B&B Electronics RS-232 Benutzerhandbuch
Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_4105m
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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
B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Pk – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91-792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 – www.bb-europe.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................... I
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION..................................................................... 1
F
EATURES
......................................................................................................... 2
C
OMMUNICATION
M
ODES
................................................................................ 3
Direct IP Mode ............................................................................................ 3
Virtual COM Mode ...................................................................................... 3
Paired Mode ................................................................................................ 4
Heart Beat.................................................................................................... 4
S
ERIAL
S
ERVER
Q
UICK
S
TART
G
UIDE
.............................................................. 5
Hardware Setup ........................................................................................... 5
Software Installation .................................................................................... 6
Serial Server Configuration ......................................................................... 6
Install Virtual COM Ports on PC................................................................. 7
Check Communications ............................................................................... 7
CHAPTER 2: MAKING THE HARDWARE CONNECTIONS .................. 9
P
ACKAGE
C
HECKLIST
....................................................................................... 9
ESP901/ESP902
C
ONNECTIONS
,
I
NDICATORS AND
R
ESET
S
WITCH
................. 9
Indicator Lights.......................................................................................... 10
Ethernet Connector.................................................................................... 10
Power Connector ....................................................................................... 10
Reset Button ............................................................................................... 10
DIP Switches.............................................................................................. 11
Serial Ports ................................................................................................ 12
S
ERIAL
S
ERVER
/P
ORT
O
PERATIONAL
M
ODES
................................................ 12
Default Mode ............................................................................................. 13
Console Mode ............................................................................................ 13
Upgrade Mode ........................................................................................... 13
RS-232 Mode.............................................................................................. 13
RS-422 Mode.............................................................................................. 14
RS-485 Mode.............................................................................................. 14
S
ERIAL
S
ERVER
S
ERIAL
P
ORT
C
ONNECTOR
P
IN
-
OUTS
.................................... 15
CHAPTER 3: INSTALLING THE VLINX ESP SOFTWARE .................. 17
S
OFTWARE
I
NSTALLATION
.............................................................................. 17
Automatic Installation................................................................................ 17
Manual Installation.................................................................................... 17
Updating an Existing Installation .............................................................. 19
Opening the ESP Manager ........................................................................ 20
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Table of Contents
Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_4105m
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
B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Pk – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91-792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 – www.bb-europe.com
CHAPTER 4: USING ESP MANAGER........................................................ 21
H
ARDWARE
S
ETUP
......................................................................................... 21
S
OFTWARE
S
ETUP
........................................................................................... 22
S
OFTWARE
O
VERVIEW
................................................................................... 23
Menus......................................................................................................... 23
Server Icons Pane ...................................................................................... 25
Serial Server / Virtual COM Lists.............................................................. 25
Status Bar................................................................................................... 26
S
EARCH FOR
S
ERVERS
.................................................................................... 26
C
ONFIGURE
S
ERVER
P
ROPERTIES
................................................................... 27
CHAPTER 5: CONFIGURING THE SERIAL SERVER PROPERTIES . 31
D
ESCRIPTION OF THE
S
ERVER
P
ROPERTIES
..................................................... 32
Server Name............................................................................................... 32
Serial Number ............................................................................................ 32
Password.................................................................................................... 32
DHCP ........................................................................................................ 32
IP Address.................................................................................................. 33
Netmask...................................................................................................... 34
Gateway ..................................................................................................... 34
MAC Address ............................................................................................. 34
Version & Date .......................................................................................... 34
Link Status.................................................................................................. 34
Server Serial Port ...................................................................................... 34
Baud Rate................................................................................................... 34
Data/Parity/Stop ........................................................................................ 34
Flow Control.............................................................................................. 35
TCP/UDP Protocol.................................................................................... 35
Serial Timeout............................................................................................ 35
TCP Alive Timeout..................................................................................... 36
Connection Mode ....................................................................................... 36
Delimiter HEX 1 and Delimiter HEX 2...................................................... 36
Force Transmit........................................................................................... 36
Port Status.................................................................................................. 37
TCP/UDP Port........................................................................................... 37
Serial Port Mode........................................................................................ 37
Connection At ............................................................................................ 38
Max Connection ......................................................................................... 38
Remote IP Address..................................................................................... 38
Update/Save ............................................................................................... 38
CHAPTER 6: INSTALLING VIRTUAL COM PORTS ............................. 43
V
IRTUAL
COM
P
ORT
I
NSTALLATION
............................................................. 43
M
ATCHING THE
S
ERIAL
S
ERVER AND
V
IRTUAL
COM
P
ORT
S
ETTINGS
.......... 46