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User Manual Version 1.5 

SE5001 Ethernet Serial Server 

 

 

Copyright © 2006 Atop Technologies, Inc. 

All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan. 

47 

Appendix B: Upgrade System Firmware 

After the new version of firmware is released, customers can download it from 

www.Atop.com.tw

 After one 

download the firmware, please follow these instructions listed below. 

B.1 Upgrade Procedures 

When one get a new software version, please follow the sequences below to upgrade ones SE5001. 

1.  Connect a PC (Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP) and SE5001 one wish to upgrade the firmware in the 

same TCP/IP network. Use command 

ping

 or SerialManager program to verify their availability. 

2.  Prepare the download tool and press any key to edit its configuration file 

dapdl.cfg

. dapdl.cfg file 

can be found in the product CD. 

 

3 Edit 

the 

"dapdl.cfg"

 file to fit ones system need, the content of the file looks like as the following. 

Be sure to save ones modifications after the change is made. 

Remote_IP   10.0.50.100 

Load  

  U5001ap.hex 

The first line identifies the IP address of SE5001, the second line identifies the firmware (.Hex file) name to 
be downloaded. 

4 

Execute the utility program 

download.bat, 

it can be found in the product CD. 

5  Input the user name and password credential, the new firmware will be downloaded. 

 

6  SE5001 will automatically restart each time the firmware is successfully downloaded. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for ABLELink SE5001

Page 1: ...ABLELink SE5001 Ethernet Serial Server User s Manual Version 1 5 Updated on 2009 07 30 Tel 886 3 5508137 Fax 886 3 5508131 http www atop com tw...

Page 2: ...sed for any other purposes and it is not to be reproduced copied disclosed transmitted stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language in any form by any means in whole...

Page 3: ...ted in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and radiates radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to ra...

Page 4: ...2 Configuration by Telnet Utility 13 3 2 1 Login to the System 13 3 2 2 Networking 15 3 2 3 Change the Password 16 3 2 4 COM1 Setup 16 3 2 5 Configure SE5001 as TCP Client 18 3 2 6 Configure SE5001 a...

Page 5: ...iew as an Example 36 6 Start Writing Ones OwnApplications 38 6 1 Preparing the System 38 6 2 Running the Sample Program 38 6 2 1 TCPTEST in Visual Basic 38 6 2 2 TCPTEST2 in Visual C 39 7 Diagnostics...

Page 6: ...iwan 5 A 4 2 LAN LED 45 A 4 3 COM Port LED 45 A 4 4 RUN LED 46 Appendix B Upgrade System Firmware 47 B 1 Upgrade Procedures 47 B 2 Critical Issues of Upgrading 48 B 3 Error Messages 49 Appendix C Disa...

Page 7: ...ple application programs Many control devices provide the ability to communicate with hosts through RS 232 or RS 485 RS 422 however RS 232 or RS 485 RS 422 serial communication has its limitations For...

Page 8: ...lients in host computer to establish a connection with the serial device After the connection is established between serial device and host computer data can be transmitted in both directions TCP Clie...

Page 9: ...rotocol SE5001 can be configured as a UDP mode on TCP IP Network to establish a connection using unicast or multicast data from the serial device to one or multiple host computers Vice versa is also t...

Page 10: ...c All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 9 2 Hardware Setup NOTE 1 SE5001 S2 for RS 232 SE5001 S5 for RS422 485 Panel layout in Appendix A 3 1 2 One can press the reset button of SE5001 to reset the s...

Page 11: ...rocedures Step 1 Connect SE5001 to power source using 5V DC Jack or 9 30V DC Terminal Block power source Note SE5001 provide two power inputs can be connected simultaneously to live DC power sources A...

Page 12: ...dmin Password Null leave it blank COM 1 9600 None 8 1 No flow control buffer disabled packet delimiter timer 2ms Link 1 Type TCP Server Listen port 4660 Filter 0 0 0 0 Virtual COM disabled SysName of...

Page 13: ...5001 supports the DHCP function By default the DHCP function on SE5001 is disabled one can use SerialManager software to search network information automatically by following steps Execute SerialManag...

Page 14: ...tem Open Ms DOS command prompt window Telnet to SE5001 using command Telnet IP_address For example Input Telnet 10 0 50 100 in Ms DOS command prompt window After telnet to SE5001 system prompts for a...

Page 15: ...lnet will be terminated automatically 2 The changes of networking parameters will take effect only when one exit and restart SE5001 Select 1 from Input choice and enter 0 4 to enter overview page as f...

Page 16: ...ter 0 4 to enter Networking page as following Figure 3 7 Figure 3 7 Network settings This page allows one to change network settings of the device including IP address subnet mask gateway IP address a...

Page 17: ...8 Figure 3 8 change the password 2 If one want to change the password please type the old password in the Please input old password field type the new password in the Please input new password and the...

