Atop ABLELink® Ethernet-Serial Server GW21C-MAXI
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1. Packet Delimiter Copyright O 2004 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 23 50 User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Linkg Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI LINK1 Setup sil AT a g B We P Technologies I 1 Click on the COM1 link and the following screen appears you can configure GW21C MAXI as transparent mode by default Configure GW21C MAXI as TCP server and the local port is 4660 IP filter is disabled by default if IP filter is enabled only source IP 10 0 29 11 can connect to GW21C MAXI E L Pratop T chrot gidi Overview Networking Security COM ABLEL Ink Ethernet Serial Server Link1 To choose specific working mode for COM port amp TCP Server C TCP Client C UDP Virtual COM T Enable Local Port 4660 IP Filter Fr Enable Source IP IEN Configure GW21C MAXI as TCP client the destination IP is 10 0 29 11 destination port is 4660 ASatop Overview Networking security COM1 ABLEL ink Ethernet Serial Server Link1 To choose specific working mode for COM port C TCP Server amp TCP Client C UDP Virtual COM I Enable Destination IP 10 0 23 11 Destination Port 4560 Configure GW21C MAXI as UDP mode Local port is 666 destination IP is 10 0 50 100 and destination port is 4660 User manual Version 1 1 E t op ABLEL ink Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Tech top 2 Click on Save Configu2. 4 Packet Delimiter ms Input choice and enter 1 4 2 The page gives you the opportunity to configure parameters of COM1 setting which include COM1 working mode port parameters enabling or disabling serial buffer s data and setting packet delimiter LINK1 Setup Type 1 from Input choice and enter 1 4 of COM1 the following screen appears Configure GW21C MAXI as TCP server and the local port is 4660 IP filter is disabled by default if IP filter is enabled only source IP 10 0 0 154 can connect to GW21C MAXI Note IP filtering function is disabled if setting FILTER IP to 0 0 0 0 User manual Version 1 1 3 t O ABLEL ink Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI ke 1 Technologies s Telnet 10 0 50 100 Connect Edit Teminal Help User name admin Password Login ok B Exit 1 0verview 2 Networking 3 Security 4 Com1 Input choice and enter 6 Y 4 COM 1 Link Mode TCP Server Virtual Com Disabled Filter disabled 4666 2 COM Port RS 232 9600 None 8 1 Hone 3 Keep Serial Buffer s Data While Gonnecting Enable 4 Packet Delimiter ms Input choice and enter 1 4 1 Link mode 1 TCP server 2 TCP client 3 UDP 4 Uirtual Com Disabled Input choice 1 4 and enter 1 TCP server Please input local port 4666 Do you want to enable IP filter Y N y Please input FILTER_IP 16 6 6 154 mode changed Press enter to continue Configure GW21C MAXI as TCP client the destination IP is 10 0 2
3. 7 h Larsar 20 gt O MIAA Y ai SS wort WM KI CUJ VV Z tw IIVAA w uwii V S w F U A Ew a ws AN Technologies ag LI CL SN KI 10 0 21 128 J Receive 12 19 22 TCF conmmectok 12 19 34 TCP sending p 12 19 34 TCP send ok Connected ok TCPTEST2 in Visual C To start the program please type in the following command in the command line prompt TCPTEST2 IP Address Port Number loj x Lir gt teptest 2 18 4 54 184 4668 TOP Test Program 2 Connecting to 160 60 56 108 Port 4668 64320HHa gt Wait to Connect Connect OK ABLELink Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI atop User manual Version 1 1 po a t op The command tcptest2 10 0 50 100 4660 brings you to connect to a TCP server of IP address 10 0 50 100 and port number 4660 the received data is displayed on the screen and the data typed in is sent to the TCP server of the designated port number You can also send binary data in hex format with a leading character V For example OO and FF represent ASCII code 0 and 255 respectively You can also use modem to connect to the serial server Command AT Od sends standard AT command to the modem which in return responds with OK OD OA message to the host application Always use se then Enter key to exit the program Moer AL 8 La p ne AS Technologies LJ 7 Diagnostics There are several ways you can check on th
4. APPENDIX A GW21C MAXI ETHERNET SERIAL SERVER SPECIFICATIONS 38 AT HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS 1 ennnrvnrvnnvnvnnvnnrnennvnnrnernnnnvnennennevavnnvnnnnnnannennevnnunvuevnenannevnevunnunnee 38 A 2 SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS sanse ENEE 39 A 3 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS eeannnvnvvnvnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnenevnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnuvnnnnnnnennennnnvnvenuenee 39 Pe NCOP ON EE 39 ANNEN RNA 41 A 3 3 Power terminal block connector kk ENEE 42 AA BUZZ R LED MESSAGE sistencsnsiicwnse cacecssiccanstivieustaldsntwastjsedatesane ve seandutiasutaneaslstaunedaienbidstenisinuabvoibcaraetnaiais 42 BUZ ZON EE NESE EE 42 LAN LED E 42 MP RE 43 RUNE 4 43 APPENDIX B UPGRADE SYSTEM SOFTWARE resnvravvavnnvnnvnvnnnsnnnnnnnvnennennennvnnvnnvnenen 44 ENER PRE See are nee ea ere eee ee en ee 44 B 2 CRITICAL ISSUES OF UPGRADING i ruvnnnunnnvnvrnnnnnnnvnernnnnvnnnnnnnnnannnrnernnnennennevnennvuevnennnnannevnenunee 45 pee Bee SECO EEN 45 APPENDIX C HARDWARE CONFIGURATION nneenoenvrnvvnnnnvnnvnennnsnnnnnnennennennnnnnneenennenen 46 C 1 DISABLE SYSTEM FIRMWARE A 46 APPENDIX D CONFIGURATION UTILITY nrnornornnenoenonnvnnnnnnnnvnennnnnnnnnnnnnennernnnnnnnnnevnennenen 47 Bey ES UIT UTILI EE AT D 2 DETECT OPERATIONAL DEVICES arnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnunnnenuvnnnnnnnennnnnnunnunnnnnnnunnnenennnnvenuenee AT D S CGONFHIGURE DEVICE S ve AT User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Linkg Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Psatop 1 Introduction The
5. Please input local port 4668 Please input destination IP 10 8 29 254 Please input destination port 666 mode changed Press enter to continuefl COM port setting Type 2 from Input choice and enter 1 4 of COM1 the following screen appears you can then give the COM port alias name set the baud rate and parity determine number of data bit and stop bit and decide if you want to use flow control and the type of flow control you want to use User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Linkg Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Psatop ow Telnet 10 0 50 100 Connect Edit Teminal Help ABLELink Ethernet Serial Server User name admin Password Login ok B Exit 1 0verview 2 Networking 3 Security 4 Com Input choice and enter 6 4 4 COM 1 Link Mode TCP Server Virtual Com Disabled Filter disabled 4666 2 COM Port R4 232 97600 Hone 8 1 Hone 3 Keep Serial Buffer s Data While Connecting Enable 4 Packet Delimiter ms Input choice and enter 1 4 2 COM Port R amp 23 1 Alias name 2 Baud ratef9666 3 Parity None 4 Data bit 8 5 Stop bit 1 6 Flow controlfHone Input choice and enter 1 6 p Enabling serial data buffer Type 3 from Input choice and enter 1 4 of COM1 by default COM port serial data buffer is enabled meaning that when TCP IP Ethernet connection is broken serial data collected from serial device will be kept in GW21C MAXI once TCP IP connection is resumed the ser
