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1. 11l a 0200200 033 476 C3 8L7 decease 12 a 0 00 00 036 311 d 2 835 d 13 a 0 00 00 040 125 d 3 814 d 14 a 0 00 00 040 839 d 0 714 d If the delta time graph overflows the given scale the beginning and end of the graph are shown as asterisks for example 3 a 0 00 00 009 338 d 6 363 d A product of Quest Technical Solutions Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc www prosoft technology com CHIC AL Sovutins AN X AMXCAPT Page 19 Frame Data Detailed Status If the DetailSts option line is present detailed status information is displayed for each frame Immediately before the frame data are four columns one each for CRC error noise error abort error and overrun error If the column contains a period there has been no error or the corresponding type in the frame Example Frame 354 has no errors frame 355 has CRC and abort errors etc 354 a 0 00 00 689 797 d 0 824 g 2 106 255 lt 05 6 17 355 a 0 00 00 691 197 d 2 400 g 2 106 c a 255 lt 05 17 356 a 0 00 00 693 510 d 2 313 g 1 143 c 6 lt 00 357 a 0 00 00 698 756 d 4 246 g 1 054 c 255 lt 05 2 4f 358 a 0 00 00 703 543 d 5 787 g 2 105 c 255 lt 05 2 4f 359 a 0 00 00 707 389 d 3 846 g 2 096 c 255 lt 05 2 41 360 lt a 0200800 711 217 ad 3 828 g 27599 o s255 lt 05 4 00 If DetailedSts is not present frames with bad status are shown with an aster
2. A product of Quest Technical Solutions E os o Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT Quest www prosoft technology com PARTNER Teciymca PROGRAM Saturions Page 26 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 Captured Data Format The following sample output shows a capture from DCSNet selected using the sample option file QTS_All opt Lines have been truncated for clarity The network consists of a DCS master and a single slave drop 55 10 a 0 017 109 g 255 lt 00 53 11 a 0 018 323 g 255 lt 05 55 11 11 22 22 33 33 44 44 55 55 66 66 12 a 0 021 285 g 255 lt 26 55 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 13 a 0 022 563 g 255 lt 00 54 14 a 0 023 779 g 00 255 lt 05 55 11 11 22 22 33 33 44 44 55 55 66 66 15 a 0 026 741 g 255 lt 26 55 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 16 a 0 028 020 g 255 lt 00 1 17 a 0 029 235 g 255 lt 05 55 11 11 22 22 33 33 44 44 55 55 66 66 18 a 0 032 197 g 255 lt 26 55 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 19 a 0 033 477 g 255 lt 00 2 20 a 0 034 692 g 255 lt 05 55 11 11 22 22 33 33 44 44 55 55 66 66 21 a 0 037 651 g 255 lt 26 55 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 22 a 0 038 933 g 255 lt 00 3 23 a 0 040 148 g 255 lt 05 55 11 11 22 22 33 33 44 44 55 55 66 66 24 a 0 043 107 g 255 lt 26 55 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 25 a 0 044 387 g 255 lt 00 4 26 a 0 045 600 g 255 lt 05
3. 0 927 Gs 0 182 g 0 528 g 0 181 g 2 027 Geccceees A product of Quest Technical Solutions Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc www prosoft technology com Page 18 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 9 a 0 00 00 023 297 g 1 053 g 10 a 0 00 00 029 659 g 0 176 g 11 a 0 00 00 033 476 g 0 527 g 12 a 0 00 00 036 311 g 0 182 g 13 a 0 00 00 040 125 g 0 527 g If the gap time graph overflows the given scale the beginning and end of the graph are shown as asterisks for example 1 a 0 00 00 000 000 g 2 252 g The GrphDelta option line sets the format of the delta time graph The parameters are the full scale width in characters and the full scale time using the time units described previously Times are shown graphically using period characters Example GrphDelta 20 5ms The delta time graph can be identified by a leading d The end of the graph can be identified by a character Example of a delta time graph showing the delta times and delta time graph 1 a 0 00 00 000 000 d 0 000 d 2 a 0 00 00 002 975 d 2 975 d 33 ca 0300200 009 338 d 6 363 de icuwccae ees 4 a 0 00700 013 163 a 37 825 Qsspeses 5 a 0 00 00 015 998 d 2 835 d 6 a 0 300200 019 821 d 3 823 diw ies 7 a 0 00 00 020 536 d 0 715 d 8 a 0 00 00 021 167 d 0 631 d 9 a 0 00 00 023 297 da 2 130 d 10 a 0 00 00 029 659 d 6 362 d
4. A product of Quest Technical Solutions Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER PROGRAM DS AL Sa wrins AN X AMXCAPT Page 35 Step 1 AN X Selection xi Select this computer s Ethernet adapter that s on the same Ethernet subnet as the AN module you want to configure you may only have one Ethernet adapter in your computer Local Area Connection Enter the Ethernet MAC Address of the AN lt module you want to configure ou can get this from the label on the AN lt module or by selecting Utilities Locate All AN lt Modules if the module s current IP address is on the same subnet 00 0c 1 a 00 00 09 Enter the IP address on the local subnet that you intend the 4AN module to use 192 168 0 9 1 Select the Ethernet adapter that s connected to the AN X In most cases there will be just one Ethernet adapter in the computer The AN X must be on the same subnet as the computer 2 Enter the MAC address of the AN X you are updating This is printed on the AN X label It consists of six pairs of hexadecimal digits separated by hyphens In the example above it s 00 0c 1a 00 00 09 If the AN X is already online you can obtain its MAC address using the Utilities Locate All AN X Modules command 3 Enter the IP address of the AN X you want to update Step 2 In step 2 you choose a method of restarting AN X to put it in co
5. PROGRAM AL Sa wrins AN X AMXCAPT Page 39 Open dX Look in SY downloads ex FE at anxdes v1 00 0002 pch a anxdes v1 01 0006 pch a AnxDesEnetIp_ a anxdes v1 00 0004 pch anxdes webupdate pch a 4nxDcsEnetIp_ anxdes 1 00 0006 pch a nxDcsEnetIp_1 1 18 pch AnxDcsEnetIp_ a anxdes v1 00 0007 pch 4nxDesEnetIp_1 1 19 pch a AnxDcsEnetIp_ anxdes 1 00 0008 pch 4nxDesEnetIp_1 1 20 pch a nxDcsEnetIp_ a anxdes v1 00 0009 pch a 4nxDcsEnetIp_1 1 21 pch a nxDcsEnetIp_ File name nsDesEnetlp 1 1 48 pch Files of type fats Firmware Patch File pch x Cancel I Open as read only 4 This command resets the AN X You will receive a warning and be given the opportunity to Cancel the command You do not have to reconfigure the AN X after applying a patch All configuration information will be left intact When the patch has been applied AnxInit restarts the AN X in production mode If you cancel at the filename dialog the AN X has already been reset and is in configuration mode Use the Utilities Restart AN X command to restart it in production mode A product of Quest Technical Solutions b gt os Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER ROGRAM AL Satwriws Page 40 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 Using the Web Interface The AN X module contains a webserver capable
6. These warnings help to e identify a hazard e avoid the hazard recognize the consequences IMPORTANT Identifies information that is especially important for successful application and understanding of the product TIP Identifies information that explains the best way to use the AN X AMXCAPT Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Windows Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation ControlLogix RSLinx and RSLogix 5000 are trademarks of the Allen Bradley Company Inc A product of Quest Technical Solutions Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc www prosoft technology com ICAL SoLuTiONS AN X AMXCAPT MODULE OVERVIEW Hardware Features Package Contents Other Requirements Modes of Operation INSTALLATION Prevent Electrostatic Discharge Power Cabling and Termination Ethernet Cabling Software Installation BASIC CONFIGURATION Ethernet Configuration Reconfiguring an AN X from an Unknown State CAPTURING AND DISPLAYING NETWORK DATA Setting the AN X IP Address Capturing Network Frames Selecting Frames of Interest OPTION FILES Comments Description Reference Numbers Frames with Bad Status 10 11 11 11 13 15 15 15 15 15 Page 4 AN X AMXCAPT Timestamps Graphs Frame Data Detailed Status Data Format CRC Equations Keywords Constants Passing In Parameters Operators Sample Option Files Captured Data Format
