B&B Electronics ESR901, ES902, ES904 User Manual
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Quick Start Guide
Vlinx Serial Servers
Models: ESP901/902/904
ESR901/902/904
ESP901/902/904
ESR901/902/904
Model Switch 1 Switch 2 Switch 3
ESP901 Run/console Run/console Run/console
ESP902 Run/console Run/console Run/console
ESP904 None None None
ESR901 Run/console TB or DB9 None
ESR902 Run/console None None
ESR904 Run/console None None
NOTE: ESP01/902 must be ALL UP or ALL DOWN.
Documentation Number ESP90x ESR90x-0508qsg PN7071-rev001
Documentation Number ESP90x ESR90x-0508qsg PN7071-rev001
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□ ESP901/902/904 or ESR901/902/904 unit
□ Printed version of this ESP90x/ESR90x Quick Start Guide
□ CD ROM containing software and a comprehensive manual
□ Ext power supply (ESP901/902/904 ONLY)
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□ Connect an Ethernet cable to the ESP/ESR unit if
connecting to a switch or crossover direct to the PC.
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□ Connect the power supply to the ESP/ESR unit and
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□ Insert the software CD and it should autostart into the
installation wizard.
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□ Follow the on screen installation wizard to install the
Vlinx ESP Manager software.
Note: Be sure you have administrative rights & disable
firewalls Windows XP/Vista (see Section 8 also).
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□ Click Start\Programs\B&B Electronics\Vlinx\ESP
Servers\Vlinx ESP Manager and it should auto-search for
attached ESP901/902/904 or ESR901/902/904 devices on
startup.
□ Note that the device must reside on the same subnet or
it won’t be seen by the Vlinx ESP Manager software for
first time discovery.
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□ Use the Vlinx ESP Manager software to configure the
unit for network information, serial device configurations,
timeouts, etc (double-click on your device in the list).
□ Alternative method is to set the dipswitches in console
mode and use Hyperterminal set at 9600 and 8-N-1. Use
the arrow and <enter> key to configure (requires null
modem/cross-over serial cable connected to Port 1). Be
sure to set dipswitches back to run mode when done. (Not
avail. on ESP904).
□ Default password = <blank>
□ Reboot as necessary.
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□ Click Start\Programs\B&B Electronics\Vlinx\Install Virtual COM
□ Search for all devices (must be in same subnet). Type specific
IP address otherwise.
□ Select your device from list (double click on your device).
□ Follow the onscreen instructions and install to a COM number
usually 5 or above to limit interference with existing real COM ports.
□ Use Hyperterminal to verify you can open your VCOM created.
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Connect the serial device to the unit using the correct cabling:
□ Straight through serial cable for DCE serial device
□ Null modem (crossover) serial cable for DTE serial device
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LED STATUS Function
Power
Red
LINK
Yellow or
Green
READY
Green
Serial (if avail.)
Green
Serial (if avail.)
Red
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Ports Function
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8888
8889
8890
4000/1/2/3 VCOM
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Yellow
Green
Blinking
Blinking
Solid
OFF
Solid
Blinking
OFF
Solid
Blinking
10BaseT
100BaseT
Network data activity
Ready/normal
Bootup/reset/malfunction
Port not opened
Port opened
TX or TX/RX serial data activity
Port not opened
Port opened
RX serial data activity
Heartbeat & configuration setting in TCP
mode (i.e. pair tunneling mode)
Vlinx update
Configuration setting in UDP mode
Vlinx monitor
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