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B&B Electronics Serial Servers Vlinx VESR9xx Instruction Manual

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Summary of Serial Servers Vlinx VESR9xx

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    Www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com i v v e e s s r r 9 9 x x x x s s e e r r i i a a l l s s e e r r v v e e r r s s.

  • Page 2: Model Vesr9Xx

    Www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com ii vlinx serial servers model vesr9xx documentation number: vesr9xx_4113m this product designed and manufactured in ottawa, illinoisusa using domestic and imported parts by international headquarters 707 dayton road - p.O. Box 1040 - ottawa, il 61350 usa phone (815)...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com iii table of contents introduction ................................................................................................................. 1 about vesr9xx serial servers .........................................................................................

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    Www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com iv default gateway ............................................................................................................ 25 delimiter 1, delimiter 2 and delimiter removal .............................................................. 26 delimiter 1 .............

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    Www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com v standard ethernet cable rj-45 pin-out ................................................................... 55.

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 1 introduction thank you for purchasing a vesr9xx serial serverproduct! This product has been manufactured to the highest standards of quality and performance to ensure your complete satisfaction. Figure 1. A vesr902t serial server about vesr9xx serial ...

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    Introduction www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 2.

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    Introduction www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 3 list of vesr9xx serial server models the following table lists the various vesr9xx serial server models available. Model number features vesr901 vlinx , 1port, db9, ess, din, cu ethernet vesr901-sc40 vlinx , 1port, db9, ess, din, fiber, sc, 40km vesr9...

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    Introduction www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 4 model number features vesr921-st80 vlinx, 1port, db9, ess, din, fiber, st, 80km, cu vesr922t vlinx, 2port, tb, ess, din, 2 cu ethernet vesr922t-mc vlinx, 2port, tb, ess, din, fiber, multi, sc, cu vesr922t-mt vlinx, 2port, tb, ess, din, fiber, multi, s...

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    Introduction www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 5 vesr9xx serial server features three series models vesr9x1-x (single serial port) vesr9x2d-x (two serial ports with db9m) vesr9x2t-x (two serial ports with pluggable terminal blocks) fiber models available for each of the above series ethernet pass th...

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    Hardware www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 7 vesr9xx serial server hardware vesr9xx serial servers are enclosed in din rail mountable enclosures and feature led indicators, power, ethernet and serial connectors and a recessed mode switch. Package checklist vesr9xx serial servers are shipped with the...

  • Page 14: E1 And E2 Leds

    Hardware www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 8 link led the link led illuminates (green) if the ethernet connection is operating in 100basetx mode. The led is off if the mode is 10baset. When the led is blinking it indicates that there is data traffic on the ethernet link. Ready led the ready led (gre...

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    Hardware www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 9 ethernet connection is operating in 100basetx mode. The leds are off if the mode is 10baset. When the led is blinking it indicates that there is data traffic on the ethernet link. Ready led the ready led (green) blinks once per second if the system is ope...

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    Hardware www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 10 ethernet connector serial server models using 10baset/100basetx network connections use an rj45 receptacle. The serial server is connected to a standard ethernet network drop using a straight-through rj45 (male) ethernet cable. Vesr92x models feature a s...

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    Hardware www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 11 vesrxx serial servers use three serial port connector configurations, depending on the model: vesr901-x serial servers feature one serial port and use a db-9m connector for rs- 232 and a five-position removable terminal block for rs-422 and rs-485 connec...

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    Hardware www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 12 figure 10. Power connection mounting hardware vesr9xx serial server modules can be din rail mounted. The din mounting clip and spring is included on each module. Figure 11. Din clip on a serial server module.

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    Setup and connections www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 13 serial server setup and connections this section describes how to setup and connect vesrxx serial servers. Note: in this section devices to be connected to the serial server’s serial connection are simply referred to as the “serial device”. ...

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    Setup and connections www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 14 data lines are differential pairs (a & b) in which the b line is positive relative to the a line in the idle (mark) state. Ground provides a common mode reference. When configured for 2-wire operation the connection supports one signal pair:...

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    Setup and connections www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 15 the vesr902t-x has two serial connections that support rs-232, rs-422 and rs-485 (2- and 4-wire). The unit has two connectors, both of which are 5-position terminal blocks. Make the appropriate connections to the terminal blocks to match the...