6. following Log in to the system Telnet to GW21C MAXI using command Telnet IP address For example Telnet 10 0 50 100 1 After telnet to GW21C MAXI system prompts for a password the default password is null oe Telnet 10 0 50 100 File EZ Connect Edit Terminal Help ABLELink Ethernet Serial Server User name admin Password Note You can press the reset button of GW21C MAXI to reset the password to the default value 2 After verifying the password the following terminal screen appears ABLELink Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI atop User manual Version 1 1 pe a t op Telnet 10 0 50 100 P E Connect Edt Terminal Help ABLELink Ethernet Serial Server User name admin Password Login ok B Exit 1 0verview 2 Networking 3 Securitu 4 Comt1 Input choice and enter 5 2 Hetworking IP 1 IP Address 19 8 50 108 2 Gateway 180 6 8 254 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 S AHP H SHMP Enable 5 SypsHName nane SysLocation location 7 SusContact contact Input choice and enter 1 7 p NOTE 1 If GW21C MAXI does not receive any command within 1 minute Telnet will be terminated automatically The changes of networking parameters will take effect only when you exit and restart GW21C MAXI Select 1 from Input choice and enter 0 4 to enter overview page as following of Telnet 10 0 50 100 Connect Edt Demma Help ABLELink Ethernet Serial Server User name admin Pas
7. 00 4F E4 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 GY 2G6A 104 1 41 ATOP Proxi A SOWAL 2 0 0 U om 10 0 9 2 00 60 E9 00 13 52 202 39 254 249 255 255 0 0 1 6 ATOP Proxi Access V2 6 5 om 10 0 22 23 00 50 B3 76 FF 22 10 0 0 205 255 255 0 0 VEER 112 DNSVT ldx om 10 0 22 26 00 60 E9 00 14 A4 10 0 0 10 255 255 0 0 GY FA 2 18 207D0y5274 TCP M NB 5M TCP 224 0 0 1 om 10 0 50 1 00 60 63 6F 44 CC 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 Gye lv 1 46 Terminaldry ver3 04a 55 om 10 0 50 100 00 60 E9 00 90 31 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 GY210C MAXI 1 52 Terminalaryver3 04 5 om 10 0 50 101 00 60 E9 00 90 38 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 GW21C MAXI 1 52 3 Terminalaryver3 04 MAC addr 00 60 E 9 00 90 31 Config Now IP address IDAE AE Gate Way i 0 0 0 254 ene Mack 255 255 0 0 User ID admin Password Figure D2 Configuration dialog box 3 After you click the Configure Now button the target device will return an ACK message indicating the modification is successful as shown in the following mornutordd Please note monitor exe version 2 4 and above requires gw21le dil library to function properly Copyright O 2004 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 48 5 User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Linkg Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Psatop The following table lists the functional descriptions for all the fields Field Name Broadcast IP Wishes Reply Retry Locate Reset Confi
8. ABLELinke Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI atop 3 Click on OK and the following dialog box appears It displays the searching progress Dixoverine network 10 0 50 86 pinging address 1 4 When the search is completed NetworkView will display the devices found in the main window as shown in the following diagram H NetworkView Networkviews H Ele Edt Yew Sos Hep a 5 Double click on the device icon to display information about the device including IP Address Company SysLocation Max 15 characters SysName Max 9 characters and types etc Node details Value 10 0 50 9 JE 6F AA D5 Active TCP ports 25 80 Fip Telnet Ok Imapd 143 Addressesand Routes Note 1 The NetworkView tool is limited to information extracting and viewing only 2 To modify the configurations please use the web server Telnet or monitor exe configuration utilities Copyright 2004 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 32 50 User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Linkg Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Psatop 6 Start Writing Your Own Applications Before you start writing your host applications or programs to interact with GW21C MAXI please make sure you have done the following 6 1 Preparing The System 1 Properly connect GW21C MAXI hardware including power Ethernet and RS 232 RS 485 cables 2 Properly configure the parameters of GW21C MAXI including
9. connection type IP address gateway IP address and network mask accordingly see chapter 3 Hardware Installation section 3 Configure GW21C MAXI as TCP Server using default TCP port number 4660 4 The host PC application program must be configured as a TCP client and connects to GW21C MAXI with designated TCP port number 4660 for COM1 5 Make sure GW21C MAXI is running by checking the running status through monitor exe configuration utility 6 2 Running The Sample Program Sample programs written in VB and VC included in package are provided for your reference source codes are also included Test program can be found in the product CD or diskette under the directory of sample vb_ap and sample vc_ap respectively There are two test programs TCPTEST written in Visual Basic and TCPTEST2 written in Visual C TCPTEST in Visual Basic This sample program is written in Visual Basic 5 0 with Winsock Controls It shows you how to send and receive data between host PC and GW21C MAXI via Ethernet in two socket ports Run Visual Basic and open sample program tcptest vbp after the program is started successfully you can start testing functions For more information please press Help in the program to get detail explanation Note Please be sure the Microsoft visual studio family software is installed on the computer Otherwise the sample program will not run a EE aay ss Po Sai EI GH ds T S x weise K 9
10. x 1 Product CD containing configuration utility and sample programs x 1 User manual Version 1 1 E t op ABLEL ink Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI atop 1 2 Application Connectivity TCP Server mode I Host Ethernet GW21C MAXI TCP Client mode I Remote Control Host Ethernet 3 3 GW21C MAXI i b GW21C MAXI GW21C MAXI RS 232 RS 232 RS 232 RS 485 RS 485 RS 485 pp Card Reader Card Reader Card Reader Copyright 2004 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 6 50 User manual Version 1 1 E t op ABLEL ink Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI atop UDP mode Ka gz y GW21C MAXI RS 232 RS 485 iaca rono Display Tunneling mode Ethernet P GW21C MAXI RS 232 RS 485 PLC Touch Screen Copyright 2004 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 7 50 User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Linkg Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Psatop 2 Nomenclature and Settings 2 1 Nomenclature of GW21C MAXI Components Figure 2 1 shows the names of GW21C MAXI components In the figure the indicated switch settings represent factory settings l ap br Led Indicator Mode Switch Table gt gt OFF o d i Mode Switch eg dE A Mini DIN Connec
11. x 63mm H User manual Version 1 1 ea t op ABLELinke Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI atop A 2 Software Specifications Item Specifications Protocol TCP UDP ARP ICMP SNMP HTTP Telnet BOOTP Configuration e Configuration information for both TCP IP and serial ports is kept in the EEPROM e Configuration utilities of Windows 95 98 NT are provided for configuring settings Internal Buffer Size e TCP receiving buffer size 8K bytes e TCP transmitting buffer size 16K bytes e RS 232 RS 485 receiving buffer size 4K bytes e RS 232 RS 485 transmitting buffer size 4K bytes A 3 Connector Pin Assignments A 3 1 COM Port 8 pin Mini DIN connector TXD R User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Linkg Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Pin assignments of Mini DIN connector is shown in the following table ue RS 232 Full Duplex DCD RXD TXD DTR SG Signal Ground DSR RTS CTS N A Oo Oo N O Oo A OO N gt RS 485 2 wire Half Duplex N A N A TxD R N A reserved SG Signal Ground N A RTS R N A N A reserved for Atop devices Psatop RS 485 4 wire Full Duplex N A RxD T TxD R N A SG Signal Ground N A RTS R CTS T N A Atop provides Mini DIN connector to DB9 connector cable the pin assignments of DB9 connector is shown in the following table ue RS 232 Full Duplex DCD RXD TXD DTR SG Signal Ground DSR RTS CTS RI Oo ON OO FP W DY A RS 485 2 wire H
