Avocent ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub SuperSerial User manual

SuperSerial™

ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub

Product Installation Guide

PN 590-290-001A

August 2002

2 Equinox ESP Multi-Interface Serial Hub Product Installation Guide

Section 1 - Hardware

The Equinox SuperSerial Technology (ST) Ethernet Serial Provider 8-port

Multi-Interface (ESP-8 MI) Serial Hub can be installed in a local or remote

LAN to provide access for widely distributed RS-232, RS-422 or RS-485

serial devices. The ESP-8 MI is supported under Windows 2000, Windows

NT 4.0, Windows NT 3.51, OpenServer 5.0.5a or higher, UnixWare 7.0.1a

or higher, Linux and AIX 4.3 and 5.1.

The ESP can be managed using EquiView Plus, the Equinox premier serial

port management software, running on any Microsoft Windows host, or

espdiag and espcfg for OpenServer, UnixWare, Linux or AIX.

The ESP-8 MI kit contains the items listed in Table 1.

Part No. Description

990407 8-port ESP-8 MI Unit

590 Installation Guide (this document)

750131 RS-422 Loopback Connector

750130 RS-232 Loopback Connector

650185 Equinox SuperSerial Software CD

770379 Two Wall-mount Brackets

Table 1. ESP-8 MI Kit Contents

Special-order accessories for the ESP-8 MI are available, as listed in Table 2.

Part No. Description

Modular Adaptors

210097 RJ-45 to DB-25 RS-232 DTE Male Adaptor

210098 RJ-45 to DB-25 RS-232 DTE Female Adaptor

210099 RJ-45 to DB-25 RS-232 DCE Male Adaptor

210100 RJ-45 to DB-25 RS-232 DCE Female Adaptor

210101 RJ-45 to DB-9 RS-232 Male Adaptor

210102 RJ-45 to DB-9 RS-232 Female Adaptor

210103 RJ-45 to DB-25 RS-530 DTE Male Adaptor

Modular Cables

690252 10-foot 10-wire Reversing Modular Cable

690253 25-foot 10-wire Reversing Modular Cable

690254 75-foot 10-wire Reversing Modular Cable

Rack Mount Shelf

790180 Rack Mount Shelf

Wiring Starter Kit

750133 Wiring Starter Kit includes seven adaptors (210097, 210098,

210099, 210100, 210101, 210102 and 210103) and a 10-foot

10-wire modular cable (690252)

Table 2. Special-Order Accessories

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Figure 1 shows the front of the ESP-8 MI. Table 3 describes the LEDs and buttons.

Figure 1. ESP Front View

Item Description

POWER The POWER LED is lit when the ESP is connected to a

power source

ONLINE The ONLINE LED is lit (not blinking) when the ESP self-test

and initialization procedures have completed successfully

LINK The LINK LED is lit when the ESP recognizes that is has a

connection to the network

TRAFFIC The TRAFFIC LED blinks when there is network trafc

100MBps The 100MBps LED is lit when the ESP is connected to a

100 Mbps LAN

RESET Pushing the RESET button reboots the ESP; for more

information, see Section 1.4

INIT Pushing the INIT button restores the ESP to factory defaults;

for more information, see Section 1.4

Table 3. ESP LEDs and Buttons

Figure 2 shows the back of the ESP-8 MI and the port pin assignments.

Figure 2. ESP Back View and Port Pin Assignments

NOTE: It is important that unused pins (labeled N/C) should not have wires

attached to them. Floating wires could cause unbalanced noise, shorten overall

distances and degrade performance.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

0.5A

100-250 VAC, 50/60 Hz

Address

Serial #

LAN

10/100 BaseT

Ethernet Connector

MAC Address

and

Serial Number

Warning - The power outlet should be installed

near the equipment and should be

easily accessible.

Pin # RS-232 RS-422 RS-485

1 RTS N/C N/C

2 DTR Tx- N/C

3 N/C Tx+ N/C

4 DCD N/C N/C

5 Rx N/C N/C

6 Tx N/C N/C

7 GND GND GND

8 N/C Rx+ Rx/Tx+

9 N/C Rx- Rx/Tx-

10 CTS N/C N/C

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1.1 Hardware Installation

1. The MAC address is printed on a label afxed to the back of the unit

above the LAN connector socket (see Figure 2). This address will be

used as a Unit ID to distinguish different ESP units on the network.

Record the MAC address.

00 - 80 - 7D - _____ - _____ - _____

2. Attach a 10BaseT or 100BaseT LAN interface cable to the LAN

connector on the back of the ESP. A CAT 5 cable is required for

100BaseT operation.

3. Power on the ESP by connecting the power cable to a power source.

WARNING: The power outlet should be installed near the equipment and

should be easily accessible.

4. Install the ESP driver using the instructions in Section 2 for your

target operating system.

5. Install or upgrade to EquiView Plus version 5.1 or higher from the

Equinox SuperSerial Software CD. EquiView Plus will help manage

ESP units on various networks.

If the ESP fails to boot ...