7. USING ANXINIT Anxinit Log Locating Available AN X Modules Selecting an AN X Set AN X IP Configuration Restart an AN X AN X Info Read Kernel Parameters Run Config Mode Update AN X Flash Update Firmware Firmware Update Wizard Update Firmware Command Patch Firmware USING THE WEB INTERFACE Log Files System Error Log System Info Log Guest Tecumicat A product of Quest Technical Solutions Solutions January 2008 16 17 19 19 19 20 20 20 23 24 24 25 26 28 28 29 30 31 32 32 33 33 33 34 34 37 38 40 40 40 40 View All Logs Administration Menu TROUBLESHOOTING LEDs Ethernet LEDs SYS LED NET LED Network Status UPDATING THE FIRMWARE Reading Version Numbers SPECIFICATIONS SUPPORT WARRANTY 43 44 45 46 AN X AMXCAPT Module Overview This document is a user guide for the AN X AMXCAPT capture module It connects to a computer using Ethernet and makes it possible to capture frames on an AutoMax DCS or remote I O network The module passively monitors network traffic and captures all network frames with timestamps to microsecond precision It does not occupy a drop on the network The Windows utility supplied transfers the network frames captured by AN X to the host computer over Ethernet You can choose to store network frames to one continuous file or you can have AN X act as a ring buffer storing only the data for the previous user specified
8. 55 11 11 22 22 33 33 44 44 55 55 66 66 27 a 0 048 560 g 255 lt 26 55 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 28 a 0 049 840 g 255 lt 00 D 29 a 0 051 054 g 255 lt 05 55 11 11 22 22 33 33 44 44 55 55 66 66 30 a 0 054 015 g 255 lt 26 55 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 31 a 0 055 302 g 255 lt 00 6 32 a 0 056 517 J ssssse s 255 lt 05 55 11 11 22 22 33 33 44 44 55 55 66 66 Each line starts with a reference number For example the first line shown has a reference number of 10 Next is the frame timestamp The first frame has a timestamp of 0 015245 seconds This is followed by a graph of the gap time The next three bytes are the frame header The first byte of the header is the destination 255 for all frames shown in this example This indicates a broadcast frame All DCS frames are broadcast since all drops must monitor I O updates to all other drops The second byte of the header is the Ctl byte It indicates the frame type The third byte of the header is the drop On I O updates from the master the drop is the drop number receiving the data On I O updates to the master the drop is the drop sending the data A product of Quest Technical Solutions Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc www prosoft technology com ICAL U Solutions AN X AMXCAPT Page 27 After the header is the frame I O data On updates from the master the first data on every update is the global broadcast
9. be displayed as 12 37 with a colon between the hours and the minutes Example TimeAbs hr mn sc ms us The frame timestamp can be identified by a leading a in the captured data for example 2 a 0 00 00 002 975 255 lt 05 1 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 Two other times can be displayed using the same format The TimeGap option line displays the gap time which is the time from the end of the previous frame to the start of the current frame Example TimeGap ms us The gap time can be identified by a leading g in the capture for example 2 a 0 00 00 002 975 g 0 001 054 255 lt 05 1 0000 0000 The TmeDelta option line displays the delta time which is the time from the start of the previous frame shown to the start of the current frame Example TimeDelta ms us The delta time can be identified by a leading d in the capture for example 2 a 0 00 00 002 975 d 0 002 975 g 0 001 054 255 lt 05 1 0000 0000 A product of Quest Technical Solutions gt 25 Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER PROGRAM ICAL Savorins Graphs TIP AN X AMXCAPT Page 17 You can use the delta time to display update times for a drop Modify the option file QTS_UpdFromDrop opt to display the delta time and include a delta time graph set the drop number to the drop of interest and display the selected frames 3 a 0 006 823 d 8 a 0 015 232 d
10. code configuration kernel production kernel Files have extension qtf This command resets the AN X You will receive a warning and be given the opportunity to Cancel the command If you cancel at the filename dialog the AN X has already been reset and is in boot mode Use the Utilities Restart AN X command to restart it in production mode A product of Quest Technical Solutions E gt 2 Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER PROGRAM Page 34 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 Pen Update Firmware Look in a downloads e c E a ANXBOOT QTF fa AnxBoot_1_2_1 qtf a zImage cfg w 1 00 0001 gt a zImage cfg v1 00 0002 gtf a zImage cfg v1 00 0003 qtf a zImage cfg v1 00 0005 gtf File name Files of type fats Flash File Otf Cancel J Open as read only 4 There are two ways to update all the firmware in an AN X module l The Configuration Firmware Update command starts the firmware update wizard which takes you step by step through the firmware update process The Utilities Update Firmware command updates all the firmware on an AN X you have selected using the Utilities Select An AN X command Firmware files have extension bin Firmware Update Wizard Select the Configuration Firmware Update command to start the firmware update wizard Step 1 In step 1 you identify the AN X you are configuring o
11. data in this case 11 11 22 22 33 33 followed by the register data to the drop 1 A product of Quest Technical Solutions b gt es vo Sold and Supported by a ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT wer A www prosoft technology com PARTNER T PROGRAM AL Sacoriws Page 28 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 Using Anxlnit AnxInit is a 32 bit Windows application supplied with AN X to perform the following functions e Locate and identify AN X modules on the Ethernet network e Select a specific AN X for configuration e Set the IP address and other network parameters for an AN X e Restart an AN X e Display information about the selected AN X e Read the kernel parameters for the selected AN X e Update the flash low level firmware on the selected AN X e Update the firmware on the selected AN X e Patch the firmware on the selected AN X In addition it can be used to e clear the AnxInit log e copy the contents of the log to the clipboard for use by another application This is often useful for technical support Anxlnit Log AnxInit logs messages in its main window These messages are often useful for determining the cause of errors or for technical support To clear the log select Edit ClearLog To copy the contents of the Log to the Windows clipboard so that they can be pasted into another application select Edit Copy A A product of Quest Technical Solutions gt wi p Lm Sold and Supported by y g ProSoft
12. ei Sold and Supported by 4 ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT aest www prosoft technology com PARTNER T PROGRAM AL Solutions Page 42 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 NET LED Network Status The NET LED indicates the status of the AutoMax network It operates only while the capture is running When no capture is running the NET LED is off Colour Meaning Green Have received a good frame within the last 3 ms Yellow Have not received a frame in the last 3 ms Red Have received a frame with bad status Stays on for about 1 second A product of Quest Technical Solutions Be oi Sold and Supported by d ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT Quest www prosoft technology com PARTNER Tecumcat PROGRAM Sa urions AN X AMXCAPT Page 43 Updating the Firmware The AN X operating software consists of several parts boot code runs at startup e configuration kernel runs when you update firmware e production kernel runs in normal operation e application software for AutoMax remote I O communication scheduled communication with ControlLogix and unscheduled messaging The boot code and kernels are supplied in file with extension qtf and are updated using the AnxInit utility Run the command Utilities Update AN X Flash and select the file you wish to download Refer to page 33 for details Firmware files contain the application programs for AN X and have extension bin They are downloaded using the command
