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1. VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Version 1 4 Apr 2015 Supports Windows XP Embedded System Supports 32 64 bit Microsoft Windows Built in COM TCP Terminal Progra driver amp utility KL_LOr S L LE Where remote s y become part of on Pe VxComm Driver Utility User Manual WARRANTY All products manufactured by ICP DAS are warranted against defective materials for a period of one year from the date of delivery to the original purchaser WARNING ICP DAS assumes no liability for damages consequent to the use of this product ICP DAS reserves the right to change this manual at any time without notice The information furnished by ICP DAS is believed to be accurate and reliable However no responsibility is assumed by ICP DAS for its use nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties resulting from its use COPYRIGHT Copyright 2015 by ICP DAS Co Ltd All rights are reserved TRADEMARKS Names are used for identification purposes only and may be registered trademarks of their respective companies CONTACT US If you have any questions please feel to contact us by email at service icpdas com or service icodas gmail com You will receive response within two working days Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 2 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 OverVieW sssssscsssscsesocsecoosecoosocsesocseoooses
2. 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 23 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Adding Servers IP Range Server Options Port Options Enable Yrite Buffer to collect small packets into big one Auto Flush Interval 50 ms 10 500 default 50 cancel The following is an overview of the parameters contained in the Port Options tab of the Adding Servers dialog box gt Disable purge command e g ModScan32 When attempting to use the ModScan32 program to access or test a slave RTU device via a Virtual COM port a communication timeout error may occur This is because the ModScan32 program is purging clearing data from the serial port buffer too quickly after sending it so the device server cannot finish sending the packets from the serial port before the data is purged meaning that the slave device is unable to receive a full request packet Consequently no response will be received from the slave device and a timeout will occur To resolve this issue the Disable purge command e g ModScan32 option can be enabled for all Virtual COM ports on the device Note that this configuration will enable all Virtual COM Port on the specific Virtual COM Port needs to be configured refer to Section 3 4 Configure Port Button Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 24 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual gt Enable Write Buffer to collect small packets into big one
3. Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 43 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 5 Diagnostics After correctly configuring the VxComm Driver using both the VxComm Utility and the web interface the driver should be functioning correctly without any errors However a simple test can be conducted to ensure that the VxComm Driver is operating as expected Note that the testing method depends on both the device server that is connected and the client programs that are being used Here the PPDS 755D MTCP module is used as an example For other device servers refer to the specific Quick Start Guide or User Manual for that device server 5 1 Loopback Test Step 1 Open the VxComm Utility and click the Search Servers button to search for any device servers e g the PPDS 755D MTCP connected to the network See Section 4 1 Searching for Devices on an Ethernet Network for more details Step 2 Verify that the network settings and the Virtual COM Port for the device server are correct See Section 4 2 Configuring the correct Network Settings and Section 4 3 Configuring the Virtual COM Ports for more details Step 3 Log in to the web configuration pages for the device server See Section 4 4 Connecting to the Web Server for Device for more details xComm Utility 2 12 18 Dec 26 2014 File Server Port Tools r a B Configure Server Configure Port xCo
4. 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 26 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual gt Connection Broken Seconds If the connection to the device fails the VxComm Driver will automatically try to re establish the connection When the client sends a message to device server e g a 7188E 8000E DS PDS tDS iDS series module etc the VxComm Driver may receive with a Disconnect event from the Internet TCP IP layer if the message is not sent after 20 seconds or more To force the VxComm Driver to reconnect to the device server a smaller Connection Broken time can be set e g 180 seconds in order to obtain a quicker response If no send receive message has been transmitted on the connection before the Connection Broken timeout period has elapsed the connection will be marked as having failed As the VxComm Driver will also attempt to automatically re establish the connection the Keep Alive time value should be smaller than the Connection Broken time value so as to ensure that the connection remains active The default System Timeout STxxx value for the device server eg a 7188E 8000E DS PDS tDS iDS series module etc is about 300 seconds Once a client program has connected to the device server a command must be sent by the client before the timeout elapses in order to keep the connection alive otherwise the device server will reset itself meaning that the client will need to re establish
5. Certain serial programs are only able to transmit one byte of data at a time even if there is a large amount of data to be transmitted This situation can cause a range of problems and leads to poor communication efficiency If the Enable Write Buffer to collect small packets into big one option is enabled the driver will create a write buffer for use by all the Virtual COM Ports of the device server and will then merge each 1 byte packet written from the serial program into a single packet which is then sent to the Ethernet in a single transmission thereby improving the performance of the Ethernet communication The timeout value for the write buffer can be adjusted using the Auto Flush Interval parameter 50 ms by default so that if no more data is transmitted from the serial program within the specified interval the accumulated data is combined into a single packet and immediately sent to the Ethernet Note that this configuration will enable all Virtual COM Ports of the ecific Virtual COM Port needs to be configured refer to Section 3 4 Configure Port Button Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 25 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 3 3 Configure Servers Button Once the Add Server s process is complete the Configure Server button will be become available Click the name of the device server to select it in the Server List Panel to select it and then click the C
6. M3 Modbus Gateway Slave Timeout O m Master Ack Timeout MAT ms DISABLE Save current settings te Apply current settings SET COM PORT Step 7 Click the name of the device server in the Server List panel of the VxComm Utility to select it and then click the Configure Servers button to open the Server Configuration dialog b OX xComm Utility 2 12 18 Dec 26 2014 File Server Port Tools ir Configure Server driver amp utility Where remote ser become part of your PC kd Add Server s W xX Remove Server Web Alias IP ddress Sub net Mask oh Search Servers tDS 732 GLZ 10 0 8 5 255 255 255 0 PPDS 55 MTCP NJA 10 0 8 100 255 255 255 0 Configuration UDP 4 iji 3A 10 0 atahis Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 45 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Step 8 In the Server Configuration dialog box click the Device Information tab to confirm that the Operation Mode is shown as 0 Shared and then click the OK button to exit Server Conlizuration server PPDS 755 MTCP 10 0 8 100 Server Options P Device Information 3 Network Setting IP Address r 10 0 8 100 P Port Cmd 7 Sub net Mask 1255 255 255 0 MAC Address 00 0d e0 50 07 b8 Gateway 0 0 6 254 set IP_ Mask Gateway Device Information server Name PPDS 755 MTCP Firmware Yer v3 2 32 F
7. for the VxComm Utility including a description of the usage of each function Item Description Add B saa Servers The Add Server s button that is used to add specified device server to the Server List panel Clicking this button will open the Adding Servers dialog box which provides functions that allow items such as the IP Range Server Options and Port Options etc to be configured Refer to Section 3 2 1 Adding Servers Window for more detailed information xX Remove Server The Remove Server button Click this button to delete a specified device server from the Server List panel Web The Web button Click this button to connect to the Web Server for a specified device server via a web browser e g Google Chrome or Internet Explorer etc Refer to Section 4 4 Connecting to the Web Server for a Device for more detailed information ih The Search Servers button Click this button to search for any devices earch Servers server connected to the same sub network as the Host PC Refer to Section 4 1 Searching for Devices on an Ethernet Network for more detailed information Configuration UDP The Configuration UDP button Click this button to configure the network settings for a specified device server Refer to Section 4 2 Configuring the Correct Network Settings for more detailed information The Exit button Click this button to quit the VxComm Ut
