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1. N A device returned a negative response to a command Subsystem NS 19 This error can be caused by any of the following The program loaded in the device does not match the XIF The device hardware is failing The device was previously used in another network had authentication enabled and was not properly deconfigured Test Device 4 gt bl KI width 1 203 in Height 1 198 in Angle 0 deg Page 1 1 Figure 125 LonMaker fails to commission the L IP router Explanation The L IP is not configured as a EIA 709 configured router Solution Please make sure to set the DIP switches according to Figure 55 as EIA 709 configured router and reboot the L IP If the L IP is used in smart switch mode simply do not commission the L IP If the problem still persists please contact LOYTEC support see Section 11 8 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 137 LOY TEC 11 2 L IP packet routing fails if Channel Timeout is activated Problem The L IP stops routing packets if a Channel Timeout gt 0ms is specified Explanation Most likely the local clocks are not synchronized and the stale packet detection might drop all packets received from other L IPs Solution Make sure that a proper Channel Timeout according Table 16 and that at least one SNTP server is specified for the CN IP channel If the L IP is operated behind a firewall make sure that the firewall doesn t block SNTP requests at port 12
2. L IP order number with bar code Code 128 e g LIP 3ECT LIP 33ECTB or LIP 33ECRB Serial number with bar code Code 128 Unique node ID and virtual ID of each port NIDx and VIDx An additional label is also supplied with the L IP for documentation purposes A virtual ID VID is a Node ID on the IP channel Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 29 LOY TEC 3 3 Mounting The device comes prepared for mounting on DIN rails following DIN EN 50 022 Then the L IP is snapped on the rail The device can be mounted in any position However an installation place with proper airflow must be selected to ensure that the L IP temperature does not exceed the specified range see Section 13 3 4 LED signals 3 4 1 Power LED The L IP power LED lights up green when power is supplied to terminals 24 25 and 26 3 4 2 Status LED The L IP is equipped with a red status LED see Figure 14 This LED is normally off During boot up the status LED 1s used to signal error conditions red After boot up the status LED 1s used to signal write accesses to flash memory illuminates red for the duration of every write access If the fall back image is executed the status LED flashes red once every second 3 4 3 EIA 709 Activity LED The EIA 709 port on the L IP has a three color LED green red and orange see Figure 14 Table 1 shows different LED patterns of the port and their meaning GREEN flashing fast T
3. This value defines the number of monitoring intervals used to compare the number of packets forwarded by both twin routers It must be identical on both twin routers Warning Limit This value defines the limit for issuing the Forwarding Warnings see nvoTwinStatus Section 8 7 4 or alarm log Section 8 6 3 If the number of packets forwarded by the local Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 116 LOY TEC router is less then lt Warning Limit gt of the number of packets forwarded by the twin router an warning is triggered Min Messages This value defines minimum number of packets to be forwarded on the twin router to issue a Forwarding Error see nvoTwinStatus Section 8 7 4 or alarm log Section 8 6 3 If the number of packets forwarded by the local router 1s zero but the number of packets forwarded by the twin router is at least lt Min Messages gt the alarm is issued Further if the device is the primary router the secondary router will take over standby mode Enable Node Monitor Deselecting this check box will disable node monitoring see 8 2 3 Max Send Time This parameter influences the heart beat functionality in the device monitor object of the diagnostic node If set to 0 the heart beat functionality is disabled any other value will enable heart beat functionality and nvoNodeMonAlarm nvoNodeMonStatus nvoRingALastNode nvoRingBLastNode nvoRingAReceived and nvoRingAReceived will be
4. IP address netmask gateway either via DHCP or manual entry see Section 4 6 Auto NAT or manual NAT address if used behind a firewall NAT router see Section 4 6 MDS secret if authentication is required see Section 4 7 Configuration server IP address and port number see Section 4 7 1 Note Ifthe built in configuration server is used the configuration server always contacts the device as described in Section 7 4 1 If the Auto member feature is enabled in the configuration server the CN IP device can add itself to the CN IP channel without explicitly adding the device at the configuration server Note that enabling auto member is a potential security hole since all devices can add themselves to the CN IP channel 7 5 Using the Built In Configuration Server The L IP has a built in configuration server that can manage one CN IP channel and up to 256 devices on this CN IP channel The L IP can act as a device and a configuration server at the same time In order to activate the configuration server the L IP must have the following parameters set IP address netmask gateway either via DHCP or manual entry see Section 4 6 NAT address if used behind a firewall NAT router see Section 4 6 MODS secret if authentication is required see Section 4 7 Enable the configuration server see Section 0 server LED lights up green A list of CN IP channel members see Section 4 8 11 For security purposes the configuratio
5. If the L IP Redundant Plug In is running in Online Mode the node list can be uploaded from the device and downloaded to the device see Figure 100 New LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plugin File Edit View Wodelist Alarmlog Properties Diagnostics re Y Y Download Node List Upload Node List Figure 100 Up and Downloading the Node List Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 114 LOY TEC If the router redundancy is used a dialog will ask whether to copy the same node list to the twin router see Figure 101 after the download to the selected device has finished It 1s strongly recommended to answer this dialog with Yes LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plugin Ea P J Do you want to sawe the configuration also on the second router Figure 101 Download the Node List to both routers 8 5 7 Parameters The properties view is used to access the configuration properties used to define the behaviour of the L IP Redundant To access the properties view click on the Parameters icon on the left side of the L IP Redundant Plug In window see Figure 102 The following properties can be changed Max Status Send Time This parameter influences the heart beat functionality in the node object of the diagnostic node see Section 8 7 1 If set to O the heart beat functionality is disabled any other value will enable heart beat functionality and nvoStatus nvoAlarm and nvoAlarm_2 will be sent o
6. oe amp ee v a Ei F at amp K Y p mary mon 2 pri y secondary mon 1 sec Status ONNET COMM OK Number Node Address Node Type Node Description 1 6 2 Subnet Node Number Node 1 z 6 4 Subnet Node Number Node 2 hd 3 6 5 Subnet Node Number Node 3 L IP Red hd 4 6 6 Subnet Node Number Node 4 Status 5 6 7 Subnet Node Number Node 5 hd 6 6 8 Subnet Node Number Node 6 hd 7 6 9 Subnet Node Number Node 7 hd 8 6 10 Subnet Node Number Node 8 Create new nod Channel Statistics Alarm Log e Node List Config gt Parameter Message 015 at 14 11 54 Uploading node list from device a Message 016 at 11 11 54 Node List upload suceeded Message 017 at 11 45 40 Uploading node list from device Message 018 at 11 19 40 Node List upload suceeded Y OLOYTEC LONTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plug In ready Network LipRedTest NUM 4 View Selection Log Window Current View Figure 87 The L IP Redundant Configuration Plug In The Plug In Mode shows the operation mode of the plug in see 8 5 1 and whether the device is accessible over the network 8 5 3 Device Status The device status view is used to view the current state of the L IP Redundant To access the device status view click on the L IP Red Status icon on the left side of the L IP Redundant Plug In window see Figure 88 Note Most of the diagnostic information is only available if the plug in runs in online mode and the device is
7. resp on port 2 only 0 Device s not responding 0 Device s unknown 0 Device s T online 8 Device s offline 0 Device s Node Monitor Details No Address Description Status 6 2 Node 1 T Wink Stats 6 4 Node 2 T Wink Stats 6 5 Node 3 of Or wink Stats 6 6 Node 4 aT wink Stats a Eee Rtokales intranet Figure 104 The L IP Redundant Web Interface Status Page gt U N LOYTEC For each node in the Node Monitor Details table which is responding over the network a Stats button is present This button allows to view the node statistics of the remote node see Figure 105 Figure 105 The L IP Redundant Web Interface Device Statistics Page Version 4 5 Red Status Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras Q arik v 7 B TN JO suchen T Favoriten Ol R x LJ 33 Adresse 4 http 192 168 32 31 red status stats sn 68n_nid 2 E wechseln zu Links DLOYTEC Logged in as Administrator Back Address le 2 Description Node 1 Transmission errors h11 Transaction timeouts lo Receive transaction full errors lo Lost messages 1 0 Device Info Config Statistics Redundant E Status Channel Statistics Missed messages 0 Reset cause 20 SOFTWARE_RESET Node state 4 CNFG_ONLINE Version number le Error log lo NO_ERRORS Model number 10 MC143120E2DV og ode List Config arameters Reset
8. 12 24 VAC 10 Table 5 Power Terminals on LIP kKECT Main Earth Ground 16 17 Power Inputs 12 35 VDC or 12 24 VAC 10 Table 6 Power Terminals on LIP xxECTB LIP xECTB and LIP xxECRB Main Earth Ground 25 26 Power Inputs 12 35 VDC or 12 24 VAC 10 Table 7 Power Terminals on LIP xxxxECTB Important Do not ground the power supply wire on terminal 26 LIP xECT and LIP XXXXECTB or terminal 17 LIP xXECTB LIP xxECTB and LIP xxECRB as Shown in Figure 19 Figure 18 Attach the ferrite to the power cord Attach the ferrite if shipped with the L IP to the power cord as shown in Figure 18 LIP xECT only Make sure the power cord passes the ferrite twice The following power supplies are recommended for use with the L IP Manufacturer IDEC IZUMI CORPORATION Manufacturer part number PSSR A12 Description Power Supply 12V 7 5W UL 508 CSA C22 2 No 14 EN60950 100 240VAC LOYTEC order number LS PS7W Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 35 LOY TEC Note Switched power supplies like the IDEC IZUMI PS5R A12 might interfere with power line communication If you are using communication over the power line we strongly recommend a linear power supply or have the switched power supply tested against interference with power line communication signals The IDEC power supply is not recommended for use with the power line communication 3 8 Terminal Layout The L IP provides scre
9. 4 7 8 Option 7 MDS aut ben Caen j 1 6 snssuces tvs ctaeg ids ietotsutses steed das teactaw ee aati 51 ATI Opon S IVS SEC aioa AA E DZ ATO ADPCM LO CAO SINT ad ciiassucncreasicetietntisinwanw E E AE S 32 4 8 EILA 852 Server Configuration Menu ic 5 22 siiviurcdieacsted caeide ois eitevaveneeevesies nde ewe 52 481 Option Contio server status sensoriais i rinnan E E E A ues 53 1S2 Opionr 2 gt COnN Server PO iesaka E E ee ieee aes ee 53 AS Opiom s Channel Maine nrs A N 53 4S4 Tem haniel Mode sreepeoniieo a E O A S 53 4 8 5 Option 4 Primary SNTP server 5 Secondary SNTP servet cccccceeees 53 48 0 OpuoinG Channel Timeout accsisnsceiiettaccasshacibendinsaeeacaiesdavinlvsdec anes syileliecseuoss 54 28 QOp on 7 A to members SUPPO s seadsedesvonscashgoseedaacegschsteedsedescaniaastouedeceasiautenets 54 4 8 8 Option 8 Roaming members Suppor t cccccccccccccceeeeeeeeaeeeessseesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 54 4 8 9 Option 9 MDS authentication ernan e A E A weichees 54 4810 Option O MDI Secret eiieeii ian ei o iien a ET E E AAA 55 4 8 11 Optoma AOC deyi Ce 2s cic ssi ivsssechonneesaaiaoaseh oeddaasmseessubdes sana O i 55 Boal Op Omre edie Vile arrine en E E E NR TCE TOE tate 55 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 7 LOY TEC 4813 Opnuoned DClISte devie arrisera i ei ee E EE aaae AE aa 56 4 8 14 Option n Enable Disable device ecccccccccccccssssseececceeeeceaeeeeeeceeessaaeeeees 56 48
10. Information Image File prox primary dl Load Address 060000 Bauchate 38400 bps Pronin Line Settings oh Verily string l WakeUp Sting Fort Eom Menu String Download Progress WM Statistics Passed 0 Download Quit Display Console Us Abort Status Downloading 100 Failed Figure 123 Progress bar during firmware download If the upgrade is successful the following window appears Figure 124 isuTool S AN The download completed successfully Figure 124 Successful firmware upgrade Double check that the new firmware is executed by selecting 1 and pressing Enter in the console window This will bring up the device information which shows the current firmware version Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 136 LOYTEC 11 Troubleshooting 11 1 When commissioning the L IP LonMaker responds with an error Problem LonMaker reports an error when commissioning the L IP as shown in Figure 125 L IP Test Echelon LonMaker L IP Test vsd Subsystem 1 i 18 x E File Edit view Insert Format Tools Shape LonMaker Window Help Type a question for help X D SAARVA BASTo oeg ReAanyl Q gt Normal Arial 12pt B Z u E 2 A 4 9 5 5 8 Shapes X a H LonPoint Shapes 3 0 E NodeBuilder Basic Shapes 3 00 e H i m o gt dp D Dd Ed LonMaker v X ole 4940 dxq 410M 9N Commissioning router L IP 1
11. O fen VY Ba See O z Send ap Enter your username and password Administrator gt a Account Password Zi tt me treet s Figure 11 Enter admin as the default administrator password The Config menu opens Click on IP in the Config menu and enter the IP address the IP netmask and IP gateway for this L IP as shown in Figure 12 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 23 LOY TEC J L IP Config IP Microsoft Internet Explorer loj x Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras ae Zur ck x B A pP Suchen T Favoriten Ol 2 R ad 33 Adresse a http 192 168 1 250 configfip gt Wechseln zu Links gt Norton Antivirus DLOYTEC Logged in as Administrator Device Info Config Statistics Reset Contact Logout 9 O UW p C Y l p O T DHCP BOOTP IP Address IP Netmask IP Gateway Hostname Domainname DNS Server 1 leave empty to disable DNS Server 2 leave empty to disable DNS Server 3 leave empty to disable NAT Address leave empty to disable MAC Address Multicast Address leave empty to disable Connection Keep Alive Disabled Z newip pote __ m m M Automatic NAT no NAT M Use Factory Default 00 0A BO 00 01 01 es Disable gt Save Settings Get Settings r E al E ci a Lokales Intranet Figure 12 Enter IP address an
12. is found in the main menu of the web interface see Figure 104 This menu item offers the following submenus 8 6 1 Status Figure 104 shows the status page This page offers similar information as the status view of the L IP Redundant Plug In see Section 8 5 3 Major differences compared to the plug in interface are When clicking on the Send Service Pin Message button a service pin message by the L IP Redundant Diagnostic node Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 118 Red Status Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras aurick Sa Me x E A pO Suchen 5 Favoriten Ol B LJ QO 33 Adresse http 192 168 32 31 fredjstatus Bearbeiten mit Microsoft visual Studio NET 2003 J wechseln zu Links 6 X DLOYTEC Logged in as Administrator Reload Send Service Pin Message Wink Twin Router Monitor Node Unique node ID 80000001 DFED Status Online Device Info Config Statistics Loop Monitor OK networks under control Redundant Twin Router Monitor Twin router installed Status primary EIA 709 communication OK EIA 852 communication OK EIA 709 forwarding OK EIA 852 forwarding OK EIA 709 port 1 OK EIA 709 port 2 OK E Status E Channel Statistics Alarm Log Node List Config Parameters Reset Contact Node Monitor Summa responding 8 Device s Logout resp on port 1 only 0 Device s
13. only the MD 5 secret in menu item 8 must be entered if authenticated communication is required In networks that communicate over the Internet one may also experiment with the escrow timeout in menu item 5 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 51 LOY TEC If the L IP serves as configuration server and as device some entries in the EIA 852 device configuration menu are set through the configuration server and cannot be set manually 4 7 1 Option Config server address 2 Config server port Please enter the IP address and port of the configuration server if the L IP needs to contact the configuration server Enter 0 for the configuration server port if you want to return to the default port setting 4 7 2 Option 3 Config client port If not more than one L IP is used behind a NAT router this field should be left at the default setting If changed it must not be the same as the config server port 4 7 3 Option 4 Device name You can enter a device name with up to 15 characters It 1s recommended to use unique device names 4 7 4 Channel Mode This field reflects the current channel mode of the device It is configured by the configuration server If there are any two devices in the channel which use the same IP address but different ports e g multiple L IPs behind one NAT router the channel switches to Extended NAT mode Please refer to Section 6 3 2 to learn more about the implications of
14. 0 3600 s Channel A Statistics Min Redundant Send Time 15 H 1 9999 5 Max Retries 2 4 1 100 p History Size 3 4 1 10 Warning Limit 70 4 0 99 Alarm Lo i 9 Min Messages 5 0 1000 M Enable Node Monitor Max Send Time 0 H 0 3600 s Node List Min Monitor Send Time 3 H 1 9999 5 Config r Channel Monitor Channel Monitor Interval 2 H 0 9999 5 rM EIA 709 Ch Monitor gt J EIA 852 Ch Monitor Bandwidth Utilization Limit 70 70 Sj 0 100 CRC Error Limit 5 a 5 0 100 Set Defaults Load From Device Load from Database Save Settings Message 028 at 15 35 14 Uploading node list from device z Message 029 at 15 35 14 Loading property data from the device Message 030 at 15 35 15 Property values uploaded successfully Message 031 at 15 35 15 Node List upload suceeded WLOYTEC LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plug In ready Network LipRedTest NUM 4 Figure 102 The Parameters View Min Redundant Send Time This value defines the twin router monitoring interval It must be identical on both twin routers Max Retries This value defines the number of retries used by the twin router monitoring algorithm if the twin router does not respond Thus the maximum time it takes until a twin router failure will be detected calculates to TwinRouterFailureDetectionTime lt Min Re dundantSendTime x Max Retries 1 History Size
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17. LOYTEC NIC852 i LON 1000 1 LON 600 LonMaker etc on this channel Traditionally a dedicated Windows PC is used to act as the configuration server The L IP Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 74 LOY TEC can replace the PC and act as the configuration server in parallel to its normal client operation The simple network from Figure 59 uses 2 L IP devices to connect 2 EIA 709 channels One L IP acts as router and as configuration server for this IP channel The second L IP acts as anormal EIA 709 to IP router Configuration Server Configuration Client 135 23 2 51 135 23 2 52 L IP r NV Binding TP 1250 Figure 59 IP channel that consists of 2 IP devices The left L IP with IP address 135 23 2 51 acts as router and as a configuration server for this IP channel It manages both IP devices 135 23 2 51 and 135 23 2 52 6 2 1 CN IP Device Every L IP acts as a device on the IP channel It either needs to contact a configuration server or a configuration server needs to contact the device in order to set up the proper routing tables Before a device can become a member of the logical CN IP channel it needs to have the following parameters IP address netmask gateway either via DHCP or manual entry NAT address if used behind a firewall detected automatically with Auto NAT MDS secret if authentication is required Please consult Sections 4 6 and 4 7 on how to setup a CN IP devic
18. LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 49 LOY TEC If the NAT address is not known take the following steps to add the L IP to a CN IP channel in the configuration server 1 On the L IP turn on automatic NAT router discovery this is the default setting The NAT address should show Auto no NAT 2 Enter the IP address of the configuration server in the EJA 852 device configuration menu Exit and save but do not reboot 3 Go back to the main menu Wait 15 seconds 4 Go to the IP configuration menu The NAT address should show the public IP address of the NAT router or firewall e g Auto 198 18 76 1 5 On the configuration server add the L IP to the configuration server using this IP address 4 6 6 Option 9 MAC Address The L IP comes configured with a unique MAC address This address can be changed in order to clone the MAC address of another device It can be dangerous to change the MAC address Please contact your system administrator to avoid MAC address conflicts After selecting menu item 9 the following message appears Override factory MAC address y n 66 99 Enter y to input a new MAC address or enter n to clear the current MAC address and return to the factory default MAC address 4 6 7 Option 0 Multicast Address This menu option allows the user to add the L IP into a multi cast group for the CN IP channel Enter the channel s IP multi cast address here On how to obtain
19. O SsHSa 46RY sBOes o B QheF A O 7 G 165 BQ Shapes x ma i m oo gt j gt j gt j gt 4340 d87 44MIN Twin Router 1 FT 10 Segment 4 Twin Router 2 Monitor 2 IP Backbo ia ofl Page 1 1 Figure 13 A pair of L IP Redundant devices configured for twin router operation For detailed instructions on how to configure the L IP Redundant refer to Section 8 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 26 LOY TEC 3 Hardware Installation 3 1 Enclosure 3 1 1 L IP The L IP enclosure is 9 TE 1 TE 17 5 mm wide for DIN rail mounting following DIN 43 880 see Figure 14 ve rent off Order Number Pe a 10 0 ofo 00 Serial Number MAC Address 1234567 Ethernet EIA709 Status LEDs Console Connector PowerLED Status Button Unique Node IDs Ethernet 10Base T 21 22 23 24 25 26 Figure 14 L IP enclosure dimensions in mm The small multi port L IP B enclosure is 6 TE 1 TE 17 5 mm wide for DIN rail mounting following DIN 43 880 see Figure 15 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 27 LOY TEC Order Number 1234567 Serial Number MAC Address Ethernet EIA709 Console Status LEDs Connector PowerLED Status Button Unique Node IDs oe Bb a a poo o3 5 5 APSO LCL Lie Bae Wl Looe Mi Deo 34 Ethernet 100Base T 1 2 3 4 5 6 15 16 17 Figure 15 Small multi port L IP
20. Product code LIP 33ECTB Firmware L Switch L IP Primary Image Version 4 2 2 Build date Fri Mar 18 10 41 29 2005 Serial number 006803 81 FFO70A2416 Free memory 13710K 154K System temp 35 7C Supply volt 16 1 EIA709 Port 1 Info External unique node ID 61 FF 07 OA 24 18 Internal unique node ID 81 FF 07 0A 24 1B Status Offline Send Service Pin Message EIA709 Port 2 Info External unique node ID 61 FF 07 OA 24 19 Internal unique node ID 61 FF 07 DA 24 1C Status Offline Send Service Pin Message Device Info Config Statistics Reset Contact Logout networks under control External unique node ID 81 FF 07 0A 24 1A Internal unique node ID 61 FF 07 DA 24 1D Status Offline Send Service Pin Message E Booo O O O O O i tokclesintvanct A Figure 48 Device information page Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 66 LOYTEC 5 3 Device Configuration The device configuration page allows viewing and changing the device settings for the L IP Z L IP Config Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras Zur ck amp A Qsuchen Favoriten medien 4 S 3 EY a Adresse http pe208 configfoverview v Wechseln zu Norton Antivirus id DLOYTEC electronics GmbH Logged in as Administrator System Configuration Device Info eo Select this menu item to change system configuration settin
21. The network variable nvoUpTime SNVT_ elapsed tm gives the time elapsed since the L IP was re booted 8 7 2 Bus Loop Monitor Object Figure 111 shows the Bus Loop Monitor Object functional block This functional block is responsible for the bus loop monitoring see Section 8 2 1 It has the following network variables Bus Loop Monitor Object nvoLoopOK Figure 111 Bus Loop Monitor Object SNVT switch nvoLoopOK This network variable represents the loop state It can have the following values e 100 ON The loop is closed 10 OFF The loop is open 10 INVAL Bus loop monitoring is disabled SNVT state 64 nvoLoopStatus This network variable represents the current state of the loop object Currently the following bits are used Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 124 LOY TEC bit0 0 if bus loop monitoring is enabled 1 if bus loop monitoring is disabled Bus loop monitoring can be disabled either manually e g by disabling the object or because the L IP is in twin router mode and the device is in standby mode and thus inactive bitl 0 if the loop is closed 1 if the loop is open 8 7 3 Device Monitor Object Figure 112 shows the Device Monitor Object functional block This functional block is responsible for the device monitoring see Section 8 2 3 It has the following network variables SNVT state 64 nvoNodeMonStatus This network variable represents the current
22. Wait at least 30 seconds after power up of the L IP before pressing the Status Button to ensure that the L IP has booted properly Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 33 LOY TEC 3 6 DIP Switch Settings 3 6 1 L IP The L IP has 7 switches to select the operating mode For details see Table 3 and Chapter 6 DIP Switch Factory Default ON ON Smart switch mode OFF OFF ON OFF Repeater mode OFF ON Smart switch mode subnet learning OFF OFF Configured EIA 709 router O 4 E an Bit rate auto detection On Off RS 485 version only 6 Reseved y y O SCF 7 Reserved oO CFF Table 3 DIP switch settings for L IP L2 3 4 5 7 3 6 2 L IP Redundant The L IP Redundant has 7 switches to select the operating mode For details see Table 4 and Chapter 6 DIP Switch Factory Default 2 3 Bit rate auto detection On Off RS 485 version only l O O 4 O 5 O O Reserved OFF Table 4 DIP switch settings for L IP Redundant FF N FF FF FF FF 3 Power Supply The L IP can either be DC or AC powered The 2 port L IP LIP xECT has the power terminals as listed in Table 5 the small multi port L IP LIP xECTB and LIP xxECTB and L IP Redundant LIP xECRB as listed in Table 6 and the large multi port L IP LIP XxxxECTB as listed in Table 7 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 34 LOY TEC Main Earth Ground fo 25 26 Power Inputs 9 35 VDC or
23. accessible over the network Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 105 LOY TEC E New LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plug In loj x Fie Edit view Status Channel Statistics AlarmLog Mode List Parameters Help Do Gl amp B g vV A H Bii at a h y secondary mon 1 sec Status ONNET COMM OK i Devices primary selected ok Subsystem 1 mon 2 pri 50000001DFED _ wink secondary ok Subsystem 1 mon 1 sec 80000001DF37 Wink r Status Plug In Operating Mode Twin mode Loop Monitor ok Twin Monitor Channel EI4 709 Channel EIA 652 Channel Twin Router installed Communication ok Communication ok Statistics Status primary Forwarding ok Forwarding ok J Node Monitor Status online Node Monitor Details Number aa Address Node Description Node Alarm or os 16 f10 O Alarm Log Node List Config ar 3 V automatic refresh Wink selected nodefs refresh Parameters Message 023 at 11 08 13 Diagnostic data loaded successfully Message 024 at 11 08 17 Refreshing diagnostics data Message 025 at 11 08 18 Diagnostic data loaded successfully Message 026 at 11 08 22 Refreshing diagnostics data HLOYTEC Diagnostic data loaded successfully Network LipRedTest NUM Figure 88 The Device Status View The device status view has the following elements Devices Shows the name and the subsystem of the pr
