8
Mechanical
Casing
Metal
Dimensions
95 × 71 × 22 mm (L × W × H)
100 × 91 × 22 mm with DB-9 connector and ears (L ×
W × H)
Weight
205g
Page 1: ...Titan Electronics Inc Web www titan tw NCOM SERIAL DEVICE SERVER 1XX M SERIES USER S MANUAL 2018 May Edition...
Page 2: ...ic IP Address 17 4 2 Opening the Web Console Interface of NCOM 113 M 18 4 3 Setting NCOM 113 M to Work in DHCP Networks 19 5 SETTING THE PROPER OPERATION MODE 20 5 1 Driver Mode 21 5 2 RFC2217 Server...
Page 3: ...to Read Parameters 53 8 6 2 Installing Virtual Serial Port Driver for NCOM Devices 54 8 6 3 Manually Search for NCOM Devices 56 8 6 4 Opening the Web Console Interface 57 8 6 5 Rebooting NCOM Devices...
Page 4: ...prohibited Disclaimer TITAN Electronics Inc provides this document and computer programs as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to its particular purp...
Page 5: ...CP IP network The virtual serial port functions as a native Windows COM port and is compatible with Windows serial communication applications It is installed in the Device Manager of the operating sys...
Page 6: ...ion via web console interface or utility software Windows utility software automatically finds NCOM devices on the network Supports reset button for system reset and restoring to default settings Data...
Page 7: ...CD RxD TxD DTR GND DSR RTS CTS RS 422 Signals TxD TxD RxD RxD GND RS 485 Signals 4 wire TxD TxD RxD RxD GND 2 wire Data Data GND Protection 15kV ESD for all signals RS 485 Data Direction Automatic RS...
Page 8: ...ntrol Hardware RTS CTS Software Features Protocols UPnP ICMP IP TCP UDP DHCP HTTP Utility NCOM management tool for Windows OS OS Driver Support Virtual serial port driver for Windows OS Configuration...
Page 9: ...8 Mechanical Casing Metal Dimensions 95 71 22 mm L W H 100 91 22 mm with DB 9 connector and ears L W H Weight 205g...
Page 10: ...9 2 PANEL LAYOUT OF NCOM 113 M Note The layouts of NCOM 113 M are the same as the ones for NCOM 112 M and NCOM 111 M...
Page 11: ...itch or 802 11n router base station If you do not have a network you can connect NCOM directly to the Ethernet port on your computer Step 2 Connecting the Power Connect the included power supply to NC...
Page 12: ...t for DB9 connector Pin Number Pin Type Description 1 Output TxD Transmit Data negative polarity 2 Output TxD Transmit Data positive polarity 3 Input RxD Receive Data positive polarity 4 Input RxD Rec...
Page 13: ...utton for resetting the device When the hardware reset button is pressed for a short duration NCOM s power will be reset The hardware reset button can be used to restore all options to factory default...
Page 14: ...he web console interface is used to configure the serial device server Open any web browser and enter the device s IP address in the address bar to access the firmware s HOME page Under the firmware s...
Page 15: ...Select an attached device to configure the virtual serial port parameters You will find Device Status COM Port Status Device Control and Configuration Import Export on the main window of NCOM Configu...
Page 16: ...ble is disconnected Blinking Ethernet data transmission is occurring Speed Green Steady on The device is connected to a 100M Ethernet connection Steady off The device is connected to a 10M Ethernet co...
Page 17: ...on the installation of connections Before applying the option check your cable specification for proper impedance matching Inside NCOM 113 M NCOM 112 M there are two 3 pin header blocks JP4 JP5 for j...
Page 18: ...TCP IPv4 under Local Area Connection Properties to change the IP address to a static IP address This can be found from Start Settings Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center Chan...
Page 19: ...nsole Interface of NCOM 113 M NCOM 113 M offers a web console interface to configure the serial device server Open any web browser and enter 192 168 254 254 in the address bar to access the HOME page...