12. 1C MAXI atop 5 SNMP Setup 5 1 SNMP Network Management Platform Atop GW21C MAXI is an SNMP device that allows many popular SNMP Network management platforms such as HP OpenView and SunNet Manager to conduct monitoring on the device Depending on the network management tools you are using device GW21C MAXI information can be collected from running the management tools including IP address DNS name system descriptions and NIC information etc 5 2 Using NetworkView As An Example The NetworkView is a compact network management tool from NetworkView Software Inc www networkview com It discovers all TCP IP nodes in a network using DNS SNMP and ports information and documents with printed maps and reports for future use You may visit their web sites and get a free download To use NetworkView you will need to download and install the tool on your PC Windows NT and Windows 9x only Please refer to the installation instructions that come with the tool 1 After you have done the NetworkView installation start NetworkView 2 Click on the button to open a new file The following screen appears in the Addresses field type in the IP address range to search Network discovery parameters Addresses Advanced Forts Disrovery type Addresses Single addres g Sit flO RRE Range End fi0 fo o fio C Subnet Frino info pa pp Title Description Author en ms User manual Version 1 1 E t op
13. 5 om 10 0 21 100 00 60 E9 02 50 09 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 GW21S MINI 1 14 TerminalSrv ver1 14 5 om 10 0 22 1 00 60 E9 00 16 F0 10 0 0 201 255 255 1 0 GW231A 2 18 207DVY5231A TCP M X SM om 10 0 23 44 00 60 E9 00 5E 15 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 GW21L 92 0 TerminalSrv ver3 03a SS om 10 0 24 7 00 60 E9 00 00 01 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 GW21L 1 85 TerminalSrv ver3 03 5 om 10 0 25 27 00 60 E9 00 18 51 10 0 0 202 255 255 0 0 GW27A 2 18 206DYS27A TCP M X SM T om 10 0 25 100 00 60 E9 02 50 06 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 GW215 MINI 1 14 TerminalSrv ver1 15 5 om 10 0 50 100 00 60 E9 00 8B DA 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 GW21W MAXI 1 53 TerminalSrv ver3 03 om 10 0 51 20 00 60 B3 66 AA 9A 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 GW21W 1 47 TerminalSrv ver3 03 SS om 10 0 53 1 00 60 E9 00 30 26 10 0 53 100 255 255 0 0 GW21L E 1 7 NewCAPS576 V1 54 om 10 0 71 2 00 60 E9 00 11 93 202 39 254 250 255 255 0 0 2 3 NewCAPS576 V1 5 om 10 0 71 6 00 60 E9 00 24 E5 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 2 3 TerminalSrv2 2 SS om 10 0 71 7 00 60 E9 00 42 1B 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 GW215 256 1 45 NewCAPS576 1 53 om 10 0 71 10 00 60 E9 00 3B 56 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 GW215 256 1 45 NewCAPS576 V1 53 om 10 0 71 66 00 60 E9 00 5F 22 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 GW21L 1 85 TerminalSrv ver3 03 SS om 10 0 71 99 00 60 E9 00 14 52 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 2 3 NewCAPS576 V1 5 om 10 0 72 10 00 60 E9 00 14 9D 192 168 10 10 255 255 0 0 2 3 NewCAPS
14. 576 V1 5 om 10 0 154 55 00 60 E9 00 00 03 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 GW215 256 5A 1 45 TerminalSrv ver3 03 A om 10 0 168 23 00 60 E9 00 17 E1 10 0 0 202 255 255 0 0 GW234A 2 18 207DVS234A TCP M X SM om 10 0 168 24 00 60 E9 00 18 CB 10 0 0 204 255 255 0 0 GW27A 2 18 sne al 4 Hl Figure D1 Main window of monitor exe utility program D 2 Detect Operational Devices You may do the following steps to detect devices currently available on the network 1 Start monitor exe utility program 2 Select an item from the Broadcast IP list 3 Specify a number in the Wishes box 4 Click on the Invite button This will display all the devices information you have requested D 3 Configure Devices You may use monitor exe configuration utility to configure the settings of devices on the network To do so please follow the steps below 1 Repeat the steps in the section of D 2 to bring up the devices information Copyright 2004 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 47 50 User manual Version 1 1 D a t O ABLELinke Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI D Technologies 2 Select the device you want to configure from the IP Address column click on the Config button a configuration window will popup as shown in Figure D2 Address MAC Address subnet Mask Model si Ker AP version om 0 9 0 00 60 E9 00 05 48 202 539 254 249 255 255 0 0 1 7 ATOP Proxi Access V2 2 om 0 9 1 00 60 E9
15. 9 123 destination port is 666 of Telnet 10 0 50 100 Connect Edit Teminal Help ABLELink Ethernet Serial Server User name admin Password Login ok B Exit 1 0verview 2 Networking 3 Security 4 Com1 Input choice and enter 5 74 COM 1 Link Mode TCP Glient Virtual Com Disabled Remote 18 0 29 123 666 2 COM Port R 232 9686 None 8 1 MHone 3 Keep Serial Buffer s Data While Connecting Enable 4 Packet Delimiter ms Input choice and enter 1 4 1 Link mode 1 TCP server 2 TCP client 3 UDP H Virtual Com Disabled Input choice 1 4 and enter TCP client Please input destination IP 19 6 29 123 Please input destination port 666 mode changed Press enter to Continue User manual Version 1 1 Ga t op ABLELinke Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI atop Configure GW21C MAXI as UDP client the local port is 4660 the destination IP is 10 0 29 254 destination port is 666 oe Telnet 10 0 50 100 Connect Edit Teminal Help User name zadmin Password Login ok B Exit 1 0verview 2 Networking 3 Security 4 Com Input choice and enter Buch COM 1 Link Mode TCP Server Virtual Com Disabled Filter disabled 4666 2 COM Port R4 232 76808 Hone 8 1 Hone 3 Keep Serial Buffer s Data While Connecting Enable 4 Packet Delimiter ms Input choice and enter 1 4 1 Link mode 1 TCP server 2 TCP client 3 UDP H Virtual Com Disabled Input choice 1 4 and enter 3 UDP
16. Atop ABLEL ink Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI User Manual Version 1 1 Updated on 2004 03 5 Tel 886 3 5508137 Fax 886 3 5508131 www atop com tw User manual Version 1 1 ea t op ABLELinke Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI atop IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT The information contained in this document is the property of Atop Technologies Inc and is supplied for the sole purpose of the operation and maintenance of products of Atop Technologies Inc No part of this publication is to be used for any other purposes and it is not to be reproduced copied disclosed transmitted stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language in any form by any means in whole or in part without the prior express written consent of Atop Technologies Inc Published by Atop Technologies Inc 2F No 146 Sec 1 Tung Hsing Rd Jubei City Hsinchu 302 Taiwan R O C Tel 886 3 5508137 Fax 886 3 5508131 www atop com tw Copyright 2004 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved All other product names referenced herein are registered trademarks of their respective companies User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Linkg Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Psatop FCC WARNING Class A for Ethernet Serial Server Model GW21C MAXI 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 reason