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25. and follow the installation steps ji LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plugin InstallShield Wizard LIP redundant Configuration Plugin You must be logged in as Administrator to install the LIP redundant Configuration Plugin on Windows NT 2000 XP Installshield Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for LIP redundant LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plugin Configuration Plugin The Installshield PR Wizard will install LOTET L IP Redundant Configuration Plugin on your computer To continue click Nest WARMING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties E Cancel Figure 79 L IP Redundant Plug In welcome screen Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 98 ji LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plugin InstallShield Wizard X License Agreement Please read the Following license agreement carefully L LOYTEC Software License Agreement LOYTEC electronics GmbH C Licenzor has developed this sotware Licensed Software and licenses ts use Using the Licensed software implies your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this License Agreement By breaking the seal andor using the Licensed Software You the Licensee agrees to the follayying Copyright The Licensed Software is a proprietary product of the Licensor and the Licensor owns copyright therein The Licensor retains title and ownership of the Licensed Software R
26. be installed with the L IP Redundant Plug In see 8 4 1 If using LonMaker for Windows the resulting drawing should look like shown in Figure 85 L IP Red Demo Echelon LonMaker L IP Red Demo y sd Subsystem 1 Oj x 5 File Edit view Insert Format Tools Shape LonMaker Window Help Type a question for help X Net Connector Arial 12pt B z u Sja A w o S 3 B O H AR GRY meS ooa ERAR l Shapes E LonPoint Shapes 3 0 E LonMaker Basic Shapes ofe Ej E 1202 Es FT 10 Segment 1 4as0jdxy J10M7 N IP Backbone width 4 in Height 0 5 in Angle 0 deg Page 1 1 7 Figure 85 A single L IP Redundant device configured for standalone operation Be sure to commission the router and the diagnostic node Once they were successfully commissioned the PRIM LED on the device should be green 8 4 3 2 L IP Redundant with Router Redundancy For operating the L IP Redundant in twin router mode router redundancy see Figure 76 the following steps have to be performed Add two router shapes Connect both to the same IP Channel on one side and to the same FT 10 Channel on the other side of the router Add two L IP Redundant built in diagnostic node L IP Redundant Diagnostic FT 10 device shapes on the FT 10 channel The corresponding device template will be installed with the L IP Redundant Plug In see 8 4 1 Add two Twin Router functional blocks one fo
27. button is released the Service Pin Message is sent out on the currently selected port When pressing the status button during normal operation for more than 20 seconds the L IP forwarding tables will be reset see Section 3 5 1 3 9 1 Resetting Forwarding Tables In order to reset the forwarding tables the status button needs to be pressed for at least 20 seconds during normal operation of the L IP Resetting forwarding tables defaults means Clearing the group forwarding the subnet node forwarding and the router domain table when used in smart switch mode Setting all ports to unconfigured Clearing the L IP status and statistic data But does not clear the IP address and EJA 852 configuration settings All this is done when the button is released Afterwards a reset is performed to let the changes take effect Once the button is held down for more than 20 seconds the EIA 709 activity and the CNIP LED are switched to orange and stay orange until the button is released and the L IP is reset This indicates that the forwarding tables will be reset Alternatively to holding down the status button the forwarding tables can be reset by selecting the menu item Reset to factory defaults in the console menu see Section 4 3 8 Important If the L IP is moved from one location to another or if major changes to the configuration of the network are made it is recommended to reset the L IP forwarding tables Important
28. enhcomtest refreshed refreshed gt Wechseln zu Links Norton Antivirus 6 LOYTEC Logged in as Administrator O Restart Enh Com Test Enhanced Communication Test finished Device Info ber Config O EIA 852 Device Address Result Round Trip Comment Y 192 168 1 253 1629 CS I 5ms OK icti i Statistics D 192 168 1 250 1628 Bms OK E Overview O 192 168 1 250 1631 5ms OK m EIA 852 Device 192 168 1 37 1626 I n a Peer not reachable E P m Enh Com Test YY w OK FAILED testing communication i Reset O Contact wD Enhanced Communication Test Summary Logout w kK 3 Device s w OK return path not tested 0 Device s FAILED 1 Device s a E Fertig Zz ai a i ca Lokales Intranet Figure 53 Enhanced communication test output The round trip value RTT is measured as the time a packet sent to the peer device needs to be routed back to the L IP Itis a measure for general network delay If the test to a specific member fails a text is displayed to describe the possible source of the problem The reasons for failure are summarized in Table 15 5 5 Reset Contact Logout The menu item Reset allows resetting the L IP from a remote location The Contact item provides contact information and a link to the latest user manual and the latest firmware version The Logout item closes the current session Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 70 LOY TEC 6 Operating Modes The L
29. file This allows to use a spreadsheet application e g Microsoft Excel to create and edit the node list see Figure 99 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 113 LOYTEC EG New LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plug In ioj x File Edit View Status Channel Statistics AlarmLog WNodeList Parameters Help O SE QOG r BDRn s y secondary mon 1 sec Status ONNET COMM OK Number Node Address Node Description ot Jo o 1 6 2 Subnet Node Number Node 1 L IP Red Status hd 6 7 ode 5 7 6 E Subnet Node Number Node 7 6 10 Subnet Node Number Create new node Channel Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Einf gen Format Extras Daten Fenster Dee 6 e o x Bsl i 100 Arial 10 FKU 2 Node 3 4 Node 2 6 Node 4 6 Node 6 7 Node 5 9 Node 7 10 Node 8 oO OMRON Figure 98 Transfer the node list between applications with Copy amp Paste File Edit View Modelist Ll oe mj k Show Modelist promet wi Milan g Create new node at positon 1 delete 128 nodes Glarmiog Properties Diagnostics 9 4 4 Move up selected nodes m Move down selected nodes de dle Modelist Open node properties de En Download configuration Eri Upload configuration 4uboratically import nodes Import from TSW Export as CSW Alarmlog Figure 99 Importing a CSV file 8 5 6 5 Downloading and Uploading the Node List
30. further information about the LOYTEC system diagnostics tool for the L IP 12 2 Using the L IP with LNS based Installation Tools Please refer to application note ANOO3E LIP and LNS for further information on how to use the L IP with LonMaker and other network management tools 12 3 L IP Backbone Mode vs a Standard TP 1250 Backbone Please refer to application note ANOO4E Backbone Mode for further information on how to best utilize the high speed backbone mode of the L IP 12 4 Using the L Switch with an L IP Backbone Please refer to application note ANOOSE L Switch with L IP Backbone for further information on how to best utilize the L Switch together with L IPs Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 141 LOY TEC 13 Firmware Versions Table 18 shows the most important features available only in certain firmware versions Firmware Version Features E ea EIA 709 configured router ReRARIE Smart switch mode Statistics mE set RTC re IP connection keep alive AE IP statistics HE LSD Tool support Les Bit rate auto detection for RS 485 lee DHCP BOOTP support ie Configuration via Web browser pj mrar d somneeirnant _t somnerursnccm EE Table 18 Available features depending on firmware version N CER S es es N N N Remote LPA suppor SERRE Auto member support EEIEIE EER ESS ESS ESS ESE ESN ES NES ENE ENE EE
31. i ot rani oo IO gO Oe Oia ls UGH l 148 O ethO KKKKKKKKKKKK TCP Statistics KKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKK UDP Statistics KKKKKKKKKKKK total input packets 924 total output packets 15 KKKKKKKKKKKK ICMP Statistics KKKKKKKKKKKK Figure 41 IP statistics Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 61 LOY TEC This statistics menu has another feature in firmware 3 0 and up It displays any IP address conflicts If the L IP s IP address conflicts with another host on the network the banner shown in Figure 42 is displayed WARNING Conflicting IP address detected IP address 10 125 123 95 also used by device with MAC address 00 04 5A CC 10 41 Clear IP conflict history y n Figure 42 IP Address conflict As a useful information the MAC address of the conflicting host is shown If the information about this conflict shall be cleared hit y If n is selected the conflict will show up again the next time this menu is entered 4 10 5 Option 5 Monitor Connection Keep Alive This menu item allows monitoring of the automatic connection keep alive feature in the L IP The console will display the ping delays to the different destination L IP devices If a device doesn t respond the text Timeout will be displayed instead Pressing Return terminates this output A sample console output is shown in Figure 43 Monitoring connection keep alive Press lt RETURN gt to return to menu Sending p
32. in the factory default position off ajo 1234567 Figure 57 ON OFF DIP switch settings for repeater mode Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 73 LOY TEC This operating mode uses the channel routing strategy on the IP channel to distribute IP packets It uses flooding to send all packets on the IP channel to all IP devices on this IP channel The advantage of this operating mode is that it is fully plug amp play and no router configuration is required The disadvantage is that this operating mode doesn t scale very well with larger networks We do not recommend this operating mode for IP channels with more than 10 L IP devices and packet rates of more than 500 packets s For firmware versions 3 0 and up it is recommended to configure a multi cast group for L IPs in repeater mode to reduce the traffic burden and improve scalability Refer to Section 6 5 on how to configure the L IP to use multi cast 6 1 4 Smart Switch Mode with No Subnet Broadcast Flooding This operating is the same as the smart switch mode from Section 6 1 2 with the only difference that subnet wide broadcasts are not flooded in this mode This operating mode can be used in large network installations where the network management tool uses group overloading to replace group addresses with subnet wide broadcasts In this operating mode the network installer must ensure that one subnet address may only exist behind one and no more than one netw
33. is shown in Table 13 AT Austria Burope 1350 149 17 21 GPS dix dk Italy Europe NordUnet timeserviceuitmo UK United Kingdom Western chronos csr net 194 35 252 7 Europe Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 54 LOY TEC IP Address US BARRnet Alternet west clock isc org 192 5 5 250 CIX west Table 13 NTP timer server locations More SNTP servers can be found at http www eecis udel edu mills ntp clock1 html 4 8 6 Option 6 Channel Timeout This menu item allows setting the channel timeout The channel timeout is a CN IP channel property and indicates how old a packet can be before it is discarded The channel timeout 1s set in ms To disable the channel timeout enter a value of 0 To select the proper value please consult Section 7 10 Setting a channel timeout other than 0 requires a valid SNTP server entry on the configuration server see Section 4 8 5 4 8 7 Option 7 Auto members support This menu item allows members to be automatically added to the channel If turned on CN IP devices can register on the CN IP channel without the device being explicitly added on the configuration server This special feature is useful in combination with the LPA IP since it can add itself to the configuration server during the debug session Non responding auto members are automatically removed from the channel This feature is turned off by default and must be explicitly turned on Use this op
34. management system A 2 Router device failure The router device fails due to power failure or device failure Again the nodes are unable to communicate with nodes in other segments or the building management system across the router A B Broken connection to backbone 1 Router device failure 2 Broken cable in segment 3 Node device failure 4 Figure 74 Typical reasons communication failures in EIA709 networks 3 Broken cable in the segment The nodes cannot communicate across the point of fracture Thus nodes behind the point of fracture cannot communicate with nodes before the point of fracture C and with the router B and therefore with nodes in other segments A 4 Node device failure A node fails due to power failure or device failure As a result the node cannot perform its function anymore and cannot be reached by its communication partners A B C 8 1 2 Conventional Strategies for Redundancy Although EIA 709 1 allows to introduce redundancy by allowing for a pair of conventional EIA 709 1 routers twin routers to be identically configured and connected between the same Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 93 LOY TEC two channels this configuration increases the traffic between those two channels two fold The built in duplicate detection mechanism in EIA 709 1 discards the duplicate packets at each receiving node However the extra traffic could tax available network b
35. management tool e g LonMaker Smart Switch Mode Repeater Mode and Bridge Mode are not supported The L IP Redundant comes preconfigured to support bus loop monitoring see Figure 5 For operating the device in twin router mode device redundancy see Figure 6 some additional steps have to be performed Add one router shape for each L IP Redundant Connect both to the same IP Channel on one side and to the same FT 10 Channel on the other side of the router Add one L IP Redundant built in monitoring node L IP Redundant Diagnostic FT 10 device shape for each L IP Redundant on the FT 10 channel The corresponding device template will be installed with the L IP Redundant Plug In available from the LOYTEC webpage http www loytec com Adda Twin Router functional block for each L IP Redundant monitoring node Connect nvoRedRtr of one L IP Redundant with the nviRedRtr of its paired L IP Redundant and vice versa If using LonMaker for Windows the resulting drawing should look like shown in Figure 15 Furthermore the PRIM LED on one of the two L IP Redundant devices should be green and should be off on the other one Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 25 LOYTEC L IP Red Demo Echelon LonMaker L IP Red Demo ysd Subsystem 1 l xl CE Eile Edit view Insert Format Tools Shape LonMaker Window Help Type a question for help mi2 E X gt Normal Arial 12pt B z u EEA 4 9 8
36. menu item to contact all CN IP devices on the CN IP channel and watch the state of the individual CN IP devices This menu item can also be used when a CN IP device e g L IP 1s replaced and the CN IP configuration must be propagated to the new device without deleting the device in the configuration server and adding the device again This menu item can also be used to remove all auto members from the configuration server that are no longer responding see 4 8 7 4 9 Reset configuration load factory defaults This menu item allows to reset the device into its factory default state The following menu appears Reset Configuration Menu 1 Reset everything to factory defaults 2 Reset switch configuration to factory defaults q Back to main menu Please choose Figure 36 Reset to factory defaults menu Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 58 LOY TEC 4 9 1 Option 1 Reset everything to factory defaults Pressing 1 resets the complete device to factory defaults This includes IP settings and the EIA 709 routing functionality according to the DIP switch settings The factory default values are shown in Figure 37 eal IP Address e OZ e664 peal IP Netmask E 250 206 Oe 4 IP Gateway e O24 Oe eal Bex Hostname gt newlip 6 Domainname Figure 37 Factory default settings 4 9 2 Option 2 Reset switch configuration to factory defaults Pressing 2 resets only the forwarding tables f
37. one or multiple nodes in the list and clicking on the Wink selected node s button the corresponding nodes can be winked using the EI A 709 wink network management command If the checkbox automatically refresh data is checked data in the device status view 1s refreshed every 15 seconds The page can be refreshed manually by pressing the refresh button 8 5 4 Channel Statistics The channel statistics view is used to view statistic data accumulated by the L IP Redundant for the two channels connected to the L IP Redundant To access the channel statistics view click on the Channel Statistics icon on the left side of the L IP Redundant Plug In window see Figure 89 Note Most of the diagnostic information is only available if the plug in runs in online mode and the device is accessible over the network EQ New LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plug In l mi E3 File Edit View Status Channel Statisticts Alarm Log Node List Parameters Help jO SA LBB e evra DA st amp Se y primary mon 2 pri y secondary mon 1 sec Status ONNET COMM OK Device up time O days 1 11 19 L IP Red M EIA 709 Channel EI4 852 Channel Status Elapsed time 0days 0 10 43 Elapsed time 0days 0 10 43 N Bandwidth utilization Bandwidth utilization i Current 17 0 Maximum 37 0 Current 2 5 Maximum 6 5 ene Current Maximum C
38. redundancy can be used with or without bus loop monitoring enabled see Section 8 2 1 To enable router redundancy both routers must be commissioned and added to the same EIA 852 channel Further the two routers must be linked by binding certain network variables which are used for communication between the two paired L IP Redundant routers Please see Section 8 4 3 2 on how to configure the L IP Redundant for router redundancy Redundant router monitoring parameters can be configured using the L IP Redundant plug in see Section 8 5 7 or the web interface see Section 8 6 5 The current router state can be determined via network variables see Section 8 7 in the L IP Redundant plug in see Section 8 5 3 and in the web interface see Section 8 6 1 8 2 3 Device and Network Monitoring In addition to its redundancy functions the L IP Redundant performs a couple of monitoring tasks First a couple of channel quality parameters e g bandwidth utilization CRC error rate etc are permanently monitored and their current values are provided as network variable see Section 8 7 in the L IP Redundant plug in see Section 8 5 4 and in the web interface see Section 8 6 1 Secondly the L IP Redundant can be used to monitor other nodes in the network For this purpose a list of nodes can be entered using the L IP Redundant plug in see Section 8 5 6 or the web interface see Section 8 6 4 If node monitoring is enabled the L IP Redundan
39. side of the L IP Redundant while the object with index corresponds to the EIA 852 IP side of the L IP Redundant Each object has the following network variables Channel Monitor Object nvoPort nvoElapsedTime nvoAvgPackets nvolvalBandUtil nvolvalCrcError nvolvalMissPkt nvolvalPackets nvoTotalCrcError nvoTotalMissPkt nvoTotalPackets nvoMaxBandUtil nvoMaxCrcError nvoMaxMissPkt nvoMaxPackets nvolvalMissPrea nvoTotalMissPrea nvoMaxMissPrea nvoOverload nvoOverloadRatio Figure 114 Channel Monitor Object Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 128 LOY TEC SNVT count nvoPort Index of port associated with this Channel Monitor Object instance Port 1 corresponds to the EIA 709 side of the L IP Redundant while port 2 corresponds to the EIA 852 IP side of the L IP Redundant Polled only SNVT elapsed_tm nvoElapsedTime Time since L IP Redundant powered up or since the statistics for this port where reset The statistics can be reset using the web interface see Section 8 6 the network variable nvoClearStat see Section 8 7 1 or if the node is reset with a network management command e g while the device is commissioned Polled only SNVT count 32 nvoAvgPackets The average number of packets per second received or transmitted via the associated channel since power up or since the statistics for this port where reset SNVT lev cont nvolvalBandUtil Bandwidth utilization of associated channel during th
40. the results of these diagnostics ial Power status 1235 VOC PEUT D LOYTEC 12 24 VAC 4 70 Hr elle com aa pe Ethernet Figure 77 Internal structure of the L IP Redundant The router in the L IP Redundant can only be used as Configured Router and thus requires to be commissioned with a network management tool e g LonMaker like any other router Smart Switch Mode Repeater Mode and Bridge Mode are not supported Since the diagnostic node resides on the EIA 709 side of the router the router must be commissioned before the diagnostic node To configure the diagnostic node with an LNS based network management tool LOYTEC provides the L IP Redundant Plug In see Section 8 4 1 8 4 Installation 8 4 1 Installing the L IP Redundant Plug In The L IP Redundant Plug In is used to configure the L IP Redundant node monitoring see Section 8 2 3 configure the various parameters influencing the behavior of the L IP Redundant download the L IP Redundant Alarm Log and view the current state of the L IP Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 97 LOYTEC Redundant This configuration utility is installed as a plug in tool for all LNS based network management tools System requirements LNS 3 Service Pack 7 or higher Windows XP or Windows 2000 The L IP Redundant Plug In can be downloaded from the LOYTEC website http www loytec com To install the configuration utility double click on Setup
41. this mode Otherwise the mode is Standard 4 7 5 SNTP server channel timeout The configuration server sets the SNTP server addresses and the channel timeout 4 7 6 Option 5 Escrow timeout Defines how long the L IP waits for out of sequence CN IP packets before they are discarded Please enter the time in ms or 0 to disable escrowing The maximum time is 255 ms 4 7 7 Option 6 Aggregation Timeout Defines the time interval in which multiple EIA 709 packets are combined into a single CN IP data packet Please enter the time in ms or 0 to disable aggregation The maximum time is 255 ms Note that disabling aggregation will negatively affect the performance of the L IP device 4 7 8 Option 7 MD5 authentication This menu item enables or disables MD5 authentication Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 52 LOYTEC Note MDS authentication cannot be used together with the i LON 1000 since the i LON 1000 is not fully compliant with the EIA 852 authentication method MD5 can be used with the i LON 600 4 7 9 Option 8 MD5 secret Enter the 16 byte MD5 secret Note that for security purposes the active MD5 secret is not displayed Either enter the 16 bytes as one string or with spaces between each byte e g 00 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 AA BB CC DD EE FF 4 7 10 Option 9 Location string Enter a location string with a maximum length of 255 characters This is optional and for informational purpos
42. with the 1 LON Configuration Server utility If the L IPs are communicating across firewalls NAT routers or if MD5 authentication is enabled on the L IP the 1 LON Configuration Server utility version 2 00 24 and up must be used The configuration server channel mode must be set to Standard EIA 852 Note that this mode does not support 1 LON 1000 and LNS 3 0 VNI However LNS 3 0 applications e g LonMaker can use MD5 authentication and the NAT feature in standard mode when using the LOYTEC NIC852 legacy driver The 1 LON configuration server utility version 2 00 24 and up also supports the extended NAT mode see Section 6 3 2 to add more than one device behind a NAT router The L IP can be used with the 1 LON configuration server in this mode Note that the 1 LON configuration server channel mode needs to be manually switched to Extended NAT mode Note Ifthe L IP is used behind a NAT router with the i LON configuration server the Auto NAT feature must be disabled and the correct NAT address must be entered manually 7 7 Using L IP in LNS LonMaker Networks We provide LonMaker shapes in order to add an L IP to a LonMaker drawing Please download the shapes from our homepage at http www loytec com english download lip htm Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 85 LOY TEC Detailed instructions on how to use the L IP together with LNS based network management tools can be found in Section 12 2 7 8 Usi
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44. 3 11 3 Default Gateway Address is wrong Problem The L IP reports the error Can t set default route during the boot process LOYTEC electronics GmbH www loytec com Testing Board ID 0E Passed Testing RAM Passed Testing boot loader Passed Testing fallback image Passed Testing primary image Passed Testing Flash Passed Loading primary image Passed SlLartking application Passed Port 1 detected FT 10 Passed Can t set default route Network is unreachable Starting TCP IP networking Timeout Failed Explanation The default gateway address is set to a wrong address or to an address that doesn t exist Solution In the configuration menu 5 IP configuration select item 4 IP Gateway and enter a valid gateway address Even if you don t use a gateway enter the gateway address for this subnet e g IP address 192 168 1 34 gt Gateway Address 192 168 1 1 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 138 LOY TEC 11 4 TP 1250 port does not work Problem Messages are not forwarded to or from the TP 1250 port s All other ports work properly Explanation This problem might be due to mixing backbone mode and non backbone mode devices on one channel Solution If the TP 1250 channel is used in backbone mode see Section 0 make sure all devices on the network have backbone mode enabled only L IP or L Switch devices are connected to this backbone and every L IP L Switch has a unique st
45. 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 121 LOY TEC Clicking on the link import allows to import upload a node list from a CSV file Clicking on the link export allows to export download the node list as CSV file Multiple nodes can be selected by checking the check box at the end of each column The drop down box Action on Selected allows to choose an action Move up Move down Delete Clicking on the Execute button executes the chosen action on the selected nodes list entries If router redundancy is used the node list can be copied to the twin router by clicking on the Copy to Twin button It is strongly recommended to always copy the node list to the twin router if a node list has been created or edited Note that the node list is included in the backup and restore operation offered by the web interface see Section 5 3 2 8 6 5 Parameters Figure 109 shows the parameters page This page offers similar information as the parameters view of the L IP Redundant Plug In see Section 8 5 7 Z Red Parameters Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras Qaa O 0 A Gl Dame Seem O S a UO 3 Adresse g http 192 168 32 31 red parameters ba DLOYTEC Logged in as Administrator wechseln zu Links Device Info Far Max Status Send Time o 0 9999 s Cc Config O U M Enable Loop Monitor Statistics D Max Send T
46. 5 on compatibility with the 1 LON 600 6 3 1 Automatic NAT Configuration In order to use the L IP behind a firewall the public NAT address and the local IP address must be set in the IP configuration menu see Section 4 6 By default the NAT address 1s determined automatically when adding the L IP to the channel in the configuration server Alternatively the NAT address can be configured manually Furthermore the NAT router must be configured to forward ports 1628 and 1629 for UDP and TCP packets to the private IP address of the L IP 192 168 1 100 in Figure 60 In summary we can say the following parameters must be set in order to operate an L IP behind a NAT router Specify the IP address private IP address 192 168 1 100 Specify the gateway address e g 192 168 1 1 Specify the NAT address public IP address 135 23 2 1 or use automatic NAT router discovery Enable port forwarding for ports 1628 and 1629 in the NAT router for TCP and UDP Enable the SNTP port 123 in the firewall if SNTP is used Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 76 LOY TEC IP 192 168 1 100 NAT 135 23 2 1 L IP T a ae Firewall NAT Router IP Channel 135 23 2 1 z 192 168 1 1 Forward UDP and TCP ports 1628 and 1629 to IP address 192 168 1 100 Internet TP 1250 Figure 60 Operating an L IP behind a NAT router and firewall Note that an L IP must be used as configurat
