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    Part number 900-360 revision a june 2004 uds10 uds100 user guide.

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    2 copyright & trademark © 2004, lantronix. All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of lantronix. Printed in the united states of america. Ethernet is a trademark of xerox corporation. Unix i...

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    3 disclaimer & revisions operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user, at his or her own expense, will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference. Note: this product has been designed to comply with t...

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    4 contents contacts 2 1: using this guide 8 purpose and audience________________________________________________ 8 chapter summary ___________________________________________________ 8 additional documentation _____________________________________________ 9 2: introduction 10 applications __________...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide 5 remote ip address______________________________________________ 32 remote port ___________________________________________________ 32 disconnect mode _______________________________________________ 33 flush mode ____________________________________________________ 33 pack c...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide 6 network port ___________________________________________________ 53 ethernet connector pinouts _______________________________________ 54 10: technical specifications 55 uds10 technical specifications _______________________________________ 55 uds100 technical specification...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide 7 figure 9-4. Null-modem cable (lantronix part no. 500-163) ___________________ 53 figure 9-5. Network interface ___________________________________________ 53 figure 9-6. Rj45 ethernet connector _____________________________________ 54 tables table 5-1. Standard ip network n...

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    8 1 1 : : u u s s i i n n g g t t h h i i s s g g u u i i d d e e purpose and audience this guide provides the information needed to configure, use, and update the uds device server. It is for system administrators and those responsible for installing and maintaining the uds. Chapter summary the rem...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide using this guide 9 additional documentation the following information is available on the product cd or the lantronix web site:www.Lantronix.Com deviceinstaller user guide provides instructions for using the windows-based utility to configure the uds and other lantronix devic...

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    10 2 2 : : i i n n t t r r o o d d u u c c t t i i o o n n the uds10 and uds100 are single-port device servers that provide a quick, simple, and cost-effective way to bring the advantages of data accessibility and remote management to devices not currently connected to a network. The main difference...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide introduction 11 figure 2-1. Application examples note: for step-by-step instructions on configuring the uds for serial tunneling or for use with the com port redirector, access the uds configuration tutorials using web manager. (see accessing web manager on page 18.).

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    Introduction uds10/uds100 user guide 12 protocol support the uds uses the internet protocol (ip) for network communications and the transmission control protocol (tcp) to assure that no data is lost or duplicated and everything sent to the connection arrives correctly at the target. Supported protoc...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide introduction 13 product information label the product information label on the underside of the unit contains the following information about your specific unit: bar code serial number product id (name) product description hardware address (also referred to as the ethernet or...

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    14 3 3 : : g g e e t t t t i i n n g g s s t t a a r r t t e e d d this chapter describes how to get your uds up and running in the shortest possible time. Installing the uds figure 3-1. Uds connected to serial device and network to install the unit, complete the following steps in order. Refer to t...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide getting started 15 required information before configuring the uds, have the following information available: hardware address take note of the unit’s hardware address (also known as the ethernet or mac address). It is on the product label, in the format: 00-20-4a-xx-xx-xx, w...

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    Getting started uds10/uds100 user guide 16 assigning the ip address and related network settings this section describes two ways to assign the ip address and related network settings quickly. Deviceinstaller serial port login deviceinstaller note: the deviceinstaller user guide and the deviceinstall...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide getting started 17 adding the unit to the manage list now add the unit to the list of similar lantronix devices on the network so that you can manage and configure it. To perform this step, click the search icon. Deviceinstaller locates the unit and adds it to the list. Now y...

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    18 4 4 : : c c o o n n f f i i g g u u r r i i n n g g t t h h e e u u d d s s u u s s i i n n g g w w e e b b m m a a n n a a g g e e r r you must configure the uds so that it can communicate on a network with your serial device. For example, you must set the way the unit responds to serial and net...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide configuring the uds using web manager 19 figure 4-2. Uds configuration guidelines page uds settings opens a configuration window to configure the uds10/uds100, as shown in figure 4-3. Serial cabling lets you view pinouts for the uds serial port. View uds configuration tutoria...

