BF-430

User Manual

Document Version 1.0

Web Version realcom 2009-02-07
Firmware Version 1.13.00,Apr 4 2011
 【Index】
Ⅰ、Hardware Introduction.........................................................................................................1
Ⅱ、Product Overview................................................................................................................3
Ⅲ、WEB Login ..........................................................................................................................4
Ⅳ、Web Function Instruction ..................................................................................................10
One Page Quick Setup......................................................................................................10
Advanced Setup................................................................................................................13
1、Operation Mode Setup ..........................................................................................13
(1)TCP Server .......................................................................................................13
(2)TCP Client.........................................................................................................14
(3)UDP Server .......................................................................................................15
(4)UDP Client ........................................................................................................16
2、Serial Port Setup ...................................................................................................17
3、DDNS Setup..........................................................................................................18
(1)TZ0....................................................................................................................18
(2) Dyndns .............................................................................................................19
Management .....................................................................................................................20
1、Device Administration Setting................................................................................20
2、System Status Monitor ..........................................................................................21
3、Backup & Restore Configuration ...........................................................................22
4、Firmware Upgrade.................................................................................................23
5、PING .....................................................................................................................24

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 －BF-430－
Ⅰ、Hardware Introduction
 Appearance

 Specification
Item Specification
Ethernet Interface 10/100Base-T,half/full duplex
Signal Port RS232/485/422
RS232 Signal TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, GND, Baud Rate:1200bps~230.4kbps
RS485 Signal 2 wire Data+/- (only for BF-430)
RS422 Signal 4 wire R+/R-/T+/T- (only for BF-430)
CPU 16 bit CPU, 100MHz
Memory 256K ROM & 768K SDRAM
Watch Dog System never halts
I/O Support No
LED 4, Power / RXD / TXD / ACT
Power
DC 9~30V, 300 mA
Requirement
Power
300mA(9V)
Requirement
EMI/EMC
FCC B, CE B
Certification
Operation temperature 0 ~ 65℃
System
Storage temperature -20 ~ 85℃
Requirement
Operation humidity: 5 ~ 95%
Surge Protection Serial port 15 KV ESD
Magnetic
Ethernet port 1.5 KV
Protected
Connector Type DB9(Male)/RJ-45
Reset Button Yes

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 End point

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Ⅱ、Product Overview
BF-430 is a RS232/RS485 converter for the integration of system and Ethernet
management, designed and applied to enable traditional industrial serial devices to access data
and control devices through Ethernet (intranet or internet)
Real time operation system and complete TCP/IP protocol enable CHIYU’s BF-430
powerful converter not only providing complete system with highly efficiency but also able to link
with network. Easy to install and wire. The Web interface of BF-430 is simple, easily to operate,
and without operation system limitation.

 Features
 BF-430 support 4 kinds of connection: TCP server / client 及 UDP server / client,
Users can select suitable connecting way.

 Support DHCP Client, when activate this function, BF-430 can get TCP/IP default from
DHCP Server when the system activates, Includes IP address, default getaway IP and
DNS server.

 Support PPPoE, PPPoE is an internet protocol for the link simulation of dial-up
connection and remote host.

 Support Dynamic DNS, this enable BF-430 connect with dynamic IP by fixed Domain
Name, enable hosts situated in different location to get access to BF-430 through
internet.

 Auto detecting 10/100 M Ethernet.

 Enable users to conduct data access or management on BF-430 through various

operation system of IE , Netscape browser.

 Allows users to back up and store file system parameter and restore it, for security
reasons the backup file will be stored encrypted.

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Ⅲ、WEB Login
BF-430 contains a HTTP server, thus BF-430 can link and connect through Web browser,
and then conduct setting.

 Preparation
Before conducting BF-430 setting, please assure the following:
 PC has connected to BF-430, and PC and BF-430 are situated in the same WAN with
power supplied.
 If the default IP address (192.168.168.125 ) is occupied by else device, then it is a
must to shut down that device first till the setting is over, and then allocate new IP
address to BF-430.