47. 68 1 100 1628 Edit NAT Router 135 2321 Save Cancel 1 me 192 168 1 102 1630 x Edit Stats D 2 lip 103 192 168 1 103 1631 x Edit Stats O X unregistered notcontacted registered not responding no ext NAT disabled m Backup Statistics Same C O W u O k at Y E d O mar VU i Reset Contact Logout a EE Figure 63 Adding a member with extended NAT Mode on the Web UI 6 3 3 Multiple L IPs behind a NAT Classic Method If more than one L IP must be used behind the NAT router and there are devices which do not support the extended NAT mode we propose the setup from Figure 64 IP 192 168 1 100 NAT 135 23 2 1 Configuration en Server for Firewall NAT Router s IP Channel 1 IP Channel 1 S 192 168 1 1 meo TP 1250 Forward ports 1628 and 1629 High speed to IP address 192 168 1 100 Internet back bone mode Configuration l Server for 7 1 SCALA we IP Channel 2 oe IP Channel 2 Figure 64 Application that uses multiple L IP devices behind a NAT router firewall Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 79 LOYTEC The L IP with IP address 192 168 1 100 is member of IP Channel 1 and can be accessed through the Internet The L IP devices with IP addresses 192 168 101 to 192 168 1 110 form another logical IP Channel 2 that communicates with the devices on the IP Channel 1 over the TP 1250 chan
48. C electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 19 LOY TEC EIA O9 IP router Figure 5 L IP Redundant Standalone with Bus Loop Monitoring Figure 6 L IP Redundant in Twin Router mode with Bus Loop Monitoring Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 20 LOY TEC Figure 7 L IP Redundant in Twin Router mode without Bus Loop Monitoring 2 2 IP Configuration for Client Device via Console Use a PC terminal program with the communication settings set to 38 400 bps 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit no handshake On the LIP xECT use a serial cable 1 1 male female cable to connect COM1 on the PC to the Console on the L IP on the LIP KECTB LIP xxECTB LIP xxxxECTB and LIP xxECRB use a standard null modem cable with full handshaking Power up the L IP or press Return if the L IP is already running The following menu should appear on the terminal LOYTEC electronics GmbH www loytec com L IP Configuration Menu Show device information Serial firmware upgrade System configuration EIA 09 configuration IP configuration EIA 852 device configuration EIA 852 server configuration Reset configuration factory defaults Device statistics Reset device Owo worAInOoP WNE Please choose Figure 8 Main L IP menu Select 5 from the L IP Configuration Menu and enter the IP address netmask and gateway address Note that you must use different IP addresses if you ar
49. DHCP is disabled is shown in Figure 28 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual IP Configuration Menu DHCP BOOTP IP Address IP Netmask IP Gateway Hostname Domainname DNS Servers NAT Address MAC Address Multicast Address Connection Keep Alive Link Speed amp Duplex oO OF Or GO OO SIO Gab Ob Quit without saving Exit and save xO Please choose 47 LOYTEC gt disabled AE A A ZI 3c S PAE ZA Ie ach Oe sale gt newlip gt none Auto no NAT OO OA BO O1 02 DB factory default none gt disabled Auto Detect Figure 28 IP configuration menu when DHCP 1s disabled The IP configuration menu when DHCP is enabled is shown in Figure 29 IP Configuration Menu FEI DHCP BOOTP IP Address IP Netmask IP Gateway 5 Hostname Domainname DNS Servers 8 NAT Address 9 MAC Address 0 Multicast Address a Connection Keep Alive b Link Speed amp Duplex a QOULG without saving x Exit and save Please choose DHCP 192 263 2454 2250 299052550692 50 LOD VOC led pk none Auto no NAT OO OA BO O1 O02 DB factory default none gt disabled Auto Detect Figure 29 IP configuration menu when DHCP is enabled 4 6 1 Option 1 DHCP BOOTP Switches between manual entry of the IP address 0 netmask and gateways address or automatic configuration from a BOOTP 1 or DHCP 2 server If DHCP BOOTP is disabled 0 one must enter the
50. HE PS PCCTICATIONS n E E aa a a eae 142 Ar EPRE a I ecn a E a EE 142 14 2 LIP xECTB LIP xxECTB and LIP xxXECRB o oo ccccccccccccccccccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 142 lAo LIP EC TBren E R sinetuaseds sale sandman 143 IS ANG VISION H SOI y eeren a e AE EA AE A EE T TA 144 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 11 LOY TEC Abbreviations TO B ASST ccetngniwovtecgenstes 10 Mbps Ethernet network with RJ 45 plug Aggregation Collection of several EIA 709 packets into a single EIA 852 packet BOOT PS ses ee Bootstrap Protocol RFC 1497 E Cer eran ree Configuration Client also known as CN IP Device C Noa Control Network CNIP ecaherssuiatetostouslues Control Network over IP CN IP Channel logical IP channels that tunnels EIA 709 packets according EIA 852 CN IP packet IP packet that tunnels one or multiple EIA 709 packet s CRo eee Channel Routing C So Configuration Server that manages EIA 852 IP devices DHCP nasrne Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol RFC 2131 RFC 2132 DNS naroa Domain Name Server RFC 1034 EIAS T09 cusscogaioae Protocol standard for control networks EIA 85 2 uaan Protocol standard for tunneling EIA 709 packets over IP channels IPren Internet Protocol LSD Toolruscsinsisin LOYTEC System Diagnostics Tool MAC orne Media Access Control MD rps Message Digest 5 RFC 1321 NA T pner ee Network Address Translation RFC 1631 o DERE OTE Send List SNT P 6 seeietieeedicesess S
51. IP Redundant is shipped with bus loop monitoring enabled If bus loop monitoring is not desired it must be switched off to avoid a permanent Ring open alarm Bus loop monitoring parameters can be configured using the L IP Redundant plug in see Section 8 5 7 or the web interface see Section 8 6 5 The current bus loop monitoring state can be determined via network variables see Section 8 7 in the L IP Redundant plug in see Section 8 5 3 and in the web interface see Section 8 6 1 Important To guarantee proper function of the bus loop monitoring algorithm it is required to keep average bandwidth utilization on the monitored segment below 50 Bandwidth utilization can be monitored using the LOYTEC LPA or the built in diagnostic functions see Sections 8 5 4 and 8 6 1 8 2 2 Router Redundancy If IP network redundancy is available full redundancy on the P Channel Backbone can be achieved with two devices installed in parallel see Figure 76 In this case router redundancy is ensured as well by mutual monitoring of paired L IP Redundant routers Since two L IP Redundant routers are used in this scenario this use case is sometimes also referred to as twin router mode IP Backbone Broken IP cable IP Infrastructure Failure Primary Router O O Secondary Router Q Power failure l amp C FT Ring Q Broken cable Figure 76 Router Redundancy with two paired L IP Redun
52. IP User s Manual 56 LOY TEC 4 8 13 Option d Delete device Select this menu item to delete a CN IP device on the CN IP channel The L IP prompts the device number which shall be deleted A list of available CN IP devices is displayed with the menu item 1 4 8 14 Option n Enable Disable device Select this menu option to enable or disable a CN IP device on the CN IP channel An enabled device can be disabled and a disabled device can be enabled The L IP prompts the device number which shall be enabled disabled A list of available CN IP devices with their current status is displayed with the menu item 1 Disabled members are temporarily removed from the CN IP channel and do not receive messages 4 8 15 Option s Show device statistics Select this menu item to display statistics information for the client devices The L IP prompts the device number which shall be examine This number can be found in the Channel Member List see Section 4 8 16 Please note that this feature allows extracting the statistics information from remote client devices over the CN IP channel 4 8 16 Option List channel members Select this menu item to list all CN IP channel members List of channel members No Name IP Address Status Flags 000 T gal oO free V2 a roel ee EOB FAS registered NAT Router BO 084 dll 220 0 00T Lipnatl TO ie Zoe LOS registered 002 dipnatd LOO 25 Ae L630 registered 003 sony SO ALG oy Ik ooe O26 registered 004 li
53. IP addresses port numbers and time values An empty IP address field disables the entry An empty port number field sets the default port number An empty time value field disables the time setting 5 3 1 EIA 852 Channel List On a CN IP configuration server the CN IP device list can be seen in the EIA 852 channel list menu An example is given in Figure 50 The Add Device button is used to add another CN IP device to the CN IP channel The Reload button updates the website and the Recontact button contacts all devices to update their status The Execute button executes the option selected in the adjacent drop down box on the checked members Each member can be checked for that action in an individual check Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 67 LOY TEC box in the Sel column Actions available are disable enable delete assign to NAT and remove from NAT For more information on the actions on NAT routers refer to Section 6 3 2 Z L IP Config Channel List Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras Q Zur ck v v x B A pP Suchen T Favoriten ral 2 ak X kaaa 38 Adresse a http 192 168 1 253 config eia852chlist gt Wechseln zu Links z Norton Antivirus v e X DLOYTEC Logged in as Administrator Device Info Add Device Reload Recontact Action on Selected Execute No Name IP Address Stat Flags E 0 local 192 168 1 253 1628 a Edit Co
54. IP routes EIA 709 packets over IP Internet Intranet networks Depending on the use case the L IP supports different operating modes how packets are routed between the EIA 709 side and the IP side The L IP can be used as a client device on the IP channel as a configuration server on the IP channel or as a client device and configuration server at the same time 6 1 ElA 709 Router Operating Modes NV Binding TP 1250 Figure 54 The L IP supports different methods to route packets between the EIA 709 and IP channel Depending on the DIP switch settings of DIP switch 1 and 2 the L IP supports 4 different methods to route packets between the EIA 709 and the IP channel The 4 operating modes are listed below and described in more detail in the subsequent sections OFF OFF The L IP acts like a standard EIA 709 configured router 1 LON 1000 600 alike ON ON The L IP acts as a self learning plug amp play router smart switch mode ON OFF The L IP acts as a store and forward repeater OFF ON The L IP learns the network topology but doesn t flood subnet broadcasts Important The L IP Redundant supports only Configured Router Mode 6 1 1 Configured Router Mode In this operating mode the L IP acts like a standard configured router which can be configured with standard network management tools like LonMaker or NL 220 This Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 71 LOYTEC operatin
55. L IP EIA709 IP Router User s Manual LOYTEC L IP User s Manual 2 LOY TEC This page is intentionally left blank Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 3 LOY TEC Contact LOYTEC Stolzenthalergasse 24 3 A 1080 Vienna AUSTRIA EUROPE support loytec com http www loytec com Version 4 5 Document No 88065909 LOYTEC MAKES AND YOU RECEIVE NO WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS EXPRESS IMPLIED STATUTORY OR IN ANY COMMUNICATION WITH YOU AND LOYTEC SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THIS PRODUCT IS NOT DESIGNED OR INTENDED FOR USE IN EQUIPMENT INTENDED FOR SURGICAL IMPLANT INTO THE BODY OR OTHER APPLICATIONS INTENDED TO SUPPORT OR SUSTAIN LIFE FOR USE IN FLIGHT CONTROL OR ENGINE CONTROL EQUIPMENT WITHIN AN AIRCRAFT OR FOR ANY OTHER APPLICATION IN WHICH IN THE FAILURE OF SUCH PRODUCT COULD CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH MAY OCCUR No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of LOYTEC L Chip LC7093 and L IP are trademarks of LOYTEC electronics GmbH LonTalk LonWorks and Neuron LonMaker and LNS are trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other countries Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L
56. LE C LOYTEC electronics GmbH Sep I 2004 V300 System has passed self test and is active Figure 21 Console messages during the boot phase The duration of a successful boot sequence of an L IP is typically 12 seconds 4 3 L IP Configuration Menu Main Menu After booting completed the L IP displays the following console menu LOYTEC electronics GmbH www loytec com L IP Configuration Menu Show device information Serial firmware upgrade System configuration EIA 709 configuration IE COoniiguratlion EIA 852 device configuration BIA 352 Server Contiguration Reset configuration factory defaults Device statistics Reset device Oo orntnoe WNE Please choose Figure 22 L IP main menu The menu items are described below Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 42 LOY TEC 4 3 1 Option 1 Show device information This menu item shows information about the L IP and the current firmware version The output should look like what is shown in Figure 23 Product intormation Product code LIP 3ECT Firmware L IP Primary image Version 4 2 2 Build date Fri Mar 16 LO al 29 2005 Serial number 002304 80000000E73C Free memory TIIRI IR System temp SIe OC pup LY VOLE LZ UV Unique Node IDs Pore Ur 70 00 OOOO Gy oe ElACoz2 OUTOU OOU Et OZ Figure 23 Device information 4 3 2 Option 2 Serial firmware upgrade This menu item allows updating the L IP firmware via the seria
57. LOY TEC of a NAT router the NAT address configured in the L IP would need to be updated The Auto NAT feature in L IP firmware versions 2 2 and up permanently monitors the current NAT address When the L IP detects a change in the NAT address it re registers with the L IP CS using this new address This feature requires an L IP configuration server and Roaming Members enabled on that CS A consequence of this monitoring process is that the L IP contacts the CS every 45 seconds to probe for the NAT address This causes a small amount of additional traffic on the Internet link The Auto NAT feature also causes any shut down connection to be re established The NAT monitoring functions as a keep alive for the connection If neither the additional traffic nor the automatic initiation of a new connection is tolerable then the Auto NAT feature must be disabled and the NAT address configured manually In this case the Internet service provider needs to assign a fixed public IP address to the NAT router Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 92 LOYTEC 8 L IP Redundant 8 1 Redundancy and Fault Detection in EIA709 1 Networks 8 1 1 Reasons for Communication Failures Figure 74 shows typical reasons for communication failures in EIA 709 networks 1 Broken connection on the backbone The router is not connected to the backbone anymore Therefore the nodes are unable to communicate with nodes in other segments or the building
58. NAT router discovery allows to operate the L IP behind a NAT router or firewall which has a dynamic public IP address and determines the correct NAT address from the L IP CS This is the default setting in firmware version 3 0 and up Automatic NAT router discovery is a feature available in firmware version 2 2 and up Enable automatic NAT router discovery y n Figure 30 Enable Disable automatic NAT router discovery To enable disable automatic NAT router discovery select this menu option The question in Figure 30 will be prompted on the console Choose y to enable automatic NAT router discovery To manually enter a NAT address choose n and enter the NAT address when requested to do so To completely disable the NAT router support choose n and enter the IP address 0 0 0 0 when requested to enter the NAT address Important Automatic NAT router discovery does not work if the configuration server is enabled If the configuration server is operated behind a NAT router or firewall enter the NAT address manually The configuration server needs a fixed IP address Automatic NAT router discovery only works with L IP configuration servers If an L IP uses automatic NAT router discovery and the NAT address is known beforehand then the L IP can simply be added to the channel in the L IP configuration server by specifying the NAT address and correct port To add more than one L IP behind a NAT refer to Section 6 3 2 Version 4 5
59. NVT lev cont nvoMaxMissPkt Maximum value of nvolvalMissPkt since power up or since the statistics for this port where reset SNVT count 32 nvoMaxPackets Maximum value of nvolvalPackets since power up or since the statistics for this port where reset SNVT count 32 nvolvalMissPrea Number of missed preambles per second on the associated channel measured during the last interval A missed preamble is detected whenever the link layer receives a preamble which is shorter then the defined preamble length A large number in this counter is usually due to noise on the channel SNVT count 32 nvoTotalMissPrea Total number of missed preambles per second on the associated channel measured since power up or since the statistics for this port where reset SNVT count 32 nvoMaxMissPrea Maximum value of nvolvalMissPrea since power up or since the statistics for this port where reset SNVT switch nvoOverload Signals an overload condition of the channel during the last statistic interval A channel can be overloaded due to one of the following conditions The bandwidth utilization during the last statistic interval nvolvalBandUtil exceeded the limit defined by the CP nciBandUtilLim default 70 OR The CRC Error Rate during the last statistic interval nvolvalCrcError exceeded the limit defined by the CP nciCrcErrorLim default 5 OR The Missed Packets Rate during the last statistic interval nvolvalMissPkt was not zero OR
60. Page 8 6 4 Node List Configuration Figure 108 shows the node list configuration page This page offers similar information as the node list view of the L IP Redundant Plug In see Section 8 5 6 2 Red Node List Config Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras aurik X X x E TN JO suchen Se Favoriten O BR E LJ 3 Adresse http 192 168 32 31 redjnodelist LOYTEC Logged in as Administrator Device Info Config Statistics Redundant Status E Channel Statistics m Alarm Log m Node List Config Parameters Reset Contact Logout O nur O UW p Sa u O Cc _ Y l 2 O z J VU n iad wechseln zu Links As an alternative to entering the node list via the web UI you can import it from a CSY file You can also export a previously entered node list to a CSY file Add Node Copy to Twin No Address 1 6 2 674 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 9 6 10 Note The first node is next to port 1 and the last node is next to port 2 Description Node 1 Node 2 Node 3 Node 4 Node 5 Node 6 Node 7 Node 6 Action on Selected gt Execute a Edit Wink Edit Wink I Edit Wink I Edit Wink I Edit Wink I Edit Wink r Edit Wink r Edit Wink i Fei OOOO OO O O obalesintvanct OOOO A Figure 108 The L IP Redundant Web Interface Node List Config Page Major differences compared to the plug in interface are Version 4
61. RingXReceived bit combinations 8 7 4 Twin Router Object Figure 113 shows the Twin Router Object functional block This functional block is responsible for the router redundancy see Section 8 2 2 It has the following network variables Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 126 LOY TEC UNVT red rtr nviRedRtr UNVT red rtr nvoRedRtr As already mentioned in Section 8 4 3 2 these two network variables are used to establish the connection between paired L IP Redundant devices Twin Router Object nviRedRtr nvoRedRtr nvoTwinStatus Figure 113 Twin Router Object SNVT state 64 nvoTwinStatus This network variable represents the current state of the twin router object Currently the following bits are used bit0 0 if twin router monitoring is enabled 1 if twin router monitoring is disabled Twin router monitoring can be disabled only manually e g by disabling the object bitl 0 if the device is the secondary router 1 if the device is the primary router bit2 0 if the device is in normal operation mode primary gt active secondary gt inactive 1 if the secondary router has taken over primary gt inactive secondary gt active bit3 0 if the device is in normal operation 1 if the device is currently negotiating with its twin router to determine which one is primary and which secondary router bit4 0 if the twin router address is not known yet 1 if the twin r
62. T EREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EE EAER ere tee abel lf et te Ee a e aaa eee EEEEEREREEEEEEEEEEE SE Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 142 LOY TEC 14 Specifications 14 1 LIP xECT Operans Volta Cearense 9 35 VDC or 12 24 VAC 10 Power Consumptio Meesnenieniii ai typ 3 W TUS Mr CURTIN ana up to 950 mA 24 VAC Operating Temperature ambient 0 C to 50 C Storace Tempora U errn e E 10 C to 60 C Humidity non condensing operating 004 10 to 90 RH 50 C Humidity non condensing storage ccccceeeeees 90 RH 50 C TEC OS Ul asain ccacteie scans E TR Installation enclosure 9 TE DIN 43 880 Environmental Protection cccccccccsssseeeeeeeeeeeees IP 40 enclosure IP 20 screw terminals TASCA AON ecendsaiveustsincelbocassentinnnediavinsiaveeeacentindeadeu DIN rail mounting EN 50 022 or wall mounting 14 2 LIP xECTB LIP xxECTB and LIP xxECRB Operatia VOM ACS sormiin n sates 12 35 VDC or 12 24 VAC 10 Power COnmsumptioNn ccccccesseseecccceeeeceaeeeseeeeeees typ 3 W TAY TUS CUTE OME esera A up to 950 mA 24 VAC Operating Temperature ambient 0 C to 50 C Storage Temperature onset rieianieene aunt 10 C to 60 C Humidity non condensing operating 10 to 90 RH 50 C Humidity non condensing storage ccccceeeeees 90 RH 50 C PMCIOSUPC ANAE E E ten tied ees tes Installation enclosure 6 TE DIN 43 880 Envi
63. Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 130 LOY TEC The Missed Preamble Rate during the last statistic interval nvolvalMissPrea exceeded the limit defined by the CP nciMissPreaLim default switched off If an overload is detected the network variable is set to 100 ON while if no error occurred it is set to 0 OFF SNVT_lev_cont nvoOverloadRatio Ratio between statistic intervals during which the channel was in overload condition and intervals during which the channel was not in overload condition since power up or since the Statistics for this port where reset Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 131 LOYTEC 9 Network Media 9 1 TP 1250 The TP 1250 uses transformers for galvanic isolation The topology of a TP 1250 network is a bus Thus both ends of the bus cable need to be terminated with a termination network as shown in Figure 115 102 Q 340 Q 59 QO 330 nF 150 nF Figure 115 TP 1250 Termination Network If backbone mode see Section 0 is disabled the L IP TP 1250 ports are fully compatible to the parameters specified by LonMark for this channel TP XF 1250 If backbone mode is enabled proprietary channel parameters are used In this case no Neuron Chip based nodes or other nodes with standard TP 1250 communication parameters are permitted on the same channel 9 2 FT 10 The L IP FT 10 ports are fully compatible to the parameters specified by LonMark for this channe
64. a valid multi cast address please contact your system administrator To learn when it is beneficial to use multi cast addresses in your channel please refer to Section 6 5 4 6 8 Option a Connection Keep Alive This feature is new with firmware version 1 1 The L IP allows to automatically ping other devices on the IP channel in order to maintain an IP connection that might be automatically disconnected after a specific period of time e g DSL routers automatically disconnect if no activity is detected The options to choose are Select connection keep alive mode 0 disabled 1 auto ITP 2 custom IP Enter 0 to disable this feature enter 1 for auto IP mode and 2 to specify one IP address that should receive the pings If auto IP mode is selected and the L IP works as a configuration server a ping message is sent to all devices in the device list of the configuration server If the configuration server is disabled on this L IP a ping message is sent to the configuration server for the CN IP channel Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 50 LOY TEC Please refer to Section 4 10 5 on how to monitor the automatic keep alive feature and to display the ping response times for the different devices on the CN IP channel 4 6 9 Option b Link Speed amp Duplex This feature is new with L IPs that feature a 1 OOMbit s Ethernet port 100Base T If the L IP is operated with an old 1OMbit s only hub the link speed shou
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66. ae ees 132 94 heal 50 Colson Less BACK DOM C aranin a EN A N 133 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 10 LOY TEC VO LAP Firmware Update eesin e aa a atle raa 134 10 1 Firmware Update via the Network scccsesecsseecccivcusssvedovvecacsausedsasvedesdeeeasasssveatadoaseesess 134 102 Firmware Update via the Consolini e E E O E 134 LE Froubleshoo it eenen E cases easements eee 136 11 1 When commissioning the L IP LonMaker responds with an error 000000000000 136 11 2 L IP packet routing fails if Channel Timeout is activated cccceeeeeeeeeeees 137 11 3 Default Gateway Address is Wil O pic cscssencceecuh ensdowacsasesvee tagssnnccsseneccesveee teense 137 ba P21 250 pOrt does MOL WON ite ote E E EAA TS 138 Tes FIA O9 Activity LED isflashin t Ted mecie E 138 11 6 The EIA 709 activity LED and the status LED are flashing red 0000000000000000 138 11 7 IP 852 traffic may flood the entire switched IP network ccccccccccceceeseteeeeees 139 Keo Enee 16 01 6 ra E E A eee ae 139 I gt APPHCANON NOTES eena E E enc eee 140 24 TEES Bad Woo laa eee a er 140 12 2 Using the L IP with LNS based Installation Tools eeeesesssseeeeeeeeeeeees 140 12 3 L IP Backbone Mode vs a Standard TP 1250 Backbone eee 140 12 4 Using the L Switch with an L IP Backbone non0000ooononnnennnnnnnnnnsssssssssseseeereeeeees 140 WS PWE Verson S ccs acai o tcc actos ca aye eae one acted s 141
67. agnostics device Its simple and intuitive user interface provides an immediate overview over the network status Both the EI A 852 channel and EIA 709 network can be observed with status LEDs For trouble shooting the Router supports the remote LPA LOYTEC Protocol Analyzer functionality so that the network can be analyzed from any PC connected to the Internet With the L IP Redundant EIA 709 IP Redundancy on the IP Channel requires a redundant IP network infrastructure Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 16 LOY TEC Router setting up a redundant network which is comfortable to maintain becomes an easy task The L IP Redundant is used for Creating redundant EIA 709 network infrastructure Monitoring a TP FT 10 channel ring structure on cable break Ensuring communication on the TP FT 10 channel in case of a single cable break Monitoring health state of nodes in a EIA 709 network Determine location of a cable break Full redundancy with two L IP Redundant EIA 709 IP Router in parallel for the IP Cannel and the EIA 709 channel Device redundancy by mutual monitoring of paired Redundant L IPs Messages and alarming via SNVTs and LonMark Alarming via Node Object Ethernet Ethernet Ethernet Figure 2 Using L IP Redundant with redundant ring structure and device redundancy 1 2 Scope This document covers L IP devices with firmware version 4 5 See Section 13 for differences betw
68. ags Up Broadcast Running Simplex Multicast Send queue limit 50 length 0 Dropped 0 Network Driver Stats for CS8900 rx ready len 50 rx loaded len O EX packets Jal tx packets 165 rx bytes 78480 tx bytes 13627 cx interrupts Jal tx interrupts 165 rx dropped 0 Lx DOMOU O rx no custers O rx oversize errors O Lx Cre errors 0 rx r nt errors 0 rx missed errors 0 tx Ok 165 Ex GOLLISIONS 0 tx bid errors O tx wait for rdy4tx O Lx reyes O tx underrun errors O tx dropped 2 tx resends O int swint reg 2094 int swint res 2094 ine LOCK Os O interrupts S139 KKKKKKKKKKKK MBUF STATISTICS KKKKKKKKKKKK mbufs 512 clusters 64 free 14 drops O waits 0 drains 0 free 461 dataro header 0 socket 0 PODO rtable 0 htable 0 atable 0 soname 0 soopts 0 ftable 0 raohies ifaddr 0 Control oobdata 0 KKKKKKKKKKKK IP Statistics KKKKKKKKKKKK total packets received 922 datagrams delivered to upper level 922 total ip packets generated here 158 Destination Gateway Mask Hw Flags Refs Use Expire Interface default VO 2s BOG 305 1 UGS 6 O O ethoO CZ Pose TT OZ et Oa Ole UGH O T 3606 ethO 62 e164 954 96 O02 Loor UL UGH O 1 3606 ethO SOL slog IASA LOZ 6s 20s UGH O 1 3606 ethdO Ol 109 251336 LOZ VOGe Os UGH O 1 3606 ethO OL Oe Al da ra dee 0 eae UH O O O EOU toes LOA OZ E S O UGH 1 6 O eth0O LO 2 Lop 00 ZOD elo 52 Os 0 U O O 3 eth0 LOZ ES AO O02 04 oA 2607960 LF UHL J 0 1722 ethoO yg Wino iors Wo