Page 20: ...lient computers and NCOM 113 M automatically in which case you would need to set the NCOM 113 M s IP address to DHCP AutoIP mode Under the HOME page of NCOM 113 M s firmware select SYSTEM SETTINGS Und...
Page 21: ...Client Mode and UDP Mode You need to choose the proper operation mode to control your serial devices located virtually anywhere through a network connection Under the HOME page of NCOM 113 M s firmwar...
Page 22: ...al communication software with the virtual serial port acting as a native Windows COM port compatible with Windows serial communication applications Under the HOME page of NCOM 113 M s firmware select...
Page 23: ...hat supports RFC2217 protocol s virtual serial redirection driver such as com0com com2tcp for Windows OS and microcom for Linux OS The virtual serial port functions as a native COM port Under the HOME...
Page 24: ...s window Under Mode select RFC2217 Client and type Telnet Server s IP and Port respectively e g 192 168 1 147 Port 2000 to establish a TCP connection with a pre determined host computer or a serial de...
Page 25: ...need to set the Destination IP Address of the master serial device server as the IP address of the slave serial device server Under the HOME page of NCOM 113 M s firmware select NETWORK SETTINGS to f...
Page 26: ...nection from NCOM 113 M configured for TCP Raw Server Mode 2 Once the connection is established data can be transmitted in both directions from the host computer to NCOM 113 M and from NCOM 113 M to t...
Page 27: ...r to NCOM 113 M and from NCOM 113 M to the host computer Under the HOME page of NCOM 113 M s firmware select NETWORK SETTINGS to find the Port 1 Mode Settings window Under Mode select TCP Raw Client a...
Page 28: ...K SETTINGS to find the Port 1 Mode Settings window Under Mode select UDP and choose Use Unicast or Use Multicast under Multicast Setting When selecting Use Unicast you need to type a Destination IP Ad...
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Page 30: ...clude PORT 1 SETTINGS SERIAL SETTINGS NETWORK SETTINGS SYSTEM SETTINGS FIRMWARE UPDATE CHANGE PASSWORD ACCESSIBLE IP SETTINGS and REBOOT To access the web console interface to configure the device ope...
Page 31: ...ts character Parity Check None Odd Even Mark Space None Stop Bits 1 2 1 5 bit s 1 bit Flow Control None or Hardware None Note The default mode for NCOM 112 M is RS 422 mode After you modify the serial...
Page 32: ...31 After you modify the network parameters for your NCOM 113 M please check the Make these the default settings and click Apply Changes to update the network parameters for your device...
Page 33: ...toIP or Static IP for NCOM 113 M When you select Static IP you need to enter the static IP address such as 192 168 254 254 and Subnet Mask such as 255 255 255 0 then click Update Settings to set your...
Page 34: ...Restore Defaults under Restore Factory Defaults After clicking OK NCOM 113 M will restore all options to factory default states Following are the values of default states Network Parameters Default Va...
Page 35: ...click Update you will find the following message The web console interface then waits for the firmware update tool program to launch in order to continue upgrading NCOM 113 M s firmware After enablin...
Page 36: ...Confirm New Login Password to change the login password After clicking Set New Password the NCOM 113 M will have password protection When password protection is enabled you need to input the Password...
Page 37: ...to configure NCOM 113 M is by using the reset button to restore factory defaults press the hardware reset button until the PWR LED flashes The factory default settings have password protection disable...
Page 38: ...wing rules by setting the accessible IP table parameter 1 Only one host with a specific IP address can access NCOM 113 M Check the Enable checkbox then enter IP address and 255 255 255 255 for Netmask...
Page 39: ...IP for your NCOM 113 M serial device server please check the Make these the default settings and click Update Settings to update the accessible IP settings table for NCOM 113 M You can click Reset to...
Page 40: ...39 6 6 Reboot You can click Reboot to reboot reset your NCOM 113 M serial device server...
