SE5001A Serial Device Server
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1. Figure 3 11 Configure Pair Connection User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 2 10 COM Port Setting Type 2 from Input choice and enter 1 4 of COM1 the following screen appears It is possible to give the COM port alias name set the baud rate and parity determine number of data bit and stop bit and the type of flow control to use here Figure 3 12 al Telnet 10 0 187 185 jol x Exit Link Mode CUDP Destination 466 Remote IP 16 6 166 88 4666 gt COM Port lt RS 232 Hp None HI None Empty Serial Buffer When TCP connection is established Disabled Packet Delimiter 2 ms Accept Control Command from COM port Disabled gt Input choice and enter lt 5 2 COM Port RS 232 A L 2 3 4 5 6 7 Exit Alias name gt Baud rate C9606 Parit y lt None gt Data bit 8 gt Stop bit 1 gt Flow control lt None gt COM Type Selection CRS 232 gt Input choice and enter lt 7 gt m Figure 3 12 COM Port Settings User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 2 11 Emptying Serial Buffer when TCP connection is established co Telnet 10 0 187 185 Exit Link Mode CUDP Destination 466 Remote IP 16 6 160 88 4666 gt COM Port 123 RS 232 24606 0dd 8 1 Kon Roff gt Empty Serial Buffer When TCP connection is established Disabled Packet Delimiter 2 ms Accept Control Command from COM port CDisabled gt Input choice and2. 4 1 3 Installation Run the Virtual COM setup file included in the CD or download a copy from our website to install the Virtual COM driver for the operating system Turn off anti virus software and try again if installation fails At the end of the installation please select at least one Virtual COM port from the Serial IP Control Panel 4 1 4 Uninstalling m From Windows Start Menu select Control Panel Add Remove Programs Select Serial IP Version x x x in the list of installed software HR Click the Remove button to remove the program 4 2 Enable Virtual COM Serial device servers and Select Virtual COM in Windows 4 2 1 Enable Virtual COM in Serial Device Servers Enable Virtual COM in our serial device servers by logging into our WebuUI It is located under COM configuration Following figures show how to enable Virtual COM in different serial device servers that we offer For detailed Link Mode configuration with Virtual COM please refer to the previous sections starting from section 3 3 9 on Link Mode configurations LINK1 To choose specific working mode for COM port TCP Server TCP Client UDP Enable VirtualCOM for Serial IP Enable Pair Connection O Enable Enable VirtualCOM Authentication Note An empty password will failto Enable authenticate Local Listening Port 4660 G Filter E Enable SourcelP 0000 Idle Time Before Sending TCP Alive i ie z 4 40 sec 0 255 0 Disable TCP In
3. CS atop SE5001A Serial Device Server User s Manual v 1 0 August 2012 Important Announcement The information contained in this document is the property of Atop Technologies Inc and is supplied for the sole purpose of operation and maintenance of Atop Technologies Inc products No part of this publication is to be used for any other purposes and it is not to be reproduced copied disclosed transmitted stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language in any form by any means in whole or in part without the prior explicit written consent of Atop Technologies Inc offenders will be liable for damages All rights including rights created by patent grant or registration of a utility model or design are reserved Disclaimer We have checked the contents of this manual for agreement with the hardware and software described Since deviations cannot be precluded entirely we cannot guarantee full agreement However the data in this manual is reviewed regularly and any necessary corrections included in subsequent editions Suggestions for improvement are welcome All other product names referenced herein are registered trademarks of their respective companies Published by Atop Technologies Inc 2F No 146 Sec 1 Tung Hsing Rd Jubei Hsinchu 30261 Taiwan R O C Tel 886 3 5508137 Fax 886 3 5508131 www atop tech com www atop com tw Copyright 2011 Atop Technologies Inc
4. Multiple TCP Connections To have more than one TCP Client connecting to SE5001A in TCP Server mode contact Atop Technical Support to obtain a special multi connection version firmware After the firmware is uploaded to SE5001A the WebUI will have one additional option called Multiple Connections Figure 3 32 The Multi Connection option will allow up to a maximum of four TCP Client connections SE5001A will broadcast serial data to all connected TCP Clients Note that it is also possible to use this multi connection feature in conjunction with other TCP Server applications such as Virtual COM Pair Connection and Reverse Telnet For example enabling multi connection along with Pair connection will result in Multi Point Pair Connection in TCP mode section 3 3 18 LINK1 To choose specific working mode for COM port TCP Server TCP Client UDP Enable VirtualCOM for Serial IP O Enable Pair Connection O Enable Reverse Telnet Mode O Enable Local Listening Port 4660 IP Filter Enable Source IP 0000 Idle Time Before Sending TCP Alive Packet 4 10 sec 0 255 0 Disable TCP Inactivity Time Before Disconnect 0 sec 0 255 0 Disable Multiple_Connections Enable Max 4 Connections Figure 3 32 TCP Server with Multiple Connections Enabled User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 3 18 TCP Server Application Multi Point TCP Pair Connections The difference between Multi Point TCP Pair Connection and Multi Poin
5. 2 RJ45 Connector EZ 3 RJ45 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 568A Definition 568B Definition nm Brown White Brown White One can choose either 568A or 568B definition If one wants to make a crossover cable one should use 568A and 568B definition respectively in each terminal of a UTP cable DOSE F G VIN VIN 2 2 3 Power Port Note Note Reverse polarity protection is available in SE5001A so VIN and VIN could be reversed User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 2 3 Buzzer A Beep twice Beep off Table 1 Buzzer Message Data is not transmitting User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 Software Setup SE5001A Ethernet Serial device server is shipped with default settings shown in the following table at Fu SSS userName bs bus Null leave it blank Linki Type TCP Server Listen port 4660 Filter 0 0 0 0 Virtual COM disabled User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 1 Configuration by Serial Manager SE5001A could be configured by Serial Manager for more information refer to Serial Manager s manual 3 2 Configuration by Telnet Utility You can use a Telnet utility to change configuration settings of SE5001A by following steps 3 2 1 Login to the System gt Open MS DOS command prompt window or any other telnet application gt Telnet to SE5001A using command telnet IP address For example telnet 10 0 50 10
6. 5 from Input choice and enter 0 5 the following screen should appear Figure 3 16 cx Telnet 10 0 10 17 Exit 1 Overview 2 Networking 3 Security 4 COM1 5 Backup EI Input choice and enter lt 5 gt 5 EEPROM Backup lt No Exit Backup EEPROM Erase EEPROM Backup Input choice and enter 2 gt Figure 3 16 Backup EEPROM to Flash Type 1 from Input choice and enter 0 2 to back up the settings from the EEPROM to the Flash SE5001A would then show EEPROM Backup Yes Type 2 from Input choice and enter 0 2 to erase the settings stored in the Flash SE5001A would then show EEPROM Backup No 3 3 Configuration Using Web Browser 1 Make sure the PC is located in the same network sub net as SE5001A 2 Open a web browser then Enter in the IP address of SE5001A Default user name is admin and default password is null leave it blank SE5001A s network link mode and COM ports settings can be configured in different web pages 4 Click Save Configuration to save settings Click Restart button in System link to make the change effective if necessary User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server It is also possible to modify various settings through the web server interface To do so please follow the steps below 3 3 1 Log in to the System 1 After opening the web browser ex Microsoft IE Firefox or any other web browser enter the IP address of SE500
7. Choose between No Flow Control RTS CTS Hardware Flow Control DTR DSR Xon Xoff Software Flow Control If Xon Xoff is selected Xon and Xoff characters are changeable Defaults are 0x11 for Xon and 0x13 for Xoff If the serial device uses Xon Xoff in conjunction with DTR DSR enable Controlling DTR to simulate receiving Xon Xoff and reading DSR to get Xon Xoff currently Empty Serial Buffer When TCP Connection is Established By default SE5001A will empty its serial buffer when a new TCP connection is established This means that the TCP application will not receive buffered serial data during a TCP link breakage To keep the serial data when there is no TCP connection and send out the buffered serial data immediately after a TCP connection is established set this option to No Data Packet Delimiter Packet delimiter is a way of packing data in the serial communication It is designed to keep packets in track SE5001A provides two types of delimiter Time Delimiter and Character Delimiter When the selected delimiter condition is met SE5001A would transmit the serial data in its buffer over the network gt Time Delimiter SE5001A will transmit the serial data in its buffer when the specified time interval has reached and no more serial data comes in The default time is 2ms which means SE5001A will push out its serial buffer if it does not receive any serial data with in 2ms This delimiter is selected by default gt Character Delimi
