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Manual Documentation Number: ESR90x-0508m 

B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com 

B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91-792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 – www.bb-europe.com 

 

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for ESR901

Page 1: ...s Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com R RS S 2 23 32 2 4 42 22 2 4 48 85 5 M Mu ul lt ti i I In nt te er rf fa ac ce e I In nd du...

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Page 3: ...ectronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Road Ottawa IL 61350 USA Phone 815 433 5100 General Fax 815 433 5105 Website www bb elec com Sales e mail orders bb elec com Fax 815 433 5109 Technical Support e mail s...

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Page 5: ...photography recording or any information storage and retrieval system without written consent Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the...

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Page 7: ...L SERVER QUICK START GUIDE 5 Hardware Setup 5 Software Installation 5 Serial Server Configuration 6 Install Virtual COM Ports on PC 7 Check Communications 7 CHAPTER 2 MAKING THE HARDWARE CONNECTIONS 9...

Page 8: ...RVERS 28 CONFIGURE SERVER PROPERTIES 29 CHAPTER 5 CONFIGURING THE SERIAL SERVER PROPERTIES 31 DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVER PROPERTIES 32 Server Name 32 Serial Number 32 Password 32 DHCP 32 IP Address 33...

Page 9: ...E MODE 53 CONSOLE MODE SETUP 53 Navigating the Configuration Menus 54 Using a Password 55 CHAPTER 10 USING THE WEB SERVER 57 SETTING SERVER PROPERTIES 57 CHAPTER 11 USING TELNET 61 CONFIGURATION USING...

Page 10: ...ber ESR90x 0508m B B Electronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Rd Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 9...

Page 11: ...rt or Paired Mode connections The 10 100 Mbps Ethernet connection auto selects 10BaseT or 100BaseTX and indicates the type of connection with a bi color link light ESR90x serial servers are built for...

Page 12: ...ftware for Windows allows configuration via a network connection or directly from the Ethernet port of a computer using an Ethernet crossover cable o Web Server allows configuration via the network us...

Page 13: ...e server can be configured to broadcast data to and receive data from multiple IP addresses Virtual COM Mode Install Virtual COM Mode allows the user to add a driver to provide a virtual COM port on t...

Page 14: ...ommunication port numbers must be the same Heart Beat The Heart Beat protocol connection provides a reliable communications connection in Virtual COM Port Mode or with Paired Connection Mode This feat...

Page 15: ...RS 232 port of a serial device Hardware Setup LAN Ethernet cable Ethernet cable RS 232 cable Serial Device ESR902 PC Figure 2 Typical Hardware Setup Step 1 Connect the Serial Server to the network us...

Page 16: ...esired Serial Server port on the list to bring up the Server Properties configuration screen Figure 3 The Server Properties Window Step 3 Change the Server Properties as required Enable DHCP to allow...

Page 17: ...menu run the Install Virtual COM Ports utility included with the VLINX software Step 2 Search for all servers on the network Step 3 Select a port and map it to an unused COM port e g Port 15 Configur...

Page 18: ...umber ESR90x 0508m B B Electronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Rd Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353...

Page 19: ...cluded 9 Serial Server Module 9 This Operation Manual 9 CD ROM disc with manual VLINX ESP Manager and Virtual COM Driver software for Windows 98 ME 2000 2003 XP NT 4 0 Vista 1 GND AC In AC DC In Backu...

Page 20: ...on Run Console Switch A recessed single DIP dual inline package switch that allows the Serial Server to be switched between Run Mode and Console Mode When switched to the Console position the Serial S...

Page 21: ...ide of DC power supply if DC power used Also connect negative side of Backup DC power supply if used Internally the chassis ground of the Serial Server is connected to this terminal AC In One side of...

Page 22: ...nd the serial ports are configured as DTEs with DB 9M connectors a null modem crossover cable must be used In Console Mode the default serial port settings are 9600 baud 8 data bits No parity and 1 st...

Page 23: ...ce supporting DataB and DataA signal channels using half duplex operation The data lines are differential with the Data B line positive relative to Data A in the idle mark state Ground provides a comm...

