New Features of the Parani-MSP1000 - Vertex Mode

Latest firmware update (v1.2.0) of the MSP1000 introduced many new useful features. I’d like to introduce one of the new features called Vertex mode in this post. Vertex mode is suitable for cable replacement of master/slave type RS422/485 multi-drop applications when master device is a PC or a network-enabled device.

First, log in to Parani-MSP1000 web management system, and select Serial Port Profile -> Vertex configuration menu, add vertex port. In my case, port number 5000 is used for Vertex port.

In Serial Port Profile -> Port configuration menu, add Parani-SD100s connected to MSP1000. In this case, two SD100s are used. The configurations of both SD100s are identical, so I will just show the configuration for one SD100, and you can follow the same steps for the other SD100.

Add new remote device by pressing ‘Add’ button, then click the BD address of remote device. Then following Port #1 configuration screen will appear.

Set BD Address of SD100, and click ‘Network service’ configuration menu.

Click ‘Network service’ menu, then following screen will appear. Click 'Listening on 7000'.

Now, you can see 'Network service configuration' menu. Set ‘Network service mode’ to ‘Vertex’ and select Vertex port 5000 which was added already.

Now the configuration of the MSP1000 to add an SD100 for Vertex mode is done. Please follow the same steps to do the configuration for the other SD100.

Now you need to configure the SD100 units to connect to the MSP1000.

Current ‘Port pairing mode’ of MSP1000 is ‘Acceptor’, so SD100 should be set to connect MSP1000.
Configurations are as follows :

1. Set BD address of MSP1000.
    [command] ats46=(MSP BD Address)
Attention : BD Address must be used without Colon(‘:’).
2. Change SD mode into ‘mode1’
    [command] at+BTmode,1
3. reboot SD
    [command] atz

Following terminal window shows the above configuration of SD100.

All configurations of MSP1000 and SD100s are finished. Now, it is time for us to find if this system works well.

You can find following two images, each image consists of 3 terminal windows shot. In the order named, the 3 terminal windows are connected to MSP1000 / first SD100 / second SD100 respectively.
First terminal window among three is connected to MSP1000 through TCP connection.( IP : 192.168.7.250, Port : 5000(Vertex port) )
Using this terminal window, send Ethernet data(sent message is ‘Hello I am TCP 5000 port’) to MSP[IP : 192.168.7.250, Port : 5000], then the same message is sent to first SD100 and second SD100 separately.

Next image is the case when first SD100 and second SD100 send messages to MSP1000.
First SD100 sends message, ‘Hello I am sd1.’, and second SD100 sends message, ‘, Hello I am sd2.’.
You can find all the messages are sent correctly.

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