+44 1943 465918Yes you can. There are gender changers available from various manufacturers, alternatively there is also a DCE version of the Netport Ethernet to RS232 Adaptor, the LAN02
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It depends on the connectors on the devices you have. Netport LAN01 is the DTE version, LAN02 is the DCE version. Both devices are functionally identical but the one is Male-Female (DCE) and the other Female-Male (DTE).
Yes. The Netport connects serial devices to ethernet networks, allowing you to send serial data across the network, using a technique known as serial tunnelling.
The netport can be used in two modes.
- Single Netport mode: the Netport is connected to the PLC. A virtual serial port is installed onto a PC. Software on the PC can then talk to the remote serial device over the network. Whilst theoretically the PLC and the PC can be any distance apart, in practice the distance may introduce some latency into the system. That may be a problem if timings in the communication between the software and PLC are important
- Two Netport mode: the second mode uses two Netports. One Netport is connected to the PLC and it then talks to the second Netport over the network. The second Netport can then be plugged into another device or PC using a serial cable.
Yes this should be possible, but you may need to use 2 Netport adaptors instead of one. The use of a single Netport requires the installation of a software based virtual serial port. The driver software supplied with the Netport that implements the virtual serial port will only work on Microsoft Windows. We would need to know a little more about what you are wanting to achieve before we can give you a definitive answer, please get in touch.
Standard serial cables are widely available, but the powered cable that you require is a more specialised item. Best place to look is one of the large component suppliers, Farnell, RS, Lindy etc.
The Netport Adaptor has an in-built web server so the device can be viewed over the Internet. The HTTP port on the Netport is also configurable. Once you have set a different port on the router, you can change the http port no. via the web interface. To do this with the Netport you should open Web Manager, Click on 'Server' and Change the "HTTP Port No' option and set the right port. This option allows the configuration of the web server port number. The valid range is 1-65535 (The default port is 80).
The Netport does not send emails, it simply allows a serial device to connect to an IP network using a process called 'serial tunnelling'. The standard serial data is encapsulated in a TCP/IP packet and transmitted over the network.
The Netport will convert traffic to serial link across an ethernet connection so that you can put a serial device onto an ethernet network and see it over the network. If you had serial devices in between 2 ethernet connections the Netport will do this. The LAN06 takes its power over pin 9 or the LAN01 and LAN02 take their power from the adaptor.
