ZLAN ZLAN9163 Series User manual

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ZLAN9163
Serial Port to
Optical Fiber
Converter
RS232/485/422 to Optical Fiber
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2015-04-23
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Add comparison with 9153
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Content
1. Summary...................................................................................................................................4
1.1 ZLAN9163 compared with ZLAN9153...................................................................5
1.2 ZLAN9163 Advantages............................................................................................. 6
2. Function and Features..........................................................................................................6
3. Technical Parameters........................................................................................................... 7
4. Hardware Instruction.............................................................................................................8
5. After-service.......................................................................................................................... 11

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1. Summary
ZLAN9163 is RS232/485/422 converting to optical fiber product developed by
Shanghai ZLAN. The optical fiber with single-mode single-fiber SC interface can be
used to connect two RS485/232 device serial ports together in long distance.
ZLAN9163 work only need to connect optical fiber or RS485/232 cable to it, without
more configurations. ZLAN9163 Contains indicator light for fiber connecting and
bidirectional data transmission, convenient to on-site debugging.
Figure 1 ZLAN9163 Appearance
The fiber of ZLAN9163 use single-mode single-fiber SC interface, the advantages of
single-mode single-fiber are: one fiber transmission can save cost in long distance.

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The power input can be plug or 2-line terminal, voltage input is 9~24V wide voltage
range.
It has RS232/485/422 interfaces, RS232 is DB9, RS485/422 is in terminal type, easy
to install.
When 9163 serial port receive data the ACT indicator light is on, when 9163 serial port
send data the LINK light is on.
1.1 ZLAN9163 compared with ZLAN9153
The usage diagram of ZLAN9163 and ZLAN9153 are as below figure 2 and
figure 3.
Figure 2 ZLAN9163 Usage Diagram
ZLAN9163 is normally used in optical fiber pairs-connection, can connect two
RS485 devices together through fiber, no need to configure any parameters as
port baud rate and 9163 IP and so on, can plug and play. In this case, ZLAN9163
can be regarded as a pure communication medium converter for RS485/232 to
optical fiber.

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Figure 3 ZLAN9163 Usage Diagram
ZLAN9153 usually is single-used, it can connect with fiber switch, the host
monitoring software can directly access ZLAN9153 IP address to get data.
ZLAN9163 cannot realize this type. ZLAN9153 actually convert RS232/485 data
to TCP format, it’s a serial device server but transmitting in fiber.
1.2 ZLAN9163 Advantages
When in pairs-connection using, users only need to connect two 9163 by
single-mode single-fiber optical fiber line of SC interface, the other two ends
connect to two serial devices so can communicate. The baud rate and
parameters of serial port can be adaptive without any configuration. Note that
one end is ZLAN9163-5 when other end is ZLAN9163-3, the two used in pairs.
Compared with 9153, the 9163 has below advantages:
1) Zero delay transmission: As 9163/5163 using serial hard decoding
technology, the one in transfer is single bit information instead of waiting 8 bit of
one serial port all finishing collection. So that the transmission real-time is very
high. Can be applied to the field of training in rotation with high real-time
demand.
2) The serial port parameters adaptive: users don’t need to care the serial
device parameters such as baud rate, the device can adapt to all kinds of baud
rate, check bits, data bits, stop bits. It’s totally plug and play.
3) Don’t need to configure the network parameters: users don’t need to
configure parameters such as IP address, port and so on. As these parameters is
trivial for users first time using. 9163/5163 can be used just connecting to the
optical fiber without parameters configuration.
2. Function and Features
1) Three forms interface: RS232/RS485/RS422

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2) Wide voltage power supply 9~24V, can provide terminal type power supply.
3) The serial port transmission is nearly zero delay. Suitable for fields like quick
query data or short interval training in rotation.
4) The sending and receiving direction of RS485 are auto-controlled.
5) Adaptive serial port parameters: without configuring baud rate, check bites, data
bits, stop bits.
6) No need configure network parameters as IP, port. Plug and play.
7) Baud rate can reach highest 115200bps.
3. Technical Parameters
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Interface:
422: Terminal; 485: Terminal; 232: DB9; 9163: Optical SC pluggable
interface; 5163: Ethernet RJ45
Power Supply:
5.5mm, Inside positive outside negative, standard outlet
Size:
L x W x H =9.4cm×6.5cm×2.5cm
Communicate Interface
Optical Fiber (9163):
Single-mode Single-fiber, double transferring
Serial:
RS232/485/422×1: RXD, TXD, GND, CTS, RTS
Serial Parameters
Baud rate:
<115200bps
Check Bit:
None, Odd, Even, Mark, Space
Data size:
5～9
Flow Control:
None
Optical Fiber Parameters
Sub-Model:
Emission (TX) Wavelength
Receiving (RX) Wavelength
ZLAN9163-3（A-end）
1310nm
1550nm
ZLAN9163-5（B-end）
1550nm
1310nm
Optical Fiber
Transmission
Distance:
20Km
Optical
Communication
Interface:
SC
Power
Power:
9～24V DC，357mA@9V（9163）
Environment
Running temperature:
-40~85℃

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Storage temp:
-45~165℃
Humidity:
5~95%RH
4. Hardware Instruction
The front view of ZLAN5143 serial device server is shown as FIG 4: ZLAN5143 use
black anti-radiation SECC board, it’s equipped with two “ears” for easy installation. If
you want to install to the guide rail, you can choose the guide installation accessories.
Figure 4 Optical fiber interface and RS232
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Figure 5 Front View
Figure 6 Power and RS485/RS422
Table: Interface No. and Description
Item
Name
Instruction
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5
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SC fiber optical
interface
fiber optical interface
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RS232 port
RS232 port DB9
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RS232 port
DB9
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Fiber Link Indicator
Optical fiber interface link/status indicator; The
light indicates that there is optical fiber access;
light off indicates that no optical fiber access.
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Power Indicator
Power on
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TCP Link Indicator
Serial port sent data.
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Active Indicator
Serial port received data.
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RJ45
Reserved for later use.
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RS422 Terminal
Combined with RS485 port to RS422 port
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RS485 Terminal
RS485 port
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DC Plug
Power interface; OD 5.5mm, ID 2.1mm
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DC Terminal
Power interface; 5.08mm terminal
The serial port use standard DB9 male head, the line sequence shows as the
following table:
Item
Name
Instruction
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RXD
receiving pin of the serial device server
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TXD
sending pin of the serial device server
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GND
Ground wire
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RTS
After the flow control in using, the serial device server will

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accept the data of the serial device when the pin is 0.
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CTS
After the flow control in using, the serial device server will
send the data to the serial device when the pin is 0.
5. After-service
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