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1. To change the ring configuration in the switch simply launch the Ethernet Switch Tools and choose the desired pair of ports for your new enabled ring The Ring LED will be lit if all rings one or two that are enabled in this switch have continuous ring integrity For a ring to function all switches in the path of the ring must have Real time Ring support Do not connect rings within rings Only simple non overlapped rings are allowed Two active rings cannot share a network segment It is possible to join two rings together by configuring two rings in a single switch The ports used for each ring must be distinct so that no network segment is shared by both rings See Section 7 for ring wiring examples and guidelines Poorly configured applications and devices or malicious users can flood your network with broadcast packets that are forwarded to all ports and can quickly consume most of a network s bandwidth The Ring Switch provides protection against broadcast storms by limiting the quantity of broadcast and multicast messages This protection is enabled by default See Ethernet Switch Tool s on line help for details With priority queuing configured in the Ring Switch low priority data will not interfere with your time critical data again Network traffic can be prioritized to achieve the performance that time sensitive data demands Refer to the Ethernet Switch Tool s on line help for more information and details on configuring p
2. but no communications activity is detected OFF completely This would indicate that there is not a proper Ethernet connection Link between the port and another Ethernet device Make sure the proper cable type is in use and that it has been plugged securely into the ports at both ends See section 5 for proper Ethernet cabling Blinking This would indicate that there is a proper Ethernet connection Link between the port and another Ethernet device and that there is communications activity Red 1000 Mbps 1000BaseT connection is detected Green 100 Mbps 100BaseT connection is detected Yellow 10 Mbps 10BaseT connection is detected IP67 Switch User Manual Page 8 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com Section 3 Installation Switch The IP67 Industrial Ethernet Switch can be fastened directly to any flat surface Refer to the mechanical drawings below Make sure to allow enough room to route your Ethernet and Installation power cables ae a i ngl Dia 0 27 0 68 cm 3 o 9 52 Cm 2 97 7 54 cm 424 10 76 cm a 7 48 19 0 cm Switch Mechanical Dimensions IP67 Switch User Manual Page 9 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com Ethernet patch cable though you may have t
3. in A or B s ring algorithm Paths that are not included in the ring algorithm will result in harmful broadcast storms as will happen when conventional switches are connected in a ring topology Intended Rings Unintended Rings Unintended Rings Ring 1 i Unintended Ring A E Unintended Ring C E Ring 2 Jf Unintended Ring B vis fj Unintended Ring D IP67 Switch User Manual Page 20 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 support sixnetio com Section 8 Visual Status Monitoring Port Status ACT LNK LED Power amp Switch Status OK LED Ring Status Ring LED Local and Remote Status Monitoring You can keep track of the status of your Ring Switches at all times To check the status of a Ring Switch visually you can monitor the Ring Switch s indicator LEDs To monitor the status remotely you can use Modbus over Ethernet UDP or TCP There is also an alarm output that can be tied to a PLC or other supervisory device Advanced Status Reporting Flashing Ring LEDs indicate that there is a break elsewhere eas e in the network ea o Break exists between switches with special blip fash Modbus status bits nia EN will indicate a break O and where itis p located plus show any power failures Alarm output will go low when there is a network break r primary power failure The status of
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6. using the Ethernet Switch Tools There is a simple check box where you can select Automatic or This Switch for the master ring switch selection This advanced capability allows you to control where the backup port will be in your network The ring switch to be designated the master must be running firmware v0103 or newer Only the ring switch that is designated the master needs to be running the newer firmware All other ring switches can be running older firmware It is recommended that only one ring switch be designated as the master If more than one is designated as the master then the one with the lowest MAC address will prevail In some applications it may be desirable or required to adjust the Ring Switches parameters for proper or best operation A Microsoft Windows software utility called the Ethernet Switch Tools is provided to make these adjustments Using the auto find feature in the utility you will be able to pick from a list of detected Ring Switches and load custom configurations via Ethernet The auto find feature eliminates the hassle of loading via a serial connection and the overhead time spent assigning IP addresses Refer to the online help for details on using the Ethernet Switch Tools IMPORTANT NOTE Your computer must be on the same local network as the Ring Switch for the Ethernet Switch Tools to operate properly Also your computer must have updated Raw Ethernet Socket WinPcap support installed When inst
