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User Manual

EKI-1500-CE Series

1/2/4-port RS-232/422/485 Serial
Device Servers

Summary of Contents for EKI-1500-CE Series

Page 1: ...User Manual EKI 1500 CE Series 1 2 4 port RS 232 422 485 Serial Device Servers...

Page 2: ...llation Advantech assumes no liability under the terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events Because of Advantech s high quality control standards and rigorous testing most of our customers...

Page 3: ...and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Opera tion of this equipment in a...

Page 4: ...ealer immediately 1 x Gateway Server 1 x DIN Rail Mounting Bracket and Screws 1 x Wall mounting Bracket Warning Warnings indicate conditions which if not observed can cause personal injury Caution Cau...

Page 5: ...t used for a long time disconnect it from the power source to avoid damage by transient overvoltage Never pour any liquid into an opening This may cause fire or electrical shock Never open the equipme...

Page 6: ...on period The following guidelines are also recommended Wear a grounded wrist or ankle strap and use gloves to prevent direct contact to the device before servicing the device Avoid nylon gloves or wo...

Page 7: ...overing Your Device Server 24 3 3 1 Auto Searching 24 3 3 2 Network Settings 26 3 4 Administrator Settings 28 3 4 1 Locate the Serial Device Server 28 3 4 2 Securing the Serial Device Server 29 3 4 3...

Page 8: ...nfiguration 55 6 5 Port Configuration 56 6 5 1 Basic 56 6 5 2 Operation 57 6 5 3 Advanced 58 6 6 Monitor 59 6 6 1 Setting 59 6 6 2 Statistic 60 6 6 3 Connected IP 61 6 7 Auto Warning Alarm 62 6 7 1 Se...

Page 9: ...3 8 password 77 7 3 9 alarm 77 7 3 10 monitor 77 7 3 11 time 77 7 3 12 service 78 7 3 13 mrfc2217 78 7 3 14 apply 78 7 3 15 exit 78 7 3 16 help 78 7 3 17 reboot 78 Chapter 8 TCP and UDP Port Numbers...

Page 10: ...a Group 25 Figure 3 8 Selecting a Device 25 Figure 3 9 Viewing Basic Settings 25 Figure 3 10 Utility Overview 26 Figure 3 11 Network Settings Overview 27 Figure 3 12 Locate the Serial Device Server 28...

Page 11: ...Configuration Operation 58 Figure 6 7 Monitor Setting 59 Figure 6 8 Monitor Statistic 60 Figure 6 9 Monitor Connected IP 61 Figure 6 10 Alarm Setting 62 Figure 6 11 Alarm Event 64 Figure 6 12 Syslogd...

Page 12: ...Chapter 1 1Introduction...

Page 13: ...Series provides various operations COM port redirection mode Virtual COM Port mode TCP Server Client mode UDP mode Control mode and RFC2217 mode Detailed descriptions of each operation are provided i...

Page 14: ...Chapter 2 2Getting Started...

Page 15: ...D Display System LED Power 1 Power 2 Status Port LED LAN Speed Link Active Serial Tx Rx Environment Operating Temperature EKI 1521 EKI 1522 EKI 1524 10 C 60 C 14 F 140 F CI I models 40 C 75 C 40 F 167...

Page 16: ...y Advantech EKI Device Configuration Utility Operation Modes COM port redirection mode Virtual COM TCP UDP server polling mode TCP UDP client event handling mode Pair connection peer to peer mode Conf...

Page 17: ...view shows the EKI 1521 Figure 2 1 Front View No Item Description 1 System LED panel See LED Indicators on page 11 for further details 2 ETH port RJ45 ports x 2 3 Serial port DB9 pinout supports RS 2...

Page 18: ...1522 Figure 2 2 Front View No Item Description 1 System LED panel See LED Indicators on page 11 for further details 2 ETH port RJ45 ports x 2 3 Serial port DB9 pinout supports RS 232 422 485 1 1 2 Def...

Page 19: ...ure 2 3 Front View No Item Description 1 System LED panel See LED Indicators on page 11 for further details 2 ETH port RJ45 ports x 2 3 Serial port DB9 pinout supports RS 232 422 485 EKI 1524 CE 1 1 2...

Page 20: ...User Manual 2 2 2 Rear View The following view is valid for the EKI 1521 and EKI 1522 Figure 2 4 Rear View No Item Description 1 DIN Rail mounting plate Mounting plate used for the installation to a...

