B&B Electronics ESP904 - Manual (Page 3)

Manual Documentation Number: ESP904-0504 Table of Contents i
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T T a a b b l l e e o o f f C C o o n n t t e e n n t t s s
TABLE OF FIGURES.................................................................................................I
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.............................................................................. 1
F EATURES .................................................................................................................. 1
C OMMUNICATION M ODES ......................................................................................... 2
Direct IP Mode ..................................................................................................... 2
Virtual COM Mode ............................................................................................... 2
Paired Mode ......................................................................................................... 3
Heart Beat............................................................................................................. 3
ESP904 Q UICK S TART G UIDE .................................................................................... 4
Hardware Setup .................................................................................................... 4
Software Installation............................................................................................. 4
ESP904 Configuration .......................................................................................... 5
Install Virtual COM Ports on PC.......................................................................... 7
Check Communications ........................................................................................ 7
ESP904 T ECHNICAL D ATA ........................................................................................ 8
CHAPTER 2: MAKING THE HARDWARE CONNECTIONS ......................... 11
P ACKAGE C HECKLIST .............................................................................................. 11
ESP904 C ONNECTIONS , I NDICATORS AND R ESET S WITCH ...................................... 12
Indicator Lights................................................................................................... 12
Ethernet Connector............................................................................................. 12
Power Connector ................................................................................................ 13
Reset Button ........................................................................................................ 13
Serial Ports ......................................................................................................... 13
S ERIAL P ORT O PERATIONAL M ODES ....................................................................... 14
Default Mode ...................................................................................................... 14
Console Mode ..................................................................................................... 14
Upgrade Mode .................................................................................................... 14
RS-232 Mode....................................................................................................... 15
RS-422 Mode....................................................................................................... 15
RS-485 Mode....................................................................................................... 15
ESP904 S ERIAL P ORT C ONNECTOR P IN - OUTS ......................................................... 17
CHAPTER 3: INSTALLING THE VLINX ESP SOFTWARE ........................... 19
S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 19
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Automatic Installation......................................................................................... 19
Manual Installation............................................................................................. 19
CHAPTER 4: USING ESP MANAGER................................................................. 23
H ARDWARE S ETUP : ................................................................................................. 23
S OFTWARE S ETUP :................................................................................................... 24
Server Icons Section............................................................................................ 26
Serial Server List................................................................................................. 26
Virtual COM List ................................................................................................ 27
S EARCHING S ERVER ................................................................................................ 28
Server Properties Screen .................................................................................... 28
CHAPTER 5: CONFIGURING THE ESP904 SERVER PROPERTIES ........... 31
D ESCRIPTION OF THE S ERVER P ROPERTIES .............................................................. 31
Server Name........................................................................................................ 31
Password............................................................................................................. 31
DHCP ................................................................................................................. 31
IP Address........................................................................................................... 32
Netmask............................................................................................................... 32
Gateway .............................................................................................................. 32
MAC Address ...................................................................................................... 32
Link Status........................................................................................................... 32
Server Serial Port (Select 1 to 4) ........................................................................ 33
Baud Rate............................................................................................................ 33
Data/Parity/Stop ................................................................................................. 33
Flow Control....................................................................................................... 33
Connection Mode................................................................................................ 33
TCP/UDP Protocol............................................................................................. 34
TCP/UDP Port.................................................................................................... 34
Remote IP Address.............................................................................................. 34
Timeout ............................................................................................................... 34
Update/Save ........................................................................................................ 35
CHAPTER 6: INSTALLING VIRTUAL COM PORTS ...................................... 37
V IRTUAL COM P ORT I NSTALLATION ...................................................................... 37
M ATCHING THE ESP904 AND V IRTUAL COM P ORT S ETTINGS ................................ 40
CHAPTER 7: REMOVING VIRTUAL COM PORTS......................................... 43
R EMOVING THE V IRTUAL COM PORT WITH ESP904 M ANAGER ............................. 43
R EMOVING THE V IRTUAL COM P ORT USING D EVICE M ANAGER ............................ 44
CHAPTER 8: UPGRADING THE ESP904 FIRMWARE.................................... 47
D OWNLOADING THE F IRMWARE .............................................................................. 47