13. number of minutes Post capture filtering lets you select specific frames to store to a text file based on the criteria you supply Filtered network data can be viewed with any text editor The module firmware can be updated over Ethernet using the Windows utility supplied Refer to page 43 for details Hardware Features The module has e LEDs to indicate the status of the connection to the Ethernet its own internal state and the state of the connection to the network e an Ethernet connector e a9 pin D shell connector to connect to the AutoMax network a power connector AN X AMXCAPT Page 3 Package Contents e AN X AMXCAPT module e CD containing software and documentation Other Requirements To transfer data over Ethernet requires e 100 Mbit second Ethernet network and hardware e Ethernet network should uses switches not hubs Modes of Operation There are three AN X modes of operation e Boot mode The AN X is running its low level startup firmware e Configuration mode This is the mode when you are updating the firmware in the AN X e Production mode This is the normal runtime mode of operation A product of Quest Technical Solutions b gt 2 vo Sold and Supported by a ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT Goest A www prosoft technology com PARTNER Te PROGRAM AL Sacoriws Page 4 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 Installation Prevent Electrostatic Discharge The module is sensitive
14. option on the screen and click the Next gt gt button The second method useful if the AN X in not easily accessible is to send it a command over Ethernet The AN X must be powered on and completely running for this method to work For example if this is the first time you are configuring a new AN X allow sufficient time for it to acquire an IP address from a DHCP server or to time out and use its default IP address about 3 minutes Select the second option on the screen and click the Next gt gt button Step 3 Wait for AN X to enter boot mode While AnxInit is waiting the Next gt gt button will be disabled When AN X is in boot mode the Next gt gt button will be enabled o A product of Quest Technical Solutions Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER PROGRAM DS AL Savurins AN X AMXCAPT Page 9 Step 3 Wait for Boot Mode x If you selected the Cycle Power option power ON the AN module now If you selected the Reset Command option a reset command has been sent to the AN X module This program is now sending messages to the AN lt module using the MAC address and IP address you entered previously These messages tell the 4N module to remain in its Boot state in preparation for configuring the IP settings If the AN module enters Boot mode successfully the Next button below will be enabled so you can move on to the next step If
15. the AN module has been powered ON for more than 10 seconds and the Next button is still disabled press the Back button confirm the MAC and IP addresses and check the Ethernet cabling Next gt gt If the AN X does not enter boot mode within about 10 seconds return to the previous screens and check the entries The AN X TCP IP Configuration dialog appears AN X TCP IP Configuration Enter the IP configuration you want the previously selected AN lt module to use You MUST enter a valid Default gateway IP address that is on the same subnet as the AN module but you don t need to have a device at that address Host Name Obtain an IP address automatically DHCP Use the following Settings IP Address E 168 Subnet mask Default gateway 192 168 0 1 192 168 0 1 168 Cancel Enter a Host Name for the AN X This name is used internally by AN X and may be used to identify the AN X if you have a DNS server on your network The name can be from 1 to 31 characters long A product of Quest Technical Solutions E o Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER PROGRAM AL Satwriws Page 10 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 To configure the AN X to obtain its IP address from a DHCP server on the network select Obtain an IP address automatically DHCP To configure the AN X to use a static IP address select Use the following Setti
16. www prosoft technology com gt s NS U D O O O T 4 PROGRAM Page 32 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 Utilities AN X IP Configuration resets the selected AN X Use the Utilities Restart AN X to restart the AN X in production mode If you Cancel the Utilities AN X IP Configuration command AN X is left running the boot code Use the Utilities Restart AN X command to restart the AN X Restart an AN X Use the Utilities Restart AN X command to restart the currently selected AN X AN X Info The Utilities AN X Info command provides information about the currently selected AN X in the log window The information shown AN X Info Ethernet MAC address SerNum Serial number DaughterID Daughterboard ID 3 for AN X AMXCAPT BootRev Boot code version ConfigRev Configuration kernel version ProdRev Production kernel version HwRev Hardware version FirmwRev Firmware release version depends on current operating mode Status see below Vendorld Vendor ID ProdId Product ID IpAddrStr IP address assigned using Utilities AN X IP Configuration HostName name assigned using Utilities AN X IP Configuration In boot mode FirmwRev Vendor ID and Product ID and not valid and IpAddrStr and HostName are not shown Possible status values are Value Meaning 1 Boot mode 2 Configuration mode 4 Production mode A product of Quest Technical Solutions g
17. 10 and run the capture as in the previous example If you check Continuous File the network data is stored in one continuous file If Continuous File is unchecked AnxAmxCapt acts as a ring buffer creating new files and deleting old ones It creates a new file for each minute the capture is running naming the file based on the name you supply and the current time For example if you supply the name Test and the current time is 14 53 2 53 P M it starts storing data in a file called Test 1453 AmxCapt The next file is called Test 1454 AmxCapt and so on TIP For captures over long periods of time use ring buffer mode Continuous capture is better suited for short captures If you use continuous capture and the computer is turned off or anything goes wrong all captured data could be lost Using ring buffer mode if the computer is turned off only data for the last minute could be lost If Continuous File is unchecked you must enter a value for Keep Time min The keep time is the number of minutes of data that will be stored The default is 2 As it creates each new file it deletes the file older that is then older than the keep time The value of Keep Time can range from 2 to 1439 minutes TIP If you want to preserve a capture file move it to another directory since otherwise a later capture could inadvertently delete it If Auto Dump is checked AnxAmxCapt automatically executes a Capture Dump command when the capture ends C
18. 8 409 d 11 a 0 020 729 d 5 497 d 18 a 0 029 401 d 8 672 d 21 a 0 035 198 d 5 797 d 26 a 0 043 606 d 8 408 d 29 a 0 049 077 d 5 471 d 32 a 0 054 557 d 5 480 d 35 a 0 060 042 d 5 485 d 38 a 0 065 532 d 5 490 d 6 823 d 255 lt 06 Saaana a 255 lt 06 255 lt 16 EIEEE ELEELE 255 lt 06 255 lt 06 EEEE ETT 255 lt 06 255 lt 06 PEE 255 lt 06 255 lt 06 255 lt 06 1 0000 1 0000 1 0000 1 0000 1 0000 1 0000 1 0000 1 0000 1 0000 1 0000 The gap time and the delta time can be displayed as a text graph in the frame data The GrphGap option line sets the format of the gap time graph The parameters are the full scale width in characters and the full scale time using the time units described previously Times are shown graphically using period characters Example The following option line reserves 20 character spaces corresponding to a full scale of 5 ms GrphGap 20 5ms The gap time graph can be identified by a leading g The end of the graph can be identified by a character Example of a gap graph showing the gap times and gap graph produced using GrphGap 20 5 1 a 0 00 00 000 000 2 a 0 00 00 002 975 3 a 0 00 00 009 338 4 a 0 00 00 013 163 5 a 0 00 00 015 998 6 a 0 00 00 019 821 7 a 0 00 00 020 536 8 a 0 00 00 021 167 Dep OD Oi sia serra E aes 1 054 g 0 184 g