17. Atop GW21C MAXI Ethernet Serial Server is a gateway between Ethernet TCP IP and RS 232 RS 485 communications The information transmitted by GW21C MAXI is transparent to both host computers Ethernet and devices RS 232 RS 485 Data coming from the Ethernet TCP IP is sent to the designated RS 232 RS 485 port and data being received from RS 232 RS 485 port is sent to the Ethernet TCP IP transparently In the computer integration manufacturing or industrial automation area the Atop GW21C MAXI Ethernet Serial Server is used for field devices to direct connect to Ethernet network Terminal Server main control program run in GW21C MAXI transforms whatever data received from RS 232 RS 485 to TCP UDP port then connect devices to the Ethernet network via a single application program or multiple application programs Many control devices provide the ability to communicate with hosts through RS 232 RS 485 however RS 232 RS 485 serial communication has its limitations For one it is hard to transfer data through a long distance With Atop GW21C MAXI it is possible to communicate with a remote device in the Intranet environment or even in the Internet and thus increases the communication distance dramatically GW21C MAXI from Atop Technologies Inc offers one RS 232 RS 485 port one RJ45 Ethernet and Watch Dog Timer etc 1 1 Packaging Atop Ethernet Serial Server x 1 Atop Ethernet Serial Server quick start guide x 1 Mini DIN to RS 232 DB 9 Cable
18. Baud rate 9600 bps GE a YS Data bit 8 bits Parity None Stop bit 1bit Flow control None Note At present time baud rate is fixed at 9600 bps for console port communication RS 232C parameters of your computer COM port and GW21C MAXI must be the same 6 Once Hyper Terminal is connected type in username and password then the following Hyper Terminal window appears e atop Hyper erminal File Edt View Call Transfer Help Del sl ola el ABLELink Ethernet Serial Server User name admin Password Login ok A Exit i Overview 2 Metworking 3 Security 4 Comi Input choice and entern Connected 0 00 18 Auto detect 96008N1 SCROLL CAPS NUM Capture Print echo E 7 The following configuration operations are totally the same as those by Telnet 8 After finishing console settings power off GW21C MAXI put SW1 and SW2 back to the previous setting Technologies f User manual Version 1 1 D 3 f O ABLEL ink Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI 4 4 Configuration set by web browser It is also possible to modify various settings through the web server interface To do so please follow the steps below Log in to the system 1 From web browser type in the IP address of GW21C MAXI in the URL Example http 10 0 50 100 2 The following authentication screen appears Please type in user name and password then click on OK The user nam
19. C WIHDOWS gt telnet 10 0 50 100 1 C WWIHDONS gt telnet 10 0 50 100 Notes 1 Arp command can only be used to set a static IP address of GW21C MAXI using system default user name admin and default password null 2 Only TCP IP packet with destination port number 1 will lead GW21C MAXI to reboot and change the IP address 3 3 TCP IP Port Number Port number 4660 is default of GW21C MAXI and is associated with serial port COM1 respectively After your application program connects to the TCP port 4660 of GW21C MAXI data being sent to this TCP connection from your application program are transparent to the COM1 of GW21C MAXI Vice versa is also true User manual Version 1 1 ea t op ABLELinke Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI atop 4 Software Configuration 4 1 Configuration set by monitor exe utility Use monitor exe that comes with the product CD or diskette to configure the network parameters of GW21C MAXI As you can see from the following picture you can change IP address gateway IP address subnet mask user ID and password of GW21C MAXI from the utility For more details of the utility please refer to Appendix D Configuration Utility Dialog MAC addr 00 60 E9 00 90 31 IP address ji0 0 50 100 Gate WV aw 10 0 0 254 OO TE Mask 255 255 0 0 User ID admin O Password 4 2 Configuration set by Telnet utility You can use Telnet utility to change configuration settings of GW21C MAXI To do so please do the
20. CC 2001 ATOP Tech Inc All rights reserved Connecting 10 0 50 100 64370002 Userid admin Password Down loading U2Zlumap hex Total 1 files downloaded B 2 Critical Issues of Upgrading 1 You can always abort the upgrading process by pressing the lt Esc gt key from host PC during the upgrading process GW21C MAXI will restart automatically and the system remains intact If GW21C MAXI does not receive any upgrading data within 30 seconds GW21C MAXI will restart automatically and the system remains intact After the upgrading process finishes GW21C MAXI will program the flash memory and buzzer beeps 6 times then restarts Normally it takes around 10 seconds to complete the programming process If an error occurs during the programming process GW21C MAXI will clear the corresponding memory and the system remains intact of what it was B 3 Error Messages Firmware upgrade may not be successful if errors occur during the process Error Cause Message Comments Illegal Hex file format Hex File Text Error Hex File Check Sum Error Hex File Format Error Hex File End of Record Error GW21C MAXI handshaking GW21C MAXI ACK Start Address Error problem GW21C MAXI ACK Length Error GW21C MAXI Response Command Error Configuration file Remote IP not found Open configuration file failure User manual Version 1 1 ea t op ABLELinke Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI atop Appendix C Hardware Configuration C 1 Disa
21. Change the password 1 Select 3 from Input choice and enter 0 4 the following screen appears s Telnet 10 0 50 100 Connect Edt Temmal Help ABLELink Ethernet Serial Server User name radmin Password Login ok B Exit 1 0verview 2 Networking 3 Security 4 Comi Input choice and enter 4 3 Do you want to change the passwvord y n y Please input old password Please input new passwvord xxxx x Please verify new password ease Password changed Press enter to continue B Exit 1 0verview 2 Networking 3 Security 4 Comt Input choice and enter 64 2 If you want to change the password please type the old password in the Please input old password field type the new password in the Please input new password and the Please verify new password fields User manual Version 1 1 EE t op ABLELinke Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI atop Note You can press the reset key of product to reset password to the default value COM1 Setup Select 4 from Input choice and enter 0 4 the following screen appears Telnet 10 0 50 100 Connect Edit Teminal Help ABLELink Ethernet Serial Server User name admin Password Login ok B Exit 1 0verview 2 Networking 3 Security 4 Comt Input choice and enter 4 4 COM 1 Link Mode TCP Server Virtual Com Disabled Filter disabled 4668 2 COH Port fR5 232 776060 None 8 1 Hone 3 Keep Serial Buffer s Data While Connecting Enable
