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VESR9XX  SERIAL SERVER CONFIGURATION CONNECTIONS 

VESR9xx Serial Servers can be configured over the network or via a serial port.  

CONFIGURING THE VESR9XX SERIAL SERVER VIA THE NETWORK 

CONNECTION 

When configuring via the network, either Vlinx Manager software or the web 

interface can be used.  

CONFIGURING WITH VLINX MANAGER 

VESR9xx Serial Servers can be configured over the network Vlinx Manager software 

running on a PC. 

To open Vlinx Manager: 

From the Desktop, click Start

Programs

B+B SmartWorx

Vlinx 

Vlinx 

Manager

 VESR Serial Server 

The Vlinx Manager Discovery window appears. 

 

Vlinx Manager Discovery Window 

Configure your serial server as required. 

Note: For more information on configuration options refer to Section 4: Description of Serial 

Server Properties.  

Summary of Contents for VESR901

Page 1: ...VESR9xx Serial servers...

Page 2: ...wa IL 61350 USA Phone 815 433 5100 General Fax 815 433 5105 Website www bb smartworx com support bb smartworx com European Headquarters B B SmartWorx Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Co Galway Irelan...

Page 3: ...POWER SUPPLY 17 CONNECTING VESR9XX SERIAL SERVERS TO SERIAL DEVICES 18 CONNECTING THE VESR901 X 19 CONNECTING THE VESR902T X 19 CONNECTING THE VESR902D X 20 CONNECTING VESR9XX SERIAL SERVERS TO A NETW...

Page 4: ...E 35 PASSWORD 36 SERIAL INTERFACE MODES 36 SERIAL SERVER NAME 37 SERVER SERIAL PORT NUMBER 37 SERIAL WATCHDOG 37 SUBNET MASK 37 TCP TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL 38 UDP USER DATAGRAM PROTOCOL 38 VCOM...

Page 5: ...x C Dimensional Diagrams 51 APPENDIX D CONNECTOR PINOUTS 55 VESR901 VESR921 SERIES 55 VESR902D SERIES 57 VESR902T VESR922T SERIES 58 STANDARD ETHERNET CABLE RJ 45 PIN OUT 59 B B SMARTWORX TECHNICAL SU...

Page 6: ...ode on the network The serial ports can be accessed over a LAN WAN using Direct IP Mode Virtual COM Port or Paired Mode connections VESR9xx Serial Servers feature 10BaseT or 100BaseTX copper network m...

Page 7: ...available with one or two serial connections and one or two Ethernet connections Network connection options include 10BaseT 100BaseTX copper or several different fiber optic options on models with a...

Page 8: ...N FIBER ST 80KM VESR902T Vlinx 2PORT TB ESS DIN CU ETHERNET VESR902T SC Vlinx 2PORT TB ESS DIN FIBER SC VESR902T SC40 Vlinx 2PORT TB ESS DIN FIBER SC 40KM VESR902T SC80 Vlinx 2PORT TB ESS DIN FIBER SC...

Page 9: ...SC CU VESR922T MT VLINX 2PORT TB ESS DIN FIBER MULTI ST CU VESR922T SC VLINX 2PORT TB ESS DIN FIBER SC CU VESR922T SC40 VLINX 2PORT TB ESS DIN FIBER SC 40KM CU VESR922T SC80 VLINX 2PORT TB ESS DIN FI...

Page 10: ...de voltage range 10 100 Mbps Ethernet with Auto Selection LAN and WAN Communications TCP Client or Server or UDP operation configurable Virtual COM port and Paired Mode capabilities Firmware Upload fo...

Page 11: ...ors and a recessed Mode switch PACKAGE CHECKLIST VESR9xx Serial Servers are shipped with the following items included VESR9xx Serial Server Module Quick Start Guide VESR9XX SERIAL SERVER ENCLOSURES AN...

Page 12: ...D The Ready LED green blinks once per second if the system is operating correctly If the LED is off it indicates the system is not operating correctly SERIAL PORT LEDS VESR901 x serial servers feature...

Page 13: ...ly If the LED is off it indicates the system is not operating correctly Serial Port LEDs VESR921 x serial servers feature one serial port VESR922x serial servers feature two serial ports Each serial p...

Page 14: ...r models using 10BaseT 100BaseTX network connections use an RJ45 receptacle The serial server is connected to a standard Ethernet network drop using a straight through RJ45 male Ethernet cable VESR92x...

