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IOLAN DS1/TS2 User’s Guide Version 4.5 Part #5500162-45 July 2013[...]

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IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersion 4.5 3 Preface About This Book This guide provides the information you need to : z configure the IOLAN z incorporate the IOLAN into you r produ ction environment Intended Audience This guide is for adm inistrators who will be configuring th e IOLAN. Some prerequisite knowledge is needed to understand the conce[...]

4 T ypeface Conventions T ypeface Conventions Most text is presented in the type face used in this paragraph. Othe r typefaces are used to help you identify certain types of inform ation. The other typefaces are: At the C: prom pt, type: add host This typeface is used for code examples and system- generated output. It can represent a line you type [...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersion 4.5 5 Preface ........................ ......................................................... 3 About This Book .............. .................................... ........................ 3 Intended Audience ........... .................................... ........................ 3 Documentation ........[...]

6 T able of Contents Desktop Models ........... ................................. ................ ............... ........... 25 Serial Only Models ............. .......................................... .............. ........ 25 I/O Models ................ ................................................. ............... .......... 25 Getting t[...]

7 T able of Contents Features................. ............................ ............................ ............... ........... 36 Connecting to the IOLAN Us ing WebManager .......... ............... ........... 36 Using WebManager ............... ........................................................ ......... 38 Command Line Interface . ..[...]

8 T able of Contents Setting Up the Network ............................................................. 47 Using DeviceManager ............. ................................................. .............. 47 Using WebManager ............... ........................................................ ......... 48 Using a Direct Serial Co nnection to[...]

9 T able of Contents Overview......... ................. .............................................. ............... ........... 62 Functionality ................................................... .............. ............... ........... 62 Editing a Serial Port . ................................. ................ ............... .......... 6[...]

10 T able of Contents Overview ........... ........................................................ ............... .......... 96 Functionality . ................... ............................ .............. ............... .......... 96 General Tab Field Descriptions ................... .............. ............... .......... 97 Advanced Tab F[...]

11 T able of Contents IP Settings ............ .............................. .............................. ........ 119 IPv4 Settings .............. ............................................................... ............ 119 Overview ................ ............................................................... ........... 119 Field Descri[...]

12 T able of Contents Advanced Tab ............ ................................. .............................. ............ 131 Overview ................ ............................................................... ........... 131 Field Descriptions............... ................................................. ............. 131 Sessions Tab[...]

13 T able of Contents Analog ................... ................................. ................................. .............. 143 Overview ................ ............................................................... ........... 143 Field Descriptions............... ................................................. ............. 144 Digita[...]

14 T able of Contents Serial Port Coil/Register Descriptions .. ............... ................. .............. 168 A4/T4 Registers ................ ............................ ............................ ............ 168 A4D2/A4R2 Registers ............ ................................................. .............. 169 D4/D2R2 Registers .....[...]

15 T able of Contents Field Description ...... ................................. ............................ ........... 181 Advanced ............ ............................ .......................................... ............ 182 Overview ................ ............................................................... ........... 182 Login T[...]

16 T able of Contents Resetting the IOLAN to Facto ry Defaults .... .......................... 196 Language Support ................. .................................... .............. 197 Loading a Supplied Language .... ............................................ ............ 197 Translation Guidance ............ ...............................[...]

17 T able of Contents IOLAN DB25 Male/Female..... ............................................... ........... 212 IOLAN RJ45 ............. ............................................................. ........... 213 IOLAN DB9 .......... ................................ ................................. ........... 213 2-Port IOLAN ............ ...[...]

18 T able of Contents RJ45F to DB25M DTE Crossover Adapter. ............... .............. ............ 226 RJ45F to DB25M DCE Modem Adapter ...... ............................ ............ 227 RJ45F to DB25F DTE Crossover Adapter . ............... .............. ............ 228 RJ45F to DB9M DTE Crossover Adapter ... ............... .............[...]

19 T able of Contents Introduction ................................................................ .............. 240 Trueport Profile ................ .................................... .................... 240 TCP Socket Profile ................. .................................... .............. 240 Appendix I Modbus Remapping ..............[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersion 4.5 20 Introduction Chapter 1 1 About the IOLAN The IOLAN is an Ethernet communi cations/terminal server that allo ws serial devices to be connected directly to LANs. The IOLA N can connect to a wide ra nge of devices including: z T erminals for m ulti-user UNIX sy stems z Data acquisition equipmen t (m anufa[...]

Introduction 21 IOLAN Featu res IOLAN Features The IOLAN is a communications server used for ma king serial network co nnections. It attaches to your TCP/IP network and allows serial devices such as modems, terminals, or printers to access the LAN. It also allows LAN devices to access devices or equipment attached to IOLAN serial ports. This sectio[...]

Introduction 22 IOLAN Featu res Note 1: Not supported on STS8-D. Note 2: Optional power supply . Sof tware This section describes the suppor ted software features available. Accessing the IOLAN All IOLAN models can be accessed thro ugh any of the following methods: z Easy Config W izard, an easy configuration wizard that allows you to quickl y setu[...]

Introduction 23 IOLAN Featu res Security The IOLAN security features can include (depend ing on your IOLAN m odel): z Supervisory and serial port passwo rd protection. z Ability to set serial port access rights. z Ability to assign users access level rights to control their access. z Idle port timers, which close a connection that ha s not been act[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersion 4.5 24 Hardware and Connectivity Chapter 2 2 Introduction This chapter describes how to physically set up your IOLAN unit. It includes an overview of the IOLAN hardware compon ents and how to power up the IOLAN to make sure it works correctly . IOLAN Component s What’ s Included The following components are[...]

Hardware and Connectivity 25 Power Supply S pecifications Power Supply S pecifications Desktop Models Serial Only Models If you are providing a power supply for a desk top IOLAN model, your power suppl y must meet the following requirem ents: z Output between 9-30V DC. z DC barrel connector: The cable attached to the power supply sh oul d be about [...]

Hardware and Connectivity 26 Getting to Know Y our IOLAN z Serial Activity z Tx —Flashes with transmit seri al activity . There is a Tx LED for each serial port. z Rx —Flashes with receive serial activity . There is an Rx LED for each serial port. z Ethernet —The Ethernet con nector . DS1 This section describes the components found on the IOL[...]

Hardware and Connectivity 27 Getting to Know Y our IOLAN I/O This sections describes the basic components found on the IOLAN I/O models. T op View The following image shows a typical IOLAN I/O model. Y our I/O model may have I/O connectors in slightly different positions. Serial Activity Activity (LAN) Link/10/100 Power/Ready External Power Supply [...]

Hardware and Connectivity 28 Getting to Know Y our IOLAN Cons ole/Se rial Switch Located at the back of the desktop IOLAN models is a switch that controls whether serial port 1 is in Console or Serial mode. Look at your model to verify the directi on of the ON sw itch position. ON indicates that serial port 1 is in Cons ole mode; otherwise ser i al[...]

Hardware and Connectivity 29 Powering Up the IOLAN Powering Up the IOLAN Models with Barrel Connector T o power up the IOLAN, perform the following st eps: 1. Plug the extern al power supply i nto the IOLAN and then into the electrical outlet. 2. Y ou will see the LEDs cycle for several seconds and then remain a solid green, indicating that it is r[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersio n 4.5 30 Configuration Methods Chapter 3 3 Introduction This chapter provides information about th e different methods you can use to configure the IOLAN. Before you can configure the IOLAN, you must assign an IP address to the IOLAN. See the Getting S tarted to find out how to assign an IP address to the IOLA[...]

Configuration Methods 31 Configuration Methods Overview Configuration Methods Overview Some of the IOLAN configuratio n methods have the capability o f configuring an IP address, which is the first required configuration step for a new IOLAN. Once the IOLAN has been assigned an IP address, any of the confi guration methods can be used to configure [...]

Configuration Methods 32 Easy Config Wizard Easy Config Wizard The Easy Config W izard is a config uration wizard that will configure all the serial ports on your IOLAN to one of the following: z Console Management z T rue Por t (V irt ual COM P ort ) z TCP Sockets (Raw TCP) z Te r m i n a l z Printer (not supported on DS1/TS2 mo dels) z Serial T u[...]

Configuration Methods 33 DeviceManager DeviceManager Ov erview The DeviceManager is a W indows ® -based application that can be us ed to connect to the IOLAN to actively manage and configure it or can create new IOLAN co nfiguratio ns offline. See Chapter 5 , Using DeviceManager and W ebManager for informati on on configuring/managing the IO LAN w[...]

Configuration Methods 34 DeviceManager All discovered IOLAN w ill be displayed on t he list along with their name an d IP address. When a new IOLAN is discovered on the network, that has not yet been assigned an IP address, it will be displayed with an IP Address of Not Configur ed . T o configure the IP address, click on the IOLAN and then click t[...]

Configuration Methods 35 DeviceManager Using DeviceMana ger After you have successfully connected to the IOLAN, you will see the following window: Navigation Tr e e Display Area Download Button Menu/Quick Access Buttons Navigating the Options The left-hand navigation tree allo ws you to quickly and easily n avigate the various Configu ration and St[...]

Configuration Methods 36 WebManager Downloading the Configuration When you have completed all your configu rati on chang es, click the Download All Changes button to download the configuration to the IOLAN . Y ou must reboot the IOLA N for your configuration changes to take effect. W ebManager Overview The W ebManager is a web browser-based method [...]

Configuration Methods 37 WebManager 3. If you are accessing the IOLAN in non-secure HTTP , just type in the admin password (the factory default password is superuser )[...]

