B&B Electronics ESR901 User Manual
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Manual Documentation Number: ESR90x-0508m
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 1
F
EATURES
.................................................................................................................. 1
C
OMMUNICATION
M
ODES
......................................................................................... 3
Direct IP Mode ..................................................................................................... 3
Virtual COM Mode ............................................................................................... 3
Paired Mode ......................................................................................................... 3
Heart Beat ............................................................................................................. 4
S
ERIAL
S
ERVER
Q
UICK
S
TART
G
UIDE
....................................................................... 5
Hardware Setup .................................................................................................... 5
Software Installation ............................................................................................. 5
Serial Server Configuration .................................................................................. 6
Install Virtual COM Ports on PC.......................................................................... 7
Check Communications ........................................................................................ 7
CHAPTER 2: MAKING THE HARDWARE CONNECTIONS ........................... 9
P
ACKAGE
C
HECKLIST
................................................................................................ 9
ESR90
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I
NDICATORS
,
S
WITCHES AND
C
ONNECTORS
.............................................. 10
Indicators ............................................................................................................ 10
Switches .............................................................................................................. 10
Connectors .......................................................................................................... 10
S
ERIAL
S
ERVER
/P
ORT
O
PERATIONAL
M
ODES
......................................................... 11
Default Mode ...................................................................................................... 12
Console Mode ..................................................................................................... 12
Upgrade Mode .................................................................................................... 12
RS-232 Mode ....................................................................................................... 12
RS-422 Mode ....................................................................................................... 13
RS-485H Mode .................................................................................................... 13
RS-485F Mode .................................................................................................... 13
RS-485 Receiver Biasing ..................................................................................... 13
CHAPTER 3: INSTALLING THE VLINX SOFTWARE .................................... 19
S
OFTWARE
I
NSTALLATION
....................................................................................... 19
Automatic Installation ......................................................................................... 19
Manual Installation ............................................................................................. 19
Updating an Existing Installation ....................................................................... 21
Opening the ESP Manager ................................................................................. 22