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    Configuring the uds using web manager uds10/uds100 user guide 20 using web manager 1. To configure the unit, select uds settings on the uds configuration guidelines page. The web manager page displays. Figure 4-3. Lantronix web manager 2. Use the menu (pushbuttons) to navigate to sub pages where you...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide configuring the uds using web manager 21 figure 4-4. Server properties configuration on the web browser 3. In the telnet password field, enter a password to prevent unauthorized access to the setup mode using a telnet connection to port 9999. The password is limited to 4 char...

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    22 5 5 : : c c o o n n f f i i g g u u r r i i n n g g t t h h e e u u d d s s u u s s i i n n g g t t e e l l n n e e t t o o r r t t h h e e s s e e r r i i a a l l p p o o r r t t you must configure the uds so that it can communicate on a network with your serial device. For example, you must set...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide configuring the uds using telnet or the serial port 23 figure 5-2. Setup mode 3. Select an option on the change setup menu by entering the number of the option in the your choice ? Prompt and pressing enter. 4. To enter a value for a parameter, type the value and press enter....

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    Configuring the uds using telnet or the serial port uds10/uds100 user guide 24 2. Type three lowercase x characters (xxx) within one second after powering up to start the configuration mode. Note: the easiest way to enter setup mode is to hold down the x key on your keyboard while powering up the un...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide configuring the uds using telnet or the serial port 25 note: class a: 24 bits; class b: 16 bits; class c: 8 bits. The unit prompts for the number of host bits to enter, then calculates the netmask, which displays in standard decimal-dot notation when the saved parameters disp...

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    Configuring the uds using telnet or the serial port uds10/uds100 user guide 26 if you give the unit an ip of 0.0.0.0, you then have the option to assign an 8-character dhcp name. Figure 5-4. Server configuration option change dhcp device name (ltrx) ? (n) y enter new dhcp device name : ltrxyes chann...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide configuring the uds using telnet or the serial port 27 the following table displays available i/f mode options: table 5-3. Interface mode options i/f mode option bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 rs-232c 0 0 rs-422/485 0 1 rs-485 2-wire 1 1 7 bit 1 0 8 bit 1 1 no parity 0 0 even parity 1 1...

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    Configuring the uds using telnet or the serial port uds10/uds100 user guide 28 table 4-5. Reserved port numbers port numbers reserved for 1 – 1024 reserved (well known ports) 9999 telnet setup 30718 reserved (77feh) warning: we recommend that you not use the reserved port numbers for this setting as...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide configuring the uds using telnet or the serial port 29 manual connection the uds attempts to connect when directed by a command string received from the serial port. The first character of the command string must be a c (ascii 0x43), and the last character must be either a ca...

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    Configuring the uds using telnet or the serial port uds10/uds100 user guide 30 figure 5-6. Hostlist option to use the hostlist option, follow these steps: 1. To enable the hostlist, enter a connect mode of 0x20 (2x). The menu shows you a list of current entries already defined in the product. 2. To ...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide configuring the uds using telnet or the serial port 31 accumulating phone charges for each connection. Modem mode allows you to replace modems with uds units, and to use an ethernet connection instead of a phone call. By not having to change communications applications, you a...

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    Configuring the uds using telnet or the serial port uds10/uds100 user guide 32 table 5-8. Modem mode commands modem mode command function atdtx.X.X.X,pppp or atdtx.X.X.X/pppp makes a connection to an ip address (x.X.X.X) and a remote port number (pppp). Atdtx.X.X.X makes a connection to an ip addres...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide configuring the uds using telnet or the serial port 33 disconnect mode this option determines the conditions under which the unit causes a network connection to terminate. In disconnmode, dtr drop either drops the connection or is ignored. Note: to look up hex values, see b: ...