22. E software gt di IF Address of Server Port Number Configuration Wizard Credentials Ce Wo Login Required C Use Windows Credentials C Prompt at Login Front Naw Tse Credentials Below seine Passord COM Port Options elect Ports Port Monitor Licensing T DTE is modem escape DSR always high T DCD always high IT Restor Failed Connections lose Help About At right is a sample Virtual COM Control Panel window At the left is the list of the COM ports that you have selected in the Select Ports window for use by the Virtual COM Redirector If you wish to change which ports appear in this list use the Select Ports button Each COM port has its own settings When you click on a COM port the Control Panel display changes to reflect the settings for that COM port Note When you change settings for a COM port the changes are effective immediately There is no separate confirmation dialog to confirm or cancel your changes Configuring Virtual COM Ports You configure each Serial IP COM port as follows 1 Select a COM port in the list 2 For IP Address of Server enter a numeric IP address for the serial server 3 For Port Number enter the TCP port number that the serial server uses to provide its serial ports to the network 4 For Server Credentials the default is No Login Required If your serial server does require a login by the Virtual COM
23. Redirector the Virtual COM Redirector needs to provide a username and or password every time an application tries to use the serial server 5 Click the Configuration Wizard button and then click the Start button that appears in the wizard User manual Version 1 1 ea f op ABLEL ink Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI atop window This important step verifies that the Virtual COM Redirector can communicate with the serial server using the settings you have provided If the Log display does not show errors click the Use Settings button in the wizard which makes the recommended settings effective and returns you to the Control Panel to continue with the following steps L Configuration Wizard COM4 IF Address of Server Port Number 10 0 50 1 4560 Heem Password EE Test for presence of a modem connected to the server Status Connected to Server COM Port Control Support Detected Telnet Protocol Detected sesion Completed rien En Use Settings Ek Copy DEEN E 6 For Connection Protocol the setting must match the TCP IP protocol that the serial server supports The Configuration Wizard is usually able to determine the correct setting 7 For COM Port Options the settings must match the COM port behavior expected by the PC application that will use this COM port The Configuration Wizard will recommend a combination of settings User manual Version 1 1 ea t op ABLELinke Ethernet Serial Server GW2
24. W21C MAXI to join your LAN by changing its IP address gateway IP address and subnet mask 3 1 Configuration Atop GW21C MAXI Ethernet Serial Server is shipped with default settings shown in the following table 9600 None 8 1 No flow control buffer disabled packet delimiter timer 2ms Type TCP Server Listen port 4660 Filter 0 0 0 0 Virtual COM disabled Note Atop provides a reset button to restore system settings including IP address gateway IP address and subnet mask etc to the defaults Press and hold the reset button for 5 seconds till the server reboots 3 2 Assigning a new IP Address by ARP command ARP s is used to assign a static IP address of GW21C MAXI and add this static entries to the ARP cache of the computer when TCP IP packet with destination port number 1 is sent to GW21C MAXI it causes the device to check its MAC address with IP address once GW21C MAXI finds those two unmatched it will reboot and change to the new IP address which was set by ARP s command The following example uses ARP to assign a static IP address of GW21C MAXI using its MAC address printed on the label of the rear panel then use Telnet to send the TCP IP packet with destination port number 1 to GW21C MAXI after GW21C MAXI reboots it will change its IP address to the new one ABLE Link Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI P atop 2 M5 DO5S Prompt CC Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981 1999 CO WINDOWSsarp s 10 0 50 100 UE ATTERT
25. able protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and radiates radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions 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 expenses A shielded type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and also to prevent interference to the nearby radio and television reception It is essential that only the supplied power cord can be used Use only shielded cables to connect other devices to this equipment by RS 232 RS 485 ports Be cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Linkg Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Psatop Contents 1 INTRODUCTION BN er EE val APPLICATION ME 2 NOMENCLATURE AND SETTINGS enrrnrsovnnvnnvnonnnnnvnnvnnvnnnnesnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnennennennenen 2 1 NOMENCLATURE OF GW21C MAXI COMPONENTS i evnvnavurvnvrnnnnvnevnevnnnnvnnrnnnnnnennevnevnnnennennennnn 2 MODE NN 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION eegener 3 1 CONFIGURATION EEE 3 2 ASSIGNING A NEW IP ADDRESS BY ARP COMMAND i evauvnvnevnvnnvnnnevnvnernvnennvnenavnennvnenannena
26. alf Duplex N A N A DATA N A reserved SG Signal Ground N A N A DATA N A reserved for Atop devices RS 485 4 wire Full Duplex N A N A RXD TXD SG Signal Ground N A N A RXD TXD Note RS485 2 or 4 pins assignments of DB9 connector are different from those of Mini DIN connector eatop atop User manual Version 1 1 ABLEL ink Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Terminal Block Connector RS485 only uses RTS R and TxD R for data communication while RS232 or RS422 uses RTS R TxD R CTS T and RxD T for communicating data A 3 2 Ethernet Port RJ 45 1 Category 5 UTP cable 8 core wire 2 RJ45 Connector E 3 RJ45 Pin Assignment Copyright 2004 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 41 50 User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Linkg Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Psatop You can choose either 568A or 568B definition If you want to make a crossover cable you should use 568A and 568B definition respectively in each terminal of a UTP cable A 3 3 Power terminal block connector A 4 Buzzer LED Message Buzzer A Beep twice Beep off Message Description Jess heess heess ees AesesesAesesee A Watchdog problem return service is required sec Nee Memory problem return service is required Ae heseesseesscseczczAh Startup OK but AP firmware is disabled 5sec Ae heess AAA Startup OK and AP firmware is enabled 5sec Table 1 RUN LED Mes
27. ble System Firmware The AP application program firmware of GW21C MAXI can be disabled This function is used in the situation that you downloaded a wrong version of firmware that caused the system crashed To disable the current version of firmware and prevent it from executing please do the followings Turn the power off open GW21C MAXI case Short pin1 and pin2 of jumper JP1 on the right top corner from the main board to disable AP firmware Power on GW21C MAXI Download the correct AP firmware to GW21C MAXI Remove the pin 1 and pin2 of jumper JP1 to enable AP firmware SE Et 2 eS NS Close the case and continue your operations User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Link Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Baton Technologies Appendix D Configuration Utility The configuration utility monitor exe comes with the product CD or diskette is the main utility program to demonstrate and configure GW21C MAXI s settings D 1 Run the utility Start the program under Windows 95 98 NT 2000 environment and the following window appears Fk monitor ver2 4 EI x Broadcast IP Wishes jo I Locate Reset conti Exit 210 243 245 181 202 39 254 255 2nN 39 254 253 ae IP Address MAC Address Gateway SubnetMask Model Kernel AP version E 0 9 0 00 60 E9 00 05 4B 202 39 254 249 255 255 0 0 1 7 ATOP Proxi Access V2 2 cm g LP DE 00 60 E9 00 13 52 202 39 254 249 255 255 i 0 1 6 ATOP Proxi Access 2 6