Page 41: ...ected to your NCOM serial device server could be accessed from anywhere in the world via internet or LAN as if it were attached directly to the remote PC When the attached serial port device sends com...
Page 42: ...ve 2 Open files in the CD and double click NCOM_setup to install NCOM Virtual Serial Port Manager 3 When the confirmation for User Account Control appears click Yes and the Setup NCOM Virtual Serial P...
Page 43: ...k on Next and the Ready to Install message appears Click Install to install NCOM Virtual Serial Port Manager 5 After you click Install to install NCOM Virtual Serial Port Manager and virtual serial po...
Page 44: ...p Wizard appears click Finish to finish the installation and exit setup program 7 Double click the shortcut icon of NCOM Virtual Serial Port Manager on the desktop to launch NCOM Virtual Serial Port M...
Page 45: ...UAL SERIAL PORT MANAGER After installing NCOM 113 M hardware and NCOM Virtual Serial Port Manager double click the shortcut icon of NCOM Virtual Serial Port Manager on the Desktop to start NCOM Virtua...
Page 46: ...NCOM 113 M with the options Add add virtual serial port Edit edit virtual serial port parameters Remove remove virtual serial port Refresh refresh virtual serial port Search search all attached NCOM d...
Page 47: ...Manager will show your next available COM port and type your NCOM device s IP address and port in IP Address and Remote Port respectively e g IP Address 192 168 254 254 Port 2000 After setting the COM...
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Page 49: ...port and click Edit to open the Add connection window Under Add connection you can change the COM port number with the COM Port option e g changing from COM2 to COM3 or change the IP address and remot...
Page 50: ...es To remove an existing virtual serial port for NCOM devices select an existing virtual serial port and click Remove After clicking Remove a confirmation message will appear asking Are you sure you w...
Page 51: ...t Information The virtual serial port information on the main window of NCOM Virtual Serial Port Manager may be incorrect or absent in some cases In case this happens you can click Refresh to recover...
Page 52: ...ver for NCOM devices You may also open the web console interface to configure NCOM reboot NCOM devices restore factory defaults and execute firmware update from here Search search all attached NCOM de...
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Page 54: ...configure the virtual serial port parameters you will find the NCOM device information on the main window of NCOM Virtual Serial Port Manager The information includes Server Name Product Serial Number...
Page 55: ...utomatically After selecting an attached NCOM device from the control menu click Add All button to install virtual serial port drivers automatically After installation you will find the Create NCOM_XX...
Page 56: ...55 In the Search window there are five control buttons Search Device Open Web Reboot Device Restore Defaults and Firmware Update...
Page 57: ...3 Manually Search for NCOM Devices The Search Device button searches for all attached NCOM devices If a new NCOM device is attached to the network system you can click Search Device to find new NCOM d...
Page 58: ...the Web Console Interface The Open Web button opens the web console interface to configure NCOM After selecting an attached NCOM device click Open Web to open the web console interface for that partic...
Page 59: ...ices The Reboot Device button reboots resets your NCOM device After selecting an attached NCOM device click Reboot Device and a message will ask Are you sure you want to reboot device Click Yes to reb...
Page 60: ...select an attached NCOM device you can restore all options to factory default states by clicking the Restore Defaults button After clicking Restore Defaults a message will ask Are you sure you want t...
Page 61: ...port in order to upgrade NCOM 113 M Under the web console interface select FIRMWARE UPDATE and click Update to enable the firmware update interface to upgrade to a new firmware When you click Update y...
Page 62: ...nt to update firmware Confirm by clicking Yes and the message Input new firmware file will appear Use the File button to browse to the new firmware file and click on Update to start upgrading NCOM 113...
Page 63: ...62 After successfully upgrading the firmware contents there will be a message stating Update Success Click on OK to finish the firmware update procedure...
Page 64: ...d NCOM devices It can also import export configuration files for NCOM devices open web console interface to configure NCOM device reboot NCOM devices restore factory defaults and execute firmware upda...
