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1. Main Menu Overview Port 1 Quick Setup Export import Operation mode TCP Server v Basic Settings TCP alive check time 7 0 99 min Network Settings Inactivity time 0 0 65535 ms Serial Settings a Max connection 1v Operating Settings Port 1 Ignore jammed IP No Yes Port2 Allow driver control No Yes Port 3 Local TCP port 4001 Port4 Command port 966 Accessible IP Settings Auto Warning Settings Upgrade Firmware Data Packing Monitor Packing length 0 0 1024 Change Password a Delimiter 1 00 Hex C Enable Load Factory Default Save Restart Delimiter 2 00 Hex Dl Enable v Delimiter process Do Nothing v Processed only when packing length is 0 Force transmit 0 0 65535 ms settings to Call ports ES TCP alive check time Setting Factory Default Necessity O min The TCP connection will not be closed due to an idle TCP connection 1 to 99 min The NPort 5000AI M12 automatically closes the TCP connection if there is no TCP activity for the given time After the connection is closed the NPort 5000AI M12 starts listening for another host s TCP connection Inactivity time Setting FactoryDefault 0 to 65535 ms Optional O ms TCP connection will not be closed due to an idle serial line 1 65535 ms The NPort 5000AI M12 automatically closes the TCP connection if there is no serial data activity for the given time After the connection is closed the NPort 5000AI M12 starts listen
2. 6 28 192 168 127 254 192 168 127 254 132 168 127 254 192 168 127 254 1 2 E 4 IP Address Port COM Fort COME COM COM 2 Group COM1 2 Group Configuring NPort Administrator Mode Hi Pertormance FIFO Er Hi Performance FIFO Er Hi Performance FIFO Er Hi Performance FIFO Er NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator Changing Advanced Settings and Serial Parameters of the COM Group 1 Check the port specified on the COM Grouping page as the signal port COM Port Settings Port Humber 1 Port s Selected 1t port is Port 3 Serial ports IP Address Port Read write Signal Status 192 168 127 254 3 192 168 127 254 4 A Cancel 2 Select the Signal Status controlled port and then right click and select COM Settings NP ot Administrator COM Mapping A E Remove Apply Configure E Configuration NPort 1454504 192 168 127 254 1 Hi Performance FIFO Er a Monitor NPort 1854504 132 166 127 254 Z Hi Pertormance FIFO Er E Port Monitor Port AS450A dd ad a Er EE MPort AS45014 dd Target COM10 Group Hi Performance FIFO Er Aa IF Address Report Remove Target Enable Disable E Apply Change Discard Change 6 29 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 3 The Advanced Settings and Serial Parameters pages will be available for modification COM Fort Settings E Apply all selected ports COM Fort Settings Apply a
3. When you are ready to continue with Setup click Next NPort Administration Suite 1 Component List 1 Utililties 2 Real Com Mode Support Package 3 IP Serial Lib Package 2 Utilities Provides Configure Monitor and COM mapping administration utilities for NPort 3 Real Com Mode Support Package Provides a misc lib for Real COM management 4 IP Serial Lib Package 7 Click Finish to complete the installation of NPort Administration Suite 0 Setup NPort Administration Suite Completing the NPort Administration Suite Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing NPort Administration Suite on your computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup Configuration The Administrator Configuration window is divided into four parts e The top section contains the function list and online help area Windows NT does not support this chm file format e The five Administrator function groups are listed in the left section e A list of NPort 5000AI M12 serial device servers each of which can be selected to process user requirements is displayed in the right section e The activity Log which displays messages that record the user s processing history is shown in the bottom section NPort 5000AI M12 Series NEort Administrator Configuration le Function Configuration View Help 2 a2 z g search SearchIP Locate Configure of Configuration
4. Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking Model NPort 1A5450Al IP WWW MOXa COIT 192 168 127 253 MAC Address 00 90 E8 19 28 88 Name NPIA5450Al_ 10 Serial NO 10 Firmware 1 0 Build 10050609 E mail and SNMP Trap Settings Main Menu Mail Server Overview Quick Setup Mail server deine O My server requires authentication Basic Settings Network Settings User name Serial Settings Password Operating Settings From E mail address NPIA5450Al_10 NPIA5450Al Accessible IP Settings E mail address 1 Auto Warning Settings E mail and SNMP Trap Event Type Uparade Firmware E mail address 2 E mail address 3 E mail address 4 Monitor Change Password SNMP Trap Server Load Factory Default Save Restart SNMP trap server IP or domain name Mail Server Mail server Setting FactoryDefault IP Address or Domain None Optional Name User name Setting FactoryDefault 1 to 15 characters Optional Password Setting Factory Default 1 to 15 characters Optional From E mail address E mail address 1 2 3 4 Setting FactoryDefault 1 to 63 characters Optional 5 34 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration ATTENTION Consult your Network Administrator or ISP for the proper mail server settings The Auto warning function may not work properly if it is not configured correctly
5. 5 Monitor 53 Port Monitor e e COM Mapping W IP Address Report Message Log 0 Monitor Log 0 Configuring NPort Administrator Mow 2010223 EF 10 1919 Broadcast Search The Broadcast Search function is used to locate all NPort 5000AI M12s that are connected to the same LAN as your computer Since the Broadcast Search function searches by MAC address and not IP address all NPort 5000AI M12s connected to the LAN will be located regardless of whether or not they are part of the same subnet as the host 1 Position the cursor in the right middle section of the Administrator window and then click the right mouse button NPort Administrator Configuration File Function Configuration View Help F 2 Exit Search SearchlP Ena 2S E Configuration O NPort s No Model MACAddress IP Address m Broadcast Search Ek Specify by IP Address Function o NPort Configuration Monitor Port Monitor d COM Mapping Q IP Address Report HE La a a Status 2 The Broadcast Search window will open and display the Model IP Address MAC Address and Progress of the search for that particular device Searching Searching for NPort Found 1 NPort s remain timeout 4 seconds MAC Address IP Address MPort 1854504 00 30 E8 1234 57 9 192160 127 253 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator When the search is complete the Broa
6. Delimiter 2 Factory Default 00 to FF hex Optional Once the NPort 5000AI M12 receives both delimiters through its serial port it immediately packs all data currently in its buffer and sends it to the NPort 5000AI M12 s Ethernet port ATTENTION Delimiter 2 is optional If left blank then Delimiter 1 alone trips clearing of the buffer If the size of the serial data received is greater than 1 KB the NPort 5000AI M12 will automatically pack the data and send it to the Ethernet However to use the delimiter function you must at least enable Delimiter 1 If Delimiter 1 is left blank and Delimiter 2 is enabled the delimiter function will not work properly Delimiter process Do Nothing Do Nothing Optional Delimiter 1 Delimiter 2 Strip Delimiter 5 22 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Delimiter 1 or Delimiter 2 The data will be transmitted when an additional byte for Delimiter 1 or an additional 2 bytes for Delimiter 2 of data is received after receiving the Delimiter Strip Delimiter When the Delimiter is received the Delimiter is deleted i e stripped and the remaining data is transmitted Do Nothing The data will be transmitted when the Delimiter is received Force transmit O Disable the force transmit timeout 1 to 65535 Forces the NPort 5000AI M12 s TCP IP protocol software to try to pack serial data received during the specified time into the same data frame Thi
7. Real COM Mode RFC2217 Mode TCP Server Mode TCP Client Mode UDP Mode Pair Connection Mode Ethernet Modem Mode Reverse Telnet Mode Disabled Mode 0 0 0 02 08 0 O0 0 QO U NPort 5000AI M12 Series Choosing the Proper Operation Mode Overview NPort 5000AI M12 Serial Device Servers network enable traditional RS 232 422 485 devices in which a Serial Device Server is a tiny computer equipped with a CPU real time OS and TCP IP protocols that can bi directionally translate data between the serial and Ethernet formats Your computer can access manage and configure remote facilities and equipment over the Internet from anywhere in the world Traditional SCADA and data collection systems rely on serial ports RS 232 422 485 to collect data from various kinds of instruments Since NPort 5000AI M12 Serial Device Servers network enable instruments equipped with an RS 232 422 485 communication port your SCADA and data collection system will be able to access all instruments connected to a standard TCP IP network regardless of whether the devices are used locally or at a remote site NPort 5000AI M12 is an external IP based network device that allows you to expand the number of serial ports for a host computer on demand As long as your host computer supports the TCP IP protocol you won t be limited by the host computer s bus limitation such as ISA or PCI or lack of drivers for various operating systems In addition to providing socket ac
8. 0x0103040 9 APID 4 DWORD Little endian AP ID amp Hardware ID Mapping Table 0x80015400 0x540A NPort 5000AI M12 0x80015400 Ox541A NPort 5000AI M12I Compliance Notice CE Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take appropriate measures Federal Communications Commission Statement FCC This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense
9. 5 38 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Change Password KA OXN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa com Model NPort 1A5450Al 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Serial NO Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Change Password Main Menu E Password Overview Quick Setup Old password Exporvimport New password Basic Settings Retype password Network Settings Serial Settings Submit Operating Settings Accessible IP Settings Auto Warning Settings Upgrade Firmware Monitor Change Password Input the Old password and New password to change the password Leave the password boxes blank to erase the password If the password is erased then the NPort 5000AI M12 will not have password protection ATTENTION If you forget the password the ONLY way to configure the NPort 5000AI M12 is by using the Reset to default button on the NPort 5000AI M12 s top side to Load Factory Default Remember to export the configuration file when you finish the configuration By using the Import function your configuration can be re loaded into the NPort 5000AI M12 after using Load Factory Default Load Factory Default KA OX N Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa com Model NPort 1A5450Al 192 165 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIAS5450A1_2 Serial NO Firmware 1 0
10. COMO Group Hi Performance FIFO Er mon E La pa Poo FE lo pi 4 Finally click Yes to confirm Information Do you want to apply the changes Yes Cancel Removing a Port from a COM Group Follow the steps below to remove a serial port from a COM Group 1 Select a serial port in the Group and right click to select COM Settings lt NPort Administrator COM Mapping Eile Function COM Mapping View Help E Apply Configure a a Configuration 1 POr 454504 192 168 127 254 1 COME Hi Performance 58 Monitor 2 NPort AS4504 192 168 127 254 2 COM Hi Pertormance FIFO Er 5 Part Monitor 3 Port 1454505 192168127 254 3 COM10 Group Hi Performance FIFO Er fie COM Mapping 4 NPort AS4504 1392168127 254 4 COMO Group Hi Performance FIFO Er o 29 IP Address Report 5 NPort A522504 192 168 127 253 1 COM11 Hi Performance FIFO Er POS 15452508 L192 16h ior on COMO Group Hi Performance FIFO E Add Target Remove Target Enable Disable EF COM Settings IZ Apply Change Discard Change i 6 25 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 2 Select a COM number that is not in use or assigned to a Group and click OK COM Port Settings Port Number 1 Forts Selected Tet port is Port 6 Basic Settings Advanced Settings Seral Parameters COM Grouping COM Number fatale Auto enumerating COM number for selected porte Grouping selected ports together wf OK
11. Configure E 2 NPort fee a Configuration i NPort 1454506 T 168 12 254 1 HrPerformance FIFO Er BS Monitor Es NPort 1454504 192 168 127 254 2 COMA Hi Pertormance FIFO En a Port Monitor E HPort 15545061 192 168 127 254 3 COMB Hi Performance FIFO En i E COM Mapping 4 HPort 15545061 192 168 127 254 4 COM Hi Performance FIFO Er Bae E IP Address Report a Add Target 2 Remove Target Enable Disable COM Settings z Apply Change Dixan Change lt Espot COM Mapping Export COM Mapping ImportCOM Mapping Message Log 0 Manitar an 111 Off line COM Mapping 1 Add a target by inputting the IP address and selecting the Model Name without physically connecting the NPort 5000AI M12 to the network Add NPort Selec From Le Resan Select l Clear l No Model MAC Address IP Address Input Manually IP Address 192 168 127 254 Model NPort 1454504 Ports 4 Port s Jf OK X Cancel 6 19 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 2 Modify the port settings as needed NPort Administrator COM Mapping Fille Function COM Mapping View Help 2 q e Add Remove Apply Configure COM Mapping 4 COM a N Fort IP Address Part COM Port Mode a Eh Configuration 1 NPort 1854505 192168127 254 1 COM4 Hi Pertormance FIFO Ene 53 Monitor 2 HPort 1854505 192 166 127 254 2 COMS Hi Pertormance FIFO Ene B Fort Monitor 3 NPort 1554505 192 168 127 254
12. XM Cancel 3 You will be able to view the serial ports that were assigned to and removed from the Group Click Apply to apply the settings lt NPort Administrator COM Mapping File Function COM Mapping View Help ve Configure Y Configuration 1 NPort 1554504 192 168 127 254 1 Hi Performance E Monitor 2 MFort 1854504 192 168 127 254 Z COM Hi Performance FIFO Ene E Port Monitor E NPort 1454504 192 160 127 254 3 COMO Gro Hi Performance FIFO En fj COM Mapping 4 NPort 1854504 192 168 127 254 4 COMO Gro HrPerformance FIFO Eri E 3 IP Address Report 5 NPort AS2504 192 168 127 253 1 COM11 Hi Pertormance FIFO Eri E NPort 1852504 192 168 127 253 Z CMI Z HrPerformance FIFO Eri 4 Finally click Yes to confirm Information i Do you want to apply the changes Yes 6 26 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator Modify Ports in a COM Group In the following subsections we examine three ways in which the serial ports in a COM Group can be modified Changing the COM Number of a COM Group 1 Select all serial ports in the Group and right click to select COM Settings HPort Administrator COM Mapping Sees File Function COM Mapping View Help 2 5 Add Remove Appl Configure Function COM Mapping 4 COM i NPort No Model IP Address Pot COMPor Made po ayy Configuration 1 MP or 1454506 192 168 127 254 COME Hi Pertormance FIFO Er 3 Monitor
13. i e the cursor will jump to the next line but not move horizontally Disabled Mode Mi OXN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa com Model NPort A5450Al IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Operation Modes Port 1 Overview Quick Setup Operation mode Disable v Export Import SOREN Apply the above P1 CI P2 OP3 CI P4 asic Settings settings to Dan ports Network Settings Serial Settings Submit 5 Operating Settings MET When Operation mode is set to Disabled that particular port will be disabled Check the Apply the above settings to all serial ports to apply this setting to the other port 5 32 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Accessible IP Settings KA OX N Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking WWW moxa con Model NPort 1A5450Al IP 192 168 127 253 MAC Address 00 90 E8 19 28 88 Name NPIA5450Al_ 10 Serial NO 10 Firmware 1 0 Build 10050609 Accessible IP List Main Menu l Overview Quick Setup Activate the Export import No a IP Address Netmask C Enable the accessible IP list Not checking Enable will allow all IPs to connect Basic Settings Network Settings Serial Settings h Operating Settings Accessible IP Settings Auto Warning Settings Uparade Firmware Monitor C
14. only reply OK only reply OK only 21 jaTav View settings CIO 22 ataw Write current settings to flash for next bootup S Registers No S Register Description amp default value Remarks Ring to auto answer default 0 fee ed Ring counter always 0 no action applied Escape code character default 43 ASCII Line feed character default 10 ASCII Eo gt ss OS 6 s5 Backspace character default 8 ASCII Wait time for dial tone always 2 unit sec no action applied 7 Unit AAA EN S Wait time for carrier default 3 unit sec 5 30 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Pause time for dial delay always 2 unit sec no action applied Carrier detect response time always 6 unit 1 10 sec no action applied 11 S10 Delay for hang up after carrier no action applied always 14 unit 1 10 sec 13 S12 Escape code guard time default 50 unit 1 50 sec to control the idle time for TCP alive check time Factory Default O min TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection 1 to 99 min The NPort 5000AI M12 closes the TCP connection automatically if there is no TCP activity for the given time Local TCP port Factory Default 1 to 65535 4001 The TCP port that other devices must use to contact this device To avoid conflicts with standard TCP ports the default is set to 4001 Reverse Telnet Mode MO gt XN Total Solution for Industrial Devi
15. 2 3 4 Setting FactoryDefault IP address or Domain None Required Name E g 192 168 1 1 Allows the NPort 5000AI M12 to connect actively to the remote host whose IP address is set by this parameter ATTENTION Up to 4 connections can be established between the NPort 5000AI M12 and hosts The connection speed or throughput may be low if one of the four connections is slow since one slow connection will slow down the other connections ATTENTION The Destination IP address parameter can use both IP address and Domain Name For some applications the user may need to send the data actively to the remote destination domain name 5 23 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Designated Local Port 1 2 3 4 TCP Port No 5011 Port 1 Required 5012 Port 2 5013 Port 3 5014 Port 4 Connection control Startup None Any Character None Startup None Required Any Character Inactivity Time DSR ON DSR OFF DSR ON None DCD ON DCD OFF DCD ON None The meaning of each of the above settings is given in the table below In general both the Connect condition and Disconnect condition are given Connect Disconnect Disconnect Description A A TCP connection A A be established on startup and will remain active indefinitely default Any Character None A TCP connection will be established when any character is received from the serial interface and will remain active indefinitely Any Char
16. 3 COME HrPerformance FIFO Ene tit COM Mapping 4 A Port 1454504 192168127254 4 COM Hi Performance FIFO En Bae E IP Address Report 2 Add Target Z Remove Target Enable Disable Fel COM Settings S Apply Change 3 Right click in the NPort list section and select Apply Change NPort Administrator COM Mapping Fille Function COM Mapping View Help 2 5 q Add Remove Apply Configure pan Li Configuration 1 NPort 14545085 192 168 127 254 1 Hi Fertormance FIFO Ern 5 Monitor 2 NPort 1554504 192 168 127 254 2 COMS Hi Fertormance FIFO Ere 5 Port Monitor 3 NPort 1454504 192 168 127 254 3 COME Hi Perormance FIFO Ene i COM Mapping 4 NPort 1854504 132168127 254 4 COM Hi Pertormance FIFO Ene fanas E IP Address Report 2 add Target 2 Remove Target Enable Disable COM settings i Apply Change Discard Change COM Grouping The COM Grouping function is designed to simulate the multi drop behavior of serial communication over an Ethernet network COM Grouping allows you to create a COM Group and redirect data from it to several physical COM ports on NPort device servers With COM Grouping you will be able to control multiple physical serial ports simultaneously by operating only one COM port Creating a COM Group Follow the steps below to add multiple COM ports into one group 1 Select serial port s for the group that you are going to create and right click to
17. 5000AI M12 NPort Administrator Configuration AE File Function Configuration View Help 1 2 a Exit Search SearchiP Locate Configure Web Function Configuration 2 NPort s NPort He Bae MAC Address IPAddress Status _ a Configuration TT E 4504 MENE Unlock Monitor NPortlA54504 O0S0E8 E Broadcast Search NFIA54504_12 E Port Monitor Ek Specify by IF Address fiz COM Mapping GE IP Address Report Locate a 2 Unlock Configu El E a Export Configuration Import Configuration Import Configuration The Import Configuration function is used to import an NPort 5000AI M12 configuration from a file into one or more of the same model NPort 5000AI M12 To import a configuration first select the target servers click the right mouse button and then select Import Configuration Follow the onscreen instructions to locate the configuration file and start downloading the file NPort Administrator Configuration Eile Function Configuration View Help FL a pon a E Search SearchlP Locate Configure Web Function Configuration 2 NPort s MF ort No Model oe Address IP Address Server Name a Configuration 1__ NP or 1454504 pa Monitor NPort 54504 00 90 E8 12 aa Broadcast Search E Port Monitor Z Specify by IF Address ti COM Mapping 4 IF Address Report E Locate 2 Unlock E Configure E Web E Uperade Firmware A Export Configuration