Configuration Methods 38 WebManager Using W ebManager After you have successfully logged into W ebManager, you will see the following: Navigation Tr e e System Information Y ou navigate through the different configuration windo ws by selecting an option in the left-hand navigation tree. If click on option that is next to a fold er, more navigation [...]

Configuration Methods 39 Command Line Inte rface Command Line Interface Overview The Command Line Interface (CLI ) is a command line option for IOLAN configu ration/management. See the Command Line Interface Refer ence Guide for a full breakdown of all the CLI commands and their functionality . Access Plat forms The CLI is accessed by any applicati[...]

Configuration Methods 40 Menu Through the Serial Port T o connect to the IOLAN through th e serial port to configure/manage it using the CLI (or Menu), see Using a Direct Serial Connection to Specify an IP Address . After you have established a connection to th e IOLAN, you will get a Logi n: prompt. Y ou can login as the admin user or as a user wi[...]

Configuration Methods 41 Menu Using the Menu After you have successfully logged in, type screen at the prompt and press Enter . Y ou will be asked to enter a terminal type, and then you will see the following Menu: To navigate through the Menu options, do th e followi ng: 1. Highlight a Menu option by using the keyboard up and down arrows to naviga[...]

Configuration Methods 42 DHCP/BOOTP DHCP/BOOTP Overview Several IOLAN parameters can be configured through a DHCP/BO OTP serv er during the IOLAN bootup. This is particularly usef ul for configu rin g mu ltiple IOLANs. Not all configuration parameters are suppor ted in the DHCP/BOOTP configu ration (see DHCP/BOOTP Parameters for support ed configur[...]

Configuration Methods 43 DHCP/BOOTP DHCP/BOOTP Parameters The following paramet ers can be set in th e DHCP/BOOTP bootp file: z SW_FILE —The full p ath, pre-fixed by hostname/IP addr ess (IPv4 or IPv6), and file name o f the firmware update. z CONFIG_FILE —The full path, p re-fixed by hostname/IP address (IPv 4 or IPv6), and file name of the co[...]

Configuration Methods 44 SNMP SNMP Overview The IOLAN supports configuration and manage men t throug h SNMP . SNMP Management tools (SNMP client/MIB browser software) can be used to set IOLAN configuration parameters and/or view IOLAN statistics. Before you can configure/manage the IOLA N using SNMP , although you need to set the IOLAN IP address a[...]

Configuration Methods 45 SNMP Using the SNMP MIB After you have successfully connected to the IOLAN throug h your SNM P Management tool or MIB browser , expand the PERLE-IOLAN-DS-MIB folder to see the IOLAN’ s parameter folders. Below is an example of the configur able parameters under the Servic esInfo fo lder . The first variable in each folder[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersion 4.5 46 Getting S t arted Chapter 4 4 Introduction There are several dif ferent configuration methods available to configure the IOLAN Configuration Methods Overview for more information. This chap ter describes the three main minimal configuration requirements for the IOLAN through either Easy Config Wizard ([...]

Getting S tarted 47 Setting Up the Ne twork z T ruePort (V irtual COM Port) —Allows a networked system to communicate with your serial device through a virtual COM or TTY port, using the Perle TruePort software. z TCP Sockets (Raw TCP) —Allows hosts o n the network to co mmunicate with a serial device that requires raw data throughput (such as [...]

Getting S tarted 48 Setting Up the Ne twork 10. Expand the Server Con figuration folder and select Server . V erify th e IP addr ess configuration. Y ou should also enter a name in the Server Name field to make the IOLAN easily identifiable. 11 . T o make your edits take effect, you need to down load the new configuratio n fi le and then reboo t th[...]

Getting S tarted 49 Setting Up the Ne twork Using a Direct Serial Conne ction to Enable BOOTP/DHCP If you are using BOOTP , you need to add an entry in the BOOTP server for the IOLAN that associates the MAC address (found on the back of the IOL AN) and the IP address that you want to assign to the IOLAN. After you have made the MA C address/IP addr[...]

Getting S tarted 50 Setting Up the Ne twork Using ARP-Ping You can use the ARP-Ping (Address Resolu tion Protoc ol) method to temporarily assign an IP address and connect to your IOLAN to assign a permanent IP address. T o use ARP-Ping to temporarily assign an IP address: 1. From a local UNIX/Linux host, type the following at the system command she[...]

Getting S tarted 51 Setting Up the Serial Port(s) Setting Up the Serial Port(s) The DeviceManager and W ebManager ha ve the following serial p ort profiles that will simplify serial port setup: z Console Management —The Console Management profile c onfigures a serial port to provide network access to a console or administrative port. This pro fil[...]

Getting S tarted 52 Setting Up the Serial Port(s) z Control Signal I/O —The Control Signal I/O profile enables the use of the EIA -232 serial port signal pins to be used as assigned Digital Inputs or Digital Outputs. z Modbus Gateway —The Modbus Gateway profile configures a serial port to act as a Modbus Master Gateway or a Modbus Slave Gateway[...]

Getting S tarted 53 Setting Up Users Setting Up Users When you have a user who is accessing a device connect ed to a serial port from the network or who is accessing the network from a device connected to a serial port through th e IOLAN, you can create a user account and configure the user ’ s access privile ges. Notice that there is a Default u[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersio n 4.5 54 Using DeviceManager and W ebManager Chapter 5 5 Introduction The DeviceManager and W ebManager IOLAN managers have been designed to be very similar to use. DeviceManager is a Wi ndows ® -based application and W ebM anager is a browser-based application. Both options use the IOLAN’ s IP address to a[...]

Using DeviceManager and WebManager 55 Navigating DeviceManage r/WebManager Navigating DeviceManager/W ebManager The DeviceManager and W ebManager have very similar navigation methods. The left-hand side of the manager is the navigation tree and the center is the configuration area. The DeviceManager has menu and quick access buttons, whereas the W [...]

Using DeviceManager and WebManager 56 Navigating DeviceManage r/WebManager W ebManager The W ebManager uses an expandable/collapsible buttons with folders and pages for the navigatio n tree. Y ou can expand the buttons to view the fold ers and pages to see the available configuration options. When you access a co nfiguration page, you can often nav[...]

Using DeviceManager and WebManager 57 Using DeviceManager to Connect to the IOLAN Using DeviceManager to Connect to the IOLAN DeviceManager can connect to existi ng IOLANs or assign an IP ad dress to a new IOLAN. Whenever you connect to t he IOLAN through th e DeviceManager , you connect as the Admin user and must supply the password for the Admin [...]

Using DeviceManager and WebManager 58 Using DeviceManager to Connect to the IOLAN Assigning a T emporary IP Address to a New IOLAN Y ou can temporarily assign an IP address to the IOLAN that is connected to your local netwo rk segment, for the purpose of connecting to it and downloading a confi guration file (containing a permanent IP address). T o[...]

Using DeviceManager and WebManager 59 Using DeviceManager to Connect to the IOLAN Adding/Deleting IOLANs Manually T o permanently add/delete IOLAN s to /from the IOLAN List , click the Add button. The following window is di splayed: T o permanently add the IOLAN to the IOLAN list, type in the IP address of th e IOLAN and cli ck the Add button and e[...]

Using DeviceManager and WebManager 60 Using WebManager to Connect to the IOLAN Using W ebManager to Connect to the IOLAN W ebManager can only connect to IOL ANs that already have an assign ed IP address. T o connect to the IOLAN, type the IP addr ess of the IOLAN into the Addre ss field as such: http://10.10.234.34 . Y ou will see the login screen.[...]

Using DeviceManager and WebManager 61 Managing the IOLAN Opening an Existing Configuration File If you select the File , Open , a browse window is opened so you can select the configuration file you want to edit. IOLAN configuration file s saved in the DeviceManager can be in the IOLAN-native binary format ( .dme ) or as a text file ( .txt ), which[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersion 4.5 62 Configuring Serial Port s Chapter 6 6 Introduction The Serial section is used to configure the serial ports on your IOLAN. The following confi guration windows are available: z Serial Ports —This window sets up the type of connection that the serial port is being used for . This is accomplished by se[...]

63 Serial Ports Editing a Serial Port In the Serial Port Settings window , click on a serial port and then click the Edit button , the following windo w is displayed:[...]

64 Serial Ports Click the Change Profile b utton to select a different serial port profile if you don’t want the displayed profile: As you select the different serial port profiles, a s hort description and a picture representin g a typical application of the profile is displayed. When yo u ha ve selected the appropriat e profile for the serial p[...]

65 Serial Port Profiles Serial Port Profiles Common T abs Overview There are several functions that are common to more than one profile. These functions are: z Hardware —Configure the physical serial line param e ters. See Hardware T ab Field Descriptions . z Packet Forwarding —Configure data packet parameters. See Packet Forwarding T ab Field [...]

66 Serial Port Profiles Parity Specifies the type of parity be ing used for the data communi cation on the serial port. If you want t o force a parity type, you can specify Mark for 1or Space for 0. Data Option s: Even, Odd, Mark, Space, None Default: None St o p B i t s Specifies the number of stop bits that follow a byte. Data Option s: 1,1.5, 2 [...]

67 Serial Port Profiles Packet Forwarding T a b Field Descriptions The Packet Forwarding tab can be u sed to control/define how an d when data packets are sent fro m the IOLAN. Configure the following param eters: Minimize Latency This option ensures that all appli catio n data is immediately forwarded to the serial device and that every character [...]