19. A product of Quest Technical Solutions ee 2 Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER PROGRAM Page 14 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 AnxAmxCapt TextDump xi FileName C anxcapt testl 039 A4mxCapt Browse OptionFile C anxcapt QTS_All opt 5 Edit StartRef 0 EndRef 0 NumMin 1 r OptFile Show All Packets in Raw Format NZA NZA NZA NZA 1 i a V Auto Exec Editor Editor Path C MEW MEW EXE Browse Execute Cancel Browse or type the capture file name into the FileName box AnxAmxCapt appends the option file name to the name you supply and then appends the extension txt For example if the capture file is Testl413 AmxCapt and the option file is QTS_All opt the text file created is Test1413_QTS_All txt Browse or type the Option File name into the OptionFile box Option files control which frames are selected from the capture file and the format they are saved in To display all messages select the QTS_All opt option file For detailed information on option files refer to page 15 Click Edit to edit the option file If you make changes to the option file you may need to browse it in again in order for the changes to take effect If you want to select just a portion of the file enter starting StartRef and ending EndRef reference numbers Leave both as 0 if you want to include all the network frames Normally you locate the event of interest
20. AN X AMXCAPT AutoMax Capture Module User Manual A product of Quest Technical Solutions Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc www prosoft technology com CAL SOLUTIONS Page 2 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 Because of the variety of uses for the products described in this publication those responsible for the application and use of these products must satisfy themselves that all necessary steps have been taken to assure that each application and use meets all performance and safety requirements including any applicable laws regulations codes and standards In no event will Quest Technical Solutions be responsible or liable for indirect or consequential damage resulting from the use or application of these products Any illustrations charts sample programs and layout examples shown in this publication are intended solely for purposes of example Since there are many variables and requirements associated with any particular installation Quest Technical Solutions does not assume responsibility or liability to include intellectual property liability for actual use based upon the examples shown in this publication Throughout this manual we use notes to make you aware of safety considerations Throughout this manual we use notes to make you aware of safety considerations WARNING Identifies information about practices or circumstances that can lead to personal injury or death property damage or economic loss
21. CmdArg 3 Example The following equation from the option file QTS_UpdFromDrop opt selects frames that are updates to the master and that have a drop matching the value passed in as the first parameter showonly Ctl amp 0xf CTL_UPDTOMAS amp amp Drop CmdArg 0 See page 24 for information on how to pass in parameters GapTme The gap time GapTme is the time in microseconds between the end of the previous frame and the start of the current frame Example The following equation selects frames with gap times greater than 10 milliseconds 10000 microseconds showonly GapTme gt 10000 Constants can be entered in the following formats a 7 A product of Quest Technical Solutions E o p ba Sold and Supported by a ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER AL Sacorsws Page 24 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 Format Data range Signed integer 32768 to 32767 Hexadecimal 0x0000 to OxFFFF Passing In Parameters You can pass in up to four parameters to be used in the equation Parameters are defined by the keywords ArgName0 ArgNamel ArgName2 ArgName3 followed by the parameter description for example ArgName0 From Drop AnxAmxCapt displays the description and lets you enter a value as shown AnxAmxCapt TextDump x FileName C anzcaptstest1 039 4mxCapt Browse OptionFile C anxcapt QTS_UpdFromDrop opt Browse E
22. Configuration Firmware Update or Utilities Update Firmware in AnxInit Refer to page 34 for details Occasionally individual patch files are released They have extension pch and are downloaded using the Utilities Patch Firmware command in AnxInit Refer to page 38 for details Reading Version Numbers To read the version numbers of the various software components Boot code AnxInit AN X Info Configuration kernel AnxInit AN X Info Production kernel AnxInit AN X Info Firmware AnxInit AN X Info version depends on current mode boot configuration or production QUEST Tei AL Sacorsws A product of Quest Technical Solutions E gt 2 Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER PROGRAM Page 44 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 Specifications Parameter Specification Function Captures frames from AutoMax DCSNet or remote I O network Description Processor 100MHz IDT MIPS FLASH memory 64M RAM 64M Typical Power Consumption 300 mA 12 VDC or 150 mA 24 VDC Maximum Power dissipation 3 6W Environmental Conditions Operational Temperature Storage Temperature 0 50 C 32 122 F 40 to 85 C 40 to 185 F Relative Humidity 5 95 without condensation ars Sa urions A product of Quest Technical Solutions Be 2 Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT
23. ICAL U Solutions AN X AMXCAPT Page 5 The cable must be RG 59 U Ethernet Cabling AN X has a standard RJ 45 connector for connecting to Ethernet If you are connecting AN X to an existing network through a router or switch use a standard Ethernet cable If you are connecting directly between a computer and AN X use a crossover cable Software Installation You must uninstall any previous version of the software before you can install a new version Use the Windows Control Panel Add and Remove Programs to remove the old version Insert the CD supplied with the AN X module and run the program setup exe on the CD n 1 A product of Quest Technical Solutions vo Sold and Supported by d l ProSoft Technology Inc Quest www prosoft technology com Tec AL Satorions PROSOFT PARTNER PROGRAM 2 fe es amp Page 6 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 Basic Configuration The AN X AMXCAPT module connects a computer or other device on Ethernet to a Reliance AutoMax DCSnet or remote I O network Before you can use the AN X AMXCAPT you must configure its network properties on Ethernet No configuration is required on the AutoMax network Ethernet Configuration AN X can be configured to use a static unchanging IP address or it can be configured to obtain its IP address from a DHCP server Unless you have control of the DHCP server in most applications you will want to configure AN X to use a
