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EDG-4508+ 8-Port Ethernet to RS-232/422/485 Dat a Gateway EDG-4516+ 16-Port Ethernet to RS-232/422/485 Dat a Gateway User Manual[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ series User Manual ii Copyright This documentation and the softwa re included with this product are copyrighted 2004 by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd. reserves the ri ght to make improvement s in the products described in this manu al at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reprodu[...]

iii Product W a rranty (2 year s) Advantech warrants to you, the original purchaser , that each of its prod- ucts will be free from defects in mat erials and workm anship for two years from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply t o any products which have b een repaired or altered by persons other than repair perso nnel authorized by A[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ series User Manual iv FCC Class A This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the li mits for a Class A digital devi ce, pursuant to Part 15 of th e FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer- ence when the equipment is operated in a commercial e nvironment. This equip[...]

iii Table of Contents Contents Chapter 1 Overview .......................................................... 2 1.1 Introduction ... .................... ....................... ................... ................ 2 1.2 Features ................ .................... ...................... .................... .......... 2 1.3 Specifications....... [...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual iv 3.2 Locating the EDG-4508+/4516+ .. ....................... ...................... 20 3.3 Device System Configuration ................ .................... ................ 21 3.4 Network Configuration ................. .................... ....................... .. 22 3.5 Port Configuration .. ......................[...]

v Table of Contents Figure 7.9: .......... ......... ........... ......... ........... ......... ........ 64 Figure 7.10: .......... ........... ......... ........... ......... ........... ...... 65 Figure 7.11: .......... ........... ......... ........... ......... ........... ...... 65 7.2 Network Architecture and Example Code ........... .......[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual vi Chapter 9 Troubleshooting............................................. 94 Appendix A ......................................................................... 98 A.1 RS-232 Pin Assignment.............. ................... ....................... ..... 98 A.2 RJ-48 Cable PIN Assignment ............. ...................[...]

2 CHAPTER 1 Overview[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 2 Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 Introduction This manual provides the necessary information to use EDG-4508+, EDG-4516+ and t he rear-wired versions of these. The Ad vantech Ether- net Data Gateway series (EDG series) consists of fast and cos t-effective data gateways between RS-232/422/485 and Ethernet interfaces. EDG-4508+ an[...]

3 Chapter 1 1.3 Specifications • I/O controller: 16C654 or compatible (au to hardware flow control) • LAN Speed: 100Base-TX (10/100 Mbps) • Ethernet Connection: RJ-45 • Serial: RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485 • Serial Connection: RJ-48 • DI/O: programmabl e 4DI,4DO for extra control • Signals: TxD, RxD, R TS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, GND • Spe[...]

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2 CHAPTER 2 Getting S t arted[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 6 Chapter 2 Getting S t arted Figure 2.1: Installation Flow Chart Plug LA N Cable (RJ-45) to EDG-4508(R)+ /EDG-4516(R)+ Install Configuration Utility to PC Search all EDG Series in Configuration Utility Complete all settings and IP addresses on PC Test connection by Ping IP address from PC Set up Serial port by Port Mapp[...]

7 Chapter 2 2.1 Underst anding EDG-4508+ and EDG-4516+ EDG-4508+ and EDG-4516+ are advanced Ethern et data gateway units. They extend traditional COM ports of a PC to Ethernet access. Through Ethernet networking, users can control and mo nitor remote serial devices and equipment over LAN or W AN. Since EDG-4508+ an d EDG-4516+ are connected with th[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 8 2.2 Connecting Hardware Figure 2.2: EDG-4508+/4516+ Front Panel Figure 2.3: EDG-4508R+/4516R+ Front Panel Serial Ports 8 Ports for 4508+ Serial Ports 16 Ports for 4516+ Console Connector Status LED Ethernet Connector[...]

9 Chapter 2 Figure 2.4: EDG-4508+/ 4516+ LED Indicators and Co nnectors Figure 2.5: EDG-4508R+/4516R+ LED Indicators 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 10 T able 2.1: EDG-4508+/45 16+ LED & Connector Definitions Item LED St atus Descrip tion ! St a t u s ON Power on OFF Power off or no power Flash S tatus Heart Beat Monitoring S teady Device Locate Fun ction Enable " St a t u s Dual Power Indicator (Optional) # Console F T ype Console connector for Console Conf[...]

