Moxa 5400 - Manual

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 PLC...

Introduction Product Specifications LAN Ethernet 10/100 Mbps, RJ45 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 2 KV Isolati...

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 Indicat...

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 , Connecting to the Network , and Connecting to a Serial Device . Wiring Requirements...

Grounding NPort 5400 Grounding and wire routing helps limit the effects of noise due to electromagnetic interference (EMI). Run the ground connection from the ground screw to the grounding surface prior to connecting devices. This product is intended to be mounted to a well-grounded mounting surface...

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...

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 ...

Initial IP Address Configuration 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 U up cursor scrolls up through a list of items shown on the LCM panel’s second line V down c...

Initial IP Address Configuration The part of the LCM operation that still requires some explanation is how to edit the configurable options. In fact, you will only encounter two types of configurable options. The first type involves entering numbers, such as IP addresses, Netmasks, etc. In this case...

NPort Administration Suite NPort Administration Suite consists of some useful utility programs that are used to configure and manage your NPorts. See Chapter 5 for details on how to install NPort Administration Suite, and how to use this suite of useful utilities to set up IP addresses and configure...

Initial IP Address Configuration Telnet Console Depending on how your computer and network are configured, you may find it convenient to use network access to set up your NPort’s IP address. This can be done using the Telnet program. 1. From the Windows desktop, click on Start and then select Run . ...

6. Use the Backspace key to erase the current IP address, type in the new IP address, and then press Enter . 7. Press any key to continue… 8. Type m and then press Enter to return to the main menu. NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual 3-8

4 4 Chapter 4 Choosing the Proper Operation Mode In this section, we describe the various NPort operation modes. The options include an operation mode that uses a driver installed on the host computer, and operation modes that rely on TCP/IP socket programming concepts. After choosing the proper ope...

Overview NPort Device Servers network-enable traditional RS-232/422/485 devices, in which a Device Server is a tiny computer equipped with a CPU, real-time OS, and TCP/IP protocols that can bi-directionally translate data between the serial and Ethernet formats. Your computer can access, manage, and...

Choosing the Proper Operation Mode TCP Client Mode In TCP Client mode , NPort can actively establish a TCP connection to a pre-defined host computer when serial data arrives. After the data has been transferred, NPort can automatically disconnect from the host computer by using the TCP alive check t...

5 5 Chapter 5 Web Console Configuration The Web Console is the most user-friendly way to configure NPort 5410/5430/5340I. This chapter will introduce the Web Console function groups and function definitions. This chapter uses NPort 5230 as an example. The function and definition is totally the same ...

Opening Your Browser 1. Open your browser with the cookie function enabled. (To enable your browser for cookies, right click on your desktop Internet Explorer icon, select Properties, click on the Security tab, and then select the three Enable options as shown in the figure below.) 2. Type 192.168.1...

Basic Settings Server name Setting Factory Default Necessity 1 to 39 characters NP[model name]_[Serial No.] Optional This option is useful for specifying the location or application of different NPorts. Time NPort 5410/5430/5340I has a built-in Real-Time Clock for time calibration functions. Functio...

Web Console Configuration Click on the Modify button to open the Modify time settings window to input the correct local time. Time server Setting Factory Default Necessity IP or Domain address (E.g., 192.168.1.1 or time.stdtime.gov.tw or time.nist.gov) None Optional NPort 5410/5430/5340I uses SNTP (...

Serial Settings Click on Serial Settings , located under Main Menu, to display serial port settings for ports 1 and 2. To modify serial settings for a particular port, click on either Port 1 or Port 2 under Serial Settings. Port alias Setting Factory Default Necessity 1 to 15 characters (E.g., PLC-N...

Operating Settings Press Operating Settings to display the operating settings for all of NPort’s serial ports. Real COM Mode TCP alive check time Setting Factory Default Necessity 0 to 99 min 7 min Optional 0 min: TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection. 1 to 99 min: NPort automat...

Web Console Configuration Max Connection Setting Factory Default Necessity 1, 2, 3, 4 1 Required Max Connection is usually used when the user needs to receive data from different hosts simultaneously. The factory default only allows 1 connection at a same. When Max Connection is set to 1, the Real C...

Force Transmit Setting Factory Default Necessity 0 to 65535 ms 0 ms Optional 0: Disable the force transmit timeout. 1 to 65535: Forces the NPort’s TCP/IP protocol software to try to pack serial data received during the specified time into the same data frame. This parameter defines the time interval...

Web Console Configuration Destination IP address 1 Setting Factory Default Necessity IP address or Domain Address (E.g., 192.168.1.1) None Required Allows NPort to connect actively to the remote host whose address is set by this parameter. Destination IP address 2/3/4 Setting Factory Default Necessi...

