Users Manual Opticon Ethernet Converter RS232 <-> Ethernet
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Table of contents 1 2 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................4 1.1 Detailed view ............................................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Supported Opticon Handheld Terminals................................................................................ 4 1.3 Handling Instructions .........................................
1 Introduction The Opticon Ethernet Converter box makes it possible to connect your Opticon Handheld terminals to the Ethernet and the Internet. Using the integrated TCP/IP stack it is possible to transmit and receive files from your Opticon Handheld terminal to any local or remote FTP-server, send and receive emails or simply synchronize time using NTP.
1.3 Handling Instructions Temperature conditions • Do not use in freezing areas. • Do not use in area’s with temperatures higher than 40°C • Avoid contact with water. Shock • Do not expose the scanner to strong impact, do not throw or drop the box from great heights. • Do not present mechanical shocks to the product. • Do not leave the bar code data collector in an area where static charge is accumulated or near devices where electromagnetic emission is generated.
2 Getting Started 2.1 Connecting the cables and power supply 2.1.1 Power supply Insert the included 6.0V power supply in the power connector. If the converter box is powered the orange power indicator will be on and the green 'run' LED will be blinking. 2.1.2 RS232 Cable If you want to connect an Opticon Handheld terminal or a simple RS232 barcode reader to the Opticon Ethernet Converter you can use the standard RS232 cable that was included with your Opticon terminal or scanner.
2.2.1 Method 1: Using the System menu via RS232 Connect your Ethernet Converter box to the serial port of a PC or Laptop and open an RS232 monitor (i.e. Hyperterminal or Appload) using the following serial settings: § 115200 baud (8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit) Enter the system menu by powering up the Ethernet box with the set-up button pressed. After that, the following menu will be shown: 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 0: Show current settings. Change Board Host Name. Change default IP address.
2.2.2 Method 2: Using AT-commands via RS232 It is also possible to configure the Ethernet box by sending modem (AT-)commands via RS232. You can send these commands manually via an RS232 monitor (i.e. Hyperterminal or Appload) or for a quicker setup you can also connect an (RS232) barcode reader and scan configuration barcodes. The following AT-commands can be send to configure the Ethernet box.
2.2.3 Method 3: Using the configuration page of the embedded HTML-server The Ethernet Converter box contains an embedded HTML-server that can be accessed using an Internet Browser. To access this HTML-server you need to know the IP-address of the Ethernet box first.
After retrieving the IP-address (i.e. 192.168.0.2), you can type the address in your Internet browser to see the following configuration screen or simply double click on the desired Ethernet converter box in 'ECB Viewer'. To change a configuration value, simply type the desired value in the correct text input field and press the 'Write' button next to it. After pressing the 'Write' button the current setting should immediately be updated at the bottom half of the screen.
2.3 Establishing a TCP/IP connection with Opticon handheld terminals Writing an application for the Ethernet converter box is (almost) identical to writing an application with the TCP/IP library that makes use of a dialup modem. For more information about writing applications with the TCP/IP library and example applications, please refer to the manuals of the 'TCP/IP library for Opticon Handheld terminals'. The Ethernet converter box accepts almost all AT-modem commands.
2.4 Establishing a (virtual) RS232 connection over Ethernet Using two Ethernet Converter boxes it is possible to establish a virtual RS232 connection over Ethernet to transmit and receive serial data to and from a remote location as if it's connected to a very long serial cable. Below it will be explained how it works and how it can be used. 2.4.1 Supported protocols To transmit data over the Ethernet 2 different protocols can be used: UDP (port and TCP.
