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NPort 5400 Series
Quick Installation Guide
Fourth Edition, January 2007
1. Overview
Welcome to Moxa NPort 5400, a 4 port communication device that
allows you to control RS-232 (for NPort 5410), RS-422/485 (for NPort
5430/5430I) or RS-232/422/485 (for NPort 5450/5450I) serial devices
over a TCP/IP based Ethernet.
NPort 5400 Series is a MOXA Green Product. Moxa’s Green Products
satisfy the RoHS directive of the European Parliament, and accordingly,
do not contain cadmium and cadmium compounds, hexavalent chromium
compounds, lead and lead compounds, mercury and mercury compounds,
PBBs (polybrominated biphenyls), or PBDEs (polybrominated diphenyl
ethers).
2. Package Checklist
Before installing NPort 5400, verify that the package contains the
following items:
y1 NPort 5400 4-Port Serial Device Server
yNPort Document & Software CD
yNPort 5400 Series Quick Installation Guide
yProduct Warranty
Optional Accessories
DK-35A For 35 mm DIN-Rail; includes 4 screws
Notify your sales representative if any of the above items is missing or
damaged.
3. Hardware Introduction
As shown in the following figures, NPort 5410 has 4 Male DB9 ports, for
the RS-232 interface, NPort 5430/5430I has 4 5-pin terminal blocks, for
the RS-422/485 interface, and NPort 5450/5450I has 4 Male DB9 ports,
for the RS-232/422/485 interface.
NPort 5410/5450/5450I
RJ45 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port
Terminal Block power input
LCM display panelIndicator LEDs Input buttons
Male DB9 serial port
Serial Device Server
5410
NP5410_61405
192.168.127.254
Power input
RESET
LAN V+ V-
Port 1
RS-232
Port 2
RS-232
Port 3
RS-232
Port 4
RS-232
NPort 5430/5430I
RJ45 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port
Terminal Block power input
RESET
LCM display panelIndicator LEDs Input buttons
Serial Device Server
5430
N P5430_61405
192.168.127.254
LAN V+ V-
RS-422/485 Terminal Block
T+ T- R+
D+
R-
D-
GND T+ T- R+
D+
R-
D-
GND T+ T- R+
D+
R-
D-
GND T+ T- R+
D+
R-
D-
GND
Por t 1
RS-422/785
Por t 2
RS-422/785
Por t 3
RS-422/785
Por t 4
RS-422/785
Power input
Reset Button—Press the Reset button continuously for 5 sec to load
factory defaults: Use a pointed object, such as a straightened paper clip or
toothpick, to press the reset button. This will cause the Ready LED to
blink on and off. The factory defaults will be loaded once the Ready LED
stops blinking (after about 5 seconds). At this point, you should release
the reset button.
LED Indicators—NPort 5400’s top panel contains six LED indicators,
as described in the following table.
LED Name LED Color LED Function
red
Steady on: Power is on and NPort is booting up.
Blinking: Indicates an IP conflict, or DHCP
or BOOTP server did not respond
properly.
green
Steady on: Power is on and NPort is
functioning normally.
Blinking: The NPort has been located by
NPort Administrator’s Location
function.
Ready
off Power is off, or power error condition exists.
orange 10 Mbps Ethernet connection.
green 100 Mbps Ethernet connection.
Link
off Ethernet cable is disconnected, or has a short.
orange Serial port is receiving data.
green Serial port is transmitting data.
P1, P2,
P3, P4 off No data is being transmitted or received through
the serial port.
LCM Display Panel—When the NPort 5400 unit is powered up, you will
a see a display similar to:
N P 5 4 1 0 _ 6 1 4 0 5
1 9 2 . 1 6 8 . 1 2 7 . 2 5 4
This is where NP5410_61405 is the server’s name, and 192.168.127.254
is the server’s IP address.
LCM Panel Operation—There are four buttons on NPort 5400’s top
panel used to operate the server’s LCM panel. Going from left to right,
the buttons are:
Button Action
MENU Activates the main menu, or returns to a lower level.
Scrolls up through a list of items shown on the LCM
panel’s second line.
Scrolls down through a list of items shown on the LCM
panel’s second line.
SEL Selects the option listed on the LCM panel’s second line.
Detailed LCM Panel Operating instructions can be found on the
CD-ROM in the “NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual.”
P/N: 1802054000300