69. andwidth significantly and create other problems Further this addresses only some of the above faults 2 Router device failure and to a limited extend 1 Broken connection on the backbone Using EIA 709 IP Routers with a redundant IP infrastructure allows to build a redundant backbone 1 Broken connection on the backbone But still the connection to the router switch cable remains a single point of failure 8 2 L IP Redundant Operating Modes 8 2 1 Bus Loop Monitoring To achieve redundancy against 3 Broken cable in the segment see Section 8 1 1 the L IP allows to build a ring structure by connecting both ends of the bus cable to the L IP Redundant see Figure 75 IP Backbone L I N FT Ring 2 Broken cable Figure 75 L IP Redundant with Bus Loop Monitoring Now the L IP Redundant is able to detect a cable fracture by permanently comparing the traffic on both sides of the bus If the L IP Redundant sees different traffic on its two terminals the cable is deemed to be broken In this case it starts to duplicate the traffic from loop port 1 to loop port 2 and vice versa Further an alarm is issued see Sections 8 5 5 and Assuming a redundant backbone Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 94 LOY TEC 8 6 3 Once messages are received on both sides again the ring 1s considered closed and the cable fracture is deemed gone The L
70. ation ID set If the TP 1250 channel is not used in backbone mode make sure that all L IP and L Switch devices on that channel have the backbone mode disabled 11 5 EIA 709 Activity LED is flashing red Problem The EIA 709 activity LED is flashing red whenever there is traffic on the channel instead of green Explanation The L IP has a built in network analysis functionality see Section 3 4 9 Whenever it detects a potential problem on one port the activity LED will change its color to red Solution Most likely this behavior is due to a wiring problem Check the wiring and termination of the network connected to the affected port If this does not solve your problem use a protocol analyzer e g LOYTEC s LPA and or a network diagnostics tool e g LOYTEC s LSD Tool or Echelon s Nodeutil to find the source of the problem 11 6 The EIA 709 activity LED and the status LED are flashing red Problem The EIA 709 activity LED and the status LED are flashing red at a rate of approx once per second and the L IP does not forward any messages Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 139 LOY TEC Explanation Somehow the primary image was destroyed and the fall back image was booted see Section 8 2 1 This image does not support forwarding of messages It only allows downloading a new firmware Solution If this problem occurs because a firmware update was attempted and failed somehow simply ret
71. be a member of the CN IP channel Note that this functionality is only possible with L IP Internet routers Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 88 LOY TEC IP 192 168 1 10 Configuration IP 192 168 1 208 ae ae B ENIR Sica CATETER CN IP Channel Ethernet IP 192 168 1 209 L IP Dia Poa a s IP 192 168 1 210 L IP L ELayire ai tih aa CEER we Figure 73 Remote LPA principle 7 10 Internet Timing Aspects If the L IP is used over the Internet or in a large Intranet with unpredictable network delays the user should become familiar with the following advanced timing aspects Channel Timeout is set in the configuration server whereas escrowing and aggregation are set in the client device whereas the Channel Delay is a channel property of LNS and can be set in LonMaker or other network management tools Table 16 summarizes the timing values that must be set when operating the L IP under WAN conditions Timing Parameter Channel Timeout Average ping delay Aggregation Timeout Escrowing Packet Reorder Timer The smaller value of 0 25 Channel Timeout or 64ms Aggregation Timeout Packet Bunching Typ 16 ms Channel Delay in LonMaker Average ping delay 10 2 Aggregation Timeout Table 16 Advanced CN IP timing parameters Please use a PC to determine the average ping delay between the different L IPs in the network If multiple L IPs are communicatin
72. bers 05 09 03 Add Add Chapter 5 Web Interface S F 5 Web Interface 05 13 03 Add Section 4 4 2 3 Option 3 Set router configuration according to DIP switch 05 13 03 Add Section 7 9 Remote LPA Operation 05 13 03 Rewrite Section 7 11 3 DHCP 05 29 03 Release version 2 0 08 14 03 Added note about PC NTP client to Section 7 10 1 08 14 03 2 1 Add Section 11 7 IP 852 traffic may flood the entire switched IP network 08 28 03 Corrected information on controlling RS 485 bit rate auto detection with DIP switch see Section 3 6 08 29 03 2 1 DL Add route command starting with firmware version 2 1 in Section 2 3 and Section 5 1 21 09 04 3 0 STS Release version 3 0 Added extended NAT multi cast Auto NAT new enhanced communications test new channel list in Web 1 LON 600 Corrected terminals 25 26 19 04 05 Updated manual for multi port L IP 22 09 05 Updated manual for L IP Redundant 27 06 06 Updated manual for LIP xxxxECTB Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH
73. can be established 3 4 6 Ethernet Activity LED The Ethernet Activity LED lights up green for 6ms whenever a packet is transmitted or received or when a collision is detected on the network cable 3 4 7 ElA 852 Status LED CNIP LED The CNIP LED is a three color LED that indicates different operating states of the L IP device Green Device is fully functional and all CNIP configuration data channel routing info channel membership list send list are up to date Green flicker If a valid EIA 709 packet is received or transmitted over the IP channel the CNIP LED turns off for 50ms Only valid EIA 709 IP packets sent to the IP address of the L IP can be seen Stale packets or packets not addressed to the L IP are not seen This LED behavior is new with firmware version 1 1 Yellow Device is functional but some configuration data is not up to date device cannot contact configuration server but has configuration data saved in Flash memory Red Device is non functional because it was rejected from the CN IP channel or shut down itself due to an internal error condition Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 31 LOYTEC Off Device is non functional because the CNIP module has not started This can be the case if the L IP uses DHCP and it has not received a valid IP configuration address from the DHCP server Flashing Red at 1 Hz Device is non functional because the CNIP module is started but has not been conf
74. ce Enter the private address of the device in the IP address field Enter the public address of the NAT router in the NAT address field Modify the port as needed For example to add the L IP with port 1631 in Figure 61 enter the values as shown in Figure 62 Add CNIP member 1 IP Address MOF 66s hs LOS 2 Port Lol 3 NAT Address t 362322 ayl 4 Device name kip 103 Figure 62 Adding a member with extended NAT Mode on the console UI In the Web UI add the members with their private IP addresses and the client ports as defined by the port forwarding Then select the added member by checking the check box and select the action Assign to NAT Enter the public NAT address of the NAT router An example to add the two L IPs in Figure 61 through the Web UI is depicted in Figure 63 To remove a device from a NAT router but not delete it select it and choose Remove from NAT as the action Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 78 LOYTEC 3 L IP Config Channel List Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras Q aurick X r x E TN JO suchen 5 Favoriten O c X 33 Adresse a http 192 168 1 100 config eia852chlist gt wechseln zu Links Norton Antivirus j DLOYTEC Logged in as Administrator Device Info Add Device Reload Recontact Action on Selected gt Execute No Name IP Address Stat Flags f NAT Router 135 23 2 1 Edit 0 ae 192 1
75. ckets Rate during the last statistic interval was not zero OR The Missed Preamble Rate during the last statistic interval exceeded the limit defined by the parameter Missed Preamble Limit default switched off Overload Ratio Ratio between statistic intervals during which the channel was in overload condition and intervals during which the channel was not 1n overload condition If the checkbox automatically refresh data is checked data in the channel statistics view is refreshed every 15 seconds The page can be refreshed manually by pressing the refresh button Finally all statistic data can be cleared by pressing the clear statistics button 8 5 5 Alarm Log Whenever an alarm occurs e g Ring open on the L IP Redundant it is logged in the internal alarm log The alarm log can hold up to 256 alarms The alarm log view is used to access the alarms logged in the L IP Redundant To access the alarm log click on the Alarm Log icon on the left side of the L IP Redundant Plug In window see Figure 90 BA New LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plug In l o x Fie Edit view Status Channel Statistics AlarmLog Mode List Parameters Help D u jeee v a FZ DON X y secondary mon 1 sec Status ONNET COMM OK Number Alarm Description Start Time End Time Alarmcode o Jo A click to upload alarm log Channel Statistics Figure 90 The Alarm Log View If the plug in is
76. ckets from the EIA 852 to the EIA 709 side while the remote twin router does Side 1 disconnect Side 2 disconnect The selected device does not reach its twin router via its port 1 or port 2 respectively This error can only occur on the secondary inactive twin router Dev No lt no gt error or lt desc gt error Node with number lt no gt or description lt desc gt is either not reachable or not configured online EQ New LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plug In ife x File Edit View Status Channel Statistics AlarmLog NodeList Parameters Help Dw amp v a Fi at a h wv primary mon 2 pri Status ONNET COMM OK Number Alarm Description Start Time End Time Alarmcode a Al Ring open Mon Dec 05 12 16 32 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 16 35 2005 0x01 Az Ring open Mon Dec 05 12 16 36 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 16 40 2005 0x01 A3 Ring open Mon Dec 05 12 16 40 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 16 48 2005 0x01 L IP Red Ad Ring open Mon Dec 05 12 16 48 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 17 00 2005 0x01 Status AS Ring open Mon Dec 05 12 17 01 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 17 04 2005 0x01 Ab Ring open Mon Dec 05 12 17 04 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 17 08 2005 0x01 A Ring open Mon Dec 05 12 17 08 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 17 11 2005 0x01 Ring open Mon Dec 05 12 17 11 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 17 15 2005 0x01 AQ Ring open Mon Dec 05 12 17 15 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 17 26 2005 0x01 A 10 Ring open Mon Dec 05 12 17 26 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 17 55 2005 0x01 Channel Ail Ri
77. d back to the L IP It is a measure for general network delay If the test to a specific member fails a text 1s displayed to describe the possible source of the problem The reasons for failure are summarized in Table 15 A warning Incorrect NAT configuration detected is displayed if the enhanced communications test determines that the L IP is operated behind a NAT router but it has no NAT address configured In this case go to the IP configuration menu and configure the correct NAT address or set it to Auto NAT Text displayed Web icon Meaning OK Return path not tested Displayed for a device which is reachable but which does not green checkmark support the feature to test the return path device sending to this L IP Therefore a potential NAT router configuration error cannot be detected If the tested device is an L IP it is recommended to upgrade this L IP to 3 0 or higher Not reachable not supported This is displayed for the CS if it is not reachable or the CS does not support this test To remove this uncertainty it is d exclamati red exclamation recommended to upgrade the L IP to 3 0 or higher Local NAT config Error This is displayed if the L IP is located behind a NAT router and the port forwarding for the L IP in the NAT Router usually 1628 is incorrect red exclamation Peer not reachable Displayed for a device if it is not reachable No RTT is displayed The device is either not online not connecte
78. d gateway Press Save Settings and then reset the device by selecting reset in the highlighted text This changes the IP settings of the L IP 2 4 Configuration Server Settings If the L IP should also act as the configuration server for the CN IP channel go to the main menu item 7 and activate the EIA 852 configuration server menu Enable the configuration server 1 and y and add the client devices with the menu item a Client devices include all other L IPs and all PCs which should participate in the communication on the CN IP channel Verify with the menu item 1 lower case L that the device s have been registered successfully Press x to save the new settings Optionally the configuration server settings can be set through the web interface by selecting the EIA 852 Server and the EIA 852 Ch List menu item The cnip LED on all L IP devices should be green and the server LED on the configuration server L IP should be green as well Add the L IP router to your network drawing and commission the L IP Note that we provide shapes for LonMaker You should now be able to communicate via an Ethernet channel For detailed instructions on how to configure the configuration server please refer to Section 4 8 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 24 LOY TEC 2 5 L IP Redundant Configuration The L IP Redundant can only be used as Configured Router and thus requires to be commissioned with a network
79. d the diagnostic node have been configured use the L IP Redundant Plug In see Section 8 5 or the web interface see Section 8 6 to enter a node list for node monitoring or to change the parameters for bus loop monitoring and twin router monitoring Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 103 LOY TEC 8 5 L IP Redundant Plug In 8 5 1 Operation modes The L IP Redundant Configuration Plug In can be used in on line off line and stand alone mode On line and off line mode refers to the 2 operating modes of your configuration tool 8 5 1 1 On line mode This is the preferred method to use the configuration utility and allows to use the full functionality of the plug in The network management tool is attached to the network and all network changes are directly propagated into the network This mode must be used to commission the device download and upload the node list download and clear the alarm log and get the current device state 8 5 1 2 Off line mode The off line mode can be used for all operations requiring LNS that is to add the device using the device templates change the device properties and create a node list including the automatic generation of a node list LNS import However no communication with the device is possible e g to download the node list 8 5 1 3 Standalone mode The L IP Redundant Plug In can also be executed as a standalone program This operation mode offers least functionali
80. d to the network has no IP address or is not reachable behind the NAT router Execute this test on the suspicious device to determine any NAT configuration problem red exclamation Table 15 Possible communication problems Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 63 LOY TEC 5 Web Interface Starting with firmware version 2 0 the L IP comes with a built in web server and a web interface to configure the L IP extract statistics information save the configuration to a file on your hard disk and to restore a previously saved configuration The web interface allows configuring the IP settings the EIA 852 device settings and it allows adding and removing CN IP devices to the configuration server device list This interface is very simple to use and has an intuitive self explanatory user interface 5 1 Start Screen and Account Management In your favorite web browser enter the default IP address 192 168 1 254 of the L IP Note that if your PC has an IP address in a subnet other than 192 168 1 xxx please open a command tool and enter the following route command to add a route to the L IP Windows START gt Run command com Route add 192 168 1 254 SCOMPUTERNAME Also make sure that the web server has not been disabled in the console interface see Section 4 4 3 The start screen should appear and show the information from Figure 45 Z L IP Device Info Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Fav
81. dant routers Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 95 LOY TEC During power up the two L IP Redundant routers automatically negotiate which one becomes the active router primary router and which one the inactive standby router secondary router The active router forwards packets performs bus loop monitoring and has node monitoring enabled while the inactive devices has all these functions disabled After this initial startup phase the devices periodically monitor each other on the EIA 709 and on the EIA 852 IP side If the secondary router no longer reaches the primary router on either side it becomes active and issues an alarm if the primary router no longer reaches the secondary router just an alarm is issued Further the secondary device even though it 1s inactive and does not forward packets it counts the number it would forward based on the packets it receives and on its routing tables Now the two devices periodically compare these numbers and if these numbers significantly differ over multiple monitoring intervals an alarm is issued This algorithm ensures that the routing tables of both devices are consistent and the secondary router is correctly configured and able to take over if the primary device fails Further if the primary device does not forward any packets in one direction while the secondary would forward packets the secondary devices takes over and the primary device becomes inactive Router
82. diagnostics capabilities allow fast network installation and guarantee reliable operation over the entire lifetime of the network The automatic IP connection keep alive functionality maintains IP connections during bus idle times The multi port version of the L IP combines the functionality of two L IPs in one device This device is equipped with a 100 BaseT Ethernet port EIA 852 and two FT 10 ports EIA 709 The L IP perfectly integrates with our L Switch multi port router devices to form a high performance fully manageable highly reliable network infrastructure for your EIA 709 networks Its smart routing software automatically detects the bit rates of the connected channels learns the configuration of the network domains subnet node addresses group addresses and forwards the packets between the different ports Thus using the L IP together with L Switch devices and structured wiring is an easy and cost effective way to avoid performance problems on the communication media Like the L Switch the L IP permanently collects statistics information from the attached network channels channel load CRC errors forwarding statistics etc Using this data the L IP software is able to detect problems on these channels overload connections problems etc and warns the system operator via LEDs see Section 3 4 10 An intuitive user interface allows fast and easy network troubleshooting without any additional analysis tools and deep system knowl
83. dministrator gt Password p Zj Figure 46 Enter admin as the default administrator password The Config menu opens Click on IP in the Config menu and look at the IP settings as shown in Figure 47 DLOYTEC Logged in as Administrator Z L IP Config IP Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras Q arik X v x B FN JO suchen Se Favoriten Ol 2 LJ a Adresse a http 192 168 1 253 config ip gt Wechseln zu Links Norton Antivirus DHCP BOOTP Disabled gt Device Info Far IP Address 192 168 1 253 Config 5 IP Netmask 255 255 1 92 0 UW IP Gateway A 68 1 1 D Hostname newlip O Domainname DNS Server 1 leave empty to disable V DNS Server 2 x leave empty to disable O DNS Server 3 leave empty to disable Statistics tT NAT Address Automatic NAT leave empty to disable no NAT Reset MAC Address M Use Factory Default Contact 00 0A BO 7A 24 04 Logout Link Speed amp Duplex Auto Detect gt Multicast Address leave empty to disable Connection Keep Alive Disable gt Save Settings Get Settings l E rt Lokales Intranet YW Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 65 LOY TEC Figure 47 IP settings configuration screen The L IP has 2 different accounts The guest account can only view information whereas the administrator account has full access and can make chan
84. dows START Run command com Route add 192 168 1 254 SCOMPUTERNAME Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 22 Z L IP Device Info Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras Qae O 4 A Dl stm er 2 w BS Adresse http 192 168 1 250 device_info device_info EJ wechseln 2u Links gt Norton antivirus EI LOYTEC Logged in as Administrator Device Info Config Statistics Reset Contact Logout networks under control General Info Product code LIP 1ECT Firmware L IP Primary Image Version 4 2 0 Build date Wed Mar 2 10 17 43 2005 Serial number UNKNO WN 50000000CEC7 Free memory 519K 48K System temp 32 8C Supply volt 10 4 EIA709 unique node ID 80 00 00 00 CE C7 EIA852 unique node ID 11 22 33 44 CE C7 Status Online Send Service Pin Message head goa WEBSERVER LOYTEC l A Figure 10 L IP Start Screen Click on Config in the left menu You will be asked to enter the administrator password in order to change the IP settings Enter admin and select Login Z L IP Login Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras Zurick gt Q fat Suchen Favoriten SPMedien D 3ga H8 Adresse a http 192 168 1 209 config overview 7 Wechseln zu Norton Antivirus a DLOYTEC electronics GmbH Device Info Config Statistics Reset Contact Logout O O WU hoes u
85. dresses Node ID addressed messages are always forwarded This operating mode uses the channel routing strategy on the IP channel to distribute IP packets It uses flooding to send all packets on the IP channel to all IP devices on this IP channel The advantage of this operating mode is that it is fully plug amp play and no router configuration is required The disadvantage is that this operating mode doesn t scale very well with larger networks We do not recommend this operating mode for IP channels with more than 10 L IP devices and packet rates of more than 500 packets s Please use the configured router mode from Section 6 1 1 for larger IP channel configurations For firmware versions 3 0 and up it is recommended to configure a multi cast group for L IPs in the smart switch mode to reduce the traffic burden and improve scalability Refer to Section 6 5 on how to configure the L IP to use multi cast 6 1 3 Repeater Mode The L IP can be configured to operate in a repeater mode where all messages are forwarded regardless of the address format To put the L IP into repeater mode the following steps need to be performed 1 DIP switch number must be on see Table 3 2 DIP switch number 2 must be off see Table 3 3 The forwarding tables must be reset by pressing the status button for at least 20 seconds see Section 3 5 1 Figure 57 shows the proper DIP switch settings for repeater mode assuming all other DIP switches remain
86. e 6 2 2 CN IP Configuration Server Each logical CN IP channel needs one configuration server The configuration server can be enabled in the L IP in the EIA 852 server configuration menu in Section 4 8 This configuration server can manage one logical CN IP channel and up to 256 devices on this CN IP channel In order to setup the configuration server one must specify the following parameters IP address netmask gateway either via DHCP or manual entry Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 75 LOYTEC e NAT address if used behind a firewall MODS secret if authentication is required Channel name SNTP server if used on the Internet List of CN IP devices Note If the L IP is used as a configuration server it needs a fixed IP address 6 3 Firewall and NAT Router Configuration The L IP can be used behind a firewall and or NAT Network Address Translation router as shown in Figure 60 In firmware versions prior to 3 0 only one L IP can be used behind the NAT router This mode of operation is referred to as Standard channel mode It 1s fully compliant with EIA 852 Firmware versions from 3 0 and up support more than one L IP behind a NAT router This mode of operation is referred to as Extended NAT channel mode This mode introduces extensions to the standard mode which need to be supported by all members Other devices supporting the extended NAT mode are the 1 LON 600 See Section 7
87. e last interval For a smooth operation of the EIA 709 segment the bandwidth utilization must remain below 50 SNVT lev cont nvolvalCrcError Percentage of packets with CRC error received on the associated channel during the last interval SNVT lev cont nvolvalMissPkt Percentage of packets from the associated channel which could not be processed during the last interval SNVT count 32 nvolvalPackets Number of packets received or transmitted via the associated channel during the last interval SNVT count 32 nvoTotalCrcError Total number of packets with CRC error received via the associated channel since power up or since the statistics for this port where reset SNVT count 32 nvoTotalMissPkt Total number of packets from the associated channel which could not be processed since power up or since the statistics for this port where reset SNVT count 32 nvoTotalPackets Total number of packets received or transmitted via the associated channel since power up or since the statistics for this port where reset Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 129 LOYTEC SNVT lev cont nvoMaxBandUtil Maximum value of nvolvalBandUtil since power up or since the statistics for this port where reset For a smooth operation of the EIA 709 segment the bandwidth utilization must remain below 50 SNVT lev cont nvoMaxCrcError Maximum value of nvolvalCrcError since power up or since the statistics for this port where reset S
88. e using multiple L IPs in your setup Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 21 LOY TEC IP Configuration Menu 1 DHCP BOOTP gt disabled 2 IP Address amp LOZ 2166 ely 254 3 IP Netmask EP Ole Fa nore ree nore rae 4 IP Gateway JRO sO cal eal ey Hostname gt newlip 6 Domainname 7 DNS Servers none 8 NAT Address gt Auto no NAT 9 MAC Address gt OO OA BO O1 OO 1D factory default 0 Multicast Address gt none a Connection Keep Alive disabled b Link Speed amp Duplex gt Auto Detect Al Duit without saving Exit and save x Please choose Figure 9 Enter basic IP settings Press x to save the IP settings and reset the L IP with the main menu item 0 in order to let the new IP settings take effect You should now be able to add the L IP to your CN IP channel in the configuration server member list More detailed instructions can be found in Section 4 6 If the L IP should also act as the configuration server please proceed to Section 2 4 2 3 IP Configuration for Client Device via Web Interface Optionally to using the console interface one can also use the web interface to configure the client device In your favorite web browser enter the default IP address 192 168 1 254 of the L IP Note that if your PC has an IP address in a subnet other than 192 168 1 xxx please open a command tool and enter the following route command to add a route to the L IP Win
89. ecked against double entries while saving and an error message will appear if you try to add a new entry or change the address of an existing entry into an address which already exists see Figure 95 If you press OK here entry number 2 will be deleted and entry number 1 updated 8 5 6 2 Import node list from LNS database Press A on the keyboard or choose the entry in the Node List menu to open the Automatically import nodes Dialog see Figure 96 You can choose to delete the current node list prior to import If this option is not selected only nodes not present in the current node list are added Further the address format used to contact the node can be selected You can choose between the Subnet Node address format and the Unique Node ID Neuron ID address format Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 112 LOY TEC LNS import is only available in on line and off line operation mode but not in standalone operation mode New LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plugin File Edit View Modelist O oe mj at ow Show Modelist F5 Automatically import nodes Slarmlog Properties Diagnostics He Here you can automatically generate a nodelist primary Monitor create anew node Sean General preferences Delete selected Node v clear current node list d Move up selected nodes Import Address options T ONE Coes eee If both address formats are available which one shou
