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    NPort Express Hardware Inst allation Guide Sixth Edition, May 2006 Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd. Tel: +886-2-8919-1230 Fax: +886-2-8919-1231 www.moxa.com support@moxa.com.tw (Worldwide) support@ moxa.com (The Americas) 1 for DE-21 1[...]

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    NPort Express Hardware Installation Guide for DE-211 The software described in this manual is furnished under a license ag reement and may be used only in acco rdance with the terms of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright © 2006 Moxa T echnologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproducti on without perm ission is prohibi ted. Trademarks MOX[...]

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    MOXA Internet Services Customer satisfaction is our num ber one concern. T o ensure that customers receive the full benefi t of our product s, Moxa Inte rnet Services has been set up to pr ovi de technical support, dri ver updates, product information, and user’ s manual updat es. The following services are provided: E-mail for technical support:[...]

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    Table of Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................ 1-1 Features ....................................................................................... 1-2 Product S pecifications .................................................................. 1-2 Package Checklist ..................[...]

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    1 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Moxa NPort Express, a co mpact palm-sized communications device that allows you to con trol RS-232/422/485 serial devices over a TCP/IP Ethernet. This chapter is an introductio n to NPort Express and includes the following sections: ¾ Features ¾ Product Specif ications ¾ Package Checklist ¾ Front/Top/Rear/Bottom Pa[...]

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    1-2 Features ¾ 3-in-1 RS-232/422 /485 interface and 10 Mbps Ethernet ¾ Supports 4- and 2-wire RS-485 with patented ADDC™ and built-in terminator ¾ Supports industrial 12/24 VDC po wer input and optional Pow er over Serial ¾ Terminal block accessory for eas y RS-422/485 serial wiring ¾ Supports M AC based IP co nfiguration ¾ Supports co nfig[...]

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    1-3 OS Supported Windows 95/98 /ME/NT/2000/XP Real COM driver, Linux real tty d river Protocols TCP, IP, UDP, Telnet, RTelnet, DHCP, BootP, ICMP Operation Modes Driver Mode, TCP Server, TCP Client, UDP Server/Client, Ethernet Modem , Pair Connection Management Serial console Telnet console NPort Con figurator for Windows/Linux Real COM Installer fo[...]

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    1-4 Package Checklist DE-211/11 0V 1 NPort Express DE- 211 Universal Serial Device Server DE-211/23 0V 1 NPort Express DE- 211 Universal Serial Device Server Both models include y Windows 95/98/ME/N T/2000/XP Real COM driver, Linux real tty d river y NPort Ma nagement Suite software y Power Adapter y User’s Manual, s oftware CD-ROM Optional Acces[...]

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    1-5 Front/Top/Rear/Bottom Panel Views 1. Female DB25 serial port 2. DIN Rail screw holes 3. Wall mount screw holes 4. RJ45 10BaseT Ethernet port 5. Reset button—press continuously for a. 3 sec to erase password After 3 sec, the ready LED will flash on/off every half second. Release the reset button at this time to erase password. b. 10 sec to loa[...]

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    2 2 2 Overview This chapter includ es: ¾ LED Indicators ¾ Housing • DIN Rail • Wall Mount LED Indicators NPort Expres s’s top panel co ntains five LED indicators, as d escribed in the following table. LED Name LED Colo r LED Function r ed Power is on. PWR off Power is off, or power error condition exists. orange 10 Mbps Ether net connection[...]

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    2-2 Housing DIN Rail For many industrial applications, you will find it convenient to use the DIN Rail attachments, as shown below. STEP 1: Use 2 screws per ear to att ach DIN Rail mounts to each of NPort Express’s two ears. ⇒ STEP 2: Insert the top o f the DIN Rail into slot A of the DIN Rail mount. STEP 3: Push t he bottom of NPort Express so[...]

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    2-3 Wall Mount For many industrial applications, you will find it convenient to mount NPort Express on the wall, using two screws, as indi cated below. STEP 1: Scre w two screws, se parated by 7.8 cm, into the wall. Th e heads of the screws should be no greater than 6.5 mm in diameter, and the shafts should be no greater than 3 m m in diameter. Do [...]

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    3 3 3 Serial Installation We discuss the following topics: ¾ DIP Switch Settings ¾ DB25 Female Connector Pinout ¾ RS-232 Wiring ¾ RS-422 Wiring ¾ 4-Wire RS- 485 Wiring • Using a DB25 connector • Using the opti onal Terminal Block ¾ Enabling a Terminatio n Resistor • Enabling the Built-In 120 Ω Ter minator • Enabling a User-Supplied [...]

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    3-2 Switch SW1 controls the fun ction of the se rial port ( ON , or up, for RS-232 Console conn ection, and do wn for Data Communication , such as when NPo rt Express is connected to your serial device) . Note that after changing the setting of SW1 , NPort Express will reboot to initiali ze th e new setting. You must wait a few seconds for the gree[...]

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    3-3 RS-232 Wiring * NP21101 is an optional accesso ry for DE-211 * NP21102 is an optional accesso ry for DE-211[...]