11 Chapter 2 Figure 2.6: EDG-4508+/4516+ Rear Panel Figure 2.7: EDG-4508R+/4516R+ Rear Pa nel Power Switch & Connector DI/O PIN Connector Fuse Storage[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 12 2.2.1 Rack Mounting Figure 2.8: Rack Mounting[...]

13 Chapter 2 2.2.2 Network Connection Figure 2.9: Ethernet Connector of EDG-4508+/4516+ Figure 2.10: Ethernet Connector of EDG-4508R+/4516R+ Ethernet Connector[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 14 2.2.3 Power Supply Connection Figure 2.1 1: Power Switch and Connector with Fuse 2.2.4 Serial Port Connection Figure 2.12: 8 Ports RS-232/485/422 Serial Connector for EDG-4508+ Figure 2.13: 16 Ports RS-232/485/42 2 Serial Connector for ED G-4516+ Figure 2.14: RS-232/485/422 Serial Connectors for EDG-45 08R+/4516R+ Fus[...]

15 Chapter 2 2.2.5 Ordering Information • EDG-4504 4-port Ethernet to RS-2 32/422/485 D ata Gateway • EDG-4508+ 8-port Ethernet to RS-2 32/422/485 D ata Gateway for fron t wiring access • EDG-4508R+ 8 port Ethernet to RS -232/422/485 Data Gatewa y for rear wiring access • EDG-4516+ 16-port Ethernet to RS-232/422/48 5 Data Gateway for fro nt[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 16 2.3 Inst allation 2.3.1 Inst all/Uninst all Driver & Utility In order to use a PC and an Ethernet network to control serial devices connected to EDG-45 08+/4516+, you must first have a host runnin g W in- dows 98/NT/2000/XP . This type of application also requires th e host to have an Ethernet card and the TCP/IP [...]

17 Chapter 2 4. Carefully read the Software License Agreement, and press "Next" to continue. 5. The Set up program will specify a default installatio n path, C:Program FilesAdvantechEDG COMPort Utilit y .[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 18 6. In this step, you may select a sp ecific program folder or just use the default setting and press "Next". If a new destination path is necessary , just click the Browse b utton to change the path. After you have specified the installation path, click the Next button.[...]

19 Chapter 2 7. After setup has copied all program files to your computer , click th e Finish button to finish the installat ion.[...]

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2 CHAPTER 3 Configuration[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 18 Chapter 3 Configuration 3.1 Auto Search EDG-4508+ and EDG-4516+ provide s an easy-to-use configuration util- ity to confi gure your Ethernet Data Gateway Device through an Ethernet connection. The u tility provides an auto-search function to show your device(s) by simply executing the configurati on utility program fr[...]

19 Chapter 3 Y ou can click on the device name to show the features of the specific device. Click on the "+" before the model name (e.g. EDG-4516 +), and the utility will expand th e tree structure to show the individual device name. For Example, EDG Configuration Utili ty shows "ADAM00010203041 5" after expanding the tree st ru[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 20 3.2 Locating EDG-4508+/4516+ The configuration utility provides a "Locate" function to assist you in finding a specific device. Y ou can select the EDG Series as a group or just select one specific module, e.g. EDG-4508+ or ED G-4516+. There are two different opti ons for the Locate function (1) Designated: [...]

21 Chapter 3 3.3 Device System Configuration The configuration utility only searches for EDG-4 508+ and EDG-4516+ on the local network, and cannot search beyond a router or gateway . Make sure that the EDG-4508+ or EDG-4516+ you want to moni tor resides in the same local network segment as the host PC. Ethernet Data Gateway In this column, you will[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 22 3.4 Network Configuration Ethernet Option MAC Address This does not need configuration. Link Speed This function will show the current lin king speed to be either 10Mbps or 100Mbps. However, the utility will auto-detect the current transmission speed on the network segment and set the transmission speed for the device[...]

23 Chapter 3 3.5 Port Configuration Port Setting Y ou can modify the descri ption for individ ual port settings in the Po rt Setting Option. Name Show Port Name 8 Ports for EDG-4508+ 16 Ports for ED G-4516+ Description Show individual desc ription for each port. Y ou can change th e description for your connected m odule to identify the connection [...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 24 Port Configu ration Y ou can m odify port con figuration i n this Configurat ion Option such as T ype, Parity , Flow Con trol, Data Bits, Stop Bits, Baud Rate and Host Idle T imeout. Ty p e Serial Port T ype Y ou can change the connectio n type for your module to : RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485.[...]