90. ecting EIA 709 networks over the Internet in a secure way Building high performance backbone channels using existing IP infrastructure Connecting EIA 709 networks between different sites Configuration Server for IP based devices Network interface for LNS based network management tools LonMaker NL 220 Isolation of local network traffic Structuring networks Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 15 LOY TEC Extending channels in their physical dimension and or number of nodes Connecting channels with different communication media types Network monitoring and network management Remote LPA functionality Connecting EIA 709 networks behind NAT routers 1 1 2 L IP Redundant The L IP Redundant EIJA 709 IP Router is a perfect solution for networks where a high reliability in the communication is required It is a member of the L IP family based on the standard L IP router and adds functionality which allows to build redundant network infrastructure An L IP Redundant EIJA 709 IP Router can be used as a single device to achieve the redundancy on the EIA 709 TP FT 10 channel by building a ring structure Full Redundancy on the IP Channel and on the EIA 709 channel can be achieved with two devices installed in parallel In this case device redundancy is ensured as well by mutual monitoring of paired L IP Redundant devices In addition the L IP Redundant EIA 709 IP Router monitors the nodes o
91. ed 9 Change webserver passwords 0 Webserver Port gt 80 default oa Qurt without saving x Exit and save Please choose Figure 26 System Configuration Menu in Smart Switch Mode Entry 3 allows setting the mode for learning of subnet node addresses The selection can be Subnet node learning Subnet learning Disable or DIP Switch If subnet node learning is Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 45 LOY TEC selected the L IP will learn based on subnet node addresses see Section 6 1 2 Subnet broadcasts are flooded This mode is plug amp play If subnet learning 1s disabled all subnet wide broadcasts are forwarded by the L IP from one side to the other side If subnet learning is enabled the L IP will learn the subnet addresses on both network ports and will only flood subnet broadcasts if the destination subnet address doesn t exist on the local channel Subnet learning should be enabled if group overloading 1s used in the case that more than 256 group addresses are needed Subnet learning is not plug amp play Please use LonMaker NL 220 or other network management tools to ensure that one subnet address is only used behind one L IP device This can be achieved by using our L IP LonMaker shapes or by placing phantom routers in e g NL 220 Please contact LOYTEC support if you think you need this feature Entry 4 allows enabling or disabling learning of group addresses Entry 7 The L IP in Smart Swi
92. ed as follows 0 all nodes are reachable from this port loop closed 1 128 index of last node reachable from this port OxFFFF loop interrupted directly at loop port 1 nvoRingALastNode or loop port 2 nvoRingBLastNode respectively Only valid if bus loop monitoring is enabled and the node list order corresponds to the order of the nodes within the loop node closest to loop port 1 has index 1 node closest to loop port 2 has highest index Otherwise the network variable 1s set to 0 SNVT state 64 nvoRingAReceived 2 SNVT state 64 nvoRingBReceived 2 Shows on which port s the monitored nodes were responding to the last query status request sent by the device monitor object Each bit corresponds to one node in the node list e g bit0 gt index 1 bit gt index 2 etc Array element nvoRingXReceived 0 represents nodes with index 1 64 while array element nvoRingXReceived 1 represents nodes with index 65 128 If the corresponding bit in nvoRingAReceived X is set to 1 the node was responding on loop port 1 if it is set in nvoRingBReceived X the node was responding on loop port 2 This allows the combinations shown in Table 17 No response received Node is responding from other subnet i e across the router Bus loop monitoring disabled ft Node responds on port only Loop is open Node responds on port 2 only Loop is open Node responds on both ports l l Loop is closed Table 17 Significance of nvo
93. edge The LSD Tool can be used for a more detailed view of the collected statistics data See Section 12 1 for more information on this powerful system diagnostics tool The built in web server allows convenient device configuration through a standard web browser like Internet Explorer or Netscape The web interface also allows backup and restoring the configuration of the configuration server and it provides statistics information for system installation and network troubleshooting Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 14 LOY TEC Starting with firmware version 2 0 the L IP supports remote LPA operation Remote LPA is an advanced trouble shooting tool that streams the EI A 709 packets on the FT 10 or TP 1250 channel over the IP network to a protocol analyzer connected to the IP network This allows remote troubleshooting of the local EIA 709 channels without actually being physically attached to this channel Please consult our product literature for the LPA IP to learn more about this IP protocol analyzer This tool is a must for every system integrator using IP 852 channels 192 168 0 100 Le 143 11 34 09 Internet r 5 rsss d D 141 56 23 09 N TP 1250 FT 10 Figure 1 L IP application example behind and without fire walls and NAT routers The L IP is used for Tunneling EIA 709 packets over IP channels Intranet Internet Conn
94. een the different L IP firmware versions Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 17 LOY TEC 2 Quick Start Guide This Chapter shows step by step instructions on how to configure the L IP for a simple network architecture in a LAN environment 2 1 Hardware installation 2 1 1 L IP Connect power 9 35 VDC or 12 24 VAC the EIA 709 network and the Ethernet cable as shown in Figure 3 More detailed instructions are shown in Chapter 3 sa Ethernet R Power Supply Figure 3 Basic Hardware installation Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 18 LOY TEC Important Do not connect terminal 26 LIP xECT and LIP xxxxECTB or terminal 17 LIP XECTB and LIP xxECTB with ground 2 1 2 L IP Redundant Connect power 12 35 VDC or 12 24 VAC the Ethernet cable and the EIA 709 network depending on the desired redundancy mode as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5 to Figure 7 More detailed instructions are shown in Chapter 3 Important Do not connect terminal 17 to ground Important When using shielded network cables connect the cable shield only to one port of the L IP Redundant terminal I or terminal 4 L li Power Suppl Bus loop monitoring enabled Bus loop monitoring disabled A r Supply Ethernet No shield ap T KLD To Loop To Loop Side2 Side 1 Figure 4 L IP Redundant with and without Bus Loop Monitoring Version 4 5 LOYTE
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96. enclosure dimensions in mm Order Number Serial Number MAC Address 1234567 Ethernet Status Console EIA709 LEDs LEDs Connector Unique Node IDs PowerLED Status Button hi ore Lop OPET AOL Lp Waiari Hi Ki te ofc m D O O GO power status VEE YRC PUT or 12M VAC a HE Oe CGO HWE SHU SILA 349 Ethernet 100Base T 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 24 25 26 Figure 16 Large multi port L IP enclosure dimensions in mm Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 28 LOY TEC The large multi port L IP B enclosure is 9 TE 1 TE 17 5 mm wide for DIN rail mounting following DIN 43 880 see Figure 16 3 1 2 L IP Redundant The L IP Redundant enclosure is 6 TE 1 TE 17 5 mm wide for DIN rail mounting following DIN 43 880 see Figure 17 105 sf Ethernet DIP Switch m off oo ol0 00 C j 000 60 Order Number Serial Number MAC Address 1234567 Ethernet EIA709 Twin Router Console Status LEDs Connector Power LED Status Button Unique Node IDs AL E WHLE M 3I b i O00 T aH 3 WOWETADOOOTS TILA i SOWELANOOOTH PIIA ULJET powrtagoogta TOIM a ct aeocogd F BEIO LE OL Ba ADEE Ethernet 2 9 100Base T 5 6 15 16 17 Figure 17 L IP Redundant enclosure dimensions in mm 3 2 Product Label The product label on the side of the L IP contains the following information see Figure 14 and Figure 15
97. erver Port This menu item allows the user to alter the web server port The default 1s 80 Select this menu item and enter a non default port 4 5 EIA 709 Configuration Menu This menu allows changing the EIA 709 transceiver configuration enabling the backbone mode for TP 1250 transceivers and enabling bit rate auto detection for RS 485 transceivers EIA709 Configuration Menu hl Pore Ls XE TPHl250 1250 kei PORE 22 shP oo2 Gt OGLE wWLENOUL saving x Exit and save Please choose Figure 27 EIA 709 configuration menu 4 5 1 Option 1 Change transceiver configuration for Port 1 This menu item allows setting the default transceiver configuration for port 1 if there are different possible transceiver configurations Please contact LOYTEC support see Section 11 8 1f you want to change the default transceiver configuration e g PLT 22 in CENLEC or NON CENELEC mode For TP 1250 transceivers it is possible to set the transceiver settings to backbone mode See Section 12 3 for an in depth discussion and a step by step instruction on how to use this feature 4 6 IP Configuration Menu The IP configuration menu holds relevant IP settings Here are some general guidelines for setting IP addresses port numbers and time values Enter 0 0 0 0 to clear an IP address Enter 0 to select the default port number Enter 0 to disable a time setting Press Return to keep the current setting The IP configuration menu when
98. es only 4 8 EIA 852 Server Configuration Menu This menu holds relevant information regarding the configuration of the CN IP server EIA 852 Server Configuration Menu 1 Config server status gt enabled 2 Config server port 1629 default 3 Channel name gt default Channel members 8 Channel mode gt Standard FAT Pris SNEP server LOZ VOCs ZZ Ss ES Sec SNIP Server gt none 6 Channel timeout HOt 7 Auto members support Or 8 Roaming members support on 9 MD5 authentication 2 Ont 0 MD5 secret gt not displayed a Add device e Edit device d Delete device n Enable Disable device s Show device statistics 1 List channel members r Re contact devices amp list channel members q Quit without saving x Exit and save Please choose Figure 32 Configuration Server Menu If the built in configuration server is used to manage the devices on the CN IP channel all CN IP devices on the CNAP channel must be entered in the device list of the server The CN IP devices themselves then only need to have a unique IP address device name and if operated behind a NAT router the NAT address assigned The configuration server will contact all devices in the device list and update the relevant information in the client devices Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 53 LOY TEC The server configuration menu is shown in Figure 32 The device name can also be set by the con
99. face as described in Section 4 1 You will need the LOYTEC serial upgrade tool LSU Tool which can be downloaded from our homepage at www loytec com Please make sure that the L IP console shows the main menu otherwise navigate to the main menu or simply reset the L IP Double click on the dlc file that comes with the new firmware package This should start the LSU Tool and load the firmware image referenced in the dlc file Please note that the dlc Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 135 LOY TEC file and the dl file must be stored in the same folder The start window of the LSU tool is shown in Figure 122 LSU Serial Upgrade Tool Eile Image Help Information Image File pros prinary dl Load Address 060000 Baudrate 36400 bps Line Settings oh eI Sui WakeUp String Fort com Menu String Download Progress Pe Statistics Passed j Product Display Console Us Abort Status Configuration file loaded 100 Failed Figure 122 LSU Serial Upgrade Tool in idle mode If the L IP is not connected to COM1 you can change the port to COM1 COM2 COM3 or COM4 Make sure that the product shown under Product matches the device you are upgrading Note that Figure 122 and Figure 123 do not necessarily show the proper product Press Download to start the download A progress bar as shown in Figure 123 can be seen LSU Serial Upgrade Tool fc Ioj x Fil Image Help
100. figuration server 4 8 1 Option 1 Config server status The menu item allows enabling and disabling the built in configuration server If the configuration server is enabled the green configuration server LED labeled server will be on otherwise it will be off 4 8 2 Option 2 Config server port The menu item allows changing the port for the configuration server It 1s recommended to keep the default port setting of 1629 4 8 3 Option 3 Channel name The menu item allows setting a channel name that can consist of up to 15 characters The number of channel members is shown below the channel name 4 8 4 Item Channel Mode This field reflects the current channel mode The L IP configuration server automatically determines this mode depending if there are any two devices in the channel which use the same IP address but different ports e g multiple L IPs behind one NAT router If all IP addresses are unique the mode is Standard if some are not unique the mode is Extended NAT mode Please refer to Section 6 3 2 to learn more about the implications of this mode 4 8 5 Option 4 Primary SNTP server 5 Secondary SNTP server The two menu items allow setting the IP address of the primary and secondary SNTP time server Please specify one or better 2 SNTP servers if CN IP devices are communicating over the Internet rather than an Intranet A list of available timeservers can be found at www ntp org A subset of this list
101. firmware To use the serial interface the console connector see Figure 14 of the L IP can be connected to the RS 232 port of a PC The PC can communicate with the L IP using a standard terminal program with the communication settings set to 38 400 bps 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit no handshake For the LIP xECT series a 1 1 female male serial cable is required to connect the L IP to the RS 232 port of a PC while on the LIP xECTB LIP xxECTB LIP xxxxECTB and LIP xxECRB series a standard null modem cable with full handshaking must be used Important It ts mandatory to at least set the proper IP configuration in order to operate the device 4 2 Self Test Whenever the L IP comes out of reset it performs a self test If the self test passed successfully the EIA 709 activity LED turns green for 0 5 seconds If a failure occurs during the self test the status LED 1s flashing red and the L IP resets Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 4 LOY TEC The console output of a successful boot sequence on an L IP reads as follows LOYTEC electronics GmbH www loytec com Testing Board ID OD Passed Testing RAM Passed Testing boot loader Passed Testing fallback image Passed Testing primary image Passed Testing Flash Passed Loading primary image Passed Starting application Passed Programming CPLD Passed Port 1 detected FT 10 Passed Starting TCP IP networking Passed Ethernet device eth0 detected Passed L
102. following configuration data If DHCP BOOTP is enabled 1 or 2 please skip menu items 2 through 7 DHCP BOOTP should not be used on the configuration server 1f the IP address might change over time It is very important that the configuration server always has the same IP address assigned Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 48 LOYTEC If DHCP BOOTP is enabled on a client device and the IP address assigned to the L IP by the DHCP server on the network might change over time it is important to activate the Roaming Member support on the configuration server for this CN IP channel see Section 4 8 8 4 6 2 Option 2 IP Address 3 IP Netmask 4 IP Gateway Please enter the IP address for the L IP device the netmask e g 255 255 255 0 and the default gateway address 4 6 3 Option 5 Hostname 6 Domainname Hostname and domainname are optional entries and can be left empty For some DHCP configurations it may be necessary to enter a hostname Please contact your system administrator to get information about how to configure DHCP to acquire an IP address 4 6 4 Option 7 DNS Servers You can configure up to 3 Domain Name Servers The DNS server entries are not currently used 4 6 5 Option 8 NAT Address If the L IP is used behind a NAT router the public IP address of the NAT router or firewall must be known This address can either be entered manually or can be determined automatically Automatic
103. g in Network Wizard x Plug In Registration Already Registered Echelon LonMaker Browser Version 3 00 L IP Redundant Plugin version 0 1 LOYTEC IF Builder version 1 3 0 Mot Registered Echelon LHS Report Generator version 3 04 eien ao ner teen 3 a m o A Add All Remove Remove All To Be Registered L IP Redundant Configuration Plugin version 1 0 Skip this prompt when re opening this drawing Register all unregistered plug ins when re opening this drawing Back Cancel Help Figure 83 Select the Plug in to be registered and click Add Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 100 LOY TEC Open LonMaker and create a new network When the Plug in Registration dialog window pops up select the L IP Redundant Configuration Plug In from the list of Not Registered Plug Ins see Figure 83 Click Add and Finish to register the plug in Device templates for the L IP Redundant diagnostic node are added automatically and XIF files are copied into the LNS import directory Note If you are using multiple databases projects make sure you have registered the plug in in each project Under LonMaker gt Network Properties gt Plug In Registration make sure that the L IP Redundant Configuration Plug In shows up under Already Registered Network Properties E i X Remote Lightweight Client Access Permission Lightweight Client Options Maming Server Loca
104. g mode is compatible with the 1 LON 1000 Internet Server and the 1 LON 600 LonWorks IP Server Figure 55 shows the proper DIP switch settings for configured router mode assuming all other DIP switches remain in the factory default position This DIP switch setting is the factory default setting off aa a 1234567 Figure 55 OFF OFF DIP switch settings for configured router mode factory default This operating mode uses the channel routing routing strategy on the IP channel In this mode the L IP is fully compatible with 1 LON 1000 600 devices This operating mode should also be used in networks with more than 10 L IP devices on one IP channel and heavy network traffic on the IP channel more than 500 packets s since channel routing sends the IP packet only to the L IP device s that connect to the EIA 709 node s addressed in this IP packet and not to all L IP devices on the IP channel This is the standard operating mode 6 1 2 Smart Switch Mode The L IP can be configured to act as a learning switch in an EIA 709 network This operating mode is called smart switch mode In this operating mode the L IP decides if the message has to be forwarded or not based on the destination address of a message Thus it isolates local network traffic e g in case of heavily loaded networks Figure 56 shows the proper DIP switch setting to put the L IP into smart switch mode off on 1234567 Figure 56 ON ON DIP switch setting for smar
105. g with each other always use the largest measured average ping delay for the input value for the calculations in Table 16 Escrowing should be disabled in a LAN 0 ms The Channel Delay in LonMaker should be set to 2 Aggregation Timeout in a LAN if MDS is disabled In LANs Channel Timeout is only required if MD5 authentication is enabled Set Channel Timeout to 200 ms and Channel Delay to 20 ms Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 89 LOY TEC 7 10 1 Channel Timeout The Channel Timeout is a property of the CN IP channel If a packet travels across this CN IP channel for longer than what is specified in Channel Timeout in ms the packet is discarded The L IPs always needs to synchronize with a SNTP timeserver when a Channel Timeout is set other than 0 ms Channel Timeout is highly recommended if MD5 authentication is enabled in order to prevent replay Set Channel Timeout to 200 ms and Channel Delay to 20 ms in a LAN environment Please refer to Section 4 8 6 on how to enable or disable the Channel Timeout If an LNS based network management tool like LonMaker or NL220 is used on a network that has channel timeout enabled please install an NTP client program e g achron4 exe on this PC that synchronizes the PC clock to the NTP time Otherwise the PC clock and the clock inside the L IP will drift apart and communication between the PC and the L IP will terminate 7 10 2 Channel Delay Channel Delay is an LNS c
106. gation to IP unknown Avg aggregation from IP unknown UDP Packets sent unknown TCP Packets sent unknown Multi cast Packets sent unknown Figure 39 EIA 852 device statistics 4 10 2 Option 2 Extended ElA852 device statistics A sample console output is shown in Figure 40 Extended EIA852 Device Statistics Session ID Ox45da78 35 SNTP synchronized yes Number of CR member infos 5 Current channel routing mode CR Message alloc count O Dropped failed authentication O Dropped invalid frame 0 Dropped out of sequence 416 Dropped duplicates 14 Dropped missing timestamp O Active DC datetime Oxcld2247 b Active CM datetime Oxcld2247 c Active SL datetime OxQ00000000 Stale DC messages O Stale CM messages 0 Stale SL messages O Stale CR messages 8 Number of DC updates 6 Number of CM updates ni Number of SL updates 0 Number of CR updates 9 CR packets sent to CS i Figure 40 Extended EIA 852 device statistics 4 10 3 Option 3 Clear all EIA852 device statistics Selecting this menu items clears the device statistics Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 60 LOY TEC 4 10 4 Option 4 IP statistics A sample console output is shown in Figure 41 KKKKKKKK KKK INTERFACE STATISTICS KKKKKKKKKKKK kKkKKK LoO kKkKkKK Address 127 0 0 1 Flags Up Loopback Running Multicast Send queue limit 50 length 0 Dropped 0 KKKKXK ethod KKKKK Address 192 168 0 2 Broadcast Address 192 2166 0 2595 Fl
107. ges to the L IP configuration Please change the administrator password in order to protect yourself from unwanted configuration changes by anyone else If the administrator password is left empty password protection is turned off and everyone can access the L IP without entering a password 5 2 Device Information The device information page shows information about the L IP and the current firmware version It includes the unique node IDs Neuron IDs of the network interfaces on the EIA 709 side EIA 709 unique node ID and the CN IP side EIA 852 unique node ID Further it allows to send a service pin message on both sides This is a very useful feature when commissioning the L IP in configured router mode since it is not necessary to be physically present at the site of the L IP to press the status button The multi port L IP displays the external node IDs as well as the node IDs for the internal backbone in separate sections as shown in Figure 48 Each section contains the data associated with one router for each port In each section it is possible to send a service pin message for the respective router Z L IP Device Info Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras Zur ck 7 x a A 7 Suchen 5 Favoriten Ol X Z 3S Adresse http 192 168 1 253 device_info device_info ki wechseln zu Links 7 Norton Antivirus X 6 v DLOYTEC Logged in as Administrator
108. gs like L IP operation mode and setting the system time Config EIA 709 configuration E Overview Select this menu item to change the EIA 709 configuration settings like channel type bit rate auto detection and backbone mode IP configuration Select this menu item to change the IP configuration settings like IP address default gateway DHCP NAT address MAC address or to enable the automatic IP connection keep alive feature Statistics EIA 852 client configuration networks under control Reset Select this menu item to change the EIA 652 client configuration settings like configuration server IP address device name SNTP server escrow timeout aggregation timeout MDS Contact authentication secret Logout EIA 852 server configuration Select this menu item to change the EIA 352 server configuration settings like the channel name SNTP time server channel timeout MDS authentication EIA 852 channel list Select this menu iter to view the EIA 852 configuration server s channel list and add edit or delete devices to from the channel list Only available if the EIA 852 configuration server is enabled Passwords Select this menu item to configure password protection for the L IP web access Backup Restore Select this menu item to backup the current L IP configuration or to restore an old configuration l a E Tota Figure 49 Device configuration setup screen Here are some general rules for setting
109. hannel property that specifies the expected round trip time of a message and its response This value is used by LNS to adjust the protocol timers in the EIA 709 nodes Please consult the documentation for your network management tool about the Channel Delay details 7 10 3 Escrowing Timer Packet Reorder Timer The Escrowing Timer or Packet Reorder Timer is a CN IP channel property that specifies the amount of time the device will wait for an out of sequence IP packet to arrive This parameter is important in WANs like the Internet where packets pass many routers that can change the order in which packets arrive at the destination node The default value is 64 ms Do not use the Escrowing Timer in LANs since the packet order is always guaranteed in a LAN This will add unnecessary delays which negatively impacts the performance of your CN IP devices if a packet is lost or destroyed If enabled or disabled out of sequence packets are never sent to the EIA 709 channel Please refer to Section 4 7 6 on how to enable or disable escrowing 7 10 4 SNTP time server Small IP networks like LANs have a small propagation delay for packets traveling in these networks In this case it is not necessary to specify an SNTP server In larger CN IP networks like the Internet with possibly long packet delays one must specify a SNTP server to synchronize the local clocks of the L IP devices The local clocks must be synchronized to a common notion of time in o
110. ight to use In consideration of payment of the license fee which is a part of the price you gt maid for this nrar t ood weir anuraamamnt ta ahida hu the tarme and conditians of this l inansa J accept the terms in the license agreement Print Ido not accept the terms in the license agreement Installshield lt Back Cancel Destination Folder Click Next ta install to this Folder or click Change to install to a different Folder L Install LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plugin to C ProgrammetLoyteciL IF Redundant Configuration Change Installshield Cancel Figure 81 Choose the destination directory Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH LOY TEC L IP User s Manual 99 LOY TEC ji LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plugin InstallShield Wizard x InstallShield Wizard Completed LIP redundant Configuration Plugin The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plugin Click Finish to exit the wizard M Launch the program E Gane Figure 82 The Plug In has been successfully installed 8 4 2 Registering the L IP Redundant Plug In After successfully installing the L IP Redundant Plug In the program must be registered as a plug in in your LNS based network management tool In the following section the process is described for LonMaker for Windows 3 1 Refer to the documentation of your network management tool on how to register a plu
