SystemBase Portbase PB-3010, User Manual

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Page 2: ...rights reserved Website http www sysbas com Tel 02 855 0501 Fax 02 855 0580 16th Fl Daerung Post Tower 1 212 8 Guro dong Guro gu Seoul Korea For any inquiries or comments contact to tech sysbas com 2 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 Apt 42 Cluj Napoca Cluj 400445 www electricfilm eu VÂNZĂRI 0364 710319 electricfilm eu gmail com SUPORT TEHNIC 0788 250583 cele m...

Page 3: ...er 3 Hardware Description 12 1 The Exterior 12 2 LED RESET 14 3 Serial Port Pin Specifications 15 Chapter 4 Installation 16 1 Installing Portbase 16 2 Portbase Connection 17 Chapter 5 Configuration via Web 20 1 Connection 20 2 Setup Menu 21 3 Network Settings 22 3 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 Apt 42 Cluj Napoca Cluj 400445 www electricfilm eu VÂNZĂRI 0364 ...

Page 4: ...commands 36 3 Network commands 36 4 Serial commands 37 5 Admin commands 41 6 System commands 41 Chapter 7 Appendix 42 1 Troubleshooting 42 2 Technical Specifications 44 3 approvals 45 4 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 Apt 42 Cluj Napoca Cluj 400445 www electricfilm eu VÂNZĂRI 0364 710319 electricfilm eu gmail com SUPORT TEHNIC 0788 250583 cele mai sensibile 4...

Page 5: ...s guide is designed for Portbase users and administrators It is strongly recommended that anyone trying to apply use and maintain Portbase read this document This guide deals with the hardware level integration issues and software level configuration tips It will be a great starting point for any administrators who want to easily monitor and control Portbase and its connected devices 5 ECHIPAMENTE...

Page 6: ... It ends up with first time boot up and status check Configuration via Web Chapter 5 provides menu by menu guide for setting up the operation environment for Portbase via web browser Configuration via Telnet Chapter 6 provides a list of commands for setting up the operation environment for Portbase via Telnet Appendix Chapter 7 provides firmware update guides and technical specifications for detai...

Page 7: ...ents related to Portbase as well as latest software and firmware updates Available resources are as follows Document Name Description Portbase Spec Sheet Specifications for Portbase products An easy reading for anyone new to device server Deals with background and technology Past present and future of device servers along with the overview of market environment Portbase White Paper All documents a...

Page 8: ...f inquiries requests and comments are welcome Finally you can call us at the customer center for immediate support Our technical support team will kindly help you get over with the problem The number to call is 82 2 855 0501 Extension number 225 Do not forget to dial the extension number after getting a welcome message 8 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 Apt 42...

Page 9: ...tion 2 Features Various features of Portbase make it a universal yet distinctive device server solution Here we present main features of Portbase Others will explicitly appear throughout this guide Max 921 6Kbps serial speed Software configurable RS232 422 485 interfaces 10 100Mbps Ethernet port SystemBase COM Port Redirector for better adaptability Extensive configuration and monitoring with Port...

Page 10: ...wer Adapter 1pc CD utilities and documentations A Class Device This device is registered only for office use and both the seller and the user must be aware of this If not correctly sold or purchased please exchange with home use device 10 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 Apt 42 Cluj Napoca Cluj 400445 www electricfilm eu VÂNZĂRI 0364 710319 electricfilm eu gma...

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Page 12: ...out pin specifications dimensions and other hardware related issues 1 The Exterior full view top view side view 12 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 Apt 42 Cluj Napoca Cluj 400445 www electricfilm eu VÂNZĂRI 0364 710319 electricfilm eu gmail com SUPORT TEHNIC 0788 250583 cele mai sensibile 12 45 ...

Page 13: ...pressed for less than 5 seconds If pressed for longer than 5 seconds Portbase will restore factory default settings LED Operation status of Portbase Next section describes the meaning of each LED display status LAN port 8 pin RJ45 jack which is used when connecting Portbase to network devices such as Ethernet card hub and router 13 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoa...

Page 14: ...a transmitted Serial Tx Rx Orange Blinking Serial data received Green Blinking 10baseT connection detected LAN data transferred LAN Tx Rx Orange Blinking 100baseT connection detected LAN data transferred Reset button features Operation Result Pressed for less than 5 seconds Restart Portbase Pressed for more than 5 seconds Restore factory default settings of Portbase The device will automatically r...

Page 15: ... Signal Clear To Send RX RS422 Signal Receive Data TX RS422 Signal Transmit Data TX RS422 Signal Transmit Data RX RS422 Signal Receive Data TRX RS485 Signal Transmit Receive Data TRX RS485 Signal Transmit Receive Data 1 RTS 2 DTR 3 RXD 4 DSR 5 TXD 6 GND 7 DCD 8 CTS 1 TX 2 3 RX 4 RX 5 TX 6 GND 7 8 1 TRx 2 3 4 5 TRx 6 GND 7 8 15 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 ...

