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ICS-100

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100Base-FX / 10/100Base-TX

Media Converter

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Page 1: ...User s Manual ICS 100 ICS 102 ICS 102S15 RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 over 100Base FX 10 100Base TX Media Converter ...

Page 2: ...ppreciate your comments and suggestions FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy...

Page 3: ...2 2 Chassis Installation and Rack Mounting 11 3 MANAGEMENT 13 3 1 OVERVIEW 13 3 2 REQUIREMENTS 13 3 3 MANAGEMENT METHODS 14 3 3 1 Web Management 14 3 3 2 Login the Media converter 14 4 WEB CONFIGURATION 16 4 1 MAIN MENU 16 4 2 SYSTEM 17 4 2 1 System Information 17 4 2 2 Password Setting 18 4 2 3 Firmware upgrade 19 4 2 4 Factory Default 21 4 2 5 System Reboot 21 4 3 NETWORK CONFIGURATION 22 4 4 OP...

Page 4: ...COM UTILITY 49 5 2 SEARCH THE DEVICE 51 5 3 VIRTUAL COM 51 APPENDIX A 54 A 1 PLANET SMART DISCOVERY UTILITY 54 A 2 DEVICE S RJ 232 RS 422 RS 485 PIN ASSIGNMENTS 55 A 3 DEVICE S RJ 45 PIN ASSIGNMENTS 55 A 4 RJ 45 CABLE PIN ASSIGNMENT 56 A 5 FIBER OPTICAL CABLE CONNECTION PARAMETER 57 A 6 POWER INFORMATION 57 ...

Page 5: ...these are missing or damaged please contact your dealer immediately if possible retain the carton including the original packing material and use them against to repack the product in case there is a need to return it to us for repair 1 2 How to Use This Manual This Media Converter User Manual is structured as follows Section 2 Installation It explains the functions of ICS 10x and how to physicall...

Page 6: ...e to connect to a TCP IP networking immediately Each Web Smart converter is able to manage through the Web Interface The powerful Web Smart Media Converter supports Application mode Serial operation mode connect alarm and IP address etc Management function helps reduce the amount of valuable time that a network administrator spends detecting and locating network problems otherwise it requires visu...

Page 7: ...t command settings through Fast Ethernet intranet to control the PLC the administrator and workstation There is no need to be always sets by the side of the I O machine Figure 1 2 Serial Converter for factory PLC application RTU Data Collect UDP Mode Connect with RTU Remote Terminal Unit to collect and monitor the data of waves signal and power utilization ICS 10x can be used to set up UDP mode an...

Page 8: ...nous serial data rates up to 921600b s Ethernet Interface Complies with IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u 10 100Base TX 100Base FX standard Supports auto MDI MDI X function on RJ 45 Port Choice of fiber connector from SC multi mode single mode fiber Smart Functions Standard TCP IP interface and versatile operation modes Software Protocol Support ARP ICMP TCP IP UDP HTTP server DHCP client Telnet server clien...

Page 9: ...GND RS 485 2 wire Data Data RS 485 4 wire Tx Tx Rx Rx Standard IEEE 802 3 10Bas T IEEE 802 3u 10 100Base TX 100Base FX Connector RJ 45 SC Fiber Mode Multi Mode Single Mode Transmission Mode Full Duplex Half Duple Full Duplex Full Duplex Distance 100m 2km 15km Ethernet Port Optical Wavelength 1300nm 1310nm Cable Twisted pair 50 125μm or 62 5 125μm multi mode fiber cable 9 125μm single mode cable Pr...

Page 10: ...perating Temperature 0 50 Degree C Storage Temperature 10 70 Degree C Humidity 10 90 RH operating 5 90 RH Storage Emissions FCC Class A CE Certification Class A Standards IEEE 802 3 10Base T IEEE 802 3u 100Base TX 100Base FX EIA TIA RS 232 422 485 Regulatory Approval RoHS Compatible Media Converter Chassis MC 700 1000R 1500 Note Reset Button at the rear panel for reset to factory default ...

Page 11: ...ze yourself with its display indicators and ports Front panel illustrations in this chapter display the unit LED indicators Before connecting any network device to the Serial Media Converter please read this chapter completely 2 1 Hardware Description 2 1 1 Product Layout Figure 2 1 to Figure 2 4 show layout and front panel of ICS 10X ICS 100 RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 over 10 100Base TX Figure 2 1 ICS ...

Page 12: ...ser s Manual of ICS 10x 8 Figure 2 2 PLANET ICS 100 Front Panel ICS 102 ICS 102S15 RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 over 10 100Base FX Figure 2 3 ICS 102 ICS 102S15 panel layout Figure 2 4 PLANET ICS 102 Front Panel ...