111. igured Please add the device to a CN IP channel register in configuration server Flashing green or orange at 1 Hz The router of the port has not been commissioned yet The color indicates the CNIP channel status as described above 3 4 8 Configuration Server LED The Configuration Server LED illuminates green whenever the configuration server is activated on the L IP device 3 4 9 Wink Action If the L IP receives a wink command on any of its network ports it shows a blink pattern on the CNIP and the EIA 709 activity LEDs The EIA 709 activity and the CNIP LED turn green orange red each 0 15 s This pattern is repeated six times After that the CNIP LED flashes orange six times if the wink command was received on the IP channel or the EIA 709 activity LED flashes orange six times if the wink command was received on the EIA 709 channel After that the L IP LEDs return to their normal behavior 3 4 10 Network Diagnostics The L IP provides simple network diagnostics via its EIA 709 activity LED 1 Ifthe LED does not light up at all this port is not connected to any network segment or the connected network segment currently shows no traffic 2 Ifthe LED is flashing green the network segment connected to this port is ok 3 If the LED is flashing red a potential problem exists on the network segment connected to this port This state is referred to as overload condition A port overload condition occurs 1f the average bandwidth
112. imary and if present the secondary device By clicking on the Wink button the corresponding L IP Redundant can be winked see 3 4 9 Further the device currently selected by the plug in is shown selected and if the plug in can communicate with the device ok fail Finally the unique node ID of the monitoring node on the routers is given Loop Monitor Shows whether the loop is open closed or bus loop monitoring disabled Twin Monitor Shows the twin router status of the device This includes Twin Router Shows whether the device has a twin router installed Status Shows whether the device is primary secondary still negotiating or the secondary has temporary taken over since the primary failed EIA 709 EIA 852 Communication Shows whether its twin router is reachable via the EIA 709 and EIA 852 segment respectively Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 106 LOY TEC EIJA 709 EIA 852 Forwarding Shows whether the device forwards significantly lower amount of packets to its EIA 709 and EIA 852 side respectively warning or does not forward any packets anymore at all error Node Monitoring Status List This list shows all the nodes in the node list of the device with the current status If a node is not reachable offline or the ring is open and the node is only reachable via one loop port the corresponding alarm is shown in the column Node Alarm By selecting
113. ime o 0 3600 s O Redundant M Enable Twin Router Max Send Time fo 0 3600 s Y ite ant Min Redundant Send Time fis 1 9999 s og y a m Node List Config O Max Retries B 1 100 E Eaman lt History Size B 1 10 Reset U Warning Limit 70 0 99 Cc Min Messages B 0 1000 Contact Logout M Enable Node Monitor Max Send Time a 0 3600 s Min Monitor Send Time 5 1 9999 s Channel Monitor Interval B 1 9999 s V Enable ElIA 709 Channel Monitor Bandwidth Utilization Limit 70 0 100 CRC Error Limit B 0 100 Missed Preamble Limit fa 0 1000 M Enable ElIA 852 Channel Monitor Bandwidth Utilization Limit 70 0 100 CRC Error Limit 5 0 100 3 Missed Preamble Limit fa 0 1000 x K Fertig EEE TD Lokales Intranet Figure 109 The L IP Redundant Web Interface Parameters Page Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 122 LOY TEC Major differences compared to the plug in interface are If router redundancy is used the button Save amp Copy to Twin allows to save changes in the configuration to the local device and its twin router It is strongly recommended to always copy the parameters to the twin router to guarantee smooth operation 8 7 Network Interface The following network variable interface is available for visualization alarming and configuration It follows the guidelines defined by the LonMark organization 8 7 1 Node Object The Node Object f
114. imple Network Time Protocol VN Dongre Virtual Network Interface Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 13 LOY TEC 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview 1 1 1 L IP The L IP is a high performance reliable and secure network infrastructure component for accessing EJA 709 network nodes over the Internet It can be used to connect remote retail branches over the Internet build high speed backbone channels or to act as a network interface for LNS based network management tools Its built in configuration server manages up to 256 IP devices on one IP channel without the need for a dedicated management PC The L IP can be used behind NAT routers and firewalls which allows seamless integration in already existing Intranet networks It supports DHCP even with changing IP addresses in an Intranet environment Easy to understand diagnostic LEDs allow installers and system integrators to install and troubleshoot this device without expert knowledge and dedicated troubleshooting tools The L IP can be used as a standard EIA 709 configured router or it can be used as a self learning plug amp play router based on the high performance well proven routing core from our L Switch plug amp play multi port router devices smart switch mode The self learning router doesn t need a network management tool for configuration but is a true plug amp play and easy to use IP infrastructure component Advanced built in network statistics and network
115. ing Lo 192 166 slu 236 22 0 T2meour sending ping To 192 166 1 13544 3 Ms Sending ping LO LOZ t6G 1 25 4 4 4 ms sending ping to 192 168 1 236 reg Timeout Sending ping to LOZ whee lt 1L3S 2 5 3 aS Sending ping to 192 16e lt a 2Zeal ess AWS Sending pine Co LOZ 166 1 236 say TIMEOUT Sending ping LO 192 1266 ba loS lt 4 3 ans Sending ping to 192 168 1 251 4 ms sending PLN to L92 166 1 236 14 Timeout Figure 43 Console output for the connection keep alive monitor 4 10 6 Option 6 Enhanced Communications Test This menu item allows testing the communication path between L IP devices It tests the EIA 852 data communication This test can be used to determine if there is a working TCP IP connection as well as a working EIA 852 connection between the individual devices The test has been re worked in firmware 3 0 and up to diagnose more thoroughly the paths between individual members and the configuration server in each direction A typical console output is shown in Figure 44 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 62 LOY TEC Enhanced Communications Test Address Result RTT ms Comment LO ol OSGeo Oso oO eS OK 6 TOF OS a v2 OO 626 OK 6 192 OC lee OO Soon OK 6 TOD ol Org ae ob OO FAILED n a Peer not reachable Figure 44 Enhanced communication test console output The round trip value RTT is measured as the time a packet sent to the peer device needs to be route
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117. ion server when the device is installed behind a firewall or NAT router The L IP with the configuration server can also be located behind a firewall 6 3 2 Multiple L IPs behind a NAT Extended NAT Mode When using more than one L IP behind a single NAT router the recommended method from firmware version 3 0 and up is to use the extended NAT mode This mode requires that all devices support this feature Currently these are L IP 3 0 1 LON 600 and the NIC852 PC software from LOYTEC If there are other devices in the channel this method does not work Incompatible devices are disabled from the channel in this case Please refer to the classic method in Section 6 3 3 to setup this network When using multiple devices behind a NAT router each device needs a separate port forwarding rule in the NAT router This implies that each device must use a unique client port e g 1628 1630 1631 etc The port forwarding rules must be setup that each port points to one of the L IPs In the L IP change the client port in the EIA 852 device configuration menu Figure 61 shows an example configuration for three L IPs behind the NAT router 135 23 2 1 It is recommended that both ports 1628 and 1629 are forwarded to the same private address It is then also possible to turn on the configuration server behind a NAT router In this case activate the CS on the L IP which has port forwarding to 1628 and 1629 In the example in Figure 61 the L IP with private addre
118. l FT 10 ports can also be used on Link Power LP 10 channels However the L IP does not provide the power supply for Link Power channels When using the Free Topology Segment feature of the FT 10 only one termination Figure 116 is required and can be placed anywhere on the free topology segment 100 uF SOV a 523 Q A 100 uF 50V Figure 116 FT 10 Free Topology Termination In a double terminated bus topology two terminations are required Figure 117 These terminations need to be placed at each end of the bus Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 132 LOYTEC 100 uF 50V 100 uF 50V 105 Q 105 Q 100 uF 50V 100 uF 50V Figure 117 Termination in an FT 10 Bus Topology 9 3 RS 485 Bit Rate Auto Detection The L IP supports bit rate auto detection on RS 485 channels The factory default DIP switch setting enables bit rate auto detection on all RS 485 ports Figure 118 shows the DIP switch settings to disable bit rate auto detection assuming all other DIP switches remain in the factory default position off on 1234567 Figure 118 DIP switch 3 disables bit rate auto detection Alternatively the bit rate auto detection can be enabled disabled via the console menu see Section 4 5 Further the console menu allows restarting the bit rate auto detection on selected ports While the port is auto detecting the activity LED 1s flashing orange RS 485 requires a network segment with bus topol
119. l interface console See Section 10 2 for detailed instructions 4 3 3 Option 3 System configuration Select this menu item to change system configuration settings See Section 4 4 for details 4 3 4 Option 4 EIA 709 configuration Select this menu item to change the EIA 709 configuration settings See Section 4 5 for details 4 3 5 Option 5 IP configuration Select this menu item to change the IP configuration settings like IP address default gateway DHCP NAT address MAC address multi cast address or to enable the automatic IP connection keep alive feature See Section 4 6 for details 4 3 6 Option 6 EIA 852 client configuration Select this menu item to change the EJA 852 client configuration settings like configuration server IP address device name SNTP server escrow timeout aggregation timeout MD5 authentication secret See Section 4 7 for details Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 43 LOY TEC 4 3 7 Option 7 EIA 852 server configuration Select this menu item to change the EJA 852 server configuration settings like the channel name channel membership list the SNTP time server channel timeout MDS authentication See Section 4 8 for details 4 3 8 Option 8 Reset configuration factory defaults This menu item resets the L IP to factory defaults See Section 3 5 1 for details on how to reset the forwarding tables by pressing the status button and Section 4 9 on how to load factor
120. lar LonMark compatible TP 1250 port none of the above applies On the L IP the backbone mode must be enabled in the EIA 709 Configuration Menu see Section 4 5 1 by choosing Backbone mode for the TP 1250 port When backbone mode is selected a backbone ID must be configured as well by configuring the TP 1250 port again and selecting Change backbone ID See Section 12 3 for an in depth discussion of the L IP backbone mode Important When using the special collision less L IP backbone mode Neuron Chip based nodes must not be connected to the backbone This does not apply if the TP 1250 port is used as a regular LonMark compatible TP 1250 port Note If more than 8 L Switch L IP devices have to be connected to the collision less backbone one L Switch with two TP 1250 ports LS 11333C can be used to connect two T P 1250 collision less backbone channels The limit of 8 devices per channel does not apply if the TP 1250 port is used as a regular LonMark compatible TP 1250 port Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 134 LOY TEC 10 L IP Firmware Update The L IP firmware supports remote upgrade over the EIA 709 network the Ethernet network and the serial console To guarantee that the L IP cannot be destroyed due to a failed firmware update the L IP firmware consists of two images 1 Fall back image 2 L IP application image The fall back image is write protected in flash memory and provides all means t
121. ld be preferred Modelist open node properties Insert as Subnet Unique Node ID Insert as Subnet Node Number Cancel En Download configuration Ei Upload configuration Automatically import nodes Import from CSW Slarmlog Figure 96 Import node list from LNS database 8 5 6 3 Change order of node list To change the order of the node list select the entries and move them up and down with the arrows in the toolbar see Figure 97 To select multiple items press the CTRL key while selecting jO se tBeeeQ s HA ss J secondary mon 1 sec Status ONNET COMM OK Number Node Address Node Type Node Description oO 1 6 2 Subnet Node Number Node 1 a 2 6 4 Subnet f Node Number Node 2 6 5 Subnet Node Number Node 3 L IP Red hd 4 6 6 Subnet Node Number Node 4 Status hd 5 6 7 Subnet Node Number Node 5 oO 6 6 8 Subnet Node Number Node 6 o Fd 6 9 Subnet f Node Number Node 7 o 8 6 10 Subnet f Node Number Node 8 4 Create new nod Channel Statistics Figure 97 Moving multiple entries in the node list 8 5 6 4 Import Export Node List Entries in the node list can be selected and transferred to other applications using Copy amp Paste e g a spreadsheet application like Microsoft Excel The fields copied are number subnet address node address OR unique node ID address and description see Figure 98 Further the node list can be exported and imported to from a CSV
122. ld be switched from Auto Detect to 10Mbps Half Duplex With modern 100 10Mbit s switches this setting can be left at its default Change Link Speed amp Duplex 1 Auto Detect default 2 100Mbps Full Duplex 3 100Mbps Half Duplex 4 10Mbps Full Duplex 5 10Mbps Half Duplex 4 7 EIA 852 Device Configuration Menu This menu holds relevant information regarding the configuration of the CN IP device Depending on the configuration method of the L IP one can either input the configuration data in this menu and the L IP then contacts the configuration server or the preferred method is to enter the information at the configuration server and the configuration server then contacts the device L IP and fills in the relevant information in this menu The device configuration menu is shown in Figure 31 EIA 852 Client Configuration Menu 1 Config server address none 2 Config server port gt 1629 lol CeOntig Client pore gt 1628 default 4 Device name Local Channel mode Standard Pri SNTP server gt none sec ONTP server gt none Channel timeout z OLI 5 Escrow timeout 6 Aggregation timeout 7 MD5 authentication Lo 2 gt on 64 ms gt on 16 ms a COLE MD5 secret gt not displayed Location String lt Room 0815 q Quit without saving x Exit and save Please choose Figure 31 EIA 852 device configuration menu In case that the configuration server contacts the device L IP
123. le Configured Router Mode Default Select this menu item if you want to use the L IP as a standard configured EJA 709 router that can be configured in a network management tool like LonMaker or NL 220 This operating mode is also the factory default mode see Table 3 on page 33 Note If you change the router mode of the L IP you must reset the device in the main menu item 0 in order to have the changes take effect 4 4 2 2 Option 2 Enable Smart Switch Mode Select this menu item if you want to use the L IP as a self learning router like the L Switch smart switch mode In this configuration the L IP doesn t need to be configured with a network management tool but is completely transparent in the network Use this operating mode in a plug amp play networking environment If Smart Switch Mode is enabled the system configuration menu has 3 additional entries as shown in Figure 26 It is preferable to select the switch mode via DIP switch settings see Table 3 The switch mode should only be used in LAN networks Note Ifyou change the router mode of the L IP you must reset the device with the main menu item 0 or by pressing the reset button in order to have the changes take effect System Configuration Menu 1 Set date time GMT 2004 09 11 17 44 59 2 Router mode gt Smart Switch Mode 3 Subnet node learning gt subnet node 4 Group learning enabled 7 Block unknown domains gt disabled 8 Webserver gt enabl
124. lso accessed over a large network like the Internet one should specify an address for a Time Server LonWorks IP Channels 7 x LonworksIP Devices IP Address IP Pot L IF Interface 192 168 0 166 1626 Test Add Edt Remove Time Server Server Address 2 Figure 70 Disable the SNTP server if you have a local NTP client installed on your PC If you already have an NTP client installed on your PC which synchronizes your PC clock to an NTP timer server you must select Do not use an SNTP server otherwise this NTP client will compete with the NTP client already installed on your PC You can now start the LNS application and select the L IP Interface as your interface to the EIA 709 network Func Block 1 Channel 1 re IP Channel Local L e Figure 71 Move the LNS Network Interface to the newly created IP Channel If the L IP is used as an EIA 709 configured router one should add the L IP in the LonMaker drawing Create a new Channel with channel type IP 10L in an Intranet or IP 10W in an Internet environment Move the LNS Network Interface to this newly created IP channel as Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 87 LOY TEC shown in Figure 71 by selecting the LNS Network Interface and choosing Change Channel from the context menu Now drag the L IP Router shape from the LoytecShapes stencil onto the drawing area Choose the existing cha
125. mmended Also note that multi cast addresses cannot be routed on the Internet They can only be used in a LAN or VPN environment If you configure multi cast there may be some devices which do not support this feature In this case the L IP uses a hybrid scheme and sends unicast to those devices which are not configured for multi cast Note that the L IP determines automatically when to switch to the multi cast mode depending what types of devices are in the channel and on the traffic burden for those devices As a rule of thumb multi cast is used when there are only switches repeaters in the channel and it is not used when there are only configured routers To detect if the L IP utilizes the multi cast feature to send to other devices contact the Extended EIA 852 device statistics in the statistics menu Section 5 4 The entry Channel Routing Mode reads SL send list 1f packets are routed to the multi cast group It reads CR channel routing if the normal unicast method is employed Also the entry Multi cast packets sent in the EIA852 device statistics menu Section 5 4 counts the number of multicast packets transmitted to the group If this item remains zero no multi cast is used by the L IP Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 80 LOY TEC 7 The L IP in a Network The L IP is based on LOYTEC s powerful L Core and L Chip technology It 1s designed to be very robust and reliable in real life a
126. n Router Status LED L IP Redundant only cccceseeeeeeeeeeeeees 30 SA Emenmnet ek WED eresas e onnteseasdacaceuecvauaiiantonteleas 30 SAO PEt ACV LE Dirgina e resus TAa a As 30 S47 EIAS 2 SaS LED CNIP LED rea a ie eenctaeiedee ie dees 30 54 6 Conneuranon server LED onene a a E eee ee eee 31 DD WOKA Oers cite a a a a weenie nce a 31 34 10 NetWork Did QHOSUICS sicccnicesessesancsasdendocateseusensnasesudsesanosacdanesacmenswuseebasesguaanonstedene 31 Sy UALS Es OUT OL E E E E N TE T wanton E E E E 32 231 Rosetin F orwardine Tables ursine n O 32 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 5 LOY TEC 30 TOUPAS WC SC UA SS arao E e eE EAE E EE EANAN OTEN 33 OL e e A E A E R E 33 a EPE T a E E REST E 33 D POWT SUDD Yorn E a eae eee eee 33 3S Tomoa Layo ee E E EON OE ETTE 35 SSA LIPS ECD PTI 0 henep E E E 35 e2 EPRA ECTP 2 aae a T AUTR 35 28 gt BIP DECIB Z KFO r es ecko 36 3 8 4 LIP 33ECRB L IP Redundant with FT 10 oo cc ccccceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 36 20 0 LIPS ECIB Aa lO roren e A EEO 3I D WID S erea aE a a a O S 37 S E a E ant eceuetatee soceestaaeat rennet a7 292 Aes EPR CCUM AE sete care actiias E E in nana wee nano ee a 38 de CONSOANE aGe ane a E a a E E a ee ee ee 40 AN Consol CO COM aaah sane ai a O e alan A esis 40 2 AO A E E E ENEE N E A ot ne rene 40 4 3 L IP Configuration Menu Main Menu cc cccccsssssssssseeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 41 4 3 1 Option 1 Show device mformat
127. n server contacts each CN IP device on the CN IP channel Therefore one must enter a list of all channel members in the EIA 852 Server Configuration Menu This ensures that no unwanted device can join the CN IP channel A properly configured CN IP channel list can look like Figure 67 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 84 LOY TEC List of channel members No Name IP Address Status Flags 000 local IA PME PE E registered NAT Router P20 6 VOC ad a2 OU 001 dJapeni LO se 2 2 Loa registered 002 Jape dT re ere cre tOo registered 003 Pon D2 Oe lobs leari LOB not responding Press lt RETURN gt to continue Figure 67 Properly configured CN IP channel with 4 channel members Note that also 1 LON 1000 600 VNI and LOYTEC NIC852 based network nodes e g LonMaker or NL 220 applications can join the CN IP channel managed by the L IP Note that the built in configuration server should be used if L IP devices are communicating across firewalls NAT routers For adding multiple devices behind a NAT router the L IP configuration server supports the extended NAT mode see Section 6 3 2 The L IP CS automatically switches the channel mode to extended NAT if needed Note that the 1 LON 600 must be configured with the 1 LON CS to extended NAT mode before adding the 1 LON 600to the L IP CS because the 1 LON 600 does not switch to that mode automatically 7 6 Using the i LON Configuration Server The L IP can be used
128. n the TP FT 10 channel and creates an alarm if a node gets offline Thereby a cable break on the TP FT 10 channel can be easily located The L IP Redundant only supports the Configured Router Mode As an IP Router the L IP Redundant EIA 709 IP Router can tunnel EIA 709 packets back and forth through an arbitrary IP based network such as a LAN an Intranet or even the Internet The Router connects to the IP network via an Ethernet channel The IP configuration can either be obtained via DHCP or entered manually The user only needs to provide the IP address of an EIA 852 configuration server If operated behind a router with network address translation NAT or masquerading the L IP Redundant EIA 709 IP Router supports Auto NAT to work with dynamic public IP addresses When using the built in EIA 852 configuration server the user can edit and backup the IP channel configuration through the built in web server The configuration is stored persistently and the device operates completely standalone After installation the L IP Redundant EIA 709 IP Router is ready to route packets between the EIA 709 network ring structure and the IP network Thus all EIA 709 networks connected to L IP Routers can exchange data over the EIA 852 channel If connected to untrusted networks such as the Internet all EIA 852 packets can be authenticated by an MD5 checksum and time stamps Besides its primary router operation the L IP Router is a powerful network di
129. nel which is used in high speed backbone mode for optimum networking performance Note that devices on both IP Channels 1 and 2 can of course connect to the same physical network wiring Furthermore both IP Channels 1 and 2 must have a separate configuration server that manages the L IP devices on the different channels In the example in Figure 64 the L IP with address 192 168 1 100 acts as the configuration server for IP Channel 1 and the L IP with IP address 192 168 1 101 acts as the configuration server for IP Channel 2 6 4 Network Buffers The L IP can handle packets from the network with a maximum length of 256 bytes There is no explicit limit in the network buffer counts 6 5 Multi Cast Configuration IP multi casting is a feature of the IP protocol that allows one packet to be delivered to a group of IP hosts To receive such multi cast packets each IP host must be member of a multi cast group This group is identified by a multi cast address e g 225 0 0 37 and a UDP port number From firmware version 3 0 and up the L IP supports both unicast and multi cast delivery of CNIP data packets Using multi cast is recommended when using L IPs in the Smart Switch Mode For those L IPs configure a multi cast address in the IP configuration menu Please contact your system administrator to obtain a valid multi cast address for your network All L IPs must be configured with the same multi cast address and use the same client port 1628 is reco
130. networks under control Contact Logout ret ttf ff esnea SSS LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 119 8 6 2 Channel Statistics LOYTEC Figure 106 shows the channel statistics page This page offers similar information as the channel statistics view of the L IP Redundant Plug In see Section 8 5 4 Figure 106 The L IP Redundant Web Interface Channel Statistics Page S Red Channel Statistics Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras Q aix z ix E ON JO suchen Se Favoriten Ka A z J LJ 3 Adresse http 192 168 32 31 red chan_stat refreshed refreshed h DLOYTEC Logged in as Administrator wechseln zu Links Reload Reset Channel Statistics General Info Up time 0 days 00 34 07 Device Info Config Statistics EIA 709 Channel EIA 852 Channel Elapsed time lo days 00 14 55 0 days 00 14 55 Average packets s 28 3 Current bandwith utilization 14 0 Maximum bandwith utilization 39 4 Current CRC errors lo 0 Maximum CRC errors 2 0 Total CRC errors f1 0 Current missed packets lo 0 Maximum missed packets lo 0 Total missed packets lo 0 Current packets s 31 0 Maximum packets s leo 37 Total packets 25003 2489 Current missed preambles s lo 0 Maximum missed preambles s 28 0 Total missed preambles 134 0 Overload ok OK Overload Ratio lo 0 Redunda
131. nfig NAT Router 192 168 1 250 Edit 1 ae 10 0 2 2 1628 Edit Stats Iv 2 lip n2 10 0 2 3 1631 Edit Stats Iv 3 pea 192 166 1 37 1626 I Edit Stats E Statistics X unregistered not contacted registered l notresponding no ext NAT disabled O O WU i u pe _ VY mle Se O jt VU Cc Reset Contact Logout C SE has ntranet Figure 50 CN IP device list The device status information is indicated with the bullets of different colors The description for the different status indicators in shown in Table 14 The Flags column indicates with an A that the device is an auto member An orange sphere indicates that the device is not compatible with extended NAT and has been disabled Click on the Edit button to change the device name IP address or port number for this device Click Edit on a NAT router to change the NAT router address The Stats button retrieves the statistics summary page from the client device 5 3 2 Backup Restore the L IP Configuration The Backup Restore menu allows to backup the entire L IP configuration including the EIA 852 Channel List on the configuration server The backup file can be stored on your PC and restored to the same L IP or a replacement L IP at a later date The Backup Restore page is shown in Figure 51 For more information on the additional device settings please consult the corresponding paragraphs in Section 4 3 Important Backups created wi
132. ng open Mon Dec 05 12 17 55 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 18 05 2005 0x01 Aegean A12 Ringopen Mon Dec 05 12 18 05 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 18 22 2005 0x01 A 13 Node 1 error Mon Dec 05 12 18 19 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 36 58 2005 0x08 A 14 Ring open Mon Dec 05 12 18 22 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 18 24 2005 0x01 15 Ring open Mon Dec 05 12 18 24 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 18 27 2005 0x01 A 16 Twin error EI4709 Mon Dec 05 12 21 02 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 36 58 2005 0x02 Al Twin error EI4709 Mon Dec 05 12 51 31 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 55 01 2005 0x02 Alarm Log Ais Ringopen Mon Dec 05 12 51 31 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 55 01 2005 0x01 19 Node 1 error Mon Dec 05 12 51 33 2005 Mon Dec 05 12 55 00 2005 0x08 Version 4 5 Figure 91 An alarm log New LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plugin File Edit View Wodelist Glarmlog Properties Diagnostic O ce he ok A i w Show larmog F primary Monitor 2 pri At Upload alarmlog i 5 Number a Delete Alarmlog ime a N to rr A i Export as CSW loe l a B n Figure 92 Exporting an alarm log to a CSV file LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 110 LOY TEC The alarm log can by transferred to another application using Copy amp Paste or by export to a CSV file see Figure 92 8 5 6 Node List Config The node list 1s used for node monitoring see Section 8 2 3 It must contain all the nodes which should be monitored by the L IP Redundant If bus loop monitoring is used the order of the nodes in the list sho
