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BB-VESP211x Serial Servers

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CHAPTER 5. UPGRADING THE SERIAL SERVER FIRMWARE 

Occasionally, updated firmware may become available for your serial server. The firmware can be 
upgraded using the Vlinx Manager software. The following procedure describes the firmware updating 
process:  

1. Click 

the 

Firmware

 

Upgrade 

button to open the 

Firmware Upgrade 

window.  

 

Figure 5.1 - Firmware Upgrade Dialog Box 

The name of the currently selected serial server appears in the top

 

drop down list. If desired, other serial 

servers (that have already been discovered) can be selected from the drop down list. 

The current firmware version of the selected serial server is shown in the text below the serial server name. 

Information about the selected firmware file is shown in the third text box. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for BB-VESP211 Series

Page 1: ...Ethernet Serial Server BB VESP211x series USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ... VESP211x Serial Servers 2 Advantech Americas 707 Dayton Road Ottawa IL 61350 USA Phone 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5105 www advantech com support advantech com Documentation Number BB VESP211x series_1319m ...

Page 3: ...ctory Default Settings 11 Ethernet Connector 11 Serial Port Connectors 11 Power Connector 12 Mounting Hardware 12 Chapter 3 Initial Setup and Connections 13 Connecting the Power Supply 13 Connecting BB VESP211x Serial Servers to Serial Devices 13 RS 232 13 RS 422 13 RS 485 14 Connecting BB VESP211x Serial Servers to a Network 14 Ethernet Connection 10BaseT 100BaseTX 14 BB VESP211x Serial Server Co...

Page 4: ...iguring when data packets are sent 35 Saving Restoring the Configuration Settings 37 Adding Virtual COM Ports 38 Removing Virtual COM Ports 39 Chapter 5 Upgrading the Serial Server Firmware 40 Downloading Firmware Files 41 To download the latest firmware files from an FTP site on the Internet 41 To download the latest firmware files from a file 41 Uploading the Firmware to the Serial Server 41 Cha...

Page 5: ...BB VESP211x Serial Servers 5 Appendix D Connector Pinouts 60 DB9M Connector 60 Terminal Block 60 Standard Ethernet Cable RJ 45 Pin out 61 Advantech Technical Support 62 About This Manual 62 ...

Page 6: ... connections BB VESP211x Serial Servers support 10BaseT or 100BaseTX copper networks The product is built for use in industrial environments and features a heavy duty metal enclosure that is panel standard or DIN rail mountable with optional adapter The product includes a 12V DC power supply with a 2 1mm barrel connector BB VESP211X SERIAL SERVER MODEL NUMBERING The BB VESP211x Serial Server famil...

Page 7: ...gurable x Virtual COM port and Paired Mode capabilities x Firmware Upload over the network for future revisions upgrades x Software Support XP 32 64 bit 2003 Server 32 64 bit Vista 32 64 bit 2008 Server 32 64 bit Windows 7 32 64 bit x Configuration of Ethernet and serial port settings using Vlinx Manager software VLINX MANAGER CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE Vlinx Manager configuration software enables you...

Page 8: ...rs x A recessed reset mode switch PACKAGE CHECKLIST BB VESP211x Serial Servers are shipped with the following items included x BB VESP211x Serial Server Module x Quick Start Guide x CD with User Manual Quick Start Guide x 12V DC Power Supply BB VESP211X SERIAL SERVER ENCLOSURES MOUNTING All BB VESP211x models are built into similar enclosures Modules are panel mountable Figure 2 1 Front View of th...

Page 9: ...the system is not operating correctly or that it is in Console Mode ETHERNET LED The Ethernet LED illuminates if the Ethernet port is connected and blinks when data is transmitted or received SERIAL LED The serial port has an associated LED The Serial Port LED blinks green when data is being transmitted or received on the serial port When the LED is On it indicates that the serial port is open Not...

Page 10: ...ial LED illuminates while the switch is being held in Release the switch in less than two seconds or the serial server will enter Console Mode USING THE RESET SWITCH TO ENTER CONSOLE MODE Hold the Reset switch for between two and ten seconds The Ready LED stops blinking while the switch is being held in The Serial LED illuminates for the first two seconds then Serial LED goes out and the Ready LED...

Page 11: ...tacle The serial server is connected to a standard Ethernet network drop using a straight through RJ45 male Ethernet cable Note Refer to Appendix D for connection pin outs SERIAL PORT CONNECTORS BB VESP211x serial servers feature two serial port connector configurations depending on the model Models BB VESP211 and BB VESP211 232 use DB9M connectors for RS 232 RS 422 and RS 485 connections Figure 2...

