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EKI-1521/1522/1524 User Manual

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Software

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Utility: Advantech Serial Device Server Configuration Utility

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Driver support: Windows 2000/XP/Vista (x86)

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Operation Mode:

COM port redirection (Virtual COM)

TCP/UDP server (polling) mode

TCP/UDP client (event handling) mode

Pair connection mode

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Configuration: Web interface, Windows utility, Telnet console

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Protocol: ICMP, IP, TCP, UDP, BOOTP, DHCP, Auto IP, Telnet, SNMP, HTTP, 
DNS, SMTP, ARP, NTP

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Management: SNMP MIB-II

General

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LED indicators:

System: Power, System Status

LAN: Speed, Link/Active

Serial: Tx, Rx

Power

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Power input: 12 to 48 VDC x 2

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Power connector: Terminal block

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Power Consumption:

EKI-1521: 2W

EKI-1522: 2.5W

EKI-1524: 4W

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Power Line Protection: 1 KV burst (EN61000-4-4), 0.5 KV surge (EN51000-4-5)

Environmental

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Operation Temperature: 0 to 60°C (32 to 140°F)

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Storage Temperature: -20 to 85°C (-4 to 185°F)

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Operating Humidity: 5 to 95% RH

Regulatory Approvals

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ECM: CE, FCC Part 15 Subpart B (Class A)

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Safety: UL (UL60950-1), Class 1, Div II (pending)

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Package Check List

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One EKI-1500 serial device server

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One RS-232 loopback DB9 tester

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Panel mounting bracket

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CD-ROM for utility and manual

Summary of Contents for EKI-1521

Page 1: ...User Manual EKI 1521 1522 1524 1 2 4 port RS 232 422 485 Serial Device Servers...

Page 2: ...lation 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: ...nd used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Opera tion of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in w...

Page 4: ...r you cannot get it to work according to the user s manual The equipment has been dropped and damaged The equipment has obvious signs of breakage 15 DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE...

Page 5: ...Dimensions Units mm 12 Figure 2 7 Front View of EKI 1521 1522 12 Figure 2 8 Side View of EKI 1521 1522 12 Figure 2 9 Back View of EKI 1521 1522 13 Figure 2 10Top View of EKI 1521 1522 13 Figure 2 11F...

Page 6: ...re to Factory Default Settings 45 3 9 6 Update Firmware 46 Chapter 4 Setting COM Redirector 49 4 1 Setting COM Redirector Virtual COM port 50 4 1 1 Auto Mapping 50 4 1 2 Manual Mapping 52 4 1 3 Manual...

Page 7: ...Chapter 1 1 Overview...

Page 8: ...backward compatibility with existing software EKI 1521 1522 1524 also supports serial tunneling allowing two native serial devices to communicate over a network without any hosts and program ming As...

Page 9: ...port simultaneously Allows maximum 16 hosts to access TCP client and command response mode Easy to locate specific EKI 1500 serial device server Mounts on DIN rail or panel Surge protection for RS 422...

Page 10: ...l LED indicators System Power System Status LAN Speed Link Active Serial Tx Rx Power Power input 12 to 48 VDC x 2 Power connector Terminal block Power Consumption EKI 1521 2W EKI 1522 2 5W EKI 1524 4W...

Page 11: ...Chapter 2 2 Getting Started...

Page 12: ...y simple process These units immediately upgrade your existing serial devices for integration into the Internet world The EKI 1521 1522 1524 features a lot of powerful functions such as high speed dat...

Page 13: ...as easily as if they were physically installed in or directly connected on the PC The Advantech redirector can create up to 255 virtual COM ports Application on the host can open virtual COM port to...

Page 14: ...ocated between hosts and serial devices Each serial port on the EKI serial device server can allow max five host connections through one Ethernet port or two Ethernet ports There are two major operati...

Page 15: ...ode 2 1 4 TCP Client Mode In TCP Client mode the TCP connection will be established from EKI serial device server This operation mode supports max 16 simultaneous connections for each serial port on E...

Page 16: ...hosts UDP message In the UDP client mode EKI serial device servers transmit UDP message to max 16 hosts simulta neously 2 1 7 Control Mode In controlling mode the EKI serial device server presents a...

