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2.3.4 Serial Connection
EKI-1521/1522/1524 provides one, two, or four ports DB9 (male) connectors. RS-
232/422/485 pin assignments as below:
2.4 Installing the Configuration Utility
The following section will show you how to install the Advantech serial device server
configuration utility, a tool to set up and monitor the EKI-1500 serial device servers.
1. Insert the Advantech industrial communication IEDG series driver utility CD 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\SerialDeviceServerConfigurationUtility\Serial_Device_Server_Config
uration_Utility_[
Version ]_Release_[ date ].exe
3. Upon executing the setup program, the Welcome Dialog Box will be pop-up.
Press the "Next" button to continue.
Table 2.2: EKI-1521/1522/1524 Serial Pin Assignments
Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
RS-232 DCD RX TX DTR GND DSR RTS CTS RI
RS-422 TX- - - TX+ GND - RX+ - RX-
RS-485 DATA- - - DATA+ GND - - - -
Note! Be sure the Microsoft .NET Framework on your host PC is greater than
version 2.0.