68 Serial Port Profiles Packet Definition When enabled, this group of parameters allow s you to set a variet y of packet definition option s. The first criteria that is met causes the packet to be transmitted. For exam ple, if you set a Force T ransmit Timer of 1000 ms and a Packet Size of 100 bytes, whichever criteria is met first is what will cau[...]

69 Serial Port Profiles Console Management Profile Overview The Console Management profile provides access thr ough the network to a console or administrative port of a server or router attached to the IOLAN’ s serial port. This profile configures the IO LAN’ s serial port to set up a TCP socket that will listen for a T elnet conn ection from t[...]

70 Serial Port Profiles General T ab Field Descriptions The Console Manage ment General tab configures how the serial port will be accessed by the user through the network. Configure the following param eters: Protocol Listen for Connections on TCP Port Enable IP Aliasing IP Address Specify the connection method that users will use to communicate w[...]

71 Serial Port Profiles Advanced T ab Field Descriptions The Console Manage ment Advanced tab configures serial port options that may be required by certain applications. Configure the following param eters: Authenticate User Enables/disables login/password authentication for users connecti ng from the network. Default: Disabled Enable TCP Keepaliv[...]

72 Serial Port Profiles Session T im e ou t Use this timer to forcib ly close th e session/connection when the Sess ion Tim eo ut expires. Default: 0 seconds so the port will never timeout Range: 0-4294967 seconds (about 49 days) Break Handling Specifies how a break is interprete d. Data Range: z None —The IOLAN ignores the break key completel y [...]

73 Serial Port Profiles T ruePort Profile Overview T ruePort is COM Po rt redirector that is supplied with the IOLAN. TruePort can be installed as a client on a W orkstation or Server and supports a va riety of operating systems. It, in conjunction with the IOLAN, emulates a local serial port (CO M port ), to the app lication, to provide connectivi[...]

74 Serial Port Profiles Configure the following param eters: Connect to r emote system Host Name TCP Port Connect to Multiple Hosts Send Name on Connect When enabled, the port name wil l be sent to the host upon session initi ation . Default: Disabled Define Additional Hosts Button See Adding/Editing Addi tional TruePort Hosts for more information.[...]

75 Serial Port Profiles Adding/Editing Additi onal T ruePort Host s Y ou can define a list of hosts that the serial devi ce will communicate to through T ruePort Lite or a primary/backup host. Configure the following param eters: Define additional hosts to connect to When this option is enabled, you can define up to 49 hosts that the serial device [...]

76 Serial Port Profiles Adding/Editing a Multihost Entry When you click the Add or Edit button, the Host Entry window appears. The hosts in the multihost list must already be defined. If you add a host that was defined with its fully qualified domain name (FQDN), it must be resolvable by your configu red DNS server . Configure the following param e[...]

77 Serial Port Profiles Advanced T ab Field Descriptions The T ruePort Advanced tab determines how the T ruePort connecti on is initiated and then sets up the appropriate connection parameters. Configure the following param eters: Signals high when... This option has the following impact based on the state of the TruePort connection: z Tr u e P o r[...]

78 Serial Port Profiles [ Enable Data Logging [T rueport Lite Mode] When enabled, serial data will be buff ered if the TCP connection is lost. When the TCP connection is re-established, the buffered serial data will be sent to its destination. Only v alid in T rueport LITE mode. Not valid when u sing T rueport in Full Mod e. The minimum d ata buf f[...]

79 Serial Port Profiles Dial Retry The number of times the IOLAN will attemp t to re-establish a connection with a remote mod em. Range: 0-99 Default: 2 Modem The name of the predefined modem that is used on this line. Phone The phone number to use when Dial Out is enabled.[...]

80 Serial Port Profiles TCP Socket s Profile Overview The TCP Socket profile allows for a serial de vice to communicate over a TCP network. The TCP connection can be initiated from a host on the netw ork and/or a serial device. This is typically used with an application on a W orkstation or Server th at communicates to a device using a specific TCP[...]

81 Serial Port Profiles TCP Port The TCP port th at the IO LAN will use to listen for inco ming connections. Default: 10000 plus the serial port number , so serial port 2 would have a default of 10002 Allow Multiple Hosts to Connect When this option is enabled, mu ltiple host s can connect to the serial device that is connected to this serial port.[...]

82 Serial Port Profiles Adding/Editing Additional Host s Y ou can define a list of hosts that the serial de vice will communicate to or a primary/backup host. Configure the following param eters: Define additional hosts to connect to When this option is enabled, you can define up to 49 hosts that the serial device connected to this serial port will[...]

83 Serial Port Profiles Adding/Editing a Multihost Entry When you click the Add or Edit button, the Host Entry window appears. The hosts in the multihost list must already be defined (see Host T able to learn how to create a host). If you add a host that was defined with its fully qualified do mai n name (FQD N), it must be resolvable by your confi[...]

84 Serial Port Profiles Advanced Tab Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Authenticate User Enables/disables login/password authentication for users connecti ng from the network. Default: Disabled Enable TCP Keepalive Enables a per-connection TCP keepalive feature. After the configured number of seconds, the connection will send [...]

85 Serial Port Profiles Idle Timeout Use this timer to close a connecti on because of inactivity . When the Idle Tim eo ut expires, the IOLAN wi ll end the connection. Default: 0 seconds so the port will never timeout Range: 0-4294967 seconds (about 49 days) Session T im e ou t Use this timer to forcib ly close th e session/connection when the Sess[...]

86 Serial Port Profiles UDP Socket s Profile Overview The UDP profile configures a seri al port to send or receive da ta to/from the LAN using the UDP protocol. Functionality Y ou can use UDP profile in the following two basi c m odes. The first is to send dat a coming from th e serial device to one or more UDP listeners on the LAN. The second is t[...]

87 Serial Port Profiles z Both - Allows for data to flow from the serial device to th e LAN and from th e LAN to the serial device. The role of each of the configurable pa rameters in an entry depends on the “ Direction” selected. When the direction is " LAN to Serial " the role of the additional parameters is as follo w; z S tart IP [...]

88 Serial Port Profiles z Port - Serial data being forwarded to the LAN from th e serial device will sent to this UDP port. Only data originati ng from the UDP p ort configured here (as well as originating from a host in the IP range defined for this entry) will be forwarded to the serial device. Special values for " S tart IP address " z[...]

89 Serial Port Profiles This entry is disabled since Direction is set to Disabled . G eneral T ab Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Listen for connections on UDP port The IOLAN will listen for UDP packets on the specified port. Default: 1000+< port-number > (for example, 10001 for serial port 1) Direction The direction i[...]

90 Serial Port Profiles Advanced Tab Field Descriptions Session S trings Range: 0-127 alpha-numeric characters Range: Hexadecimal 0-FF Default: 10 ms Configure the following param eters: T erminal Profile Overview The T erminal profile allows network access from a terminal connected to th e IOLAN’ s serial port. This profile is used to acce ss pr[...]

91 Serial Port Profiles 1. The user can be required to log into the IO LAN and then a connection to a host can be established. 2. The user connecting to the serial port w ill be di rectl y connected a host. General T ab Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: T erminal T ype Specifies the type of terminal connected to the line. Data[...]

92 Serial Port Profiles Advanced T ab Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Connect to Remo te System When the serial port is started, the IOLAN will init iate a connecti on to the specified host using the specified pro tocol. W ith this option, user authentication will not be performe d by the IO LAN. Default: Disabled Protocol S[...]

93 Serial Port Profiles Enable Message of the Day (MOTD) Enables/disables the display of the message of the day . Default: Disabled Reset T erminal on disconnect When enabled, resets the terminal defini tion connected to the serial port when a user logs out. Default: Disabled Allow Port Locking When enabled, the user can lock hi s terminal with a p[...]

94 Serial Port Profiles User Service Settings Login Settings These settings apply to users who are ac cessing the netw ork from a term inal connected to the IOLAN’ s serial port. The T elnet settings take eff ect when the connection method is defined in the user ’ s profile. Configure the following param eters: Limit Connectio n to User Initial[...]

95 Serial Port Profiles T elnet Settin gs The T elnet settings apply when the User Service is set to Te l n e t or the T erminal profile specifies a Te l n e t connection to a host. Configure the following param eters: T erminal T ype T ype of terminal attached to this se rial port; for exampl e, ANSI or WY SE60. Enable Local Echo T oggles between [...]

96 Serial Port Profiles Serial T unneling Profile Overview The Serial T unneling profile allows two IOLANs to be connected back-to-b ack over the network to establish a virtual link between two serial ports based on RFC 2217. Functionality The serial device that initiates the connection is the Tu n n e l Client and the destination is the Tu n n e l[...]

97 Serial Port Profiles General T ab Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Act As T unnel Server TCP Port Enable TCP Keepalive Act as T unnel Client Host Name TCP Port The IOLAN will listen for an incoming connection request on the specified Internet Address on the specified TCP Port . Default: Enabled The TCP port that the IOLAN [...]

98 Serial Port Profiles Advanced T ab Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Break Length Delay After Break Session S trings Range: 0-127 alpha-numeric characters Range: 0-FF hexadecimal Range: 0-127 alpha-numeric characters Range: 0-FF hexadecimal Default: 10 ms When the IOLAN receives a command from its peer to issue a break sign[...]

99 Serial Port Profiles V irtual Modem Profile Overview Vir t u a l M od em (Vmodem) is a feature of the IOLAN th at provides a modem interface to a serial device. It will respond to A T comm ands and provide signal s in the same way that a serially attached modem would. This feature is typically used when you are replacing dial-up modems with the [...]