Page 24: ...Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com J11 J7 J4 J13 J6 J10 J5 J9 J3 J12 Figure 6 ESR901 Bias Jumper Locations Connector Interface Type Jumper Number Pull up pull down Ter...

Page 25: ...reland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com J14 J11 J7 J4 J3 J6 J10 J15 J16 J13 J9 J2 Figure 8 ESR902 Bias Jumper Locations Port Interface Type Jumper Number Pull up pull down 1 485 ha...

Page 26: ...ton Rd Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com J13 J2...

Page 27: ...l down 422 485 full duplex J7 pull up J21 pull down CTS J13 pull up J9 pull down 2 485 half duplex J3 pull up J2 pull down 422 485 full duplex J8 pull up J20 pull down CTS J14 pull up J28 pull down 3...

Page 28: ...entation Number ESR90x 0508m B B Electronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Rd Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Irel...

Page 29: ...onfiguration fast and easy If using Windows installing the ESP Manager software and setting up virtual COM ports to configure the Serial Server is recommended Software Installation The VLINX software...

Page 30: ...onics Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Figure 13 The Install Shield Wizard Window Step 2 When the VLINX ESP Setup window appear...

Page 31: ...Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Figure 16 The Install Shield Wizard Complete Window Step 4 Click Finish when the Install Shield Wizard Complete dialogue appears When finished dialogue box will cl...

Page 32: ...not already connected to the network or to the Ethernet port on the computer connect it Set the Run Console switch to the Run position Apply power The Power indicator should light red the Link light...

Page 33: ...arching for servers connected to the network Displaying and changing the configuration of those servers Installing virtual COM ports on a computer Displaying and configuring virtual COM ports Uninstal...

Page 34: ...ction using a Crossover Cable N No ot te e Use an Ethernet Crossover Cable if connecting directly to a computer LAN card Step 2 Apply power The red Power indicator will light the Link indicator lights...

Page 35: ...elp Server Icons Firmware Upgrade Virtual COM Configuration Searching Server Uninstall Virtual COM Monitor Port Status Serial Server Virtual COM Lists Software Status Ready Updating Searching etc Menu...

Page 36: ...rt Status indicator displays the current logic state of the DTR and RTS hardware handshake output lines for the selected Serial Server port 1 asserted 0 not asserted o DCD DSR CTS The DCD DSR CTS Port...

Page 37: ...ling bars facilitate scrolling through long lists Serial Server List Server Name Displays the name of the Serial Server The name is listed once for each port IP Address Displays the IP Address for the...

Page 38: ...pening the ESP Manager software it will automatically execute Searching Server and search for all reachable ESR90x serial servers Step 4 To manually initiate a search for servers click Searching Serve...

Page 39: ...Server Properties window is used to configure and store the Server configuration settings Details for setting Properties are described in the next chapter Figure 22 The Server Properties Window N No o...

Page 40: ...433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com After the port has been updated you may want to re en...

Page 41: ...ax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com C Ch ha ap pt te er r 5 5 C CO ON NF FI IG GU UR RI IN NG G T TH HE E S SE ER RI IA AL L S SE ER RV VE ER R P PR RO OP PE ER RT TI IE ES S The VLINX Serial Server ca...

Page 42: ...each When the ESP Manager finds a Serial Server on the LAN it displays the server name and IP Address allowing the user to distinguish between Serial Servers Serial Number Each Serial Server has a uni...

Page 43: ...ardware Therefore using a static IP address is recommended IP Address Software or hardware attempting to access the Serial Server via the network must know the IP Address of the server A static IP add...

Page 44: ...was released is shown here Link Status Link status automatically displays the type of Ethernet connection It will either display 10BaseT or 100BaseTX in full duplex or half duplex This will depend on...

Page 45: ...col Select TCP Transmission Control Protocol or UDP User Datagram Protocol protocol If the application does not require a UDP connection select TCP TCP guarantees reliable communication with error che...

Page 46: ...on Mode The Connection Mode field has three options Server Client and Client no heartbeat When Client or Client no heartbeat is selected the Connection at field automatically becomes active allowing t...

