Microtronix Access Serial-TCP/IP Converter
4) Click the
Enabled
checkbox.
3.5.2 Network Settings
5) Select the Encapsulation method from the drop-down list. RAW does not preserve frame
boundaries across a TCP/IP interface. MBIT and RFC1006 will preserve frame boundaries
when transmitting over a TCP/IP interface.
6) Select the protocol, TCP or UDP, to create an IP socket.
6) Select the port number on which a listen is posted for remote clients, or to which a connection is
to be initiated towards a remote server.
7) Enter the remote IP address to which the connection will be made, or enter 0.0.0.0 for a TCP
listen to be posted.
3.5.3 Update and Start the Server
8) Check the
Start / Restart Synchronous Server
box for changes to become active.
9) Click the
Apply
button to save changes and (re)start the server if requested.
For additional information, click the
Help
button on the page.
3.5.4 Verify Synchronous Server Connection
Click on the
Status
and
Control & Log
items in the
Synchronous Server
main menu section. Refer
to the
Help
pages for details.
3.5.5 Synchronous Interface Monitor
Sometimes tracing a synchronous interface may be necessary to determine a problem. To run the
monitor, make a telnet connection from a PC to connect to the Access command line interface.
Respond to the login request with the default username “root” and password “f0adA” (0=zero). At the
“#” prompt, enter the command:
hdlctrace a hdlc0
Assuming that the correct cable is properly connected, and there is no transmitted data (out), then there
must be a configuration problem.
If there is transmitted data but no received data (in), then there is likely a problem with the HDLC clock
configuration. Only one side of the interface can be configured to source the clock, and the other side
must be configured to receive it. Chances are that the transmitter of the attached device is not
receiving a clock signal.
If there is both transmitted and received data but there is still a problem, then the data itself needs to be
analyzed.
Analysis beyond this is out of scope for this document. The displayed data may be captured and
forwarded to Microtronix Support for analysis.
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