7. your Ring Switches can be easily ascertained by simply looking at their LED indicators The LEDs can be used to quickly see the status or to locate a network problem See Section 2 for details on the LED indicators After all Ethernet and or fiber connections are made check the LED s corresponding to the ports that each of the devices are connected to Ensure that for each port that is in use the LED is on or blinking If a port LED is off go back and check for connectivity problems between that port and the network device connected to that particular port In addition the color of the LED should indicate the speed for which your device is connected at yellow 10Mbps green 100Mpbs The Ring Switch has an OK LED that indicates the power and operational status It is ON solid when there are no errors It will go OFF if either power supply fails or a ring break is detected The OK LED will also flash if the switch is being winked is in the boot up mode or an internal error was detected The Ring Switch has a Ring LED that indicates the status of your ring connections It is ON solid when all rings handled by the switch have continuous integrity It will be blinking if there is broken ring segment but all adjacent switches are responding It will be OFF if the switch is not configured for any rings The ring LED will Blip mostly OFF with a quick ON when a configured ring has been broken and the break is local to one of the ports
8. 2 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com Modbus Diagnostics Example Scenario 1 No Breaks As an example of how to debug a network using the Modbus registers we will examine a simple ring topology which is shown in the figures that follow Taking a look at the diagram below we see three Ring Switches Ring Switches A B and C have been configured for one ring The ring network is currently in good health no breaks in the ring with the solid blue line indicating the active part of the ring and the dashed blue line indicating the standby part of the ring Since the ring network is in good health we would expect these values from the Modbus registers of each switch Switch A _SwitchB_ Switch ing 1 Complete 1 Ring 1 Complete 1 Ring 1 Complete 1 First Port of Ring 1 1 First Port of Ring 1 1 First Port of Ring 1 0 second Port of Ring 1 1 Second Port of Ring 1 1 Second Port of Ring 1 1 A ring network in good health would have the Ring Complete bit set to one in all Ring Switches Also all ports in the ring should be forwarding except for one port that should be in backup mode The backup port will indicate the standby backup path of the existing ring Ring Switch User Manual Page 23 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 support si
9. 61010 1 FCC part 15 ICES 003 EN55022 IEC61326 1 Hazardous locations UL1604 CSA C22 2 213 Cenelec EN50021 Class 1 Div 2 Zone 2 Marine and off shore DNV Det Norske Veritas Protection rating IP67 and NEMA 6 Enclosure material Fiber reinforced polyester Dimensions and mounting See mechanical diagram Weight 1 2 Ibs 0 54 kg Specifications are subject to change Consult factory for latest information IP67 Switch User Manual Page 28 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com oecifications Ethernet data rates supported Cat 5E cable supported per Cat 6 cable supported per eS _ Coupling connection method RJ45 cordset retention Mating cycles a Sealing protection Salt spray protection Fire retardant low smoke Thermal shock Operating temperature a Specifications are subject to change Consult factory for latest information IP67 Switch User Manual Page 29 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com Section 12 Service Information Service Information Product Support We sincerely hope that you never experience a problem with any SIXNET product If you do need service call SIXNET at 518 877 5173 and ask for Applications Engineering A trained specialist will help you to quickly determine the so
10. 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 support sixnetio com Section 9 About Default Settings Ring Ports Port Configuration all ports Broadcast Limit Port Mirroring Priority Queuing Default Settings ring model The settings below are the factory defaults when the switch comes out of the box Use this page to find out what changes may be necessary for tailoring the switch to your exact needs 1 Ring configured on last two ports 4 and 5 Master ring switch selection Automatic Speed amp Duplex Flow Control Enabled 10h 10f 100h 100f Enabled on all ports Mirroring Disabled Use 802 1p Tag Priority Enabled Use IP ToS DiffServ Enabled Priority Precedence Tag Default Priority Normal Output Tag Unchanged SBE 1899179 Priority Traffic Type Queue 0 Best Effort 0 Pp 6 Voice OK Output The OK Output will be normally ON and go OFF when either the power input is not present both power inputs are not present or a ring failure is detected Modbus Modbus monitoring Disabled Modbus address 1 IP address blank Subnet mask 255 255 255 255 Default gateway blank TCP IP sessions at one time 4 TCP IP timeout 0 mS IP67 Switch User Manual Page 25 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com Section 10 General Features and Capabilities Features amp l m Capabilities This sec