Page 13: ...2 RS 422 485 4 wire RS 485 2 wire 1 DCD 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR RX Data B 5 GND 6 DSR TX 7 RTS RX Data A 8 CTS TX 9 RI 2 1 4 ICS 10X Rear Panel The rear panel of the converter indicates one DC jack which accepts input power with 5V DC 2 5A ICS 10x series Figure 2 5 Rear Panel of ICS 10x Power Notice 1 The device is a power required device it means it will not work till it is powered If your networks sho...

Page 14: ...being presented The hardware installation of PLANET ICS 10X Web Smart Media Converter do not need software configuration To install your ICS 10X on a desktop or shelf simply complete the following steps 2 2 1 Stand alone Installation To install an ICS 10X stand alone on a desktop or shelf simply complete the following steps Step 1 Turn off the power of the device station in a network to which the ...

Page 15: ...ck Mounting To install the Media Converter in a 10 inch or 19 inch with standard rack follow the instructions described below Step 1 Place your ICS 10X on a hard flat surface with the front panel positioned towards your front side Step 2 Carefully slide in the module until it is fully and firmly fitted into the slot of the chassis Figure 2 8 Insert a Media Converter into an available slot Step 3 A...

Page 16: ...wn in Figure 2 2 Step 5 Precede with the steps 4 and steps 5 of session 2 2 1 Stand alone Installation to connect the network cabling and supply power to your converter You must use the screws supplied with the mounting brackets Damage caused to the parts by using incorrect screws would invalidate your warranty Figure 2 9 Mounting the Chassis in a Rack ...

Page 17: ...ion Mode Serial Port Configuration Please refer to the following Chapter 4 for more details 3 2 Requirements Network cables For ICS 100 Use standard network UTP cables with RJ45 connectors For ICS 102 ICS 102S15 Use Multi mode or Single Mode fiber patch cord with SC connectors Subscriber PC installed with Ethernet NIC Network Card Workstations of subscribers running Windows 98 ME NT4 0 2000 2003 X...

Page 18: ...gure the ICS 10X please note the ICS 10X is configured through an Ethernet connection make sure the manager PC must be set on same the IP subnet address For example the default IP address of the ICS 10X is 192 168 0 100 then the manager PC should be set at 192 168 0 x where x is a number between 2 and 254 and the default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 1 Use Internet Explorer 6 0 or above Web browser...

Page 19: ...User s Manual of ICS 10x 15 Figure 3 2 Login screen 1 For security reason please change and memorize the new password after this first setup 2 Only accept command in lowercase letter under web interface ...

Page 20: ...reen appears the main screen displays the converter Welcome page The screen in Figure 4 1 appears Figure 4 1 Web Main screen As listed at the left of the main screen the configurable smart functions are shown as below System Check the hardware software version and System MAC address and IP address of the converter And the password changed firmware upgrade Factory default system reboot Network Conf...

Page 21: ...ame Software Version The current software version running on the device MAC Address Specifies the device MAC address IP Address The current IP Address of the device The IP Address could be manual assigned The factory default value is 192 168 0 100 Subnet Mask The current IP Subnet Mask setting on the device The factory default value is 255 255 255 0 Gateway The default gateway for the IP interface...

Page 22: ...ssword is not displayed As it entered an y corresponding to each character is displayed in the field The maximum length is 15 characters Confirm Password This confirms the new password The password entered into this field must be exactly the same as the password entered in the Password field After change the default password if you forget the password Please press and release the Reset button in t...

Page 23: ... image files from the Local File browser to the device The screen in Figure 4 4 appears Figure 4 4 Firmware Upgrade screen To open Firmware Upgrade screen perform the folling 2 Click System Firmware Upgrade then click Load 3 The Firmware Upgrade screen is displayed as in Figure 4 5 Figure 4 5 Firmware Upgrade screen ...

Page 24: ...o choose firmware Figure 4 7 Windows file selection menu popup 5 Select on the firmware then click Upgrade The firmware upgrade may take 60 seconds Do not power off the converter until the update progress is complete Do not quit the Firmware Upgrade page without press the Upgrade button after the image is loaded Or the system won t apply the new firmware Users have to repeat the firmware upgrade p...

Page 25: ...Be aware that the entire configuration will be reset and the IP address of the ICS 10x will be set to 192 168 0 100 The screen in Figure 4 8 appears Figure 4 8 Factory Default progress screen 4 2 5 System Reboot The System Reboot can restart the ICS 10x The screen in Figure 4 9 appears Figure 4 9 System Reboot progress screen ...