25 Chapter 3 Parity Parity Check T ype Y ou can follow the parity check t ype of your co nnected module. The fol- lowing types are provided. • None • Odd • Even • Mark • Space Flow Control Flow Control T ype Y ou can choose the flow control type of yo ur connected module. The fol- lowing types are available. • None • Xon/Xoff • R TS[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 26 Data Bi ts Data Bits T ype Y ou can choose t he number of Data Bits of your connected modu le to be 5, 6, 7 or 8. S top Bits Stop Bits T ype Y ou can choose 1 , 1.5 or 2 Stop Bits for your co nnected module[...]

27 Chapter 3 Baud Rate Flow Control T ype Y ou can choose the Baud Rate of y our connected modu le. The follo wing rates are available: • 7,200 • 9,600 • 14,400 • 19,200 • 38,400 • 57,600 • 1 15,200 • 230,400 * Set All Port The ‘Set All Port’ function helps you set all serial ports at one time. All you need is to set one port an[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 28 Host Idle Timeout The ‘Host Id le T imeout’ setting monitors the connection between the host and the device. If the ‘Host Idle T i meout’ setting time is reached, the device will release the resources allo cated to the port mappi ng. This pre- vents a stalled host from aff ecting the connected device. . Auto R[...]

29 Chapter 3 3.6 Security Configuration For security reasons, you are high ly recommended to use EDG’ s security features. The EDG configur ation utility provides securi ty functions for the network structure. Only configure the allowed IP The system will auto de tect the IP address for the currently connected computer . If you enable this functi[...]

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2 CHAPTER 4 Port Mapping Utility[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 32 Chapter 4 Port Mapping Utility 4.1 Overview The purpose of the port mappi ng utility is to help you manage all p orts on one W indows 98/NT/2 000/ME/XP platform. The utility disp lays three types of ports: used ports, unused po rts and EDG ports. Please follo w the V irtual COM port setting steps. 4.2 V irtual CO M Po[...]

33 Chapter 4 2. Click the ADD butto n to assign a COM port to an EDG device. Module of Installed Device Y ou can choose between all connected EDG devices. In this example, "EDG-4516+" was chosen. IP Address of Installed Device Enter the IP address you assigned in chapter 3.4. Port of Installed Device Choose the port where you wan t to set[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 34 Memo Y ou can add a description to th e port setting if necessary . Add Click here to add a single port setting to your specification. Add All Y ou can assign all ports to follow cu rren t settings by clicking the "Add All" button. This is more convenient than addi ng ports individually . For this example, w[...]

35 Chapter 4 4.3 Inquiring Virtua l COM Port Setting Y ou can check the virtual COM po rt setting by cl icking on th e EDG device’ s ports. In this case, CO M1 1 is assigned to Port 1 of EDG-4516+. Note If you assigned a different COM po rt to the same EDG series modu le port, the following dialog box will remind you.[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 36 4.3.1 Up dating EDG Firmware Updating Firmwar e Advantech continually upgrad es its firmware. Y ou can use the down load function located on the Port Mapping utility to carry out the upgrade pro- cedure. Please access Advantech's web s ite at http://www .advantech.com to download t he required comp uter file and [...]

37 Chapter 4 4.3.2 Self T est Function Te s t The purpose of this test is to confirm that the commun ication from the host PC to the EDG device is OK. When the test is selected, an external test will be performed to check th at the connection signal between each port is working properly . For this te st, you will need to connect each port to a Loop[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 38 Signal T est • R TS->CTS: Checks the R TS and CTS signals between two ports. • DTR->RI: Checks the DTR and RI signals between two ports. • DTR->DSR: Checks the DTR and DSR signals between two ports. • DTR->DCD: Checks the DTR and DCD signals between two ports. Communication Parameters T est • Bau[...]

39 Chapter 4 Delete Y ou can delete Port Mapp ing Setting by clicking the button. Apply If an y c ha ng e s a r e ma d e, p le a se p re ss t h e b ut t on t o c o nf i rm y ou r modifications. Exit If you want to quit the utility , please click on the button. If any changes are made in the COM Port Mapping setting , the system reboot requirement w[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 40 4.3.3 Save the Configuration If you want to save or recover the configuration, you can select the "Import/Export" items. 1. a. Select "File" b. Select "Import" or "Export". 2. Save or open the configurations[...]

