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LES301A
LES301A-KIT
LES301AE-KIT
1-Port 10/100 Device Server, RS-232/422/485, DB9 M
Access a serial RS-232 or RS-422/485 device over a
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10- or 100-Mbps network.
• Remotely monitor, manage, and control an industrial device in the field.
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• Easy to configure through a Web browser, serial console, Telnet
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or Windows utility.
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Trademarks Used in this Manual Trademarks Used in this Manual Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks of BB Technologies, Inc. HP and OpenView are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Development Company. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. MS-DOS, Microsoft, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowleged to be the property of the trademark owners. We‘re here
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FCC and IC RFI Statements Federal Communications Commission and Industry Canada Radio Frequency Interference Statements This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy, and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause inter ference to radio communication. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 o
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NOM Statement Instrucciones de Seguridad (Normas Oficiales Mexicanas Electrical Safety Statement) 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. L as instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura. 3. Todas las advertencias en el aparato eléctrico y en sus instrucciones de operación deben ser respetadas. 4. Todas las instrucciones de operación y uso deben ser seguidas. 5. El aparato
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Table of Contents Chapter Page 1. Specifications........................................................................................................................................................................7 1.1 Hardware Specifications ................................................................................................................................................7 1.2 Software Specifications ...........................................................
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Table of Contents Chapter Page 5. Using VirtualCOM ............................................................................................................................................................... 37 5.1 Setup of a Virtual COM Driver ...................................................................................................................................... 37 5.1.1 Pre-installation Requirements ........................................................
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Chapter 1: Specifications 1. Specifications 1.1 Hardware Specifications Baud Rate — 1200 bps to 230 kbps CPU — 16-bit embedded CPU, 100 MHz Data Bits — 7, 8 EEPROM — 512 bytes Flash Memory — 512 KB Flow Control — None, Hardware CTS/RTS, Software X-ON/X-OFF Host Communication — IEEE 802.3 baseband, TCP/IP, UDP, SNMP, HTTP, Telnet, ARP, BOOTP, DHCP, ICMP Packet Delimiter — By intercharacter timeout, by characters delimiter Parity — None, even, odd, mark, space Reset — Built-in default key to res
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Chapter 1: Specifications 1.3 DB9 Pin Assignments Table 1-1 shows the LES301A unit’s DB9 connector pin assignments. Table 1-1. DB9 connector pin assignments. Pin RS-232 full-duplex 2-Wire RS-485 half-duplex RS-422/4-Wire RS-485 full-duplex 1 DCD N/A N/A 2 RXD N/A TXD+ 3 TXD DATA+ RXD+ 4 DTR N/A N/A 5 SG (Signal Ground) SG (Signal Ground) SG (Signal Ground) 6 DSR N/A N/A 7 RTS DATA- RXD- 8 CTS N/A TXD- 9 N/A N/A N/A NOTE: You may need an LES30X-TB5 adapter for RS-485 or RS-422 applications. 1.4 E
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Chapter 1: Specifications 1.5 Power Terminal Block Connector F.G. VIN- VIN+ Figure 1-2. Terminal block signals. NOTE: VIN- and VIN+ can be reversed. 1.6 Buzzer/LED Message 1.6.1 Buzzer “^”: Beep twice “=”: Beep off Table 1-3. Buzzer message. Message Description ^===^===^===^===^===^===^…(1sec) Watchdog problem, contact Black Box Technical Support* ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^… Memory problem, contact Black Box Technical Support* ^==^========^^ (5sec) Startup OK but AP firmware is disabled
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Chapter 1: Specifications 1.6.4 RUN LED Table 1-6. RUN LED. Message Description LED on Jumper JP1 Pin 1 and Pin 2 are short; this disables AP firmware in flash memory LED is blinking at the rate once every 0.5 sec AP firmware is running LES301A user manual Page 10 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com