Page 26: ...twork Once the DHCP Server get the request it will assign a dynamic IP address netmask and gateway to the ICS 10x The factory default setting is Disable IP Address Assign the converter IP Address The factory default value is 192 168 0 100 Subnet Mask Assign the converter Subnet Mask The factory default value is 255 255 255 0 Gateway Assign the converter gateway The factory default value is 192 168...

Page 27: ...ter Client COM ports access to a serial equipment anywhere on the Ethernet LAN network This Operation Mode configure page allows setup Serial interface operation mode as below TCP Server TCP Client UDP Client Virtual COM Telnet Server Pair connection local Pair connection Master Figure 4 11 Operation Mode Configuration screen Select the operation mode for the application and press the Apply button...

Page 28: ...e 4 13 appears When the changed operation mode the user should be changed the Serial Port Configuration Figure 4 13 TCP Server Configuration screen The page includes the following fields Serial Port Operation Mode Choose different mode TCP Server TCP Client UDP Client Virtual COM Telnet Server Pair connection local Pair connection Master The default mode is TCP Server TCP Port Number The TCP port ...

Page 29: ... null modem cable a Console cable or Ethernet connection The users want to use the TCP Server mode to connect to a Ethernet Switch via Hyper Terminal Winsock mode 1 Setup Operation Mode and Serial Port of ICS 10x 2 Hyper Terminal set up a new connection with the TCP IP Winsock Setup Operation Mode and Serial Port of ICS 10x 1 From the WEB interface set the Serial operation mode of ICS 10x to TCP S...

Page 30: ...User s Manual of ICS 10x 26 Figure 4 15 Example Serial Port Configuration screen Hyper Terminal setup a new connection with TCP IP Winsock 3 Open HyperTerminal Figure 4 16 Example Hyper Terminal screen ...

Page 31: ...4 17 Example Hyper Terminal Create new connection 7 In the Connect To dialog box choose which port or modem you want to use in the Connect using drop down box Figure 4 18 Example Hyper Terminal Connect type 8 In this case we are connecting via TCP IP Winsock enter the host address and port number and then click OK 9 If the Port Settings dialog box is displayed complete the information and click OK...

Page 32: ...ection you want to create This can be in standard Internet dotted notation for example w x y z or can be the site s user friendly name port The number of the port that you want the connection to use Port 23 is the default 10 Then can use the console like connect the serial cable with the switch Figure 4 20 TCP IP Winsock connection screen ...

Page 33: ...ection Figure 4 21 TCP Client Mode The screen in Figure 4 22 appears When the changed operation mode the user should be changed the Serial Port Configuration Figure 4 22 TCP Client Configuration screen The page includes the following fields Remote Host IP Address Allow the ICS 10X to connect actively to the remote host whose IP address is set by this parameter Remote Host Port Number The remote ho...

Page 34: ...st or multicast It also makes the Serial device to receive data from more than one Remote Hosts The parameter defines the maintenance status for listen for the UDP connection In UDP Client mode you need to define the remote IP Address and Local listen port number Figure 4 23 UDP Client Mode The screen in Figure 4 24 appears When the changed operation mode the user should be changed the Serial Port...

Page 35: ...o Ethernet by windows socket The Virtual COM driver maps IP Address Port of ICS 10x to a local COM port on the Remote Host Computer Once the Virtual COM connection is established the applications work as the serial device is direct connected to the Remote Host s real COM port After the connection is established data can be transmitted in both directions With connect to ICS 10x Serial over Fast Eth...

Page 36: ...fore the set time expires To disable the inactive timeout enter 0 Example Use PLANET VCOM Utility Microsoft Windows Hyper terminal COM Port mode Figure 4 27 Example Virtual COM Mode The user want to use the virtual COM like to use the serial cable connect the switch 1 Setup Operation Mode and Serial Port of ICS 10x 2 Use PLANET VCOM Utility to create virtual COM Port 3 Hyper Terminal set up a new ...

Page 37: ...mple Virtual COM Configuration screen 2 Set the Serial Port Configuration of ICS 10x as below Mode RS 232 Baudrare 9600 Character Bits 8 Parity Type none Stop Bit 1 Hardware Flow Control none Figure 4 29 Example Serial Port Configuration screen ...

Page 38: ...n with the software PLANET VCOM Utility Open the VCOM utility click Search Device to point out the ICS 10x that want to be configured Figure 4 30 Example Virtual COM Configuration screen 4 Choose the VCOM tab and create COM 9 like below Figure 4 31 Example Virtual COM Configuration screen ...