2 CHAPTER 5 W eb-Based Configuration[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 42 Chapter 5 W eb-Based Configuration 5.1 Overview EDG devices can be configured throu gh a web interface. By using a stan- dard web br owser , the same proce dure as with the W indows configura- tion utility can be used. In the br owser ’ s address field, enter the IP Address of your EDG d evice. The defa ult IP setti[...]

43 Chapter 5 5.3 Network Configuration Under network configuration, there ar e: MAC address, IP Address, Sub- net Mask and Default Gateway . Enter the corresponding values fo r your network envi ronment. Step 1. Enter IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway Step 2. Press ‘Save’ to store the settings. Note All new configurations will take ef[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 44 5.4 Port Configuration Under port configuration, you can as sign the type and host idle timeout for individual ports. Note EDG-4508+ and EDG-4516+ pro vide RS-232 / RS-4852 / RS-422. Note The Host Time Out function is similar to the one in the Conf iguration Utility .[...]

45 Chapter 5 5.5 DI/O Event Configuration In event configuration, you can assign an DI event by en abling the check box and choosing the optimized action mode, Server IP and TCP Port for the active event. DI 0, DI 1, DI 2, DI 3 Options for Event 1 will be activated when any one of DI signal meets the Action option. The event will be monitored on th[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 46 5.6 Reset Configuration All configurations will take effect after this reset step. Press the reset but- ton and the system will give a re set response. It will take a few seconds to reconnect with the new values.[...]

2 CHAPTER 6 Console Configuration[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 48 Chapter 6 Console Configuration 6.1 Overview The purpose of the Console Configuration is to help you manage your device in console mode. On e of the main functions of th e console mode is to change the web configuration login password. Y ou can use terminal software like Hyper T ermi nal, T elix an d other related ter[...]

49 Chapter 6 S tep 3. Selecting a COM Port Confirm that the console configurat ion works ok. S tep 4. COM Port Setting T o connect the EDG series for cons ole configuration, the port setting should match th e EDG series' default setting. Console Configuratio n Default Set ting Baud Rate: 57600 Data Bits: 8 Parity: None St op bits: 1 Flow contr[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 50 S t ep 5. Connecting Successfully After connecting the devi ce in console mode, you can simply type the "Help" command to show the Supported Comman d Lists 6.3 Command List • version [Usage] version [Function] displays the current firmware version >version Current version of firmware is 1.11-1.1 1 Comma[...]

51 Chapter 6 • log [Usage] log [Function] displays log file >log [05-09-2003 17:01:17] Sy stem up • date: displays or sets the date [Usage] date [Function] displays the date >date Current date is 05- 09-2003 [Usage] date [mm -dd-yy [dse]] [Function] sets the date >date 06-09-03 >date > Current date is 06-09-2003 • time: displa [...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 52 • net [Usage] net [Function] displays the configuration of net >net Current net is ip 172.18.3.226 gw 0.0.0.0 netm ask 255.255.255.0 [Usage] net set ip d.d.d.d gw d.d.d.d netmask d.d.d.d [Function] sets the configuration of net >net set ip 172.18.3.227 gw 0.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 >net Current net is ip[...]

53 Chapter 6 • port [USAGE] port [nn | all] [FUNCTION] displays the status of port(s) >port all The Port01 is type 422, idleto 30 , idle The Port02 is type 232, idleto 30 , idle The Port03 is type 232, idleto 30 , idle The Port04 is type 232, idleto 30 , idle The Port05 is type 232, idleto 30 , idle The Port06 is type 232, idleto 30 , idle The[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 54 • event [USAGE] even t [nn | all] [FUNCTION] displays the configuration of event(s) [USAGE] event nn iomap xx actio n [L2H|H2L|CHG] server d.d.d.d:d [FUNCTION] sets the co nfiguration of event [USAGE] event [ nn | all] clear [FUNCTION] clears the c onfiguration of event >event 2 iomap f action L2H server 172 .18.[...]

55 Chapter 6 • ping [USAGE] ping ad dr (addr: IP address of destination host) [FUNCTION] Sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts >ping 17 2.18.3.226 32 bytes from 172.18.3.226: icmp _seq=0 ttl=64 time=1 ms 32 bytes from 172.18.3.226: icmp _seq=1 ttl=64 time=1 ms 32 bytes from 172.18.3.226: icmp _seq=2 ttl=64 time=1 ms 32 bytes from 17[...]