24. Technology Inc PROSOFT Guest M www prosoft technology com PARTNER Ted PROGRAM NICAL U Solutions AN X AMXCAPT Page 29 AJ ET Area Connection 0x2 00 0c 1a 00 00 0a 192 168 0 10 Anxinit 0 x Configuration Utilities Edit Yiew Help ax AN X Info 00 0c 1la 00 00 0a SerNum OO00000a DaughterID 9003 BootRev L 02 000L ConfigRev 00 0000 ProdRewv 00 0000 HwRev LoL 0007 FirmwRev 11 04 0001 OoxO0000004 QeTSsS Inc AN X DCSNet Capture Tool Loz L68 0 26 BNNOOOOGA IpAddrstr HostName For Help press F1 AN X Log Locating Available AN X Modules To locate all accessible AN X modules on the Ethernet network select Utilities Locate All AN X Modules AnxInit displays a list of the AN X modules it finds showing their MAC IDs IP addresses and host names This command is useful for determining IP addresses when they have been set by a DHCP server or for confirming that an AN X is accessible A product of Quest Technical Solutions Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc www prosoft technology com AL So wrions Page 30 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 A EE Area Connection 0x2 00 0c 1a 00 00 0a 192 168 0 10 Anxinit 0 x Configuration Utilities Edit Yiew Help XR device s 00000008 Ethernet MAC 00 0c 1la 00 00 09 192 168 0 41 test 0000000a Ethernet MAC 00 0c 1la 00 00 0a alte saline oalte ANXO0000a For Help press F1 Selecting an AN X Before you ca
25. address First select the AN X using the Utilities Select An AN X command Next select Utilities AN X IP Configuration The AN X TCP IP Configuration dialog appears AN X TCP IP Configuration x Enter the IP configuration you want the previously selected AN lt module to use You MUST enter a valid Default gateway IP address that is on the same subnet as the AN module but you don t need to have a device at that address Host Name AIPA Obtain an IP address automatically DHCP Use the following Settings IPAddress 192 168 0 10 Subnet mask 255 255 255 O Default gateway 192 168 0 1 Cancel Enter a Host Name for the AN X This name is used internally by AN X and may be used to identify the AN X if you have a DNS server on your network The name can be from 1 to 31 characters long To configure the AN X to obtain its IP address from a DHCP server on the network select Obtain an IP address automatically DHCP To configure the AN X to use a static IP address select Use the following Settings and enter the following e the desired IP address for the AN X e the Subnet mask for the AN X e the default gateway for your network You must enter a valid default gateway address even if there is no device at the gateway address on the network Click OK to complete the configuration e 97 A product of Quest Technical Solutions Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc
26. d by the option line showonly The end of the equation is marked by the option line consisting of the character There can be only one equation in an option file Example showonly Ctl CTL_MSG or Ctl CTL_ACK Equations consists of keywords parameters and constants connected by operators The equation can include the following keywords which are described in detail below Keyword Description STS Frame status Len Frame length included the 3 byte header but not the CRC Dst Frame destination Ctl Frame control Drop Frame drop DataByte ofs Data byte at offset ofs into the frame data DataWord ofs Data word at offset ofs into the frame data CmdArg num Passed parameters see page 24 A product of Quest Technical Solutions ws ei ai fe Sold and Supported by Wy g ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT Quest www prosoft technology com PARTNER Tecumcat PROGRAM Sa urions AN X AMXCAPT Page 21 Keyword Description GapTme Gap time see page 16 Frame Status STS The frame status can be one of the following Value Symbolic name Description 0x00 STSOK Good status 0x01 STSCRC CRC error 0x02 STSNOISE Noise error 0x04 STSABORT Status abort frame did not complete 0x80 STSOVERUN Overrun error frame did not terminate properly Since multiple bits may be set in STS mask STS with the bit you wish to examin
27. dit StartRet 0 EndRet 0 NumMin 1 m OptFile Show Only Updates from 4 Specific Drop From Drop N A N N A V O V Auto Exec Editor Editor Path C MEW MEW EXE Browse Execute Cancel Operators You can use the following operators to define the equation Operator Description lt gt not equal not equal lt less than or equal gt greater than or equal equal equal A product of Quest Technical Solutions E Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER PROGRAM AL Savurins AN X AMXCAPT Page 25 Operator Description gt greater than lt less than amp E amp logical AND AND logical AND logical OR OR logical OR logical NOT amp bitwise AND bitwise OR S bitwise exclusive OR multiply divide modulus add subtract complement left parenthesis right parenthesis Sample Option Files The sample option files provided with the AN X module include Option File Description QTS_All opt Selects all frames QTS_UpdToDrop opt Selects I O updates to a specific slave drop QTS_UpdFromDrop opt Selects I O updates from a specific slave drop QTS_Messages opt Selects directed mesages Typically you would create a new option file by editing and modifying one of the sample option files
28. e before you make any comparisons Example The following equation selects frames with CRC errors showonly STS amp STSCRC STSCRC Example The following equation selects all frames with errors showonly STS lt gt 0 Frame Length Len The frame length includes the three byte header but does not include the CRC bytes Example The following equation selects frames with only a header showonly Len lt 3 Frame Destination Dst The first byte of the frame is the destination A A product of Quest Technical Solutions E ei Sold and Supported by 4 ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT aest www prosoft technology com PARTNER T PROGRAM AL Solutions Page 22 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 For I O updates the destination is 255 broadcast since all drops see updates to and from all other drops Example The following equation selects frames with destination 255 showonly Dst 255 Frame Control Ctl The second byte of the frame is the frame control Ctl which identifies the type of frame Possible values are Value Symbolic name Description 0 CTL_INIT_REQ Init request 1 CTL_INIT_RSP Init response 2 CTL_TOKPASS Token pass 3 CTL_ACK Acknowledge 4 CTL_TOKRET Token return 5 CTL_UPDTOSLV T O update to slave drop 6 CTL_UPDTOMAS T O update to master 7 CTL_MSG Directed message The symbolic names can be used in the equation Mask off the upper bits of
29. efer to page 6 for information on setting the AN X IP address Capturing Network Frames Select Capture Acquire or click on the Capture button AnxAmxCapt displays the Capture Control dialog AnxAmxCapt Capture Control x CaptFile E anzeaptstet Browse fo Stop Error Limit V Continuous File E Keep Time Min IV Auto Dump Cancel Type or browse in the capture file CaptFile name Enter a value for the Stop Error Limit The stop error limit is the number of network errors that can occur in the current file before the capture stops automatically A value of 1 means that the capture stops on the first error The default value of 0 causes the capture to continue if there are network errors If you are using the ring buffer method of A product of Quest Technical Solutions x 2 Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER PROGRAM oi fy Page 12 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 capture and the error limit is not 0 the error count is reset to 0 each time a new file is opened TIP You can use the Stop Error Limit to trap a transient or rarely occurring error Uncheck Continuous File set the Keep Time to 2 minutes and set the Stop Error Limit to 1 The capture will capture network frames until the first error occurs then stop You can also use the Stop Error limit to capture bursts of errors Set the Stop Error Limit to the threshold value for example 5 or
30. how All Packets in Raw Format NZA NZA NA NZA E V Auto Exec Editor Editor Path C MEW M EW EXE Browse The description can be up to 55 characters long Reference Numbers Each frame has an associated reference number which can be used to uniquely identify that frame To suppress the inclusion of reference numbers include the NoRef option line Example NoRef Frames with Bad Status Frames with bad status are shown with an asterisk before the frame data For example A product of Quest Technical Solutions gt 2 Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER PROGRAM te Page 16 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 357 a 0 00 748 593 255 lt 05 55 00 00 00 00 00 To suppress the inclusion of frames with bad status include the NoBad option line However badly formed frames are automatically displayed whether they are selected by the contents of the option file or not along with some indication of the cause of the problem For example 9289 a 0 00 19 423 410d 5 666 g 2 545 FrmLen 1 le See also Detailed Status on page 19 Timestamps The TmeAbs option line sets the format of the frame timestamp It specifies the units used to display the timestamp Possible values are hr hours mn minutes sc seconds ms milliseconds us microseconds Any character after the unit is displayed For example hr mn causes the time to
