Asentria SiteBoss 571 UserManual
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Default settings for the serial ports are 19200-baud, 8-bit word length, no parity, and one stop bit (19200, 8N1).
Use the Serial Settings menu,
menu to adjust these settings.
USB ports
4 USB ports allow the S571 to treat USB devices as serial ports with which the S571 which can:
collect data as usual for buffering/filtering/alarming
engage pass-through mode to the connected device
When a device is connected to a USB port, it will appear as an additional serial port on the Serial Settings menu.
This feature adds the ability to use certain USB-RS232 adapters such that the unit uses them like a regular serial
port for buffering and pass-through access. This allows the unit to use data buffering and pass-through services
for equipment that has:
built-in USB serial converter
built-in USB hub with built-in USB-RS232 serial converters
serial port (via a separate USB-RS232 converter/adapter)
The unit has 4 USB I/O ports on top of the existing Serial Ports the unit already has installed. These ports can be
read from and written to. If there is no USB device attached to the I/O port then any read/write operations will yield
no results. (i.e., if you try to pass-through to I/O 14 when there is no USB serial device attached to I/O 14, then it
will be equivalent to a serial port that is not connected to anything: nothing will be read and nothing will be written.)
When you plug in a USB serial device, it (or its representative USB serial devices, as in the case of a hub) is
attached to the I/O ports. You can see what device is attached to what I/O port by browsing to the "Status->Serial
Port Status" section of web UI.
USB Interface Notes
If you detach a USB serial device and then reattach it, there is no guarantee that it will be allocated to the
same I/O port it used before.
If you detach a USB serial device while you have pass-through engaged, then on your pass-through client
there will be no effect of the detachment (except that now you will be disconnected from the device).
If you attach a USB serial device while you have pass-through engaged, then on your pass-through client
there will be no effect of the attachment (except that now you will be connected to the device).
The USB port number on the front panel label is functionally irrelevant. For example, if you attach a USB
serial device at USB port 1, detach it, and then reattach it at USB port 2, then that difference has no
bearing on the functionality of the USB serial device.
The supported USB adapters are any using the following drivers:
o
Prolific Technology 2303
o
Silicon Labs CP210x
SensorJack Sensor Port
The SensorJack Sensor port (ES/ESJ) is an RJ45 connector for connecting up to16 optional Type2 EventSensor
devices, including PowerBoss devices to increase the power switching and distribution capability of your S571.
Ethernet Port
Each of the two Ethernet 10/100Mb interfaces is a standard RJ45. Either of these standard connectors will
connect the S571 to an Ethernet hub or switch. Refer to the
Information Portal for further information regarding a number of different types of Telnet connection options.
The LEDs by each Ethernet connection on the back panel flicker when packets are being transmitted/received on
that port.
The S571 features network connectivity via Secure Shell (SSH) and Secure FTP (SFTP). Refer to the
Application Guide on the Asentria Product Information Portal for a detailed explanation of SSH and
SFTP.
