APCON100 RS-232 to Ethernet converter User Manual
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1. APCON100 exe will display the hardware information as shown in Figure 1 Please note that APCON100 exe can only detect one APCON100 device at a time thus if you are going to setup multiple APCON100 Ethernet Converters please first remove all other APCON100 devices which are running on your network new otherwise the device would not be detected by APCON100 exe i a Ethemet Manacer a ai Yiew Config IP Address Subnet Mask MAC Address Device ID Devices detected 1 Figure 1 APCON100 exe Options 1 View gt Refresh Figure 2 Re detect APCON100 hardware on LAN 2 View gt Exit Figure 2 Exit Program Headquarters Page 7 of 24 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http Awww ace plus com http Awww ace plus tw X ACE PLUS CORP a e Ethemet Manager a oa View Config Refresh F5 Subnet Mask HAC Address Device ID Exit Ara EE 60 99 58 WD 30 FD 18 Devices detected 1 Figure 2 3 Config gt IP Address setup Figure 3 IP configuration IF A d d Te Cancel 203 67 19 112 Figure 3 4 Config gt Subnet Mask setup Figure 4 Subnet Mask configuration Sibnet mask 255 255 255 0 ee 255 255 255 0 Cancel Figure 4 6 Config gt MAC Address setup 7 Confirmation2. Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http www ace plus com http www ace plus tw dX ACE PLUS CORP Before continue please make sure that the Port Number must has the same value as the Socket Port of Serial Port I O in the Controller Setup The Socket Port of Serial Port I O is user definable Please refer to Chapter 6 Controller Setup by Internet Browsers Click OK WinSock Hyper eimimal Fie Edi Yew Cal Dawie Help Commect To vi Erber detalis for the host thet you want to cak Hos addes 2036719171 Poi umber fon SSS Cognectwing TCP IP winsock 7 Disconnected Auto detect Auto datect SCROLL CAPS NUM Caples Pre echo Disoble aT 110013 TCF Server leant mode server socket port Figure 15 Headquarters Page 21 of 24 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http Awww ace plus com http www ace plus tw X ACE PLUS CORP If the devices are connected and configured properly The HyperTerminal should show Connected H MM SS at its status bar as shown in Figure 16 You may now simply enter any data at the first RS 232 HyperTerminal window or sending any data from your serial d
3. Tx LED indicator red should be flash whenever the data is sent or received via the APCON100 Ethernet converter Headquarters Page 5 of 24 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http Awww ace plus com http Awww ace plus tw dX ACE PLUS CORP Chapter 4 The LED Indicator Back to Index SYS Red LED Indicates power on flashes when the power is on Rx Green LED Indicates receiving of data flashes when receiving any signal form network Tx Red LED Indicates sending of data flashes when sending any signal into network LAN Green LED Online indicator Indicates the APCON100 is whether connected properly to an Ethernet adapter or a hub or not Headquarters Page 6 of 24 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http Awww ace plus com http Awww ace plus tw X ACE PLUS CORP Chapter 5 Ethernet Manager APCON100 exXe pack to max ECOV exe is a simple tool for user to detect and configure the installed APCON100 Ethernet Converter The APCON100 exe will automatically detect one working APCON100 within your domain on LAN upon executing
4. Mbps Realtek 2019 48 Elhernel a2 KB SRAM Ethernet Controller Power Supply APCON132 432 APCON100 Power Adaptor 110V or 220V AC Adaptor Not Included Voltage 9V DC Regulated 5V 12V DC Regulated Power Consumption 500mA 1A 500mA 1A VCC at RS 232 connector N A Min 5V Max 12V at Pin 9 Remarks CAUTION DO NOT use 2 adaptors at the same time if the serial device can supply power through pin 9 of the RS 232 connector Headquarters te Ant OA ode A 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Page 3 of 24 Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http www ace plus com http www ace plus tw X ACE PLUS CORP Chapter 2 Introductions Back to Index Ethernet is