100 Serial Port Profiles General T ab Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Listen on TCP Port The IOLAN TCP port that the IOLAN will listen on. Default: 10000 + serial port number (for example, serial port 12 defaults to 10012) Connect Automatically At St a r t u p When enabled, automatical ly establishes the virt ual modem conne[...]

101 Serial Port Profiles Advanced T ab Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Success S tring String that is s e nt to the seri al device when a connection succeeds. Default: CONNECT < speed >, for example, CONNEC T 9600 Failure S tring String that is sent to the seri al device when a connection fails. Default: NO CARRIER Num[...]

102 Serial Port Profiles R TS Signal Acts as DCD Specify this option to make the R TS signal always act as a DCD signal. Default: Disabled R TS Signal Acts as RI Specify this option to make the R TS signal always act as a RI signal. Default: Disabled DCD Signal Always On When you confi gure the DTR or R TS signal pin to act as a DCD signal, enable [...]

103 Serial Port Profiles Phone Number to Host Mapping If your modem application dials using a phone nu mb er , you can add an entry in the Phone Number to Host Mapping window that can be accessed by all se rial ports configured as V irtual Modem. Y ou need to enter the phone number sent by your modem app licati on and the IOLAN IP address and TCP P[...]

Phone Number Host IP Addres s Host Name Host IP Addres s 104 Serial Port Profiles Control Signal I/O Profile Overview The Control Signal I/ O profile is onl y avail able on IOLAN I/O models. When you configure a serial port for Control Signal I/O , you are using the DSR, DCD, CTS, DTR, and R TS serial pins for I/O channel Digital Input (DSR, DCD, a[...]

105 Serial Port Profiles Highlight a signal and then click the Edit button to confi gure the signal pin’ s parameters. Input Signal Field Descriptions See Digital I/O Extension for information about the I/O Extension tab. Configure the following param eters: Description Provide a description of the channel, making it easier to identify . Data Opt[...]

106 Serial Port Profiles Output Signal Fi eld Descriptions See Digital I/O Extension for information about the I/O Extension tab. Configure the following param eters: Description Failsafe Action Manual Clear Mode When enabled, a triggered al arm must be manually cleared. Default: Disabled Syslog When enabled, sends a message to sysl og when an alar[...]

107 Serial Port Profiles Modbus Gateway Profile Overview Each serial port can be configured as either a Modbus Master gateway or a Modbus Slave gateway , depending on your configurati on and req uir ements. If your model suppo rt s I/ O, see Modbus I/O Access for more information on using the Modbus protocol to access I/O data. Functionality The Mo[...]

108 Serial Port Profiles General T ab Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Mode Destination Slave IP Mappings Button UID Range IP address See Enable IP Aliasing for details about how to enable this feature. Advanced Slave Settings Button Modbus/R TU Modbus/ASCII Append CR/LF Specify how the Modbus Gateway is defined on the serial[...]

109 Serial Port Profiles Advanced Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Idle Timeout Enable Modbus Exceptions Character Timeout Message Tim eou t Session S trings Range: 0-127 alpha-numeric characters Range: Hexadecimal 0-FF Default: 10 ms Use this timer to close a connecti on because of inactivity . When the Idl e Tim eo ut expir[...]

11 0 Serial Port Profiles Modbus Slave IP Setti ngs Field Descriptions This window is used to configure the Modbus Slaves. The following buttons are available: Add Button Edit Button Delete Button Adding/Editing Modbus Slave IP Settings Configure the following param eters: Adds an entry into the Modbus Destination Slave IP Sett ing s table. Edits a[...]

111 Serial Port Profiles UID End When Destination is set to Host and you have sequential Modbus Slave IP addresses (for example, 10.10.10.1, 10.10.10 .2, 10.10.10.3, etc.), you can specify a UID range and the IOLAN will au tomatically increment the last digit of the configured IP addre ss. Therefore, you can specify a UID range of 1-100, and the IO[...]

11 2 Serial Port Profiles Modbus Slave Advanced Settings Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: TCP/UDP Port The network port number that the Slave Gateway will li sten on for both TCP and UDP messages. Default: 502 Next Request Delay A delay , in milli seconds, to allow serial slave(s) to re-enable receivers before issuing next Mo[...]

11 3 Serial Port Profiles Custom Application Profile Overview The Custom App/Plugin profile is used in conjunction with custom appl icatio ns created for the IOLAN by using the Perle SDK. See the SDK Pr ogrammer ’ s Guide (the SDK and guide are accessible via a request form located on the Perle website a t www.perle.com/supportfiles/S DK_Request.[...]

11 4 Advanced Advanced Advanced Serial Settings T ab Overview Advanced serial por t set tin gs apply to all serial ports. Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Process Br eak Signals Enables/disables the T elnet break signal and the out-of-ba nd break si gnals fo r T ruePort . Default : Disabled Flush Data Before Closing Serial Po[...]

11 5 Advanced Modems T ab Overview You need to configure a modem if ther e is a modem connected to the IOLAN. When you click on the Modems tab, you will see the following : If any modems have been configured, th ey will be displayed. Adding/Editing a Modem Y ou can add new modems or ed it exi st ing modem s through the following window : Data Loggi[...]

11 6 Advanced Configure the following param eters: Name Initialization S tri ng The name of the modem. Restrictions: Do not use spaces. The initialization stri ng of the mod e m; see your modem’ s documentation.[...]

11 7 Advanced Tr u e P o r t B a u d R a t e Ta b Overview The T ruePort utility acts as a COM port redirector that allows applicat ions to talk to serial devices across a network as though the serial devices were directly attached to th e server . For IOLAN I/O models, you can also monitor and contro l I/ O through the T ruePort client . Functiona[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersio n 4.5 1 18 Network Settings Chapter 7 7 Introduction The Network section is used to configure the parameters that identify the IOLAN within the netw ork and how the IOLAN accesses hosts on the network. The following confi guration windows are available: z IP Settings —This window sets up IOLAN’ s name, IPv[...]

11 9 IP Settings IP Settings IPv4 Settings Overview The parameters in IPv4 settings are used to access the IOLAN and are how the IOLAN accesses the network. Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: System Name The System Name is used for informational pu rposes by such tools as the DeviceManager and is also used in c onjunction with [...]

120 IP Settings IPv6 Settings Overview The parameters in IPv6 settings are used to access the IOLAN and are how the IOLAN accesses the network. Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Subnet Mask The network subnet mask. For example, 255.2 55.0.0. Default Gateway Specify the gateway IP address that will provide general access beyond[...]

121 IP Settings Adding/Editing a Custom IPv6 Address Y ou can manually add one of the followin g: z The IPv6 network prefix (and the IOLAN will determ ine an IPv6 address based on the netw ork prefix and the IOLAN MAC address). z The complete IPv6 address. Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Custom IPv6 List Displays the list of[...]

122 IP Settings Advanced Overview The Advanced tab configures the Ethernet in terface hardware speed and duplex. Field Descriptions Configure the following parameter: Interface1 Maximum T ransmission Unit Use the following IPv6 addr ess Enable this option when you want to enter a specific IPv6 address. Default: Disabled IPv6 Address x Specify the c[...]

123 Advanced Advanced Host T able Overview The Host table contains the list of hosts that will be accessed by an IP address from the IOLAN. This table will contain a symb olic name for the host as well as its IP address. When a host entry is required elsewhere in the configuration, the symbolic name will be used. Functionality Y ou can configure up[...]

Host Name IP Address 124 Advanced Route List Overview Entering routes in the routing li st enables the identification of gateways to be used for accessing specific hosts or external networks from the IOLAN's local network. Functionality There are three types of routes: z Default —A route that provides genera l access beyond your local networ[...]

125 Advanced Configure the appropriate parameters: Ty p e IP Address IPv4 Subnet Mask IPv6 Prefix Bits Host Specify the type of route you want to configure. Data Option s: z Host —A route defined for accessing a specifi c host external to your local network. z Network —A route defined for accessing a specific network external to your local netw[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersio n 4.5 126 Configuring Users Chapter 8 8 Introduction Y ou can configure up to four users in the IOLAN’ s local user database, in addition to the admin user . A user can even represent a device, like a barcode reader or a card swipe device, that you want to be authenticated. When users are connecti ng to the [...]

127 User Settings User Settings Overview The Users window allows y ou to add, edit, and delete users from the IOLAN. Functionality The Users window displays the users who have b een configured. Y ou can add users, edit existing users, or delete users from this window . See Adding /Editing Users for information on the parameters available when addin[...]

128 Adding/Editing Users Adding/Editing Users General T ab Overview The General tab configures the basic user information. Functionality Y ou must , minimally , provide a User Na me and Level for a user . Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: User Name The name of the user . Restrictions: Do not use spaces. Password The password t[...]

129 Adding/Editing Users Level Note: A technique for giving a serially attach user (dia l-in or terminal attach ed), the same menus as one that is network connected is to do the following: 1. Define the serial port with a T erminal Prof ile using telnet protocol with a direct connection to Host IP address 127.0.0.0 (local loop back). 2. When the us[...]

130 Adding/Editing Users Services T ab Overview The Services tab configures the connection parameters for a user . Any connection parameters configured in this window will ov erri de the serial port connection parameters. Functionality When a T e rminal profile is set for the seri al port and Require Login has been selected, user ’ s accessing th[...]

131 Adding/Editing Users Advanced T ab Overview The Advanced tab is used to configure those parameters th at control th e user session; this includes session length, langu age, the hotkey used for switching between sessions. Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Idle Timeout The amount of tim e, in seconds, before the IOLAN closes[...]