133. ng or with spaces between each byte e g 00 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 AA BB CC DD EE FF 4 8 11 Option a Add device Select this menu item to add a CN IP device to the CN IP channel A new menu appears Add CNIP member 1 IP Address none A POCE gt none 3 NAT Address gt none 4 Device name Gl Out wrthot Saving x Exit and Save Figure 33 Add CN IP device Please enter the IP address and device name of the new CN IP device that should join the CN IP channel If the port is different from the default port 1628 you must also enter the port address otherwise the default port address will be entered automatically If the device is behind a NAT router enter the local address in item 1 and the NAT routers address in item 4 Do not forget to set up a port forwarding rule in the NAT router for the port specified in item 2 4 8 12 Option e Edit device Select this menu item to edit a CN IP device on the CN IP channel The L IP prompts the device number which shall be edited A list of available CN IP devices is displayed with the menu item 1 A new menu appears Edit CNIP member 1 IP Address ohn hate 2 Port n GoD 3 NAT Address eo OTRS o A EATA 4 Device name 2 LaipnatcL Gg G le without saving x Exit and Save Figure 34 Edit CN IP device in channel member list You can now change the IP address port NAT address or device name of the CN IP device Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L
134. ng the L IP as the Network Interface for LNS Applications The L IP can be used as a local or remote network interface for LNS based applications like LonMaker to access EJA 709 networks Therefore the EIA 852 network interface must be enabled on the PC where the LNS application program is installed and the IP address of the PC must be added to the configuration server First add the IP address of the PC to the configuration server s list of devices see Section 7 4 1 Then select the LonWorks IP Channels utility program from your Control Panel Lon Works IP Channels HE LonworksIP Devices IP Address IP Port Server Address 1 Server Address 2 1952 168 1 2 oOo Do not use an SNTP server Figure 68 Add a new LNS IP interface to your PC Click on Add Add an IP Device E ziki OF m oe LiF Interface Cancel IF Address 192 168 O 166 IF Port f B26 MES Authentication Rey ee oo Status information Figure 69 Give the new interface a name Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 86 LOY TEC And specify a name for the interface in the Name field The IP Address field shows the IP address of your PC Leave the IP port at 1628 Leave the MD5 authentication key field empty Click OK You should now see a window like Figure 70 Set the timeserver fields to 0 0 0 0 if the network interface is used in a local network like an Intranet If the network interface is a
135. nnel IP Channel for the first router port and the existing channel Channel 1 for the second port Finally you must commission the new L IP router LonMaker can now use the L IP as a local or remote network interface that connects directly to the Ethernet network as shown in Figure 72 liptest Echelon LonMaker liptest vsd Subsystem 1 5 Edit view Insert Format Tools Shape visio Help Type a question for help o X File Edit View Insert Format Tools Shape LonMaker Window Help Normal gt Arial H LonPoint Shapes 3 0 E LonMaker Basic Shapes z E LoytecShapes a 2j j5 SETEN mee Shapes X Out 100 0 1 Func Block 1 4340 dX YAMIN Channel 1 Figure 72 Drag the L IP Router shape onto the drawing area and commission the device 7 9 Remote LPA Operation Starting with firmware version 2 0 the L IP supports remote LPA access This means that a protocol analyzer connected to the Ethernet network can connect to the L IP and record all packets on the EIA 709 channel FT 10 or TP 1250 Our LPA IP supports this sophisticated feature The principle functionality is shown in Figure 73 The LPA IP runs on a Windows PC that is connected to the Ethernet network In a L IP device selection window one can e g select the L IP with IP address 192 168 1 210 and display all packets on the FT 10 channel connected to the L IP with IP address 192 168 1 210 For this operation the LPA IP does not need to
136. nt Status E Channel Statistics Alarm Log m Node List Config Parameters Reset networks under control Contact Logout A Lokales Intranet Ui reio O OOOO OTT 8 6 3 Alarm Log Figure 107 shows the alarm log page This page offers similar information as the alarm log view of the L IP Redundant Plug In see Section 8 5 5 Major differences compared to the plug in interface are A Download button allows to download the alarm log as CSV file Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual E Red Alarm Log Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras Q aurik x E TN JO suchen 5 Favoriten Ol B fe fF 2 Adresse http 192 168 32 31 red alarmlog LOYTEC Logged in as Administrator Device Info Config Statistics Redundant E Status E Channel Statistics Alarm Log Node List Config Parameters Reset Contact Logout networks under control 120 Reload Clear Download No Description 1 Log Cleared 2 Ring open 3 Ring open 4 Node 1 error Start Time Mon Dec 12 17 40 55 2005 Mon Dec 12 17 41 34 2005 Mon Dec 12 17 41 38 2005 Mon Dec 12 17 42 52 2005 LOYTEC wechseln zu Links End Time Mon Dec 12 17 40 55 2005 Mon Dec 12 17 41 36 2005 Mon Dec 12 17 41 43 2005 pending zj Feis ef OO ff kesma OOO OOOO Figure 107 The L IP Redundant Web Interface Alarm Log
137. o communicate to the L IP platform over the EJA 709 and the Ethernet network The L IP application image is designed to be updated over the network whenever there is a need to do SO The fall back image makes sure that the L IP comes up in a state where the maintenance software can at least talk to the L IP device and can download a new L IP application image When the L IP boots up with the fall back image the EIA 709 port LED and the STATUS LED are flashing red In this state it does not forward any messages Note All configuration settings and all forwarding tables will be lost when the firmware is updated The EIA 852 and IP settings remain intact Note A firmware update will enable the web interface even if it was disabled via the console interface Please deactivate the web interface in the console menu if you do not want the web interface being active after a firmware update 10 1 Firmware Update via the Network Firmware downloads can be performed on the EIA 709 and the Ethernet network port However since the L IP is not based on a Neuron Chip a new firmware image cannot be downloaded with a standard tool Rather a designated tool the LSD Tool see Section 12 1 must be used See the LSD Tool documentation for details on how to download a new L IP firmware via the network 10 2 Firmware Update via the Console To download the firmware via the console the L IP must be connected to the RS 232 port of a PC via its console inter
138. ogy The maximum stub length between the bus line and the node is 0 3 m Figure 119 shows the termination required for an RS 485 network 120 Q Figure 119 RS 485 Termination In an RS 485 network terminations need to be placed at each end of the bus see Figure 120 Figure 120 Termination in an RS 485 Bus Topology Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 133 LOY TEC 9 4 TP 1250 Collision Less Backbone The TP 1250 port on the LIP 1ECT can be configured to use a special operating mode in which several L Switch or L IP devices can be connected via a TP 1250 collision less backbone see Figure 121 This operating mode of the TP 1250 port has two advantages compared to the standard operating mode 1 Maximizes the effective data throughput on the channel 2 Multiple L Switch or L IP devices connected via this backbone behave like one big L Switch or L IP very low propagation delay TP1250 Collisionless Backbone Termination Network Figure 121 L Switch and L IP devices connected via a TP 1250 collision less backbone However this special backbone mode of the L IP requires the user to set a unique ID on each L Switch and L IP This ID needs to be set different for every L Switch or L IP Any number between 0 and 7 can be chosen Hence the maximum number of L Switch L IP devices on one backbone is limited to 8 if the collision less backbone mode is used Otherwise if the TP 1250 port is used as a regu
139. oned separately reflecting the structure of the internal TP 1250 channel The port LEDs of unconfigured routers are flashing green with a frequency of Hz once per second Pressing the status button longer than 2 seconds will allow you to cycle through the ports and select the port which shall send out the Service Pin Message message The port LED of the currently selected port will light up orange After 2 seconds the next available port will be selected When the status button is released the Service Pin Message is sent out on the currently selected port router If an LNS based installation tool e g LonMaker is used the individual routers of the L IP must be commissioned separately Refer to application note ANOO3E Using the L IP with LNS based Installation Tools for more details 7 2 L IP Acts as a Smart Switch Installation and operation is plug amp play if used in the smart switch mode which can be set with the DIP switches Please refer to Section 3 6 to set the L IP into smart switch mode After connecting the network cables the L IP can be powered up and it will start its switching application Before the L IP starts routing packets it must be added to a CN IP channel When using a standard binding tool e g LonMaker bindings between nodes connected to different ports can be done without considering the L IP Further an L IP can be added anywhere to an already configured network without reconfiguring the node
140. or the L IP when used in smart switch mode see Section 6 1 1 Use this menu item if you are moving EIA 709 network nodes between different EI A 709 channels 4 10 Device Statistics Menu This menu holds relevant information regarding the device statistics of the L IP It also holds the menu item to monitor the connection keep alive feature of the L IP The device statistics menu is shown in Figure 38 Use this menu only for debugging purposes There is no need to access this menu if the network is running smoothly This menu is new with firmware version 1 1 Device Statistics Menu Show EIA852 device statistics Show extended EIA852 device statistics Clear all EIA852 device statistics Show IP statistics Monitor connection keep alive Enhanced communications test la Back to main menu Please choose Figure 38 Device Statistics Menu 4 10 1 Option 1 EIA852 device statistics A sample console output is shown in Figure 39 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 59 LOY TEC FIA852 Device Statistics Seconds since cleared FLI Date Time of clear GMT Fri Jan 17 06 43 06 2003 No of members 6 LT Packets received L20 LT Bytes received unknown LT Packets sent 410 LT Bytes sent unknown IP Packets sent 124 IP Bytes sent 4588 IP Packets received SZ IP Bytes received 33277 IP Packets data sent O IP Packets data received O LT Stale packets 415 RFC Packets sent 2i RFC Packets received a2 Avg aggre
141. oriten Extras Qaa O id A ern OS w J S v wechseln zu Links Norton Antivirus X 6 Logged in as Administrator Product code LIP 1ECT Firmware L IP Primary Image Version 4 3 0 Build date Fri Apr 15 12 44 03 2005 Serial number UNKNOVYN 80000000C8DF Free memory 569K 81K System temp 25 0C Supply volt 10 2 EIA709 unique node ID 80 00 00 00 C8 DF EIA852 unique node ID 11 22 33 44 C9 23 Status Offline Send Service Pin Message goahead WEBSERVER Device Info Config Statistics Reset Contact Logout networks under control rr ig Figure 45 Example L IP Start Screen Click through the menus on the left hand side to become familiar with the different screens If you click on Config in the left menu you will be asked to enter the administrator password Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH 64 LOYTEC L IP User s Manual in order to make changes to the settings Enter the default administrator password admin and select Login 3 L IP Login Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras Zuriick gt Q A Qsuchen Favoriten medien lt 4 S 3 a ag Adresse a http 192 168 1 209 config overview gt Wechseln zu Norton Antivirus E LOYTEC electronics GmbH Device Info Config Statistics Reset Contact Logout etworks under control etter Enter your username and password Account A
142. ork port This condition is met if nodes are installed using an LNS based tool on different channels that are separated either with a router shape or with an L IP LonMaker shape provided by LOYTEC Please download the L IP LonMaker shapes from our website at www loytec com Figure 58 shows the proper DIP switch settings for smart switch mode without subnet broadcast flooding assuming all other DIP switches remain in the factory default position off oe 1234567 Figure 58 OFF ON DIP switch settings for smart switch mode without subnet broadcast flooding This operating mode uses the channel routing strategy on the IP channel to distribute IP packets It uses flooding to send all packets on the IP channel to all IP devices on this IP channel The advantage of this operating mode is that it is fully plug amp play and no router configuration is required The disadvantage is that this operating mode doesn t scale very well with larger networks We do not recommend this operating mode for IP channels with more than 10 L IP devices and packet rates of more than 500 packets s For firmware versions 3 0 and up it is recommended to configure a multi cast group for L IPs in the smart switch mode to reduce the traffic burden and improve scalability Refer to Section 6 5 on how to configure the L IP to use multi cast 6 2 EIA 852 Operating Modes Every logical IP channel requires one configuration server that manages all CN IP devices L IP
143. outer address is known If the twin router address is not yet known EIA852 monitoring bit9 and the forwarding warnings and errors bit10 bit13 are not applicable bitS 1 if the twin router is not reachable via the EIA 709 segment local segment 0 otherwise bit9 1 if the twin router is not reachable via the EIA 852 channel IP backbone 0 otherwise bitl0 1 if the packets forwarded from the EIA 709 to the EIA 852 side on the local device is significantly lower than on the remote twin router 0 if the router is working properly bitll 1 if the packets forwarded from the EIA 852 to the EIA 709 side on the local device is significantly lower than on the remote twin router 0 if the router is working properly Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 127 LOYTEC bitl2 1 if the local device does not forward any packets from the EIA 709 to the EIA 852 side while the remote twin router does 0 if the router is working properly bitl3 1 if the local device does not forward any packets from the EIA 852 to the EIA 709 side while the remote twin router does 0 if the router is working properly 8 7 5 Channel Monitor Objects Figure 114 shows the Channel Monitor Object functional block This functional block is responsible for network monitoring see Section 8 2 3 There is one object for each channel the L IP Redundant is attached to The channel monitor object with index 0 corresponds to the EIA 709
144. p2 BO DOC yl eZ EE S Aa disabled X 005 Ilpa ip OU POC c I eZ Selo S registered A Press lt RETURN gt to continue Figure 35 List all CN IP channel members The list shows the list entry number the device name the IP address and the current status of this device Note that the first entry is always the local device which is the CN IP device built into the configuration server Devices behind a NAT router are listed in a tree view style The A flag indicates that this device is an auto member The X flag indicates that the device got disabled because it does not support the extended NAT mode e g pre 3 0 L IP or 1 LON 1000 If the channel mode falls back to standard these devices are enabled again Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 57 LOY TEC registered The CN IP device has been successfully registered with the CN IP channel and is fully functional unregistered The CN IP device has never been registered with the CN IP channel not contacted The CN IP device has not been contacted since the configuration server has started The CN IP device has been registered but is not responding at the moment disabled The CN IP device has been disabled on the channel or rejected internal error The configuration server has detected an internal error Please contact LOYTEC support in this case Table 14 Possible CN IP device states 4 8 17 Option r Recontact devices amp list channel members Select this
145. pplications The L IP either behaves completely transparent in a network or can be configured to behave like a configured EIA 709 router Before the L IP can start routing EIA 709 packets over IP channels the L IP must be added to a CN IP channel Please refer to Section 7 4 on how to add the L IP to a CN IP channel 7 1 L IP Acts as a Standard EIA 709 Configured Router Installing and operating the L IP is like a standard EIA 709 router when used in the factory default state Configured EIA 709 router Bit rate auto detection disabled and Backbone mode for TP 1250 ports disabled After adding the device to a CN IP channel a network management tool like LonMaker or NL 220 must be used to add and commission the L IP as a configured router We provide LonMaker shapes for the different operating modes of the L IP You can download those shapes from our website at http www loytec com english download lip htm The multi port L IP contains multiple standard EIA 709 routers one for each port and an internal TP 1250 backbone The internal TP 1250 is neither visible nor accessible from the outside and its sole task is to connect the individual routers Figure 65 shows an example for the multi port L IP LIP 33ECTB Internal TP 1250 Backbone Ethernet Figure 65 Internal structure of the multi port L IP in EIA 709 router mode Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 81 LOY TEC Each router must be commissi
146. r Proper IP settings are set through the console interface or the web interface There are 2 different scenarios how a device can join a CN IP channel Either the device has a valid IP address of a configuration server stored and contacts the configuration server direct or the configuration server has a list of the IP addresses of the devices and the configuration server contacts the device 7 4 1 Configuration Server Contacts L IP Device In this scenario the L IP device needs the following parameters set in order for the configuration server to contact the L IP device The remaining parameters are retrieved from the configuration server IP address netmask gateway either via DHCP or manual entry see Section 4 6 Auto NAT or manual NAT address if used behind a firewall NAT router see Section 4 6 MDS secret if authentication is required see Section 4 7 If multiple L IPs behind one NAT router are added the Auto NAT setting in the L IPs is recommended to be used with the L IP configuration server Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 83 LOY TEC Note Ifthe built in configuration server is used the configuration server always contacts the device as described in this Section 7 4 2 L IP Device Contacts Configuration Server In this scenario the L IP device needs the following parameters set in order to contact the configuration server The remaining parameters are retrieved from the configuration server
147. r each L IP Redundant diagnostic node Connect nvoRedRtr of one L IP Redundant with the nviRedRtr of its paired L IP Redundant and vice versa Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 102 LOYTEC If using LonMaker for Windows the resulting drawing should look like shown in Figure 86 L IP Red Demo Echelon LonMaker L IP Red Demo y sd Subsystem 1 E File Edit view Insert Format Tools Shape LonMaker Window Help Type a question for help a gl X gt Normal Arial BZ u 2 Ee O sH ERE 6RY BAS oO o B Ql kler A O 7 G 165 B X W gt SS 9 T il bod ws X 4ad0 0x J H0MJ N gt j gt Twin Router 1 FT 10 Segment 1 Twin Router 2 Monitor 2 ae gt Page 1 1 Figure 86 A pair of L IP Redundant devices configured for twin router operation Be sure to commission both routers and both diagnostic nodes Once both routers and both diagnostic nodes were successfully commissioned the PRIM LED on one of the two L IP Redundant devices should be green and should be off on the other one Important If bus loop monitoring see 8 2 1 is not used and thus the loop port 2 terminal of the L IP Redundant routers is not connected be sure to first commission the router and the diagnostic node of one L IP Redundant and switch off bus loop monitoring on this L IP Redundant before connecting the second L IP Redundant After the router an
148. raffic S GREEN flashing at 1Hz Port unconfigured Only if L IP operated as EIA 709 router see Section 6 1 1 Port damaged fC L IP redundant Loop open see Section 3 4 10 SS all ports Please upload new firmware see Section 12 1 port see Section 12 1 ORANGE flashing at 1 Bit rate auto detection RS 485 ports only Hz ORANGE permanent Status button pressed for more than 20 all ports seconds L IP forwarding tables will be reset once button is released Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 30 LOY TEC Table 1 EIA 709 Activity LED patterns 3 4 4 Twin Router Status LED L IP Redundant only The L IP Redundant has a three color LED green red and orange see Figure 17 showing the twin router status of the device This LED is labeled PRIM Table 2 shows different LED patterns and their meaning device in twin router mode Device is active but problem with twin Primary Secondary not reachable router detected Secondary Primary failed secondary has taken over and is active RED Device is inactive due to error detected Device is primary but secondary has taken over Table 2 Twin Router Status LED patterns Every time the L IP Redundant contacts its twin router the LED is switched off shortly to signal this activity 3 4 5 Ethernet Link LED The Ethernet Link LED lights up green whenever an Ethernet cable is plugged in and a physical connection with a switch hub or PC
149. rder to make CN IP protocol features like escrowing Channel Timeout work properly Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 90 LOY TEC The SNTP timeserver can be specified on the CN IP channel level in the configuration server which distributes the timeserver address to all CN IP devices on the CN IP channel A primary and a secondary SNTP server can be defined please refer to Section 4 7 5 and Section 4 8 5 on how to enable the SNTP server 7 11 Advanced Topics 7 11 1 Aggregation Aggregation or packet bunching is a technique that collects multiple EI A 709 packets into a single larger CN IP packet Aggregation improves overall system performance since one CN IP packets now carries multiple EIA 709 packets und with the same number of CN IP transactions more EIA 709 packets can be exchanged between L IP devices thus reducing protocol overhead The Aggregation Timeout defines the time period in ms in which the transmitting device collects the EIA 709 packets before it transmits the CN IP packet over the CN IP channel Please refer to Section 4 7 7 on how to enable aggregation Note that aggregation adds a delay to the transactions but dramatically improves the throughput of your CN IP channel Use aggregation if you have a high channel load but can tolerate some additional propagation delay given by the aggregation time value 7 11 2 MD5 Authentication MD5 authentication is a method to verify the authenticity of the
150. ronmental Protection cccccccccssseseeeeeeeeeeees IP 40 enclosure IP 20 screw terminals TetS ta atin sectia senshi RS DIN rail mounting EN 50 022 or wall mounting Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 14 3 LIP xxxxECTB Operating Voltage 245 ain e a Power Consumption ccccceeeeceeeeeeeeeeees Pia US BC WET CMU eena e Operating Temperature ambient Storage Temperature ccccccsseeeseeeeees Humidity non condensing operating Humidity non condensing storage FM CIOSUEG cose cxchcc ss E Environmental Protection ccceee Installation c ccccccecccceccscesceccscceceececess 143 LOYTEC EE 10 to 90 RH 50 C P ANT 90 RH 50 C EAEE TN Installation enclosure 9 TE DIN 43 880 ee IP 40 enclosure IP 20 screw terminals EAA DIN rail mounting EN 50 022 or wall mounting Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 144 LOY TEC 15 Revision History 01 17 03 1 1 Added menu item 9 device statistics in Section 4 10 Improved behavior of cnip LED in Section 3 4 7 Added automatic IP connection keep alive in Section 4 6 8 05 09 03 2 0 DL Add Section 2 3 IP Configuration for Client Device via Web Interface 05 09 03 2 0 DL Add Section 4 8 17 Option r Recontact devices amp list channel members 05 09 03 Add new device states to Table 14 05 09 03 Add Pri 71 TE to Figure 35 List all CN IP channel mem
151. rresponding channel The bar shows the current bandwidth utilization CRC errors Shows the current and the maximum percentage as well as the total number of packets with CRC errors observed on the corresponding channel Missed Packets Shows the current and the maximum percentage as well as the total number of packets which could not be processed or received on the corresponding channel Packets Shows the current and the maximum number of packets per second as well as the total number of packets on the corresponding channel Missed Preambles Shows the current and the maximum number of missed preambles per second as well as the total number of missed preambles observed on the corresponding channel A missed preamble is detected whenever the link layer receives a preamble which is shorter then the defined preamble length A large number in this counter is usually due to noise on the channel Overload Signals a overload condition of the channel during the last statistic interval A channel can be overloaded due to one of the following conditions The bandwidth utilization during the last statistic interval exceeded the limit defined by the parameter Bandwidth Utilization Limit default 70 OR The CRC Error Rate during the last statistic interval exceeded the limit defined by the parameter CRC Error Limit default 5 OR Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 108 LOY TEC The Missed Pa
152. running in online mode you can download the alarm log from the L IP Redundant either by double clicking on the click to upload alarm log entry in the list via Upload Alarm Log in the Alarm Log menu or by clicking on the corresponding icon in the tool bar see Figure 90 Similar the alarm log can be cleared Figure 91 shows a typical alarm log For each alarm an description a start time an end time and an alarm code is logged All alarm times refer to the time set on the L IP Redundant Currently the following alarms are possible Ring open Bus loop monitoring has detected an open loop see Section 8 2 1 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 109 LOYTEC Twin error E A709 Twin router is not reachable any more via the EIA 709 side see Section 8 2 2 Twin error IP Twin router is not reachable any more via the EIA 852 side see Section 8 2 2 Fwd warning EJIA709 Packets forwarded from the EIA 709 to the EIA 852 side on the selected device is significantly lower than on the remote twin router see Section 8 2 2 Fwd warning IP Packets forwarded from the EIA 852 to the EIA 709 side on the selected device is significantly lower than on the remote twin router see Section 8 2 2 Fwd error EIA709 The selected device does not forward any packets from the EIA 709 to the EIA 852 side while the remote twin router does Fwd error IP The selected device does not forward any pa