8. F Storage Temperature 40 C 85 40 F 185 F Ambient Relative Humidity Protocols 5 95 RH non condensing IPv4 ICMP TCP UDP DHCP Client SNMP HTTP Telnet RFC2217 Configuration Serial Manager Web UI Telnet Virtual COM Windows Linux redirection software Internal Buffer Size TCP receiving buffer 8K bytes TCP transmitting buffer 16K bytes Serial receiving buffer 4K bytes Serial transmitting buffer 4K bytes User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server Link Modes TCP Server 4 connections Virtual COM or Reverse Telnet TCP Client Single destination or Virtual COM UDP Up to 4 ranges of IPs Upgrade System Firmware Firmware is available for download on Atop website http www atop com tw Subscribe to our RSS system http www atop com tw en rss php to receive our latest firmware updates automatically Upgrade Procedures This section introduces the command line firmware upgrade utility included in the CD Alternatively use the GUI management utility Serial Manager to upgrade the system firmware Refer to Serial Manager s manual to use Serial Manager to upgrade the system firmware After the new firmware is obtained follow the procedures below to upgrade SE5001A 1 Connect a PC Windows systems and the SE5001A to the same subnet Use ping command or Serial Manager utility to verify its availability 2 Locate dapdl
9. Point Pair Connection 42 3 3 17 TCP Server Application Multiple TCP CGonnechons 43 3 3 18 TCP Server Application Multi Point TCP Pair Connections seeseeeeeeeen 44 3 3 19 COM Configuration EE 45 4 Using Virtual COM E 4 1 Setup of a Virtual COM Driver ENEE 47 4 1 1 System Requirements ENNEN 47 EELER 47 Geen ene a are eee OnE a one On aS ag Pe ER Da gee ee Pa a eee TEL Ee 48 E D Wan EE 48 4 2 Enable Virtual COM Serial device servers and Select Virtual COM in Windows 48 4 2 1 Enable Virtual COM in Serial Device Servers ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenneeeeeeeeeeteeee 48 4 2 2 Running Serial IP in WindOWS AA 49 4 3 Configuring Virtual COM Ports eter eee teeecaaeeeeeeeeeeteeeeaaeeeeeeeeeeneee 50 4 4 Using Serial IP Port MOMtOn sccrc2ci rest centtee a becatGcncne gege igen eenret 59 4 5 Serial IP Advanced Settings scsi sadistic AA ee dine Aaa seeds 61 4 6 Using Serial IP with a Proxy Server ANEN 63 SN e le sass sais A A A E T 5 1 Using Standard Ping Command ive sercscetcah tek dat bac t dei tach reser tdoie aden sataastdcl dad daviauedaiess 64 5 2 Using Serial Manager Configuration Utility eeeeneeeeeeeeeeeteeeeaaees 65 elen inn SEENEN ee eege 66 Upgrade Procedures ia oo EE EE Ee 67 SEET 69 Emergency Firmware Recovery ebe icexshesacceeds NEEN ACEN ENEE cides eaetande dechecvebe kane 70 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server Preface Purpose of the Manual This manual supports
10. Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 5 2 Using Serial Manager Configuration Utility Use Serial Manager configuration utility that comes with the product CD or download from Atop website to check on the status of the serial device server The status and version can be read from the tool For example S means that COM1 is in TCP Server mode and is not connected to a TCP Client Figure 6 3 A means that COM1 is in server mode and is connected to a TCP Client SerialManager 4_7 1 Search Configuration Security Advance Virtual COM About ECN E SS FSS OQ SE5001 10 0 187 185 00 60 E9 05 6D A3 name 2 60 TerminalSrvv3 454MU S lt Ready Total 1 devices Figure 6 3 Serial Manager Utility 65 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server Specifications Appendix Ethernet 1x RJ 45 IEEE802 3 10 100Mbps Auto MDI MDI X D Sub9 RS 232 422 485 software selectable Connector 3 81mm TB5 RS 232 422 485 software selectable TB models Ports 1 Port Baud Rate 1200 230Kbps Data Bits 7 8 Stop Bits 1 2 Flow Control None Xon Xoff RTS CTS Input Voltage 9VDC 48VDC Input Current 9VDC 0 30A Power Consumption Approx 2 70W max Reverse Polarity Protection Yes Connector 5 08mm 3 pin Lockable Terminal Block Operating Temperature Dimensions 75mm x 85mm x 28mm Installation Wall Mount DIN Rail optional Reset Button Yes Weight 200g 0 C 60 C 32 F 140
11. and click on Save Configuration button to save the changes gt Goto the Application Configuration section starting from to apply Virtual COM Pair Connection or Reverse Telnet application if applicable Otherwise go to the COM Configuration section for serial settings directly To choose specific working mode for COM port TCP Server TCP Client UDP Enable VirtualCOM for Serial IP Enable Pair Connection Enable Reverse Telnet Mode Enable Local Listening Port 4660 IP Filter o Enable Source IP Idle Time Before Sending TCP Alive Packet 10 sec 0 255 0 Disable TCP Inactivity Time Before Disconnect 0 sec 0 255 0 Disable Figure 3 23 TCP Server Setup Note LINK1 is associated with COM1 LINK2 is associated with COM2 and so on User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 3 7 LINK Mode Configure SE5001A as a TCP Client By selecting the TCP Client mode it means that a TCP Server program should be prepared to connect to SE5001A Figure 3 24 shows all the settings provided for the TCP Client ak hb db Click on the COM1 link on the left hand side Select TCP Client Enter the preferred Destination IP and Port This should match the IP settings of the TCP Server program Connect Rule Decide how SE5001A should connect to the TCP Server here If SE5001A should always keep the connection select TCP Connect on Power on This means SE5001
12. areas SE5001A is used by field devices to directly connect to an Ethernet network The user can then use a network application or use Virtual COM software to simulate a virtual com port in the PC to fetch serial data from SE5001A remotely over Ethernet With SE5001A it is possible to communicate with a remote serial device in the LAN or even in the Internet which dramatically increases reach in distance and scalability 1 1 SE5001A Series Comparison 1 Introduction Model Name Power Interface Serial Interface Firmware SE5001A TB3 DO Serial Device Server SE5001A TB TB3 TB5 Serial Device Server Note The Adapter s DC connector has the following dimensions 5 5mm inner radius 2 1mm outer radius and 9 5mm length User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 1 2 Packaging The package should contain following items Atop SE5001A Ethernet Serial device server x 1 5 pins Terminal Block for Serial Connector x 1 SE5001A TB only 3 pins Terminal Block for Power Connector x 1 Product CD containing configuration utility and documents x 1 Wall mounting screws x 2 Atop Serial device server quick start guide x 1 Optional Accessories Name Part Number Description DK 25 30200000000022G DIN Rail Kit ADP DB9 F TB5 59906231G Female DB9 to Female 3 81mm TB5 Converter US315 12 US Y 50500151120009G Y Type BT1 10V power adaptor 100 240VAC input 1 25A 12VDC
13. gt Empty Serial Buffer When TCP connection is established Enabled gt Packet Delimiter x d gt Accept Control Command from COM port Disabled gt Input choice and enter 5 1 Link mode 1 TCP server 2 TCP client 3 UDP 4 Uirtual COMCDisabled gt 5 Pair Connect ion Disabled gt Input choice lt 0 5 and enter Virtual COM 1 gt Enable 2 gt Disable Please select one item 2 mode changed press enter to continue Figure 3 10 Configure Virtual COM User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 2 9 Enable Disable Pair Connection Enable or disable Pair Connection on this page For more information on how to configure two serial device servers to work in pair connection please refer to the pair connection section Bis Ey COMI Exit Link Mode TCP Server Virtual COM Disabled Pair Connection Disable Multi_Port Disabled Filter disabled 4666 Alive 4 168 sec COM Port lt 7 7 RS 232 9606 None 8 1 None gt Empty Serial Buffer When TCP connection is established Enabled Packet Delimiter ES EK Accept Control Command from COM port CDisabled gt Input choice and enter lt 5 1 Link mode A i 2 3 4 5 Exit ICP server TCP client UDP Virtual COMCDisabled gt Pair Connection CDisabled gt Input choice lt 0 5 gt and enter 5 Pair Connection 1 gt Enable 2 gt Disable Please select one item 2 mode changed press enter to continue
14. output US plug USE315 12 EU Y 50500151120019G Y Type BT1 10V power adaptor 100 240VAC input 1 25A 12VDC output EU plug User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 1 3 Application Connectivity TCP Server Mode SE5001A can be configured as a TCP server in a TCP IP Network to listen for an incoming TCP client connection to a serial device After the connection is established between the serial device server and the host computer data can be transmitted in both directions This also applies to Virtual COM running in the server mode TCP Server Mode Host Computer SE5001A Figure 1 1 TCP Server Mode User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server TCP Client Mode SE5001A can be configured as a TCP client in TCP IP Network to establish a connection with a TCP server in the host computer After the connection is established data can be transmitted between a serial device and a host computer in both directions This also applies to Virtual COM running in the client mode TCP Client Mode Host Computer SE5001A wat SES5001A Figure 1 2 TCP Client Mode User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server UDP Mode UDP is a faster but connectionless network protocol It does not guarantee the delivery of network datagrams SE5001A can be configured to transfer data using unicast or multicast UDP from the serial device to one or multiple host computers Data can be transmi