The ESP is very robust and there are few errors that can prevent the unit

from correctly initializing and going online. However, if an error does

occur, the ONLINE LED will blink a repeating pattern with discernible

pauses. Count the number of blinks between pauses and make a note of

this value. When you contact Technical Support, this information will help

determine the cause of the initialization failure.

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1.2 RS-232 Device Cabling

Figures 3 through 5 show the pin assignments required for an RS-232 cable

connection between the ESP RJ-45 ports and your devices.

Figure 3. Cable Pin Assignments for ESP RJ-45 to Terminal/Printer

Figure 4. Cable Pin Assignments for ESP RJ-45 to PC DB-9

Figure 5. Cable Pin Assignments for ESP RJ-45 to Modem DB-25

N/C

Signal Ground

Transmit Data

Receive Data

Data Carrier Detect

N/C

DataTerminal Ready

Request to Send

4Request to Send

6Data Set Ready

7Signal Ground

3Receive Data

2Transmit Data

20 Data Terminal Ready

8Data Carrier Detect

5Clear to Send

Pin #

To ESP RJ-45 Port Pin # To Terminal / Printer

DB-25 (FEMALE)

..... .

..... .. ....

o o o o o o o

Cable End View

DB-25 (MALE)

. .....

...... .....

.......

Cable End View

RJ-45 (Plug)

..........

Clear to Send

N/C

Signal Ground

Transmit Data

Receive Data

Data Carrier Detect

N/C

Data Terminal Ready

Request to Send

Data Set Ready

Signal Ground

Receive Data

Transmit Data

Data Terminal Ready

Data Carrier Detect

Clear to Send

Pin # Pin #

To ESP RJ-45 Port To PC (DB-9)

Cable End View

RJ-45 (Plug)

..........

Cable End View

DB-9 (FEMALE)

o o o o o

o o o o

Clear to Send

N/C

Signal Ground

Transmit Data

Receive Data

Data Carrier Detect

N/C

Data Terminal Ready

Request to Send

5Clear to Send

20 Data Terminal Ready

7Signal Ground

2Transmit Data

3Receive Data

8Data Carrier Detect

Request to Send

Pin # Pin #

To ESP RJ-45 Port To Modem

Cable End View

RJ-45 (Plug)

..........

Cable End View

DB-25 (MALE)

. .....

...... .....

.......

. .

Clear To Send

N/C

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1.3 RS-232 Modular Adaptors and Cables

RS-232 modular adaptors are available from Equinox to convert RJ-45

modular jacks to DB-25 or DB-9 connectors. These modular adaptors,

used with the 10-wire reversing modular cables, perform the same

functions as shown in Figures 3 through 5. Figure 6 shows the RS-232

modular adaptors available from Equinox.

Figure 6. RS-232 Modular Adaptors

Table 4 lists the modular cables that are available from Equinox to use

with the modular adaptors shown in Figure 6.

Part No. Description

690252 10-foot 10-Wire Reversing Modular Cable

690253 25-foot 10-Wire Reversing Modular Cable

690254 75-foot 10-Wire Reversing Modular Cable

Table 4. Available Reversing Modular Cables

The adaptors and cables listed above may be used to attach devices to the

ESP RJ-45 ports.

If a customer-supplied modular cable is used, make sure the cable is

reversing. See Figure 7.

Connect to

Modems & Multiplexers:

210097 [DB-25 DTE Male]

210098 [DB-25 DTE Female]

DB-25 RS-232

RJ-45 10-PIN

RTS

DTR

DCD

GND

CTS

RTS

DTR

DCD

GND

CTS

Connect to

Modems & Multiplexers:

210101 [DB-9 Male]

DB-25 RS-232

RJ-45 10-PIN

RTS

DTR

DCD

GND

CTS

RTS

DTR

DCD

GND

CTS

Connect to

Terminals & Printers:

210099 [DB-25 DCE Male]

210100 [DB-25 DCE Female]

DB-25 RS-232

RJ-45 10-PIN

RTS

DTR

DCD

GND

CTS

DCD

DTR

GND

RTS

DSR

Connect to

Personal Computers:

210102 [DB-9 Female]

DB-25 RS-232

RJ-45 10-PIN

RTS

DTR

DCD

GND

CTS

DCD

DTR

GND

RTS

DSR

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Figure 7. 10-Wire RJ-45 Reversing Cable

1.4 RS-530 Modular Adaptors

An RS-530 modular adaptor is available from Equinox to convert an RJ-45

modualr jack to a male DB-25 connector. The RS-530 adaptor is designed

to be used with standard CAT 5 cable.

Each port that uses the RS-530 adaptor should be configured as RS-422.

Figure 8 shows the RS-530 modular adaptor available from Equinox.

Figure 8. RS-530 Modular Adaptor

E S P P o r t M o d u l a r A d a p t e r

1 0 - W I R E

RTS

DTR

DCD

GND

CTS

RTS

DTR

DCD

GND

CTS

Connect to

RS-530 Devices:

210103 [DB-25 Male]

DB-25 RS-530

RJ-45 10-PIN

Tx -

Tx +

GND

Rx +

Rx -

TD - (B)

TD + (A)

GND

RD + (A)

RD - (B)

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1.4 INIT and RESET Buttons

The INIT button can be used to remove configured information from an

ESP unit. The ESP stores nonvolatile data such as SNMP community

name, system contact and IP address in FLASH. This information can be

erased by pressing the INIT button.