8. 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 4 1 2 TCP Porte The default TCP Command Port number is 10000 The TCP port number used for the serial ports on 7188E 8000E DS PDS tDS iDS series modules is the TCP Command Port number 1 2 and so on For example the TCP Port mapping for serial Ports 1 to 8 on the PDS 782 is 10001 to 10008 and these can be used to access the Ethernet Internet Ports on the PDS 782 Another TCP Port number 9999 is dedicated to the Virtual I O and this port can be used by custom client programs to access any built in Digital Input and or Digital Output channels Both the VxComm Utility Driver use Ports 1 to N to map to TCP Ports 10001 to 10000 N and use the Port I O to map to TCP Port 9999 However any Virtual COM Ports can be selected to be mapped to Ports 1 to N and the Port I O as illustrated below 10000 Reserved Command Command i l 9999 I O Port I O COM 10001 Port 1 Port 1 COM 10002 Port 2 Port 2 COM 10003 Port 3 Port 3 COM 10004 Port 4 Port 4 COM 10005 Port 5 Port 5 COM 10006 Port 6 Port 6 COM 10007 Port 7 Port 7 COM 10008 Port 8 Port 8 COM 1000 N Port N Port N COM N VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 1 3 Support in ICP DAS Products The following is a summary of serial device servers Internet Ethernet Controllers produced by ICP DAS that support the VxComm Driver Utility 7188EN Series 7186EX Series 8KE4 8KE8 Series 8000E Series ET 6
9. All Rights Reserved Page 41 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Step 4 Verify that all the settings for the added device servers and the mapped Virtual COM Ports in both the Server List panel and Port List panel are correct xComm Utility 2 12 19 Dec 26 2014 File Server Port Tools Configure Server Configure Port xComm Servers Virtual COM Baudrate PPDS 755 MTCP 10 0 8 100 fy COM NZA ome part of yaur COM3 Dynamic COMA Dynamic g Add Server s COMS Dynamic COMB Dynamic x Remove Server COM Dynamic Web pth Search Servers Name Alias IPAddress Sub netMask Gateway MAC Address tD5 732 GLZ 100 0 8 5 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 80 1f03 PPDS 755 MTCP N 10 0 8 100 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 50 07 b8 iDS 718 iDS 700 10 0 8 22 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 ZECHES 65 ED 65 driver amp utility i Step 5 Click the Restart Driver item from the Tools menu Then VxComm Utility Restarting Driver dialog box will then be displayed Step 6 Click the Restart Driver button to make the new settings effective xComm Utility v2 12 18 Dec 26 2014 File Server Poet iim A Restart Driver Terminal a Modbus ETU Master d ai Modbus TEF Master Pa Driver Options do System Information xX Hemove Server Lasoh xComm Utility Restarting Driver Restart the driver to use new configuration Make sure you have cl
10. 2 Main Button Panel for more detailed information This panel shows detail of all devices connected to the same S eEG RARE sub network as the PC This panel shows details of the device servers that have been added Server List Panel Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 14 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual This button is used to configure the server settings Refer to Configure Server Button Section 3 3 Configure Server Button for more detailed information This panel shows the mapping for the Virtual COM Ports and Port List Panel l l l the configuration of a selected device server This button is used to configure the port settings Refer to Configure Port Button Section 3 4 Configure Port Button for more detailed information Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 15 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 3 1 Functions Menu The following is an overview of the functions menu for the VxComm Utility including a description of the usage of each function Item Description File gt gt tat Import Configuration This function is used to import a new configuration from a specified file to replace the current settings gt gt E Export Configuration This function is used to export the current configuration of the device in XML file format gt gt Exit This function is used to quit the VxComm Utility Server gt gt
11. 255 255 0 0 192 168 0 1 O00 0dcaO7 bs OFF iIDS 716 IDS F700 TOG 200 2050 1 0 8 254 fe C5 E5 85 ED 65 ON Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 34 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 4 2 Configuring the correct Network Settings 4 2 1 Single Device Server Configuration Step 1 In the Search List panel see Section 4 1 Searching for Devices on an Ethernet Network click the name of the device server e g the PPDS 755D MTCP to select it Step 2 Click the Configuration UDP button to open the Configure Server UDP dialog box YxComm Utility 2 12 18 Dec 26 2014 File Server Port Tools Port Virtual COM Baudrate e Add Server s Web y i i Search Servers Configuration UDP ay Name Alias 1 Address Sub net Mask Gateway MAC Address KI tDs 0 0 8 255 255 2550 18 6 020 BO Nd e0 80 11 03 cwajPPDS 755 MTCP N A 192 168 255 1 255 255 0 0 192 168 0 1 O0 O0d e0 59 iDS 7Te EMAIL krge EA A A A A A TAT 5 C5 E5 85 ED 85 E7 Step 3 Enter the network settings in the Configure Server UDP dialog box and then click the OK button If these settings are unknown contact the Network Administrator to obtain the correct network configuration details such as IP Mask Gateway Addresses etc The new settings for the device server will become effective within two seconds Configure Server UDF ServerName DHCP 10 OFF Alias 7 Char
12. 755 MTCP 10 0 8 100 Port 1 Port Mapping PC Port Setting Device Baud Data format for 7188E PDS 700 PDS 8x1 Data g Port 1 2 DataBits could be or 6 Parity None stopBits could be 1 Port 3 DataBits could be 5 6 or 6 stop fi StopBits could be 1 or Status OK set to EEPROM Flash Device gt Ifthe TCP connection is interrupted or a communication error occurs the message N A will be displayed in the Baud Rate filed In this situation the module may not be able to be configured as shown below Ensure that device server is online and that the IP configurations are correct and then try again Fort Configuration server PPDS 7 55 MTCP 10 0 8 101 Port 1 Port Mapping PC Port Setting Device Baud Data format for 166E PDS 700 PDS 8x1 N A Data Port 1 2 DataBits could be 7 or 8 Parity stopBits could be 1 o Port 3 DataBits could be 5 6 7 or 8 StopBits could be 1 or 2 stop set to EEPROM Flash Device Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 32 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 4 Starting This chapter provides detailed information of how to use the VxComm Utility to correctly configure the Ethernet network and the Virtual COM Ports and how to add a device server e g a 7188E 8000E DS PDS tDS iDS series module etc 4 1 Searching a Device on an Ethernet Network Step 1 Ensure that the network settings on t
13. CAWINDO WS system32 Ping exe Pinging 18 8 8 108 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 10 0 8 109 bytes 32 time ims TTL 64 Reply from 16 6 8 166 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 64 198 buyutes 32 time lt ims TTL 64 IP Address Sub net Hask 5 ateway MAC Address DH 10 0 8 102 255 255 DEE a pos 00 0d e0 8f 77 88 OFI 4 8 161 with 32 bytes of data 0 8 U SEIVET JO 0d e Dd 80 0a 78 OF 10 0 8 191 bytes 32 time lt ims 10 0 8 16 E h 00 0d e0 60 05 e5 ON i es CAWINDOWS cystem32 Pingexe Jol 00 0d e0 80 02 be ON TE bytes 32 time lt ins TTL 255 a 00 0d e0 80 18 03 ON bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 Si ee ES ee 000d 0 75 86 06 OFF bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 00 0d e0 64 f 40 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 755 55 255 0 10 0 8 254 O0 0d e0 50 07 b6 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 z bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 255 Reply fro we OSaeaeaaeodceacaeaqcaeaqoad VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 4 3 Contiguring the Virtual COM Ports Step 1 Click the name of the device server in the Search List panel e g the PPDS 755D MTCP to select it Step 2 Click the A
14. Driver TinyModules_CD CD NAPDOS Software VxComm_ Driver http ftp icodas com pub cd 8000cd napdos driver vxcomm driver ftp ftp icodas com pub cd 8000cd napdos driver vxcomm driver Install the appropriate driver for the current operating system as indicated below Folder Name Operating System 32 64 bit Windows XP 32 64 bit Windows 2003 32 64 bit Windows 2008 32 4 bit Windows Vista 32 64 bit Windows 7 32 64 bit Windows 2012 32 64 bit Windows 8 and 3244 bit Windows 10 VxComm Windows W7_v2 12 07_ setup exe or later VxComm 2k For Windows 2000 W7_v2 12 06_ setup exe Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 8 allation Procedure 2 2 Driver Insi To install the VxComm driver follow the procedure described below Wel vt 1211 setap Ya omnm Driver W7 Setup Step 1 Double click the VxCommW7_vx xx xx_setup file ABBICP DAS Co L icon to execute the driver installation application User Account Control Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer a Program name VxComm Driver W7 Setup f 9 Verified publisher ICP DAS Co LTD File origin Hard drive on this computer w Show details Yes No Change when these notifications appear Step 2 Once the Setup VxComm Driver W7 Installation Wizard screen is displayed click the Next gt button to start the installation Welcome to the VxComm Driver W7 Setup W
