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Installing Virtual COM Port

Chapter 6

Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m

B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 –

www.bb-elec.com

B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Pk – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91-792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 –

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The program searches the LAN for all available

Serial Servers

. When

complete, the

Found Server

window appears and displays a list of the

servers that were found.

Figure 39.

The Found Server Window

Step 3:

Select the

Serial Server

at the IP Address to be mapped to a

virtual COM port, then click

Figure 40.

The COMInst Window

Windows XP/Vista/Win 7

provides a notice concerning Windows

Logo testing.

Summary of Contents for Vlinx ESP901

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Page 4: ...012m B B Electronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 9...

Page 5: ...5 Hardware Setup 5 Software Installation 6 Serial Server Configuration 6 Install Virtual COM Ports on PC 7 Check Communications 7 CHAPTER 2 MAKING THE HARDWARE CONNECTIONS 9 PACKAGE CHECKLIST 9 ESP901...

Page 6: ...ER PROPERTIES 27 CHAPTER 5 CONFIGURING THE SERIAL SERVER PROPERTIES 31 DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVER PROPERTIES 32 Server Name 32 Serial Number 32 Password 32 DHCP 32 IP Address 33 Netmask 34 Gateway 34 M...

Page 7: ...vigating the Configuration Menus 56 Using a Password 57 CHAPTER 10 USING THE WEB SERVER 59 SETTING SERVER PROPERTIES 59 CHAPTER 11 USING TELNET 63 CONFIGURATION USING TELNET 63 Navigating the Configur...

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Page 9: ...R RO OD DU UC CT TI IO ON N VLINX Models ESP901 and ESP902 Ethernet Serial Servers provide Ethernet to Serial connections for RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 devices The ESP901 features a single serial port a...

Page 10: ...rom the Ethernet port of a computer using an Ethernet crossover cable o Web Server allows configuration via the network using any web browser o Telnet allows configuration via the network by accessing...

Page 11: ...he Serial Server The data is sent directly to and from the serial port on the server When using UDP protocol the server can be configured to broadcast data to and receive data from multiple IP address...

Page 12: ...of the server Conversely the Remote IP address of the client must contain the server s IP address Both communication port numbers must be the same Heart Beat The Heart Beat protocol connection provid...

Page 13: ...configuration consisting of a PC connected via an Ethernet LAN to an ESP901 or ESP902 Serial Server connected to the RS 232 port of a serial device Hardware Setup Figure 2 Typical Hardware Setup Step...

Page 14: ...N will appear in the Serial Server List window Step 2 Double click the desired Serial Server port on the list to bring up the Server Properties configuration screen Figure 3 The Server Properties Wind...

Page 15: ...s Start menu run the Install Virtual COM Ports utility included with the VLINX software Step 2 Search for all servers on the network Step 3 Select a port and map it to an unused COM port e g Port 15 C...

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Page 17: ...NE EC CT TI IO ON NS S Package Checklist ESP901 and ESP902 Serial Servers are shipped with the following items included ESP901 or ESP902 Serial Server Module Power supply This Operation Manual CD ROM...

Page 18: ...hub switch or wall plate using a standard straight through RJ 45 male Ethernet cable To connect directly to an RJ45 Ethernet port on a PC or laptop a crossover Ethernet cable must be used N No ot te...

Page 19: ...connection through the serial port on the ESP901 or Serial Port 1 on the ESP902 from a PC running a terminal program such as HyperTerminal When the Serial Server enters Console Mode the Console Mode...

Page 20: ...ing the ESP Manager software via Telnet or using the Web Server The ESP902 has two serial ports Port 1 operates the same as the ESP901 serial port Port 2 on the ESP902 is an RS 232 only interface The...

Page 21: ...figured as DTEs with DB 9M connectors a null modem crossover cable must be used In Console Mode the default serial port settings are 9600 baud 8 data bits No parity and 1 stop bit From Windows HyperTe...

