Operation Manual of EX-9132C-2 DDS Serial to TCP/IP Converter Version 1.1.0 , 25th Jan.
Table of Contents 1. Introduction Overview ……………………………………………… 3 ……………………………………………………… 4 Package Checklist Block Diagram Features ……………………………………………… 4 ………………………………………………… 5 ………………………………………………………… 6 Product Specifications ………………………………………… 2. EX-9132C-2 Description Product Panel Views 7 ...................................
4. EX-9132C-2 Configuration Initial IP Configuration ...................................……… 16 ...……………………………………… 16 Device Management Utility of EXBrowser ……………………… 16 Menu “View” …………………………………………………… 18 Menu “Config” ………………………………………………… 18 Web Console Configuration ………………………………… 20 Controller Status ……………………………………………… 21 Controller Setup ……………………………………………… 24 Controller Updated …………………………………………… 30 Factory Default Setting ……………………………………… 31 5.
1 Introduction We provide new ways of connecting legacy serial devices to a Local Area Network (LAN) or Wide Area Network (WAN). TCP/IP converters are designed to operate serial ports over 100M bps Ethernet networks. The data is transmitted via TCP/IP protocol. Therefore, control is available via Ethernet, Intranet and Internet. EX-9132C-2 converter is packaged in a PVC material case well suited for industrial environments.
Overview EX-9132C-2 converter is designed to make your industrial serial devices Internet ready instantly. ARM Cortex-M3 CPU of EX-9132C-2 converters makes them the ideal choice for connecting your RS-232 and RS-422 or RS-485 serial device—such as PLCs, meters, and sensors—to an IP-based Ethernet LAN, making it possible for your software to access serial devices anywhere and anytime over a local LAN or the Internet.
Block Diagram Low-cost devices usually are equipped with low speed processors and limited memories. In reality, they have neither the capability nor practicality to manage complicated network TCP/IP protocols.
The central core of ARM Cortex-M3 processor, based on a 3-stage pipeline Harvard bus architecture, incorporates advanced features including single cycle multiply and hardware divide to deliver an outstanding efficiency of 1.25 DMIPS/MHz. The ARM Cortex-M3 processor also implements the new Thumb®-2 instruction set architecture, which combined with features such as unaligned data storage and atomic bit manipulation delivers 32-bit performance at a cost equivalent to modern 8- and 16-bit devices.
Product Features □□ Data Conversion between RS-232 and RS-422/485 and Ethernet EX-9132C-2 converter device (RS-232＊1 port , RS-232/422⁄485＊1 port ) data/signal into the TCP/IP package data/signal and send them out with the Ethernet Data Stream; or convert the TCP/IP package data/signal into serial device data/signal. □□ Socket Communication EX-9132C-2 is provided one socket connection. □□ Digital I/O Activating (Optional) EX-9132C-2 provides eight TTL of digital I/O.
Product Specifications CPU : ARM Cortex™-M3 32-bit processor , 50MHz RAM : 64K Bytes SRAM ROM : 256K Bytes Flash ROM Ethernet ● Port Type : RJ-45 Connector ● Speed : 10 /100 M bps ( Auto Detect ) ● Protocol : ARP, IP, ICMP, UDP, TCP, HTTP, DHCP, ICMP ● Mode : TCP Server／TCP Client ／UDP Client / Virtual COM / Pairing ● Setup : HTTP Browser Setup (IE & Netscape) ● Security : Login Password ● Protection : Built-in 1.5KV Magnetic Isolation Serial Port ● No.
RS-422 Signals：Rx+ , Rx- , Tx+ , Tx- (Surge & Over Current Protect) RS-485 Signals : Data+ , Data- (Surge & Over Current Protection) Built-in RS422/RS485 Pull High-Low Resistor Digital I/O Port Digital TTL I/O * 8 pins Socket Port Connection：1 Connection 15KV ESD for all signal Watch Dog Function Virtual Support Windows 2000 /2003 / XP / Vista / 7 Firmware On-line Updated Via Ethernet Power：DC 9 – 24 V , 500mA LED Lamp： PWR (Green) DATA (Red-Blink during data transferring and receiving) LAN (Red for 10 Mbps
2 EX-9132C-2 Description & Installation Product Panel Views Top Side DC-In Power Outlet Ethernet LAN Port Reset Button Serial I/O Port RS-232/485/RS-422 Serial I/O Port RS-232 LED Indicators Right Side Serial I/O Port of RS-232 and RS-232/422/485 Connect the serial data cable between the converter device and the serial devices. Follow the parameter setup procedures to configure the converter (see the following chapters).
Digital I/O Through EX-9132C-2 , D I/O can transform the status of sensor into the TCP/IP package data and send out by Ethernet Data Stream (The EX-9132C-2 must indicate the IP address and COM Port) or activate the indicated Digital output (Remote WinSock must indicate the EX-9132C-2). Connect the data wires between the EX-9132C-2 and the RS-485/RS-422 device. Follow the parameter setup procedures to configure the converter (see the following chapters).
