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1. e Digital Relay Channel Data Each bit represents a channel status 1 for on or 0 for off unless the channel has been configured to be inverted in which case 0 is on and 1 if off Serial Pin Signal Section The Serial Pin Signal Section of the UDP packet provides the status of the serial pin signals from the IOLAN s serial port Each serial pin signal DSR DTR CTS etc is mapped to a bit in the 1 byte data section Length Pin Serial Pin Signal Data 1 Byte one bit for each signal Enabled 2 Bytes 1 Byte RTS DTR CTS DCD DSR Length The total length of the Serial Pin Signal Data this value will always be 2 Bytes Pin Enabled This based upon the configuration of the signal pins on the serial port When the serial port profile is set to Control I O and a serial pin signal s is enabled the bit is set to 1 For any serial pin signals that are disabled the bit is set to 0 zero and any data associated with those serial pin signals should be ignored Pin Enabled 1 Byte one bit for each serial pin signal RTS DTR CTS DCD DSR e Serial Pin Signal Data 1 byte with each bit being set to high 1 or low 0 for the appropriate serial pin signals 164 I O Modbus Slave UDP Unicast Example For an example of the I O UDP unicast see the sample program ioudpbcast c found on your CD ROM UO Modbus Slave If you hav
2. RJ45F DB25M DTE TxD 4 3 RxD RxD 5 2 TxD GND 6 7 GND DTR 8 6 DSR 8 DCD DSR 3 20 DTR RTS 2 5 CTS CTS 7 4 RTS Accessories 226 Starter Kit Adapters Cable RJ45F to DB25M DCE Modem Adapter The following diagram shows the IOLAN RJ45F gt DB25M DCE modem adapter pinouts This is model number DBA0013 oooeeoeooooeo o o o o o D e e o o 25 RI SE DB25M RJ45F DB25M TxD 4 2 RxD RxD 5 3 TxD GND 6 7 GND DTR 8 20 DTR DSR 3 6 DSR DCD 1 8 DCD RTS 2 4 RTS CTS 7 5 CTS Accessories 227 Starter Kit Adapters Cable RJ45F to DB25F DTE Crossover Adapter The following diagram shows the IOLAN RJ45 DB25F DTE crossover adapter pinouts This is model number DBAO010 RJ4 amp SF RJ45F TxD 4 RxD 5 GND 6 DTR 8 DSR 3 RTS 2 CTS 7 DB25F 3 RxD 2 TxD 7 GND 6 DSR 8 DCD 20 DTR 5 CTS 4 RTS Accessories 228 Starter Kit Adapters Cable RJ45F to DB9M DTE Crossover Adapter The following diagram shows the IOLAN RJ45 DBOM crossover adapter pinouts This is model number DBA0021 Ne 6 fy V j RJ4SF DB9M RJ45F DB9M TxD 4 2 RxD RxD 5 3 TxD GND 6 5 GND DTR 8 1 DCD 6 DSR DSR 3 4 DTR RTS 2 8 CTS CTS
3. 3 Reboot the IOLAN 181 Management Advanced Configure the following parameter Command Line The name of the application that has been already been downloaded to the IOLAN plus any parameters you want to pass to the program For example using sample out raw program this is sample program supplied with the SDK you would type outraw s 0 192 168 2 1 10001 Acct 10001 if you were starting the application on the Server notice the s 0 parameter specifies serial port 1 to this particular application Field Format Maximum of 80 characters Overview Review the configuration options in the Advanced page to determine if any of them apply to your implementation Login Tab Field Descriptions Configure the following parameters Use System Name Displays the System Name field value instead of default product name When in Prompts enabled the Server Name is displayed in the IOLAN login prompt CLI prompt WebManager login screen and the heading of the Menu Default Disabled Display Login This parameter concerns the banner information product name software Banner version This banner information is presented to a user with a login prompt For security reasons you can turn off the display of this information Default Disabled Use Custom Login When set and a custom language file is in use the login prompt and password Prompt prompt will use the string defined in the language file as the login prompt and password
4. IPv4 Settings IPv6 Settings Advanced MTU 1500 Bytes Hardware Speed and Duplex Settings Interface 1 Auto v Configure the following parameter Interfacel Maximum Transmission Unit Define the Ethernet connection speed Data Options Auto automatically detects the Ethernet interface speed and duplex 10 Mbps Half Duplex 10 Mbps Full Duplex 100 Mbps Half Duplex 100 Mbps Full Duplex Default Auto The Maximum Transmission Unit MTU size of an IP frame that will be sent over the network Only one MTU size can be set for both IPV4 or IPV6 frames Default IPV4 68 1500 bytes Default IPV6 68 1500 bytes 122 Advanced Advanced Host Table Overview The Host table contains the list of hosts that will be accessed by an IP address from the IOLAN This table will contain a symbolic name for the host as well as its IP address When a host entry is required elsewhere in the configuration the symbolic name will be used Functionality You can configure up to 50 hosts using IPv4 or IPv6 internet addresses on desktop IOLAN models Field Descriptions E Configuration Host Table S E Network Route List B IP Settings B Advanced g Serial Host Name Host Address B Serial Port B Advanced B Users CO Security CH System Add Configure the appropriate parameters Add Button Adds a host to the host table Edit Button Changes a host that already exists in the host t
5. The UDP configuration window taken from the DeviceManager is configured to UDP Entry 1 All UDP data received from hosts that have an IP address that falls within the range of 172 16 1 25 to 172 16 1 50 and source UDP Port of 33010 will be sent to the serial device The IOLAN will not send any data received on its serial port to the host range defined by this entry UDP Entry 2 All hosts that have an IP Address that falls within the range of 172 16 1 75 to172 16 1 80 and who listen to UDP Port 33009 will receive UDP data from the serial device No UDP data originating from the hosts defined by this entry will be forwarded to the serial device UDP Entry 3 All hosts that have an IP address that falls within the range of 172 16 1 1 to 172 16 1 20 and listen to Port 33001 will be sent the data from the serial device in UDP format The serial device will only receive UDP data from the hosts in that range with a source UDP Port of 33001 The IOLAN will listen for data on the port value configured in the Listen for connections on UDP port parameter 10001 in above example UDP Entry 4 88 Serial Port Profiles This entry is disabled since Direction is set to Disabled General Tab Field Descriptions General Advanced Hardware Packet Forwarding UDP Socket Settings Listen for connections on UDP port Host Range 10001 Direction Start IP Address End IP Address UDP Port 1 Both 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A
6. s eeccccesseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 198 Downloading Terminal Definitions cccccsceeeeeeeeeeees 199 Creating Terminal Definition Files ccesseesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 199 Resetting Configuration Parameters sssssseeeeessseenees 200 Lost admin Passworde sssassnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 201 Appendix A Virtual Modem AT Commandes seess 202 Virtual Modem Initialization Command6 cccsceeeeeees 202 Appendix B Pinouts and Cabling Diagrams 204 S rial PINGUTUS a assscntca setsscaacacde nce recod att necacuavaencecacasausanicuddddodassaacsuas 204 DB25 ET 204 DB 25 Feta ge beeseegegeeegeeseeeegetegete seess eg 205 Elte EE noc niente eualae bbs ane Eege 206 DBS Male Serial Only scssiccsccassseit sacasecescncndestssnscesencrencedessiestsenteeessuaaahs 207 DBS Male YO BE 207 EIA 232 Cabling Diagrams cccceeceeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 208 Terminal DB25 Connector wisvisissstsasesccncncnatecceses ec cueiwadsexnvexnisebenevehensnones 208 DB25 EE 208 DB25 Female auar ee eea a eie EEN EE 208 GO e e E E A wameereieae 209 RA EE 209 Modem DB 25 Connector eeteregeketgeseOEaegeEuE EEGENEN 210 BE 210 Eege 210 Be SO EE 211 Appendix C Setting Jumpers ee 212 Tree TT 6 EE 212 1 Port IOLAN EE 212 Table of Contents IOLAN DB25 Male Female AAA 212 OLAN NEE 213 Eeer egent 213 2 Port OLAN EE 214 Digital VO Mod
7. Map CR To CR LF Control Characters Interrupt Quit Ie EOF Erase Echo I call Escape 1 a Configure the following parameters Terminal Type Enable Local Echo Enable Line Mode Map CR to CRLF Interrupt Quit EOF Erase Echo Type of terminal attached to this serial port for example ANSI or WYSE60 Toggles between local echo of entered characters and suppressing local echo Local echo is used for normal processing while suppressing the echo is convenient for entering text that should not be displayed on the screen such as passwords This parameter can be used only when Enable Line Mode is enabled Default Disabled When enabled keyboard input is not sent to the remote host until Enter is pressed otherwise input is sent every time a key is pressed Default Disabled When enabled maps carriage returns CR to carriage return line feed CRLF Default Disabled Defines the interrupt character Typing the interrupt character interrupts the current process This value is in hexadecimal Default 3 ASCII value C Defines the quit character Typing the quit character closes and exits the current telnet session This value is in hexadecimal Default 1c ASCII value FS Defines the end of file character When Enable Line Mode is enabled entering the EOF character as the first character on a line sends the character to the remote host This value is in hexadecimal
8. A E gt Network 4 Ss Terminal UNIX Linux System As you select the different serial port profiles a short description and a picture representing a typical application of the profile is displayed When you have selected the appropriate profile for the serial port click OK and those serial port profile configuration options will be displayed Resetting a Serial Port When you change a serial port s configuration you can download the configuration file to the IOLAN and then reset a specific serial port s to see how you change affects the serial port s behavior To reset a serial port select Tools Reset Serial Port s Reset Ports Choose the port s to reset Port 1 Port 2 OPot3 OPort 4 Port 5 Port 6 Port 7 Port 8 Part 9 bs Select All Clear All 64 Serial Port Profiles Serial Port Profiles Common Tabs Overview There are several functions that are common to more than one profile These functions are e Hardware Configure the physical serial line parameters See Hardware Tab Field Descriptions e Packet Forwarding Configure data packet parameters See Packet Forwarding Tab Field Descriptions Hardware Tab Field Descriptions The Hardware tab configures all the serial port hardware connection information Serial Port 1 Settings Profile Terminal Name General Advanced Hardware Packet Forwarding Serial interf
9. Application API Allow Modbus RTU ASCII via TruePort channels using the standard Modbus API Default Permanently enabled when Enable I O Access via Modbus protocol is enabled See Modbus I O Access for function codes and I O coil registration descriptions Enables disables serial Modbus application access to the I O over the network using the TruePort COM redirector feature Default Disabled See Modbus I O Access for function codes and HO coil registration descriptions and Accessing I O Data Via TruePort for the Perle API 138 Settings Idle Timeout Enable Modbus Exceptions Enable I O Access via TruePort Listen TCP Port Allow I O Access via API through TruePort Use this timer to close a connection because of inactivity When the Idle Timeout expires the IOLAN will end the connection Range 0 4294967 seconds about 49 days Default 0 zero which does not timeout so the connection is permanently open When enabled an exception message is generated and sent to the initiating Modbus device when any of the following conditions are encountered there is an invalid UID the UID is not configured in the Gateway there is no free network connection there is an invalid message or the target device is not answering the connection attempt Default Enabled Enables disables serial application access to the I O over the network using the TruePort COM redirector feature Default Disabled The TCP
10. Default IP Address Gateway Configure the appropriate parameters Type IP Address IPv4 Subnet Mask IPv6 Prefix Bits Host Cancel Specify the type of route you want to configure Data Options e Host A route defined for accessing a specific host external to your local network e Network A route defined for accessing a specific network external to your local network e Default A route which provides general access beyond your local network Default Default When the route Type is defined as Host this field will contain the IP address of the host If the route Type is defined as Network the network portion of the IP address must be specified and the Host port of the address will be set to 0 Example to access network 10 10 20 the address 10 10 20 0 would be specified in this field Format Pv4 or IPv6 Address When the route is a Network route you must specify the network s subnet mask If the IP address is IPv6 then you must specify the network s prefix bits Range 0 128 The host that is being used at the route gateway 125 Configuring Users Introduction You can configure up to four users in the IOLAN s local user database E AE Configuration in addition to the admin user A user can even represent a device like a i CO Network barcode reader or a card swipe device that you want to be authenticated S S Serial When users are connecting to the IOLAN via s
11. Host Name TCP Port Connect to Multiple Hosts Define Additional Hosts Button Initiate Connection Automatically Initiate Connection When any data is received Initiate Connection When lt hex value gt is received Send Name on Connect Permit Connections in Both Directions The TCP port that the IOLAN will use to listen for incoming connections Default 10000 plus the serial port number so serial port 2 would have a default of 10002 When this option is enabled multiple hosts can connect to the serial device that is connected to this serial port Default Disabled Enables disables the ability to access a serial device connected to the serial port by an IP address or host name that can be resolved to the Internet IP Address in a DNS network The IOLAN can also be accessed by an IP address and port number Default Disabled When enabled the IOLAN initiates communication to the Workstation Server Default Disabled The configured host that the IOLAN will connect to The TCP Port that the IOLAN will use to communicate to the client Default 0 When enabled allows a serial device connected to this serial port to communicate to multiple hosts Default Disabled Click this button to define the hosts that this serial port will connect to This button is also used to define the Primary Backup host functionality If the serial port hardware parameters have been setup to monitor DSR or DCD the host s
12. Serial Port Profiles Dial Retry The number of times the IOLAN will attempt to re establish a connection with a remote modem Range 0 99 Default 2 Dial In If the device is remote and will be dialing in via modem or ISDN TA enable this parameter Default Disabled Dial Out If you want the modem to dial a number when the serial port is started enable this parameter Default Disabled User Service Settings Login Settings These settings apply to users who are accessing the network from a terminal connected to the IOLAN s serial port The Telnet settings take effect when the connection method is defined in the User o profile Login Telnet Limit connection to user Initial Mode Command Line O Menu Terminal Pages 5 v Configure the following parameters Limit Connection Makes the serial port dedicated to the specified user The user won t need to to User enter their login name just their password Initial Mode Specifies the initial interface a user navigates when logging into the serial port Data Options Menu Command Line Default Command Line Terminal Pages The number of video pages the terminal supports Range 1 7 Default 5 pages 94 Serial Port Profiles Telnet Settings The Telnet settings apply when the User Service is set to Telnet or the Terminal profile specifies a Telnet connection to a host Login Telnet Terminal Type C Enable Local Echo C Enable Line Mode
13. set server internet lt ipv4address gt Where ipv4address is the IP Address being assigned to the IOLAN Type the following command Save If you are going to use another configuration method such as WebManager or DeviceManager unplug a desktop IOLAN On a desktop IOLAN change the DIP switch to Off Serial DIP switch in the up position and connect it to your serial device Plug the IOLAN back in automatically rebooting the IOLAN in the process If you want to complete the configuration using a direct connection see Command Line Interface and or Menu After you complete configuring the IOLAN unplug the IOLAN If this is a desktop model change the IOLAN DIP switch to Off Serial DIP switch in the up position and connect it to your serial device Plug the IOLAN back in automatically rebooting the IOLAN in the process Getting Started 48 Setting Up the Network Using a Direct Serial Connection to Enable BOOTP DHCP If you are using BOOTP you need to add an entry in the BOOTP server for the IOLAN that associates the MAC address found on the back of the IOLAN and the IP address that you want to assign to the IOLAN After you have made the MAC address IP address association for BOOTP use the following directions for BOOTP or DHCP You can connect to the IOLAN using a PC with a terminal emulation package such as HyperTerminal or a dumb terminal 1 Connect the IOLAN to your PC or dumb terminal Make sure the DIP switch
14. Data Options e RTD Pt100 a 385 50 to 150C Pt100 a 385 0 to 100C Pt100 a 385 0 to 200C Pt100 a 385 0 to 400C Pt100 a 385 200 to 200C Pt100 a 392 50 to 150C Pt100 a 392 0 to 100C Pt100 a 392 0 to 200C Pt100 a 392 0 to 400C Pt100 a 392 200 to 200C Pt1000 a 385 40 to 160C NiFe604 a 518 80 to 100C NiFe604 a 518 0 to 100C e Thermocouple B 500 to 1800C E 0 to 1000C J 0 to 760C K 0 to 1370C R 500 to 1750C S 500 to 1750C T 100 to 400C Default RTD is Pt100 a 385 50 to 150C Thermocouple is J 0 to 760C Click the Alarm Settings button to specify the trigger and clear levels for the alarms Notice that the Analog Alarm Settings window has two alarm configuration views a basic alarm view and an advanced alarm view See Alarm Settings for field descriptions 159 Channels Alarm Settings Analog and Temperature input models support an Alarm mechanism in which you can specify up to five severity levels of alarm triggers and clear levels the alarm triggers clear levels can activate in either increasing or decreasing severity levels Each time an alarm is triggered or cleared you can specify any combination of the following to be initiated e AnSNMP trap A message to syslog Basic Analog Alarm Settings The basic Analog Alarm Settings window allows you to configure one severity alarm whereas the advanced window allows you to configure up to five severity alarm levels Analog Alarm Settings Basi
15. Note 2 Optional power supply Software This section describes the supported software features available Accessing the IOL AN All IOLAN models can be accessed through any of the following methods Easy Config Wizard an easy configuration wizard that allows you to quickly setup the IOLAN in a Windows environment DeviceManager a fully functional Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 R2 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 7 Windows ST and Windows Server 2012 configuration management tool WebManager a web browser HTTP option for configuring managing the IOLAN Menu a window oriented menu interface for configuration and user access CLI a Command Line Interface option for configuration management and user access SNMP allowing remote configuration via SNMP as well as statistics gathering DHCP BOOTP a method of automatically updating the IOLAN General Features Basic IOLAN software features are available on all IOLAN models IPv6 support Support for TCP IP and UDP protocols including telnet and raw connections Printer support via LPD and RCP Virtual modem emulation Fixed tty support for several operating systems using Perle s TruePort utility DHCP BOOTP for automated network based setup Dynamic statistics and line status information for fast problem diagnosis Modbus master slave gateway support An SDK for custom programs and plugin suppo
16. Default 4 ASCII value D Defines the erase character When Line Mode is Off typing the erase character erases one character This value is in hexadecimal Default 8 ASCII value H Defines the echo character When Line Mode is On typing the echo character echoes the text locally and sends only completed lines to the host This value is in hexadecimal Default 5 ASCII value E 95 Serial Port Profiles Escape Defines the escape character Returns you to the command line mode This value is in hexadecimal Default 1d ASCII value GS Serial Tunneling Profile Overview The Serial Tunneling profile allows two IOLANs to be connected back to back over the network to establish a virtual link between two serial ports based on RFC 2217 Functionality The serial device that initiates the connection is the Tunnel Client and the destination is the Tunnel Server although once the serial communication tunnel has been successfully established communication can go both ways Serial Device IOLAN IOLAN Serial Device A more detailed implementation of the Serial Tunneling profile is as follows Fi Serial Serial pm i Server ES Client Tunnel IOLAN IOLAN Tunnel unin Wmmuun The Server Tunnel will also support Telnet Com Port Control protocol as detailed in RFC 2217 rl Serial 1 Server Tunnel IOLAN Steg 2217 Application The IOLAN serial port signals will also follow the signals on the ot
17. DeviceManager and WebManager Using WebManager To use the WebManager as your configurator you must first assign an IP address to the IOLAN You can use the Easy Config Wizard to assign an IP address to the IOLAN or any of the other methods described in this section Once the IP address is assigned to the IOLAN simply type the IP address into the Address field of your web browser and press the Enter key Using a Direct Serial Connection to Specify an IP Address You can connect to the IOLAN s serial console port using a PC with a terminal emulation package such as HyperTerminal or a terminal 1 Connect the IOLAN to your PC or dumb terminal Make sure the DIP switch is in Console mode desktop models this sets the IOLAN serial port 1 to E A 232 When connecting a terminal or PC directly without modems the EIA 232 signals need to be crossed over null modem cable See ETA 232 Cabling Diagrams for cabling diagrams Using a PC emulation application such as HyperTerminal or from a dumb terminal set the Port settings to 9600 Baud 8 Data bits No Parity 1 Stop Bits and No Hardware Flow control to connect to the IOLAN When prompted type admin for the User and superuser for the Password You should now see the a prompt that displays the model type and port number for example DS1 You are now logged into the IOLAN and can set the IP address by typing from the command line using the Command Line Interface CLI Type
18. Disabled RTS Signal Always Specify this option to make the RTS signal always act as a RTS signal On Default Enabled 101 Serial Port Profiles RTS Signal Acts as Specify this option to make the RTS signal always act as a DCD signal DCD Default Disabled RTS Signal Acts as Specify this option to make the RTS signal always act as a RI signal RI Default Disabled DCD Signal Always When you configure the DTR or RTS signal pin to act as a DCD signal enable On DCD Signal On when host connection established Additional modem initialization Enable Message of the Day MOTD Enable TCP Keepalive AT Command Response Delay Session Strings this option to make the DCD signal always stay on Default Enabled When you configure the DTR or RTS signal pin to act as a DCD signal enable this option to make the DCD signal active only during active communication Default Disabled You can specify additional virtual modem commands that will affect how virtual modem starts The following commands are supported ATQn ATVn ATEn ATH ATA ATIO ATI3 ATSO AT amp Z1 AT amp Sn AT amp Rn AT amp Cn AT amp F ATS2 ATS12 ATO ATD with no phone number and ATDS1 See Virtual Modem AT Commands for a more detailed explanation of the support initialization commands When enabled displays the Message of the Day MOTD when a successful virtual modem connection is made Default Disabled Enables a per
19. Error Critical Alert L gt Emergency Send Less Configure the following parameters Primary Host The first preconfigured host that the IOLAN will attempt to send system log messages to messages will be displayed on the host s monitor Default None IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 178 Management Secondary Host Level Management SNMP Overview If the IOLAN cannot communicate with the primary host then the IOLAN will attempt to send system log messages to this preconfigured host messages will be displayed on the host s monitor Default None Choose the event level that triggers a syslog entry Data Options Emergency Alert Critical Error Warning Notice Info Debug Default Emergency If you are using SNMP to manage configure the IOLAN or to view statistics or traps you must set up a User in SNMP version 3 or a Community in SNMP version 1 2 to allow your SNMP manager to connect to the IOLAN this can be done in the DeviceManager WebManager CLI or Menu You must then load the perle ds MIR found on the CD ROM packaged with the IOLAN file into your SNMP manager before you connect to the IOLAN Field Descriptions User SNMP Traps SNMP Contact Information Contact Location Communities Version 1 and Version 2 Community Internet Address Permissions None v None None v None v Users Version 3 Read Write Read Only User Configure
20. IOLAN DS1 DB9 Male 1 DCD 2 RxD 3 TxD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS Modem DB25 DCE 8 DCD 3 TxD 2 RxD 20 DTR 7 GND 6 DSR 4 CTS 5 RTS Pinouts and Cabling Diagrams 211 Setting Jumpers Introduction The IOLAN contains jumpers that you might need to set before you configure it and put it into production You can set the IOLAN line termination to on or off this is of f by default if you are using EIA 422 485 not applicable for I O models 1 Port IOLAN IOLAN DB25 Male Female To change the settings do the following 1 Unplug the IOLAN from the electrical outlet and disconnect everything from the box 2 Open the case by unscrewing the two side screws one on each side and lifting off the top of the case You should see the following Screw D Power oO Dlo o Dip le amp Switch Reset 5 2 RJ45 O Screw 3 To turn line termination on locate and jumper both J1 and J9 4 Close the IOLAN case by replacing the case lid and the two screws You can now power it on with the new settings IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 212 Introduction IOLAN RJ45 To change the settings do the following 1 Unplug the IOLAN from the electrical outlet and disconnect everything from the box 2 Open the case by unscrewing the two side screws one on each side and lifting off the
21. Inactive Signal Width is a holding register with the decimal value of 6210 hex 0x1842 Request 0x03 0x18 0x42 0x00 0x03 Response 0x03 0x06 0x00 0x0A 0x00 0x11 0x00 OxOF Inactive 10 100ms Active 17 100ms and Pulse count 15 Example 3 Read the raw current minimum and maximum values of the third Analog input A3 on an A4D2 unit A3 current raw value is an input register with the decimal value of 2150 hex 0x0866 Request 0x04 0x08 0x86 0x00 0x03 Response 0x04 0x06 0x10 0x03 OxOF 0x30 0x10 0x20 Current 0x1003 Minimum 0x0F30 and Maximum 0x1020 Set Commands The following tables show the general structure to be used for set commands Command Format Byte s ofBytes Value 1 1 Command Code in hex e OxOF Set Boolean registers R W coils e 0x10 Set holding registers read write registers 2 3 2 Starting register number see A4 T4 Registers A4D2 A4R2 Registers or D4 D2R2 Registers for this value 4 5 2 Number of registers to set If this value is greater than 1 the response will contain the values of multiple consecutive registers 6 1 The length of the data in bytes to be written to the registers 7 n n Data to be written to the registers If accessing registers which are 2 or 4 bytes the data is in Network order Big endian format that is MSB LSB For Boolean registers the value field will be a bit field with the LSBit corresponding to the IO channel referenced b
22. SNMP trap when an alarm is triggered or cleared See Alarm Settings for more information about the alarms RTD ranges are e Pt100 a 385 50 to 150C e Pt100 a 392 50 to 150C e Pt1000 a 385 40 to 160C e Pt100 a 385 0 to 100C e Pt100 a 392 0 to 100C e NiFe604 a 518 80 to 100C e Pt100 a 385 0 to 200C e Ptl00 a 392 0 to 200C e NiFe604 a 518 0 to 100C e Pt100 a 385 0 to 400C e Pt100 a 392 0 to 400C e Ptl00 a 385 200 to 200C e Ptl00 a 392 200 to 200C Thermocouple ranges are e B 500 to 1800C e K Oto 1370C e T 100 to 400C e E0 to 1000C R500 to 1750C e J0 to 760C e S 500 to 1750C In the following example a Temperature I O IOLAN is used to monitor industrial freezer temperature sensors with an alarm set to send a syslog message if the temperature rises above 31 C 7 Kg Monitoring Application Industrial Freezers 158 Channels Field Descriptions Analog A Description Analog Settings Type RTD v Range Pt100 a 385 50 to 150C v Alarm Settings Configure the following parameters Description Type Range Alarm Settings Button Provide a description of the channel making it easier to identify Data Options Maximum 20 characters including spaces Specify the type of sensor you are using to measure temperature Data Options RTD Thermocouple Default RTD Specify the temperature range that you want to measure
23. System Info B Configuration System Info S CO Network i Serial ID Users Security a System 2 ul Statistics Te MAC Address IPv4 Address Name Model Firmware IPv6 Address es Navigation Tree Download Al Changes DS1 IOLAN DS1 3 3 68 00 03 53 00 80 D4 00 93 00 10 10 200 100 1 Display Area For Help press F1 Using DeviceManager and WebManager 55 Navigating DeviceManager WebManager WebManager The WebManager uses an expandable collapsible buttons with folders and pages for the navigation tree You can expand the buttons to view the folders and pages to see the available configuration options When you access a configuration page you can often navigate the tabs in the configuration area to access all of the configuration options WebManager User s Guide www perle com Logged in as admin Server Info Summary Eesot out System Name DS1 Model IOLAN DS1 System Name Firmware 3 3 68 Dei Uptime 0 Days 0 Hours 24 Minutes 3 Seconds Model MAC Address _ 00 80 d4 00 99 00 IOLAN DS1 IPv4 Address 10 10 200 100 ee LEI IPv6 Address es fe80 280 d4ff fe00 9900 MAC Address 00 80 d4 00 99 00 IP Address 10 10 200 100 n System Info Navigation Configuration Area Using DeviceManager and WebManager 56 Using DeviceManager to Connect to the IOLAN Using DeviceManager to Connect to the IOLAN DeviceManager can connect to e
24. The ability to create a configuration file without being connected to the IOLAN The ability to open a session to the IOLAN and download a saved configuration file to it The ability to download custom files such as new terminal definitions and a custom language files to the IOLAN Connecting to the IOLAN Using DeviceManager Before you can use DeviceManager you need to install it on your Windows operating system from the IOLAN CD ROM or you can download it from the Perle website After the DeviceManager application is installed click Start All Programs Perle DeviceManager DeviceManager to start the application When you launch the DeviceManager it will scan the network for IOLANs Establish Connection to Model MAC Address IP Address Server Name Firmware Discovered IOLAN SDS2 00 80 D4 06 00 02 Not Configured localhost 33 Auto Refresh Configuration Methods 33 DeviceManager All discovered IOLAN will be displayed on the list along with their name and IP address When a new IOLAN is discovered on the network that has not yet been assigned an IP address it will be displayed with an IP Address of Not Configured To configure the IP address click on the IOLAN and then click the Assign IP button Assign IP Assign IP The Device Server s current IP Address Not Configured Enter the IP Address of the device o Have the Device Server automatically get a temporary IP Address Choose the m
25. This is always Ctrl R regardless of the Hotkey Prefix You can use the Hotkey Prefix key to lock a serial port only when the Allow Port Locking parameter is enabled Default Hex 01 Ctrl a a Idle Timeout Use this timer to close a connection because of inactivity When the Idle Timeout expires the IOLAN will end the connection Default 0 seconds so the port will never timeout Range 0 4294967 seconds about 49 days Session Timeout Use this timer to forcibly close the session connection when the Session Timeout expires Default 0 seconds so the port will never timeout Range 0 4294967 seconds about 49 days Session Strings Controls the sending of ASCII strings to serial devices at session start as follows e Send at Start Jr configured this string will be sent to the serial device on power up of the IOLAN or when a kill line command is issued on this serial port If the monitor DSR or monitor DCD options are set the string will also be sent when the monitored signal is raised Range 0 127 alpha numeric characters Range Hexadecimal 0 FF e Delay after Send Jr configured will inset a delay after the string is sent to the device This delay can be used to provide the serial device with time to process the string before the session is initiated or terminated Default 10 ms Dial Timeout The number of seconds the IOLAN will wait to establish a connection to a remote modem Range 1 99 Default 45 seconds 93
26. e The DHCP BOOTP server can configure certain server and user configuration parameters when the IOLAN is booted e The DHCP BOOTP server can auto configure the IOLAN with basic setup information IP address subnet prefix bits etc e The DHCP BOOTP server can download a new version of firmware when the IOLAN is rebooted e The DHCP BOOTP server can download a full configuration file when the IOLAN is rebooted Connecting to the IOLAN Using DHCP BOOTP The IOLAN will automatically request an IP address from the DCHP BOOTP server when the Obtain IP address automatically using DHCP BOOTP parameter is enabled To enable the Obtain IP address automatically using DHCP BOOTP parameter follow the directions in Using a Direct Serial Connection to Enable BOOTP DHCP Using DHCP BOOTP To use DHCP BOOTP edit the bootp file with IOLAN configuration parameters You can use DHCP BOOTP to perform the following actions on a single or multiple IOLANs on bootup e auto configure with minimal information for example only an IP address e auto configure with basic setup information IP address subnet prefix bits etc e download a new version of firmware e download a full configuration file DHCP BOOTP is particularly useful for multiple installations you can do all the IOLANs configuration in one DHCP BOOTP file rather than configure each IOLAN manually Another advantage of DHCP BOOTP is that you can connect the IOLAN to the network turn on
27. then line 1000 stripped of comments should be the translated version of none Long Reboot Cycle Rebooting the IOLAN takes a long time If you are not using DHCP BOOTP disable this within the Server Services otherwise the IOLAN waits to timeout for a request to DHCP BOOTP UO Models An I O Digital or Relay controlled motor is starting stopping e Digital and Relay channels have automatically resetting fuses meaning that if the circuit gets overloaded and the fuse blows it will automatically reset when the circuit cools down An A4R2 model is starting stopping e The A4R2 model can run at 55 degrees Celsius ambient temperature when the input voltage is 22VDC or below If the input voltage exceeds 22VDC the maximum ambient temperature will drop into the range of 45 50 degrees Celsius to run successfully 236 IPv6 Issues IPv6 Issues You are not seeing the IPv6 address value when you attempt to connect to the IOLAN Many Windows based systems have IPv6 support already enabled however if you need to install IPv6 then follow the procedure below To install IPv6 support in Windows do the following In Control Panel double click the Network Connections icon Double click the Local Area Connection entry In the Local Area Connection Status window click the Properties button on the General tab In the Local Area Connections window click the Install button on the General tab In the Select Network Component Type wind
28. 10 201 100 2 You will get a Login prompt You can login as the admin user or as a user with Admin Level rights If the login is successful you will get a prompt that displays the IOLAN model and number of ports Login admin Password DS1 You will see a prompt that displays the model and number of the IOLAN You are now ready to start configuring managing your IOLAN using the CLI Configuration Methods 39 Menu Through the Serial Port To connect to the IOLAN through the serial port to configure manage it using the CLI or Menu see Using a Direct Serial Connection to Specify an IP Address After you have established a connection to the IOLAN you will get a Login prompt You can login as the admin user or as a user with Admin Level rights If the login is successful you will get a prompt that displays the IOLAN model and number of ports Login admin Password DS1 You will see a prompt that displays the model and number of the IOLAN You are now ready to start configuring managing your IOLAN using the CLI Using the CLI Menu Overview After you have successfully logged in you can start configuring managing the IOLAN by typing in commands at the prompt If you are not sure what commands are available you can type a question mark at any time during a command to see your options See the Command Line Interface Reference Guide for more information about the CLI The Menu is a graphical representation
29. 7 7 RTS Accessories 229 RJ45F to DB9F DTE Crossover Adapter The following diagram shows the IOLAN RJ45F gt DBOF crossover adapter pinouts This is model number DBA0020 RJ45F TxD 4 RxD 5 GND 6 DTR 8 DSR 3 RTS 2 CTS 7 DB9F DB9F 2 RxD 3 TxD 5 GND 1 DCD 6 DSR 4 DTR 8 CTS 7 RTS Starter Kit Adapters Cable Sun Cisco RJ45M Connector Cable for Rack Mount Models This is a 3 meter RJ45M gt RJ45M 8 wire Sun Cisco modular cable The following diagram shows how the IOLAN RJ45M cable is configured when connecting to the supplied Sun Cisco RJ45 cable This model number is CAB0030 Also available as an adaptor with an RJ45M for IOLAN side and an RJ45F for Sun Cisco side This is model number DBA0031 When using this adaptor make sure to place it on the IOLAN side of the connection IOLAN Sun Cisco RJ45M RJ45M RTS 2 8 CTS DSR 3 2 DTR TxD 4 6 RxD RxD 5 3 TxD GND 6 4 GND CTS 7 1 RTS DTR 8 7 DSR Accessories 230 Starter Kit Adapters Cable Accessories 231 Troubleshooting Introduction This chapter provides information that can help resolve problems with the IOLAN Hardware Problems The IOLAN Power Ready LED is red and stays red for over 10 seconds You have a hardware problem that might require factory service First try the following If the IOLAN is not in Conso
30. Address Enter the IP address of the IOLAN that you want to download the configuration to Field Format IPv4 or IPv6 address Server Name The name of the IOLAN The IOLAN name that you put in this field is passed into the configuration before it is downloaded to the IOLAN and cannot be left blank Password Enter the admin user password for the IOLAN Reboot Server Determines whether or not the IOLAN is rebooted after it has received the new configuration The new configuration definitions will not go into effect until the IOLAN is rebooted 3 Click Add to add the IOLAN to the download list You can also click on the IOLAN entry and edit any information and then click Update to make the edits permanent 190 Managing Configuration Files 4 Click the Download gt button to start the download process A status window will display with the configuration download status Download Configuration to Multiple Units IP Address Server Name Status MEEN EECH ACCOUNTING_SDS Uploading Configuration Files When you upload a configuration to the DeviceManager you are uploading the IOLAN s working configuration file In most other configurators the exception being SNMP you are always seeing the working configuration file In DeviceManager select Tools Upload Configuration from IOLAN The working configuration file will automatically be loaded into the DeviceManager Specifying a Custom Factory Default Configuration Whe
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32. D4 00 99 00 Su Serial Ports IPv4 Address 10 10 200 100 il User IPv6 Address es ffeB0 280 d4ft fe00 9900 Navigation Tree Display Area lt Download Button For Help press F1 Navigating the Options The left hand navigation tree allows you to quickly and easily navigate the various Configuration and Statistics pages of DeviceManager Further navigation is available in the form of buttons and tabs in the display area of DeviceManager depending on where you are in the navigation tree as shown in the below i System Info SE amp Configuration Network Configuration amm 2 IP Settings IP Settings R Advanced B Serial Ports BR 1 System Info IPv4 Settings Pv6 Settings Advanced Configuration By Network e a System Settings B Advanced System Name localhost Notice that when you expand a parent node in the tree e g Serial the tree displays the same options that appear as buttons in the display area as shown below This gives you the choice of using the navigation tree or buttons to navigate the options i System Info E Configuration Serial Port Configuration 4 CO Network Serial Ports Configuration Methods 35 WebManager Downloading the Configuration When you have completed all your configuration changes click the Download All Changes button to download the configuration to the IOLAN You must reboot the IOLAN for your configurat
