ANTAIRA STE-501C User Manual Download Page 45

Page: 45 / 51

User’s Manual Version 1.

Serial to Ethernet Device Server
STE-501C

Antaira Technologies, LLC

Appendix B: Upgrade System Firmware

New version of firmware can be downloaded from www.antaira.com

B.1 Upgrade Procedures

When one get a new software version, please follow the sequences below to upgrade ones STE-501C.

Connect a PC (Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP) and STE-501C one wish to upgrade the firmware in the
same TCP/IP network. Use command

ping

monitor.exe

utility program to verify their availability.

Prepare the download tool and press any key to edit its configuration file

dapdl.cfg

. dapdl.cfg file can

be found in the product CD.

Edit the

"dapdl.cfg"

file to fit ones system need, the content of the file looks like as the following. Be

sure to save ones modifications after the change is made.

Remote_IP

10.0.50.100

Load

U5001ap.hex

The first line identifies the IP address of STE-501C, the second line identifies the firmware (.Hex file)
name to be downloaded.

Execute the utility program

download.bat,

it can be found in the product CD.

Input the user name and password credential, the new firmware will be downloaded.

STE-501C will automatically restart each time the firmware is successfully downloaded.

Summary of Contents for STE-501C

Page 1: ...Serial Ethernet Server STE 501C User s Manual Version 1 4 ...

Page 2: ...ication is to be used for any other purposes and it is not to be reproduced copied disclosed transmitted stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language in any form by any means in whole or in part without the prior explicit written consent of Antaira Technologies LLC Published by Antaira Technologies LLC Toll Free 1 877 229 3665 e Mail info antaira com Website www a...

Page 3: ...ment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and radiates radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions 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...

Page 4: ... 2 1 Login to the System 13 3 2 2 Networking 14 3 2 3 Change the Password 15 3 2 4 COM1 Setup 15 3 2 5 Configure STE 501C as TCP Client 17 3 2 6 Configure STE 501C as UDP Client 18 3 2 7 COM Port Setting 18 3 2 8 Enabling Serial Data Buffer 19 3 2 9 Setting Packet Delimiter 19 3 3 Configuration Using Web Browser 20 3 3 1 Log in to the System 20 3 3 2 Change the password 21 3 3 3 Network Setup 23 3...

Page 5: ...e Sample Program 35 6 2 1 TCPTEST in Visual Basic 35 6 2 2 TCPTEST2 in Visual C 36 7 Diagnostics 37 7 1 Use Standard TCP IP Utility Ping Command 37 7 2 Use Monitor exe Configuration Utility Program 37 7 3 Use TCPTEST exe or TCPTEST2 exe Sample Program 38 AppendixA Specifications 39 A 1 Hardware Specifications 39 A 2 Software Specifications 40 A 3 Panel Layout and Connector Pin Assignments 40 A 3 1...

Page 6: ...ntaira Technologies LLC All rights reserved 5 B 1 Upgrade Procedures 44 B 2 Critical Issues of Upgrading 45 B 3 Error Messages 46 Appendix C DisableSystemFirmware 47 Appendix D UsingMonitor exeUtility 48 D 1 Run the utility 48 D 2 Detect Operational Devices 48 D 3 Configure Devices 48 ...

Page 7: ...ces to the Ethernet network via a single application program or multiple application programs Many control devices provide the ability to communicate with hosts through RS 232 or RS 485 RS 422 however RS 232 or RS 485 RS 422 serial communication has its limitations For one it is hard to transfer data through a long distance With STE 501C it is possible to communicate with a remote device in the In...

Page 8: ...other applications server in host computer actively After the connection is established data can be transmitted between serial device and host computer in both directions UDP Mode UDP is a faster but non guaranteed datagram delivery protocol STE 501C can be configured as a UDP mode on TCP IP Network to establish a connection using unicast or multicast data from the serial device to one or multiple...