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    Configuring the uds using telnet or the serial port uds10/uds100 user guide 34 pack control two firmware-selectable packing algorithms define how and when the unit sends packets to the network. The standard algorithm is optimized for applications in which the unit is used in a local environment, all...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide configuring the uds using telnet or the serial port 35 disconnect time (inactivity timeout) use disconnect time to set an inactivity timeout. The unit drops the connection if there is no activity on the serial line before the set time expires. Enter time in the following form...

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    Configuring the uds using telnet or the serial port uds10/uds100 user guide 36 tcp keepalive time in s this option defines how many seconds the unit waits during a silent connection before checking to see whether the currently connected network device is still on the network. If the unit does not re...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide configuring the uds using telnet or the serial port 37 snmp community name this option changes the snmp community name on the unit. This allows for ease of management, and possibly some security. If someone tries to violate security but does not know what community to connect...

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    Configuring the uds using telnet or the serial port uds10/uds100 user guide 38 factory default settings select 7to reset the unit’s serial port to the factory default settings. The server configurations (ip address information) remain unchanged. The specific settings that this option changes are in ...

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    39 6 6 : : u u p p d d a a t t i i n n g g f f i i r r m m w w a a r r e e this chapter explains how to obtain and update the unit’s firmware. Obtaining firmware obtain the most up-to-date firmware and release notes for the unit from the lantronix web site (http://www.Lantronix.Com/) or by using ano...

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    Updating firmware uds10/uds100 user guide 40 6. Select do not copy or replace any files and click next. Note: this option upgrades the firmware file (.Rom file) only, not the web manager files (.Cob). 7. Click next again. The status of the upgrade shows in the window. 8. After the upgrade completes,...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide updating firmware 41 figure 6-1. Tftp dialog box the unit performs a power reset after the firmware has been loaded and stored. Using another unit to distribute firmware to another unit over the network: 1. Enter the host unit's monitor mode (see 7: using monitor mode ) . 2. ...

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    Updating firmware uds10/uds100 user guide 42 2. Download the firmware to the unit using the dl command. 3. Select send text file and select the ltx*.Hex file for the uds10 or dlx*.Hex file for the uds100 to be downloaded. The downloaded file must be the .Hex (ascii) version. 4. After receiving the f...

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    43 7 7 : : u u s s i i n n g g m m o o n n i i t t o o r r m m o o d d e e monitor mode is a command line interface used for diagnostic purposes. There are two ways to enter monitor mode: locally using the serial port or remotely using the network. Entering monitor mode using the serial port to ente...

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    Using monitor mode uds10/uds100 user guide 44 using monitor mode commands the following commands are available in monitor mode. Many commands have an ip address as an optional parameter (x.X.X.X). If the ip address is given, the command is applied to another unit with that ip address. If no ip addre...

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    45 8 8 : : t t r r o o u u b b l l e e s s h h o o o o t t i i n n g g a a n n d d c c o o n n t t a a c c t t i i n n f f o o r r m m a a t t i i o o n n this chapter discusses how you can diagnose and fix errors quickly without having to contact a dealer or lantronix. It helps to connect a termina...

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    Troubleshooting and contact information uds10/uds100 user guide 46 table 8-1. Uds10/uds100 leds serial leds meaning 10 mbps link/activity steady green valid 10 mbps network connection 10 mbps link/activity blinking network packets transmitting and receiving 100 mbps link/activity steady green valid ...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide troubleshooting and contact information 47 problem/message reason solution you may have entered the hardware address incorrectly with the arp command. Confirm that the hardware address that you entered with the arp command is correct. The hardware address may only include num...

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    Troubleshooting and contact information uds10/uds100 user guide 48 problem/message reason solution the uds is not communicating with the serial device attached to the uds. The most likely reason is the wrong serial cable or serial settings were chosen. Make sure that you are using the correct serial...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide troubleshooting and contact information 49 problem/message reason solution you are using the correct serial cable, and the uds is set up correctly, but you are not communicating with your device attached to the uds across the network. If you are sure that the serial cable is ...