Page 21: ...No Item Description 1 DIN Rail mounting plate Mounting plate used for the installation to a standard DIN rail 1 No Item Description 1 Terminal block Connect cabling for power and alarm wiring 2 Ground...

Page 22: ...4 used in the installation of a wall mounting plate PWR2 P Fail DC12 48V PWR1 V2 V2 V1 V1 1A 24V 1 3 2 No LED Name LED Color Description 1 P1 Green Power 1 is on Off Power 1 is off or power error cond...

Page 23: ...re 2 11 Dimensions EKI 1522 CE 140 5 512 140 5 512 149 80 5 898 47 05 1 852 47 95 1 888 14 70 0 579 95 3 740 104 4 094 95 3 740 95 3 740 30 1 181 68 2 677 39 1 535 EKI 1524 CE 140 5 512 9 80 0 386 42...

Page 24: ...the DIN rail clip hooks over the top of the DIN rail as shown in the following illustration Make sure the DIN rail is inserted behind the spring mechanism 2 Once the DIN rail is seated correctly in th...

Page 25: ...switch is correctly installed Otherwise re attempt the installation pro cess from the beginning 2 3 1 2 Removing the DIN Rail Mounting Kit 1 Ensure that power is removed from the switch and disconnect...

Page 26: ...he device and the mounting plates must be aligned see the following illustration 5 Secure the wall mount plates with M3 screws see the following figure Figure 2 15 Installing Wall Mount Plates Once th...

Page 27: ...l the wall mount plate on the screws and slide it forward to lock in place see the following figure Figure 2 17 Wall Mount Installation 13 Once the device is installed on the wall tighten the screws t...

Page 28: ...ion EKI 1500 CE Series provides up to four ports DB9 male connectors RS 232 422 485 pin assignments as below Figure 2 18 DB9 Pin Assignment Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RS 232 DCD RX TX DTR GND DSR RTS CTS R...

Page 29: ...ay output The relay opens if power input 1 or 2 fails In a wiring example where an LED is connected to the relay output the LED would be off in an Open state Warning Power down and disconnect the powe...

Page 30: ...Chapter 3 3Utility Configuration...

Page 31: ...p pro gram the path for the setup program on the CD ROM is as follows E EKI_Device_Configuration_Utility_v2 01 exe 3 If there is an existing COM port mapping utility on the host PC remove it at this t...

Page 32: ...ress I Agree to continue or Cancel to stop the installation Figure 3 2 InstallShield Wizard 2 of 4 The InstallShield continues and a status screen displays The default installation path is C Program F...

Page 33: ...ser Manual 22 6 Once the installation of the package is finished a Configuration Utility Setup screen displays Click Finish to conclude the process and exit the InstallShield Wizard Figure 3 4 Install...

Page 34: ...al port parameters configure operating mode baud rate serial port settings and operating mode settings Perform diagnostic tests virtual COM port testing port status list Perform administrative functio...

Page 35: ...ame to show the features of the specific device Click on the before the model name and the utility will expand the tree structure to show the individual device name Click on the before the model name...

Page 36: ...connected host IP Figure 3 7 Selecting a Group Click on the before the device name and the utility will expand the interfaces on this device server Figure 3 8 Selecting a Device Click on each item to...

Page 37: ...assign an IP address through the con figuration server DHCP BOOTP AutoIP mode to automatically assign an IP address using a Bootstrap Protocol or DHCP server The server is set with the following defau...

Page 38: ...ot respond DNS Setting In order to use DNS feature you need to set the IP address of the DNS server to be able to access the host with the domain name The EKI 1500 CE Series device server provides Pri...

Page 39: ...a specific serial device is possible through the Locate function To locate the serial device server 1 From the device list frame locate the desired device and right click on it to dis play the settin...

Page 40: ...n utility provides the Lock Device function to make it more secure To lock the serial device server 1 Right click a desired device to display the settings menu 2 Select Lock Device Figure 3 13 Lock th...

Page 41: ...ice 3 4 2 2 Unlock the Serial Device Server To unlock the serial device server 1 Right click a desired device to display the settings menu 2 Select Unlock Device 3 Enter the password as entered in the...

Page 42: ...confirm message will display after clicking Restore to Factory Default Set tings If you really want to restore the serial device sever to factory default settings please click Yes button to continue P...

