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CHAPTER 11: USING TELNET ..............63 ..............63 ONFIGURATION SING ELNET Navigating the Configuration Menu ............64 CHAPTER 12: ESP901 AND ESP902 TECHNICAL DATA ...... 67 APPENDIX A: RS-232 CONNECTIONS ............71 DB-9 P RS-232 M ......... 71 ERIAL ERVER OUTS IN RS-232 Straight-through Cable Connections ..........
VLINX Models ESP901 and ESP902 Ethernet Serial Servers Ethernet to Serial connections for RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485 devices. The ESP901 features a single serial port and the ESP902 features two serial ports. The serial ports can be accessed over a LAN/WAN using , or connections.
. Virtual COM port provides access to any of Ports (COM & LPT) the ports on the ESP901 and ESP902, like any other serial port (legacy, PCI, USB or PCMCIA) on the computer. Any program running on the computer and using Windows-based COM ports can access the serial devices attached to the .
UDP/server with a designated communication port number. The virtual COM driver is the TCP or UDP client. Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m Chapter 1 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com...
Step 4: Apply power to the Serial Server Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m Chapter 1 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com...
Step 4: Communications with the serial device should now be operational. Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m Chapter 1 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com...
Package Checklist are shipped with the following ESP901 and ESP902 Serial Servers items included: ESP901 or ESP902 Serial Server Module Power supply This Operation Manual CD-ROM disc with manual, VLINX ESP Manager and Virtual COM Driver software for Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 &...
Serial Server Console Mode, configuration of the (using an RS-232 connection Serial Server through the serial port on the ESP901 or Serial Port 1 on the ESP902) from a PC running a terminal program such as . When HyperTerminal enters...
Port 2 The RS-232 interfaces are configured as DTEs. The connectors for all ports are DB-9M. Serial Port DB-9 Male Figure 8. The ESP901 Serial Port Connector Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 DB-9 Male DB-9 Male Figure 9. The ESP902 Serial Port Connectors...
PC via its serial Upgrade Mode port to the ESP901 serial port or ESP902 Serial Port 1. Upgrading also can be accomplished via the network connection, using the ESP Manager software and a virtual COM port.
For more information on RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485 pin-outs, cable connections and loopback connections refer to Appendices A, B and C Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m Chapter 2 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com...
OFF position Figure 19. Ethernet Connection via a LAN Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m Chapter 4 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com...
- Displays the currently selected TCP or UDP mode for Protocol Serial Server Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m Chapter 4 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com...
Server configuration settings. Details for setting Properties are described in the next chapter. Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m Chapter 4 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com...
DHCP request to the DHCP server, which will assign a dynamic IP Chapter 5 Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com...
Ethernet port. If only Delimiter 1 is set (Delimiter 2 is zero or blank), upon receiving Delimiter 1 the ESP901/902 will put all the data in the serial buffer in an Ethernet packet and send it out the Ethernet port.
Serial Server Console Mode port (the serial Port on ESP901 or Port 1 on ESP902), displaying screen and allowing configuration of the Server Properties server and its ports. – When this mode is selected and the server is updated,...
Connection At When the field is set to Connection Mode Client Client (no , this field becomes active, allowing the ESP901/902 (acting heartbeat) as a client) to connect to the server either on or on Power up Data (first character arriving).
If you leave any Web Server page without saving, any changes you have made will be ignored. Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m Chapter 5 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com...
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The Serial Server must be set to match. Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m Chapter 6 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com...
Highlight the mapped COM port number to be removed. Figure 44. The ESP Manager Window Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m Chapter 7 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com...
ESP Manager using a direct PC connection via the ESP901 serial port, ESP902 Port 1, or using a virtual COM port. If connecting directly to a computer serial port, use a null modem cable between the Computer RS-232 port and the ESP901 serial port or ESP902 Port 1.
Console mode you may not be able to access it using Telnet. In this case use ESP Manager, Console Mode or Web Server for configuration. Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m Chapter 11 B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com...
VLINX ESP Manager and Virtual COM Driver software for Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 & Win 7 Dimensions ESP901/ESP902: 3.4 x 4.5 x 0.90 in (8.5 x 11.5 x 2.3 cm) Power & Power Requirements: 12 VDC @ 200 mA (ESP901), 300mA...
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ESP901 and ESP902 Technical Data RS-232(DTE): TXD, RXD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, Serial Interfaces RS-422: TXDB(+), TXDA(−), RXDB(+), RXDA(−), RTS(+), RTS(−), CTS(+), CTS(−) and GND RS-485: Data B (+), Data A (–) and GND Baud Rate: 110 bps to 230.4 k bps...
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ESP901 and ESP902 Technical Data Server Name ESP901 or ESP902 Default Server Settings Serial Number: xxxxxxxxx (printed on bottom of unit) Password: Blank DHCP: Disable IP Address: 192.168.0.1 Net Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.0.254 Fixed – see bottom label MAC Address: Version&Date:...
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ESP901 and ESP902 Technical Data Figure 58. Dimensional Diagram of the ESP901 Figure 59. Dimensional Diagram of the ESP902 Chapter 12 Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com...
Serial Server used, as it does not tri-state the transmitter in RS-422 mode. Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m Appendix C B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com...
Brown Figure 72. Pin-out for a Standard Ethernet Cable Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m Appendix D B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com...