Page 17: ...Description P1 Green Power 1 is on Off Power 1 is off or power error condition exists P2 Green Power 2 is on Off Power 2 is off or power error condition exists Status Orange Blinking System is ready...

Page 18: ...EKI 1521 1522 1524 User Manual 12 2 2 2 Dimensions Units mm 2 2 2 1 EKI 1521 and EKI 1522 Figure 2 7 Front View of EKI 1521 1522 Figure 2 8 Side View of EKI 1521 1522...

Page 19: ...13 EKI 1521 1522 1524 User Manual Chapter 2 Getting Started Figure 2 9 Back View of EKI 1521 1522 Figure 2 10 Top View of EKI 1521 1522...

Page 20: ...EKI 1521 1522 1524 User Manual 14 2 2 2 2 EKI 1524 Figure 2 11 Front View of EKI 1524 Figure 2 12 Side View of EKI 1524...

Page 21: ...e Next we will explain how to find a proper location for your EKI 1521 1522 1524 and then explain how to connect to the network hook up the power cable and connect to the EKI 1521 1522 1524 serial por...

Page 22: ...e as below Figure 2 15 Combine the Metal Mounting Kit 2 3 1 2 DIN Rail Mounting You can mount the EKI 1521 1522 1524 on a standard DIN rail The DIN rail kit is screwed on the serial device server when...

Page 23: ...tion EKI 1521 1522 1524 can be connected to other hubs or switches through a twisted pair straight through the cable or a crossover cable up to 100m long 2 3 3 Power Connection The EKI 1521 1522 1524...

Page 24: ...into the CD ROM drive e g E on the host PC 2 Use Windows explorer or the Windows Run command to execute the setup pro gram the path for the setup program on the CD ROM should be E Util ity Driver Ser...

Page 25: ...nse Agreement and press Yes to continue 5 The Setup program will specify a default installation path C Program Files Advantech eAutomation Serial Device Server Configuration Utility 6 After setup has...

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Page 27: ...Chapter 3 3 Configuration...

Page 28: ...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 and impor...

Page 29: ...he features of the specific device Click on the before the model name e g EKI 1524 and the utility will expand the tree structure to show the individual device name Click on the before the model name...

Page 30: ...Ethernet Information and Serial Port Information In the serial port information frame it dis plays the operation mode status and connected host IP Click on the before the device name and the utility w...

Page 31: ...Quick Tool Bar The utility will clear all list device servers in the Serial Device Server List Area and re search again Don t use this function frequently The warning message will be pop up when you...

Page 32: ...2 3 Manual Appending Using Add IP address to Favorite or Search a Range of IP addresses function you are able to add one device or group of devices to Favorites These devices can locate on local netw...

Page 33: ...efore the device name and the utility will expand the interfaces on this device server Select the Ethernet interface Select Eth1 or Eth2 these are two individual Ethernet ports MAC address The MAC add...

Page 34: ...DNS server Secondary DNS Server is included for use when Primary DNS server is unavailable 3 4 Serial Settings This section explains how to configure the EKI 1500 series serial communication paramete...

Page 35: ...erver offers three kinds of serial interfaces RS 232 RS 485 and RS 422 User can use any of the three serial interfaces according to user s requirements Baud Rate The EKI 1500 serial device server supp...

Page 36: ...serial device server provides the advanced settings for some special applications which need critical time requirements In normal applications these set tings are recommended not to be set to avoid t...

Page 37: ...while it is the first time opens this serial port You can ignore the purge command by enable this option Disable Character Timeout Detection Enable this option will disable the serial port character...

Page 38: ...ping the IP of the EKI 1500 serial device server serial port to a local COM port on the host computer The EKI 1500 series provides Multi access function through Ethernet connection path Allow the maxi...

Page 39: ...of the serial acknowledgement via response timeout When EKI 1500 serial device server receives nothing from serial port after the setting of response timeout the device will reply the acknowledgement...

Page 40: ...more TCP port The well known TCP ports are those that have been defined for example port 23 is used for Telnet connections There are also custom sockets that users and developers define for their spe...

