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Quatech Serial Device Server User Manual

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Quatech SDS User’s Manual

Appendix A

Hardware

Processor:

Freescale / Motorola Power PC

SDRAM:

8 MB

FLASH Memory: 2 MB
FLASH is field upgradeable over Ethernet connection

Switches

All models:

On back panel:

¾

Reset: Resets the unit and does a hard reboot.

User data in volatile memory cleared.
System configuration unchanged.

If held until Status LED flashes slowly and then released:
User data in memory is cleared and configuration is reset to

factory default settings
If held until Status LED flashes quickly and then released:

User data in memory is cleared and system firmware reverts to the

factory default

Indicators

4- and 8-port models:

On front panel

¾

Power: On when unit has power


On rear panel

¾

Link (left side of Ethernet connector): Network connection

ON = connected to network; OFF = not connected

¾

Speed (right side of Ethernet connector): Speed of network

connection, ON = 100 Mbps; OFF = 10 Mbps.

¾

Data: Color RED if port is configured for RS-232 operation. Color
GREEN if port is configured for RS-422/485 operation. Flashes

when data is being sent or received on the serial port.

¾

Status: Off until box is running then turned on.

If the Reset button is pushed in and held, the following occurs:
1. Status LED flashes at a rate of 1 flash every 2 seconds for 10

seconds (slow flash).

If Reset button is released during this time period, the

configuration is reset to factory defaults; then the SDS
automatically restarts.

2. If Reset button is held past the first 10 seconds, the LED

starts to flash at a rate of 1 flash per second for 10 seconds

(fast flash).

If Reset button is released during this time period, the SDS is
reset back to factory default firmware revision; then the SDS

automatically restarts.

3. If Reset button is held past the first 20 seconds, the LED

stops flashing.

If Reset button is released during this time period, the SDS
resets but the configuration is unchanged.

July 2005

940-0183-153

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