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CoBox-FL-IAP User Guide

Rev. C 7/01

Summary of Contents for C 7/01

Page 1: ...CoBox FL IAP User Guide Rev C 7 01 ...

Page 2: ...e 2 2 Product Information Label 2 2 Installing the CoBox FL IAP 2 3 LEDs 2 4 Chapter 3 Getting Started Assigning the IP Address 3 1 DHCP 3 1 Auto IP 3 2 APS Configuration Utility 3 3 ARP 3 7 Direct Serial Connection 3 8 Configuring the Device Server 3 8 Chapter 4 Using the Device Server Comm Port Redirector 5 1 Redirector Setup 5 1 Device Server Configuration 5 1 Appendix A Contact Information Pro...

Page 3: ...tility C 1 Downloading Via TFTP C 3 Downloading Via the Serial Port C 4 Appendix D Technical Specifications CoBox FL IAP D 1 Appendix E IP Addressing Network Portion E 1 Subnet Portion E 2 Host Portion E 2 Network Address E 2 Broadcast Address E 2 IP Subnet Mask E 3 Private IP Networks and the Internet E 4 Network RFCs E 4 Appendix F Pinouts Ethernet Connectors F 1 10BASE T F 1 10BASE FL F 1 Seria...

Page 4: ...e global enterprise Existing COM port based WindowsTM applications can access network enabled serial devices using Comm Port Redirector TM software Redirector allows the creation of virtual serial ports which can be mapped to remote Device Servers over Ethernet When used in conjunction with an OPC server most Windows based HMI SCADA and PC based control applications have full access to information...

Page 5: ...ces up to your IT layer The IAP Device Servers feature installable industrial communication protocols Lantronix s Automation Protocols Suite APS includes protocols such as DF1 Rockwell Automation and Modbus Schneider Electric Where the Standard Tunneling protocol is limited to exclusive device to device connections the industrial protocols offer connections to other devices simultaneously You can ...

Page 6: ...rver is used in a local environment allowing for very small delays for single characters while keeping the packet count low The alternate packing algorithm minimizes the packet count on the network and is especially useful in applications in a routed Wide Area Network WAN Adjusting parameters in this mode can economize the network data stream Ethernet MAC Address The Ethernet address is also refer...

Page 7: ...ur LEDs an ST Fiber 10BASE FL Ethernet port and an RJ45 10BASE T Ethernet port Both Ethernet ports support 10 Mbps and are auto detecting Note Do not attempt to connect both Ethernet ports simultaneously If one is used the other is disabled Figure 2 1 Network Interface Tx GL Tx Rx Rx Co 9 30V DC 10 BASE T 10 BASE FL LEDs Power Plug 10BASE FL Ethernet Port Receive 10BASE T Ethernet Port 10BASE FL E...

Page 8: ... male DB9 DTE that supports RS 232 only LED functionality is described in Table 2 2 Figure 2 2 Serial Interface Product Information Label A product information label is located on the underside of the CoBox FL IAP and contains the following information about your specific unit u Bar Code u Serial Number u Product ID name u Product Description u Ethernet Address also referred to as Hardware Address...

Page 9: ...ports 2 Connect a second serial device to the CoBox FL IAP optional 3 Connect an Ethernet cable to either the 10BASE FL OR the10BASE T Ethernet port When connecting to the 10BASE FL connect the receiving cable to the Rx port and the transmitting cable to the Tx port Note Do not attempt to connect both Ethernet ports simultaneously Only one Ethernet connection can be made at any one time 4 Supply p...

Page 10: ... Rx Network Receive Blinks yellow to indicate network packets are receiving Co Collision Blinks red to indicate network collisions LED Function Serial Port 1 Status Lights solid green to indicate that Channel 1 is idle Blinks green to indicate that the Channel 1 socket connection has been made Serial Port 2 Status Lights solid yellow to indicate Channel 2 is connected to the network and idle Blink...

Page 11: ...logins can be disabled The system manager will not be able to access the unit if the port is disabled This port can also be password protected u Only one terminal at a time can be connected to a serial port Assigning the IP Address You can several methods to assign an IP address to your Device Server including u DHCP u AutoIP u APS Configuration Utility u ARP u Direct serial connection DHCP IP Add...

Page 12: ...here is the IP address of your Device Server For example if the IP address is 192 169 11 17 then the DHCP name for the Device Server will be LTX17 The Device Server s IP address must be configured before a network connection is available If the IP address was not set automatically via DHCP set it now using one of the following methods Auto IP AutoIP is an alternative to DHCP that allows hosts to a...