Page 15: ...on the model VESR901 x serial servers feature one serial port and use a DB 9M connector for RS 232 and a five position removable terminal block for RS 422 and RS 485 connections VESR902D x serial ser...

Page 16: ...16 Five Position Pluggable Terminal Blocks Note Refer to Appendix D for connection pin outs POWER CONNECTOR The power connector is a 5 08 mm 2 position pluggable terminal block Power Connection...

Page 17: ...Note In this section devices to be connected to the serial server s serial connection are simply referred to as the serial device CONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY Connect a DC power supply to the power ter...

Page 18: ...ve to the A line in the idle mark state Ground provides a common mode reference RS 485 connections support 2 wire or 4 wire operation When configured for 4 wire operation the connection supports two s...

Page 19: ...through cable If you select RS 422 mode RS 485 2 wire mode or RS 485 4 wire mode when you configure the serial server you must connect the serial device appropriately via the 5 position terminal block...

Page 20: ...has two connectors both of which are DB 9M connectors You must connect the serial device to the serial server via a serial cable The VESR902D is a DTE If the serial device is a DTE use a null modem cr...

Page 21: ...CTION When connecting a serial server equipped with a fiber optic interface to a fiber optic link the appropriate fiber optic cable must be connected between the serial server and the network interfac...

Page 22: ...can be used CONFIGURING WITH VLINX MANAGER VESR9xx Serial Servers can be configured over the network Vlinx Manager software running on a PC To open Vlinx Manager From the Desktop click Start Programs...

Page 23: ...bar type the IP address of the serial server Note Your serial server comes from the factory pre configured to receive an IP address from a DHCP Server If DHCP assignment is not available it will defa...

Page 24: ...n Console Mode when On the VESR901 Port 1 LED is On and the Ready LED is Off On VESR902x models Port 1 LED is On and the Port 2 LED is Off To configure the serial server open the Vlinx Manager softwar...

Page 25: ...ed in previous sections Configure the serial server with the appropriate network settings using Vlinx Manager or the web interface Configure your software application with the appropriate IP address a...

Page 26: ...AL SERVERS IN PAIRED MODE When using serial servers in Paired Mode two serial servers connected to serial devices via their serial ports are connected to the network The serial devices communicate dir...

Page 27: ...to their normal states when the device resumes normal operation RELOADING FACTORY DEFAULTS To reload Factory Defaults press and hold the Mode switch for more than 10 seconds The LED indicators respond...

Page 28: ...ers to buffer before sending the characters to the network Larger values decrease the number of network packets but increase the amount of time to receive characters Smaller values increase the number...

Page 29: ...is selected which is rare The 2 stop bits setting is only valid when 6 7 or 8 data bits is selected DEFAULT GATEWAY The Default Gateway address sets the default route to remote networks enabling users...

Page 30: ...ected When the end delimiter is received the buffered characters including the start and end delimiters are sent to the network When Delimiter Removal is enabled it removes the delimiter character s b...

Page 31: ...clude No Flow Control Hardware Flow Control RTS CTS and Software Flow Control XON XOFF The Flow Control setting must match the requirements of the serial device connected Note Select No Flow Control w...

Page 32: ...eives a dynamic IP address from a DHCP server when it first connects to the network If there is not a DHCP Server on your network this device will automatically default to IP Address 169 254 102 39 If...

Page 33: ...baud 8 data bits and 1 stop bit c Enter Console Mode Press and hold the serial server s RESET SWITCH for 2 to 10 seconds The LED indicators will respond as follows MODEL PORT 1 LED PORT 2 LED READY L...

Page 34: ...od to connect to the serial server l LINK STATUS Link Status of the currently selected serial server is shown on the Login page of Vlinx Manager Link status indicates the type of Ethernet connection b...

Page 35: ...d Mode is also called SERIAL TUNNELING Serial devices connected to serial servers on each end of the link can communicate as it they were connected by a serial cable For Paired Mode to work one serial...

Page 36: ...systems Capable of baud rates up to 115 2 kbaud over short distances typically 50 feet Typically uses DB 9 connectors but terminals are also used on VESR9xx serial servers RS 422 Point to point commu...

Page 37: ...902D x and VESR902T x serial servers feature two serial ports SERIAL WATCHDOG Serial Watchdog controls the duration of serial inactivity when the serial port is determined idle and causes all connecti...

Page 38: ...hen the serial server is configured as a TCP server it waits for connections to be initiated by another network device You must set up the TCP port number that it will listen to for connections and se...