11. CP you can remotely monitor the status of the Ring Switch Using the Ethernet Switch Tools the Ring Switch can be configured as a Modbus slave station with its own Modbus station number and IP address Modbus over Ethernet The Ring Switch has a set of predefined Modbus registers for status reporting Refer to the table below for the register assignments Modbus Modbus Address Address i Ring 1 Second port is Apen ee passing data not blocked 10002 Link on port 2 10020 Ring 2 complete 10003 Link on port 3 10021 Ring 2 First port is passing 10004 Link on port 4 data not blocked 10005 Link on port 5 10005 p 10022 Ring 2 second port is passing 10006 Link on port 6 data not blocked 10007 Link on port 7 OK output ON no alarms Output will be ON if both 10090 I Link on port 8 nee power and all enabled rings 10009 Link on port 9 are complete 10017 Ring 1 complete 10031 First power input valid Ring 1 First port is passing 10018 data not blocked 10032 Second power input valid NOTE It is recommended that you keep the poll time of your Modbus master driver or hardware device to a reasonable rate If you poll a Ring Switch at a rapid rate the performance of the switch may be reduced The fastest poll time you should run will depend on the application As a guideline a poll time of 500 mS or greater should not adversely affect the performance of your Ring Switch Ring Switch User Manual Page 2
12. Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com Ring LED ring model ACT LNK 10 100 Mbps LEDs Ring model only The Ring LED is a multifunctional indicator that shows four states ON solid The Ring LED will be ON when all rings enabled in the switch have continuous ring integrity OFF completely The switch has not been configured for any rings Blinking 50 OFF 50 ON One or more rings have been configured for the switch but a break has been discovered for one or more of the configured rings Neighboring Ring Switches are responding so the break is at another location Blip Long OFF Short ON One or more configured rings have been broken The break has been detected to be local to one of the ports Diagnostically speaking in simple rings the segment with the problem will be between the two switches with their ring LEDs in the blip state Also you can ascertain the general location of where the segment error has occurred with a HMI a master controller or some other MODBUS Master through MODBUS over Ethernet polling Find out more details about MODBUS diagnostics in section 7 of this manual Activity link and port speed indication is combined into one LED per port The port states are described below ON solid This would indicate that there is a proper Ethernet connection Link between the port and another Ethernet device
13. OR EXPLOSION HAZARD CLASS 1 DIVISION 2 WARNING WHEN IN HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS DISCONNECT POWER BEFORE EXPLOSION HAZARD REPLACING OR WIRING UNITS WARNING DO NOT DISCONNECT EQUIPMENT UNLESS POWER HAS BEEN EXPLOSION HAZARD SWITCHED OFF OR THE AREA IS KNOWN TO BE NONHAZARDOUS IP67 Switch User Manual Page 2 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Con
14. SIXNET Ethernet 5 Port IP67 Switch Industrial and RJ FIi Accessories eld RB Contents at a Glance Section 1 General Information Page 3 Section 2 LED Indicators Page 7 Section 3 Installation Page 9 Section 4 Power Wiring Page 11 Section 5 Ethernet Wiring Page 14 Section 6 Ring Switch Features Page 15 Section 7 Ring Configurations Page 16 Section 8 Local and Remote Status Monitoring Page 20 Section 9 Default Settings Page 25 Section 10 Features and Capabilities Page 26 Section 11 Technical Specifications Page 28 Section 12 Service Information Page 30 Applicable standards and certifications 9001 LISTED Total Quality 00 M cA us Hazardous Locations CE Standard Locations This manual applies to the following products e ET 5RS IP67 Series 5 port IP67 industrial Ethernet ring switch European Directives Marine amp Offshore rC US Emissions e ET 5ES IP67 Series 5 port IP67 industrial Ethernet unmanaged switch IP67 Switch User Manual Page 1 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com SIXNET Protected Technology Policy SIXNET protects your investment in SIXNET systems with long term planned technology and our unique Protected Technology Policy We will continue to support the specified capabilities of standard SIXNET products for at least five years We plan each product improvement and
15. alling the Ethernet Switch Tools the installation program will call the WinPcap installation program if necessary If you have an older version of WinPcap installed the installation program will prompt you to remove the older version before continuing with the installation Ring Switches auto negotiate port settings In most applications port settings are best left in the default Auto connection mode For special situations the ports can be Fixed to restrict communications to only 10 or 100 Megabits per second with either half or full duplex Flow control can be enabled or disabled as well Port configuration settings are adjustable using the Ethernet Switch Tools IP67 Switch User Manual Page 17 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com Fault Tolerant Rings Message Rate Filtering Broadcast storm protection Priority Queuing Traffic Prioritization using QoS CoS ToS DiffServ Port Mirroring A network backbone wired in a ring type topology is one of the best choices for a fault tolerant network By default Ring Switches may be factory preset to have zero one standard default or two rings enabled Factory presetting a ring configuration skips the step of using the Ethernet Switch Tools to enable your rings so you can have the convenience of plug and play operation Contact your IP67 switch provider for details