NOTE: Pressing the INIT button will interrupt ESP operation and cause

reinitialization to occur.

The FLASH erase is performed in two phases. The first phase erases the

configuration database, which contains all nonvolatile data except the IP

address. The second phase erases the IP address and effectively restores

the ESP to factory default. This feature can be used to erase the FLASH

when the ESP is being reinstalled elsewhere on your network.

When the INIT button is first pressed, the ONLINE LED will begin to

blink to confirm that you have pressed the INIT button. Pressing and

holding the button for five seconds erases the configuration database in

the ESP FLASH. When the database has been erased, the ONLINE LED

begins to flash rapidly. If you release the INIT button before the five

second mark, no action is taken, and the ESP does not reinitialize.

If the button is pressed and held for an additional five seconds, the IP

address is also erased.

If any portion of the FLASH is erased, the ESP will reboot itself when

the INIT button is released.

The RESET button can be used to reset the ESP. Pushing this button will

cause an immediate reboot.

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Section 2 - Driver Installation

This section contains instructions for installing the ESP driver from the

Equinox SuperSerial CD-ROM. The ESP is supported under Windows

2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 3.51, OpenServer 5.0.5a or higher,

UnixWare 7.0.1a or higher, Linux and AIX 4.3 and 5.1.

2.1 Windows 2000

To install the Windows 2000 ESP driver, you must first run SETUP.EXE

from the Windows 2000 ESP driver diskette that is made using the

Equinox SuperSerial CD-ROM. SETUP.EXE will install the necessary

Device Manager files for the ESP. Insert the diskette into your A: drive, set

your default drive to A: and run SETUP.

The Windows 2000 ESP driver is installed when you install the first ESP.

1. Navigate to Settings - Control Panel - Add/Remove New Hardware.

2. From the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard, select Add/troubleshoot a

device.

3. Windows 2000 will search for new Plug and Play hardware on your

computer. ESP devices are network-attached and are not located by the

Add New Hardware Wizard. A list of devices that can be installed will

be displayed. Select Add a new device.

4. From the Find New Hardware page, select No, I want to select the

hardware from a list.

5. A list of hardware types will be displayed. Select Multi-port serial

adapters.

6. Windows 2000 will ask you to select a device driver. Highlight

Equinox Systems Inc., select Equinox Ethernet Serial Provider / Have

Disk and point the Wizard to your A: drive.

7. From the Select a Device Driver page, again select Equinox Ethernet

Serial Provider.

8. The Wizard will locate an ESP on your server’s local subnet and

display information about that ESP. If your ESP does not yet have an

IP address, you must enter the IP address, then click Next.

9. The Wizard will display the ESP conguration for nal verication. If

the IP address you assigned is correct, click Next.

10. The Wizard will now copy les from the Windows 2000 ESP driver

diskette. During this process, the Equinox ESP driver le is examined

for a Microsoft digital signature. If the ESP driver is not signed, a

warning message is displayed. To continue the installation, read the

warning and then click Yes.

If you click No, the installation will terminate and the ESP will not be

installed on your server.

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11. Once all les are copied, click Finish.

Your ESP is now installed. Windows 2000 will now install the ESP serial

ports.

2.2 Windows NT 4.0

1. Navigate to Settings - Control Panel - Network to display the

Network Control Panel. Select the Services tab. Click Add to install

the ESP driver for Windows NT 4.0.

2. The Control Panel will generate a list of standard Network Services.

The Equinox ESP Service is a new network service. Click the Have

Disk button.

3. The Control panel will ask you to enter the pathname for the disk that

contains the ESP Service installation les.

a) If you are installing from diskette, enter the drive letter of the

diskette drive.

b) If you are installing from the Equinox SuperSerial CD, enter

the pathname D:\DRIVERS\ESP\NT, where D: is your CD-ROM

drive letter.

c) If you have stored the driver on the NT system or on a network

drive, enter the full pathname for the location of the Equinox

ESP Service.

4. The Control Panel will copy les from the specied path to the

required NT system directories. Once the copy is complete and the

driver is installed, the Control Panel will automatically start the

Equinox ESP Service. It will also start the ESP Installation Wizard

and attempt to locate ESP units on all local subnets.

Using the Installation Wizard, you can:

• Discover and install ESP units on local or remote subnets

• Congure ESP units and assign COM port numbers

• Replace an ESP unit on a local or remote subnet

See the online help in the ESP Installation Wizard for more information

about ESP Discovery and Installation.

2.3 Windows NT 3.51

1. From the Main Program Group, double-click Control Panel -

Network.

2. A list of currently installed services is displayed. At the end of the list

is an entry named <Other>. Select this entry and click Continue.

3. Follow Steps 3 and 4 from Section 2.2.

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