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SW5001 Wireless Serial Server

User’s Manual

Version 1.5

Updated on June 8, 2010

TEL: 886-3-5508137

FAX: 886-3-5508131

http://www.atop.com.tw

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Ablelink ® sw5001 wireless serial server user’s manual version 1.5 updated on june 8, 2010 tel: 886-3-5508137 fax: 886-3-5508131 http://www.Atop.Com.Tw.
Page 2: Important Announcement
User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2007 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved i important announcement the information contained in this document is the property of atop technologies, inc. And is supplied for the sole purpose of operation and maintenance of produ...
Page 3: Fcc Warning
User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - ii - fcc warning class a for this product this product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - iii - contents 1.1. O verview ........................................................................................................................................
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - iv - 5.6.4. Restoring factory default configurations..............................................................................26 5.6.5. Restart system ...........
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User manual version 1.3 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2006 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved 1 1. Introduction 1.1. Overview sw5001 wireless serial server is a gateway between wireless lan or ethernet (tcp/ip) and rs-232/rs-485 communications. It allows almost any serial device...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 2 - 2. Getting started 2.1. Packaging include atop wireless serial server x 1 5 pins terminal block for serial connector x 1 3 pins terminal block for power connec...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 3 - 2.4. Installation procedures prepare necessary cables, dc power adapter and serial connector. Place sw5001 under the access point signal coverage area, or conn...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 4 - 3. Software setup now the sw5001 hardware is installed and power is on, network ip configuration will be set in this section. 3.1. Default settings the sw5001 ...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 5 - 3.2. Ip assignment 3.2.1. Configure ip by serialmanager utility use serialmanager configuration utility that comes with product cd or diskette to configure the...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 6 - note: arp commands can only be used to set a static ip address of sw5001 - arp –a command show the current mapping ip and mac addresses. - arp –s “ip address” ...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 7 - 4. Application connectivity sw5001 provides tunneling and virtual com operation mode. The sw5001 is designed to transmit data between one-or-more serial device...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 8 - 4.2.1. Virtual com mode the virtual com software emulates a serial port with internet or lan topology. In the virtual com mode, com port data (rs232) is encaps...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 9 - tcp client in virtual com mode sw5001 can be configured to be tcp client mode (pc as a server) to establish a tcp connection to an application server on pc, or...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 10 - configure sw5001 to tunneling mode using one of three configuration methods (telnet, web, or console) , user can configure sw5001 to tcp server mode with a de...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 11 - 5. Configure sw5001 by web interface user has to assign ip address to sw5001 before working on web configuration operations. Please refer to section 3.2 for m...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 12 - fig 13. Overview for system information by web interface device information sw5001’s system information includes model name 、 device name 、 kernel version and...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 13 - networking information networking information fields are displayed both ‘ lan & wireless lan (wlan) information. The information provided lan mac address, lan...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 15 - 5.3.1. Lan settings operation: [network] Æ [lan setting] click on the “ network ” link and the following screen shall appear. Fill in ip information on tcp/ip...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 16 - 5.3.4. Snmp settings operation: [network] Æ [snmp settings] click on the “network” link and the following screen shall appear. Check on “ enabling settings ” ...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 17 - 5.4.1. Wireless detail settings user can configure wireless lan parameters through web pages. Pop-up windows page will be shown for advanced wireless settings...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 18 - fig 24. Open authorization and no encryption attach access point with wep topology: infrastructure channel: auto-assignment from access point authentication: ...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 19 - attach access point with wpa ‐ psk topology: infrastructure channel: auto-assignment from access point authentication : wpa-psk encryption : tkip or aes wpa-p...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 20 - fig 27. Com port information web page 5.5.1. Link mode settings click on the “serial ” link and the fig. 27 screen will appear. Fill in serial parameter infor...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 21 - “0.0.0.0”. User can configure one or group ip for source ip . If ip filter is enabled, only source ip assigned can be connected to sw5001. Fig 28. Tcp server ...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 22 - 5.5.4. Udp mode sw5001 can be configured in a udp mode to establish connection using unicast or multicast data from the serial device to one or multiple host ...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 23 - 5.5.6. Advanced settings fig 31-2. Advanced settings from web page time out for receiving tcp data (default: disabled): this field specifies how long the seri...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 24 - if one or more of the delimiters are selected, data would be transmitted when any of the conditions are met. Attention packet delimiter by interval timeout, t...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 25 - fig 32. Subsystem menu of system settings web interface 5.6.1. Configure time by ntp service operation: system Æ time user can set date and time manually by f...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 26 - fig 34. Time service settings from system web page select the country from drop-down list box to country that user wants to implement the sw5001. This selecti...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 27 - fig 36. Set all parameters to factory default by web interface 5.6.5. Restart system operation: system Æ restart the changes of networking parameters will tak...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 28 - then the following main menu shall appear fig 39. Overview information by telnet if the sw5001 does not receive any command within 1 minute , telnet will be t...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 29 - ip: [ allows for changes in auto ip of network page] connected: [ssid name, if wireless sw5001 is connected] fig 40. System information from overview dns info...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 30 - fig 41. Networking settings by telnet note: press “0” key to return to the previous menu this section allows for changes in ip address, subnet mask, gateway i...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 31 - 6.2.1. Lan settings operation: [main] Æ [2 networking] Æ [1 lan settings] select “ 1 ” from “ input choice (0~3) and enter on networking page: ” to enter lan ...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 32 - 6.2.3. Snmp settings operation: [main] Æ [2 networking] Æ [3 snmp settings] select “ 3 ” from “ input choice (0~3) and enter on networking page: ” to enter sn...