Black Box 1-, 2-, and 4-Port Industrial Ethernet Serial Servers manual

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    B L A C K B O X ® C o n n e c t R S- 2 3 2, R S- 42 2, o r R S- 48 5 d e v i c e s to an Ethernet net work. Ac c ess t he se ria l por ts ov er a L AN / W A N us in g Di rect IP Mode , Virtu al C OM Po rt, or P ai re d Mode c onn ec tio n s. 1-, 2-, and 4-Port Industrial Ethernet Serial Servers L E S 4 01A LES 4 02 A LES 4 0 4 A Ord er toll -fre e[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 2 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com T rademark s Us ed in this M anual W e ‘ r e h er e t o h e l p! If y ou h a v e an y qu es ti o n s a bo ut y ou r a p p l i ca ti o n or o ur p rod ucts, co ntact Bl ack Bo x T ech S upport at 7 2 4 -74 6 - 5 5 0 0 or go t o blackbox.c om and c lic k on “T a lk [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 3 FC C and NOM Stat ement Feder al Co mmun icatio ns Comm issio n and Industry C anad a Rad io F requenc y Interferenc e S tatements This e quipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequenc y energy , and if not inst alled and used properly , that is, in stric t [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com NOM Statemen t Instrucc iones de Seguri dad ( Normas Ofici ales Mexican as E lec tr ical Sa fet y Stat ement) 1 . T o das las instrucciones d e seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléc trico sea operado. 2 . L as instrucciones de segur[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 5 T able of Content s T able of C ont ents Se ri a l Se rv e r Q u ic k S ta rt Gu id e ............................................................................................................................................. 7 1 . Specific ations ..................[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 6 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com T able of Content s 5.4 Searc h for Ser vers .......................................................................................................................................... 30 5.5 C onfigure Ser ver Proper ties ..............................................[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 7 Quick Star t Guide Quic k S tar t Gui de For desc rip tiv e p ur poses , thi s Qui ck S tart Gu ide c ons id er s a typi cal c on fig ur at ion c ons isti ng o f a PC co n nect ed vi a a n E the rn et L AN t o a 2 -Port In du stri al Se ria l Server co nnect ed to the[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 8 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Quick Star t Guide Figure QS - 2 . T he Ser ver Proper tie s window . S tep 3 : Cha nge the Ser ver Proper ties as required. • E n ab le DHC P t o al low the Ser ial Serve r to ge ner ate its o wn IP a dd r ess OR • Ob ta in app rop ri at e sta tic IP , ne tma sk [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 9 Quick Star t Guide Check Communications S tep 1: From the Windows S tar t menu, run Hyp er T erminal. S tep 2: C on fig ure Hype r T erm ina l to co nn ect usi ng t he C OM port co nfi gur ed in th e la st secti on (f or exa mple , Port 1 5). S tep 3 : Set Baud Rate, [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 0 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 1: Specifi c at ions 1 . S pe cifications 1 . 1 Gener al Appro va ls — FC C , IP 30 ca se Configuration Op tions — C on sol e m od e: Us in g RS- 2 3 2 w it h VT 1 00 ™ e mulation ; T e lnet mode : Using Hy per T erminal with V T1 0 0 emulation; S eri[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 1 Cha pter 1: Specifi c at ions Power Re quirem ent s — 8 V AC to 2 4 V AC or 9 VDC to 4 8 VDC Power consumption: L ES 401 A : 320 mA @ 1 2 V DC , L ES 402A : 34 0 m A @ 1 2VDC, L ES 40 4 A : 360 m A @ 1 2 V DC; Power supply st ar t-up time : ≤ 24 m s Power connec[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 2 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 1: Specifi c at ions F i gu re 1 - 1 . 1 -Po rt S e ri al Se rve r d im en s i o n s. F i gu re 1 - 2 . 2 -Po rt Se r i al Se r v er di me ns io ns . F i gu re 1 - 3 . 4 -P o rt S e r ia l S erv er di me ns io ns .