Sparr 01-103, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual Sparr Electronics Ltd No 43 YMS Complex HMT Main Road Mathikere Bangalore 560054 INDIA Phone 91 80 23602836 91 80 23606308 Fax 91 80 23608346 E mail info sparrl com Web http www sparrl com ...

Page 2: ...3 LED functions 03 3 4 Power Input 03 4 Connection and Pinout Diagrams 04 5 Programming through Hyper Terminal Telnet and Web Browser 06 5 1 Programming through Hyper Terminal 06 5 1 1 Serial Port Login Programming of EAD Parameters 06 5 2 Programming through Telnet 07 5 3 Auto IP Programming 08 5 4 Programming through Web browser 09 5 4 1 Starting Up 09 6 EAD Setup Parameters 13 7 Parameter Descr...

Page 3: ...essages 20 8 Factory Default Values 21 9 EAD01 103 Operations under Modbus Protocol 22 10 EAD01 103 Operations under PPP Protocol 22 11 EAD01 103 Operations under SNMP Protocol 22 12 EAD01 103 Data Backup 22 13 EAD Operation in RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 Modes 23 14 Product Physical Details 24 15 Troubleshooting 26 16 Glossary of Terms 27 17 Declaration of Conformity 32 ...

Page 4: ...al communication allowing virtually any asynchronous serial connectivity device to be accessed over a network Some models do Support RS 485 and RS 422 connectivity as add on feature As for the Internet connectivity the EAD01 103 supports open network protocols such as TCP IP allowing Serial Devices to be accessed over broadband network or conventional LAN Local Area Network environment The EAD01 1...

Page 5: ...ic TCP or UDP Port number E g Port number 7727 as source port number 2 EAD Kit Contains 1 Ethernet Adaptor 2 User Guide 3 Instructions Pin out diagram Based on Model 3 Product Description This section describes various components of EAD01 103 and explains how to install it on a basic network 3 1 Serial Interface The EAD01 103 has a 9 pin RS 232 Male Serial connector in the Metal Box MB unit or wit...

Page 6: ...o use Yellow LED Blinking when Ethernet LAN not connected Will blink for 12 5 seconds and waits for Enter Character from Serial Port to get in to Configuration mode Green TX LED glowing Data is transmitting through serial Yellow RX LED glowing Data is receiving through serial CONNECT LED will be off when LOAD FACTORY DEFAULT switch is pressed continuously for 10 seconds 3 4 Power Input There is an...

Page 7: ...Ethernet Adaptor 01 103 Sparr Electronics Ltd Bangalore 4 Figure 2 EAD 01 103 MB Model 9 pin Male Pin out Diagram Figure 3 RJ 45 Jack ...

Page 8: ...Ethernet Adaptor 01 103 Sparr Electronics Ltd Bangalore 5 Figure 4 EAD 01 103 B Berg Pin out Diagram Berg pin Female with wire Figure 5 EAD 01 103B Berg Pin out Diagram ...

Page 9: ...M port to which the EAD is connected in the software 2 To enter the Configuration Mode Remove the RJ45 LAN Jack and power ON the EAD You will get a Message in the Hyper Terminal Network Error Press Enter for Configuration Waiting 12 5 Sec Press Enter Key to proceed with the Configuration 3 Once the EAD senses the Enter key the unit will first send the following string which will appear on Screen E...

Page 10: ...EAD Note that the Options Choices are Case Sensitive Refer the Section 8 for various options and the functionality 5 2 Programming through Telnet EAD can also be programmed through Telnet program available in Windows Open the Telnet program by Typing Telnet in Start Run Open and select Connect as Remote System from the Connect menu Please see the screen shot below Figure 7 Connect through Telnet ...

Page 11: ...168 0 254 7353 after issuing Telnet command in the Run 5 3 Auto IP Programming If the user knows only the MAC address of the EAD and doesn t know the IP address then you can program it by adding arp Address resolution Protocol entry in his Computer and then connect through telnet using that IP and port number 7353 For adding the arp entry go to the DOS or Command prompt in your PC and enter the IP...

