EKI-1361/EKI-1362 User Manual 2
1.1 Introduction
Advantech's EKI-1300 series of Industrial Device Servers are a robust, feature-rich,
and cost effective way to network-enable equipment in an industrial automation envi-
ronment. The EKI-1361/1362 provides one or two serial ports, 802.11b/g/n wireless
LAN interface to connect any RS-232/422/485 devices to wireless LAN. These wire-
less serial device servers provide serial-to-wireless network connectivity as an alter-
native to wired Ethernet connectivity and enable virtually any serial device or
equipment to be remotely accessed, controlled, monitored, or shared on an 802.11b/
g/n wireless network.
By encapsulating serial data and transporting it over Ethernet, the EKI-1361/1362
allows virtual serial links over Ethernet IP-based networks. After Advantech Serial
Device Server Configuration Utility installed, standard serial operation calls with vir-
tual COM port could be transparently redirected to the serial device servers, guaran-
teeing compatibility with legacy serial devices and enabling backward compatibility
with existing software. EKI-1361/1362 also supports serial tunneling, allowing two
native serial devices to communicate over a network without any hosts or program-
ming. As a result, you can extend limited distance, point-to-point, direct serial con-
nections within the plant, throughout the factory, the facility, the office building, or
across the global enterprise.
The EKI-1361/1362 provides an impressive list of features and functions enabling
multiple industrial devices to be connected, controlled, configured, managed, and
updated over a network. With serial ports and 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN, the
EKI-1361/1362 easily connects multiple serial devices to a network. The transmis-
sion speed of the EKI-1361/1362 is up to 921.6 Kbps totally outstripping the competi-
tion to meet the demand for high-speed exchange. Functionally transparent and
efficient, the EKI-1361/1362 is especially designed for remotely controlling and moni-
toring devices via the Internet.
The EKI-1361/1362 provides roaming ability. EKI-1361/1362 can migrate from AP to
AP during certain condition. In some field applications, the device can't use a fixed
physical connection, such as AGV, transportation, and cross wide space communica-
tion. EKI-1361/1362 can easily installed to fulfill this requirement. With a compact
size and lightweight design, the EKI-1361/1362 can be installed in moving vehicles
without much extra wight.
Types of supported devices:
Human Machine Interface (HMI)
Programmable Controller(PLC)
Flow meters
Temperature / pressure monitoring equipment
Gas leak detection device
Scales
Power monitoring equipment
Data Acquisition Modules
The EKI-136X series provides various operation modes: COM port redirection (Vir-
tual COM port), TCP/UDP server/client mode. Serial devices can be connected by
means of multi-access modes.
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