16. and re configure themselves accordingly Auto polarity The auto polarity feature corrects reversed polarity on the transmit and receive twisted pair Automatic power saving If there is no cable on a port most of the circuitry for that port is disabled to save power Auto sensing speed and flow control The RJ45 ports of the switch will auto negotiate with the connected device to determine the optimal speed and flow control for each port Back pressure for half duplex The switch will apply back pressure when necessary with half duplex operation This back pressure will reduce congestion on busy networks Broadcast storm protection Each port can be configured to filter out undesirable broadcast and multicast messages Buffering SRAM is used for buffering the messages The Ring switches have 1 Mbits 128 Kbytes and the unmanaged switches have 0 5 Mbits 512 Kbytes The buffer size 1s automatically allocated for each port as necessary Flow control These switches automatically support flow control frames on both the transmit and receive sides Back pressure flow control for half duplex ports and pause frame flow control for full duplex ports IP67 Switch User Manual Page 26 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com Forwarding These switches support store and forward mode They will forward messages with known addresses ou
17. ce F unnecessary traffic on network paths thus optimizing network efficiency Most importantly by using a Ring Switch you can implement redundant paths in a network by allowing ring topology for a more resilient network Ring topology is important in path redundancy because no matter where in the ring that a path gets cut all devices connected to a node in the ring will still be able to communicate with each other The unmanaged model cannot be used in ring topologies because of broadcast storms Broadcast storms can bring a network to a stop if conventional switches or hubs are being used in a ring topology because of broadcast message reproduction Using Ring Switches in the loop will prevent broadcast storms because they have the intelligence to detect loops and to assign the necessary ports to be in the backup disabled state These backup ports will be instantly enabled should the primary path in their respective ring fail IP67 Switch User Manual Page 5 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com Performance These general specifications apply to the 5 port IP67 Industrial Ethernet Switches Specifications Refer to Section 7 for complete technical specifications Ports 5 Port types 10 100BaseT shielded RJ45 Switch type Intelligent store and forward Ring model Rapid ring recovery priority queuing and more Protocols
18. ctory pre configured to your exact needs Priority queuing or Traffic Prioritization The Ring models support QoS Quality of Service CoS Class of Service ToS Type of Service and DS Differentiated Services mechanism for ensuring the priority traffic is handled properly These advanced parameters can be set via the configuration utility Protocol independent These switches will work with all popular Ethernet protocols and networks such as TCP IP the Internet IP UDP NetBEUI and many more It is compatible with all protocols that run over standard Ethernet IEEE 802 3 In fact it will support packets of different protocols simultaneously IP67 Switch User Manual Page 27 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com Section 11 Technical Specifications Technical Here are the technical specifications for the IP67 Industrial Ethernet Switch Specifications IP67 Switch Performance Specifications General 5Ethemetports S O RJ45 ports shielded RJ45 speed 10 or 100 Mbps Input power typical Input voltage D models 5 000 watts 10 times for 10 uS Input voltage E models 10 50 VDC Derate 1 8 C V above 30V 5 000 watts 10x for 10 uS or 250 volts 50x for 100 uS 1500 VRMS 1 minute 40 to 75 C 40 to 85 C Humidity non condensing 5 to 95 RH IEC68 2 6 27 and 32 UL508 CSA C22 EN
19. d for best overall system performance Kevlar Reinforced Ethernet Cabling e Kevlar means superior strength High flexibility for easy routing Low smoke halogen free flame retardant extra safe Excellent resistance to UV hydrolysis and microbial Double shielded with gold contacts The toughest Ethernet cable in the World Available in Bulk Reels or Pre assembled Cordsets Contact your IP67 Switch Provider for Details IP67 Switch User Manual Page 15 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com Section 6 Real time Ring Switch Features ring model only Overview The IP67 Ring Switch has all the networking capability of the unmanaged model plus some advanced capability that you would only find in a managed switch Like the unmanaged model the Ring Switch is plug and play meaning that it can be used right out of the box without any user configuration This includes the ring functionality which is already pre configured in the switch For most applications this is all that is needed For advanced applications you can use the Ethernet Switch Tools Windows software utility to enable some advanced capabilities such as priority queuing for prioritizing your traffic message rate filtering for broadcast storm protection and port mirroring for diagnostics Important Note Only use Real time Ring Switches when connecti