one of the most popular way of communication on the Internet through it we can connect up with PC s LAN and WAN However nowadays most devices running on the network are Personal Computers which cannot fulfill the needs for low level automatic control and remote data collecting applications APCON100 series have overcome the problems mentioned above it transforms serial or automatic control s I O data into Ethernet DataStream which could easily transfer the signals to the remote destination via the Internet as well as utilizing APCON100 series as the standard PC configure and transfer data by HTTP TCP IP or UDP protocols Implementing automatic co
5. http www ace plus tw RACE PLUS CORP Socket port of serial I O Win socket has 65535 ports available for applications to use you may need to assign a unique port for the APCON100 Ethernet Converter Please Please note that some common port numbers were preserved by certain Windows applications such as HTTP uses port 80 and Telnet uses port 23 Therefore the recommended port number for the APCON100 Ethernet converter 1s better to be above port number 2000 6 Socket port of digital I O reserve 7 Client mode server IP address Should the APCON100 Ethernet Converter is set to client mode the server s IP address should be entered here Default 0 0 0 0 8 Client mode server socket port Should the APCON100 Ethernet Converter is set to client mode the server s socket port number should be entered here Default 0 9 Serial I O settings Baud Rate Parity Data bit Stop bit 10 Interface of serial I O Choose the serial communication modes here 11 Packet mode of serial input Serial Com port input timer ON OFF 12 Packet mode inter packet timeout Setup communication packet delay time to assure that the packets were transferred completely 13 Device ID The hardware ID Set this ID to manage multiple APCON100 devices 14 Report device ID when connected ON OFF Function for log or analysis purposes Within this function enabled The device will report whether the serial ports connection were successfully est
6. N 06 2012 dX ACE PLUS CORP Chapter 9 Q amp A Q Why APCON100 exe detects nothing on the network Back to Index A Please check if the power is on and the RJ45 phone jack are properly attached to the both ends of the RJ 45 outlets refer to the Chapter 2 LED indicators and if the proper cables are being used for connection regular CAT 5 cable or crossover cable for UPLINK Q Why my Internet Browser cannot find the Controller Setup screen A Please make sure the device IP matches the IP of your local area network Please refer to Chapter 7 Easy Testing Q LAN LED indicator flashes normally but my APCON100 still not online A Please make sure you PC or HUB supports 100M Ethernet Q Why RS 232 connection is not working A Please inspect the serial cable The RX TX has to be crossed if the APCON100 Ethernet converter is directly connected toa P C Should your APCON100 connection goes to another serial device please also check the serial cable and make sure that its RX TX must not be crossed Also some of the RS 232 devices requires determination of CTS RTS cross or DTR HIGH Q What is IP setup in APCON100 series Even though I enter a real IP but it still failed to connect up to the network A The first 3 numbers of IP address of the APCON100 hardware must be the same as the first 3 numbers of your network IP address But when the device 1s connected via a router since router provides gateway and mapp
7. PCON100 device 4 Password Login password Not necessary Controller Setup After Login EN Exploring Setup File Edt View Go Favorites Tools Help 7 8 Df aa 8 Back Ronen Shop Refresh Home Search Favortes History Edit Address je http B1 222 2 30S etup htm Controller Setup IF address 203 67 19 111 Subnet mask 755 255 255 0 Gateway address 0 0 0 0 DHCP client Disable gt Sacket port of serial O 1001 TCP Server T Socket port of digital lO 1002 TOP server T Client mode server IP address 0 0 0 0 Serial O settings baud rate parity data bits stop bits Interface of serial iO RS 232 Packet mode of serial input Disable 7 k m pats heel wo Packet mode inter packet timeout Device ID Report device ID when connected Disable asaj eag Y 3 Exploring Setup Figure 8 4600 iho mi1 7 ai PDA Paint Page eM Headquarters 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http Awww ace plus com http www ace plus tw Page 11 of 24 JAN 06 2012 dX ACE PLUS CORP Eile Edit View Go Favorites Tools Help 7 8 Df fae 8 2 amp F Back Ronen Shop Refresh Home Search Favortes History ereh Fullscreen Mail Print Edit Address je http E1 222 2 30S etup htm bi
8. Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 EEIENE va ddress 0 0 0 DHCP client Disable Socket port of serial W O 1001 TOP server Socket port of digital lO 1002 TCP Server lent mode server IP address 0 0 0 0 Client mode server socket port Serial O settings baud rate parity data bits stop bits Interface of serial VO RS 232 4600 No wil 7 Packet mode of serial input Disahle E Packet mode inter packet timeout Device ID Report device ID when connected Disable a fal D 4 Setup password Ei Start a E fe E Exploring Setup ai PO4 Faint Bast 113PM_ Figure 9 Controller Setup Options Figure 8 amp 9 1 IP address Indicates the IP address of APCON100 device on LAN You may change this address accordingly to your LAN or WAN to avoid conflict If there is DHCP server up and running in your network the APCON100 should automatically assign a unique IP from the server 2 Subnet mask TCP IP subnet mask address without sub setting should be 253233200 3 Gateway Address Default value 0 0 0 0 4 DHCP client DHCP IP address option ON OFF You may also disable it if you wish to assign your preferred IP for your APCON100 device Headquarters Page 12 of 24 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http Awww ace plus com
9. X ACE PLUS CORP APCON100 series Operation Manual RS 232 to Ethernet Converter Headquarters 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Page 1 of 24 Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http www ace plus com http www ace plus tw dX ACE PLUS CORP APCON100 series Operation Manual Index Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Headquarters 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Specifications enn 2 odacom ee 3 Easy Installation nnn 4 FDO EE EAA E E EE EA 5 Setup Tool APCON100 exe neee 6 Controller Setup by Internet Browsers eee 9 Easy Testing rn 14 Pin Assignments nnn 22 Q amp A ri 33 Page 2 of 24 JAN 06 2012 Technical Support vincent ace plus com http Awww ace plus com http Awww ace plus tw dX ACE PLUS CORP Chapter I Specifications Back to Index CPU Winbond 78E58 36 864 MHz Memory 32KB SRAM Ethernet Controller Realtek 8019AS Protocol ARP UDP TCP ICMP HTTP DHCP Interface 10 M Ethernet Interface 300 57600 bps asynchronous stream RS232 RS422 RS485 Throughput SK bytes per second Diagram Ress Rode BOS CPL RS485 Hirea FIRMWARE 10
10. ablished or not Headquarters Page 13 of 24 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http Awww ace plus com http www ace plus tw dX ACE PLUS CORP 15 Setup password Set this password for the Controller Setup Caution The password is case sensitive and there is no way to recover or make query for it once you have forgotten your password When advance setup is completed please click Update then the configuration window should show the following message J Exploring Update File Edt Wiew Go Favorites Tools Help rs leo ee a B Q f i bf amp amp F amp F Back Farner Shop Refresh Home Search Favortes Histom Channels Fullscreen Mail Print E dit Address http 6 222 2 30 Update htm E RE Start e i fe I H untitled Paint EJ HyperTerminal GPs New Connecti By winSock Hy 3 Exploring ee Basti 1 50 PM Figure 10 It will go back to the first Login page after Update has processed You can now close the browser Very Important In order to include the APCONI00 device to your local network the first 3 sets of IP address of APCON100 series Ethernet Converter must be changed to the same network address of your domain as the device connects to the IP of APCON100 devices can be changed by going throu
