FS-B-OPC-01 Series FieldServer Start-up Guide
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FieldServer Technologies
1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA
Web
:www.fieldserver.com
Tel
: (408) 262-2299
Fax
: (408) 262-2269
Toll Free
: 888-509-1970
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CONNECTION TO THE DEVICE
The 12VDC power supply received with the unit needs to be plugged into a power source and then connected to
the back of the FieldServer. Ensure that the power supply used complies with the specifications provided in
Section 2.2.
Figure 3-1: View of back of FS-B-OPC-01 showing Connection Ports
3.1
RS-232 connection
The FS-B-OPC-01 Series FieldServer is shipped with the RS-232 port activated.
Connect the FS-8917-10 cable (supplied) between the RS-232 port on the OPC FieldServer and the device as shown
in the connection diagram. Note that the cable labels refer to the Tx and Rx signals on the FS-B-OPC and must be
connected to the opposite signal on the remote device.
FS-8917-10
FS-8917-10
Tx
Rx
Tx
GND
Labels refer to
signal reference
on FS-B-OPC
Remote RS-232 Device
GND
Rx
DB9M on FS-B-OPC
Figure 3-2: FS-B-OPC Serial RS-232 Connection
3.1.1
Connector Pinouts
Wire Color
FS-OPC
Remote Device
Signal Pin # Signal
Pin #
Green
Tx
3
Rx
8
Red
Rx
2
Tx
1
Black
GND
5
GND
4
Power
Serial
Ethernet