31. isk in place of the deatailed status information Data Format The following option lines control the display of register data for DCSNet I O update frames CTL 5 or CTL 6 Option line Show register data as ShowRegInt integers 32768 to 32767 ShowRegUns unsigned integers 0 to 65535 ShowRegHex hexadecimal 0000 to FFFF ShowRegBin binary 0000 0000 0000 0000 to 1111 1111 1111 1111 By default all data is shown as bytes The following example shows the same in each format Default bytes 4 a 0 004 958 g 255 lt 05 55 12 34 ff ff 33 33 Hexadecimal 4 a 0 004 958 g 255 lt 05 55 1234 ffff 3333 A product of Quest Technical Solutions Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc www prosoft technology com PROSOFT PARTNER PROGRAM oee p ee Page 20 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 CRC Equations Keywords Integer 4 a 0 004 958 g 255 lt 05 55 4660 1 13107 Unsigned integer 4 a 0 004 958 g 255 lt 05 55 4660 65535 13107 Binary 4 a0 004 958 g 255 lt 05 55 00010010 00110100 To include the frame CRC use the ShowCrc option line CRCs are shown at the end of the frame enclosed in square brackets Example 6 a 0 00 00 019 821 255 lt 05 3 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 95 5 You can create an equation to control which frames are stored and displayed The beginning of the equation is marke
32. it for AN X to enter config mode While AnxInit is waiting the Next gt gt button will be disabled When AN X is in boot mode the Next gt gt button will be enabled o A product of Quest Technical Solutions Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER PROGRAM DS AL Sa wrins AN X AMXCAPT Page 37 Step 3 Wait for Config Mode x If you selected the Cycle Power option power ON the 4N lt module now If you selected the Reset Command option a reset command has been sent to the AN module This program is now sending messages to the AN lt module using the MAC address and IP address you entered previously These messages tell the AN module to enter into Config state in preparation for updating the firmware If the AN X module enters Config mode successfully the Nest button below will be enabled so you can move on to the next step If the AN module has been powered ON for more than 60 seconds and the Next button is still disabled press the Back button confirm the MAC and IP addresses and check the Ethernet cabling Next gt gt If the AN X does not enter config mode within about 60 seconds return to the previous screens and check the entries Click the Next gt gt button and select the firmware file you want to download and click Open Look in a Capt e amp ex e anxamxcapt 1 4 1 bin File name anxamscapt
33. lick Start to begin capturing network frames AnxAmxCapt displays the Capture Status dialog box A product of Quest Technical Solutions gt 2 Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER om PROGRAM SOLUTIONS AN X AMXCAPT Page 13 Capture Status x m Capture Status Time 10 35 45 Creating test1035 4mxCapt Size 60 1K Deleting GoodAx 970 BadRx 0 Rrlevel 0 Free Space is It shows the current time the file currently being used to store the capture data the file size the file being deleted ring buffer mode only the number of good frames received and the number of bad frames received GoodRx is the number of frames with good status that have been captured BadRx is the number of frames with bad status CRC error abort overrun or noise that have been captured in the current file If you are using the ring buffer method of capture and the stop error limit is non zero BadRx is reset each time a new file opens The Free Space progress bar shows the amount of free space remaining on the disk drive To stop the capture click Stop To cancel the capture click Cancel This stops the capture but does not delete any captured data files If AutoDump was checked the Dump command is not executed Selecting Frames of Interest Select Capture Dump or click the Dump to Text button AnxAmxCapt displays the TextDump dialog
34. ll module state and the network state Ethernet LEDs There are two LEDs that indicate the state of the Ethernet connection The orange LED otherwise labelled 100 is on if the link is running at 100 Mbits second and is off The green Link Act LED is off if the link is inactive and is on if the link is active If activity is detected the link blinks at 30 ms intervals and continues blinking as long as activity is present The SYS LED is used by the AN X operating system and software to indicate the state of operations and errors It should be used in conjunction with the logs to locate the cause of problems In the following red 3 means three red flashes followed by a pause and so on SYS LED State Possible cause Red 2 AN X is in config mode Red 3 DHCP configuration failed Red 4 Fatal application error check logs for cause Red 5 Application memory access violation check logs Red 6 Application failed illegal instruction check logs Red 7 Application crashed unknown cause check logs Fast red flash Reconfiguration Slow red flash script or application problem during startup At startup the SYS LED sequence is e boot code starts fast flashing red e boot code loads a kernel solid red e if the configuration kernel is loaded 2 red flashes followed by a pause e if the production kernel loads with no errors solid green A A product of Quest Technical Solutions E
35. n perform an operation on an AN X you must select it Choose Utilities Select An AN X to select a specific AN X Set Ethernet amp IP Address x Adapter Local Area Connection Ethernet MAC Address 00 0c 1 a 00 00 0a IPAddress 192 168 0 10 Cancel From the Adapter list select the network adapter that connects to the Ethernet network that contains the AN X In the Ethernet MAC Address field enter the MAC Address of the AN X you wish to select It can be found on the AN X label or using the Locate All AN X Modules command The format is as shown above six pairs of hexadecimal digits separated by hyphens In the JP Address field enter the Ethernet IP address of the AN X you wish to select It can be found using the Locate All AN X Modules command The format is as shown above four decimal numbers each in the range 0 to 255 Both MAC address and IP address must match the settings on the AN X in order for communication to occur Click OK to select the AN X o A product of Quest Technical Solutions Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER PROGRAM A DS AL Sa wrins AN X AMXCAPT Page 31 The title bar of AnxInit shows the MAC Address and IP Address of the currently selected AN X Set AN X IP Configuration Utilities AN X IP Configuration sets the AN X IP address and hostname The AN X must be on the local Ethernet to set its IP
36. net adapter in the computer The AN X must be on the same subnet as the computer 2 Enter the MAC address of the AN X you are configuring This is printed on the AN X label It consists of six pairs of hexadecimal digits separated by hyphens In the example above it s 00 0c 1a 00 00 09 A product of Quest Technical Solutions eS 2 Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER PROGRAM AL Sotwrions Page 8 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 If the AN X is already online you can obtain its MAC address using the Utilities Locate All AN X Modules command 3 Enter the IP address you intend the AN X to use Step 2 In step 2 you choose a method of restarting AN X to put it in boot mode Step 2 Cycle Power or Reboot Command x In order to configure the IP address or update the module s firmware the module must be be set to a specific mode There are two ways to do this 1 Cycle power on the AN Module This is the preferred method but the AN module must be nearby If you choose this option POWER OFF the 4N module and click on the Next button 2 Send a command on Ethernet that restarts the AN X module This method is more convenient if the module is not nearby If you choose this option make sure the 4N module is powered ON and fully up and running then click on the Next button lt lt Back The preferred method is to cycle power on the AN X Select the first