  • Page 22: Ethernet Pass-Through Port

    Setup and connections www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 16 figure 14. Vesr902d-x connections connecting vesr9xx serial servers to a network network connection (10baset/100basetx) when connecting a serial server equipped with a 10baset/100basetx network connection (rj45 connector) a standard network ...

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    Setup and connections www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 17 figure 15. Ethernet pass-through port vesr9xx serial server configuration connections vesr9xx serial servers can be configured over the network or via a serial port. Configuring the vesr9xx serial server via the network connection when confi...

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    Setup and connections www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 18 1. From the desktop, click startprogramsb&b electronicsvlinx vlinx manager vesr serial server the vlinx manager discovery window appears. Figure 16. Vlinx manager discovery window 2. Configure your serial server as required. Note: for m...

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    Setup and connections www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 19 3. Configure your serial server as required. Note: for more information on configuration options refer to section 4: description of serial server properties. Configuring the vesr9xx serial server via the serial port (console mode) your seria...

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    Setup and connections www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 20 to configure the serial server it must be put into console mode, using the mode switch. To enter console mode, press and hold the mode switch for between two and ten seconds. The led indicators respond as follows: 1. The ready led blinks thr...

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    Setup and connections www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 21 figure 18. Direct ip and virtual com port connection using vesr9xx serial servers in virtual com port mode in virtual com port mode a pc can communicate across the network to the serial server as if the serial ports on the serial server are ...

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    Setup and connections www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 22 figure 19. Paired mode setup to set up a paired mode connection: 1. Connect two serial servers to serial devices and to the network. 2. Configure the serial server for paired mode operation (using vlinx manager or the web interface). Initiat...

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    Setup and connections www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 23 on the vesr901: port 1 led and the ready led are both on. On vesr902x models: port 1 led and the port 2 led are both on. The serial server reloads all factory default configuration parameters. 3. The leds go back to their normal states when ...

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    Serial server properties www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 25 description of serial server properties the following serial server properties are ordered alphabetically to assist you in finding the information you need. Baud rate baud rate is the communication speed of the link between the serial ser...

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    Serial server properties www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 26 the default gateway address sets the default route to remote networks, enabling users to access the serial server from outside the local network. Delimiter 1, delimiter 2 and delimiter removal delimiters and delimiter removal enable you t...

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    Serial server properties www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 27 when dhcp is enabled on the serial server, on power up it sends a dhcp request to the dhcp server, which assigns a dynamic ip address, subnet mask, and default gateway to the serial server. When dhcp is disabled (static ip addressing), th...

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    Serial server properties www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 28 the hardware version number of the serial server hardware is displayed on the login page of vlinx manager. Inter-character timeout inter-character timeout controls the maximum duration between received characters before sending the charac...

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    Serial server properties www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 29 c. Use the vlinx™ manager software to search for, discover, and configure the unit. 2. Method two: change the serial server’s network setting to match your pc using console mode a. Connect a null modem serial cable (crossover cable) from ...

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    Serial server properties www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 30 f. Open the vlinx™ manager software and select “serial port” as the method to connect to the device. G. After logging in, click on . H. Un-check the box next to “i want dhcp to setup the network.” i. Re-configure the serial server’s netwo...

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    Serial server properties www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 31 the model number of the currently selected serial server is displayed on the login page of vlinx manager. Network protocols network protocols available for use on vesr9xx serial servers include tcp, udp, vcom and paired mode . Network wat...

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    Serial server properties www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 32 four serial interface modes of operation are: rs-232 - point-to-point serial communications connection used by pc com ports and many other systems. Capable of baud rates up to 115.2 kbaud over short distances (typically 50 feet). Typicall...

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    Serial server properties www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 33 subnet mask the subnet mask specifies the network mask the serial server uses when on a subnetted network. For a class a network (ip addresses 0.0.0.0 through 127.255.255.255) the default subnet mask is 255.0.0.0. For a class b network (i...

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    Serial server properties www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 34 in udp mode, if you want to control what network node receives data, you must specify the ip address and udp port the data will be sent to. You can choose to send to: nobody all nodes at a specific udp port number. (this is called broadca...

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    Diagnostics www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 35 upgrading the serial server firmware occasionally, updated firmware may become available for your serial server. The firmware can be upgraded using the zlinx manager software. The following procedure describes the firmware updating process: 1. Click t...

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    Upgrading firmware www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 36 to download the latest firmware files from an ftp site on the internet: 1. Click the internet button at the bottom of the window. The vlinx manager connects to an ftp server on the internet. 2. Click the check for updates button. Progress bar a...