UDP Mode Delimiter 1 Setting Factory Default Necessity 00 to FF None Optional Delimiter 2 Setting Factory Default Necessity 00 to FF None Optional Once the NPort receives both delimiters through its serial port, it immediately packs all data currently in its buffer and sends it to the NPort’s Ethern...

Accessible IP Settings NPort has an IP address based filtering method to control access to the NPort. Accessible IP Settings allows you to add or remove “Legal” remote host IP addresses to prevent unauthorized access. Access to NPorts is controlled by IP address. That is, if a host’s IP address is i...

Web Console Configuration Auto Warning Settings Event Type Cold start This refers to starting the system from power off (contrast this with warm start). When performing a cold start, NPort will automatically issue an Auto warning message by e-mail, or send an SNMP trap after rebooting. Warm start Th...

Web Console Configuration Auto warning: E-mail and SNMP Trap Mail Server Mail Server Setting Factory Default Necessity IP or Domain Name None Optional User Name Setting Factory Default Necessity 1 to 15 characters None Optional Password Setting Factory Default Necessity 1 to 15 characters None Optio...

Change Password Input the “Old password” and “New password” to change the password. Leave the password boxes blank to erase the password. In this case, the NPort will not have password protection. If you forget the password, the ONLY way to configure NPort is by using the Reset button on NPort’s cas...

Web Console Configuration Load Factory Default This function will reset all of NPort’s settings to the factory default values. Be aware that previous settings will be lost. NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual 5-27

6 6 Chapter 6 Configuring Windows Administrator This chapter uses NPort 5230 as an example to introduce the installation and configuration of NPort Administration Suite. The function and definition is totally the same with NPort 5400 series. The following topics are covered in this chapter: Overview...

Overview We understand the importance of software as the foundation of your application, and with this in mind, we designed NPort Administrator to let you easily install and configure your NPort 5000 Series product over the network. NPort Administrator provides five function groups that ease the ins...

Configuring Windows Administrator 4. Click on Next to install the program using the default program name, or select a different name. 5. Click on Install to proceed with the installation. 6. The Installing window reports the progress of the installation. 7. Click on Next to proceed with the installa...

8. Click on Finish to complete the installation of NPort Administration Suite. Configuration The Administrator-Configuration window is divided into four parts. The top part is the function list and online help area. (Windows NT does not support this .chm file format.) The left part lists the five Ad...

Configuring Windows Administrator Broadcast Search The Broadcast Search function is used to locate all NPorts that are connected to the same LAN as your computer. Since the Broadcast Search function searches by MAC address and not IP address, all NPorts connected to the LAN will be located, regardle...

Unlock Password Protection If the NPort is password protected, then you will not be able to use the right click or double click method to open the configuration page. Instead, select an NPort with “Lock” status, right click the locked NPort, and then select the unlock button. After inputting the cor...

Configuring Windows Administrator Blank The NPort is not password protected, and “Broadcast Search” was used to locate it. Fixed The NPort is not password protected, and “Search by IP address” was used to locate it. Lock Fixed The NPort is password protected, “Specify by IP address” was used to loca...

Upgrade Firmware Input the password to Unlock the NPort, and then right click on a specific NPort and select the Upgrade Firmware function to start upgrading the firmware. Select the correct ROM file to be downloaded to the NPort. Visit Moxa’s website at www.moxa.com for the latest firmware release....

Monitor There are two methods available to start the Monitor function. 1. First use Broadcast Search under the Configuration Function group, and then click on Monitor Add Target Select target from the list. 2. First click on Monitor , and then Add Target Rescan . Select Broadcast under the Configura...

Configuring Windows Administrator Select Monitor Items. Select a Refresh Rate (the default is 3 seconds). Select Display warning message or Play the warning music in WAV format when a new event occurs. New event means one of the NPorts in the monitor is “Alive” or “Not Alive,” or has lost connection...

Configuring Windows Administrator Port Monitor The process is the same as in the previous “Monitor” section. The only difference is that you can select more items under Port Monitor than under port status. Select the Monitor Items. NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual 6-13

COM Mapping Windows Administration Suite comes with the Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP Real COM drivers. After you install Windows Administration Suite, there are two ways to set up the NPort’s serial port as your host’s remote COM port. The first way is On-line COM Mapping . On-line COM Mapping will c...

Configuring Windows Administrator Select COM Setting to modify COM No., default setting, etc. Select the COM No. Those “In use,” “Assigned” COM ports will also be indicated in this dialog window. If you select multiple serial ports or multiple NPorts, remember to check the “Auto Enumerating” functio...