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    Troubleshooting and contact information uds10/uds100 user guide 50 when you report a problem, please provide the following information: your name, and your company name, address, and phone number lantronix uds model number lantronix uds serial number software version (on the first screen shown when ...

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    51 9 9 : : c c o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n s s a a n n d d p p i i n n o o u u t t s s serial port the uds has a female dce db25 serial port that supports rs-232 and rs-485/422 serial standards (software selectable) up to 115 kbps. Figure 9-1. Serial interface serial connector pinouts the un...

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    Connections and pinouts uds10/uds100 user guide 52 figure 9-2. Db25 female dce interface rs232 figure 9-3. Db25 female dce interface rs485/422.

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide connectons and pinouts 53 null-modem cable when attaching the db9 of the uds to the db9 com port on a pc, use a null-modem cable (lantronix part no. 500-163). The figure below shows the pinouts for a db9 to db9 null-modem cable. To configure the uds using the db9 serial port,...

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    Connections and pinouts uds10/uds100 user guide 54 ethernet connector pinouts the uds10 supports 10 mbps half-duplex ethernet through an rj45 connector. The uds100 supports 100 mbps half or full duplex ethernet through an rj45 connector. Figure 9-6. Rj45 ethernet connector.

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    55 1 1 0 0 : : t t e e c c h h n n i i c c a a l l s s p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s uds10 technical specifications cpu, memory x86 cpu, 25mhz clock, 128kbyte ram serial interface female db25 connector (dce pinout) speed software selectable (300 to 115 kbaud) software selectabl...

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    Technical specifications uds10/uds100 user guide 56 uds100 technical specifications cpu, memory lantronix dstni-lx 186 cpu, 48 mhz 1 mbyte flash rom 256 kbytes zero wait state ram serial interface female db25 connector (dce pinout) speed software selectable (300 to 115 kbaud) software selectable rs-...

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    57 a a : : a a l l t t e e r r n n a a t t i i v v e e w w a a y y s s t t o o a a s s s s i i g g n n a a n n i i p p a a d d d d r r e e s s s s earlier chapters describe how to assign a static ip address using deviceinstaller, web manager, and setup mode (through a telnet or serial connection). T...

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    Alternative ways to assign an ip address uds10/uds100 user guide 58 bootp similar to dhcp, but for smaller networks. Automatically assigns the ip address for a specific duration of time. Arp and telnet if the unit has no ip address, you can use address resolution protocol (arp) method from unix and ...

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    59 b b : : b b i i n n a a r r y y t t o o h h e e x x a a d d e e c c i i m m a a l l c c o o n n v v e e r r s s i i o o n n s s many of the unit’s configuration procedures require you to assemble a series of options (represented as bits) into a complete command (represented as a byte). The result...

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    Binary to hexadecimal conversions uds10/uds100 user guide 60 scientific calculator another simple way to convert binary to hexadecimals is to use a scientific calculator, such as the one available on windows’ operating systems. For example: 1. On the windows’ start menu, click programsÆaccessoriesÆc...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide binary to hexadecimal conversions 61 connect mode options note: character response codes are c=conn, d=disconn, n=unreachable connect mode options accept incoming connections serial response upon connection active connection startup hostlist hex never none (quiet) no active s...

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    Binary to hexadecimal conversions uds10/uds100 user guide 62 connect mode options accept incoming connections serial response upon connection active connection startup hostlist hex unconditionally none (quiet) autostart c5 unconditionally none (quiet) udp cc unconditionally character no active start...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide binary to hexadecimal conversions 63 connect mode options accept incoming connections serial response upon connection active connection startup hostlist hex unconditionally none (quiet) no active startup hostlist n/a unconditionally none (quiet) any character hostlist e1 unco...

