Serial Expansion Hardware Comtrol DeviceMaster MOXA N-Port 6000

Serial Expansion Hardware Provides Multiple Serial Connections to Foreseer Server Internal Hardware Not Required Serial Communication over Ethernet Network Windows “Virtual” Serial Ports Multiple RS Mode Support RS232 RS422 RS485

Comtrol DeviceMaster RTS Used at All Existing Installations Except ZFW Serial Connections RJ-45 16-Port Patch Panel and Patch Cables DB-9 1-Port, 4-Port, & 8-Port Network Connections Two Connections UP – Uses Standard Ethernet Patch Cable Down – Uses Ethernet Crossover Cable Static IP Address Required

DeviceMaster Operation Hardware Device in Windows Windows Device Manager Network & Port Configuration Firmware Uploaded from Windows Port Settings Uploaded from Windows “Virtual” COM Ports in Windows Available to Applications & Services Appear Identical to Physical Ports on Foreseer Server

MOXA N-Port 6000 Introduced at ZFW Serial Connections RJ-45 N-Port 6650 8-Port & 16-Port Models Patch Panel and Patch Cables DB-9 N-Port 6250 2-Port & N-Port 6450 4-Port Network Connections One Ethernet Connection Static IP Address Required

N-Port Operation Small Application Installed in Windows Creates “Virtual” COM Ports Runs as a Windows Service Port Configurations Direct on N-Port Managed Through Web Interface or Telnet Configuration File Can Be Exported and Saved “Virtual” COM Ports in Windows Available to Applications & Services Appear Identical to Physical Ports on Foreseer Server

IP Address Programming DeviceMaster HyperTerminal Session Port 1 is “Console” Port for Programming Factory Timeout Change Necessary Firmware/Port Setting Upload Overcome Problems With Cisco Switchs using Spanning Tree Protocol N-Port Web Interface Ethernet Crossover Cable Front Panel Programming on Some Models

Foreseer Server Configuration DeviceMaster Add Hardware Wizard Manual Hardware Addition (Not Plug and Play) Network and Port Setting Configuration Done Through Windows Device Manager Multi-Port Serial Adapters N-Port 6000 Install Driver Manager Application Search For Devices or Add Manually Activate The Ports

Demo & Exercises DeviceMaster Windows Configuration Adding Hardware Configuring Network Settings Configuring Ports

DeviceMaster Testing & Troubleshooting PortVision Comtrol Application View Status and Firmware Reboot Test Terminal Open Ports Loopback Tests Send/Receive Test Data

Symptoms in Foreseer Device Communications Alarm Wiretap Multiple Devices Affected? All Ports Affected? Wiretap No Activity Nothing Transmitted Nothing Received “Start Capture” Only Cause – Network, Device Manager Settings, or DeviceMaster Hardware Activity Foreseer Transmitting No Bytes Received Cause – End Device, Port Settings, Communications Settings, Device Addressing, or Cabling

Tools Exercise Comtrol PortVision Comtrol Test Terminal

Demo & Exercises N-Port Windows Configuration Install Driver Manager Add N-Port Activate Ports

MOXA N-Port Testing and Troubleshooting Web Interface System Monitoring System Status Network Connections Network Statistics Serial Data Log Serial Status Network to Serial Status Serial Port Statistics Port Settings Serial Port Settings Enable Logging

Symptoms in Foreseer Device Communications Alarm Wiretap Multiple Devices Affected? All Ports Affected? Wiretap No Activity Nothing Transmitted Nothing Received “Start Capture” Only Cause – Network, Driver Manager, N-Port, Firewall Activity Foreseer Transmitting No Bytes Received Cause – End Device, Port Settings, Communications Settings, Device Addressing, or Cabling