Fast Flush (only flush local buffer) 1. We have added one optional “Fast Flush” function in our new NPort Real COM driver. NPort Administrator Suite for 2G NPort adds it after version 1.2 . 2. For some applications, the user’s program will use the Win32 “PurgeComm()” function before it reads or writ...

Configuring Windows Administrator Select Discard Change to tell Administrator to NOT save the COM Mapping information to the host. To save the configuration to a text file, select Export COM Mapping . You will then be able to import this configuration file to another host and use the same COM Mappin...

Add a target by inputting the IP address and selecting the Model Name without physically connecting the NPort to the network. Apply change. IP Location When NPort 5000 series products are used in a dynamic IP environment, users must spend more time with IP management tasks. NPort 5000 series product...

Configuring Windows Administrator Select the IP Location Report. The configure the local listen to be the same as the NPort’s “Auto report to UDP port” setting. Press Go to start receiving the Auto IP address report from the NPort. NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual 6-19

7 7 Chapter 7 IP Serial LIB The following topics are covered in this chapter: Overview IP Serial LIB Function Groups Example Program

Overview What is IP Serial Library? IP Serial Library is a Windows library with frequently used serial command sets and subroutines. IP Serial Library is designed to reduce the complexity and poor efficiency of serial communication over TCP/IP. For example, Telnet can only transfer data, but it can'...

IP Serial LIB IP Serial LIB Function Groups Server Control Port Control Input/Output Data Port Status Inquiry Miscellaneous nsio_init nsio_end nsio_resetserver nsio_checkalive nsio_open nsio_close nsio_ioctl nsio_flowctrl nsio_DTR nsio_RTS nsio_lctrl nsio_baud nsio_resetport nsio_read nsio_SetReadTi...

A A Appendix A Pinouts and Cable Wiring In this appendix, we cover the following topics. Port Pinout Diagrams Ethernet Port Pinouts Serial Port Pinouts Cable Wiring Diagrams Ethernet Cables Serial Cables

B B Appendix B Well Known Port Numbers This appendix is for your reference about the Well Known port numbers that may cause network problem if you set NPort into the same port. Refer to RFC 1700 for Well Known port numbers of refer to the following introduction from the IANA. The port numbers are di...

C C Appendix C SNMP Agent with MIB II & RS-232 like group NPort 5200 has a built-in SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agent software. It supports SNMP Trap, RFC1317 RS-232 like gourp and RFC 1213 MIB-II. The following table lists the standard MIB-II group, as well as the variable impleme...

Well Known Port Numbers Address Translation MIB TCP MIB SNMP MIB AtNetAddress tcpRetransSegs snmpInTotalSetVars tcpConnState snmpInGetRequests tcpConnLocalAddress snmpInGetNexts tcpConnLocalPort snmpInSetRequests tcpConnRemAddress snmpInGetResponses tcpConnRemPort snmpInTraps tcpInErrs snmpOutTooBig...

D D Appendix D Service Information This appendix shows you how to contact Moxa for information about this and other products, and how to report problems. In this appendix, we cover the following topics. MOXA Internet Services Problem Report Form Product Return Procedure

MOXA Internet Services Customer satisfaction is our number one concern, and to ensure that customers receive the full benefit of our products, Moxa Internet Services has been set up to provide technical support, driver updates, product information, and user’s manual updates. The following services a...

Service Information Problem Report Form MOXA NPort 5400 Series Customer name: Company: Tel: Fax: Email: Date: 1. Moxa Product: NPort 5410 NPort 5430 NPort 5430I 2. Serial Number: ___________ ______ Problem Description: Please describe the symptoms of the problem as clearly as possible, including any...

Product Return Procedure For product repair, exchange, or refund, the customer must: Provide evidence of original purchase. Obtain a Product Return Agreement (PRA) from the sales representative or dealer. Fill out the Problem Report Form (PRF). Include as much detail as possible for a shorter produc...

Service Information Revision History Document Edition Revision Date Revision Details 2 nd August 25, 2003 1. Update the edition of this manual on the title page. 2. Update the Moxa Email on the title page. 3. p.2-2 Changed the “LCD Display Panel” to “LCM Display Panel” in the descriptions on the rig...

E E Appendix E Auto IP Report Protocol NPort Series provides several ways to configure Ethernet IP addresses. One of them is DHCP Client. When you set up the NPort to use DHCP Client to configure Ethernet IP addresses, it will automatically send a DHCP request over the Ethernet to find the DHCP Serv...

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual E-2 And then you can develop your own programs to receive this information from the NPort. Here is NPort’s Auto IP Report Protocol. We provide an example for you to easily develop your own programs. You can find this example on Moxa’s website. http://web2.moxa.com.tw/...