Page 12: ...nd requires 12 VDC at 2 5 W maximum Figure 2 6 Ethernet Connector Reset Switch recessed and Power Connector 12V DC MOUNTING HARDWARE BB VESP211x Serial Server modules can be panel mounted using the built in mounting brackets Figure 2 7 BB VESP211 Enclosure with Panel Mount Bracket Note An optional DIN rail mount adapter is available from Advantech ...

Page 13: ...atts maximum CONNECTING BB VESP211X SERIAL SERVERS TO SERIAL DEVICES BB VESP211x Serial Servers can be connected to serial devices using RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 2 wire and RS 485 4 wire RS 232 The RS 232 interface supports seven RS 232 signal lines TD RD DTR DSR RTS CTS DCD plus Signal Ground Signals are single ended and referenced to Ground Default communications parameters are 9600 8 N 1 and no flo...

Page 14: ...ction supports one signal pair Data A and Data B signal channels using half duplex operation The data lines are differential with the Data B line positive relative to Data A in the idle mark state Ground provides a common mode reference Note Refer to Appendix D for connector pinout information Figure 3 1 BB VESP211x Connections CONNECTING BB VESP211X SERIAL SERVERS TO A NETWORK ETHERNET CONNECTION...

Page 15: ...the serial server has been detected the Manager can be used to configure its settings Note For more information on how to use Vlinx Manager to configure your serial server refer to Section 4 Configuring the Serial Server Figure 3 2 Network Setup CONFIGURING VIA THE NETWORK USING A BROWSER BB VESP211x Serial Servers can also be configured over the network using a standard internet browser such as I...

Page 16: ...efer to Section 2 for information on how to use the Reset switch to enter Console Mode BB VESP211X SERIAL SERVER OPERATIONAL CONNECTIONS BB VESP211x Serial Servers can operate in Direct IP Virtual COM Port and Paired Modes In Direct IP Mode applications using TCP IP or UDP IP socket programs can communicate with the COM ports on the serial server In this type of application the serial server is co...

Page 17: ... standard Windows API calls are able to interface to virtual COM ports When a program on the PC opens the new COM port it communicates directly with the remote serial device connected to the serial server In Paired Mode two serial servers connected to serial devices via their serial ports are connected to the network The serial devices communicate directly transferring data between devices as a po...

Page 18: ... 6 Discovery Window DISCOVERING SERIAL SERVERS If you are configuring the serial server via the network select Network if you are configuring it via the serial port select Serial Port If you already know the IP address of the serial server click The device is at this IP address if not leave I don t know the IP address of the device selected Click Connect The Progress bar provides information to in...

Page 19: ...eas x Icons x Serial Server Information Table x Configuration pane Figure 4 1 Vlinx Manager Configuration Window Note The screen shots shown in this manual refer to Model VESR901 Your screen will display the model name number and serial number of your device All menus functions and options shown on the screen shots in this manual also apply to your device ...

Page 20: ...Figure 4 3 Serial Server Information Table The table includes columns and displays information for x MAC Address MAC Address of the serial server x Server Name name reported by the serial server x Connection IP address of the serial server x Port 1 Port 2 Port 3 and Port 4 x First communications protocol used by the serial server TCP client TCP server or UDP x TCP port number or UDP port number x ...

Page 21: ...ollowing configuration pages x General x Network x Port x Settings x port number each serial port connection is represented by a hyperlink x Port x Serial x port number each serial port connection is represented by a hyperlink x Save x Login Logout x Configuration settings area in the middle of the pane where you can select the settings desired for operation of the serial server x Help sidebar on ...

Page 22: ...rd into the Password box The password is blank by default Figure 4 5 Login Page 3 Click Login The General Configuration page appears NAVIGATING THE CONFIGURATION PAGES There are two ways to move from page to page in the Vlinx Manager software x by clicking a specific link or x by clicking Next or Back to move through the pages sequentially Note Always remember to click Save before leaving a page t...

Page 23: ...server x Initiate a login password change Figure 4 6 General Configuration Page CHANGING THE SERIAL SERVER S NAME 1 Type the new name into the Serial Server Name text box 2 Click Save CHANGING THE PASSWORD 1 Select the I want to change the password check box Two text boxes appear Figure 4 7 Changing the Password 2 Type the new password into both boxes 3 Click Save ...

