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EKI-1511L User Manual

 

Declaration of Conformity

CE

This product has passed the CE test for environmental specifications. Test conditions
for passing included the equipment being operated within an industrial enclosure. In
order to protect the product from being damaged by ESD (Electrostatic Discharge)
and EMI leakage, we strongly recommend the use of CE-compliant industrial
enclosure products.

FCC Class A

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, 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.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
own expense.

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Summary of Contents for EKI-1511L

Page 1: ...User Manual EKI 1511L 1 Port RS 232 Serial Device Server...

Page 2: ...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 never...

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

Page 4: ...our dealer immediately 1 x Serial Device Server 1 x DIN Rail Mounting Bracket and Screws Warning Warnings indicate conditions which if not observed can cause personal injury Caution Cautions are inclu...

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

Page 6: ...iod 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 work clo...

Page 7: ...iscovering Your Device Server 20 3 3 1 Auto Searching 20 3 3 2 Network Settings 22 3 4 Administrator Settings 24 3 4 1 Locate the Serial Device Server 24 3 4 2 Securing the Serial Device Server 25 3 4...

Page 8: ...ration 50 6 5 Port Configuration 52 6 5 1 Basic 52 6 5 2 Operation 52 6 5 3 Advanced 54 6 6 Monitor 54 6 6 1 Setting 55 6 6 2 Statistic 56 6 6 3 Connected IP 57 6 7 Auto Warning Alarm 58 6 7 1 Setting...

Page 9: ...password 71 7 3 9 alarm 71 7 3 10 monitor 72 7 3 11 time 72 7 3 12 service 73 7 3 13 mrfc2217 73 7 3 14 apply 73 7 3 15 exit 73 7 3 16 help 73 7 3 17 reboot 73 Chapter 8 TCP and UDP Port Numbers 74 8...

Page 10: ...verview 22 Figure 3 11 Network Settings Overview 23 Figure 3 12 Locate the Serial Device Server 24 Figure 3 13 Lock the Serial Device Server 25 Figure 3 14 Enter a Password 25 Figure 3 15 Reset Device...

Page 11: ...or Statistic 56 Figure 6 9 Monitor Connected IP 57 Figure 6 10 Alarm Setting 58 Figure 6 11 Alarm Event 60 Figure 6 12 Syslogd Syslogd Setting 61 Figure 6 13 Syslogd Syslogd Message 61 Figure 6 14 Too...

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

Page 13: ...TCP server TCP client and UDP modes EKI 1511L serial devices ensure compatibility in network software using a standard network API Moreover serial devices can be made communicate with other devices v...

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

Page 15: ...olation Serial Communications Port Type RS 232 Port Connector DB9 male Data Bits 5 6 7 8 Stop Bits 1 1 5 2 Parity None Odd Even Space Mark Flow Control XON XOFF RTS CTS Baud Rate 300 bps 230 4 kbps Se...

Page 16: ...ion 1 Terminal block Connect cabling for power wiring 2 Serial port DB9 pin out supports RS 232 3 System LED panel See LED Indicators on page 8 for further details 4 Ground terminal Screw terminal use...

Page 17: ...ew 2 2 3 Top View Figure 2 3 Top View No Item Description 1 M2 screw holes Screw holes 2 used in the installation of a DIN mounting bracket or wall mounting 1 No Item Description 1 ETH port RJ45 ports...

Page 18: ...S 232 2 Reset button Reset to factory default press and hold until status indicator blinks System reboot press and hold for 2 seconds 3 System LED panel See LED Indicators on page 8 for further detail...

Page 19: ...ec Off Off System is not working 2 Rx Serial Red On Data being received Off No data being received 3 Tx Serial Green On Data being transmitted Off No data being transmitted Status RX TX Default 1 2 3...

Page 20: ...mmodate various environments For this demonstration the bracket is depicted on the rear of the device 2 Insert the provided screws and tighten them to secure the bracket to the device Figure 2 8 Insta...

Page 21: ...lly inserted in the release tab Figure 2 9 Installing the DIN Rail Mounting Kit See the following figure for an illustration of a completed DIN installation proce dure Figure 2 10 Correctly Installed...

