Innodisk EMP2 SERIES User manual

EMP2 SERIES
mPCIe to Serial COM
User Manual
Rev 1.3

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Revision History
Revision
Date
Description
1.0
2015/10/21
Initial Release
1.1
2016/10/4
Add products of EMP2-X4S1& EMP2-X4S2
1.2
2017/05/31
Remove EMP2-X401
1.3
2017/11/30
1. Add the product of EGP2-X401
2. Add a NOTE of Windows embedded in
section 1.1.

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Table of Contents
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Overview................................................................................................................................... 1
Windows.............................................................................................................................. 21.
1.1. Install Driver ................................................................................................................. 2
1.2. Switch Mode by Software (for EMP2-X404/X801, EGP2-X401).................................. 4
1.3. Switch Mode by Hardware (for EMP2-X202/X402)...................................................... 6
1.4. Enable RS-485 checkbox for RS-485 Half Duplex Mode ............................................ 6
Linux.................................................................................................................................... 72.
2.1. Install Driver ................................................................................................................. 7
2.2. Install EMP2 Mode-Control Tool................................................................................... 7
2.3. Switch Mode by Software (for EMP2-X404/X801, EPG2-X401).................................. 8
2.4. Switch Mode by Hardware (for EMP2-X202/X402)...................................................... 9
Contact us .............................................................................................................................. 10

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Overview
This manual describes how to implement EMP2 mPCIe to serial COM cards of
the following products.
Product No.
RS232
RS485HD
RS485FD
Switch Method
EMP2-X202
X
O
O
Hardware
EMP2-X402
X
O
O
Hardware
EMP2-X203
O
X
X
N/A
EMP2-X403
O
X
X
N/A
EMP2-X801
O
O
O
Software
EMP2-X404
O
O
O
Software
EMP2-X4S1
X
X
O
N/A
EMP2-X4S2
X
O
O
N/A
EGP2-X401
O
O
O
Software
Note: HD: Half Duplex, FD: Full Duplex

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Windows
1.
1.1. Install Driver
This section is applicable to ALL products.
Please notice that the driver name including “Adj” is for EMP2 -X404/X801 and
EGP2-X401. The driver name including “Fixed” is for
EMP2-X202/X203/X402/X403/X4S1/X4S2.
Double click the driver package to start. If driver is already existed in the OS, it
will be removed automatically before installation.

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NOTE1: If you encounter an error while executing the driver, please download
“Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package” then install first.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29
NOTE2: Please confirm Window Embedded has included “windows generic
multifunction card driver” inbox driver.
This package would be “WinEmb-INF-mf.cab”.
You can add it by dism command online or WES ICE tool offline. Also you can
modify the existed template directly to add mf driver section.

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1.2. Switch Mode by Software (for EMP2-X404/X801,
EGP2-X401)
This section is applicable to following products.
Product No.
RS232
RS485HD
RS485FD
Switch Method
EMP2-X404
O
O
O
Software
EMP2-X801
O
O
O
Software
EGP2-X401
O
O
O
Software
In Device Manager, right click the mouse to enter “properties” in
“InnodiskMPIO-Access Device”.

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In “COM Settings”, you can select different mode among RS232, Loopback,
RS485HD and RS485FD.

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1.3. Switch Mode by Hardware (for EMP2-X202/X402)
This section is applicable to following products
Product No.
RS232
RS485HD
RS485FD
Switch Method
EMP2-X202
X
O
O
Hardware
EMP2-X402
X
O
O
Hardware
Switch mode between RS485 Half Duplex and Full Duplex by using DIP switch.
Please refer to the following picture:
1.4. Enable RS-485 checkbox for RS-485 Half Duplex Mode
This section is applicable to ALL products.
In Device Manager, right click the mouse to enter “properties” in “Innodisk’s
Communications Port (COM“N”)”. (“N” depends on the setting of real
environment.)
In “Port Settings”, please check RS-485 checkbox when using RS-485 Half
Duplex Mode

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Linux
2.
Here we use Ubuntu 14.04 for example.
2.1. Install Driver
This section is applicable to ALL products.
Step1. Go to driver folder.
Step2. Type command “make”.
Step3. Type command “sudo make install”
2.2. Install EMP2 Mode-Control Tool
This section is applicable to ALL products.
Step1. Go to tools folder.
Step2. Type command “make”.
Step3. Type command “sudo make install”

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2.3. Switch Mode by Software (for EMP2-X404/X801,
EPG2-X401)
This section is applicable to following products.
Product No.
RS232
RS485HD
RS485FD
Switch Method
EMP2-X404
O
O
O
Software
EMP2-X801
O
O
O
Software
EGP2-X401
O
O
O
Software
After installing driver and control tools, you can simply execute below
command to initial EMP2 device.
Notice, all EMP2 control tools need to be executed as root.
COMMAND: emp2init
The emp2init will help you check if the driver has been loaded on the
system and setup all ports following the configuration file (/etc/emp2.cfg).
If the configuration file did not exist, it will create a default one for you, all
ports will be configured as RS232 mode by default.
Notice that, the emp2init must be executed after system boot up every
time to make sure the driver loaded well and all ports be configured as you
want.
COMMAND: emp2cfg <port> <mode>
The <port> specify which port you want to configure, start from 1. And the
<mode> specify the target mode, "lo" for LOOPBACK, "232" for RS-232,
"485hd" for RS485 Half-Duplex, and "485fd" for RS-485 Full-Duplex.

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COMMAND: emp2init reset
Reset all port to default mode RS232.
2.4. Switch Mode by Hardware (for EMP2-X202/X402)
Please follow instructions in 1.3. Switch Mode by Hardware to configure DIP
switch.
This section is applicable to following products.
Product No.
RS232
RS485HD
RS485FD
Switch Method
EMP2-X202
X
O
O
Hardware
EMP2-X402
X
O
O
Hardware
After changing DIP switch between RS485HD and RS485FD, you need to
execute the command “emp2init reset” to take effect, then you can also check
the configuration file (/etc/emp2.cfg) to make sure it is in the correct mode.
Notice, all EMP2 control tools need to be executed as root.

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