33. Data Before Closing Serial Port Deny Multiple Network Connections Enables disables the Telnet break signal and the out of band break signals for TruePort Default Disabled When enabled deletes any pending data when a port is closed Default Disabled Allows only one network connection at a time per a serial port Application accessing a serial port device across a network will get a connection socket refused until e All data from previous connections on that serial port has drained e There are no other connections e Up toa 1 second interconnection poll timer has expired Enabling this feature automatically enables a TCP keepalive mechanism which is used to detect when a session has abnormally terminated The keepalive is sent after 3 minutes of network connection idle time Applications using this feature need to be aware that there can be some considerable delay between a network disconnection and the port being available for the next connection attempt allowing any data sent on prior connections to be transmitted out of the serial port Application network retry logic needs to accommodate this feature Default Disabled 114 Advanced Data Logging Buffer Size Pre V4 3G Data Logging Mode Status Interval Retry Interval Retry Attempts Modems Tab Overview The minimum data buffer size for all models is 1 KB The maximum data buffer is 2000 KB for the DS1 TS2 STS8D all other models are 4000 KB If
34. Field Descriptions General Advanced Hardware Packet Forwarding Advanced Terminal Settings Dial Opti Enable Message of the Day MOTD al Reset Terminal on disconnect C Dial In C Alow Port Locking C Dial Out A Dial Timeout 45 s Hotkey Prefix 1 SS 0 ae r gt one Modem v Session Timeout ln Ree Phone Session Strings Send at Start Delay after Send 10 milliseconds Configure the following parameters 92 Serial Port Profiles Enable Message of Enables disables the display of the message of the day the Day MOTD Default Disabled Reset Terminal on When enabled resets the terminal definition connected to the serial port when disconnect a user logs out Default Disabled Allow Port Locking When enabled the user can lock his terminal with a password using the Hotkey Prefix default Ctrl a a I lowercase L The IOLAN prompts the user for a password and a confirmation Default Disabled Hotkey Prefix The prefix that a user types to lock a serial port or redraw the Menu Data Range e Aal Lowercase L Locks the serial port until the user unlocks it The user is prompted for a password any password excluding spaces and locks the serial port Next the user must retype the password to unlock the serial port Ar When you switch from a session back to the Menu the screen may not be redrawn correctly If this happens use this command to redraw it properly
35. IPv6 Address List Add DHCP v6 Settings C IPv6 address es C Network Prefix Configure the following parameters Obtain IPv6 Address es using IPv6 Autoconfiguration DHCPv6 When enabled you can configure the IOLAN to obtain the IPv6 address es using IPv6 Autoconfiguration or a DHCPv6 server Default Enabled When enabled the IOLAN will send out a Router Solicitation message If a Router Advertisement message is received the IOLAN will configure the IPv6 address es and configuration parameters based on the information contained in the advertisement If no Router Advertisement message is received the IOLAN will attempt to connect to a DHCPV6 server to obtain IPv6 addresses and other configuration parameters Default Enabled When enabled requests IPv6 address es and configuration information from the DHCPV6 server Default Disabled 120 IP Settings Custom IPv6 List Displays the list of custom configured IPv6 addresses Add Button Adds a custom IPv6 address Edit Button Edits an existing IPv6 address Delete Button Deletes an IPv6 address from the Custom IPv6 address list Default Gateway Specify the gateway IP address that will provide general access beyond the local network Field Format IPv6 address DHCPv 6 Settings When enabled the IOLAN will accept IPv6 address es from the DHCPv6 IPv6 Address es server Default Disabled DHCPv6 Settings When enabled the IOLAN will accept the net
36. Port Access menu e Menu The menu level user will only be able to access predefined session when connecting through a serial port with the Terminal profile or will be limited to the Easy Port Access menu when connecting from the network The Easy Port Access allows the user to connect to the accessible line without disconnecting their initial connection to the IOLAN Does not have any access to CLI commands When the Admin user logs into the IOLAN the prompt ends with a whereas all other users prompts ends with a or depending on the character set Default Normal 129 Adding Editing Users Services Tab Overview The Services tab configures the connection parameters for a user Any connection parameters configured in this window will override the serial port connection parameters Functionality When a Terminal profile is set for the serial port and Require Login has been selected user s accessing the IOLAN through the serial port will be authenticated Once authentication is successful the IOLAN will start a Telnet connection to the specified Host IP TCP Port Within the Terminal profile there are a number of settings that apply to possible Services Once it is known which user is connected and which service is to be used then the settings from both the Terminal profile and the user are used User parameters take precedence over serial port parameters Field Descriptions User Settings peut General Ser
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38. Trigger 1 Includes the EOF1 EOF1 EOF2 Trigger1 or Trigger 1 Trigger2 depending on your settings plus the first byte that follows the trigger e Trigger 2 Includes the EOF1 EOF1 EOF2 Trigger1 or Trigger 1 Trigger2 depending on your settings plus the next two bytes received after the trigger Default Trigger Console Management Profile Overview The Console Management profile provides access through the network to a console or administrative port of a server or router attached to the IOLAN s serial port This profile configures the IOLAN s serial port to set up a TCP socket that will listen for a Telnet connection from the network Functionality Use the Console Management profile when you are configuring users who need to access a serial console port from the network Serial Console Port Connect Server IOLAN Router Administrator 69 Serial Port Profiles General Tab Field Descriptions The Console Management General tab configures how the serial port will be accessed by the user through the network General Advanced Hardware Packet Forwarding Console Management Settings Protocol Telnet v Listen for connections on TCP Port mm Enable IP Aliasing Configure the following parameters Protocol Listen for Connections on TCP Port Enable IP Aliasing IP Address Specify the connection method that users will use to communicate with a serial device connected t
39. User Name The name of the user Restrictions Do not use spaces Password The password the user will need to enter to login to the IOLAN Confirm Password Enter the user s password again to verify it is entered correctly 128 Adding Editing Users Level The access that a user is allowed Data Options e Admin The admin level user has total access to the IOLAN You can create more than one admin user account but we recommend that you only have one They can monitor and configure the IOLAN Users configured with this level can access the unit either via serial Terminal Profile connection or via a network originated Telnet connection to the IOLAN e Normal The Normal level user has limited access to the IOLAN Limited CLI commands and Menu access are available with the ability to configure the user s own configuration settings Users configured with this level can access the unit either via serial Terminal Profile connection or via a network originated Telnet connection to the IOLAN e Restricted The Restricted level user can only access predefined sessions or access the Easy Port Access menu Users configured with this level will be restricted to pre defined sessions or limited CLI commands when connecting through the serial port via the Terminal Profile The CLI commands are limited to those used for initiating a session If connection to the IOLAN is done with Telnet from the network the user will be presented with the Easy
40. a serial device to communicate over a TCP network The TCP connection can be configured to be initiated from the network a serial device connected to the serial port or both This is sometimes referred to as a raw connection or a TCP raw connection e UDP Sockets The UDP Sockets profile configures a serial port to allow communication between the network and serial devices connected to the IOLAN using the UDP protocol e Terminal The Terminal profile configures a serial port to allow network access from a terminal connected to the IOLAN s serial port This profile is used to access predefined hosts on the network from the terminal e Serial Tunneling The Serial Tunneling profile configures a serial port to establish a virtual link over the network to a serial port on another IOLAN Both IOLAN serial ports must be configured for Serial Tunneling typically one serial port is configured as a Tunnel Server and the other serial port as a Tunnel Client e Virtual Modem tThe Virtual Modem Vmodem profile configures a serial port to simulate a modem When the serial device connected to the IOLAN initiates a modem connection the IOLAN starts up a TCP connection to another IOLAN configured with a Virtual Modem serial port or to a host running a TCP application Getting Started 51 Setting Up the Serial Port s e Control Signal I O The Control Signal I O profile enables the use of the EIA 232 serial port signal pins to be used as ass
41. communicate to through the IOLAN if the IOLAN cannot communicate with the Primary Host Default None TCP Port Specify the TCP port that the IOLAN will use to communicate to the Backup Host Default 10000 Adding Editing a Multihost Entry When you click the Add or Edit button the Host Entry window appears The hosts in the multihost list must already be defined see Host Table to learn how to create a host If you add a host that was defined with its fully qualified domain name FQDN it must be resolvable by your configured DNS server Host Entry Host None TCP Pott 0 Configure the following parameters Host Name Specify the preconfigured host that will be in the multihost list Default None TCP Port Specify the TCP port that the IOLAN will use to communicate to the Host Default 0 83 Serial Port Profiles Advanced Tab Field Descriptions General Advanced Hardware Email Alert Packet Forwarding SSL TLS Advanced TCP Socket Settings Authenticate User Enable TCP Keepalive Enable Message of the Day MOTD Enable Data Logging Idle Timeout H seconds Session Timeout H seconds Session Strings Sendat Sat Send at End ES DI miliseconds Delay after Send Dial Options Dial Timeout 45 seconds Dial Retry 2 Modem v Phone Configure the following parameters Authenticate User Enable TCP Keepalive Enable Messag
42. configuring an input serial signal pin the Output Channels parameter displays all the local digital output signals or relays that it is associated with When the channel is configured as digital output you must select a local digital input channel or input serial signal pin on the IOLAN Note that the Failsafe Action is not compatible this option Default Disabled Enables a per connection TCP keepalive feature After the configured number of seconds the connection will send a gratuitous ACK to the network peer thus either ensuring the connection stays active OR causing a dropped connection condition to be recognized This parameter needs to be used in conjunction with Monitor Connection Status Interval parameter found in the Serial Advanced Advanced Settings tab The interval determines how long the IOLAN will wait during inactivity before testing the connection It should be noted that if a network connection is accidentally dropped it can take as long as the specified interval before anyone can reconnect to the serial port Default Disabled 155 Channels Adding Editing Additional Hosts You can define a list of hosts that the I O channel will communicate to or a primary backup host Connect to Additional Hosts Define additional hosts to connect to Establish connections to all hosts on the list Host TCP Port Add Define a primary host and a backup host to connect to Configure th
43. connection TCP keepalive feature After the configured number of seconds the connection will send a gratuitous ACK to the network peer thus either ensuring the connection stays active OR causing a dropped connection condition to be recognized This parameter needs to be used in conjunction with Monitor Connection Status Interval parameter found in the Serial Advanced Advanced Settings tab The interval determines how long the IOLAN will wait during inactivity before testing the connection It should be noted that if a network connection is accidentally dropped it can take as long as the specified interval before anyone can reconnect to the serial port Default Disabled The amount of time in milliseconds before an AT response is sent to the requesting device Default 250 ms Controls the sending of ASCII strings to serial devices at session start as follows e Send at Start Jr configured this string will be sent to the serial device on power up of the IOLAN or when a kill line command is issued on the serial port If the monitor DSR or monitor DCD options are set the string will also be sent when the monitored signal is raised Range 0 127 alpha numeric characters Range Hexadecimal 0 FF e Delay after Send Jr configured will inset a delay after the string is sent to the device This delay can be used to provide the serial device with time to process the string before the session is initiated or terminated Default 10
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45. for locally configured users e the Default User Service parameter for users who are externally authenticated See User Service Settings for field descriptions of the various User Service Settings 91 Serial Port Profiles Connect to Remote When the serial port is started the IOLAN will initiate a connection to the System specified host using the specified protocol With this option user authentication will not be performed by the IOLAN Default Disabled Protocol Specify the protocol that will be used to connect to the specified host Default Telnet Settings Button Click this button to define the settings for the protocol that will be used to connect the user to the specified host Host Name The configured host that the IOLAN will connect to TCP Port The TCP Port that the IOLAN will use to connect to the host Default 23 Automatically If the serial port hardware parameters have been setup to monitor DSR or DCD the host session will be started once the signals are detected If no hardware signals are being monitored the IOLAN will initiate the session immediately after being powered up Default Enabled When any datais Initiates a connection to the specified host when any data is received on the received serial port Default Disabled When lt hex value gt Initiates a connection to the specified host only when the specified character is is received received on the serial port Default Disabled Advanced Tab
46. freezer dehumidifier The Relay channel is deactivated when the Analog channel sends a clear syslog message to the Monitoring Application and the Relay channel is deactivated A4D2 Relay Relay I O Analog Relay onitoring FOEAN Application Industrial Freezers 150 Channels Field Descriptions General LO Extension Relay R1 Description Relay Settings Output Failsafe Action Manual v Les None v Configure the following parameters Description Output Pulse Mode Pulse Count Inactive Signal Width Provide a description of the channel making it easier to identify Data Options Maximum 20 characters including spaces Specify how the channel output will be handled Data Options e Manual You must manually manipulate the channel output e Pulse Activates and deactivates the channel output activity in intervals after it is manually activated e Inactive to Active Delay The channel output will remain inactive for the specified time interval after it is manually started e Active to Inactive Delay The channel output will go inactive after the specified time interval after it is manually started Default Manual When Output is set to Pulse you can specify the manner of the pulse Data Options e Continuous Continuously pulses active and inactive e Count Pulses an active inactive sequence for the specified number of times Default Cont
47. host that the I O channel or serial signal pin will communicate to Default None 156 Channels TCP Port Specify the TCP port that the I O channel or serial signal pin will use to communicate to the Primary Host Default 2000 for channel 1 then increments by one for each channel Backup Host Specify a preconfigured host that the I O channel or serial signal pin will communicate to if the I O channel cannot communicate with the Primary Host Default None TCP Port Specify the TCP port that the channel or serial signal pin will use to communicate to the Backup Host Default 0 Adding Editing a Multihost Entry When you click the Add or Edit button the Host Entry window appears The hosts in the multihost list must already be defined see Host Table to learn how to create a host If you add a host that was defined with its fully qualified domain name FQDN it must be resolvable by your configured DNS server Host Entry Host v TCP Port H Configure the following parameters Host Name Specify the preconfigured host that will be in the multihost list Default None TCP Port Specify the TCP port that the I O channel or serial signal pin will use to communicate to the Host Default 0 157 Channels Temperature Temperature input channels monitor RTD or thermocouple temperature sensors inputs for the most common ranges You can also configure severity alarms that can send a syslog message and or an
48. in the typeface used in this paragraph Other typefaces are used to help you identify certain types of information The other typefaces are Typeface Example Usage At the C prompt type add host This typeface is used for code examples and system generated output It can represent a line you type in or a piece of your code or an example of output Set the value to TRUE The typeface used for TRUE is also used when referring to an actual value or identifier that you should use or that is used in a code example subscribe project subject run yourcode exec The italicized portion of these examples shows the typeface used for variables that are placeholders for values you specify This is found in regular text and in code examples as shown Instead of entering project you enter your own value such as stock_trader and for yourcode enter the name of your program File Save This typeface and comma indicates a path you should follow through the menus In this example you select Save from the File menu IOLAN User s Guide This typeface indicates a book or document title See About the IOLAN for more information This indicates a cross reference to another chapter or section that you can click on to jump to that section Online Help Online help is provided in the DeviceManager You can click on the What s This button KR or 2 and then click on a field to get field level help Or y
49. is 0 0 0 0 If the data is to be sent to or received from more than one host this address will represent the upper end of a range starting from Start IP Address Only data originating from this range will be forwarded to the serial port UDP Port This is the UPD port to which the serial data will be forwarded as well as the UPD port from which data originating on the LAN will be accepted from For a direction of Both there are two valid option for the UDP Port as follows e Auto Learn The first UDP message received will be used to define which port we are going to accept UDP data from Once learned only data from this UDP port will be accepted and serial data being forwarded to the LAN will be sent to this UDP port Until the port is learned data from the serial port intended to be sent to the LAN will be discarded 87 Serial Port Profiles e Port Serial data being forwarded to the LAN from the serial device will sent to this UDP port Only data originating from the UDP port configured here as well as originating from a host in the IP range defined for this entry will be forwarded to the serial device Special values for Start IP address 0 0 0 0 This is the auto learn IP address value which is valid only in conjunction with the LAN to Serial setting The first UDP packet received for this serial port will set the IP address from which we will accept future UDP packets to be forwarded to the serial port For this s
50. its power and let autoconfiguration take place All the configuration is carried out for you during the DHCP BOOTP process Configuration Methods 42 DHCP BOOTP DHCP BOOTP Parameters The following parameters can be set in the DHCP BOOTP bootp file SW_FILE The full path pre fixed by hostname IP address IPv4 or IPv6 and file name of the firmware update CONFIG_FILE The full path pre fixed by hostname IP address IPv4 or IPv6 and file name of the configuration file Note these parameters include clear text user passwords GUI_ACCESS Access to the IOLAN from the HTTP WebManager Values are on or oft SECURITY Restricts IOLAN access to devices listed in the IOLAN s host table Values are yes OF no TFTP_RETRY The number of TFTP attempts before aborting This is a numeric value for example 5 TFTP_TMOUT The time in seconds before retrying a TFTP download upload This is a numeric value for example 3 CUSTOM_LANG The full path pre fixed by a hostname IP address IPv4 or IPv6 and file name of a translated language file For example 192 101 34 211 accounting Iolan_ds_german txt EXTRA_TERM1 EXTRA_TERM2 EXTRA_TERMS3 The full path pre fixed by a hostname IP address IPv4 or IPv6 and file name of a termcap file for a specific terminal type Configuration Methods 43 SNMP SNMP Overview The IOLAN supports configuration and management through SNMP SNMP Management tools SNMP client MIB b
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52. message header Default Enabled Remapped Used for single device port operation Older Modbus devices may not include a UID in their transmission header When this option is selected you can specify the UID that will be inserted into the message header for the Modbus slave device This feature supersedes the Broadcast feature Default Disabled Remap UID Specify the UID that will be inserted into the message header for the Slave Modbus serial device Range 1 247 Default 1 112 Serial Port Profiles Enable IP Aliasing When enabled allows for multiple requests to serial slaves from an Ethernet Master s to be processed simultaneously Default Off See IP address for details about setting the IP address to be used with this serial port Custom Application Profile Overview The Custom App Plugin profile is used in conjunction with custom applications created for the IOLAN by using the Perle SDK See the SDK Programmer s Guide the SDK and guide are accessible via a request form located on the Perle website at www perle com supportfiles SDK_Request shtml for information about the functions that are supported You must download the program and any auxiliary files to the IOLAN and set the serial port to the Custom App Plugin profile to actually run a custom application You must also specify the program executable and any parameters you want to pass to the program in the Command Line field General Tab Field Descriptio
53. modem s documentation 116 Advanced TruePort Baud Rate Tab Overview The TruePort utility acts as a COM port redirector that allows applications to talk to serial devices across a network as though the serial devices were directly attached to the server For IOLAN I O models you can also monitor and control I O through the TruePort client Functionality Since some older applications may not support the higher baud rates that the IOLAN is capable of achieving the baud rate can be mapped to a different value on the IOLAN Through TruePort you can map the baud rate of the host COM port to a higher baud rate for the serial line that connects the serial device and the IOLAN See TruePort for more information about the TruePort utility Field Definitions Advanced Settings Modems TruePort Baud Rate Map TruePort Baud Rate Map your TruePort baud rate running on the application software to the Actual baud rate baud rate on the serial port TruePort Actual Baud Rate 50 57600 v 75 75 wl 110 11520 v 134 230400 v 150 en M 200 200 v 300 300 v 600 600 EI 1200 1200 el 1800 1800 v 2400 2400 EI 4800 4800 v 3600 3600 E 19200 19200 E 38400 38400 v Configure the following parameter Actual Baud Rate The actual baud rate that runs between the IOLAN and the connected serial device Range 50 230400 you can also specify a custom baud rate 117 Network Settings Introduction The Network section is
54. ms 102 Serial Port Profiles Phone Number to Host Mapping If your modem application dials using a phone number you can add an entry in the Phone Number to Host Mapping window that can be accessed by all serial ports configured as Virtual Modem You need to enter the phone number sent by your modem application and the IOLAN IP address and TCP Port that will be receiving the call The DS1 supports up to 4 entries and the TS2 supports up to 8 entries Phone Number to Host Mapping Phone Number IP Address TCP Port The following buttons are available Add Button Click the Add button to display a window that allows you to configure the phone number or AT command your modem application sends and the IOLAN s IP address and TCP port number that is receiving the call Edit Button Click on a phone number entry and click the Edit button to change any values configured for the phone number Delete Button Click on a phone number entry and click the Delete button to remove it from the phone number list VModem Phone Number Entry Create an entry in the Phone Number to Host Mapping window Phone Entry HI Phone Number IPAddress sd O Host TCP Port a Configure the following parameters 103 Serial Port Profiles Phone Number Specify the phone number your modem application sends to the modem Note The IOLAN does not validate the phone number so it must be entered in the exact way the application
55. port that the IOLAN will listen to for I O channel data requests from TruePort Default 33816 Allows serial application access to the I O over the network using the TruePort COM redirector feature via a custom application using the Perle API Default Permanently enabled when Enable I O Access via TruePort is enabled See Modbus I O Access for function codes and I O coil registration descriptions and Accessing I O Data Via TruePort for the Perle API Advanced Slave Modbus Settings The parameters in this window configure global Modbus gateway settings that apply to all serial ports configured first as the Modbus Gateway profile and then as a Modbus Slave W Advanced Slave Settings A These settings are global and apply to all serial ports configured as a Modbus Slave Gateway Slave Gateway Settings TCP UDP Pott Next Request Delay 50 milliseconds C Enable Serial Modbus Broadcasts V Request Queuing UID Address Mode Embedded Remapped Configure the following parameters TCP UDP Port The network port number that the Slave Gateway will listen on for both TCP and UDP messages Default 502 139 Settings Next Request Delay A delay in milliseconds to allow serial slave s to re enable receivers before issuing next Modbus Master request Range 0 1000 Default 50 ms Enable Serial When enabled a UID of 0 zero indicates that the message will be broadcast to Modbus Broadcasts all Modb
56. prompt instead of the default prompt login password Default Disabled Bypass Login When set authorized users who do not have a password set with the exception Password of the admin user WILL NOT be prompted for a password at login with Local Authentication Default Disabled 182 Management Use a Generic WebManager Login Screen Password Retry Limit EasyPort Web When set and the user connects to the IOLAN using WebManager the WebManager login screen that is displayed is generic the Perle banner IOLAN model name and firmware version are not displayed to the user Default Disabled The number of attempts a user is allowed to enter a password for a serial port connection from the network before the connection is terminated and the user has to attempt to login again For users logging into the serial port if this limit is exceeded the serial port is disabled for 5 minutes A user with Admin level rights can restart the serial port bypassing the timeout by issuing a kill on the disabled serial port Default 3 Select Java if communication is via port 23 Telnet or port 22 SSH and communication is not restricted by a firewall Select Javascript if you need to communicate through a firewall on port 8080 using Easyport To end and close a Telent session type CTRL then quit To end or close a SSH session type period Bootup Files Tab Field Descriptions You must have a TFTP server running o
57. run in the IOLAN See Services for more Serial information gt Users Sy Security Se rvices 17 Services Overview Services are either daemon or client processes that run on the IOLAN You can disable any of the services for security reasons Functionality If you disable any of the daemons it can affect how the IOLAN can be used or accessed For example if you disable the WebManager service you will not be able to access the IOLAN with the WebManager If you disable the DeviceManager service the DeviceManager will not be able to connect to the IOLAN If you do not want to allow users to Telnet to the IOLAN you can disable the Telnet Server service therefore disabling daemons can also be used as an added security method for accessing the IOLAN By default all daemon and client applications are enabled and running on the IOLAN IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 135 Services Field Descriptions Network Services Network services that can be enabled disabled to enhanced network security V Telnet Server listening on TCP port 23 V TruePort Full Mode listening on UDP port 668 V Syslog Client sends on UDP port 514 V Modbus default listening on UDP TCP port 502 V SNMP listening on UDP port 161 and sending traps on UDP port 162 V DeviceManager listening on UDP port 33812 and sending on UDP port 33813 V WebManager HTTP listening on TCP port 80 Enable disable the follo
58. status of the line input The internal jumpers must match the software configuration the internal jumpers are factory configured for Input Mode Default Input Mode Latches remembers the activity transition active to inactive or inactive to active Data Options None Inactive to Active Active to Inactive Default None When enabled inverts the actual condition of the I O signal in the status therefore an inactive status will be displayed as active Default Disabled When the trigger condition is met triggers the specified alarm action Data Options e Disabled No alarm settings This is the default e Inactive When the expected Digital input is active going inactive will trigger an alarm e Active When the expected Digital input is inactive going active will trigger an alarm Default Disabled 146 Channels Auto Clear Mode When enabled automatically clears the alarm when the trigger condition changes for example if the Trigger is Inactive and the alarm is triggered once the input becomes active again the alarm will automatically be cleared Default Enabled Manual Clear When enabled a triggered alarm must be manually cleared Mode Default Disabled Syslog When enabled sends a message to syslog when an alarm is triggered or cleared The syslog entry includes the severity level and the value that caused the alarm to trigger or clear The syslog message is associated with Level Critical
59. string that is displayed when a user connects to the IOLAN The IOLAN will look for the file internally it must already be downloaded if only the file is specified no TFTP host or the file cannot be found on the specified TFTP host Display MOTD in When enabled displays the Message of the Day to users who are logging into WebManager WebManager Default Disabled 184 Management TFTP Tab Field Descriptions You must have a TFTP server running on any host that you are uploading or downloading files to from Login Bootup Files Message of the Day MOTD TFTP Retry 5 Timeout 3 seconds Configure the following parameters Retry The number of times the IOLAN will retry to transmit a TPFT packet to from a host when no response is received A value of 0 zero means that the IOLAN will not attempt a retry should TFTP fail Range 0 5 Default 5 Timeout The time in seconds that the IOLAN will wait for a successful transmit or receipt of TFTP packets before retrying a TFTP transfer Range 3 10 Default 3 seconds 185 Controlling the I O Channels Introduction The Control section appears when the IOLAN is connected to an I O model UO Channels Overview When the DeviceManager is connected to an I O model IOLAN the I O Status Control option is available You can view the I O status and manually control such options as clearing alarms clearing minimum maximum values resetting the channe
60. the UID to a different UID for the slave device The Master UID has to be unique on the IOLAN The Slave UID must be unique on each serial port The translate rules are controlled by a file downloaded to the IOLAN The following procedure will allow you to use the Modbus remapping feature Create a configuration file e The file must be called modbus_remap e One translate rule per line e The fields on a line are separated by a comma Line format for one UID is port master_uid slave_uid e port is the IOLAN port number that the slave is connected to e master_uid is the UID that the TCP Modbus Master uses e slave_uid is the UID that the Modbus slave uses Line format for UID ranges is port master_start master_end slave_start slave_end e port is the IOLAN port number that the slave is connected to master_start is the first master UID in the range master_end is the last master UID in the range slave_start is the first slave UID in the range slave_end is the last slave UID in the range Configuring the Modbus UID Translation Feature 1 On the serial port Modbus Gateway configure Modbus slave Configuration parameters such as UID range and UID Address Mode will be ignored in this mode of operation IOLAN SDS SCS STS MDC User s Guide Version 4 5 241 Configuring the Modbus UID Translation Feature 2 Down load the modbus_remap file that you created to the IOLAN using e Device Manager use tools advanced cust
61. the WebManager requires that the IOLAN already have an IP address before it can be used to configure the IOLAN When using WebManager you are required to click the Apply button each time you make a change to a configuration window tab In DeviceManager you must download your configuration changes to the IOLAN either periodically or after you are done with the configuration changes From both managers you must reboot the IOLAN in order for you configuration changes to take effect IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 54 Navigating DeviceManager WebManager Navigating DeviceManager WebManager The DeviceManager and WebManager have very similar navigation methods The left hand side of the manager is the navigation tree and the center is the configuration area The DeviceManager has menu and quick access buttons whereas the WebManager has system information and some navigation options on the far right hand side DeviceManager The DeviceManager has a navigation tree that you can use to access the available Configuration and Statistics pages in the display area When you select an option in the navigation tree you can often navigate the tabs or buttons in the display area to access the various configuration and statistics options See Using DeviceManager for more information on how to navigate the pages of DeviceManager DeviceManager DS1 10 10 200 100 Connected di ser ae lt Menu Quick Access Buttons Da 1
62. the connection It should be noted that if a network connection is accidentally dropped it can take as long as the specified interval before anyone can reconnect to the serial port Default Disabled 77 Serial Port Profiles Enable Data Logging Trueport Lite Mode Idle Timeout Session Timeout Session Strings Dial In Dial Out Dial Timeout When enabled serial data will be buffered if the TCP connection is lost When the TCP connection is re established the buffered serial data will be sent to its destination Only valid in Trueport LITE mode Not valid when using Trueport in Full Mode The minimum data buffer size for all models is 1 KB The maximum data buffer is 2000 KB for the DS1 TS2 STS8D all other models are 4000 KB If the data buffer is filled incoming serial data will overwrite the oldest data Note A kill line or a reboot of the IOLAN causes all buffered data to be lost Values 1 2000 KB DS1 TS2 STS8D default is 4 KB Values 1 4000 KB all other models default is 256 KB Some profile features are not compatible Data Logging See Data Logging for the complete list To change the default buffer size see Advanced Serial Settings Tab Use this timer to close a connection because of inactivity When the Idle Timeout expires the IOLAN will end the connection Default 0 seconds so the port will never timeout Range 0 4294967 seconds about 49 days Use this timer to forcibly close
63. the data buffer is filled incoming serial data will overwrite the oldest data Note A kill line or a reboot of the IOLAN causes all buffered data to be lost Values 1 2000 KB DS1 TS2 STS8D default is 4 KB Values 1 4000 KB all other models default is 256 KB The Data logging feature is a valid option for the TruePort Profile and TCP Sockets Profile Enable the data logging feature previous to V4 3G firmware Default Disabled Specify how often in seconds the IOLAN will send a TCP Keepalive to services that support TCP Keepalive Default 180 seconds Sets the maximum time to wait for a response after sending a TCP keepalive message Values 1 32767 seconds Default 5 seconds The number of TCP keepalive retries before the connection is closed Values 1 32767 Default 5 You need to configure a modem if there is a modem connected to the IOLAN When you click on the Modems tab you will see the following Advanced Settings Modems TruePort Baud Rate Modem Name Add Modem Initialization String If any modems have been configured they will be displayed Adding Editing a Modem You can add new modems or edit existing modems through the following window 115 Advanced Modem Name Initialization String Configure the following parameters Name The name of the modem Restrictions Do not use spaces Initialization String The initialization string of the modem see your
64. to be initiated by the TruePort Client Default Disabled The TCP Port that the IOLAN will use to communicate through to the TruePort client Default 10001 for serial port 1 then increments by one for each serial port When this option is enabled multiple hosts can connect to a serial device that is connected to this serial port Note These multiple clients Hosts need to be running TruePort in Lite mode Default Disabled 74 Serial Port Profiles Adding Editing Additional TruePort Hosts You can define a list of hosts that the serial device will communicate to through TruePort Lite or a primary backup host Connect to Additional Hosts A TruePort client must be configured to run Lite mode in order to support multiple connections Establish connections to all hosts on the list Host TCP Port Add Define a primary host and a backup host to connect to Configure the following parameters Define additional When this option is enabled you can define up to 49 hosts that the serial device hosts to connect to connected to this serial port will attempt communicate to With this mode of operation the IOLAN will connect to multiple hosts simultaneously Default Enabled Add Button Click the Add button to add a host to the list of hosts that will be receiving communication from the serial device connected to the IOLAN See Adding Editing a Multihost Entry for more information Edit Button Highlight a