[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 3 Chapte r 2 : O ver view 2. Over vie w 2. 1 Intr oduc tion 1 -, 2- , and 4 - Port Port Industrial Ethernet Serial Ser vers enable connec tion of R S -2 32 , R S - 422 , or R S - 485 devices to an Ethernet n e tw or k. Y ou ca n a c c es s t h e s e r i al po rts o ve[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Chapte r 2 : O ver view F i gu re 2 - 1 . 1 - , 2 - , a nd 4 -P o rt I n d us t ri al Se ri al Se rve rs. 2.2 Featu res • M u lt i-i n t erf ac e s e ri al po rts: Th e 1 -Po rt I nd us tr ia l S er ia l S erv er f e at ur es on e m u l t i-i nt erf ac e se r i al[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com P age 1 5 Chapte r 2 : O ver view • UDP m ode allows broadcas t to and from multiple I P addresses. • Management access password protected. • C o nfigur e the Ethernet and s erial por t s ettings using any of four m ethods: 1 . Serial S er ver Manager S oft ware for W i[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 6 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Chapte r 2 : O ver view 2.3.3 Pai red Mode Pair ed Mod e is also c alled serial tunneling . In this m ode, any t wo serial d evices that can communicat e w ith a serial link will b e able to communicate using t wo Serial Ser vers and the L AN . T wo Serial S er vers[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 7 Chapte r 2 : O ver view T ab le 2 - 1 . 1 -Po rt Se r i al Se r v er co mp on e nts . Number Component Descri pti on 1 (1) ter minal bl oc k co nne c tor Use d for DC po wer. 2 (1) Lin k L ED Lig ht s y ello w fo r 10BA SE -T or gre en for 100 B A SE-T X . 3 (1) Rea[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 1 8 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Chapte r 2 : O ver view T ab le 2 - 2 ( C on ti nue d). 2 -Port Se ri al Se rver co mpon en ts. Number Component Descri pti on 6 (1) 2-po sit io n D I P s w itch Sel ec t s ru n o r co ns ole m od e. 7 (1) R J - 45 Eth ern et conn ec to r C onnects to Ethernet. 8 (2[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com P age 1 9 Chapter 3 : Hard ware Co nfigurat ion 3. Har dwa re Co nfi gurat ion 3. 1 S er i al S erve r I nd i ca to rs, S wi t ch es, a nd C on nect ors 3 .1 .1 I n d i c a t o r s • One bi - color L ink L ED ( Y ellow = 1 0 BA SE- T , Green = 1 00 BA SE- T ) • One green [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 20 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Chapter 3 : Hard ware Co nfigurat ion Power Connec tor The power connector is a removable terminal blo ck w ith four terminal s. From top to b ottom the termina ls are : T able 3 - 1 . Power connector . T e rminal Co nn ec t to Descri ption GND Negative side of DC po[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com P age 2 1 Chapter 3 : Hard ware Co nfigurat ion 3.2. 4 RS -23 2 Mode In RS - 232 M ode, the currently sel ec ted serial p or t is config ured as an R S - 23 2 int erface suppor ting eight R S - 23 2 signal lines plus Si gna l Gr ou nd an d is c on fig ure d as a D TE, l ik e [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 22 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Chapter 3 : Hard ware Co nfigurat ion T able 3 -2 . 1-Por t Industrial Serial S er ver bias jumper s. Connector In te r fac e Type Jumper Number Pul l Up / Pu ll Do wn T er minal block 485 half- duplex J12 P ull up J6 Pull d own 422/ 4 85 full - duple x J7 Pull up J1[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 23 Chapter 3 : Hard ware Co nfigurat ion F i gu re 3- 3 . 4-P ort I n d us t ru al Se ri al Se rve r . T able 3 - 4. 