15. Manual Editing in Network Settings 1 Click on the DHCP IP Address Sub net Mask Gateway or Alias in the Preview List section Configure Server UDF ServerName DHCP o OFF 7 sub net Mask IP Address i 0 0 6 102 Gateway Vfarning PPDS 755 MTCP ICPDAS 2 tD3 716 ICPDAS thH 725 ICPDAS1 2 Enter the correct network settings Configure Server UDF Server Name DHCP fo OFF Sub net Mask 255 255 255 0 IP Address 10 0 8 102 Gateway arning Contact your Network Administrator to get correct configuration before any chan Preview List Click on the below list to input correct settings PPDS 755 MTCP ICPDAS2 iDS 718 ICPDAS tSH 725 ICPDAS1 3 Click the OK button to save the settings Configure Server UDE Server Name DHCP fo OFF Sub net Mask 255 255 255 0 Alias icPDAs2 7 Chars IP Address f 00 0 8 102 Gateway fi 0 0 8 27254 MAC f Warning Contact your Network Administrator to get correct configuration before any change a eon te TI Copy Settings Preview List Click on the below list to input correct settings IP Address MAC Addre T PPDS 755 MTCP ICPDAS2 10 0 8 200 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 50 o tDS 718 ICPDAS 10 0 8 100 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 80 o tSH 725 ICPDAS1 10 0 8 101 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 8f Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 39 Ses Step 4 Wait f
16. a connection to the device server To disable this mechanism the Keep Alive time and the Connection Broken time can be set to 0 If these options are disabled the System Timeout Value must also be set to O to disable the reset mechanism gt Connect Timeout Seconds The Connect Timeout value will be passed to the MS TCP IP driver for reference when connecting and disconnecting gt Command Port TCP By default the device server e g a 7188E 8000E DS PDS tDS iDS series module etc uses TCP port 10000 as the Command Configuration port If the device server settings are changed the correct port must be assigned in the Command Port field so that the VxComm Driver can connect to the appropriate TCP port This TCP port is used to configure the Baud Rate Data Format CTS RTS control mode and Break etc Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 27 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual gt Virtual 1 O Port TCP By default the device server e g a 7188E 8000E DS PDS tDS iDS series module etc uses TCP port 9999 as the Virtual I O Port If the device server does not contain any DI DO channels this TCP port is reserved gt IP Address Primary This textbox will display the current IP address of the device will be displayed gt Redundant IP Secondary The default setting for the secondary IP address is 0 0 0 0 If a redundant IP is assigned the VxComm Driver wi
17. button to open the Configure Server UDP dialog box a xComm Utility 2 13 00 Mar 276 2015 File Server Port Tools xComm Servers Virtual COM Baudrate driver amp utility dress Stead Gatewa MAC Addi 192 168 255 1 255 755 0 0 192 168 0 1 192 168 255 1 255 255 0 0 192 168 97 Theses 1U 0 8 254 00 0d e0 10 0 8 18 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 PPDS 755 MTCP x a 255 255 0 0 192 168 0 1 Step 3 Enter the network settings in the Preview List panel of Configure Server UDP dialog box and then click the OK button If these settings are unknown contact the Network Administrator to obtain the correct network configuration details such as IP Mask Gateway Addresses etc The new settings for the device server will become effective within two seconds The Configure Server UDP dialog box provides 2 methods of configuring the network settings batch and manual follow the procedure described below Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 37 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual gt Batch Editing in Network Settings 1 Assign a valid the network settings in the DHCP IP Address Sub net Mask Gateway and Alias text fields 2 Click the Copy Settings button it can reassign network settings to every module sequentially according to the Value in step 1 Configure Server UDF Eg Server Name DHCP 0 OFF Sub net Mask 255 255 255 0 Alias ICPD
18. for the device server eg a 7188E 8000E DS PDS tDS iDS series module etc is about 300 seconds Once a client program has connected to the device server a command must be sent by the client before the timeout elapses in order to keep the connection alive otherwise the device server will reset itself meaning that the client will need to re establish a connection to the device server To disable this mechanism the Keep Alive time and the Connection Broken time can be set to 0 If these options are disabled the System Timeout Value must also be set to O to disable the reset mechanism gt Connect Timeout Seconds The Connect Timeout value will be passed to the MS TCP IP driver for reference when connecting and disconnecting gt Command Port TCP By default the device server e g a 7188E 8000E DS PDS tDS iDS series module etc uses TCP port 10000 as the Command Configuration port If the device server settings are changed the correct port must be assigned in the Command Port field so that the VxComm Driver can connect to the appropriate TCP port This TCP port is used to configure the Baud Rate Data Format CTS RTS control mode and Break etc gt Virtual 1 O Port TCP By default the device server e g a 7188E 8000E DS PDS tDS iDS series module etc uses TCP port 9999 as the Virtual I O Port If the device server does not contain any DI DO channels this TCP port is reserved Copyright
19. packet Consequently no response will be received from the slave device and a timeout will occur To resolve this issue this option can be enabled for the specified Virtual COM port gt Enable Write Buffer to collect small packets into big one If this option is enabled the driver will create a write buffer for use by the specified Virtual COM Port and will then merge each 1 byte packet written from the serial program into a single packet which is then sent to the Ethernet in a single transmission thereby improving the performance of the Ethernet communication The timeout value for the write buffer can be adjusted using the Auto Flush Interval parameter 50 ms by default so that if no more data is transmitted from the serial program within the specified interval the accumulated data is combined into a single packet and immediately sent to the Ethernet Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 31 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual After opening the Port Setting Device tab the VxComm Utility attempts to connect to the device server via a TCP connection in order to retrieve the current settings gt If the settings are successfully retrieved by the VxComm Utility the Baud Rate and Data Format values will be displayed in the relevant fields Click the Set to EEPROM Flash Device button to save the settings to the EEPROM of the device as shown below Port Configuration Server PPDS
20. to make changes to this computer Program name uninsOO0 exe Publisher Unknown File origin Hard drive on this computer M Show details ves Jp No Change when these notifications appear VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Step 2 A dialog box will be displayed asking for confirmation that you want to remove the driver and utility program Click the Yes button to continue Are you sure you want to completely remove VxComm Driver W7 and all of its components Step 3 After the uninstallation process is complete a dialog box will be displayed to indicate that the driver was successfully removed Click the OK button to finish the uninstallation process Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 13 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Once the VxComm driver installation is complete a shortcut to the VxComm Utility will be created on the Windows desktop Double click the shortcut to open the VxComm Utility Refer to the figure below for more details Virtual COM Baud i I Name Alias IF Address Sub net Gateway MAC Ad The following is an overview of the main sections of the VxComm Utility interface Item Description This is the main menu of the Utility Refer to Section 3 1 nen yee Functions Menu for more detailed information This panel contains the main buttons for the Utility Refer to Main Button Panel Section 3
21. 000 ET2 6000 Series IPAC8K Series ET 87Pn Series M 4132 M2M 7255 M2M 720 A Series M2M 710D 711D 712D Series M2M 520 AV GT 543 GRP 520 GRP 520P RMV 511 512 513 RMV 760 MTCP Model Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 6 1 4 Windows Operating System Requirements The following is an overview of the Microsoft Windows operating systems supported by the VxComm Driver Utility Windows 2000 E Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit r Windows 2003 32 bit Windows 2003 64 bit Windows 2008 32 bit Windows 2008 64 bit z 2 Windows Vista 32 bit g Windows Vista 64 bit 2 Windows 7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit e Windows 2012 32 bit Windows 2012 64 bit Windows 8 32 bit Windows 8 64 bit 2 Windows 10 32 bit Windows 10 64 bit Note Updates and support for the VxComm Driver Utility are discontinued for Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows ME Windows NT and Windows 2000 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 2 Software installation The following is a detailed description of the process for obtaining installing and removing the VxComm driver 2 1 Obtaining the Driver Installation Package The installation package for the VxComm Driver can be obtained from the companion CD ROM the FTP site or the ICP DAS web site The locations and addresses are indicated below 8000_CD CD NAPDOS Driver VxComm_