28. e is admin and password is null by default work Pass 3 J Ce M SI 4 Jaseword m x Please type your user name and password Site 10 0 50 100 Realm HeedPassword User Name admin Password Save this password in your password list Geet 3 The following overview page appears Mato LU ABLELInk Ethernet Serial Server Zeen Overview The general device information of Ethernet Serial Server Copyrightie ATOP All right reserved Networking ABLE Link Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI 7 aATOp User manual Version 1 1 pe a t op Change the password 1 Click on the Security link and the following screen appears 2 Please input the old password in the Old Password field input the new password in the New Password and the Verified Password fields and then click on Save Configuration to update the password Note You can press the reset key of product to reset password to the default value Copyright 2004 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 21 50 User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Linkg Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Psatop Network setup Click on the Networking link and the following screen appears Fill in IP information under TCP IP field Enable SNMP by checking Enable fill in network identification information under SNMP field and click on the Save Configuration button to save the changes please notice that t
29. e status and availability of GW21C MAXI 7 1 Use Standard TCP IP Utility ping Command From Windows Start menu select Run and type in ping lt TCP Server IP address gt If the connection is established the Reply messages are displayed otherwise it will indicate Request timed out Pinging 180 60 50 100 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 168 6 568 188 hytes 32 time 1 ms Reply from 10 060 50 100 hytes 32 timetl ms Reply from 18 4 548 184 hytes 32 timetl ms Reply from 10 090 50 100 hytes 32 time 1 ms Ping statistics for 16 6 586 108 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost BH loss gt Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum ms Maximum ims Average Dms G N ping i16 60 50 1600 16 6 568 1688 with 32 bytes of data timed out timed out timed out timed out Ping statistics for 16 6 56 168 Packets Sent 4 Received A Lost 4 ciz loss gt 7 2 Use monitor exe Configuration Utility Program Use monitor exe configuration program that comes with the product CD or diskette to check on the status of GW21C MAXI The status can be read from AP version column of the tool Status Descriptions S The system is configured as a TCP Server and not yet connected C The system is configured as a TCP Client and not yet connected U The system is configured as an UDP A The TCP Server and is connected B The TCP Client and is connected User manual Version 1 1 D a t O ABLELinke Ether
30. et Serial Server Overview Link1 To choose specific working mode for COM part Networking TCP Server C TCP Client UDP Security VirtualCOM e COM1 Local Port bes IP Filter IT Enable Source IP pooo Or you can enable Virtual COM through telnet by setting COM1 as TCP server and type in the local port number for COM1 then enable Virtual COM as shown in the following figure Technologies User manual Version 1 1 D a t O ABLELinke Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI 1 Telnet 10 0 50 100 Connect Edt Terminal Help User name admin Password Login ok B Exit 1 0verview 2 Networking 3 Security 4 Comi Input choice and enter 4 4 COM 1 Link Mode TCP Server Virtual Com Disabled Filter disabled 4666 2 COM Port R 232 96086 Hone 1 Hone 3 Keep Serial Buffer s Data While Connecting Disable 4 Packet Delimiter ms Input choice and enter 1 4 1 Link mode 1 70P server 2 TEP client 3 UDF H Virtual Comf Disabled Input choice 1 43 and enter 4 Virtual Com f1 Enable 2 Disable Please select one item 1 mode changed press enter to Continue User manual Version 1 1 ea f op ABLEL ink Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI atop 4 5 2 2 Run Serial IP for ATOP program on monitoring PC In the Window Start Menu select the Serial IP for ATOP program group and select Serial IP for ATOP Configuration The configuration window is shown as following gt SerialTF for ATOP 4 04 ren EE
31. ffer s Data While Connecting Enable 4 Packet Delimiter 1 ms Input choice and enter 1 4 4 Packet delimiter 13Timer Characters Please select delimiter type 1 Please input timer 36066 ms 2 Delimiter changed Press enter to continuef You can also choose character pattern as the packet delimiter indicated in the following figure ow Telnet 10 0 50 100 Connect Edit Teminal Help ABLELink Ethernet Serial Server User name admin Password Login ok B Exit 1 0verview 72 Networking 3 Security 4 Comi Input choice and enter 4 4 COM 1 Link Mode TCP Server Virtual Com Disabled Filter disabled 4668 2 COM Portt RS 292 9608 Hone 8 1 Hone 3 Keep Serial Buffer s Data While Connecting Enable 4 Packet Delimiter ms Input choice and enter 1 4 4 Packet delimiter 1 Timer 23Characters Please select delimiter type 2 Please input pattern max 2 bytes ex 6x8d6a 6x8d6a Delimiter changed Press enter to Continue User manual Version 1 1 ea t op ABLELinke Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI atop 4 3 Configuration set by Hyper Terminal console utility Power off GW21C MAXI Set the MODE switch SW1 to OFF and SW2 to ON Use a PC to connect to GW21C MAXI s console with RS 232 cross over cable Power on GW21C MAXI Open a Hyper Terminal program from your computer Start menu gt Programs gt Accessories gt Communication gt Hyper Terminal set COM2 parameters as follows
32. g Exit IP Address MAC Address Gateway Subnet Mask OS AP Version Model Field Descriptions Except for the default IP 255 255 255 255 other items IPs are read from the file seg cfg This field specifies a detecting IP range It may be a designated IP or a broadcast IP Specifies minimum number of the devices you wish to get reply from after sending an Invite request If there is not as many as devices responding to your invitation the system repeatedly sends invitation until your request is fulfilled Indicates the actual number of devices this utility program detected Specify the number of times that an Invite request is re sent Locate the specified device Reset the selected device Configure the selected device Exit this utility Indicate the IP address of the device that replied to your request aj e Leading tag stands for IP address collision possibly caused by duplicated IP addresses on the network e Leading tag stands for Mac address collision possibly caused by duplicated Mac addresses on the network Indicates the MAC address of responding device Indicates the IP address of the gateway Indicates the TCP IP network mask Indicates the OS version of the responding device Indicates the AP version of the responding device Indicates the model number of the responding device This field is only available for monitor exe version 2 0 and above
