Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 1 setup guide for serial to ethernet converter xs1200 this guide shows you how to create a virtual com port, configure parameters and test run the xs1200. This installation guide is based on windows 10 64-bit but same installation procedure is us...
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 2 connecting the xs1200 1. Connect the xs1200 to your computer using a standard cross over cable (eia/tia t568b) lan cable. 2. Connect the xs1200 to the power supply and turn on the power. Assigning a static ip the xs1200’s ip address is 192.168....
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 3 3. Click on ‘properties’..
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 4 4. Highlight the ‘internet protocol’ and click ‘properties’..
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 5 5. Enter a static ip address in the 192.168.2.2 to 192.168.2.254 range (except 192.168.2.125 which is the xs1200’s ip address) and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and click ok. Click ok at the local area connection properties window and close th...
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 6 configuration and virtual com port software to be able to create a serial com port on your computer which the xs1200 can connect through, you need to use a virtual com software. You can use the xs1200 configuration/vcom software to create a vir...
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 7 the software should now find the xs1200 and list it as shown below:.
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 8 select the xs1200 from the device list and click “device setup” and the settings window will open:.
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Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 10 creating a com port with vcom a virtual com port can be created by using the axr2e configuration utility or it can be created by using alternative vcom software such as portshare, fabulatech or usc-vcom. Here we show how to create the virtual ...
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 11 select a com port number: the com port should now be listed in the virtual serial ports list:.
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 12 check in windows device manager to see if the com port has been successfully created:.
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 13 click the “setting” button and enter the xs1200’s ip address (192.168.2.125), and click ok:.
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 14 click the “connect” button and the software will open the com port, ready to send and receive data: you have now successfully created a virtual com port! Alternatives to this virtual com port software are usc-vcom, portshare and fabluatech..
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 15 making a loop-back test to test if the xs1200 is working correctly and the drivers and cabling has been successfully setup you can make a loop-back test. This will verify if you can send and receive data both ways, from lan to serial and seria...
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 16 download accessport from u www.Usconverters.Com u . When you start accessport the first time you will be welcomed with the window shown below. The upper window is the ‘receive’ window where you receive data, and the lower window is the ‘send’ ...
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 17 click tools -> configuration in the menu bar, this will open the configuration window. Enter the correct information. In this case we have created com port 2 so we select com 2: click ok, this will automatically open the selected com port if i...
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 18 enter a text string in the lower window and click the autosend button: accessport will now start sending the text string to the com port, the ‘link’ and ‘tx/rx’ led lights on the xs1200 should now start flashing..
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 19 when the com port has been opened by accessport, the status parameters in vcom should be similar to this:.
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 20 with the tx and rx pins looped you will now receive the text string in the receive window: you have now successfully performed a loop-back test and verified that the converter can transmit and send data and that it is correctly connected and s...
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 21 configuring the parameters using a web-browser to configure the xs1200’s parameters you can click on the ‘device setup’ button within the axr2e configuration software:.
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 22 an alternative (and recommended) way of configuring the xs1200 is to use a web browser. Simply open a web browser and enter the ip address of the xs1200 in the address field: the user name and passwords are both: admin.
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Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 26 configuring the parameters using telnet create a telnet connection to the xs1200 by using a terminal software such as putty or tera term. Use the settings as shown below:.
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 27 username and password are both “admin”:.
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 28 use the commands “help” or “sethelp” to get an overview of the parameters. Please refer to the full command list for all available commands. Known issues problem: configuration utility shows this error when exiting: cause: if the configuration...
Www.Usconverters.Com copyrights © u.S. Converters llc 29 cause: axr2e software not properly/successfully installed. Solution: copy the file called: netvspd.Inf located in the folder: c:\program files(x86)\ax110xx rs232-to-ethernet configuration utility\ to: c:windows\inf\ and copy: netvspd.Sys to: c...
