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RCS/5000 and RCS/6000
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Document number 80-001048-1
Revision B

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  • Page 1 RCS/5000 and RCS/6000 Hardware Manual Document number 80-001048-1 Revision B...
  • Page 3 RCS/5000 and RCS/6000 Hardware Manual...

  • Page 4: Revision History

    Date Revision Description 7/10/00 Initial production release 11/28/00 Correction: RS-485/422 pinout for RCS/5000 Created 2000, and Protected Under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976. Copyright © 2000, SYSTECH Corporation All Rights Reserved This document is subject to change without notice.
  • Page 5 Agency Notifications FCC Class A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Connecting EIA-232 Devices ..................10 RCS/5000 ........................10 RCS/6000 ........................14 Connecting Parallel Printers to the RCS/5000 and RCS/6000 ........17 Synchronous Serial Devices ..................18 Ethernet LAN ......................... 19 Adapting an RCS/6000 to an RCS/4000 or RCS/5000 Network........20 Starting the RCS/5000 or RCS/6000 ................

  • Page 9: Chapter 1: Overview

    Chapter 1: Overview The RCS/5000 and RCS/6000 port servers provide communication between peripheral devices and devices connected to your local network. When the port server is connected to your LAN and to one or more peripherals, it manages network traffic, routing it to the correct device.

  • Page 10: Features

    Features The RCS/5000 and RCS/6000 offer the following features and benefits: • Easy set up and configuration • Open systems communications for multi-site data networks • Can be used in a variety of data communications applications • Reduces cost and complexity •...

  • Page 11: Using The Rcs/5000 Or Rcs/6000

    Multiple services per port allows setting up both incoming and outgoing services on the same port • ppp header compression • Reverse telnet support for a variety of UNIX operating systems Using the RCS/5000 or RCS/6000 Using the RCS requires three steps: Hardware installation Configuration Operation Hardware installation is documented in this manual.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2: Installing The Hardware

    Chapter 2: Installing the Hardware This chapter describes installing the RCS/5000 and RCS/6000 hardware, including: • Planning the installation • Checking cables and connectors • Sample configurations Overview Installing the RCS/5000 or RCS/6000 hardware includes the following steps: 1. Plan the installation.

  • Page 14: Rcs/5000 And Rcs/6000 Panel Connectors

    LEDs Figure 2-1. RCS/5000 Front Panel The front panel of the RCS/5000 (Figure 2-1 above) provides 8 or 16 RJ-45 serial ports, with its number above each connector. Each serial port connector has an associated LED, also numbered, that signals normal operation or error conditions. A larger status LED on the lower right indicates the overall status of the port server.
  • Page 15 Figure 2-3. RCS/5000 and RCS/6000 Back Panel The back panel provides four RJ-45 Ethernet hub ports. The port labeled LAN is wired for connection to a hub. The DB-25 WAN port and Printer port are also located on the back panel.

  • Page 16: Connecting Eia-232 Devices

    The cable shown in Figure 2-4 or 2-5 may be used to connect most ASCII terminals or serial printers to RCS/5000 serial ports. The cable shown in Figure 2-6 or 2-7 may be used to connect modems to the RCS/5000. Modems should be configured to switch their carrier detect signal (CD) on and off in response to making and breaking telephone connections.
  • Page 17 Pin 1 RJ-45 Plug Pin DB-25 Plug Pin Number Number/Signal 1 DCD 20 DTR 2 RTS 5 CTS 3 SG 7 SG 6 SG 4 TXD 3 RXD 5 RXD 2 TXD 7 CTS 4 RTS 8 DTR 8 DCD 6 DSR Figure 2-4 RJ-45 to DB-25 Terminal Cable Pin 1...
  • Page 18 Pin 1 RJ-45 Plug Pin DB-25 Plug Pin Number Number/Signal 1 DCD 8 DCD 2 RTS 4 RTS 3 SG 7 SG 6 SG 4 TXD 2 TXD 5 RXD 3 RXD 7 CTS 5 RTS 8 DTR 20 DTR Figure 2-6.
  • Page 19 The RCS/5000 does not require the use of all 8 wires. Only pins 3, 4, and 5 are essential. RTS/CTS and DTR (pins 2, 7, and 8) are only necessary for flow control. Only one ground, (e.g., pin 3) is necessary. Although the RCS/5000 requires DCD by default, you can change the serial port setting so that the DCD signal is not required.

