BB-VESR90x Serial Servers
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CONFIGURING BB-VESR90X SERIAL SERVER VIA SERIAL
PORT (CONSOLE MODE)
Your serial server can be configured via a serial port using Vlinx
Manager. To use this feature, the serial server's serial port must be
connected to the serial port of a PC (using a null modem cable).
Console Mode Setup
To configure the serial server, it must be put into Console Mode, using
the Mode switch.
To Enter Console Mode,
press and hold the Mode switch for between
two and ten seconds. The LED indicators respond as follows:
1. The Ready LED blinks three times per second while the
button is being pressed.
The serial server is in Console Mode when:
•
On BB-VESR901: Port 1 LED is On and the Ready LED is Off.
•
On BB-VESR902D: Port 1 LED is On and Port 2 LED is Off.
To configure the serial server,
open the Vlinx Manager software and
set up the serial server's parameters as required.
Note: For more information on configuration options, refer to Section
4: Description of Serial Server Properties.
To Exit Console Mode
, press and hold the Reset switch for two
seconds, or turn off the power from the BB-VESR90x, wait a few
seconds, and turn the power on again.
The LEDs go back to their normal states when the device resumes
normal operation.