132 Adding/Editing Users Sessions T ab Overview The Sessions tab is used to configure specific connections for users who are accessing the network through the IOLAN’ s serial port . Functionality Users who have successfully logged into the IOLAN ( User Service set to DS prompt ) can start up to four login sessions on network hosts. These users st[...]

133 Adding/Editing Users Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Session 1, 2, 3, 4 Data Option s: z None —No connection is configured for this session. z Te l n e t —For in format ion on the T elnet connection wi ndow , see Te l n e t Settings . Default: None Settings Button Connect Automatically Host TCP Port Y ou can configur[...]

134 Adding/Editing Users Serial Port Access T ab Overview The Serial Port Access tab controls the user’ s read/write access on any given IOLAN serial port. This pertains to users that ar e connecting from the network to a serial device over a Console Management type sessio n. This can be useful wh en you have multipl e users connecting to th e sa[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersio n 4.5 135 Configuring Security C hapter 9 9 Introduction The Security group includes the following config urat ion options: z Services —This configuration windo w is us ed to enable/disabled clien t and daemon services that run in the IOLAN. See Services for more information. Services Overview Services are e[...]

136 Services Field Descriptions Enable/disable the following optio ns: T elnet Server T ruePo rt Fu ll Mode Syslog Client Modbus SNMP DeviceManager W ebManager (HTTP) Note: TCP ports 2601, 2 602 and 2603 are u sed internally by the IOLAN. T elnet daemon process in the IOLAN listeni ng on TCP port 23. The T ruePo rt daemon process in the IOLAN that [...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersio n 4.5 137 Configuring I/O Interfaces Chapter 10 10 Introduction There is a line of IOLANs that can control/monitor the following types of I/O: z Analog Input z Digital Input/Outpu t z Relay Output z T emperature Input Some of the models are I/O combin ations and some of the models support one I/O ty pe. T echn[...]

138 Settings Settings Overview The I/O Interfaces Settings window configures the parameters that are global to all I/O channels. I/O Access Functionality Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Enable I/O Access to Modbus pr otocol Enables/disables Modbus as the commun icati on protocol for all the I/O channels. Default: Disabled UI[...]

139 Settings Advanced Slave Modbus Settings The parameters in this window configure global Modbu s gateway settings that apply to all serial ports configured first as the Modbus Ga teway profile and then as a Modbus Slave . Configure the following param eters: Idle Timeout Use this timer to close a connecti on because of inactivity . When the Idl e[...]

140 Settings Failsafe T imer Functionality Overview The Failsafe Timer tab configures the I/O failsafe timer . The Failsafe T imer is enabled on a global basis and provides a trigger mechan ism that can be confi gured for each channel when no I/O traffic has occurred for the specified amount of time. This traffic information would include any stati[...]

Enable I/O Failsafe Tim er Tim eo u t 141 Settings UDP Functionality Overview The UDP tab configures the I/O UDP broadcast settings . The I/O UDP broadcast feature periodically broadcasts the I/O channel status in a UDP message. Y ou can configure up to four sets of IP address entries (each entry consisting of a sta rt and end IP address range) to [...]

142 Settings I/O UDP Settings Configure the following param eters: UDP Entry St a r t I P A d d r e s s End IP Addr ess Port T emperature Functionality Overview The T emperature tab configures the temperature scale set tings for T4 models. Field Descriptions Configure the following parameter: T emperature Scale When enabled, broadcasts I/O status ([...]

143 Channels Channels The Channels section displays the I/O Channels window , through which you can enable/disabl e the I/O channels. Highlight a channel and then click the Edit button to configure the param eters for that channel. Analog Overview Analog channels monitor current/ voltage input. Note that the internal jum pers must match the softwar[...]

144 Channels Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Description Ty p e Range Alarm Settings Button See Alarm Setting s for field descriptions. Provide a description of the channel, making it easier to identify . Data Option s: Maximum 20 characters, including spaces Select the type of i nput being measured. Data Option s: Cu rrent [...]

145 Channels Digit al Input Overview When the channel is set for digital inpu t, it monitors voltage or current. Note that the internal jumpers must match the so ftware settin g and must be set to Input, which is the default; see Digital I/O Module to find out how to set the internal jumpers. Functionality The Digital input channels allow you to co[...]

146 Channels Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Description Provide a description of the channel, making it easier to identify . Data Option s: Maximum 20 characters, including spaces Input Mode When selected, the channel will be read ing the status of the line (input). The internal jumpers must match the software configuration[...]

147 Channels Digit al Output Overview When the channel is set for digital output, either voltage is appl ied to the channel or the channel is grounded. Note that the internal jumpers must match the software setting and must be set to Output (by default, they ar e set to Input); see Digital I/O Module to find out how to set the intern al jum pers. F[...]

IOLAN perle Monitoring Application Network Industrial Freezers Digital I/O Input Input Output Output D4 148 Channels Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Description Provide a description of the channel, making it easier to identify . Data Option s: Maximum 20 characters, including spaces Output Mode When selected, the channel wi[...]

149 Channels Output Specify how the channel output will be handled. Data Option s: z Manua l —Y ou must manually manipulat e the channel outpu t. z Pulse —Activates and d eactivates the channel ou tput activity in intervals after it is manually activated. z Inactive-to-Active Delay —The channel out put will rem a in inactive for the specified[...]

150 Channels Relay Overview Relay channels can open or close a contact for a higher voltage circuit using a lower level control voltage. The Relay output channels work as a physi cal on/off switch, and are used to drive higher voltage devices with a lower controlling voltage. Y ou can configure the follow ing Relay output channel options: z Y ou ca[...]

151 Channels Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Description Provide a description of the channel, making it easier to identify . Data Option s: Maximum 20 characters, including spaces Output Specify how the channel output will be handled. Data Option s: z Manua l —Y ou must manually manipulat e the channel outpu t. z Pulse ?[...]

152 Channels Digit al I/O Extension Overview The Digital I/O extension feature c onnects a digital i nput signal to digital output(s)/ relay(s) and/or a TCP/IP application over an IP ne twork. Therefore, when the state of the digital input changes, you can also change the state of the di gital output or relay channel or output serial signal pin on [...]

153 Channels Functionality The Digital I/O extension feature requires th e digit al inp ut to be connected to one or more digital outputs/relays (local or on another IO LAN mo del) , output serial signal pins, an d/or TCP/IP applications. In order to create a successful connect ion between the input and output or application, one side must be must [...]

154 Channels Field Descriptions The Local conn ec ti on optio n is different depending on whether you are con figuring a Digital Input or a Digital Output/Relay channel. The Local connection option for Digital Input lists all the local Digital Output channels or output seri al signal pi ns that it is associated with. Digital Input can be connected [...]

155 Channels Connect to When enabled, the channel/serial signal pin initiates communicatio n to another I/O channel or a TCP/IP application. Default: Enabled Host Name The configured host or another IOLAN that the I/ O channel will connect to. Default : None TCP Port The TCP Port that the channel/serial signal pin will use to communicate to another[...]

156 Channels Adding/Editing Additional Host s Y ou can define a list of hosts that the I/O ch annel will communicate to or a primary/backup host. Configure the following param eters: Define additional hosts to connect to When this option is enabled, you can define up to 49 hosts/IOLANs th at the I/O channel or serial signal pin will attempt com mun[...]

157 Channels Adding/Editing a Multihost Entry When you click the Add or Edit button, the Host Entry window appears. The hosts in the multihost list must already be defined (see Host T able to learn how to create a host). If you add a host that was defined with its fully qualified do mai n name (FQD N), it must be resolvable by your config ured DNS [...]

158 Channels Temperature T emperature inp ut chan nels monitor R TD or thermocoup le tem perat ure sensors inputs for the most common ranges. Y ou can also confi gure severity alarms that can se nd a syslog message and/or an SNMP trap when an alarm is triggered or cleared; See Alarm Settings for more information about the alarms. R TD ranges are: z[...]

159 Channels Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Description Ty p e Range Alarm Settings Button s See Alarm Setting s for field descriptions. Provide a description of the channel, making it easier to identify . Data Option s: Maximum 20 characters, including spaces Specify the type of sensor you are using to measure temperature.[...]

160 Channels Alarm Settings Analog and T emperat ure in put models support an Al arm mechanism in which you can specify up to five severity levels of alarm trig gers and clear levels; the alarm triggers/cl ear levels can activat e in either increasing or decr easing severity lev els. Each time an alarm is triggered or cleared, you can specify any c[...]

161 Channels Advanced Analog Alarm Settings The advanced Analog Alarm Sett ing s window expands the basic alarm settings opt ion s to up to five severity levels. Configure the following param eters: Tr i g g e r Ty p e If the Tr i g g e r Ty p e is Low , an alarm is triggered when the input drops below the specified Tr i g g e r value; other severi[...]

162 I/O UDP I/O UDP Industrial applications often mo nitor the status of I/ O devices such as sensors, alarms, relays, etc. by polling for I/O data. The IOLAN’ s I/O UDP feature can help to minim ize network traffic by broadcasting I/O status to industrial applicatio ns on specified int ervals, providing I/O status in a timely manner . The IOLAN?[...]

163 I/O UDP Analog Section The Analog Section of the UDP p acket is comprised of I/O data for each enabled Analog channel. Note: If the IOLAN I /O model does not sup port Analog channels , the Analog Channel Data subsection of the Analog Section will NOT be present in the UDP packet. Section Length Channel Enabled Analog Channel Data (for each enab[...]

164 I/O UDP Digit a l/Relay Section The Digital/Relay Section of the UDP packet provides the status of Digital and Relay channels. The data for the status of each channel is represented by 1 byte, with each bit representing a channel (least significant bit format). Note: The Digital/Relay Channel Data subsection is present in th e UDP packet regard[...]