Page 22: ...oved from the switch and disconnect all cables and connectors from the front panel of the switch 2 Push down on the top of the DIN rail clip release tab with your finger As the clip releases lift the...

Page 23: ...screws see the following figure Figure 2 12 Installing Wall Mount Plates Once the wall mounting plates are secure on the device you will need to attach the wall screws x4 3 Locate the installation sit...

Page 24: ...nt plate on the screws and slide in the direction to lock it over the keyhole see the following figure Figure 2 14 Wall Mount Installation 10 Once the device is installed on the wall tighten the screw...

Page 25: ...power LED will light up indicating that the EKI 1511L is receiving power The EKI 1511L supports dual 9 to 36 VDC power inputs and power fail relay output Figure 2 16 Power Wiring for EKI 1511L Pin 1 2...

Page 26: ...Chapter 3 3Utility Configuration...

Page 27: ...r or the Windows Run command to execute the setup program 3 If there is an existing COM port mapping utility on the host PC remove it at this time A system reboot may be necessary before continuing th...

Page 28: ...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 Files...

Page 29: ...r Manual 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 InstallShiel...

Page 30: ...rameters configure operating mode baud rate serial port settings and operating mode settings Perform diagnostic tests virtual COM port testing port status list Perform administrative functions export...

Page 31: ...st Area You can click on the device name 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 nam...

Page 32: ...nected 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 ent...

Page 33: ...tomatically 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 fol...

Page 34: ...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 1511L device server provides Primary DNS...

Page 35: ...fication of 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...

Page 36: ...lity 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 the Ser...

Page 37: ...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 Lock...

Page 38: ...irm message will display after clicking Restore to Factory Default Settings If you really want to restore the serial device sever to factory default settings please click Yes button to continue Power...

Page 39: ...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 To r...

Page 40: ...kmarking specific devices you can create quickly accessible shortcuts for existing critical devices from the vast pool of locally or remotely networked EKI 1511L devices Figure 3 19 Add to Favorite 3...

Page 41: ...rver 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 Update...

Page 42: ...Chapter 4 4Selecting An Operating Mode...

Page 43: ...nfiguration Utility is a serial COM port redirector that creates virtual COM ports and provides access to serial device connected to Advantech serial device server You can configure the serial device...

Page 44: ...By enabling the Response Timeout parameter the EKI 1511L Series operates in Round Robin mode Each serial port supports up to five simultaneous connections allowing hosts to simultaneously transmit rec...

Page 45: ...TCP port number of the network hosts connected to the EKI 1511L device server using the Advantech Serial Device Server Configuration Utility After configuring the devices when the EKI 1511L device se...

Page 46: ...rver mode data is transmitted from the Host connected to the EKI 1511L USDG UDP Port Default Port 5300 In the default UDP client mode EKI 1511L device servers simultaneously transmits UDP messages to...

Page 47: ...ple port 23 is used for Telnet connections There are also custom sockets that users and developers define for their specific needs The default TCP UDP port of the EKI 1511L Port1 is 5300 Users can adj...

Page 48: ...ess three times and wait for the Guard timeout default value is 1000ms the device will disconnect You can set Guard Time to define the idle time 4 4 2 Guard Time The default value is 1000 ms Example G...

Page 49: ...puter RFC2217 defines general COM port control options based on the Telnet protocol Third party drivers supporting RFC2217 are widely available on the Internet and can be used to implement virtual COM...

Page 50: ...Chapter 5 5Setting up Virtual COM Port...

Page 51: ...rated into one utility with same GUI The Advantech Serial Device Server Configuration Utility can create all Virtual COM ports using the Auto Mapping function or by using the manual mapping function 5...

Page 52: ...From the network address list select the address options to map 8 Click Map Selected Ports to set the configuration Figure 5 3 Mapping Selected Ports Once the mapping function is initialized a succes...

Page 53: ...the listing 3 Select the target device and right click on it to open up the options menu window 4 Locate Manual Mapping and select it Figure 5 5 Selecting Manual Mapping The Manual Mapping Virtual COM...