65. top of the case You should see the following Screw Q Power S Switch ZS SS d Reset ep 2 RJ45 o o oj o ac o O Screw 3 To turn line termination on locate and jumper both J1 and J9 4 Close the IOLAN case by replacing the case lid and the two screws You can now power it on with the new settings IOLAN DB9 To change the settings do the following 1 Unplug the IOLAN from the electrical outlet and disconnect everything from the box 2 Open the case by unscrewing the two side screws one on each side and lifting off the top of the case You should see the following Screw Q Power See o o0 witen o Reset Wa D OO BIS s RJ45 C3 Screw 3 To turn line termination on locate and jumper both J1 and J9 4 Close the IOLAN case by replacing the case lid and the two screws You can now power it on with the new settings Setting Jumpers 213 Introduction 2 Port IOLAN To change the settings do the following Unplug the IOLAN from the electrical outlet and disconnect everything from the box 1 2 Open the case by unscrewing the two side screws one on each side and lifting off the top of the case You should see the following Screw F Power DIP Ss Switch Pal Reset ZE I 005 D RJ45 a N F Screw 3 To turn line terminatio
66. will send it For example if you enter 555 1212 in this table and the application sends 5551212 the IOLAN will not match the two numbers Spaces will be ignored Host IP Address Select the host name from the host table of the IOLAN that is receiving the virtual modem connection Host Name Select the host name from the host table of the IOLAN that is receiving the virtual modem connection Host IP Address Specify the IP address of the IOLAN that is receiving the virtual modem connection Control Signal I O Profile Overview The Control Signal I O profile is only available on IOLAN I O models When you configure a serial port for Control Signal I O you are using the DSR DCD CTS DTR and RTS serial pins for I O channel Digital Input DSR DCD and CTS or Digital Output DTR and RTS Functionality The Control Signal I O profile enables the use of the E A 232 serial port pins to be used as assigned Digital Inputs or Digital Outputs IOLAN I O A A N DB9 Male Connector DSR Digital Input Monitoring Application a Digital Input DCD i DTR e j Digital Input Digital Output RTS k Digital Output General Tab Field Descriptions The General tab displays the signal pins This window is also used to enable disable the signal pins p General Control Signal 1 0 Enable Signal Description Iw DSR DSR Input Iw DCH DCD Input Vv CTS CTS Input Vv DTR DTR Output Vv RTS RTS Output Edit 10
67. 2 Bytes 1 Byte curRawValue minRawValue 2 Bytes 2 Bytes maxRaw Value curEng Value 2 Bytes 4 Bytes minEngValue maxEngValue 4 Bytes 4 Bytes e Section Length The total length of the Analog section this value will vary the field length is 2 Bytes This value will vary because it will contain one Analog Channel Data subsection 18 bytes for each Analog channel that is enabled e Channel Enabled The Channel Enabled field is 1 byte in least significant bit order for each channel If the channel is enabled the bit is set to 1 If the channel is disabled the bit is set to 0 zero Channel Enabled 1 Byte one bit for each channel Channel 4 Channel 3 Channel 2 Channel 1 e Analog Channel Data Consists of Analog Channel Data for each enabled Analog channel on the IOLAN If an Analog channel is disabled there is no data for that channel Therefore the Analog Section will contain the Section Length value the Channel Enabled value and 18 bytes of I O data for each enabled Analog channel For example an IOLAN I O model with four Analog channels that has only three of those Analog channels enabled will contain 54 bytes of Analog Channel Data 18 bytes 3 Analog channels The following values make up the Analog Channel Data for each enabled Analog channel e curRawValue tThe current raw value received by the channel e minRawValue The minimum raw value received by the channel until it is cl
68. 4 Serial Port Profiles Highlight a signal and then click the Edit button to configure the signal pin s parameters Input Signal Field Descriptions See Digital I O Extension for information about the UO Extension tab General Lt Extension Digital Input DSR Description Digital Input Settings Latch C invert Signal Alarm Settings Trigger Dsbed Configure the following parameters Description Latch Invert Signal Trigger Auto Clear Mode Provide a description of the channel making it easier to identify Data Options Maximum 20 characters including spaces Latches remembers the activity transition active to inactive or inactive to active Data Options None Inactive to Active Active to Inactive Default None When enabled inverts the actual condition of the I O signal in the status therefore an inactive status will be displayed as active Default Disabled When the trigger condition is met triggers the specified alarm action Data Options e Disabled No alarm settings This is the default e Inactive When the expected Digital input is active going inactive will trigger an alarm e Active When the expected Digital input is inactive going active will trigger an alarm Default Disabled When enabled automatically clears the alarm when the trigger condition changes for example if the Trigger is Inactive and the alarm is triggered once the input becomes active aga
69. 4D2 A4D2 A4R2 Registers A4R2 A4D2 A4R2 Registers D4 D4 D2R2 Registers D2 R2 D4 D2R2 Registers Get Commands The following tables show the general structure to be used for Get commands Command Format Byte s ofBytes Value 1 1 Command Code e 0x01 Get coils Boolean register 0x03 Get holding registers R W registers e 0x04 Get input registers R only register 2 3 2 Starting register number see A4 T4 Registers A4D2 A4R2 Registers or D4 D2R2 Registers for this value 4 5 2 Number of registers to read If this value is greater than 1 the response will contain the values of multiple consecutive registers Response Format Byte s ofBytes Value 1 1 Command that this is a response to If an error has been detected the command value will have the high bit set OR with 0x80 For example The command is 0x04 so the command field in the response would be 0x84 2 1 Length of data in bytes starting in next byte 3 n n Requested register values 174 Accessing I O Data Via TruePort Example 1 Read the status of the first digital input DI1 on a D2R2 unit DII sensor is a coil register with the decimal value of 6145 hex 0x1801 Request 0x01 0x18 0x01 0x00 0x01 Response 0x01 0x01 0x01 Digital input 1 is active Example 2 Read the values for the Inactive Signal Width Active Signal Width and Pulse count for the second digital output DO2 on a D4 unit DO2
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71. AN will automatically increment the last digit of the configured IP address Therefore you can specify a UID range of 1 100 and the IOLAN will route Master Modbus messages to all Modbus Slaves with IP addresses of 10 10 10 1 10 10 10 100 Range 1 247 Default 0 zero 110 Serial Port Profiles UID End Type Start IP Address End IP Address Protocol UDP TCP Port When Destination is set to Host and you have sequential Modbus Slave IP addresses for example 10 10 10 1 10 10 10 2 10 10 10 3 etc you can specify a UID range and the IOLAN will automatically increment the last digit of the configured IP address Therefore you can specify a UID range of 1 100 and the IOLAN will route Master Modbus messages to all Modbus Slaves with IP addresses of 10 10 10 1 10 10 10 100 Range 1 247 Default 0 zero Specify the configuration of the Modbus Slaves on the network Data Options e Host tThe IP address is used for the first UID specified in the range The last octet in the IPv4 address is then incriminated for subsequent UID s in that range The Host option is not applicable for IPv6 addresses e Gateway The Modbus Master Gateway will use the same IP address when connecting to all the remote Modbus slaves in the specified UID range Default Host The IP address of the TCP Ethernet Modbus Slave Field Format IPv4 or IPv6 IPv6 format not supported for Destination Host Displays the ending IP address
72. Choose the method you want to use to assign an IP address to the IOLAN e Type in the IP address that you want to assign to this IOLAN e Enable the Have the IOLAN automatically get a temporary IP address option This will turn on DHCP BOOTP so the IOLAN will attempt to get its IP address from your DHCP BOOTP server If you don t have a DHCP BOOTP server DeviceManager will temporarily assign an IP address in the range of 169 254 0 1 169 254 255 255 that will be used only for the duration of the DeviceManager IOLAN communication Click the Assign IP button You are now ready to configure the IOLAN Double click the IOLAN you just configured the IP address for to open a configuration session Type superuser the factory default Admin user password in the Login window and click OK Getting Started 47 Setting Up the Network 10 11 12 Expand the Server Configuration folder and select Server Verify the IP address configuration You should also enter a name in the Server Name field to make the IOLAN easily identifiable To make your edits take effect you need to download the new configuration file and then reboot the IOLAN Download the configuration file to the IOLAN by selecting Tools Download Configuration to Unit or click the Download All Changes button Reboot the IOLAN by selecting Tools Reboot Server or click the Reboot IOLAN button For more information on configuring the IOLAN using DeviceManager see Chapter 5 Using
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74. DP IP addresses can be defined to accommodate network traffic and monitoring PC application requirements For details of the UDP I O datagram see I O UDP Field Descriptions 1 0 Access Failsafe Timer UDP UDP Broadcast Lol Enable UDP Broadcast of 1 0 Status Broadcast Interval 30 seconds Configure the following parameters Enable UDP Enables disables UDP broadcast of I O channel status data Broadcast of VO Default Disabled Status Broadcast Interval Enter the interval in seconds for UDP broadcasts of I O channel status data Range 1 9999 Default 30 seconds Settings Button Click this button to configure the UDP IP addresses that will receive the I O status information See I O UDP Settings for field descriptions for the I O UDP Settings window 141 Settings UO UDP Settings 1 0 UDP Settings UDP Entry 1 UDP Entry 2 UDP Entry 3 UDP Entry 4 Configure the following parameters UDP Entry When enabled broadcasts I O status data to the specified range of IP addresses Default Disabled Start IP Address The first host IP address in the range of IP addresses for IPV4 or IPV6 that the IOLAN will listen for messages from and or send messages to End IP Address The last host IP address in the range of IP addresses for IPV4 not required for IPV6 that the IOLAN will listen for messages from and or send messages to Port The UDP port that the IOLAN will use to relay messages t
75. Default Disabled SNMP When enabled sends an SNMP trap when an alarm is triggered or cleared The trap consists of the severity level and whether the alarm was triggered or cleared Default Disabled Digital Output Overview When the channel is set for digital output either voltage is applied to the channel or the channel is grounded Note that the internal jumpers must match the software setting and must be set to Output by default they are set to Input see Digital I O Module to find out how to set the internal jumpers Functionality The Digital output channels support three types of Digital output sink voltage source ground and sink and source apply voltage or ground For the output type you can configure the following options e You can choose to manually activate deactivate the Digital output e You can choose to manually activate deactivate the Digital output and then specify that the Digital output will either pulse you get to specify the active and inactive pulse times continuously or for a specified number of pulse counts e You can choose to manually activate deactivate the Digital output and then specify a delay before the output goes from inactive to active or active to inactive e You can also specify a failsafe action that can either activate or inactivate the Digital output when the failsafe timer is triggered see Failsafe Timer Functionality for more information In an industrial freezer warehouse th
76. IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 Part 5500162 45 July 2013 Copyright Statement This document must not be reproduced in any way whatsoever either printed or electronically without the consent of Perle Systems Limited 60 Renfrew Drive Markham ON Canada L3R 0E1 Perle reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products to improve reliability function or design Perle the Perle logo and IOLAN are trademarks of Perle Systems Limited Microsoft Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows 2003 R2 Windows 2008 Windows 2008 R2 Windows XP Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows Server 2012 and Internet Explorer are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netscape is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation Mozilla Firefox is a trademark of the Mozilla Foundation Solaris is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc in the USA and other countries Perle Systems Limited 2005 2013 FCC Note The IOLAN Device Server has been 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 equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in this Guide may cause harmful interference to r
77. IOLAN or when a kill line command is issued on the serial port If the monitor DSR or monitor DCD options are set the string will also be sent when the monitored signal is raised Range 0 127 alpha numeric characters Range Hexadecimal 0 FF e Delay after Send Jr configured will inset a delay after the string is sent to the device This delay can be used to provide the serial device with time to process the string before the session is initiated or terminated Default 10 ms 109 Serial Port Profiles Modbus Slave IP Settings Field Descriptions This window is used to configure the Modbus Slaves Destination Slave IP Settings UID Start UID End Destination IP Address Protocol Port Dest Type Cancel The following buttons are available Add Button Adds an entry into the Modbus Destination Slave IP Settings table Edit Button Edits an entry in the Modbus Destination Slave IP Settings table Delete Button Deletes an entry from the Modbus Destination Slave IP Settings table Adding Editing Modbus Slave IP Settings Destination Modbus Slave IP Settings UID Start 0 Destination Type Host O Gateway IP Address Start Protocol tTcP Oupp UDP TCP Port 502 Cancel Configure the following parameters UID Start When Destination is set to Host and you have sequential Modbus Slave IP addresses for example 10 10 10 1 10 10 10 2 10 10 10 3 etc you can specify a UID range and the IOL
78. LAN and attempt to get an IP address from the DHCP BOOTP server this will permanently enable DHCP BOOTP in your IOLAN s configuration until you change it If your network does not have a DHCP BOOTP server the IOLAN will temporarily assign an IP address in the range of 169 254 0 1 169 254 255 255 this IP address is only assigned for the duration of the DeviceManager IOLAN connection Click the Assign IP button Double click the IOLAN in the IOLAN List If this is the first time you are accessing the IOLAN type in the factory default Admin password superuser and click OK The DeviceManager will display a window indicating that it is trying to authenticate and connect you on the IOLAN If the authentication and connection are successful the Server Info window is displayed You are now ready to configure the IOLAN If authentication was unsuccessful try to connect to the IOLAN again you probably mistyped the password for the Admin user For more information about managing the IOLAN see Configuration Files Using DeviceManager and WebManager 58 Using DeviceManager to Connect to the IOLAN Adding Deleting IOLANs Manually To permanently add delete IOLANs to from the IOLAN List click the Add button The following window is displayed Add IOLAN Manually add IOLAN to the list of available levices IP Address To permanently add the IOLAN to the IOLAN list type in the IP address of the IOLAN and click the Add button and
79. N Models with Barrel Connector To power up the IOLAN perform the following steps 1 Plug the external power supply into the IOLAN and then into the electrical outlet 2 You will see the LEDs cycle for several seconds and then remain a solid green indicating that it is ready to configure use Before you start to configure the IOLAN you should set the IOL AN jumpers if you want to terminate the line or use the power in pin feature instead of an external power supply if your desktop IOLAN model supports it In some circumstances the setting of jumpers may be required e IOLAN DS models where EIA 422 485 line termination is required e IOLAN I O models with Digital I O for setting the channels as input or output e IOLAN I O models with Analog I O for setting Voltage Current See Appendix C Setting Jumpers to see how to set the jumpers for your IOLAN desktop model Models with Terminal Block Connector To power up the unit perform the following steps 1 Unplug the power plugable terminal block from the back of the unit 2 Loosen the screws and then insert your positive wire into the left terminal and screw it down Insert the negative wire into the right terminal and screw it down as shown below 9 30 VDC 3 Plug the power terminal block back into the unit Plug the power supply into the electrical outlet 5 You will see the LEDs cycle for several seconds and then remain a solid green indi
80. P packet to obtain I O channel status and data This section provides the detailed structure of the UDP datagram and its data format UDP Broadcast Packet Version Total Packet Length Analog Section Digital Relay Section 1 Byte 2 Bytes Serial Pin Signal Section Each section with the exceptions of the Version and Total Packet Length sections is comprised of its own subset of bytes Version The current version of the format of I O UDP broadcast packet Total Packet Length The total length of the UDP packet Analog Section The Analog Section of the UDP packet which contains data status of the Analog I O channels The Analog Channel Data subsection within the Analog Section will only exist if the channel s is enabled Digital Relay Section The Digital Relay Section of the UDP packet which contains status of Digital and Relay I O channels The Channel Data subsection within the Digital Relay Section will always be present Serial Pin Signal Section The Serial Pin Signal Section of the UDP packet which contains the status of the IOLAN s serial port s control signal pins The Serial Pin Signal Data subsection within the Serial Signal Pins Section will always be present 162 IO UDP Analog Section The Analog Section of the UDP packet is comprised of I O data for each enabled Analog channel Section Channel Analog Channel Data for each enabled channel Length Enabled
81. Plugin Overview You can create custom applications for the IOLAN by using the Perle SDK See the SDK Programmer s Guide the SDK and guide are accessible via a request form located on the Perle website at www perle com supportfiles SDK_Request shtm1 for information about the functions that are supported You must download the program and any ancillary files to the IOLAN and set the Serial Port Profile to Custom App Plugin to run a custom application You must also specify the program executable in the Command Line parameter A custom application or plugin can be run on the serial port In this situation the application will start once the serial port is activated and operate solely on the context of that serial port and any network communications related to that serial port You could run a different custom application on each serial port The serial port custom application or plugin is configured by specifying the Custom App Plugin profile for the serial port The system level custom application or plugin will begin execution immediately following the system startup It runs on the context of the whole system and can access network communications as well as any or all serial ports Field Description Custom Application Plugin Settings To install a custom application 1 Download the application files to the IOLAN using Tools gt Advanced gt Custom Files gt Download Custom App Plugin 2 Specify the command line below Command Line
82. Restore Backup You need to download the file in DeviceManager and in both managers you need to reboot the IOLAN Managing the IO AN Most of the management tasks such as setting the time date downloading keys certificates downloading firmware downloading custom files resetting serial ports etc are found under the Tools menu option in the DeviceManager and under Administration in WebManager Using DeviceManager and WebManager 61 Configuring Serial Ports Introduction The Serial section is used to configure the serial ports on your Ab Configuration IOLAN The following configuration windows are available Network e Serial Ports This window sets up the type of connection that By Serial the serial port is being used for This is accomplished by selecting 3 Serial Port a connection profile and then configuring the applicable E Advanced parameters for that profile See Serial Ports for more B Users information CO Security a System e Advanced This window configures those parameters that are applicable to specific environments You will find modem and TruePort configuration options in addition to others here See Advanced for more information Serial Ports Overview Each IOLAN serial port can be connected to serial device Each serial port can then be configured according to a serial port profile that coincides with the serial device attached to that serial port and how the serial device is accessed u
83. Serial Port 165 Modbus Serial Application Connected to the Network 00 165 Modbus TCP Application scsicssiisncscsiasasscansonsnsassansaisasasssisannasssntcceananaaade 166 Modbus WO ACCESS rssi sernir 166 Function Godes acaissastisssucasiananadawednancadsaucasadacnddndeauancessnseduaatsetadadandessndaas 166 VO Coil Register Descriptions s sssnnueenennnunnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnna 167 Table of Contents Serial Port Coil Register DeSCriptiOns cccccsseeeeteeeeeseeeeeteeeeeees 168 AATA UE iasisssansscccsddsesinenssiniandiesuataensnsanansaanidianansniesndananeaundnniianae 168 PADZ AAR2Z E E 169 D4 D2R2 Registers siiisssscsserinneerasiwascentsacivederassecdeuesacsuannnascsaseacadeuenssanes 170 Serial Pin Signals seiscsisiiesisecseseraseasesewsdecivasariecsdidewrsanansrantnvasewwerimiawas 170 TT OT VO eer E N 171 TruePort Modbus Combination s nnssnnsnnnnennnnnnnrnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nn 171 API Over TruePort ONY enges deeg 172 Accessing I O Data Via Truebort eeeeEEEEEEEESEEEESEEER KENNEN 173 TPO CUCU OM ci aicsascinssistinscacicucisnasnscddaiasadecancbadsaianduawaisucesmndsaadunceisdiesnsnaasin 173 SST E 173 Format of API CommandS cccceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeees 174 Get Commands EEN 174 Command Format wiicicoceisrentctsterenssdedniedebesivancnondcssdsncssuceeleadaiedocbioness 174 Response Fomat an 174 Set CONAN TE 175 Command St E 1
84. W Coils MB_REG_DI_DSR 4225 R MB_REG_DI_DSR_ALARM_STATE 4289 R W MB_REG_DI_DCD 4353 R MB_REG_DI_DCD_ALARM_STATE 4417 R W MB_REG _DI_CTS 4481 R MB_REG_DI_CTS_ALARM_STATE 4545 R W MB_REG_DO_DTR 4673 R W MB_REG_DO_RTS 4737 R W Holding Registers MB_REG_HR_DI_DSR_LATCH 4097 R W MB_REG_HR_DI_DCD_LATCH 4609 R W MB_REG_HR_DI_CTS_LATCH 5121 R W 170 TruePort UO TruePort I O You can see a sample API I O over TruePort program called ioapiotp c on the CD ROM TruePort Modbus Combination If you have a Modbus serial application running on a PC that is connected to a network you can use TruePort as a virtual serial connection to communicate with the IOLAN over the network to access TVO data 1 0 Access Failsafe Timer UDP Choose the method in which the 1 0 interfaces are accessed via network by an external application Enable 1 0 Access via Modbus protocol UID E Advanced Modbus Settings Available Network Access Allow Modbus TCP Application API v Allows Modbus RTU ASCII via TruePort Enable 1 0 Access via TruePort C Enable SSL Encryption Listen TCP Port 33816 Available Network Access Allow 1 0 Access via API through TruePort EE zm o PC running a Modbus Serial Application TO Digital TruePort Output The host running TruePort must be in Modbus ASCII or Modbus RTU mode 171 TruePort UO API Over TruePort Only If you have a custom application that talks t
85. _CLEAR_MAX 2113 2114 2115 2116 W MB_REG_HR_AI_CLEAR_MIN 2177 2178 2179 2180 Le W Input Registers MB_REG_IR_CURR_ENG 2080 2112 2144 2176 R MB_REG_IR_MIN_ENG 2082 2114 2146 2178 Le R MB REG IR MAX ENG 2084 2116 2148 2180 Leen R MB_REG_IR_CURR_RAW 2086 2118 2150 2182 R MB_REG_IR_MIN_RAW 2087 2119 2151 2183 R MB_REG_IR_MAX_RAW 2088 2120 2152 2184 Leen R MB_REG_IR_ALARM_LEVEL 2089 2121 2153 2185 Lex R For DI alarm state read will get state write will clear alarm 169 Modbus UO Access D4 D2R2 Registers The following coils and registers are supported by the IOLAN D4 and D2R2 I O models Data Model D1 D2 D3 R1 D4 R2_ R W Coils MB_REG_DI_SENSOR 6145 6146 6147 6148 R MB_REG_DI_SENSOR_ALARM_STATE 6209 6210 6211 6212 R W MR REG DO SENSOR 6657 6658 6659 6660 R W Holding Registers MB_REG_HR_DI_SENSOR_LATCH 6145 6146 6147 6148 R W MB_REG_HR_DO_SENSOR_PULSE_ISW 6209 6210 6211 6212 R W MB_REG_HR_DO_SENSOR_PULSE_ASW 6273 6274 6275 6276 R W MB_REG_HR_DO_SENSOR_PULSE_COUNT 6337 6338 6339 6340 R W For DI alarm state read will get state write will clear alarm Serial Pin Signals The following coils and registers are supported by the IOLAN I O models Data Model Pin R
86. a 4 wire RTD configuration connect the return wire to Al the excite wire to Al the sense wire to Als and leave the fourth wire disconnected 1 a i o Zu a 1 a NNN ann st st st LLL lt lt lt ttc CR of o aa Eea EI bai ZG OO efai Relay Output Normally Open Contact To connect Relay channel R1 for a circuit that is normally inactive connect one wire to the COM common connector and one wire to the NO normally open connector gt v o vo o2 2082 EE z 2 UO Wiring Diagrams 220 Wiring I O Diagrams Normally Closed Contact To connect relay channel R1 for a circuit that is normally active connect one wire to the COM common connector and one wire to the NC normally closed connector O O OO 022022 RI R2 UO Wiring Diagrams 221 TruePort Utility Introduction This chapter provides information on the TruePort utility TruePort TruePort is a com port redirector utility for the IOLAN It can be run in two modes e TruePort Full mode This mode allows complete device control and operates exactly like a directly connected serial port It provides a complete COM port interface between the attached serial device and the network e TruePort Lite mode This mode provides a simple raw data interface between the device and the network Although the port
87. able Delete Button Deletes a host from the host table Adding Editing a Host Host Entry Host Name IP Address Configure the appropriate parameters 123 Advanced Host Name The name of the host This is used only for the IOLAN configuration Text Characteristics Up to 14 characters no spaces IP Address The host s IP address Text Characteristics IPv4 or IPv6 Address Route List Overview Entering routes in the routing list enables the identification of gateways to be used for accessing specific hosts or external networks from the IOLAN s local network Functionality There are three types of routes e Default A route that provides general access beyond your local network e Host A route defined for accessing a specific host external to your local network e Network A route defined for accessing a specific network external to your local network You can specify up to 20 routes on desktop IOLAN models Field Descriptions Host Table Route List Destination Network Mask Type Gateway Add The following buttons are available Add Button Adds a route to the Route List Edit Button Changes an existing route in the Route List Delete Button Deletes a route from the Route List Adding Editing Routes From the Route List tab if you click the Add or Edit button you will be able to add a new or edit an existing route 124 Advanced Destination Type Host O Network
88. ace E Speed 9600 Data Bits 8 Parity N Stop Bits 1 Flow Control Non Monitor DSR Monitor DCD Discard Characters Received With Erors Configure the following parameters Serial Interface Specifies the type of serial line that is being used with the IOLAN Data Options EIA 232 EIA 422 or EIA 485 TS2 models support only EIA 232 Default EIA 232 Speed Specifies the baud rate of the serial line keep in mind that speed is affected by the length of the cable You can also specify a custom baud rate When you enter a custom baud rate the IOLAN will calculate the closest baud rate available to the hardware The exact baud rate calculated can be viewed in the Serial Ports statistics Range 50 230400 custom supports 50 1843200 Default 9600 Data Bits Specifies the number of bits in a transmitted character Default 8 65 Serial Port Profiles Parity Stop Bits Duplex TX Driver Control Flow Control Enable Inbound Flow Control Enable Outbound Flow Control Monitor DSR Monitor DCD Enable Echo Suppression Specifies the type of parity being used for the data communication on the serial port If you want to force a parity type you can specify Mark for lor Space for 0 Data Options Even Odd Mark Space None Default None Specifies the number of stop bits that follow a byte Data Options 1 1 5 2 Default 1 Used with a EIA 485 serial interface specify wheth
89. acter is not immediately followed by the SOF character the IOLAN waits for another SOF1 character to start the SOF 1 SOF2 character sequence Range Hex 0 FF Default 0 When enabled the SOF1 or SOF1 SOF2 characters will be transmitted with the frame If not enabled the SOF1 or SOF1 SOF2 characters will be stripped from the transmission Default Disabled 68 Serial Port Profiles EOF1 Character Specifies the End of Frame character which defines when the frame is ready to be transmitted The actual transmission of the frame is based on the Trigger Forwarding Rule Range Hex 0 FF Default 0 EOF2 Character When enabled creates a sequence of characters that must be received to define the end of the frame if the EOF1 character is not immediately followed by the EOF character the IOLAN waits for another EOF1 character to start the EOF1 EOF2 character sequence which defines when the frame is ready to be transmitted The actual transmission of the frame is based on the Trigger Forwarding Rule Range Hex 0 FF Default 0 Trigger Determines what is included in the Frame based on the EOF1 or EOF1 EOF2 Forwarding Rule or Packet based on Trigger or Trigger1 Trigger2 Choose one of the following options e Strip Trigger Strips out the EOF1 EOF1 EOF2 Trigger or Trigger 1 Trigger2 depending on your settings e Trigger lIncludes the EOF1 EOF1 EOF2 Trigger1 or Trigger 1 Trigger2 depending on your settings e
90. adio 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 her own expense EN 55022 1998 Class A Note WARNING This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Caution the IOLAN Device Server is approved for commercial use only C Preface About This Book This guide provides the information you need to e configure the IOLAN e incorporate the IOLAN into your production environment Intended Audience This guide is for administrators who will be configuring the IOLAN Some prerequisite knowledge is needed to understand the concepts and examples in this guide e Knowledge of TFTP the transfer protocol the IOLAN uses Documentation The following documentation is included on the IOLAN installation CD IOLAN l Port Quick Start Guide IOLAN 2 4 Port Quick Start Guide IOLAN I O Quick Start Guide IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide IOLAN DS1 TS2 Command Line Reference Guide TruePort User s Guide TruePort Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows NT Online Help in the DeviceManager automatically installed with the DeviceManager application Link to knowledge base IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 3 Typeface Conventions Typeface Conventions Most text is presented
91. ain name FQDN For example if the domain is mycompany com and the Server Name is set to accounting the FQDN would be accounting mycompany com Obtain IP Address When enabled the IOLAN will request an IP address from the DHCP BOOTP automatically using server By default when this option is enabled the IOLAN will also attempt to DHCP BOOTP Use the following IP Address IP Address retrieve the DNS server WINS server and default gateway from the DHCP BOOTP server Default Disabled Assign a specific IP address to the IOLAN The IOLAN s unique IPv4 network IP address If you are using the IOLAN in an IPv6 network this field can be left blank Field Options IPv4 address 119 IP Settings Subnet Mask Default Gateway Default Gateway Obtain Automatically IPv6 Settings Overview The network subnet mask For example 255 255 0 0 Specify the gateway IP address that will provide general access beyond the local network Field Options Pv4 address When DHCP BOOTP is enabled you can enable this option to have the IOLAN receive the Default Gateway IP address from the DHCP BOOTP server Default Enabled The parameters in IPv6 settings are used to access the IOLAN and are how the IOLAN accesses the network Field Descriptions IPv4 Settings IPv6 Settings Advanced IPv6 Configuration Ethernet Interface Settings Obtain IPv6 Address es using IPv6 Autoconfiguration DHCP v6 Custom
92. al Signal Output pins DTR and RTS For I O Extension the Failsafe Timer provides a per channel or per serial signal output pin trigger mechanism that is activated when there are no TCP sessions for the specified amount of time Field Descriptions 1 0 Access Failsafe Timer UDP C Enable 1 0 Failsafe Timer Configure the following parameters 140 Settings Enable I O Failsafe Enables disables the Failsafe Timer This is the global setting that must be Timer enabled to set the Failsafe Action on the channel for digital output and relay channels or output signal pins When this timer expires because of no I O activity within the specified time interval the Failsafe Action set for the channel determines the action on the output When the channel or serial signal pin is configured for I O extension the timer expires there are no TCP sessions for the specified time interval Default Disabled Timeout The number of seconds that must elapse before the channel serial signal pin Failsafe Action is triggered Range 1 9999 Default 30 seconds UDP Functionality Overview The UDP tab configures the I O UDP broadcast settings The I O UDP broadcast feature periodically broadcasts the I O channel status in a UDP message You can configure up to four sets of IP address entries each entry consisting of a start and end IP address range to broadcast I O status data The broadcast frequency of the UDP packets to the configured U
93. ap information The IP address of the SNMP manager s that will receive trap messages from the IOLAN Field Format IPv4 or IPv6 address Select the version of trap you want the IOLAN to send Select between Trap or Inform Inform requires receiving host to acknowledge receipt of the trap 180 Management Community Inform Timeout The name of the group that devices and management stations running SNMP belong to Community only applies to SNMP v1 and vie This is only used for Inform traps Select the number of seconds to wait for the acknowledgement of the trap T Default 1 second Retires This is only used for Inform traps Select the number of times the trap will be sent if no acknowledgement is received Default 3 V3 Trap User This field identifies the system sending the traps to the host receiving the traps Same user name is used for all traps sent by this system V3 EngineID This is the current Engine ID The Engine ID is a string which uniquely identifies this SNMP agent V3 Use Default When this field is selected the firmware will use the default Engine ID The de EngineID fault Engine ID uses the MAC address of the Ethernet interface to ensure that the Engine ID is unique to this agent V3 Create The string entered in this field will be combined with the defined string in hex of EngineID Using 800007AE04 to form the EngineID Ensure each string is unique for each String IOLAN on your network Custom App
94. appens or your sessions keep swapping e Change your Hotkey Prefix character The function keys on the keyboards of some terminals like WYSE60 send character sequences which begin with a unfortunately a is also the default Hotkey Prefix which you use to switch between sessions A valid alternative would be Ab hex 02 If you are the system administrator you can change any user s Hotkey Prefix character When using a downloaded terminal definition you are having problems using arrow keys e Use Ctrl K Ctrl J Ctrl H and Ctrl L for up down left and right respectively When switching from a session back to the text menus both screen images are superimposed e Press r to redraw the screen INIT Error in terminal file lt filename gt e This error indicates that you have exceeded the 80 character limit for one or more of the terminal capabilities defined in the reported file INIT Error on line n in terminal file lt filename gt e You have omitted the sign from the reported line Unknown IP Address You have already configured the IOLAN and you do know your password but have lost misconfigured or don t know the IP address of the IOLAN and you cannot obtain a login e Ifthe IOLAN resides within the local network segment you can use DeviceManager to find the IOLAN e You can connect directly to the serial port of the IOLAN as explained in Through the Serial Port 235 DHCP BOOTP Problems DHCP BOOTP P
95. basic modes The first is to send data coming from the serial device to one or more UDP listeners on the LAN The second is to accept UDP datagrams coming from one or more UDP senders on the LAN and forward this data to the serial device You can also configure a combination of both which will allow you to send and receive UDP data to from the LAN Server Application UDP Socket eat IOLAN L ty SeialDaviGa re eem lt UDP gt Data Server Application UDP Socket Sample UDP Sockets configuration screen BE General Hardware Email Alert Packet Forwarding UDP Socket Settings Listen for connections on UDP port Host Range Direction Start IP Address End IP Address UDP Port 1 Both sel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Leam zi 2 Disabled x 3 Disabled Si 0 0 00 A Disabled Four individual entries are provided to allow you greater flexibility to specify how data will be forwarded to from the serial device All four entries support the same configuration parameters You can configure one or more of the entries as needed The first thing you need to configure for an entry is the Direction of the data flow The following options are available e Disabled UDP service not enabled e LAN to Serial This setting will allow UDP data to be received from one or more hosts on the LAN and forwarded to the serial device attached to this serial port e Serial to LAN This se
96. c Settings C Trigger alarm when input value is Alarm Actions Configure the following parameters Trigger alarm Specify the value that will trigger an alarm the measurement is based on the when input value is Type and Range that you specify This value must not fall within the scope of the value used to clear an alarm Clear alarm when Specify that value that will clear an alarm the measurement is based on the input value is Type and Range that you specify This value must not fall within the scope of the value used to trigger an alarm Send Syslog Alert When enabled sends a message to syslog when an alarm is triggered or cleared The syslog entry includes the severity level and the value that caused the alarm to trigger or clear The syslog message is associated with Level Critical Default Disabled Send SNMP Alert When enabled sends an SNMP trap when an alarm is triggered or cleared The trap consists of the severity level and whether the alarm was triggered or cleared Default Disabled 160 Channels Advanced Analog Alarm Settings The advanced Analog Alarm Settings window expands the basic alarm settings options to up to five severity levels Analog Alarm Settings Advanced Settings Trigger Type Low Clear Mode Auto Severity Levels Trigger C Level1 C Level 2 C Level 3 C Level 4 y Alarm level s will activate when input is lower than trigger value Trigger values must decrease wi
97. cating that it is ready to configure use Before you start to configure the IOLAN you should set the IOLAN jumpers for Digital I O see Digital I O Module or Analog Input Analog Input Module channels Hardware and Connectivity 29 Configuration Methods Introduction This chapter provides information about the different methods you can use to configure the IOLAN Before you can configure the IOLAN you must assign an IP address to the IOLAN See the Getting Started to find out how to assign an IP address to the IOLAN Once an IP address is assigned to the IOLAN you can use any of the configuration methods to Configure users Configure IOLAN system parameters Configure serial port parameters Configure network parameters Configure time parameters Reboot the IOLAN Manage I O channels when applicable View statistics while connected to the IOLAN IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 30 Configuration Methods Overview Configuration Methods Overview Some of the IOLAN configuration methods have the capability of configuring an IP address which is the first required configuration step for a new IOLAN Once the IOLAN has been assigned an IP address any of the configuration methods can be used to configure the IOLAN Configures an IP Address Following is a list of methods for setting the IOLAN IP address and a short explanation of when you would want to use that method Easy Config Wizard The Easy Co