Page 13: ... to 0 0 1 0 APS Configuration Utility You can manually assign the IP address using the APS Configuration Utility which you can install from the APS CD and then select the protocol firmware to suit your needs 1 Insert the APS CD into your CD ROM drive 2 Respond to the installation wizard prompts Note If the CD does not launch automatically click the Start button on the Windows Task Bar and select R...

Page 14: ... XXX format 6 In the Enter the Hardware or Ethernet Address field type the Ethernet address MAC address listed on the Device Server label 7 Click the Set IP Address button The Assign IP Successful message displays Click OK 8 Click the Ping icon The Ping Device window displays 9 Click the Ping button The Reply received message displays in the window indicating that the IP address has been entered s...

Page 15: ...evice Window 11 Click the Get Device Information button Firmware Type displays the protocol that is currently loaded on the device Note The communications protocol is an integrated part of the Device Server firmware When you load the firmware you are loading the protocol too For that reason in this manual we use the terms firmware and protocol interchangeably The unit comes with the Standard Tunne...

Page 16: ...net tool in the APS Configuration Utility The tool allows you to establish a terminal session with the Device Server Within the terminal session menus will guide you through the process of configuring the unit 1 Click the Telnet icon and press Enter within 5 seconds The Configuration Set Up window for the protocol displays 2 Continue with the configuration procedure for the protocol you installed ...

Page 17: ...build a new entry in the ARP table the IP address must be a host other than the machine on which you are working Once there is at least one additional entry in the ARP table use the following command to ARP an IP address to the Device Server Figure 3 5 ARP on Windows 2 Now open a Telnet connection to port 1 The connection should fail quickly 3 seconds but the Device Server will temporarily change ...

Page 18: ... and follow the prompts until you get to IP address 4 Enter the new IP address 5 Select 9 to save the configuration and exit Setup Mode The Device Server performs a power reset Note Every time you exit the configuration menu the Device Server performs a power reset even if you did not make any changes Configuring the Device Server Although IAP Device Servers ship with the Standard Tunneling protoc...

Page 19: ...select Port Setup and add as many communication ports as you need for example one for each Device Server 3 Under each port select Add IP and enter the IP address Host of the Device Server that you want to assign to that port and the TCPPort number 3000 to 3009 Note Remember the TCPPort number You will need it to configure the Device Server 4 Save the configurations and if you ve just installed the...

Page 20: ...soft Windows Operating System refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base Web site at www support microsoft com directory u For technical support contact the Industrial Automation Distributor assigned to sell and support in your region Problem Report Procedure When you report a problem please provide the following information u Your name u Your company name address and phone number u Product model numbe...

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Page 23: ...o do one of the following u To enter Monitor Mode with valid network connections type zzz u To enter Monitor Mode without valid network connections type yyy Note The easiest way to enter Monitor Mode is to hold down the z or y key at the terminal while powering up the Device Server A 0 prompt indicates that you have successfully entered Monitor Mode Entering Monitor Mode Via the Network Port To en...

Page 24: ... as hex records 120 bytes SC x x x x Send Configuration Set configuration of Device Server with IP address x x x x from hex records PI x x x x Ping Ping Device Server with IP address x x x x to check device status AT ARP Table Show the Device Server s ARP table entries TT TCP Connection Table Show all incoming and outgoing TCP connec tions NC Network Connection Show the Device Server s IP configur...

Page 25: ...commands listed above will generate one of the following command response codes Table B 2 Command Response Codes Response Meaning 0 OK no error 1 No answer from remote device 2 Cannot reach remote device or no answer 8 Wrong parameter s 9 Invalid command ...

Page 26: ...ia the APS Configuration Utility The procedure for installing updated firmware is basically the same as for installing a protocol Since the protocol is an integrated part of the firmware and you can t get one without the other in this manual we use the terms interchangeably You just need to download the updated firmware to your computer and then use the APS Configuration Utility to install it 1 Do...

Page 27: ...address in the IP Address field 5 Click the Select FW File button The files in your Firmware folder display If the files are stored elsewhere browse until you find them Figure C 4 Firmware Files 6 Select the file to download and click the Open button The path of the selected file displays in the FW File field 7 Click the Download FW File button When the File download successful message displays cl...

Page 28: ...vice Server s internal operational code Figure C 3 7 73 LDORJ R 2 Type the full path in the Source File field 3 Type one of the following codes in the Destination File field Codes must be upper case AQ Standard Tunneling AM Modbus AD DF1 WEB6 Internal Web interface The destination file can also be ROM to match any firmware Remote Host is the IP address of the unit being upgraded 4 Click the Put bu...