20. dary power is present OK LED Ring model only ring model The OK LED is a multifunctional indicator which has several states defined below Note The OK LED and OK Output do not always coincide In general the OK LED will always indicate any type of error condition However the OK Output can be configured using the Ethernet Switch Tools to only indicate the errors you define ON solid The OK LED will be in a steady ON state when both P1 and P2 power inputs are powered and that all configured rings have continuous ring integrity OFF completely The OK LED will be OFF if either P1 and or P2 are not powered or if any one of the active rings for which this switch is a member of encounters a segment failure Blinking The OK LED can blink at different rates e Continuous rapid blinking To verify communication and target switch selection you can request the switch to wink its OK LED to visually identify the unit e Rapid blinking with a single short pause Should the OK LED blink rapidly for about 5 sec and then pause for about 1 second this indicates that the switch is in the boot up process such as on power up when loading firmware or when resetting the switch e Long OFF short ON If the OK LED is OFF for about 1 9 seconds and ON for 1 seconds an internal error has occurred in the unit Try cycling power or resetting the switch from the configuration utility IP67 Switch User Manual Page 7 of 30 Last Revised 16
21. n the connector For bulkhead cul ring O here 3 94 10 0 cm We 36 0 cm Dia 1 26 Dia 1 26 32 0 cm 32 0 cm IP67 Cap Mechanical Dimensions LOCK IP67 Cap Assembly IP67 Switch User Manual Page 13 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com Section 4 Power Wiring Overview The IP67 switch can be powered from the same DC source that is used to power your other industrial devices An IP67 Switch that has a part number ending with a D will accept power within the 10 30 VDC range For extended power IP67 Switches indicated by a E in the part number 10 50 VDC can be applied to the power terminals Verify the power rating of your Ring Switch by checking the part number on the side label Primary power is applied to P1 and the minus pin The center pin should be tied to panel or chassis ground To prevent possible down time resulting from power loss a second power pin P2 is provided for redundant power The OK alarm output ring models is accessed on the remaining pin Note If you wish to use the alarm output pin marked OK but only have a single power source just jumper the power to both incoming power pins P1 P2 See below The alarm output in the ON state has the same voltage as the applied input Ring Model Unmanaged Model Power Plug and Power LED L
22. ng switches in a ring The Real time Ring Switches use a specialized high speed ring algorithm that only they will understand Otherwise these Ring Switches are fully IEEE 802 3 compatible For ring operation in most applications no user configuration is necessary The Ring Ring Setup amp Switches can be ordered pre configured with 1 or more pairs of ports setup for ring operation Just connect the ring configured ports of your Ring Switches in a ring by connecting the last switch back to the first Make sure you use only the ring configured ports for your ring connections The non ring ports should be used to connect to your Ethernet devices such as PLCs computers etc Be sure to visit Section 8 for great examples about valid and invalid ring topologies Operation IP67 Switch User Manual Page 16 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 support sixnetio com Ring Algorithm and Performance Master Switch Selection Ethernet Switch Tools Port Configuration The Real time Ring feature utilizes a special algorithm that assures very fast recovery times Each Real time Ring switch utilizes the special high speed algorithm to keep track of the health of the ring In a healthy ring a complete ring one ring switch will be automatically picked to act as a master switch with lowest MAC address for the ring network Alternatively yo
23. o remove the latch cover if it has an over molded boot Refer to the diagrams for mechanical and assembly details RJ45 Plug The IP67 rated RJ45 plug is field installable and does not Installation require any special tools It can be installed over any standard 2 44 6 19 cm Dia 1 26 3 20 cm RJ45 Plug Assembly IP67 Switch User Manual Page 10 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 support sixnetio com Power Plug This IP67 rated power plug is assembled around a Installation suitable power cable as shown below Heat wrap shrinking the soldered connections is recommended 1 73 4 40 cm 1 09 2 78 cm Note l S rima Material lt _ r ee EE O ring EPDM a CE Connector gt Nylon 50 Gloss Filled anal Female Pin Gross Gu Gold Plated Lock Nut Nylon 30 Gloss Filled 5 Seals EPDM Ciomp Ring Nylon 30 Gloss Filled ae IEEE ee Aide BE EAN i a Kt N Sealing Nut Nylon 30 Gloss Filled i i Back Shell Nylon 30 Glass Filled j tat y i A f Lo 1 D 1O lo le oo a Power Plug Mechanical Dimensions Power Plug Assembly Two rubber inserts are provided that allow for cable diameters of 0 25 6 4mm max cable diameter to 0 125 3 2mm min cable diameter Choose the one that best fi
24. ocations Solder side of plug shown Power Plug Wiring IP67 Switch User Manual Page 14 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 support sixnetio com Section 5 Ethernet Wiring and Cabling Overview The IP67 switch provides Ethernet connections to devices on the factory floor through star or ring topology When wiring a ring topology it is important that only Ring Switches are used for each node in the ring With proper ring wiring all nodes in the ring can maintain the same data connectivity should a path in the ring be cut Be sure to visit Section 8 for detailed examples about valid and invalid ring topologies RJ45 Wiring Use data quality not voice quality twisted pair cable rated category 5 or better with standard RJ45 connectors For best performance use shielded cable Straight through or crossover category 5 cable can be used regardless of the type of device connected to the Ring Switch This is because the Ring Switch supports auto mdi mdix crossover Guidelines Ethernet Cable Straight thru Cable Wiring Cross over Cable Wiring Pin outs Pin 1 Pin 1 for reference Pin 2 Pin 2 only Pin 3 Pin 3 Pin 6 Pin 6 Ethernet Cable Distance Connector The maximum cable length for 10 100 1000 BaseT is typically 100 meters 328 ft Pin Positions Ethernet The use of industrial rated Ethernet cables is highly Cabling recommende