Page 24: ...on the network Figure 4 8 Network Configuration Page SETTING UP DYNAMIC IP ADDRESSING 1 Select the I want to use DHCP to setup the network check box SETTING UP STATIC IP ADDRESSING 1 Ensure the I want to use DHCP to setup the network box is un checked Figure 4 9 IP Address Settings 2 Type the IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway addresses in the appropriate boxes ...

Page 25: ...aud Rate between 75 baud and 230 400 baud required to communicate with the serial device connected to the serial server 3 Data Bits select the number of Data Bits 5 6 7 or 8 required to communicate with the serial device connected to the serial server 4 Stop Bits select the number of Stop Bits 1 1 5 or 2 required to communicate with the serial device connected to the serial server 5 Parity select ...

Page 26: ...he network You must set up the IP address and port number of the server that you want the client serial server to communicate with You also select whether you want the serial server to connect at power up or only when it receives data from the device connected to its serial port When the serial server is configured as a TCP server it waits for connections to be initiated by another network device ...

Page 27: ...ars 3 Type the port number in the I want to wait for connection on TCP port number box 4 Select the maximum number of connections desired in the and limit the number of connections to drop down box Figure 4 13 TCP Server Settings UDP CONFIGURATION UDP User Datagram Protocol enables applications using UDP socket programs to communicate with the serial ports on the serial server UDP protocol provide...

Page 28: ...ly specific IP addresses x Only a range of IP addresses Additional configuration fields appear depending on the options chosen 2 Select the required Send options x nobody sends to nobody x everyone on a specific UDP port send broadcast sends to all UDP ports on the network specified later x only specific IP addresses send unicast sends to specific network IP addresses specified later x only a rang...

Page 29: ...all UDP ports on the network specified later x only specific IP addresses receive unicast receives from specific network IP addresses specified later x only a range of IP addresses receive unicast range receives from all IP addresses within a specified range specified later 5 Configure the Receive IP addresses and port numbers x If you selected everyone on a specific UDP port receive broadcast typ...

Page 30: ...al servers on each end of the link can communicate as it they were connected by a serial cable For Paired Mode to work one serial server must be configured as a TCP server and the other as a TCP client The serial server configured as the TCP client initiates the connection You must set up the IP address and port number of the server that you want the client serial server to communicate with You al...

Page 31: ...ess and TCP port numbers of the server in the appropriate text boxes 4 Select x at power up if you want the serial server to always be connected x when the serial port receives data if you only want to establish a connection when there is data to be sent SETTING THE SERIAL SERVER TO OPERATE IN PAIRED MODE AS A SERVER 1 Select Paired protocol 2 Select to wait for connections server Figure 4 17 Pair...

Page 32: ... to four IP addresses to be able to connect x and allow a specific range of IP addresses to connect if you want to specify a range of IP addresses that can connect 6 If you selected x and allow a specific IP address to connect in the area of the window that appears select one or more IP address boxes and type in the desired IP address Figure 4 18 IP Addresses x and allow a specific range of IP add...

Page 33: ...ade and data packets are sent Figure 4 20 Advanced Network Settings Window with nothing selected CONFIGURING WHEN CONNECTIONS WILL BE FORCED CLOSED 1 Select the I want to control when connections would be forced closed checkbox The Network Watchdog and Serial Watchdog configuration boxes appear Figure 4 21 Advanced Configuration Forcing Connections Closed ...

Page 34: ...connection for a period of time checkbox 2 Type the desired time period in milliseconds into the text box TO CLOSE A CONNECTION IF NO DATA IS RECEIVED BY A SERIAL PORT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME 1 Select the I want to close all connections when data is not received by the serial port for a period of time checkbox 2 Type the desired time period in milliseconds into the text box ...

Page 35: ...the I want to control when data packets are sent over the network checkbox The Character Count Forced Transmit Intercharacter Timeout Delimiter 1 Delimiter 2 and Delimiter Removal configuration boxes appear Figure 4 22 Advanced Configuration Configuring when data packets are sent ...

Page 36: ...character Timeout box 2 Type the desired time period in milliseconds into the text box TO FORCE THE SERIAL SERVER TO START BUFFERING DATA ONLY WHEN IT RECEIVES A SPECIFIED ASCII CHARACTER ON ITS SERIAL PORT NO DATA WILL BE BUFFERED UNTIL THIS CHARACTER IS RECEIVED 1 Select I want to begin buffering data when a specific character is received by the serial port in the Delimiter 1 box 2 Type the ASCI...