Page 39: ...ection 7 In the Icon box click the appropriate icon and then click OK Figure 4 32 Example HyperTerminal Configuration screen 8 In the Connect to dialog box choose which port you want to use in the Connect using drop down box In this case choose COM9 as created in Step 4 Figure 4 33 Example HyperTerminal Configuration screen 9 Set the parameter like below click Apply to take effect ...

Page 40: ...l Com port properties screen 10 After the Virtual COM connection is established open the VCOM utility again to check the COM9 information Figure 4 35 Example VCOM Utility COM9 information 11 Then can use the console like connect the serial cable with the switch ...

Page 41: ...ons The Telnet protocol type is the correct setting for most servers and serial devices such as Managed Ethernet switches or Gateways In most of the case the telnet use TCP port 23 as communication port The parameter defines the maintenance status for Telnet server Figure 4 37 Com port screen When the changed operation mode the user should be changed the Serial Port Configuration The screen in Fig...

Page 42: ...s the default is set to 1024 Inactive Timeout Use the parameter to set an inactive timeout The unit drops the connection if there is no activity on the serial line before the set time expires To disable the inactive timeout enter 0 The ICS 10X s telnet server mode if the user used the MS DOS telnet command it will show double character So the user can use other Telnet software like putty or NetTer...

Page 43: ...te Telnet command from Windows Start Menu 3 Click the Start Menu and go to Run 4 Type telnet without the quotes and hit enter Figure 4 40 Example Windows Excuse Telnet 5 While the Telnet window appears type open xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx is the IP address of the ICS 10x Telnet Server In this case we type open 192 168 0 100 and press enter Figure 4 41 Example Windows Excuse Telnet 6 Then can use the teln...

Page 44: ...2 Putty software in Windows Platform PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Win32 and Unix platforms along with an xterm terminal emulator In this case we use Putty to telnet to the ICS 10x Telnet Server mode for remote console login 1 Set the ICS 10X mode to Telnet server mode from web interface 2 Run the Telnet software like Putty and set the parameter like below ...

Page 45: ...User s Manual of ICS 10x 41 Figure 4 44 Putty Configuration screen 8 Then can telnet IP address like to telnet switch s IP Figure 4 45 Putty telnet screen ...

Page 46: ...emote serial equipment and connect to it via serial interface Figure 4 46 Pair Connection mode In effect this converter will be acting as a TCP server The screen in Figure 4 46 appears When the changed operation mode the user should be changed the Serial Port Configuration Figure 4 47 Pair Connection Local Master Configuration screen TCP Port Number The TCP port that ICS 10X uses to listen to conn...

Page 47: ...the connection if there is no activity on the serial line before the set time expires To disable the inactive timeout enter 0 Important While using Pair Connection mode for two RS 232 services distance extend the DB9 RS 232 cables are very importance in this application There are much kind of RS 232 cables such as straight cable standard and Null Modem cable Please make sure the DB9 RS 232 cables ...

Page 48: ... interface The two of the ICS 10x master and slave with below settings ICS 10x Master Connect to Control Keyboard IP Address Subnet Mask 192 168 0 100 255 255 255 0 Operation Mode Mode Pair Connection Local TCP Port Number 1024 Serial Port Configuration Serial Mode RS 485 Baudrare 9600 Character Bits 8 Parity Type none Stop Bit 1 Hardware Flow Control none ICS 10x Slave Connect to Speed Dome Camer...

Page 49: ... login the ICS 10x with IP address 192 168 0 100 set up the operation mode of this unit to be Pair Connection Local master Figure 4 50 Pair Connection Local operation mode configuration 4 Set the Serial Port mode of ICS 10x Master to RS 485 Figure 4 51 Pair Connection Local serial port configuration ICS 10x Slave be configured to Pair Connection Remote 5 From Web interface login the ICS 10x with I...

Page 50: ...e 4 52 Pair Connection Remote operation mode configuration 6 Set the Serial Port mode of ICS 10x Slave to RS 485 Figure 4 51 Pair Connection Local serial port configuration 7 Then the control keyboard cans remote control the IP camera ...

Page 51: ...ta package The allowed value is 5 6 7 8 The default is 8 Parity type Checks for the parity type The default value is none Stop Bit The stop bit follows the data and parity bits in serial communication It indicates the end of transmission The default is 1 Hardware Flow Control Flow control manages data flow between devices in a network to ensure it is processed efficiently Too much data arriving be...