Page 18: ...al port in the Please input local port 1 If one want to enable IP filter Input y in the Do one want to enable IP filter y n Input source IP in the Please input Filter_IP Double click Enter key 2 If on...

Page 19: ...live packet period will be change to 2 10 sec 2 Type 2 for Trigger by receiving COM port data Input idle time to disconnect in the Please input idle time to disconnect 0sec 1 255 If one input 0 disabl...

Page 20: ...yright 2006 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 19 3 2 6 Configure SE5001 as UDP Client For example the local port is 4660 the destination IP is 10 0 29 254 destination port i...

Page 21: ...e if one want to use flow control and the type of flow control one want to use Figure 3 13 Figure 3 13 Com port setting 3 2 8 Enabling Serial Data Buffer Type 3 from Input choice and enter 1 4 of COM1...

Page 22: ...3 15 Figure 3 15 Setting packet delimiter timer One can also choose character pattern as the packet delimiter indicated in the following figure Figure 3 16 Figure 3 16 Setting packet delimiter charac...

Page 23: ...cessary It is also possible to modify various settings through the web server interface To do so please follow the steps below 3 3 1 Log in to the System 1 From web browser type in the IP address of S...

Page 24: ...e Security link and the following screen appears Figure 3 19 Figure 3 19 Change the password 2 Please input the old password in the Old Password field input the new password in the New Password and th...

Page 25: ...e setting will not become effective until one restart SE5001 Figure 3 20 Figure 3 20 Network setup 3 3 4 Configure SE5001 as TCP Server one can configure SE5001 as transparent mode by default Figure 3...

Page 26: ...es Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 25 Click on Save Configuration button to save the changes Note 1 IP filtering function is disabled if setting FILTER_IP to 0 0 0 0 2 IP filter is disabled...

Page 27: ...n port is 4660 Figure 3 22 Input destination IP 10 0 29 11 Input destination port in the 4660 Input idle time in Please input idle time to send TCP alive packet sec If one input 4 the sending TCP keep...

Page 28: ...User Manual Version 1 5 SE5001 Ethernet Serial Server Copyright 2006 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 27 Figure 3 22 Com1 setup TCP client...

Page 29: ...k i e pair connection mode one can choose pair connection which is indicated in the following figure to cope with any type of serial device Figure 3 23 Figure 3 23 Com1 setup pair connection Configure...

Page 30: ...SE5001 is 00 60 e9 11 11 01 Step1 Add the new host IP to ARP table Open Ms DOS command prompt window Input arp s 10 0 50 101 00 60 E9 11 11 01 Figure 3 26 Figure 3 26 Ms DOS command prompt window Ste...

Page 31: ...User Manual Version 1 5 SE5001 Ethernet Serial Server Copyright 2006 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 30 Figure 3 27 Assigning a new IP address by ARP command...

Page 32: ...igure 4 1 Figure 4 1 Virtual Com connection diagram 4 1 Setup of a Virtual COM Driver 4 1 1 Pre installation Requirements Please check the operation system on ones PC complied with the following requi...

Page 33: ...oftware 3 Click the Add Remove button to remove the program or From Windows Start menu select Programs Serial IP for ATOP Uninstall Serial IP for ATOP to remove the program 4 2 Virtual COM Communicati...

Page 34: ...User Manual Version 1 5 SE5001 Ethernet Serial Server Copyright 2006 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 33 Figure 4 3 Enable Virtual Com via telnet...

Page 35: ...ve selected in the Select Ports window for use by the Virtual COM Redirector If one wish to change which ports appear in this list use the Select Ports button Each COM port has its own settings When o...

Page 36: ...that the Virtual COM Redirector can communicate with the serial server using the settings one have provided If the Log display does not show errors click the Use Settings button in the wizard which ma...

Page 37: ...riptions and NIC information etc 5 2 Using NetworkView as an Example NetworkView is a compact network management tool from NetworkView Software Inc www networkview com It discovers all TCP IP nodes in...

Page 38: ...3 NetworkView display the devices found 4 Double click on the device icon to display information about the device including IP Address Company SysLocation Max 15 characters SysName Max 9 characters a...

Page 39: ...running by checking the running status through SerialManager configuration utility 6 2 Running the Sample Program Sample programs written in VB and VC included in package are provided for one referenc...

Page 40: ...d tcptest2 10 0 50 100 4660 brings one to connect to a TCP server of IP address 10 0 50 100 and port number 4660 the received data is displayed on the screen and the data typed in is sent to the TCP s...

Page 41: ...mand From Windows Start menu select Run and type in ping TCP Server IP address If the connection is established the Reply messages are displayed otherwise it will indicate Request timed out Figure 7 1...