Page 22: ...to RTS CTS during configuration N No ot te e Refer to Appendix B RS 422 connection pin outs RS 485 Mode In RS 485 Mode the currently selected port is configured as an RS 485 interface supporting trans...

Page 23: ...RS 232 RS 422 and RS 485 operation are shown below DB 9M Pin RS 232 Signal Name DTE RS 422 RS 485 1 Carrier Detect DCD In RXDA 2 Receive Data RXD In RXDB 3 Transmit Data TXD Out TXDB Data B 4 Data Ter...

Page 24: ...Number ESP901 902_5012m B B Electronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Pk Oranmore Galway...

Page 25: ...ware makes configuration fast and easy If using Windows installing the ESP Manager software and setting up virtual COM ports to configure the Serial Server is recommended Software Installation The VLI...

Page 26: ...B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Figure 13 The Install Shield Wizard Window Step 2 When the VLINX ESP Setup wind...

Page 27: ...91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Figure 16 The Install Shield Wizard Complete Window Step 4 Click Finish when the Install Shield Wizard Complete dialogue appears When finished dialogue bo...

Page 28: ...Serial Server is not already connected to the network or to the Ethernet port on the computer connect it Set all the DIP switches to the OFF position Apply power The Power indicator should light red t...

Page 29: ...AG GE ER R The ESP Manager software allows Searching for servers connected to the network Displaying and changing the configuration of those servers Installing virtual COM ports on a computer Displayi...

Page 30: ...over Cable N No ot te e Use an Ethernet Crossover Cable if connecting directly to a computer LAN card Step 2 Apply power The red Power indicator will light the Link indicator lights when an Ethernet c...

Page 31: ...Exit Help Server Icons Firmware Upgrade Virtual COM Configuration Searching Server Uninstall Virtual COM Monitor Port Status Serial Server Virtual COM Lists Software Status Ready Updating Searching e...

Page 32: ...RTS Port Status indicator displays the current logic state of the DTR and RTS hardware handshake output lines for the selected Serial Server port 1 asserted 0 not asserted o DCD DSR CTS The DCD DSR C...

Page 33: ...hrough long lists Serial Server List Server Name Displays the name of the Serial Server The name is listed once for each port IP Address Displays the IP Address for the Serial Server All ports in a Se...

Page 34: ...ch port is currently In Use or Not Used Status Bar Displays the current status of the software in the bottom left corner of the screen Ready Updating Searching reachable servers Search for Servers Upo...

Page 35: ...standard broadcast used to find servers if Search all reachable servers is selected The user must set an IP address that conforms to the LAN addressing scheme The Searching window is shown until all...

Page 36: ...er Properties Window N No ot te e ESP Manager Navigation Use the mouse to select the property and parameters or Tab to move to the next property Tab Shift to move back to previous property Arrows to m...

Page 37: ...6 The Restarting Dialogue Box After eight seconds a dialogue box will ask whether you want to search for all reachable servers again Figure 27 The Server Search Dialogue Box While the Serial Server is...

Page 38: ...r ESP901 902_5012m B B Electronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Pk Oranmore Galway Irel...

Page 39: ...92444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com C Ch ha ap pt te er r 5 5 C CO ON NF FI IG GU UR RI IN NG G T TH HE E S SE ER RI IA AL L S SE ER RV VE ER R P PR RO OP PE ER RT TI IE ES S The VLINX Serial Se...

Page 40: ...Serial Server is connected on the LAN it is recommended that a new name be assigned to each When the ESP Manager finds a Serial Server on the LAN it displays the server name and IP Address allowing t...

Page 41: ...reassigns a different IP address the software will not be able to communicate with the hardware Therefore using a static IP address is recommended IP Address Software or hardware attempting to access...

Page 42: ...was released is shown here Link Status Link status automatically displays the type of Ethernet connection It will either display 10BaseT or 100BaseTX in full duplex or half duplex This will depend on...

