Programmable Serial-to-Ethernet Device Server
PDS Series User Manual, Version 2.5, Mar. 2019
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3.
Setting up the PDS Series Module
This chapter provides detailed information about the
“Self-Test”
process, which is used to confirm
that the PDS is operating correctly. Before beginning the
“Self-Test
” process, the wiring test,
Ethernet configuration and VxComm utility driver installation procedures must first be fully
completed. Follow the procedure described below:
3.1 Connect the Power Supply and the Host PC
1.
Ensure that the network settings on your PC are configured correctly.
2.
Ensure that the Windows firewall or any Anti-Virus firewall software is correctly
configured or temporarily disable these functions; otherwise the “
Search Servers
”
function in the VxComm Utility may not work as required. You may need to contact your
System Administrator for more details of how to do this.
3.
Connect both the PDS Series and the Host computer to the same sub-network or the
same Ethernet Switch.
4.
Short the RxD and TxD pins
of the PDS Series for self-test.
5.
Supply power
(DC input or PoE) to the PDS series, refer to
and
Refer to
Figures 3-1 to 3-5
for an illustration of how to perform the above steps.