33. he setting will not become effective until you restart GW21C MAXI Mia top ABLELink Ethernet Serial Server Overview TCP IP _ To configure network settings of Ethernet Serial Server After saving Aniwa ra configuration you have to restart the device to make the settings effective Security IP Address fio i 50 hop COMA Default Gateway fio i i 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 th Jh SNMP By enabling SNMP you allow the management utility to collect the information of Ethernet Serial Server You can change the device network identity as well by changing the system name location and contact SysName frame SysLocation foren SysContact contact save Configuration Restart User manual Version 1 1 E t op ABLEL ink Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Tech top COM1 Setup Click on the COM1 link and the following screen appears Fill in COM1 parameter information under COM1 field then click on Save Configuration button to save the changes e Virtual COM I Enable 4660 rl Enable 10 0 29 254 Serial Interface Alias Name Baud Rate Parity SN Codd Even Mark Space Data Bits c7 bits 8bits Stop Bits bit 2 bits Flow Control None Hardware Xontxoff Keep Buffer While Connecting Enable Disable C Timer O 30000 msec Characters xddda Ox HASCI Code Ex OxOd or OxOdda
34. ial data will be sent through Ethernet connection you can disable it if you wish Telnet 10 0 50 100 Connect Edit Lemma Help ABLELink Ethernet Serial Server User name admin Password Login ok B Exit 1 0verview 2 Networking 3 Security 4 Comt Input choice and enter Buch COM 1 Link Mode TCP Server Virtual Com Disabled Filter disabled 4666 2 COM Port RS 232 9600 Hone 8 1 Hone 3 Keep Serial Buffer s Data While Connecting Enable 4 Packet Delimiter ms Input choice and enter 1 4 3 Keep serial Buffer s Data While Connecting f 1jEnable 2yjDisable Please select keep type 1 Keep type changed Press enter to continueff User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Linkg Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Psatop Setting packet delimiter Packet delimiter is a way of controlling packets within serial communication It can prevent packets from being cut thus keep the packets complete GW21C MAXI provides two ways of parameter setting as inter character timer and terminator By default packet delimiter timer is 1 ms you can change timer shown in the following figure Telnet 10 0 50 100 Connect Edit Teminal Help ABLELink Ethernet Serial Server User name admin Password Login ok B Exit 1 0verview 2 Networking 3 Security 4 Com1 Input choice and enter Buch COMI 1 Link Mode TCP Server Virtual Com Disabled Filter disabled 4666 2 COH Port RS 232 9608 None 8 1 Hone 3 Keep Serial Bu
35. l Server Cautions on Use Atop Virtual COM supports firmware AP v3 4 and above of ABLELink Serial Ethernet Servers Limitation Atop Virtual COM driver provides user to select two COM ports as Virtual COM ports in a monitoring PC User can select them from a list of COM ports which is from COM1 up to COM256 User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Linkg Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI P atop Installation Make sure you have turned off all anti virus software before beginning the installation Run AtopVcom exe program included in the CD to install Atop Virtual COM for your operating system In the end of the installation please select one or two COM ports to become the Virtual COM ports Uninstalling From Windows Start menu select Setting Control Panel Add Remove Programs Select Serial IP for ATOP in the list of installed software Click the Add Remove button to remove the program or From Windows Start menu select Programs Serial IP for ATOP Uninstall Serial IP for ATOP to remove the program 4 5 2 Virtual COM communication 4 5 2 1 Enable virtual COM on GW21C MAXI From web browser access to GW21C MAXI by typing its IP address click on COM1 link to access COM1 page on the top half of the page click on TCP Server and enable virtual COM by putting a check in front of the Enable button then type in the local port number in the Local Port field as indicated in the following figure Peatop ABLELink Ethern
36. net Serial Server GW21C MAXI D Technologies I For example s means that COM1 is server mode and is not connected a monitor ver2 4 Broadcast IP Wishes fo T Locate Reply Dn 0 Retry fo om 10 0 9 00 60 E9 00 05 4B 202 39 254 249 255 255 0 0 1 7 ATOP Proxi Access V2 2 oom 0 9 i 00 60 E9 00 4F E4 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 GW26A 104 1 41 ATOP Proxi A SOYAL 2 0 0 U om 10 0 9 2 00 60 E9 00 13 52 202 39 254 249 255 255 0 0 1 6 ATOP Proxi Access V2 6 5 om 10 0 21 100 00 60 E9 11 11 11 10 0 0 201 255 255 0 0 GW215 MINI 1 14 TerminalSry verl 15a S om 10 0 21 121 00 60 E9 00 5E 2D 10 0 0 254 255 0 0 0 GW21L 1 85 TerminalSry ver3 04 35 om 10 0 22 23 00 60 B3 76 FF 22 10 0 0 205 255 255 0 0 GW23J 1 12 DYSJ 1 12x om 10 0 22 28 00 60 E9 00 1 4 44 10 0 0 10 255 255 0 0 GW27A 2 18 207DV527A TCP M NB SM TCP 224 0 0 1 om 10 0 23 33 00 60 E9 00 6C B2 192 168 0 1 255 255 0 0 GW21L 1 85 TerminalSry ver3 04b SS om 10 0 50 1 00 60 B3 6F AA CC 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 GW21W 1 46 Terminal rv ver3 04a Gi om 10 0 50 100 00 60 E9 00 90 31 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 GW21C MAXI 1 52 TerminalSry ver3 04 om 10 0 50 101 00 60 E9 00 90 38 10 0 0 254 255 255 0 0 1 52 erminalory ver3 4 ram E an on en an Aan AE an a ra ann ner arr ap LE ET aa ma mm T ta E a 7 3 Use TCPTEST EXE or TCPTEST2 EXE Sample Program Use sample programs TCPTEST EXE and TCPTEST2 EXE that comes wi
37. nnenevnene SE I PORT CTIE 10 4 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION E 11 4 1 CONFIGURATION SET BY MONITOR EXE UTILITY cccccceccececcesceseeceseuseusaeeeeeeueusaueaueusausaueeueueans 11 4 2 CONFIGURATION SET BY TELNET UTILITY euvunnnvnnnnnnnernnnnvnnnnnnnvnnvnernnnnnnennevnevavnnrnennenannnvnevnenuene 11 4 3 CONFIGURATION SET BY HYPER TERMINAL CONSOLE UTILITY ccccccecceseeseeseeeeseeseueeeeueaeeaes 19 4 4 CONFIGURATION SET BY WEB BROWSER 20 Reg BAR e OG 16 9 EE ENE EE ERE 26 4 5 1 Setup of a virtual COM driver nannnnnnnnennnennnnnnnsnnnnnrnsnrrnrrrnnnrrnnrrrnnrrnnrrsnrrnnrrnrrrnrrrsnernnrronsrennne 26 45 2 Virtual COM COmMMUNICAUON niende 27 EIST A TE 31 5 1 SNMP NETWORK MANAGEMENT PLATFORM i ervnnvnvrnnnnvnnnnnrnernvnnnnennnnnvnnvnernennnnennevnnnnvnernennenenn 31 5 2 USING NETWORKVIEW AS AN EXAMPLE ervanruvnnnnvnnvnvnnnnvnnnnvnenevnenavnenennennvnnnnvnenevnenavnenennennvnene 31 6 START WRITING YOUR OWN APPLICATIONS nnnrnvsavnnvnnvnvnnennnnnvnennernvnnennvnennennnne 33 6 1 PREPARING EE Ee 33 6 2 RUNNING THE SAMPLE RDROGRAM nrun nr rr nrar n rnrn rnin araar nr annn n rnnr ennn 33 TCPTEST WINTER EL 33 TPE TT NM er 34 DIAGNOSTICS Nr 36 7 1 USE STANDARD TCP IP UTILITY PING COMMAND 36 7 2 USE MONITOR EXE CONFIGURATION UTILITY DROGRAM 36 7 3 USE TCPTEST EXE OR TCPTEST2 EXE SAMPLE PROGRAM irrnunrnnnnnvnrrnnvrvnnrnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnn 3 User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Linkg Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Psatop
38. ration to save the changes 3 If the update is successful the following screen appears Configure Successed Copyright 2004 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 25 50 Technologies User manual Version 1 1 Q 3 t O ABLELinke Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI 1 4 5 Virtual COM Mode Virtual COM driver mode for windows converts COM data to LAN data to control the RS 232C port on a GW21C MAXI via the LAN By creating virtual COM ports on the PC Atop Virtual COM redirects the communications from the virtual COM ports to an IP address and port number on a GW21C MAXI that connects the serial line device to the network The following figure is Atop Virtual COM connection diagram CH PC O 000000 00 HUB See be Serial Line OOOO Serial Device 1 k Serial Line e e Serial Device 2 Physical COM1 Physical COM2 COM3 Virtual COM Port 4 ER Serial Line Serial Device 3 COM4 Virtual COM Port COM5 Virtual COM Port 50 KE Serial Line Serial Device 4 COM6 E Virtual COM Port TCP IP Network st OS Driver Level DEE TER COM256 Virtual COM Port 5 1 Setup of a virtual COM driver Correspondence OS Atop Virtual COM driver can be used on Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 SP5 or later Windows Me or Windows 98 Microsoft NT 2000 Termina
