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1. Install and run the USC VCOM software Click the Add COM button VCOM Virtual Serial Port Server V3 4 1 0 Device D Tools T Options Q Help H km Add COM Del COM Connect Reset Count Monitor LOM Name LUM State Remote Port Local Enter the converter s information and click the OK button d Add Virtual Serial Port Virtual COM COM Met Protocol TCP Client Remote IPrad r 192 168 11 4 Remote Port Local Fort B234 Remarks o OF Cancel Advanced ig 15 Copyrights U S Converters Serial WiFi Converter WF950 www usconverters com The virtual COM port will be created VCOM Virtual Serial Port Server V3 4 1 0 Device D Tools Options Q Helpi H amei Remote Port Local Mot used TCP Client 192 168 11 4 4000 Check in Device Manager to make sure the COM port has been successfully created E Device Manager eT File Action View Help e m E H F es b gt be Human Interface Devices gt Ca IDE ATA ATAPI controllers 8 IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers 2 Keyboards gt o D Mice and other pointing devices A Monitors E Network adapters L Ports E amp LT T Com a ELTIMA Virtual Serial Port COMB b D Drog gt Sound video and game controllers JE System devices b P Universal Serial Bus controllers 16 Copyrights U S Converters Serial WiFi Converter WF950 www usconverters com Parameters Mo2. not only HTTP Copyrights U S Converters Serial WiFi Converter WF950 www usconverters com Click Continue to this website not recommended There is a problem with this website s security certificate The security certificate presented by this website was not issued by a trusted certificate authority The security certificate presented by this website was issued for a different website s address Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool you or intercept any data you send to the server We recommend that you close this webpage and do not continue to this website Click here to close this we bpaqe YI Continue to this website not recommended Gei More information User and password are both admin The server 192 168 10 2 is asking for your user name and password The server reports that it is from cgi bin admin PEETI Remember my credentials Copyrights U S Converters Serial WiFi Converter WF950 You should now be able to see the status screen System Information LAN IP Address LAN MAC Address Wireless IP Address Wireless MAC Address Firmware Version 192 168 10 2 00 1E 94 92 07 01 192 168 10 3 00 1E 94 92 07 02 Copyrights U S Converters www usconverters com Serial WiFi Converter WF950 www usconverters com To enable the wireless interface click on IP Configuration in the left side menu and select Wireless from the d
3. given below JOUL PIN1 X PIN2 X PIN3 D PIN4 D RS 422 Wiring Diagram WF 950 Converter Serial Device R 3 T R 4 T T 1 R T 2 R RS 485 Wiring Diagram Serial Device WF 950 Converter D 1 D D 2 D 19 Copyrights U S Converters
4. SERIAL TO WIFI CONVERTER WF950 Ouick start guide Serial To Wi Fi OVENVIEW gel deiere HAWAA ia Wiring Examples wwmaaaaa Configuring the parameters Creating a virtual COM port sn eee eee cece eee eee ees Parameters n nnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnrrrrrnnnnnrrrrrnnnrerrr Pin configuration and Cable Wiring Copyrights U S Converters Serial WiFi Converter WF950 www usconverters com Overview The WF950 is a solid high performance 1 port serial RS232 RS485 RS422 WiFi adapter also called a wireless device server which will allow you to send and receive serial data over a standard WiFi network It is designed around the popular Atheros AR2317 processor which offers great reliability and performance including many features and functions rarely seen in this price range In Infrastructure mode or Ad Hoc mode the WF950 can communicate with any host computer through an access point or with another WF950 located up to 300 feet 100 meters away Default settings Wireless IP 192 168 10 3 https Wired IP 192 168 10 2 https Netmask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 10 1 Network type Ad hoc TCP Server port 4000 Network interface Wired Ethernet Baud rate 38400bps Copyrights U S Converters Serial WiFi Converter WF950 www usconverters com Hardware Serial Port Serial To Wi Fi RS 485 RS 422 IAEA Serial P
