B&B Electronics ESR904 Quick Start Guide

Documentation Number ESP90x ESR90x-5012qsg PN7071-rev001

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Vlinx Serial Servers

Models: ESP901/902/904

ESR901/902/904

Quick Start Guide

LED

STATUS

Function

Power

Red

Solid

Power apply

LINK

Yellow or Green

Yellow Green Blinking

10BaseT 100BaseT Network data activity

READY

Green

Blinking Solid

Ready/normal Bootup/reset/malfunction

Serial (if avail.) Green

OFF Solid Blinking

Port not opened Port opened TX or TX/RX serial data activity

Serial (if avail.) Red

OFF Solid Blinking

Port not opened Port opened RX serial data activity

□ Connect an Ethernet cable to the ESP/ESR unit if

connecting to a switch or crossover direct to the PC.

□ Connect the power supply to the ESP/ESR unit and

apply power.

□ 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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□ 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.

□ 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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□ Insert the software CD and it should autostart into the

installation wizard.

□ 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).

Model

Switch 1

Switch 2

Switch 3

ESP901

Run/console

ESP902

Run/console

ESP904

None

ESR901

Run/console

TB or DB9

None

ESR902

Run/console

None

ESR904

Run/console

None

NOTE: ESP01/902 must be ALL UP or ALL DOWN.

Ports

Function

5300

Heartbeat & configuration setting in TCP mode (i.e. pair tunneling mode)

8888

Vlinx update

8889

Configuration setting in UDP mode

8890

Vlinx monitor

4000/1/2/3

VCOM

ESP901/902/904

ESR901/902/904