Page 12: ...your computer Enter http and the correct IP Address in the browser address field and press the Enter key Enter the Password when prompted Default password is 77277 Change the parameters as per your choice For detailed description on parameters of EAD see later section For example If the IP Number of the EAD is 192 168 0 254 then you have to enter http 192 168 0 254 in the web browser address field...

Page 13: ...TWORK or Next which is marked in figure 10 it will show network configuration page figure 11 Using this page we can configure IP address subnet mask gateway Port number Network Interface DHCP and transport protocol All these parameters are explained in Section 7 1 Figure 11 EAD01 103 NETWORK configuration page in browser ...

Page 14: ...gure 12 EAD01 103 SERIAL configuration page in browser Click on SERVER or Next which is marked in figure 12 to view the server configuration page figure 13 This page is used to configure the server parameters IP Filtering start Mode Accept incoming connection Remote IP address Remote Port Number Send CR with LF Accept serial data when not connoted No of characters in packet connection inactive tim...

Page 15: ...Ethernet Adaptor 01 103 Sparr Electronics Ltd Bangalore 12 Figure 13 EAD01 103 SERVER configuration page in browser ...

Page 16: ... menu there are seven parameters a Baud rate b Data Parameters c Flow control d Serial I F Mode e Character wait timeout 00 254 msec f Inter Character delay 00 254 msec g Connection status reporting 0 Disable 1 Enable h XON XOFF pass through 0 Disable 1 Enable i Exit Under the Server configuration menu there are fifteen parameters a IP Filtering b Start mode c Accept incoming connection 0 Disable ...

Page 17: ...e IP number from DHCP Server in your Network automatically 7 1 2 Netmask A netmask defines the number of bits taken from the IP address that are assigned for the host section Default is 255 255 255 0 Example 255 255 255 0 7 1 3 Gateway The Gateway or Router allows communication to other LAN segments The gateway address should be the IP address of the router connected to the same LAN segment The ga...

Page 18: ...le 7 2 Serial Configuration This section helps in configuring the Serial port parameters of the EAD The parameters are described below 7 2 1 Baud rate The EAD is normally attached to a Serial device which needs to be controlled from LAN The speed or baud rate selected should match between Serial Device and the setting in the EAD for proper Serial data transfer Set the correct baud rate with option...

Page 19: ...ediate transfer Default is 0 Milliseconds You can set this up to 254 milliseconds 7 2 6 Inter Character Delay Inter Character delay is the delay between two characters from the EAD to the serial port device The range is from 00 to maximum of 254msec Default 0 milliseconds Higher Inter Character delay is selected if the device can receive the serial character only with delay between characters 7 2 ...

Page 20: ...he IP number 192 168 0 1 is the only IP permitted always even if it is not set in the IP Filter table Do make a note of the following points 1 If the unit is set with Gateway IP address you should add the same in IP Filter list 2 If you are setting the EAD to Auto connect to Server on Power up or based on input characters then the Server IP should be added to this list 7 3 2 Start Mode There are t...

Page 21: ...0 Section 8 3 4 and 8 3 5 It is not possible to set number of characters through web browser 7 3 3 Accept Incoming Connection Set the incoming connection as enable or disable This should be enabled for a Computer in the Network to initiate connection to the EAD01 103 This can be disabled if EAD01 103 makes the connection to the Server and does not require connection from Server Default setting is ...

Page 22: ...econds Default 300 Three hundred Seconds 7 3 10 Disconnect Active Connection on Data When EAD is connected to the remote server then user can disconnect the EAD TCP connection by sending the Disconnect character programmed from the Serial Port Disconnect character should be in HEX from 00 FE FF is not allowed Maximum 6 hex characters are allowed Example A1EFAD1123BD The default setup is 0000000000...

Page 23: ... type is VT100 7 4 Load factory defaults Use this option to program the factory default values for all the parameters of the EAD You can also load the factory defaults by pressing the Default Switch for 10 seconds continuously Please note that the YELLOW LED CONNECT LED will be off when LOAD FACTORY DEFAULT switch is pressed continuously for 10 seconds After 10 minutes it will be on Refer Default ...