18. 98 ME NT 2000 Windows XP 2003 Vista 2008 7 x86 x64 Fixed TTY Drivers SCO Unix SCO OpenServer UnixWare 7 UnixWare 2 1 SVR 4 2 QNX 4 25 QNX 6 Solaris 10 FreeBSD AIX 5 x HP UX 11i Mac 10 3 Linux Real TTY Drivers Linux kernel 2 4 x 2 6 x 3 x Physical Characteristics Housing Metal IP40 protection Weight 0 56 kg 1 23 Ib Dimensions 80 x 216 6 x 52 9 mm 3 15 x 8 53 x 2 08 in Environmental Limits Operating Temperature Standard Models 25 to 55 C 13 to 131 F Wide Temp Models 40 to 75 C 40 to 167 F EN 50155 Compliant Ambient Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Storage Temperature 40 to 85 C 40 to 185 F EN 50155 Compliant Power Requirements Input Voltage 12 to 48 VDC Power Consumption NPort 5150AI M12 310mA 12V NPort 5150AI M12 CT 310mA 12V NPort 5150AI M12 T 310mA 12V NPort 5250AI M12 360mA 12V NPort 5250AI M12 CT 360mA 12V NPort 5250AI M12 T 360mA 12V NPort 5450AI M12 440mA 12V NPort 5450AI M12 CT 440mA 12V NPort 5450AI M12 T 440mA 12V Connector M12 For railway rolling stock applications the device must use a galvanically isolated power supply that is compliant with the EN 50155 standard Standards and Certifications EMI EN 55022 Class A FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A Safety UL 60950 1 EN 60950 1 EMC EC FCC EMS EN 55024 Rail Traffic EN 50155 EN 50121 4 Reliability Alert Tools Built in buzzer and RTC Automatic Reboot Trigger Bui
19. All Clear All NPort 1454504 00 90 E8 12 34 57 192 168 127 254 NPort 1454504 00 30 E8 12 34 51 192 168 34 100 Input Manually Jf OK X Cancel Once the Monitor function is running 6 11 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 3 The NPort 5000AI M12 list will appear on the Monitor screen NPort Administrator Monitor File Function Monitor Yiew Help Remove Go Monitor Stopped 2 NPort s Py NPort MAC Address IP Address pu 2 Configuration 1 NPort 1854505 00 30 E8 1234 57 192 168 127 254 Not Alive 4 E Monitor Es Port 18545048 00 30 8 12 594 51 132 168 34 100 Not Alive E Port Monitor 2 COM Mapping El IP Address Report 4 Right click the panel and select Settings NPort Administrator Monitor File Function Monitor Yiew Help Remove Ga Monitor Some 2 NPort s ae 2 Configuration PA i Hot Glue Ba Morita 2 Add Target Not Alive B Port Monitor a Remove Target a th COM Mapping Load Configured COM Port Baan 4 IP Address Report pci Pp Go E stop 5 Select or de select Monitor Items Use the single arrowhead buttons to move highlighted items from one box to the other Use the double arrowhead buttons to move all items in one box to the other Monitor Settings i Monitor Items El General Settings Advanced Settings De selected Items Selected Items Server Name COM Number Load Default E Advanced Settings Refr
20. Build 10032318 Load Factory Default Main Menu This function will reset all MOXA NPort Server settings to their factory default values Overview Be aware that previous settings will be lost Quick Setup Export Import Basic Settings Network Settings Serial Settings Operating Settings Accessible IP Settings Auto Warning Settings Upgrade Firmware Monitor Change Password Load Factory Default This function will reset all of the NPort SOOOAI M12 s settings to the factory default values Be aware that previous settings will be lost 5 39 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Save Restart Click Save Restart will save the current configured settings and restart the NPort 5000AI M12 to take effect DA O z Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa com Model NPort A5450Al IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Save Restart Main Menu The configuration has been changed Please click to reboot with new configuration Overview Quick Setup Warning Reboot will disconnect both serial and Ethernet connections and data maybe lost Export Import Basic Settings Network Settings coi Serial Settings Operating Settings Accessible IP Settings Auto Warning Settings Upgrade Firmware Monitor Change Password Load Factory Default Save Restart 5 40 6 Configuring NPort Administrato
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22. Exportllmport TCP alive check time 7 0 99 min Basic Settings Local TCP port 4001 Network Settings Serial Settings Operating Settings Data Packing Port 1 ok Packing length 0 0 1024 Port2 Delimiter 1 00 Hex C Enable Port 4 Delimiter 2 00 Hex C Enable Accessible IP Settings Delimiter process Do Nothing v Processed only when packing length is 0 Auto a Force transmit 0 0 65535 ms A E Apply the above settings P1 Op2 P3 Opa Monitor to JAN ports Change Password Load Factory Default Sieg a Save Restart y TCP alive check time Factory Default Necessity O min TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection 1 to 99 min The NPort 5000AI M12 automatically closes the TCP connection if there is no TCP activity for the given time After the connection is closed the NPort 5000AI M12 starts listening for another host s TCP connection Local TCP port Factory Default 1 to 65535 4001 The Local TCP port is the TCP port that the NPort 5000AI M12 uses to listen to connections and that other devices must use to contact the NPort 5000AI M12 To avoid conflicts with well known TCP ports the default is set to 4001 Packing length Factory Default Necessity O to 1024 Optional Default 0 The Delimiter Process will be followed regardless of the length of the data packet If the data length in bytes matches the configured value the data will be forced out The data length can be c
23. IANA The port numbers are divided into three ranges the Well Known Ports the Registered Ports and the Dynamic and or Private Ports The Well Known Ports are those from O through 1023 The Registered Ports are those from 1024 through 49151 The Dynamic and or Private Ports are those from 49152 through 65535 The Well Known Ports are assigned by the IANA and on most systems can only be used by system processes or by programs executed by privileged users The following table shows famous port numbers among the well known port numbers For more details please visit the IANA website http www iana org assignments port numbers Application Service Echo Time Time Server Domain Name Server domain 21 3 160 to 223 Reserved for future use NPort 5000AI M12 Series Well Known Port Numbers Login Host Protocol Login Domain Name Server domain Whois nickname B 2 C SNMP Agents with MIB II amp RS 232 Like Groups NPort 5000AI M12 has built in SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol agent software It supports SNMP Trap RFC1317 RS 232 like group and RFC 1213 MIB II The following table lists the standard MIB II group as well as the variable implementation for the NPort 5000AI M12 RFC1213 MIB II supported SNMP variables system mie tmeraces ro ieme fowm a EN IO LN IE LT NPort 5000AI M12 Series SNMP Agents with MIB II amp RS 232 Like Groups AE IA EA ARE AAA IO EN IN E IS ET rones
24. IN E IESO ELITES IO ETT IO EEE RFC1317 RS 232 MIB objects Generic RS 232 like Group RS 232 like General Port Table RS 232 like Asynchronous Port Group rs232Number rs232PortTable rs232AsyncPortTable rs232PortEntry rs232AsyncPortEntry C 2 NPort 5000AI M12 Series SNMP Agents with MIB II RS 232 Like Groups The Input Signal Table The Output Signal Table C 3 D Auto IP Report Protocol NPort device servers provide several ways to configure Ethernet IP addresses One of them is DHCP Client When you set up the NPort to use DHCP Client to configure Ethernet IP addresses it will automatically send a DHCP request over the Ethernet to find the DHCP Server And then the DHCP Server will send an available IP address to the NPort The NPort will use this IP address for a period of time after receiving it But the NPort will send a DHCP request again to the DHCP Server Once the DHCP Server realizes that this IP address is to be released to other DHCP Client the NPort then will receive a different IP address For this reason users sometimes find that the NPort will use different IP addresses not a fixed IP address In order to know what IP address the NPort is using you need to set up parameters in Network Settings via Web browser The figure below is the NPort Web console configuration window Enter the IP address and the Port number of the PC that you want to send this information to Total Solution for Industrial Devi
25. Refer to Chapter 5 for each parameter s function definition To modify the configuration you must first click in the modify box to activate the parameter setting box Configuration Information Accessible IPs Auto Warning IP Address Report Password Model Hame i NPort 1454504 Network Serial Operating Mode MAC Address 00 90 6 8 1 2 34 57 Server Name NPIAS4504 _ 2 Seral Number E 2 LJ GMT Greenwich Mean Time Dublin Edinbur Firmware Version z010 3 30 Ver 1 0 Local Time EF 10 55 29 System Uptime O days 00h 05m 382 Click the Modify check bos to modify configuration e OF x Cancel ATTENTION You can simultaneously modify the configurations of multiple NPort 5000AI M12s that are of the same model To select multiple NPort 5000AI M12s hold down the Ctrl key when selecting additional NPort 5000AI M12s or hold down the Shift key to select a group of NPort 5000AI M12s 6 8 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator Upgrading the Firmware Follow these steps to upgrade the firmware of an NPort 5000AI M12 1 To start NPort Administrator click Start gt NPort Administration Suite gt NPort Administrator Programs lan Accessories 7 Startup I UC Finder gt Hi NPort Administration Suite gt El IP Serial Lib Reference 2 NPort Windows Driver Manager gt MIES TNA y E Version info 2 Unlock the NPort SOOOAI M12 you wish to configure if it is password protect
26. as follows to Unlock the device server 1 Select the NPort 5000AI M12 with Lock status click the right mouse button and then select Unlock 4 NPort Administrator Configuration Eile Function Configuration View Help nA e 2 a Exit Search Search IP Locate Configure Web Function Configuration 2 NPort s E NPort No 2 Model MAC Address IP Address Server Name Statys NPIAS4504 2 Li Configuration o NPort 1454501 q E Monitor NPort 1454504 00 2 Broadcast Search NPIAS4504_ 12 Port Monitor F Specify by IF Addres E A COM Mapping 82 IP Address Report Locate fin Fat Configure 2 After inputting the correct password the Administrator will display an Unlock ok message Enter Password Jf OK X Cancel NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 3 The Lock status will change to Unlock and the Administrator utility will keep this NPort 5000AI M12 in the Unlock status throughout this Administrator session x NPort Administrator Configuration Ja tx File Function Configuration View Help 7 FL 4 re F r Exit Search Search IF Function Configuration 2 NPort s NPort Model MAC Address IP Address ServerName E 3 Y Configuration 1 NPort 18554504 00 90 E8 123457 192 168 127 254 NPI 54504 _2
27. data received is greater than 1 KB the NPort 5000AI M12 will automatically pack the data and send it to the Ethernet port However to use the delimiter function you must at least enable Delimiter 1 If Delimiter 1 is left blank and Delimiter 2 is enabled the delimiter function will not work properly Delimiter process Factory Default Necessity NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Do nothing Delimiter Do Nothing Optional 1 Delimiter 2 Strip Delimiter Delimiter 1 or Delimiter 2 The data will be transmitted when an additional byte for Delimiter 1 or an additional 2 bytes for Delimiter 2 of data is received after receiving the Delimiter Strip Delimiter When the Delimiter is received the Delimiter is deleted i e stripped and the remaining data is transmitted Do nothing The data will be transmitted when the Delimiter is received Force transmit O Disable the force transmit timeout 1 to 65535 Forces the NPort 5000AI M12 s TCP IP protocol software to try to pack serial data received during the specified time into the same data frame This parameter defines the time interval during which the NPort 5000AI M12 fetches the serial data from its internal buffer If data is incoming through the serial port the NPort SOOOAI M12 stores the data in the internal buffer The NPort 5000AI M12 transmits data stored in the buffer via TCP IP but only if the internal buffer is full or if the Force tr
28. function groups and function definitions The following topics are covered in this chapter Opening Your Browser Quick Setup Export Import Basic Settings Network Settings LLDP Settings Serial Settings O 0 0 00 00 0 Operating Settings Real COM Mode RFC2217 Mode TCP Server Mode TCP Client Mode UDP Mode Pair Connection Mode Ethernet Modem Mode Reverse Telnet Mode Disabled Mode O Accessible IP Settings VV VV VV Y V WV O Auto Warning Settings gt Auto warning Email and SNMP trap gt Event Type O Upgrade Firmware O Monitor gt Monitor Line gt Monitor Async gt Monitor Async Settings O Change Password a Load Factory Default O Save Restart NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Opening Your Browser 1 Make sure your browser has cookies enabled To enable cookies in Internet Explorer right click on the Internet Explorer icon on your desktop select Properties click on the Security tab and then select Enable under Allow cookies that are stored on your computer Allow per session cookies not stored and File download General Security Content Connections Programs Advanced Select a Web content zone to specify its security settings Fi x D O a 5 Cookies a Local intranet Trusted sites Restricted Allow cookies that are stored on your computer sites O Disable Enable Internet ja Brome 4 This zone contains all Web sites you x D haven t placed in ot
29. gt Terminal Emulator 3 When the PComm Terminal Emulator window opens first click on the Port Manager menu item and select Open or simply click on the Open icon En PComm Terminal Emulator 4 The Property window opens automatically From the Communication Parameter page select the appropriate COM port for the connection COM1 in this example and 19200 for Baud Rate 8 for Data Bits None for Parity and 1 for Stop Bits 5 From the Property window s Terminal page select ANSI or VT100 for Terminal Type and then click OK Note If you select Dumb Terminal as the terminal type some of the console functions especially the Monitor function may not work properly Communication Parameter Terminal File Transfer Capturing COM Options Ports Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Flow Control MT RTS CTS DTR amp ON C OFF I XON XOFF RTS ON C OFF 6 Press the key continuously and then power on the NPort 5000AI M12 3 6 NPort 5000AI M12 Series lt a cs nC CN ea 000 ETIA Initial IP Address Configuration The NPort 5000AI M12 will automatically switch from data mode to console mode as it receives a continuous string of characters Input the password when prompted Note that this page will only appear when the NPort 5000AI M12 has been set up for password protection Profile Edit PortMana
30. i 6 10 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator ATTENTION You can simultaneously import the same configuration file into multiple NPort 5000AI M12s that are of the same model To select multiple NPort 5000AI M12s hold down the Ctrl key when selecting an additional NPort 5000AI M12 or hold down the Shift key to select a block of NPort 5000AI M12s Monitor Use following method to start the Monitor function Broadcast Search gt Monitor gt Add Target 1 With Configuration selected under Function use Broadcast Search to locate all NPorts on your LAN NPort Administrator Configuration Efx File Eunction Configuration View Help 6 Configuration El ocate Configure Web Configuration 2 NPort s gk COM Mapping Y Model MACAddess IP Address Status ee NPort lA5450a 00308123457 1192168127254 NPIASASOAI 2 Q TP Address Report NPort lA54504 00 90 E8 12 34 51 19216834100 NPIAS4504 12 Port Monitor itis COM Mapping 4 IP Address Report 2 Next click Monitor gt Add Target and select your targets from the list and then click OK NPort Administrator Monitor File Function Monitor View Help A 2 Add Target ae Remove Target Functii Load Configured COM Port Monitor Stopped 0 NPort s Fal NPort ES Settings MAC Address IP Address Contig E Monit p Port b m fig COM 4 IP Address Report Add NPort Rescan Select
31. only if the internal buffer is full or if the Force transmit time interval reaches the time specified under Force transmit timeout The optimal Force transmit timeout depends on your application but it must be at least larger than one character interval within the specified baudrate For example assume that the serial port is set to 1200 bps 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity In this case the total number of bits needed to send a character is 10 bits and the time required to transfer one character is 10 bits 1200 bits s 1000 ms s 8 3 ms Therefore you should set Force transmit timeout to a value larger than 8 3 ms so in this case it must be greater than or equal to 10 ms If the user wants to send a series of characters in the same packet the serial device attached to the NPort 5000AI M12 should send that series of characters during a time interval less than the Force transmit timeout for the NPort 5000AI M12 and the total length of data must be less than or equal to the NPort 5000AI M12 s internal buffer size The serial communication buffer size for the NPort SOOOAI M12 is 1 KB per port NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration TCP Server Mode NDA OXN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking WWW moOXa3 COIT Model NPort 1A5450Al IP 192 168 127 253 MAC Address 00 90 E8 19 28 88 Name NPIA5450Al_ 10 Serial NO 10 Firmware 1 0 Build 10050604 Operation Modes
32. ports Grouping selected ports together e DE x Cancel 3 You will be able to view the serial ports that were assigned to and removed from the Group Click Apply to apply the settings lt NPort Administrator COM Mapping File Function COM Mapping View Help a En Remove Apply Configure COM Mapping 4 COM IP Address Port COM Port Mode ql En Configuration 1 NPort 1454504 192 168 127 254 1 COMB Hi Performance FIFO Ene E Monitor 2 HPort 1454504 192 168 127 254 2 COM Hi Pertormance FIFO Eni 5 Part Monitor 3 Port 1454504 192168 127 254 3 COM11 Hi Performance FIFO Ene fie COM Mapping 4 NPort 1454504 192 168 127 254 4 COM12 Hi Pertormance FIFO Er ua E IP Address Report 6 23 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 4 Finally click Yes to confirm Information i Do you want to apply the changes Yes Cancel Adding a Port to a COM Group Follow the steps below to add a serial port into an existing COM Group 1 Select the serial port that you are adding and right click to select COM Settings lt NPort Administrator COM Mapping le Function COM Mapping View Help Remove Apply Configure COM Mapping 6 COM ode po Li Configuration 1 NPort 1454504 192 168 127 254 1 COME Hi Pertormance FIFO Er 5 Monitor 2 NPort 1454504 192 168 127 254 2 COM Hi Performance FIFO Er 5 Port Monitor 3 Port 1454505 192168127 254 3 COM10 Group Hi Per
33. rrn nan rra C 1 AUTO IP Report Protocol ci cciscscccreccssccceszanuccasecntecaesaeucevcreus na sePucwrenwaunetwasrwustwintwnersewmabameneis D 1 COMDPITANGE NOTICE ii ds E 1 1 Introduction Welcome to the NPort 5000AI M12 Series of industrial serial device servers There are a total of nine models in this series and they will be referred to collectively as the NPort 5000AI M12 Series in this manual The nine models in the NPort 5000AI M12 Series are NPort 5150AI M1i2 1 port RS 232 422 485 Device Server 1 x 10 100BaseT X with M12 Connector M12 Power Input 25 to 55 C NPort 5150AI M12 CT 1 port RS 232 422 485 Device Server 1 x 10 100BaseT X with M12 Connector M12 Power Input 25 to 55 C Conformal Coating NPort 5150AI M12 T 1 port RS 232 422 485 Device Server 1 x 10 100BaseT X with M12 Connector M12 Power Input 40 to 75 C NPort 5250AI M12 2 port RS 232 422 485 Device Server 1 x 10 100BaseT X with M12 Connector M12 Power Input 25 to 55 C NPort 5250AI M12 CT 2 port RS 232 422 485 Device Server 1 x 10 100BaseT X with M12 Connector M12 Power Input 25 to 55 C Conformal Coating NPort 5250AI M12 T 2 port RS 232 422 485 Device Server 1 x 10 100BaseT X with M12 Connector M12 Power Input 40 to 75 C NPort 5450A1 M12 4 port RS 232 422 485 Device Server 1 x 10 100BaseT X with M12 Connector M12 Power Input 25 to 55 C NPort 5450AI Mi2 CT 4 port RS 232 422 485 Device Server 1 x 10 100BaseT X wit
34. select COM Settings 6 20 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator lt NPort Administrator COM Mapping File Function COM Mapping View Help F 2 Exit Add Remove Apply Configure COM Mapping 4 COM Function NPort No Mode IPAddress Port COM Port Mode Configuration 1 NPort 1454504 192 168 127 254 1 COME Hi Performance FIFO Ene Monitor NPort 1854504 192 168 127 254 2 COM Hi Performance FIFO Ene Port Monitor q NPort 1454504 192 168 127 254 3 TE Hi Performance FIFO Eng itis COM Mapping 4 ee 192 168 127 254 4 COM9 Hi Performance FIFO Eng IP Address Report Add Target 2 Remove Target Enable Disable Eose E Apply Change Discard Change 2 Select a COM number for this COM group You may select one of the ports already assigned to a member of the COM Group However once the COM Group is configured all of the original COM number s within the group will be released simultaneously COM Port Settings Port Humber 2 Ports Selected Tet port iz Port 3 Basic Settings Advanced Settings Serial Parameters COM Grouping COM Number COMS current in use COM Current in use ATTENTION The COM Grouping function only supports Windows NT 2000 and later The maximum number of ports for each group is 32 3 Select the Grouping selected port s together checkbox COM Port Settings Port Number
