Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C User’s Manual Version 1.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT The information contained in this document is the property of Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. and is supplied for the sole purpose of operation and maintenance of products of Aaxeon Technologies, Inc.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C This document is intended to provide customers with brief descriptions on the product and to assist customers to get started. For detail information and operations of the product, please refer to this manual or the CD attached. FCC WARNING Class A for Ethernet Serial Server This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................5 1.1 PACKAGING ........................................................................................................................... 5 1. 2 APPLICATION CONNECTIVITY ................................................................................................. 6 2. NOMENCLATURE AND SETTINGS...............
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C A.2. SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................... 39 A.3 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS .......................................................................................... 39 A.3.1 COM Port..................................................................................................................................39 A.3.2 Ethernet Port (RJ-45) .................
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C 1. Introduction The STE-601C Ethernet-Serial Server is a gateway between Ethernet (TCP/IP) and RS-232/RS-485 communications. The information transmitted by STE-601C is transparent to both host computers (Ethernet) and devices (RS-232/RS-485). Data coming from the Ethernet (TCP/IP) is sent to the designated RS-232/RS-485 port and data being received from RS-232/RS-485 port is sent to the Ethernet (TCP/IP) transparently.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C 1. 2 Application Connectivity Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C 2. Nomenclature and Settings 2.1 Nomenclature of STE-601C Components Figure 2.1 shows the names of STE-601C components. In the figure, the indicated switch settings represent factory settings. Figure 2.1. Nomenclature of STE-601C components. 2.2 MODE Switch This sets or initializes the operating mode for the STE-601C. The factory default setting is that Switch 1 (SW1) and Switch 2 (SW2) are set to OFF.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C 3. Hardware Installation Prepare necessary cables, hub, power cord and RS232/RS485 connector. Connect STE-601C to Ethernet network via hub/switch or direct connect to host computer through cross over cable. Connect a serial device to a serial port of STE-601C, make sure the right connection of either RS-232 or RS-485. Plug in DC9-30V, the buzzer will beep and the RUN LED will blink if STE-601C functions normally.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C Notes: 1. Arp command can only be used to set a static IP address of STE-601C using system default user name admin and default password null. 2. Only TCP/IP packet with destination port number 1 will lead STE-601C to reboot and change the IP address. 3.3 Auto IP A DHCP server automatically assigns the IP address and network settings. STE-601C supports DHCP. It will supply for the unit with an IP address gateway address, and subnet mask.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C 3.4 TCP/IP Port Number Port number 4660 is default of STE-601C and is associated with serial port COM1 respectively. After your application program connects to the TCP port 4660 of STE-601C, data being sent to this TCP connection from your application program are transparent to the COM1 of STE-601C. Vice versa is also true. Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C 4. Software Configuration 4.1 Configuration set by monitor.exe utility Use monitor.exe that comes with the product CD or diskette to configure the network parameters of STE-601C. As you can see from the following picture, you can change IP address, gateway IP address, subnet mask, user ID and password of STE-601C from the utility. For more details of the utility please refer to Appendix-D Configuration Utility. 4.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C NOTE: 1. If STE-601C does not receive any command within 1 minute, Telnet will be terminated automatically. 2. The changes of networking parameters will take effect only when you exit and restart STE-601C. 3. Select “1” from “Input choice and enter (0~4):” to enter overview page as following: Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C This page gives you the general information of STE-601C including IP and MAC address, SNMP information, kernel and AP version, and connection status of the device. Networking Select “2” from “Input choice and enter (0~4):” to enter Networking page as following: Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C This page allows you to change network settings of the device including IP address, subnet mask, gateway IP address and SNMP information of STE-601C. Please notice that any setting change made on this page won’t take effect until you restart the device. Change the password 1. Select “3” from “Input choice and enter (0~4):” the following screen appears. 2.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C COM1 Setup Select “4” from “Input choice and enter (0~4):” the following screen appears: The page gives you the opportunity to configure parameters of COM1 setting which include COM1 working mode, port parameters, enabling or disabling serial buffer’s data and setting packet delimiter. LINK1 Setup Type 1 from “Input choice and enter (1~4):” of COM1, the following screen appears. Configure STE-601C as TCP server and the local port is 4660.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C Configure STE-601C as TCP client, the destination IP is 10.0.29.123, destination port is 1234. Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C Configure STE-601C as UDP client, the local port is 4660, the destination IP is 10.0.29.254, destination port is 1234. COM port setting Type 2 from “Input choice and enter (1~4):” of COM1, the following screen appears, you can then give the COM port alias name, set the baud rate and parity, determine number of data bit and stop bit, and decide if you want to use flow control and the type of flow control you want to use.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C Enabling serial data buffer Type 3 from “Input choice and enter (1~4):” of COM1, by default COM port serial data buffer is enabled meaning that when TCP/IP Ethernet connection is broken, serial data collected from serial device will be kept in STE-601C, once TCP/IP connection is resumed, the serial data will be sent through Ethernet connection, you can disable it if you wish. Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C Setting packet delimiter Packet delimiter is a way of controlling packets within serial communication. It can prevent packets from being cut thus keep the packets complete. STE-601C provides two ways of parameter setting as inter character timer and terminator. By default packet delimiter timer is 1 ms, you can change timer shown in the following figure: Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C You can also choose character pattern as the packet delimiter indicated in the following figure: Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C 4.3 Configuration set by Hyper Terminal console utility 1. Power off STE-601C. 2. Set the MODE switch SW1 to ‘OFF’ and SW2 to ‘ON’. 3. Use a PC to connect to STE-601C’s console with RS-232 cross over cable. 4. Power on STE-601C. 5. Open a Hyper Terminal program from your computer Start menu -> Programs -> Accessories -> Communication -> Hyper Terminal, set COM2 parameters as follows.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C 4.4 Configuration set by web browser It is also possible to modify various settings through the web server interface. To do so, please follow the steps below. Log in to the system 1. From web browser, type in the IP address of STE-601C in the URL. Example: http://10.0.50.100 2. The following authentication screen appears. Please type in user name and password then click on OK. The user name is admin and password is null by default. 3.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C 2. Please input the old password in the “Old Password” field, input the new password in the “New Password” and the “Verified Password” fields, and then click on “Save Configuration” to update the password. Note: You can press the default key of product to reset password to the default value. Network setup Click on the “Networking” link and the following screen appears. Fill in IP information under TCP/IP field.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C COM1 Setup 1. Click on the “COM1” link and the following screen appears. Fill in COM1 parameter information under COM1 field then click on “Save Configuration” button to save the changes. LINK1 Setup 1. Click on the “COM1” link and the following screen appears, you can configure STE-601C as transparent mode by default.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C Configure STE-601C as TCP client, the destination IP is 10.0.29.11, destination port is 4660. Pair Connection In the case of the serial connection is established with two or more STE-601C to send data over Ethernet network, i.e. pair connection mode, you can choose “pair connection” which is indicated in the following figure to cope with any type of serial device. Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C Configure STE-601C as UDP mode. Local port is 4660, destination IP is 10.0.29.254 and destination port is 1234. 2. Click on “Save Configuration” to save the changes. 3. If the update is successful, the following screen appears. Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C 4.5 Virtual COM Mode Virtual COM driver mode for windows converts COM data to LAN data to control the RS-232C port on a STE-601C via the LAN. By creating virtual COM ports on the PC, Virtual COM redirects the communications from the virtual COM ports to an IP address and port number on a STE-601C that connects the serial line device to the network. The following figure is Virtual COM connection diagram. 4.5.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C Applying to the serial server Cautions on Use Virtual COM supports firmware AP v3.4 and above for the STE-601C Serial-Ethernet Servers. Limitation Virtual COM driver provides user to select up to 256 COM ports as Virtual COM ports in a monitoring PC. User can select them from a list of COM ports, which is from COM1 up to COM256. Installation Make sure you have turned off all anti-virus software before beginning the installation.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C For the users of Mitsubishi A-Series PLC, it may be recommended to enable “Mitsubishi A-Series PLC” in the case of some connection problems occurred. Or you can enable Virtual COM through telnet configuration by setting COM1 as TCP server, and type in the Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C local port number for COM1, then enable virtual COM as shown in the following figure: 4.5.2.2 Run Serial/IP program on monitoring PC In the Window Start Menu, select the Serial/IP program group and select Serial/IP Configuration. The configuration window is shown as following: Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C At right is a sample Virtual COM Control Panel window. At the left is the list of the COM ports that you have selected (in the Select Ports window) for use by the Virtual COM Redirector. If you wish to change which ports appear in this list, use the Select Ports button. Each COM port has its own settings. When you click on a COM port, the Control Panel display changes to reflect the settings for that COM port.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C 6. For Connection Protocol, the setting must match the TCP/IP protocol that the serial server supports. The Configuration Wizard is usually able to determine the correct setting. 7. For COM Port Options, the settings must match the COM port behavior expected by the PC application that will use this COM port. The Configuration Wizard will recommend a combination of settings. Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C 5. SNMP Setup SNMP Network Management Platform STE-601C is an SNMP device that allows many popular SNMP Network management platforms such as HP OpenView and SunNet Manager to conduct monitoring on the device. Depending on the network management tools you are using, device (STE-601C) information can be collected from running the management tools including IP address, DNS name, system descriptions and NIC information etc.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C 6. Start Writing Your Own Applications Before you start writing your host applications or programs to interact with STE-601C, please make sure you have done the following. Preparing the System 1. Properly connect STE-601C hardware including power, Ethernet and RS-232/RS-485 cables. 2.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C 7. Diagnostics There are several ways you can check on the status and availability of STE-601C. 7.1 Use Standard TCP/IP Utility ping Command From Windows Start menu, select Run and type in “ping ”. If the connection is established, the Reply messages are displayed, otherwise it will indicate Request timed out. 7.2 Use monitor.exe Configuration Utility Program Use monitor.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C For example, ‘s’ means that COM1 is server mode and is not connected. Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C Appendix A: STE-601C Ethernet-Serial Server Specifications A.1. Hardware Specifications Specifications CPU y 16-bit Embedded CPU y 100MHz Flash Memory y 512K Bytes SDRAM y 512K Bytes EEPROM y 512 Bytes Host Communication y IEEE802.3 base band y TCP/IP, UDP, SNMP, HTTP, Telnet, ARP, BOOTP, DHCP Reset y Built-in default key to restore factory default settings Watch Dog Timer y 1.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C A.2. Software Specifications Item Protocol Configuration Internal Buffer Size Specifications TCP, UDP, ARP, ICMP, SNMP, HTTP, Telnet, BOOTP,DHCP y Configuration information for both TCP/IP and serial ports is kept in the EEPROM. y Configuration utilities of Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP/2003 are provided for configuring settings.
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User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C Terminal Block Connector RS485 only uses RTS/R- and TxD/R+ for data communication while RS232 or RS422 uses RTS/R-, TxD/R+, CTS/T- and RxD/T+ for communicating data. A.3.2 Ethernet Port (RJ-45) 1. Category 5 UTP cable, 8 core wire. 2. RJ45 Connector. 3.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C You can choose either 568A or 568B definition. If you want to make a crossover cable, you should use 568A and 568B definition respectively in each terminal of a UTP cable. A.3.3 Power terminal block connector A.4 Buzzer/LED Message A.4.1 Buzzer “ ^ “: Beep twice “ = “: Beep off Message Description ^===^===^===^===^===^===^... Watchdog problem, return service is required (1sec) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^...
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C A.4.3 COM Port LED Message Description LED off No data is transmitting on COM port LED on blinking state Data is transmitting on COM port Table 3. COM Port LED Message A.4.4 RUN LED Message Description LED on Jumper JP1 pin1 and pin2 are short to disable AP firmware in the flash memory. LED blinking (rate: 0.5Sec) AP firmware is running Table 4. RUN LED Message Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C Appendix B. Upgrade System Software New version of firmware can be downloaded from www.aaxeon.com B.1 Upgrade Procedures When you get a new software version, please follow the sequences below to upgrade your STE-601C. 1. Connect a PC (Windows 95/98/NT/2000) and STE-601C you wish to upgrade the firmware in the same TCP/IP network. Use command ping or monitor.exe utility program to verify their availability. 2. Prepare the download tool.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C B.2 Critical Issues of Upgrading 1. You can always abort the upgrading process by pressing the key from host PC during the upgrading process. STE-601C will restart automatically and the system remains intact. 2. If STE-601C does not receive any upgrading data within 30 seconds, STE-601C will restart automatically and the system remains intact. 3.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C Configuration file Remote IP not found Open configuration file failure Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C Appendix C. Hardware Configuration C.1 Disable System Firmware The AP (application program) firmware of STE-601C can be disabled. This function is used in the situation that you downloaded a wrong version of firmware that caused the system crashed. To disable the current version of firmware and prevent it from executing, please do the followings: 1. Turn the power off, open STE-601C case. 2.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C Appendix D Configuration Utility The configuration utility monitor.exe comes with the product CD or diskette is the main utility program to demonstrate and configure STE-601C’s settings. D.1 Run the utility Start the program under Windows 95/98/NT/2000 environment and the following window appears. Figure D1. Main window of monitor.exe utility program D.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C Figure D2. Configuration dialog box 3. After you click the “Configure Now” button, the target device will return an ACK message indicating the modification is successful as shown in the following: Please note monitor.exe version 2.4 and above requires gw21le.dll library to function properly. Copyright © 2007 Aaxeon Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User’s Manual Version 1.2 Devolinx Serial-Ethernet Server STE-601C The following table lists the functional descriptions for all the fields. Field Name Field Descriptions Broadcast IP Except for the default IP 255.255.255.255, other items (IPs) are read from the file “seg.cfg”. This field specifies a detecting IP range. It may be a designated IP or a broadcast IP. Wishes Specifies minimum number of the devices you wish to get reply from after sending an Invite request.