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    Binary to hexadecimal conversions uds10/uds100 user guide 64 disconnect mode options disconnect mode options disconnect with dtr drop telnet mode and terminal type setup channel (port) password hard disconnect state led off with connection disconnect with eot (^d) hex enable 0 enable enable 10 enabl...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide binary to hexadecimal conversions 65 disconnect mode options disconnect with dtr drop telnet mode and terminal type setup channel (port) password hard disconnect state led off with connection disconnect with eot (^d) hex enable enable disable enable 78 enable disable 88 enabl...

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    Binary to hexadecimal conversions uds10/uds100 user guide 66 flush mode options flush mode options serial to network clear input buffer upon: network to serial clear output buffer upon: alternate packing algorithm hex none 0 active connection 10 passive connection 20 active connection passive connec...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide binary to hexadecimal conversions 67 flush mode options serial to network clear input buffer upon: network to serial clear output buffer upon: alternate packing algorithm hex active connection passive connection active connection enable b1 disconnect active connection enable ...

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    Binary to hexadecimal conversions uds10/uds100 user guide 68 flush mode options serial to network clear input buffer upon: network to serial clear output buffer upon: alternate packing algorithm hex active connection disconnect active connection passive connection 53 passive connection disconnect ac...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide binary to hexadecimal conversions 69 flush mode options serial to network clear input buffer upon: network to serial clear output buffer upon: alternate packing algorithm hex passive connection disconnect disconnect enable e4 active connection passive connection disconnect di...

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    Binary to hexadecimal conversions uds10/uds100 user guide 70 flush mode options serial to network clear input buffer upon: network to serial clear output buffer upon: alternate packing algorithm hex disconnect passive connection disconnect 46 active connection disconnect passive connection disconnec...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide binary to hexadecimal conversions 71 flush mode options serial to network clear input buffer upon: network to serial clear output buffer upon: alternate packing algorithm hex active connection passive connection disconnect active connection passive connection disconnect 77 ac...

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    Binary to hexadecimal conversions uds10/uds100 user guide 72 interface mode options interface mode options interface bits parity stop bits hex rs-232c 7 no 1 48 rs-232c 7 no 2 c8 rs-232c 7 even 1 78 rs-232c 7 even 2 f8 rs-232c 7 odd 1 58 rs-232c 7 odd 2 d8 rs-232c 8 no 1 4c rs-232c 8 no 2 cc rs-232c...

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    Uds10/uds100 user guide binary to hexadecimal conversions 73 pack control options pack control options sendcharacter defined by a: trailing characters idle time force transmit: send immediately after sendcharacter hex 1-byte sequence no 12ms 0 1-byte sequence no 52ms 1 1-byte sequence no 250ms 2 1-b...

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    Binary to hexadecimal conversions uds10/uds100 user guide 74 pack control options sendcharacter defined by a: trailing characters idle time force transmit: send immediately after sendcharacter hex 2-byte sequence no 5sec yes 33 2-byte sequence 1 12ms yes 34 2-byte sequence 1 52ms yes 35 2-byte seque...

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    75 declaration of conformity (according to iso/iec guide 22 and en 45014) manufacturer’s name & address: lantronix 15353 barranca parkway, irvine, ca 92618 usa declares that the following product: product name model: device servers uds10 and uds100 conforms to the following standards or other normat...

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    76 warranty lantronix warrants each lantronix product to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of two years after the date of shipment. During this period, if a customer is unable to resolve a product problem and lantronix technical support determines the product is defective...

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    77 index application examples, 10 arp and telnet, 58 arpcache timeout, 36 autoip, 15, 57 baudrate, 26 binary to hexadecimal conversions, 59 bootp, 15, 58 buffer flushing, 33 cable, 53 com port redirector tutorial, 19 compliance, 75 connect mode, 28 connectors, 51 db9 to db9 null-modem cable, 53 defa...

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    Index uds10/uds100 user guide 78 login, 17 settings, 26 serial tunneling example, 10 tutorial, 19 server properties, 20 setup mode accessing by serial port, 23 accessing using telnet, 22 disabling telnet access, 37 using, 23 snmp changing community name, 37 disabling, 36 subnet mask assigning on web...