Page 9: ...TE 501C Copyright 2017 Antaira Technologies LLC All rights reserved 8 Tunneling Mode In the case of the serial connection is established with two or more STE 501C to send data over TCP IP Network It can avoid RS 232 interface 15 meter distance limitation imposed ...

Page 10: ... Copyright 2017 Antaira Technologies LLC All rights reserved 9 2 Hardware Setup NOTE 1 Panel layout in Appendix A 3 1 2 One can press the reset button of STE 501C to reset the settings to the default value Figure 2 1 shows the interfaces Figure 2 1 STE 501C interfaces ...

Page 11: ...res Step 1 Connect STE 501C to power source using 5V DC Jack or 9 30V DC Terminal Block power source Note STE 501C provide two power inputs can be connected simultaneously to live DC power sources Anyone of the power inputs fails the other live source acts as a backup to support power needs automatically The redundant dual DC power inputs give one extra assurance of non stop operation Step 2 Conne...

Page 12: ...in Password Null leave it blank COM 1 9600 None 8 1 No flow control buffer disabled packet delimiter timer 2ms Link 1 Type TCP Server Listen port 4660 Filter 0 0 0 0 Virtual COM disabled SysName of SNMP name SysLocation of SNMP location SysContact of SNMP contact 3 1 Configuration by Monitor exe Utility 3 1 1 Static IP Use monitor exe that comes with product CD to configure the network parameters ...

Page 13: ...STE 501C supports the DHCP function By default the DHCP function on STE 501C is disabled one can use Monitor exe software to search network information automatically by following steps Execute Monitor exe Figure 3 1 Click on the IP address of STE 501C in monitor Click Config button It will pop up Dialog Window Check Auto IP Figure 3 3 Click Config Now button The STE 501C will restart and get IP fr...

Page 14: ...ompt window After telnet to STE 501C system prompts for a password the default password is left it blank Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 Login to the system Note One can press the default button of STE 501C to reset the password to the default value 1 After verifying the password the following terminal screen appears Figure 3 5 Figure 3 5 Main menu Note 1 If STE 501C does not receive any command within 1 mi...

Page 15: ...P and MAC address SNMP information kernel and AP version and connection status of the device 3 2 2 Networking Select 2 from Input choice and enter 0 4 to enter Networking page as following Figure 3 7 Figure 3 7 Network settings This page allows one to change network settings of the device including IP address subnet mask gateway IP address and SNMP information of STE 501C Please notice that any se...

Page 16: ...nt to change the password please type the old password in the Please input old password field type the new password in the Please input new password and the Please verify new password fields Note One can press the default key of product to reset password to the default value 3 2 4 COM1 Setup Select 4 from Input choice and enter 0 4 the following screen appears Figure 3 9 Figure 3 9 Com1 setup The ...

Page 17: ...nt to enable IP filter y n Input source IP in the Please input Filter_IP Double click Enter key 2 If one don t want to enable IP filter Input n in the Do one want to enable IP filter y n Double click Enter key Input idle time in Please input idle time to send TCP alive packet 4 10sec If one input 2 the sending TCP keep alive packet period will be change to 2 10 sec Note 1 IP filtering function is ...

Page 18: ...alive packet period will be change to 2 10 sec 2 Type 2 for Trigger by receiving COM port data Input idle time to disconnect in the Please input idle time to disconnect 0sec 1 255 If one input 0 disable the function if one input 2 the serial Inactivity beyond 2 sec will cause disconnect Input error retrying time in Please input waiting time for error retrying 0 minute 1 255 If one input 0 disable ...

Page 19: ...10 0 29 254 destination port is 1234 Figure 3 12 Figure 3 12 Link Mode UDP client setup 3 2 7 COM Port Setting Type 2 from Input choice and enter 1 4 of COM1 the following screen appears one can then give the COM port alias name set the baud rate and parity determine number of data bit and stop bit and decide if one want to use flow control and the type of flow control one want to use Figure 3 13 ...