Left Side Power Supply EX-9132C-2 TCP/IP converter device is powered by a single 9VDC (inner positive/outer negative) power supply and 500mA of current. A suitable power supply adapter is part of the packaging. Connect the power line to the power jack at the left side of EX-9132C-2 TCP/IP converter device and put the adapter into the socket. If the power is properly supplied, the “PWR” red color LED will be on..
LED Indicators PWR (Red): It is a power indicator (When the power is on, the LED will be on.) Tx (Green): Data transmitting indicator (When data are sending to the network, the LED will blink.) Rx (Red): Data received indicator (When data are receiving by the network, the LED will blink.) SYS (Green): It is a device statues indicator (When EX-9132C-2 is operated in normal statues, the LED will blink once per second.
Wiring Architecture RS-232 Wiring Architecture RS-422/RS-485 Wiring Architecture 14
When you finish the steps mentioned above and the LED indicators are as shown in above diagram, the converter is installed correctly. You can use the Setup Tool “EXBrowser.exe” to setup the IP Address. To proceed the advanced parameter setup, please use a web browser (IE or Netscape) to continue the detailed settings.
3 EX-9132C-2 Converter Configuration Initial IP Configuration When sett up your converter for the first time, the first thing you should do is to configure the IP address. This chapter introduces the method to configure the device server’s IP address. For more details about network settings, please see the Network Settings section in Chapter3, “Web Console Configuration”.
When you activate the tool, it will detect the existence of the installed converters and depict the converters’ status such as IP address, Subnet Mask, MAC Address, and Device ID (see Figure 3.1). The Setup Tool only can setup one converter at a time. Thus if there are more than one converter on the network, please shut down or disconnect other converters. Otherwise the EXBrowser.exe can not detect the converter.
EXBrowser “View” □□ View -> Refresh There are two ways for refreshing the status of existing devices. You may select the item “View” to refresh the status of existing devices on LAN. Another is to click the icon as red color remark as below. EXBrowser will send another query to get updated information. (see Figure 3.2). Note: Always run the “Refresh” after any data change. (Figure 3.2) □□ File -> Exit Alt+F4 Exit from the program (see Figure 3.3). (Figure 3.
(Figure 3.4) Assign an IP Address with the same Subnet Mask of your computer, avoiding any IP conflict with other network devices. When you press “Confirm” button, the IP address will be refreshed in 2~3 seconds. (Figure 3.5) After click “Confirm” button and then “Input Password” request will be pop-up on screen (see Figure 3.5). Please simply press “Confirm” button and the new device’s IP will be changed and save in table, if you changed it. (Figure 3.
EXBrowser “Modify MAC” □□ Modify MAC -> Dialog Frame To click the device on the existing devices list in the EXBrowser table and then the function bar will be enabled. To press Third icon of “Modify MAC” on function bar and a dialog frame table will be shown (see Figure 3.7). (Figure 3.7) □□ Input Password -> Dialog Frame After click “Confirm” button and then “Input Password” request will be pop-up on screen (see Figure 3.8).
Web Browser Configuration The following topics are covered in this chapter: □□ Serial To Ethernet Converter Setup ● Login Setting ● Login Setting Page Field Description ● Parameter Setting ● Parameter Setting Page Field Description Login Setting In addition to basic IP address and subnet mask, specific device settings can be set through HTTP protocol with popular browsers, e.g. Internet Explorer, Netscape, etc.
of browsers. (Figure 3.9) Login Setting Page Field Description □□ System time elapsed The time elapsed since start of this device in [Day Hour : Minute : Second] format. This information can be useful in identifying the reliability of system. □□ Firmware version Converter firmware is identified by date code. This information will be required looking for technical support. □□ Serial number It is a product serial number code in the converter device and has been provided by factory.
□□ Ethernet MAC Address Converter is a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address used by Ethernet. □□ Password This field is the administration password for authentication. Factory default is “empty”. However, it is not recommended to leave it empty in field operation. If you could not login, it means you have to key in the password. If you do not know the password you can turn off the power and then use any point tip to push “Reset” button and hold it to turn on the power at the same time for 5 seconds.
Parameter Setting Page □□ The Parameter Setting Page Type the correct password in the “Password” field and click the “Confirm” button in the “Login Setting” page, then the “Parameter Setting” page will be shown (see Figure 3.10). Note: If you forget the password or can’t login successfully, please contact the manufacturer directly. (Figure 3.
□□ Parameter Setting Page Field Description □□ IP Address The IP address of converter device, 4 digits separated by '.' conflict with the other devices on the network. Don’t let it If DHCP client mode is enabled and there's a DHCP server on the network, this field will be assigned by DHCP server automatically. □□ Subnet mask Subnet mask of the converter device has connected to. “255.255.255.0” is usually used for small network, “255.255.0.0” for larger network, 4 digits separated by '.