Page 43: ...ction select TCP TCP guarantees reliable communication with error checking whereas UDP provides faster transmission UDP Mode When UDP mode is chosen the Serial timeout TCP alive timeout Connection mod...

Page 44: ...P or UDP Socket program select Server When using Paired Mode communication between two serial servers set up one as a Client and the other as a Server When connecting to a server that does not support...

Page 45: ...be changed from the ESP Manager or Console Configuration Menu The Virtual COM port setting also can be changed within the Device Manager of the computer on which it is installed Serial Port Mode Seria...

Page 46: ...ddress This is a security feature activated by entering the IP address of the desired client The Serial Server will only communicate with the listed IP address and all other requests for connection wi...

Page 47: ...way Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Figure 33 The Restart Dialogue Box The following dialogue box will appear Figure 34 The Restarting Dialogue Box After eight seconds a d...

Page 48: ...de or Telnet Saving updating server properties is done from the Configuration screen Access the Configuration screen by tabbing through the list of screens on the left side of the window and highlight...

Page 49: ...ay Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Web Server Interface The Web Server interface provides the same updating options as Console Mode and Telnet These are located at the bot...

Page 50: ...n Number ESP901 902_5012m B B Electronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Pk Oranmore Galw...

Page 51: ...e computer This shows up in the Device Manager The COM number can be selected from a list of available numbers For example in a computer already having a COM1 and COM2 COM3 to COM 254 are available fo...

Page 52: ...way Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com The program searches the LAN for all available Serial Servers When complete the Found Server window appears and displays a list of the...

Page 53: ...s Logo on the packaging Driver compatibility is not affected Step 4 Click Continue Anyway to proceed with the installation The Protocol TCP UDP IP Address and Port Number will mirror the settings of t...

Page 54: ...on Menu must match If the settings do not match the virtual COM ports will not work If these settings are changed in the Device Manager it will only affect the operation of the virtual COM port It wil...

Page 55: ...nics Ltd Westlink Commercial Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Figure 43 The VLINX ESP COM3 Properties Window Step 4 Click the Configuration or Port Setti...

Page 56: ...Number ESP901 902_5012m B B Electronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Pk Oranmore Galway...

Page 57: ...er r 7 7 R RE EM MO OV VI IN NG G V VI IR RT TU UA AL L C CO OM M P PO OR RT TS S The ESP Manager software Uninstall Virtual COM Port feature will remove a mapped COM port in the Device Manager It ma...

Page 58: ...d Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Step 3 Click the Uninstall Virtual COM icon The Manager will ask for conformation Click OK to complete the uninstall procedure Figure 45 The vcom...

Page 59: ...cial Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Figure 46 The Control Panel Window Step 3 Click Device Manager in the Systems Properties window In the Device Manag...

Page 60: ...IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Figure 48 Confirm Devi...

Page 61: ...mpressed software file from the B B Electronics website Unzip or expand the file into the hex format so it will be ready to upload to the Serial Server Upgrading Via ESP Manager The ESP Manager softwa...

Page 62: ...r Locate the folder on your PC that contains the firmware hex file Select the file and click Open The Open dialogue box will disappear Step 7 In the Upgrade window select the serial port to be used in...

Page 63: ...nect a crossover null modem cable between the COM port on the computer and the appropriate serial port on the Serial Server N No ot te e See Chapter 5 for details of each Server Property Settings Cons...

Page 64: ...Configuration Menus There are six Console Mode screens Server Network Serial Mode Operation Monitor and Configuration Tab Back Space and arrow keys can be used to highlight the desired function on the...

Page 65: ...5 www bb europe com Step 5 Once all the changes have been made move to the Configuration screen select Save and press Enter Figure 51 Saving and Restarting the Configuration The restart message will a...

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Page 67: ...pt te er r 1 10 0 U US SI IN NG G T TH HE E W WE EB B S SE ER RV VE ER R The Web Server can be used to configure the Serial Server from any web browser software such as Internet Explorer Server proper...

