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eDIO-100 Ethernet Serial/Digital IO Unit
The eDIO-100 is an Ethernet to Serial converter with two mains relay outputs and 2 digital inputs. The serial port can be either set as an RS232 port or an RS485 port. Serial data can be sent directly through a TCP/IP connection of via the supplied Virtual Serial Port software for use with legacy software with no Ethernet support. The 2 mains rated relay outputs can be controlled through a simple ASCII protocol. Digital input status is automatically reported on state change or can be obtained though a simple TCP port request.
Description
eDIO-100 User Manual >> Software Download >> Supplied with PSU and DIN Rail mounting clips	1 x RS-232 via 9-way D male; Speed 300-115.2kbps Parity - None/Odd/Even 7/8 data bits, 1/2 stop bits RX,TX,RTS,CTS,DTR,DSR AND 1 x RS-422/RS-485 via removable screw terminal; RX+, RX-, TX+, TX- Speed 300-115.2kbps 2 x change-over Relays rated 240VAC at 7A 2 Digital Inputs Wet contact : Logic level 0 : 0~1 V MAX , Logic level 1 : 3.3V ~ 30 V MAX Dry contact : Logic level 0 : close to GND , Logic level 1 : open LED indication of LAN activity and digital IO status 100mbps Ethernet speed, RJ45 Metal Housing suitable for industrial applications with mounting tabs DIN rail mounting clips included Supplied with Virtual Serial port software Supplied with demo source code (in VB, C++, and etc...) and WINSOCK Software development utility Supplied with 230VAC PSU 12VDC Supports TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, DHCP, TELNET, ICRM, ARP Operating Temperature 0-70°C Dimensions 120 x 100 x 35 mm (WXDXH)
Ethernet to Serial The eDIO-100 is a single RS232 port or a single RS485 port Serial to Ethernet converter that can network-enable your serial devices, such as weigh scales, PLCs, Data acquisition systems, point of sale, bar code scanners, access control systems, gas meters, printers - anything! Connect it to your network via a standard RJ45 connector, set-up its' IP address and TCP port number and you are away. With the supplied Virtual Com port software you can simply communicate with your serial device as if it were connected to the back of your PC. Programmers can communicate directly with the eNET-132 using standard TCP/IP protocols.
A pair of eDIO-100's can be set up in Client-Server mode where they will send RS232 data between each other without any PC intervention. Relay Outputs The eDIO-100 has 2 mains rated change-over relays. The Common, normally open (NO) and normally closed (NC) contacts are accessed via removable screw terminals. The relays are activated via simple ASCII commands sent either directly to the digital IO TCP port number or via the virtual serial port software. Relay 1 - Command 07X where X is either 1 for relay on, or 0 for relay off Relay 2 - Command 08X where X is either 1 for relay on, or 0 for relay off For example, to switch relay 1 on, send "071" to the digital IO TCP Port Digital Input There are 2 digital inputs which can respond to volt-free contact or a voltage input: the voltage need to be 3.3 to 30V to register a logic 1. Data is automatically sent to the digital IO TCP port on digital input state change, or data can be requested by sending any character to the port A 8-bit word is returned; 00001001 The first 4 bits are ignored Bit 5 represents the state of digital input 1 Bit 6 represents the state of digital input 2 Bit 7 represents the state of relay 1 Bit 8 represents the state of relay 2
Software
All converters are supplied with eNET.exe, a simple tool to detect and configure the installed e-NET Ethernet Converter. eNET.exe allows you to set the IP address and TCP/IP port to suit your Network. Users can then use Internet Explorer or other Internet browsers to configure the advanced settings of e-NET hardware such as Baud rate, socket port, serial I/O and etc. Also included is DeviceComm Manager. DeviceComm Manager is a COM port redirection software application for Win NT, 2000 and XP PC platforms. Its function is to re-direct customer application data destined for a local serial (COM) port on a PC. Rather than going out the local port, the data is transmitted across the Ethernet network using TCP/IP. The eDIO-100 attached to the network receives the data and presents it on its serial port. Conversely, data into the serial port of the eDIO-100 is sent back to the customer application via the network to the DeviceComm Manager. The DeviceComm Manager then presents the data to the customer application as if it were from a local serial COM port. One of the main objectives of the DeviceComm Manager software is to eliminate the need for a customer to modify his/her application. If the application knows how to connect to a local serial port, it can by default talk to a remote serial port on a device server using the DeviceComm Manager software. No understanding of how to develop networking software is required.   For programmers, the eNET-100 is supplied with simple VB, C++ and Delphi examples.
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