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NPort 5400 Series
User’s Manual
Fourth Edition, September 2005
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NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright © 2005 Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Trademarks MOXA is a registered trademark of The Moxa Group. All other trademarks or registered marks in this manual belong to their respective manufacturers. Discla
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 1-1 Overview........................................................................................................1-2 Package Checklist .........................................................................................1-2 Product Features ...........................................................................................1-2 Product Specifications.
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Event Type ...................................................................................................5-28 Monitor.........................................................................................................5-30 Monitor Line ................................................................................................5-30 Monitor Async .............................................................................................5-30 Monitor Async-Settings .............
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1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome to MOXA NPort 5400 Series of advanced serial device servers that make it easy to network enable your serial devices. NPort 5410 comes with four RS-232 ports, and NPort 5430/5430I provide four RS-422/485 ports. The following topics are covered in this chapter: Overview Package Checklist Product Features Product Specifications
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NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Introduction Overview NPort 5400 Series serial device servers are designed to make your industrial serial devices Internet ready instantly. The compact size of NPort 5400 device servers makes them the ideal choice for connecting your RS-232 (NPort 5410) or RS-422/485 (NPort 5430/5430I) serial devices—such as PLCs, meters, and sensors—to an IP-based Ethernet LAN, making it possible for your software to access serial devices anywhere over a local LAN or the In
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NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Introduction Product Specifications LAN Ethernet 10/100 Mbps, RJ45, Auto MDI/MDIX Protection Built-in 1.5 KV magnetic isolation NPort 5410 Serial Interface Interface RS-232 No. of Ports 4 Port Type DB9 Male Signals TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, GND Serial Line Protection 15 KV ESD for all signals NPort 5430 Serial Interface Interface RS-422/485 No. of Ports 4 Port Type Terminal Block (5 pins per port) Signals RS-422: Tx+, Tx-, Rx+, Rx-, G
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NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Introduction Software Features Protocols ICMP, IP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, BOOTP, Telnet, DNS, SNMP, HTTP, SMTP, SNTP Utilities NPort Administrator for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP Real COM/TTY Drivers Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP COM driver, Linux real TTY driver Configuration Web Browser, Telnet Console, or Windows Utility Power Requirements Power Input 12 to 48 VDC Power Consumption NPort 5410: 350 mA (at 12V max.) NPort 5430: 360 mA (at 12V max.) NPo
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2 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter includes information about installing NPort 5400 Series. The following topics are covered: Panel Layout Connecting the Hardware Wiring Requirements Connecting the Power Grounding NPort 5400 Connecting to the Network Connecting to a Serial Device LED Indicators
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NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Getting Started Panel Layout 2-2
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NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Getting Started Connecting the Hardware This section describes how to connect NPort 5400 to serial devices for first time testing purposes. We cover Wiring Requirements, Connecting the Power, Grounding NPort 5400 Series, Connecting to the Network, Connecting to a Serial Device, and LED Indicators. Wiring Requirements ATTENTION Safety First! Be sure to disconnect the power cord before installing and/or wiring your NPort 5400 Series. Wiring Caution! Calc
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NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Getting Started ATTENTION This product is intended to be mounted to a well-grounded mounting surface such as a metal panel. SG: The Shielded Ground (sometimes called Protected Ground) contact is the left most contact of the 3-pin power terminal block connector when viewed from the angle shown here. Connect the SG wire to an appropriate grounded metal surface. Connecting to the Network Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to NPort 5400’s 10/100
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3 3 Chapter 3 Initial IP Address Configuration When setting up your NPort 5410/5430/5340I for the first time, the first thing you should do is configuring the IP address. This chapter introduces the method to configure NPort’s IP address. Select one of the initial IP Address configuration methods to configure NPort’s IP Address. For more details about network settings, see the Network Settings section from Chapter 5, Web Console Configuration. This chapter includes the following sectio
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NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode Initializing NPort’s IP Address 1. Determine whether your NPort needs to use a Static IP or Dynamic IP (either DHCP or BOOTP application). 2. If NPort is used in a Static IP environment, you can use LCM Display, NPort Administration Suite, ARP, Web Console, or Telnet Console to configure the new IP address. 3. If NPort is used in a Dynamic IP environment, you can use LCM Display, NPort Administration suite, Web Console, or
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NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode There are four push buttons on NPort’s nameplate. Going from left to right, the buttons are: Button Name Action MENU menu activates the main menu, or returns to a lower level scrolls up through a list of items shown on the LCM panel’s second line up cursor down cursor scrolls down through a list of items shown on the LCM panel’s second line SEL select selects the option listed on the LCM panel’s second line The button
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NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode Main Menu Server Serial number D setting Server name C Firmware ver D Model name D Network Ethernet status D setting MAC address D IP config C IP address C Netmask C Gateway C DNS server 1 C DNS server 2 C Serial set Select port C Baud rate C Data bit C Stop bit C Parity C Flow control C Tx/Rx fifo C Interface C Tx/Rx bytes D Line status D Op Mode set Select port C Select mode C [mode] Real COM T
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NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode The second type of configurable option is when there are only a small number of options from which to choose (although only one option will be visible at a time). Consider the PARITY attribute under PORT SETTING as an example. Follow the tree graph to arrive at the following PARITY screen. The first option, NONE, is displayed, with a down arrow all the way to the right. This is an indication that there are other options from
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NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode Take the following steps to use ARP to configure the IP address: 1. Obtain a valid IP address for your NPort from your network administrator. 2. Obtain the NPort’s MAC address from the label on its bottom panel. 3. Execute the ‘arp -s’ command from your computer’s MS-DOS prompt by typing: arp –s 192.168.200.100 00-90-E8-xx-xx-xx This is where 192.168.200.100 is the new IP address and 00-90-E8-xx-xx-xx is the MAC address fo
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NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode 4. Type 2 to select Network settings, and then press Enter. 5. Type 1 to select IP address and then press Enter. 6. Use the Backspace key to erase the current IP address, type in the new IP address, and then press Enter. 3-8
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NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode 7. Press any key to continue… 8. Type m and then press Enter to return to the main menu. 9. Type s and then press Enter to Save/Restart the system. 10. Type y and then press Enter to save the new IP address and restart NPort. 3-9