Page 20: ...ent through Ethernet connection one can disable it if one wish Figure 3 14 Figure 3 14 Com port Enabling serial data buffer 3 2 9 Setting Packet Delimiter Packet delimiter is a way of controlling packets within serial communication It can prevent packets from being cut thus keep the packets complete STE 501C provides two ways of parameter setting as inter character timer and terminator By default ...

Page 21: ...er then type in the IP address of STE 501C to be configured Default user name is admin and default password is null leave it blank 3 STE 501C s network link mode and COM ports settings can be configured in different web pages 4 Click Save Configuration to save settings 5 Click Restart button to make the change effective if necessary It is also possible to modify various settings through the web se...

Page 22: ...Copyright 2017 Antaira Technologies LLC All rights reserved 21 Figure 3 17 login the system via Web 3 The following overview page appears Figure 3 18 Figure 3 18 Overview 3 3 2 Change the password 1 Click on the Security link and the following screen appears Figure 3 19 ...

Page 23: ...eserved 22 Figure 3 19 Change the password 2 Please input the old password in the Old Password field input the new password in the New Password and the Verified Password fields and then click on Save Configuration to update the password Note One can press the default key of product to reset password to the default value ...

Page 24: ...ble SNMP by checking Enable fill in network identification information under SNMP field and click on the Save Configuration button to save the changes please notice that the setting will not become effective until one restart STE 501C Figure 3 20 Figure 3 20 Network setup 3 3 4 Configure STE 501C as TCP Server one can configure STE 501C as transparent mode by default Figure 3 21 Click on the COM1 ...

Page 25: ... sec If one input 2 the sending TCP keep alive packet period will be change to 2 10 sec Input TCP Inactivity time in TCP Inactivity Time Before Disconnect sec If one input 2 TCP Inactivity beyond 2 sec will cause disconnect Click on Save Configuration button to save the changes Note 1 IP filtering function is disabled if setting FILTER_IP to 0 0 0 0 2 IP filter is disabled by default 3 If IP filte...

Page 26: ...nation port is 4660 Figure 3 22 Input destination IP 10 0 29 11 Input destination port in the 4660 Input idle time in Please input idle time to send TCP alive packet sec If one input 4 the sending TCP keep alive packet period will be change to 4 10 sec 1 Select TCP Connect On Power on to keep trying to establish TCP connection after Power on 2 Select TCP Connect On Any Serial Character Any serial ...

Page 27: ...e serial connection is established with two or more STE 501C to send data over Ethernet network i e pair connection mode one can choose pair connection which is indicated in the following figure to cope with any type of serial device Figure 3 23 Figure 3 23 Com1 setup pair connection Configure STE 501C as UDP mode Local port is 4660 destination IP is 10 0 29 254 and destination port is 1234 Figure...

Page 28: ...mple shows how it works within MS DOS command prompt window For example change IP from 10 0 50 100 to 10 0 50 101 and the MAC address of STE 501C is 00 60 e9 11 11 01 Step1 Add the new host IP to ARP table Open Ms DOS command prompt window Input arp s 10 0 50 101 00 60 E9 11 11 01 Figure 3 26 Figure 3 26 Ms DOS command prompt window Step2 Change to new IP via telnet port 1 Figure 3 27 Input telnet...

Page 29: ...rver STE 501C Copyright 2017 Antaira Technologies LLC All rights reserved 28 Note 2 The changed IP address must be legal otherwise it will be changed back to the default value 10 0 50 100 after restart Figure 3 27 Assigning a new IP address by ARP command ...

Page 30: ... Figure 4 1 Figure 4 1 Virtual Com connection diagram 4 1 Setup of a Virtual COM Driver 4 1 1 Pre installation Requirements Please check the operation system on ones PC complied with the following requirements Processor Intel compatible Pentium class Operation system Windows Server 2003 Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 SP5 or later Windows Me Windows 98 Windows 95 Microsoft NT 2000 Terminal ...