Page 16: ...able into Portbase Portbase will run through a sequence of power up diagnostics for a few seconds If Portbase is operating properly the RDY LED will blink constantly in a regular pattern PWR LED should also be on If the RDY LED does not blink continuously in a regular pattern a problem exists If this is the case try powering the unit OFF and then ON again If the problem persists refer to the Troub...

Page 17: ...d further information please refer to the Chapter 3 Hardware Descriptions First Time Bootup Portbase will power on and start booting process when DC adapter 5V is connected Operation status can be monitored by LED displays For more information on LED displays please refer to the Chapter 3 Hardware Descriptions An IP address is required to access Portbase s web interface or telnet command line conf...

Page 18: ...sarily have to be identical to the example below After modifying the IP address of Portbase it may lead to difficulties if you do not remember the IP address To prevent such accidents Portbase always remembers a factory default address 10 10 1 1 18 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 Apt 42 Cluj Napoca Cluj 400445 www electricfilm eu VÂNZĂRI 0364 710319 electricf...

Page 19: ...e refer to Chapter 5 Configuration via Web Telnet You can configure Portbase with commands after accessing Portbase through Telnet For more information please refer to Chapter 6 Configuration via Telnet 19 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 Apt 42 Cluj Napoca Cluj 400445 www electricfilm eu VÂNZĂRI 0364 710319 electricfilm eu gmail com SUPORT TEHNIC 0788 250583 ...

Page 20: ...this username and password is used as authentication method for Telnet as well This means if username or and password has been modified from the web interface modified values have to be entered to connect to Telnet and vice versa Factory default username portbase Factory default password 99999999 20 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 Apt 42 Cluj Napoca Cluj 4004...

Page 21: ...onment for serial communication Admin Settings View and change device information and support information Change Password Change ID and password for both Web and Telnet interface Update Firmware Update Portbase s firmware Factory Default Restore all the factory default settings Save Reboot Save the configurations and reboot Portbase 21 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scar...

Page 22: ...ethod for Portbase s network connection z IPAddress Default 192 168 1 71 Current IP address Portbase is assigned to When connection mode is Static IP manually enter an appropriate IP address When connection mode is DHCP current IP is displayed but it is not editable z Subnet Mask Default 255 255 255 0 Current subnet mask Portbase is assigned to When connection mode is Static IP manually enter an a...

Page 23: ...reports an erroneous status figuring out the reason for the failure becomes a time consuming job To solve this inefficiency and provide better solution Portbase includes Network Management System software Portview z SNMP Default Disable Options Enable Disable Enable or disable SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol support MIB II RFC 1213 System Interface IP ICMP TCP UDP MIB I RFC 1317 Serial Int...

Page 24: ...iew User Manual z Group Default None Set the group name for management 32 Characters at maximum z Location Default None Set the location name for management 32 Characters at maximum 24 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 Apt 42 Cluj Napoca Cluj 400445 www electricfilm eu VÂNZĂRI 0364 710319 electricfilm eu gmail com SUPORT TEHNIC 0788 250583 cele mai sensibile 24...

Page 25: ...if you do not save current settings z Status Default Enabled Options Enabled Disabled Choose to use or not use this port You cannot use the port when selecting Disabled z Interface Default RS232 Options RS232 RS422 Point To Point RS422 Multi Drop RS485 Non Echo RS485 Echo Select the type of serial interface 25 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 Apt 42 Cluj Napoc...

Page 26: ...t and the serial port is transferred untouched after the socket connection is established J TCP Multi Server Portbase works as a server accepting up to 5 simultaneous connections from socket clients Data transmitted from Portbase is broadcast to each socket client J UDP Server Portbase works as a UDP server waiting for UDP connection from the client on the network Socket number for awaiting connec...

Page 27: ...z Device Type Default DataOnly Options Data Only Modem Signals Set the signal line checking method for the device to be connected to the given serial port If the mode is set to Data Only only Txd Rxd and Gnd signal lines are used in inter device communication If the mode is set to Modem Signals all modem signals except RI Ring Indicator are asserted tested and used in communication z Remote IPAddr...

Page 28: ...character string are to be transmitted from the serial device Portbase breaks this data into 2 packets of 100 bytes If MTU is set to 1 however each byte is transmitted right away in a packet therefore multiple packets sent to the server Valid from 1 to 1100 z Port Login Default Disable Options Enable Disable When the Operation Mode is set to TCP Server ask for the username and password when the cl...

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Page 30: ...current settings Device Information z Device Name Default Portbase 3020 or Portbase 3010 Name of the current device z Firmware Version Current firmware version z Hardware Version Current hardware version z Kernel Version Current kernel version Support Information z Website Website for help and support 30 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 Apt 42 Cluj Napoca Cluj...

