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The award-winning OMEGA
®
iServer is the simplest, easiest,
most economical way for original
equipment manufacturers to
network enable their products. Any
device with serial communications
capability (RS-232, 422 or 485) can
now connect to an Ethernet network
and the Internet.
The world’s smallest World Wide
Web Server, the OMEGA iServer
EIS-PCB is a printed circuit board,
kilowatts, accumulated kilowatt
hours, peak rate, or any other
information.
A burglar alarm could serve a
custom Web page that displayed
current alarm status, log history, or
anything else the alarm is capable
of displaying. The OEM product can
also be programmed to trigger an
email or page to report an alarm or
to update the current status.
Alternatively, the iServer can be
used to create a virtual tunnel on
an Ethernet/Internet network
simulating a local point-to-point
serial connection between a
manufacturer’s device and
a PC. This replaces dedicated
point-to-point wiring limited to
15 m (50'). The OMEGA iServer
packages the Serial data in
standard TCP/IP packets that can
travel anywhere on the Ethernet
LAN or over the Internet.
Using the embedded iServer, a
manufacturer of time clocks will
enable a payroll clerk to download
data to a PC anywhere on a LAN
or anywhere in the world. A
manufacturer of process controllers
would enable its customer to use a
handheld computer with wireless
Ethernet connectivity to log data
and change settings on the
controller.
OEMs do not need to rewrite the
firmware for their serial devices to
work with the iServer, and in some
cases might not need to change
their application software. The
OEMs serial devices will function
over the Ethernet network or the
Internet as if they were connected
directly to a PC. The COM port on
the iServer simulates a local COM
port on the PC.
Embedded
MicroServer
™
EIS-PCB, shown smaller
than actual size.
⻬ Embedded Solution for
Serial to Ethernet
Communications
⻬ Connects any Serial
Device with RS-232,
RS-485, or RS-422 to an
Ethernet Network and
the Internet
⻬ Replace Dedicated Wiring
and PC’s for Serial
Connections
⻬ Small Enough to Fit into
Almost Any Size Device
⻬ Well-Developed
TCP/IP Stack
⻬ Web-Based Interface for
Easy Configuration and
Access Without any
Special Software
⻬ Configuration Option
via Telnet and Serial
⻬ Supports TCP, UDP, ARP,
Telnet, DHCP, DNS, HTTP,
and MODBUS Protocol
⻬ Includes COM Port
Redirection Software to
Redirect Data Destined for
a Serial COM Port to the
Ethernet Port on a PC
⻬ Digital I/O Lines
⻬ Password Protection
for Security
⻬ Firmware Upgradeable
⻬ Custom Firmware
Available for OEMs
half the size of a business card,
powered by 5 Vdc from the
product’s main board. It connects
the manufacturer’s product
to an Ethernet network with a
standard RJ45 connector.
The OEM product can now
become a node on an Ethernet
network, or the Internet. The
iServer is compatible with DHCP
servers (dynamic host configuration
protocol) and DNS servers
(domain name system). This
means that the OEM product
can take a dynamically assigned
IP address from a DHCP server
on a LAN or the Internet, and can
be identified by name or IP address.
This DHCP client capability is a
valuable and unique feature of the
OMEGA iServer that makes it
extremely easy and simple for the
manufacturer’s customers to start
using their product on almost any
Ethernet network.
The OEM or end users can easily
assign a static IP address to the
product instead of the dynamic IP
address, if necessary. The IP
address can be assigned locally
with its serial connection, as well as
remotely over an Ethernet network
using Telnet or a Web browser.
The OMEGA iServer is compatible
with almost any device with a serial
interface such as: time clocks,
security alarms, card-key access
controllers, telecommunications
equipment, vending machines, bar
code readers, electric power
meters, UPS systems, test and
measurement instrumentation,
PLCs, serial printers, cash
registers, and many more.
Users of these OEM products will
be able to type the product’s IP
address or unique name in the
address line of a Web browser such
as Internet Explorer and access the
iServer’s configuration pages as
well as the serial device attached to
the iServer. OMEGA offers custom
firmware engineering services for
each application to enable the OEM
product to serve a Web page with a
custom template and actively
changing data.
For example, an electric power
meter could serve a Web page that
displays whatever data is available
from the meter such as current
EIS-PCB
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