25. of the switch Typically the network with the fault will be between the two switches with Ring LEDs in the Blip state This makes tracking down faults quick and simple Ring Switch User Manual Page 21 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 support sixnetio com The Ring Switch has an OK Output that can be used to signal an error to a PLC PC or other supervisory devices By default this output is normally ON when both power inputs are present and there are no ring errors The output will go OFF if either power input fails both power inputs fail or there is a ring break detected Alternatively using the Ethernet Switch Tools you can define which error conditions will cause the OK Output to go OFF Remote There are two ways to remotely monitor the status of your Ring Switch network The first method is to use the Ethernet Switch Tool s status display This display will show Status l i Monitori the status of the selected Ring Switch by providing details such as port power and ring onitoring states Find more details about how to use this display by referring to the Ethernet Switch Tool s on line help The second method that can be used for determining the state of your Ring Switch network is via Modbus TCP or Modbus UDP See the Modbus topic below for detailed information about how to take advantage of this feature Through Modbus over Ethernet UDP or T
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27. riority queuing This advanced diagnostic capability allows messages from one or more ports to be copied to another port Then a port analyzer or sniffer program can be used to monitor the traffic without affecting the operation of the switch Configuring the Ring Switch for port mirroring 1s done through the Ethernet Switch Tools See the on line help for details Note With firmware 0103 or newer only one monitor destination port is allowed However multiple source ports can be chosen IP67 Switch User Manual Page 18 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com Section 7 Configuring Rings in your Ring Switch Valid Ring Topologies Ring Configurations ring models First and foremost make sure that ring operation is enabled for the appropriate ports In other words it is required to tell the Ring Switch what ports it is going to use as ring ports unless the Ring Switch was purchased with rings pre configured Never wire a Ring Switch in a ring topology without having the ports that are used in the ring configured as ring ports See diagram below Ring Ports Ring Ports p NOT Enabled Valid connections when ports Same connections not valid if ports are configured for ring operation are not configured for ring operation Below are examples of how you should wire your Ring Switches together In general
28. rnet accessories y Overview These cables connectors and plugs are design to meet the same rugged requirements as the switch They utilize a Reverse Bayonet latching method which makes them quick and easy to install The plugs are field installable and don t require any special tools RJ Field RB Reverse Bayonet IP67 Waterproof Accessories Power Plug and Kevlar Protected Ethernet Cabling RJ45 Bulkhead Keviar Reinforced Cabling IP67 Switch User Manual Page 4 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com The Ring model has all the capabilities of the real time unmanaged switch with the addition of rapid recovery ring support priority queuing port mirroring and more The Ring Switch allows you to implement the traditional star topology or a ring topology to take advantage of network path redundancy The switch can be used right out of the box without configuration or through some simple configuration steps some powerful managed switch features can be enabled such as traffic prioritization and port mirroring Ring Overview Star Topology Ring Topology Ring In the Ring model messages are intelligently Sacku Operation routed for the sake of increasing the E E et yii p p efficiency and reliability of your network e Paths Unlike an Ethernet hub a switch will forward E packets to specific ports to redu
29. sult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Copyright amp Trademarks Copyright SIXNET All Rights Reserved EtherTRAK is a registered trademark of SLXNET RJ Field is a registered trademark of Amphenol Note All information in this document is subject to change without notice IP67 Switch User Manual Page 3 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com Section 1 General Information Switch This manual will help you install configure and maintain the 5 port IP67 industrial Ethernet switches These switches are offered in Ring or Unmanaged models Both are completely plug and play and ready to go right out of the box Overview Unlike an Ethernet hub that broadcasts all messages out all ports these advanced switches will intelligently route Ethernet messages only out the appropriate port The major benefits of this are increased bandwidth and speed reduction or elimination of message collisions and deterministic performance when tied with real time systems These switches support both 10BaseT 10 Mbps and 100BaseTx 100 Mbps on their RJ45 ports Each port independently auto senses the speed duplex polarity and cabling straight or crossed make them truly plug and play i f a Fi F rn arrsira AA Ether ERAK ae Accessor This manual will help you install and maintain the IP67 industrial Ethe