39. sage LAN LED Message Description LED Off No data is transmitting on Ethernet LED blinking Data is transmitting on Ethernet Table 2 LAN LED Message User manual Version 1 1 atop ABLELinke Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI p a t Op COM Port LED Message LED off LED on blinking state RUN LED Message LED on LED blinking rate 0 5Sec Description No data is transmitting on COM port Data is transmitting on COM port Table 3 COM Port LED Message Description Jumper JP1 pin1 and pin2 are short to disable AP firmware in the flash memory AP firmware is running Table 4 RUN LED Message ABLE Link Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI heat Op Technologies F Appendix B Upgrade System Software After the new version of firmware is released customers can download it from Atop web site at www atop com tw You can contact Atop sales person to request the newest product CD as well You may decide to or not to upgrade the system s firmware To do so please follow these instructions listed below B 1 Upgrade Procedures When you get a new software version please follow the sequences below to upgrade your GW21C MAXI 1 Connect a PC Windows 95 98 NT 2000 and GW21C MAXI you wish to upgrade the firmware in the same TCP IP network Use command ping or monitor exe utility program to verify their availability 2 Prepare the download tool Execute the utility program download bat and press any key to edit i
40. sword Login ok B Exit 1 0verview 2 Networking 3 Security 4 Com Input choice and enter amp 4 1 Overview IF Address 16 60 56 1686 HAC Address 86 66 e9 866 96 91 SuUSHame name SysLocation location susContact contact Kernel Version 1 52 AP Version Terminalsry ver3 64 Link Status B Exit 1 0verview 2 Networking 3 Security 4 Com Input choice and enter 074 p This page gives you the general information of GW2iC MAXI including IP and MAC address SNMP information kernel and AP version and connection status of the device User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Linkg Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Psatop Networking Select 2 from Input choice and enter 0 4 to enter Networking page as following ow Telnet 10 0 50 100 Connect Edt Temmal Help ABLELink Ethernet Serial Server User name admin Password Login ok B Exit 1 0verview 2 Networking 3 Security 4 Com Input choice and enter 4 Networking IP 1 IP Address 10 0 50 100 2 Gateway 10 0 0 254 3 Subnet Hask 255 255 0 0 s HHP 4 SAMP Disable gt SySName nanme 6 SysLocation location 7 SysContact contact Input choice and entert 1 7 p This page allows you to change network settings of the device including IP address subnet mask gateway IP address and SNMP information of GW21C MAXI Please notice that any setting change made on this page won t take effect until you restart the device
41. th the product CD or diskette to check on the status of GW21C MAXI Please refer to chapter 6 2 to run the sample programs Copyright O 2004 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 37 50 User manual Version 1 1 ABLEL ink Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI pg atop Appendix A GW21C MAXI Ethernet Serial Server Specifications A 1 Hardware Specifications CPU Flash Memory SDRAM EEPROM Host Communication Reset Watch Dog Timer Serial Port Communication LED indication Power Requirement Temperature Humidity Housing Specifications 16 bit Embedded CPU 100MHz 512K Bytes 512K Bytes 512 Bytes IEEE802 3 base band TCP IP UDP SNMP HTTP Telnet ARP BOOTP Built in reset key to restore factory default settings 1 34 second hardware auto reset Power failure threshold 4 75V One RS 232 or RS 485 selectable RS 232 EIA RS 232C standard Full Duplex 8 pins Mini DIN or 5 pins terminal block RS 485 2 4 wires Half Full duplex 8 pins Mini DIN or 5 pins Parameters 1 Baud rate 1200 bps 230400 bps 2 Parity None Even Odd Mark Space 3 Data bits 7 8 4 Stop bits 1 2 5 Packet Delimiter by inter character timeout by characters delin 6 Flow Control None Hardware CTS RTS Software Xon Xoff RUN x 1 Green LAN x 1 Green COM port1 Green terminal 9 30Vdc 2 8 Watt Max OC to 60C 20C to 85C Operation Storage 20 90 non condensing 90mm L x 45mm W
42. tor Pin Assignment J TDIR lt _ _ RS 232C Terminal Wee Block Connector AN re UTP Connector gt VIN lt q Power Supply Input me I Connector Figure 2 1 Nomenclature of GW21C MAXI components 2 2 MODE Switch This sets or initializes the operating mode for the GW21C MAXI The factory default setting is that Switch 1 SW1 and Switch 2 SW2 are set to OFF You can use the Mode switch to change the operating mode from the factory default settings to your desired mode GW21C MAXI can be setup either RS 232 RS 485 RS 422 or Console configuration mode by MODE Switch OFF RS 232 OFF RS 485 User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Linkg Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI pgatop 3 Hardware Installation Prepare necessary cables hub power cord and RS232 RS485 connector Connect GW21C MAXI to Ethernet network via hub switch or direct connect to host computer through cross over cable Connect a serial device to a serial port of GW21C MAXI make sure the right connection of either RS 232 or RS 485 Plug in DC9 30V the buzzer will beep and the RUN LED will blink if GW21C MAXI functions normally Please refer to Appendix A 4 to see all of LED messages Use monitor exe configuration utility in the product CD or diskette to diagnose GW21C MAXI If it starts up successfully you are able to find the IP and MAC addresses of GW21C MAXI You can change the network parameters of G
43. ts configuration file dapdl cfg dapdl cfg file can be found in the product CD e DOWNLOAD Following would Edit download configuration file Please update the destination IP address and downloaded file Press any key to continue 3 Edit the dapdl cfg file to fit your system need the content of the file looks like as the following Be sure to save your modifications after the change is made Remote IP 10 0 50 100 Load U21cmap hex The first line identifies the IP address of GW21C MAXI the second line identifies the firmware Hex file name to be downloaded 4 Input the user name and password credential the new firmware will be downloaded Following would Edit download configuration file Please update the destination IP address and downloaded file Press any key to continue GW Download Utility V1 2 for WIKSS HT 2000 xx C 2001 ATOP Tech Inc All rights reserved x EEE eee Connecting 10 0 50 100 64370004 Useridiadmin_ 5 GW21C MAXI will automatically restart each time the firmware is successfully downloaded User manual Version 1 1 ABLE Link Ethernet Serial Server GW21C MAXI Psatop 2 Finished DOWNLOAD auto Hl Es E 4 Jl Following would Edit download configuration file Please update the destination IP address and downloaded file Press any key to continue 363 GU Download Utility V1 24 for VIHYG HTA7000 pee
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