 How to search BF-430

1、After installation of BF-430 and network cable is completed, use BF-430’s IP Search
to search all BF-430 in a certain LAN, or download IP Search tool from CHIYU
homepage. Desktop icon as below:

2、Click IP Search icon, will display a window, as shown:

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3、While the IP Search window shows up, it will display all BF-430 in LAN, and show its
Device name, Location, Model Name, IP Address, Subnet Mark, Gateway, Mac
Address. Select particular BF-430, then its related information will appear below the
window, as shown:

4、The showed information of BF-430 can be revised directly in the window, the part can
be modified: IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway. After modification completed ( MAC
Address can not modify ),click Alter then it will display the modified information, as
shown:

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5、After modification, if want to confirm whether the modification is correct or not, click
Refresh button to refresh and check information ( Fig-1 ), click Exit button to
leave.(Fig-2)

6、After modification, the IP address of BF-430 has matched with its WAN, if want to get
access into the Web of BF-430, has two methods:
(1)Open IP Search, select and double click particular BF-430, then to enter its
webpage.
(2)While the internet explorer opened, input BF-430 IP address to enter its
webpage
Remark：
WINDOWS XP：
《Step 1》
Click WINDOWS XP my computer , Open Control Pan on
the left side, please turn to traditional overview and select network link
《Step 2》
Click LAN, then select content, the link configuration will be shown, click Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP), then input the same setting as BF-430, as below figure:

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WINDOWS 7：
《Step 1》
Click Windows 7 icon, select , open and search for ,
click Alter Interface Card on the upper-left side.
《Step 2》
Click LAN link, select content, then the LAN settings will be shown, click Internet
Protocol(TCP/IPv4) , then input the same setting as BF-430, as below figure:

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 How to login to BF-430 Web via web browser
1、Start Web browser ( ig: WIN 7 IE ), input BF-430’s IP Address, for example: use the
default BF-430 IP Address: http://192.168.168.125

2、If connection failed, should check:

 If BF-430 installed and its power supplied properly

 To examine the LAN connection, can use start toolsExecuteInput cmd open
MS-DOS, Input “ ping” to test BF-430 connection, input command: ping
192.168.168.125, as shown below:

 If no response received, it explains the link has troubles either the connection is
not proper or the PC’s IP address can not match with BF-430’s IP address

 Set the PC’s IP address with BF-430’s IP address with same segment, if the PC
uses fixed IP address, the address must be ranged in: 192.168.168.1 ~
192.168.168.65 or 192.168.168.67 ~ 192.168.168.254 , thus it can be compatible
with BF-430’s default IP address: 192.168.168.125, the Subnet Mask’s setting
must be: 255.255.255.0, please refer to page 6 ~ 7

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3、If the connection with BF-430 is successful, then it will display a message window for
User name and Password, the default for user name and Password is: admin/admin,
as shown below:

4、While the user name and password entered, a Web setting interface of BF-430 will be
showed, enter it will then display a “ One Page Quick Setup “ page.

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Ⅳ、Web Function Instruction
 One Page Quick Setup

 Function instruction of STATIC IP

Function Description
IP Address Set the IP address of the BF-430，default setting is 192.168.168.125
Subnet mask Set the subnet mask of the BF-430，default setting is 255.255.255.0
Gateway Set the gateway of the BF-430，default setting is 192.168.168.254
Primary DNS Set the DNS of the BF-430，default setting is 168.95.1.1
Serial Port Mode
Set the serial type, RS232 and RS485 for setting , default setting is
Serial Type
RS232
1.Set serial port baud rate, the parameters can be selected：1200、2400、
4800、9600、19200、38400、57600、115200、230400 and Others
Baud Rate
2.After selecting Others , fill custom baud rate into the user defined
3.Default setting is 19200
Operation Mode
There are 4 modes to set into connection mode, such as：
 TCP Server
Connection Mode  TCP Client
 UDP Server
 UDP Client
Connection Port Number Set BF-430 connection port number, default setting is 50000
Remote Host IP Address 1.Set the remote host IP address, the default setting is 0.0.0.0
(For Client Only) 2.For Client Only
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 Function instruction of DHCP CLIENT
Function Description
Host Name (optional) Fill in the host name , default setting is CHIYU (optional)
Serial Port Mode
Set the serial type, RS232 and RS485 for setting , default setting is
Serial Type
RS232
1.Set serial port baud rate, the parameters can be selected：1200、
2400、4800、9600、19200、38400、57600、115200、230400 and
Baud Rate Others
2.After selecting Others , fill custom baud rate into the user defined
3.Default setting is 19200
Operation Mode
There are 4 modes to set into connection mode, such as：
 TCP Server
Connection Mode  TCP Client
 UDP Server
 UDP Client
Connection Port Number Set BF-430 connection port number, default setting is 50000
Remote Host IP Address 1.Set the remote host IP address, the default setting is 0.0.0.0
(For Client Only) 2.For Client Only