30. supported All IEEE 802 3 RJ45 operation Auto negotiation auto crossover and auto polarity Standards and Safety The IP67 Industrial Ethernet Switch meets the following standards Electrical safety UL 508 CSA C22 14 EN61010 1 IEC1010 C SAX EMI emissions FCC part 15 ICES 003 EN55022 Class B EMC immunity IEC61326 1 Aus Hazardous locations UL 1604 CSA C22 2 213 Class 1 Div 2 Groups A B C LISTED D Cenelec EN50021 Zone 2 EEx nA II T4 X 40 C lt T lt 85 C Install the IP67 Industrial Ethernet Switch in accordance with local and N national electrical codes Lightning Danger Do not work on equipment during periods of lightning activity Do not connect a telephone line into one of the Ethernet RJ45 connectors IP67 Switch User Manual Page 6 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com Section 2 LED Indicators Overview The IP67 Industrial Ethernet Switch has communication LEDs for each port and power LEDs for each input terminal In addition on ring models two LEDS OK and Ring provide switch and network status Refer to the pictures below for the LED locations D DDD Unmanaged IP67 Industrial Ethernet Switch Ring IP67 Industrial Ethernet Switch Power LEDs There are two power LEDs on the switch that are labeled as P1 and P2 These indicate if primary and or secon
31. t only the appropriate port Messages with unknown addresses broadcast messages and multicast messages will get forwarded out all ports except the source port Full Half duplex operation The RJ45 ports of these switches support both full and half duplex operation The fiber optic port s are full duplex but can be interfaced to device with half or full duplex Illegal frames Illegal frames as defined by IEEE 802 3 will be dropped This includes short frames long frames CRC error frames and alignment error frames IEEE 802 3 compliant These switches strictly abide to the IEEE 802 3 standard for 10BaseT and 100BaseT Ethernet communications Latency The typical latency of a message is 5 microseconds 100 Mbps plus the frame time The latency is the time it takes a message to be routed internal to a switch from one port to another This time is highly dependent on the amount of network activity the speed and the features enabled in the switch Non blocking This means that the switches offer the best in performance and are capable of full wire speed transmissions Port Mirroring Powerful diagnostic mode that lets you map messages between ports Plug and play This means that most functions or features of these switches are automatic and that there are minimal or no optional parameters that need to be set Just plug in your Ethernet cables apply power and the unit will immediately begin to operate The Ring Switches can even be fa
32. tion explains the primary Ethernet and fiber capabilities of the Ring Switch 10BaseT 100BaseT Auto detection Standard Ethernet 10BaseT has a maximum speed of 10 Mbps half duplex mode or 20 Mbps full duplex mode Fast Ethernet 100BaseT has a maximum speed of 100 Mbps half duplex mode or 200 Mbps full duplex mode The 10 100 RJ45 ports automatically support both speeds 2K MAC addresses with automatic learning aging and migration Each Ethernet device inserts its unique MAC address into each message it sends out The port on the switch used for a given MAC address is automatically learned when a frame is received from that address Once an address is learned the switch will route messages to only the appropriate port instead of broadcasting messages out all ports like a hub A time stamp is also placed in memory when a new address is learned This time stamp is used with the aging feature which will remove unused MAC addresses from the table after 300 seconds If a device moves the associated port on the switch will be changed migrated as needed Up to 2K MAC addresses can be stored and monitored at any time 3 2 Gbps combined bandwidth The fast Ethernet switches have 3 2 Gbps of combined bandwidth This means that they can support full duplex communications on all ports at the same time Auto crossover auto mdi mdix The RJ45 ports of the switch will automatically detect the cable type straight thru vs cross wired
33. ts your cable Power Plug Rubber Gasket Inserts Solder side of plug shown IP67 Switch User Manual Page 11 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com Power Plug Wiring Bulkhead The IP67 rated bulkhead connector allows you to make a watertight Ethernet connection through any flat surface such as the side walls of industrial enclosure Installation The maximum wall thickness supported is 0 126 3 2 mm and the minimum recommended is 0 063 1 6 mm Dia 1 01 0 1 ga Dia 1 34 2 67 m T 0 48 cm 1 73 4 39 cm 3 40 cm 0 537 A 1 35 cm k is O a a Ma enas iE i e fe Ma hal gl alia ee ee P a A a a ra A O e a TA E 0 16 cm min 0 32 cm max Panel Drilling Bulkhead Mechanical Dimensions IP67 Switch User Manual Page 12 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com The IP67 rated cap comes with a universal tether that can be used with either the switch or the bulkhead Installation EOT For use with the switch simply remove the jam nut put the ring of the tether over the connector and reinstall the jam nut For use with the bulkhead simply cut off the ring part of the tether and plug the tether line into the mating hole o