Page 54: ...nfiguration Wizard 1 On your desktop navigate to Start All Programs EKI Device Configura tion Utility and click Advantech EKI Device Configuration Utility to open the utility 2 Under Serial Device Ser...

Page 55: ...ts menu in the menu pane and click on the Expand icon next to Virtual COM Ports to view a list of the mapped ports 3 Select a system serial port to view its settings Figure 5 9 Serial Port Listing on...

Page 56: ...port should be listed under the same mapped settings used in the previous steps Figure 5 10 System Port VCOM Mapping Configuration The newly mapped VCOM port is listed under the same mapped settings u...

Page 57: ...Ports to view the configured 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 Figure 5...

Page 58: ...Export Virtual COM Port Mapping in the File menu 5 3 Running a Diagnostic Test The loopback test allows you to determine if the EKI 1511L device server is config ured correctly to identify any failed...

Page 59: ...Chapter 6 6Web Interface...

Page 60: ...ice 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 configuration u...

Page 61: ...lowing table describes the items in the previous figure 6 4 Ethernet Configuration Choose Eth 1 in the Ethernet Configuration page Enter the corresponding values for your network environment Remember...

Page 62: ...s 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask Enter a value to specify the IP subnet mask for the interface The default is 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Enter a value to specify the default gateway for the interface The...

Page 63: ...attributes for port configuration Item Description Type By default the port type is set to RS 232 Baud Rate Click the drop down menu to select a baud rate options include 300 600 1200 1800 2400 4800...

Page 64: ...meout s Enter a value to define the response timeout period Frame Break ms Enter a value to specify the frame break time Pack conditions Pack sent immediately when reach 1024 Bytes By size Click the o...

Page 65: ...operation mode baud rate data bits stop bits parity and RTS XON Monitoring information is divided into three main message types Setting Statistic Connected IP Item Description Ignore Purge Click the...

Page 66: ...Description Operation Mode Display the current operation mode of the selected port Baud Rate Display the current baud rate of the selected port Data Bits Display the current data bits of the selected...

Page 67: ...s the items in the previous figure Item Description Tx Count Display the current Tx count of the selected port Rx Count Display the current Rx count of the selected port Total Tx Count Display the cur...

Page 68: ...ed 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 Displ...

Page 69: ...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 Server...

Page 70: ...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 versio...

Page 71: ...d Setting Users can enable the syslogd function to record historical events or messages locally or on a remote syslog server Item Description System Event Cold Start Click the option to select a warni...

Page 72: ...previous figure 6 8 2 Syslogd Message After enabling the syslogd function users can check the history in the syslogd message page To access this page click Syslogd Syslogd Message Figure 6 13 Syslogd...

Page 73: ...ure 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 names are co...

Page 74: ...r allows for easy installation and maintenance and reliable maintenance access from anywhere With the reliable management tools available you can streamline staffing and troubleshooting requirements t...

Page 75: ...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 Figure 6 1...

Page 76: ...n 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 Click Ch...

Page 77: ...Chapter 7 7Telnet Serial Console Configuration...

Page 78: ...ns 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 Create a...

Page 79: ...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 displays...

Page 80: ...n None Parity parity e Even Parity parity o Odd Parity parity m Mark Parity parity s Space Parity Command Function Description system Show or configure the system information port Show or configure th...

Page 81: ...alue 1 Setting power on value 2 Setting accept on value 4 Setting transmission on 7 3 4 mvcom Usage mvcom Show all port mode and mode informations Usage mvcom nn all Set port nn all as virtual COM por...

Page 82: ...rip ON OFF Set auto connect to peer ip as on or off Usage mdata nn all peernum 1 16 peer d d d d d Set peer IP address and port for receive data 7 3 7 net Usage net 1 2 Show device network status and...

Page 83: ...ame location null name Set current snmp agent configuration Usage alarm event mail cstart wstart auth ip passwd eth1 Set current mail event configuration Usage alarm event trap cstart wstart auth eth1...

Page 84: ...de 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 settings to...

Page 85: ...Chapter 8 8TCP and UDP Port Numbers...

Page 86: ...ty 5058 TCP UDP Configuration Utility 5202 TDP VCOM 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...

Page 87: ...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 permission of...

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