Page 24: ...ata Connection mode ready for communication or to setup mode if LAN cable is not connected 7 7 Exit Configuration Mode Select this option to exit from the configuration mode without saving the data 7 8 To upload new firmware Select this option to read the instructions to upload a new firmware 7 9 Enable Boot Messages Use this option as enable to display initial booting sequence messages of EAD01 1...

Page 25: ...ble Connection time out 30 sec XON XOFF Pass through Disable IP Filtering 000 000 000 000 Start mode Auto Accept incoming connection Enable Remote IP Address 000 000 000 000 Remote port number 00000 Send CR with LF Disable Accept serial data when not connected Enable Number of Characters to Send 254 Connection Inactivity timeout 300 Seconds Disconnect Active connection on Data 000000000000 Disconn...

Page 26: ...protocol based communication EAD adds network connectivity to your devices by processing PPP protocol which is required to send and receive data over CDMA GPRS and Dial up network so your devices can be remotely controlled managed and monitored over the internet Because of its low cost it is ideal for high volume products which need low cost It reduces cost and risk and shortens development time t...

Page 27: ...cally serial configuration having seven parameters those are explained in section 7 2 If EAD01 103 using data backup 5 extra parameters will come under serial configuration The available options are described below Serial data Backup Serial data backup will Enable backup of Data to flash non volatile memory Up to Baud rate 57600 only Default Setting is Disable Trigger data backup on Power OFF This...

Page 28: ...orts RS 422 and RS 485 Serial Interface connectivity in addition to RS 232 The serial option is available and is configurable through Hyper Terminal or Telnet or through browse interface 13 1 Physical Connection RS422 The color of wires used for RS485 2 wire and RS422 4 wire are as below 1 Brown RX 2 Black RX 3 Orange TX 4 Red TX Note Please ensure the proper color coding signal type while connect...

Page 29: ... Details EAD01 103 MB Metal box Physical Dimensions Length 135mm Breadth 90mm Height 35mm Weight 750gm Power 230V AC for MB 5V 7V DC for MBX LED Indicator Red For power Yellow For connect Green TX LED Data is transmitting through serial Yellow RX LED Data is receiving from serial ...

Page 30: ...ubleshooting actions A general piece of advice if you are unable to proceed any further despite the guidelines given through the manual contact your supplier or the company It would be extremely useful if you could capture the problem environment to the extend possible in terms of detailed description of the problem This will assist in a quick response to your problem However there is a rare chanc...

Page 31: ...o send data from serial device to EAD Check the Serial connection Checks the Tx Rx are connected to corresponding pins For serial pinout details refer the Connection and pinout diagrams section in the manual 16 Glossary of Terms In the section we give brief definitions of several important networking terms and acronyms ______________________________________________________________________A ARP Add...

Page 32: ...her computer COM port A COM port is serial communications port RS 232 interfaced on a Windows based PC Most PCs come with two built in COM ports although the number of ports can be extended into the hundreds by installing either multiport serial boards or network based serial device servers ______________________________________________________________________D Data stream transmission Data stream...

Page 33: ...interface installed in the programmable read only memory by the user Firmware is sometimes distributed for printers modems and other computer devices ______________________________________________________________________H HOST A Host is a computer such as a PC that is connected to a network Each host is assigned its own unique IP address HTML HTML Hyper Text Markup Language is the computer languag...

Page 34: ... that provides client server communication between devices connected on different types of buses or networks Modbus is a request reply protocol and offers services specified by function codes Modbus function codes are elements of Modbus request reply PDUs Protocol Data Unit ______________________________________________________________________N Netmask A netmask is a 32 bit number that is used to ...

Page 35: ...Task Force IETF SNMP is used in network management systems to monitor network attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention It consists of a set of standards for network management including an Application Layer protocol a database schema and a set of data objects Socket programming Socket programming refers to scripts that execute functions which read data to and from sock...

Page 36: ... configure the device by the Telnet utility ______________________________________________________________________U UDP User Datagram Protocol UDP is a connectionless protocol that like TCP runs on top of IP networks Unlike TCP IP UDP IP provides very few error recovery services offering instead a direct way to send and receive datagrams over an IP network It s used primarily for broadcasting mess...

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