98. ccessfully connect to the IOLAN a login screen will appear Configuration Methods 36 WebManager IOLAN DS1 Version 3 3 DS1 Username admin Password SS 3 If you are accessing the IOLAN in non secure HTTP just type in the admin password the factory default password is superuser Configuration Methods 37 WebManager Using WebManager After you have successfully logged into WebManager you will see the following C WebManager Server Info Summary System Name DS1 Model IOLAN DS1 System Name Firmware 3 3 68 DS1 Uptime 0 Days 0 Hours 24 Minutes 3 Seconds Model MAC Address 00 80 d4 00 99 00 IOLAN D I IPv4 Address 20310 200 3109 ere Verion IPv6 Address es fes0 280 d4ff fe00 9900 MAC Address 00 80 d4 00 99 00 IP Address 10 10 200 100 System Information You navigate through the different configuration windows by selecting an option in the left hand navigation tree If click on option that is next to a folder more navigation are displayed when you click on it IP Address Advanced IP Settings Advanced Mm Navigation Tabs IP Settings System Name localhost E R I The Network folder contains two configuration options IP Address and Advanced Notice that when the IP Address option is selected there are more navigation options in the form of the tabs IP Settings and Advanced Remember that in the WebManager it is necessary to pre
99. commands it can configure the modem and the issue a dial out request ATTD The IOLAN will then translate the dial request into a TCP connection and data will be begin to flow in both directions The connection can be terminated by hanging up the phone line You can also manually start a connection by typing ATD lt ip_address gt lt port_number gt and end the connection by typing ATH The ip address can be in IPv4 or IPv6 formats and is the IP address of the receiver For example ATD123 34 23 43 10001 or you can use ATD12303402304310001 without any punctuation although you do need to add zeros where there are not three digits presents so that the IP address is 12 digits long Dial eS Serial Device IOLAN IOLAN Serial Device Modem Application lt gt Modem Application Raw TCP Data 99 Serial Port Profiles General Tab Field Descriptions General Advanced Hardware Packet Forwarding Virtual Modem Settings Session Connection Listen on TCP Pot 10001 Connect Automatically At Startup Host Name TCP Port None v 0 O Connect Manually Via AT Command Connection Status M Send Connection Status as O Verbose String Numerical Code Configure the following parameters Listen on TCP Port The IOLAN TCP port that the IOLAN will listen on Connect Automatically At Startup Host Name TCP Port Connect Manually Via AT Command Phone Number to Host Mapping Butt
100. configuration methods Getting Started 49 Setting Up the Network Using ARP Ping You can use the ARP Ping Address Resolution Protocol method to temporarily assign an IP address and connect to your IOLAN to assign a permanent IP address To use ARP Ping to temporarily assign an IP address 1 From a local UNIX Linux host type the following at the system command shell prompt arp s a b c d aa bb cc dd ee ff On a Windows 2000 or newer system type the following at the command prompt arp s a b c d aa bb cc dd ee ff where a b c dis the IPv4 address you want to temporarily assign to the IOLAN and aa bb cc dd ee ff is the Ethernet MAC address of IOLAN found on the back of the unit 2 Whether you use UNIX or Windows you are now ready to ping to the IOLAN Here is a UNIX example of the sequence to use arp s 192 168 209 8 00 80 d4 00 33 4e ping 192 168 209 8 From the ping command issued in step 2 the IOLAN will pickup and use the IP address entered into the ARP table in step 1 You are now ready to configure the IOLAN See Configuration Methods Overview for information on the different IOLAN configuration methods For an IPv6 Network The IOLAN has a factory default link local IPv6 address that takes the following format IOLAN MAC Address 00 80 D4 AB CD EF Link Local Address fe80 0280 D4ff feAB CDEF The IOLAN will also listen for IPv6 router advertisements to learn a global address You do not need to c
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102. ctory default or custom factory default configuration 196 Language Support Language Support Two language files in addition to English are supplied on the supplemental CD French and German You can use any of these language files to create a translation into a language of your choice You can download the language file whether the language is supplied or translated into the IOLAN and select the Language option of Custom Language or Customlang custom language making the Menu and CLI field labels display in the desired language You can view Menu or CLI in one other language only as well as English If you download another language file this new language will replace the first language you downloaded You can revert to English at any time the English language is stored permanently in the IOLAN and is not overwritten by your new language Each user logged into the IOLAN can operate in either English or the downloaded language Loading a Supplied Language This section describes how to download a language file using the CLI since it is the least intuitive method French and German language files are provided on the supplemental CD To load one of the supplied languages into the IOLAN so the Menu or CLI fields appear in another language do the following 1 Open the supplemental CD and identify the language file either lolan_ds_French txt or Iolan_ds_German txt or supply one of your own translated files 2 Copy the la
103. device when a connection succeeds Default CONNECT lt speed gt for example CONNECT 9600 Failure String String that is sent to the serial device when a connection fails Default NO CARRIER Numeric Codes When enabled the connection status is sent to the connected device using the following numeric codes e 1 Successfully Connected e 2 Failed to Connect e 4 Error Default Enabled Advanced Tab Field Descriptions Advanced Virtual Modem Settings Modem Setup Echo characters in command mode Hardware Signal Assignment DCD Signal DTR Signal RTS Signal 6 Aways On Always On Aways On Acts as DCD C en On when host connection O Acts as Die as DCD O sctablshed O Acts as RI O Acts as RI Additional modem initialization Virtual Modem Features C Enable Message of the Day MOTD C Enable TCP Keepalive AT Command 250 mili Re Delay milliseconds Session Strings Send at Start Delay after Send 10 miliseconds Configure the following parameters Echo characters in When enabled echoes back characters that are typed in equivalent to command mode ATEO ATE1 commands Default Disabled DTR Signal Always Specify this option to make the DTR signal always act as a DTR signal On Default Enabled DTR Signal Acts as Specify this option to make the DTR signal always act as a DCD signal DCD Default Disabled DTR Signal Acts as Specify this option to make the DTR signal always act as a RI signal RI Default
104. do This chapter uses the DeviceManager as the configuration method described in most administrative functions As a general rule administrative functions are accessed from the menu bar in the DeviceManager and under the Administration option in the WebManager s navigation tree Managing Configuration Files Saving Configuration Files When you connect to the IOLAN using either DeviceManager or WebManager the IOLAN s active configuration file is loaded into the configurator To save a backup of the configuration file locally do the following e In DeviceManager 1 2 3 From the menu bar select File Save As In the Save As dialog box specify a name and format for the file Notice that you can save the file as either a dme ora txt file Either file format can be imported into the DeviceManager and downloaded to the IOLAN in the future The dme is a binary file and the txt file is a text file that can be viewed in any text editor Click Save e In WebManager 1 2 3 In the navigation tree select the Administration option In the configuration area click the Backup Restore button In the Backup group box select the format Binary or Text in which you want to save the file Either file format can be imported into the DeviceManager and downloaded to the IOLAN in the future Click the Backup Configuration button IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 188 Managing Configuration Files Downloadi
105. e Configure the following parameters Signals high when Enable Message of the Day MOTD Enable TCP Keepalive This option has the following impact based on the state of the TruePort connection e TruePort Lite Mode When enabled the E A 232 signals remain active before during and after the TruePort connection is established When disabled the EIA 232 signals remain inactive during and after the Trueport connection is established e TruePort Full Mode When enabled the EJA 232 signals remain active before and after the TruePort connection and the TruePort client will control the state of the signals during the established TruePort connection When disabled the EJA 232 signals remain inactive before and after the TruePort connection and the TruePort client will control the state of the signals during the established TruePort connection Default Enabled Enables disables the display of the message of the day Default Disabled Enables a per connection TCP keepalive feature After the configured number of seconds the connection will send a gratuitous ACK to the network peer thus either ensuring the connection stays active OR causing a dropped connection condition to be recognized This parameter needs to be used in conjunction with Monitor Connection Status Interval parameter found in the Serial Advanced Advanced Settings tab The interval determines how long the IOLAN will wait during inactivity before testing
106. e IOLAN D4 is used to monitor the freezer doors When one of the industrial freezer doors are left open for more than five minutes the Monitoring Application using the Perle API starts the Digital output sink causing the strobe light on top of the offending freezer to activate 147 Channels Input Digital UO Output Monitoring Application Input Industrial Freezers Field Descriptions Channel Settings Digital D1 Description O Input Mode Output Mode Digital Output Settings Type Sink Output Manual Failsafe Action Configure the following parameters Description Provide a description of the channel making it easier to identify Data Options Maximum 20 characters including spaces Output Mode When selected the channel will drive the line output The internal jumpers must match the software configuration so if you change this setting to Output Mode you will have to also change the internal hardware jumpers Default Disabled Type Specify the type of digital output Data Options e Sink Specifies that the channel will be grounded when active e Source Specifies that the channel will provide voltage when active e Sink and Source Specifies that channel will be grounded when it is inactive and will provide voltage when it is active Default Sink 148 Channels Output Pulse Mode Pulse Count Inactive Signal Width Active Signal Width Delay Failsafe Acti
107. e a Modbus serial or TCP application it can access I O connected to the IOLAN when the T O Global Modbus Slave is enabled You must supply a unique UID for the IOLAN as it will act as a Modbus Slave LD Access Failsafe Timer UDP Choose the method in which the 1 0 interfaces are accessed via network by an external application Enable 1 0 Access via Modbus protocol UID 255 Advanced Modbus Settings Available Network Access Allow Modbus TCP Application API v Allows Modbus RTU ASCII via TruePort Enable I O Access via TruePort Enable SSL Encryption Listen TCP Port 33816 Available Network Access Allow 1 0 Access via API through TruePort There are three ways your Modbus Application can connect to the IOLAN to access I O Modbus Serial Application Connected to the Serial Port Your Modbus serial application can be connected right to the IOLAN serial port to access I O eg Seria YDS D power E J PC running a IOLAN g Modbus Serial T O Digital Application Output Modbus Serial Application Connected to the Network If you want to access the I O from a LAN connection you can install TruePort on the PC running the Modbus serial application as described in TruePort I O and connect to the IOLAN over the network PC enee a IOLAN g moa VO Digital Output 165 Modbus UO Access Modbus TCP Application If you have a Modbus RTU or Modbus ASCII program you can access
108. e following parameters Define additional When this option is enabled you can define up to 49 hosts IOLANs that the hosts to connect to I O channel or serial signal pin will attempt communicate to With this mode of operation the I O channel will connect to multiple hosts IOLANs simultaneously Default Enabled Add Button Click the Add button to add a host to the list of hosts that will be receiving communication from the I O channel or serial signal pin Edit Button Highlight an existing host and click the Edit button to edit a host in the list of hosts that will be receiving communication from the I O channel Delete Button Click the Delete button to delete a host to the list of hosts that will be receiving communication from the I O channel or serial signal pin Define a primary When this option is enabled you need to define a primary host that the I O host and backup channel will communicate to and a backup host in the event that the I O channel loses communication to the primary host The I O channel will first establish a connection to the primary host Should the connection to the primary host be lost or never established the I O channel will establish a connection the backup host Once connected to the backup the I O channel will attempt to re establish a connection to the Primary host once this is successfully done it gracefully shuts down the backup connection Default Disabled Primary Host Specify a preconfigured
109. e host device or general to the network After entering or changing IP information for your IOLAN reboot the IOLAN does not apply when using BOOTP or DHCP Once the IOLAN has rebooted other network devices should be able to communicate with it ping telnet etc Also protocols such as ARP and proxy ARP will work properly IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 232 DeviceManager Problems e Use the show routes command command line only or view the Routes statistics Is there a route to the host e If the WebManager or DeviceManager cannot communicate with the IOLAN verify that the Security Services HTTP parameter is enabled for WebManager and DeviceManagerD is enabled for DeviceManager DeviceManager Problems Error Message 16 bit Windows Subsystem C WINDOWS SYSTEM32 AUTOEXEC NT The system file is not suitable for running MS DOS and Microsoft Windows applications Choose Close to terminate the application The error message can be misleading because it is displayed even if the AUTOEXEC NT file is actually missing To verify whether you have the file type swindir system32 in the address bar of an Explorer window If there is no AUTOEXEC NT file proceed as follows 1 Browse to twindir repair usually C WINDOWS repair 2 Right click and Copy the AUTOEXEC NT file 3 Browse to swindir system32 usually C WINDOWS System32 4 Right click inside the window and Paste the file The error c
110. e of the Day MOTD Enable Data Logging Enables disables login password authentication for users connecting from the network Default Disabled Enables a per connection TCP keepalive feature After the configured number of seconds the connection will send a gratuitous ACK to the network peer thus either ensuring the connection stays active OR causing a dropped connection condition to be recognized This parameter needs to be used in conjunction with Monitor Connection Status Interval parameter found in the Serial Advanced Advanced Settings tab The interval determines how long the IOLAN will wait during inactivity before testing the connection It should be noted that if a network connection is accidentally dropped it can take as long as the specified interval before anyone can reconnect to the serial port Default Disabled Enables disables the display of the message of the day Default Disabled When enabled serial data will be buffered if the TCP connection is lost When the TCP connection is re established the buffered serial data will be sent to its destination The minimum data buffer size for all models is 1 KB The maximum data buffer is 2000 KB for the DS1 TS2 STS8D all other models are 4000 KB If the data buffer is filled incoming serial data will overwrite the oldest data Note A kill line or a reboot of the IOLAN causes all buffered data to be lost Values 1 2000 KB DS1 TS2 STS8D default is 4 KB Val
111. e the IOLAN case by replacing the case lid and the five screws You can now power it on with the new settings Setting Jumpers 215 Introduction Analog Input Module IOLANs that have Analog Input have a voltage current jumper that must be set for each channel and must match the software configuration for each channel To change the settings do the following 1 2 Detach the IOLAN from the electrical power source and disconnect everything from the box Open the case by unscrewing the five side screws two on each side plus the grounding screw and lifting off the top of the case You should see the following configuration for the analog input board Channel1 Channel 3 Channel 3 Channel 4 oo oo oe JP1 UO JP2 JP3 UO JP4 To configure Channel for Voltage no jumper should be set as shown this is the default setting To configure Channel 2 for Current jumper both J2 pins as shown Close the IOLAN case by replacing the case lid and the five screws You can now power it on with the new settings Setting Jumpers 216 I O Wiring Diagrams Wiring I O Diagrams This section describes how to wire the various IOLAN I O models Digital UO Make sure the Digital I O jumpers support the software setting see Digital I O Module for jumper settings Digital Input Wet Contact If you are using a wet contact for your Digital input for channel D1 connect one wire to D1 and the oth
112. e the list When the Menu item you want to access is highlighted press the Enter key to either get to the next list of options or to get the configuration screen depending on what you select When you are done configuring parameters in a screen press the Enter key and then the Enter key again to Accept and exit the form If you want to discard your changes press the Esc key to exit a screen at which point you will be prompted with Changes will be lost proceed y n type y to discard your changes or n to return to the screen so you can press Enter to submit your changes If there are a number of predefined options available for a field you can scroll through those items by pressing the Space Bar or you can type 1 lowercase L to get a list of options use the up down arrows to highlight the option you want and then press Enter to select it Configuration Methods 41 DHCP BOOTP DHCP BOOTP Overview Features Several IOLAN parameters can be configured through a DHCP BOOTP server during the IOLAN bootup This is particularly useful for configuring multiple IOLANs Not all configuration parameters are supported in the DHCP BOOTP configuration see DHCP BOOTP Parameters for supported configuration parameters so you will need to use another configuration method such as DeviceManager WebManager or CLI to complete the configuration DHCP BOOTP supports the following features e DHCP BOOTP can supply the IOLAN s IP address
113. eared e maxRawValue The maximum raw value received from the channel until it is cleared e curEngValue tThe current raw value that has been converted to voltage current for Analog or Celsius Fahrenheit for Temperature e minEngValue The minimum raw value that has been converted to voltage current for Analog or Celsius Fahrenheit for Temperature until it is cleared e maxEngValue The maximum raw value that has been converted to voltage current for Analog or Celsius Fahrenheit for Temperature until it is cleared 163 IO UDP Digital Relay Section The Digital Relay Section of the UDP packet provides the status of Digital and Relay channels The data for the status of each channel is represented by 1 byte with each bit representing a channel least significant bit format Length Channel Digital Relay Channel Data 1 Byte one bit for each channel Enabled 2 Bytes 1 Byte Channel 4 Channel 3 Channel 2 Channel 1 e Length The length of Digital Relay Section within the UDP packet this value will always be 2 Bytes e Channel Enabled This is based on the configuration of the Digital Relay channels The Channel Enabled field is 1 byte in least significant bit order for each channel If the channel is enabled the bit is set to 1 If the channel is disabled the bit is set to O zero Channel Enabled 1 Byte one bit for each channel Channel 4 Channel 3 Channel 2 Channel 1
114. ed this string will be sent to the serial device on power up of the IOLAN or when a kill line command is issued on this serial port If the monitor DSR or monitor DCD options are set the string will also be sent when the monitored signal is raised Range 0 127 alpha numeric characters Range 0 FF hexadecimal Send at End IT configured this string will be sent to the serial device when the TCP session on the LAN is terminated If multihost is configured this string will only be sent to the serial device when the profile is configured as a listen mode connection and after all multihost connections are terminated Range 0 127 alpha numeric characters Range 0 FF hexadecimal Delay after Send IT configured will inset a delay after the string is sent to the device This delay can be used to provide the serial device with time to process the string before the session is initiated or terminated Default 10 ms 98 Serial Port Profiles Virtual Modem Profile Overview Virtual Modem Vmodem is a feature of the IOLAN that provides a modem interface to a serial device It will respond to AT commands and provide signals in the same way that a serially attached modem would This feature is typically used when you are replacing dial up modems with the IOLAN in order to provide Ethernet network connectivity Functionality The serial port will behave in exactly the same fashion as it would if it were connected to a modem Using AT
115. ee seconds Hardware and Connectivity 25 Getting to Know Your IOLAN e Serial Activity e Tx Flashes with transmit serial activity There is a Tx LED for each serial port e Rx Flashes with receive serial activity There is an Rx LED for each serial port e Ethernet The Ethernet connector DS1 This section describes the components found on the IOLAN DS1 model Console Serial Switch Reset External Power Supply Ethernet Power Ready Link 10 100 Activity LAN Serial Activity Serial Port The IOLAN DS1 has one serial connection that is one of the following connectors DB25 male DB25 female RJ45 or DB9 male TS2 This section describes the components found on the IOLAN TS2 model Console Serial Switch Reset External Power Supply Power Ready Link 10 100 Activity LAN Serial Activity Serial Ports The 2 port IOLAN has two RJ45 serial connections Hardware and Connectivity 26 Getting to Know Your IOLAN UO This sections describes the basic components found on the IOLAN I O models Top View The following image shows a typical IOLAN I O model Your I O model may have I O connectors in slightly different positions External Power Supply Power Ready Link 10 100 Activity LAN perle Serial Activity End View The IOLAN I O model shown is an A4D2 Different IOLAN I O models have different I O connector configurations I O connectors T O connectors Exte
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118. egister 15 Set read write boolean register OxOF 16 Set read write register 0x10 Starting register number see A4 T4 Registers A4D2 A4R2 Registers or D4 D2R2 Registers for this value Number of registers to act on starting from the register defined in byte 2 above Data for write Some values must be read written as a unit consisting of 2 consecutive registers If the request is to write the data to write follows the number of registers If accessing registers consisting of 2 bytes or 4 bytes the data is in big endian network order format API Response Format The API command takes the following response format Number of Bytes Value 1 Function code of request if no error Most significant bit will be set if an error occurred Length of data in response if no error occurred If an error occurred the byte will contain the error code see the Error Codes table below Data response for request the number of bytes is dependent on the number and type of registers requested If the request returns 2 or 4 byte values it will be in big endian network order format If the request returns boolean values the least significant bit bit 0 represents the first value requested and bits 1 to 7 represents subsequent boolean values If more than 8 boolean registers are requested they are returned in successive bytes TruePort Utility 223 API I O Access Over TruePort Error Codes Code Name Descripti
119. ehumidifier The relay is turned off when the Analog channel sends a clear syslog message to the Monitoring Application and the Relay channel is deactivated Relay E SS Il Analog I O Analog Relay Monitoring Application Industrial Freezers 143 Channels Field Descriptions Analog A Description Analog Settings Type Voltage Range 10V Alarm Settings Configure the following parameters Description Provide a description of the channel making it easier to identify Data Options Maximum 20 characters including spaces Type Select the type of input being measured Data Options Current or Voltage Default Current Range Select the range for the measurement type Data Options e Current 0 20 mA 4 20 mA Voltage t 10V 5V LV 500mV 150mV Default Current is 0 20 mA Voltage is 10V Alarm Settings Click the Alarm Settings button to specify the trigger and clear levels for the Button alarms Notice that the Analog Alarm Settings window has two alarm configuration views a basic alarm view and an advanced alarm view See Alarm Settings for field descriptions 144 Channels Digital Input Overview When the channel is set for digital input it monitors voltage or current Note that the internal jumpers must match the software setting and must be set to Input which is the default see Digital I O Module to find out how to set the interna
120. en you select File New the New Configuration window is displayed New Configuration Choose the IOLAN Model e Family E Ds TS Osps Osts Oscs OMDC Select the IOLAN model for which you want to create a new configuration file Any configuration file created in this manner can only be save locally To download a created configuration file you must first connect to the IOLAN import the created configuration file into DeviceManager this is not available in WebManager and then download the configuration file to the IOLAN and reboot it Using DeviceManager and WebManager 60 Managing the IOL AN Opening an Existing Configuration File If you select the File Open a browse window is opened so you can select the configuration file you want to edit IOLAN configuration files saved in the DeviceManager can be in the IOLAN native binary format dme or as a text file txt which can be edited with a text editor Either configuration version can be imported into the DeviceManager IOLAN configuration files saved from WebManager can also be opened into DeviceManager Importing an Existing Configuration File If you have a local saved configuration file that you want to download to the IOLAN you must first connect to the IOLAN that you want to download the configuration file to Once you have successfully logged into the IOLAN in DeviceManager select Tools Import Configuration from a File and in WebManager select Administration
121. enter the IPv4 or IPv6 address To permanently delete the IOLAN from the IOLAN list select the IOLAN s IP address and click the Delete button Logging in to the IOLAN To log in to the IOLAN double click on the IOLAN in the Device Server List You will be prompted for the Admin Password the default is superuser e Authentication required Please enter the password for the admin user Password Corcel If the authentication and connection are successful the IOLAN s Server Info window is displayed If you cannot connect to the IOLAN you can highlight the IOLAN and click the Ping button to verify that the DeviceManager can communicate with the IOLAN s IP Address If the ping times out then you might need to set up a Gateway in your IOLAN or verify that your network is communicating correctly Using DeviceManager and WebManager 59 Using WebManager to Connect to the IOLAN Using WebManager to Connect to the IOLAN WebManager can only connect to IOLANSs that already have an assigned IP address To connect to the IOLAN type the IP address of the IOLAN into the Address field as such http 10 10 234 34 You will see the login screen IOLAN DS1 Version 3 3 DS1 Username admin Password Login Logging into the IOLAN Type in the admin password in the Password field and click the Login button Configuration Files Creating a New IOLAN Configuration in DeviceManager In DeviceManager wh
122. er than 15 accuracy When you calibrate one channel all thermocouple channels are automatically calibrated for that range if another channel is set for a different range you will need to calibrate that channel separately but all channels that use that range are automatically calibrated Calibrating RTD When calibrating the IOLAN Analog input for RTD you will need a resistor that is better than 05 Ohms accuracy When you calibrate one channel all RTD channels are automatically calibrated for that range if another channel is set for a different range you will need to calibrate that channel separately but all channels that use that range are automatically calibrated 194 Calibrating I O Calibrating Analog Channels Analog Input can be calibrated for Analog and Temperature IOLAN models Calibrate UO Channel Cancel Select the channel you want to calibrate This example uses an A4 model that has channel A1 set to Current with a Range of 0 to 20mA If you have not disabled confirmation messages Tools Options in DeviceManager only you will get prompted to verify channel calibration DeviceManager 2 Are you sure you want to calibrate the channel Yes Click Yes to proceed with calibration You are now prompted to apply 0 mA to the positive and negative terminals Once that is done click Yes to proceed DeviceManager A Apply 0 mA to Al terminals Proceed Yes You are now prompted to appl
123. er the serial port is Full Duplex communication both ways at the same time or Half Duplex communication in one direction at a time Default Full Used with a EIA 485 serial interface if your application supports RTS Request To Send select this option Otherwise select Auto Default Auto Defines whether the data flow is handled by the software Soft hardware Hard Both or None Data Options Soft Hard Both None Default None Determines if input flow control is to be used Default Enabled Determines if output flow control is to be used Default Enabled Specifies whether the EIA 232 signal DSR Data Set Ready should be monitored This is used with modems or any device that sends a DSR signal When it is monitored and the IOLAN detects a DSR signal the line profile is started If both Monitor DCD and Monitor DSR are enabled both signals must be detected before the line profile is started Default Disabled Specifies whether the EIA 232 signal DCD Data Carrier Detect should be monitored This is used with modems or any other device that sends a DCD signal When it is monitored and the IOLAN detects a DCD signal the line profile is started If both Monitor DCD and Monitor DSR are enabled both signals must be detected before the line profile is started Default Disabled This parameter applies only to EIA 485 Half Duplex mode All characters will be echoed to the user and transmitted across the serial por
124. er wire to GND The power source is supplied by external sources Qe OU a Z O A O U gt Power Source Digital Input Dry Contact If you are using a dry contact for your Digital input for channel D1 connect one wire to D1 and the other wire to COM The power source is supplied by the COM common connector A ZS OU a Z O AA 0O DU gt Power Source IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 217 Wiring I O Diagrams Digital Output Sink For a Digital output sink ground configuration for channel D1 follow the diagram below A ZS a Zoo AA oO v G Battery Device Digital Output Source For a Digital output source voltage configuration for channel D1 follow the diagram below A ZS OU a Zoo QA DD gt Battery i s G Device UO Wiring Diagrams 218 Wiring I O Diagrams Analog Input Make sure the Analog jumpers support the software setting see Analog Input Module for jumper settings Current To connect channel A1 with a 2 wire shielded cable connect the positive wire to Alt the negative wire to Al and optionally the shield to GND o u Lu B vi NON zz 2 e236 I I i shield If you have the positive negative wires reversed the output will always read 0 zero Voltage To connect t
125. erial ports the user Serial Port database can be used to 17 Advanced B Users e Have the user authenticated prior to establishing a connection to a network host e Establish a different connection type to the host specific to each user e Create a profile different from the Default user profile When users are connecting to the IOLAN from a network connection the user database can be used to e Authenticate users prior to providing access to a serially attached console port such as a Unix server or router IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 126 User Settings User Settings Overview The Users window allows you to add edit and delete users from the IOLAN Functionality The Users window displays the users who have been configured You can add users edit existing users or delete users from this window See Adding Editing Users for information on the parameters available when adding or editing a user Users Name Level admin Admin Default Normal Add E Delete 127 Adding Editing Users Adding Editing Users General Tab Overview The General tab configures the basic user information Functionality You must minimally provide a User Name and Level for a user Field Descriptions User Settings KEE General Services Advanced Sessions Serial Port Access User Name Password Confirm Password Level Configure the following parameters
126. ers For example term AT386 at386 386AT 386at at 386 console acsc jYk 1Zm qDtCu4x3 bold E 1m civis clear E 2J E H cnorm cup E i p1 02d p2 02dH rev E4A rmacs E 10m rmso E m smacs E 12m smso E 7m page circ n Resetting Configuration Parameters You can reset the IOLAN to its factory default settings this will reset it to the original factory default or custom factory default settings depending on what has been configured through any of the following methods You can push in the recessed button at the back of the IOLAN hardware for three to ten seconds pushing it in and then quickly releasing will just reboot the IOLAN DeviceManager select Tools Reset Reset to Factory Defaults CLI at the command line type reset factory WebManager select Administration Reset Factory Default and then click the Reset to Factory Defaults button Menu select Network Configuration Reset to Factory Defaults SNMP in the adminInfo folder Set the adminFunction variable to 2 200 Lost admin Password Lost admin Password If the admin user password is lost there are only two possible ways to recover it reset the IOLAN to the factory defaults e have another user that has Admin level rights if one is already configured reset the admin password 201 Virtual Modem AT Commands Virtual Modem Initialization Commands You can initialize the modem connection using any
127. ession will be started once the signals are detected If no hardware signals are being monitored the IOLAN will initiate the session immediately after being powered up Default Enabled Initiates a connection to the specified host when any data is received on the serial port Default Disabled Initiates a connection to the specified host only when the specified character is received on the serial port Default Disabled When enabled the port name will be sent to the host upon session initiation This will be done before any other data is sent or received to from the host Default Disabled When this option is enabled you can select both checkbox options listen for connection and connect to Default Disabled 81 Serial Port Profiles Adding Editing Additional Hosts You can define a list of hosts that the serial device will communicate to or a primary backup host Connect to Additional Hosts Define additional hosts to connect to Establish connections to all hosts on the list Host TCP Port Add Define a primary host and a backup host to connect to Configure the following parameters Define additional When this option is enabled you can define up to 49 hosts that the serial device hosts to connect to connected to this serial port will attempt communicate to With this mode of operation the IOLAN will connect to multiple hosts simultaneously Default Enabled Add Button Cl
128. ethod you want to use to assign an IP address to the IOLAN e Type in the IP address that you want to assign to this IOLAN e Enable the Have the IOLAN automatically get a temporary IP Address option This will turn on DHCP BOOTP so the IOLAN will attempt to get its IP address from your DHCP BOOTP server If you don t have a DHCP BOOTP server DeviceManager will temporarily assign an IP address in the range of 169 254 0 1 169 254 255 255 that will be used only for the duration of the DeviceManager IOLAN communication After you configure the IP address click the Assign IP button The refreshed list will now display the assigned IP address for the new IOLAN To connect to the IOLAN click the IOLAN entry and click OK You will be asked to supply the Admin password the factory default password is superuser el Authentication required Please enter the password for the admin user Password If you have a successful connection the DeviceManager will retrieve the configuration and then display the IOLAN s System Information and you can begin configuring the IOLAN Configuration Methods 34 DeviceManager Using DeviceManager After you have successfully connected to the IOLAN you will see the following window DeviceManager DS1 10 10 200 100 Connected lt Menu Quick Access Buttons System Info Name Di Model IOLAN Dei Firmware 3 3 68 ul Statistics Uptime 00 03 53 ij Network MAC Address 00 80
129. etting leave the End IP Address as 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 This selection is only valid in conjunction with the LAN to Serial setting It will accept all UDP packets received for this serial port regardless of the originating IP address For this setting leave the End IP Address as 0 0 0 0 Subnet directed broadcast You can use the Start IP Address field to enter a subnet directed broadcast address This is done by specifying the subnet address with the host portion filled with 1s For example if you are on the subnet 172 16 x x with a subnet mask of 255 255 254 0 than you would specify an IP address of 172 16 1 255 all ones for host portion For this setting leave the End IP Address as 0 0 0 0 For any LAN to Serial ranges you have defined for this serial port you must ensure that IP address of this IOLAN is not included in the range If your IP address is within the range you will receive the data you send via the subnet directed broadcasts as data coming in from the LAN An example UDP configuration is described based on the following window General Hardware Email Alert Packet Forwarding UDP Socket Settings Listen for connections on UDP port 10001 Host Range Direction Start IP Address End IP Address UDP Port 1 LANto Seral sl 172 16 1 25 172 16 1 50 Port 33010 2 Se alto LAN ei 172 16 1 75 172 16 1 80 Port 33009 3 Both ei 172161 1 172 16 1 20 Port v 33001 4 EM foo l
130. g from the network to a serial device over a Console Management type session This can be useful when you have multiple users connecting to the same serial device and you wish to control the viewing and or the write to and from the device See User Authentication parameters in the Console Management Profile for the serial port settings Field Descriptions User Settings General Services Advanced Sessions Serial Port Access Port Read write Readln 1 M Li Configure the following parameters Serial Port Access Specifies the user access rights to each IOLAN serial port device There can be multiple users connected to a particular serial device and these settings determine the rights of this user for any of the listed serial ports Data Options e Read Write The user has read and write access to the serial port e Read In The User will see data going to the serial port from all network connected users that have write privileges to this serial port e Read Out The user will have access to all data originating from the serial device Users can read data going in both directions by selecting both the Read In and Read Out options Default Read Write 134 Configuring Security Introduction The Security group includes the following configuration options r EI Ab Configuration e Services This configuration window is used to enable disabled client CO Network and daemon services that
