B&B Electronics ESP904 User Manual
Manual Documentation Number: ESP904-0504
Table of Contents
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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 Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91-792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 – www.bb-europe.com
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TABLE OF FIGURES.................................................................................................I
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.............................................................................. 1
F
EATURES
.................................................................................................................. 1
C
OMMUNICATION
M
ODES
......................................................................................... 2
Direct IP Mode ..................................................................................................... 2
Virtual COM Mode ............................................................................................... 2
Paired Mode ......................................................................................................... 3
Heart Beat............................................................................................................. 3
ESP904
Q
UICK
S
TART
G
UIDE
.................................................................................... 4
Hardware Setup .................................................................................................... 4
Software Installation............................................................................................. 4
ESP904 Configuration .......................................................................................... 5
Install Virtual COM Ports on PC.......................................................................... 7
Check Communications ........................................................................................ 7
ESP904
T
ECHNICAL
D
ATA
........................................................................................ 8
CHAPTER 2: MAKING THE HARDWARE CONNECTIONS ......................... 11
P
ACKAGE
C
HECKLIST
.............................................................................................. 11
ESP904
C
ONNECTIONS
,
I
NDICATORS AND
R
ESET
S
WITCH
...................................... 12
Indicator Lights................................................................................................... 12
Ethernet Connector............................................................................................. 12
Power Connector ................................................................................................ 13
Reset Button ........................................................................................................ 13
Serial Ports ......................................................................................................... 13
S
ERIAL
P
ORT
O
PERATIONAL
M
ODES
....................................................................... 14
Default Mode ...................................................................................................... 14
Console Mode ..................................................................................................... 14
Upgrade Mode .................................................................................................... 14
RS-232 Mode....................................................................................................... 15
RS-422 Mode....................................................................................................... 15
RS-485 Mode....................................................................................................... 15
ESP904
S
ERIAL
P
ORT
C
ONNECTOR
P
IN
-
OUTS
......................................................... 17
CHAPTER 3: INSTALLING THE VLINX ESP SOFTWARE ........................... 19
S
OFTWARE
I
NSTALLATION
....................................................................................... 19
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Manual Documentation Number: ESP904-0504
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 Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91-792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 – www.bb-europe.com
Automatic Installation......................................................................................... 19
Manual Installation............................................................................................. 19
CHAPTER 4: USING ESP MANAGER................................................................. 23
H
ARDWARE
S
ETUP
: ................................................................................................. 23
S
OFTWARE
S
ETUP
:................................................................................................... 24
Server Icons Section............................................................................................ 26
Serial Server List................................................................................................. 26
Virtual COM List ................................................................................................ 27
S
EARCHING
S
ERVER
................................................................................................ 28
Server Properties Screen .................................................................................... 28
CHAPTER 5: CONFIGURING THE ESP904 SERVER PROPERTIES ........... 31
D
ESCRIPTION OF THE
S
ERVER
P
ROPERTIES
.............................................................. 31
Server Name........................................................................................................ 31
Password............................................................................................................. 31
DHCP ................................................................................................................. 31
IP Address........................................................................................................... 32
Netmask............................................................................................................... 32
Gateway .............................................................................................................. 32
MAC Address ...................................................................................................... 32
Link Status........................................................................................................... 32
Server Serial Port (Select 1 to 4) ........................................................................ 33
Baud Rate............................................................................................................ 33
Data/Parity/Stop ................................................................................................. 33
Flow Control....................................................................................................... 33
Connection Mode................................................................................................ 33
TCP/UDP Protocol............................................................................................. 34
TCP/UDP Port.................................................................................................... 34
Remote IP Address.............................................................................................. 34
Timeout ............................................................................................................... 34
Update/Save ........................................................................................................ 35
CHAPTER 6: INSTALLING VIRTUAL COM PORTS ...................................... 37
V
IRTUAL
COM
P
ORT
I
NSTALLATION
...................................................................... 37
M
ATCHING THE
ESP904
AND
V
IRTUAL
COM
P
ORT
S
ETTINGS
................................ 40
CHAPTER 7: REMOVING VIRTUAL COM PORTS......................................... 43
R
EMOVING THE
V
IRTUAL
COM
PORT WITH
ESP904
M
ANAGER
............................. 43
R
EMOVING THE
V
IRTUAL
COM
P
ORT USING
D
EVICE
M
ANAGER
............................ 44
CHAPTER 8: UPGRADING THE ESP904 FIRMWARE.................................... 47
D
OWNLOADING THE
F
IRMWARE
.............................................................................. 47