Page 29: ... the DL command 3 Select Send Text File and select the CBX HEX file to be downloaded Note The downloaded file must be the HEX ASCII version 4 After the final record is received the Device Server checks the integrity of the firmware image before programming the new firmware in the flash ROM 5 The following message displays when the firmware upgrade is complete Figure C 5 Firmware Upgrade Screen Dis...

Page 30: ... RS233 serial port with DTE configuration Data Rates Serial speed ranging from 300 bps 115 2 Kbps Serial Line Formats Characters 7 or 8 data bits Stop bits 1 or 2 Parity odd even none Modem Controls RTS CTS DSR DCD DTR Flow Control XON XOFF CTS RTS Management HTTP internal web server SNMP read only Serial login Telnet login System Software Flash ROM standard downloadable from a TCP IP host TFTP or...

Page 31: ...25VAC External adapter included Power Consumption 3 Watts Memory Flash 512K RAM 128K NVRAM 2K Environmental Operating Temperature 5to 50C 41 to 122F Storage Temperature 40 to 66C 40 to 151F Physical Dimensions 6 5 x 4 46 x 1 39 in 16 51 x 11 34 x 3 55 cm Weight 1 10 lbs 48 kg ...

Page 32: ...d the host Network Portion The network portion of the IP address is determined by the network type Class A B or C In most network examples the host portion of the address is set to zero Table E 1 Network Portion of IP Address Network Class Network Portion of Address Class A First byte 2nd 3rd and 4th bytes are the host Class B First 2 bytes 3rd and 4th bytes are the host Class C First 3 bytes 4th ...

Page 33: ...heir own subnetwork All packets destined for other subnets are sent to a router on the local network Host Portion The host portion of the IP address is a unique number assigned to identify the node Network Address A host address with all host bits set to 0 addresses the network as a whole for example in routing entries Figure E 1 Sample Network Address Broadcast Address A host address with all hos...

Page 34: ... calculates the subnet mask which is displayed in standard decimal dot notation for example 255 255 255 0 when saved parameters are displayed Table E 3 Standard IP Network Netmasks Network Class Network Bits Host Bits Netmask A 8 24 255 0 0 0 B 16 16 255 255 0 0 C 24 8 255 255 255 0 Table E 4 Netmask Examples Netmask Host Bits 255 255 255 252 2 255 255 255 248 3 255 255 255 240 4 255 255 255 224 5...

Page 35: ...vice Server on an intranet you should use one of the reserved subnetworks Consult your network administrator with questions about IP address assignment Network RFCs For more information about IP addresses refer to the following documents which can be located on the World Wide Web using one of the following directories or indices u RFC 950 Internet Standard Subnetting Procedure u RFC 1700 Assigned ...

Page 36: ...ct both Ethernet ports simultaneously If one is used the other is disabled 10BASE T The CoBox FL IAP supports 10 Mbit Ethernet through an RJ45 connector Figure F 1 RJ45 Ethernet Connector 10BASE FL The CoBox FL IAP also supports 10 Mbit Ethernet through an ST Fiber Ethernet connector Figure F 2 10BASE FL Ethernet Connector 1 8 1 Tx 2 Tx 3 Rx 6 Rx Tx Rx ...

Page 37: ...and 22 must be connected to each other The CoBox FL IAP s male DB9 connector is a DTE serial interface Figure F 4 DB9 Serial Connector DTE TX out 1 14 GND DCD out RTS in DSR out RX out 13 25 TX in RX in RX in TX out DTR in CTS out RS 485 422 RS 232C The Device Server can alternately be powered up via the serial port using one of these pins Reg 5VDC Reg 9 30VDC The minus sign is sometimes represent...

Page 38: ...xisting contract between the parties Any such contract states the entire obligation of Lantronix The contents of this document shall not become part of or modify any prior or existing agreement commitment or relationship The information recommendation description and safety notations in this or other documents sup plied by Lantronix are based on general industry experience and judgment with respec...

Page 39: ...IEC 6100 4 3 1996 Radiated Immunity Field Test IEC 6100 4 4 1995 Electrical Fast Transient Test IEC 6100 4 5 1995 Power Supply Surge Test IEC 6100 4 6 1996 Conducted Immunity Test IEC 6100 4 8 1993 Magnetic Field Test IEC 6100 4 11 1994 Voltage Dips Interrupts Test L V D Directive 73 23 EEC Supplementary Information The product complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 72 23 EEC ...

Page 40: ...is manual is July 2001 Part Number CD APS 01 Rev C WARNING This product has been designed to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operating in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and ...

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