  • Page 20: Rcs/6000

    pin 1 Figure 2-10 RJ-45 to RJ-45 Crossover Cable RCS/6000 The RCS/6000 port server uses an EIA-232 data terminal equipment (DTE) pinout on the DB-9 serial ports. Table 2-2 lists the pinouts of the DB-9 ports used for EIA-232 serial communications.
  • Page 21 Figure 2-11, Figure 2-12, and Figure 2-13 show cable diagrams for three common configurations. The cable shown in Figure 2-11 may be used to connect modems to the RCS/6000. Modems should be configured to switch their carrier detect signal (CD) on and off in response to making and breaking telephone connections.
  • Page 22 DB-9 Pin DB-25 Pin Number Number/Signal 1 DCD 8 DCD 2 RX 3 RX 3 TX 2 TX 4 DTR 20 DTR 5 GND 7 GND 6 DSR 6 DSR 7 RTS 4 RTS 8 CTS 5 CTS 9 RI 22 RI Table 3-3: DB-9 to DB-25 Modem Cable DB-9 Pin...

  • Page 23: Connecting Parallel Printers To The Rcs/5000 And Rcs/6000

    Table 2-14 DB-9 to DB-25 3-wire Terminal Cable Connecting Parallel Printers to the RCS/5000 and RCS/6000 The RCS/5000 and RCS/6000 parallel port is compatible with common PC parallel printer ports. The same printer cables used with PCs will work with the RCS. The RCS uses a male 25-pin D type connector;...

  • Page 24: Synchronous Serial Devices

    ISDN, T1/E1, 56 Kbps leased line, Switched 56 service, etc. The WAN port on the back of the RCS/5000 and RCS/6000 can be configured to meet any of these standards: •...

  • Page 25: Ethernet Lan

    The RCS comes factory-configured for EIA-232 on the WAN port. To change the WAN port interface setting, use the following command. set wan interface setting where setting is one of the following: rs232, rs422, e530, v.35. To connect synchronous modems, ISDN modems, FRADs, or CSU/DSUs to the RCS, use straight-through cables. Make sure that your cable includes conductors to carry all the signals required for the interface setting you have chosen.

  • Page 26: Adapting An Rcs/6000 To An Rcs/4000 Or Rcs/5000 Network

    Adapting an RCS/6000 to an RCS/4000 or RCS/5000 Network If you are using your RCS/6000 to replace a Systech RCS/4000 or RCS/5000 port server or including it in a network that already contains RCS/4000s or 5000s, you may want to use an adapter on your RCS/6000 serial port that maps the RCS/6000 DB-9 connector to an RJ-45 connector emulating the RJ-45 serial ports.

  • Page 27: Starting The Rcs/5000 Or Rcs/6000

    N. C. Table 2-16 DB-9 to RJ-45 Adapter The RCS/4000 and RCS/5000 RJ-45 connector does not have a DSR input pin. On an RCS/4000 and RCS/5000, DSR is always on. To emulate the DSR pin behavior on the RCS/6000, connect DTR, which is typically always on when the port is open, to the DSR input.
  • Page 28 Also, a blinking orange or blinking green indicator on the status LED signals an error. For a description of the error codes, see LED Displays, page 31. Starting the RCS/5000 or RCS/6000...

  • Page 30: Chapter 3: Physical Layer Interface Settings

    Chapter 3: Physical Layer Interface Settings The RCS/5000 and RCS/6000 can be used for communication with RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 devices. By default, all the RCS ports are configured to communcate using an RS-232 electrical interface, as described in the preceding sections. This section describes connecting RS-422 and RS-485 devices and configuring the RCS to communicate in RS-422 or RS-485 mode.

  • Page 31: Rs-422/485 Point-To-Point Configuration

    RS-422/485 Point-to-point Configuration Point-to-point connections can be established between two RS-422 devices, an RS-422 and an RS-485 device, or two RS-485 devices. Figure 3-1 shows a four-wire, point-to-point connection between two devices. RS-422/485 RS-422/485 TXA TXB RXA RXB TXA TXB RXA RXB Figure 3-1.