Page 37: ...mplete the Save Configuration page appears Figure 4 23 Save Configuration Page TO SAVE THE CONFIGURATION TO THE SERIAL SERVER AND RE BOOT IT SO THAT THE CONFIGURATION SETTINGS WILL TAKE EFFECT 1 Click Save TO RESTORE THE CONFIGURATION SETTINGS THAT EXISTED BEFORE BEGINNING CONFIGURATION 1 Click Restore Defaults ...

Page 38: ... port on the local computer The information box displays the server name its IP address operating mode and TCP port 1 On the Vlinx Manager window click the Add VCOM icon The Add Virtual COM Port dialog box appears 2 Select the serial server to which you want to map the virtual COM port 3 Select the serial port number on the serial server 4 Select the COM port number you want to use on the local co...

Page 39: ...select the virtual COM port on the local computer The information box displays the server name its IP address operating mode and TCP port 1 Click the Remove VCOM icon The Remove Virtual COM Port dialog box appears 2 Select the COM port number you want to remove from the local computer 3 Click the Remove button When the process of removing the virtual COM port is complete indicated by the progress ...

Page 40: ...lick the Firmware Upgrade button to open the Firmware Upgrade window Figure 5 1 Firmware Upgrade Dialog Box The name of the currently selected serial server appears in the top drop down list If desired other serial servers that have already been discovered can be selected from the drop down list The current firmware version of the selected serial server is shown in the text below the serial server...

Page 41: ...RMWARE FILES FROM A FILE 1 Click the Browse button to open an Open File dialog box 2 Browse to the drive and folder containing the firmware file 3 Select and download the file to the local firmware folder UPLOADING THE FIRMWARE TO THE SERIAL SERVER 1 In the Serial Server Selection drop down list select the serial server to be upgraded 2 In the Firmware Description drop down list select the firmwar...

Page 42: ...tics dialog box and enables you to check the operation of connected serial servers and VCOM ports on the local computer The Computer Information box displays information about the type of network connections the IP addresses Subnet Masks and Default Gateways in use Figure 6 1 Diagnostics Dialog Box ...

Page 43: ...gnostics dialog box appears 2 Select the option a serial server 3 In the drop down box select the specific serial server you want to check 4 Click the Start button Information about the progress of the pinging process is displayed in the Test Progress box Figure 6 2 Testing a Serial Server Connection ...

Page 44: ...Diagnostics icon The Diagnostics dialog box appears 3 Select the option a virtual communications port 4 In the drop down box select the specific COM port you want to check 5 Click the Start button Information about the progress of the pinging process is displayed in the Test Progress box Figure 6 3 Testing a VCOM Port ...

Page 45: ...have been configured you can save the settings using Vlinx Manager Existing configuration files can be Opened from Vlinx Manager which loads them into the serial server This allows the same configuration to be applied to multiple serial servers or to reload a previously used configuration Data Parity Stop Bits The number of Data bits type of Parity and number of Stop bits selected define the seria...

Page 46: ...d delimiter is received the buffered characters including the start and end delimiters are sent to the network When Delimiter Removal is enabled it removes the delimiter character s before sending the other characters across the network DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is a protocol used on special servers that supply IP addresses to network nodes on request When DHCP is enabled on the ser...

Page 47: ... Vlinx Manager Inter character Timeout controls the maximum duration between received characters before sending the characters to the network Larger values may decrease the number of network packets but increase the amount of time to receive characters Smaller values may increase the number of network packets but decrease the amount of time to receive characters The range is 1 through 65535 IP Add...

Page 48: ...oftware and connect to the COM port used in the step above Ensure the port is configured to 115 200 baud 8 data bits and 1 stop bit c Enter Console Mode Press and hold the serial server s reset switch for 2 to 10 seconds The LED indicators will respond as follows Model Port 1 LED Port 2 LED Ready LED 1 Port OFF N A ON 2 Port OFF ON OFF d Release the Reset button The Ready LED will blink once per s...

Page 49: ...5 0 Default Gateway 192 168 0 100 x Save the settings and remove power from the serial server x Apply power to the serial server x Open the Vlinx Manager Software and select Network as the method to connect to the serial server Link Status of the currently selected serial server is shown on the Login page of Vlinx Manager Link status indicates the type of Ethernet connection between the computer a...

Page 50: ... cable x For Paired Mode to work one serial server must be configured as a TCP server and the other as a TCP client x The serial server configured as the TCP client initiates connections You must set up the IP address and port number of the server that you want the client serial server to communicate with You also select whether you want the serial server to connect at power up or only when it rec...