Page 31: ... software 3 Click the Add Remove button to remove the program or From Windows Start menu select Programs Serial IP Uninstall Serial IP to remove the program 4 2 Virtual COM Communication 4 2 1 Enable Virtual COM on STE 501C From web browser access to STE 501C by typing its IP address click on COM1 link to access COM1 page on the top half of the page click on TCP Server and enable Virtual COM by pu...

Page 33: ...ted in the Select Ports window for use by the Virtual COM Redirector If one wish to change which ports appear in this list use the Select Ports button Each COM port has its own settings When one click on a COM port the Control Panel display changes to reflect the settings for that COM port Note When one change settings for a COM port the changes are effective immediately There is no separate confi...

Page 34: ... that the Virtual COM Redirector can communicate with the serial server using the settings one have provided If the Log display does not show errors click the Use Settings button in the wizard which makes the recommended settings effective and returns one to the Control Panel to continue with the following steps Figure 4 5 Figure 4 5 Configuration Wizard 6 For Connection Protocol the setting must ...

Page 35: ...atform STE 501C is an SNMP device that allows many popular SNMP Network management platforms such as HP OpenView and SunNet Manager to conduct monitoring on the device Depending on the network management tools one are using device STE 501C information can be collected from running the management tools including IP address DNS name system descriptions and NIC information etc ...

Page 36: ...C is running by checking the running status through monitor exe configuration utility 6 2 Running the Sample Program Sample programs written in VB and VC included in package are provided for oner reference source codes are also included Test program can be found in the product CD or diskette under the directory of sample vb_ap and sample vc_ap respectively There are two test programs TCPTEST writt...

Page 37: ...d tcptest2 10 0 50 100 4660 brings one to connect to a TCP server of IP address 10 0 50 100 and port number 4660 the received data is displayed on the screen and the data typed in is sent to the TCP server of the designated port number One can also send binary data in hex format with a leading character For example 00 and FF represent ASCII code 0 and 255 respectively One can also use modem to con...

Page 38: ...e 7 1 Figure 7 1 Standard TCP IP utility ping command 7 2 Use Monitor exe Configuration Utility Program Use monitor exe configuration program that comes with the product CD or diskette to check on the status of STE 501C The status can be read from AP version column of the tool Status Descriptions S The system is configured as a TCP Server and Listing A The TCP Server is connected C The system is c...

Page 39: ...nologies LLC All rights reserved 38 Figure 7 2 Monitor configuration Utility 7 3 Use TCPTEST exe or TCPTEST2 exe Sample Program Use sample programs TCPTEST exe and TCPTEST2 exe that comes with the product CD to check on the status of STE 501C Please refer to chapter 6 2 to run the sample programs ...

Page 40: ...et Power failure threshold 4 75V SerialPort Communication One RS 232 or RS 485 RS 422 selectable RS 232 EIA RS 232C standard Full Duplex DB9 RS 485 2 4 wires Half Full duplex Terminal Block RS 422 4 wires Half Full duplex Terminal Block Parameters 1 Baud rate 1200 bps 230Kbps 2 Parity None Even Odd Mark Space 3 Data bits 7 8 4 Stop bits 1 2 5 Packet Delimiter by inter character timeout by characte...

Page 41: ...uration information for both TCP IP and serial ports is kept in the EEPROM Configuration utilities of Windows 95 98 2000 NT XP 2003 are provided for configuring settings Internal Buffer Size TCP receiving buffer size 8K bytes TCP transmitting buffer size 16K bytes RS 232 or RS 485 RS 422 receiving buffer size 4K bytes RS 232 or RS 485 RS 422 transmitting buffer size 4K bytes A 3 Panel Layout and C...