Page 65: ...64 After a few seconds NCOM Virtual Serial Port Manager will search all attached NCOM devices automatically and you will find Device List information for all NCOM devices...
Page 66: ...nfigure Parameters When you select an attached NCOM device to configure the virtual serial port parameters you will find Device Status COM Port Status Device Control and Configuration Import Export on...
Page 67: ...Subnet Mask and Gateway depending on your application To change the serial device server name modify the Server Name under Device Status You need to enter a new name such as NCOM 113 M and click Updat...
Page 68: ...u need to set NCOM 113 M s IP address to DHCP AutoIP mode Under Device Status of NCOM Configuration select USE DHCP AutoIP under Address Type and click Update A message will ask Are you sure you want...
Page 69: ...and enter a new static IP address such as 192 168 0 1 subnet mask such as 255 255 255 0 and gateway such as 0 0 0 0 Afterwards click Update to set NCOM to a new static IP address for static network en...
Page 70: ...69 8 7 3 COM Port Status The COM Port Status section indicates the following information Port X Serial Settings and Network Settings...
Page 71: ...cter 8 bits character Parity Check None Odd Even Mark Space None Stop Bits 1 2 1 5 bit s 1 bit Flow Control None or Hardware None Note The default mode for NCOM 112 M is RS 422 After changing the seri...
Page 72: ...71 message will indicate Update Success Click on OK to finish modifying serial parameters and saving new serial parameters...
Page 73: ...on Slave Mode and UDP depending on your application After selecting an operation mode click Update to set your NCOM 113 M into the proper operation mode After clicking Update to set your NCOM 113 M s...
Page 74: ...for detailed information You can also modify the network parameter settings for your NCOM 113 M serial device server Following are the default values of network parameters Network Parameters Default V...
Page 75: ...74 8 7 4 Device Control The Device Control section contains the Search Device Open Web Reboot Device Restore Defaults and Firmware Update functions...
Page 76: ...7 4 1 Manually Search for NCOM Devices The Search button searches for all attached NCOM devices If a new NCOM device is attached to the network system you can click Search Device to find new NCOM dev...
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Page 78: ...Web Console Interface The Open Web button can be used to open the web console interface to configure NCOM After selecting an attached NCOM device click Open Web to open web console interface for that...
Page 79: ...e Reboot Device button reboots resets your NCOM device when you need to After selecting an attached NCOM device click Reboot Device and a message will ask Are you sure you want to reboot device Click...
Page 80: ...Restore Defaults button After clicking Restore Defaults a message will ask Are you sure you want to restore device to default Confirm by clicking Yes and the NCOM device will restore all options to fa...
Page 81: ...t port in order to upgrade NCOM 113 M Under the web console interface select FIRMWARE UPDATE and click Update to enable the firmware update interface to upgrade to a new firmware When you click Update...
Page 82: ...nt to update firmware Confirm by clicking Yes and the message Input new firmware file will appear Use the File button to browse to the new firmware file and click on Update to start upgrading NCOM 113...
Page 83: ...82 After successfully upgrading the firmware contents there will be a message stating Update Success Click on OK to finish the firmware update procedure...
Page 84: ...p and recover your NCOM device configuration settings 8 7 5 1 Exporting Configuration Settings Select an attached NCOM device then click the Export button After you click Export you will find a Save a...
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Page 86: ...iguration Settings Select an attached NCOM device then click the Import button After you click Import you will find an Open page select a NCOM configuration file and click Open to start uploading conf...
Page 87: ...86 After all configuration data is uploaded into NCOM device a message will indicate Import Success Click on OK to finish importing configuration data...
Page 88: ...Manager and virtual serial port driver click the Start button and navigate to Control Panel Choose Uninstall a program under Programs After you click Uninstall a program a page with a list of all you...
Page 89: ...Virtual Serial Manager Port and virtual serial port driver you will find the following message After successfully removing NCOM Virtual Serial Port Manager and virtual serial port driver a message sta...