4 - Por t Industrial Serial S er ver bias jumper s. Por t In ter face Typ e Jumper Number P ull U p / Pull D ow n 1 485 half- duplex J22 Pull up J17 P ul[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 2 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 4 : Ins tal lin g the Sof t wa re 4. Inst al ling t he Soft ware The Window s based Serial Ser ver Manager and Vir tual C O M Por t sof t ware makes configur ation fast and easy . I f using Windows, we recommend installing the Serial Ser ver Manager sof t w[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Page 2 5 Cha pter 4 : Ins tal lin g the Sof t wa re Figure 4 - 4. The Choose Destination w indow . S tep 3 : W hen C hoose Des tination Loc ation appears, click “N ex t. ” The installation progress w ill be shown until complete. Figure 4 -5. T he Inst all Shield Wizard C [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 2 6 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 4 : Ins tal lin g the Sof t wa re 4.3 Updati ng an Existi ng Instal la ti on If an older version of the Serial Ser ver Manager soft ware is already inst alled, the “Modif y , Repair , or Remove the Program ” window will app ear w hen the installation pr[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 2 7 Cha pter 5 : Usi ng Seri al Ser ver Mana ger 5. Usi ng Ser ia l S er ver Man ager The Serial Ser ver Manager sof t ware enables: • Searchi ng for ser ver s connected to the network. • Di spl a yi ng an d cha ngi ng th e con fi gu ra ti on of tho se serve rs. •[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 28 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 5 : Usi ng Seri al Ser ver Mana ger NO TE: If c on necti ng di rectl y to a co mpu te r LAN car d, u se an E th erne t Cro sso ve r Ca ble (as in Fig ure 5- 2). Figure 5 -2 . Direc t Ethernet connection using a crossover c able. S tep 2: A pply power . The r[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 2 9 Cha pter 5 : Usi ng Seri al Ser ver Mana ger 5.3 Sof t war e Overview The Serial Ser ver Manager window provides the following inf ormation: • Menus (Ser ver , View, Ex it, Help ) • Se rve r I co n s (Fi rm w a re Up g ra de , Vi rt u al C OM C on fi gu r at io [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 30 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 5 : Usi ng Seri al Ser ver Mana ger 5.3. 2 Ser ver Icons P ane F i rm wa r e Up gr ad e , V irt u a l C OM C on fi gu ra t i o n , S ea r c h in g S erv er , U n in st a ll Vi rtu al C OM , an d M o n it or Po rt S ta tu s c an al so be selec ted using icons[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pag e 3 1 Cha pter 5 : Usi ng Seri al Ser ver Mana ger S tep 5 : Enter the I P Address assigned to the d esired Serial Ser ver or click “Sear ch all reachable ser vers, ” then click “OK. ” I P Address is use d to find Serial Ser ver units that are not on the s ame sub[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 3 2 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 6 : Conf ig ur in g the Seri al Ser ver Properties 6. Conf igu ri ng th e Seri al Server Pr oper ties The Serial Ser ver can be con figured using any of four different user interfaces: the S erial Ser ver Manager sof t ware , Console M ode, T el ne t, or th[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Page 3 3 Cha pter 6 : Conf ig ur in g the Seri al Ser ver Properties Server Name This fi eld displa ys the name that has been as signed to the Serial Ser ver . Y ou c an enter a new Ser ver Name of up to 1 6 characters. If mo re th an on e Seri al Se rve r is co n ne cte d on[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 34 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 6 : Conf ig ur in g the Seri al Ser ver Properties Figure 6 - 3. P inging using the DOS command w indow . Netm ask The default L AN netmask is config ured for a Cl ass C address. The user may change this. The d efau lt is 25 5. 25 5.25 5.0. Gate way The ga t[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pag e 3 5 Cha pter 6 : Conf ig ur in g the Seri al Ser ver Properties UDP Mode Whe n UDP mode is cho sen , t he Ser i al ti meo ut, T C P al ive t im eout , C on nectio n mode , C onn ection at , Max co n nect io n, a nd Remote IP address fields are replaced with the followin[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 36 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 6 : Conf ig ur in g the Seri al Ser ver Properties Force T ran smit Th is fie ld al lows th e us er to set a max i mu m tim e lim it be twee n tra ns mi ssio ns o f da ta. The v alu e se t in th is fi eld m u lt ipl ied b y 1 0 0 ms det erm i ne s th e For c[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Page 3 7 Cha pter 6 : Conf ig ur in g the Seri