15. 0 in MS DOS command prompt window After telnet into SE5001A system will prompt for a password the default password is blank Figure 3 1 cx Telnet 10 0 187 186 of x Ethernet S Serial Server User name admin Password m Figure 3 1 Login to the system Note Press the default button of SE5001A to reset the password to the default value User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 1 After verifying the password the following terminal screen appears Figure 3 2 BEE Ethernet Serial Server User name admin Password Login ok M Exit 1 Qverview 2 Networking 3 Security 4 COM1 5 Backup Input choice and enter 5S Figure 3 2 Main menu Note 1 If SE5001A does not receive any commands within 1 minute Telnet connection will terminate automatically 2 After 0 Exit is selected the console will ask the user to save the configurations 3 Changes to networking parameters will take effect only SE5001A is restarted gt Select 1 from Input choice and enter 0 4 to enter Overview Figure 3 3 BEE El O Exit 1 Qverview 2 Networking 3 Security 4 COMi 5 Backup Input choice and enter lt 5 1 Overview Model Name SEIL IP Address 16 6 187 186 MAC Address 66 66 E9 62 3A 98 S ysName name SysLocation location S ysContact contact Kernel Version 2 62 AP Version TerminalSrv v3 466U Link Status B Exit 1 Qverview 2 Networking 3 Securi
16. 1A in the URL bar Example http 10 0 50 100 2 The following authentication screen should appear Enter the user name and password then click on OK Log in The default user name is admin and password is Null Leave it blank Authentication Required The server 10 0 187 184 80 requires a usemame and password The server says NeedPassword UserName eeng Figure 3 17 Login Security Check 3 The following overview page should show Figure 3 18 Click on the links on the left to go to different configuration pages which are Networking Security and COM Figure 3 18 Overview 28 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 3 2 Networking Setup Configure IP SNMP and alert settings on this page Please fill in the IP information in the fields under the TCP IP header Figure 3 19 Alternatively enable DHCP to obtain IP address gateway and subnet mask from a DHCP server automatically Ethernet Serial Server TCP IP To configure network settings of Ethernet Serial Server After saving configuration you have to restart the device to make the settings effective DHCP Obtain an IP automatically mr Address 10 oO MER 1185 Default Gateway 10 0 0 254 Subnet Mask 255 1255 0 0 Figure 3 19 IP Information Setup User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server Enable SNMP and Alert Events by checking Enable Figure 3 20 Fill in
17. A would connect to the TCP Server program when SE5001A is powered on By default TCP Connect on Any Serial Character is selected This means that SE5001A would only connect to the TCP Server program when it receives data from its serial interface If TCP Connect on Any Serial Character is selected there are two additional options to change which are Serial Inactivity Time Before Disconnect and Waiting Time Between Re connect Attempts Serial Inactivity Time Before Disconnect determines how long SE5001A should wait before closing a TCP connection if there is no incoming serial data The default value is 40 seconds Waiting Time Between Re connect Attempts determines the time SE5001A should wait before it tries to establish a connection with a TCP Server again if it fails to connect to the TCP Server The default value is 1 minute TCP Keep Alive Specify the interval in the Idle Time Before Sending TCP Alive Packet to force SE5001A to send TCP Keep Alive packets in the set interval to prevent disconnection from the client Note that this field has a multiplier of 10 so the default value 4 means to send Keep Alive packets every 40 seconds TCP Inactivity Timeout Specify the value in TCP Inactivity Time Before Disconnect to force SE5001A actively close a TCP connection after some specific inactivity time no packets The default value is 0 which means the SE5001A would never actively close an established connection Scroll to the bottom o
18. All rights reserved Technical data is subject to change All other product names referenced herein are registered trademarks of their respective companies 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 the manual in the CD attached User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 1 lte ee BE 1 1 SE5001A Series ue NEE 4 12 lee EE 5 1 3 Application Connectivity EE EE La de ead EE ENEE 6 Getting Started sesceccscsciecnccsccnsitisecntecesacnstcessnetecnssesetcusnradasessnesovessossvenieneneasiies SL Panel Layout ren E A EES 10 2 2 PMY PSCC OIG e es acto aee aa series ae ask aaa ea eaa aa Ea Ea E aa tae e taea ent E Eii 11 2 2 1 Serial POM EE 11 PAPAA ATENA ITS SE 12 22 9 OWN E 12 SE EE er Ie OES PEE RET MEPS Ee e E 13 EE 13 Software SOU WE 3 1 Configuration by Serial Manager AA 15 3 2 Configuration by Telnet Utility wsicss sakccses cceaeecasceecdedecvesssaeteeeteh eteeeeeas NEEN ENEE 15 3 2 1 Login to KEE 15 3 2 2 E en le e EE 17 3 2 3 Change the E 18 3 2 4 LG algo SEH 18 3 2 5 Configure SE5001A as TCP eener EEN 19 3 2 6 Configure SE5001A as TCP Chen 20 3 2 7 Configure SE5001A as UDP sciiciccsseccctcneteescaseteneted EEN EEN 21 3 2 8 Enable Disable Virtual COM ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneaaeeeeeeees 22 3 2 9 Enable Disable Pair Connec
19. IP to COM is all done in the system driver transparently Figure 3 26 shows SE5001A in TCP Server mode with Virtual COM enabled LINK1 To choose specific working mode for COM port TCP Server TCP Client UDP Enable VirtualCOM for Serial IP Enable Pair Connection O Enable Enable VirtualCOM Authentication Note An empty password will failto Enable authenticate Local Listening Port 4660 IP Filter E Enable SourceIP 0000 Idle Time Before Sending TCP Alive l dai a 4 40 sec 0 255 0 Disable VS Inactivity Time Before ES Figure 3 26 TCP Server with Virtual COM Enabled Follow section 3 2 5 to configure SE5001A in TCP Server mode properly Check Enable VirtualCOM for Serial IP to enabled Virtual COM application in SE5001A Check Enable VirtualCOM Authentication Note An empty password will fail to authenticate to lock up Virtual COM access with SE5001A s login password gt Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Save Configuration button to save the changes ak bh A gt Configure Virtual COM in the Operating System For Windows refer to Using Virtual COM Remember SE5001A s IP address and the Local Listening Port here in order to enter this information in Serial IP Virtual COM s Control Panel later User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 3 10 TCP Server Application Enable RFC 2217 The underlying protocol of Virtual COM is based on RFC 2217 th
20. Limits the data rate to the baud rate that is in effect for the virtual COM port 61 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server Attempt Server Connection If credential is set to Windows Credentials VCOM automatically adds the current Windows domain to the username COM Port Control Keep Alive Controls the interval at which VCOM will issue the keep alive message if no there is no activity Maximum Connection Recovery Interval Controls the maximum time for Restore Failed Connection m Enable SETXON SETXOFF COM Port Commands This option enables additional negotiation on SETXON and SETXOFF commands and is only available for the V series serial device servers If the application requires SETXON SETXOFF feature please contact Atop Tech Support User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 4 6 Using Serial IP with a Proxy Server The Serial IP Redirector supports TCP network connections made through a proxy server which may be controlling access to external networks such as the Internet from a private network that lacks transparent IP based routing such as NAT Find Proxy Server settings from the Advanced Settings windows and switch to the Proxy Server tab Figure 4 19 Serial lP Advanced Settings EN Ciptions Proxy Server w se a Pror Server duta Detect Test E Protocol Type HTTPS IP Address of Server Port Humber Do Login to Server Using Enter login infor
21. SNMP information in the fields under the SNMP header Enable different Alert Events to send these events to a SNMP Trap Server Cold Warm Start Triggers when the device is rebooted from the application level or physical level Link Down Triggers when the TCP connection of the designated COM port is closed Link Up Triggers when the TCP connection of the designated COM port is established Authentication Failure Triggers when the username password entered in the Telnet console or the WebUI is incorrect SNMP By enabling SNMP you allow the management utility to collect the information of Ethernet Serial Server You can change the device network identity as well by changing the system name location and contact au See SSS SysName fname sysLocation location sysContact contact Read Community public lite Community Frap ServeriP Write Community private Trap Server IP 0 0 0 0 CO ColdfWarm Start Alert Event J Link Down O Link Up O Authentication Failure Figure 3 20 SNMP Setup After all the settings are entered please click on the Save Configuration button to save the changes Note that the settings would become active only after SE5001A is restarted User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 3 3 Security Setup Change the login password on this page Figure 3 21 Save Configuration Backup EEPROM Figure 3 21 Security Setup Please ente