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 33 - 6.3.1. Wireless ip, netmask, gateway and ip mode settings operation: [main] Æ [3 wireless settings] Æ [1 ip]/[2 netmask]/ [3 gateway]/[4 ip mode] user can con...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 34 - fig 48. Wireless region by telnet 6.3.3. Site survey operation: [main] Æ [3 wireless setting] Æ [6 site survey] site survey function can support to auto-assig...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 35 - fig 50. Connected to ap from site list 6.3.4. Manual wireless settings operation: [main] Æ [3 wireless setting] Æ [7 manually settings] user can manually conf...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 36 - fig 52. Configure ad-hoc mode by telnet user can select wireless link by none or wep encryption in ad-hoc mode and these encryptions can support applications ...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 37 - fig 53. Configure wep 64 bits settings in ad-hoc mode with open key note1: enter 5 ascii value or 10 hexadecimal digit if select wep64 encryption. Note2: ente...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 38 - fig 54. Wireless: open authorization and none encryption configure share authorization with wep encryption topology: infrastructure channel: auto-assignment f...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 39 - configure wireless network via access point with wpa-psk topology: infrastructure channel: auto-assignment from access point authentication: wpa-psk encryptio...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 40 - fig 57. Select com port from serial settings by telnet fig 58. The com1 setting page.
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 41 - 6.4.1. Tcp server mode for link mode operation: [main] Æ [4 serial settings] Æ [1 link mode] Æ [1 tcp server] tcp server mode is default setting for link mode...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 42 - fig 60. Tcp client mode in link mode 6.4.3. Udp for link mode operation: [main] Æ [4 serial settings] Æ [1 link mode] Æ [3 udp] sw5001 can be configured to wo...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 43 - 6.4.4. Serial settings operation: [main] Æ [4 serial settings] Æ [2 baud rate]/ [3 parity]/[4 data bits]/ [5 stop bits]/ [6 flow control] user can configure b...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 44 - 6.5.1. Change the password operation: [main] Æ [5 security] Æ [1 change password] enter desired password on “ new password ” fields. Fig 66. Changing the pass...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 45 - using virtual com virtual com driver mode for windows converts com port data (rs232) to ip data to control the rs-232c port on a sw5001 over the ip network. B...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 46 - installation make sure you have turned off all anti-virus software before beginning the installation. Run vcom.Exe program included in the cd to install virtu...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 47 - login sw5001 via telnet fig 69. Login into sw5001 by telnet or console select serial setting for tcp server/client, and enabling virtual com mode fig 70. Enab...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 48 - running serial to ip for program on monitoring pc on window start menu, go to\program\serial/ip\control panel\ , the “serial to ip for control panel” window s...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 49 - fig 72. Configuration wizard from serial to ip tool.
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 50 - appendix b. Configuration utility b.1. Serialmanager utility introduction serialmanager utility , developed by atop, is a special tool for device management a...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 51 - or, select by clicking a button on the toolbar, as below: broadcast search rescan.
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 52 - b3.1.1 broadcast search once broadcast search is selected, a box will pop up as below: the user may type in or select different broadcast address based on his...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 53 - b3.1.3 search by mac address if search by mac address is selected, another box will pop up as below: here the user may search in two ways: search a mac addres...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 54 - b3.2 firmware this function is applied to downloading a firmware into a selected device. Upgrade from disk upgrade from disk.
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 55 - the user can enter the window for downloading by firstly clicking a designated network device, and then selecting the submenu option upgrade from disk in the ...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 56 - in addition for some devices with jffs2 file system supported, the user can download the related parameter data into the device that supports the jffs2 file s...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 57 - b3.3.1 login this function is applied to the login to any network device, as some important devices can only be operated after a successful login, shown as th...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 58 - the user can also select several devices at one time, and modify their pins at the same time by selecting apply for all selected devices . B3.4 configuration ...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 59 - b3.4.1 network … the user can modify the ip address of any selected device, shown as the figure below: b3.4.2 com port … atop has developed various network pr...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 60 - the user can also select several devices at one time, and carry out the configuration for them at the same time by selecting apply for all selected same model...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 61 - tcp server mode tcp client mode udp mode 3 ． com port property: it mainly represents the working parameter of the serial port setting, including: serial-port ...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 62 - the user can also select several devices at one time, and lead the parameter information of a standard parameter file into all the selected devices by selecti...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 63 - the user can also select several devices at one time, and save the parameter information of these selected devices into a designated parameter file by selecti...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 64 - b3.4.9 configure by ie some devices are supplied with build-in web servers, and the user can carry out any parameter setting directly through the submenu opti...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 65 - b3.6 help this function is mainly applied to displaying some help information of the serialmanager utility, shown as the figure below:.
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 66 - appendix c. Upgrading system software updated version of firmware can be downloaded from www.Atop.Com.Tw . C.1. System upgrading procedures follow the upgradi...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 67 - c.2. Critical issues in upgrading process if the upgrading is successful, sw5001 shall re-program the flash memory, and the buzzer will beep before restarting...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 68 - appendix d. Specifications d.1. Hardware specifications specifications cpu 150mhz risc with mmu support memory flash: 8mb /2mb for bootloader / sdram: 16mbyte...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 69 - environment operating: 0 to 60 ° c (32 to 140 ° f), 5 to 95% rh storage: -20 to 85 ° c (-4 to 185 ° f), 5 to 95%rh d.2. Software specifications item specifica...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 70 - mini din to db9 cable, the db9 connector pin assignments for serial port: db9 pin# rs-232 rs-485 rs-422 1 dcd 2 rxd tx+ 3 txd data+ rx+ 4 dtr 5 sg (signal gro...
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User manual version 1.5 sw5001 wireless serial server copyright © 2010 atop technologies, inc. All rights reserved. Designed in taiwan - 71 - wlan led message message description led off no data is transmitting on ethernet led blinking data is transmitting on ethernet com port led message message de...