35. the NPort 5000AI M12 SMTP AUTH supports LOGIN PLAIN CRAM MD5 RFC 2554 SNMP Trap Server SNMP trap server IP or domain name IP address or Domain None Optional Name Event Type Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking WWW moOXa COIT Model NPort 1A5450Al MAC Address 00 90 E8 19 28 88 Name NPIA5450Al_ 10 Firmware 1 0 Build 10050609 Event Settings Main Menu l System Event Overview Quick Setup Cold start C Mail Cl Trap Export Import Warm start C Mail ClTrap Basic Settings Network Settings Serial Settings ot Operating Settings Authentication failure Mail O Trap Accessible IP Settings IP changed O Mail Auto Warning Settings E mail and SNMP Trap oie Eee Event Type Power failure O Mail C Relay output Upgrade Firmware Ethernet1 link down Mail O Trap O Relay output Monitor Ethernet2 link down C Mail C Trap C Relay output Change Password Load Factory Default Save Restart mirad cto Port 1 O Mail C Trap C Relay output Port 2 O Mail C Trap C Relay output Port 3 O mail O Trap C Relay output Port 4 O mail O Trap C Relay output DSR Changed Port 1 O mail C Trap O Relay output Port 2 O Mail C Trap C Relay output Port 3 O mail C Trap C Relay output Port 4 O mail C Trap C Relay output Cold start This refers to starting the system from power off contrast this with warm start When performing a cold start the NPort 5000AI M12 will automatically issue an Auto warning message by e mail or
36. 000AI M12 s TCP IP protocol software to try to pack serial data received during the specified time into the same data frame This parameter defines the time interval during which the NPort 5000AI M12 fetches the serial data from its internal buffer If data is incoming through the serial port the NPort SOOOAI M12 stores the data in the internal buffer The NPort 5000AI M12 transmits data stored in the buffer via TCP IP but only if the internal buffer is full or if the Force transmit time interval reaches the time specified under Force transmit timeout The optimal Force transmit timeout depends on your application but it must be at least larger than one character interval within the specified baudrate For example assume that the serial port is set to 1200 bps 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity In this case the total number of bits needed to send a character is 10 bits and the time required to transfer one character is 10 bits 1200 bits s 1000 ms s 8 3 ms Therefore you should set Force transmit timeout to be larger than 8 3 ms so in this case it must be greater than or equal to 10 ms If the user wants to send a series of characters in the same packet the serial device attached to the NPort 5000AI M12 should send that series of characters during a time interval less than the Force transmit timeout for the NPort 5000AI M12 and the total length of data must be less than or equal to the NPort 5000AI M12 s internal buffe
37. 2 Port s Selected 1st port is Port 3 Basic Settings Advanced Settings Serial Parameters COM Grouping COM Number COMO Auto enumerating COM number for selected pork Grouping selected port s together 6 21 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 4 On the COM Grouping page you can set Read and Write permissions for every serial port It is necessary to set Signal Status in order to control the data transmission with specified control signals e g DTR RTS You can assign one serial port whose signals will be taken into account by the COM Group COM Port Settings Port Humber 2 Ports Selected Tet port iz Port 3 Basic Settings Advanced Settings Serial Parameters COM Grouping Serial ports IP Address Port Read white Signal Status Iw 192 168 127 254 3 Iw Iv 192 168 127 254 4 I Iw E y OF X Cancel 5 Click OK and confirm that the serial ports that were assigned The COM Port column confirms that your selected ports are labeled as part of a Group You will be able to view the serial ports that were assigned to and removed from the Group Click Apply to apply the settings ox lt NP ot Administrator COM Mapping File Function COM Mapping View Help n 2 2 g Exit Add Remove Apply Banh e NPort i Configuration 5 Monitor 53 Fort Monitor E COM Mapping 8 IP Address Report COM Mapp
38. 2 to 8 host s Real COM drivers to open the specific NPort 5000AI M12 serial port at the same time When multiple hosts Real COM drivers open the serial port at the same time the COM driver only provides a pure data tunnel without control ability That is this serial port parameter will use the firmware s settings not depend on your application program AP Application software that is based on the COM driver will receive a driver response of success when the software uses any of the Win32 API functions The firmware will only send the data back to the driver on the host Data will be sent first in first out when data comes into the NPort 5000AI M12 from the Ethernet interface NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration ATTENTION When Max connection is set greater than 1 this means that the NPort 5000AI M12 will be using a multi connection application i e Up to 8 hosts are allowed access to the port at the same time When using a multi connection application the NPort 5000AI M12 will use the serial communication parameters set in the console All of the hosts connected to that port must use the same serial settings If one of the hosts opens the COM port with parameters that are different from the NPort SOOOAI M12 s console setting data communication may not work properly Ignore jammed IP By default when Max connection is greater than 1 and the serial device is transmitting data if any one of
39. 27 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Export Import Configuration A Configuration file Overview Quick Setup sores Ee configuration file import Click Export to store all configuration data into a default file lt Servername gt txt Click the Import button to upload a configuration file to the NPort 5000AI M12 Basic Settings MO gt XN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa com f Model NPort IA5450Al IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 Name NPIA5450Al_2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Basic Settings Main Menu Server Settings Overview Quick Setup Server name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Export Import Basic Settings Time Settings Network Settings Serial Settings Time zone GMT Greenwich Mean Time Dublin Edinburgh Lisbon London w Operating Settings Time 2010 pla pf24 fjo h2 z3 Accessible IP Settings Time server Auto Warning Settings Upgrade Firmware iilii Console Settings Change Password Web console Enable O Disable Load Factory Default Telnet console Enable O Disable Save Restart Reset button protect No O Yes Server name Setting FactoryDefault 1 to 39 characters NP model name _ Serial No Optional This option is useful for specifying the location or application of different NPort SOOOAI M12s We
40. 504 00 90 8 12 34 5 192 168 34 100 All 3 Port Monitor far th COM Mapping Baas 9 IP Address Report 6 13 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 10 When one of the NPort 5000AI M12s loses connection with the Monitor program a warning alert will display automatically The warning music will be played at the same time Alert New Monitor Event 1 Event s Please check Monitor message window for more information 2010 3 30 F 07 09 33 NPort 1454504 192 168 127 254 is lost connection Close 11 Inthe Monitor screen you can see that the NPort 5000AI M12s that are Not Alive are shown in red color NPort Administrator Monitor File Function Monitor View Help Remove Go Function Monitor Running 2 NPort s MAC Address IP Address NPort 14545041 00 90 E8 12 3 192 168 127 Not Alive NPort 1854504 00 90 E8 12 34 51 132 166 354 700 Alive ff Configuration Si Monitor BB Port Monitor E COM Mapping 8 IP Address Report Pa mk 12 If the NPort 5000AI M12 gets reconnected a warning will be displayed to remind the user that the NPort 5000AI M12 is now Alive Alert New Monitor Event 1 Event s Please check Monitor message window for more information 2010 3230 F 07 10 49 NPort 16454504 192 168 127 254 is alive again Close 13 The NPort 5000AI M12s that were reconnected and are now Alive will be shown in black color N
41. Al IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Serial Settings Main Menu m Port Alias Baud rate Data bits Stop bits Parity FIFO Flow cti Interface Verview 1 115200 8 1 None Enable RTSICTS RS 232 Quick Setup 2 115200 8 1 None Enable RTSICTS RS 232 Exporlimporl 3 115200 8 1 None Enable RTS ICTS RS 232 Basic Settings 4 115200 8 1 None Enable RTSICTS RS 232 Network Settings Serial Settings Port 1 Port2 Port3 Port 4 To modify serial settings for a particular port click either Port X X 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 under Serial Settings located under Main Menu on the left side of the browser window 5 10 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration KA OX IX Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking WWW moxa con Model NPort 1A5450Al IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Serial Settings Main Menu Port 1 Overview Quick Setup Port alias Export Import Basic Settings Serial Settings Network Settings Serial Settings Baud rate 115200 vw Port 1 Data bits E Y dea Stop bits 1 w Port 3 Pari Port4 arity None w Operating Settings Flow control RTSICTS vw Accessible IP Settings FIFO O Enable O Disable Auto Warning Settings interface RS 232 wi AS Apply the above settings P1 Op2 Llp3 Opa Monitor to Call po
42. Connection Mode Pair Connection Mode employs two NPort 5000AI M12 device servers in tandem and can be used to remove the 15 meter distance limitation imposed by the RS 232 422 485 interface One NPort 5000AI M12 is connected from its RS 232 422 485 port to the COM port of a PC or other type of computer such as hand held PDAs that have a serial port and the serial device is connected to the RS 232 422 485 port of the other NPort 5000AI M12 The two NPort 5000AI M12 device servers are then connected to each other with a cross over Ethernet cable both are connected to the same LAN or in a more advanced setup they communicate with each other over a WAN i e through one or more routers Pair Connection Mode transparently transfers both data and modem control signals although it cannot transmit the DCD signal between the two NPorts Pair Connection Master Mode When you select Pair Connection Master Mode for the Operation mode of one of the NPort 5000AI M12 device servers this NPort 5000AI M12 will be acting as a TCP client MO gt XN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking Wwww moxa com Model NPort 1A5450Al IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Operation Modes Main Menu Port 1 Overview Quick Setup Operation mode Pair Connection Master v Export import TCP alive check time 7 0 99 min Basic Settings Desti
43. E HPort 1454504 192 168 127 254 Z COM Hi Performance FIFO Er E Fort Monitor la O NFort 1654506 COMO Group Hi Performance FIFO E E COM Mapping MPort 1654506 AI Hi Performance FIFO E ae 4 IP Address Report Add Target Remove Target Enable Disable Ey Apply Change a 2 Select a COM number that is not in use or assigned to a Group COM Port Settings Port Humber 2 Ports Selected 1st port is Port 3 Basic Settings Advanced Settings Senal Parameters COM Grouping COM Number smyth Auto enumerating CUM number for selected ports Grouping selected port s together M Cancel 6 27 NPort 5000AI M12 Series 3 Select the Grouping selected port s together checkbox and then click OK COM Port Settings Port Humber 2 Ports Selected 18t port is Port 3 Basic Settings Advanced Settings Senal Parameters COM Grouping LOM Number CoM Auto enumerating LUM number for selected ports Grouping selected porte together 4 You will be able to view the serial ports that were assigned to and removed from the Group Click Apply to apply the settings lt NPort Administrator COM Mapping File Function COM Mapping View Help lt lt Configuration i NPort 1454504 E Monitor 2 MFort 1454504 3 Port Monitor 3 NPort 1454504 4 MPort 1454504 oof COM Mapping Xi Brean 4 IP Address Report 5 Finally click Yes to confirm Information
44. EF 11 06 El 5 Internet Explorer 5 Messenger VERSION 2KB Text Document 2005 81 FF 03 02 5 microsoft Frontpage 5 Movie Maker i Moxa i MSN Sy MSN Gaming Zone a NetMeeting 9 Network Enabler Administrator 2 6 El NPortadminsuite i bin i IPSerial 5 RealCom a MPortDry Manager C NPortSearch 5 NFortTool 5 Online Services C Outlook Express Sy PCommLt12 5 UcFinder 5 Windows Media Player 4 gt Type Text Document Date Modified 2005 81 TF 03 02 Size 1 66 KB 11 56 KB F My Computer ve 10 x NPort 5000AI M12 Series IP Serial Library IP Serial Library Function Groups Server Control Port Control Input Output Data Port Status Miscellaneous Inquiry nsio_ init nsio_open nsio_read nsio_Istatus nsio_break nsio_end nsio_close nsio_SetReadTimeouts nsio_data_status nsio_break_on nsio_resetserver nsio_ioctl nsio_write nsio_break_off nsio_checkalive nsio_flowctrl nsio_SetWriteTimeouts nsio_breakcount nsio_DTR nsio_RTS nsio_Ictrl nsio_baud nsio_resetport Example Program char NPortip 192 168 1 10 char buffer 255 data buffer 255 chars int port 1 1st port int portid port handle nsio_init initial IP Serial Library portid nsio_open NPortip port 1st port NPort IP 192 168 1 10 nsio_ioctl portid B9600 BIT_8 STOP_1 P_NONE set 9600 N81 sleep 1000 wait for 1000 ms for data nsio_read port buffer 200 read 200 byt
45. M Mapping 1 Broadcast Search for NPort 5000AI M12s on the network NPort Administrator Configuration Eile Function Configuration View Help r Search SearchlP Locate Configure web Configuration 0 NPort s MAC Address IP Address Status Broadcast Search Specify by IF Addres pty Locate ff Configuration 5 Monitor E Fort Monitor COM Mapping EE IP Address Report 2 Select the COM Mapping function group NPort Administrator COM Mapping File Function COM Mapping View Help Configuration E Monitor E Port Monitor Y Configuration E Monitor 5 Port Monitor Add Target E COM Mapping ZS Remove Target m 1 4 The NPort 5000AI M12 list that appears is the list generated by the previous Broadcast Search Select the NPort 5000AI M12 to which you would like to map COM ports Add NPort No Model MAC Address IP Address 1 NPort 14545041 00 90 E8 12 34 57 192 168 127 254 5 Select COM Settings to modify COM No default setting etc NPort Administrator COM Mapping Sle File Function COM Mapping View Help a Ej Remove Apply Configure NPort IP Address Port COM Port Mode gt Configuration NPort IA5450A1 EA hii Hi Performance FIFO Eni E Monitor 2 NPort AS45041 19216811 2 Add Target HiPerfomance FIFO Eni E Port Monitor 3 NPort lAS450A 19216811 Hi Performance FIFO Eni a COMMapping NPort AS45081 192168 1 22 Remove
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47. NPort 5000AI M12 Series User Manual First Edition June 2012 www moxa com product MOXA 2012 Moxa Inc All rights reserved Reproduction without permission is prohibited NPort 5000AI M12 Series User Manual The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement Copyright Notice Copyright 2012 All rights reserved Reproduction without permission is prohibited Trademarks The MOXA logo is a registered trademark of Moxa Inc All other trademarks or registered marks in this manual belong to their respective manufacturers Disclaimer Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Moxa Moxa provides this document as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to its particular purpose Moxa reserves the right to make improvements and or changes to this manual or to the products and or the programs described in this manual at any time Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However Moxa assumes no responsibility for its use or for any infringements on the rights of third parties that may result from its use This product might include unintentional technical or typographical errors Changes are periodically made to the information herein to correct such errors and thes
48. Port Administrator Monitor File Function Monitor View Help Remove Go Monitor Running 1 NPort s A NPort MAC Address IP Address E Configuration ortl 54504 00 30 8 1234 57 192 168 127 254 3 Port Monitor E COM Mapping H Es E IP Address Report 6 14 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator Port Monitor The process described here is the same as in the previous Monitor section The only difference is that you can select more items under Port Monitor than under Monitor NPort Administrator Port Monitor E E Eile Function Port Monitor View Help 2 az Exit Add Remove Ga Function Port Monitor Stopped 4 Port s NPort No Model MAC Address IP Address Pon OP Mode E Configuration Eli NPort AS45041 00 90 E8 12 34 57 192 168 127 254 1 Fair Conn Slave E Monitor 2 NPort 1454508 00 90 6812 34 57 192 168 127 254 2 Fair Conn Slave ort Monitor 3 NPort 14545081 00 90 E8 12 34 57 192 169 127 254 3 Pair Conn Slave dif COM Mapping 4 NPort 1454508 O0 90 ES 1234 57 192 168 127 254 4 Pai Conn clave 4 IF Address Report Select or de select Monitor Items Use the single arrowhead buttons to move highlighted items from one box to the other Use the double arrowhead buttons to move all items in one box to the other Monitor Settings De selected Items Selected Items Conn Status Model Remote IP MAC Ad
49. Settings Apply the above P1 P2 OP3 P4 Operating Settings settings to O All ports Port 1 Ca ra TCP alive check time Setting FactoryDefault 0 to 99 min O min TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection 1 to 99 min The NPort 5000AI M12 closes the TCP connection automatically if there is no TCP activity for the given time Local TCP port Setting FactoryDefault TCP port No e g 4001 Required 4001 This Port No must be the same port No that you set up for the Pair Connection Master device server 5 28 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Ethernet Modem Mode NOTE Mi OXN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa com Model NPort A5450Al IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Operation Modes Main Menu Port 1 Overview Quick Setup Operation mode Ethernet Modem v Exportimport TCP alive check time 7 ko 99 min Basic Settings Local TCP port 4001 Network Settings gt Serial Settings Apply the above P1 P2 P3 P4 Operating Settings settings to CAI ports Port 1 Port 3 Dial in The NPort 5000AI M12 listens for a TCP IP connection request from the remote Ethernet modem or host The NPort 5000AI M12 s response depends on the ATSO value as outlined below ATSO 0 default The NPort 5000AI M12 will temporarily accept the TCP connection and then s
50. Steady on Power is on and NPort is booting up re Blinking Indicates an IP conflict or DHCP BOOTP server did not respond properly Ready Steady on Power is on and NPort is functioning normally reen a Blinking The NPort has been located by NPort Administrator s Location function off Power is off or a power error condition exists a 10 Mbps Ethernet connection f reen 100 Mbps Ethernet connection a p off Ethernet cable is disconnected orange Serial port is receiving data P1 P2 P3 P4 green Serial port is transmitting data off No data is being transmitted or received through the serial port 2 6 3 Initial IP Address Configuration When setting up your NPort 5000AI M12 for the first time the first thing you should do is configure the IP address This chapter introduces the methods that can be used to configure the device server s IP address Select one of the initial IP Address configuration methods to configure NPort 5000AI M12 s IP Address For more details about network settings see the Network Settings section from Chapter 5 Web Console Configuration The following topics are covered in this chapter Initializing the NPort s IP Address Factory Default IP Address NPort Administration Suite ARP Telnet Console Serial Console 19200 n 8 1 A 00 000 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Initial IP Address Configuration Initializing the NPort s IP Address 1 Determine whether your NPort 5000AI M12
51. Stopped Port 4002 0 MAC Address IP Address Previous Time E Port Monitor iE COM Mapping H a RIP Address Report 3 Configure the Local Listen Port to be the same as the NPort 5000AI M12 s Auto report to UDP port setting IF Location Settings Local UDF Listen Port sa 4 Click Go to start receiving the Auto IP address report from the NPort 5000AI M12 NEort Administrator IP Address Report File Function IF Address Report View Help b Settings Go Function IP Address Report Stopped Port 4002 O MAC Address IP Address Previous Time E Configuration E Monitor E Port Monitor fig COM Mapping EE IP Address Report 6 33 7 IP Serial Library The following topics are covered in this chapter O Overview O IP Serial Library Function Groups O Example Program NPort 5000AI M12 Series IP Serial Library Overview What is 1P Serial Library IP Serial Library is a Windows library with frequently used serial command sets and subroutines IP Serial Library is designed to reduce the complexity and poor efficiency of serial communication over TCP IP For example Telnet can only transfer data but it can t monitor or configure the serial lines parameters Why Use IP Serial Library For programmers who are familiar with serial communication IP Serial Library provides well designed function calls that have the same style as Moxa s PComm Library IP Serial Library is am