11. dialogue box displays once the configuration is completed Figure 5 Headquarters Page 8 of 24 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http Awww ace plus com http Awww ace plus tw X ACE PLUS CORP de Ethernet Manager ee Ioj x Miew Contig IP Address Subnet Mask MAC Address Device ID 61 222 2 358 255 255 255 248 88 81 30C BA 89 GE Controller Updated Devices detected 1 Figure 5 7 Config gt Reset Data Set Factory Default Value It will show the confirming message as below Figure 6 gt Ethernet Manager ee So View Config IP Address subnet Mask MAC Address Device ID 10 0 254 254 255 255 0 0 H6 2F 45 40 51 458 ETH Ei Controller reset Devices detected 1 Figure 6 Important please always run Refresh from the menu once made any changes Headquarters Page 9 of 24 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http Awww ace plus com http www ace plus tw dX ACE PLUS CORP Chapter 6 Controller Setup by Internet Browsers Users can use Internet Explorer or other Internet browsers to configure the advanced s
12. ettings of APCON100 hardware such as Baud rate socket port serial I O and etc 1 Open Internet Browser 2 Type in the IP address of the APCON100 Ethernet adapter in the browser s address box and press enter i e 61 222 2 30 IE Exploring Login File Edt View Go Favorites Tools Help 2 2 aA Qa ff Yin amp p Back Foner Shop Refresh Home Search Favorites Histom Channels Fullscreen Mail Print E dit Address je http 461 2222 307 far 17 06 sep 42001 03 42 foo 46 2B 2E OF Ob i Astart pe E A fe HES Exploring Login Bast 1 02PM Figure 7 3 The first Controller Status window will display you may simply skip the password just click Login and it will lead you to the next page of advanced controller setup If you failed to login it is probably because of the password has wrongly entered at the beginning If you do not have the password please run APCON100 exe and proceed Reset to set all factory default Figure 6 Headquarters Page 10 of 24 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com dX ACE PLUS CORP Controller Status Figure7 1 System time elapsed Information of connection time 2 Firmware release date Release date of APCON100 firmware 3 Ethernet address MAC address for A
13. evices to see if the communication comes out correctly 7 Wind ock HyperTerminal lel Ey Port HyperTerminal sg Eie Edt View Cal Imsi Help Fie Edt View Cal Fransa Heip Dia sia cl foie ois isl 2 Connecting Auto detect TCP IP SUAE Figure 16 Headquarters Page 22 of 24 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http Awww ace plus com http www ace plus tw dX ACE PLUS CORP Chapter 8 Pin Assignments RS 232 pins description PIN 1 vacant PIN 5 GND PIN 9 vacant RS 232 Wiring Diagram Serial Port RX TX GND RTS CTS oN NW WN 9 VCC RS 422 pin properties PIN 1 R PIN 2 R RS 422 Wiring Diagram Serial COM Port R R T T RS 485 Wiring Diagram Serial COM Port R T R T Headquarters 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http Awww ace plus com http www ace plus tw PIN 2 RXD PIN 6 vacant Back to Index PIN 3 TXD _ PIN 4 vacant PIN 7 RTS PIN 8 CTS APCON132 432 TX 2 RX 5 GND 8 CIS 7 RTS APCON100 9 VCC PIN 3 T PIN 4 T APCON132 3 T 4 TH 1 R 2 R APCON132 1 R 3 T 2 R 4 T Page 23 of 24 JA
14. gh the Config option in the APCONI00 exe tool Headquarters Page 14 of 24 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com dX ACE PLUS CORP Chapter 7 Easy Testing Back to Index Here is a quick way to test if the devices are correctly configured Please setup the APCON100 connection accordingly to any of the following options for easy testing 1 Ethernet CAT 5 cable AP CORIO Ro 232 Cable APCOWN100 Ethernet Converter Connection via Hub or Directly to PC pis te ae OR CROSSOVER CABLE RS 232 Wi APCON100 Ethernet Converter Cable rO ANY DEVICES USING SERIAL CONNECTIONS Hiem non rien ict Aak Sr der Headquarters Page 15 of 24 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http www ace plus com http www ace plus tw dX ACE PLUS CORP 7 A Double check the IP Address Please make sure the first 3 numbers of IP address of your APCON100 Ethernet converter must match to your network IP address APCON100 exe IP Address es ee O3 6 7 19 112 Cancel TCP IP Properties alx Bindings Advanced Nemos DNS Corfigurat