Page 68: ...nmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Navigate and change properties as required using the mouse and keyboard To change serial port properties click Serial Port on...

Page 69: ...k Commercial Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Figure 54 The Web Server Operation Page Click Save to store changes to the Serial Server Settings for each...

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Page 71: ...t Step 1 Ensure the PC and Serial Server are connected to the LAN Step 2 Apply power to the Serial Server The power and ready LED will light Step 3 If the DIP switches on the Serial Server all are in...

Page 72: ...erver is still in Console mode and the Server screen will appear Navigating the Configuration Menu There are six Telnet screens Server Network Serial Mode Operation Monitor and Configuration Tab Back...

Page 73: ...B Electronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Rd PO Box 1040 Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444...

Page 74: ...2444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Step 7 Once all the changes have been made move to the Save field and select Enter The restart message will appear Figure 57 Saving and Restarting the Configur...

Page 75: ...urope United Kingdom 220 240VAC 50Hz Manual Paper copy of this manual PDF available CD ROM disc VLINX ESP Manager and Virtual COM Driver software for Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 Win...

Page 76: ...bps Parity None Even Odd Mark Space Data Bits 5 6 7 or 8 Stop Bits 1 1 5 or 2 Memory Serial Memory 8K bytes per port Network Communications LAN 10 100 Mbps Auto detecting 10 BaseT or 100 BaseTX Proto...

Page 77: ...ttom of unit Password Blank DHCP Disable IP Address 192 168 0 1 Net Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 254 MAC Address Fixed see bottom label Version Date current firmware version number date Serial...

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Page 79: ...792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com A AP PP PE EN ND DI IX X A A R RS S 2 23 32 2 C CO ON NN NE EC CT TI IO ON NS S Serial Server DB 9 Pin outs in RS 232 Mode RS 232 Signal Name DTE RS 232 DB...

Page 80: ...rial Cable RS 232 Crossover null modem Cable Connections When connecting to a PC or another DTE device use a crossover cable also called a null modem cable Figure 62 Crossover DB 9 to DB 9 RS 232 Seri...

Page 81: ...104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com RS 232 Straight through DB 9 to DB 25 Conversion Connections...

Page 82: ...h 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com RS 232 DTE Loopback Connections Figure 65 Loopback Connections for RS 232 For Transmit and Receive loopback connect only those lines When Flow Contr...

Page 83: ...353 91 792445 www bb europe com A AP PP PE EN ND DI IX X B B R RS S 4 42 22 2 C CO ON NN NE EC CT TI IO ON NS S Serial Server DB 9 Pin outs in RS 422 Mode RS 422 Signal Name Direction RS 422 DB9M Pin...

Page 84: ...e RTSB of the serial device and from the Serial Server CTSA line to the RTSB line of the serial device If connecting to Receive Only RS 422 devices connect from the Serial Server TXDB and TXDA lines t...

Page 85: ...815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Figure 68 Loopback Connections for RS 422 The RS 48...

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Page 87: ...Out DATA B 3 Data A In Out DATA A 4 Signal Ground GND 5 Figure 70 DB 9 Pin out in RS 485 Mode N No ot te e Some RS 485 devices are marked opposite the RS 485 standard which defines the Data B line as...

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Page 89: ...Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com A AP PP PE EN ND DI IX X D D N NE ET TW WO OR RK K C CO ON NN NE EC CT TI IO ON NS S Standard Ethernet Cable RJ 45 Pin out...

Page 90: ...B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Pk Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Crossover Ethernet Cable RJ 45 Pin out RJ 45 Pin Signal Wire Color RJ 45 Pin 1 T...

Page 91: ...s B B Electronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Road Ottawa IL 61350 USA Phone 815 433 5100 General Fax 815 433 5105 Website www bb elec com Sales e mail orders bb elec com Fax 815 433 5109 Technical Support...

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