Advantech ADAM-4577 User manual

ADAM-4577
1 Port Universal Serial Device Gateway
User's Manual

Copyright Notice
This document is copyrighted, 2001, by Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights
are reserved. Advantech Co., Ltd., reserves the right to make improve-
ments to the products described in this manual at any time ithout
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is intended to be accurate and reliable. Ho ever, Advantech Co., Ltd.
assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements upon
the rights of third parties hich may result from its use.
CE Notification
The ADAM-4577 has passed the CE test for environmental specifica-
tions. Test conditions for passing included the equipment being
operated ithin an industrial enclosure. In order to protect the
ADAM-4577 system from being damaged by ESD (Electrostatic
Discharge) and EMI leakage, e strongly recommend the use of CE-
compliant industrial enclosure products.
Jan 2002

Advantech Customer Services
Each and every Advantech product is built to the most exacting
specifications to ensure reliable performance in the unusual and
demanding conditions typical of industrial environments. Whether
your ne Advantech equipment is destined for the laboratory or the
factory floor, you can be assured that your product ill provide the
reliability and ease of operation for hich the name Advantech has
come to be kno n.
Your satisfaction is our number one concern. Here is a guide to
Advantech’s customer services. To ensure you get the full benefit of
our services, please follo the instructions belo carefully.
Technical Support
We ant you to get the maximum performance from your products. So
if you run into technical difficulties, e are here to help. For most
frequently asked questions you can easily find ans ers in your
product documentation. These ans ers are normally a lot more
detailed than the ones e can give over the phone.
Please consult this manual first. If you still cannot find the ans er,
gather all the information or questions that apply to your problem and,
ith the product close at hand, call your dealer. Our dealers are ell
trained and ready to give you the support you need to get the most
from your Advantech products. In fact, most problems reported are
minor and are able to be easily solved over the phone.
In addition, free technical support is available from Advantech
engineers every business day. We are al ays ready to give advice on
application requirements or specific information on the installation and
operation of any of our products.

Product Warranty
Advantech arrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its
products ill be free from defects in materials and orkmanship for
t o years from the date of purchase.
This arranty does not apply to any products hich have been
repaired or altered by other than repair personnel authorized by
Advantech, or hich have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident or
improper installation. Advantech assumes no liability as a conse-
quence of such events under the terms of this Warranty.
Because of Advantech’s high quality-control standards and rigorous
testing, most of our customers never need to use our repair service. If
an Advantech product ever does prove defective, it ill be repaired or
replaced at no charge during the arranty period. For out-of- arranty
repairs, you ill be billed according to the cost of replacement materi-
als, service time and freight. Please consult your dealer for more
details.
If you think you have a defective product, follo these steps:
1. Collect all the information about the problem encountered (e.g. type
of PC, CPU speed, Advantech products used, other hard are and
soft are used etc.). Note anything abnormal and list any on-screen
messages you get hen the problem occurs.
2. Call your dealer and describe the problem. Please have your manual,
product, and any helpful information readily available.
3. If your product is diagnosed as defective, you have to request an
RMA number. When requesting an RMA (Return Material Authori-
zation) number, please access ADVANTECH’s RMA ebsite: http://
.advantech.com.t /rma. If the eb sever is shut do n, please
contact our office directly. You should fill in the “Problem Repair
Form”,describing in detail the application environment, configura-
tion, and problems encountered. Note that error descriptions such as
“does not ork” and “failure” are so general that e are then
required to apply our internal standard repair process.
4. Carefully pack the defective product, a completely filled-out Repair
and Replacement Order Card and a photocopy of dated proof of
purchase (such as your sales receipt) in a shippable container. A

product returned ithout dated proof of purchase is not eligible for
arranty service.
5. Write the RMA number visibly on the outside of the package and
ship it prepaid to your dealer.

Contents
Chapter 1: Overvie ........................................ 1
1.1 Introduction..................................................................... 2
1.2 Features .......................................................................... 3
1.3 Specifications ................................................................. 3
1.4 Package Checklist .......................................................... 4
Chapter 2: Getting Started .............................. 5
2.1 Understanding ADAM-4577............................................ 6
2.1.1 Network Architecture......................................................... 6
2.1.2 Serial Architecture ............................................................ 8
2.1.3 Top / Front / Rear View .....................................................9
2.1.4 Sticker .......................................................................... 11
2.2 Connecting the Hard are ........................................... 12
2.2.1 Choo ing a Location ....................................................... 12
2.2.2 Network Connection ........................................................ 16
2.2.3 Power Connection ........................................................... 16
2.2.4 Serial Connection ............................................................ 17
2.2.4.1 Connecting to Serial device ..................................... 17
2.2.4.2 Connecting to PC ...................................................... 19
Chapter 3: Installation and Configuration .. 21
3.1 Windo s utility Installation .......................................... 22
3.2 Configuring the ADAM-4577 ........................................ 23
3.2.1 Search for Specific ADAM-4577 ...................................... 24
3.2.2 Network Configuration ..................................................... 27
3.2.3 Port Configuration ........................................................... 29
3.2.4 Setting Configuration ....................................................... 31