52. Target Hi Performance FIFO Eni 2 IP Address Report Enable Disable 6 16 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 6 Select the COM Number COM ports that are In use or Assigned will also be indicated in this drop down list If you select multiple serial ports or multiple NPort SOOOAI M12s remember to check the Auto Enumerating function to use the COM No you select as the first COM No COM Port Settings COM Port Settings Port Number 2 Port s Selected 1st port is Port 1 Port Number 1 Port s Selected 1st port is Port 1 Basic Settings Advanced Settings Serial Parameters COM Grouping Basic Settings Advanced Settings Serial Parameters COM Grouping COM Number COM COM Number y Auto enumerating COM number for selected ports Grouping selec Jf OK X Cancel Jf OK X Cancel 7 Hi performance mode is the default for Tx mode If the driver completes sending data out to the NPort 5000AI M12 the driver will respond Tx Empty to the program Under classical mode the driver will not notify the user s program that Tx is completed until all Tx data has been sent out from the NPort 5000AI M12 this mode will cause lower throughput If you want to ensure that all data is sent out before further processing classical mode is recommended Enable Disable Tx Rx FIFO If disabled the NPort 5000AI M12 will send one byte each time the Tx FIFO becomes empty and an Rx interru
53. Unlock Monitor 2 NPort 18545048 00 30 8 12 34 51 132 168 34 100 NPIAS4504 12 3 Port Monitor oii COM Mapping EE IP Address Report The meanings of the six Status states are given below note that the term Fixed is borrowed from the standard fixed IP address networking terminology Lock The NPort 5000AI M12 is password protected Broadcast Search was used to locate it and the password has not yet been entered from within the current Administrator session Unlock The NPort 5000AI M12 is password protected Broadcast Search was used to locate it and the password has been entered from within the current Administrator session Henceforth during this Administrator session activating various utilities for this NPort 5000AI M12 will not require re entering the server password Blank The NPort 5000AI M12 is not password protected and Broadcast Search was used to locate it Fixed The NPort 5000AI M12 is not password protected and Search by IP address was used to locate it Lock Fixed The NPort 5000AI M12 is password protected Specify by IP address was used to locate it and the password has not yet been entered from within the current Administrator session Unlock Fixed The NPort 5000AI M12 is password protected Specify by IP address was used to locate it and the password has been entered from within the current Administrator session Henceforth during this Administrator sess
54. Welcome to the NPort Administration Suite Setup Wizard This will install NPort Administration Suite Wer1 13 on your computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup ie Setup NPort Administration Suite Select Destination Location Where should NPort 4dministration Suite be installed O Setup will install NPort Administration Suite into the following folder To continue click Next IF you would like to select a different folder click Browse C Program Files NPortAdminS uite At least 2 8 MB of free disk space is required NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 3 Click Next to install the program using the default program name or select a different name o Setup NPort Administration Suite Select Start Menu Folder Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts NPort Administration Suite ie Setup NPort Administration Suite Ready to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing NPort Administration Suite on your computer a Setup NPort Administration Suite Installing Please wait while Setup installs NPort Administration Suite on your computer 6 3 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 6 Click Next to proceed with the installation 0 Setup NPort Administration Suite Information Please read the following important information before continuing
55. ach try increases from 1 second to 3 seconds to 5 seconds If the DHCP BOOTP Server is unavailable the firmware will use the default IP address 192 168 127 254 Netmask and Gateway for IP settings DNS server 1 DNS server 2 Setting FactoryDefault IP addresses of the None Optional form x x x 0 and X X X 255 are invalid When the user wants to visit a particular website the computer asks a Domain Name System DNS server for the website s correct IP address and then the computer uses the response to connect to the web server DNS is the way that Internet domain names are identified and translated into IP addresses A domain name is an alphanumeric name such as moxa com that it is usually easier to remember A DNS server is a host that translates this kind of text based domain name into the numeric IP address used to establish a TCP IP connection In order to use NPort 5000AI M12 s DNS feature you need to configure the DNS server Doing so allows NPort 5000AI M12 to use a host s domain name to access the host NPort 5000AI M12 provides DNS server 1 and 5 8 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration DNS server 2 configuration items to configure the IP address of the DNS server DNS Server 2 is included for use when DNS sever 1 is unavailable NPort 5000AI M12 plays the role of DNS client in the sense that the NPort 5000AI M12 will actively query the DNS server for the IP address associated with a particular dom
56. acking Auto Warning Settings Packing length 0 l ko 1024 Port4 no Delimiter 1 00 Hex C Enable Accessible IP Settings Delimiter 2 00 Auto Warning Settings 00 Hex Enable Accessible IP Settings Delimiter process Do Nothing Processed only when packing length is 0 Auto Warning Settings Force transmit 0 ko 65535 ms A Apply the above settings P1 Or2 Or3 Opa Monitor to CAI ports Change Password y Load Factory Default Save Restart du Packing length seo O to 1024 Optional Default 0 The Delimiter Process will be followed regardless of the length of the data packet If the data length in bytes matches the configured value the data will be forced out The data length can be configured for O to 1024 bytes Set to 0 if you do not need to limit the length Delimiter 1 Factory Default None Optional Factory Default Necessity None Optional 00 to FF Delimiter 2 00 to FF Once the NPort 5000AI M12 receives both delimiters through its serial port it immediately packs all data currently in its buffer and sends it out the NPort 5000AI M12 s Ethernet port ATTENTION Delimiter 2 is optional If left blank then Delimiter 1 alone trips clearing of the buffer If the size of the serial data received is greater than 1 KB the NPort 5000AI M12 will automatically pack the data and send it to the Ethernet However to use the delimiter function you must at least enable Delimiter 1 If Delimiter 1 i
57. acter A TCP connection will be established when any character is received from the serial Inactivity Time interface and will be disconnected when the Inactivity time out is reached DSR On DSR Off A TCP connection will be established when a DSR On signal is received and will be disconnected when a DSR Off signal is received DSR On None A TCP connection will be established when a DSR On signal is received and will remain active indefinitely DCD On DCD Off A TCP connection will be established when a DCD On signal is received and will be disconnected when a DCD Off signal is received DCD On None A TCP connection will be established when a DCD On signal is received and will remain active indefinitely 5 24 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration UDP Mode Mi OXN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa con Model NPort IA5450AI IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Operation Modes l Port 1 Overview Quick Setup Operation mode UDP v Exportimport Begin End Port Basic Settings Destination IP address 1 4001 Network Settings Serial Settings Destination IP address 2 4001 Operating Settings Destination IP address 3 14001 Port 1 Destination IP address 4 4001 Pot2 Local listen port 4001 Pot3 Port 4 Accessible IP Settings Data P
58. ain name NPort 5000AI M12 functions that Support domain name are Time server Destination IP Address in TCP Client mode Mail Server SNMP trap server and Auto report to IP SNMP Settings Community name A community name is a plain text password mechanism that is used to weakly authenticate queries to agents of managed network devices Contact 1 to 39 characters None Optional E g Support 886 89191230 300 The SNMP contact information usually includes an emergency contact name and telephone or pager number Location 1 to 39 characters None Optional E g Floor 1 office 2 Specify the location string for SNMP agents such as the NPort 5000AI M12 This string is usually set to the street address where the NPort 5000AI M12 is physically located IP Address Report When NPort 5000AI M12 products are used in a dynamic IP environment users must spend more time with IP management tasks For example if the NPort SOOOAI M12 works as a server TCP or UDP then the host which acts as a client must know the IP address of the server If the DHCP server assigns a new IP address to the NPort 5000AI M12 the host must have some way of determining the NPort SOOOAI M12 s new IP address NPort 5000AI M12 products help out by periodically reporting their IP address to the IP location server in case the dynamic IP has changed The parameters shown below are used to configure the Auto IP report function There are two ways to deve
59. and from your computer s MS DOS prompt by typing arp s 192 168 200 100 00 90 E8 xx xx xx This is where 192 168 200 100 is the new IP address and 00 90 E8 xx xx xx is the MAC address for your NPort 5000AI M12 Be sure to use the actual IP address and MAC address for your NPort 5000AI M12 4 Next execute a special Telnet command by typing telnet 192 168 200 100 6000 After issuing this command a Connect failed message will appear as shown here After the NPort reboots its IP address should be updated to the new address and you can reconnect using either Telnet Web or Administrator to check that the update was successful Connect failed ES ES Could not open a connection to 192 168 200 100 Telnet Console Depending on how your computer and network are configured you may find it convenient to use network access to set up your NPort 5000AI M12 s IP address This can be done using Telnet ATTENTION Figures in this chapter were generated using the NPort 5000AI M12I 1 From the Windows desktop click on Start and then select Run Type telnet 192 168 127 254 use the correct IP address if different from the default in the Open text input box and then click OK Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you telnet 192 168 127 254 we 3 When the Telnet window opens if you are prompted to input the Console password input the password and then press Enter N
60. ansmit time interval reaches the time specified under Force transmit The optimal Force transmit timeout depends on your application but it must be at least larger than one character interval within the specified baudrate For example assume that the serial port is set to 1200 bps 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity In this case the total number of bits needed to send a character is 10 bits and the time required to transfer one character is 10 bits 1200 bits s 1000 ms s 8 3 ms Therefore you should set Force transmit timeout to be larger than 8 3 ms so in this case it must be greater than or equal to 10 ms If the user wants to send a series of characters in the same packet the serial device attached to the NPort 5000AI M12 should send that series of characters during a time interval less than the Force transmit timeout for the NPort 5000AI M12 and the total length of data must be less than or equal to the NPort 5000AI M12 s internal buffer size The serial communication buffer size for the NPort SOOOAI M12 is 1 KB per port 5 15 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration RFC2217 Mode KA OX N Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa con Model NPort 1A5450Al IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Operation Modes i Port 1 Overview Quick Setup Operation mode RFC2217 v
61. azingly simple and easy to understand By including it in your VB C or Delphi programming environment you can program your own TCP IP application with the ability to control serial communication parameters NPort 5000AI M12 serial device servers use 2 TCP ports for communication between the NPort 5000AI M12 and host computer s Real COM driver The NPort 5000AI M12 uses a data port and command port to provide pure data transfer without decode and encode Compared to using only one TCP port to control serial communication such as RFC2217 IP Serial Library uses a command port to communicate with the NPort 5000AI M12 in user s program IP Serial Library not only runs with excellent efficiency but also runs without any decode or encode problems How do I install IP Serial Library IP Serial Lib comes with the NPort 5000AI M12 Administration Suite Refer to the IP Serial directory for more detail about the function definitions File Edit View Favorites Tools Help sex gt Pi j Search fy Folders EH Address F iProgram Files NPortAdminsuite El 50 Folders Mame Size Type Date Modified El See WINXP F bin File Folder 2005831 EF 11 07 Ea pacientes and Seinge E IPSerial File Folder 2006 8 31 EF 11 07 ES Program Files Realom File Folder 2005 8 31 EF 11 07 S Common Files E readme 1 KE Text Document 20031128 FF 07 50 S comPlus Applications uninsOO0 16KB DAT File 2005 8 31 _E4F 11 07 uninsooo 616KB Application 2005 86 31
62. b Telnet Console The Disable option for Web Console and Telnet Console is included for security reasons In some cases you may want to disable one or both of these console utilities as an extra precaution to prevent unauthorized users from accessing your NPort 5000AI M12 The factory default for both Web console and Telnet console is Enable Web console Setting FactoryDefault Enable or Disable 5 6 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Telnet console Setting Factory Default Necessity ATTENTION If you disable both the Web console and Telnet console you can still use NPort Administrator to configure NPort 5000AI M12 device servers locally or remotely over the network Refer to Chapter 6 for more details Reset button protect Setting FactoryDefault Optional Network Settings DA OXN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking WWww moxa corn Model NPort A5450Al IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Gateway IP configuration Static v Main Menu DNS server 1 Overview DNS server 2 Quick Setup ee SNMP Settings Basic Settings Network Settings SNMP Enable Disable Serial Settings Community name public Operating Settings p 9 9 Contact Accessible IP Settings Location Auto Warning Settings Upgrade Firmwa
63. ce Networking WWw moxa con Serial Settings Operating Settings Accessible IP Settings Community name Contact Model NPort 1A5450Al IP 192 168 127 253 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 1003231 Gateway IP configuration Static v Main Menu DNS server 1 Overview DNS server 2 Quick Setup Export Import SNMP Settings Basic Settings Network Settings SNMP Enable Disable public Location Auto Warning Settings Upgrade Firmware Monitor IP Address Report Change Password Load Factory Default Save Restart Auto report to IP Auto report to UDP port Auto report period seconds And then you can develop your own programs to receive this information from the NPort Here is NPort s Auto IP Report Protocol We provide an example for you to easily develop your own programs You can find this example on Moxa s website Auto IP Report Format Moxa 4 bytes Info 0 Info 1 AS Info n Info n Length Variable Length is Length Field NPort 5000AI M12 Series Auto IP Report Protocol ID List ASCII char MAC Address 6 bytes MAC address If the MAC address is 00 90 E8 01 02 03 the MAC 0 is 0 MAC 1 is Ox90 hex MAC 2 is OxE8 hex and so on 6 frema _ DWORD utie endin OO Firmware Version 4 DWORD Little endian Ver1 3 4
64. ce Networking www moxa com Model NPort 1A5450Al IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Operation Modes Main Menu Port 1 Overview Quick Setup Operation mode Reverse Telnet v Exportimport TCP alive check time 7 0 99 min Basic Settings o i Inactivity time 0 0 65535 ms Network Settings Serial Settings Local TCP port 4001 Operating Settings Map lt CR LF gt CR LF v Port 1 Apply the above P1 P2 OpP3 OJPs Port 2 settings to Cal ports Port 3 Por 4 Accessible IP Settings TCP alive check time Setting Factory Default Necessity 0 to 99 min Optional O min TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection 1 to 99 min The NPort 5000AI M12 automatically closes the TCP connection if there is no TCP activity for the given time Inactivity time Setting Factory Default Necessity 0 to 65535 ms C O ms TCP connection will not be closed due to an idle serial line 5 31 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration 1 65535 ms The NPort 5000AI M12 automatically closes the TCP connection if there is no serial data activity for the given time After the connection is closed the NPort 5000AI M12 starts listening for another host s TCP connection This parameter defines the maintenance status as Closed or Listen for the TCP connection The connection is closed if there is n
65. cess NPort 5000AI M12 also comes with a Real COM TTY driver that transmits all serial signals intact This means that your existing COM TTY based software can be preserved without needing to invest in additional software Three different Socket Modes are available TCP Server TCP Client and UDP Server Client The main difference between the TCP and UDP protocols is that TCP guarantees delivery of data by requiring the recipient to send an acknowledgement to the sender UDP does not require this type of verification making it possible to offer speedier delivery UDP also allows unicast or multicast of data to only one IP or groups of IP addresses Real COM Mode NPort 5000AI M12 comes equipped with COM drivers that Real COM Mode work with Windows 98 ME NT 2000 Windows XP 2003 Vista 2008 7 x86 x64 systems and also TTY drivers for Linux or Unix systems The driver establishes a COM3 IP Port gt d L transparent connection between host and serial device by gt a mapping the IP Port of the NPort 5000AI M12 s serial port S a 4 AA to a local COM TTY port on the host computer Real COM Mode also supports up to 8 simultaneous connections so Real COM Mode that multiple hosts can collect data from the same serial E device at the same time RS 232 422 485 Device ATTENTION The driver used for Real COM Mode comes with the NPort Administrator The driver is installed automatically on your computer when you in
66. cket sent by one host to multiple hosts In multicast mode hosts that belong to a specific multicast group will receive multicast packets sent to that group When configuring a host as a multicast receiver over the Internet routers on the host s LAN must be informed The Internet Group 5 26 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Management Protocol IGMP is used to communicate group membership information between hosts and routers on a LAN The NPort 5000AI M12 supports IGMP version 2 MO gt XN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa con Model NPort IA5450Al IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450A1_2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Operation Modes Port 1 Overview Quick Setup Operation mode UDP v Exportimport Begin End Port Basic Settings f i Destination IP address 1 239 1 1 1 4001 Network Settings Serial Settings Destination IP address 2 14001 Operating Settings Destination IP address 3 14001 Port 1 Destination IP address 4 14001 Port 2 Local listen port 4001 Port 3 To add a network host to the multicast group input the host s IP address e g 239 1 1 1 in one of the Destination IP address input boxes as illustrated above The NPort will automatically add this host to the multicast group and the host will start receiving all packets sent by the NPort to this group Pair
67. dcast Search window will close and the NPort 5000AI M12s that were located will be displayed in the right pane of the Administrator window If you found more than one server connected to this network refer to the MAC address sticker on your server s to determine which server s are the ones you wish to configure To configure an NPort 5000AI M12 place the cursor over the row displaying that NPort 5000AI M12 s information and then double click the left mouse button 4 NPort Administrator Configuration Fille Function Configuration View Help nr g i Exit Search Search IP Function Configuration 2 NPort s Fa NPort No 2 Mod MAC Address IP Address Server Name Status A Configuration NPort 1454504 00 90 8 12 345f7 192 168 127 254 NPIAS4504 _ 2 Lock Monitor NPort 155450 00 90 8 12 34 51 192 168 394 100 NPI a54504 12 Fort Monitor E A COM Mapping 4 IP Address Report ATTENTION Before modifying the NPort 5000AI M12 s configuration use Broadcast Search to locate all NPort 5000AI M12s connected to the LAN or use Specify by IP Address to locate a particular NPort 5000AI M12 Unlock Password Protection If the NPort 5000AI M12 is password protected indicated by Lock for Status you will receive the following error and you will not be able to use the right click method to open the configuration page x Target is password protected Please Unlock first OK In this case proceed