Page 42: ... DTR N A N A 5 SG Signal Ground SG Signal Ground SG Signal Ground 6 DSR N A N A 7 RTS DATA RXD 8 CTS N A TXD 9 N A N A N A A 3 3 Ethernet Port RJ 45 1 Category 5 UTP cable 8 core wire 2 RJ45 Connector 3 RJ45 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 568A Definition 568B Definition Pin1 Green White Orange White Pin2 Green Orange Pin3 Orange White Green White Pin4 Blue Blue Pin5 Blue White Blue White Pin6 Orang...

Page 43: ...d Memory problem return service is required 5sec Startup OK but AP firmware is disabled 5sec Startup OK and AP firmware is enabled Table 1 Buzzer Message A 4 2 LAN LED Message Description LED Off Ethernet Disconnected LED blinking with Green Data is transmitting on Ethernet for 100Mbps LED blinking with Orange Data is transmitting on Ethernet for 10Mbps Table 2 LAN LED Message A 4 3 COM Port LED M...

Page 44: ...TE 501C Copyright 2017 Antaira Technologies LLC All rights reserved 43 A 4 4 RUN LED Message Description LED on Jumper JP1 pin1 and pin2 are short to disable AP firmware in the flash memory LED blinking rate 0 5Sec AP firmware is running Table 4 RUN LED Message ...

Page 45: ...eir availability 2 Prepare the download tool and press any key to edit its configuration file dapdl cfg dapdl cfg file can be found in the product CD 3 Edit the dapdl cfg file to fit ones system need the content of the file looks like as the following Be sure to save ones modifications after the change is made Remote_IP 10 0 50 100 Load U5001ap hex The first line identifies the IP address of STE 5...

Page 46: ...matically and the system remains intact 2 If STE 501C does not receive any upgrading data within 30 seconds STE 501C will restart automatically and the system remains intact 3 After the upgrading process finishes STE 501C will program the flash memory and buzzer beeps 6 times then restarts Normally it takes around 10 seconds to complete the programming process If an error occurs during the program...

Page 47: ...cessful if errors occur during the process Error Cause Message Comments Illegal Hex file format Hex File Text Error Hex File Check Sum Error Hex File Format Error Hex File End of Record Error STE 501C handshaking problem STE 501C ACK Start Address Error STE 501C ACK Length Error STE 501C Response Command Error Configuration file Remote IP not found Open configuration file failure ...

Page 48: ...loaded a wrong version of firmware that caused the system crashed To disable the current version of firmware and prevent it from executing please do the followings 1 Turn the power off open STE 501C case 2 Short pin1 and pin2 of jumper JP1 on the right top corner from the main board to disable AP firmware 3 Power on STE 501C 4 Download the correct AP firmware to STE 501C 5 Remove the pin 1 and pin...

Page 49: ...ct Operational Devices One may do the following steps to detect devices currently available on the network 1 Start monitor exe utility program 2 Select an item from the Broadcast IP list 3 Specify a number in the Wishes box 4 Click on the Invite button This will display all the devices information one have requested D 3 Configure Devices One may use monitor exe configuration utility to configure t...

Page 50: ... rights reserved 49 Figure D2 Configuration dialog box 3 After one click the Configure Now button the target device will return an ACK message indicating the modification is successful as shown in the following The following table lists the functional descriptions for all the fields Field Name Field Descriptions ...

Page 51: ...e number of times that an Invite request is re sent Locate Locate the specified device Reset Reset the selected device Config Configure the selected device Exit Exit this utility IP Address Indicate the IP address of the device that replied to ones request Leading tag stands for IP address collision possibly caused by duplicated IP addresses on the network Leading tag stands for Mac address collis...

Search results

Summary of Contents for STE-501C

Reviews:

Related manuals for STE-501C

Brands by name

Popular brands

ANTAIRA STE-501C, User Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for STE-501C

Reviews:

Related manuals for STE-501C

Brands by name

Popular brands