3.2.4.1 TCP(UDP) Port number ........................................... 32
3.2.4.2 Only configure the authorized IP .............................. 33
3.2.4.3 Allow any IP to acce .............................................. 33
3.2.4.4 The pecified IP which can acce ......................... 33
3.2.4.5 Port Mode .................................................................. 34
3.2.4.6 Protocol for Communication .................................... 35
3.3 Testing Utility ................................................................ 40
3.3.1 Self Te t Function ........................................................... 41
3.3.2 Upgrading ADAM-4577 (tm) Firmware Download ......... 43
3.3.3 UDP Te ting Utility .......................................................... 44
3.4 Status Messages .......................................................... 49
Chapter 4: Net ork Architecture and
Example Code............................. 51
4.1 TCP Mode ..................................................................... 52
4.1.1 Polling Network Architecture ........................................... 52
4.1.2 Event-handling Network Architecture............................... 55
4.1.3 Peer-to-peer Network Architecture .................................. 58
4.2 UDP Mode ..................................................................... 63
4.2.1 Polling Network Architecture ........................................... 63

Figures
Figure 2-1 Net ork architecture: Polling ................................................... 7
Figure 2-2 Net ork architecture: Event-handling ..................................... 7
Figure 2-3 Net ork architecture: Peer-to-peer ......................................... 8
Figure 2-4 ADAM-4577—Top Panel ........................................................... 10
Figure 2-5 ADAM-4577—Front Panel ........................................................ 10
Figure 2-6 ADAM-4577—Back Panel ........................................................ 10
Figure 2-7 Panel Mounting ......................................................................... 13
Figure 2-8 Din Rail Mounting ...................................................................... 14
Figure 2-9 Piggyback Stack ....................................................................... 15
Figure 2-10 Connecting ADAM-4577 series to the hub ............................. 16
Figure 2-11 Po er Connection for ADAM-4577 ......................................... 17
Figure 2-12 Serial Connection for ADAM-4577 .......................................... 17
Figure 3-1 Configuration Utility .................................................................. 23
Figure 3-2 Locate all ADAM-4570/4572/4577/4577/EDG-4504 ............... 24
Figure 3-3 Locate specific ADAM-4577s .................................................. 25
Figure 3-4 Net ork Configuration Windo .............................................. 27
Figure 3-5 Port Configuration Windo ..................................................... 29
Figure 3-6 TCP Setting configuration........................................................ 31
Figure 3-7 UDP Setting configuration ....................................................... 31
Figure 3-8 ADAM-4577 transmits data and response timeout diagram . 37
Figure 3-9 Case1 data time diagram ........................................................ 38
Figure 3-10 Case2 data time diagram ........................................................ 39
Figure 3-11 Testing utility ............................................................................. 40
Figure 3-12 UDP Testing utility Windo s .................................................... 44
Figure 3-13 Timeout Frame .......................................................................... 47
Figure 3-14 Command ASCII Testing Windo s ......................................... 47
Figure 3-15 Command HEX Testing Windo s ........................................... 48

Figure 4-1 Net ork architecture-Polling .................................................. 52
Figure 4-2 Flo chart-Polling net ork ..................................................... 53
Figure 4-3 Polling Setting Windo s .......................................................... 53
Figure 4-4 Net ork architecture-Event handling .................................... 55
Figure 4-5 Flo chart-Event handling net ork ........................................ 56
Figure 4-6 Event handling Setting Windo s ............................................ 56
Figure 4-7 Net ork architecture- Peer-to-peer ...................................... 58
Figure 4-8 Peer-to-peer Setting Windo s ............................................... 58
Figure 4-9 Flo chart- Peer-to-peer net ork .......................................... 59
Figure 4-10 #1 ADAM-4577 configuration utility ....................................... 60
Figure 4-11 #2 ADAM-4577 configuration utility ........................................ 61
Figure 4-12 Key-in the information of #2 ADAM-4577 ............................... 62
Figure 4-13 Key-in the information of #1 ADAM-4577 ............................... 62
Figure 4-14 Net ork architecture-Polling .................................................. 63
Figure 4-15 UDP Mode Flo chart-Polling net ork ................................... 63
Figure 4-16 UDP Polling Setting Windo s ................................................. 64

Tables
Table 2-1 ADAM-4577 LED Definition ......................................................... 9