Page 43: ...ave new configuration settings to flash memory Once a new setting is changed you can use the Save function to accept the changes You will need to reset the device to save the settings to flash memory...

Page 44: ...marking specific devices you can create quickly accessible shortcuts for exist ing critical devices from the vast pool of locally or remotely networked EKI 1500 CE Series devices Figure 3 19 Add to Fa...

Page 45: ...erver or the host can establish the TCP connection to the serial device server To update firmware 1 Right click a desired device to display the settings menu 2 Select Update Firmware Figure 3 20 Updat...

Page 46: ...Chapter 4 4Selecting An Operating Mode...

Page 47: ...n Utilityis a serial COM port redirector that cre ates virtual COM ports and provides access to serial device connected to Advantech serial device server You can configure the serial device server and...

Page 48: ...n transmit data to the same serial port and the EKI 1500 CE Series will also transmit data to every hosts When the multiple hosts trans mit data to the same serial port at the same time the received d...

Page 49: ...net 4 3 1 USDG TCP Client Mode In TCP Client mode the TCP connection is established from the EKI 1500 CE Series device server This operation mode supports a maximum of 16 simultaneous connec tions for...

Page 50: ...the EKI 1500 CE Series device server This operation mode supports a maximum of five simultane ous connections for each serial port on an EKI 1500 CE Series device server from a single or multiple hos...

Page 51: ...and the number is used to identify the channel for remote initiating connections The port range is 1024 65533 If an unknown caller wants to connect to the system and request services they must define...

Page 52: ...l disconnect You can set Guard Time to define the idle time 4 4 2 Guard Time The default value is 1000 ms Example Guard Time Guard Time Command Function ATD IP address TCP port CR Forms a TCP connecti...

Page 53: ...er and a serial device by mapping the serial port on EKI 1500 CE Series devices to a local COM port on a host computer RFC2217 defines general COM port control options based on the Telnet protocol Thi...

Page 54: ...Chapter 5 5Setting up Virtual COM Port...

Page 55: ...The COM redirector utility and the virtual COM port management utility are integrated into one utility with same GUI The Advantech Serial Device Server Configuration Utility can create all Virtual COM...

Page 56: ...ystem port which will be the VCOM port for the PC Figure 5 2 Selecting Auto Mapping 7 From the network address list select the address options to map 8 Click Map Selected Ports to set the configuratio...

Page 57: ...ce and right click on it to open up the options menu win dow 4 Locate Manual Mapping and select it Figure 5 5 Selecting Manual Mapping The Manual Mapping Virtual COM Port window displays 5 In the Devi...

Page 58: ...2 Under Serial Device Servers locate your server and click the icon to expand the listing 3 From the tool bar select Configuration Wizard Figure 5 8 Selecting the Configuration Wizard The Wizard scree...

Page 59: ...vice Manager you can both view and change the COM port set tings 4 On your desktop click on the Start button and then on Control Panel A win dow displays showing all the available control panels 5 Cli...

Page 60: ...The newly mapped VCOM port is listed under the same mapped settings used in the previous steps The settings correspond to the VCOM port configuration on the EKI 1500 CE Series device see the following...

Page 61: ...COM Ports to view the con figured port list 3 Locate the port to remove and right click on it to open the options menu 4 Scroll down to Remove This Port and click on it to initiate the procedure Figu...

Page 62: ...rtual COM Port Mapping in the File menu 5 3 Running a Diagnostic Test The loopback test allows you to determine if the EKI 1500 CE Series device server is configured correctly to identify any failed n...

Page 63: ...Chapter 6 6Web Interface...

Page 64: ...d for this device Once the IP is entered you will be presented with the following windows 6 2 Accessing the Web Page 6 2 1 Accessing the Web Page via Configuration Utility To access the web page via c...

Page 65: ...can set the Time zone related settings To access this page click System Figure 6 2 System The following table describes the items in the previous figure Item Description Firmware version Displays the...

Page 66: ...t to this address If this address is a DNS hostname then that hostname should be resolved into an IP address each time a SNTP request is sent to it Save Click Save to save the values and update the sc...

Page 67: ...ice IP 2 Displays the current IP address 2 of the device Save Click Save to save the values and update the screen Note All new configurations will take effect after rebooting To reboot the device clic...

Page 68: ...DSR Save Click Save to save the values and update the screen Item Description Item Description Mode Click the drop down menu to select the port configuration mode Virtual COM Mode USDG Data Mode USDG...