al Ser ver Properties If Paired Mo de is not being used, do not change this set ting unti l the application has be en tested and is communicating properly . Then ac tivate the address filtering featur e. NOTE: Refer to Sec tion 2[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 38 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 7 : Inst al li ng Vir tu a l COM Por t s 7 . Ins tal li ing Virtual C OM Por ts The Vir tual C OM Por t feature allows Windows plat form s oft ware, using st andard AP I calls, to be used in an Ethernet application. The Inst all V ir tual C OM Port soft ware[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com P age 3 9 Cha pter 7 : Inst al li ng Vir tu a l COM Por t s Figure 7 -3. The C OMI nst window . S tep 4 : In the Map T o : field, selec t the number of the vir tual C O M por t to be assigned. The default Flow Con trol s etting is None. RTS/ CTS ca n be sel ect ed if u se d b[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 4 0 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 7 : Inst al li ng Vir tu a l COM Por t s 7 . 2 Match ing the Ser ia l Ser ver an d Vir tu al C OM Por t Set tings The set tings of the vir tual C OM por t s in the Device Manager and the S erial Ser ver Con figur ation M enu must match. If the s ettings do [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com P age 4 1 Cha pter 7 : Inst al li ng Vir tu a l COM Por t s Figure 7 - 6. The S erial Ser ver ( C O M3) P roper ties window . S tep 4: C l ic k the “ C on fi gur ati on ” or “ Po rt Sett ing s ” ta b . Th is sc r ee n al lows th e se t ti ngs to be ch an ged if nec es[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 42 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 8 : Rem ov ing Vir tua l C OM Por ts 8. Remov ing Vi r tua l COM Port s 8. 1 Using Ser ia l Ser ver Ma nager S tep 1: From the W indows Desktop, click: “ S ta rt —> Pr og ra m s —> Se r ia l S erv er ” S tep 2: I n the Serial S er ver Manager w[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 4 3 Cha pter 8 : Rem ov ing Vir tua l C OM Por ts Figure 8 -2 . The Cont rol Panel window . S tep 3 : Cl ick “Device Manager” in the Systems Proper ties w indow . In the D evice Manager dialog box, click the “ + ” n ex t to Por t s (C OM LPT ) to expa nd. Figure[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 4 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 8 : Rem ov ing Vir tua l C OM Por ts Figure 8 - 4. Confi rm Device Removal. S tep 5 : Cl ick “OK ” to proceed. The Serial Ser ver ( C OM #) w ill be removed and the Device Manager w indow w ill refresh and display the remainin g C OM por t s.[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pag e 4 5 Cha pter 9 : Upgr adi ng the Seria l Ser ver Fi rmw are 9. U pgr adi ng the Seri al Server Fi rmwar e New Ser i al Serve r fir mwa re up da tes ma y beco me av ail abl e th ro ug h the Bl ac k Box We b sit e (w w w .b la ckbo x. com) fo r ins ta ll ati on int o the [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 4 6 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 9 : Upgr adi ng the Seria l Ser ver Fi rmw are Figure 9 - 1 . The Por t S ettings window . S tep 10: Up grade progress w ill be shown until the Upgrade finished! mess age is shown. Click “ O K. ”[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 4 7 Cha pter 1 0 : Usin g Console Mode 1 0. Using C onsole Mode Before the Serial Ser ver is installed on a L AN, the Console M ode can b e used to change the set tings from the defaults. The Serial Se rver is sh ip ped in the RS- 23 2 Mode . C onn ect a cr osso ver (nu[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 4 8 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 1 0 : Usin g Console Mode Figure 1 0 - 1 . C onso le Mod e C onfigu ration screens.