5. closed and the port will be freed Adjustable number of connections You can manually select the number of simultaneous host connections you want to allow to the converter IP Filtering This function will let you specify which IP addresses that can connect to the converter Force TX Interval Time The Force TX interval time function specifies the timeout when no data has been transmitted When the timeout is reached or the TX buffer is full 4K Bytes the queued data will be sent Idle Timeout When the serial port stops data transmission for a defined period of time Idle Timeout the connection will be closed and the port will be freed and try to connect with other hosts 17 Copyrights U S Converters Serial WiFi Converter WF950 Appendix A Pin configuration and Cable Wiring DC Power outlet AE RJ 45 Pin Assignment RJ45 Port Pin Signal 1 Tx 2 Tx 3 Rx Ex RS 232 Pin Assignment The pin assignment scheme for a 9 pin male connector on a DTE is given below PIN 1 DCD PIN2 RXD PIN3 TXD PIN4 X PIN 5 GND DIN 6 X PIN7 X PIN8 X DIN 9 X DC 5V Power Output For Option Copyrights U S Converters www usconverters com 18 Serial WiFi Converter WF950 www usconverters com RS 422 Pin Assignment The pin assignment scheme for a 4 pin RS 422 is given below Pee 000 PIN1 R PIN2 R PIN3 T PIN4 T RS 485 Pin Assignment The pin assignment scheme for a 4 pin RS 485 is
6. he converter will reboot All the parameters will be reset to the factory default settings including the IP address 192 168 10 2 The converter is ready when the SYS light becomes solid ON Copyrights U S Converters Serial WiFi Converter WF950 www usconverters com RS 422 RS 485 RS 232 Serial UO Port of RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 Connect the serial data cable between the Wi Fi converter and the serial device Follow the parameter setup procedures to configure the converter see the following chapters Copyrights U S Converters Serial WiFi Converter WF950 www usconverters com LED Indicators Serial To Wi Fi SYS Red Power ready indicator When the power is on and the converter is ready the LED will be on It can take up to 45 seconds for the converter to boot up and be ready after you have connected the power supply The red SYS LED light must be steady ON before the converter is ready LAN Green Network signal indicator When the LAN signal is detected the LED will be on WLAN Red Wireless Lan indicator When wireless LAN signal is connected the LED will be on TX RX Yellow Data sent indicator When data are sent out to the network the LED will be blink Data received indicator When data are received from the network the LED will be blink Copyrights U S Converters Serial WiFi Converter WF950 www usconverters com Wiring Examples RS 232 RS 232 Wiring E P
7. l32 WA Senal Device a EE p GER TE R Access Point t AP mode MACHINE like a server role RS 422 RS 422 iring seal Device E P132 W A Ee FE H Te sp 8 Access Point AP mode Pest T MACHINE like a Server role j RS 485 RS 485 Wiring se al Device E F132 W A D D D D DC Access Point AP mode MACHINE like a Server role j Copyrights U S Converters Serial WiFi Converter WF950 www usconverters com Configuring the parameters Assign a static IP address to your network in the 192 168 10 xx subnet Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP TPv4 Properties You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings C 7 Obtain an IP address automatically IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server Validate settings upon exit Connect the converter to the power supply and wait for the SYS LED light to be steady ON Then connect the Ethernet cable It can take up to 45 seconds for the converter to boot up and be ready after you have connected the ower supply The red SYS LED light must be steady ON before the converter is ready Open a web browser and go to https 192 168 10 2 Remember the secure HTTPS
8. nverters com a Serial Device Server m mt F Rebooting now Please wait File Edit View Favorites Tools Help e Kach bm P D sc E A Wirt i dAn A i fa e A I 3 V d Ak V e System Information LAN IP Address 192 168 10 2 LAN MAC Address 00 1E 94 92 07 01 Wireless IP Address 192 168 10 3 Wireless MAC Address 00 1E 94 92 07 02 Firmware Version KE R10 Copyrights U S Converters 13 Serial WiFi Converter WF950 www usconverters com To be able to connect to the converter using your wireless router you must first disconnect the wired Ethernet cable If the Ethernet cable is connected to the converter it cannot be accessed wirelessly Once the Ethernet cable is disconnected you can now login to the converter over the air by using a web browser and go to the IP address you gave the converter remember HTTPS If you have set the wireless interface to DHCP then you can either login to your wireless router to see which IP address has been assigned to the converter or you can use the EDS Tool to search for the converter Search Device Add Device By IF Device list Basic Setting Map COM Goto Web Management Apply Retresh About ait 14 Copyrights U S Converters Serial WiFi Converter WF950 www usconverters com Creating a virtual COM port For creating a virtual COM port we recommend the USC VCOM software downloadable for free from www usconverters com
