B&B Electronics Vlinx Serial Servers ESP902E - Manual (Page 11)

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DIP Switches
A triple DIP (dual inline package) switch allows the Serial Server to
be placed into Console Mode . When all three switches are moved into
the ON position the Serial Server enters Console Mode, allowing
configuration of the Serial Server (using an RS-232 connection
through the serial port on the ESP901 or Serial Port 1 on the ESP902)
from a PC running a terminal program such as
HyperTerminal . When
the Serial Server enters Console Mode the Console Mode screen will
appear in the HyperTerminal program window. The serial port settings
must be 8-N-1 at 9600 baud.
Figure 7. The Console Mode (Server) Screen in the
HyperTerminal Window
When any of the DIP switches are switched back to the OFF position,
the
Serial Server will revert to the mode it was in before Console
Mode .
N N o o t t e e : :
The Serial Server can be put into Console mode using either of two
methods:
1. Switching all the DIP switches to the ON position
2. With any DIP switch in the OFF position set the Server
Properties Console Mode field to Console and Update/Save the
configuration
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Serial Ports
The ESP901 has one serial port. The port can be configured as a
Console Mode connection or as an RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485
interface to the Serial Server (if any of the DIP switches are in the
OFF position) using the ESP Manager software, via Telnet , or using
the Web Server .
The ESP902 has two serial ports. Port 1 operates the same as the
ESP901 serial port. Port 2 on the ESP902 is an RS-232 only interface.
The RS-232 interfaces are configured as DTEs. The connectors for all
ports are DB-9M.
Serial Port
DB-9 Male
Figure 8. The ESP901 Serial Port Connector
Serial Port 1
DB-9 Male Serial Port 2
DB-9 Male
Figure 9. The ESP902 Serial Port Connectors
Serial Server/Port Operational Modes
Using the ESP Manager the Serial Server can be put into Console
Mode, Default Mode or Upgrade Mode . The serial ports can be
configured for RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485 operation. The server also
can be put into
Console Mode by placing all the DIP switches into the
ON position.