165 I/O Modbus Slave UDP Unicast Example For an example of the I/O UDP uni cast, see the sample program, ioudpbcast.c , found on your CD- ROM. I/O Modbus Slave If you have a Modbus se rial or TCP application, it can access I/O connected to the IOLAN when the I/O Global Modbus Slave is enabled. Y ou must supply a unique UID for the IOLAN, as it will[...]

166 Modbus I/O Access Modbus TCP Application If you have a Modbus R TU or Modb us ASCII pr ogram, you can access the I/O by connecting to the IOLAN over the n etwork. Network IOLAN perle PC running a Modbus R TU or ASCI I Application UID: 15 I/O Digital Output Power Modbus I/O Access The section defines the function codes and register s you will ne[...]

167 Modbus I/O Access I/O Coil/Registe r Descriptions This section contains descriptions of I/O coils: z MB_REG_DI_SENSOR —S tatu s of Digital in put. 1 is Ac tiv e, 0 is Inact ive. If Invert Signal is configured on , 0 is Active, 1 is Inactive. If input is Latched , returns latched status. z MB_REG_DI_SENSOR_ALARM_ST A TE —Ind ication if input[...]

168 Modbus I/O Access Serial Port Coil/Register Descriptions This section contains descriptions of serial port coils: z MB_REG_DI_DSR —The status of the DSR input signal. 1 is Active, 0 is Inactive. If Invert Signal is configured on , 0 is Active, 1 is Inactive. If input is Latched , returns latched status. z MB_REG_DI_DSR_ALARM_ST A T E —The a[...]

169 Modbus I/O Access A4D2/A4R2 Registers The following coils and registers are su pported by the IOLAN A4D2 and A4 R2 I/O models: Data Model A1 A2 A3 A4 D1/R1 D2 /R2 R/W Coils: * Holding Registers: Input Registers: *For DI alarm state, read will get state, write will clear alarm. MB_REG_DI_SENSOR ----- ----- ----- ----- 6149 6150 R MB_REG_DI_SENSO[...]

170 Modbus I/O Access D4/D2R2 Registers The following coils and registers are su pported by the IOLAN D4 and D2R2 I/O model s: Data Model D1 D2 D3/R1 D4/R2 R/W Coils: * Holding Registers: *For DI alarm state, read will get state, write will clear alarm. Serial Pin Signals The following coils and registers are su pported by the IOLAN I/O models: Dat[...]

171 T ruePort I/O T ruePort I/O Y ou can see a sample API I/O over T ruePort program called ioapiotp .c on the CD-ROM. T ruePort/Modbus Combination If you have a Modbus serial application running on a PC that is connected to a network, you can use T ruePort as a virtual serial connection to comm unicate with the IOLAN over the network to access I/O[...]

172 T ruePort I/O API Over T ruePort Only If you have a custom application that talks to a se rial port, you can use T rue Port as a virtual serial port to communicate with the IOL AN over the network to access I/O data using the Perle API. See Accessing I/O Data V ia Tr uePort for more information on the API.) IOLAN perle I/O Digital Output PC run[...]

173 Accessing I/O Data V ia T ruePort Accessing I/O Dat a Via T ruePort Introduction Analog and Digital I/O data, as well as output c ontrol, can be accessed in several ways. T o have access from an application running on a workstation or server , the I/ O Applications Program Interface (API) provided within Trueport can be used. This AP I uses a c[...]

174 Accessing I/O Data V ia T ruePort Format of API Commands There are two groups of commands: z Get Commands —Retrieve values of the I/O channel registers z Set Commands —Set values on the I/ O channel registers. Note: All commands need to be written to the COM port as a single write. I/O Channel registers are all assigne d unique addresses, w[...]

175 Accessing I/O Data V ia T ruePort Example 1: Read the status of the first digita l input (DI1) on a D2R2 uni t. DI1 sensor is a coil register with the decimal val ue of 6145 (hex 0x1801). Request: 0x01 0x18 0x01 0x00 0x01 Response: 0x01 0x01 0x 01 (Digital input 1 is active) Example 2: Read the values for the Inactive Signal W i dth, Active Sig[...]

176 Accessing I/O Data V ia T ruePort Successful Response Format Byte(s) # of Bytes Va l u e 1 1 Command code (from request). 2 2 Starting register number (see A4/T4 Registers , A4D2/A4R2 Registers , or D4/D2R2 Registers for this value) from request. 4 2 Number of registers written. Unsuccessful Response Format Byte(s) # of Bytes Va l u e 1 1 Comma[...]

177 I/O SNMP T raps Error Codes Code Name Descripti on 01 Illegal Function The function code received in the qu ery is not an allowable action for the server (or slave). 02 Illegal Data Address The data address received in the query is not an allowable address for the server (or slave). 03 Illegal Data V alue A value cont ained in the query data fi[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersion 4.5 178 Configuring the System Chapter 11 11 Introduction This chapter describes the alerts (s yslog) that can be configured for the IOLAN and the advanced options (SNMP , custom applications/plugins, and other miscellaneous configu ration options) that you will want to look at to see if th ey are required fo[...]

179 Management Management SNMP Overview If you are using SNMP to manage/configure the IOLAN, or to view statistics or traps, you mu st set up a User in SNMP version 3 or a Community in SNMP version 1,2 to allow your SNM P man ager to connect to the IOLAN; this can be done in th e DeviceManager , W ebManager , CLI, or Menu. Y ou must then load the p[...]

180 Management SNMP T raps T ab Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: Internet Address The IP address of the SNMP manager that will send requests to the IOLAN. If the addr es s is 0.0.0.0 , any SNMP manager with the Community name can access the IOLAN. If you specify a network address, for example 172.16.0.0 , any SNMP manager wit[...]

181 Management Custom App/Plugin Overview Y ou can create custom applications for th e IOLAN by using the Perle SDK. See the SDK Pr ogrammer ’ s Guide (the SDK and guide are accessible via a request form located on the Perle website at www.perle.com/supportfiles/SDK_R equest.shtml ) for information about the functions that are supported. Y ou mus[...]

182 Management Configure the following parameter: Command Line Advanced Overview Review the configuration option s in the Advan ced page to determi ne if any of them apply to your implementation. Login T ab Field Descriptions Configure the following param eters: The name of the application that has been already bee n downloaded to the IOLAN, plus a[...]

183 Management Bootup Files T ab Field Descriptions Y ou must ha ve a TFTP server running on any host that you are uploading or downloading fi les to/from. When you specify the file path, the path mu st be relative to the default path set in your TFTP server software. Configure the following param eters: Firmware Host The host name or IP address of[...]

184 Management Message of the Day (MOTD) T ab Field Descriptions The message of the day is displayed when users log into the IOLAN through a telnet or SSH session or through W ebManager or EasyPort W eb. There are two ways to retrieve the message of the day to be displayed to users when they log into th e IOLAN: z The message of the day file is ret[...]

185 Management TFTP T ab Field Descriptions Y ou must ha ve a TFTP server running on any host that you are uploading or downloading fi les to/from. Note: TFTP file transfers send via UDP packets. W h en the packet delivery is interrupted for any reason and a timeout occurs, that packet is resent if the retry count allo ws it. Therefore, if a very l[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersion 4.5 186 Controlling the I/O Channels Chapter 12 12 Introduction The Control section appears when the IO LAN is connected to an I/O model. I/O Channels Overview When the DeviceManager is connected to an I/ O model IOLAN, the I/O S t atus/Control option is available. Y ou can view the I/O status and manually co[...]

187 I/O Channels Activate Output Button Manually activates the channel output . Deactivat e Output Button Manually deactivates the channel output. Reset All Channels Button Resets all the channels. Refresh Button Resets the highlighted channel (click on a channel to highl igh t it).[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersio n 4.5 188 System Administration Chapter 13 13 Introduction This chapter addresses the functions that the admin u ser or a user with Adm in Level privil eges mig ht do. This chapter uses the DeviceManager as the configuration method described in most administrative functions. As a general rule, admi nistrative [...]

189 Managing Configuration File s Downloading Configuration Files Y ou can download a configurati on fi le to th e IOLAN by doing the following: z In DeviceManager: 1. Connect to the IOLAN to retrieve the current configuration file. 2. Open the configuration file you want to dow nload to the IOLAN by selectin g File , Import Configuration fro m a F[...]

190 Managing Configuration File s Downloading Configuration Files to Multiple IOLANs Y ou can download a configurati on fi le to multiple IOLANs at the same tim e by doing the following in DeviceManager (DeviceManager is the on ly confi gurator that does this function): 1. Select To o l s , Download Configuration to Multip le IOLAN s . 2. Specify t[...]

191 Managing Configuration File s 4. Click the Download> button to start the download process. A status window will displa y with the configuration download status. Uploading Configuration Files When you upload a configuration to the DeviceM anager , you are upload ing th e IOLAN’ s wo rki ng configuration file. In most other configurators (t [...]

192 Downloading IOLAN Firmware Resetting the IOLAN to the Default Configuration The RESET button on the IOLAN allows you to rese t the IOLAN to its Perl e or custom factory default configuration. The Po wer/Ready LED color and the resetting of the IOLAN default configuration vary depending on how long you press and hold the RESET button, as shown i[...]

193 Calibrating I/O Calibrating V oltage When calibrating the IOLAN Analo g input for voltage, you will need a calibration meter that is better than .1% volts precision. When you calibrate one channel, all voltage channels are automatically calibrated for that range; if another channel is set for a dif fe rent range, you will need to calibrate that[...]