Page 51: ...for the type of connection between the serial server s serial port and the device connected to it Note Refer to the Appendix D for connector and pin out details Serial Server Name is a unique name assigned to the serial server It must be a valid hostname as defined by RFC 952 and RFC 1123 The rules are x It must consist only of the characters A to Z a to z 0 to 9 or x It can start or end with a le...

Page 52: ...cept You can filter the connections it will accept based on specific IP addresses or ranges of IP addresses that you specify UDP User Datagram Protocol enables applications using UDP socket programs to communicate with the serial ports on the serial server UDP protocol provides connectionless communications which allows data to be broadcast to and received from multiple nodes on a network Because ...

Page 53: ...the device will default to 169 254 102 39 Net Mask 255 255 0 0 Gateway 169 254 1 1 Firmware Version X X X current version Hardware Version X X current version Port 1 Serial Port Mode RS 232 Baud Rate 9600 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control None Protocol TCP Serial Timeout 0 seconds TCP Alive Timeout 0 minutes Connection Mode Server Delimiter HEX 1 00 Delimiter HEX 2 00 Remove Delimit...

Page 54: ...re Vlinx Manager for serial server configuration Windows XP 32 64 bit 2003 Server 32 64 bit Vista 32 64 bit 2008 Server 32 64 bit 7 32 64 bit Environment Operating Temperature 40 to 80 C 40 to 176 F Storage Temperature 40 to 85 C 40 to 185 F Operating Humidity 10 to 95 non condensing Ambient Surrounding Air Temperature max 80 C Certifications UL 60950 FCC Part 15 Class A CE NEMA TS2 Enclosure Rati...

Page 55: ...ernet Single RJ 45F 8 pin Serial VESP211 DB9 connector VESP211 232 DB9 connector VESP211 485 Terminal block connector DC Power 12V DC Barrel connector SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS Serial Interfaces Mode Selection RS 232 422 485 software selectable RS 232 lines TXD RXD RTS CTS DTR DSR DCD GND RS 422 lines TXDA TXDB RXDA RXDB GND RS 485 lines 2 wire Data Data GND RS 485 lines 4 wire TXDA TXDB RXD...

Page 56: ...4 UDP ARP HTTP 1 0 ICMP PING DHCP BOOTP IP Mode Static DHCP TCP UDP User definable UDP Unicast or Multicast Connection Modes Server Client VCOM Paired Client Connection At power up or upon data arrival Search Serial direct COM and Ethernet auto search or specific IP Diagnostics Display PC IP ping test VCOM save test config text readable Firmware Upgrade Via serial Ethernet or auto web search Chara...

Page 57: ... no matter how you configure the device If you want to configure the serial server from outside of a firewall using the serial server manager then the firewall must be configured to allow incoming connections on 7000 tcp and allow packets addressed to 7000 udp to be received Note Configuring over 7000 udp is not supported 60000 tcp This port is open when serial port 1 is configured for paired mode...

Page 58: ...erver manager then the firewall must be configured to allow incoming connections on 7000 tcp and allow packets addressed to 7000 udp to be received 8899 udp Always open for serial server discovery This port is used for discovering serial servers This port is always open no matter how you configure the device Note The device discovery only works on a local subnet The port may not need to be configu...

Page 59: ...BB VESP211x Serial Servers 59 APPENDIX C DIMENSIONAL DIAGRAM Figure C 1 BB VESP211x Serial Server Dimensional Diagram inches millimeters ...

Page 60: ...M Pin RS 232 Direction RS 232 RS 422 485 4 Wire RS 485 2 Wire 1 DCD Input RDA 2 RD Input RDB 3 TD Output TDB Data B 4 DTR Output TDA Data A 5 GND GND GND 6 DSR Input 7 RTS Output 8 CTS Input 9 TERMINAL BLOCK Terminal RS 422 RS 485 A TDA Data A B TDB Data B C RDA D RDB E GND GND ...

Page 61: ...al server TDA to the RDA of the serial device Note 2 Ground is signal ground and provides a common mode reference for the RS 422 Receiver and Transmitters STANDARD ETHERNET CABLE RJ 45 PIN OUT RJ 45 Pin Signal Wire Color RJ 45 Pin 1 TX White Green 1 2 TX Green 2 3 RX White Orange 3 4 Not used Blue 4 5 Not used White Blue 5 6 RX Orange 6 7 Not used White Brown 7 8 Not used Brown 8 ...

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