Page 42: ...xample S means that COM1 is server mode and is not connected Figure 7 2 Figure 7 2 SerialManager configuration Utility 7 3 Use TCPTEST exe or TCPTEST2 exe Sample Program Use sample programs TCPTEST ex...

Page 43: ...et Power failure threshold 4 75V SerialPort Communication One RS 232 or RS 485 RS 422 selectable RS 232 EIA RS 232C standard Full Duplex DB9 RS 485 2 4 wires Half Full duplex Terminal Block RS 422 4 w...

Page 44: ...ion for both TCP IP and serial ports is kept in the EEPROM Configuration utilities of Windows 95 98 2000 NT XP 2003 are provided for configuring settings Internal Buffer Size TCP receiving buffer size...

Page 45: ...4 DTR N A N A 5 SG Signal Ground SG Signal Ground SG Signal Ground 6 DSR N A N A 7 RTS DATA RXD 8 CTS N A TXD 9 N A N A N A A 3 3 Ethernet Port RJ 45 1 Category 5 UTP cable 8 core wire 2 RJ45 Connecto...

Page 46: ...equired Memory problem return service is required 5sec Startup OK but AP firmware is disabled 5sec Startup OK and AP firmware is enabled Table 1 Buzzer Message A 4 2 LAN LED Message Description LED Of...

Page 47: ...t 2006 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 46 A 4 4 RUN LED Message Description LED on Jumper JP1 pin1 and pin2 are short to disable AP firmware in the flash memory LED blinki...

Page 48: ...command ping or SerialManager program to verify their availability 2 Prepare the download tool and press any key to edit its configuration file dapdl cfg dapdl cfg file can be found in the product CD...

Page 49: ...utomatically and the system remains intact 2 If SE5001 does not receive any upgrading data within 30 seconds SE5001 will restart automatically and the system remains intact 3 After the upgrading proce...

Page 50: ...successful if errors occur during the process Error Cause Message Comments Illegal Hex file format Hex File Text Error Hex File Check Sum Error Hex File Format Error Hex File End of Record Error SE50...

Page 51: ...wnloaded a wrong version of firmware that caused the system crashed To disable the current version of firmware and prevent it from executing please do the followings 1 Turn the power off open SE5001 c...

Page 52: ...device positioning parameter configuring firmware downloading and so on D 2 Interface The operating interface of the SerialManager shown as below Main menu Device details D 3 Functions Status bar D3...

Page 53: ...anual Version 1 5 SE5001 Ethernet Serial Server Copyright 2006 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 52 Or select by clicking a button on the toolbar as below Broadcast Search R...

Page 54: ...nce Broadcast Search is selected a box will pop up as below The user may type in or select different broadcast address based on his her own requirement D3 1 2 Search by IP address Once Search by IP Ad...

Page 55: ...rch by MAC Address If Search by MAC Address is selected another box will pop up as below Here the user may search in two ways Search a MAC address to search or Search devices in the range of MAC addre...

Page 56: ...01 Ethernet Serial Server Copyright 2006 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 55 D3 2 Firmware This function is applied to downloading a firmware into a selected device Upgrade...

Page 57: ...and then selecting the submenu option Upgrade from disk in the main menu option Firmware or directly clicking the button Upgrade from disk And then the user can select and download the required firmw...

Page 58: ...ls as the figure below Note Some of old firmware version did not support SerialManual firmware upgrade function Please refer to appendix Upgrade System Software for detail D3 3 Security This function...

Page 59: ...time by selecting Apply for all selected devices D3 3 2 Logout This function is applied to the logout from any network device as the user should always carry out a logout after he she has finished th...

Page 60: ...ion This function is applied to the configuring import and export of work parameters for any network device and here are mainly supplied with Network COM Port Locate Reset Erase Flash Import Setting E...

Page 61: ...he IP address of any selected device shown as the figure below D3 4 2 COM Port ATOP has developed various network products and some of the ATOP devices are specially supplied to some serial port serve...

Page 62: ...automatically according to the COM port number of the device If a device has 4 COM port there will be 4 tags respectively COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 and the like 2 Connecting mode it means the connecting mo...

Page 63: ...s position If a device is selected the device will appear with singing by which the user can locate the device through the submenu option Locate or clicking the Locate button on the toolbar D3 4 4 Res...

Page 64: ...n the network one by one while the user can import the parameter information of a standard parameter file directly into all the devices of the network through the submenu option Import setting or clic...

Page 65: ...h the submenu option Export setting or clicking the Export setting button on the toolbar thus the parameter information can be led in over again from this parameter file when the user is to carry out...

Page 66: ...n as the figure below D3 4 10 Option The option is mainly applied to setting some common work rules of SerialManager such as search for the time interval of a network device or whether to display any...

Page 67: ...1 Ethernet Serial Server Copyright 2006 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 66 D3 6 Help This function is mainly applied to displaying some help information of the SerialManag...

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