131. ge Timeout 1000 milliseconds Session Strings Send at Stat Si Delay after Send 10 miliseconds Configure the following parameters Idle Timeout Enable Modbus Exceptions Use this timer to close a connection because of inactivity When the Idle Timeout expires the IOLAN will end the connection Range 0 4294967 seconds about 49 days Default 0 zero which does not timeout so the connection is permanently open When enabled an exception message is generated and sent to the initiating Modbus device when any of the following conditions are encountered there is an invalid UID the UID is not configured in the Gateway there is no free network connection there is an invalid message or the target device is not answering the connection attempt Default Enabled Character Timeout Used in conjunction with the Modbus RTU protocol specifies how long to Message Timeout Session Strings wait in milliseconds after a character to determine the end of frame Range 10 10000 Default 30 ms Time to wait in milliseconds for a response message from a Modbus TCP or serial slave depending if the Modbus Gateway is a Master Gateway or Slave Gateway respectively before sending a Modbus exception Range 10 10000 Default 1000 ms Controls the sending of ASCII strings to serial devices at session start as follows e Send at Start Jr configured this string will be sent to the serial device on power up of the
132. gures OLAN on a local network to one of the following profiles gt Discover i S SES d Configure True P fi 3 TCP Sockets Raw TCP Download Temna Printer Configuration Serial Tunneling For more advanced configurations use WebManager or DeviceManager e Console Management Allows users on the network to connect to a serial device that is connected to a serial port on the IOLAN IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 46 Setting Up the Network TruePort Virtual COM Port Allows a networked system to communicate with your serial device through a virtual COM or TTY port using the Perle TruePort software TCP Sockets Raw TCP Allows hosts on the network to communicate with a serial device that requires raw data throughput such as a printer or card reader connected to the IOL AN serial port Terminal Allows a terminal device to connect to a specified host on the network through a serial port on the IOLAN Printer SDS STS SCS only Allows hosts on the network to talk to a printer using LPD connected to the IOLAN Serial Tunneling Allows IOL AN on the network to establish a virtual link between their serial ports Typically one IOLAN s serial port is configured as a Tunnel Server and the other IOLAN s serial port is configured as a Tunnel Client Setting Up the Network The most important part of setting up the network is assigning an IP address to the IOLAN whether this is a
133. h an alarm is triggered when the input is higher than the specified Trigger value other severity level trigger values must increase in value with each subsequent level To clear an alarm the input must drop below the specified value when Trigger Type is High or go above the specified value when Trigger Type is Low When enabled sends a message to syslog when an alarm is triggered or cleared The syslog entry includes the severity level and the value that caused the alarm to trigger or clear The syslog message is associated with Level Critical Default Disabled 161 IO UDP UO UDP SNMP When enabled sends an SNMP trap when an alarm is triggered or cleared The trap consists of the severity level and whether the alarm was triggered or cleared Default Disabled Industrial applications often monitor the status of I O devices such as sensors alarms relays etc by polling for I O data The IOLAN s I O UDP feature can help to minimize network traffic by broadcasting I O status to industrial applications on specified intervals providing I O status in a timely manner The IOLAN s I O UDP broadcast feature sends the status of attached I O devices to defined hosts on the network Depending upon the IOLAN model and the configuration of the I O channels the UDP packet contains the current status and or data of each enabled I O channel or serial pin signal UDP Unicast Format PC applications must be able to interpret the UD
134. h the IOLAN emulates a local serial port COM port to the application to provide connectivity to a remote serial device over the network The TruePort profile operates in conjunction with the TruePort software Functionality TruePort is a COM port redirector utility for the IOLAN It can be run in two modes these modes will be set on the client software when it is configured e TruePort Full mode This mode allows complete device control and operates as if the device was directly connected to the Workstation Server s local serial port It provides a complete COM port interface between the attached serial device and the network All serial controls baud rate control etc are sent to the IOLAN and replicated on its associated serial port e TruePort Lite mode This mode provides a simple raw data interface between the application and the remote serial port Although the port will still operate as a COM port control signals are ignored In this mode the serial communications parameters must be configured on the IOLAN See the TruePort User s Guide for more details about the TruePort client software Client Initiated Connection lt lt _ e A Serial IOLAN Device Server Initiated Connection gt Serial Application with TruePort Client General Tab Field Descriptions The TruePort General tab determines how the TruePort connection is initiated and then sets up the appropriate connection
135. he server or slave The data address received in the query is not an allowable address for the server or slave A value contained in the query data field is not an allowable value for server or slave An unrecoverable error occurred while the server or slave was attempting to perform the requested action UO SNMP Traps When you enable SNMP traps for Digital and Analog inputs a value is returned when an alarm triggers or clears This section decodes the SNMP specific trap numbers The value returned from the trap will be the I O channel number that is generating the trap Specific Trap Alarm Description 0 IO DU ALARM_SENSOR Trap for the Digital input Trigger 1 IO_DI_ALARM_SERIAL_DSR Trap for the Digital input DSR serial pin Trigger 2 IO_DI_ALARM_SERIAL_DCD Trap for the Digital input DCD serial pin Trigger 3 IO_DI_ALARM_SERIAL_CTS Trap for the Digital input CTS serial pin Trigger 4 IO AL ALARM_LEVEL1 Trap for Analog input Alarm Level 1 5 IO AL ALARM_LEVEL2 Trap for Analog input Alarm Level 2 6 IO AL ALARM_LEVEL3 Trap for Analog input Alarm Level 3 7 IO AL ALARM_LEVEL4 Trap for Analog input Alarm Level 4 8 IO AL ALARM_LEVELS5 Trap for Analog input Alarm Level 5 9 IO_DIALARM_SENSOR_CLEAR Trap for Digital input trigger Clear Mode 10 IO_DIALARM_SERIAL_DSR_CLEAR i for Digital input DSR serial pin trigger Clear
136. henticate User Enable TCP Keepalive Enable Message of the Day MOTD Idle Timeout Enables disables login password authentication for users connecting from the network Default Disabled Enables a per connection TCP keepalive feature After the configured number of seconds the connection will send a gratuitous ACK to the network peer thus either ensuring the connection stays active OR causing a dropped connection condition to be recognized This parameter needs to be used in conjunction with Monitor Connection Status Interval parameter found in the Serial Advanced Advanced Settings tab The interval determines how long the IOLAN will wait during inactivity before testing the connection It should be noted that if a network connection is accidentally dropped it can take as long as the specified interval before anyone can reconnect to the serial port Default Disabled Enables disables the display of the message of the day Default Disabled Use this timer to close a connection because of inactivity When the Idle Timeout expires the IOLAN will end the connection Default 0 seconds so the port will never timeout Range 0 4294967 seconds about 49 days 71 Serial Port Profiles Session Timeout Break Handling Session Strings Dial In Dial Out Use this timer to forcibly close the session connection when the Session Timeout expires Default 0 seconds so the port will never timeout Range 0 4294967
137. her serial port If one serial port receives DSR then it will raise DTR on the other serial port If one serial port receives CTS then it will raise RTS on the other serial port The CD signal is ignored 96 Serial Port Profiles General Tab Field Descriptions General Hardware Packet Forwarding Serial Tunneling Settings 4 serial tunnel consists of two IOLANs connected over a TCP IP network and creating a virtual link between two serial ports Act as Tunnel Server Listen for connections on TCP port 10001 C Enable TCP Keepalive O Act as Tunnel Client Configure the following parameters Act As Tunnel Server TCP Port Enable TCP Keepalive Act as Tunnel Client Host Name TCP Port The IOLAN will listen for an incoming connection request on the specified Internet Address on the specified TCP Port Default Enabled The TCP port that the IOLAN will listen for incoming connection on Default 10000 serial port number so serial port 2 is 10002 Enables a per connection TCP keepalive feature After the configured number of seconds the connection will send a gratuitous ACK to the network peer thus either ensuring the connection stays active OR causing a dropped connection condition to be recognized This parameter needs to be used in conjunction with Monitor Connection Status Interval parameter found in the Serial Advanced Advanced Settings tab The interval determines how long the IOLAN wi
138. ial signal pin will use to listen for incoming connections Default 2000 for channel 1 then increments by one for each channel Allow Multiple When this option is enabled multiple I O channels and or TCP IP applications Hosts to Connect can connect to this channel serial signal pin Default Disabled 154 Channels Connect to Host Name TCP Port When enabled the channel serial signal pin initiates communication to another T O channel or a TCP IP application Default Enabled The configured host or another IOLAN that the I O channel will connect to Default None The TCP Port that the channel serial signal pin will use to communicate to another IOLAN or a TCP IP application Default 2000 for channel 1 then increments by one for each channel Connect to Multiple When enabled input channel or serial signal pin can communicate to multiple Hosts Define Additional Hosts Button Local connection Enable TCP Keepalive hosts running a TCP IP application or I O channels Default Disabled Click this button to define the hosts IOLANs that this channel or serial signal pin will connect to This button is also used to define the Primary Backup host functionality When this option is enabled the input or output depending on how the channel or serial signal pin is configured will be associated with another local IOLAN T O channel or serial signal pin When the channel is configured as digital input or when
139. ick the Add button to add a host to the list of hosts that will be receiving communication from the serial device connected to the IOLAN Edit Button Highlight an existing host and click the Edit button to edit a host in the list of hosts that will be receiving communication from the serial device connected to the IOLAN Delete Button Click the Delete button to delete a host to the list of hosts that will be receiving communication from the serial device connected to the IOLAN Define a primary When this option is enabled you need to define a primary host that the serial host and backup device connected to this serial port will communicate to and a backup host in the event that the IOLAN looses communication to the primary host The IOLAN will first establish a connection to the primary host Should the connection to the primary host be lost or never established the IOLAN will establish a connection the backup host Once connected to the backup the IOLAN will attempt to re establish a connection to the Primary host once this is successfully done it gracefully shuts down the backup connection Default Disabled Primary Host Specify a preconfigured host that the serial device will communicate to through the IOLAN Default None 82 Serial Port Profiles TCP Port Specify the TCP port that the IOLAN will use to communicate to the Primary Host Default 0 Backup Host Specify a preconfigured host that the serial device will
140. ight goes on in the reception office remote IOLAN relay channel and the door open close is logged by an application on aremote host Warehouse 100g 10014 be Remote Host EA amp IOLAN Reception Network 152 Channels Functionality The Digital I O extension feature requires the digital input to be connected to one or more digital outputs relays local or on another IOLAN model output serial signal pins and or TCP IP applications In order to create a successful connection between the input and output or application one side must be must be set to Listen for connection and the other side must be set to Connect to When the state of an input channel changes a message is sent to all sessions currently associated with that channel When the IOLAN is communicating to an application there is no need for the output channel or application to respond to messages from the input channel Each input channel is reported individually so the receiving application gets the status only at the point at which the channel state has changed The message format from input channel to output channel application consists of 20 bytes per status 10 bytes are currently used and 10 are being reserved for future use Message Type Input Number IOLAN MAC Current Alarm Current Status Reserved 1 Byte 1 Byte Address 6 Bytes State 1 Byte of Input 1 Byte 10 Bytes e Message type 1 Byte e 0 Digi
141. igned Digital Inputs or Digital Outputs e Modbus Gateway The Modbus Gateway profile configures a serial port to act as a Modbus Master Gateway or a Modbus Slave Gateway e Custom Application Plugin The Custom Application Plugin profile configures a serial port to run a custom application or IOLAN plugin After you download the custom application files and specify the application name and any parameters you want to pass to it the IOLAN will execute the application when the serial port is started Each serial port profile contains all the parameters that are required to completely configure the serial port scenario represented by the profile To select a serial port profile in the DeviceManager connect through the DeviceManager to the IOLAN you are configuring and select Serial Serial Ports in the navigation pane Highlight the serial port you want to configure and then click Edit amp 4 Configuration Gy Network Serial Ports oi Ca Serial B Serial Port Enable Name Profile Details B Advanced M 1 Terminal Login Users Hy Security Hg System When the default serial port profile Terminal displays click the Change Profile button and select the appropriate profile for the serial port See Chapter 6 Configuring Serial Ports for more information on the serial port profiles and their configuration parameters Getting Started 52 Setting Up Users Setting Up Users When you have a user who is access
142. in the alarm will automatically be cleared Default Enabled 105 Serial Port Profiles Manual Clear Mode Syslog SNMP When enabled a triggered alarm must be manually cleared Default Disabled When enabled sends a message to syslog when an alarm is triggered or cleared The syslog entry includes the severity level and the value that caused the alarm to trigger or clear The syslog message is associated with Level Critical Default Disabled When enabled sends an SNMP trap when an alarm is triggered or cleared The trap consists of the severity level and whether the alarm was triggered or cleared Default Disabled Output Signal Field Descriptions See Digital I O Extension for information about the I O Extension tab General LO Extension Digital Output DTR Description Digital Output Settings Failsafe Action None v Configure the following parameters Description Failsafe Action Provide a description of the channel making it easier to identify Data Options Maximum 20 characters including spaces When there has been no T O activity within the specified time set in the I O Interfaces Settings on the Failsafe Timer tab and the Failsafe Timer is triggered Data Options e None The state of the Digital Relay output remains the same no change e Activate Output aActivates the channel e Deactivate Output Deactivates the channel Default None 106 Serial Port Profile
143. ing e A serial cable s to connect serial devices to your IOLAN unit e An Ethernet CATS 10 100 1000BASE T cable to connect the IOLAN unit to the network Available Accessories The following accessories are available for purchase for the various IOLAN models DIN Rail Mounting Kit 35mm for the desktop models 3 meter RJ45M RJ45M 8 wire Sun Cisco modular cable RJ45 to DB25 DTE Male adapter RJ45 to DB25 DCE Male adapter RJ45 to DB25 DTE Female adapter RJ45 to DB9 Male DTE adapter RJ45 to DB9 Female DTE adapter Contact your distributor for details IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 24 Power Supply Specifications Power Supply Specifications Desktop Models Serial Only Models If you are providing a power supply for a desktop IOLAN model your power supply must meet the following requirements e Output between 9 30V DC e DC barrel connector The cable attached to the power supply should be about 20AWG length 6 feet approx The barrel dimensions of the cable plug are OD 5 5 ID 2 1 and length 9 5mm with a straight barrel and positive polarity on the inside and negative polarity on the outside e Power can also be provided by e Serial Port 1 pin 1 on the DS model e Serial Port 2 pin 1 on the TS2 model UO Models The power supply for a desktop IOLAN I O model must meet the following requirement e Output between 9 30V DC and a minimum of 600mA current e 20 AWG wire Getting to Know Your IOLAN Overview Th
144. ing a device connected to a serial port from the network or who is accessing the network from a device connected to a serial port through the IOLAN you can create a user account and configure the user s access privileges Notice that there is a Default user the Default user s parameters are inherited by users accessing a serial port configured for the Terminal profile with the Connect to remote system option enabled To add a user account click on the Users page in the navigation pane E 48 Configuration e CO Network Users 5 8 Serial s Serial Port Name Level Advanced admin Admin Default Normal H Security Hj System Add Edi Delete Click the Add button to create a user account User Settings a General Services Advanced Sessions Serial Port Access User Name Password Confirm Password Level To quickly add a user fill out the field in the General tab and click OK See Chapter 8 Configuring Users for more information about the other user parameters you can configure Getting Started 53 Using DeviceManager and WebManager Introduction The DeviceManager and WebManager IOLAN managers have been designed to be very similar to use DeviceManager is a Windows based application and WebManager is a browser based application Both options use the IOLAN s IP address to access the IOLAN the DeviceManager can be used to assign an IP address to anew IOLAN and
145. inuous The channel output will pulse for the specified number of times each count consists of an active inactive sequence Default 1 How long the channel will remain inactive during pulse mode Range 1 9999 x 100 ms Default 1 100 ms 151 Channels Active Signal Width Delay Failsafe Action Digital UO Extension Overview How long the channel will be active during the pulse mode Range 1 9999 x 100 ms Default 1 100 ms When a deactivate command is issued a delay is implemented before the command is executed Range 1 9999 x 100 ms Default 1 100 ms When there has been no I O activity within the specified time set in the I O Interfaces Settings on the Failsafe Timer tab and the Failsafe Timer is triggered Data Options e None The state of the Digital Relay output remains the same no change e Activate Output Activates the channel e Deactivate Output Deactivates the channel Default None The Digital I O extension feature connects a digital input signal to digital output s relay s and or a TCP IP application over an IP network Therefore when the state of the digital input changes you can also change the state of the digital output or relay channel or output serial signal pin on a local T O channel s other IOLAN I O channels other IOLAN serial signal pins or the data can be sent to an application s For example when the door opens I O digital input sensor in a factory a l
146. ion changes to take effect WebManager Overview The WebManager is a web browser based method of configuring managing the IOLAN It follows the same design as the DeviceManager so it is easy to switch between the WebManager and DeviceManager when configuring your IOLAN See Using DeviceManager and WebManager for information on configuring managing the IOLAN with DeviceManager Access Platforms Features You can access the IOLAN through WebManager from any system that can run a web browser WebManager can be accessed by the admin user or any user who has Admin Level privileges WebManager supports the following features e The ability to open a session to the IOLAN and download a saved configuration file to it e The ability to save a configuration file locally in text format in addition to the binary format e The ability to download upload keys certificates to from the IOLAN o The ability to download custom files such as new terminal definitions and a custom language files to the IOLAN Connecting to the IOLAN Using WebManager Before you can connect to the IOLAN using WebManager the IOLAN must already be configured with a known IP address see Setting Up the Network to configure an IP address on your IOLAN To connect to the IOLAN through the WebManager 1 Open your web browser and type in the IP address of the IOLAN that you want to manage configure and press Enter for example http 123 123 123 123 2 If you su
147. is in Console mode desktop models this sets the IOLAN serial port to E A 232 When connecting a terminal or PC directly without modems the EIA 232 signals need to be crossed over null modem cable See EIA 232 Cabling Diagrams for cabling diagrams 2 Using a PC emulation application such as HyperTerminal or from a dumb terminal set the Port settings to 9600 Baud 8 Data bits No Parity 1 Stop Bits and No Hardware Flow control to connect to the IOLAN 3 When prompted type admin for the User and superuser for the Password You should now see the a prompt that displays the model type and port number for example DS1 4 You are now logged into the IOLAN and can set the IP address by typing from the command line using the Command Line Interface CLI Type the following command set server internet dhcp bootp on 5 Type the following command Save 6 Type the following command reboot 7 When the IOLAN reboots it will automatically poll for an IP address from the DHCP BOOTP server 8 To view the DHCP BOOTP assigned IP address type the following command show interface ethernet If for some reason it cannot obtain an IP address from your DHCP BOOTP server you will have to either reconnect to the IOLAN on the console port and reboot it or push the Reset to Factory button to access the IOLAN You are now ready to configure the IOLAN See Configuration Methods Overview for information on the different IOLAN
148. is section describes the hardware components found on your IOLAN unit All IOLANs have the same basic hardware components to allow you to connect to serial devices connect to the network monitor LAN and serial activity and manage the unit Below is a list of these components e Serial Port s Connector s that will be used to connect to a serial device e Activity This LED flashes to indicate LAN activity e Link10 100 This LED indicates the Ethernet connection speed for desktop models Green 10 Mbits Yellow 100 Mbits Off no LAN connection e Power Ready This LED can cycle through several colors yellow green red during a boot process but should complete with a green light If the LED is green after power up but continues to cycle on and off flashes green this indicates that the console switch is in the on position You can learn more about the Power Ready LED in Hardware Problems External Power Supply tThis is an external AC power supply Console Serial Switch This switch determines whether serial port 1 functions as a serial port or a console port If you have an I O model you will see two console switches Console Serial Switch 1 is used to determine the console serial setting for Port 1 and the Console Serial Switch 2 is not used e Reset The inset RESET button will reboot the IOLAN if pushed in and released quickly It will reset the IOLAN to factory defaults if pushed in and held for more than thr
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151. itiated or terminated Default 10 ms Terminal Profile Overview The Terminal profile allows network access from a terminal connected to the IOLAN s serial port This profile is used to access pre defined hosts on the network from the terminal Connect y y W Terminal IOLAN UNIX Linux System Functionality This profile can be setup in two ways 90 Serial Port Profiles 1 The user can be required to log into the IOLAN and then a connection to a host can be established 2 The user connecting to the serial port will be directly connected a host General Tab Field Descriptions General Advanced Hardware Terminal Settings Terminal Type Dumb Require Login Packet Forwarding vv User Service Settings Connect to remote system Configure the following parameters Terminal Type Require Login User Service Settings Button Specifies the type of terminal connected to the line Data Options Dumb WYSE60 VT100 ANSI TVI925 IBM3151TE VT320 specifically supporting VT320 7 HP700 specifically supporting HP700 44 Term1 Term2 Term user defined terminals Default Dumb When users access the IOLAN through the serial port they must be authenticated using the local user database Default Enabled After a user has been successfully authenticated the IOLAN will connect to the specified host using the specified protocol according to e the User Service parameter
152. know your password as admin user 233 Login Problems e You must reset the IOLAN to its factory default settings using the Reset switch on the rear panel There is no procedure to access the IOLAN without a password 234 Problems with Terminals Problems with Terminals The following section concerns problems with the appearance of data on your terminal screen The IOLAN logs me out after a few minutes e Check the Idle Timer value set for the user The default setting for the Idle Timer for all users is 0 seconds does not timeout Corrupt data e Check your line settings baud rate stop bits etc Missing data Verify that the same type of flow control is set in both your terminal and on the IOLAN s port Error message not permitted on a dumb terminal after typing the CLI command screen e Set your Line to Termtype VT100 ANSI or WYSE60 or other form of terminal emulation if you have downloaded one The default line type in the IOLAN is Dumb which does not support the graphics characters necessary to view the text based menus Screen corruption when using the text based menu system Verify that the terminal setup in the IOLAN matches your terminal e Verify that entries in the term file match your terminal setup e Ifusing a PC computer verify that the type of terminal emulation selected in your application matches those supported by the IOLAN When using the function keys on your keyboard nothing h
153. l interface protocols ETA 232 422 485 TS tThis model is available with two serial ports RJ45 only and supports EIA 232 only The TS model is similar to the DS model supporting only general IOLAN functionality SDS tThis model is available in both desktop and rack mount configurations Both models support software configurable serial interface protocols EIA 232 422 485 The SDS model has the advanced secure IOLAN feature set in addition to the general IOLAN functionality STS This model comes in one desktop model and several rack mount configurations All models support EIA 232 only The STS model has the advanced secure IOLAN feature set in addition to the general IOLAN functionality SCS tThis model comes in several rack mount configurations All models support E A 232 only and have an internal PCI card interface The SCS model has the advanced secure IOLAN feature set in addition to the general IOLAN functionality MDC Offered as a 4 port and 8 port unit RJ45 only this model is a medical unit compliant with IEC 60601 1 and has galvanically isolated E A 232 serial ports The MDC model has the advanced secure IOLAN feature set in addition to the general IOLAN functionality See Hardware for information about the hardware specifications for your IOLAN model See Software for a list of the basic and advanced software features IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 20 IOLAN Features IOLAN Features The IOLAN is a comm
154. l jumpers Functionality The Digital input channels allow you to configure the following options You can choose to remember the last state change or latch that occurred Your options are to latch remember when the state changes from inactive to active or active to inactive You can choose to invert the signal which is useful if your sensor is wired in such a way that closed is actually inactive whereas closed is normally considered active You can also configure an alarm trigger and clear mode based on whether the Digital input is active or inactive sending a syslog message and or SNMP trap when the alarm is triggered or cleared In an industrial freezer warehouse example a D4 is used to monitor the open door sensor so that every time a freezer door is opened an alarm is triggered and a syslog message is sent to a syslog server where the monitoring application notes the time Monitoring Application Industrial Freezers 145 Channels Field Descriptions Channel Settings Digital D1 Description Input Mode Output Mode Digital Input Settings Latch C Invert Signal Alarm Settings Trigger Disabled Description Input Mode Latch Invert Signal Trigger Cancel Configure the following parameters Provide a description of the channel making it easier to identify Data Options Maximum 20 characters including spaces When selected the channel will be reading the
155. l s and activating deactivating output 120 Channel Status Channel Type Description Value Minimum Maximum LatchedValue Alarm Al Input thermocouple 99 79 89 38 242 43 Level 1 A2 Input Open 59 38 305 25 Level 0 A7 Input Open 59 38 305 25 Level 0 A4 Input Open 59 38 305 25 Level 0 120 Channel Control Clear Alarm Clear Minimum Value Reset Channel Reset All Channels Clear Maximum Value The following buttons are available Reset Channel Resets the highlighted channel click on a channel to highlight it Button Clear Alarm Clears the alarm Note that if the condition that tripped the alarm still exists the Button alarm will not look like it s cleared but will reflect the appropriate alarm level severity Alarm Level 0 means that the alarm has not been triggered Clear Latched Clears the latched value Input Button Clear Minimum Clears the minimum value Value Button Clear Maximum Clears the maximum value Value Button IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 186 UO Channels Activate Output Manually activates the channel output Button Deactivate Output Manually deactivates the channel output Button Reset All Channels Resets all the channels Button Refresh Button Resets the highlighted channel click on a channel to highlight it 187 System Administration Introduction This chapter addresses the functions that the admin user or a user with Admin Level privileges might
156. le mode do the following a Set up a direct connection to the IOLAN see Through the Serial Port for information on this type of connection b Power the IOLAN off c Switch the Console dip switch to On d Power the IOLAN on If there is a problem with the IOLAN firmware you will need to reload the firmware which can be found either on the CD ROM that came with the IOLAN or on the Perle website www perle com downloads when you access the webpage select your specific IOLAN model If the IOLAN is already in Console mode and the Power LED stays red you need to make arrangements to return the IOLAN If you purchased the IOLAN less than 30 days before this problem appears contact your distributor otherwise see the Perle web site www Perle com for factory service information Note no factory service can be performed on IOLANSs that have not been registered The Power Ready LED continues to blink green in desktop models This is not an error the Power Ready LED will blink green when serial port 1 is in Console Mode Communication Issues General communication checks and practices are as follows Are your cables connected and correctly configured If you are using EIA 232 see EIA 232 Cabling Diagrams to verify that your cables are correctly configured Can you ping your host If you can ping but packet loss is reported ping another host device on the same network This will tell you whether the problem is specific to th
157. le technology that connects devices to a LAN using one or more sets of communication protocols A method where there is a specific number defined to callback a user Uses the user ID and password stored within the Device Server User database Line Printer Daemon A printer protocol that uses TCP IP to establish connections between printers and workstations on a network The technology was developed originally for BSD UNIX and has since become the de facto cross platform printing protocol A series of commands sent to the modem by a communications program at start up These commands tell a modem how to set itself up in order to communicate easily with another modem Message of the day This is defined by a file whose contents display when users log into the Device Server The broadcasting of messages to a specified group of workstations on a LAN WAN or internet A communication control character sent by the receiving destination indicating that the last message was not received correctly An open standard network security server that communicates with the PAP protocol Connections that originate from a host that go directly to a serial device through the Device Server IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 243 RIP Routing Information Protocol Roaming Callback RPC Silent Connection SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Subnet Prefix Bits A protocol that allows gateways and hosts to exchange information ab
158. lex 20 out DTR 21 RxD RxD 22 RxD RxD 25 CTS The power in pin pin 12 can be 9 30V DC DB25 Female This section defines the pinouts for the DB25 female connection used on the 1 port IOLAN Pin 13 Pin 1 Leg Pin 25 Pin 14 The following table provides pinout information EIA 485 EIA 485 Pinout EIA 232 EIA 422 Full Duplex Half Duplex 1 Shield Shield Shield Shield 2 in RxD 3 out TxD 4 in CTS 5 out RTS 6 out DTR 7 GND GND GND GND 8 in DCD 12 Power in Power in Power in Power in 13 RTS 14 RxD RxD 15 RxD RxD 18 CTS 19 CTS 20 in DSR Pinouts and Cabling Diagrams 205 Serial Pinouts RJ45 EIA 485 EIA 485 Pinout EIA 232 EIA 422 Full Duplex Half Duplex 21 TxD TxD DATA 22 TxD TxD DATA 25 RTS The power in pin pin 12 can be 9 30V DC This section defines the pinouts for the RJ45 connection used on the DS and TS IOLAN The TS IOLAN does not support power in so use the 8 pin mappings for this model These pinouts do not apply to I O models Pin 1 Pin 10 The following table provides pinout information Pinout Pinout EIA 485 EIA 485 10 pin 8 pin EIA 232 EIA 422 Full Duplex Half Duplex 1 Power In Power In Power In Power In 2 in 1 DCD 3 out 2 RTS TxD TxD DATA 4 in 3 DSR 5 out 4 TxD TxD TxD DATA 6 in 5 RxD RxD RxD 7 6 GND GND GND GND 8 in 7 CTS RxD RxD 9 out 8 DTR The power in pin Pin 1 can be 9 30V DC The 2 port IOLAN has po
159. lied German and French languages The English language file english txt displays the character length of each line at the beginning of the line If a translated line goes over that character length it will be displayed truncated in the Menu or CLI Translate line for line do not omit lines if you do not know the translation leave the original untranslated text in place Also you must maintain the same sequential order of lines It is a good practice to translate the file using a text editor that displays line numbers so you can periodically verify that the line sequence has not changed from the original file by comparing it to the original file Keep all translations in quotes otherwise the line will not display properly Each line must end with a carriage return If a line contains only numbers for example 38400 leave that line in place unchanged unless you are using a different alphabet Software Upgrades and Language Files If you receive a software upgrade for the IOLAN the language files supplied on the supplemental diskette CD might also have been updated We will endeavour to provide a list of those changes in another text file on the same supplemental CD If you are already using one of the supplied languages French or German you probably want to update the language file in the IOLAN Until you update the IOLAN with the new language file new text strings will appear in English If you are already using a language t
160. line 238 product information 238 product repair 239 via the internet 238 temperature calibrating 194 terminal definitions creating 199 downloading 199 text configuration file 61 TruePort API 172 Modbus 171 TruePort utility 73 222 U UDP configuring 86 UDP I O 162 user sessions 132 utility TruePort 73 222 V virtual modem 99 vmodem overview 99 W WebManager overview 36 IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 246
161. listen to the first port that it receives a UDP packet from Applicable when Direction is set to LAN to Serial or Both e Any Port The IOLAN will receive messages from any port sending UDP packets Applicable when Direction is set to LAN to Serial e Port he port that the IOLAN will use to relay messages to servers hosts This option works with any Direction except Disabled The IOLAN will listen for UDP packets on the port configured by the Listen for connections on UDP port parameter Default Auto Learn 89 Serial Port Profiles Port The UDP port to use Default 0 zero Advanced Tab Field Descriptions General Advanced Hardware Packet Forwarding Advanced UDP Settings Session Strings Send at Stat Delay ater Send 10 miliseconds Configure the following parameters Controls the sending of ASCII strings to serial devices at session start as follows e Send at Start Jr configured this string will be sent to the serial device on power up of the IOLAN or when a kill line command is issued on the serial port If the monitor DSR or monitor DCD options are set the string will also be sent when the monitored signal is raised Session Strings Range 0 127 alpha numeric characters Range Hexadecimal 0 FF e Delay after Send Jr configured will inset a delay after the string is sent to the device This delay can be used to provide the serial device with time to process the string before the session is in
162. ll wait during inactivity before testing the connection It should be noted that if a network connection is accidentally dropped it can take as long as the specified interval before anyone can reconnect to the serial port Default Disabled The IOLAN will initiate the connection the Tunnel Server Default Disabled A preconfigured host name that is associated with the IP address of the Tunnel Server The TCP port that the IOLAN will use to connect to the Tunnel Server Default 10000 serial port number so serial port 5 is 10005 97 Serial Port Profiles Advanced Tab Field Descriptions General Advanced Hardware Email Net Packet Forwarding SSL TLS Advanced Serial Tunneling Settings Break Lengh D eeng Delay After Break 0 milliseconds Session Strings Send at Start Send at End Delay after Send 10 milliseconds Configure the following parameters Break Length Delay After Break Session Strings When the IOLAN receives a command from its peer to issue a break signal this paramters defines the length of time the break condition will be asserted on the serial port Default 1000ms 1 second This parameter defines the delay between the termination of a break condition and the time data will be sent out the serial port Default Oms no delay Controls the sending of ASCII strings to serial devices at session start and session termination as follows Send at Start JI configur