22. activity Time Before SC n 0 sec 0 255 0 Disable Figure 4 2 Enable Virtual COM in SE5001A It is also possible to enable Virtual COM in serial device servers using Telnet Please refer to the section 3 2 8 on Telnet User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 4 2 2 Running Serial IP in Windows Find Serial IP Control Panel from E Start gt All Programs gt Serial IP gt Control Panel H Inthe Windows Control Panel open the Serial IP applet m Inthe Windows notification area Figure 4 5 right click in the Serial IP tray icon and click on Configure to open the Control Panel Figure 4 5 Serial IP Notification Tray Icon If no Virtual COM port is selected a dialog will pop up and asks to select at least one port as the Virtual COM port before proceeding Figure 4 6 Select Ports Please select virtual COM ports LJCOM17 jCOM29 _jCOM18 jCOM30 _ COM19 jCOM31 _JCOM20 jCOM32 LJCOM21 jCOM33 LJCOM22 LjCOM34 COM LOM2h CICOM24 CICOM36 LJCOM25 jCOM3 _ COM26 COM COM27 JCOM39 LOMIn LOMAU Figure 4 6 Select Virtual COM Ports 49 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server After at least one Virtual COM port is selected the Control Panel will show Figure 4 7 _ Serial IP Control Panel Configuration of COM1 IP Address Port Number Iw Connect to server 10 0 187 185 4660 Accept Connections Copy Settings To User Credentials Use C
23. area Figure 4 5 Inthe Windows notification area Figure 4 5 right click in the Serial IP tray icon and click on Port Monitor to open the Port Monitor K Click on the Port Monitor button in the Serial IP Control Panel 4 4 2 The Activity Panel seral IP Port Monitor File Edit Activity Trace Port___ TDRD OTE IP Address Connected 10 0 187 185 Figure 4 16 Port Monitor Activity Panel The Activity panel provides a real time display of the status of all Serial IP COM ports Figure 4 16 If the Virtual COM Port is open and is properly configured to connect to a serial device server the status would be Connected If Serial IP cannot find the specified serial device server the status would be Offline 59 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 4 4 3 The Trace Panel serial IP Port Monitor File Edit Trace Options Help Activity Trace Buffer Remaining 99 DTR O FlushRX FlushTX Close Port close Open Driver SISerial 4 9 2 Current UART Settings Baud 00009600 Framing 08 N 1 UTR O RTS O CTS D DSR O CH O V Enable Trace i i Auto Scroll P Always On Top Figure 4 17 Port Monitor Trace Panel The Trace panel provides a detailed time stamped real time display of all Serial IP COM ports operations Figure 4 17 Click on Enable Trace to start logging Virtual COM communication Click on File gt Save As and send the log to Atop for analysis If problems ar
24. cfg configuration file gwdl exe download executable utility and download bat download batch file in the download folder of the CD Copy them to the system disk 3 Locate the new system kernel and or AP firmware to download Move them inside the copied download directory 4 Double click on download bat to start the firmware upgrade process c C A WINDO WS system32 cmd exe BE x Following would Edit download configuration file Please update the destination IP address and downloaded file 8 Figure B 1 Prompt of download bat Note It is also possible to edit dapdl cfg and run gwdl exe manually without using the batch file download bat 5 Press any key to continue An editor will open dapdl cfg automatically Edit the content to match the IP address of SE5001A and the file name of the new firmware dapdl cfg has the following structure Remote_IP 10 0 50 100 Load firmware hex The first line identifies the IP address of SE5001A the second line identifies the name of the firmware Hex file to be downloaded User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server SS BEE Edit Search Uiew Options Help G down load ba dl cfo Remote_IP 16 6 187 185 Load SE5661_v3466 HEX Figure B 2 Dapdl cfg Opened with an Editor File gt Save and File gt Exit the text editor Enter the admin as the userid and the password of SE5001A If a password is not set press enter The batch file will upgrade the system f
25. cy Firmware Recovery The AP application program firmware of SE5001A can be disabled to restore the device to the proper firmware in case an incompatible firmware was downloaded and the system crashes while loading the AP To disable the AP firmware and prevent it from executing please do the following 1 Power off the device 2 While the reset button is pressed power on the device 3 In Serial Manager SE5001A will show up with a default kernel firmware and no AP firmware 4 Download the correct AP firmware to SE5001A 5 The device will restart and recover to the downloaded firmware SerialManager 4_7_1 SE Search Configuration Security Advance Virtual COM About Sen GG A Sp Bass NIC Model IPAddress MAC Address Host Name Kernel_ AP Information 1 SE5001 10 0 187 185 00 60 E9 05 6D A3 name 2 45 si ZS Ready Total 1 devices an Figure C 1 SE5001A with no AP firmware disabled 70
26. e Telnet COM Control Option Therefore it is possible to use RFC 2217 with SE5001A in the TCP Server mode To do so refer to section 3 3 9 to enable Virtual COM so that SE5001A becomes aware of the commands Note that there is no need to configure Virtual COM on the Operating System because Virtual COM ports would not be used 3 3 11 TCP Client Application Enable Virtual COM It is also possible to run Virtual COM in TCP Client mode Figure 3 27 It is usually easier to use Virtual COM in the Client mode if SE5001A uses dynamic IP DHCP because setting a static IP address in Virtual COM s Control Panel is not possible ak kb db LINK1 To choose specific working mode for COM port TCP Server TCP Client UDP Enable VirtualCOM for Serial IP Enable Pair Connection O Enable Destination IP Destination Port IP 10 0 160 88 Port 4660 BEEN TCP Connect On Power on ae ee OTCP Connect On Any Serial Character Idle Time Before Sending TCP Alive i cna g 40 sec 0 255 0 Disable TCP Inactivity Time Before ES Disconnect 0 sec 0 255 0 Disable Figure 3 27 TCP Client with Virtual COM Enabled Follow section 3 2 6 to configure SE5001A in TCP Client mode properly Check Enable VirtualCOM for Serial IP to enabled Virtual COM application in SE5001A Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Save Configuration button to save the changes Configure Virtual COM in the Opera
27. e and enter lt 5 1 Link mode Exit ICP server TCP client Virtual COMCDisabled gt d 2 3 UDP 4 5 Pair Connection lt Disabled gt Input choice 5 and enter 1 TCP server input local port 4666 want to enable Multi_Port Cy n gt n want to enable IP filter Cy n gt 7y input FILTER_IP 16 6 166 88 input idle time to send TCP alive packet 2 1 sec mode changed Press enter to continue Figure 3 7 Link Mode TCP Server Setup gt Type 1 Link Mode from Input choice and enter 1 4 of COM1 gt Type 1 TCP Server in the Input choice 1 5 and enter gt Input local port in the Please input local port To Enable IP filter gt Input y in the Do one want to enable IP filter y n to enable IP Filter Otherwise input n Input source IP in the Please input Filter_IP gt Double click Enter key gt Input idle time in Please input idle time to send TCP alive packet x 10sec ex Input 2 to change the sending TCP keep alive packet period to 20 sec Note 1 IP filtering function is disabled if setting FILTER_IP to 0 0 0 0 2 IP filter is disabled by default 3 If IP filter is enabled only source IP assigned can connect to SE5001A s COM 4 If the multi connection firmware is installed SE5001A will prompt for Multi_Port meaning multiple connection User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 2 6 Configu
28. ec 0 255 0 Disable Figure 3 28 TCP Server with Pair Connection Enabled Follow section 3 2 5 to configure SE5001A in TCP Server mode properly Check Enable Pair Connection to enabled Pair Connection application in SE5001A Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Save Configuration button to save the changes Go to the Pair Connection Slave Setup below section 3 3 14 Remember SE5001A s IP address and the Local Listening Port here in order to enter this information in the Pair Connection Slave later User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 3 14 TCP Client Application Configure SE5001A as a Pair Connection Slave A Pair Connection Slave Figure 3 29 needs to pair up with a Pair Connection Master Please setup a Pair Connection Master first before proceeding LINK1 To choose specific working mode for COM port TCP Server TCP Client UDP Enable VirtualCOM for Serial IP C Enable Pair Connection v Enable TCP Connect On Power on TCP Connect On Any Serial Character Connecting Rule of TCP Client Idle Time Before Sending TCP Alive GEN 3 4 10 sec 0 255 0 Disable TCP Inactivity Time Before E Seen 0 sec 0 255 0 Disable Figure 3 29 TCP Client with Pair Connection Enabled Follow section to configure SE5001A in TCP Client mode properly Check Enable Pair Connection to enabled Pair Connection application in SE5001A Scroll to the botto
