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TS-DDH T igerS top ® Manual Data Do wn loa ding M a y 2 0 0 6 Har dwa r e Installation & User ’ s Guide ESC Et hernet-to-Serial Converter SX Serial Extender Contact information: T igerStop LLC, Assembly Pl ant, 12909 NE 95 th St ., V anc ouver , W A 98682 T e l: 360 254-0661 ● Fax: 360 260-0755 ● W ebsite: www .
ii T ab le Of Contents Ethernet to Serial Converter ...........................................................................................................................1 System Specification .....................................................
1 ESC Ethernet to Serial Converter Description and Use The ESC is an Ethernet-RS232 adapter that lets you plug T igerStop into an ethernet network , eliminating the need for a serial port on your computer or a short haul modem, and permitting communication with T i gerS top across your network.
Data Downloading Hardware 2 2. Enter the factory password and press . 3. The Service Menu will display the first six options. V ersion 3.1 displays only 4 options. V ersion 3.5 and later displays 6 options on the first scr een. 4. Press to select the Baud Rate parameter .
Ethernet to Serial Converter 3 Continue by turning to the following topics: 1. Install the Ethernet Device Installer 2. Run the Ethernet Device Installer Computer Setup Install and run The Ethernet Redirector Maintenance The ESC should never need any maintenance.
4 Ethernet Device Installer Fig. 1 T o use the ESC Ethernet-to-Serial C onverter , some software on t he accompanying CD (CD-UDS- 04A) must first be installed and run on your com puter . The ESC co mes with a Quick Start Guide from Lantronix (Fig. 1) and a CD (Fig.
Ethernet Device Installer 5 Fig. 4 4. Continue at the DeviceInstaller Setup W izard. The DeviceInstaller Setup W izard (Fig. 5) will appear . Fig. 5 5. Click Next. The wizar d w ill insert a default folder (Fig. 6) in which to install DeviceInstaller … Fig.
Data Downloading Hardware 6 Fig. 7 7. Click Close. Run Ethernet Device Installer.
7 Run Ethernet Device Installer Assign the IP Address and Networ k Class. 1. Click the ST AR T button on the task bar and select All P rograms > La ntronix > DeviceInstaller > DeviceInstaller (Fig. 1). Fig. 1 The DeviceInstaller 3.6 window (Fig.
Data Downloading Hardware 8 Fig. 4 4. Select "Assign a specific IP address" (Fig. 4) and click Next . The IP Settings scr e en displays. In Fig. 5 the setting values ar e only examples! Fig. 5 5. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gat eway (Fig.
Run Ethernet Device Installer 9 Fig. 6 6. Click Assign. The new addr ess will be saved, and the Ethernet adaptor wi ll be r ebooted (Fig. 7). Fig. 7 7. Click Finish. Configure the Ether net Adapt or . 1. Click the ST AR T button on the task bar and select All P rograms > La ntronix > DeviceInstaller > DeviceInstaller (Fig.
Data Downloading Hardware 10 Fig. 8 The DeviceInstaller 3.6 window (Fig. 9) will appear . Fig. 9 2. This time, click Configure. The Configur e Device scree n (Fig. 10) displays. Fig. 10 3. Click Edit Settings. The Port Pr operties scr een (Fig. 1 1) displays.
Run Ethernet Device Installer 11 The A dvanced tab (Figs. 12-13) displays all the port pr operties in detail. Fig. 12 Fig. 13 5. In the 1. Serial Settings (Fig. 12) parameters, change Ba ud R ate to 1 15,200 as shown in the example, or to whatever baud rate is set in the controller .
Data Downloading Hardware 12 Fig. 14 7. Click Apply . The pr ogram should now updat e the settings and r eboot the device. When in use, both ports should have a ba ud rate m atching the c ontroller baud sett ing, 1 15200. (The factory default is 9600.
13 The Ethernet Redirector Install the Redirect or from the CD. 1. Choose the destination folder (Fig. 1) for the Redirector . Fig. 1 2. Click Next. Fig.
Data Downloading Hardware 14 Fig. 3 4. Click Finish to complete the install. Launch the Redirector . Fig. 4 1. Open the Com Port Redirector and set up the virtual com ports. 2. Click the Com Setup button (Fig. 4). 3. Check the box next to the first two Com labels.
The Ethernet Redirector 15 8. Click OK. 9. Click Save. 10. Select COM4 from the top-center “ Redirect T o ” d rop down menu. 11. Click the Add IP button. 12. Enter the IP address of the second ESC in the Host box . 13. Enter 3002 in the TCP port box (1 1000 less than the number entered for Channel 2 in t he USD200 ’ s setup).
16 ESC T roubl eshooting Follow these steps i n case of a com munications failure: 1. Confirm hardware connections 2. Confirm software settings 3. Contact T i gerS top Customer Support Confirm H ardware Connections The first step in troubleshooting almost any type of technical failure is to check the physical connections.
17 SX Serial Extender Description and Use The Serial Extender allows your computer to communicate with your Level 2 (or higher) T i gerS top when the total cable distance is up to 1000 feet (Fig. 1). Y ou should use an SX when your T i gerStop is separ ated from your computer by at least 75 feet.
Data Downloading Hardware 18 4. Plug the 5v power supply (Fig. 6) into RS232 Sender . 5. Restart your computer only after making all the connections. Fig.
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