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    Diagnostics www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 37 diagnostics clicking the diagnostics icon opens the diagnostics dialog box and enables you to check the operation of connected serial servers and vcom ports on the local computer. The computer information box displays information about the type of net...

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    Diagnostics www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 38 4. Click the start button information about the progress of the pinging process is displayed in the test progress box. Figure 22. Testing a serial server connection testing a virtual co m port to run diagnostics on a virtual com port: 1. Click the dia...

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    Diagnostics www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 39 4. Click the start button. Information about the progress of the pinging process is displayed in the test progress box. Figure 23. Testing a vcom port.

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    Appendix c www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 41 appendix a: default server settings setting default value server name model number serial number printed on side of unit password password field is blank from factory dhcp enable ip address based on dhcp server if a dhcp assignment is not available, th...

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    Appendix b www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 42 appendix b: product specifications general specifications hardware and included accessories device serial server cd cd with vlinx manager software for windows 2000, xp (32/64 bit), 2003 server (32/64 bit), vista (32/64 bit), 2008 server (32/64 bit), wi...

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    Appendix c www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 43 power consumption vesr90x – 4.0w (max) vesr92x – 6.0w (max) terminal blocks wire size 28 to 16 awg wire type copper wire only tightening torque 5 kg-cm wire temp rating 105 °c minimum sized for 60 °c ampacity note: one conductor per terminal.

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    Appendix b www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 44 controls, indicators and connector specifications switches reset button hold in for 0 to 2 seconds for hardware reset hold in for 2 to 10 seconds for console mode (do a hardware reset or recycle power to exit console mode) hold in for more than 10 seco...

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    Appendix c www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 45 serial interface specificat ions serial interfaces mode selection rs-232/422/485 software selectable rs-232 lines txd, rxd, rts, cts, dtr, dsr, dcd, gnd rs-422 lines txda(-), txdb(+), rxda(-), rxdb(+), gnd rs-485 lines (2 wire) data(-), data(+), gnd rs...

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    Appendix b www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 46 network specifications memory serial memory 8 kb per port network memory 4 kb i/p port addresses 5300 heartbeat & configuration setting in tcp mode (i.E. Pair mode) 8888 vesr9xx update network communications lan 10/100 mbps auto-detecting 10baset or 10...

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    Appendix c www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 47 appendix c: dimensional diagrams figure 24. Dimensional diagram of a vesr901 serial server.

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    Appendix c www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 48 figure 25. Dimensional diagram of a vesr902d serial server.

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    Appendix c www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 49 figure 26. Dimensional diagram of a vesr902t serial server.

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    Appendix c www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 50 figure 27. Dimensional diagram of a verr92x serial server.

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    Appendix d www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 51 appendix d: connector pinouts vesr901 & vesr921 series db9 m pin direction rs-232 1 input dcd 2 input rxd 3 output txd 4 output dtr 5 --- gnd 6 input dsr 7 output rts 8 input cts 9 input ri.

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    Appendix d www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 52 terminal rs-422/485 4-wire rs-485 2-wire a tda (-) data a (-) b tdb (+) data b (+) c rda (-) --- d rdb (+) --- e gnd gnd.

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    Appendix d www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 53 vesr902d series db-9m pin rs-232 direction (rs-232) rs-422/485 4-wire rs-485 2-wire 1 dcd input rda (-) --- 2 rd input rdb (+) --- 3 td output tdb (+) data a (-) 4 dtr output tda (-) data b (+) 5 gnd --- gnd gnd 6 dsr input --- --- 7 rts output --- ---...

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    Appendix d www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 54 vesr902t & vesr922t series terminal rs-232 direction (rs-232) rs-422 rs-485 a rts output tda (-) data a (-) b td output tdb (+) data b (+) c cts input rda (-) --- d rd input rdb (+) --- e gnd --- gnd gnd in the rs-422 mode, tx lines are outputs and rx ...

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    Appendix d www.Bb-elec.Com www.Bb-europe.Com 55 standard ethernet cable rj-45 pin-out rj-45 pin signal wire color rj-45 pin 1 tx+ white-green 1 2 tx+ green 2 3 rx+ white-orange 3 4 not used blue 4 5 not used white-blue 5 6 rx- orange 6 7 not used white-brown 7 8 not used brown 8.