29. ent is operated in a commercial environment This equipment uses generates and radiates radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expenses A shielded type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and also to prevent interference to the nearby radio and television reception It is essential that only the supplied power cord be used Use only shielded cables to connect other devices to this equipment by RS 232 or RS 485 ports Be cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void ones authority to operate the equipment User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server The SE5001A Ethernet Serial device server acts as a gateway between Ethernet TCP UDP and RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 communications The information transmitted by SE5001A is transparent to both host computers Ethernet and serial devices RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 Data coming from the Ethernet is sent to the designated RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 port and data received from RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 port is sent to the Ethernet transparently allowing bidirectional communication In the computer aided manufacturing or industrial automation
30. enter 5 gt 3 Empty Serial Buffer when TCP connection is established 1 gt Enable 2 gt Disable Please select the option 1 Option is changed Press enter to continue Figure 3 13 Com Port Enabling Serial Buffer Type 3 from Input choice and enter 1 4 of COM1 by default COM port serial buffer is enabled meaning that once a TCP connection is established old serial data received from serial device before the connection will be emptied If this option is disabled SE5001A will keep old serial data when the connection is broken Figure 3 13 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 2 12 Setting Packet Delimiter Packet delimiter is a way of packaging serial data It can prevent serial data from being truncated by packing them in the same Ethernet packet SE5001A provides two kinds of packet delimiter Timer and Character The default timer is 2 ms Oms to disable this function This means that if SE5001A does not receive new serial data within 2ms it will send out all the serial data in buffer in one packet over Ethernet The way to change the delimiter timer is shown in the following figure Figure 3 14 BEE COMI Exit Link Mode CUDP Destination 4666 Remote I P 180 6 160 88 4666 gt COM Port 123 RS 232 2466 0dd 8 1 Kon Koff gt Empty Serial Buffer When TCP connection is established Enabled gt Packet Delimiter 2 ms Accept Control Command from COM port CDisabled gt Input choice a
31. erial Device Server 3 3 16 UDP Application Multi Point Pair Connection It is also possible to setup pair connection in UDP mode to have more than one Pair Connection Master or Slave to communicate to each other For example it is possible to setup one Modbus Master and six Modbus Slaves in UDP Figure 3 31 Note again that UDP does not guarantee data delivery and only data would be transmitted over Ethernet other serial pings are not transmitted If RS 232 along with flow control it is recommended to use Multi Point Pair Connection in TCP section 3 3 18 gt Note that the Destination IP and Port of the Slaves need to be equal to the Master s IP and Port Local Listening Port of the Slaves needs to be equal to the Master s Destination Port Sample Configuration IP Address Link Mode Local Listening Port Destination IP Destination Port SE5001A Master 10 0 50 100 UDP 5000 10 0 50 200 10 0 50 207 5000 SE5001A Slave 1 10 0 50 200 UDP 5000 10 0 50 100 5000 SE5001A Slave 2 10 0 50 201 UDP 5000 10 0 50 100 5000 SE5001A Slave 3 10 0 50 202 UDP 5000 10 0 50 100 5000 SE5001A Slave 4 10 0 50 203 UDP 5000 10 0 50 100 5000 SE5001A Slave 5 10 0 50 204 UDP 5000 10 0 50 100 5000 SE5001A Slave 6 10 0 50 205 UDP 5000 10 0 50 100 5000 Figure 3 31 Multi Point UDP Pair Connection with Modbus 42 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 3 17 TCP Server Application
32. f the page and click on Save Configuration button to save the changes Go to the Application Configuration section starting from 3 3 11 to apply Virtual COM Pair Connection or Reverse Telnet application if applicable Otherwise go to the COM Configuration section 3 3 19 for serial settings directly User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server LINK1 To choose specific working mode for COM port TCP Server TCP Client UDP Enable VirtualCOM for Serial IP Enable Pair Connection LJ Enable p Destination IP Destination Port 10 0 160 88 Port 4660 3 OTCP Connect On Power on EE TCP Connect On Any Serial Character Serial Inactivity Time Before Disconnect maces Waitin Time Between Re connect SR rege 1 min 0 255 0 Disable Idle Time Before Sending TCP Alive l v 10 sec 0 255 0 Disable TCP Inactivity Time Before SES Figure 3 24 TCP Client Setup User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 3 8 Link Mode Configure SE5001A in UDP SE5001A also supports connectionless UDP protocol compared to the connection oriented TCP protocol Please be aware that even though UDP provides better efficiency in terms of response time and resource usage it does not guarantee data delivery It is recommended to utilize UDP only with cyclic polling protocols where each request is repeated and independent such as Modbus Protocol Figure 3 25 shows the UDP settings
33. gt gt gt Click on the COM1 link on the left hand side Select UDP Destination IP and Port Specify the Begin and End IP here Four groups of range IPs are allowed This is the IP address of the UDP program and the Port it is listening to Note that the maximum number of UDP nodes that SE5001A can handle would highly depend on the traffic load We have tested that SE5001A can handle up to 32 UDP nodes baud rate 9600 bps request interval 100ms and data length 30bytes Enter the Local Listening Port This is the port that SE5001A should listen to Match this setting in the UDP program usually called destination port in the UDP program Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Save Configuration button to save the changes Go to the section 3 3 16 to apply Pair Connection application if applicable Otherwise go to the COM Configuration section 3 3 19 for serial settings directly Figure 3 25 UDP Setup 36 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 3 9 TCP Server Application Enable Virtual COM SE5001A will encapsulate control packets on top of the real data when Virtual COM is enabled This will allow the Virtual COM port in the Windows Linux system to access SE5001A s COM ports The benefit of using Virtual COM is that rewriting an existing COM program to read IP packets is unnecessary In other words it is possible to use an ordinary serial COM program The conversion virtualization of
34. he serial device server Do not enable Connect to Server and Accept Connections together jii If Enable VirtualCOM Authentication is enabled in the serial device server this is only User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server available in limited serial device servers it is necessary to enable Use Credentials From and select Use Credentials Below from the list Figure 4 8 Enter the Username and Password of the serial device server in the respective fields serial IP Control Panel Configuration of COM2 IP Address Port Number Iw Connect to server 10 0 187 185 4660 M Accept Connections Configuration Wizard Copy Settings To User Credentials Iw Use Credentials From Use Credentials Below v Usemame admin Password Peiok COM Port Options V Restore Failed Connections Select Ports Port Monitor Advanced Figure 4 8 Virtual COM with Credentials V Enable Restore Failed Connections to force Virtual COM to automatically restore failed connections with the serial device server in the case of unstable network connections vi To test the Virtual COM connection click the Configuration Wizard button and then click Start button in the pop up window Figure 4 9 If the test passes all checks should be in green To apply the changes in the Configuration Wizard window to the Control Panel click on Use Settings Click on Copy to copy the results to the system clipboard vii To tra
35. irmware SE5001A will restart automatically after the new firmware is uploaded a BEE 263939393900 GW Download Utility V1 24 for WIN 98 NT 2666 x ated lt C 2661 ATOP Tech Inc All rights reserved Connecting 16 6 187 185 Ch bb 8Ga gt Userid admin Password 230 Model SE5661 Downloading SE5661_v3460 HER GW will reboot after completion flash writting Please wait Press any key to continue Figure B 3 System Firmware Upgraded 68 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 9 Repeat the process above again for kernel or AP firmware if necessary Note After the upgrading process finishes SE5001A will program the flash memory and buzzer beeps 6 times then restarts Normally it takes around 10 seconds to complete the programming process If an error occurs during the programming process SE5001A will clear the corresponding memory and the system remains intact of what it was Error Messages Firmware upgrade may not be successful if errors occur during the process Error Cause Message Comments Hex File Text Error Hex File Check Sum Error Hex File Format Error Hex File End of Record Error SE5001A ACK Start Address Error SE5001A ACK Length Error SE5001A Response Command Error story Remote IP not found Configuration file E WR Open configuration file failure Illegal Hex file format SE5001A handshaking problem User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server Emergen
