N-Tron ESERV-12T Quick Start Guide

820 S. University Blvd., Suite 4 E, Mobile, AL 36609 USA

251.342.2164 www.n-tron.com Copyright, © N-Tron Corp., 2010

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 ESERV-1xT module  This Quick Start Guide  CD with Software Manager and manuals  Network cable (not included)  Serial cable(s) (not included)  10 to 58V DC (4W) Power Supply (not

included)

Quick Start Guide

ESERV-1xT Serial Servers

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 Connect a 10 to 58 VDC power supply  Connect the network cable from the serial server to a

network drop using a standard network cable. Use a straight-through Ethernet Cable on copper ports.

 Connect the serial device(s):

o RS-232 with DB9: straight-through for DCE

device, null modem for DTE device

o RS-232/422/485 with terminal blocks: see

Appendix D for pinouts

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LED

STATUS

Ready

Blinks if system is operating correctly

Port 1

On indicates serial port open, blinks when data present on serial port

Port 2

Same as Port 1 (Present on 2 port units only)

Link

On indicates Ethernet operating in 100BaseTX, blinks when data present on Ethernet link

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Hold in Mode switch for…

Result

0 to 2 seconds

Initiates a Hardware Reset

2 to 10 seconds

Enters Console Mode

More than 10 seconds

Resets to Factory Defaults

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 Insert the included CD and it should autostart  Follow the prompts to install the Ethernet Serial

Server Manager software. Note: Be sure you have administrative rights & disable firewalls in Windows XP and Vista.

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 Open Ethernet Serial Server Manager: click

StartProgramsN-TRON Ethernet Serial

Server Manager

 The Discovery page opens

 To configure via the network, select Network.  If you know the IP address, select The device is

at this address, and type in the address. If not,

select I don’t know the IP address of the device.

 Click Connect.

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 Open a browser and type the IP address of the

serial server in the Address Bar.

 When the serial server is found, the

Configuration window appears.

o One Conductor Per Terminal o Use Copper Wire Only o Wire Size: 28 to 16 AWG o Tightening Torque: 5 KG -CM o Wire Temperature Rating: 105°C Minimum

(Sized for 60°C ampacity)

o 80°C Maximum Surrounding Air Ambient

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820 S. University Blvd., Suite 4 E, Mobile, AL 36609 USA

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 Click Login. (Password is blank from factory)  The General page appears.

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 The serial server is set at the factory to receive

an IP assignment from a DHCP Server. If a

DHCP server is not available on your network, it

will default to 169.254.102.39.

 If this address does not work with your PC,

change your network settings to:

o IP Address = 169.254.102.1 o Subnet Mask = 255.255.255.0 o Default Gateway = 169.254.102.100

 If you need to use different settings, refer to the

Users Manual for instructions.

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 Click Port 1 Serial to open the Serial Port

Parameters page. Select the type of serial

connection between the serial server and the

serial device. (RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 2-wire,

or RS-485 4-wire)

 Select the Baud Rate, Data Bits, Stop Bits,

Parity and Flow Control needed to communicate

with the serial device.

 If your serial server is 2 port, select the next port

in the Description box, then repeat the previous

steps.

 Click Next.

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 Click Port 1 Network to open the Port Network

Parameters page.

 Select the type of network protocol you want to

use: TCP, UDP, VCOM or Paired Mode.

 If you select TCP, select whether the serial server

will operate as a Client or Server, then configure

the required IP address, port numbers and other

related parameters.

 If you select UDP, configure the IP addresses,

ports and other related parameters for the devices

you want to receive from and send to.

 If you want the serial server to act as a virtual

communications port for a computer, select

VCOM. This allows your computer to connect to a

serial device on the network as if it were

connected to a physical COM port.

 If you want the serial server to operate in Paired

mode with another serial server, select Paired,

then configure it as a client or server and set up

the IP address, port numbers and other related

parameters (similar to setting up TCP).

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 If you want to set up Advanced parameters, click

Advanced on the Port Network Parameters

page.

 If necessary for your application, select I want to

control when connections are forced closed,

then set up the Network Watchdog and Serial

Watchdog as required.

 If necessary for your application, select I want to

control data packets are sent over the network,

then set up the Character Count, Forced

Transmit, Intercharacter Timeout, Delimiters and

Delimiter Removal as required.

 Click Next.

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 If you have completed the configuration, click

Save to save the configuration to the serial

server.

 To Logout, click the Logout button.

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 Set up serial server as a TCP Server on serial

port 1.

 Set serial port to RS-232 on serial port 1.  Set to 9600 8-N-1 on serial port 1.  Loopback serial port 1 by connecting TD to RD.  Open a DOS window and type “telnet x.x.x.x

yyyy” where x.x.x.x is the IP address of the

serial server and yyyy is the port number of the

serial port.

 Type characters on the keyboard. The

characters should appear in the window. If not,

double check your settings.

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