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    3-4  NOTE: The following pi n out di a gr am shows how to use a DB 25 (M) to DB25 (F) cable.  NOTE: In Et hernet Modem Mode , you need a special cable—shown in the following pinout diag ram—to simul ate a DCD si gnal.[...]

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    3-5 RS-422 Wiring Using a DB25 Connector Using the Optional Terminal Block  NOTE: Us e a flathead scr ewdriver to tighten the two attachment scr ews that connect the terminal b lock to NPort Exp r ess.[...]

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    3-6 RS-485 Wiring Using a DB25 Connector[...]

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    3-7 Using the Optional Terminal Block 4-wire RS-485 Termi nal Block Wiring  NOTE: Use a flathead scr ewdri ver to tighten t he two attachment scr ews that connect the terminal b lock to NPort Exp r ess. 2-wire RS-485 Termi nal Block Wiring  NOTE: Use a flathead scr ewdri ver to tighten t he two attachment scr ews that connect the terminal b l[...]

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    3-8  NOTE: When setting up a multidrop netwo rk, a daisy-chain ed network shou ld be used. Con struct your devic e-to-device wiri ng as indicate d in the above figure. Enabling a Termination Resistor For RS-422/485 ser ial comm unications, when an electrical signal travels through two different resistance junctions in a tr ansmission line, the i[...]

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    3-9 Enabling the Built-In 120 Ω Terminator To enable NPort Express’s built-in 120 Ω terminatio n resistor, you must short the bottom two pin s of jumper 6 (JP6), on DE- 211’s circuit board. T o do this: 1. Use a screw driver to remove DE-211’s outer protective cas e, and then locate JP6, as shown in the f igures below. 2. By default, the [...]

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    3-10 Enabling a User-Supplied Terminator When using the terminal block, you may install you r own external terminator resistor by connecting th e ends of the resistor directly to inpu ts 2 and 3, or by connecting the two ends of the resistor to th e wires that emanate from inputs 2 and 3, as shown in the following diagr ams. Enabling a user-supplie[...]

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    4 4 4 Ethernet Installation We discuss the following topics: ¾ Connecting to the Ethernet Port • Connecting to a Hub or Switch • Connecting to a PC Connecting to the Ethernet Port Connecting to a Hub or Switch For most applications, you will simply plug one end of your Ethernet cable into NPort Expres s’s 10BaseT port, an d the other end int[...]

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    4-2 Connecting to a PC In some cases, such as when configur ing drivers and software, you will find it convenient to hook NPo rt Express directly to your co mputer’s Ethernet card. To do this, you will need to use a cross-over Eth ern et cable. This type of Ethernet cable is harder to fin d, although yo u can make you r own cable by r eferring to[...]

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    5 5 5 Power Connection We discuss the following topics: ¾ Using the Po wer Adapter ¾ Using Power Over Serial ¾ Power Status Check Using the Power Adapter Take the following steps to co nnect NPort Express ’s power adapter. 1. Plug the power adapter’ s DC plug into NPort Express’s DC-IN jack . 2. Plug the power ada pter into an electrical o[...]

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    5-2 Using Power Over Serial Take the followi ng steps to set up NPort Express’s Power over Serial option. IMPORTANT NOTICE You may not use the power ad apter and Powe r Over Serial option at the sam e time. Using both p ower options at t he same time coul d cause irreparabl e damage to your NPort Expres s unit. (1) To use t he 12 – 30 VDC Power[...]

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    5-3 T o use the 5 VDC Power over Serial option, enable jum pers JP2 and JP3, as illustrated in the following diagram. Note that when using the 5 VDC option, power is supplied via pins 9 and 10: Power Status Check Use the PWR LED indicator on NPort E xpre ss’s top panel to see if it is receiving power. A red light indicates that power is being rec[...]

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    A A A Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer’ s Name: Moxa Tech nologies Co., Lt d. Manufacturer’ s Address: Fl.4, No.135 , Lane 235, Pao-C hiao Rd., Shing Tien City, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. declares that the product: Product Nam e: NPort Ex press Model Num ber: DE-211 conforms to the following standards: EMC: FCC Class B EN55022:1998 class B EN[...]

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    B B B Problem Report Form NPort Express Customer name: Company: Te l : F a x : Email: Date: 1. Moxa Pr oduct:  DE-2 1 1 (1 RS-23 2/422/485 port ) 2. Interface:  RS-232  RS-422  RS-485 (ADD C)  RS-485 (by R TS) 3. Operation mode:  H o s t B a s e d  Pair Connection  Raw Connection (TCP Server)  Raw Connection (TCP Client) [...]

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    C C C Return Procedure For product repair , exchan ge, or refund, the customer must: ♦ Provide e vidence of original purchase. ♦ Obtain a Product Return Agreement (PRA) from the sales representative or dealer . ♦ Fill out the Problem Report Fo rm (PRF). Include as much detail as possible for a shorter prod uct repair time . ♦ Carefully pack[...]