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2 CHAPTER 7 Universal Serial Device Gateway[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 58 Chapter 7 Universal Serial Device Gateway Advantech EDG-4508+/4516+ pro vides a mechanism that allows user to upgrade the firmware. After upgrad ing the firmware, ED G-4508+/4516+ will turn into universal serial device g ateway and denominat e "EDG- 4508+U/4516+U". EDG-4508 +U/4516+U allows nearly any device[...]

59 Chapter 7 Figure 7.1: 3. Press "Start" button to start the firmware download procedure. Figure 7.2: 1 2 3[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 60 4. When the firmware download procedure is don e, you will discover the model name of the EDG Configuration Util ity is changed from EDG-4508+ to EDG-4508+U. Besid e s, it will add a new functio n: "Setting" in EDG Configuration Utili ty instead of "Security". The "Setting" in EDG Configu[...]

61 Chapter 7 TCP Port number Figure 7.5: The TCP port number represents th e source port number in TCP connec- tions, and is the num ber used to identify the channel fo r remote initiat ing connections. Range: 1-65535. If an unknown caller wants to connect to the system and asks for som e services, they need to define the TC P port to carry a long-[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 62 Allow any IP to access Figure 7.7: If this option is enabled, any PC can access data from this EDG-4508+U/ 4516+U. Specified IP which can access If you do not want many PCs to have the access right, you can limit at most 32 PCs to access data fr om this EDG- 4508+U/4516+U. Port Mode Figure 7.8: The EDG-4508+U/EDG-4 51[...]

63 Chapter 7 1. Select port 1 ~ port 8 if you ar e u sing EDG-4508+U. Select po rt 1 ~ port 16 if you are using EDG-4516+U. 2. Key-in the data idle time. Th e default is 60 seconds. If you want to keep connection continually , you can key-in "0". Data idle Time is the time period in which the device waits for data. If the EDG-4 508+U/ 451[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 64 Figure 7.9: File Name Description 4508+Uv200.exf The firmware of EDG-4508+ U; version 2.0. 4508+v200.exf The firmware of EDG-4508+; version 2.0. 4516+U200.exf The firmware of EDG-4516+U; version 2.0 4516+v200.exf The version of EDG-4516+; version 2.0 1 2 3[...]

65 Chapter 7 3. Press "Start" button to start the firmware download procedure. Figure 7.10: 4. When the firmware download procedure is don e, you will discover the model name of the EDG Configuration Util ity is changed from EDG-4508+U to EDG-4508+. Besides, the function "Secu rity" of EDG Configuration Utility wi ll be restored[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 66 7 . 2 N e t w o r k A r c h i t e c t u r e a n d E x a m p l e C o d e The EDG-4508+U/4516 +U is an advanced peer-to-peer data gateway unit. It extends tradit ional RS-232/422/485 interfaces to Ethernet net- work. Through netwo rking, you can control and monito r remote serial devices either over a LAN or over the W [...]

67 Chapter 7 7.2.1 Polling Network Architecture If you want to use host PC to poll the serial devices, which con nect to EDG-4508+U/4516+U vi a Ethernet, you can use polling netw ork architecture. Figure 7.12: Network Architect ure-Polling Figure 7.13: Flow chart-Polling Network Ho st PC cre ate T CP s o ck et C onn ect to EDG - 4 508+U/ EDG -4516+[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 68 Example (EDG-4508+U ): SOCKADDR_IN D st4508UAddr; SOCKET Dst4508USock; char RxData[10]; memset(&Dst4508UAddr , 0, sizeof(SOCKADDR _IN)); Dst4508UAddr ..sin_family = AF_INET ; Dst4508UAddr ..sin_addr .s_add r = inet_addr("10.0.0.1"); //Indicate the IP Address of EDG- 4508+U that you want to conn ect.// Ds[...]

69 Chapter 7 7.2.2 Event-handling Network Archi tecture If an event occurs from serial devices connected to the EDG-4508+U/ 4516+U, the host PC can get the data via the Ethernet. Y ou can use the event-handling network architecture. Figure 7.14: Network architecture: Event-handling Figure 7.15: Flow chart : Event-handling network De fin e th e TC P[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 70 Example (EDG-4508+U ): SOCKADDR_IN H ostAddr; SOCKET HostSock; SOCKADDR_IN ClntAddr; SOCKET ClntSock; int ClntAddrLen; char RxData[256]; memset(&HostAddr , 0, sizeof(SOCKADDR_ IN)); HostAddr ..si n_family = AF_INET ; HostAddr ..sin_ad dr .s_addr = INADDR_AN Y ; HostAddr .sin_ port = htons(5201); //Define the TCP p[...]