22. Page 29 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 3 4 Contigure Port Button Once the Add Server s process is complete the Configure Port button will become available Click the COM Port for the device server in the Port List Panel to select it and then click the Configure Port button to open the Port Configuration dialog box xComm Utility 2 12 18 Dec 26 2014 File Server Port Tools Configure Server lt Configure Pot Pot Virtual COM Port V0 Reserved NA vee xComm Servers PPDS 755 MTCP 10 0 8 21 driver amp utility Where remote ser become part of your e Dynamic f Add Server s 7 at aamic f Port 4 COM10 Dynamic Port Configuration Port 5 COM11 Dynamic server PPDS 755 MTCP 10 0 3 21 Port 1 ress Sub netMask Gatewa MAC Add all peed bi eed Tel 5 1 5 Lig 54 M laz Li 5 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 754 00 0dce0 Port Mapping PC Port Setting Device select COM com2 7 W Re assign COM number for all subsequent ports Apply to all subsequent slots Fixed baud rate use server current settings Skip baud rate and data format changes from client program Less conflicts when sharing port to multiple clients l Disable purge command e g ModScan3 2 l Enable Write Buffer to collect small packets into big one Auto Flush Interval gt i ms 10 500 default 50 Cancel The following is an overview of the paramet
23. Ping Server This function is used to transmit a Ping command to check whether or not the IP address of a device server can be accessed gt gt Diagnostic This is a Debug function that is used to diagnose the current status of a device server gt gt Add Server s This function is used to add a specified device server to the Server List panel and is the same as the Add Server s button in the Main Button Panel Refer to Section 3 2 Main Button Panel for more detailed information gt gt MRemove Server This function is used to delete a specified device server from the Server List panel and is the same as the Remove Server button in the Main Button Panel Refer to Section 3 2 Main Button Panel for more detailed information gt gt Remove All Servers This function is used to delete all device servers listed in the Server List panel gt gt t Configure Server This function is used to configure a server listed in the Server List panel and is the same as the Configure Server button in the Main Button panel Refer to Section 3 3 Configure Server Button for more detailed information Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 16 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Item Description Port gt gt Open COM Port This function is used to open the terminal program and connect to a specified COM port Refer to Section 5 1 2 Testing a Virtual COM Port using t
24. SA 7 Chars IP Address 10 0 8 100 Gateway i 0 0 6 254 MAC Warning Contact your Network Administrator to get correct configuration before any change Cancel Prewiew List Click on the below list to input correct settings 2 d Ta Copy Settings DHCP Name Alias IP Address Mask Gateway F MAC Addres CI PPDS 755 MTCP 192 168 255 1 255 255 0 0 192 168 0 1 00 0d e0 50 O tDS 718 192 168 255 1 255 255 0 0 192 168 0 0 00 0d 20 80 0O tSH 725 192 168 255 1 255 255 0 0 192 168 0 1 00 0d e0 8f 3 Verify that the network settings can be re assigned for all subsequent device servers are correct 4 Click the OK button to save the settings Configure Server UDP fx ServerName DHCP lo OFF 7 sub net Mask 255 255 255 0 Alias ICPDSA Z Chars IP Address 10 0 8 100 Gateway 10 0 8 254 MAC F Warning s Contact your Network Administrator to get correct configuration before any change 4 7x D Cancel Preview List Click on the below list to input correct settings Spon Remo nmOneAOaneseienee T DHCP Name Alias IP Address Mask Gateway MAC Addres PPDS 755 MICP ICPDSA 10 0 8 100 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 50 D tDS 718 ICPDSAT 10 0 8 101 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 80 tSH 725 ICPDSA2 10 0 8 102 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 8f Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 38 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual gt
25. To resolve this issue follow the procedure described below VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Step 1 Power off the device server and disconnect it from the network and then send a ping command to the IP address of the device server 1 Click the Start button and then click Run to open the Run Command dialog box If useing keyboard shortcuts press the Windows logo key 44 R to open the Run Command dialog box ee Lila rai Set Program Access and ZD Windows Messenger al TOR eG Defaults AF 9 Tour Windows XP Connect To gt 8 PA connect 1 gt A SR windows Movie Maker ka Printers and Faxes a Utility Manager Help and Support Search All Programs gt Log Off Turn OFF Computer 4 start Cc wm 2 In the Run Command dialog box type cmd in the Open field and then click the OK button to open a Command Prompt window Run F Ed Type the name of a program folder document or 3 Internet resource and Windows will open it for you e ae cmd Browse Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 58 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 3 In the Command Prompt window type ping together with the IP Address of the device server e g ping 10 0 8 100 and then press Enter If the response to the ping command is the message Request timed out it is confirmation th
26. Ver XP32 v2 12 18 12 26 2014 Status Driver is running 172972015 16 41 35 gt The COM Port successfully opens in the client program but the device cannot be accessed Verify that the power supply and the RS 232 422 485 wiring for the device server are correctly configured Refer to the User Manual for the device server e g 7188E 8000E DS PDS tDS iDS series module etc for more information Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 56 6 2 The Network Settings co not Work Correctly The factory default values for the IP Address the Subnet Mask and the Gateway Address for ICP DAS modules e g 7188E 8000E DS PDS tDS iDS series module etc are 192 168 255 1 255 255 0 0 and 192 168 0 1 respectively If the IP Address Subnet Mask or Gateway Address settings are not correct for the network being used contact the Network Administrator to obtain a valid network configuration for the device server Refer to for more details Note that incorrect settings will cause communication problems between the module and the network Failure OK The PDS module does not work the There are no IP address conflicts with Ethernet cable is not properly connected other devices l l or there is a problem with the network Failure OK There is another device using the The PDS module is functioning and same IP address which has caused an responds to communications via the IP conflict Ethernet
27. at the IP address is not currently being used by any other device C oseping 10 0 8 100 Pinging 10 0 8 100 with 32 bytes of data timed out timed out timed out timed out Ping statistics for 16 6 8 1688 Packets Sent 4 Received A Lost 16 If the response to the ping command includes the message Reply from along with the requested IP address it indicates that the IP address is currently being used by another device GC gt ping 18 60 8 168 Pinging 10 0 8 100 with 32 bytes of data 16 6 8 108 bytes 32 time lms TTL 64 16 68 8 188 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 64 16 6 8 108 bytes 32 timetims TTL 64 16 68 8 1868 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 64 Ping statistics for 16 6 8 1688 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost B z loss gt Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum Bms Maximum ims Average Pms If the IP address is currently being used refer to Section 4 2 Configuring the correct Network Settings to change the IP address in order to prevent future conflicts Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 59 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Step 2 Ensure that the device server is connected to the network and use the Ping command to test it If the response to the ping command is the message Request timed out it means that the host was unable to connect to device server Check the power supply the networ
28. cssanesoaeasaweseseanendenatas EEE EEEa 30 A CNE NE OS 4 1 Searching a Device on an Ethernet Network ccsssssssssssseecccccccceeeeeaeeessssssseeeeececceeeeessaaaeessssseeeeeeeeseeeenenaas 33 4 2 Configuring the correct Network Settings c cccsccccsssececeseccccesececeuscccceuececeeseceseuseceseneceseunecessusesesenecesseneeees 35 421 Single Device Server Configura UON v inssssicanastiansaxcnssxducasduncasantsddeneatentunaognvterdebaxtebawessdasendaetuaccesadentedeetehosd iaeavenss 35 a2 2 Muliple Device Servers COn garal lOl feirstosssacelitookeatastancsanaenecedacheecsieteatoniawsnncncassnenedustsausladsetosientancuavenneuosbaes 37 4 3 Configuring the Virtual COM Ports cccccccsseccccsecccesececeseccceesececseneccceuecessueceteuseeeseuecessuaecetsuseceseuecetsenecets 41 4 4 Connecting to the Web Server for D VICE cccccesecccessececeseccceesececeuseecceueceseueceesusececeuecessunecetsusesesenecetsenecets 43 5 DARIO STINGS an ne E E E E a sues cieesuecsectecescresneerseeuese 44 5 1 UAC E T PE E E TE E E E T A PE T 44 5 1 1 Testing a TCP Port using the TCP IP Port Terminal PrOGraim cccccccccccccccccccccccccscceeeeeceeeeecccesssssseccuuuuceeeseeeeesessess 47 5 1 2 Testing a Virtual COM Port using the COM Port Terminal Program ccccsssccccsesecccesesccesesesesececsuseseseeseseseseeens 49 5 2 Testing an External Device i sce cect sacescetecsnstesansccuedncen stun nasisenetegenbehavasnsdudancashedoaneaduiace