37. nfig mode A product of Quest Technical Solutions E os Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER PROGRAM AL Satwriws Page 36 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 Step 2 Cycle Power or Reboot Command x In order to configure the IP address or update the module s firmware the module must be be set to a specific mode There are two ways to do this 1 Cycle power on the AN x Module This is the preferred method but the AN module must be nearby IF you choose this option POWER OFF the 4N module and click on the Next button C 2 Send a command on Ethermet that restarts the AN X module This method is more convenient if the module is not nearby If you choose this option make sure the 4N lt module is powered ON and fully up and running then click on the Next button lt lt Back The preferred method is to cycle power on the AN X Select the first option on the screen and click the Next gt gt button The second method useful if the AN X in not easily accessible is to send it a command over Ethernet The AN X must be powered on and completely running for this method to work For example if this is the first time you are configuring a new AN X allow sufficient time for it to acquire an IP address from a DHCP server or to time out and use its default IP address about 3 minutes Select the second option on the screen and click the Next gt gt button Step 3 Wa
38. ngs and enter e the desired IP address for the AN X e the Subnet mask for the AN X e the default gateway for your network You must enter a valid default gateway address even if there is no device at the gateway address on the network Click OK to complete the configuration If you Cancel the Configuration AN X IP Settings command AN X is left running the boot code Use the Utilities Restart AN X command to restart the AN X Reconfiguring an AN X from an Unknown State It sometimes happens that an AN X has been previously configured with an IP address that causes it to be inaccessible on the current Ethernet network To reconfigure it to a known state run the command Configuration AN X IP Settings to start the AN X IP Configuration Wizard and reconfigure AN X A A product of Quest Technical Solutions R 2 lt a Lm Sold and Supported by Y g ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT Guest M www prosoft technology com PARTNER Tedi PROGRAM NICAL U Solutions AN X AMXCAPT Page 11 Capturing and Displaying Network Data Use the Windows AnxAmxCapt utility to capture network frames transfer them from the AN X to the computer store them to hard disk and view them Setting the AN X IP Address Select Config Set AN X IP Address AnxAmxCapt displays the AN X IP Address dialog x ANXIP 192 168 0 9 G Cancel Enter the IP address of the AN X module that you wish to use to capture AutoMax network data R
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40. of communicating with standard web browsers such as Internet Explorer or Netscape The web interface is used for viewing AN X logs To use the web interface you need to know the IP address of the AN X Run AnxInit and use the Utilities Locate All AN X Devices command to find all AN X devices on the Ethernet network To access the web interface start your web browser and type the AN X IP address where you normally enter web addresses in the browser Log Files AN X maintains various logs to record diagnostic and error messages Use the Utilities menu in the web interface to view these logs System Error Log The System Error log records errors that occur during AN X operation This log is normally empty System Info Log The System Info Log records informational messages during startup and normal operation View All Logs Use View All Logs to list and view all the AN X logs To view a log file double click on the file name Administration Menu The Administration Menu is used to view and edit files on AN X It is password protected and is used only for AN X technical support A product of Quest Technical Solutions gt ei ai La Sold and Supported by y g ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT Quest MO www prosoft technology com PARTNER Tech PROGRAM NICAL U Solutions LEDs SYS LED AN X AMXCAPT Page 41 Troubleshooting The AN X AMXCAPT has LEDs that indicate the state of the Ethernet connection the overa
41. pecially if there is no DHCP server on the network since they will all revert to the same temporary IP address when they fail to find a DHCP server IMPORTANT Ifyou are connecting AN X to an existing Ethernet network consult the network administrator to obtain information about how you should configure AN X and to obtain a static IP address for AN X IMPORTANT The AN X must be on the local Ethernet when you set its IP address You configure the Ethernet properties using the Windows utility AnxInit supplied with AN X Use the Configuration AN X IP Settings command to start the AN X IP configuration wizard which takes you step by step through the IP configuration process Step 1 In step 1 you identify the AN X you are configuring Step 1 AN X Selection x Select this computer s Ethernet adapter that s on the same Ethernet subnet as the AN module you want to configure you may only have one Ethernet adapter in your computer Local Area Connection x Enter the Ethernet MAC Address of the AN module you want to configure You can get this from the label on the AN x module or by selecting Utilities Locate All AN x Modules if the module s current IP address is on the same subnet 0 0 1 a 00 00 09 Enter the IP address on the local subnet that you intend the 4N module to use 192 168 0 9 1 Select the Ethernet adapter that s connected to the AN X In most cases there will be just one Ether
42. pment will be made by Quest Technical Solutions personnel All warranties hereunder are contingent upon proper use in the application for which the product was intended and do not cover products which have been modified or repaired without Quest Technical Solutions approval or which have been subjected to accident improper maintenance installation or application or on which original identification marks have been removed or altered This Limited Warranty also will not apply to interconnecting cables or wires consumables nor to any damage resulting from battery leakage In all cases Quest Technical Solutions responsibility and liability under this warranty shall be limited to the cost of the equipment The purchaser must obtain shipping instructions for the prepaid return of any item under this Warranty provision and compliance with such instruction shall be a condition of this warranty Except for the express warranty stated above Quest Technical Solutions disclaims all warranties with regard to the products sold hereunder including all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness and the express warranties stated herein are in lieu of all obligations or liabilities on the part of Quest Technical Solutions for damages including but not limited to consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of the Product A A product of Quest Technical Solutions R 2 lt a Sold and Supported by yy a ProSoft Tech