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 Function instruction of PPPoE
Function Description
User Name Fill in the user name, up to 47 characters
Password Fill in the password, up to 35 characters
Service Name (optional) Fill in the service name (optional), up to 47 characters
 Default setting is 0 second, the range is from 0 ~ 4294967295
Close Connection when
 Keep the connection of BF-430 and ISP always must set the no into
Idle Time Over
0 or the connection with PPPoE will be disabled when Idle time over.
 After selecting ENABLE , fill in fixed IP
PPPoE with Fixed IP
 Default setting is DISABLE
Address
 optional
Serial Port Mode
Set the serial type, RS232 and RS485 for setting , default setting is
Serial Type
RS232
1.Set serial port baud rate, the parameters can be selected：1200、
2400、4800、9600、19200、38400、57600、115200、230400 and
Baud Rate Others
2.After selecting Others , fill custom baud rate into the user defined
3.Default setting is 19200
Operation Mode
There are 4 modes to set into connection mode, such as：
 TCP Server
Connection Mode  TCP Client
 UDP Server
 UDP Client
Connection Port Number Set BF-430 connection port number, default setting is 50000
Remote Host IP Address 1.Set the remote host IP address, the default setting is 0.0.0.0
(For Client Only) 2.For Client Only
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 Advanced Setup
1、Operation Mode Setup
(1)TCP Server

 Function instruction
Function Description
 If data transmit thru TCP/IP remote command, must select Serial
Server Mode into TCP SERVER and set LISTEN PORT NUMBER
Local Listen Port Number
into the same value with monitoring side.
 Default setting is 50000
 The default setting of close connection time is 100 seconds and the
range is from 0 ~ 32768
Close Connection When
 The value must set to be 0 if you want to keep BF-430 connect
Remote Idle with monitoring side or the connection will be off automatically
when remote idle.
 Make sure the data secure, user must set the code for
management. User must inset the correct password and process
Access Password
the further procedure after authority.
 up to 31 characters
 Set Enable or Disable keep alive check function，default setting is
Disable
Keep Alive Check
 While keep alive check enable, the pin packet will be send to
Gateway every 30 seconds to make cure the connection.
Max TCP Connection The maximum TCP connection is 4 sets , default setting is 1
When using the Virtual COM, if you need BF-430 with VCOM to
Real COM send each other RTS / CTS, DTR / DSR signal, this option must
be checked

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(2)TCP Client

 Function instruction
Function Description
Set the remote connection port number，the range is 0 ~
Remote Connection Port Number
65535，default setting is 50000
Remote Host IP Address Set remote host IP address，default setting is 0.0.0.0
 There are 2 modes to set TCP connection to server：
1.Start Up：This mode means when BF-430 enable, it will
build the TCP connection with SERVER immediately. It
will automatically build the TCP connection after disable
TCP Connection and then re-connect again.
2.Any Character：This mode means only when BF-430
receives data from RS232/485, it will build TCP
connection with SERVER. TCP connection will be disable
if not receiving the data from RS232/485.

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(3)UDP Server

 Function instruction
Function Description
 If data transmit thru UDP remote command, must select
Serial Server Mode into UDP SERVER and set LISTEN
Local Listen Port Number PORT NUMBER into the same value with monitoring side.
 Default setting is 50000

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(4)UDP Client

 Function instruction
Function Description
Set the remote connection port number，the range is 0 ~
Remote Connection Port Number
65535，default setting is 50000
Remote Host IP Address Set the remote host IP address, the default setting is 0.0.0.0

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2、Serial Port Setup

 Function instruction
Function Description
Serial Type Set the serial type, RS232 and RS485 for setting , default setting is RS232
1.Set serial port baud rate, the parameters can be selected：1200、2400、4800、9600、
19200、38400、57600、115200、230400 and Others
Baud Rate
2.After selecting Others , fill custom baud rate into the user defined
3.Default setting is 19200
Data Bits Set the data bits， 5,6,7,8 parameters can be selected, default setting is 8
 Set the parity check，4 parameters can be selected：
1.odd
2.Even
Parity Check
3.Mark
4.Space
 Default setting is None
Stop Bits Set the stop bits， 1,2 parameters can be selected, default setting is 1
Set the flow control，2 parameters can be selected：
 Xon/Xoff：Software flow control
Flow Control
 CTS/RTS：Hardware flow control
 Default setting is None
 Force packet transmit time
Force Packet Transmit Time
 The minimum setting is 0 ms of setting serial interval between data. Default setting is
(ms)
0,the range is 0~65535ms
 Force packet transmit length.
Force Packet Transmit Length
 The serial set length of data transmission range is from 0~ 65535 bytes, the default
(bytes)
setting is 0
 Set the transmission data end by identified delimiter and if your transmission data
Delimiter 1 includes the identified delimiter, BF-430 will send out packet at once.
 Default setting is disabled. The range is from 0x00 ~ 0xFF
 Set the transmission data end by identified delimiter and if your transmission data
Delimiter 2 includes the identified delimiter, BF-430 will send out packet at once.
 Default setting is disabled. The range is from 0x00 ~ 0xFF
RS485 Transmission Delay Set the RS485 transmission delay time, range is 0 ~65535us, the default setting is 0
Time
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3、DDNS Setup
(1)TZ0