29. dd Server s button to open the Adding Servers dialog box Step 3 Assign a valid COM Port number from the COM Port drop down menu and then click the OK button to save the new settings If the device server has a DI DO port check the Maps virtual COM Ports to Port 1 0 on servers checkbox in the Adding Servers dialog box This can be ignored if DI DO ports are not being used or they can be manually remapped later Adding Servers IP Range Server Options Port Options Server Information server Name PPDS 755 MTCP wW Get name automatically IP Range Start 10 0 8 100 Skip duplicated IP IP Range End 10 0 8 1 00 Includes the following special IP alone M O Net M 254 Gateway 255 Broadcast Wee remote ser become part of yaur PE x Remove SEZ gt xComm Utility 7 12 18 Dec 26 2014 File Server Port Tools Virtual COM and I O Port Mappings 3 _ COM Port come Fixed baudrate use current settings of servers OA LL Add server s ual Search Servers 0 E AS NA iE Conti ti UD _ Configuration UDP 1 SE Ses el a shed Mes Sh exit hsz 0 8 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 60 1f 05 ON E PPDS 755 MTCP NJA 0 0 8 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 O00 0d e0 50 07 b8 OFF i i Fe r00 10 0 8 227 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 78 05 E5 85 ED 35 ON Cancel Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd
30. e client program Verify that the operating status for the VxComm Utility Driver is normal and then follow the procedure described below Step 1 Open the VxComm Utility and then click xComm Utility v2 12 18 Dec 26 2014 the System Information item in the Tools File Server Port ene a di Restart Driver a menu to display the System Information dialog box J oy Temin a Modbus RIU Master Servers F55 MITC a K i Add Ser x Remove Server Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 55 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Step 2 In the System Information dialog box verify that the message Driver is running is shown in the Status field If the status field indicates that the driver is not operating correctly try restarting the driver by clicking the Tools item in the Functions Menu and then clicking Restart Driver If this doesn t resolve the problem uninstall the driver and then re install and reconfigure it See Section 2 3 Uninstalling the Driver and Section 2 2 Driver Installation Procedure for more details System Infomation System Information OS Windows PLNet Professional version 5 1 2600 Service Pack 3 System Dir CAWINDOWS system32 CPU s fa CPU Type x86 Family 6 Pentium II Pro AMD K6 xComm Driver Information File Size 61312 Byte s File Time i ef26f 2014 16 28 28 oo File
31. eb 25 2014 Max Sockets 32 OS Yer v2 2 28 Nov 18 2013 System Timeout ms 0 Operation Mode 0 Shared Password Setting Unlocked O Status OK Cancel Step 9 Connect the TxD pin to RxD pin Port 1 on the device server e g the PPDS 755D MTCP Programmable Device Server Short TxD1 and RxD1 Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 46 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 5 1 1 Testing a TCP Port using the TCP IP Port Terminal Progtrainn Step 1 In the Port List Panel of the VxComm Utility right click the Port1 entry for device server and select the Open TCP Port item from the shortcut menu The TCP IP Port Terminal program will then be opened a xComm Utility v2 12 18 Dec 26 2014 Sele File Server Port Tools Configure Server Configure Port ee ae xComm Servers Virtual COM Baudrate N PPD 755 MTCP 10 0 8 100 COM MA amp Add Server s h lt CE ay wa Configure Port xX Remove Server Ea L LLLE Web Name Alias IFP Address Sub net Wask Gateway MAC Address ty Search Servers tD5 732 GL2 10 0 8 5 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 80 1f PPDS 755 MTCP N A 10 0 8 100 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 50 07 Configuration UDF Step 2 Click the TCP IP Port tab Step 3 Enter the relevant IP address and TCP IP Port information for the device server in the IP Address and TCP IP Port fields and then click the Open TCP button Con
32. eply Reply BReply aReply Pinging 16 from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 iDS 718 ct CAWINDO WS system32 Ping exe 100 100 bytes 32 z bytes 32 z bytes 32 z bytes 32 gt bytes 32 z bytes 32 z bytes 32 z bytes 32 bytes 32 z bytes 32 bytes 32 bytes 32 z bytes 32 z bytes 32 6 0 8 1090 with 32 bytes of data bytes 32 bytes 32 iDS 700 10 0 8 272 COLEA 254 E Ua il Za gt Contisure Server UDF iS AddServeris time lt ims time lt ims time lt ims time lt ims time lt ims time lt ims time lt ims time lt ims time lt ims time lt ims time lt ims time lt ims time lt ims time lt ims time lt ims time lt ims Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved TECHIES SS EDGS l Page 36 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 4 2 2 Multiple Device Servers Configuration Note that this function is supported by VxComm Utility Version 2 13 00 Mar 26 2015 or later Step 1 In the Search List panel see Section 4 1 Searching for Devices on an Ethernet Network press the Ctrl key and click the name of multiple device servers e g the PPDS 755D MTCP tDS 718 and tSH 725 modules to select it Step 2 Click the Configuration UDP
33. er The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup Step 6 Once the installation is complete the VxComm Utility will be opened automatically File Server Port Tools Virtual COA Baud driver amp utility Name Alias IF Address Sub net Gateway MAC Ad Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 11 2 3 Uninstalling the Driver The VxComm driver includes an uninstallation utility that allows the software to be removed from the computer if necessary To uninstall the software follow the procedure described below Step 1 Click the Windows Start button and then click the All programs Default Programs Click the ICP DAS folder and then open the f Desktop Gadget Gallery Internet Explorer 64 bit VxCommW7 folder and click the internet Explorer Uninstall VxComm Driver item to run the Windows DVD Maker Documents 15 Windows Fax and Scan Windows Media Center Pictures gt Windows Media Player EF Windows Update l XPS Viewer Accessories uninstall process and remove the driver Music Games Games ICPDAS VxCommW7 Uninstall VxComm Driver gat VxComm Utility ko Maintenance Startup Default Programs Computer Control Panel Devices and Printers Help and Support Shut down gt g Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown publisher
34. ers contained in the Port Mapping PC tab of the Port Configuration dialog box gt Select COM The current Virtual COM Port number will be displayed Select a valid COM port from the drop down menu to change which port is to be used Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved VxComm Driver Utility User Manual gt Re assign COM number for all subsequent ports If this option is enabled the COM Port number can be re assigned for all subsequent ports when the Virtual COM Port number is changed from the Select COM drop down menu gt Fixed baud rate use server current settings Enabling this option can prevent the client from changing the Baud Rate for the specified Virtual COM Port If multiple clients are connected to the same serial port it is recommended that the serial port of the device server is configured via the web interface and then this option can be enabled on all clients in order to prevent potential conflicts gt Disable purge command e g ModScan32 When attempting to use the ModScan32 program to access or test a slave RTU device via a Virtual COM port a communication timeout error may occur This is because the ModScan32 program is purging clearing data from the serial port buffer too quickly after sending it so the device server cannot finish sending the packets from the serial port before the data is purged meaning that the slave device is unable to receive a full request
35. figuration Setting E m Ed IF Address 10 08100 TCP IP Port 1 00G Open TCP Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 47 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Step 4 Enter some characters e g Virtual COM in the Send field Step5 Click the Hex Text option in the Display section Step6 Click the Send button to send the message 10 0 8 100 10001 Terminal 2 12 18 ec 26 2014 Miaa a E Send Virtual COM 4 CR 0x0D send Hex 156 69 72 74 75 61 6C 20 43 4F 4D meriin E Received Max display lines 2900 Clear Recewied Step 7 Confirm that the characters displayed in the Received text field e g Virtual COM are the same as those entered in the Send text field Step 8 Click the Exit button to close the TCP IP Port Terminal program 10 0 8 100 10001 Terminal 2 12 18 Dec 26 2014 Hex 56 69 72 74 7561 6C 20 43 4F 4D Interval ms 0 Received 12 Max dig olay lines 2000 56 69 72 74 75 61 6C 20 43 4F 4D OD Virtual COM A Clear Recevied Display Hex Text C Hex Text None ee Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 48 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 5 1 2 Testing a Virtual COM Port using the COM Port Terminal Pragrainn Step 1 In the Port List Panel of VxComm Utility right click the Port1 entry for the device server and select the Open COM Port ite