15. ing IP function you should then be able to connect up your device within different LAN Therefore even the IP you have assigned to the APCON100 is real you still cannot make the device up and running without a router or NAT to translating the network addresses Headquarters 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Page 24 of 24 Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http www ace plus com http Awww ace plus tw
16. ion Gateway WINS Configuration IP Address AniP eddiets can be sutomatitall ghed to this computer If your n break does not sutomaticaly asg IP addresses ask our network adnuratreator for an address snd tren type it in the space below C Obtain an IP address automatically Specify an iP adbess IP Address 4203 67 19 22 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 O Headquarters Page 16 of 24 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http Awww ace plus com http www ace plus tw dX ACE PLUS CORP 7 B Test by Windows HyperTerminal Note The Windows HyperTerminal must be pre installed E My Computer Ex press My Documents Online SEIvICES Frograms infiguration Wizard Headquarters Page 17 of 24 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http Awww ace plus com http Awww ace plus tw dX ACE PLUS CORP Open two HyperTerminal windows make one connection using COM port Figure 12 and another by TCP IP Winsock Figure 14 First HyperTerminal Window Connect using COM M ien TAN E N O Por Hoeren Figure 12 Headquarte
17. ntrol and remote data control into high bandwidth 1s one of the latest technologies APCON100 is using single chip to transmit Ethernet DataStream the advantages of using single chip are not only because it has wide ranges of supporting products but also its stability that explains why x86 systems still cannot replace it Generally APCON100 series provides following functions 1 Converts Serial data to TCP IP data 2 Converts the equipments serial RS232 RS485 RS422 data into the TCP IP package data and send out by the Ethernet DataStream e COV hardware must indicate the IP Add and Com Port 3 Converts TCP IP package data into the serial data Remote WinSock must indicate the APCON100 hardware Headquarters Page 4 of 24 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http Awww ace plus com http Awww ace plus tw dX ACE PLUS CORP Chapter 3 Easy Installation Back to Index 1 Power on by plugging the power adapter into APCON 100 1 The SYS LED indicator red should be on and flash 2 Insert the RJ 45 phone jack of standard CAT 5 cable into the RJ45 outlet 3 The LAN LED indicator green should be on 4 Attach any serial device to the serial port of APCON100 and ready for receiving data 5 Both Rx LED indicator green and
18. rs Page 18 of 24 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 JAN 06 2012 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http www ace plus com http www ace plus tw X ACE PLUS CORP First HyperTerminal Window Double Check Port Settings 9600 N 8 1 HunerT eqminal Moi Fi Properties eh Detabits a Parity None i Sto p bits hooo CSS M la jPort1 HyperTerminal SPAS LNE EAE LNS LASS EAE Daj GAAL Figure 13 sde OK a a CFs NUM Capture Print echo Headquarters 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan Tel 886 2 2912 4201 Fax 886 2 2912 3164 E Mail marketing ace plus com Technical Support vincent ace plus com http www ace plus com http www ace plus tw Page 19 of 24 JAN 06 2012 X ACE PLUS CORP Second HyperTerminal window make the connection using TCP IP Winsock and give it a name Winsock or any other names as you wish Enter details for the phone number that you want to dial Asac 02 o oo Microsoft WPN Adapter Standard 56000 bps KB6Fles Modem Direct to Com F Disconnected u o detec Auto detect i tal IEI DFA ee 1 object s selected Figure 14 Headquarters Page 20 of 24 9F 2 No 190 Sec 2 Zhongxing Rd Xindian Dist New Taipei City 231 Taiwan
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