Page 47: ...respectively In all modes of operation Direct IP or Virtual COM the port number set in the Server Properties menu must match the Virtual COM or socket software port settings N No ot te e Example The...

Page 48: ...this mode is selected and the server updated the selected serial port will become a four wire full duplex RS 485 serial port on the server Connection At When the Connection Mode field is set to Client...

Page 49: ...w change the configuration of other ports Each port must be configured separately Saving Configuration Data in Console Mode or Telnet Saving updating server properties is done from the Configuration s...

Page 50: ...entation Number ESR90x 0508m B B Electronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Rd Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Irel...

Page 51: ...ter This shows up in the Device Manager The COM number can be selected from a list of available numbers For example in a computer already having a COM1 and COM2 COM3 to COM 254 are available for the S...

Page 52: ...nd Server window appears and displays a list of the servers that were found Figure 28 The Found Server Window Step 3 Select the Serial Server at the IP Address to be mapped to a virtual COM port then...

Page 53: ...COM ports that are not currently connected Try selecting a COM number above COM4 if problems occur Windows XP Vista provides a notice concerning Windows Logo testing for XP Vista Figure 30 The Windows...

Page 54: ...ce Manager and the Serial Server Configuration Menu must match If the settings do not match the virtual COM ports will not work If these settings are changed in the Device Manager it will only affect...

Page 55: ...353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Step 3 In the Device Manager select a VLINX ESP COM Double click it to bring up the Properties window Figure 32 The VLINX ESR COM3 Properties Window...

Page 56: ...tation Number ESR90x 0508m B B Electronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Rd Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Irelan...

Page 57: ...he ESP Manager software Uninstall Virtual COM Port feature will remove a mapped COM port in the Device Manager of Windows 2000 and XP operating systems It may also be removed in the Device Manager of...

Page 58: ...nstall Virtual COM icon The Manager will ask for conformation Click OK to complete the uninstall procedure Removing the Virtual COM Port using Device Manager N No ot te e The screen shots were taken f...

Page 59: ...Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Figure 35 The Device Manager Window Step 4 Highlight ESP COM to be removed and click the Action tab at the top of window t...

Page 60: ...tation Number ESR90x 0508m B B Electronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Rd Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Irelan...

Page 61: ...B B Electronics website Unzip or expand the file into the hex format so it will be ready to upload to the Serial Server Upgrading Via ESP Manager The ESP Manager software can upload new firmware to th...

Page 62: ...ns the firmware hex file Select the file and click Open The Open dialogue box will disappear Step 7 In the Upgrade window select the serial port to be used in transferring the firmware a If connected...

Page 63: ...ssover null modem cable between the COM port on the computer and the appropriate serial port on the Serial Server N No ot te e See Chapter 5 for details of each Server Property Settings Console Mode S...

Page 64: ...ration Menus There are six Console Mode screens Server Network Serial Mode Operation Monitor and Configuration Tab Back Space and arrow keys can be used to highlight the desired function on the screen...

Page 65: ...b europe com Step 5 Once all the changes have been made move to the Configuration screen select Save and press Enter Figure 39 Saving and Restarting the Configuration The restart message will appear S...

Page 66: ...on Number ESR90x 0508m B B Electronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Rd Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph...

Page 67: ...r r 1 10 0 U US SI IN NG G T TH HE E W WE EB B S SE ER RV VE ER R The Web Server can be used to configure the Serial Server from any web browser software such as Internet Explorer Server properties ca...

Page 68: ...alway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Navigate and change properties as required using the mouse and keyboard To change serial port properties click Serial Port on the lef...

Page 69: ...ial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Figure 42 The Web Server Operation Page Click Save to store changes to the Serial Server Settings for each Port mu...

Page 70: ...ion Number ESR90x 0508m B B Electronics Mfg Co Inc 707 Dayton Rd Ottawa IL 61350 Ph 815 433 5100 Fax 815 433 5104 www bb elec com B B Electronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland P...

Page 71: ...ole Mode and allows server properties to be configured N No ot te e See Chapter 5 for details on Server Properties Configuration Using Telnet Step 1 Ensure the PC and Serial Server are connected to th...