Page 41: ...data from Ethernet and the outputs of serial port are mixed When the EKI 1500 series receives data from serial port the data will also be transmitted to the connected hosts simultaneously Round Robin...

Page 42: ...Control mode provides three kinds of modem AT style commands The serial devices can use these commands to control the EKI 1500 series to connect discon nect to remote networking device Thus intellige...

Page 43: ...n to the networking device 192 0 55 22 The TCP port is 5301 ATA CR Answering an incoming call CR Returns the user to the command prompt when entered from the serial port during a remote host con necti...

Page 44: ...o prevent unauthorized access If you want to restrict access to certain PCs you can list their IP addresses in this area The maximum is 32 PCs 3 7 Auto Warning Settings 3 7 1 Email Alert Consult your...

Page 45: ...oper IP address of SNMP Trap Server And choose the Trap Version there are SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c options 3 7 3 System Event Cold Start This refers to starting the system from power off When performing a...

Page 46: ...P address When the IP address changes the EKI 1500 series will send an e mail or send a SNMP trap after restarting the sys tem Password Change The user changes the EKI 1500 series s password When the...

Page 47: ...cation equipment s power is off For example a DSR change to high also means that the DCE is powered ON If the DSR signal changes to low it also means that the DCE is powered off When the DSR signal ch...

Page 48: ...r settings for easy management and configuration Right click the mouse on the device name in the sub tree of Serial Device Sever List Area and select these administrator settings 3 9 1 Import Export D...

Page 49: ...u may need to identify which unit is correct to configuration on utility Click Locate to make that unit s Status LED be steady on and the buzzer will make the beep sound until you click Stop Locate 3...

Page 50: ...the serial device server to the factory default which will be introduced next section If you want to disable this function or change the password click Change Password to change the password to defaul...

Page 51: ...essage will be pop up while 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 Then plea...

Page 52: ...t the upgrade procedure Please access Advantech s website http www advan tech com to download the latest version of the firmware Before update the firmware make sure that your host s Network domain is...

Page 53: ...ng the firm ware completely click on the OK button The serial device server will restart auto matically Note Be sure that the host PC Ethernet network domain is as same as the EKI 1500 serial device s...

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Page 55: ...Chapter 4 4 Setting COM Redirector...

Page 56: ...evice and one connected to a Advantech serial device server COM redirector utility and Virtual COM port Management utility are integrated into one utility with same GUI Advantech Serial Device Server...

Page 57: ...51 EKI 1521 1522 1524 User Manual Chapter 4 Setting COM Redirector The COM ports in the Virtual Com Ports listing are now available for use by Win dows applications...

Page 58: ...the sub tree of Device Server List area and select the Manual Mapping function ADAM series EDG series and EKI wireless series have only one IP address Select the serial port on the device server and...

Page 59: ...erver again Reconfiguration is not necessary so this function enhances the reliability of the system If the function is disabled the connection can not be re established again unless the COM redirecto...

Page 60: ...nnecting the serial device server to the network 4 1 4 Remove the Virtual COM Port If you want to remove the virtual COM port you can remove them one by one or group remove ports Individually Remove R...

Page 61: ...ces If the test is selected an external test will be done to check that the connection signals for each port are working properly For the test you will need to connect each port to a loopback tester p...

Page 62: ...wo ports DTR RI check the DTR and RI signal between two ports DTR DSR check the DTR and DSR signal between two ports DTR DCD check the DTR and DCD signal between two ports Communication Parameters Tes...

Page 63: ...Chapter 5 5 Web Based Configuration...

Page 64: ...f your EKI 1500 serial device server The default IP setting is 10 0 0 1 but you should use the IP which you have previously assigned for this device Once the IP is entered you will be presented with t...

Page 65: ...59 EKI 1521 1522 1524 User Manual Chapter 5 Web Based Configuration By Windows Internet Explorer...

Page 66: ...the Web Telnet and SNMP functions Moreover you can set the Timezone related setting 5 4 Network Configuration Click the Net Configuration and chose either Net 1 or Net 2 there are Net Mode IP Address...

Page 67: ...re Basic Operation Mode and Advanced Setting in the serial port configuration For more detailed information for setting please refer to chapter 3 4 and chapter 3 5 Note All new configurations will tak...