9. ort RS 232 Aaa WANT Reset Button d LED Indicators DC In Power Outlet The Serial to Wi Fi Converter is powered by a single 12V DC center power supply at 1 0A A suitable power supply adapter is part of the packaging Connect the power line to the power outlet at the left side of Serial to Wi Fi Converter and put the adapter into the socket If the power is properly supplied the SYS red color LED will be on after about 30 seconds In some cases a reboot by pressing the reset button might be required for the first time the converter is powered on Copyrights U S Converters Serial WiFi Converter WF950 www usconverters com Ethernet Port Reset Button Ethernet Port The connector for network is the usual RJ45 Simply connect it to your network switch or Hub When the connection is made the LAN LED indicator will light When data traffic occurs on the network red Rx Tx indicator will blink during data transferring and receiving Antenna Connector The connector for antenna is a standard reverse SMA jack Simply connect it to a 2 0dBi or 5 0dBi dipole antenna Standard Rubber Duck It is 50 Ohms impedance and can support 2 4GHz frequency Reset Button To reset the WF 950 first disconnect the network cable and serial cable before pressing the reset button Use any point tip to push the reset button and hold it about 5 seconds you can release it when the SYS light start flashing After a few seconds t
10. rop down menu Select DHCP if you want to enable this Click the Apply button File Edit View Favorites Tools Help IP Configuration Network Interface Wireless w of heli IP Configuration DG 1 System Tools Help IP Address 192 168 10 3 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 10 1 DNS Server 1 192 168 10 1 DNS Server 2 10 Copyrights U S Converters Serial WiFi Converter WF950 www usconverters com To be able to communicate with the converter using a wireless router click the Wireless Configuration in the left side menu enter the credentials of your wireless router and click the SSID Scan button Click the Apply button PS Serial Device Server Industrial Networking Platform Design Par wireless Configuration La Configuration Wireless Configuration _ SSID SSID Scan Network Type Infra W System Tools Security Options Help ty Opti Security Type WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA PSK Authentication WPA Encryption Type ee 11 Copyrights U S Converters Serial WiFi Converter WF950 www usconverters com Click System Tools in the left side menu and click Restart Device in the drop down menu Now click the Reboot button and wait 30 50 seconds for the converter to reboot Please click Reboot button to restart device HA https 192 168 10 2 cgi bin reboot htrm 12 Copyrights U S Converters Serial WiFi Converter WF950 www usco
11. st of the parameter settings are self explanatory so we will here just mention a few of the more unusual parameters Performance under Serial Configuration Throughput This mode is optimized for highest transmission speed Latency This mode is optimized for shortest response time Automatic Data Buffer Flush The received data will be queued in the internal buffer until all the delimiters are matched When the buffer is full 4K Bytes or after the Flush Data Buffer timeout the data will also be sent Flush Data Buffer timeout can be set from 0 to 65535 seconds System Event Notifications by SMTP Mail SNMP Trap or Syslog With the integrated System Log Configurator you can specify if you want to receive system notifications at what interval and also how you want to receive these by email SNMP Trap Server or TCP Server Logs The following notifications are available Hardware Reset Cold Start Software Reset Warm Start Login Failed IP Address Changed Password Changed Access IP Blocked Port Connected Port Disconnected Network Delimiter A maximum of 4 delimiters 00 FF Hex can be defined for each direction The data will be held until the delimiters are received or the Flush Data Buffer times out Adjustable Alive Check The serial device will send TCP alive check packages in each defined time interval Alive Check to the remote host to check the TCP connection If the TCP connection is not alive the connection will be
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