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Chapter 2: Overview 2. Overview 2.1 Introduction The LES301A Ethernet Serial Server is a gateway between Ethernet (TCP/IP) and RS-232 or RS-485/RS-422 communications. The information transmitted by the LES301A is transparent to both host computers (Ethernet) and devices (RS-232 or RS-485/RS-422). Data coming from the Ethernet (TCP/IP) is sent to the designated RS-232 or RS-485/RS-422 port and data being received from the RS-232 or RS-485/RS-422 port is sent to the Ethernet (TCP/IP) transparen
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Chapter 2: Overview Reset RJ-45 button 10-/100-Mbps DC 9–30 V port DIN rail screw hole Wallmount screw hole DB9 male serial port Figure 2-2. Top panel. DB9 male serial port Figure 2-3. Front panel. Table 2-1. Ethernet Serial Server components. Message Description LED off Ethernet is disconnected LED is blinking green Data is transmitted at 100 Mbps on Ethernet LED is blinking orange Data is transmitted at 10 Mbps on Ethernet 2.4 Application Connectivity TCP Server Mode: LES301A can be configu
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Chapter 2: Overview TCP Client Mode: LES301A can be configured as a TCP client on TCP/IP network to establish a connection with other applications (server) in the host computer actively. After the connection is established, data can be transmitted between the serial device and the host computer in both directions. Remote control host LES301A Card reader LES301A Card reader Figure 2-5. TCP Client mode. UDP Mode: UDP is a faster but non-guaranteed datagram delivery protocol. LES301A can be c
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Chapter 3: Hardware Setup 3. Hardware Setup NOTE: Figures 2-1 through 2-3 in Chapter 2 show the LES301A unit’s back, top, and front views. NOTE: To reset the settings to the default value, press the LES301A‘s reset button. Figure 3-1 shows the interfaces. RJ-45 Reset 10/100 Mbps button DC 9–30 V port DIN rail screw hole Wallmount screw hole DB9 male serial port Figure 3-1. LES301A interfaces. 3.1 LED Indicators 3.1.1 LAN LED Table 3-1. LAN LED message. Message Description LED off Ethernet is
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Chapter 3: Hardware Setup 3.1.2 COM Port LED Table 3-2. COM port LED message. Message Description Off No data is transmitted on the COM port LED is blinking Data is transmitted on the COM port 3.1.3 RUN LED Table 3-3. RUN LED message. Message Description On Jumper JP1 Pin 1 and Pin 2 are shorted to disable AP firmware running LED is blinking every 0.5 second AP firmware is running normally 3.2 Installation Procedures (LES301A-KIT or LES301AE-KIT) Step 1: Connect an LES301A to the included power
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Chapter 4: Software Setup 4. Software Setup The LES301A Ethernet Serial Server is shipped with default settings shown in Table 4-1. Table 4-1. Default software settings. Property Default value IP address 10.0.50.100 Gateway 10.0.0.254 Subnet mask 255.255.0.0 User name admin Password Null (leave it blank) COM 1 9600, None, 8, 1, No flow control, buffer disabled, packet delimiter timer 2 ms Link 1 Type: TCP server, listen port 4660, filter=0.0.0.0, virtual COM disabled SysName of SNMP name SysLoca
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Chapter 4: Software Setup Figure 4-2. Static IP setup dialog window. 4.1.2 Auto IP (Dynamic IP) A DHCP server can automatically assign the IP address and network settings. The LES301A supports the DHCP function. By default, the DHCP function on the LES301A is disabled; you can use SerialManager software to search network information auto- matically by following these steps: 1. Execute SerialManager (Figure 4-1). 2. Click on the IP address of the LES301A in SerialManager. 3. Click on the “Config
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Chapter 4: Software Setup 4.2 Configuration by Telnet Utility You can use the Telnet utility to change configuration settings of the LES301A. 4.2.1 Log into the System ® Open the MS-DOS command prompt window. Telnet to the LES301A using the command “Telnet IP_address.” (For example: Input Telnet 10.0.50.100 in the MS-DOS command prompt window). After you Telnet to LES301A, the system prompts for a password; the default password is blank. (Figure 4-4). Figure 4-4. Log into the system. NOTE: Pr
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Chapter 4: Software Setup Figure 4-6. Overview. This page gives you general information about the LES301A, including IP and MAC address, SNMP information, kernel and AP information, and connection status of the device. LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 19
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Chapter 4: Software Setup 4.2.2 Networking Select “2” from “Input choice and enter (0–4):” to enter the Networking page (see Figure 4-7). Figure 4-7. Network settings. This page allows you to change the LES301A’s network settings, including IP address, subnet mask, gateway IP address, and SNMP information. NOTE: Any setting change made on this page won’t take effect until you restart the device. NOTE: Press the “ESC” key to return to the previous menu. LES301A user manual Page 20 724-746-5500