Page 72: ...53 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com N No ot te e The Serial Server must be in RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 mode before you can Telnet to it and access the configuration screens If it was last...

Page 73: ...figuration Menu There are six Telnet screens Server Network Serial Mode Operation Monitor and Configuration Tab Back Space and arrow keys can be used to highlight the desired function on the screen li...

Page 74: ...444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Step 7 Once all the changes have been made move to the Save field and select Enter The restart message will appear Figure 45 Saving and Restarting the Configura...

Page 75: ...n 4 46 x 18 03 x 10 46 cm Power Environment Power Supply Voltage Requirements 9V to 48 VDC or 8V to 24VAC Power Consumption ESR901 320mA 12VDC ESR902 340 mA 12VDC ESR904 360 mA 12VDC Power supply star...

Page 76: ...B TXDA RXDB RXDA GND Baud Rate 110 bps to 230 4 k bps Parity None Even Odd Mark Space Data Bits 5 6 7 or 8 Stop Bits 1 1 5 or 2 Memory Serial Memory 8K byte per port Network Memory 48K byte I P Port A...

Page 77: ...5 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 254 MAC Address Fixed see bottom label Version Date current firmware version number date Serial server port 1 Baud Rate 9600 Data Stop 8 1 Parity None Flow Control None T...

Page 78: ...12 65 cm 1 44 cm 1 44 cm 6 96 cm 1 72 cm 6 84 cm 1 GND AC In AC DC In Backup DC In Link Ready Power Reset Run Console Ethernet 1 RX TX Voltage Range 9 48VDC 8 24VAC ESR901 1 RS 232 422 485 GND CTS TX...

Page 79: ...ay Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com 4 46 cm 15 52 cm 9 70 cm 0 76 cm 1 09 cm 3 23 cm 6 77 cm 3 74 cm 3 25 cm 4 44 cm 2 66 cm 3 01 cm 0 81 cm 0 61 cm 0 97 cm 0 81 cm 10 46 c...

Page 80: ...Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com A AP PP PE EN ND DI IX X A A R RS S 2 23 32 2 C CO ON NN NE EC CT TI IO ON NS S Serial Server DB 9 Pin outs in RS 232 Mode RS 232 Signal Name DTE RS 232 DB 9M Pin...

Page 81: ...d Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com ESR901 Terminal Block Pin out in RS 232 Mode GND CTS TX TX TX RX RX RTS RX 1 2 3 4 5 RS 232 Sign...

Page 82: ...792445 www bb europe com A AP PP PE EN ND DI IX X B B R RS S 4 42 22 2 4 48 85 5 C CO ON NN NE EC CT TI IO ON NS S ESR90x DB 9 Pin out in RS 422 Mode RS 422 Signal Name Direction RS 422 DB9M Pin Recei...

Page 83: ...n out in RS 232 Mode In the RS 422 mode TXD lines are outputs and RXD lines are inputs Connect the Serial Server TXDB line to the RXDB line of the serial device and the Serial Server TXDA to the RXDA...

Page 84: ...s Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com A AP PP PE EN ND DI IX X C C R RS S 4 48 85 5 C CO ON NN NE EC CT TI IO ON NS S ESR90x DB 9...

Page 85: ...B9M Pin Receive Data A In RXDA 1 Receive Data B In RXDB 2 Transmit Data B Out TXDB 3 Transmit Data A Out TXDA 4 Signal Ground GND 5 Clear to Send A In CTSA 6 Clear to Send B In CTSB 7 Request to Send...

Page 86: ...k Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com ESR901 Terminal Block Pin out in RS 485F four wire full duplex Mode GND CTS TX TX TX RX RX RTS RX 1 2 3 4...

Page 87: ...re Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com A AP PP PE EN ND DI IX X D D N NE ET TW WO OR RK K C CO ON NN NE EC CT TI IO ON NS S Standard Ethernet Cable RJ 45 Pin out RJ 45...

Page 88: ...ronics Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com Crossover Ethernet Cable RJ 45 Pin out RJ 45 Pin Signal Wire Color RJ 45 Pin 1 TX White...

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