Page 68: ...EKI 1521 1522 1524 User Manual 62 5 6 Monitor You can monitor the serial ports settings statistic and the connected IP address by click on Monitor function on the main menu...

Page 69: ...Web Based Configuration 5 7 Auto Warning Alarm You can set the e mail server and SNMP Trap server in the Setting page and set the event type in the Event page For more detailed information for Auto W...

Page 70: ...Manual 64 5 8 Change Password You can change the serial device server password on here Note All new configurations will take effect after rebooting The reboot func tion is located on the main menu of...

Page 71: ...sole when you access the web configuration you need to key in the password Do not need to enter the username in the dialog If you want to disable the password protection just change the password to th...

Page 72: ...EKI 1521 1522 1524 User Manual 66 5 9 Import Export Device Settings You can Import or Export the serial device server all setting as the conf file format...

Page 73: ...10 Reboot The configuration will take effect after clicking Save button But all configurations will save to flash memory after this reboot step Press the Reboot button and the system will give a reset...

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Page 75: ...Chapter 6 6 Telnet Configuration...

Page 76: ...n use terminal software like Hyper Terminal Telix and other related terminal software 6 2 Telnet Console Create a new connection You can create a new Telnet connection and assign a connection name for...

Page 77: ...figure the serial ports in Control mode USDG mdata Show or configure the serial ports in Data mode USDG net Show or configure the Ethernet ports settings password Set or change the password apply Writ...

Page 78: ...ype the help command or press Tab twice to show the supported command list Usage help Function Display help information of command list You might use help command to show the usage of all commands Usa...

Page 79: ...Usage system Function Show current device status and information Usage system name XXXX Function Set current device name XXXX maximum length 31 bytes Usage system desc XXXX Function Set current device...

Page 80: ...521 1522 1524 User Manual 74 Usage port nn or port all Function Show the nn th port or all ports information Usage port nn desc XXXX Function Set the nn th port s description XXXX maximum length 127 b...

Page 81: ...e o m s data 5 6 7 8 stop 1 1 5 2 Function Set the serial ports baud rate parity data bits and stop bits Acceptable baud rate 50 75 110 150 300 600 1200 1800 2400 4800 7200 9600 14400 19200 38400 576...

Page 82: ...st idle timeout S Usage mvcom nn all respto XX framebk XX Function Set the nn th or all serial ports response timeout and frame break mctrl Show and setup the Control mode Usage mctrl Function Show al...

Page 83: ...P Function Set the nn th or all serial ports transmit protocol as TCP or UDP Usage mdata nn all idleto XX lsport XXXX atport XXXX Function Set the nn th or all serial ports data idle timeout listen po...

Page 84: ...status and information Usage net 1 2 mode static dhcp boot all Function Set the network operating mode Usage net 1 2 ip XX XX XX XX netmask XX XX XX XX gw XX XX XX XX Function Set IP address subnet ma...

Page 85: ...XXX new XXXX Function Confirm the old password and set a new password apply Usage apply Function Save the settings to the flash memory and reboot the system immediately exit Usage exit Function Termin...

Page 86: ...tatistic and connected IP address Usage monitor port 1 2 16 setting Function Monitor the serial ports settings Usage monitor port 1 2 16 statistic Function Monitor the serial ports statistic Usage mon...

Page 87: ...2 1524 User Manual Chapter 6 Telnet Configuration alarm Show or configure the auto warning function For more detailed setting for auto warning please refer to chapter 3 7 time Show or configure the ti...

Page 88: ...ght on off begin MMDD end MMDD Function Set the current time daylight saving configuration Usage time ntp XXXX Function Set the NTP timeserver XXXX time server service Enable or disable some extra ser...

Page 89: ...Appendix A A Pin Assignments...

Page 90: ...nments A 1 1 RS 232 Pin Assignments A 1 2 RS 422 485 Pin Assignments A 1 2 1 1 RS 422 A 1 2 2 2 RS 485 Pin Description 1 DCD 2 Rx 3 Tx 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI Pin Description 1 Tx 4 Tx 5 GN...

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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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