Quick Start - Uconnect · 2017-03-18 · Quick Start This chapter provides a high level overview of AXR2W installation and configuration. For detailed introduction about this utility

Quick Start

This chapter provides a high level overview of AXR2W installation and configuration. For detailed introduction about this utility you can refer to AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi Reference Design User Guide.

The AXR2W Configuration Utility consists of necessary tools that you can use to manage AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi devices. It contains the following tools:

(1) Device Management tool: enables you to remotely manage AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi devices.

(2) Virtual Serial Port tool: enables you to manage virtual serial ports on the host PC.

(3) Device Monitor tool: enables you to monitor the status of AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi devices.

(4) DHCP Server tool: enables an AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi device to get a dynamic IP address when operating at the DHCP-enabled mode.

(5) TFTP Server tool: enables an AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi device to download new firmware from the TFTP server.

(6) COM Port Terminal tool: supports two RS-232 port terminals to make it easier for developing and testing your RS232-to-WiFi applications.

This chapter consists of following 9 steps:

Step 1: Before Using the AXR2W

Most of AXR2W operations are finished through communication with one or more existed AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi devices on the network. You need to make sure there are one or more AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi devices runs well on the network and also you get appropriate VSP driver that will be used by AXR2W Configuration Utility.

Step 2: AXR2W Installation

Step 3: Starting AXR2W

To install AXR2W:

1. Run Setup.exe program.

The AXR2W Setup wizard starts.

2. Follow the instructions that appear.

1 In AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi working directory, run file “AXR2W_x86.exe” on a 32-bit Windows OS or “AXR2W_x64.exe” on a 64-bit Windows OS)

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2 If this is the first time to start AXR2W, the main window will appear as follows.

� Menu Window: displays supported tools and existed VSP Ports list.

� Function Window: displays supported functions of a selected tool.

� System Log Window: displays system log messages, as the function window of COM

Port Terminal tool, or as a Web browser.

3 File menu introduction

File menu consists of following items:

� Open Log: opens an existed system log file� Save Log: saves system log messages into a specified log file� Exit: closes the AXR2W program.

4 View menu introduction

� Toolbar: hides and unhides the toolbar.� Status Bar: hides and unhides the status bar.

5 Help menu introduction

� Contents: opens the help file� About AXR2W: displays copyright information.

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Note: Every time when AXR2W detects multiple network interfaces at startup and no any virtual serial ports being connected or opened, the following “Select a Network Interface”dialog will appear to enable you to select a desired network interface.

Step 4: Device Search Operation

Step 5: Virtual Serial Port Operation

1. In Menu Window, select Device Management tool.

2 Click the [Search] button to search available devices on the wireless LAN. Below figure shows an example that one device is found.

3 Founded devices will be showed in Devices List. On the list you can acquire the device’s settings including connection type, IP address, and port number, and so on.

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1. In Menu Window, select Virtual Serial Port tool.

2 Click the [Add] button to add a virtual serial port. The COM Port Configuration dialog will appear.

3 On the COM Port Configuration dialog, select an unused port number to be assigned to the virtual serial port. Then click the [OK] button to complete the add operation.

4 Click the [Setting] button to configure settings of the connection type, IP address, and listening port according to configuration of the targeted device. Then click the [OK] button to complete the setting operation. Below example settings assume the target device is operating at TCP server mode and its IP address and listening port number are 10.1.2.100 and 5000, respectively.

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The virtual serial port supports following parameters that you can configure:

Parameter Description

Connection Protocol TCP or UDP connection type

Remote Host IP The target device’s IP address

Remote Host Port The target device’s listening port

Enable Flow Control Packet Enable / disable the virtual serial port sending and

receiving flow control packets. This function is

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dependent with the flow control function of AX220xx

RS232toWiFi firmware. If this function is enabled on

both virtual serial port and firmware, both sides will

add a 3byte header ahead of each egress Ethernet

packet and will strip off the 3byte header of each

ingress Ethernet packet.

Connect at Windows Start Enable / disable the automatic connection function at

Windows start. When this function is enabled, the

virtual serial port will automatically connect to the

target device server instantly after Windows

operating system startup.

Mode TCP/UDP client or server mode

Listen Port Listening port at server mode

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Step 6: Device Monitor Operation

5 Click the [Connect] button to make a TCP connection with the target device. You will see the update of the virtual serial port’s status in both the Function Window and the Menu Window.

1. The main window of Device Monitor tool is shown below.

The main window provides one function,

(1) Start: starts to monitor or stop monitoring the selected device(s). Before start the monitor function, you need to select at least one device from the Devices List in the Function Window of Device Management tool.

The main window supports one parameter that you can configure:

Parameter Description

Monitor Time Interval Set the monitor frequency.

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Step 7: COM Port Terminal Operation

Note: The following example operation assumes the AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi device’s UART2 port is connected to the COM4 port of PC1. And this device has established a TCP connection with the Virtual Serial Port COM2 on PC1.

2 When a device is selected from the Devices List in the Function Window of Device Management tool, it will be added in the Devices List and the following information is displayed:

Category Description

NO Device index in the list

Query Status Device query status

Device Name Device name

IP Device IP address

Modem Status The value of the device UART2’s Modem Status register

Firmware Version The AX220xx RS232toWiFi firmware version

Serial Port TX Count Device’s TX count in unit of bytes

Serial Port RX Count Device’s RX count in unit of bytes

1. In Menu Window, select COM Port Terminal tool. You will see the System Log Window being switched to the function window of COM Port Terminal tool.

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2 Use COM Terminal 1 to open COM2 and use COM Terminal 2 to open COM4. Here assumes the AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi device’s serial port settings are 115200 baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity check, 1 stop bit and no flow control.

3 Input some text data (e.g., “11111”) in the console of COM Terminal 1, and then you should see the data appear in the console of COM Terminal 2.

Input some text data (e.g., “22222”) in the console of COM Terminal 2, and then you should see the data appear in the console of COM Terminal 1.

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5 Click the [Close] buttons of COM Terminal 1 and COM Terminal 2 to close COM2 and COM4 ports.

6 In Menu Window, select Virtual Serial Port tool. Select the virtual serial port COM2 from the Virtual Serial Ports List and then click the [Close] button to close the connection between the virtual serial port driver and the RS232-to-WiFi device.

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7 Click the [Remove] button to remove the virtual serial port driver from PC1.

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Quick Start - Uconnect · 2017-03-18 · Quick Start This chapter provides a high level overview of AXR2W installation and configuration. For detailed introduction about this utility