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''Note that this setup currently needs to be updated to TCP mode! (All is equal but UDP no longer used as protocol)''
''The Lantronix Xport Edge is not fully supported by Lantronix Device manager, instead it offers all configuration on its internal web pages.''


==Lantronix Device Installer==
==Lantronix Device Installer==


'''NOTE:''' Lantronix Device Installer does not work with Xport Edge
Lantronix Device Installer can only show the IP address of the Xport Edge:


Lantronix Device Installer can be used to discover and check settings of the Xport<br>
[[File:Device-installer-xport-edge.png|420px|Mode-S Beast - Lantronix Device Installer showing Xport Edge]]<p>
Note it might be that with some restricted LAN configuration (for example, NAT mode in a virtual machine running windows), these parameters won't show up completly.


[[File:Lantronix-Device-Installer-Discovery_1.png|640px|Mode-S Beast - Lantronix Device Installer]]<p>
==Xport Edge Setup==
[[File:Lantronix-Device-Installer-Discovery_2.png|640px|Mode-S Beast - Lantronix Device Installer]]<p>


==Setting up for UDP mode==
Line Settings must specifiy the "Tunnel" Protocol in order to provide a transparent tunnel


This mode is used in order to directly transfer data from the Mode-S Beast over the network to Planeplotter.
[[File:Xport-Edge-010-Line-Settings.png|Xport Edge Line Menu Settings]]
For Xport use, it is quite essential to use the binary format, so DIP#3 must be ON.


===Planeplotter Setup===
Tunnel is configured to the port 10001


[[File:Xport-udp-pp-setup.gif|Xport UDP Planeplotter Setup]]
[[File:Xport-Edge-020-Tunnel-Settings.png|Xport Edge Tunnel Accept Settings]]


===Xport Network Setup===
Tunnel Packing enabled so not every single byte causes a frame to be transmitted


Before doing any other work, you need to set the CPU Performance Mode to '''High''', press '''OK''' and then '''Apply Settings'''
[[File:Xport-Edge-025-Tunnel-Packing-Settings.png|Xport Tunnel Packing Settings]]


[[File:Xport-server-settings.gif|700px|Xport Server Settings]]
Select hardware handshake


====Xport Network Settings====
[[File:Xport-Edge-026-Tunnel-Line-Settings.png|Xport Edge Tunnel Hardware Handshake Settings]]


'''Important Note:''' While configuring, you always have to press '''OK''' button at the bottom, plus '''Apply Settings''' in the left hand menu.
Pin configurations for hardware handshake require configuration


[[File:Xport-network-settings.gif|700px|Xport Network Settings]]
[[File:Xport-Edge-030-CPM-Settings.png|Xport Edge Line Menu Settings]]
 
===Xport Connection Settings===
 
[[File:Xport-connection-settings.gif|700px|Xport Connection Settings]]
 
===Xport Serial Settings===
 
Mind that here I was using 230400 baud rate, however 921800 is recommended.
 
[[File:Xport-serial-settings.gif|700px|Xport Serial Settings]]
 
==Setting up for TCP mode / COM port over Ethernet==
 
Newer versions of Planeplotter provide a direct TCP interface to the Xport, so data is not just streamed over the network but instead transmitted without loss and only if a device is connected.
 
===Xport TCP Settings Example===
 
[[File:Xport-tcp-settings1.png|640px|Xport TCP Settings (1)]]<p>
[[File:Xport-tcp-settings2.png|640px|Xport TCP Settings (2)]]<p>
 
 
 
 
You can also interface the TCP to the [http://www.lantronix.com/device-networking/utilities-tools/com-port-redirector.html Lantronix Com Port Redirector], which installs a COM port for the application side.
 
===Additional Hints===
 
* '''Factory reset without serial:'''<br>Telnet to port 9999. Then you get a simple console menue, much like the BIOS setup of your PC. Simply do a factory reset, save and exit, and after a moment you will have it back on factory defaults.
* '''Firmware upgrade of the Lantronix Xport:'''<br>There is a [http://ltxfaq.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1597 FAQ of Lantronix], but ensure that the hardware revision of the Lantronix matches to that.

Latest revision as of 11:00, 2 January 2020

The Lantronix Xport Edge is not fully supported by Lantronix Device manager, instead it offers all configuration on its internal web pages.

Lantronix Device Installer

Lantronix Device Installer can only show the IP address of the Xport Edge:

Mode-S Beast - Lantronix Device Installer showing Xport Edge

Xport Edge Setup

Line Settings must specifiy the "Tunnel" Protocol in order to provide a transparent tunnel

Xport Edge Line Menu Settings

Tunnel is configured to the port 10001

Xport Edge Tunnel Accept Settings

Tunnel Packing enabled so not every single byte causes a frame to be transmitted

Xport Tunnel Packing Settings

Select hardware handshake

Xport Edge Tunnel Hardware Handshake Settings

Pin configurations for hardware handshake require configuration

Xport Edge Line Menu Settings