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69. dministration Suite consists of some useful utility programs that are used to configure and manage your NPort 5000AI M12 See Chapter 5 for details on how to install NPort Administration Suite and how to use this suite of useful utilities to set up IP addresses and configure your NPort 5000AI M12 Series serial device servers ARP You can make use of the ARP Address Resolution Protocol command to set up an IP address for your NPort 5000AI M12 The ARP command tells your computer to associate the NPort 5000AI M12 s MAC address with the intended IP address You must then use Telnet to access the NPort 5000AI M12 at which point the device server s IP address will be reconfigured ATTENTION In order to use this setup method both your computer and NPort 5000AI M12 must be connected to the same LAN Or you may use a cross over Ethernet cable to connect the NPort 5000AI M12 directly to your computer s Ethernet card Before executing the ARP command your NPort 5000AI M12 must be configured with the factory default IP address 192 168 127 254 and your computer and the NPort 5000AI M12 must be on the same subnet 3 2 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Initial IP Address Configuration Take the following steps to use ARP to configure the IP address 1 Obtain a valid IP address for your NPort 5000AI M12 from your network administrator 2 Obtain the NPort 5000AI M12 s MAC address from the label on its bottom panel 3 Execute the arp s comm
70. dress Serial IP Address Line Status Port Tx Rix after Conn OP Mode Tx Rx after Mon Alive Tx Rx Throw Tx Rx Inty Throu COM Number Server Name Alias Load Default Jf OK X Cancel COM Mapping Windows Administration Suite comes with Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP 7 Real COM drivers After you install NPort Administration Suite there are two ways to set up the NPort SOOOAI M12 serial port as your host s remote COM port The first way is with On line COM Mapping On line COM Mapping will check to make sure that the NPort 5000AI M12 is connected correctly to the network and then install the driver on the host computer The second way is with Off line COM Installation without first connecting the NPort 5000AI M12 to the network Off line COM Mapping can decrease the system integrator s effort by solving different field problems Via off line installation users can first process software installation for the host and then install the NPort 5000AI M12 to different fields Use the following procedure to map COM ports 1 On line COM Mapping Connect the NPort 5000AI M12 to the network gt Set the NPort 5000AI M12 to the proper IP address gt Map COMs to your host gt Apply Change 2 Off line COM Mapping Map COMs to your host gt Apply Change gt Connect the NPort 5000AI M12 to the network gt Configure the NPort 5000AI M12 s IP address 6 15 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator On line CO
71. dvanced Settings Serial Parameters COM Grouping Serial ports IF Address Port Read write Signal Status 192 168 127 254 3 132 168 127 254 4 IP Address Report When the NPort 5000AI M12 is used in a dynamic IP environment users must spend more time with IP management tasks NPort 5000AI M12 Series products help out by periodically reporting their IP address to the IP location server in case the dynamic IP has changed 1 Configure the NPort 5000AI M12 with Dynamic IP settings DHCP BOOTP or DHCP BOOTP Assign the remote Auto IP report server s IP address and UDP port Configuration Information Accessible IPs Auto Warming IF Address Report Password Model Name Network NPort 51504 BSE Serial Operating Mode _ Modify MAC Address i address 192 168 127 254 00 90 E8 99 31 25 IP Adira Serial Number Modity ml Metmask 255 255 255 0 Gateway Firmware Version IP Configuration E Ver 1 0 ONS Server 1 DMS Server 2 System Uptime O days h Dm H 2 _ Modify Enable SHMP Community Mame public O Location Contact 6 32 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 2 Select the IP Address Report and click the right mouse button to select Settings NEort Administrator IP Address Report Fille Function IF Address Report View Help IP Address Report
72. e changes are incorporated into new editions of the publication Technical Support Contact Information Moxa Americas Toll free 1 888 669 2872 Tel 1 714 528 6777 Fax 1 714 528 6778 Moxa Europe Tel 49 89 3 70 03 99 0 Fax 49 89 3 70 03 99 99 www moxa com su ort Moxa China Shanghai office Toll free 800 820 5036 Tel 86 21 5258 9955 Fax 86 10 6872 3958 Moxa Asia Pacific Tel 886 2 8919 1230 Fax 886 2 8919 1231 Table of Contents Di TRUROGUCTION a A a AA a 1 1 OVOVIS Weiss pana mente iace tac nceanausuqaaicucuceenewuncuaisuensuerceqnencuuaauuccns 1 2 PACE 0 e eE KIE DE AE EEE E E ELSE EE IEEE EE 1 2 Product ESQUI A AAA AA Ad 1 2 Product SPECICATION S AA east 1 2 Za GeRtinG Started noia te E we tama ta a tae aaa a ae 2 1 NPort 5150AI M12 SerieS ADPearanCe immmcoccconcccc E E a EA i 2 2 NROFt 3250A9M12 Seres ADDED E S 2 2 NEO S450AI M 12 Series AD De ranNcSn AAA e e tut dats 2 3 Connecting the HardWare sI peer ee AAA AAA 2 3 VAS intent ict itn EEEE EEEN EKEK EEK er ee ee ee ee eee 2 3 Faraware Lnstallation Procedure iia is iii ide ill dike duud ide 2 4 a TEMOUIN eraa nPAPPn A ce ee eae ae tare c uuu tun umicouncucacnuncsaaGs 2 4 BINRIN MOUNINO CODON AN cria A etree renee tet eis 2 4 Connecting the POWESE ee rr rr a 2 5 Connecting TO THE Neu a cena Ca 2 5 Connecti gto a Seral DEVICE on 2 6 EEDAAdICILOrS canica 2 6 3 Anal TP Address Configuratio M arden ante Ria ca 3 1 Initializing the
73. ed Right click a specific NPort 5000AI M12 and select the Upgrade Firmware function to start upgrading the firmware NPort Administrator Configuration File Function Configuration View Help 2 2 x g Search SearchiIP Locate Configure Web Li Configuration 30 7 sra E Monitor ES Broadcast Search NPIAS4504 12 E Port Monitor Specify by IF Address fig COM Mapping BE IP Address Report 2 Locate z Unlock Configure Web 3 Select the correct ROM file to download Select File Select File File Name EXMPIS5450S Werl 0_ Build 10032918 ror Browse 4 Wait while the Upgrade Firmware action is processed Processing please wait MAC Address IP Address Port 1854504 00 30 E8 143457 192 168 127 254 Tranimit 10 lt meb 6 9 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator ATTENTION You can simultaneously upgrade the firmware of multiple NPort 5000AI M12s that are of the same model To select multiple NPort 5000AI M12s hold down the Ctrl key when selecting an additional NPort 5000AI M12 or hold down the Shift key to select a block of NPort 5000AI M12s Export Configuration To export the configuration of an NPort 5000AI M12 right click the NPort 5000AI M12 select Export Configuration and then follow the onscreen instructions The Export Configuration function is a handy tool that can be used to produce a text file containing the current configuration of a particular NPort
74. ed IP No Yes Export Import i Allow driver control No Yes Basic Settings Network Settings Serial Settings Data Packing Operating Settings ai Packing length 0 0 1024 o gt das Delimiter 1 00 Hex C Enable Port 3 Delimiter 2 00 Hex LJ Enable Port 4 Delimiter process Do Nothing Processed only when packing length is 0 Accessible IP Settings Force transmit 0 0 65535 ms Auto Warning Settings Upgrade Firmware Apply the above de Op2 Ups Ora settings to Dan ports Monitor Change Password Load Factory Default a TCP alive check time Setting Factory Default Necessity O min The TCP connection will not be closed due to an idle TCP connection 1 to 99 min NPort 5000AI M12 automatically closes the TCP connection if there is no TCP activity for the given time After the connection is closed the NPort 5000AI M12 starts listening for another Real COM driver connection from another host Max connection Setting Factory Default Necessity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Required Max connection is usually used when the user needs to receive data from different hosts simultaneously The factory default is 1 In this case only one specific host can access this port of the NPort 5000AI M12 and the Real COM driver on that host will have full control over the port Max Connection 1 Allows only 1 host s Real COM driver to open the specific NPort 5000AI M12 serial port Max Connection 2 to 8 Allows
75. ee how to configure the IP address Examples shown in this chapter use the Factory Default IP address 192 168 127 254 5 2 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration 4 The NPort 5000AI M12 homepage will open next There are two buttons on this page Quick setup and Export Import You can click Overview at any time to go back to this page The following sections introduce these two convenient functions and all the other specific settings in the Main Menu on the left Model NPort lA5450Al IP Name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking Serial NO WWW mo0OXa com 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Welcome to NPort web console Main Menu Overvie 6 Click Quick Quick Setup E Setup to go Exportimport ay through three simple steps Basic Settings ack Setup making your Network Settings cath ready to work Serial Settings Operating Settings Click ic Accessible IP Settings Export import to Auto Warning Settings epale l configuration Upgrade Firmware Export Import backup or Monitor recovery ATTENTION If you can t remember the password the ONLY way to configure the NPort 5000AI M12 is to load factory defaults by using the Reset to default button located at the top side of NPort 5000AI M12 Remember to export the configuration file when you have finished the configuration After using the Reset
76. end the RING signal out through the serial port The serial controller must reply with ATA within 2 5 seconds to accept the connection request after which the NPort 5000AI M12 enters data mode If no ATA command is received the NPort 5000AI M12 will disconnect after sending three RING signals ATSO gt 1 The NPort 5000AI M12 will accept the TCP connection immediately and then send the CONNECT lt baud gt command to the serial port in which lt baud gt represents the baudrate of the NPort 5000AI M12 s serial port After that the NPort 5000AI M12 immediately enters data mode Dial out The NPort 5000AI M12 accepts the AT command ATD lt IP gt lt TCP port gt from the serial port and then requests a TCP connection from the remote Ethernet Modem or PC This is where lt IP gt is the IP address of the remote Ethernet modem or PC and lt TCP port gt is the TCP port number of the remote Ethernet modem or PC Once the remote unit accepts this TCP connection the NPort 5000AI M12 will send out the CONNECT lt baud gt signal via the serial port and then enter data mode Disconnection request from local site When the NPort 5000AI M12s is in data mode the user can drive the DTR signal to OFF or send from the local serial port to the NPort 5000AI M12 The NPort 5000AI M12 will enter command mode and return NO CARRIER via the serial port and then input ATH to shut down the TCP connection afte
77. es from port 1 nsio_close portid close this serial port nsio_end close IP Serial Library 7 3 A Pinouts and Cable Wiring The following topics are covered in this appendix O Pin Assignments and Cable Wiring gt Ethernet M12 gt Power M12 gt RS 232 422 485 male DB9 Pinouts 0 Serial Cable Wiring Diagrams gt Female DB9 to Male DB9 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Pinouts and Cable Wiring Pin Assignments and Cable Wiring Ethernet M12 PIN TX E TD a 4 EJ RD o 0 o O EY TD 4 4 g RD Housing shield Power M12 RS 232 422 485 male DB9 Pinouts RS 422 2 wire RS 485 4 wire RS foc mo TEP E COMA OEA E ew feo eo 6789 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Pinouts and Cable Wiring Serial Cable Wiring Diagrams Female DB9 to Male DB9 Male DB9 Female DB9 Male DB9 Female DB9 i RS 232 NPort A Device 9 pins Cable Wiring 9 pins DCD 1 1 DCD RxD 2 2 TxD TxD 3 3 RxD DTR 4 4 DSR GND 5 _________________ 5 _ GND DSR 6 lt ________________ 6 DTR RTS 7 gt 7 CTS CTS 8 lt ____________________ 8 RTS Well Known Port Numbers In this appendix which is included for your reference we provide a list of Well Known port numbers that may cause network problems if you set the NPort 5000AI M12 to one of these ports Refer to RFC 1700 for Well Known port numbers or refer to the following introduction from the
78. esh Rate Second s _ Auto save monitored NPort list 6 12 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 7 On the Advanced Settings page select Display warning message for new event and or Play warning music for new event In the second case you must enter the path to the WAV file that you want to be played New event means that one of the NPort 5000AI M12s in the monitor is Alive or Not Alive or has lost connection with the Monitor program Monitor Settings Monitor Items General Settings Advanced Settings Monitor and Port Monitor Message Box Setting Display warning message for new event Iv Play warning music for new event C AWINDOW S Media notify way Browse gt J OK X Cancel 8 Right click in the NPort 5000AI M12 list section and select Go to start Monitoring the NPort 5000AI M12 NPort Administrator Monitor File Function Monitor View Help al NPort freee y Configuratior A NPOr 1454504 MENE a ES Monitor 2 NPort 1454504 00 30 E6 12 3451 E Add Target a Port Monitor E Remove Target ie dh COM Mapping 4E IP Address Report Load Configured COM Port settings E sip FL 2 b Add Remove Monitor Running 2 NPort s No 2 Model MACAddress IP Address fave i Configuration ee Hl Pork 1454501 00 90 68 12 34 5 192 168 127 254 ve 58 Monitor ort tods 160 34 ve a M NPort 1454
79. ess on the network Computers use the IP address to identify and talk to each other over the network Choose a proper IP address which is unique and valid in your network environment Netmask Factory Default E g 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 A subnet mask represents all of the network hosts at one geographic location in one building or on the same local area network When a packet is sent out over the network the NPort 5000AI M12 will use the subnet mask to check whether the desired TCP IP host specified in the packet is on the local network segment If the address is on the same network segment as the NPort 5000AI M12 a connection is established directly from the NPort 5000AI M12 Otherwise the connection is established through the given default gateway Gateway A gateway is a network gateway that acts as an entrance to another network Usually the computers that control traffic within the network or at the local Internet service provider are gateway nodes NPort 5000AI M12 needs to know the IP address of the default gateway computer in order to communicate with the hosts outside the local network environment For correct gateway IP address information consult the network administrator IP configuration Static DHCP Static Required DHCP BOOTP BOOTP ATTENTION In Dynamic IP environments the firmware will retry 3 times every 30 seconds until network settings are assigned by the DHCP or BOOTP server The Timeout for e
80. formance FIFO Er E COM Mapping 4 Port 1454504 192168127254 4 COMO Group Hi Performance FIFO Er i 5 NPort 1452504 192 166 127 253 1 COM11 Hi Performance FIFO Er co IP Address Report i j qm COMA2 Hi Performance FIFO E a2 Add Target Remove Target Enable Disable Ei Apply Change Discard Change 2 Select the COM number of the COM Group you are adding and check mark the Grouping selected port s together check box and then click OK COM Port Settings Port Number 1 Forts Selected Tet port is Port 6 Basic Settings Advanced Settings Seral Parameters COM Grouping COM Number 20410 Group Auto enumerating COM number for selected ports Grouping selected ports together 6 24 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 3 You will be able to view the serial ports that were assigned to and removed from the Group Click Apply to apply the settings lt NPort Administrator COM Mapping T File Function COM Mapping View Help 3 E Configuration E Monitor 58 Port Monitor oti COM Mapping Been E IP Address Report Port 1454504 192 168 127 254 NPort 1854504 152 168 127 254 HPFort 1454504 192 168 127 254 NPort 1854504 152 168 127 254 MFort 1852504 192 168 127 253 NPort 1452504 192 168 127 253 Hi Perhornance COM Hi Performance FIFO Er COMO Group HiPerformance FIFO Er COM10 Group Hi Performance FIFO Er COM11 Hi Pertormance FIFO Er
81. g www moxa com Model NPort A5450Al IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Operation Modes Main Menu r N Packing ae a E Force Overview Port Operating Mode Delimiter 1 Delimiter 2 Delimiter Process ere Length Transmit ui etup 0 00 Disable 00 Disable Do Nothing 0 Export Import f 1 RealCOM TCP alive check time 7 CDAS Max connection 1 Network Settings 0 00 Disable 00 Disable Do Nothing 0 Serial Settings 2 RealCOM TCP alive checktime 7 Ri ciao Sa Max connection 1 Port 1 0 00 Disable 00 Disable Do Nothing 0 Port 2 3 RealCOM TCP alive checktime 7 Port 3 ae Max connection 1 Port4 0 00 Disable 00 Disable Do Nothing 0 Accessible IP Settings 9 4 RealCOM TCP alive checktime 7 Auto Warning Settings Max connection 4 Uparade Firmware Click Operating Settings located under Main Menu to display the operating settings for both of the NPort 5000AI M12 s serial ports 5 12 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Real COM Mode NA OXN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking WWww moxa cor Model NPort lA5450Al IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 19 28 88 Name NPIA5450Al_ 10 Serial NO 10 Firmware 1 0 Build 10050609 A Port 1 Operation mode RealCOM v Main Menu TCP alive check time 7 o 99 min Overview Max connection iv Quick Setup Ignore jamm
82. ger Window Help EY COM1 19200 None 8 1 VT100 rl odel name oTr serial Woe A su the rest of the IP settings Profile Edit PortManager Window Help el all alale 28 E COM1 19200 None 8 1 VT100 co Serial Wa a Firmware version 1 0 Build 100325318 oTe system uptime O days 00h 02m 48s RTS lt lt Main menu 3 Basic settings Network settings Serial settings Operating settings Accessible IP settings Auto warning settings Monitor Ping Change password Load factory default View settings Save Restart guit a ala Salele 2B NPort 1145450141 MAC address 00 90 86 12 34 57 ers y irmware version 1 0 Build 10032318 0 days 00h 00m 04s lease keyin your password eleebrerddd En PComm Terminal Emulator COM1 19200 None 8 1 VT100 A E Ready 9 Start configuring the IP address under Network Settings Ela PComm Terminal Emulator COM1 19200 None 3 1 VT100 3 7 Refer to step 4 in the Telnet Console section for 4 Choosing the Proper Operation Mode In this chapter we describe the various NPort 5000AI M12 operation modes The options include an operation mode that uses a driver installed on the host computer and operation modes that rely on TCP IP socket programming concepts After choosing the proper operation mode in this chapter refer to Chapter 5 for detailed configuration parameter definitions The following topics are covered in this chapter Overview
83. h M12 Connector M12 Power Input 25 to 55 C Conformal Coating NPort 5450AI M12 T 4 port RS 232 422 485 Device Server 1 x 10 100BaseT X with M12 Connector M12 Power Input 40 to 75 C The following topics are covered in this chapter O Overview O Package Checklist O Product Features O Product Specifications NPort 5000AI M12 Series Introduction Overview NPort 5000AI M12 device server is designed to make serial devices network ready in an instant and is compliant with EN 50155 and EN 50121 4 standards allowing them to perform reliably in rolling stock and wayside applications where high level vibration is present Use the NPort 5000AI M12 device servers to give your PC software direct access to serial devices from anywhere on the network Package Checklist Before installing the NPort 5000AI M12 series device servers verify that the package contains the following items Standard Accessories e 1 NPort 5000AI M12 serial device server e Documentation and Software CD e Quick Installation Guide printed e Warranty Card Optional Accessories e DR 45 24 45W 2A DIN Rail 24 VDC Power Supply with universal 85 to 264 VAC input e DR 75 24 75W 3 2A DIN Rail 24 VDC Power Supply with universal 85 to 264 VAC input e DR 120 24 120W 5A DIN Rail 24 VDC Power Supply with 88 to 132 VAC 176 to 264 VAC input e DK TN 5308 DIN Rail kit NOTE Notify your sales representative if any of the above items is missing or damaged Produc