163. lliseconds that must elapse between characters before the packet is transmitted to the network A value of zero 0 ignores this parameter Range 0 65535 ms Default 0 When enabled specifies the character that when received will define when the packet is ready for transmission The actual transmission of the packet is based on the Trigger Forwarding Rule Range Hex 0 FF Default 0 When enabled creates a sequence of characters that must be received to specify when the packet is ready for transmission if the End Trigger character is not immediately followed by the End Trigger2 character the IOLAN waits for another End Trigger character to start the End Trigger 1 End Trigger2 character sequence The actual transmission of the packet is based on the Trigger Forwarding Rule Range Hex 0 FF Default 0 When enabled this group of parameters allows you to control the frame that is transmitted by defining the start and end of frame character s If the internal buffer 1024 bytes is full before the EOF character s are received the packet will be transmitted and the EOF character s search will continue Default Disabled When enabled the Start of Frame character defines the first character of the frame any character s received before the Start of Frame character is ignored Range Hex 0 FF Default 0 When enabled creates a sequence of characters that must be received to create the start of the frame if the SOF char
164. minal DB25 DTE 3 RxD 2 TxD 5 CTS 4 RTS 20 DTR 7 GND 6 DSR Terminal DB25 DTE 3 RxD 2 TxD 5 CTS 4 RTS 20 DTR 7 GND 6 DSR Pinouts and Cabling Diagrams 208 EIA 232 Cabling Diagrams RJ45 IOLAN RJ45 10 pin 8 pin 4 DSR 3 3 RTS 2 5 TxD 4 6 RxD 5 7 GND 6 8 CTS 7 9 DTR 8 DB9 Male IOLAN DS1 DB9 Male Terminal DB25 DTE 20 DTR 5 CTS 3 RxD 2 TxD 7 GND 4 RTS 3 TxD 2 RxD 7 RTS 8 CTS 6 DSR 5 GND 4 DTR 6 DSR Terminal DB25 DTE 3 RxD 2 TxD 5 CTS 4 RTS 20 DTR 7 GND 6 DSR Pinouts and Cabling Diagrams 209 EIA 232 Cabling Diagrams Modem DB25 Connector The following diagrams show how a standard straight through cable should be configured when connecting to a DB25 modem DB25 Male IOLAN DS1 DB25 DTE 2 TxD 3 RxD 4 RTS 5 CTS 6 DSR 7 GND 8 DCD 20 DTR RJ45 IOLAN RJ45 10 pin 8 pin 2 DCD 1 3 RTS 2 4 DSR 3 5 TxD 4 6 RxD 5 7 GND 6 8 CTS 7 9 DTR 8 Modem DB25 DCE 2 RxD 3 TxD 4 CTS 5 RTS 6 DSR 7 GND 8 DCD 20 DTR Modem DB25 DCE 8 DCD 4 CTS 6 DSR 2 RxD 3 TxD 7 GND 5 RTS 20 DTR Pinouts and Cabling Diagrams 210 EIA 232 Cabling Diagrams DB9 Male
165. mize overall packet count such as when the connection is over a WAN Default Disabled This option detects the message packet or data blocking characteristics of the serial data and preserves it throughout the communication Select this option for message based applications or serial devices that are sensitive to inter character delays within these messages Default Disabled The minimum time in milliseconds between messages that must pass before the data is forwarded by the IOLAN Range 0 65535 Default 250 ms This option allows you to define the packet forwarding rules based on the packet definition or the frame definition Default Disabled 67 Serial Port Profiles Packet Definition Packet Size Idle Time Enable Trigger1 Character Enable Trigger2 Character Frame Definition SOF1 Character SOF2 Character Transmit SOF Character s When enabled this group of parameters allows you to set a variety of packet definition options The first criteria that is met causes the packet to be transmitted For example if you set a Force Transmit Timer of 1000 ms and a Packet Size of 100 bytes whichever criteria is met first is what will cause the packet to be transmitted Default Enabled The number of bytes that must be received from the serial port before the packet is transmitted to the network A value of zero 0 ignores this parameter Range 0 1024 bytes Default 0 The amount of time in mi
166. n General Advanced Hardware Packet Forwarding Custom Application Plugin Settings To install a custom application 1 Download the application files to the IOLAN using Tools gt Advanced gt Custom Files gt Download Custom App Plugin 2 Set the command line below 3 Reboot the IOLAN Command Line Configure the following parameter Command Line The name of the SDK program executable that has been already been downloaded to the IOLAN plus any parameters you want to pass to the program Use the she11 CLI command as described in the SDK Programmer s Guide to manage the files that you have downloaded to the IOLAN For example using sample outraw program you would type outraw 192 168 2 1 10001 Acct 10001 if you were starting the application on a serial port Field Format Maximum of 80 characters 113 Advanced Advanced Advanced Serial Settings Tab Overview Advanced serial port settings apply to all serial ports Advanced Settings Modems TruePort Baud Rate Advanced Serial Settings a Settings apply to all serial ports Process Break Signals Flush Data Before Closing Serial Port Deny Multiple Network Connections Data Logging Buffer Size 4 KB Monitor Connections Status Interval 180 Retry Interval 5 Retry 5 Pre V4 3 Mode seconds seconds Attempts Field Descriptions Configure the following parameters Process Break Signals Flush
167. n any host that you are uploading or downloading files to from When you specify the file path the path must be relative to the default path set in your TFTP server software Login Bootup Files Message of the Day MOTD TFTP Firmware Host File Configuration Host File Configure the following parameters Firmware Host Firmware File The host name or IP address of the server that contains the firmware file If you use a host name it must exist in the IOLAN s host table or be resolved by DNS Field Format Resolvable host name IPv4 address IPv6 address The path and file name relative to the default path of your TFTP server software of the update software for the IOLAN that will be loaded when the IOLAN is rebooted Configuration Host The host name or IP address of the server that contains the configuration file If you use a host name it must exist in the IOLAN s host table or be resolved by DNS Field Format Resolvable host name IPv4 address IPv6 address Configuration File The path and file name relative to the default path of your TFTP server software of the configuration file for the IOLAN that will be loaded when the IOLAN is rebooted 183 Management Message of the Day MOTD Tab Field Descriptions The message of the day is displayed when users log into the IOLAN through a telnet or SSH session or through WebManager or EasyPort Web There are two ways t
168. n existing host and click the Edit button to edit a host in the list of hosts that will be receiving communication from the serial device connected to the IOLAN Delete Button Highlight an existing host and click the Edit button to edit a host in the list of hosts that will be receiving communication from the serial device connected to the IOLAN Define a primary When this option is enabled you need to define a primary host that the serial host and backup device connected to this serial port will communicate to and a backup host in the event that the IOLAN looses communication to the primary host The IOLAN will first establish a connection to the primary host Should the connection to the primary host be lost or never established the IOLAN will establish a connection the backup host Once connected to the backup the IOLAN will attempt to re establish a connection to the Primary host once this is successfully done it gracefully shuts down the backup connection Default Disabled 75 Serial Port Profiles Primary Host Specify a preconfigured host that the serial device will communicate to through the IOLAN Default None TCP Port Specify the TCP port that the IOLAN will use to communicate to the Primary Host Default 0 Backup Host Specify a preconfigured host that the serial device will communicate to through the IOLAN if the IOLAN cannot communicate with the Primary Host Default None TCP Port Specify the TCP por
169. n it boots up Other configurators such as DeviceManager CLI or Menu can be used to set this option and obtain the initial IP address ARP Ping Use this method when you can connect the IOLAN to the network and want to assign a temporary IP address to the IOLAN by adding an ARP entry to your PC and then pinging it IPv6 Network When the IOLAN is connected to an IPv6 network its local link address is determined using stateless auto configuration Once an IP address has been assigned to the IOLAN in most cases you can continue to use the same method if it is a configurator or you can switch to any other configuration method Requires a Configured IP Address The following configuration methods require that an IP address already be assigned to the IOLAN WebManager WebManager is a fully functional browser based configuration method Configuration Methods 31 Easy Config Wizard Easy Config Wizard The Easy Config Wizard is a configuration wizard that will configure all the serial ports on your IOLAN to one of the following Console Management TruePort Virtual COM Port TCP Sockets Raw TCP Terminal Printer not supported on DS1 TS2 models Serial Tunneling You can launch the Easy Config Wizard from the Perle website or from the installation CD ROM EasyConfig Welcome to EasyConfig perle EasyConfig Wizard discovers and configures IOLAN on a local network to one of the following profiles Discover Tel
170. n on for Line 1 locate and jumper both J7 and J8 as shown in the diagram To turn line termination on for Line 2 locate and jumper both J11 and J9 4 Close the IOLAN case by replacing the case lid and the two screws You can now power it on with the new settings Setting Jumpers 214 Introduction Digital UO Module IOLANs that have Digital I O have an input output jumper that must be set for each channel and must match the software configuration for each channel Depending on the model the placement of the digital I O board can change so the diagram below shows how to set jumper for any digital board To change the settings do the following 1 2 Detach the IOLAN from the electrical power source and disconnect everything from the box Open the case by unscrewing the five side screws two on each side plus the grounding screw and lifting off the top of the case You should see the following configuration for the digital I O board Channel 2 4 J5 Pint 33 Channel 1 3 Pint 1 0 To configure either Channel 1 or Channel 3 depending on how many Digital channels your I O supports and following the mylar channel definitions for Input jumper J3 pin 1 and 2 as shown this is the default setting To configure either Channel 2 or Channel 4 depending on how many Digital channels your I O supports and following the mylar channel definitions for Output jumper J5 pin 2 and 3 as shown Clos
171. n to the IOLAN Restricted and Menu users can only start sessions predefined for them in their user configuration 132 Adding Editing Users Field Descriptions User Settings General Services Advanced Sessions Serial Port Access Predefined Outbound Sessions Session ER Connect Automatically Host None v TCP Pot 23 Configure the following parameters Session 1 2 3 4 You can configure up to four 4 sessions that the user can select from to connect to a specific host after that user has successfully logged into the IOLAN used only on serial ports configured for the Terminal profile Data Options e None No connection is configured for this session e Telnet For information on the Telnet connection window see Telnet Settings Default None Settings Button Click this button to configure the connection parameters for this session Connect Specify whether or not the session s will start automatically when the user Automatically logs into the IOLAN Default Disabled Host The host that the user will connect to in this predefined session Default None TCP Port The TCP port that the IOLAN will use to connect to the host in this predefined session Default 23 133 Adding Editing Users Serial Port Access Tab Overview The Serial Port Access tab controls the user s read write access on any given IOLAN serial port This pertains to users that are connectin
172. n you receive the IOLAN it comes with a factory default configuration that the IOLAN can be reset to at any time Administrators might find it useful to customize the factory default configuration file so that if the IOLAN gets reset to its factory defaults it will be reset to defaults that the Administrator specified There are two ways you can set the custom factory default configuration e Download a file to the IOLAN You can download a custom factory default file to the IOLAN using any of the configuration methods In DeviceManager you must connect to the IOLAN and then select Tools Advanced Custom Files Custom Factory Default Configuration and then specify the file In WebManager you must connect to the IOLAN and then select Administration Reset Factory Defaults Set Current Configuration as Factory Default e Download the current configuration to the IOLAN You can specify the configuration that you are working with on as the custom factory default configuration using any of the configuration methods you must be connected to the IOLAN In DeviceManager select Tools Advanced Set Factory Default to IOLAN In WebManager select Administration Reset Factory Defaults Get and Set Factory Default Configuration File 191 Downloading IOLAN Firmware Resetting the IOLAN to the Default Configuration The RESET button on the IOLAN allows you to reset the IOLAN to its Perle or custom factory default configuration The Power Read
173. nabled 79 Serial Port Profiles TCP Sockets Profile Overview The TCP Socket profile allows for a serial device to communicate over a TCP network The TCP connection can be initiated from a host on the network and or a serial device This is typically used with an application on a Workstation or Server that communicates to a device using a specific TCP socket This is often referred to as a RAW connection Functionality The TCP Sockets profile permits a raw connection to be established in either direction meaning that the connection can be initiated by either the Workstation Server or the IOLAN ened QO Raw TCP Incoming Serial lt Data ____ Connection Scanner Ch 2 Ge nit By o o System Device POS OF TCP Sockets General Tab Field Descriptions Profile TCP Sockets Change Profile Name General Advanced Hardware Email Alert Packet Forwarding SSL TLS TCP Socket Settings V Listen for connection TCP Port 10010 Allow Multiple Hosts to Connect Enable IP Aliasing Connect to Pemmit Connections in Both Directions Configure the following parameters Listen for When enabled the IOLAN listens for a connection to be established by the Connection Workstation Server on the network Default Enabled 80 Serial Port Profiles TCP Port Allow Multiple Hosts to Connect Enable IP Aliasing Connect To
174. ncoming connection request IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 Register 0 sets manual answer mode Register 1 255 auto answer mode default 202 Virtual Modem Initialization Commands Command Description Options AT amp Z1 Set command allows the user to store an IP address and port number or phone number to use when making a connection The user will issue an ATDS1 to cause the IOLAN to initiate the connection AT amp Sn Sets the behavior of IOLAN s DTR signal DSR from a DCE perspective n 0 DTR signal always high default n 2 DTR signal acts as DCD n 3 DTR signal acts as RI AT amp Rn AT amp Cn AT amp F Sets the behavior of IOLAN s RTS signal CTS from a DCE perspective If line is configured for hardware flow control the RTS is used for this purpose and the setting of this command is ignored Sets the behaviour of the DCD signal Sets the modes back to the factory defaults This is a hard coded default configuration which does not look at any user configuration n 0 RTS always high default n 3 RTS signal acts as DCD n 4 RTS signal acts as RI n 0 DCD always on n 1 DCD follows state of connection off when no connection on when TCP connection exists default ATS2 ATS12 Sets the value of the S2 register The S2 register controls which character is used to enter command mode this is the potential replacement for
175. nently The User Idle Timeout will override all other Serial Port Idle Timeout parameters Range 0 4294967 Default 0 The amount of time in seconds before the IOLAN forcibly closes a user s session connection The default value is 0 zero meaning that the session timer will not expire the session is open permanently or until the user logs out The User Session Timeout will override all other Serial Port Session Timeout parameters Range 0 4294967 Default 0 You can specify whether a user will use English or Custom Language as the language that appears in the Menu or CLI The IOLAN supports one custom language that must be downloaded to the IOLAN Default English See Language Support for more information about Custom Languages 131 Adding Editing Users Hotkey Prefix The prefix that a user types to control the current session Data Options e a number To switch from one session to another press a Cla and then the required session number For example a 2 would switch you to session 2 Pressing a 0 will return you to the IOLAN Menu e Aan Display the next session The current session will remain active The lowest numbered active session will be displayed e a p Display the previous session The current session will remain active The highest numbered active session will be displayed e Aam To exit a session and return to the IOLAN You will be returned to the menu The session will be left
176. net S mieb Virtual Com ort Port Configure ip Download Configuration For more advanced configurations use WebManager or DeviceManager The Easy Config Wizard has been designed to walk you through the configuration process for any of the available configuration options shown on the Welcome window Configuration Methods 32 DeviceManager DeviceManager Overview The DeviceManager is a Windows based application that can be used to connect to the IOLAN to actively manage and configure it or can create new IOLAN configurations offline See Chapter 5 Using DeviceManager and WebManager for information on configuring managing the IOLAN with DeviceManager Access Platforms Features The DeviceManager can be run from Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 R2 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 7 Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 platforms DeviceManager can be installed from the product CD ROM or downloaded from the Perle website Unless the IOLAN has already been configured with a Gateway DeviceManager can only access IOLANSs in the local subnet The DeviceManager can be accessed by only the admin user DeviceManager supports the following features The ability to download the same configuration file to several IOLANSs in one operation The ability to save a configuration file locally in text format in addition to the binary format
177. nfig Wizard is available from the CD ROM included with your IOLAN You can use the Easy Config Wizard to set the IOLAN s IP address and configure serial ports This configuration method would typically be used when e All ports are to have the same configuration e Only the most commonly used profiles are required e Straightforward application with no advanced functionality required e Easy Config is installed on a Windows based PC with local network access to the IOLAN DeviceManager Use this method when you can connect the IOLAN to the network and access the IOLAN from a Windows PC The DeviceManager is a Windows based application that can be used for IOLAN configuration and management The DeviceManager can be used to assign an IP address and perform the complete configuration and management of the IOLAN Direct Connection Use this method when you can connect to the IOLAN from a serial terminal or from a computer running terminal emulation software over a serial port Using this method you will need to configure and or manage the IOLAN using either the Menu or CLI DHCP BOOTP Use this method when you have a BOOTP or DHCP server running and you can connect the IOLAN to your network The IOLAN will automatically obtain an IP address from a local network DHCP BOOTP server when this service is enabled it is disabled by default You can also configure certain IOLAN parameters that will be passed from the DHCP BOOTP server to the IOLAN whe
178. ng Configuration Files You can download a configuration file to the IOLAN by doing the following e In DeviceManager 1 2 4 Connect to the IOLAN to retrieve the current configuration file Open the configuration file you want to download to the IOLAN by selecting File Import Configuration from a File and then browsing to the configuration file This will replace the retrieved configuration file Select Tools Download Configuration to IOLAN or click the Download All Changes button Reboot the IOLAN e In WebManager 1 2 3 In the navigation tree select the Administration option In the configuration area click the Backup Restore button In the Restore group box browse to the configuration file that you want to download to the IOLAN Click the Restore Configuration button Reboot the IOLAN 189 Managing Configuration Files Downloading Configuration Files to Multiple IOLANs You can download a configuration file to multiple IOLANs at the same time by doing the following in DeviceManager DeviceManager is the only configurator that does this function 1 Select Tools Download Configuration to Multiple IO ANS 2 Specify the IOLANs that you want to download the configuration to Download Configuration to Multiple IOLANs IP Address Server Name Password Reboot Server No v Cancel Enter the following information for each IOLAN that you want to configure with the same configuration file IP
179. nguage file to a host machine on the network place it in the main file system or on the main hard drive 3 Either use the TFTP defaults in the IOLAN or configure as necessary TFTP in the IOLAN 4 Inthe CLI of the IOLAN enter the host IP address and file name for example netload customlang 172 16 4 1 temp Tolan_ds_French txt The IOLAN will download the language file via TFTP In DeviceManager select Tools Advanced Custom Files and then select Download Custom Language File and browse to the language file In WebManager select Administration Custom Files and then specify the Custom Language File option and browse to the language file 5 To set an individual user to the new language go to the Users menu and in the Language field select Customlang In the CLI only you can set individual users or all users to the new language see the set user command 6 The user will see the change of language when he she logs out Main Menu Sessions Menu Logout and logs back into the IOLAN If as Admin user you change your language setting to Customlang you will see the text menus display in the new language when you save and exit the Change User form Users with Level Normal can also change their display language 197 Language Support Translation Guidance To help you with your translation of supplied ASCII text language files we offer the following guidance The IOLAN will support languages other than English and the supp
180. o Channel A1 with a 2 wire shielded cable connect the positive wire to Al the negative wire to Al and optionally the shield to GND tou 4 A N AN Tl glio I I i shield If you have the positive negative wires reversed the polarity of the voltage will be reversed Temperature Input If you are using RTD sensors a short detected status will be displayed if the wires are connected improperly RTD or thermocouple sensors will display an open detection status when the circuit is broken Thermocouple To connect to Channel A1 with a 2 wire cable connect the positive wire to A1 and the negative wire to Al you will not be using the Als connection zs A 38 an 4 2 A Z lt lt lt 2 2 2 lt lt lt d d 2 i UO Wiring Diagrams 219 Wiring I O Diagrams RTD 2 Wire In a 2 wire RTD configuration connect the excite wire to Al the return wire to Al and jumper the sense wire from Als with a insulated wire going to Al dp ee ee ay d 2 4 lt lt lt lt lt lt zt d si d 2 si sense g L B d W RTD 3 Wire In a 3 wire RTD configuration connect the return wire to Al the excite wire to Al and the sense wire to Als Be Ss ao 4 Z lt lt lt lt lt LLLI El efe 21 5 pr o n RTD 4 Wire In
181. o a serial port you can use TruePort as a virtual serial port to communicate with the IOLAN over the network to access I O data using the Perle API See Accessing I O Data Via TruePort for more information on the API VO Access Failsafe Timer UDP Choose the method in which the 1 0 interfaces are accessed via network by an external application Enable 1 0 Access via Modbus protocol UID 255 Advanced Modbus Settings Available Network Access Allow Modbus TCP Application API v Allows Modbus RTU ASCII via TruePort Enable 1 0 Access via TruePort C Enable SSL Encryption Listen TCP Port 33816 Available Network Access Allow 1 0 Access via API through TruePort PC running IOLAN ER Custom e Application APT T O Digital TruePort Output The host running TruePort must be in I O API mode 172 Accessing UO Data Via TruePort Accessing I O Data Via TruePort Introduction Setup Analog and Digital I O data as well as output control can be accessed in several ways To have access from an application running on a workstation or server the I O Applications Program Interface API provided within Trueport can be used This API uses a command response format to get or set data on each individual I O channel register A sample program ioapiotp c demonstrating typical usage can be found on the IOLAN product CD ROM After TruePort has been properly installed and configured on the workstation
182. o retrieve the message of the day to be displayed to users when they log into the IOLAN e The message of the day file is retrieved from a TFPT server every time a user logs into the IOLAN You must have a TFTP server running on any host that you are uploading or downloading files to from when using TFTP When you specify the file path the path must be relative to the default path set in your TFTP server software e The message of the day file is downloaded to the IOLAN and retrieved locally every time a user logs into the IOLAN You can download an MOTD file to the IOLAN in the DeviceManager by selecting Tools Advanced Custom Files and then selecting the Download Other File option and browse to the MOTD file In WebManager select Administration Custom Files and select the Other File option and browse to the MOTD file After the MOTD is downloaded to the IOLAN you must specify the MOTD file name in the Filename field to access it as the message of the day no TFTP Host parameter is required when the file is internal Login Bootup Files Message of the Day MOTD TFTP TFTP Host Filename Display MOTD in WebManager Configure the following parameters TFTP Host The host that the IOLAN will be getting the Message of the Day file from Field Format Resolvable host name IPv4 address IPv6 address Filename The path and file name relative to the default path of your TFTP server software of the file that contains a
183. o servers hosts Default 0 zero Temperature Functionality Overview The Temperature tab configures the temperature scale settings for T4 models Field Descriptions ay 1 0 Access Failsafe Timer UDP Temperature Temperature Scale Celsius v Configure the following parameter Temperature Scale Select the temperature scale that will be used to display temperature data Data Options Fahrenheit or Celsius Default Celsius 142 Channels Channels Analog The Channels section displays the I O Channels window through which you can enable disable the T O channels 1 0 Channels I ES i Channel iio Name Iv Di Digital Input Iv D2 Digital Input Iw R1 Relay Iw KR Relay Highlight a channel and then click the Edit button to configure the parameters for that channel Overview Analog channels monitor current voltage input Note that the internal jumpers must match the software setting by default they are set to Current see Analog Input Module to find out how to set the internal jumpers For example in an industrial freezer warehouse the IOLAN A4R2 is used to monitor humidity transducers which are in place to help prevent freezer burn If the humidity reaches a certain percentage monitored by an Analog channel a syslog message is sent to the Monitoring Application The Monitoring Application then sends a command to the IOLAN via the Perle API that causes the Relay channel to activate an internal freezer d
184. o the IOLAN through the network Default Telnet The port number that the IOLAN will listen on for incoming TCP connections Default 10001 depending on the serial port number Enables disables the ability to access a serial device connected to the serial port by an IP address or host name that can be resolved to the Internet IP Address in a DNS network The IOLAN can also be accessed by an IP address and port number Default Disabled Users can access serial devices connected to the IOLAN through the network by the specified Internet Address or host name that can be resolved to the Internet Address in a DNS network Data Options IPv4 Address 70 Serial Port Profiles Advanced Tab Field Descriptions The Console Management Advanced tab configures serial port options that may be required by certain applications Profile Console Management Name General Advanced Hardware Packet Forwarding Advanced Console Management Settings Authenticate User Enable TCP Keepalive Enable Message of the Day MOTD Break Handling Mone O Local O Remote Break Interrupt Session Strings Send at Start Send at End Idle Timeout 0 seconds Session Timeout 0 seconds Dial Options Dial In Dial Out Dial Timeout 45 seconds Dial Retry 2 Modem v Phone Delay after Send 10 miliseconds Configure the following parameters Aut
185. ode 11 IO_DI_ALARM_SERIAL_DCD_CLEAR J Trap for Digital input DCD serial pin trigger Clear Mode 12 IO_DI_ALARM_SERIAL_CTS_CLEAR Trap for Digital input CTS serial pin trigger Clear Mode 13 IO AL ALARM_LEVEL1_CLEAR Trap for the Analog input Alarm Level 1 Clear 14 IO AL ALARM_LEVEL2_CLEAR Trap for the Analog input Alarm Level 2 Clear 15 IO AL ALARM_LEVEL3_CLEAR Trap for the Analog input Alarm Level 3 Clear 16 IO AL ALARM_LEVEL4_CLEAR Trap for the Analog input Alarm Level 4 Clear 17 IO AL ALARM_LEVELS_CLEAR Trap for the Analog input Alarm Level 5 Clear 177 Configuring the System Introduction Bi Configuration This chapter describes the alerts syslog that can be configured for SZ E a the IOLAN and the advanced options SNMP custom i S ewe applications plugins and other miscellaneous configuration Security options that you will want to look at to see if they are required for Sea System your implementation tee Aerts Syslog Sy Management Alerts on Custom App Plugin Advanced Syslog Overview The IOLAN can be configured to send system log messages to a syslog daemon running on a remote host if the Syslog service is activated You can configure a primary and secondary host for the syslog information and specify the level for which you want syslog information sent Field Descriptions Syslog Level S Send More Primary Host None L Debug Info Notice Warning
186. of the CLI You can look up Menu parameter explanations in the Command Line Interface Reference Guide The only operations that the Menu does not support are the downloading and uploading of files to from the IOLAN Access Platforms Features The Menu is accessed by any application that supports a Telnet session to the IOLAN s IP address such as Putty SecureCRT or from a command prompt You can also access the Menu from a dumb terminal or PC connected to a serial port The Menu supports the following features e You can access the IOLAN from any application that supports Telnet e You can access the IOLAN using a terminal emulator and a serial connection Connecting to the IOLAN Using the Menu To connect the IOLAN using the Menu follow the directions for Connecting to the IOLAN Using the CLI Configuration Methods 40 Menu Using the Menu After you have successfully logged in type screen at the prompt and press Enter You will be asked to enter a terminal type and then you will see the following Menu ex Telnet 10 10 201 100 User admin IOLAN SDS2 v3 1 G8 Telnet 5 Sessions Server Configuration Line Configuration Network Configuration Authentication Configuration Time Configuration Modem Configuration Statistics Command Line Mode Move Enter Select To navigate through the Menu options do the following 1 2 Highlight a Menu option by using the keyboard up and down arrows to navigat
187. of the TCP Ethernet Modbus Slaves based on the Start IP address and the UID range Specify the protocol that is used between the Modbus Master and Modbus Slave s Data Options TCP or UDP Default TCP The destination port of the remote Modbus TCP Slave that the IOLAN will connect to Range 0 65535 Default 502 111 Serial Port Profiles Modbus Slave Advanced Settings Field Descriptions RR Advanced Slave Settings x A hese bee are global and apply to all serial ports configured as a Modbus Slave Slave Gateway Settings TCP UDP Pott 502 Next Request Delay 50 milliseconds C Enable Serial Modbus Broadcasts Request Queuing UID Address Mode Embedded Remapped C Enable IP Aliasing OK Cancel Configure the following parameters TCP UDP Port The network port number that the Slave Gateway will listen on for both TCP and UDP messages Default 502 Next Request Delay A delay in milliseconds to allow serial slave s to re enable receivers before issuing next Modbus Master request Range 0 1000 Default 50 ms Enable Serial When enabled a UID of 0 zero indicates that the message will be broadcast to Modbus Broadcasts all Modbus Slaves Default Disabled Request Queuing When enabled allows multiple simultaneous messages to be queued and processed in order of reception Default Enabled Embedded When this option is selected the address of the slave Modbus device is embedded in the
188. of the following commands Command Description Options ATQn Quite mode Determines if result codes will be sent to the connected terminal Basic results codes are OK CONNECT RING NO CARRIER and ERROR Setting quite mode also suppresses the RING message for incoming calls n 0 no result codes will be sent n 1 result codes will be sent default ATVn Verbose mode Determines if result codes are displayed as text or numeric values n 0 display as numeric values n 1 display as text default ATEn Echo mode Determines whether characters sent from the serial device will be echoed back by the IOLAN when VModem is in command mode n 0 disable echo n 1 enable echo default ATH Hang up This command instructs the IOLAN to terminate the current session and go into command mode ATA Answer call Instructs the VModem to accept connection requests VModem will give the terminal up to 3 minutes to answer the call If the ATA is not received within 3 minutes all pending sync messages will be discarded ATIO Return the modem manufacturer name ATI3 Return the modem model name ATSO Sets the value of the SO register The SO register controls the auto answer behavior In manual mode the IOLAN will not accept incoming sessions until an ATA is issued by the serial device In auto answer mode the IOLAN will automatically accept an i
189. om files dialog download other file Web Manager use administration custom files page other file e CLI use the command netload customapp file command Modbus Remapping 242 Glossary This chapter provides definitions for Device Server terms BOOTP BOOTstrap Protocol Callback Community SNMP DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Direct Connection Ethernet Fixed Callback Local Authentication LPD Modem Initialization String MOTD Multicast NAK Negative Acknowledgment RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In Users Services Reverse Connection An Internet protocol that enables a diskless workstation to discover its own IP address the IP address of a BOOTP server on the network and a file to be loaded into memory to boot the machine This enables the workstation to boot without requiring a hard or floppy disk drive A security feature where the Device Server calls back the User at a predetermined number defined in the User s account An SNMP community is the group that devices and management stations running SNMP belong to It helps define where information is sent A TCP IP protocol that provides static and dynamic address allocation and management Connections that bypass the Device Server enabling the user to log straight into a specific host A direct connection is recommended where a user logging in to the Device Server is not required A high speed 10Mbps 100Mbps cab
190. on 01 Illegal Function The function code received in the query is not an allowable action for the server or slave 02 Illegal Data The data address received in the query is not an allowable address for Address the server or slave 03 Illegal Data Value A value contained in the query data field is not an allowable value for server or slave 04 Slave Device An unrecoverable error occurred while the server or slave was Failure attempting to perform the requested action TruePort Utility 224 Accessories Introduction This chapter provides information about peripheral IOLAN options that can be ordered separately from the product Contact your sales representative to find out how to order the products listed in this appendix Starter Kit Adapters Cable The IOLAN Starter Kit includes the following RJ45F to DB25M DTE Crossover Adapter RJ45F to DB25M DCE Modem Adapter RJ45F to DB25F DTE Crossover Adapter RJ45F to DB9M DTE Crossover Adapter RJ45F to DB9F DTE Crossover Adapter Sun Cisco RJ45M Connector Cable for Rack Mount Models The adapters cable can be purchased as a kit or individually IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 225 Starter Kit Adapters Cable RJ45F to DB25M DTE Crossover Adapter The following diagram shows the IOLAN RJ45F gt DB25M DTE crossover adapter pinouts This is model number DBAO011 o o o o o o o o o o o o ococo0oo0o0000000090 25 RI SE DB25M
191. on Send Connection Status As Verbose String Default 10000 serial port number for example serial port 12 defaults to 10012 When enabled automatically establishes the virtual modem connection when the serial port becomes active Default Enabled The preconfigured target host name The port number the target host is listening on for messages Default 0 zero When enabled the virtual modem requires an AT command before it establishes a connection Specify this option when your modem application sends a phone number or other AT command to a modem The serial device can supply an IP address directly or it can provide a phone number that will be translated into an IP address by the IOLAN using the mapping table Default Disabled When your modem application provides a phone number in an AT command string you can map that phone number to the destination host See Phone Number to Host Mapping for information about the window that appears when you click this button When enabled the connection success failure indication strings are sent to the connected device otherwise these indications are suppressed This option also determines the format of the connection status results that are generated by the virtual modem Default Enabled When enabled the connection status is sent by text strings to the connected device Default Disabled 100 Serial Port Profiles Success String String that is sent to the serial
192. on Specify how the channel output will be handled Data Options e Manual You must manually manipulate the channel output e Pulse Activates and deactivates the channel output activity in intervals after itis manually activated e Inactive to Active Delay tThe channel output will remain inactive for the specified time interval after it is manually started e Active to Inactive Delay The channel output will go inactive after the specified time interval after it is manually started Default Manual When Output is set to Pulse you can specify the manner of the pulse Data Options e Continuous Continuously pulses active and inactive e Count Pulses an active inactive sequence for the specified number of times Default Continuous The channel output will pulse for the specified number of times each count consists of an active inactive sequence Default 1 How long the channel will remain inactive during pulse mode Range 1 9999 x 100 ms Default 1 100 ms How long the channel will be active during the pulse mode Range 1 9999 x 100 ms Default 1 100 ms When a deactivate command is issued a delay is implemented before the command is executed Range 1 9999 x 100 ms Default 1 100 ms When there has been no I O activity within the specified time set in the I O Interfaces Settings on the Failsafe Timer tab and the Failsafe Timer is triggered Data Options e None The state of the Digital Rela
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194. ondition described here may also be the result of corruption of the AUTOEXEC NT file in which case the above procedure may be helpful to restore a valid file If the above procedure does not fix the DeviceManager installation problem see http support microsoft com kbid 324767 for the official Microsoft explanation Host Problems Cannot access a host on a local network verify e The network address is correct e The subnet mask is set correctly and reflects the network configuration e The broadcast address is set correctly and reflects the network configuration Cannot access a host on a remote network e Use the show route command to verify that there is a route to the remote host If no gateway is specified verify that a default gateway is specified Ping the default gateway to check if it is working e Consider the situation beyond the gateway for example are intermediate gateways and the remote host available Also check the messages returned by the ping command for example that a particular host or gateway is unreachable Gateways added into the gateway table are ignored by the IOLAN e Have you used BOOTP and entered a single static gateway in the bootptab file entry If yes the other gateways will be ignored Access to host lost after a few minutes e Ifthe route to this host goes through routers make sure those routers are all sending RIP packets across the networks Login Problems You have lost or don t
