Rose electronic RS232 User's Manual
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1. Transfer and select Send Text File The Send Text File dialog box will display Enter the file name of the updated firmware file into the File Name box and click Open The file transfer function will start While the file is being sent periods are sent to indicate the copying progress Once the file has been sent you will see the message Receive successful Flash programming Flash programming successful After the flash memory is programmed the serial menu will display Updating the firmware program does not change any of the custom settings that have been made KJ XTENSYS INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL You may receive one of the following errors during the file transfer function checksum error record error or data error These messages are followed by Receive failed Try again Y N These error messages may be caused by any of the following items Corrupted firmware upgrade file Loose or defective RS232 cable RS232 protocol not configured correctly Bad transmit or receive levels Hardware problem on transmit or receive side Identify and correct the transmit problem and press Y then Enter to try again Press N and then Enter and the prompt Hit enter to boot appears Press the Enter key to re start the Xtensys switches diagnostics with the firmware unchanged Option 2 Send this Unit s Main Program to other boards The main program updates Option 1 updates car2. A selection box will display listing the supported serial choices Use the up down arrow keys and select the serial baud rate to configure the CPU port for and press Enter Save the changes to flash memory Once saved that CPU port is configured for serial support Computer Computer Computer Serial 9600 N 8 1 Computer UTP Computer 5 UTP Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Pagets More computers Name of computer up Computer 4 above is configured for serial support at 9600 baud With the CPU port configured for serial support and the appropriate serial cable connected the KVM station can access the connected serial device the same way you would access it using a computer terminal When you switch to a CPU port that is configured for serial support the powerful OSD will emulate a VT220 terminal You can also use the KVM station in a standard TTY mode which will automatically scroll incoming data The example below shows a typical screen from a UNIX computer The data is shown in a standard 24 x 80 area with two status lines The first line shows the current KVM station name user name connect mode and computer name The second line shows the command functions available 22 XTENSYS INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL
3. SERIAL FEATURES Serial port usage RS232 The serial port on both the Xtensys switch RJ12 and the User station DB9 are used to update the unit s firmware The following procedure for establishing a connection from your standalone computer or Notebook computer to the Xtensys switch s serial port or a User station uses Windows HyperTerminal Refer to your user s manual if a different communication program is being used To access an Xtensys serial port the following items are required m A serial cable RJ12 connector and an appropriate adapter for the computer s serial port The serial cable and adapter are provided with each Xtensys switch Rose part number KIT ATRX A standard DB9 null modem cable can be used to flash user stations m A dedicated computer Notebook computer with a serial port or a display terminal Using a display terminal will allow you to configure the Xtensys switch however you will not be able to upgrade new versions of firmware The computer or Notebook must not be attached to any Xtensys switches in the system being upgraded m A communications program such as Windows HyperTerminal Connecting the Serial Cable Attach the serial cable from the RS232 port on the Xtensys switch RJ12 connector to the COM1 port DB9M on your computer This COM1 port must be the same communication port your communication software is configured for If your communication software is configured for COM2 then connect the cabl
4. d 1 in the unit The firmware must be sent to all other cards using option 2 Press 2 to send the main program to all other cards Cards to update n You are about to copy the firmware from this board to all other boards in the system Are you sure Y N Before responding Y make sure that the Cards to update number in the message above agrees with the total number of cards in the unit minus 1 Total cards RJ45 CPU connectors divided by 4 When you reply Y the following message appears Sending flash program code to system When complete the system returns you to the serial options menu Wait at least 15 seconds before restarting the Xtensys after choosing option 2 for the program to propagate and program the other cards in the system Option 3 Reset to Factory Defaults This CPU card only Selecting option 3 restores the CPU card to its original factory configuration The following message appears Flash programming When the factory defaults have been restored the following message is displayed Reset to default successful The serial options menu is then displayed indicating that this CPU board has been reset to the factory defaults NOTE Resetting the unit to factory defaults will clear ALL computer and user names and assigned passwords Option 4 Receive new USB program from serial port The USB input module on Xtensys is flash upgradeable to accommodate new or changes in USB input devices When new
5. e to this DB9M port Setting up Windows HyperTerminal The following instructions are using Windows HyperTerminal The instructions may be different for other operating systems or communication program Start the Windows HyperTerminal program The New Connection dialog box will display requesting a name for this session Enter a session name like Xtensys serial option and click OK Next the Connect To dialog box will display Click on the Connect Using down arrow to display the connect options Select the COM 1 option then click OK The COM1 properties dialog box will display Using the drop down selection boxes select the following values for each setting Bits per second 115200 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow Control None Click OK when all values have been entered The HyperTerminal dialog box will display and information can be exchanged with the Xtensys switch properly You can save this setup so the next time its needed you can select the ICON with the name you gave it and these settings will already be established Starting a serial communication session Verify that Connected appears in the bottom left corner of the HyperTerminal window If Connected is not present click on the Call icon Connected should display in the bottom left corner Power on or cycle power on the Xtensys switch and press the spacebar when the message Hit the spacebar with
6. in 1 second to get serial options menu appears on your screen The serial menu will appear after the diagnostic check completes The serial menu enables you to perform flash upgrades Following explains the serial menu options XTENSYS INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL EI File Edit View Call Transfer Help Ole al 2 015 Serial options menu Recieve new main program from serial port this card only Send this unit s main program to other boards Reset configuration data to factory defaults this card only Receive new USB program from serial port Exit restart the unit Enter choice gt Disconnected Auto detect Auto detect A NUM Figure 22 Serial Options Option 1 Receive new main program from serial port This card only When a new main program is available it can be obtained from Rose Electronics or downloaded from our web site at www rose com The diagnostic screen that is displayed when the Xtensys switch is first turned on shows the main program version that is presently installed You cannot update the flash memory using only a display terminal you must use a standalone computer or Notebook and the new main program saved on that computer To load a flash upgrade file type 1 in the Enter choice field of the serial options menu The following message will appear Waiting for file Send the program file from your computer to the Xtensys using ASCII text file protocol From HyperTerminal click on
7. updates are available download the USB update program Updating the USB module is performed the same way as updating the new program Option 1 Follow option 1 procedure but select the USB update program to load XTENSYS INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL EX Option 5 Exit Restart the Unit Selecting option 5 exits the serial option menu The Xtensys switch will reinitialize and the diagnostic check will run After the diagnostic check finished the Unit is ready to use with its new configurations If there are more configurations needed hit the space bar within 1 seconds and the serial menu will be brought back up to use Serial Device Features The serial feature of Xtensys allows you to connect a KVM station to a serial device such as the serial port on a Unix or Sun computer a communication device or any other supported device with a serial port The serial device is connected to the RJ45 CPU port on the Xtensys switch with a serial cable Any CPU port can be configured to be a serial port When you switch to that port you are connected to the serial device and can access it as you normally would To configure a CPU port for a serial application call up the main menu Citrl F12 and then select computer and press Enter From the configure computer menu use the up down arrow keys to select the desired port to configure for serial then use the right arrow key and select the type field for the selected computer and press Enter
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