  • Page 32: Two-Wire System

    Two-Wire System In two-wire communication, all devices share the same pair of wires to both transmit and receive. All the devices connected to a two-wire system must be RS-485 devices. Figure 3-2 shows a typical two-wire system. MASTER SLAVE SLAVE RS-485 RS-485 RS-485...

  • Page 33: Using The Rcs Port Server In Rs-422 Or Rs-485 Mode

    Using the RCS Port Server in RS-422 or RS-485 Mode Any serial port on the RCS/5000 or RCS/6000 can be configured for either RS-422 or RS-485 communication. Thus, the RCS can function as any of the devices in any of the configurations described above.

  • Page 34: Connecting The Rcs Port Server

    Be sure the wires are terminated as indicated in the wiring diagrams in the previous section. In addition, as a fail safe to prevent floating wires, the RCS/5000 provides internal 2k bias resistors that pull the lines to a known state when they are not being driven. The bias resistors cannot be removed or altered.

  • Page 35: Configuring An Rcs Serial Port For Rs-422/485

    Pin # Name Direction Not used Input Output Not used Not used Output Input Not used The pins designated as not used should have nothing connected to them. Be sure the wires are terminated as indicated in the wiring diagrams in the previous section. In addition, as a fail safe to prevent floating wires, the RCS/6000 provides internal 2k bias resistors that pull the lines to a known state when they are not being driven.

  • Page 37: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting

    RCS/5000 and RCS/6000. LED Displays The LED display may differ depending on the state of the RCS/5000 or RCS/6000. When the RCS is started, it runs a self-test. If no problems are encountered, it enters the operational state.
  • Page 38 Table 4-1: LED display Error Operation Status LEDs Status LAN, A, B, C Serial Port self-test Yellow, Cycles through: Cycles through: blinks 1. off 1. off rapidly 2. orange 2. green 3. off 3. orange 4. off error orange, orange, solid orange, solid blinking pattern...
  • Page 39 Error Operation Status LEDs Status LAN, A, B, C Serial Port firmware yellow, Either: Off/dark monitor blinks 5 1. off/dark— times per unconnected 2. green— connected to active ethernet network; blinks to show network activity. error orange, orange, solid orange, solid blinking pattern Table 4-2: LED Indicators for Error Conditions...

  • Page 40: Error Codes

    Color/pattern During Error serial port orange, solid self-test error detected on the serial port orange, one operation One or more overrun, parity, or framing blink, returns to errors. green Error Codes The status LED blinks HEX error codes for fatal errors encountered during the self-test. Errors are considered to be fatal if they prevent the RCS operating system from starting.
  • Page 41 HEX code Error Category HUB test error Appendix: Specifications...

  • Page 42: Appendix: Specifications

    Eight or sixteen asynchronous serial ports with modem control and surge suppression. Asynchronous port data rates of 50 bps to 115.2 Kbps over EIA-232 electrical interface. RCS/5000 uses RJ-45 physical interface; RCS/6000 uses DB-9 physical interface. Supports RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485.

  • Page 43: Model Numbers

    Model Numbers RCS/5008 -- 8 RJ ports, no WAN RCS/5016 -- 16 RJ ports, no WAN RCS/5108 -- 8 RJ ports, with WAN RCS/5116 -- 16 RJ ports, with WAN RCS/6008 -- 8 DB ports, no WAN RCS/6016 -- 16 DB ports, no WAN RCS/6108 -- 8 DB ports, with WAN RCS/6116...
  • Page 44 Index DCD, change setting, 13 DCE, 10 DTE, 10 DTE pinout 10BaseT, cabling specifications, 36 RCS/5000, 10 RCS/6000, 14 3-wire diagram RCS/5000, 13 EIA-232 mode, setting WAN port to, 19 RCS/6000, 16 EIA-422 mode, WAN port, 18 EIA-530 mode, WAN port to, 19...
  • Page 45 CD, 10 set port to, 29 RS-422 and RS-485 comparison, 24 RS-422/485 topology, 24 RS-485, 24 pin assignments for RCS/5000, 28 NativeCOM, 5 pinouts for RCS/6000, 28 network, connecting RCS to, 19 set port to, 29 Networked COM ports, 5...

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