194 Calibrating I/O Calibrating T emperature Input T o calibrate an Analog (T emperature) input channel, read the section that applies to th e type of in put you are calibrating. Note that calibration will be done for the active channel configuration; for example, if Channel A1 is set to thermocouple, you cannot calibrate it for R TD. Du rin g the [...]

195 Calibrating I/O Calibrating Analog Channels Analog Input can be calibrated for An alog and T emperature IOLAN models. Select the channel you want to calibrate. This examp le uses an A4 model that has channel A1 set to Current with a Range of 0 to 20mA. If you have not disabled confirmation messages ( To o l s , Options in DeviceManager only), y[...]

196 Setting the IOLAN’ s Date and T ime Setting the IOLAN’ s Date and Ti me When you set the IOLAN’ s time, th e connection method and time zone settings can af fect the actual internal clock time that is being set. For example, if you are c onnecting to the IO LAN through the DeviceManager and your PC ’ s time zone is set to Pacific St and[...]

197 Language Support Language Support T wo language files, i n addition to English, are suppl ied on the supplemental CD, French and German. Y ou can use any of th ese language files to create a translation into a language of your ch oice. Y ou can download the lang uage file (whether the l anguage is supplied o r translated) into t he IOLAN and se[...]

198 Language Support T ranslation Guidance To help you with your translation, of supplied ASCII text language files we offer the following guidance: z The IOLAN will support languages other than English (and the supplied German and French languages). The English lan guage file, english.txt , displays the character length of each line at the beginni[...]

199 Downloading T erminal Definitions Downloading T erminal Definitions All terminal ty p e s ca n be us ed on the IOLAN. Some terminal types which are not already defined in the IOLAN, however , are unable to use Full Screen mode (menus) and may not be able to page through sessions properly . When installed, the IOLAN has several defined terminal [...]

200 Resetting Configuration Para meters For example: term=AT386 | at386| 386AT |386at |at/386 console acsc=jYk?lZm@qDtCu4x3 bold=E[1m civis= clear=E[2JE[H cnorm= cup=E[%i%p1%02d;%p2%02dH rev=E4A rmacs=E[10m rmso=E[m smacs=E[12m smso=E[7m page= circ=n Note: As you can see from the example, capabilities which are not defined in the term info[...]

201 Lost admin Password Lost admin Password If the admin user password is lost, there are only two possible ways to recover it: z reset the IOLAN to th e factory defaults z have another user that has Admin level ri ghts, if on e is already configured, reset the admin password[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersion 4.5 202 V irtual Modem A T Commands Appendix A A V irtual Modem Initialization Commands Note: V irtual Modem initializatio n commands are only suppo rt ed on IOLAN firmware and configurators version 3.2 or higher . Y ou can initialize the mod em connection using any of the follo wing commands: Command Descrip[...]

Virtual Modem A T Commands 203 Virtual Modem Initialization Command s AT & Z 1 Set command allows the user to store an IP address and port number or phone num ber to use when making a conn ection. The user will issue an A T DS1 to cause the IO LAN to initiate the connection. AT & S n Sets the behavio r of IOLAN’ s DTR signal. (DSR from a [...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersion 4.5 204 Pinout s and Cabling Diagrams Appendix B B Serial Pinout s DB25 Male This section defines th e pinouts for the DB25 m ale connection used on t he 1-port IOLAN. Pin 13 Pin 25 Pin 14 Pin 1 The following table provides pinout information: Pinout EIA-232 EIA-422 EIA-485 Full Duplex EIA-4 85 Half Duple x 1[...]

Pinouts and Cabling Diagrams 205 Serial Pinouts The power in pin, pin 12, can be 9-30V DC. DB25 Female This section defines the pinouts for the DB25 female connection used on the 1-port IO LA N. Pin 1 Pin 14 Pin 25 Pin 13 The following table provides pinout information: 20 (out) DTR 21 RxD+ RxD+ 22 RxD- RxD- 25 CTS+ Pinout EIA-232 EIA-422 EIA-485 F[...]

Pinouts and Cabling Diagrams 206 Serial Pinouts The power in pin, pin 12, can be 9-30V DC. RJ45 This section defines the pinouts for the RJ45 c onnection used on the DS and TS IOLAN. The TS IOLAN does not support power in, so use the 8-pin mappings for this model. These pinou ts do not apply to I/O models. Pin 10 Pin 1 The following table provides [...]

Pinouts and Cabling Diagrams 207 Serial Pinouts DB9 Male (Serial Only) This section defines the pinouts for the DB9 male co nnection used on th e 1-po rt IOLAN that is serial only (not I/O). The following table provides pinout information: Pinout 9-pin EIA-232 EIA-422/485 Full Duplex EIA-485 Half Duplex 1 (in) DCD 2 (in) RxD RxD+ 3 (out) TxD TxD+ T[...]

Pinouts and Cabling Diagrams 208 EIA-232 Cabling Diag rams EIA-232 Cabling Diagrams This section shows how to create EIA-232 cable s that are compatible with the Device Server. T erminal DB25 Connector The following diagrams show how the null modem cable should be configured when connecting to a terminal DB25. DB25 Male 2 (TxD) 3 (RxD) 3 (RxD) 2 (T[...]

Pinouts and Cabling Diagrams 209 EIA-232 Cabling Diag rams RJ45 10-pin 8-pin 4 (DSR) 3 20 (DTR) 3 (R T S) 2 5 (CTS) 5 (TxD) 4 3 (RxD) 6 (RxD) 5 2 (TxD) 7 (GND) 6 7 (GND) 8 (CTS) 7 4 (R TS) 9 (DTR) 8 6 (DSR) DB9 Male 3 (TxD) 3 (RxD) 2 (RxD) 2 (TxD) 7 (R TS) 5 (CTS) 8 (CTS) 4 (R TS) 6 (DSR) 20 (D TR ) 5 (GND) 7 (GND) 4 (DTR) 6 (DSR) IOLAN RJ45 T ermi[...]

Pinouts and Cabling Diagrams 210 EIA-232 Cabling Diag rams Modem DB25 Connector The following diagrams show how a standard straight through cable should be configured when connecting to a D B25 modem. DB25 Male 2 (TxD) 2 (RxD) 3 (RxD) 3 (TxD) 4 (R TS) 4 (CTS) 5 (CTS) 5 (R TS) 6 (DSR) 6 (DSR) 7 (GND) 7 (GND) 8 (DCD) 8 (DCD) 20 (DTR) 20 (DTR) RJ45 10[...]

Pinouts and Cabling Diagrams 21 1 EIA-232 Cabling Diag rams DB9 Male 1 (DCD) 8 (DCD) 2 (RxD) 3 (TxD) 3 (TxD) 2 (RxD) 4 (DTR) 20 (DTR ) 5 (GND) 7 (GND) 6 (DSR) 6 (DSR) 7 (R TS) 4 (CTS) 8 (CTS) 5 (R TS) IOLAN DS1 DB9 Male Modem DB25 (DCE)[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersion 4.5 212 Setting Jumpers Appendix C C Introduction The IOLAN contains jumpers that you might need to set before you configure it and pu t it in to production. Y ou can set the IOLAN line termination to on or off (this is off by default) if you are using EIA-422/485 (not app licable for I/O models). 1-Port IOLA[...]

Setting Jumpers 213 Introduction IOLAN RJ45 T o change the settings, do the following: 1. Unplug the IOLAN from the electrical outlet and disconnec t everything from the box. 2. Open the case by unscrewing the two side screws, one on each side, and lifting off the top of the case. Y ou should see th e following: Power Dip Switch Reset RJ45 RJ45 Ser[...]

Setting Jumpers 214 Introduction 2-Port IOLAN T o change the settings, do the following: 1. Unplug the IOLAN from the electrical outlet and disconnec t everything from the box. 2. Open the case by unscrewing the two side screws, one on each side, and lifting off the top of the case. Y ou should see th e following: Power DIP Switch Reset RJ45 RJ45 P[...]

Setting Jumpers 215 Introduction Digit al I/O Module IOLANs that have Digital I/O have an input/o utput jumper that must be set for each channel and must match the software configuration for each channe l. De pending on the model, the placement of the digital I/O board can change, so the diagram below show s how to set jumper for any digital board.[...]

Setting Jumpers 216 Introduction Analog Input Module IOLANs that have Analog Input have a voltage/current jumper that must be set for each channel and must match the software configur ation for each channel. T o change the settings, do the following: 1. Detach the IOLAN from the electrical power source and disconnect everything from the box. 2. Ope[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersion 4.5 217 I/O W iring Diagrams Appendix D D Wiring I/O Diagrams This section describes how to wire the vario us IOLAN I/O models. Digit al I/O Make sure the Digital I/O jumpers su pport the software setting; see Digital I/O Module for jumper settings. Digit a l Input Wet Cont act If you are using a wet contact [...]

I/O Wiring Diagrams 218 Wiring I/O Diagrams Digit a l Output Sink For a Digital output sink (groun d) config uration for channel D1, follow the diagram below . D1 D2 GND COM VCC + Battery + - - Device Digit a l Output Source For a Digital output source (voltag e) configuration for channel D1, follow th e diagram below . D1 D2 GND COM VCC + Battery [...]

I/O Wiring Diagrams 219 Wiring I/O Diagrams Analog Input Make sure the Analog jumpers su pport the software setting; see Analog Input Module for jumper settings. Current T o connect channel A1 with a 2-wire shielded cab le, connect the positive wire to A1+, the nega tiv e wire to A1-, and optionally the shield to GND. A3+ A3- A4+ A4- GND A1+ A1- A2[...]