Page 39: ...municates over the network with a PC acting as a remote COM port for the computer Both the serial server and the computer must be configured for VCOM operation Virtual COM ports can be set up on the P...

Page 40: ...compatible with the selected serial server is available in this list To download the latest firmware files from the Internet 1 Go to the Tech Support tab on the B B SmartWorx web site http www bb ele...

Page 41: ...progress of the transfer In the Firmware File drop down list select the firmware file to upload to the serial server Click Upgrade The Progress box and Progress bar display information on the upgradi...

Page 42: ...to check the operation of connected serial servers and VCOM ports on the local computer The Computer Information box displays information about the type of network connections the IP addresses Subnet...

Page 43: ...ox appears Select the option a serial server In the drop down box select the specific serial server you want to check Click the Start button Information about the progress of the pinging process is di...

Page 44: ...agnostics dialog box appears Select the option a virtual communications port In the drop down box select the specific COM port you want to check Click the Start button Information about the progress o...

Page 45: ...5 0 Gateway 169 254 102 100 MAC Address Fixed see bottom label Firmware Version X X X Current Version Hardware Version X X Current Version Port 1 2 Serial port mode RS 232 Baud Rate 9600 Data bits 8 P...

Page 46: ...ction Using a standard web browser such as Internet Explorer 6 0 7 0 or Firefox 1 5 2 0 Software Vlinx Manager for serial server configuration Windows 2000 XP 32 64 bit 2003 Server 32 64 bit Vista 32...

Page 47: ...ion VESR90x 4 0W max VESR92x 6 0W max Terminal Blocks Wire Size 28 to 16 AWG Wire Type Copper Wire Only Tightening Torque 5 KG CM Wire Temp Rating 105 C Minimum Sized for 60 C Ampacity Note One Conduc...

Page 48: ...one per port Color Green On Port open Blink Data traffic Link LED VESR 90x E1 E2 LED VER92x Color Green On 100BaseTX Off 10BaseT Blink Data traffic Ready LED Color Green Blink once per second System O...

Page 49: ...D RS 485 lines 4 wire TXDA TXDB RXDA RXDB GND Baud Rates 75 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 7200 9600 14400 19200 28800 38400 57600 115200 230400 Data Bits 5 6 7 8 Parity None even odd mark space Stop bits...

Page 50: ...efinable UDP Unicast or Multicast Connection Modes Server Client VCOM Paired Client Connection At power up or upon data arrival Search Serial direct COM and Ethernet autosearch or specific IP Diagnost...

Page 51: ...51 APPENDIX C DIMENSIONAL DIAGRAMS Dimensional Diagram of a VESR901 Serial Server...

Page 52: ...52 Dimensional Diagram of a VESR902D Serial Server...

Page 53: ...53 Dimensional Diagram of a VESR902T Serial Server...

Page 54: ...54 Dimensional Diagram of a VERR92x Serial Server...

Page 55: ...55 APPENDIX D CONNECTOR PINOUTS VESR901 VESR921 SERIES DB9 M Pin Direction RS 232 1 Input DCD 2 Input RXD 3 Output TXD 4 Output DTR 5 GND 6 Input DSR 7 Output RTS 8 Input CTS 9 Input RI...

Page 56: ...56 Terminal RS 422 485 4 Wire RS 485 2 Wire A TDA Data A B TDB Data B C RDA D RDB E GND GND...

Page 57: ...SERIES DB 9M Pin RS 232 Direction RS 232 RS 422 485 4 Wire RS 485 2 Wire 1 DCD Input RDA 2 RD Input RDB 3 TD Output TDB Data A 4 DTR Output TDA Data B 5 GND GND GND 6 DSR Input 7 RTS Output 8 CTS Inpu...

Page 58: ...ut RDA D RD Input RDB E GND GND GND In the RS 422 mode TX lines are outputs and RX lines are inputs Connect the serial server TXB line to the RXB line of the serial device and the serial server TXA to...

Page 59: ...ERNET CABLE RJ 45 PIN OUT RJ 45 Pin Signal Wire Color RJ 45 Pin 1 TX White Green 1 2 TX Green 2 3 RX White Orange 3 4 Not used Blue 4 5 Not used White Blue 5 6 RX Orange 6 7 Not used White Brown 7 8 N...

Page 60: ...60 B B SMARTWORX TECHNICAL SUPPORT Phone 1 800 346 3119 Monday Friday 7 a m to 5 30 p m CST Fax 815 433 5109 Email support bb smartworx com Web www bb smartworx com...

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