Page 69: ...ate the screen Item Description Item Description Ignore Purge Click the option to purge the serial port when the serial port opens first time Disable Character Time out Detection Click the option to d...

Page 70: ...1 Setting The Monitor Setting page allows for easy viewing of the port s statistics To access this page click Monitor Setting Figure 6 7 Monitor Setting The following table describes the items in the...

Page 71: ...t Tx count of the selected port Rx Count Display the current Rx count of the selected port Total Tx Count Display the current total Tx count of the selected port Total Rx Count Display the current tot...

Page 72: ...nnected device s IP address To access this page click Monitor Connected IP Figure 6 9 Monitor Connected IP The following table describes the items in the previous figure Item Description Connected IP...

Page 73: ...of the list is the Mail Server setting which allows you to specify the mail server to be used by the serial device server in order to deliver notifications to selected Email accounts The SNMP Trap Se...

Page 74: ...ess 4 to receive alarm emails SNMP Trap Server Trap Server Enter the SNMP Trap server address Trap Server Port Enter the SNMP Trap server port Trap Version Click the radio button to select the SNMP ve...

Page 75: ...System Event Cold Start Click the option to select a warning type when the device server s power is cut off and reconnected Warm Start Click the option to select a warning type when the device server...

Page 76: ...e previous figure Ethernet1 link down Click the option to select a warning type when the Ethernet 1 port is disconnected Ethernet2 link down Click the option to select a warning type when the Ethernet...

Page 77: ...s User Manual 66 6 8 2 Syslogd Message After enabling the syslogd function users can check the history in the syslogd mes sage page To access this page click Syslogd Syslogd Message Figure 6 13 Syslog...

Page 78: ...vious figure Item Description IP Enter the IP address or host name of the station to ping The initial value is blank The IP Address or host name you enter is not retained across a power cycle Host nam...

Page 79: ...ice server allows for easy installation and maintenance and reliable maintenance access from anywhere With the reliable management tools available you can streamline staffing and troubleshooting requi...

Page 80: ...sword column blank Be sure to press the Save button and reboot the serial device server to make the change effective 6 10 3 Secure access IP To access this page click Management Secure access IP Figur...

Page 81: ...ation settings to a conf file To access this page click Management Import Figure 6 19 Management Import The following table describes the items in the previous figure Item Description Choose File Clic...

Page 82: ...Chapter 7 7Telnet Serial Console Configuration...

Page 83: ...ctions of the console mode is to change the web con figuration login password You can use terminal software like Hyper Terminal Telix and other related terminal software 7 2 Telnet Console 7 2 1 Creat...

Page 84: ...server and the Telnet TCP port number is 23 Figure 7 2 Creating a Telnet Connection 7 2 3 Connection Success After connecting to the serial device server in HyperTerminal console a welcome greeting di...

Page 85: ...0 115200 230400 460800 and 921600 parity n None Parity parity e Even Parity parity o Odd Parity parity m Mark Parity Command Function Description system Show or configure the system information port S...

Page 86: ...portfch Usage portadv nn all fifosize size null Set port Writed size of FIFO null for disable Usage portadv nn all rts Set port RTS status value 0 None Setting value 1 Setting power on value 2 Settin...

Page 87: ...mebk Set response timeout ms and frame break ms Usage mdata nn all bysize bytime bychar NULL bychartimeout ON OFF Set datapackage as size bytes or time ms or character HEX and character timeout value...

Page 88: ...rcommunity null name wcommunity null name contact null name location null name Set current snmp agent configuration Usage alarm event mail cstart wstart auth ip passwd eth1 eth2 Set current mail even...

Page 89: ...t mode and mode informations Usage mrfc2217 nn all Set port nn all as RFC2217 mode Usage mrfc2217 nn all idleto lsport Set host idle timeout s and listen port 7 3 14 apply Usage apply Save the setting...

Page 90: ...Chapter 8 8TCP and UDP Port Numbers...

Page 91: ...ation Utility 5202 TDP VCOM RVCOM 9999 TDP Firmware Download 22 TDP SSH 23 TDP Telnet 25 TDP SMTP Mail Client 53 TCP UDP DNS 67 UDP BOOTP Server DHCP 68 UDP BOOTP Client DHCP 80 TDP Web Interface HTTP...

Page 92: ...tions are subject to change without notice No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permis sion of...

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