71 Chapter 7 7.2.3 Peer-to-Peer Network Architecture If you want to transmit data from one serial device to ano ther serial device via the Ethernet, you can add ED G-4508+U/4516+Us at bot h sides and use peer-to-peer network architecture. Figure 7.16: Network ar chitecture: Peer-to-peer Figure 7.17: Flow chart: Peer-to-Peer network K ey-in t he i n[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 72 Example (EDG-4508+U ): 1. Complete the set ting of #1 EDG-4508+U #1 EDG-450 8+U Module name: Office IP address: 172.20.2 0.1 1 1 TCP port: 5200 Figure 7.18: #1 ED G-4508+U Config uration Utility 172.2 0.20. 222 52 22[...]

73 Chapter 7 2. Find out the IP address and TC P po rt of #2 EDG-4508+U that you want to connect. #2 EDG-450 8+U Module name: Factory IP address: 172.20.2 0.222 TCP port: 5220 Figure 7.19: #2 ED G-4508+U Config uration Utility 172.20 .20.111 5201 5220[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 74 3. Key-in the IP address and TCP port of #2 EDG-4508+U in #1 EDG-4508+U configuration utility . Figure 7.20: Key-in informat ion of #2 EDG-4508+U 4. Follow the above procedure and complete the setting of #2 EDG-4508+U in the configuration utility . Figure 7.21: Key-in informat ion of #1 EDG-4508+U 172. 20. 20.222 5222[...]

75 Chapter 7 5. Check the comm unication parameters of both EDG-4508+Us are the same. If not, it might not work. Pl ease check the "Baud rate", "Flow control", "Parity", "Data bit" and "Stop bit". Figure 7.22: Communication p arameters of #1 EDG -4508+U Figure 7.23: Communication p arameters of #2 E[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 76 7.3 Web-Based Configuration fo r EDG-4508+U/4516+U EDG-4508+U/4516+U also supp ort web-based confi guration function. All operations are the same as EDG-4508+/4516 +. Y ou can configure EDG-4508+U/4516+U by internet browser . Further information about the W eb-based Configuration, please refer to chapter 5. 7.3.1 Acce[...]

77 Chapter 7 7.3.2 Network Configuration Under network configuration, there ar e MAC address, IP Ad dress, Subnet Mask and D efault Gateway and List en TCP Port Number . Enter the corresponding val ues for your network environ ment. Step1. Enter MAC address, IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway and Listen TCP Port Number . Step2: If you do a[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 78 7.3.3 Port Configuration Under port configuration, you can assig n the type, host idle timeou t and configure the connected IP and TCP port for each port. For instance, if the port 1 of EDG- 4516+U#1 con nects with the port 8 of EDG-4516+U#2, please fulfill Port 8 IP address and TCP port of EDG-4516+U #2 in port 1 inf[...]

79 Chapter 7 7.3.4 DI/O Event Configuration In event configuration, you can assi gn DI event by enabling the check box and choose the optimized action mo de, Server IP and TCP Port for the active event. Further informatio n about DI/O event configu ration, please refer to session 5.5. 7.3.5 Reset Configuration All configurations w ill take effect a[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 80 • version [Usage] version [Function] displays the current firmware version >version Current version of firmware is 1.11-1.1 1 • log [Usage] log [Function] displays log file >log [05-09-2003 17:01:17] Sy stem up • date: displays or sets the date [Usage] date [Function] displays the date >date Current dat[...]

81 Chapter 7 • net [Usage] net [Function] displays the configuration of net >net Current net is ip 172.18.3.226 gw 0.0.0.0 netm ask 255.255.255.0 [Usage] net set ip d.d.d.d gw d.d.d.d netmask d.d.d.d [Function] sets the configuration of net >net set ip 172.18.3.227 gw 0.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 >net Current net is ip 172.18.3.227 gw 0[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 82 The Port15 is type 422, idleto 30 , idle The Port16 is type 422, idleto 30 , idle [USAGE] port [nn | all] type [232|422|4 85] [FUNCTION] sets the type of port(s) >port 3 type 485 >port 3 The Port03 is type 485, idleto 30 , idle [USAGE] port [nn | all] idleto [0 - 65535] [FUNCTION] sets the idle timeout of port(s[...]