84. hange Password Load Factory Default Save Restart o 0 N OD oO A WY N ab o h bh ab N WwW oh ah o OOOOOOOOAOAOODOAAOAOODD lt o The NPort 5000AI M12 uses an IP address based filtering method to control access to itself Accessible IP Settings allows you to add or block remote host IP addresses to prevent unauthorized access Access to the NPort 5000AI M12 is controlled by IP address That is if a host s IP address is in the accessible IP table then the host will be allowed to access the NPort 5000AI M12 You can allow one of the following cases by setting the parameter Only one host with a specific IP address can access the NPort 5000AI M12 Enter IP address 255 255 255 255 e g 192 168 1 1 255 255 255 255 Hosts on a specific subnet can access the NPort 5000AI M12 Enter IP address 255 255 255 0 e g 192 168 1 0 255 255 255 0 Any host can access the NPort 5000AI M12 Disable this function by un checking the Enable the accessible IP list checkbox Refer to the following table for more configuration examples Allowable Hosts Input format Any host 192 168 1 120 192 168 1 120 255 255 255 255 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 254 192 168 0 1 to 192 168 255 254 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 126 5 33 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Auto Warning Settings Auto warning Email and SNMP trap
85. he DCD changes the NPort 5000AI M12 will immediately send an e mail send an SNMP trap or trigger the relay output DSR changed The DSR Data Set Ready signal has changed also indicating that the data communication equipment s power is off For example a DSR change to high also means that the DCE is powered ON If the DSR signal changes to low it also means that the DCE is powered off When the DSR changes the NPort 5000AI M12 will immediately send an e mail send an SNMP trap or trigger the relay output Mail This feature helps the administrator manage how the NPort 5000AI M12 sends e mail to pre defined e mail boxes when the enabled events such as Cold start Warm start Authentication failure etc occur To configure this feature click the Event Type Mail checkbox 5 36 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Trap This feature helps the administrator manage how the NPort 5000AI M12 sends SNMP Trap to a pre defined SNMP Trap server when the enabled events such as Cold start Warm start Authentication failure etc occur To configure this feature click the Event Type Trap checkbox Upgrade Firmware MO gt XN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa com Model NPort A5450Al 192 168 127 25 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Upgrade Firmware Main Menu J arean Bronse Overview firmware Import Quick Setup Export Im
86. her zones po ae cookies not stored isable Enabl Security level for this zone E ite E Move the slider to set the security level For this zone Mina P 5 Medium a File download Safe browsing and still Functional O Disable Prompts before downloading potentially unsafe content Unsigned ActiveX controls will not be downloaded Appropriate for most Internet sites O Enable MY Cant damniasd hi 4 b j Reset custom settings Custom Level Default Level Reset to medium y Ea Cancel Apply Cancel 2 Enter the IP address of your device in the address field of the browser then press the Enter key The default IP address is 192 168 127 254 3 Input the password if prompted The password will be transmitted with MD5 encryption over Ethernet Note that you will not be prompted to enter the password if the NPort SOOOAI M12 is not currently password protected DA OXN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa com Model NPort IA5450AlI IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450A1_2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Password ATTENTION If you use other web browsers remember to enable the functions to allow cookies that are stored on your computer or allow per session cookies NPort 5000AI M12 uses cookies only for password transmission ATTENTION Refer to Chapter 3 Initial IP Address Configuration to s
87. ination IP Port 1 address 1 Port 4001 Port2 inati Destination IP Port 4001 Port 3 address 2 Destination IP Port4 aa Port 4001 Accessible IP Settings inati m Destination IP Port 4001 Auto Warning Settings address 4 A Upgrade Firmware e local port 5011 Monitor Designated local port 5012 Change Password 2 Load Factory Default A local port 5013 nino dan i Designated local port 5014 v 4 Connection control Startup None v Data Packing Packing length 0 o 1024 Delimiter 1 00 Hex C Enable Delimiter 2 00 Hex O Enable Delimiter process Do Nothing Processed only when packing length is 0 Force transmit 0 o 65535 ms v settings to CJAN ports 3 TCP alive check time Setting FactoryDefault O to 99 min Optional O min The TCP connection will not be closed due to an idle TCP connection 1 to 99 min The NPort 5000AI M12 automatically closes the TCP connection if there is no TCP activity for the given time Inactivity time Setting FactoryDefault 0 to 65535 ms Optional O ms The TCP connection will not be closed due to an idle serial line 5 21 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration 1 65535 ms NPort 5000AI M12 automatically closes the TCP connection if there is no serial data activity for the given time This parameter defines the maintenance status as Closed or Listen for the TCP connection The connection is closed if there is no incoming or outgoing data through the serial por
88. ing COM Mode 192 168 127 254 COME Hi Performance FIFO Er COM Hi Pertormance FIFO Er COM10 Group Hi Performance FIFO Er 20410 Group Hi Performance FIFO Er 1 MPort 1854504 E Port 1854504 132 168 127 254 3 HPort 18545048 192 168 127 254 4 Port 18545048 132 168 127 254 Es to mi Yes Cancel Deleting a COM Group Follow the steps below to delete a COM Group and then auto assign COM numbers for each port in the Group 1 Select all serial ports in the Group you are deleting and then right click to select COM Settings 6 22 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator lt NPort Administrator COM Mapping File Function COM Mapping View Help Remove Appl Configure ag i Configuration 1 MPort 16554506 192 168 127 254 Hi Fertormance FIFO Er E Monitor 2 NP ort 1454504 192168127254 Z COM Hi Performance FIFO Er E Port Monitor E 45 Ete E of COM Mapping NP el add Target Remove Target GE IP Address Report Enable Disable Apply Change Discard Change 2 Select a COM number for this COM group and check the Auto enumerating COM number for selected ports to use the COM number you select as the first starting COM number and then click OK COH Fort Settings Fort Humber 2 Port s Selected 18t port is Port 3 Basic Settings Advanced Settings Senal Parameters COM Grouping LOM Number Coq Auto enumerating COM number for selected
89. ing for another host s TCP connection This parameter defines the maintenance status as Closed or Listen for the TCP connection The connection is closed if there is no incoming or outgoing data through the serial port during the specific Inactivity time If the Inactivity time is set to 0 the current TCP connection is kept active until a connection close request is received Although Inactivity time is disabled the NPort SOOOAI M12 will check the connection status between the NPort 5000AI M12 and remote host by sending keep alive packets periodically If the remote host does not respond to the packet the NPort SOOOAI M12 assumes that the connection was closed down unintentionally The NPort 5000AI M12 will then force the existing TCP connection to close NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration ATTENTION The Inactivity time should be configured to be larger than the Force transmit timeout setting To prevent the unintended loss of data due to the session disconnection it is highly recommended that you set this value large enough so that the intended data transfer is completed Max connection Max connection is usually used when the user needs to receive data from different hosts simultaneously The factory default only allows for 1 connection at a time Max connection 1 The NPort only allows 1 host to open the TCP connection to the specific serial port Max connection 2 to 8 Allows 2 to 8 host s TCP connection re
90. ion activating various utilities for this NPort 5000AI M12 will not require re entering the server password Configuring the NPort 5000AI M12 In this section we illustrate how to access the NPort 5000AI M12 s configuration utility You should first make sure that you can connect over the network from your computer to the NPort 5000AI M12 1 To start NPort Administrator click Start gt NPort Administration Suite gt NPort Administrator a if j m Programs Accessories gt Startup UC Finder ff NPort Administration Suite gt EN IP Serial Lib Reference 4 NPort Administrator E Version info 6 7 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 2 Unlock the NPort 5000AI M12 you wish to configure if it is password protected Right click the NPort 5000AI M12 and select Configure to start the configuration z NPort Administrator Configuration f File Function Configuration View Help in 2 E E Est search Search IP Locate Configure Web Function A 2 NPort s _ NPort Li Configuration Aa RA Ih z 5 Monitor 2 NPart 54504 00 90 8 12 3451 192 168 3 Bak Bea en i tea MEET Spscity by IP Address i itz COM Mapping 4 IP Address Report Locate EE Unlock EF ca E Web 3 The progress bar shows that Administrator is retrieving configuration information from the specific NPort 5000AI M12 Processing Please wait 26 29 89 4
91. is selected NPort Administrator COM Mapping File Function COM Mapping View Help 2 a Exit Add Remove Apply Configure Function Configuration 1 4 IP Address Report Enable Disable S COM Settings fee Apply Change 6 18 COM Mapping 4 COM No Model IPAddess Pot COM Port Mode pecs gt Hi Performance FIFO Eng Monitor 2 NPo 2 Add Target 2 COMS Hi Performance FIFO En Port Monitor 3 NPo gt 3 COME Hi Performance FIFO Eni ik COM Mapping 4 NPo Remove Target 4 COM Hi Performance FIFO En NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 10 Select Discard Change to tell Administrator NOT to save the COM Mapping information to the host NPort Administrator COM Mapping File Function COM Mapping View Help x l Add Remove Apply Configure al Pork de i Configuration Hi Perormance FIFO En E Monitor E HrPertormance FIFO En 53 Port Monitor R COME HrPertormance FIFO En E COM Mapping nN COM Hi Performance FIFO En 4 IP Address Report Enable Disable Ej COM Settings El Apply Change Discard Change 11 To save the configuration to a text file select Export COM Mapping You will then be able to import this configuration file to another host and use the same COM Mapping settings in the other host NPort Administrator COM Mapping E El File Function COM Mapping View Help Add Remove
92. ll selected ports 6 30 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator Changing the Serial Port Specified as Signal Port for the COM Group 1 Select a serial port in the Group and then right click and select COM Settings lt NPort Administrator COM Mapping J File Function COM Mapping View Help im Remove Apply Configure COM Mapping 4 COM Mode 0 Configuration NPort 1454504 192 168 127 254 1 Hi Performance FIFO Er 5 Monitor 2 Por 1A545004 192 165 127 254 2 Hi Pertormance FIFO Er E Port Monitor ES A POr ADADDA le ees COMO Group Hi Performance FIFO E of COM Mapping NPort 1454504 2 Add Target COM10 Group Hi Performance FIFO Er 8 IP Address Report Bd Remove Target Enable Disable consis lal Apply Change Discard Change 2 Check the Grouping selected port s together check box COM Port Settings Port Humber 1 Port s Selected 1t port is Port 3 Basic Settings Advanced Settings Seral Parameters LOM Grouping COM Number COM10 current Group Auto enumerating LUM number for selected ports Grouping selected porte together A Cancel 6 31 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 3 On COM Grouping page you can specify one serial port whose signals will be taken into account by the COM Group and change the Read Write status for each serial port COM Port Settings Port Humber 1 Port s Selected 1t port is Port 3 Basic Settings A
93. lop an Auto IP report Server to receive the NPort 5000AI M12 s Auto IP report 1 Use the NPort Administrator s IP Address Report function 2 The Auto IP report protocol can automatically receive the Auto IP report on a regular basis and is also available to help you develop your own software Refer to Appendix E for the Auto IP report protocol Auto report to IP Setting FactoryDefault E g 192 168 1 1 or None Optional URL IP addresses of the form x x x 0 and X X X 255 are invalid Reports generated by the Auto report function will be automatically sent to this IP address 5 9 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Auto report to TCP port E g 4001 4002 Optional Auto report period Factory Default Time interval in 10 Optional seconds LLDP Settings LLDP Settings LLDP Enable Disable Message Transmit Interval 30 5 32768 secs This section is used to configure the setting of LLDP protocol The LLDP Link Layer Discovery Protocol may be used as a component in network management and monitoring applications LLDP Factory Default Necessity Message Transmit Interval Factory Default Necessity 5 to 32768 secs Optional This parameter is used to adjust LLDP query period Serial Settings Click Serial Settings located under Main Menu to display serial port settings for port 1 MOXN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa com Model NPort 1A5450
94. lt in WDT watchdog timer 1 3 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Introduction MTBF mean time between failures NPort 5150AI M12 789 341 hrs NPort 5250AI M12 639 622 hrs NPort 5450AI M12 467 777 hrs Warranty Warranty Period 5 years Details See www moxa com warranty 1 4 2 Getting Started In this chapter we give instructions on installing NPort SOOOAI M12 device servers Software installation is covered in subsequent chapters The following topics are covered in this chapter O O O O a NPort 5150AI M12 Series Appearance NPort 5250AI M12 Series Appearance NPort 5450AI M12 Series Appearance Connecting the Hardware gt Wiring Requirements Hardware Installation Procedure Panel Wall Mounting DIN Rail Mounting optional Connecting the Power Connecting to the Network Connecting to a Serial Device LED Indicators Y Vv Y VY Y NPort 5000AI M12 Series Getting Started NPort 5150AI M12 Series Appearance Front View Side View DIN Rail DIN Rail Back View RS 232 422 485 port Ethernet M12 port Power M12 pot LED indicators Reset button NPort 5250AI M12 Series Appearance Front View Side View DIN Rail DIN Rail Back View RS 232 422 485 ports Ethernet M12 port Power M12 port LED indicators Reset button NPort 5000AI M12 Series Getting Started NPort 5450AI M12 Series Appearance Front View Side View DIN Rail DIN Rail Back View RS 232 422 485 port
95. ment Your network system administrator should provide you with an IP address and related settings for your network In addition the server name field is a useful way to specify the location or application of different NPort 5000AI M12s NPort IA5450AI Model Name Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa com MAC Address 00 90 E8 1 Firmware 1 0 Build 1003231 Step 2 3 Operation Mode Settings O Real COM PC communicate with serial device through COM port OTCcP PC communicate with serial device through TCP port Device is TCP client Destination IP address O upp Port 4001 PC communicate with serial device through UDP port Destination IP address pon 2005 Peck noa f Cancoi In the Step 2 3 you must specify which operation mode you will use If your operation mode is not Real COM TCP Server TCP Client or UDP mode please click Cancel and to go back to main menu and choose Operating Settings to select your proper setting NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration M OXN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa com Model NPort IA5450AI IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Step 3 3 Serial Settings Baud rate Data bits Stop bits 1 al pariy Interface RS 232 v In the Step 3 3 you can modify the serial settings MOXN Total Sol
96. mprovement in performance e By default the optional Fast Flush function is disabled If you would like to enable this function from the NPort Administrator double click the COM ports that are mapped to the NPort and then select the Fast Flush checkbox You should find that when Fast Flush is enabled the NPort driver will work faster with PurgeComm 6 17 NPort 5000AI M12 Series COM Fort Settings Port Number 1 Port s Selected 1st port iz Port 1 Basic Settings Advanced Settings Serial Parameters COM Grouping Ts Mode Hi Performance FIFO Enable Network Timeout S000 S500 20000 mz Fast Flush Only Flush Local Butter L Apply All Selected Ports af OK X Cancel Configuring NPort Administrator 8 The Serial Parameter settings shown here are the default settings when the NPort 5000AI M12 is powered on However the program can redefine the serial parameters to different values after the program opens the port via Win32 API COM Fort Settings Port Number 1 Port s Selected 1st port iz Port 1 Basic Settings Advanced Settings eral Parameters COM Grouping Baud Rate Parity Data Bits Stop Bits Flaw Control More Appli All Selected Ports 9 After setting the COM Mapping remember to select Apply Change to save the information in the host system registry The host computer will not have the ability to use the COM port until after Apply Change
97. nation IP address Port 4001 Network Settings Serial Settings Apply the above P1 Or2 Or3 P4 Operating Settings Settings to C All ports Port 1 m ra 5 27 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration TCP alive check time O min TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection 1 to 99 min The NPort 5000AI M12 closes the TCP connection automatically if there is no TCP activity for the given time Destination IP address IP address or Domain Name blank Optional E g 192 168 1 1 TCP port No 4001 The Pair Connection Master will contact the network host that has this IP address Data will be transmitted through the port No 4001 by default Note that you must configure the same TCP port No for the device server acting as the Pair Connection Slave Pair Connection Slave Mode When you select Pair Connection Slave Mode for the Operation mode of one of the NPort 5000AI M12 device servers this NPort 5000AI M12 will be acting as a TCP server KA Cx MN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking WWW moxa com Model NPort 1A5450Al IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Operation Modes Main Menu Port 1 Overview Quick Setup Operation mode Pair Connection Slave w Exportimport TCP alive check time 7 0 99 min Basic Settings Local TCP port 4001 Network Settings Serial
98. needs to use a Static IP or Dynamic IP either DHCP or BOOTP application 2 If the NPort 5000AI M12 is used in a Static IP environment you can use NPort Administration Suite ARP Web Console Telnet Console or Serial Console to configure the new IP address 3 If the NPort 5000AI M12 is used in a Dynamic IP environment you can use NPort 5000AI M12 Administration Suite Web Console Telnet Console or Serial Console to configure NPort SOOOAI M12 to get an IP address dynamically with DHCP DHCP BOOTP or BOOTP ATTENTION Consult your network administrator on how to reserve a fixed IP address for your NPort 5000AI M12 in the MAC IP mapping table when using a DHCP Server or BOOTP Server In most applications you should assign a fixed IP address to your NPort 5000AI M12 Factory Default IP Address NPort 5000AI M12 products are configured with the following default private IP address Default IP address 192 168 127 254 IP addresses of the form 192 168 xxx xxx are referred to as private IP addresses since it is not possible to directly access a device configured with a private IP address from a public network For example you would not be able to ping such a device from an outside Internet connection NPort SOOOAI M12 applications that require sending data over a public network such as the Internet require setting up the server with a valid public IP address which can be leased from a local ISP NPort Administration Suite NPort A
99. o incoming or outgoing data through the serial port during the specific Inactivity time If the Inactivity time is set to 0 the current TCP connection is kept active until a connection close request is received Although Inactivity time is disabled the NPort SOOOAI M12 will check the connection status between the NPort 5000AI M12 and remote host by sending keep alive packets periodically If the remote host does not respond to the packet the NPort 5000AI M12 assumes that the connection was closed down unintentionally The NPort 5000AI M12 will then force the existing TCP connection to close Local TCP port Setting Factory Default Necessity 1 to 65535 4001 Required Each of the NPort 5000AI M12 s serial ports is mapped to a TCP port To avoid conflicts with common TCP port numbers set port numbers to 4001 for port 1 4002 for port 2 etc Map lt CR LF gt Setting Factory Default Necessity CR LF or CR LF CR LF Required If data received through the NPort 5000AI M12 s Ethernet port is sent using the enter command the data will be transmitted out the serial port with an added carriage return line feed if you select the lt CR LF gt option i e the cursor will jump to the next line and return to the first character of the line carriage return if you select the lt CR gt option i e the cursor will return to the first character of the line line feed if you select the lt LF gt option