I/O Wiring Diagrams 220 Wiring I/O Diagrams RTD 2-Wire In a 2-wire R TD configuration, conn ect the excite wire to A1-, the re turn wire to A1+, and ju mper the sense wire from A1s with a insulated wire going to A1+. A1+ A1- A1s A2s A2+ A2- A3+ A3- A3s A4s A4+ A4- return excite sense RTD 3-Wire In a 3-wire R TD configuration, conn ect the return wi[...]

I/O Wiring Diagrams 221 Wiring I/O Diagrams Normally Closed Cont act T o connect relay channel R1 for a circuit that is normally activ e, connect one wi re to the COM (common) connector and one wire to the NC (normally closed) connector . COM NC NO NO COM NC R2 R1[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersion 4.5 222 T ruePort Utility Appendix E E Introduction This chapter provides information on the TruePort utility . Tr u e P o r t T ruePort is a com port redi recto r utility for the IOLAN. It can be run in two modes: z T ruePort Full mode —This mode allows comp lete devi ce co ntrol and operates exactly like [...]

T ruePort Utility 2 23 API I/O Access Over T ruePort API I/O Access Over T ruePort Y ou can access IOLAN I/O data through TruePort using the Perle API. The API uses the command/response format. See the ioapiotp.c sample program, found on the product CD-ROM, for an example implementation. API Request Format All data in the Request must be sent as a [...]

T ruePort Utility 2 24 API I/O Access Over T ruePort Error Codes Code Name Descripti on 01 Illegal Function The function code received in the qu ery is not an allowable action for the server (or slave). 02 Illegal Data Address The data address received in the query is not an allowable address for the server (or slave). 03 Illegal Data V alue A valu[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersio n 4.5 225 Accessories Appendix F F Introduction This chapter provides information about periph eral IO LAN options that can be ordered separately from the product. Contact your sales representa tive to find out how to order the products listed in this appendix. S t arter Kit (Adapters/Cable) The IOLAN Starter [...]

Accessories 226 S tarter Kit (Adapters/Cable) RJ45F to DB25M DT E Crossover Adapter The following diagram shows the IO LAN RJ45F-->DB25M DTE crossover adapt e r pin outs. This is model number DBA0011. (TxD) 4 3 (RxD) (RxD) 5 2 (TxD) (GND) 6 7 (GN D ) (DTR) 8 6 (DSR) 8 (DCD) (DSR) 3 20 (DTR) (R TS) 2 5 (CTS) (CTS) 7 4 (R TS) RJ45F DB25M DTE[...]

Accessories 227 S tarter Kit (Adapters/Cable) RJ45F to DB25M DCE Modem Adapter The following diagram shows the IO LAN RJ45F J DB2 5M DCE mod e m adap ter pin outs. This is model number DBA0013. (TxD) 4 2 (RxD) (RxD) 5 3 (TxD) (GND) 6 7 (GND) (DTR) 8 20 (DTR ) (DSR) 3 6 (DSR) (DCD) 1 8 (DCD) (R TS) 2 4 (R TS) (CTS) 7 5 (CTS) RJ45F DB25M[...]

Accessories 228 S tarter Kit (Adapters/Cable) RJ45F to DB25F DTE Crossover Adapter The following diagram shows the IO LAN RJ45 J DB25F DTE crossover adapter pinouts. This is model number DBA0010. (TxD) 4 3 (RxD) (RxD) 5 2 (TxD) (GND) 6 7 (GND) (DTR) 8 6 (DSR) 8 (DCD) (DSR) 3 20 (DTR) (R TS) 2 5 (CTS) (CTS) 7 4 (R TS) RJ45F DB25F[...]

Accessories 229 S tarter Kit (Adapters/Cable) RJ45F to DB9M DTE Crossover Adapter The following diagram shows the IO LAN RJ45 J DB 9M cro ssover adapter pinouts. Th is is model number DBA0021. (TxD) 4 2 (RxD) (RxD) 5 3 (TxD) (GND) 6 5 (GND) (DTR) 8 1 (DCD) 6 (DSR) (DSR) 3 4 (DTR) (R TS) 2 8 (CTS) (CTS) 7 7 (R TS) RJ45F DB9M[...]

Accessories 230 S tarter Kit (Adapters/Cable) RJ45F to DB9F DTE Crossover Adapter The following diagram shows the IO LAN RJ45F J DB9 F cro ssover adapter pinouts. This is mod e l number DBA0020. (TxD) 4 2 (RxD) (RxD) 5 3 (TxD) (GND) 6 5 (GND) (DTR) 8 1 (DCD) 6 (DSR) (DSR) 3 4 (DTR) (R TS) 2 8 (CTS) (CTS) 7 7 (R TS) Sun/Cisco RJ45M Co nnector Cable [...]

Accessories 231 S tarter Kit (Adapters/Cable)[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersio n 4.5 232 T roubleshooting Appendix G G Introduction This chapter provides information that can help resolve problems with the IOLAN. Hardware Problems The IOLAN Power/Ready LED is red and stays red for over 10 seconds. Y ou have a hardware pro blem that m ight require factory service. First, try the following[...]

233 DeviceManager Problems z Use the show routes command (command line only) or view the Routes statistics. Is there a route to the host? z If the W ebManager or DeviceManager cannot co mmunicate with the IOL AN, verify that the Security , Services HTT P parameter is enabled for W ebManager and De viceManagerD is enabled for DeviceManager . DeviceM[...]

234 Login Problems z Y ou must reset the IOLAN to its factory default setting s using the Reset switch on the rear panel. There is no procedure to access the IOLAN without a pas s word.[...]

235 Problems with T erminals Problems with T erminals The following section concerns problems with th e appearance of data on your term inal screen. The IOLAN logs me out after a few minutes: z Check the Idle T i mer value set for the user . The default settin g for the Idle Timer for all users is 0 seconds (does not timeout). Corrupt data. z Check[...]

236 DHCP/BOOTP Problems DHCP/BOOTP Problems Messages: host name too long or filename too long. z The IOLAN can only accept host name s of 14 characters or file name s of 64 characters, so verify that you are not attempting to pass a string that is longer than those maxi mu ms. DHCP or BOOTP have been set up to configur e my IOLAN, but does not seem[...]

237 IPv6 Issues IPv6 Issues Y ou ar e not seeing the IPv6 addr ess value when you attemp t to connect to the IOLAN. Many W indows based sy stems have IPv6 support alr eady enabled, however, if you need to install IPv6 then follow the procedure below . T o install IPv6 support in Windows ® do the following: 1. In Control Panel, doub le-click the Ne[...]

238 Contacting T echnical Support Cont acting T echnical Support Making a T echnical Support Query Who T o Cont act Note: Perle offers free technical suppo rt to Perle Authori zed Distributors and Reg istered Perle Resellers. If you bought your produ ct from a registered Perle supplier , you must contact their T echnical Supp ort department; they a[...]

239 Contacting T echnical Support Rep air Procedure Before sending the IOLAN for repair, you must contact your Perle supplier . If, however , you bought your product directly from Perle you can contact direct ly . Customers who are in Europe, Afri ca or Middle East can submit repair d etails via a websit e form. This form is on the Perle website, w[...]

240 IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersio n 4.5 240 Dat a Logging Appendix H H Introduction This appendix provides additional inform atio n about the Data Logging feature. T rueport Profile The following features are not compat ible when using Data Logging. z Allow Multiple Hosts to connect z Connect to Multiple Hosts z Monitor DSR or DCD z Signal[...]

IOLAN SDS/SCS/STS/MDC User ’s Guide, V ersion 4.5 241 Modbus Remapping Appendix I I Introduction This appendix provides additional inform atio n about the Modbus Remapping feature. Modbus Remapping Feature The Modbus remapping feature allows a TCP Modbus Mast er to po ll a Modbus slave device and have the IOLAN translate the UID to a dif ferent U[...]

Modbus Remapping 242 Configuring the Modbus UID Translation Feature 2. Down load the "modbus_remap" file th at you created to the IOLAN using: z Device Manager: use "to ols-advanced-custom files" d ialog "download other file" z W eb Manager: use "administration-cu stom files" page "other file" z CLI[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersio n 4.5 243 Glossary This chapter provides definitions for Device Server terms. BOOTP (BOOT strap Protocol) An Internet protocol that enables a diskless workstation to discover its own IP address, the IP address of a BOOTP server on the network, and a file to be loaded into memory to boot the machine. This enabl[...]

244 RIP (Routing Information Protocol) A protocol th at allows gateways and hosts to exchange information about variou s routes to different networks. Roamin g Ca llback A method where the client supplies the number for callback when they dial in. RPC Remote Procedure Call. A type of protocol that allows a program on one com put er to execute a pro[...]

IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersio n 4.5 245 A admin default password 47 lost password 201 analog calibrating 192 API I/O commands 173 , 223 TruePort 172 ARP-Ping, setting an IP address 50 B binary configuration file 61 BOOTP parameters 43 setting an IP address 49 C cabling, EIA-232 208 calibrating analog 192 temperature 194 configuration files[...]

O Index IOLAN DS1/TS2 User ’s Guide, V ersio n 4.5 246 description 20 Menu conventions 41 Menu IOLAN+ inte rface 40 MIB 44 Modbus I/O access 166 TruePort 171 mode console 28 serial 28 models, IOLAN 20 modem parameters 115 O online help, using 4 P parameters BOOTP/DHCP 43 modems 115 password admin default 47 lost 201 pin, power in DB25 female 206 [...]