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Section 4

- Upgrading the Serial Server Firmware

Vlinx VESR4x4 Serial Server

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Upgrading the Serial Server Firmware

Occasionally,  updated  firmware  may  become  available  for  your  serial  server.
The  firmware  can  be  upgraded  using  the  Vlinx  Manager  software.  The
following procedure describes the firmware updating process:

1.

Click the

Firmware

Upgrade

button to open the

Firmware Upgrade

window.

Figure 40.

Firmware Upgrade Dialog Box

The name of the currently selected serial server appears in the top

drop

down list. Other serial servers (that have already been discovered) can be
selected from the drop down list, if desired.

The current firmware version of the selected serial server is shown in the
text below the serial server name.

Information about the selected firmware file is shown in the third text box.

Downloading Firmware Files

The

Firmware File

list (second box) displays all firmware files in the firmware

installation folder. Only firmware that is compatible with the selected serial
server is available in this list.

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Содержание Vlinx VESP211

Страница 1: ...V VL LI IN NX X V VE ES SP P2 21 11 1 S SE ER RI IA AL L S SE ER RV VE ER R...

Страница 2: ...may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photography recording or any information storage and retrieval system without written consent Informatio...

Страница 3: ...et Switch to exit Console Mode 12 Using the Reset Switch to Reload Factory Default Settings 12 Ethernet Connector 12 Serial Port Connectors 12 Power Connector 13 Mounting Hardware 14 Initial Setup and...

Страница 4: ...orts 28 Setting up Port Network Parameters 29 TCP Configuration 30 UDP Configuration 31 Setting up Virtual COM VCOM Operation 33 Setting up Paired Mode Operation 34 Setting up Advanced Network Setting...

Страница 5: ...pendix B Product Specifications 60 General Specifications 60 Controls Indicators and Connector Specifications 61 Serial Interface Specifications 61 Network Specifications 62 TCP UDP Ports Table 63 App...

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Страница 7: ...VESP211 Serial Servers connect serial devices RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 to Ethernet networks allowing the serial device to become a node on the network The serial port can be accessed over a LAN WAN usi...

Страница 8: ...iguration can be done via network or direct serial connection Rugged panel mountable metal case Accepts 12 VDC power power adapter included 10 100 Mbps Ethernet with Auto Selection LAN and WAN Communi...

Страница 9: ...Power Ethernet and serial connectors A recessed Reset mode switch Package Checklist VESP211 Serial Servers are shipped with the following items included VESP211 Serial Server Module Quick Start Guide...

Страница 10: ...per second if the system is operating correctly If the LED is off it indicates the system is not operating correctly or that it is in Console Mode Ethernet LED The Ethernet LED illuminates if the Ethe...

Страница 11: ...Reset Enter Console Mode Reload factory defaults Using the Reset Switch to Initiate a Hardware Reset Hold the Reset switch in for 0 to 2 seconds The Ready LED stops blinking while the switch is being...

Страница 12: ...for the first two seconds then the Ready LED illuminates After 10 seconds both the Serial and Ready LEDs illuminate Release the switch after more than 10 seconds The serial server will reset to facto...

Страница 13: ...blocks for RS 422 and RS 485 connections Figure 6 Five Position Pluggable Terminal Blocks Note Refer to Appendix D for connection pin outs Power Connector VESP211 serial servers use a barrel jack conn...

Страница 14: ...www bb elec com www bb europe com Figure 8 Mounting Hardware VESP211 Serial Server modules can be panel mounted using the built in mounting brackets Figure 9 VESP211 Enclosure with Panel Mount Bracket...

Страница 15: ...supplying 2 5 watts maximum Connecting VESP211 Serial Servers to Serial Devices VESP211 Serial Servers can be connected to serial devices using RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 2 wire and RS 485 4 wire RS 232 Th...

Страница 16: ...When configured for 2 wire operation the connection supports one signal pair Data A and Data B signal channels using half duplex operation The data lines are differential with the Data B line positive...

Страница 17: ...kes it possible to detect the serial server on the network whether you know its IP address or not Once the serial server has been detected the Manager can be used to configure its settings Note For mo...

Страница 18: ...12 Console Mode Setup To configure the serial server it must be put into Console Mode using the Reset switch Note Refer to Section 2 for information on how to use the Reset switch to enter Console Mod...

Страница 19: ...the Device Manager Windows programs using standard Windows API calls are able to interface to virtual COM ports When a program on the PC opens the new COM port it communicates directly with the remot...