195. onfigure an IPv4 address for IOLANs residing in an IPv6 network You are now ready to configure the IOLAN See Configuration Methods Overview for information on the different IOLAN configuration methods Getting Started 50 Setting Up the Serial Port s Setting Up the Serial Port s The DeviceManager and WebManager have the following serial port profiles that will simplify serial port setup Choose Serial Port Profile Profile Selection SS The Terminal profile configures a serial port to allow network access from a terminal connected to the IOL AN Console Management serial port This profile is used to access predefined hosts on the network from the terminal TruePort O TCP Sockets O UDP Sockets Terminal Connect O Serial Tunneling by D O Virtual Modem Modbus Gateway Terminal 8 UNIX Linux Custom App Plugin System e Console Management The Console Management profile configures a serial port to provide network access to a console or administrative port This profile sets up a serial port to support a TCP socket that listens for a Telnet connection from the network e TruePort The TruePort profile configures a serial port to connect network servers or workstations running the TruePort software to a serial device as a virtual COM port This profile is ideal for connecting multiple serial ports to a network system or server e TCP Sockets The TCP Sockets profile configures a serial port to allow
196. or server and initiated from the application it will setup a connection to the appropriate IOLAN It will then be available to relay commands to the IOLAN and communicate responses back the application TruePort will create a COM port to which the application can write commands to and read responses from Since all communications are done via this COM port the application need only use standard serial communication interface calls The following steps should be taken 1 Install the Trueport software on the server or workstation on which the application will be running 2 Configure the virtual communication port COM see TruePort User Guide for details 3 Run the application Typically the application will 1 Open the COM port 2 Send Commands to the COM port using standard write commands 3 Read Responses from the COM port using standard read commands 4 Once the desired operations are completed the COM port can be closed 173 Accessing I O Data Via TruePort Format of API Commands There are two groups of commands e Get Commands Retrieve values of the I O channel registers ge Set Commands Set values on the I O channel registers T O Channel registers are all assigned unique addresses which need to be referenced in all of the commands Please refer to the documentation specific you the applicable mode for the list and addresses of all the registers Model Go to A4 A4 T4 Registers T4 A4 T4 Registers A
197. originates from a host in the IP range defined for this entry e Port Only data originating from the UDP port configured here as well as originating from a host in the IP range defined for this entry will be accepted When the direction is Serial to LAN the role of the additional parameters is as follow Start IP Address This is the IP address of the host to which the serial data will be sent using UDP datagrams If the serial data is to be sent to more than one host this becomes the starting IP address of a range End IP Address If you wish to send serial data to a single host leave this entry as is 0 0 0 0 If you wish to send the serial data to a number of hosts this address will represent the upper end of a range starting from Start IP Address UDP port This is the UPD port to which the serial data will be forwarded For a direction of Serial to LAN you must specify the port to be used When the direction is Both the role of the additional parameters is as follow Start IP Address This is the IP address of the host to which the serial data will be sent using UDP datagrams It is also the IP address of the host from which UDP data coming from the LAN will be accepted from If the data is to be sent to or received from more than one host this becomes the starting IP address of a range End IP Address If you wish to send serial data to a single host and only receive data from the single UDP host leave this entry as
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199. out various routes to different networks A method where the client supplies the number for callback when they dial in Remote Procedure Call A type of protocol that allows a program on one computer to execute a program on a server computer Silent connections are the same as direct connections except that they are permanently established The host login prompt is displayed on the screen Logging out redisplays this prompt Silent connections unlike direct connections however make permanent use of pseudo tty resources and therefore consume host resources even when not in use A protocol for managing network devices Identifies the device s IP address which portion constitutes the network address and which portion constitutes the host address 244 Index A admin default password 47 lost password 201 analog calibrating 192 API HO commands 173 223 TruePort 172 ARP Ping setting an IP address 50 binary configuration file 61 BOOTP parameters 43 setting an IP address 49 C cabling EIA 232 208 calibrating analog 192 temperature 194 configuration files formats 61 connecting to the Device Server console mode 28 serial mode 28 setting IP address 31 console mode 28 custom factory default configuration 191 D DB25 pinouts female 205 male 204 power in pin female 206 male 205 DB9 male pinouts 207 default admin password 47 definitions 243 DeviceManager overview 33 setting an IP add
200. ow select Protocol and click the Add button Ao ee E a In the Select Network Protocol window select Microsoft TCP IP version 6 and click the OK button 237 Contacting Technical Support Contacting Technical Support Making a Technical Support Query Who To Contact Note Perle offers free technical support to Perle Authorized Distributors and Registered Perle Resellers If you bought your product from a registered Perle supplier you must contact their Technical Support department they are qualified to deal with your problem Have Your Product Information Ready When you make a technical support enquiry please have the following information ready ltem Write Details Here Product Name Problem Description Your Name Company Name and Address Country Phone Number Fax Number Email Address Making a support query via the Perle web page If you have an internet connection please send details of your problem to Technical Support using the email links provided on the Perle web site in the Support Services area Click here to access our website at the following URL http www perle com 238 Contacting Technical Support Repair Procedure Before sending the IOLAN for repair you must contact your Perle supplier If however you bought your product directly from Perle you can contact directly Customers who are in Europe Africa or Middle East can submit repair de
201. parameters 73 Serial Port Profiles Genea Advanced Hardmare Packet Forwarding TruePot Seang Connect to semete system Server intisted Connection Hest name None zg TCP Pot 10000 Cl Corea to Maple Hosts C Send Name On Connect O Listen fer conection Cert intisted Connection Configure the following parameters Connect to remote system Host Name TCP Port Connect to Multiple Hosts Send Name on Connect Define Additional Hosts Button Listen for Connection TCP Port Allow Multiple Hosts to Connect When enabled the IOLAN initiates communication to the TruePort client Default Enabled The configured host that the IOLAN will connect to must be running TruePort Default None The TCP Port that the IOLAN will use to communicate through to the TruePort client Default 10001 for serial port 1 then increments by one for each serial port When enabled the IOLAN will establish a connection to multiple clients Hosts When using the multiple hosts feature all TruePort clients must be running in Lite mode Default Disabled When enabled the port name will be sent to the host upon session initiation Default Disabled Click this button to define the hosts that this serial port will connect to This button is also used to define the Primary Backup host functionality See Adding Editing Additional TruePort Hosts for more information When enabled the IOLAN will wait for connections
202. put is in alarm state 1 is In Alarm state 0 is Not in Alarm state A write of any value clears the alarm state MR REG DO SENSOR Status of Digital output 1 is Active 0 is Inactive If Invert Signal is configured on 0 is Active is Inactive This section contains descriptions of I O holding registers MB_REG_HR_DI_SENSOR_LATCH The latch status of the Digital input 1 is Latched 0 is Not latched A write of any value will clear the latch MB_REG_HR_DO_SENSOR_PULSE_ISW Inactive Signal Width This is how long the channel will remain inactive during pulse mode in increments of 100ms Valid values are 1 9999 The default is 1 100 ms MB_REG_HR_DO_SENSOR_PULSE_ASW Acctive Signal Width This is how long the channel will be active during the pulse mode in increments of 100ms Valid values are 1 9999 The default is 1 100 ms MB_REG_HR_DO_SENSOR_PULSE_COUNT The number of times the channel output will pulse Each count consists of an active inactive sequence The default is 1 cycle MB_REG HR AI CLEAR ALARM _LATCH Used to reset a latched alarm state A write of any value will clear the alarm latch for the specific Analog input MB_REG_HR_AI_CLEAR_MAX Used to reset the Analog input maximum value reached A write of any value will reset the maximum MB_REG_HR_AI_CLEAR_MIN Used to reset the Analog input minimum value reached A write of any value will reset the minimum This section contains descriptions of I O input register
203. r that is better than 1 volts precision When you calibrate one channel all voltage channels are automatically calibrated for that range if another channel is set for a different range you will need to calibrate that channel separately but all channels that use that range are also automatically calibrated Calibrating Current When calibrating the IOLAN Analog input for current you will need a calibration meter that is better than 1 current precision Each channel needs to be calibrated individually 193 Calibrating UO Calibrating Temperature Input To calibrate an Analog Temperature input channel read the section that applies to the type of input you are calibrating Note that calibration will be done for the active channel configuration for example if Channel A1 is set to thermocouple you cannot calibrate it for RTD During the calibration process you will be asked to apply the minimum and maximum range value to the channel in either mV or Ohms for example to calibrate for thermocouple J 0 to 760C you will be prompted to first apply 80mV and then 80mV to the channel Also you cannot actively calibrate disabled channels although if you enable the channel and then set it for the type of thermocouple or RTD that has already been calibrated on another channel it will also be calibrated Calibrating Thermocouple When calibrating the IOLAN Analog input for thermocouple you will need a calibration meter that is bett
204. ranslated from an earlier version you probably want to amend your translation When a language file is updated we will try to maintain the following convention 1 New text strings will be added to the bottom of the file not inserted into the body of the existing file Existing text strings if altered will be altered in sequence that is in their current position in the file The existing sequence of lines will be unchanged Until you have the changes translated new text strings will appear in the Menu or CLI in English 198 Downloading Terminal Definitions Downloading Terminal Definitions All terminal types can be used on the IOLAN Some terminal types which are not already defined in the IOLAN however are unable to use Full Screen mode menus and may not be able to page through sessions properly When installed the IOLAN has several defined terminal types Dumb WYSE60 VT100 ANSI TV1I925 IBM3151 VT320 7 and HP700 44 If you are not using or cannot emulate any of these terminal types you can add up to three additional terminal definitions to the IOLAN The terminal definitions can be downloaded from a TCP IP host To download terminal definitions follow these steps 1 2 3 4 Decide which TCP IP host you are going to use It must be a machine with enabled Configure TFTP in the IOLAN as necessary Select Tools Advanced Custom Files from the menu bar From the File Type drop down select Do
205. ress 47 DHCP parameters 43 setting an IP address 49 direct connect setting an IP address 48 F factory default configuration custom 191 original 192 factory defaults resetting to 200 HO Modbus 166 UDP 162 T O SNMP traps 177 IOLAN models 20 IOLAN interface Menu 40 IPv6 setting an IP address 50 J jumpers line termination 212 setting 212 L language translating 198 upgrading firmware 198 line termination setting jumper 212 medical unit IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 245 O Index description 20 Menu conventions 41 Menu IOLAN interface 40 MIB 44 Modbus T O access 166 TruePort 171 mode console 28 serial 28 models IOLAN 20 modem parameters 115 O online help using 4 P parameters BOOTP DHCP 43 modems 115 password admin default 47 lost 201 pin power in DB25 female 206 DB25 male 205 serial RJ45 206 pinouts DB25 female 205 DB25 male 204 DB9 male 207 RJ45 serial 206 power in pin DB25 female 206 DB25 male 205 serial RJ45 206 product repair 239 R resetting to factory defaults 200 RJ45 serial pinouts 206 RJ45 serial power in pin 206 S serial mode 28 services line signal I O 104 UDP 86 vmodem 99 sessions 132 setting an IP address ARP Ping 50 BOOTP DHCP 49 DeviceManager 47 direct connect 48 IPv6 50 signal I O general 104 SNMP T O traps 177 support MIBs 44 using 44 7 technical support contacting 238 on
206. rify that the read write user for SNMP version 3 or a community for SNMP version 1 or 2 match the configuration on the IOLAN 3 Type in the IOLAN s IP address and connect to the IOLAN You are now ready to start configuring the IOLAN using SNMP Configuration Methods 44 SNMP Using the SNMP MIB After you have successfully connected to the IOLAN through your SNMP Management tool or MIB browser expand the PERLE IOLAN DS MIB folder to see the IOLAN s parameter folders Below is an example of the configurable parameters under the ServicesInfo folder PERLE IOLAN DS1 MIB iso org dod intern H E adminInfo E serverInfo H E hostsInfo Ip 3 userInfo H E portInfo A modemInfo Le servicesInfo serviceStatus serviceDHCP serviceTelnetD serviceHTTPD serviceSnmpD servicesPCD serviceSyslog The first variable in each folder is the Status variable for example serviceStatus When you perform a GET on this variable one of the following values will be returned e 1 Indicates that the container folder is active with no changes e 2 Indicates that the container folder is active with change s Once you have completed setting the variables in a folder you will want to submit your changes to the IOLAN To do this set the Status variable to 4 If you want to discard the changes set the Status variable to 6 e 4 Indicates that the changes in the container folder are to be
207. rnal Power Supply Reset Console Serial Ethernet Switch All IOLAN I O models have a DB9M serial connector Serial Port Hardware and Connectivity 27 Getting to Know Your IOLAN Console Serial Switch Located at the back of the desktop IOLAN models is a switch that controls whether serial port is in Console or Serial mode Look at your model to verify the direction of the ON switch position ON indicates that serial port 1 is in Console mode otherwise serial port is in Serial mode Console Mode Console mode is used when you have a direct connection between a serial device like a terminal or a PC and the IOLAN accessed by the admin user to configure manage the IOLAN Console mode automatically sets serial port settings as Serial Interface to EIA 232 Speed to 9600 Flow Control to No Bits to 8 Stop Bits to 1 Parity to None Console mode also displays extra system messages Serial port 1 will ignore any Serial Port settings when in Console mode so you need to turn Console mode off to use serial port 1 in your network Serial Mode Serial mode is used when the IOLAN acts as a communications server or anytime you are not connecting directly to the IOLAN to configure it You can connect directly to the IOLAN in Serial mode but the IOLAN will not display all the messages information you will get in Console mode Hardware and Connectivity 28 Powering Up the IOLAN Powering Up the IOLA
208. roblems Messages host name too long or filename too long e The IOLAN can only accept host names of 14 characters or file names of 64 characters so verify that you are not attempting to pass a string that is longer than those maximums DHCP or BOOTP have been set up to configure my IOLAN but does not seem to have done anything e Check that the server DHCP BOOTP service is set to on if not set it to on and reboot e Check that your BOOTP server is configured for your IOLAN or that your DHCP server has an active lease pool scope with at least 1 free IP address You observe TFTP errors when the IOLAN boots for example FTP File not found filename FTP Timed out This has a number of causes including e The file names you specified to DHCP BOOTP do not exist or are in the wrong place e The server for any of the downloadable files in your bootfile has no TFTP server running Verify that lease data in your DHCP server manager is correct o Reset or restart the DHCP server Language Problems In a customized language the text strings appear in the wrong place in the Menu or CLI e Check the original ASCII text file you used to translate to your customised language The sequence of the line much match exactly be aware that comments don t affect line sequence but can affect the actual line that the strings appear on So if you strip out all comments if the original file says line 1000 should be string none
209. rowser software can be used to set IOLAN configuration parameters and or view IOLAN statistics Before you can configure manage the IOLAN using SNMP although you need to set the IOLAN IP address and configure a read write user for SNMP version 3 or a community for SNMP version 1 or 2 You can use DeviceManager CLI or the Menu to set the IP address and user community don t forget to reboot the IOLAN before connecting with the SNMP manager to make your changes take effect Access Platforms You can access the IOLAN SNMP MIB from any system that runs your SNMP client MIB browser software Features SNMP supports the following features e You can configure SNMP traps e Since not all versions of SNMP support secure communication password parameters must be set using another configuration method Connecting to the IOLAN Using SNMP Before you can connect to the IOLAN through an SNMP Management tool or MIB browser you need to set the following components through another configuration method 1 Configure a known IP address on the IOLAN 2 Configure a read write user for SNMP version 3 or a community for SNMP version 1 or 2 on the IOLAN 3 Reboot the IOLAN to make sure the changes take effect To connect to the IOLAN through an SNMP Management tool or MIB browser do the following 1 Load the perle ds MIB file from the IOLAN CD ROM or Perle website into your SNMP manager this MIB works for all DS1 and TS2 models 2 Ve
210. rt I O interface on the IOLAN I O models Analog Temperature Digital and Relay Ability to disable services for example Telnet TruePort Syslog SNMP Modbus HTTP for additional security Introduction 22 IOLAN Features Security The IOLAN security features can include depending on your IOLAN model Supervisory and serial port password protection Ability to set serial port access rights Ability to assign users access level rights to control their access Idle port timers which close a connection that has not been active for a specified period of time Ability to individually disable network services that won t be used by the IOLAN Access to fire walled Nated devices via HTTP tunnels Introduction 23 Hardware and Connectivity Introduction This chapter describes how to physically set up your IOLAN unit It includes an overview of the IOLAN hardware components and how to power up the IOLAN to make sure it works correctly IOLAN Components What s Included The following components are included with your product e IOLAN unit e External power supply Quick Start Guide for I O models a soft copy exists on the CDROM A CD ROM containing documentation firmware configuration software TruePort etc TITOLAN models that have an RJ45 serial connector s come with an RJ45 DB9OF adapter not included with TS2 model What You Need to Supply Before you can begin you need to have the follow
211. running e Aal Lowercase L Locks the serial port until the user unlocks it The user is prompted for a password any password excluding spaces and the serial port is locked The user must retype the password to unlock the serial port e Ar When you switch from a session back to the Menu the screen may not be redrawn correctly If this happens use this command to redraw it properly This is always Ctrl R regardless of the Hotkey Prefix The User Hotkey Prefix value overrides the Serial Port Hotkey Prefix value You can use the Hotkey Prefix keys to lock a serial port only when the serial port s Allow Port Locking parameter is enabled Default Hex 01 Ctrl a or a Sessions Tab Overview The Sessions tab is used to configure specific connections for users who are accessing the network through the IOLAN s serial port Functionality Users who have successfully logged into the IOLAN User Service set to DSprompt can start up to four login sessions on network hosts These users start sessions through the EasyPort Menu option Sessions Multiple sessions can be run simultaneously to the same host or to different hosts Users can switch between different sessions and also between sessions and the IOLAN using Hotkey commands see Hotkey Prefix for a list of commands Users with Admin or Normal privileges can define new sessions and use them to connect to Network hosts they can even configure them to start automatically on logi
212. s Modbus Gateway Profile Overview Each serial port can be configured as either a Modbus Master gateway or a Modbus Slave gateway depending on your configuration and requirements If your model supports I O see Modbus I O Access for more information on using the Modbus protocol to access I O data Functionality The Modbus Gateway profile configures a serial port to act as a Modbus Master Gateway or a Modbus Slave Gateway Modbus RTU ASCII Data Modbus IOLAN Slave 4 Modbus Modbus TCP Modbus Modbus Master Gateway 7 Slave Master Modbus RTU ASCII Data gt Modbus IOLAN 3 t E Slave 4 AA S Modbus Modbus TCP TCP Slave Ze Slave Gateway 107 Serial Port Profiles General Tab Field Descriptions Serial Port 1 Settings Profile Modbus Gateway Name x General Advanced Hardware Packet Forwarding Modbus Gateway Settings Mode O Modbus Master Modbus Slave UID Range Advanced Slave Settings Protocol Modbus RTU Modbus ASCII Lo 1 Gei Ee Configure the following parameters Mode Destination Slave IP Mappings Button UID Range IP address Advanced Slave Settings Button Modbus RTU Modbus ASCII Append CR LF Specify how the Modbus Gateway is defined on the serial port Data Options e Modbus Master Typically the Modbus Master is connected to the Serial Port and is communicating to Modbus Slaves on the network e Modbus Slave T
213. s MB_REG_IR_CURR_ENG The current value of an Analog or Temperature input converted to appropriate units For Analog this will be in voltage or current depending on the configuration For the Temperature this value will be in Celsius or Fahrenheit depending on configuration MR REG IR MIN ENG The minimum converted value ever reached on this input since the IOLAN was re started or a manual clear was issued MB_REG_ IR MAX ENG The maximum converted value ever reached on this input since the IOLAN was re started or a manual clear was issued MB_REG_IR_CURR_RAW The current raw value received from the Analog to Digital converter This is a hexadecimal value in the range of 0 OxFFFF MB_REG_IR_MIN_RAW The minimum raw value ever reached on this input since the IOLAN was re started or a manual clear was issued MB_REG IR MAX RAW The maximum converted value ever reached on this input since the IOLAN was re started or a manual clear was issued MB_REG_IR_ALARM_LEVEL This gives the current alarm severity level for the corresponding Analog input Severity levels range from 0 not in alarm to 5 highest alarm severity 167 Modbus UO Access Serial Port Coi This J e H This e I Register Descriptions section contains descriptions of serial port coils MB_REG_DI_DSR The status of the DSR input signal 1 is Active 0 is Inactive If Invert Signal is configured on 0 is Active 1 is Inactive If input i
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215. s Latched returns latched status MB_REG_DI_DSR_ALARM_STATE The alarm state of DSR input signal 1 is In Alarm state 0 is Not in Alarm state A write of any value clears the alarm state MB_REG_DI_DCD The status of DCD line 1 is Active 0 is Inactive If Invert Signal is configured on 0 is Active is Inactive MB_REG_DI_DCD_ALARM_STATE The alarm state of DCD input signal 1 is in Alarm state 0 is Not in Alarm state A write of any value clears the alarm state MB_REG_DI_CTS The status of CTS input signal 1 is Active 0 is Inactive If Invert Signal is configured on 0 is Active is Inactive MB_REG_DI_CTS_ALARM_STATE The alarm state of CTS input signal 1 is Alarm 0 is Not in Alarm A write of any value clears the alarm state MB_REG_DO_DTR The status of DTR output signal 1 is Active 0 is Inactive MB_REG_DO_RTS The status of RTS output signal 1 is Active 0 is Inactive section contains descriptions of serial port holding registers MB_REG_HR_DI_DSR_LATCH The latched status for the DSR signal 1 is Latched 0 is Not Latched A write any value will clear the latch MB_REG_HR_DI_DCD_LATCH The latched status for the DCD signal 1 is Latched 0 is Not Latched A write any value will clear the latch MB_REG_HR_DI_CTS_LATCH The latched status for the CTS signal 1 is Latched 0 is Not Latched A write any value will clear the latch A4 T4 Registers The following registers are supported by
216. s are factory calibrated and should not need recalibration during initial use However should calibration be required you can recalibrate in DeviceManager or WebManager In DeviceManager you calibrate the I O channel s by selecting Tools I O Channels Calibrate In WebManager you calibrate the I O channel s by selecting UO Channels Calibrate Calibrating Analog Input To calibrate an Analog input channel read the section that applies to the type of input you are calibrating Note that calibration will be done for the active channel configuration for example if Channel A1 is set to voltage you cannot calibrate it for current The voltage range configured for this channel will also dictate what is being calibrated For example if this channel is configured for a range of 10V calibrating this channel will calibrate all channels which are configured for 10V During the calibration process you will be asked to apply the minimum and maximum configured range value to the channel for example to calibrate for voltage 10V you will be prompted to first apply 10V and then 10V to the channel Also you cannot actively calibrate disabled channels although for Voltage if you enable the channel and then set it for a range that has already been calibrated for another channel it will also be calibrated 192 Calibrating UO Calibrating Voltage When calibrating the IOLAN Analog input for voltage you will need a calibration mete
217. se to GND Wet Contact Logic 0 0 3V Logic 1 10V 30V Digital Output e Open collector to 30V source sink or both 200mA max load e Digital out DO or pulse mode Relay Form C type SPDT Contact rating 1A 30VDC 0 5A AC 120VAC Breakdown voltage 500 VAC 50 60 Hz Relay on time 7 msec Relay off time 3 msec Total switching time 10 msec Insulation resistance 1000 MW minimum at 500 VDC IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 137 Settings Settings Overview The I O Interfaces Settings window configures the parameters that are global to all I O channels UO Access Functionality Field Descriptions 1 0 Access Failsafe Timer UDP Choose the method in which the 1 0 interfaces are accessed via network by an external application oO Enable 1 0 Access via Modbus protocol Available Network Access Advanced Modbus Fj Enable 1 0 Access via TruePort Available Network Access Configure the following parameters Enable I O Access Enables disables Modbus as the communication protocol for all the I O to Modbus protocol channels UID Advanced Modbus Settings Button Default Disabled This is the UID you are assigning to the IOLAN which is acting as a Modbus slave Default 255 Click this button to configure global Modbus Slave settings See Advanced Slave Modbus Settings for field descriptions Allow Modbus TCP Allows a host running a Modbus TCP application to communicate to the I O
218. seconds about 49 days Specifies how a break is interpreted Data Range e None The IOLAN ignores the break key completely and it is not passed through to the host e Local The IOLAN deals with the break locally If the user is in a session the break key has the same effect as a hot key e Remote When the break key is pressed the IOLAN translates this into a telnet break signal which it sends to the host machine e Break Interrupt On some systems such as SunOS XENIX and AIX a break received from the peripheral is not passed to the client properly If the client wishes to make the break act like an interrupt key for example when the stty options ignbrk and brkintr are set Default None Controls the sending of ASCII strings to serial devices at session start and session termination as follows e Send at Start Jr configured this string will be sent to the serial device on power up of the IOLAN or when a kill line command is issued on this serial port If the monitor DSR or monitor DCD options are set the string will also be sent when the monitored signal is raised e Range 0 127 alpha numeric characters Non printable ascii characters must be entered in this format lt 027 gt The decimal numbers within the brackets must be 3 digits long example 003 not 3 e Send at End If configured this string will be sent to the serial device when the TCP session on the LAN is terminated If multihost is configured this s
219. sed Functionality When you select the Serial Ports navigation option you will see a list with the number of serial ports on your IOLAN As you configure the serial ports the information for each serial port is displayed Serial Ports Enable Name Profile Details il modem line Remote Access PPP Remote 0 0 0 0 To configure change a serial port click the Edit button IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 62 Serial Ports Editing a Serial Port In the Serial Port Settings window click on a serial port and then click the Edit button the following window is displayed Serial Port 1 Settings General Advanced Hardware Email Alert Packet Forwarding Terminal Settings Terminal Type PE v Require Login O Connect to remote system Protocol Telnet Host name None TCP Port Initiate Connection 63 Serial Ports Click the Change Profile button to select a different serial port profile if you don t want the displayed profile Choose Serial Port Profile Profile Selection Console Management TruePort O TEF Sockets O UDP Sockets Terminal Serial Tunneling Virtual Modem Modbus Gateway Custom App Plugin The Terminal profile configures a serial port to allow network access from a terminal connected to the IOLAN s serial port This profile is used to access predefined hosts on the network from the terminal Connect ef D
220. sion on the LAN is terminated If multihost is configured this string will only be sent to the serial device when the profile is configured as a listen mode connection and after all multihost connections are terminated Range 0 127 alpha numeric characters Non printable ascii characters must be entered in this format lt 027 gt The decimal numbers within the brackets must be 3 digits long example 003 not 3 e Delay after Send Jr configured a delay time is sent to the device This delay can be used to provide the serial device with time to process the string before the session is initiated Range 0 65535 ms Default 10 ms If the device is remote and will be dialing in via modem or ISDN TA enable this parameter Default Disabled If you want the modem to dial a number when the serial port is started enable this parameter Default Disabled The number of seconds the IOLAN will wait to establish a connection to a remote modem Range 1 99 Default 45 seconds The number of times the IOLAN will attempt to re establish a connection with a remote modem Range 0 99 Default 2 The name of the predefined modem that is used on this line The phone number to use when Dial Out is enabled 85 Serial Port Profiles UDP Sockets Profile Overview The UDP profile configures a serial port to send or receive data to from the LAN using the UDP protocol Functionality You can use UDP profile in the following two
221. ss the Apply button to save your changes Configuration Methods 38 Command Line Interface Command Line Interface Overview The Command Line Interface CLI is a command line option for IOLAN configuration management See the Command Line Interface Reference Guide for a full breakdown of all the CLI commands and their functionality Access Platforms The CLI is accessed by any application that supports a Telnet session to the IOLAN s IP address such as Putty SecureCRT or from a command prompt You can also access the CLI from a dumb terminal or PC connected to a serial port Features The CLI supports the following features e You can access the IOLAN from any application that supports Telnet e The ability to clear the ARP table cache e The ability to save a configuration file locally in text format in addition to the binary format Connecting to the IOLAN Using the CLI There are two ways you can access the IOLAN through the network Ethernet connection or through the serial connection If you are accessing the IOLAN through the network the IOL AN must already have a known IP address configured see Using a Direct Serial Connection to Specify an IP Address getting started for information on configuring an IP address Through the Network To connect to the IOLAN through the network to configure manage it using the CLI do the following 1 Start a Telnet session to the IOLAN s IP address for example telnet 10
222. sssssssssssseeseeeeeeeeeeeseseeeseeeesseeeeees 239 Appendix H Data Logging cccececeeseneeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 240 Table of Contents Jude e ON sssaaa aaea nasa see 0e Een ene RenrE ee 240 WYSE DOL d D UE 240 MCP SOCket th UE 240 Appendix Modbus Remapping ssssssssseeeeeeeees 241 Configuring the Modbus UID Translation Feature 241 MIO S SAN E 243 ENS PE cine geese ne ce EENE E 245 Introduction About the IOLAN The IOLAN is an Ethernet communications terminal server that allows serial devices to be connected directly to LANs The IOLAN can connect to a wide range of devices including Terminals for multi user UNIX systems Data acquisition equipment manufacturing laboratory scanners etc Retail point of sale equipment bar coding registers etc PCs using terminal emulation Modems for remote access and Internet access ISDN adapters for branch remote access and Internet access All types of serial printers The performance and flexibility of the IOLAN allows you to use a wide range of high speed devices in complex application environments The IOLAN products will work in any server environment running TCP UDP IP IOLAN Family Models The IOLAN comes in several different models to meet your network needs DS Offered as a 1 port unit DB25M DB25F RJ45 and DB9M interfaces available this model provides general IOLAN functionality and supports software configurable seria
223. static IP address or enabling a DHCP BOOTP assigned IP address You should also assign a name to the IOLAN to make it easier to recognize This section deals primarily with setting the IP address Using DeviceManager To use the DeviceManager you must first install it on a Windows operating system The DeviceManager is able to automatically discover all IOL ANS on your local network even if they have not yet been assigned an IP address If routers on the network have been setup to propagate multicasts DeviceManager will also be able to discover IOLANSs in other networks The DeviceManager installation wizard can be found on the CD ROM included in the IOLAN package 1 2 3 4 Connect the IOLAN to the network Power on the IOLAN From the CD ROM that was included in the IOLAN packaging select the DeviceManager link Click on the link under Location and click Open to automatically start the DeviceManager installation Install the DeviceManager by following the installation wizard On the last window check the Yes want to launch DeviceManager now box and click the Finish button When you launch the DeviceManager it will automatically scan the local network and display any IOLANSs that it can find Any IOLAN that does not have an IP address will be displayed as Not Configured with the Model and MAC Address to identify the IOLAN Highlight the IOLAN that you want to assign an IP address to and click the Assign IP button
224. submitted to the IOLAN e 6 Indicates that the changes in the container folder are to be discarded If you want to save all the changes that have been submitted to the IOLAN you need to expand the adminInfo container folder and SET the adminFunction to 1 to write to FLASH To make the configuration changes take effect SET the adminFunction to 3 to reboot the IOLAN Configuration Methods 45 Getting Started Introduction There are several different configuration methods available to configure the IOLAN Configuration Methods Overview for more information This chapter describes the three main minimal configuration requirements for the IOLAN through either Easy Config Wizard cannot configure users using this method DeviceManager or WebManager 1 Setting up the network This minimally consists of configuring an IP address or enabling DHCP BOOTP Once the IOLAN has an IP address you can use any configuration method 2 Setting up the serial ports You will want to select the serial port profile that matches the serial port requirement scenario for your serial device 3 Setting up users This is an optional step which is only required when your implementation requires users to access the IOLAN Easy Configuration Wizard The Easy Config Wizard quickly sets up the IOLAN s network configuration and all serial ports to one of the following EasyConfig perle Welcome to EasyConfig EasyConfig Wizard discovers and confi
225. t Tools Advanced Set Unit Time Date The Set Date Time window is displayed Set Date Time Eastern Standard Time Date 20 2007 Time 11 09 39 AM sl Use the PC s Date Time Set Date Time Configure the following parameters Date The IOLAN s date The format of the IOLAN s date is dependent on the Windows operating system and regional settings Time The IOLAN s internal clock time based on your PC s time zone For example if your PC s time zone is set to Pacific Standard Time GMT 8 00 and the IOLAN s time zone is set to Eastern Standard Time GMT 5 00 the IOLAN s time is three hours ahead of your PC s time If you set the IOLAN s time to 2 30 pm the IOLAN s actual internal clock time is 5 30 pm Use the PCs When enabled sets the IOLAN s time to the PCs time Date Time Default Enabled This option is unique to the DeviceManager Rebooting the IOLAN When you download any file configuration keys certificates firmware etc to the IOLAN you must reboot the IOLAN for it to take effect by selecting Tools Reset Reboot Server in DeviceManager and Administration Reboot Unit in WebManager Resetting the IOLAN to Factory Defaults You can reset the IOLAN to its factory default configuration by selecting Tools Reset Reset to Factory Default in DeviceManager and Administration Reset Factory Defaults in WebManager The IOLAN will automatically reboot itself with the Perle fa
226. t of available devices IP Address Click the Add button and type in the IOLAN s IP address this field supports IPv4 and IPv6 addresses Click the Close button when you have completed adding all the manual entries Select the manually added server to connect to it Using DeviceManager and WebManager 57 Using DeviceManager to Connect to the IOLAN Assigning a Temporary IP Address to a New IOLAN You can temporarily assign an IP address to the IOLAN that is connected to your local network segment for the purpose of connecting to it and downloading a configuration file containing a permanent IP address To temporarily assign an IP address to the IOLAN do the following 1 Click the Refresh button The IOLAN will be displayed in the IP Address column as Not Configured 2 Select the new IOLAN and click the Assign IP button The following window is displayed Assign IP Assign IP The Device Server s current IP Address The Device Server s current IP Address Not Configured Not Configured Set a new Device Server IP Address Set a new Device Server IP Address es KS Have the Device Server automatically get a temporary IP Address Version 3 1 or lower Version 3 2 or higher Type a valid temporary IP address into the address field or in version 3 2 or higher enable the Have the IOLAN automatically get a temporary IP address If you enable the temporary IP address the IOLAN will enable DHCP BOOTP on your IO