Page 31: ...page with modified values Please note that you have to Save Reboot in order to see these changes in effect Changes will be discarded if you do not save current settings Default password is 99999999 31 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 Apt 42 Cluj Napoca Cluj 400445 www electricfilm eu VÂNZĂRI 0364 710319 electricfilm eu gmail com SUPORT TEHNIC 0788 250583 cele ...

Page 32: ...are will be transferred to Portbase when you click Start Update After the transmission is complete Portbase will be automatically restarted to operate with the new firmware 32 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 Apt 42 Cluj Napoca Cluj 400445 www electricfilm eu VÂNZĂRI 0364 710319 electricfilm eu gmail com SUPORT TEHNIC 0788 250583 cele mai sensibile 32 45 ...

Page 33: ...ent settings and restore settings to the initial status Portbase will automatically reboot You cannot turn back the decision once you select this option 33 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 Apt 42 Cluj Napoca Cluj 400445 www electricfilm eu VÂNZĂRI 0364 710319 electricfilm eu gmail com SUPORT TEHNIC 0788 250583 cele mai sensibile 33 45 ...

Page 34: ...ving changes to Flash memory z Reboot without Saving Reboot Only option just reboots Portbase without saving changes This option can be used to rollback the changes you have mistakenly made 34 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 Apt 42 Cluj Napoca Cluj 400445 www electricfilm eu VÂNZĂRI 0364 710319 electricfilm eu gmail com SUPORT TEHNIC 0788 250583 cele mai sens...

Page 35: ...mands you can configure Portbase s settings With set view commands you can view current Portbase s settings After changing values you can see modified values with set view commands But be careful because these values are not in effect unless you issue a set save command Changes will be discarded if you do not save current settings Command notations 1 set nw mode static dhcp Either enter set nw mod...

Page 36: ...pe is Static IP manually enter an appropriate IP address When line type is DHCP it is not editable set nw subnet Subnet mask Default 255 255 255 0 Set the subnet mask Portbase is assigned to When line type is Static IP manually enter an appropriate subnet mask When line type is DHCP it is not editable set nw gateway Gateway address Default 192 168 1 1 Set the default gateway Portbase is assigned t...

Page 37: ... 0 0 0 NMS feature is disabled set nw nms portview port Socket Number Default 4000 Set the port number of the PC where Portview in installed set nw nms portview group name Default none Set the group name for management 32 Characters at maximum set nw nms portview location name Default none Set the location name for management 32 Characters at maximum 4 Serial commands You can set the communication...

Page 38: ...cp_client Portbase acts as a socket client in this mode It tries to connect to the server IP address and the socket number assigned when a certain server waits for connection on the network All data between the socket and the serial port is transferred untouched after the socket connection is established J tcp_mserver Portbase works as a server accepting up to 5 simultaneous connections from socke...

Page 39: ...al all 1 2 flow none xon rts Default none Set the flow control scheme set serial all 1 2 signal data modem Default data Set the signal line checking method for the device to be connected to the given serial port If the mode is set to data Data Only only Txd Rxd and Gnd signal lines are used in inter device communication If the mode is set to modem Modem Signals all modem signals except RI Ring Ind...

Page 40: ...packet using the socket If 200 bytes of character string are to be transmitted from the serial device Portbase breaks this data into 2 packets of 100 bytes If MTU is set to 1 however each byte is transmitted right away in a packet therefore multiple packets sent to the server set serial all 1 2 login enable disable Default disable When the Operation Mode is set to TCP Server ask for the username a...

Page 41: ...stem commands z set passwd Set username and password for Web and Telnet connection z set factory Restore all settings to factory default Requires reboot for changes to take effect z set save Save current configuration settings Requires reboot for changes to take effect z set reboot Reboot Portbase z set update firmware name Update the firmware of Portbase In order to update firmware via Telnet the...

Page 42: ...both IP Address and Port Number z If you are using a hub verify that the hub port is operating correctly by trying Portbase on a different port Troubleshooting Network Configuration Problems z If you are using TCP IP make sure that your computer and Portbase are on the same IP segment or can reach each other with a PING command from the host The IP address you assign to Portbase must be on the sam...

Page 43: ...e the same subnet mask or that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices z If the wrong IP address is loaded check your network for DHCP server and make sure that the server is not set up to load wrong IP addresses into Portbase Troubleshooting Windows Problems z If you are having trouble accessing the connected serial device through Windows ensure you can ping Portbas...

Page 44: ... Portview Web Configuration Telnet Web Hardware Processor 32 bit RISC Processor Flash Memory 4 MB SDRAM 16 MB LED Power Serial Ready Dimensions 71 9 W 107 5 L 25 2 H mm Power DC 5V Adapter Terminal Block Weight 125g 130 g Temperature 0 50 C Humidity Max 95 R H Protection Surge Protector in all signal lines 44 ECHIPAMENTE PENTRU AUTOMATIZĂRI Electric Film S R L Aleea Scarisoara 3 Apt 42 Cluj Napoca...

Page 45: ...ts are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to caus...