Страница 20: ...llow the prompts to install the software Once the program is installed go to the Start Programs menu and run the program The Vlinx Manager Discovery window appears Figure 15 Discovery Window Discoveri...

Страница 21: ...b elec com www bb europe com Color Description Black A step in the discovery process Dark Blue A device was not found Dark Green A device was found Dark Red An error occurred If one or more devices ar...

Страница 22: ......

Страница 23: ...nx Manager configuration window includes three areas Icons Serial Server Information Table Configuration pane Figure 16 Vlinx Manager Configuration Window Note The screen shots shown in this manual re...

Страница 24: ...erver information table contains information about all serial servers that have been discovered on the network or serial ports Figure 18 Serial Server Information Table The table includes columns and...

Страница 25: ...selected serial server Contents sidebar on the left side containing hyperlinks to the following configuration pages General Network Port x Settings x port number each serial port connection is repres...

Страница 26: ...n The General Configuration page appears Navigating the Configuration Pages There are two ways to move from page to page in the Vlinx Manager software by clicking a specific link or by clicking Next o...

Страница 27: ...e new name into the Serial Server Name text box 2 Click Save Changing the password 1 Select the I want to change the password check box Two text boxes appear Figure 22 Changing the Password 2 Type the...

Страница 28: ...Setting up Static IP Addressing 1 Ensure the I want to use DHCP to setup the network box is un checked Figure 24 IP Address Settings 2 Type the IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway addresses in...

Страница 29: ...5 6 7 or 8 required to communicate with the serial device connected to the serial server 4 Stop Bits select the number of Stop Bits 1 1 5 or 2 required to communicate with the serial device connected...

Страница 30: ...al server to connect at power up or only when it receives data from the device connected to its serial port When the serial server is configured as a TCP server it waits for connections to be initiate...

Страница 31: ...box 4 Select the maximum number of connections desired in the and limit the number of connections to drop down box Figure 27 TCP Server Settings UDP Configuration UDP User Datagram Protocol enables ap...

Страница 32: ...body Everyone on a specific UDP Port Only specific IP addresses Only a range of IP addresses Additional configuration fields appear depending on the options chosen 2 Select the required Send options a...

Страница 33: ...fic IP addresses receive unicast receives from specific network IP addresses specified later d only a range of IP addresses receive unicast range receives from all IP addresses within a specified rang...

Страница 34: ...hey were connected by a serial cable For Paired Mode to work one serial server must be configured as a TCP server and the other as a TCP client The serial server configured as the TCP client initiates...

Страница 35: ...itiate connections client 3 Type the IP address and TCP port numbers of the server in the appropriate text boxes 4 Select at power up if you want the serial server to always be connected when the seri...

Страница 36: ...to connect and allow a specific range of IP addresses to connect if you want to specify a range of IP addresses that can connect 6 If you selected and allow a specific IP address to connect in the are...

Страница 37: ...atchdog configuration boxes appear Figure 35 Advanced Configuration Forcing Connections Closed To close a connection if no data is received for a period of time 1 Select the I want to close a connecti...

Страница 38: ...iseconds into the text box Configuring when data packets are sent 1 Select the I want to control when data packets are sent over the network checkbox The Character Count Forced Transmit Intercharacter...

Страница 39: ...a specified length of time after receiving it 1 Select I want to send data immediately when no more characters are received for in the Intercharacter Timeout box 2 Type the desired time period in mil...

Страница 40: ...al Server Page 40 of 67 www bb elec com www bb europe com To force the serial server to remove the delimiter characters from the data when it sends it on its serial port 1 Select I want to remove the...

Страница 41: ...appears Figure 37 Save Configuration Page To save the configuration to the serial server and re boot it so that the configuration settings will take effect 1 Click Save To restore the configuration s...

Страница 42: ...rmation box displays the server name its IP address operating mode and TCP port 1 On the Vlinx Manager window click the Add VCOM icon The Add Virtual COM Port dialog box appears 2 Select the serial se...

Страница 43: ...alog Box Using the drop down boxe you can select the virtual COM port on the local computer The information box displays the server name its IP address operating mode and TCP port 1 Click the Remove V...

Страница 44: ...window Figure 40 Firmware Upgrade Dialog Box The name of the currently selected serial server appears in the top drop down list Other serial servers that have already been discovered can be selected f...