36. ises with Virtual COM 60 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 4 5 Serial IP Advanced Settings In the Serial IP Control Panel Click on the Advanced button to open Advanced Settings window Figure 4 18 Click on Use Default Settings to load the default settings Serial IP Advanced Settings Options Proxy Server V Extend Server Connection by 18000 ms Attempt Server Connection for 2000 ms Iw Synchronize with Server Upon COM Port Open jw Update Routing Table Upon COM Port Open jw Enable Nagle Algorithm Always Limit Data Rate to COM Port Baud Rate Iw Include Domain in Windows Credentials COM Port Control Keep Alive 60000 ms Maximum Connection Recovery Interval 30000 ms jw Enable SETXKON SETXOFF COM Port Commands Figure 4 18 Serial IP Default Advanced Settings m Extend Server Connection Maintains the TCP connection for specified amount of time after COM port is closed H Attempt Server Connection Terminates pending connection attempts if they do not succeed in the specified time H Synchronize with Server Upon COM Port Open Required by NT Systems 2000 XP Vista 7 H Update Routing Table Upon COM Port Open Maintains IP route to a server in a different subnet by modifying the IP routing table H Enable Nagle Algorithm Provides better network efficiency by imposing a minor latency on the data stream while it waits to fill network packets H Always Limit Data Rate to COM Port Baud Rate
37. live packet x 10sec Input 2 to the send TCP keep alive packet every 20 seconds User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 2 7 Configure SE5001A as UDP UDP is a connectionless protocol It is faster than TCP but does not guarantee packet delivery to the remote host Figure 3 9 shows how to setup UDP c CAWINDO WS system32 cmd exe Link mode Exit A 1 TCP server 2 TCP client 3 4 5 UDP Uirtual COMCDisabled gt Pair Connection lt Disabled gt Input choice lt 0 5 and enter 3 UDP Please input local port 4666 Please input destination IP 16 6 166 88 Please input destination port 4666 mode changed Press enter to continue Figure 3 9 Link Mode UDP Client Setup Type 3 in the Input choice 1 5 and enter Input SE5001A s local listening port in the Please input local port Input remote device s IP in the Please input Destination IP Input remote device s listening port in the Please input Destination port User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 2 8 Enable Disable Virtual COM Enable or disable Virtual COM on this page For more information on how to setup Virtual COM on different operating systems please refer to chapter lolx COMI Exit Link Mode lt TCP Server Virtual COM Disabled Pair Connection Disable Multi_Port Disabled Filter disabled 4660 Alive 4 1 sec COM Port lt RS 232 9660 None 8 1 None
38. m of the page and click on Save Configuration button to save the changes ak kb db Match the Destination IP and Port here with the settings of Pair Connection Masters IP and Listening Port setup previously User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 3 15 TCP Server Application Enable Reverse Telnet Reverse Telnet application is useful if a telnet program is used to connect to SE5001A and the serial interface of the SE5001A is connected to a Terminal Server Telnet programs in Windows Linux usually require special handshaking to get the outputs and formatting show properly SE5001A will interact with those special commands CR LF commands if Reverse Telnet is enabled LINK1 To choose specific working mode for COM port TCP Server TCP Client UDP Enable VirtualCOM for Serial IP O Enable Pair Connection O Enable Reverse Telnet Mode Enable Local Listening Port 4660 IP Filter E Enable Source IP 0000 Idle Time Before Sending TCP Alive s S a 4 10 sec 0 255 0 Disable TCP Inactivity Time Before pip BEER 0 sec 0 255 0 Disable Figure 3 30 TCP Server with Reverse Telnet Enabled gt Follow section 3 2 5 to configure SE5001A in TCP Server mode properly gt Check Enable Pair Connection to enabled Pair Connection application in SE5001A gt Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Save Configuration button to save the changes User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A S
39. mation only if your system administrator has configured your proxy server to require a Username and Password Username Password ee eee Figure 4 19 Serial IP Proxy Settings User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 5 Diagnostics There are several ways to can check the status and availability of the serial device server 5 1 Using Standard Ping Command From the Windows Start menu select Run and type in ping lt TCP Server IP address gt If the serial device server can receive ping requests sent from the host it will reply to the ping message Figure 6 1 If the ping request cannot reach the serial device server timed out message will show Figure 6 2 C gt ping 1 0 187 185 Pinging 16 6 187 185 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 16 6 187 185 bytes 32 time 1ms TTL 128 Reply from 16 6 187 185 bytes 32 time 1ms TTL 128 Reply from 16 6 187 185 bytes 32 time ims TTL 128 Reply from 16 6 187 185 bytes 32 time ims TTL 128 Ping statistics for 16 6 187 185 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost z loss Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum ims Maximum ims Average ims HAN Figure 6 1 Successful Ping Reply C gt ping 16 6 56 161 16 6 56 161 with 32 bytes of data timed out timed out timed out timed out Ping statistics for 16 6 56 161 Packets Sent 4 Received Lost 4 186 HAN Figure 6 2 Ping Command Failed D User Manual
40. nd enter lt 5 4 Packet delimiter 1 gt Timer 2 gt Characters Please select delimiter type 1 Please input timer lt 36066 ms Delimiter changed Press enter to continue Figure 3 14 Setting packet delimiter timer Another kind is character delimiter H the character delimiter is set to OxOd this means SE5001A will send out all the serial data in buffer in one packet over Ethernet only if it reads 0x0d The following figure shows how to configure character delimiter Figure 3 15 BEE Exit Link Mode TCP Server Virtual COM Disabled Pair Connection Disable Multi_Port Disabled Filter disabled 4660 Alive 4 1 sec COM Port lt RS 232 9660 None 8 1 None gt Empty Serial Buffer When TCP connection is established Enabled gt Packet Delimiter 2 ms Accept Control Command from COM port Disabled gt Input choice and enter lt 5 gt 4 Packet delimiter 1 gt Timer 2 gt Characters Please select delimiter type 2 Please input patternCmax 2 bytes ex x dGa gt Ox8d Delimiter changed Press enter to continue Figure 3 15 Setting Packet Delimiter Character Pattern User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 2 13 Accept Control Command from COM port SE5001A can also accept serial control commands RFC2217 directly from the COM port For more details and information about this function please contact our Technical Support 3 2 14 Backup EEPROM to Flash Select
41. nsfer the settings between Virtual COM ports click on the Copy Settings To button 51 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server Configuration Wizard COM1 IP Address of Server Port Number 10 0 187 185 4660 Trans 10 0 187 185 Connected to Server COM Port Control Support Detected Telnet Protocol Detected f asman Carnnleted Froiocol Telnet COM Fort Opton DIR Emukton disabled COM Fort Opton DSR Emufion disabled COM Fort Opton DOP Emulton disabled COM Fort Option CTS Emukion disabled Security Disabled Figure 4 9 Configuration Wizard 52 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server Exceptions a If the exclamation mark begins with Warning timeout trying x x x x Figure 4 10 recheck the Virtual COM IP Configuration Wizard COM2 IP Address of Server Port Number 10 0 160 98 4660 Status Toing 10 0 160 98 t Waming timeout tying 10 0 160 98 f No more addresses to try failing connection Cannot connect to 10 0 160 98 Log Error connecting to 0 0 160 98 FIMEDOUT Service ss unreachable conpecion timed ont Fyi E Copy Cancel Figure 4 10 Virtual COM Timeout Exception and Port configuration or the PC s network configuration 53 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server Configuration Wizard COM2 IP Address of Server Port Number 10 0 187 185 4660 Toing 10 0 187 185 Connected to Ser
42. r the old password in the Old Password field and enter the new password in the New Password and the Verified Password fields Then click on the Save Configuration to save and apply the new password Note Press the reset button next to the RJ 45 Jack to reset the settings back to the default value 31 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 3 4 Backup EEPROM to Flash This backup function could recover settings from the Flash to the EEPROM if the settings in the EEPROM are lost If SE5001A detects that there is an EEPROM backup in the flash It will compare the backup values in the Flash and EEPROM If the values do not match it will write the backup settings in the Flash to the EEPROM To enable this function follow Figure 3 21 in the Security Settings Click on Backup EEPROM to back up the settings from the EEPROM to the Flash SE5001A would then show Have Backup Click on Erase Backup to erase the settings stored in the Flash SE5001A would then show No Backup 3 3 5 Link Mode Configuration SE5001A supports different Link Modes which are TCP Server TCP Client and UDP Figure 3 22 Under the three Link Modes TCP Server can support Virtual COM Pair Connection or Reverse Telnet applications TCP Client can support Virtual COM or Pair Connection application If none of the application is enabled the SE5001A will run in RAW mode In the upcoming sections we will discuss how to setup diffe