□□ Device ID Report You may “Enable” or “Disable” to collect the device ID report and assigne ID number for the converter devices. Available ID is “0 ~ 65535”.
The server IP address and socket port would be connected in TCP Server, TCP Client and UDP Client mode for a certain serial port. □□ Remote socket port The server socket port would be connected in TCP Client and UDP Client mode for a certain serial port. □□ Interface of serial I/O RS232：TxD, RxD for data stream, no flow control RS232 (RTS/CTS)：TxD, RxD for data stream, RTS/CTS for flow control. □□ Baudrate Baud Rate: 300 ~ 115.2K bps □□ Parity, Data bits, Stop bit Parity: None, Even, Odd, Space, Mark.
A socket port is assigned for the serial port. It’s a 16-bit numbers, ranging from 1 to 65535. Because the numbers below 1000 are used for specific purposes (e.g. 80 is for HTTP protocol), we suggest you use the numbers larger than 1000. Generally the port number 4660 is used for the serial communication. However you should specify different port number for each serial port. □□ Socket type TCP Server: TCP protocol, passive open, to be connected from the TCP clients.
□□ Interface of serial I/O RS-232: TxD, RxD for data stream, no flow control RS-232 (RTS/CTS): TxD, RxD for data stream, RTS/CTS for flow control RS-485 (Half-duplex): Half-duplex RS-485 interface, RTS for driver enable/disable RS-422 (Full-duplex): Full-duplex RS-422 interface 29
Controller Updated Press “Update”] Button after finish the detailed parameter setting. The converter will save all parameters into internal non-volatile memory and then reboot (see Figure 5.3). It takes about 5 seconds to complete the whole process, and a new login page will be presented (see Figure 5.1). (Figure 5.3) You can re-login and check if all parameters have been correctly saved. If everything is ok, you can close the browser now.
Factory Default Setting If you forget the setup password or have incorrect settings making the converter inoperable, there are two ways to reset the setting and the following procedures can be used to reset all settings to factory default: A: 1. Please turn on the power and then use any point tip to push “Reset” button for 5 seconds. The password will be reset to the factory default as “empty”.
1. 5 Setting Verification After complete the wiring and parameter setting, we should verify if the setting is correct. This chapter will introduce how to use a single computer to test if the converter behaves well. The operating system can be Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, 2000, Vista, 7. The “Hyper Terminal” utility should be installed on your PC (see Figure 6.1). It can be found in your Windows installation CD.
Hyper Terminal for TCP/IP WinSock Initiate a Hyper Terminal from the Start Menu in Windows (see Figure 6.1), give a terminal name, choose an icon, and press “OK” button (see Figure 6.2). (Figure 6.
(Figure 6.2) Select “TCP/IP (Winsock)” option at the “Connect using:” field (see Figure 6.3).
(Figure 6.3) After “OK” button is pressed, Figure 6.4 appears. Enter the converter’s IP address (e.g. 192.168.123.10) at the “Host address:” field, and the Socket port number set for the Serial Port 1 at the “Port number:” field (e.g 4660). 1 should be “TCP Server”.
(Figure 6.4) After “OK” button is pressed, Figure 6.5 appears. If the Hyper Terminal connects with the converter successfully, the time clock at the left lower corner “Connected hh:mm:ss” will start counting.
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Hyper Terminal for COM Port Initiate another Hyper Terminal as a COM Port Terminal (in Figure 6.3, select COM 1 or other COM port instead of “TCP/IP (Winsock)”). Set the COM port Properties to be the same as those set for the Serial Port 1 of the converter. (Figure 6.
Data Transmission When all steps described above are finished, type any texts on the COM Port Terminal and check if the texts are also displayed on the TCP/IP Winsock Terminal. Alternatively, check if the characters typed on the TCP/IP Winsock Terminal are also displayed on the COM Port Terminal. If yes, then all settings are correct and the converter can operate properly.
Appendix A FAQ Q. Why can’t the EXBrowser.exe detect the converter on the network? A. Please check □□ if the power is properly plugged to the converter. □□ if the network cable is properly connected between the converter and the Hub. Please refer to the “Hardware Installation” steps in Chapter 3. Q. Why can’t I use IE to setup the converter? A. Please check if the network domain of your PC is the same as that of the converter.
Appendix B Pin outs and Cable Wiring □□ DC-In Jack □□ RJ-45 Pin Assignment □□ RS-232 Pin Assignment The pin assignment scheme for a 9-pin male connector on a DTE is given below.
□□ RS-232 Wiring Diagram EX-9132C-2 Serial Device 2 RX 3 3 TX 5 GND 7 RTS 8 CTS TX 2 RX 5 GND 8 CTS 7 RTS □□ RS-422 Pin Assignment The pin assignment scheme for a 4-pin RS-422 is given below.
