The tiny-footprint Luminary Micro Stellaris® Serial-to-Ethernet Module (MDL-S2E) offers a complete, ready-to-implement solution designed to add web connectivity to any serial device. The most common application for the MDL-S2E is for augmenting legacy products that only contain a serial port for a configuration or control interface. In addition, newer computers, especially laptop computers, do not necessarily have serial ports, and a serial connection is limited by cable length (typically 10 m). Simply installing a Stellaris® Serial-to-Ethernet Module into the legacy serial device provides many benefits including no major board redesign or software changes, easy sharing on a network other than Ethernet, tiny form-factor for unobtrusive implementation, and 10-meter maximum cable length for serial connections is no longer a limitation.
The MDL-S2E is the first serial-to-Ethernet converter available with a highly integrated ARM® Cortex™-M3 microcontroller with 50 MHz of performance and ample single-cycle, on-chip Flash and SRAM memory for efficient network traffic handling. For maximum space savings, the Stellaris® microcontroller is offered in a small BGA package and integrates the 10/100 Ethernet MAC and PHY on-chip.
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Module Contents
The MDL-S2E ships with a main control circuit board only.
Module Documentation
Board Documentation and Schematics
| Title | Description | Date | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| RDK-S2E-DS-02 | Serial-to-Ethernet Board Data Sheet | 08/10/09 | download |
| QS-S2E-RDK-1.4 | S2E RDK Quickstart | 07/07/09 | download |
| RDK-S2E Design Package-C | RDK-S2E board package | 05/02/08 | download |
Software Updates
| Title | Description | Date | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| SW-RDK-S2E-5727 | RDK-S2E Firmware Development Package | 03/02/10 | download |
| SW-RDK-S2E-conf-5727 | RDK-S2E Windows configuration utility | 03/02/10 | download |
| RDK-S2E-CD-534 | RDK-S2E Kit CD | 01/20/10 | download |
Product Change Notices (PCN)
| Doc number | Description | Date | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMI-PCN-080099-00 | MDL-S2E firmware update: Telnet Client bug fix | 12/16/08 | download |
Ordering Part Numbers and Information
Ordering Information
| Ordering Part Number | Description |
|---|---|
| MDL-S2E | Serial-to-Ethernet module |
| MDL-S2E-B | Serial-to-Ethernet module, volume packaging |
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Request sales contactThe module featured on this page is also available in an open-tooled Reference Design Kit. See our RDK-S2E page for details.
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Features
The MDL-S2E ships as a ready-for-production module with the following features:
- LM3S6432 in a 10 x 10 mm BGA package for reduced board size
- 10/100 Mbit Ethernet port
- Auto MDI/MDIX cross-over correction
- Traffic and link indicators Serial ports
- UART ports include RTS/CTS for flow control
- UART0 has RS232 levels, transceiver runs at up to 230.4 Kbaud
- UART1 has CMOS/TTL levels, can run at 1.0 Mbaud
Software
- IP configuration with static IP address or DHCP
- Telnet server for access to serial port (VCP software included)
- Web server for module configuration
- UDP responder for device discovery
- Telnet client for Ethernet-based serial port extender
- Module supports 5 V and 3.3 V supplies
- Multiple mounting options
- JTAG port pads for factory programming