43. re SE5001A as TCP Client BEE ICP server TCP client UDP UVirtual COMCDisabled gt Pair Connection Disabled gt In TC Pl Pl P1 C1 C2 2 Pl 10 Pl i lal d mo put choice 5 and enter 2 P client ease input destination IP 16 6 166 88 ease input destination port 46668 ease select connected type lt 2 Connected always gt Trigger by receiving COM port data ease input idle time to disconnect 3 sec 1255 ease input waiting time for error retrying 1 minute 1 255 ease input idle time to send TCP alive packet 1 1 sec de changed Press enter to continue Figure 3 8 Link Mode TCP Client Setup gt Type 2 in the Input choice 1 5 and enter gt Input destination IP in the Please input Destination IP gt Input destination port in the Please input Destination port gt Select TCP connection behavior 1 for connect always 2 for connect on serial data If 2 is selected console will prompt for additional configurations gt Input idle time to disconnect in the Please input idle time to disconnect Osec 1 255 Input 0 to disable Input 2 to disconnect TCP connection after 2 seconds of serial Inactivity gt Input error retrying time in Please input waiting time for error retrying O minute 1 255 Input 0 to disable Input 2 to try to connect to a TCP Server every 2 minutes gt Input idle time in Please input idle time to send TCP a
44. redentials From COM Port Options Iw Restore Failed Connections Select Ports Port Monitor Advanced Close Help About Figure 4 7 Serial IP Control Panel The left hand side of the Control Panel shows the list of selected Virtual COM ports Click on Select Ports to add or remove Virtual COM ports from the list The right hand side of the Control Panel shows the configurations of the selected Virtual COM port marked in blue Each Virtual COM port can have its own settings Note The changes to Virtual COM ports apply immediately so there is no need to save the settings manually However if the Virtual COM port is already in use it is necessary to close the Virtual COM port and open it after the TCP connection closes completely in order for the changes to take effect 4 3 Configuring Virtual COM Ports To Configure Virtual COM ports Figure 4 7 i If the serial device server is running in TCP Server mode recommended Serial IP should be the TCP Client connecting to the serial device server Enable Connect to Server and enter the IP Address of the serial device server with the Port Number specified The Port Number here is the Local Listening Port of the serial device server ii If the serial device server is running in TCP Client mode Serial IP should be the TCP Server waiting for SE5001A to connect it Enable Accept Connections and enter the Port Number The Port Number here is the Destination Port of t
45. rent Link Modes properly Figure 3 22 Link Modes 3 3 6 Link Mode Configure SE5001A as a TCP Server SE5001A defaults in TCP Server mode there are additional connection settings that can be configured Figure 3 23 By selecting the TCP Server mode a TCP Client program should be prepared to connect to SE5001A gt Click on the COM1 link on the left hand side gt Select TCP Server TCP Server is the default link mode gt Enter the Local Listening Port This is the port specified in the TCP Client program connecting to the serial device server The default local port is 4660 gt IP Filter Only the designated IP address will be able to access the COM port if this option is enabled This option is disabled by default gt TCP Keep Alive Specify the interval in the Idle Time Before Sending TCP Alive Packet to force SE5001A to send TCP Keep Alive packets in the set interval to prevent disconnection from the client Note that this field has a multiplier of 10 so the default value 4 means to send Keep Alive packets every 40 seconds gt TCP Inactivity Timeout Specify the value in TCP Inactivity Time Before Disconnect to force SE5001A actively close a TCP connection after some specific inactivity time no packets The default value is 0 which means the SE5001A would never actively close an established connection 32 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server gt Scroll to the bottom of the page
46. rks through Serial IP Virtual COM ports that work like local native COM ports The following figure is a Virtual COM connection diagram Figure 4 1 Serial Line Physcial COM1 Physcial COM2 Serial Device 1 Serial Line Serial Device 2 Saris Serial Line Virtual COM Port Serial Device 3 COM4 Virtual COM Port COM5 Virtual COM Port COM6 Virtual COM Port OS Driver Level COM26 Virtual COM Port E Serial Line seaun poy TCP IP Network Serial Device 4 Figure 4 1 Virtual Com connection diagram 4 1 Setup of a Virtual COM Driver 4 1 1 System Requirements Windows 7 2008 Vista 2003 XP 2000 NT 4 0 9x Microsoft NT 2000 2003 Terminal Server Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite native and virtual 32 and 64 bit versions Note that upgrading the operating systems to the latest Service Packs is required especially for older Windows versions To run Virtual COM in Linux there is a separate package called TTYredirector available for download on Atop website or in the product CD The zipped package includes a binary file for installation and a manual for Linux systems 4 1 2 Limitation The Virtual COM driver allows up to 256 Virtual COM ports in a single PC Selecting in the range from COM1 to COM4096 is allowed Note that COM ports already occupied by the system or other devices will not be available User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server
47. sword Cy n gt y Please input old password Please input new password 2 Please verify new password 2 Password changed Press enter to continue Figure 3 5 Change the Password 3 2 4 COM1 Setup Select 4 from Input choice and enter 0 4 the following screen appears Figure 3 6 BEE Exit 1 QOverview 2 Networking 3 Security 4 COM1 Input choice and enter lt 4 gt 4 COMI H Exit A Link Mode lt TCP Server Virtual COM Disabled Pair Connection Disabled Multi_Port Enabled Filter disabled 4660 Alive 4 1 sec COM Port lt RS 232 9666 None 8 1 None gt Empty Serial Buffer When TCP connection is established Enabled Packet Delimiter 2 ms Accept Control Command from COM port CDisabled gt Input choice and enter 5S gt Figure 3 6 Com1 setup This page includes the option to configure different COM1 parameters including link mode serial port settings serial buffer packet delimiter and advanced control commands User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 2 5 Configure SE5001A as TCP server i Link Mode lt TCP Server Virtual COM Disabled Pair Connection Disabled D Multi_Port Disabled Filter 16 0 160 88 4660 Alive 2 10 sec 2 COM Port lt RS 232 9666 None 8 1 None gt 3 Empty Serial Buffer When TCP connection is established Enabled gt 4 Packet Delimiter lt 2 ms 5 Accept Control Command from COM port Disabled gt Input choic
48. t means VirtualCOM Authentication in the serial device server is enabled but credentials in the Serial IP is not enabled 56 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server Configuration Wizard COM2 IP Address of Server Port Number 10 0 187 185 4660 Usemame Password Telnet Protocol Detected Username and or password incorrect Username PASS MOT US Dame PASS Uert ser Dame password Figure 4 14 Virtual COM Username Password Exception e If the exclamation mark begins with Username and or password incorrect Figure 4 14 this means the wrong username and or password was entered and the authentication failed 57 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server Configuration Wizard COM IP Address of Server Fort Number 10 0 187 185 4660 U rmame Password Connected to Server COM Fort Control Support Detected Figure 4 15 Virtual COM Credentials Exception f If the exclamation mark begins with No login password prompts received from server Figure 4 15 it means credentials in the Serial IP is enabled but VirtualCOM Authentication in the serial device server is not enabled 58 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 4 4 Using Serial IP Port Monitor 4 4 1 Opening the Port Monitor The Serial IP Port Monitor can be opened by Start gt All Programs gt Serial IP gt Port Monitor Double click the Serial IP tray icon in the Windows notification
49. t UDP Pair Connection is that the TCP implementation would also exchange flow controls pins of RS 232 However the TCP Server is limited to a maximum of four connections If there are than four serial devices and does not use flow control pins with RS 232 or RS 485 it is possible to setup pair connection in UDP mode section 3 3 16 After multi connection is enabled in the WebuUI refer to the following table to setup Pair Connection as in Figure 3 33 IP Address Link Mode Local Listening Port Destination IP Destination Port SE5001A Master 10 0 50 100 TCP Server 5000 5000 SE5001A Slave 1 10 0 50 200 TCP Client 5000 10 0 50 100 5000 SE5001A Slave 2 10 0 50 201 TCP Client 5000 10 0 50 100 5000 SE5001A Slave 3 10 0 50 202 TCP Client 5000 10 0 50 100 5000 SE5001A Slave 4 10 0 50 203 TCP Client 5000 10 0 50 100 5000 44 Figure 3 33 Multi Point TCP Pair Connection User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 3 19 COM Configuration Configure serial settings in this page Figure 3 34 Note that these settings need to match the ones in the serial device Alias Name This field is for identification purpose only Baud Rate Select one of the baud rates from the dropdown box or select Other and then enter the desired baud rate in the input box Baud rates higher than 230400bps are not supported Parity Data Bits Stop Bits Configure them accordingly Flow Control