[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 49 Cha pter 1 0 : Usin g Console Mode S tep 6 : O nce all the changes have been made, m ove to the C onfigu ration screen, s elec t “Save ” and press “En ter . ” Figure 1 0 - 2 . Saving and rest ar ting the configur ation. The rest ar t mess age will appear . S [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 50 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 1 1: Using the W eb Ser ver 1 1 . Using th e W eb Ser ver The We b Se rve r ca n be use d t o con fig ure th e Se ri al Se rver fr om an y We b br owse r softwa r e (s uc h as In te rn et Explo rer ). Serve r proper ties can be s et up using three brows er p[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 5 1 Cha pter 1 1: Using the W eb Ser ver T o change serial por t proper ties, click “Serial Por t” on the lef t side of the browser window . T he following page will appear: Figure 1 1- 2. The Web Ser ver Serial Por t Proper ties pag e. T o ch ange ot her op er ati [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 52 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 1 1: Using the W eb Ser ver Figure 1 1- 3. T he Web Ser ver Operation page. C lick “Save ” to s tore changes to the S erial Ser ver . Set tings for each por t must be s aved s eparate ly . NOTE: If new prop er t y set tings are not s aved before leaving [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pag e 5 3 Cha pter 1 2 : Usi ng T eln et 1 2. Using T eln et Y ou can use T elnet to configu re the S erial Ser ver from any P C on the L AN. T he T elnet window displa ys the same configura tion inf ormation shown in C onsole Mod e and allows s er ver proper ties to be confi[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 5 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Cha pter 1 2 : Usi ng T eln et Figure 1 2- 2. T elnet C onfiguration screens. S tep 7: Once all the changes have b een made, move to the S ave field and sele ct “E nter . ” T he restar t mes sage w ill appear . Figure 1 2- 3. Saving and Res tar ting the C onfigu[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com P age 5 5 Appendix A : RS -2 32 Connec ti ons Appendix A. R S -23 2 Connec tions A . 1 2- a nd 4 - Por t Seri al Server DB9 P inouts in RS -23 2 Mode Figure A- 1 . DB9 connec tor . T able A - 1 . DB9 connector pinout. RS -232 S ig nal N am e DT E RS -2 32 D B9 M Pin Car rier [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 56 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Appendix B : RS - 422 / 485 Conn ec ti ons Appendix B. RS - 422 / 4 85 Connections B. 1 2- and 4- Por t Seria l S er ver DB 9 Pi nout i n RS - 422 Mode Figure B - 1 . DB9 connec tor . T ab le B- 1 . RS- 42 2 con necti on s in a DB9 connector . RS -232 S ig nal N am e[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pag e 5 7 Appendix B : RS - 422 / 485 Conn ec ti ons B.2 1-Por t Seri al Server T ermin al B lock Pin out in RS - 422 Mode Figure B - 2 . T erminal block connector . T ab le B- 2. 1 - Po rt ser i al te rm ina l bloc k pin out in R S - 42 2 mode. Signal Name RS- 422 R S -23 2 [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 58 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Appendix C : RS - 4 85 Connections Appendix C. R S - 4 85 Connections C . 1 1 -, 2 -, or 4 - Por t Seri al Ser ver DB9 P in out in RS- 4 85H ( T wo-W ir e, Ha lf - Duplex) Mode Figure C - 1 . DB9 male connector . T able C - 1 . D B9 pinout in R S - 4 85H mode. RS - 4[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Page 5 9 Appendix C : RS - 4 85 Connections C .3 1-Por t Seri al Server T ermina l Block P in- out in RS - 485F ( Four -Wire, F ul l- Duplex) Mode Figure C -3 . T erminal block connector . T able C -3. T erminal block connec tor pinning in R S - 4 85F mode . Signal Name RS - [...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Pa ge 60 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com Appendix D : Net work Conn ec ti ons Appendix D . Net work Co nnections D . 1 Standar d Ethernet Cabl e R J - 45 Pino ut Figure D - 1 . R J - 45 connec tor . T able D - 1 . T- 568A s traigh t -thr ough Ethe rnet cable connec tor pinout. RJ - 45 Pin Signal Wi re Co lo[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | blackbo x.com P age 6 1 Appendix D : Net work Conn ec ti ons D . 2 Crossov er Et hernet Cab le R J- 45 Pin out Figure D -2 . R J - 45 connec tor . T ab le D-3 . R J- 45 Et her ne t cro sso ver cab le connector pinout. RJ - 45 Pin Signal Wi re Co lo r R J - 45 Pin 1 TX+ W hite - Green 3 2 T[...]

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