Страница 45: ...pen File dialog box 2 Browse to the drive and folder containing the firmware file 3 Select and download the file to the local firmware folder Uploading the Firmware to the Serial Server 1 In the Seria...

Страница 46: ...Diagnostic icon opens the Diagnostics dialog box and enables you to check the operation of connected serial servers and VCOM ports on the local computer The Computer Information box displays informat...

Страница 47: ...Click the Diagnostic icon The Diagnostics dialog box appears 2 Select the option a serial server 3 In the drop down box select the specific serial server you want to check 4 Click the Start button In...

Страница 48: ...i e connect TD to RD 2 Click the Diagnostics icon The Diagnostics dialog box appears 3 Select the option a virtual communications port 4 In the drop down box select the specific COM port you want to c...

Страница 49: ...he serial server When the serial server settings have been configured you can save the settings using Vlinx Manager Existing configuration files can be Opened from Vlinx Manager which loads them into...

Страница 50: ...received after the end delimiter are again buffered until another end delimiter is received When both Delimiter 1 start delimiter and Delimiter 2 end delimiter are enabled characters received by the s...

Страница 51: ...elect No Flow Control when setting the port as RS 422 or RS 485 4 wire Forced Transmit controls the maximum amount of time that characters can be buffered before sending the characters to the network...

Страница 52: ...9 254 102 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 169 254 102 100 Figure 45 TCP IP Properties c Use the Vlinx Manager software to search for discover and configure the unit 2 Method Two Change the...

Страница 53: ...De select I want DHCP to setup the Network i Re configure the serial server s network settings to an address within the range of your PC s network setting For example if your PC is configured to the...

Страница 54: ...ust be configured as a TCP server and the other as a TCP client The serial server configured as the TCP client initiates connections You must set up the IP address and port number of the server that y...

Страница 55: ...erial port and the device connected to it Note Refer to the Appendix D for connector and pin out details Serial Server Name is a unique name assigned to the serial server It must be a valid hostname a...

Страница 56: ...port number that it will listen to for connections and set the maximum up to eight number of simultaneous connections it will accept You can filter the connections it will accept based on specific IP...

Страница 57: ...Properties Vlinx VESR4x4 Serial Server Page 57 of 67 www bb elec com www bb europe com Both the serial server and the computer must be configured for VCOM operation Virtual COM ports can be set up on...

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Страница 59: ...DHCP assignment is not available the device will default to 169 254 102 39 Net Mask 255 255 0 0 Gateway 169 254 1 1 Firmware Version X X X Current Version Hardware Version X X Current Version Port 1 S...

Страница 60: ...7 8 or 9 or Firefox 3 6 and over Software Vlinx Manager for serial server configuration XP 32 64 bit 2003 Server 32 64 bit Vista 32 64 bit 2008 Server 32 64 bit Windows 7 32 64 bit Environment Operat...

Страница 61: ...OK Connectors 10BaseT 100BaseTX Ethernet Single RJ 45F 8 pin Serial VESP211 DB9 connector VESP211 232 DB9 connector VESP211 485 terminal block connector DC Power barrel connector Serial Interface Spe...

Страница 62: ...aseTX Protocols Supported TCP IPv4 UDP ARP HTTP 1 0 ICMP PING DHCP BOOTP IP Mode Static DHCP TCP UDP User definable UDP Unicast or Multicast Connection Modes Server Client VCOM Paired Client Connectio...

Страница 63: ...60000 tcp This port is open when serial port 1 is configured for paired mode server These ports are used to transfer handshake line state and break state in paired mode configuration These ports are...

Страница 64: ...e discovery only works on a local subnet The port may not need to be configured in a firewall or NAT Other User specified ports Other TCP and UDP ports may be open depending on what you specify for th...

Страница 65: ...9 Appendix Vlinx VESP211 Serial Server Page 65 of 67 www bb elec com www bb europe com Appendix C Dimensional Diagram Figure 46 Dimensional Diagram of a VESP211 Serial Server dimensions in inches mill...

Страница 66: ...tor Pinouts DB 9M Connnector DB 9M Pin RS 232 Direction RS 232 RS 422 485 4 Wire RS 485 2 Wire 1 DCD Input RDA 2 RD Input RDB 3 TD Output TDB Data B 4 DTR Output TDA Data A 5 GND GND GND 6 DSR Input 7...

Страница 67: ...of the serial device and the serial server TDA to the RDA of the serial device Note 2 Ground is signal ground and provides a common mode reference for the RS 422 Receiver and Transmitters Standard Et...

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