write mode , Error report option and Auto email report setup. Note if you make any change of this section, you need to click on “Save” to make new settings effective.
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Error report option: Check the square box to enable error warning sound or uncheck the square box to disable warning sound. Click on “Save” to save the new setting. Auto email report setup: This section allows you to send out auto report by email.
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Disable email report: Uncheck “Enable auto report via email” and click on “Save” to disable auto report function. TDRS4050601...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Upgrade Firmware To upgrade firmware, please do the following steps: 1. Download the newest version firmware from ICPDAS website.(?) 2. Click on the “Upgrade Firmware” button. 3. The system will prompt you if you really want to upgrade firmware. Click “Yes” to continue.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Restart Click on “Restart” button will initiate Ring Switch a self-restart. All current setting values remain intact. Advanced Mode Click on “Advanced Mode” allows you to switch to Advanced Operating Interface. Open Log File Click on “Open Log File”...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual About Utility Click on “About Utility” will display software information. Exit Program Click on “Exit Program” will exit the program and close the window. The system will prompt you if you really want to exit the program. Click “Yes” to quit or “No” to cancel. TDRS4050601...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual System Status Connection Status: Indicate RS-232/RS-485 is connected. Indicate RS-232/RS-485 is disconnected System time: display current system time. Current status: Display a message illustrating current status, for example: When you are upgrading firmware, a message “Performing firmware upgrade, please wait”...
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Link Status Page overview This page displays various information of the link status. TDRS4050601...
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Indicate RS232/RS485 serial connection is connected Indicate RS232/RS485 serial connection is disconnected Indicate the line of the corresponding port is connected. TDRS4050601...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Show Help Click on square box in front of Show Help will display current Port status. Link Lose Alarm Mask Status Link Lose Alarm Mask Status indicate current link lose relay output mask setting. When the Led is green, the mask is enabled, and when the Led is grey, the mask is disabled.
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Communication Status Page overview This page displays various information of the communication status. TDRS4050601...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Show Help Click on square box in front of Show Help will display current Port status. Communication Lose Alarm Mask Status Communication Lose Alarm Mask Status indicate current communication lose relay output mask setting.
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Indicate RS232/RS485 serial connection is connected Indicate RS232/RS485 serial connection is disconnected Indicate the line of the corresponding port is connected. Indicate Ring Pair 1 is enabled (Jumper 6 is “ON”) Indicate Ring Pair 2 is enabled (Jumper 5 is “ON”) When mask is disabled, no mater whether the link status is disconnected or connected, no relay output will be activated.
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual To activate relay output for port 3, port 4, or port 5 you will need to enable both mask setting and corresponding ring pair setting (Ring Pair 2). When there is a communication loss (disconnection) occurs, a relay output will be activated and a warning sign will be shown.
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Hardware Status Page overview This page displays various information of the hardware features. TDRS4050601...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual DIP Switch(SW1) configuration You can monitor current Switch 1 settings by this realistic image displayed. Check the square box in front of “HELP” to get more information. SW1 is a set of 6 jumpers on the front panel. It is a DIP toggle switch with two possible positions -- on or off.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Rotary Switch (SW2) configuration You can monitor current Switch 2 settings by this realistic image displayed. Check the square box in front of “HELP” to get more information. W2 is a 16 position rotary switch on the front panel, right below the SW1. When the arm of SW2 is switched to position "0", you would be able to set up specific values(Please go to configuration page.) for recovery time(rtime), forward delay(ftime) , maximum age(mtime), and hello time(htime) manually.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Power 1 & Power 2 Status Indicate power is function normally. Indicate there is a power fail occurring. Alarm Output and Event Log Green alarm sign indicate there is no unusual event. Red alarm sign indicate there is unusual event(s) happening.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Event Type Overview Event Type 1:Power 1 Error This chapter describe each event type shows on Event Log: Event Type 2: Power 2 Error Event Type 1:Power 1 Error ...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Event Type 1:Power 1 Error Power 1 fail , Ethernet Switch can’t receive signal from Power 1. Event Type 2: Power 2 Error Power 2 fail, Ethernet Switch can’t receive signal from Power 2. Event Type 3: RS-232/RS-485 Connection Error Indicate disconnected serial cable of RS-232 port is detected.
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Event Type 8 :Unknown Error An unknown error that the system can’t recognize has occurred. TDRS4050601...
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Troubleshooting Overview Event Type 1:Power 1 This chapter includes some information for general troubleshooting Error as follows: Event Type 2: Power 2 Error Event Type 3: RS- Event Type 1:Power 1 Error 232/RS-485 Connection Error Event Type 2: Power 2 Error...
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Event Type 1: Power 1 Error • Check for faulty power cord. • Check for loose or broken power connections. • Check connections to ensure the power and ground are attached to the correct terminals. •...
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Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual • Check the other device to see if it is powered up and operating correctly. • Try moving the Ethernet cable that has the possible faulty connection to another port in the switch and check for link light.
Industrial Redundant Ring Switch – RS Series User Manual Service Information We sincerely hope that you never experience a problem with any ICP DAS product. If you do need service, call ICP DAS at 886-3-5973366 and ask for Applications Engineering. Our well-trained specialist will help you to quickly determine the source of the problem.