100. odel name MPort ll MAG address HA 9H E8212 354 57 Serial Wo 2 Firmware version 1 6 Build 16632318 System uptime lt lt Main menu gt gt 1 gt Basic settings 22 Network settings 32 Serial settings 4 gt Operating settings 52 Accessible IP settings 6 gt Auto warning settings C7 Monitor B gt Ping 95 Change password a Load factory default qu View settings ESE E q Quit Key in your selection A days BBh B6m 48s 3 5 Initial IP Address Configuration NPort 5000AI M12 Series Initial IP Address Configuration 10 Type y and then press Enter to save the new IP address and restart the NPort 5000AI M12 Key in your selection y Serial Console 19200 n 8 1 You may use the RS 232 console port to set up the IP address for NPort 5000AI M12 We suggest using PComm Terminal Emulator which is available free of charge as part of the PComm Lite program suite to carry out the installation procedure although other similar utilities may also be used ATTENTION The Serial Console is at serial port 1 of the NPort 5000AI M12 Series with RS 232 mode Before you start to configure the NPort 5000AI M12 via serial console turn off the power and connect the serial cable from NPort 5000AI M12 to your computer s serial port 1 Connect NPort 5000AI M12 s serial port 1 directly to your computer s male RS 232 serial port From the Windows desktop click on Start gt Programs gt PComm Lite
101. onfigured for O to 1024 bytes Set to 0 if you do not need to limit the length Delimiter 1 Factory Default None Optional Factory Default Optional 00 to FF Delimiter 2 00 to FF 5 16 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Once the NPort 5000AI M12 receives both delimiters through its serial port it immediately packs all data currently in its buffer and sends it out the NPort 5000AI M12 s Ethernet port Delimiter process Do Nothing Do Nothing Optional Delimiter 1 Delimiter 2 Strip Delimiter Delimiter 1 or Delimiter 2 The data will be transmitted when an additional byte for Delimiter 1 or an additional 2 bytes for Delimiter 2 of data is received after receiving the Delimiter Strip Delimiter When the Delimiter is received the Delimiter is deleted i e stripped and the remaining data is transmitted Do Nothing The data will be transmitted when the Delimiter is received Force transmit O Disable the force transmit timeout 1 to 65535 Forces the NPort 5000AI M12 s TCP IP protocol software to try to pack serial data received during the specified time into the same data frame This parameter defines the time interval during which the NPort 5000AI M12 fetches the serial data from its internal buffer If data is incoming through the serial port the NPort SOOOAI M12 stores the data in the internal buffer The NPort 5000AI M12 transmits data stored in the buffer via TCP IP but
102. ort 5000AI M12 serial port s TCP Server Mode In TCP Server mode NPort 5000AI M12 is configured with a unique IP Port address on a TCP IP network NPort 5000AI M12 waits passively to be contacted by the host computer allowing the host computer to establish a connection with and get data from the serial device This operation mode also supports up to 8 simultaneous connections so that multiple hosts can collect data from the same serial device at the same time As illustrated in the figure data transmission proceeds as follows 1 The host requests a connection from the NPort 5000AI M12 configured for TCP Server Mode 2 Once the connection is established data can be transmitted in both directions from the host to the NPort 5000AI M12 and from the NPort 5000AI M12 to the host TCP Client Mode In TCP Client mode the NPort 5000AI M12can actively establish a TCP connection to a pre defined host computer when serial data arrives After the data has been transferred the NPort can automatically disconnect from the host computer by using the TCP alive check time or Inactivity time settings Refer to chapter 5 for more details As illustrated in the figure data transmission proceeds as follows 1 The NPort 5000AI M12 configured for TCP Client Mode requests a connection from the host 2 Once the connection is established data can be transmitted in both directions from the host to the NPort 5000AI M12 and from the NP
103. ort 5000AI M12 to the host 4 3 TCP Server Mode ue TCP Server ORequest a connection Proceed with data transmission RS 232 422 485 TCP Client Mode ue TCP Client ORequest a connection Proceed with data transmission RS 232 422 485 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Choosing the Proper Operation Mode UDP Mode Compared to TCP communication UDP is faster and more efficient In UDP mode you can not only unicast but also multicast data from the serial device to multiple host computers and the serial device can also receive data Directly proceed with data transmission no connection required from multiple host computers making this mode ideal for message display applications RS 232 422 485 Pair Connection Mode Pair Connection Mode employs two NPort 5000AI M12 units in tandem and can be used to remove the 15 meter distance limitation imposed by the RS 232 interface One NPort 5000AI M12 is connected from its RS 232 port to the COM port of a PC or other type of computer such as a hand held PDA and the serial device is connected to the RS 232 port of the other NPort SOOOAI M12 The two NPort 5000AI M12 units are then connected to each other with a cross over Ethernet cable both are connected to the same LAN or in a more advanced setup they communicate with each other over a WAN i e through one or more routers Pair Connection Mode transparently transfers both data and modem cont
104. ote that this page will only appear if the NPort is password protected A Telnet 192 168 127 254 z NPort ITAS45HAl A E qe Firmware version 1 6 Build 1868632318 System uptime A days 5 1519 51515 Please keyin your password 3 3 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Initial IP Address Configuration 4 Type 2 to select Network settings and then press Enter lt lt Main menu gt gt c1 gt 25 cd ce 55 65 cm ch coo Ca Cu a cq Key in your selection 2 Basic settings Network settings Serial settings Operating settings Accessible IP settings Auto warning settings Monitor Ping Change password Load factory default View settings Save Restart Quit 5 Type 1 to select IP address and then press Enter Main menu gt HNetuork settings gt gt i CA cy ce 55 265 cv cho coo Ca tho cco cd te cf cu cm cq IP address Hetmask Gateway IP configuration DNS server 1 DNS server 2 S HMP SNMP community name SNMP contact SNMP location Auto report to IP Auto report to UDP port Auto report period LLDP LLDP Message Transmit Interval View settings Back to main menu Quit Key in your selection 1 6 Use the Backspace key to erase the current IP address type in the new IP address and then press Enter lt lt Main menu gt Netuork settings gt gt 1 gt c2 gt cd cd 5 26 CT E ni ta thb cco cd te O cu cm cq IP add
105. oxa com Model NPort 5450AI M12 IP 192 168 33 16 MAC Address 00 90 E8 00 05 01 Name NP5450AI M12_501 Serial NO 501 Firmware 1 0 Build 12070614 Monitor Async Main Menu Overview Quick Setup 1 Export Import Basic Settings Network Settings Serial Settings Port TxCnt RxCnt TxTotalCnt RxTotalCnt DSR DTR RTS CTS DCD ooo oO ooo oO GOGO G G GG e wh ooo ooo 6000 G YY To GG Operating Settings Accessible IP Settings Auto Warning Settings Upgrade Firmware Monitor Line Async Async Settings Monitor Async Settings Click Async Setting under Monitor to show the run time settings for the serial port MO gt XN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa com Model NPort 5450AI M12 IP 192 168 33 16 MAC Address 00 90 E8 00 05 01 Name NP5450AI M12_501 Serial NO 501 Firmware 1 0 Build 12070614 Monitor Async Settings Main Menu A Overview E Flow Control Port Baud Rate Data Bits Stop Bits Parity FIFO Interface Quick Setup RTS ICTS XON XOFF DTR DSR Export lmport 115200 None OFF OFF OFF Enable RS 232 Basic Settings 115200 None ON OFF OFF Enable RS 232 Network Settings 115200 None ON OFF OFF Enable RS 232 Serial Settings 115200 None ON OFF OFF Enable RS 232 e w N 00 00 00 00 mea ma Operating Settings Accessible IP Settings Auto Warning Settings Upgrade Firmware Monitor Line Async Async Settings
106. ple assume that the serial port is set to 1200 bps 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity In this case the total number of bits needed to send a character is 10 bits and the time required to transfer one character is 10 bits 1200 bits s 1000 ms s 8 3 ms Therefore you should set Force transmit timeout to a value larger than 8 3 ms so in this case it must be greater than or equal to 10 ms If the user wants to send a series of characters in the same packet the serial device attached to the NPort 5000AI M12 should send that series of characters during a time interval less than the Force transmit timeout for the NPort 5000AI M12 and the total length of data must be less than or equal to the NPort 5000AI M12 s internal buffer size The serial communication buffer size for the NPort SOOOAI M12 is 1 KB per port Destination IP address 1 Setting Factory Default IP address range Begin Empty Required E g Begin 192 168 1 1 End Empty ss mm oo End 192 168 1 10 Port Port 4001 ssi Destination IP address 2 3 4 Setting Factory Default IP address range Begin Empty Optional E g Begin 192 168 1 11 End Empty End 192 168 1 20 Port 4001 Local listen port To avoid conflicts with well known UDP ports the UDP port that the NPort SOOOAI M12 listens to and that other devices must use to contact the NPort 5000AI M12 should be set to the default value of 4001 UDP Multicast A multicast packet is a pa
107. port Basic Settings Network Settings Serial Settings Operating Settings Accessible IP Settings Auto Warning Settings Upgrade Firmware Keep your NPort 5000AI M12 up to date with the latest firmware from Moxa Occasionally compare your NPort firmware to the version currently available at the Moxa website www moxa com If there is a new firmware version you can download it and click Import to upgrade your firmware Monitor Monitor Line Click Line under Monitor to show the operation mode and status of each TCP IP connection IPx for the serial ports KA OX N Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa com NPort 5450Al M12 IP 192 168 33 16 MAC Address 00 90 E8 00 05 01 NP5450Al M12_501 Serial NO 501 Firmware 1 0 Build 12070614 Monitor Line Main Menu J Overview 1 RealCOM PERS Export Import El Basic Settings 2 RealCOM Network Settings 1 Listen Serial Settings 3 RealCOM I Operating Settings Listen Accessible IP Settings 4 RealCOM Auto Warning Settings Port Operation Mode Connections m m ry b O O G D O M o ss m yey b O O M M M M o m m ry ey d O O o M M o Upgrade Firmware Monitor Line Async Async Settings 5 37 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Monitor Async Click Async under Monitor to show the current status of the serial port MO gt XN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www m
108. pt will be generated for each incoming byte This will result in a faster response and lower throughput If you want to use XON XOFF flow control we recommend setting FIFO to Disable Fast Flush only flush local buffer e For some applications the user s program will use the Win32 PurgeComm function before it reads or writes data With our design after the program uses this Purge Comm function the NPort driver will keep querying the NPort s firmware several times to make sure there is really no data queued in the NPort firmware buffer rather than just flushing the local buffer This kind of design is used because of some special considerations However it might take more time on the order of several hundred milliseconds than a native COM1 because it needs to work via Ethernet That s why the native COM ports on the motherboard can work fast with this function call but the NPort requires much more time In order to accommodate other applications that require a faster response time the new NPort driver implements a new Fast Flush option Note that by default this function is disabled e To begin with make sure there are some PurgeComm functions being used in your application program In this kind of situation you might find that your NPort exhibits a much poorer operation performance than when using the native COM1 port Once you have enabled the Fast Flush function you can check to see if there has been an i
109. quest to open this NPort 5000AI M12 serial port at the same time When multiple hosts establish a TCP connection to the specific serial port at the same time the NPort 5000AI M12 will duplicate the serial data and transmit to all of the hosts Ethernet data is sent on a first in first out basis to the serial port when data comes into the NPort 5000AI M12 from the Ethernet interface Ignore jammed IP By default when Max connection is greater than 1 and the serial device is transmitting data if any one of the connected hosts is not responding it will wait until the data has been transmitted successfully before transmitting the second group of data to all hosts If you select Yes for Ignore jammed IP the host that is not responding will be ignored but the data will still be transmitted to the other hosts Allow driver control If Max connection is greater than 1 the NPort will ignore driver control commands from all connected hosts However if you set Allow driver control to Yes control commands will be accepted Note that since the NPort 5000AI M12 may get configuration changes from multiple hosts the most recent command received will take precedence Packing length O to 1024 Optional Default 0 The Delimiter Process will be followed regardless of the length of the data packet If the data length in bytes matches the configured value the data will be forced out The data length can be configured for O to 1024 bytes Set
110. r The following topics are covered in this chapter O Overview 0 Installing NPort Administrator O Configuration Broadcast Search Unlock Password Protection Configuring the NPort 5000AI M12 Upgrading the Firmware Export Configuration Y Vv Y Y Y WV Import Configuration O Monitor O Port Monitor O COM Mapping gt On line COM Mapping gt Off line COM Mapping O COM Grouping O IP Address Report NPort 5000AI M12 Series Configuring NPort Administrator Overview NPort Administrator lets you install and configure your NPort 5000AI M12 Series products easily over the network Five function groups are provided to ease the installation process allow off line COM mapping and provide monitoring and IP location server functions NPort Administrator is an integrated software suite that bundles NPort Administrator and the IP Serial Library and provides everything you need to manage monitor and modify your NPort 5000AI M12 from a remote location In this chapter all the figures are captured by the NPort 5000AI M12 Series for demonstration The operation is the same as NPort IA5000AI the following steps use the NPort IA5450AI as the example Note The NPort 5000AI M12 will be supported starting from NPort Administration Suite v1 18 Installing NPort Administrator 1 Once the Setup program starts running click Next when the Welcome window opens to proceed with the installation ie Setup NPort Administration Suite
111. r 1 second The command cannot be divided The character can be changed in register S2 and the guard time which prefixes and suffixes the in order to protect the raw data can be changed in register S12 After the TCP connection has been shut down by the remote Ethernet modem or PC the NPort 5000AI M12 will send the NO CARRIER signal via the serial port and then return to command mode 5 29 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration AT Commands The NPort 5000AI M12 supports the following common AT commands used with a typical modem No AT command Description remar ATD lt IP gt lt Port gt Dial up the IP address Port No A 3 ATE ATEO Echo OFF Pierrot 4 ATH ATHO On hook default NO reo 6 Jame Speakervolumeoption reply OK only reply OK only e ro onmecommna lt J 10 ATQO ATQ1 Quiet command default ATQ0 Jooo Change the contents of S register See S registers Read the contents of S register See S registers ATV 2 13 Result code type ATVO for digit code ATV1 for text code 14 ATZ Reset disconnect enter command mode and IN ee 15 AT amp C Serial port DCD control AT amp CO DCD always on AT amp C1 DTE detects connection by DCD on off default 16 AT amp D Serial port DTR control AT amp DO recognize DTE always ready AT amp D1 AT amp D2 reply DTE when DTR On default 117 aTar Restore manufacturer s settings o o reply OK
112. r size The serial communication buffer size for the NPort SOOOAI M12 is 1 KB per port Local TCP port Factory Default Necessity 1 to 65535 4001 Required The Local TCP port is the TCP port that the NPort 5000AI M12 uses to listen to connections and that other devices must use to contact the NPort 5000AI M12 To avoid conflicts with well known TCP ports the default is set to 4001 Command port Factory Default 5 20 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration 1 to 65535 C The Command port is a listen TCP port for IP Serial Lib commands from the host In order to prevent a TCP port conflict with other applications the user can set the Command port to another port if needed IP Serial Lib will automatically check the Command Port on NPort 5000AI M12 so that the user does not need to configure the program TCP Client Mode DA O i Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking WWW moOXa COM Model NPort 1A5450Al IP 192 168 127 253 MAC Address 00 90 E8 19 28 88 Name NPIA5450A1_10 Serial NO 10 Firmware 1 0 Build 10050609 Operation Modes Main Menu Overview Port 4 Quick Setup Export lmport Operation mode TCP Client v Basic Settings TCP alive check time 7 0 99 min Network Settings inactivity time bo 65535 ms Serial Settings Ignore jammed IP Ono O Yes Operating Settings Dest
113. re Monitor IP Address Report Change Password Auto report to IP Load Factory Default _ Save Restart Auto report to UDP port 4002 Auto report period 10 seconds You must assign a valid IP address to the NPort 5000AI M12 before it will work in your network environment Your network system administrator should provide you with an IP address and related settings for your network The IP address must be unique within the network otherwise the NPort 5000AI M12 will not have a valid connection to the network First time users can refer to Chapter 3 Initial IP Address Configuration for more information You can choose from four possible IP Configuration modes Static DHCP DHCP BOOTP and BOOTP located under the web console screen s IP configuration drop down box IP configuration Method Function Definition User defined IP address Netmask Gateway DHCP DHCP Server assigned IP address Netmask Gateway DNS and Time Server and Time Server or BOOTP Server assigned IP address if the DHCP Server does not respond BOOTP BOOTP Server assigns IP address DHCP BOOTP DHCP Server assigned IP address Netmask Gateway DNS NN 5 7 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration IP address E g 192 168 1 1 IP 192 168 127 254 Required addresses of the form X X X 0 and x x x 255 are invalid An IP address is a number assigned to a network device such as a computer as a permanent addr
114. ress Hetmask Gateway IP configuration DNS server 1 DNS server 2 SNMP SNMP community name SNAP contact SNMP location Auto report to IP Auto report to UDP port Auto report period LLDP LLDP Message Transmit Interval View settings Back to main menu Quit Key in your selection 1 IP address 192 168 127 253 3 4 NPort 5000AI M12 Series 7 Press any key to continue lt lt Main menu gt Netuork settings gt gt 1 gt IF address 22 Netmask 32 Gateway 42 IP configuration 55 DNS server 1 265 DNS server 2 02 SHME OS community name 9 gt SMMP contact ta SHME location th gt Auto report to IP tc Auto report to UDP port td Auto report period te LLDP kf LLDP Message Transmit Interval vu Uiew settings tm Back to main menu fq Quit Key in your selection 1 IP address 192 168 127 253 Set IP address success Press any key to continue 8 Type m and then press Enter to return to the main menu Main menu gt Netuork settings 1 gt IP address 22 Hetmask 372 Gateway 4 gt IP configuration 5 gt DNS server 1 t6 DNS server 2 2077 SHME AS community name 95 SNMP contact Ca SNMP location b gt Auto report to IF c Auto report to UDP port cd Auto report period ke LLDP Lf LLDP Message Transmit Interval 02 iew settings m Back to main menu lt q Quit Key in your selection m 9 Types and then press Enter to Save Restart the system M
115. ring in the same wire conduit To avoid interference wires with different signal characteristics should be routed separately e You can use the type of signal transmitted through a wire to determine which wires should be kept separate The rule of thumb is that wiring that shares similar electrical characteristics can be bundled together e Keep input wiring and output wiring separate e Where necessary it is strongly advised that you label wiring to all devices in the system Hardware Installation Procedure Panel Wall Mounting Mounting the NPort 5000AI M12 on the wall requires 3 screws Please use the 3 screws included STEP 1 Prepare the 3 screw holes on the wall according to the positions of the 3 screw holes on the device server shown on the mounting dimension diagram STEP 2 Use one screw to go through the top middle screw hole on the device server and screw it into the wall STEP 3 Screw in the remaining 2 screws through the bottom left and bottom right holes on the device server to the wall NOTE Please use the screws M3 x 40 mm included DIN Rail Mounting optional With the optional DIN Rail mounting kit DK TN 5308 must be purchased separately you can mount the NPort 5000AI M12 on a 35mm DIN Rail STEP 1 Fix the DIN Rail attachment plate onto the rear panel of the device server as shown in the figure at the right NPort 5000AI M12 Series Getting Started STEP 2 Position the NPort 5000AI M12 on the DIN Rail