 Function instruction
Function Description
E-mail Address Fill in the E-mail address for DDNS , up to 47 characters
Password key Fill in the password key for DDNS，up to 31 characters
Device DNS Name Fill in the device DNS name，for example：hostname.tzo.com
Display the registry IP address，when DDNS is enabled, It will show the
Registry IP Address
registry IP address
Display DNS Serve status，when DDNS server does not enable ,it will show
Status
“DDNS function is disabled”

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(2) Dyndns

 Function instruction
Function Description
Username Fill in the username for DDNS，up to 31 characters
Password Fill in the password for DDNS，up to 31 characters
Device DNS Name Fill in the device DNS name，for example：hostname.dyndns.org
Display the registry IP address，when DDNS is enabled, It will show the
Registry IP Address
registry IP address
Display DNS Serve status，when DDNS server does not enable ,it will show
Status
“DDNS function is disabled”

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 Management
1、Device Administration Setting

 Function instruction
Function Description
 Select unblock or block standard http port，default setting is
Block Standard Http UNBLOCK(80)
Port(80) Management  If other port sequence has to be set, select BLOCK, and then fill in the
port sequence.
Device Management IP Display and set the device management IP address , default setting is
Address 192.168.200.200
Device Hostname Fill in the device hostname, default setting is CHIYU
Device Location Fill in the device location , default setting is blank
 User Name：Fill in the user name
 Password Change：Change the password, for security reasons,
Administrator Password
please fill in a new password to replace the default management
 Password Confirm：Confirm the new password
Block Ping Request Select unblock or block ping request function , default setting is unblock
If you want to change the MAC address, fill in the new MAC
MAC Address Change
address
Reset System to Factory Execute this function will reset system to factory default
Default
Reboot System Execute this function will reboot system
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2、System Status Monitor

 Function instruction
Function Description
Product Name Display the product name：BF-430 232/485 TCP/IP Converter
Firmware Version Display the firmware version：1.13.00,Apr 4 2011
System Up Time Display system up time，the sequence is hour/minute/second
Ethernet Status
IP Configuration Mode Display the IP configuration，default setting is STATIC IP
Operation Mode Display the operation mode，default setting is TCP SERVER
Connection Port Display the connection port，default setting is 50000
MAC Address Display the MAC address of BF-430
IP Address Display BF-430 address, default setting is 192.168.168.125
Subnet mask Display BF-430 Subnet mask, default setting is 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway Display BF-430 Default Gateway, default setting is 192.168.168.254
Primary DNS Display BF-430 Primary DNS address, default setting is 168.95.1.1
STATUS Display BF-430 internet status
Serial Status
Serial Type Display Serial type, default setting is RS232
Baud Rate Display Baud Rate, default setting is 19200
Data Bits Display Data Bits, default setting is 8
Parity Check Display Parity Check, default setting is None
Stop Bits Display Stop Bits, default setting is 1
Flow Control Display Flow Control, default setting is None
Statistic
RX / TX bytes and RX / TX packets display the total data amount of data receive and
Ethernet
transmission of Ethernet.
Serial RX & TX display the total data amount of data receive and transmission of Serials.
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3、Backup & Restore Configuration

 Function instruction
Function Description
After execution, can save the present system settings as a backup file, and save it in
Backup
hardware, the sub-name of the saved file is .cfg
Restore Browse and select saved file( .cfg ), execute Restore to restore system settings

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4、Firmware Upgrade

 Function instruction
Function Description
 Browse and select firmware, execute Upgrade to upgrade firmware
Please select a file to  Has to assure the possibility of power supply during the process of
upgrade upgrading, or severe damage will be caused. What if upgrade different
firmware to different products, and it will also cause severe damage.

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5、PING

 Function instruction
Function Description
Source IP Address Display BF-430 IP address
Destination IP Address Input IP address of Remote Host
Packet Number Set up the number of PING package, ranged 1 ~4 , the default 4
Ping Size Set up the size of PING package, the utmost setting 1460 bytes.
 Display Sent Request data
Ping Result
 Display Receive Reply data

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