Page 52: ...l port stops data transmission and close the connection to remote host Drop Character If the incoming data contain character 1 or character 2 the packet will be dropped The default value is Disable Logout Press this function the web interface will go back to login screen The screens in Figure 4 53 and Figure 4 54 appear Figure 4 53 Logout dialogues screen Figure 4 54 Login screen ...

Page 53: ... virtual com port for user using Users can send data by virtual com port and virtual com port will transfer data to Ethernet by windows socket While VCOM got data from Ethernet it will transfer data to virtual com port by virtual com component The VCOM is an integrated software suite that bundles Device Server Administrator and IP Serial Library and provides something you need to monitor your ICS ...

Page 54: ... to complete Figure 5 3 VCOM installation screen 5 To run the PLANET VCOM utility on the computer click Start Programs PLANET VOM Utility VCOM Figure 5 4 VCOM program path The VCOM contains two pages Search Device and VCOM The Search Device has device information and the VCOM show the virtual COM information ...

Page 55: ...LAN it will show the device name in the tree report While user click the device name it will show device information in the list report Figure 5 5 VCOM Device Search 5 3 Virtual COM This function should be set the ICS 10X s operation mode to Virtual COM on the Web Choose to create port like below 1 If the device support Telnet while user click device name it will show VCOM tab 2 While user click V...

Page 56: ...User s Manual of ICS 10x 52 Figure 5 6 VCOM Configuration 5 Then set the HyperTerminal parameter Figure 5 7 Hyper Terminal Configuration 6 then the VCOM will show connect information like below ...

Page 57: ...9 connection is established from the Windows Device Manager a COM Port is added to the device list Figure 5 9 Windows Device Server Virtual COM Port When the Virtual COM create com port the Device Manager will add Virtual Serial Port And delete the Port on the VCOM the device will disappear ...

Page 58: ...anet Smart Discovery Utility 1 Deposit the Planet Smart Discovery Utility in administrator PC 2 Run this utility and the following screen appears Figure A 1 Planet Smart Discovery Utility Screen If there are two LAN cards or above in the same administrator PC choose different LAN card by use the Select Adapter tool 3 Press Refresh button for list current connected devices in the discovery list the...

Page 59: ...Option tools bar 3 To click the Control Packet Force Broadcast function it can allow assign new setting value to the Web Smart Switch under different IP subnet address 6 Press Connect to Device button then the Web login screen appears 7 Press Exit button to shutdown the planet Smart Discovery Utility A 2 Device s RJ 232 RS 422 RS 485 Pin Assignments DB9 Pin Define for RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 DB9 PIN ...

Page 60: ...e 5 White Blue 6 Green 7 White Brown 8 Brown 1 White Orange 2 Orange 3 White Green 4 Blue 5 White Blue 6 Green 7 White Brown 8 Brown Straight Cable SIDE 1 SIDE2 SIDE 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SIDE 2 1 White Orange 2 Orange 3 White Green 4 Blue 5 White Blue 6 Green 7 White Brown 8 Brown 1 White Orange 2 Green 3 White Orange 4 Blue 5 White Blue 6 Orange 7 White Brown 8 Brown Figure A 1 Strai...

Page 61: ...0X is with 2 5mm in the central post and required 5VDC power input It will conform to the bundled AC DC adapter and Planet s Media Chassis Should you have the problem to make the power connection please contact your local sales representative Please keep the AC DC adapter as spare parts when your ICS 10X is installed to a Media Chassis 2 5mm DC Receptacle 2 5mm 5V for each slot DC receptacle is 2 ...

Page 62: ...valuation regarding the EMC the following standards were applied Emission EN 55022 1994 A1 1995 A2 1997 Class A Harmonic EN 61000 3 2 2000 Flicker EN 61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 Immunity EN 55024 1998 ESD IEC 61000 4 2 1995 A1 1998 A2 2000 RS IEC 61000 4 3 1995 A1 1998 A2 2000 EFT Burst IEC 61000 4 4 1995 A1 2000 Surge IEC 61000 4 5 1995 A1 2000 CS IEC 61000 4 6 1996 A1 2000 Magnetic Field IEC 61000 4 ...

Page 63: ...6 EEC For the evaluation regarding the EMC the following standards were applied Emission EN 55022 1994 A1 1995 A2 1997 Class A Harmonic EN 61000 3 2 2000 Flicker EN 61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 Immunity EN 55024 1998 ESD IEC 61000 4 2 1995 A1 1998 A2 2000 RS IEC 61000 4 3 1995 A1 1998 A2 2000 EFT Burst IEC 61000 4 4 1995 A1 2000 Surge IEC 61000 4 5 1995 A1 2000 CS IEC 61000 4 6 1996 A1 2000 Magnetic Fie...

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