116. rol signals although it cannot transmit the DCD signal between the two NPort device servers Ethernet Modem Mode Ethernet Modem Mode is designed for use with legacy operating systems such as MS DOS that do not support TCP IP Ethernet By connecting one of NPort 5000AI M12 s serial port to the MS DOS computer s serial port it is possible to use legacy software originally designed to transmit data via modem but now transmit the data over the Ethernet 4 4 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Choosing the Proper Operation Mode Reverse Telnet Mode Reverse Telnet mode Windows NT A P Unix eg Y he aT e Server K s Console management is commonly used by connecting to Console AUX or COM ports of routers switches and UPS units Rtelnet works the same as RAW mode in that only one TCP port is listened to after booting up The system then waits for a host on the network to initiate a connection The difference is that the RAW mode does not provide the conversion function provided by Telnet If the connected devices need to use the CR LF Router conversion function when controlling then users must choose Rtelnet mode Disabled Mode When the Operation Mode for a particular port is set to Disabled that port will be disabled 4 5 gt Web Console Configuration The Web Console is the most user friendly of the methods available to configure the NPort 5000AI M12 In this chapter we introduce the Web Console
117. rts Change Password Load Factory Default Save Restart si Port alias Factory Default 1 to 15 characters None Optional E g PLC No 1 Port alias is included to allow easy identification of the serial devices that are connected to the NPort 5000AI M12 s serial ports Serial Parameters ATTENTION Check the serial communication parameters in your serial device s user s manual You should set up the NPort 5000AI M12 s serial parameters with the same communication parameters used by your serial devices Baudrate Factory Default Necessity 50 bps to 921 6 Kbps 115 2 Kbps Required Data bits Factory Default Necessity Required 5 6 7 8 When the user sets Data bits to 5 bits the Stop bits setting will automatically change to 1 5 bits Stop bits Factory Default Necessity Required 1 1 5 2 Stop bits will be set to 1 5 when Data bits is set to 5 bits Parity Setting FactoryDefault None Even Odd None Required Space Mark 5 11 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Flow control None RTS CTS RTS CTS Required DTR DSR Xon Xoff FIFO Factory Default Enable Disable The NPort 5000AI M12 s serial ports provide a 16 byte FIFO in both the Tx and Rx directions To prevent unexpected communication disable the FIFO setting when your serial device does not have a FIFO Interface Operating Settings MOXN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networkin
118. s Ethernet M12 port Power M12 port LED indicators Reset button Connecting the Hardware This section describes how to connect NPort 5000AI M12 to serial devices for first time testing purposes We cover Wiring Requirements Connecting the Power Connecting to the Network Connecting to a Serial Device and LED Indicators Wiring Requirements ATTENTION A Safety First Be sure to disconnect the power cord before installing and or wiring your NPort 5000AI M12 Series Wiring Caution Calculate the maximum possible current in each power wire and common wire Observe all electrical codes dictating the maximum current allowable for each wire size If the current goes above the maximum ratings the wiring could overheat causing serious damage to your equipment Temperature Caution Please take care when handling NPort 5000AI M12 When plugged in NPort 5000AI M12 s internal components generate heat and consequently the casing may feel hot to the touch When installed with other components make sure that there is at least 2 cm clearance on all sides of NPort 5000AI M12 in order to allow proper heat dissipation 2 3 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Getting Started You should observe the following e Use separate paths to route wiring for power and devices If power wiring and device wiring paths must cross make sure the wires are perpendicular at the intersection point NOTE Do not run signal or communication wiring and power wi
119. s left blank and Delimiter 2 is enabled the delimiter function will not work properly Delimiter process Do Nothing Do Nothing Optional Delimiter 1 Delimiter 2 Strip Delimiter 5 25 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Delimiter 1 or Delimiter 2 The data will be transmitted when an additional byte for Delimiter 1 or an additional 2 bytes for Delimiter 2 of data is received after receiving the Delimiter Strip Delimiter When the Delimiter is received the Delimiter is deleted i e stripped and the remaining data is transmitted Do Nothing The data will be transmitted when the Delimiter is received Force transmit O Disable the force transmit timeout 1 to 65535 Forces the NPort 5000AI M12 s TCP IP protocol software to try to pack serial data received during the specified time into the same data frame This parameter defines the time interval during which the NPort 5000AI M12 fetches the serial data from its internal buffer If data is incoming through the serial port the NPort 5000AI M12 stores the data in the internal buffer The NPort 5000AI M12 transmits data stored in the buffer via TCP IP but only if the internal buffer is full or if the Force transmit time interval reaches the time specified under Force transmit timeout The optimal Force transmit timeout depends on your application but it must be at least larger than one character interval within the specified baudrate For exam
120. s parameter defines the time interval during which the NPort 5000AI M12 fetches the serial data from its internal buffer If data is incoming through the serial port the NPort 5000AI M12 stores the data in the internal buffer The NPort 5000AI M12 transmits data stored in the buffer via TCP IP but only if the internal buffer is full or if the Force transmit time interval reaches the time specified under Force transmit timeout The optimal Force transmit timeout depends on your application but it must be at least larger than one character interval within the specified baudrate For example assume that the serial port is set to 1200 bps 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity In this case the total number of bits needed to send a character is 10 bits and the time required to transfer one character is 10 bits 1200 bits s 1000 ms s 8 3 ms Therefore you should set Force transmit timeout to be larger than 8 3 ms so in this case it must be greater than or equal to 10 ms If the user wants to send a series of characters in the same packet the serial device attached to the NPort 5000AI M12 should send that series of characters during a time interval less than the Force transmit timeout for the NPort 5000AI M12 and the total length of data must be less than or equal to the NPort 5000AI M12 s internal buffer size The serial communication buffer size for the NPort SOOOAI M12 is 1 KB per port Destination IP address Function Name 1
121. send an SNMP trap after booting up Warm start This refers to restarting the computer without turning the power off When performing a warm start the NPort 5000AI M12 will automatically send an e mail or send an SNMP trap after rebooting 5 35 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Authentication failure The user inputs a wrong password from the Console or Administrator When authentication failure occurs the NPort will immediately send an e mail or send an SNMP trap IP address changed The user has changed the NPort 5000AI M12 s IP address When the IP address changes the NPort 5000AI M12 will send an e mail with the new IP address before the NPort 5000AI M12 reboots If the NPort 5000AI M12 is unable to send an e mail message to the mail server within 15 seconds the NPort 5000AI M12 will reboot anyway and abort the e mail auto warning Password changed The user has changed the NPort 5000AI M12 password When the password changes the NPort 5000AI M12 will send an e mail with the password changed notice before the NPort 5000AI M12 reboots If the NPort 5000AI M12 is unable to send an e mail message to the mail server within 15 seconds the NPort 5000AI M12 will reboot anyway and abort the e mail auto warning Power failure We provide two DC power inputs for redundancy the NPort 5000AI M12 Series supports different approaches to warn engineers automatically such as by email or relay output Users can connect
122. stall NPort Administration Suite One of the major conveniences of using Real COM Mode is that Real COM Mode allows users to continue using RS 232 422 485 serial communications software that was written for pure serial communications applications The driver intercepts data sent to the host s COM port packs it into a TCP IP packet and then redirects it through the host s Ethernet card At the other end of the connection the NPort 5000AI M12 accepts the Ethernet frame unpacks the TCP IP packet and then transparently sends it to the appropriate serial device attached to one of the NPort 5000AI M12 s serial ports 4 2 NPort 5000AI M12 Series ATTENTION Choosing the Proper Operation Mode Real COM Mode allows several hosts to have access control over the same NPort 5000AI M12 The driver that comes with your NPort 5000AI M12 controls host access to attached serial devices by checking the host s IP address Refer to Accessible IP Settings in Chapter 5 for more details RFC2217 Mode RFC2217 mode is similar to Real COM mode in that a driver is used to establish a transparent connection between a host computer and a serial device by mapping the serial port on the NPort 5000AI M12 to a local COM port on the host computer RFC2217 defines general COM port control options based on the Telnet protocol Third party drivers that support RFC2217 are widely available on the Internet and can be used to implement Virtual COM mapping to your NP
123. t Features The NPort 5000AI M12 Series are the world s first EN 50155 compliant device servers and includes e Speedy 3 step web based configuration e COM port grouping and UDP multicast applications e Real COM TTY drivers for Windows and Linux e Standard TCP IP interface and versatile TCP and UDP operation modes e Compliant with EN 50121 4 and essential sections of EN 50155 e M12 connector and IP40 metal housing e 2 KV isolation for serial signals Product Specifications Ethernet Interface Number of Ports 1 Speed 10 100 Mbps auto MDI MDIX Connector M12 Serial Interface Number of Ports 1 2 4 Serial Standards RS 232 422 485 Connector DB9 male Serial Line Protection 15 KV ESD protection for all signals RS 485 Data Direction Control ADDC automatic data direction control Serial Communication Parameters Data Bits 5 6 7 8 1 2 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Introduction Stop Bits 1 1 5 2 Parity None Even Odd Space Mark Flow Control RTS CTS and DTR DSR RS 232 only XON XOFF Baudrate 50 to 921 6 Kbps Serial Signals RS 232 TxD RxD RTS CTS DTR DSR DCD GND RS 422 Tx Tx Rx Rx GND RS 485 4w Tx Tx Rx Rx GND RS 485 2w Data Data GND Software Network Protocols ICMP 1P TCP UDP DHCP BOOTP Telnet DNS SNMP V1 HTTP SMTP IGMP V1 2 LLDP Configuration Options Web Console with new Quick Setup Telnet Console Windows Utility Windows Real COM Drivers Windows
124. t during the specific Inactivity time If the Inactivity time is set to O the current TCP connection is kept active until a connection close request is received Although Inactivity time is disabled the NPort 5000AI M12 will check the connection status between the NPort 5000AI M12 and remote host by sending keep alive packets periodically If the remote host does not respond to the packet the NPort 5000AI M12 assumes that the connection was closed unintentionally NPort 5000AI M12 will then force the existing TCP connection to close ATTENTION Inactivity time is ONLY active when TCP connect on is set to Any character Ignore jammed IP By default when Max connection is greater than 1 and the serial device is transmitting data if any one of the connected hosts is not responding it will wait until the data has been transmitted successfully before transmitting the second group of data to all hosts If you select Yes for Ignore jammed IP the host that is not responding will be ignored but the data will still be transmitted to the other hosts Packing length O to 1024 Optional Default 0 The Delimiter Process will be followed regardless of the length of the data packet If the data length in bytes matches the configured value the data will be forced out The data length can be configured for O to 1024 bytes Set to 0 if you do not need to limit the length Delimiter 1 Factory Default 00 to FF hex None Optional
125. the connected hosts is not responding it will wait until the data has been transmitted successfully before transmitting the second group of data to all hosts If you select Yes under Ignore jammed IP the host that is not responding will be ignored but the data will still be transmitted to the other hosts Allow driver control If Max connection is greater than 1 NPort will ignore driver control commands from all connected hosts However if you set Allow driver control to Yes control commands will be accepted Note that since the NPort 5000AI M12 may get configuration changes from multiple hosts the most recent command received will take precedence Packing length O to 1024 Optional Default 0 The Delimiter Process will be followed regardless of the length of the data packet If the data length in bytes matches the configured value the data will be forced out The data length can be configured for O to 1024 bytes Set to 0 if you do not need to limit the length Delimiter 1 Factory Default Necessity 00 to FF hex None Optional Delimiter 2 Factory Default Necessity None Optional 00 to FF hex Once the NPort 5000AI M12 receives both delimiters through its serial port it immediately packs all data currently in its buffer and sends it to the NPort 5000AI M12 s Ethernet port ATTENTION Delimiter 2 is optional If left blank then Delimiter 1 alone trips clearing of the buffer If the size of the serial
126. tilting to hook clamps over the top edge of the rail Metal Spring DIN Rail STEP 3 Swing the device server down fully onto the DIN Rail until both clamps completely latch Metal Spring DIN Rail Connecting the Power Connect the power line with the NPort 5000AI M12 s M12 connector If the power is properly supplied the Ready LED will show a solid red color until the system is ready at which time the Ready LED will change to a green color Connecting to the Network Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the NPort 5000AI M12 10 100M Ethernet port and the other end of the cable to the Ethernet network If the cable is properly connected the NPort 5000AI M12 will indicate a valid connection to the Ethernet in the following ways e The Ethernet LED maintains a solid green color when connected to a 100 Mbps Ethernet network e The Ethernet LED maintains a solid orange color when connected to a 10 Mbps Ethernet network e The Ethernet LED will flash when Ethernet packets are being transmitted or received 2 5 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Getting Started Connecting to a Serial Device Connect the serial data cable between NPort 5000AI M12 and the serial device Serial data cables are optional accessories for NPort LED Indicators The top panels of all NPort 5000AI M12 have four LED indicators as described in the following table Name Color O Z O Fea PWR Power is being supplied to the power input 4
127. to Monitor gt Relay Output from the web console to check what event causes the warning The relay output will be canceled after the power recovers or by selecting acknowledge event using the web console or Telnet When the Relay Output is sending a warning the Ready LED will flash red until the warning event ceases Ethernet link down NPort 5000AI M12 Series provides system maintainers with real time alarm messages for Ethernet link down Even when control engineers are out of the control room for an extended period of time they can still be informed of the status of devices almost instantaneously when exceptions occur the NPort 5000AI M12 Series supports different methods for warning engineers automatically such as by email SNMP trap and relay output Users can connect to Monitor gt Relay Output from the web console to check which Ethernet port is causing the warning The relay output will be canceled if the failed Ethernet link is restored or by selecting Acknowledge Event from the web console or Telnet When the Relay Output is issuing a warning the Ready LED will flash in red until the warning event ceases DCD changed The DCD Data Carrier Detect signal has changed also indicating that the modem connection status has changed For example a DCD change to high also means Connected between local modem and remote modem If the DCD signal changes to low it also means that the connection line is down When t
128. to default button to load factory defaults your configuration can be easily reloaded into the NPort 5000AI M12 with the Import function ATTENTION If your NPort SOOOAI M12 application requires using password protection you must enable the cookie function in your browser If the cookie function is disabled you will not be allowed to enter the Web Console Screen Quick Setup Quick Setup streamlines configuration of your NPort into three basic and quick steps that covers the most commonly used settings At any time while in Quick Setup you may click the Back button to return to the previous step or the Cancel button to reverse all settings For more detailed settings please refer to the Basic Settings Network Settings Serial Settings and Operating Settings sections later in this chapter NPort 5000AI M12 Series Model NPort lA5450Al IP Name Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking Serial NO 2 Web Console Configuration Wwww moxa com MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 1 0 Build 10032318 192 168 127 254 Firmware NPIA5450Al_ 2 Step 1 3 Server Settings Server name Network Settings IP settings IP address Netmask Gateway NPIAS450AI_2 Static v 192 168 127 254 255 255 255 0 O Baek nea Canco In Step 1 3 you must assign a valid IP address to the NPort 5000AI M12 before it will work in your network environ
129. to 0 if you do not need to limit the length Delimiter 1 Factory Default Necessity 00 to FF None Optional Delimiter 2 Factory Default Necessity None Optional 00 to FF Once the NPort 5000AI M12 receives both delimiters through its serial port it immediately packs all data currently in its buffer and sends it out the NPort 5000AI M12 s Ethernet port 5 19 NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration ATTENTION Delimiter 2 is optional If left blank then Delimiter 1 alone trips clearing of the buffer If the size of the serial data received is greater than 1 KB the NPort 5000AI M12 will automatically pack the data and send it to the Ethernet However to use the delimiter function you must at least enable Delimiter 1 If Delimiter 1 is left blank and Delimiter 2 is enabled the delimiter function will not work properly Delimiter process Do Nothing Do Nothing Optional Delimiter 1 Delimiter 2 Strip Delimiter Delimiter 1 or Delimiter 2 The data will be transmitted when an additional byte for Delimiter 1 or an additional 2 bytes for Delimiter 2 of data is received after receiving the Delimiter Strip Delimiter When the Delimiter is received the Delimiter is deleted i e stripped and the remaining data is transmitted Do Nothing The data will be transmitted when the Delimiter is received Force transmit O Disable the force transmit timeout 1 to 65535 Forces the NPort 5
130. ution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa com Model NPort IA5450AI IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 3 Name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 10032318 Finish Settings Your changes have not been saved Please check that your settings in the following and click Save Restart for the updates to take effect or click Back to modify it Basic Settings Server name INPIA5450AI_2 Network Settings IP settings Static IP 192 168 127 254 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Gateway Operation Mode Settings Mode RealCOM Parameters Serial Settings Baudrate 115200 Parameters Data bits 8 Stop bits 1 Parity None Interface RS 232 Pack SS Cancel Review your settings at the Finish Settings page to confirm that they are correct and then click the Save Restart button to restart the device with the new settings MO gt XN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa com Model NPort lA5450Al IP 192 168 127 254 MAC Address 00 90 E8 12 34 57 Name NPIA5450Al_ 2 Serial NO 2 Firmware 1 0 Build 1003 Settings saved Restarting Note that if you changed the IP address you will not be able to return to the Home Page with the Home button NPort 5000AI M12 Series Web Console Configuration Export Import Export Import allows you to back up and recover your settings MO gt XN Total Solution for Industrial Device Networking www moxa com Model NPort 1A5450Al IP 192 168 1

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