36. he COM Port Terminal for more detailed information gt gt Open TCP Port This function is used to open the terminal program and connect to a specified TCP IP address port Refer to Section 5 1 1 Testing a TCP Port using the TCP IP Terminal for more detailed information st Configure Port This function is used to configure a Port listed in the Port List panel and is the same as the Configure Port button in the Main Button panel Refer to Section 3 4 Configure Port Button for more detailed information Tools gt gt Al Restart Driver This function is used to restart the VxComm Driver gt gt lt Terminal This function is used to open the terminal program in order to test the COM Port or TCP IP connection gt gt Modbus RTU Master This function is used to open the Modbus RTU Master Utility gt gt MiModbus TCP Master This function is used to open the Modbus TCP Master Utility gt gt t Driver Options This function is used to enable or disable the Ignore Errors feature when Opening or writing to COM Ports gt gt System Information This function provides basic information related to the operating system and the VxComm driver including the CPU type the VxComm version and the VxComm size etc Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 17 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 3 2 Main Button Panel The following is an overview of the main buttons panel
37. he Host PC are configured correctly Ensure that the Windows firewall or any Anti Virus firewall software is correctly configured Alternatively temporarily disable these functions otherwise the Search Servers function in the VxComm Utility may not work as desired Contact the System Administrator for details if unsure of how to do this Step 2 Connect both your device e g the PPDS 755D MTCP and the Host computer to the same sub network or to the same Ethernet Switch and then power on the device e g the PPDS 755D MTCP Ethernet Cable PoE Switch NS 205PSE Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 33 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Step 3 Open the VxComm Utility and click the Search Servers button to search for the device server e g the PPDS 755D MTCP The settings for the device server will be displayed in the Search List Panel The following are the factory default settings IP Address 192 168 255 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Gateway Address 192 168 0 1 DHCP OFF xComm Utility v2 12 18 Dec 26 2014 EIB Fie Server Port Tools Contigure Server Contigure Port eee xComm Servers Port s irtual COM Baudrate ere remote Ser become part of your amp Add Server s x Remove Server 3 Name 4 Alias IP Address Sub net Mask Gatewa MAC Address DHCP tDS 732_ G 10 0 8 110 08 254 00 0d e0 80 1f 03 ON STPPDS 755 MTCP N A 192 168 255 1
38. ility Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 18 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 3 2 1 Adding Servers The following is an overview of the Adding Servers dialog box for the VxComm Utility including a description of the IP Range Server Options and Port Options functions 3 2 1 1 IP Range Adding Servers IP Range Server Options Port Options Server Information Server Name PPDS 755 MTCP wW Get name automatically IP Range Start 10 0 8 21 Skip duplicated IP IP Range End i 0 0 8 71 Includes the following special IP M OfNet I 254 Gateway 255 Broadcast Yirtual COM and I O Port Mappings COM Port COM12 7 Fixed baudrate use current settings of servers Maps virtual COM ports to Port V0 on servers The following is an overview of the parameters contained in the IR Range tab of the Adding Servers dialog box gt Server Name gt Get name automatically The VxComm driver can be configured to automatically retrieve name of a device server by checking the Get name automatically checkbox If this option is disabled A Unknown device 742 found Ere 25 however a Server Name must be specified If the server name doesn t correspond to any device currently connected to the network the following alert will be displayed Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 19 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual g
39. izard This will install VxComm Driver v2 12 11 for 32 64 bit Windows XP 2k3 2k8 2012 Nista 7 8 on your computer Itis recommended that you dose all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Step 3 Select the destination location The default path is C ICPDAS VxCommW7 Verify that the destination path is correct and click the Next gt button or click the Browse button to install the driver in a different location It is strongly recommended that the driver is installed in the default location j5 Setup VxComm Driver gt e O S Where should YxComm Driver W7 be installed A Setup will install VxComm Driver W7 into the following folder To continue dick Next If you would like to select a different folder dick Browse CHICPDAS WxCommW 7 Atleast 7 9 MB of free disk space is required Select Additional Tasks Which additional tasks should be performed Select the additional tasks you would like Setup to perform while installing VxComm Driver W7 then dick Next Additional icons Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 10 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Step 5 Click the Finish button to complete the installation jB Setup VxComm Driver W7 Ss B Completing the VxComm Driver W7 Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing VxComm Driver W7 on your comput
40. k cable network settings IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address etc and refer to the User Manual for device server CoNeping 10 0 8 108 Pinging 16 6 8 106 with 32 bytes of data out out out out Ping statistics For 16 0 8 168 Packets Sent 4 Received 8 Lost 4 16B loss gt If the response to the ping command includes the message Reply from along with the requested IP address it indicates that the host has success fully established a connection to the device server Pinging 10 0 8 100 with 32 bytes of data 16 6 8 166 bytes 32 time ims TIL 64 10 0 8 100 bytes 32 timetims TTL 64 16 6 8 166 bytes 32 timetims TITL 64 Reply from 16 0 8 168 bhytes 32 timetims TITL 64 Ping statistics for 10 6 8 108 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost B A loss gt Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum Ams Maximum ims Average Pms I Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved
41. l command in order to keep the connection alive The timer is reset following each successful send receive command data transmission The Keep Alive mechanism doesn t work until the next timeout The default value for the Keep Alive time is about 120 seconds The recommended value is Device Server System Timeout 1 3 or less gt Connection Broken Seconds If the connection to the device fails the VxComm Driver will automatically try to re establish the connection When the client sends a message to device server e g a 7188E 8000E DS PDS tDS iDS series module etc the VxComm Driver may receive with a Disconnect event from the Internet TCP IP layer if the message is not sent after 20 seconds or more To force the VxComm Driver to reconnect to the device server a smaller Connection Broken time can be set e g 180 seconds in order to obtain a quicker response Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 22 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual If no send receive message has been transmitted on the connection before the Connection Broken timeout period has elapsed the connection will be marked as having failed As the VxComm Driver will also attempt to automatically re establish the connection the Keep Alive time value should be smaller than the Connection Broken time value so as to ensure that the connection remains active The default System Timeout STxxx value
42. ll connect to this IP address if the primary device server suffers a failure Note that the values displayed for the Keep Alive Time Seconds Conne Seconds Connect Timeout Seconds Command Port TCP and Virtual I O Port DC options will be the same as those entered in the Server Options tab of the Adding Servers See Section 3 2 1 2 Server Options Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 28 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual The Device Information tab provides the basic details of the device server and other information related to the hardware and software including the Model Name the current Firmware OS version number and date the IP Address the Sub net Mask Address the MAC Address the Gateway Address the TCP Port the System Timeout the Operation Mode and Password Settings etc Server Confizuration server PPDS 55 MTCP 10 0 8 21 Server Options PC Device Information Network Setting IP Address hi 0 0 8 21 TCP Port Cmd fi 0000 Sub net Mask 255 255 0 0 MAC Address 00 0d e0 50 07 b8 Gateway fi 0 1 0 254 set IP_Mask_Gateway Device Information server Name PPDS 755 MTCP Firmware Yer v3 2 32 Feb 5 2014 hax Sockets 32 OS Ver v2 2 28 Nov 18 2013 System Timeout ms fo Operation Mode fo Shared Password Setting Unlocked Status OK Refresh Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved
43. m from the shortcut menu The COM Port Terminal program will then be opened ge xComm Utility v2 12 18 Dec 26 2014 Sele File Server Font Tools Configure Server Configure Port aes xComm Servers Port Virtual COM Baudrate PPDS 755 MTCP 10 0 8 100 Port 0 COM aa i ypa Dunamni IN gj Open COM Port Add Server s l P E a Conti Fort x Remove Server Port 5 COM oo Web Name Alias IF ddress Sub netMask Gateway MAC Address Pty Search Servers tDS 732 GL2 10 0 8 5 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 80 1f PPDS 55 MTCP NJA 10 0 8 100 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 50 07 Configuration UDP Step 2 Click the COM Port tab Step 3 Select the appropriate COM Port Baud Rate and Data Format settings for the device from the relevant drop down menus and then click the Open COM button Confiruration Setting COM Port eome z Data Bis Ee Baudrate i 15200 Parity Bit Open COM Stop Bits i Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 49 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Step 4 Enter some characters e g Virtual COM in the Send field Step5 Click the Hex Text option in the Display section Step6 Click the Send button to send the message COM3 115200 Terminal 2 12 18 Dec 26 2014 Maa end VirtualCOM J O CR Ox0D C sena Hex 15669 72 747561 6C 20 43 4F 4D Interval rms 0 Recelved 0 Max display li
44. mm Servers Pot Virtual COM Baudrate I V orii PPDS 755 MTCP 10 0 8 100 Port I O COM2 N A Where re become part of your COM3 Dynamic COMA Dynamic 2 Add Server s COM5 Dynamic COM6 Dynamic Xx Remove Server Dynamic Web IPAddress Sub net Mask MAC Address i 10 0 8 5 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 80 1f 03 PPDS 755 MTCP NJA 10 0 8 100 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 50 07 b8 iDS 700 10 0 8 22 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 78 C5 E5 85 ED 85 Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 44 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Step 4 From the Web Configuration interface click the COM Port Settings link to display the Configure COM Port interface Step 5 Click the MO Transparent Mode option button in the Operation Mode section Note For more detailed information regarding the operation modes M 0 to 3 refer to Section 4 3 1 Operation Mode in the User Manual for the PDS series Step 6 Check the Save current settings to EEPROM and Apply current settings checkbox items and then click the SET COM PORT button to complete the configuration gt D 10 0 8 100 Configure COM PORT Port COMO for ALL PORTS comi ss Baud Rate 9600 v Olpe a D c T Rx FIFO Trigger Level g EndChar tex Misc Settings MO T ransparent Mode Operation Mode O M2 Half Slave Mode
45. n the network As a result it would possibly be better to set the timeout to a EF Select the COM Port and Band Rate Eg Timeout Settings SUQ Ms Select COM to search Baud Rate Options E E E S600 p 3400 M 15200 M 4800 M 2400 M 1200 Select All Clear All PDS PPDS 700 Protocol Options W DCON M Modbus ATU Os 115200 W 600 Modbus ASCII Checksum Options W Disabled W Enabled Parity iw None N 8 7 Even E81 O None N 8 2 Odd 0 8 1 Industry Computer RS 485 Port Options ATS CONTROL _TOGGLE Se ATS for Vision Bos Cancel Step 9 Click the Start Search button to start searching for the M 7022 as illustrated below EJ DECON Utility _version 525 stop arching and result of finding IO modules __ File COM Port Search Eun Temmnal Language Help Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved CE Ta 0 End 255 Max Address range 0 255 Page 53 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Step 10 Once the M 7022 is identified it will be displayed in the search results panel of the DCON Utility If the module name is displayed in the search results panel it means that the module has been located and is operating normally z DCON Dtility version 525 searching modules Simi I al 255 Max Address range 0 255 a Description ZAD m V Modbus ATU 115200 Disable Bannannnnnnnnani Searchi
46. nes 2OO0 Clear Recevied Step 7 Confirm that the characters displayed in the Received text field e g Virtual COM are the same as those entered in the Send text field Step 8 Click the Exit button to close the COM Port Terminal program COM 115200 Terminal 2 12 18 Dec 26 2014 Send Virtual COM M CR 0x00 Hex 56 69 72 74 75 61 6C 20 43 4F 4D Interval ms Recenved 12 6 69 F72 Y4 75 61 60 20 43 4F 4D OD Clear Recevied Display Hex Text C Hex C Text C None Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 50 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 5 2 Testing an Exte Virtual COM Ports are mapped to the serial ports of the device server e g the PPDS 755D MTCP by the VxComm Driver Consequently the DCON Utility can be used to search for remote O series modules e g an M 7022 connected to the network through a Virtual COM Port To test an external device connected via a Virtual COM Port follow the procedure described below Note that an M 7022 module and a PPDS 755D MTCP server are used in this example Step 1 Connect the M 7022 to Port2 RS 485 bus on the PPDS 755D MTCP and then attach a power supply to both the M 7022 and the PPDS 755D MTCP Power Supply Ethernet Cable NS 205PSE Step 2 Open the VxComm Utility and click the Search Server button to search for any device servers e g the PPDS 755D MTCP connected to the net
47. ng Status CO Port CO 4 Address 03 dec 3 hex Baud Rate 115200 Parity None Data Bit 5 Stop Bit Step 11 Click the Stop Search button to stop the search If the search is completed and the module is not displayed it indicates that an error has occurred either with the configuration or with the network Check the connection and the configuration and try again E DcON_Utility_version 525 searching modules AR Fie COM Port Search Eun Terminal Language Help l E 255 Max Address range 0 255 Phecksum Disable M81 AD m Modbus ATU 101 Note For more detailed information regarding how to use the DCON Utility refer to the Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 54 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 6 Troubleshooting 6 1 COM Port Failed to Open gt The COM Port that was created using the VxComm Driver fails to open in the client program To resolve this issue ensure that the network settings for both the host computer and the device are correctly configured Check the power supply the network cable and the IP Subnet Mask Gateway address information for device server If the correct network configuration information is unknown contact the Network Administrator to obtain the details Refer to the User Manual for device server e g the 7188E 8000E DS PDS tDS iDS series module etc for more information gt The COM Port still fails to open in th
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49. onfigure Servers button to open the Server Configuration dialog box a xComm Utility v2 12 18 Dec 26 2014 File Server Port Tools Seles Configure Port VeComm Servers PPDS 55 MTCP 10 0 6 21 n g Add Server s eas Server Configuration x Remove Server Server PPDS 755 MTCP 10 0 8 21 server Options PC Device Information Virtual COM Baudrate Reserved H A COM Dynamic NOMS Dynamic Dynamic driver amp utility The following items are all PC side settings not device settings Keep Alive Time Seconds 120 Connection Broken Seconds Connect Timeout Seconds 5 Command Port TCP i 0000 Yirtual 70 Port TCP 9999 IP Address Primary i 0 0 6 21 Redundant IP Secondary 0 0 0 0 Cancel The following is an overview of the parameters contained in the Server Option PC tab of the Server Configuration dialog box gt Keep Alive Time Seconds After connecting to the device server e g a 7188E 8000E DS PDS tDS iDS series module etc the VxComm Driver automatically sends a periodical command in order to keep the connection alive The timer is reset following each successful send receive command data transmission The Keep Alive mechanism doesn t work until the next timeout The default value for the Keep Alive time is about 120 seconds The recommended value is Device System Timeout 1 3 or less Copyright
50. or two seconds and then click the Search Servers button again to verify that the device servers e g the PPDS 755D MTCP tDS 718 and tSH 725 modules is operating correctly using the new configuration Web O fui Search Servers be Configurz hvd me P Mame blig P Addre b net Mask tSH 725 ICPDSA2 10 0 8 102 255 255 255 0 05 718 ICPDSAl 10 0 8 101 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 8f 7 7 88 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 80 0a 78 tDS 712 GLI 10 0 8 18 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 80 02 be ON tDS 732 Tiny01 10 0 8 19 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 80 1f 03 ON uPAC 7586E TimTsai 586 10 0 8 123 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 75 86 06 OFF LFT IHI I IEIS I IBI IEIS 1 de Ae te L PPDS 755 MTCP ICPDSA 10 0 8 100 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 50 07 b8 ti gt mtatas Step 5 Right click the name of the device servers in the Search List panel and then select the Ping Server item from the shortcut menu Step 6 A Command Prompt window will be displayed indicating the status of the ping command If the response contains the message Reply from together with the IP Address of the device server it indicates that the device servers can be accessed and is operating correctly a xComm Utility v2 13 00 Mar 26 2015 Sle File Server Port Tools xComm Servers Virtual COM Baudrate VXC driver amp utility Tip hae F snur M amp Add Server s f Weh ct