83 Chapter 7 • event [USAGE] event [nn | all] [FUNCTION] disp lays the configuratio n of event(s) [USAGE] even t nn iomap xx action [L2H| H2L|CHG] server d.d.d. d:d [FUNCTION] sets the configuration of event [USAGE] event [nn | all] clear [FUNCTION] clears the c onfiguration of event >event 2 iomap f action L2H server 172.18.3.5 8:503 >even[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 84 • l ping [USAGE] ping addr (ad dr: IP address of destination host) [FUNCTION] Sends ICMP ECHO_RE QUEST packets to network hosts >ping 172.18.3.226 32 bytes from 172.18.3.226: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=1 ms 32 bytes from 172.18.3.226: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1 ms 32 bytes from 172.18.3.226: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=1 ms[...]

2 CHAPTER 8 Event and DI/O Monitoring[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 86 Chapter 8 Event and DI/O Monitoring 8.1 Overview The purpose of Event and DIO T est is to help yo u monitor your EDG-4508+/4516+ DI/DO event(s). Follow these steps to test the DI/DO event(s). 8.2 Event and DI/O Monitoring 8.2.1 Polling Monitoring The following screen will appear once the EVENT T ester Program is execu[...]

87 Chapter 8 8.2.2 Event Monitoring Once you have executed the steps in Chapter 3.4, you can use the tester to monitor the event status with the port and IP y ou have assigned b efore. Please follow these steps: Step 1. Assign IP and TCP Port for monitoring (Setting Event monitoring from W eb Event Configurati on) Step 2. Assign TCP Port of Event S[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 88 Step 3. W e can activate the DI0 ev ent; tester will show the green indicator . Message Log will show event log with timer and event description. (DI0 Active and Event Monitor Shows Green) 8.2.3 DI V alue Inverse Option Because of different wiring issues, we have provided DI value inverse optional function to Inverse [...]

89 Chapter 8 Step 2. After enabling DI value inve rse function, Green indicator means inactive and Red indi cator means active. Step 3. After DI value inverse is en abled, follow the event configuration rule from the web configurat ion.[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 90 8.3 Programming I/O According the feature list, it men tioned EDG-4508+/45 16+ provide the D/I AND D/O handling funct ion. In order to help customer to creat e the I/ O event handling environm ent. W e provide a programmable I/ O sample program for customer use. A fter installing the EDG COM Port Ut ility , the sample[...]

91 Chapter 8 It remarks the function of htons(n), th e parameter n means the TCP Port in server application and It help s the programmer to make his own program easier by referencing the note we provided . It remarks the function of socket(AF_IN ET , SOCK_STREAM, 0), the function of socket(var1, var2,n) means to create the socket of TCP on Host. Pr[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 92 mbtcp.h File name of mbtcp means Modbus TCP; we provide the easier defi nition of necessary parameter . For example, MODBUSTCPMAXMSGLENG TH MODBUS TCP Max Message Length MODBUSTCPMSGHDRLENG TH MODBUS TCP Message Header Length * The p rogramming I/O samp le programs are for programmer's reference to make the event[...]

2 CHAPTER 9 T roubleshooting[...]

EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 94 Chapter 9 T roubleshooting This chapter explains how to solve some of the most co mmon problems with the EDG Series. If you still hav e problems after reading th is chapter , contact your deal er , or e-mail Advantech for help. "Configuration Utility ca n not find EDG Series" 1. Check the "Power" L[...]

95 Chapter 9 "The host PC can access the EDG Seri es at this local site but later relocates the EDG Series to a remo te site that PCs cannot access." Y our IP address might have changed because of different network inter- face connections, and as a result, yo u are no longer on the EDG Series' Access Control list. T o resolve this is[...]

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EDG-4508+/4516+ User Manual 98 Appendix A A.1 RS-232 Pin Assignment A.2 RJ-48 Cable PIN Assignment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10[...]

99 Appendix A RS-422 RS-485 Pin No. Description 1T x - 4T x + 5G N D 7R x + 9R x - Pin No. Description 1D A T A - 4D A T A + 5G N D[...]

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