43. static IP address Otherwise the DHCP server may assign a different IP address each time AN X powers up and any software that accesses the AN X module would have to be reconfigured AN X is shipped with DHCP enabled If it finds a DHCP server on the network the DHCP server assigns it an IP address You can use the utility AnxInit to find the IP address that the DHCP server has assigned Select Utilities Locate All AN X Modules and AnxInit will locate the AN X and display its IP address A ere Area Connection 0x2 00 Oc 1a 00 00 0a 192 168 0 10 AnxiInit Configuration Ulilities Edit View Help Bs x N 1O x device s 00000008 Ethernet MAC 00 0c la 00 00 09 192 168 0 41 test 0000000a Ethernet MAC 00 0c 1a 00 00 0a abbey Salat oie bt ANXO0000a For Help press F1 If AN X does not find a DHCP server within about three minutes of starting up it reverts to a temporary static IP address of 192 168 0 41 If AN X is using this temporary IP address it repeatedly flashes the SYS LED three times followed by a pause NSS A product of Quest Technical Solutions Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER PROGRAM AN X AMXCAPT Page 7 IMPORTANT Use this temporary IP address only for initial setup of AN X AN X will not function for its intended purpose at the temporary IP address If you are using multiple AN X modules configure one at a time es
44. t 2 Sold and Supported by d ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT Guest f www prosoft technology com PARTNER Tecumcat PROGRAM Sa urions AN X AMXCAPT Page 33 Read Kernel Parameters The Utilities Read Kernel Parameters command displays various communications parameters for the currently selected AN X This command resets the AN X You will be warned and given the opportunity to cancel the command AEE Area Connection 0x2 00 0c 1a 00 00 0a 192 168 0 10 AnxInit ioj x Configuration Utilities Edit Yiew Help X AnxInit Ready a BN X new in BOOT mode AN X Kernel Parameters console ttyS0 115200 ip 192 168 0 10 192 168 0 105 192 168 0 1 255 255 255 0 ANxX00000a eth0O none Ls For Help press F1 The Utilities Read Kernel Parameters command leaves the AN X running the boot code Use the Utilities Restart AN X command to restart the AN X in production mode Run Config Mode The Utilities Run Config Mode command is used to restart the currently selected AN X in configuration mode normally used internally for updating firmware This command is not used in normal operation but may be required for technical support The AN X is in configuration mode when the SYS LED flashes red twice followed by a pause To exit configuration mode use the Utilities Restart AN X command to restart AN X in production mode Update AN X Flash The Utilities Update AN X Flash command updates the low level firmware boot
45. the CTL byte before using them in comparisons Example The following equation selects frames that consist of updates to slaves or to the master showonly CTL amp 0x0F CTL_UPDTOSLV OR CTL amp 0x0F CTL_UPDTOMAS Frame Drop On I O updates to or from the master the third byte in the message is the frame drop On updates from the master the frame drop is the drop being updated with output data On updates to the master the frame drop is the drop sending the input data Example The following equation selects frames that are I O updates from drop 2 to the master A product of Quest Technical Solutions gt ei ai fe Sold and Supported by Wy g ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT Quest www prosoft technology com PARTNER Tecumcat PROGRAM Sa urions Constants AN X AMXCAPT Page 23 showonly CTL amp 0x0F CTL_UPDTOMAS AND drop 2 Data Values DataByte ofs and DataWord ofs Offsets start from 0 and begin immediately after the three byte frame header In the following frame DataByte 0 is 12 hexadecimal or 0x12 DataByte 1 is 34 hexadecimal or 0x34 and so on 4 a 0 004 958 g 255 lt 05 55 12 34 ff ff In the following frame DataWord 0 is 1234 hexadecimal or 0x1234 DataWord 1 is FFFF hexadecimal or OxFFFF 4 a 0 004 958 g 255 lt 05 55 1234 ffff Parameters If you have passed in one or more parameters you can access them using CmdArg 0 CmdArg 1 CmdArg 2 or
46. then use the starting and ending reference numbers to display frames around that event If you obtained the capture using the ring buffer method NumMin determines the number of consecutive capture files from which frames are to be extracted If the capture was obtainedusing the continuous file method set NumMin to 1 After AnxAmxCapt stores the selected frames to a text file you can have it automatically open the file in your text editor Check Auto Exec Editor and browse or type the path to the editor in the Editor Path box Click Execute to dump the selected frames to the text file o A product of Quest Technical Solutions Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER PROGRAM Q AL Sovurins AN X AMXCAPT Page 15 Option Files Option files are used to define which frames are extracted from captured data Option files consist of various option lines that control which frames are selected Comments Lines beginning with a semicolon are comments and are ignored Description Use the Descrip option line to display a description in AnxAmsCapt Descrip is followed by the text to be displayed For example Descrip Show All Packets in Raw Format causes the description to appear as shown AnxAmxCapt TextDump x FileName C anzcaptstestl 039 4mxCapt Browse OptionFile C anxcapt QTS_All opt Browse Edit StartRef 0 EndRef 0 NumMin 1 m OptFile S
47. to electrostatic discharge WARNING Electrostatic discharge can damage integrated circuits or semiconductors Follow these guidelines when you handle the module e Touch a grounded object to discharge static potential e Do not touch the connector pins Power AN X requires a DC power input of anywhere from 12 to 24 VDC 12 3 MAM S GND Left to right the pins on the power connector are chassis ground negative voltage and positive voltage The chassis ground should be connected Power consumption internally is 300 mA 12VDC or 150 mA 24VDC The part number for the power connector is Phoenix MSTB 2 5 3 ST 5 08 Contact us if you need a suitable wall adapter Cabling and Termination Use a standard drop cable and passive tap M N 57C380 to connect the module to the coaxial network cable The drop cable is a multi conductor cable with 9 pin D shell connectors at each end Connect one end to the connector on the module and the other end to the passive tap The passive tap has two BNC connectors for connection to the coaxial cables and terminating loads The network coaxial cable must be terminated with 75 ohm terminating loads attached to the taps at the physical ends of the network There should be two and only two terminators on the network f A A product of Quest Technical Solutions gt 2 p Lm Sold and Supported by y a ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT Quest M www prosoft technology com PARTNER Ted PROGRAM N
48. v1 4 1 bin Files of type Jars Firmware File bin x Cancel I Open as read only W AnxInit transfers the firmware file and restarts the AN X Update Firmware Command The Utilities Update Firmware command updates all the firmware on an AN X you have previously selected using the Utilities Select An AN X command A product of Quest Technical Solutions E gt os Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER PROGRAM AL Satwriws Page 38 AN X AMXCAPT January 2008 This command resets the AN X You will receive a warning and be given the opportunity to Cancel the command If you cancel at the filename dialog the AN X has already been reset and is in configuration mode Use the Utilities Restart AN X command to restart it in production mode Click the Next gt gt button and select the firmware file you want to download and click Open Look in Sy Capt e ea anxamxcapt 1 4 1 bin File name Janxamscapt v1 4 1 bin Files of type Jars Firmware File bin x Cancel I Open as read only W AnxInit transfers the firmware file and restarts the AN X Patch Firmware The Utilities Patch Firmware command applies small patches to the firmware running on the AN X These patch files files have extension pch eses A product of Quest Technical Solutions Sold and Supported by ProSoft Technology Inc PROSOFT www prosoft technology com PARTNER
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