227. t that the IOLAN will use to communicate to the Backup Host Default 10000 Adding Editing a Multihost Entry When you click the Add or Edit button the Host Entry window appears The hosts in the multihost list must already be defined If you add a host that was defined with its fully qualified domain name FQDN it must be resolvable by your configured DNS server Host Entry Host None TCP Pott 10000 l OK Close Configure the following parameters Host Name Specify the preconfigured host that will be in the multihost list Default None TCP Port Specify the TCP port that the IOLAN will use to communicate to the Primary Host Default 10000 serial port number so serial port 2 defaults to 10001 76 Serial Port Profiles Advanced Tab The TruePort Advan Field Descriptions ced tab determines how the TruePort connection is initiated and then sets up the appropriate connection parameters Serial Port 1 Settings Profile TruePort Change Profile General Advanced Hardware Packet Forwarding Advanced TruePort Settings Signals high when not under TruePor Enable Message of the Day MOTD C Enable TCP Keepalive C Enable Data Logging TruePort Lite Mode Idle Timeout 0 seconds Session Timeout 0 seconds Session Strings Send at Start Delay after Send 10 milliseconds SEH Dial Options C Dial in C Dial Out Dial Timeout 45 seconds Dial Retry 2 Modem Ki Phon
228. tails via a website form This form is on the Perle website www perle com in the Support Services area Click here to access our web site at the following URL http www perle com support_services rma_form asp Feedback on this Manual If you have any comments or suggestions for improving this manual please email Perle using the following address Email ptac perle com Please include the title part number and date of the manual you can find these on the title page at the front of this manual 239 Data Logging Introduction This appendix provides additional information about the Data Logging feature Trueport Profile The following features are not compatible when using Data Logging Allow Multiple Hosts to connect Connect to Multiple Hosts Monitor DSR or DCD Signals high when not under Trueport client control Message of the day Session timeout TCP Socket Profile The following features are not compatible when using Data Logging Allow Multiple Hosts to connect Connect to Multiple Hosts Monitor DSR or DCD Permit connections in both directions Authenticate user Message of the day Session timeout IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 240 Modbus Remapping Introduction This appendix provides additional information about the Modbus Remapping feature Modbus Remapping Feature The Modbus remapping feature allows a TCP Modbus Master to poll a Modbus slave device and have the IOLAN translate
229. tal input status Serial I O status e Input number 1 Byte e Digital input will be 1 2 3 or 4 to represent the channel number e Serial I O will be 5 DSR 6 DCD or 7 CTS e MAC Address of the IOLAN sending the input information 6 Bytes e Current Alarm State 1 Byte e 0 Notin alarm e 1 In Alarm e Current Status of Input 1 Byte e 0 Inactive for digital input e Active for digital input e Reserved for future use Reserved bytes will have the value 0x00 10 Bytes Applications should be written in such a way so that they look at the Message type byte to determine the format of the message If the application encounters a Message type it does not recognize it should discard the message and read the next 20 byte block 153 Channels Field Descriptions The Local connection option is different depending on whether you are configuring a Digital Input or a Digital Output Relay channel The Local connection option for Digital Input lists all the local Digital Output channels or output serial signal pins that it is associated with Digital Input can be connected to multiple local Digital Output or Relay channels or output serial signal pins However a Digital Output can only be associated with one Digital Input channel or input serial signal pin The Local connection option for Digital Output configures the specific local Digital Input channel or input serial signal pin on the same IOLAN that it is to be connected
230. th each level w Once activated alarm level s will remain latched until input is higher than the clear value Syslog SNMP C Level 5 Configure the following parameters Trigger Type Clear Mode Level 1 5 Trigger Clear Syslog If the Trigger Type is Low an alarm is triggered when the input drops below the specified Trigger value other severity level trigger values must decrease in value with each subsequent level If the Trigger Type is High an alarm is triggered when the input is higher than the specified Trigger value other severity level trigger values must increase in value with each subsequent level To clear an alarm the input must drop below the specified value when Trigger Type is High or go above the specified value when Trigger Type is Low Defines the Level severity settings for up to five levels If the Trigger Type is Low an alarm is triggered when the input drops below the specified Trigger value other severity level trigger values must decrease in value with each subsequent level If the Trigger Type is High an alarm is triggered when the input is higher than the specified Trigger value other severity level trigger values must increase in value with each subsequent level If the Trigger Type is Low an alarm is triggered when the input drops below the specified Trigger value other severity level trigger values must decrease in value with each subsequent level If the Trigger Type is Hig
231. the default in front of the ATH command This register will hold the hex value of the escape character Any value gt 27 will disable the ability to escape into command mode Sets the value of the S12 register The 12 register controls the minimum length of idle time which must elapse between the receipt of the escape character and the A first character of the ATH sequence Units are 1 50th of a second The default is 50 1 second ATO ATD with no phone number Establishes a connection using the IP and port specified in the telephone number field ATDS1 Establishes a connection using the IP and port or phone number specified in the Phone Number field stored by the AT amp Z1 command Virtual Modem AT Commands 203 Pinouts and Cabling Diagrams Serial Pinouts DB25 Male This section defines the pinouts for the DB25 male connection used on the 1 port IOLAN Pin 1 Pin 13 e eeeeeeeeeeee e eeeeeeeeeee Pin 14 Pin 25 The following table provides pinout information EIA 485 EIA 485 Pinout EIA 232 EIA 422 Full Duplex Half Duplex 1 Shield Shield Shield Shield 2 out TxD 3 in RxD 4 out RTS 5 in CTS 6 in DSR 7 GND GND GND GND 8 in DCD 12 Power in Power in Power in Power in 13 CTS 14 TxD TxD DATA 15 TxD TxD DATA 18 RTS 19 RTS IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 204 Serial Pinouts EIA 485 EIA 485 Pinout EIA 232 EIA 422 Full Duplex Half Dup
232. the I O by connecting to the IOLAN over the network UID 15 a Power IOLAN P TO Digital Output PC running a Modbus RTU or ASCII Application Modbus I O Access The section defines the function codes and registers you will need to access the I O through Modbus TCP Modbus serial or Modbus serial TruePort Function Codes The following function codes are supported by the IOLAN 0l read coils 03 read multiple holding registers 04 read input registers 05 write coil 06 write single register 08 diagnostics echo the request 15 force multiple coils 16 write multiple registers There are four Modbus data models Discrete Input Not used Coils Digital Input DI Alarm state for DI Digital Output DO All coils are Boolean values and are 1 byte Input Registers IR Analog Input AI Alarm state for AI All Input Registers are 2 bytes long Holding Registers Status R Control value R W or W Holding Registers with _ENG registers are 4 bytes long all other Holding Registers are 2 bytes long All coil register values are in decimal 166 Modbus UO Access I O Coil Register Descriptions This section contains descriptions of I O coils MB_REG_DI_SENSOR Status of Digital input 1 is Active 0 is Inactive If Invert Signal is configured on 0 is Active is Inactive If input is Latched returns latched status MB_REG_DI_SENSOR_ALARM_STATE Indication if in
233. the IOLAN A4 and T4 Input models Data Model A1 T1 A2 T2 A3 T3 A4 T4 R W Holding Registers MB_REG_HR_AI_CLEAR_ALARM_LATCH 2049 2050 2051 2052 W MB_REG_HR_AI_CLEAR_MAX 2113 2114 2115 2116 WwW Input Registers MB_REG_HR_AI_CLEAR_MIN 2177 2178 2179 2180 W MB_REG_IR_CURR_ENG 2112 2144 2176 MB_REG_IR_MIN_ENG 2114 2146 2178 MB_REG_IR_MAX_ENG 2116 2148 2180 MB_REG_IR_CURR_RAW 2118 2150 2182 MB_REG_IR_MIN_RAW 2119 2151 2183 MB_REG_IR_MAX_RAW 2120 2152 2184 vaoa a A A ea Si MB_REG_IR_ALARM_LEVEL 2121 2153 2185 168 Modbus UO Access A4D2 A4R2 Registers The following coils and registers are supported by the IOLAN A4D2 and A4R2 I O models Data Model A1 A2 JA3 JA4 D1 R1 D2 R2 R W Coils MB_REG_DLSENSOR Lu f J 6149 6150 R MB_REG_DI SENSOR_ALARM_STATE _ 6213 6214 R W MB_REG_DO_SENSOR Jee een Iren 6661 6662 R W Holding Registers MB_REG_HR_DI_SENSOR_LATCH In Ice Iron 6149 6150 R W MB_REG_HR_DO_SENSOR_PULSE_ISW len 6213 6214 R W MB_REG_HR_DO_SENSOR_PULSE_ASW len 6277 6278 R W MB_REG_HR_DO_SENSOR_PULSE_COUNT 6341 6342 R W MB_REG_HR_AI_CLEAR_ALARM_LATCH 2049 2050 2051 2052 rz WwW MB_REG_HR_AI
234. the following parameters Contact Location Community The name and contract information of the person who manages this SMNP node The physical location of the SNMP node The name of the group that devices and management stations running SNMP belong to Community only applies to SNMP v1 and vie 179 Management Internet Address Permissions Read Write User Read Only User The IP address of the SNMP manager that will send requests to the IOLAN If the address is 0 0 0 0 any SNMP manager with the Community name can access the IOLAN If you specify a network address for example 172 16 0 0 any SNMP manager within the local network with the Community name can access the IOLAN Field Format IPv4 or IPv6 address Permits the IOLAN to respond to SNMP requests Data Options e None There is no response to requests from SNMP e Readonly Responds only to Read requests from SNMP e Readwrite Responds to both Read and Write requests from SNMP Default None Specified user can view and edit SNMP variables Specified user can only view SNMP variables SNMP Traps Tab Field Descriptions SNMP Traps SNMP Traps Traps Internet Address Version Type Community V1 or Vic o Er Users Version 3 User Engine ID Version 3 Inform Timeout Retres Configure the following parameters Trap checkbox Internet Address Version Type Check this box to enable the entry of the tr
235. the session connection when the Session Timeout expires Default 0 seconds so the port will never timeout Range 0 4294967 seconds about 49 days Controls the sending of ASCII strings to serial devices at session start as follows e Send at Start Jr configured this string will be sent to the serial device on power up of the IOLAN or when a kill line command is issued on this serial port If the monitor DSR or monitor DCD options are set the string will also be sent when the monitored signal is raised Range 0 127 alpha numeric characters Range Hexadecimal 0 FF e Delay after Send Jr configured will inset a delay after the string is sent to the device This delay can be used to provide the serial device with time to process the string before the session is initiated or terminated Default 10 ms If the device is remote and will be dialing in via modem or ISDN TA enable this parameter Default Disabled If you want the modem to dial a number when the serial port is started enable this parameter Default Disabled The number of seconds the IOLAN will wait to establish a connection to a remote modem Range 1 99 Default 45 seconds 78 Serial Port Profiles Dial Retry Modem Phone The number of times the IOLAN will attempt to re establish a connection with a remote modem Range 0 99 Default 2 The name of the predefined modem that is used on this line The phone number to use when Dial Out is e
236. to Digital Input DSR DCD CTS Digital Output Relay DTR RTS General 1 0 Extension General 1 0 Extension Digital 1 0 Extension Digital 1 0 Extension The Digital 1 0 extension feature connects the digital input signal to The Digital 1 0 extension feature connects the digital input signal to digital output s and or a TCP IP application over an IP network digital output s and or a TCP IP application over an IP network Enable 1 0 extension Enable 1 0 extension Connection Settings Connection Settings Listen for connection Listen for connection Input TCP Port 20000 Output TCP Port 20000 C Allow Multiple Hosts to Connect Connect to Connect to Local connection Local connection Advanced TCP Settings Advanced TCP Settings Enable TCP Keepalive Enable TCP Keepalive Configure the following parameters Enable I O When enabled the digital channel can be connected to extension e A Digital output or relay if the I O model supports relay channel on the same IOLAN e Output Serial Signal Pins DTR RTS e A Digital output channel on another IOLAN s or output serial signal pins DTR RTS on another IOLAN s e A TCP IP application s running on a host on the network Default Disabled Listen for When enabled the channel serial signal pin will wait for connections to be connection initiated by another I O channel or a TCP IP application Default Enabled Input TCP Port The TCP port that the channel ser
237. to Leam 2 Disabled ei 1777 3 Disabled zi ooo 4 Disabled jp Configure the following parameters Listen for connections on UDP port Direction Start IP Address End IP Address UDP Port The IOLAN will listen for UDP packets on the specified port Default 1000 lt port number gt for example 10001 for serial port 1 The direction in which information is received or relayed e Disabled UDP service not enabled e LAN to Serial This setting will allow UDP data to be received from one or more hosts on the LAN and forwarded to the serial device attached to this serial port e Serial to LAN This setting will allow data originating from the serial device attached to this serial port to be sent to one or more hosts on the LAN using UDP datagrams e Both Allows for data to flow from the serial device to the LAN and from the LAN to the serial device Default Both for UDP 1 and Disabled for all other UDP ranges The first host IP address in the range of IP addresses for IPv4 or IPv6 that the IOLAN will listen for messages from and or send messages to Field Format IPv4 or IPv6 address The last host IP address in the range of IP addresses for IPv4 not supported for IPv6 that the IOLAN will listen for messages from and or send messages to Field Format IPv4 address Determines how the IOLAN s UDP port that will send receive UDP messages is defined e Auto Learn The IOLAN will only
238. tring will only be sent to the serial device when the profile is configured as a listen mode connection and after all multihost connections are terminated Range 0 127 alpha numeric characters Non printable ascii characters must be entered in this format lt 027 gt The decimal numbers within the brackets must be 3 digits long example 003 not 3 e Delay after Send Jr configured a delay time is sent to the device This delay can be used to provide the serial device with time to process the string before the session is initiated Range 0 65535 ms Default 10 ms If the console port is remote and will be dialing in via modem or ISDN TA enable this parameter Default Disabled If you want the modem to dial a number when the serial port is started enable this parameter Default Disabled 72 Serial Port Profiles Dial Timeout The number of seconds the IOLAN will wait to establish a connection to a remote modem Range 1 99 Default 45 seconds Dial Retry The number of times the IOLAN will attempt to re establish a connection with a remote modem Range 0 99 Default 2 Modem The name of the predefined modem that is used on this line Phone The phone number to use when Dial Out is enabled TruePort Profile Overview TruePort is COM Port redirector that is supplied with the IOLAN TruePort can be installed as a client on a Workstation or Server and supports a variety of operating systems It in conjunction wit
239. ts Some EIA 485 applications require local echo to be enabled in order to monitor the loopback data to determine that line contention has occurred If your application cannot handle loopback data echo suppression should be enabled Default Disabled Discard Characters When enabled the IOLAN will discard received characters with parity or Received with Line framing errors Errors Default Disabled 66 Serial Port Profiles Packet Forwarding Tab Field Descriptions The Packet Forwarding tab can be used to control define how and when data packets are sent from the IOLAN General Advanced Hardware Email Alert Packet Forwarding Define the conditions under which data received on the serial port will be forwarded to the network Minimize Latency Optimize Network Throughput Prevent Message Fragmentation Custom Packet Forwarding Configure the following parameters Minimize Latency Optimize Network Throughput Prevent Message Fragmentation Delay Between Messages Custom Packet Forwarding This option ensures that all application data is immediately forwarded to the serial device and that every character received from the device is immediately sent on the network Select this option for timing sensitive applications Default Enabled This option provides optimal network usage while ensuring that the application performance is not compromised Select this option when you want to mini
240. tting will allow data originating from the serial device attached to this serial port to be sent to one or more hosts on the LAN using UDP datagrams 86 Serial Port Profiles Both Allows for data to flow from the serial device to the LAN and from the LAN to the serial device The role of each of the configurable parameters in an entry depends on the Direction selected When the direction is LAN to Serial the role of the additional parameters is as follow Start IP Address This is the IP address of the host from which the UDP data will originate If the data will originate from a number of hosts this becomes the starting IP address of a range End IP Address If you wish to receive data only from the single host defined by Start IP address leave this entry as is 0 0 0 0 If you wish to accept data from a number of hosts this address will represent the upper end of a range starting from Start IP Address Only data originating from this range will be forwarded to the serial port UDP port This is the UPD port from which the data will originate There are three options for this parameter e Auto Learn The first UDP message received will be used to define which UDP port we are going to accept UDP data from Once learned only data from this UDP port will be accepted The data must also originate from a host which is in the IP range defined for this entry e Any Port Any UDP port will be accepted as long as the data
241. ues 1 4000 KB all other models default is 256 KB Some profile features are not compatible with Data Logging See Data Logging for the complete list To change the default buffer size see Advanced Serial Settings Tab 84 Serial Port Profiles Idle Timeout Session Timeout Sessions Strings Dial In Dial Out Dial Timeout Dial Retry Modem Phone Use this timer to close a connection because of inactivity When the Idle Timeout expires the IOLAN will end the connection Default 0 seconds so the port will never timeout Range 0 4294967 seconds about 49 days Use this timer to forcibly close the session connection when the Session Timeout expires Default 0 seconds so the port will never timeout Range 0 4294967 seconds about 49 days Controls the sending of ASCII strings to serial devices at session start and session termination as follows e Send at Start Jr configured this string will be sent to the serial device on power up of the IOLAN or when a kill line command is issued on this serial port If the monitor DSR or monitor DCD options are set the string will also be sent when the monitored signal is raised e Range 0 127 alpha numeric characters Non printable ascii characters must be entered in this format lt 027 gt The decimal numbers within the brackets must be 3 digits long example 003 not 3 e Send at End TIf configured this string will be sent to the serial device when the TCP ses
242. unications server used for making serial network connections It attaches to your TCP IP network and allows serial devices such as modems terminals or printers to access the LAN It also allows LAN devices to access devices or equipment attached to IOLAN serial ports This section highlights the hardware and software components you can expect to find in your IOLAN model Hardware Hardware Features IOLAN Models Desktop Rack Mount Medical lunit A Es Q o ja S S a B N Lei Lei nN WN Lei Lei nN Lei Lei Q A lA E BIBIB IB IE IE 18 IR 5 LS DB25F e o DB25M e o Serial Connectors RJ45 e e e o o R o e e DBOM e D D e iGalvanically RJ45 e Isolated Serial Ports EIA 232 D D D e e e e e e o e o Serial Interface EIA 422 2 S e EJA 485 e o e DB25F e e Serial Power In DB25M el Pin RJ45 e e o DB25F e Serial Power Out DB25M k Pin RJ45 e o e o o Auto Sensing 10 100 e H H e e e e e o e Ethernet Interface 10 100 1000 e e e PCI Interface e T O Interface D e Optional V 92 Modem e e Introduction 21 IOLAN Features Hardware Features IOLAN Models Power over e e Ethernet pony External AC H e e2 o eile Internal AC e e e DC e e e Dedicated Console Port o e e Note 1 Not supported on STS8 D
243. us Slaves Default Disabled Request Queuing When enabled allows multiple simultaneous messages to be queued and processed in order of reception Default Enabled Embedded When this option is selected the address of the slave Modbus device is embedded in the message header Default Enabled Remapped Used for single device port operation Older Modbus devices may not include a UID in their transmission header When this option is selected you can specify the UID that will be inserted into the message header for the Modbus slave device This feature supersedes the Broadcast feature Default Disabled Remap UID Specify the UID that will be inserted into the message header for the Slave Modbus serial device Range 1 247 Default 1 Failsafe Timer Functionality Overview The Failsafe Timer tab configures the I O failsafe timer The Failsafe Timer is enabled on a global basis and provides a trigger mechanism that can be configured for each channel when no I O traffic has occurred for the specified amount of time This traffic information would include any statistical data updates based on the refresh timer for Statistics A Failsafe Action can be configured for each Digital Output channel each Serial Signal Output pin DTR and RTS and each Relay channel to either Activate or Deactivate the output The Failsafe Timer has a different function when I O Extension is enabled for Digital Output channels Relay channels or the Seri
244. used to configure the parameters that identify the IOLAN within the network and how the IOLAN accesses hosts on the E H Configuration network The following configuration windows are available aa rg e IP Settings This window sets up IOLAN s name IPv4 address ET Se IPv6 address and Ethernet information See IP Settings for more information e Advanced This window configures hosts that the IOLAN will be communicating with and routes See Advanced for more information on these options IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 118 IP Settings IP Settings IPv4 Settings Overview The parameters in IPv4 settings are used to access the IOLAN and are how the IOLAN accesses the network Field Descriptions IPv4 Settings IPv6 Settings Advanced System Settings System Name localhost IPv4 Configurations Ethernet Interface Settings Domain Obtain IP address automatically using DHCP BOOTP Use the following IP address Obtain Automatically v Configure the following parameters System Name Domain The System Name is used for informational purposes by such tools as the DeviceManager and is also used in conjunction with the Domain field to construct a fully qualified domain name FQDN Default IOLAN xxxxxx where xxxxxx is the last 6 digits of the IOLAN s MAC address This field is combined with the System Name to construct the fully qualified dom
245. vices Advanced Sessions Serial Port Access Service OSPromot S E Configure the following parameters Service Used in conjunction with the Terminal Profile After the user has successfully been authenticated the specified service is started Data Options DSPrompt Telnet TCP Clear Default DSPrompt Host IP When the User Service is set to Telnet or TCP Clear the target host IP address If no IP address is specified the Host IP value in the Default User configuration will be used Default 0 0 0 0 TCP Port When the User Service is Telnet this is the target port number The default value will change based on the type of Service selected the most common known port numbers are used as the default values 130 Adding Editing Users Advanced Tab Overview The Advanced tab is used to configure those parameters that control the user session this includes session length language the hotkey used for switching between sessions Field Descriptions User Settings General Services Advanced Sessions Serial Port Access Idle Timeout Session Timeout Language Hotkey Prefix E seconds 0 seconds English v Configure the following parameters Idle Timeout Session Timeout Language The amount of time in seconds before the IOLAN closes a connection due to inactivity The default value is 0 zero meaning that the Idle Timer will not expire the connection is open perma
246. wer in on Port 2 only Pinouts and Cabling Diagrams 206 Serial Pinouts DB9 Male Serial Only This section defines the pinouts for the DB9 male connection used on the 1 port IOLAN that is serial only not I O 6 The following table provides pinout information Pinout EIA 422 485 EIA 485 9 pin EIA 232 Full Duplex Half Duplex 1 in DCD 2 in RxD RxD 3 out TxD TxD TxD RxD 4 out DTR 5 GND GND GND 6 in DSR RxD 7 RTS 8 in CTS 9 TxD TxD RxD DB9 Male I O This section defines the pinouts for the DB9 male connection used on the 1 port IOLAN I O models 6 The following table provides pinout information Pinout EIA 422 485 EIA 485 9 pin EIA 232 Full Duplex Half Duplex 1 in DCD 2 in RxD RxD 3 out TxD TxD TxD RxD 4 out DTR 5 GND GND GND 6 in DSR RxD 7 RTS TxD TxD RxD 8 in CTS 9 Pinouts and Cabling Diagrams 207 EIA 232 Cabling Diagrams EIA 232 Cabling Diagrams This section shows how to create EIA 232 cables that are compatible with the Device Server Terminal DB25 Connector The following diagrams show how the null modem cable should be configured when connecting to a terminal DB25 DB25 Male IOLAN DS1 DB25 DTE 2 TxD 3 RxD 4 RTS 5 CTS 6 DSR 7 GND 20 DTR DB25 Female IOLAN DS1 DB25 DCE 3 TxD 2 RxD 5 RTS 4 CTS 20 DSR 7 GND 6 DTR Ter
247. will still operate as a COM port control signals are ignored In this mode the serial communications parameters must be configured on the IOLAN You use TruePort when you want to connect extra terminals to a server using the IOLAN rather than a multi port serial card When run on UNIX TruePort allows you to print directly from a terminal to an attached printer transparent printing You can also remap the slow baud rate of your UNIX server to a faster baud rate as shown below _ Serial Connection Map UNIX baud rate 4 800 to 230 400 for faster throughput Ethernet UNIX running TruePort Daemon baud rate 4 800 Currently TruePort is supported on Linux Windows SCO Solaris and others For a complete list of supported operating systems see the Perle website For more information see the TruePort User Guide IOLAN DS1 TS2 User s Guide Version 4 5 222 API I O Access Over TruePort API I O Access Over TruePort You can access IOLAN I O data through TruePort using the Perle API The API uses the command response format See the ioapiotp c sample program found on the product CD ROM for an example implementation API Request Format All data in the Request must be sent as a single write to the COM port The API command takes the following format Number of Bytes Value 1 Function Code in hex 01 Get read write boolean register 03 Get read write register 04 Get read only r
248. wing options Telnet Server TruePort Full Mode Syslog Client Modbus SNMP DeviceManager WebManager HTTP Telnet daemon process in the IOLAN listening on TCP port 23 The TruePort daemon process in the IOLAN that supports TruePort Full Mode on UDP port 668 You can still communicate with the IOLAN in Light Mode when this service is disabled Syslog client process in the IOLAN Modbus daemon process in the IOLAN listening on port 502 SNMP daemon process in the IOLAN listening on port 161 and sending on port 162 DeviceManager daemon process in the IOLAN If you disable this service you will not be able to connect to the IOLAN with the DeviceManager application The DeviceManager listens on port 33812 and sends on port 33813 WebManager daemon process in the IOLAN listening on port 80 136 Configuring I O Interfaces Introduction There is a line of IOLANs that can control monitor the following types 4 Configuration of I O Network e Analog Input CO Serial fe Users e Digital Input Output 2 H 3 Security e Relay Output a UO Interfaces e Temperature Input Settings Channels Some of the models are I O combinations and some of the models support one I O type Technical Specifications Digital UO e 2 or 4 channels depending on model e software selectable as inputs or outputs e optical isolation of 2000V rms Digital Input e Dry Contact Logic 0 open Logic 1 clo
249. wnload Terminal Definition Select the terminal definition option 1 2 or 3 and then browse to the terminal definition file that is being downloaded to the IOLAN In the Terminal profile select the Terminal Type Termx that you custom defined Creating Terminal Definition Files To create new terminal definition files you need to copy and edit the information from the terminfo database 1 On a UNIX host change directory to usr 1ib terminfo x where x is the first letter of the required terminal type For a Wyse60 for example you would enter the command cd usr 1lib terminfo w The termcap files are compiled so use the command infocmp termfile to read the required file for example infocmp wy60 Check the file for the attribute xmc n where n is greater than or equal to 1 This attribute will corrupt menu and form displays making the terminal type unsuitable for using Menu mode If the terminal definition is suitable change to a directory of your choice Rename and copy the file to the directory specified at step 4 using the command infocmp termfile gt termn where nis greater than or equal to 1 for example infocmp wy50 gt term1 Make sure the file has global read and execute permission for its entire path Edit the file to include the following capabilities in this format term acsc bold civis clear cnorm cup rev rmacs rmso smacs smso page circ 199 Resetting Configuration Paramet
250. work prefix from the DHCPv6 Network Prefix server Default Disabled Adding Editing a Custom IPv6 Address You can manually add one of the following e The IPv6 network prefix and the IOLAN will determine an IPv6 address based on the network prefix and the IOLAN MAC address e The complete IPv6 address Field Descriptions IPv6 Address Create a unique IPv6 address on the network Network Prefix H IW IPv6 Prefix Bits 64 Use the following IPv6 address Configure the following parameters Create a unique When enabled the IOLAN will derive an IPv6 address from the entered IPv6 address on the network prefix and the IOLAN s MAC address network Default Enabled Network Prefix Specify the IPv6 network prefix The IOLAN will derive the complete IPv6 address from the entered network prefix and the IOLAN s MAC address Default Enabled Network Prefix Specify the network prefix bits for the IPv6 address IPv6 Prefix Bits Range 0 64 Default 64 121 IP Settings Advanced Use the following IPv6 address IPv6 Address IPv6 Address IP v6 Prefix Bits Overview Enable this option when you want to enter a specific IPv6 address Default Disabled Specify the complete IPv6 address Field Format IPv6 address Specify the network prefix bits for the IPv6 address Range 0 128 Default 64 The Advanced tab configures the Ethernet interface hardware speed and duplex Field Descriptions
251. xisting IOLANs or assign an IP address to a new IOLAN Whenever you connect to the IOLAN through the DeviceManager you connect as the Admin user and must supply the password for the Admin user Starting a New Session To start a new session and connect to the IOLAN using the DeviceManager 1 Start the DeviceManager by selecting Start All Programs Perle DeviceManager DeviceManager 2 When the DeviceManager starts it searches the network for IOLANs Establish Connection to MAC Address IP Address Model ServerName Firmware Discovered 00 80 D4 06 02 84 00 80 D4 06 11 23 00 80 D4 06 11 23 00 80 D4 06 11 82 00 80 D4 06 1A 9D 00 80 D4 06 28 F6 00 80 D4 06 28 F6 00 80 D4 06 2F 51 10 10 200 91 10 10 200 69 fe80 280 d4ff fe06 1123 10 10 200 152 10 10 200 143 10 10 200 116 fe80 280 d4ff fe06 28f6 10 10 200 33 IOLAN DS1 IOLAN SDS1M IOLAN SDS1M IOLAN SDS1 IOLAN DS1 IOLAN SDS1T4 IOLAN SDS1 T4 IOLAN STS4 D Keith vito sds vito sds Den_485_t2 ui_team My SDST4 My SDST4 Keith 3 4 4 5 4 5 3 4 3 4 3 5 3 5 3 4 Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Refresh Cancel If your IOLAN is not in the local network and you do not have a multicast enabled router in your network and therefore is not displayed in the selectable list but can be pinged from your PC you can add it to the selectable list by clicking the Add button Add IOLAN Manually add IOLAN to the lis
252. y 20 mA to the positive and negative terminals Once that is done click Yes to proceed DeviceManager A Apply 20 mA to A1 terminals Proceed Yes Once calibration is successfully completed click OK to finish the process DeviceManager A Channel successfully calibrated Resetting Calibration Data You can reset the I O channels calibrations to the factory calibrations in DeviceManager by selecting Tools I O Channels Reset Calibrate Data or in WebManager by selecting Administration Reset HO Calibration 195 Setting the IOLAN s Date and Time Setting the IOLAN s Date and Time When you set the IOLAN s time the connection method and time zone settings can affect the actual internal clock time that is being set For example if you are connecting to the IOLAN through the DeviceManager and your PC s time zone is set to Pacific Standard Time GMT 8 00 and the IOLAN s time zone is set to Eastern Standard Time GMT 5 00 the IOLAN s time is actually three hours ahead of your PC s time Therefore if you set the IOLAN s time to 2 30 pm in the DeviceManager the IOLAN s actual internal clock time is 5 30 pm This is the only configuration method that interprets the time and converts it between time zones as necessary All other configuration methods set the IOLAN s internal clock time to the time specified with no interpretation To set the IOLAN s system clock in DeviceManager selec
253. y LED color and the resetting of the IOLAN default configuration vary depending on how long you press and hold the RESET button as shown in the table below When you press and hold the RESET button for LED color IOLAN system status Less than 3 seconds Blinking amber Reboots Between 3 and 10 Blinking amber then turns Reboots and resets the configuration to the seconds solid amber when you factory default either the Perle or custom release the RESET button default configuration Over 10 seconds Blinking amber then turns Reboots and resets the configuration to the solid amber when you Perle factory default configuration release the RESET button Downloading IOLAN Firmware To upgrade the IOLAN firmware software e In DeviceManager select Tools Advanced Download Firmware to IOLAN You can browse to the firmware location Once the firmware download is complete you will be prompted to reboot the IOLAN You can choose to reboot the IOLAN at another time by selecting Tools Reset Reboot IOLAN e In WebManager under the Administration option select Update Firmware Either browse to the firmware file and then click the Upload button or configure the TFTP server and click the Upload button Note If you use the TFTP option the specified TFTP server must be on the same subnet as the IOLAN Upgrading the firmware does not affect the IOLAN s configuration file or downloaded custom files Calibrating I O All T O channel
254. y output remains the same no change e Activate Output Activates the channel e Deactivate Output Deactivates the channel Default None 149 Channels Relay Overview Relay channels can open or close a contact for a higher voltage circuit using a lower level control voltage The Relay output channels work as a physical on off switch and are used to drive higher voltage devices with a lower controlling voltage You can configure the following Relay output channel options e You can choose to manually activate deactivate the Relay output e You can choose to manually activate deactivate the Relay output and then specify that the Relay output will either pulse you get to specify the active and inactive pulse times continuously or for a specified number of pulse counts e You can choose to manually activate deactivate the Relay output and then specify a delay before the output goes from inactive to active or active to inactive e You can also specify a failsafe action that can either active or inactivate the Relay output when the failsafe timer is triggered see Failsafe Timer Functionality for more information In an industrial freezer warehouse the IOLAN A4R2 is used to monitor humidity transducers which are used to help prevent freezer burn If the humidity reaches a certain percentage monitored by an Analog channel a syslog message is sent to the Monitoring Application causing the Relay channel to activate an internal
255. y the starting register 175 Accessing I O Data Via TruePort Successful Response Format Byte s ofBytes Value 1 1 Command code from request 2 2 Starting register number see A4 T4 Registers A4D2 A4R2 Registers or D4 D2R2 Registers for this value from request 4 2 Number of registers written Unsuccessful Response Format Byte s ofBytes Value 1 1 Command that this is a response to If an error has been detected the command value will have the high bit set OR with 0x80 For example The Command is 0x10 so the command field in the response would be 0x90 1 1 Error code see Error Codes Example 1 Turn on the first relay on a D2R2 unit The first relay R1 is a digital out coil register with a decimal value of 6659 hex 0x1A03 Request OxOF 0x1A 0x03 0x00 0x01 0x01 0x01 Response OxOF 0x1A 0x03 0x00 0x01 Example 2 Turn on the first and second relay on a D2R2 unit The first relay R1 is a digital out coil register with a decimal value of 6659 hex 0x1A03 Request OxOF 0x1A 0x03 0x00 0x02 0x01 0x03 03 00000011 which sets R1 and R2 to 1 Response OxOF 0x1A 0x03 0x00 0x02 Value for second register Value for first register 176 WO SNMP Traps Error Codes Code Name Description 01 Illegal Function 02 Illegal Data Address 03 Illegal Data Value 04 Slave Device Failure The function code received in the query is not an allowable action for t
256. ypically the Modbus Master is accessing the IOLAN through the network to communicated to Modbus Slaves connected to the IOLAN s Serial Ports Default Modbus Master Gateway Click this button to launch the Destination Slave IP Settings window where you can configure the TCP Ethernet Modbus Slaves that the Modbus Master on the Serial Port will communicate with You can specify a range of UIDs 1 247 in addition to individual UIDs Field Format Comma delimited for example 2 35 50 100 103 Set the IP Address to be used for this serial port when using the IP Aliasing feature See Enable IP Aliasing for details about how to enable this feature Click this button to configure global Modbus Slave settings Select this option when the Modbus RTU protocol is being used for communication between the Modbus Master and Slave Default Enabled Select this option when Modbus ASCII protocol is being used for communication between the Modbus Master and Slave Default Disabled When Modbus ASCII is selected adds a CR LF to the end of the transmission most Modbus devices require this option Default Enabled 108 Serial Port Profiles Advanced Field Descriptions General Advanced Hardware Packet Forwarding Advanced Modbus Settings These settings are global and apply to all serial ports configured as a A Modbus Gateway Idle Timeout m seconds Character Timeout 30 milliseconds Enable Modbus Exceptions Messa

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