silex SD-300 Serial Device Server User Guide

silex SD-300 Serial Device Server User Guide

Thank you for purchasing the Serial Device Server, SD-300.
This Setup Guide provides information on how to set up and use SD-300

Package Contents

The following items are included in SD-300 package.

• SD-300
• AC adaptor
• Setup Guide (this document)
• GPL license notice
• Warranty Booklet
• Rubber foot (4pcs)

Setup Procedure
The following is the procedure to setup SD-300.

1 Before You Begin

Network Cable
Connect SD-300 to a wired LAN.

• In a 100BASE-TX network, a network cable supporting 1 DCD Data Carrier Direct Input 100BASE-TX category 5 or above is required.

1-1. Necessary Items

The following items are required in order to use SD-300.

Serial Cable
Connect SD-300 and your serial device.
The serial port PIN assignment is shown on the right.
Use the serial cable that came with your serial device (the one you may have been using to connect the PC and serial device directly) or that is recommended in the operating manual of your serial device.

■ PIN Assignment

1-2. Downloading the necessary items

This section explains how to download the necessary utilities and user’s manual from our website.

1. Access the URL below from the computer you are using to configure the SD-300.
   URL: https://www.silextechnology.com/

2. Go to the Support page and select the product model.
   Product Model SD-300

3. Downloading the necessary items EJ Download the utilities and user’s manual below and extract them on your computer.

2 Setup

2-1.Before Setup

• Connect a network cable to SD-300 and the other end to an Ethernet Hub.
  Connect an AC adaptor to SD-300 and power plug to an outlet.

• Check the LEDs on SD-300.
  – Orange LED turns ON
  – Green/Yellow LEDs turn OFF

2-2. Configure Network Settings

3 Link to Serial Device

In this Setup Guide, how to link the serial device using SX Virtual Link for Serial Device is described (this method is called as “Serial Port Emulation Mode”).
For other communication methods, see the SD-300 User’s Manual that you have downloaded at Step1 Before You Begin.

Install the necessary application to a PC
Install the SX Virtual Link for Serial Device if it is not yet installed to the PC where you use SD-300.
For how to download it, see Step1 Before You Begin.
For how to install it, see SX Virtual Link for Serial Device Server Installation guide that you have downloaded.

3-1. Start SX Virtual Link for Serial Device Server

Click the icon O in the task tray or click Start – All Programs – SX Virtual Link for Serial Device Server – SX Virtual Link for Serial Device Server.

3-2. Link to a serial device

• To specify the COM port manually, please complete the following steps before you link to the serial device.

  1. Select the serial device that you wish to link and click the Properties button [m] .

  2. In the Optional settings tab, check Specify the COM port check box and select the COM port that you wish to use from Virtual Port Name. (Please do not select one that is already used on your system.)

  3. Select SD-300 in SX Virtual Link for Serial Device Server’s main window and click Connect button.

  4. Once you successfully link to the serial device, the status icon is changed to “Connected” in the SX Virtual Link for Serial Device Server’s main window.
     The COM port that you have selected is displayed in the status column.

3-3. Start a serial communication software

1. Start a serial communication software such as a terminal
   software, etc.

2. On the serial communication software, select the COM port that is displayed in the status column of the SX Virtual Link for Serial Device Server’s main window.

• Also, configure the serial port settings such as a baud rate, stop bit, etc. on serial communication
  software.
  Once the communication settings are complete, you can communicate with the serial device connected to SD-300.

3-4. Unlink from a serial device

1. Close the serial communication software.
2. Select SD-300 in the SX Virtual Link for Serial Device Server’s main window and click Disconnect button.

Customer Support
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E-mail: support@silexamerica.com
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