50. ter will transmit the serial data in its buffer when it sees the incoming data include the specified character in HEX format This field allows one or two characters If character delimiter is set to 0x0d SE5001A will push out its serial buffer when it sees 0x0d carriage return in the serial data User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server COM Type Selection Select between RS 232 RS 422 and RS 485 Note that RS 485 refers to 2 Wire RS 485 and RS 422 is compatible with 4 Wire RS 485 Click on Save Configuration button to save the changes GON To configure COM port parameters Serial Interface RS 232 Alias Name Baud Rate Parity OOdd OEven OMark O Space Data Bits OT bits 8 bits Stop Bits 1bit O2bits Flow Control ONone ORTS CTS ODTR IDSR Xon Xoff Xon xoff characters Son 0x11 Xoff 0x13 0x ASCIl Code e g 0x11 CO Controling DTR to simulate receiving Xon Xoff pomxon Spec Conia and reading DSR to get Xon Xoff currently Empty Serial Buffer When TCP Connection is YES ONo Default Yes Established Inter character Time Gap 2 msec 0 30000 0 Disable Characters Ox0d 0x Hex Code e g 0x0d or Ox0d0a com Type Selection RS232 ORS485 ORS422 Figure 3 34 COM Configuration Data Packet Delimiter 46 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 4 Using Virtual COM Virtual COM allows remote access of serial devices over TCP IP netwo
51. ting System For Windows refer to Using Virtual COM Remember SE5001A s IP address and the Local Listening Port here in order to enter this information in Serial IP Virtual COM s Control Panel later User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 3 12 TCP Client Application Enable RFC 2217 The underlying protocol of Virtual COM is based on RFC 2217 the Telnet COM Control Option Therefore it is possible to use RFC 2217 with SE5001A in the TCP Client mode To do so refer to section 3 3 11 to enable Virtual COM so that SE5001A becomes aware of the commands Note that there is no need to configure Virtual COM on the Operating System because Virtual COM ports would not be used 3 3 13 TCP Server Application Configure SE5001A as a Pair Connection Master Pair Connection is useful when pairing up two serial devices over the Ethernet or when it is impossible to install Virtual COM in the serial device Pair connection does require two SE5001As to work in pair one would be the Pair Connection Master 0 and the other would be the Pair Connection Slave LINK To choose specific working mode for COM port TCP Server TCP Client UDP Enable VirtualCOM for Serial IP O Enable Pair Connection Enable ak kb db Local Listening Port 4660 IP Filter E Enable SourceIP 0000 Idle Time Before Sending TCP Alive i nee 4 40 sec 0 255 0 Disable TCP Inactivity Time Before S geg 0 s
52. tion ENNEN 23 3 2 10 COM Port Setting et ENEE aaa Oh a a eae ade Meee 24 3 2 11 Emptying Serial Buffer when TCP connection is established nnensnnnnn 25 3 2 12 Setting Packet RTE al 26 3 2 13 Accept Control Command from COM port sssssssssssenrrenssseerrrrrnnersserrrrrrnn 27 3 2 14 Backup EEPROM fo Elteren eege ee 27 3 3 Configuration Using Web Browser 27 3 3 1 LOG UT to the Syste Mdoe eor O E 28 3 3 2 Networking Setup E 29 3 3 3 Securty Setup es tea see A eed a ys oot dame cule N aadegee a 31 3 3 4 Backup EEPROM to Flash ciecicscaetecenehetaainnad ciden phesaudeedent cee eookanunubochaenebenene 32 3 3 5 Link Teen le Te le EE ER 3 3 6 Link Mode Configure SE5001A as a TCP Server osesssssssseeeeeeeeeeeresrerreeree 32 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 3 7 LINK Mode Configure SE5001A as a TCP OChent 34 3 3 8 Link Mode Configure SE5001A in UDP eee ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesteeeeeeeees 36 3 3 9 TCP Server Application Enable Virtual COM 37 3 3 10 TCP Server Application Enable RFC 2217 38 3 3 11 TCP Client Application Enable Virtual COM 38 3 3 12 TCP Client Application Enable RFC 2217 39 3 3 13 TCP Server Application Configure SE5001A as a Pair Connection Master 39 3 3 14 TCP Client Application Configure SE5001A as a Pair Connection Slave 40 3 3 15 TCP Server Application Enable Reverse Telnet cccccccccsccsseeeeeeteeees 41 3 3 16 UDP Application Multi
53. tted between serial device and host computer in both directions Host Computer UDP Mode SE5001A Figure 1 1 UDP Mode User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server Tunneling Mode In the case that the serial device needs to communicate with each other without a host computer two SE5001 As can be paired together pair connection to communicate over TCP or UDP transparently The serial device would be unaware of the change in the communication medium Tunnelling Mode SE5001A SE5001A Figure 1 1 Tunneling Mode User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 2 Getting Started 2 1 Panel Layout Ethernet Port Reset Button PWR Port 93 GND ACL 27 50 D ge am wm song 27 50 SE5001A COM Port SE5001A TB User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 2 2 Pin Assignments 2 2 1 Serial Port DB9 Pin Assignments ne RS 232 Full Duplex 2 Wire RS 485 Half Duplex RS 422 4 Wire RS 485 Full Duplex NA RXD N A TXD TXD DATA RXD DTR N A N A 5 Jee Signal Ground SG Signal Ground SG Signal Ground 6 DSR N A N A RTS 8 Eis N A E N A N A N A TB5 Pin Assignments Pint ms 2 Wire RS 485 Half Duplex RS 422 4 Wire RS 485 Full Duplex DATA 5 Jee Signal Ground SG Signal Ground SG Signal Ground User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 2 2 2 Ethernet Port 1 Category 5 UTP Ethernet cable
54. ty 4 COM1 5 Backup Input choice and enter lt 5 Figure 3 3 Overview This page gives one the general information of SE5001A including IP and MAC address SNMP information kernel and AP version and connection status of the device User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 2 2 Networking Select 2 from Input choice and enter 0 4 to enter Networking page as following Figure 3 4 co Telnet 10 0 187 186 Joj x E Input choice and enter 5 2 Networking H Exit IP 1 IP Address 16 6 187 186 gt Gateway 16 6 6 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 6 SNMP lt Enabled gt SysName Cname gt SysLocation Clocation gt SysContact contact gt DHCP Disabled gt Input choice and enter lt 8 gt m Figure 3 4 Network settings Change network settings of the device including IP address subnet mask gateway IP address and SNMP information on this page Please note that any changes made on this page won t take effect until the device is restarted Note Press ESC key to return to the previous menu User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 3 2 3 Change the Password 1 Select 3 from Input choice and enter 0 4 the following screen appears Figure 3 5 BSE Lal Ethernet Serial Server User name admin Password Login ok O Exit 1 QOverview 2 Networking 3 Security Input choice and enter 5 3 Do you want to change the pas
55. ver Raw TCP Connection Detected Client not licensed for this server Log Ki e Bt Cancel Figure 4 11 Virtual COM Raw Connection Exception b If there is a check with Raw Connection Detected and an exclamation mark with Client not licensed for this server Figure 4 11 enable Virtual COM in the serial device server 54 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server 1 Configuration Wizard COM IP Address of Server Port Number 10 0 187 185 4660 Connected to Server COM Port Control Support Detected Telnet Protocol Detected Client not licensed for this server Log BS Mies Use ER Copy Cancel Figure 4 12 Virtual COM License Exception c If there is a check with Telnet Protocol Detected and an exclamation mark with Client not licensed for this server Figure 4 12 this means that there is a licensing issue between the serial device server and Serial IP Please contact Atop technical support to obtain the correct Virtual COM software 55 User Manual Version 1 0 SE5001A Serial Device Server Configuration Wizard COM2 IP Address of Server Port Number 10 0 187 185 4660 COM Port Control Support Detected Telnet Protocol Detected Server requires usemame password login Client not licensed for this server Figure 4 13 Virtual COM Credentials Exception d If the exclamation mark begins with Server requires username password login Figure 4 13 i
56. you during the installation and configuring of the SE5001A Ethernet Serial Server only as well as it explains some technical options available with the mentioned product As such it contains some advanced network management knowledge instructions examples guidelines and general theories designed to help users manage this device and its corresponding software a background in general theory is a must when reading it Please refer to the Glossary for technical terms and abbreviations if any Who Should Use This User Manual This manual is to be used by qualified network personnel or support technicians who are familiar with network operations it might be useful for system programmers or network planners as well This manual also provides helpful and handy information for first time users For any related problems please contact your local distributor should they be unable to assist you please redirect your inquiries to www atop com tw or www atop tech com Supported Platform This manual is designed for the SE5001A Ethernet Serial Server and that model only Warranty Period We provide a 5 year limited warranty for SE5001A Ethernet Serial Server FCC WARNING Class A for Serial Device Server Model SE5001 A 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 These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipm
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