34. u can designate one of your ring switches to be the master using the Ethernet Switch Tools It is the master switch s job to determine which one of its local ring ports are to be in the forwarding or backup state The ring port chosen to be in the backup state is where the backup segment of the ring will be By default the ring port with the higher port number will get become the backup port All ring switches in the ring must have a way to keep track of each other in case a failure in communication occurs along the ring To keep track of the health of the ring the Ring switches periodically send test messages to each other Therefore when a ring gets cut at a certain location the Ring switches will know and they will take the appropriate action to bring the network back online The time that it takes for the last Ring switch to know and take appropriate action to rectify the communication problem will be when the link loss recovers Recovery time can be estimated by multiplying 5 mS times the number of switches and then adding 30 mS for loss of link errors or 60 mS for message loss errors For example a ring of 10 switches would have a recovery time of 80 mS for the typical loss of link type errors As mentioned above the ring switch with the lowest MAC address will automatically become the master and block one of its ports highest number port Alternatively you can designate one of your ring switches to be the master
35. urce of the problem Many problems are easily resolved with a single phone call If it is necessary to return a unit to us an RMA Return Material Authorization number will be given to you SIXNET tracks the flow of returned material with our RMA system to ensure speedy service You must include this RMA number on the outside of the box so that your return can be processed immediately The applications engineer you are speaking with will fill out an RMA request for you If the unit has a serial number we will not need detailed financial information Otherwise be sure to have your original purchase order number and date purchased available We suggest that you give us a repair purchase order number in case the repair is not covered under our warranty You will not be billed if the repair is covered under warranty Please supply us with as many details about the problem as you can The information you supply will be written on the RMA form and supplied to the repair department before your unit arrives This helps us to provide you with the best service in the fastest manner Normally repairs are completed in two days Sometimes difficult problems take a little longer to solve If you need a quicker turnaround ship the unit to us by air freight We give priority service to equipment that arrives by overnight delivery Many repairs received by mid morning typical overnight delivery can be finished the same day and returned immediately We a
36. xnetio com Scenario 2 A Network Break Should the ring experience a break like the diagram indicated below Figure 6b we immediately see that the Ring Complete bits for each switch have gone to zero The port that was in the backup state will rapidly change to the forwarding state to activate the standby Ethernet path With the break indicated above we would expect these values from the Modbus registers of each switch Switch A SwitthB Switch C Ring 1 Complete 0 Ring 1 Complete 0 Ring 1 Complete 0 First Port of Ring 1 First Port of Ring 1 0 First Port of Ring 1 1 second Port of Ring 1 0 Second Port of Ring 1 1 Second Port of Ring 1 1 With the ring broken each ring port reports whether its ring partner is available In the example above we see that for switch A the First Port of Ring 1 has a value of one This means that switch A can talk to its ring partner Ring Switch C For the same switch we see that the Second Port of Ring 1 has a value of zero This means that switch A is not able to talk to its ring partner for that port Ring Switch B Based on this information you can localize where a break in a ring has occurred by checking which ports report back with zero when a ring is broken Ports that report back with zero mean that the break is local to that particular port Ring Switch User Manual Page 24 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518
37. you should keep your topology simple re HEN pen a a ae fae 6 6 6 Ring2 IP67 Switch User Manual Page 19 of 30 Last Revised 16 Nov 06 SIXNET e Box 767 e Clifton Park NY 12065 USA e 1 518 877 5173 e FAX 1 518 877 8346 e support sixnetio com The examples below are invalid ring topologies Do NOT connect Ring Switches in the Invalid Rin i ways shown below as they will lead to unpredictable network performance Paths indicated polog by the color red create unintended rings see unintended rings example below a enn fin Unintended Refer to the diagram below In this example Ring Switches A and B have been software Rings Example configured for two rings each Ring Switches C and D have been software configured for one ring each The physical connections for the two rings are shown in blue and red Since the rule for configuring Ring Switches is to make sure that each Ring Switch knows about all rings that are attached to it it would appear that the example below is legal However this is not the case There are actually more than two ring paths that were created There are multiple paths that traffic can use to move from Switch A and back to Switch A The same applies to Switch B These unintended Ring paths that Switch A and Switch B don t know about are labeled as Unintended Rings A B C and D Since Ring Switch A and Ring Switch B don t know about these extra ring paths they aren t included

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