51. osed all virtual COM ports first status Driver is not running C Restart Driver gt Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 42 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 44 Connecting to the Web Server for Device Once the device server has been correctly configured and is operating normally on the network connect to the Web Server in order to configure the advanced settings Step 1 Click the name of the device server in either the Search List panel or the Server List panel e g the PPDS 755D MTCP to select it Step 2 Click the Web button to log into the web configuration pages for the device server gfe PPDS 755 MTCP Setup Page x E gt D 10 0 8 100 Device Information Module name re COMS3 Firmware version S version S Library version CPIIP Library version ree Memory bytes gt xComm Utility 2 12 16 Dec File Server Port Tools n al olol lt gt D ow 3 fs z M V driver amp utility Where remote become part of pour Dynamic a Web k lt a Search Se y Name D Alias IPAddress Sub netMask Gatewa MAC Address DHCP Configuration UDP tD 73 10 0 8 5 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 80 1f 03 ON m g PPDS 755 MTCP N A 1b 5 700 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 50 07 b8 OFF iD i ae N 0 8 22 255 255 255 0 10 0 5 254 Fe CS IES 65 ED 85 ON
52. s IP Address 10 0 8 100 MAC Sub net Maik 255 255 255 0 I Contact nNetwork Administrator to get Gateway 10 0 8 254 correct con guration before any changing CD cones a Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Step 4 Wait for two seconds and then click the Search Servers button again to verify that the device server e g the PPDS 755D MTCP is operating correctly using the new configuration Name Alias IP Address Sub netMask Gateway MAC Address DHE Et leaiii Fee NEE ele ON ray MICP NJA 10 06 1002 99 259 295 0 d be 0 50 07 b8 OFF 2 S 10 0 8 254 78 C5 E5 85 ED 85 ON t a tats Step 5 Right click the name of the device server in the Search List panel and then select the Ping Server item from the shortcut menu Step 6 A Command Prompt window will be displayed indicating the status of the ping command If the response contains the message Reply from together with the IP Address of the device server it indicates that the device server can be accessed and is operating correctly TCU n ith Search Servers Configuration UDP Name Alias IPAddress Sub netMask Gateway MAC Address DI tD5 732 GLZ 10 0 8 5 9255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 80 1f 03 0I PPDS 755 MTCP N A 10 0 8 100 m lt m2 00d ee 0 50 00 7 68 0 Reply Reply Reply Reply BReply BReply Reply Reply Reply Reply Reply Reply gR
53. sdatbsadetiesenadbebsnseeaviecensaneacsiead 51 6 TROUDIGSHOOUUINE sirrrsr irnn conc ccs cecan veocsanescensenesenseuesseasecesisuecessvcsacsnsiveccaneicaucausisn OO 6 1 COM Port Failed to ODE i ac ccen see cetesertracessnescescorscasncacstcucacueaneqsatasaceseteanenseravedenoedenennet anne esaeiaacesiaeuecleuiracoenstiosanse 55 6 2 The Network Settings do NOt Work Correctly cccccccesecccesseccceseccceenececeusececeueceeseececsuseeeseeecessesecesauneeeeuaess 57 Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 3 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 1 Overview 1 1 What is VxComm VxComm is an abbreviation for Virtual Communications Port The VxComm Driver provides the ability to create Virtual COM ports in Windows and then map them to the serial ports on the 7188E 8000E DS PDS tDS iDS series of programmable device servers Internet Ethernet Controllers through an Internet Ethernet network The only modification that needs to be made to any custom RS 232 client programs is to change the connection details so that the Virtual COM port is used to access the serial devices connected to the device servers through the network Bar Code CNC Machine EPROM POS Terminal Reader Programmer Remote Serial Devices DS PDS tDS 8000E 7188E 2 J a a Va A 7 gt d N a VxComm Server Local Serial Devices Bar Code EPROM A Reader CNC Machine Programmer POS Terminal s Copyright
54. t IP Range Start gt IP Range End When adding a single device server the IP address entered in the IP Range Start and IP Range End text fields will be the same To add multiple device servers the initial IP address for the range of devices must be entered in the IP Range Start text field and final IP address for the range of device servers must be entered in the IP Range End text field If no addresses are entered in the IP range fields the following alert will be displayed xComm PDS 720 N A 10 0 9 245 255 255 255 0 PDS 742 NJA 10 0 9 247 255 255 255 0 gt Skip duplicated IP This option is used to determine whether or not duplicated IP address should be ignored The default setting is to skip duplicated IP addresses Disabling this option will mean that no check will be made to determine whether or not an IP address is already in the Server List If an IP address is duplicated the following alert will be displayed amp Skip duplicated IP 10 0 9 247 gt Includes the following special IP gt O Net 254 Gateway 255 Broadcast If the O Net 254 Gateway 255 Broadcast options are enabled these reserved IP addresses will be included when the VxComm Utility is instructed to add device servers Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 20 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual gt COM Port This option is used to select an available Virtual COM to be
55. un Terminal Laneuage Help 0 End 255 Max Address range 0 255 mt Description SS File PROQG0ii Search Run Ternal Language Help N E Select the COM Port and Band Rate Eg Select COM to search Timeout Settings come 300 m Baud Rate Options B B w 115200 M 57600 p 3e400 f 19200 9600 m a00 M 2400 M 1200 Select All Clear All PDS PPDS 700 Protocol Options Mone DataBit Stop Bit Eia W DCON li Modbus ATU Modbus ASCII searching Status COM Port COM 2 Addres Checksum Options W Disabled Enabled Parity W Nome N 8 7 Even E 8 1 None N 8 2 Odd 0 8 1 Industry Computer AS 485 Port Options ATS _CONTROL_TOGGLE M Se ATS for Vision Box Cancel Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 52 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Step 6 Select the Virtual COM Port that the M 7022 is connected to on the PPDS 755D MTCP e g COM4 RS 485 port from the Select COM to search drop down menu Step 7 Select the appropriate Baud Rate Protocol Checksum and Data Format settings from the relevant checkbox items The exact values selected depend on the configuration of the M 7022 The following is an example Baud Rate 115200 and 9600 Protocol DCON and Modbus RTU Checksum Disabled and Enabled Parity None N 8 1 Step 8 Click the OK button to save the settings delay o
56. used as Port1 on the VxComm server gt Fixed baudrate use current settings of servers Enabling the Fixed Baud Rate use current settings of servers option can prevent a client from changing the Baud Rate If multiple clients are connected to the same serial port it is recommended that the serial port for the device server is configured via the web interface and then this option can be enabled on all clients in order to prevent potential conflicts gt Maps virtual COM ports to Port I O on servers If a device has an I O port the Maps virtual COM ports to Port I O on servers option can be enabled in order to map the I O Port on the server The Port I O can also be manually remapped later Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 21 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual 3 2 1 2 Server Options Addimg Servers IP Range Server Options Port Options The following items are all PC side settings not device settings Keep Alive Time Seconds 120 Connection Broken Seconds 180 Connect Timeout Seconds 5 Command Port TCP 10000 Virtual 0 Port TCP 9999 cancel The following is an overview of the parameters contained in the Server Options tab of the Adding Servers dialog box gt Keep Alive Time Seconds After connecting to the device server e g a 7188E 8000E DS PDS tDS iDS series module etc the VxComm Driver automatically sends a periodica
57. work See Section 4 1 Searching for Devices on an Ethernet Network for ge xComm Utility v2 12 18 Dec 26 2014 more details i se Step 3 Verify that the network settings and the Virtual COM Port e g COM3 to 1 RPDS TEEMTCP 10 0 8 100 cou o va M COM7 for the PPDS 755D MTCP are haa servers COMS Dmamic x COM6 Dynamic r s Remove Server COM Dynamic correct See Section 4 2 Configuring the Liena Web correct Network Settings and Section i IP ddress Sub netMask Gateway MAC Address 10 0 8 26 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 80 03 c0 10 0 8 5 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 80 1f 03 s i S 732 GL 4 3 Configuring the Virtual COM Ports 10 0 8 100 255 255 255 0 10 0 8 254 00 0d e0 50 07 b8 for more details Copyright 2015 ICP DAS CO Ltd All Rights Reserved Page 51 VxComm Driver Utility User Manual Step 4 Install DCON Utility which can be obtained from the companion CD ROM the ICP DAS FTP site or the ICP DAS web site The location of the installation files on the CD and the download addresses are shown below CD NAPDOS Driver DCON_ Driver http ftp icodas com pub cd 8000cd napdos driver dcon_utilit Step 5 Open the DCON Utility and click the COM Port item from the main menu to open the Select the COM Port and Baud Rate dialog box Fi DECON Utility version 525 select COM Port option then search modules DER File COM Port Search R

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