153. ry downloading the new firmware image If no firmware update was attempted please contact LOY TEC support see Section 11 8 11 7 IP 852 traffic may flood the entire switched IP network Problem In a setup where CNIP routers are used to send data in one direction only unacknowledged services the receiving CNIP router never sends out any data therefore its position in the network becomes unknown after a while due to the aging mechanism of Ethernet switches and the traffic is then flooded to the entire network Explanation Ethernet switches use an aging mechanism to store and manage Ethernet MAC addresses After some time the switch forgets the MAC address and forwards the Ethernet packets with the forgotten MAC address to all ports Solution Please activate the keep alive function on the configuration server to establish two way communication with the CNIP router 11 8 Technical Support LOYTEC offers free telephone and e mail support for our L IP product series If none of the above descriptions solves your specific problem please contact us at the following address LOYTEC electronics GmbH Stolzenthalergasse 24 3 A 1080 Vienna Austria Europe email supportaloytec com web http www loytec com tel 43 1 40208050 fax 43 1 402080599 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 140 LOY TEC 12 Application Notes 12 1 The LSD Tool Please refer to application note ANOO2E LSD Tool for
154. ry network segment connected to the L IP needs to be terminated according to the rules found in the specification of the transceiver see Chapter 8 2 1 Important All used and unused ports must be properly terminated LOYTEC recommends the use of the LOYTEC L Term series network terminators LT 13 or LT 33 respectively For unused ports it is recommended to use a 100 Ohm 0 25 W resistor between terminals A and B as termination Important All Earth ground terminals must be connected to the main Earth ground terminal 24 LIP xECT and LIP xxxxECTB or terminal 15 LIP xECTB and LIP xxECTB When using shielded network cables only one side of the cable Should be connected to ground Thus the shield must be connected to earth ground either at the L IP terminals or somewhere else in the network but never at more than one place see Figure 19 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 38 LOY TEC Ethernet Power Supply DA P l Ethernet ea Pupp y N HD o YD k P i Ethernet nee REDD y 7 7 Figure 19 Connecting the Earth Ground to the L IP 3 9 2 L IP Redundant Every network segment connected to the L IP Redundant needs to be terminated according to the rules found in the specification of the transceiver see Chapter 8 2 1 Important All used and unused ports must be properly terminated LOYTEC recommends the use of the LOYTEC L Term series network terminator
155. s LT 13 or LT 33 respectively For unused ports it is recommended to use a 100 Ohm 0 25 W resistor between terminals A and B as termination Important All Earth ground terminals must be connected to the main Earth ground terminal 15 When using shielded network cables only one side of the cable Should be connected to ground Thus the shield must be connected to earth Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 39 LOY TEC ground either at the L IP terminal loop port I or somewhere else in the network but never at more than one place see Figure 20 k P Bus Ha Termination Bus or Free Topology Termination L Term L Term Power Suppl j ms To Loop To ee Side2 Side 1 Bus loop monitoring enabled Bus loop monitoring disabled Figure 20 L IP Redundant with and without Bus loop Monitoring Important If operated with bus loop monitoring enabled loop port 1 and loop port 2 connected both sides of the loop must be terminated at the L IP terminals see Figure 20 In this case two terminators for bus topology must be used Important If operated with bus loop monitoring enabled the loop must not contain any repeaters Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 40 LOY TEC 4 Console Interface 4 1 Console Connection The L IP is equipped with a serial interface to display the results of the self test allow configuration via a console menu upgrade the L IP
156. s in the network Due to the plug and play installation capability of the L IP it does not support any EIA 709 Router network management commands However it accepts all other standard network management commands e g to set the channel parameters on every port 7 3 Creating and Managing a CN IP Channel An EIA 709 device that is directly connected to an IP channel Intranet Internet must be managed by a so called configuration server A configuration server keeps a list of all devices on a logical CN IP channel and distributes the routing information between those devices If a device wants to join a CN IP channel it needs to register itself at the configuration server The L IP can be used together with the PC based 1 LON Configuration Server utility or with the built in configuration server Please refer to the following sections on how to setup the device and the configuration server Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 82 LOY TEC Logical CN IP Channel P 192 168 1 10 onngniauen 7 Server for D ames CN IP Channel IL Ethernet IP 192 168 1 1xx o CN IP Device CN IP Device CN IP Device Figure 66 The configuration server manages the devices on a CN IP channel 7 4 Setting up an L IP Device Every device that connects to a CN IP channel must have proper IP settings see Section 4 6 before it can contact a configuration serve
157. sending device Only devices that have MD5 enabled and use the same MD5 secret can share information with each other If the configuration server has MD5 enabled only devices that have MDS enabled and use the same MD5 secret as the configuration server can join the logical CNAP channel Please refer to Section 4 7 8 and Section 4 8 9 for details 7 11 3 DHCP When using DHCP with firmware versions 1 0 and 1 1 the DHCP server must be active and the L IP Ethernet cable must be connected when the L IP powers up otherwise the L IP will not receive a valid IP address Furthermore the DHCP Server must provide the IP settings with an infinite lease time otherwise the L IP will reject those IP settings from the DHCP server With firmware version 2 0 and higher the only restrictions for the use of DHCP is that the configuration server must always get the same IP address assigned Client devices can get different IP addresses assigned as long as the Roaming Member function is activated on the configuration server Do not use DHCP with dynamic IP addresses in applications with NAT routers 7 11 4 Dynamic NAT Addresses A common practice for Internet providers is to assign addresses on a per session basis to a client Each time a connection is established e g an ADSL link is set up the Internet provider may choose an IP address from a pool Since this address will be the public address Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 9
158. sent out with the interval defined by this value Min Monitor Send Time This value defines the interval used to send query status messages to the nodes in the node list Thus the maximum delay until a node failure is detected and the duration of a complete scan pass calculates to MaxDetectionDelay lt TotalScanTime MinMonitorSendTime x NodesInNodeList Channel Monitor Interval This value defines the interval which is used by the channel monitor objects to accumulate statistic data and to calculate the resulting average values EIA 709 Ch Monitor EIA 852 Ch Monitor Deselecting these check boxes will disable the corresponding channel monitor object see Section 8 2 3 Bandwidth Utilization Limit This value defines the upper bandwidth utilization limit for the calculation of the overload condition If the current bandwidth utilization exceeds this limit the corresponding channel is considered to be in overload state Set this value to 0 to exclude the bandwidth utilization from the calculation of the overload state CRC Error Limit This value defines the upper CRC error rate limit for the calculation of the overload condition If the current CRC error rate exceeds this limit the corresponding channel is Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 117 LOYTEC considered to be in overload state Set this value to 0 to exclude the CRC error rate from the calculation of the overload state Missed Preamble Limi
159. sion 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 111 LOY TEC Further the order of the nodes in the node lists can be changed and a node list can be exported Finally the node list can be downloaded to the device and an existing node list can be uploaded from the device 8 5 6 1 Manually add and edit nodes You can double click on Create new node to open the new node dialog box see Figure 94 Create new node Node properties Address Create new node Create new node Node properties Address gt The Address is not valid Description Save Description Cancel save iji Subnet Mode Number Testnode 1 Cancel Node properties Address Description Save 1 112233445566 Subnet f Unique Node ID Testnode 1 Cancel Figure 94 Adding a new node As you type the node address it will be checked and the result of the syntax check 1s indicated by the dialog icon and the text field Press the Save Button to save the node address into the node list Existing nodes can be edited by double clicking on the row containing the node in the list LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plugin T There is already an node item on position 2 with the same node address Do you want to update this node and delete the node with the same address Abbrechen Figure 95 Tried to save entry which is identical to an already existing one Note that the address is ch
160. ss 192 168 1 100 also acts as a configuration server If the CS is activated on an L IP behind a NAT router the NAT router must have a fixed public IP address The L IP with the CS also cannot use automatic NAT discovery In this case enter the NAT address of the NAT router manually in the IP configuration menu Auto NAT can no longer be enabled on an L IP with a CS To diagnose possible problems in the NAT configuration with port forwarding use the enhanced communications test see Section 4 10 6 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 77 LOYTEC IP 192 168 1 100 1628 NAT 135 23 2 1 seo Optional CS of the channel L i Firewall NAT Router p IP Channel Se T 135 23 2 1 192 168 1 1 IP 192 168 1 102 1630 Forward ports 1628 and 1629 to IP address 192 168 1 100 Internet forward 1630 to IP address 192 168 1 102 forward 1631 to IP address 192 168 1 103 l FT 10 IP 192 168 1 103 1631 Auto NAT 135 23 2 1 Auto NAT 135 23 2 1 L k iTO pj te 4 i Figure 61 Multiple L IP devices behind a NAT Extended NAT Mode After the NAT router has been configured with the port forwardings and the CS has been turned on the channel members can be added This can be done either on the console UI or through the Web interface of the CS On the console UI add the devices to the channel in the configuration server menu 7 Choose a to add a devi
161. state of the device monitor object Currently the following bits are used bit0 0 if device monitoring is enabled 1 if device monitoring is disabled Device monitoring can be disabled either manually e g by disabling the object or because the L IP is in twin router mode and the device is in standby mode and thus inactive Device Monitor Object nvoNodeMonStatus nvoNodeMonAlarm 2 nvoRingALastNode nvoRingBLastNode nvoRingAReceived 2 nvoRingBReceived 2 Figure 112 Device Monitor Object SNVT state 64 nvoNodeMonAlarm 2 Shows the state of the monitored nodes Each bit corresponds to one node in the node list e g bit0 gt index 1 bit gt index 2 etc Array element nvoNodeMonAlarm 0 represents nodes with index 1 64 while array element nvoNodeMonAlarm 1 represents nodes with index 65 128 If the bit is 0 the corresponding node is reachable and online or was not yet queried if the bit is 1 the corresponding node is not reachable or not in configured online State SNVT count nvoRingALastNode SNVT count nvoRingBLastNode Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 125 LOYTEC These two network variables allow to detect the point of fracture if the loop is interrupted by showing the two nodes closest to the fracture nvoRingALastNode contains the index of the last node reachable from loop port 1 while nvoRingBLastNode contains the index of the last node reachable from loop port 2 The value is encod
162. strator EIA852 device statistics Device Info This menu item allows to view the EIA 852 device statistics and extended EIA 852 device statistics Config IP statistics Statistics This menu item allows to view the Ethernet and TCP IP statistics E Overview E ElA 652 Device E P E Enh Com Test Enhanced communication test This menu item allows to perform an enhanced communication test which verifies the communication with all devices on the EIA 652 channel Reset Contact networks under control Logout zi Booo f l esnea SSS A Figure 52 L IP device statistics overview page The Enhanced Communications Test allows testing the EIA 852 communication path between L IP devices and the configuration server The test has been re worked in firmware Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 69 LOY TEC 3 0 and up to diagnose more thoroughly the paths between individual members and the configuration server in each direction Port forwarding problems are recognized For older devices or devices by other manufacturers which do not support the new test features the test passes as soon as a device is reachable but adds a comment that the return path could not be tested A typical output is shown in Figure 53 Z L IP Enh Com Test Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras Q arik a r x a A 9 Suchen S Favoriten ra R X LJ 3S Adresse Fal http 192 168 1 253 stat
163. t This value defines the upper missed preamble rate limit for the calculation of the overload condition If the current missed preamble rate exceeds this limit the corresponding channel is considered to be in overload state Set this value to 0 to exclude the missed preamble rate from the calculation of the overload state If the plug in runs in online mode the changes can be saved in the LNS database and downloaded to the device by pressing the Save Settings button if the plug in is in offline mode changes are only saved in the LNS database and will be downloaded to the device the next time the network management tool is in online mode LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plugin i X j Do you want to sawe the configuration also on the second router Figure 103 Download configuration to second router If router redundancy is used and a twin router is assigned the configuration can also be synchronized with the twin router Simply click Yes in the dialog shown after the configuration was stored for the selected router see Figure 103 It is strongly recommended to always keep the configuration properties in both routers identical to guarantee smooth operation Default settings can be restored by pressing the Set Defaults button To copy the values currently used by the device to the LNS database press the button Load from Device 8 6 Web Interface On the L IP Redundant an additional item Redundant
164. t periodically pings the nodes in this list using a Query Status network diagnostic request If a node is not reachable or soft offline an alarm is issued Further the state of each node can be determined via a network variable see Section 8 7 in the L IP Redundant plug in see Section 8 5 3 and in the web interface see Section 8 6 1 In addition the web interface shows detailed statistic information for each node e g number of CRC errors The primary router is the device with the higher VID1 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 96 LOY TEC If bus loop monitoring 1s enabled see Section 8 2 1 the L IP Redundant also determines from which loop port each node is reachable both ports loop port 1 only or loop port 2 only Thus if the nodes were entered in the order they are connected to the bus this allows the L IP Redundant to determine the exact location of a cable fracture by finding the last node reachable from port 1 and the last one reaching from port 2 This information is also provided to the user via network variables in the L IP Redundant plug in and in the web interface 8 3 The L IP Redundant in a Network As shown in Figure 77 the L IP Redundant internally consists of a standard EIA 709 router and an diagnostic node The router routes packets between the EIA 709 and the EIA 852 channels while the diagnostic node performs monitoring tasks e g node monitoring and offers network variables to show
165. t switch mode Important This operating mode doesn t support network loops Important Whenever a network is reconfigured it is recommended to clear the forwarding tables in the L IP by pressing the status button for at least 20 seconds see Section 3 5 1 The L IP supports learning of up to 4 Domains Note All messages which are received on an unknown domain are forwarded to all ports The subnet node learning algorithm supports segmentation of the network traffic on a subnet node basis Thus the user does NOT need to take care of any subnets spanning multiple physical channels Even when a node is moved from one channel to another the L IP keeps track and modifies its forwarding tables accordingly Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual T2 LOYTEC Note All messages with a destination subnet node address not yet learned are forwarded The L IP supports group learning Groups can span multiple L IP ports Note Group learning only works for messages using acknowledged or request response service Note All messages with a destination group address not yet learned are forwarded The L IP has no learning strategy for broadcast addresses As a result all subnet or domain wide broadcasts are always forwarded If subnet wide broadcasts shall not be forwarded please use the smart switch operating mode without subnet broadcast forwarding see Section 6 1 4 The L IP has no learning strategy for unique node ID ad
166. tch Mode will learn up to four domains If your network contains more than four domains please contact LOYTEC support for advice 4 4 2 3 Option 3 Set router configuration according to DIP switch If this menu item is selected the DIP switch settings determine if the L IP is used in router or in smart switch mode 4 4 3 Option 8 Webserver This menu item allows enabling and disabling the web server on the L IP You can disable the web server if you don t want to give anybody access to the L IP configuration via the web interface This menu item toggles between enabled and disabled 4 4 4 Option 9 Change Web server Password This menu item allows changing the passwords for the guest and the administrator account on the L IP web server Select 1 to set the password for the administrator account and 2 to set the password for the guest account If no password is entered for the administrator account the password protection is turned off and everybody can access the L IP configuration via the web interface without a password By default the guest password is empty disabled and the administrator password is admin Use this menu item to set the administrator or guest password if you have forgotten the passwords Change Webserver Passwords 1 Change Password for user Administrator 2 Change Password for user Guest q Quit Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 46 LOY TEC 4 4 5 Option 0 Web S
167. th the L IP firmware 4 4 and up cannot be used with firmware versions prior to 4 4 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 68 LOYTEC 3 L IP Config Backup Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras Zurick gt Q fay ASuchen GaFavorten Medien amp Ey Eee Q Adresse http pc208 config backup v Wechseln zu Norton Antivirus M DLOYTEC electronics GmbH Logged in as Administrator Backup Configuration Device Info Press the Backup button to download the current L IP configuration and store it as a file on your computer Config Backup Restore Configuration To restore an old L IP configuration select the backup file and press the Restore button m Backup Filename Durchsuchen Restore Statistics networks under control Reset Contact Logout ba eae m mi EE Lokales Intranet Figure 51 Web page to Backup and Restore the L IP configuration 5 4 Device Statistics The device statistics menu provides advanced statistics information about the EIA 852 CN IP device and the Ethernet interface I L IP Status Overview Microsoft Internet Explorer Datei Bearbeiten Ansicht Favoriten Extras Zurick gt Q A Asuchen GaFavorten WHmedien lt 4 B Ga EB Adresse http pc208 stat overview v Wechseln zu Norton Antivirus X LOYTEC electronics GmbH Logged in as Admini
168. tion Metwork Intertace Resource File Languages Logon Onnetiotinet Plug In Registration Authentication Domain Timing LonMaker Options Plug In Registration Already Registered Echelon Loantiaker Browser wersion 3 00 L IP Redundant Plugin version 1 0 Mot Registered Echelon LHS Report Generator version 3 04 Echelon LanPoint Configuration version 3 103 L IP Redundant Configuration Plugin version 1 0 Sad Add All Remove Remove SII To Be Registered a J Skip this prompt when re opening this drawing Register all unregistered plug ins when re opening this drawing Figure 84 Double check that the L IP Redundant Configuration Plug In is properly registered 8 4 3 Adding the L IP Redundant The L IP Redundant can be used standalone or with router redundancy Depending on which operation scenario is selected different steps have to be taken to add your L IP Redundant router s to your network 8 4 3 1 L IP Redundant Standalone For operating the L IP Redundant in standalone mode see Figure 75 the following steps have to be performed Add a single router shape Connect it to an P Channel on one side and to a FT 10 Channel on the other side of the router Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 101 LOYTEC Add one L IP Redundant built in diagnostic node L IP Redundant Diagnostic FT 10 device shapes on the FT 10 channel The corresponding device template will
169. tion with care because new CN IP devices can add themselves to the channel without knowledge of the system operator This could cause a potential security hole 4 8 8 Option 8 Roaming members support This menu item allows to track CN IP devices when their IP address changes This feature must be turned on if DHCP is used and the DHCP server can assign different IP addresses to the same device same Neuron ID In combination with Auto NAT L IPs can also be operated behind NAT routers which change their IP address between connection setups For more information on this topic refer to Section 6 3 1 The roaming member feature is turned on by default It is recommended to turn off this feature if DHCP is not used or if the DHCP server always assigns the same IP address to a given MAC address 4 8 9 Option 9 MD5 authentication This menu item allows enabling and disabling MD5 authentication If MD5 authentication is enabled all devices on the CNAP channel must have MD5 enabled and must use the same secret Note that MD5 authentication cannot be used together with the 1 LON 1000 since the 1 LON 1000 is not fully compliant with the EIA 852 authentication method MDS can be used with the 1 LON 600 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 55 LOY TEC 4 8 10 Option 0 MD5 secret Enter the 16 byte MD5 secret Note that for security purposes the currently set MD5 secret is not displayed Either enter the 16 bytes as one stri
170. ty It allows to create and edit a node list or load alter and save a configuration file 8 5 2 Overview Figure 87 shows the L IP Redundant Configuration Plug In The window is separated in three main areas The view selection allows to select different configuration and diagnostic pages Depending on the selected view the current view area contains different information e g the node list The log window shows different all actions performed by the plug in and any errors or warnings messages that occurred At the top of the window the toolbar allows to select different actions depending on the currently selected view The standard commands load save and new are always possible Save allows to store all configuration data node list properties and the alarm log to a file while load will restore all this information from a file The information shown in the status and in the channel statistics view are not stored Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 104 LOY TEC The Twin Router Selection shows the name of the primary and if present the secondary router The one currently selected is marked By clicking on the other one the selection can be changed on the fly Toolbar Twin Router Selection Plug In Mode E New LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plug In 0 x Fie Edit view Status Channel Statistics AlarmLog Mode List Paramete
171. uld represent the order of the nodes along the bus to be able to detect the point of fracture in case of a cable break The node with index 1 must be the node closest to loop port 1 while the last node in the list must be the node closest to loop port 2 EA New LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plug In 0 x File Edit View Status Channel Statistics AlarmLog Node List Parameters Help D oe E B g vV A Ei F at a wi secondary mon 1 sec Status ONNET COMM OK Number Node Address Node Type Node Description of Jo Create new nod L IP Red Status K Channel Statistics E Alarm Log LE Node List N Config T Parameters Message 022 at 15 14 32 Uploading node list from device al Message 023 at 15 14 32 Uploading Channel Monitoring data from device Message 024 at 15 14 35 Node List upload suceeded Message 025 at 15 14 35 Node List upload suceeded vr LLOYTEC LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plug In ready Network LipRedTest NUM 4 Figure 93 The Node List Config View To create a new node list or edit an existing node list go to the node list view by clicking on the Node List Config icon on the left side of the L IP Redundant Plug In window see Figure 93 Nodes can be added to the node list in different ways Nodes can be added or edited manually Node can be imported from the LNS database Nodes can be imported from a CSV file Ver
172. unctional block is shown in Figure 110 In addition to the mandatory functions defined in the LonMark Node Object functional profile the following optional and user defined functions are implemented Node Object nviRequest nvoStatus nviFileReq nvoFileStat nviFilePos nvoAlarm nviClearStat nvoAlarm_ 2 nvoSupplyVolt nvoSystemTemp nvoUpTime Figure 110 Node Object The Node Object accepts the following commands via nviRequest RQ NORMAL RQ UPDATE STATUS RQ REPORT MASK RQ ENABLE RQ DISABLE RQ UPDATE ALARM RQ CLEAR ALARM Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 123 LOYTEC LonMark alarming is supported via nvoAlarm SNVT alarm and nvoAlarm_ 2 SNVT alarm 2 This allows devices supporting the LonMark alarm notifier profile e g 1 LON 100 to receive alarms generated by the L IP Redundant and react with a defined action e g send an email By supporting both alarm SNVTs SNVT_ alarm and SNVT alarm 2 legacy and state of the art alarm handling is supported The network variable nvoSupplyVolt SNVT_ volt holds the current supply voltage of the L IP Redundant while nvoSystemTemp SNVT temp contains the current internal temperature With these two network variables a simple health monitoring can be performed The statistic counters of all Channel Monitor objects see Section 8 7 5 can be reset by setting the network variable nviClearStat SNVT_ switch to 100 ON and back to 0 OFF
173. urrent Maximum N Statistics 6 CRC errors 0 0 2 0 CRC errors 0 0 0 0 Total CRC errors 4 Total CRC errors 0 Missed packets 0 0 0 0 Missed packets 0 0 0 0 Total missed packets 0 Total missed packets 0 Packets s 47179 Packets s 27 54 Alarm Log Total packets 21502 Total packets 4285 Missed preambles s 0 0 Missed preambles s 070 Total missed preambles 0 Total missed preambles 0 Overload ok Overload ok Overload ratio 0 0 Overload ratio 0 0 Node List Config V automatic refresh clear statistics refresh ae p Parameters Message 038 at 14 47 40 Refreshing diagnostics data Message 039 at 14 47 40 Diagnostic data loaded successfully Message 040 at 14 47 44 Uploading node list from device Message 041 at 14 47 46 Uploading Channel Monitoring data from device a DLOYTEC Node List upload suceeded Network LipRedTest NUM y Figure 89 The Channel Statistics View Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 107 LOY TEC The channel statistics view has the following elements Device up time Shows the time elapsed since the L IP was re booted The following data is shown for each channel the L IP Redundant is attached to EIA 709 EIA 852 Elapsed time Shows the time since L IP Redundant powered up or since the statistics for this port where reset Bandwidth utilization Shows the current and the maximum value of the bandwidth utilization of the co
174. uscarsavaecapaienececcsuehmodouacaveaaatitanneeapessbeneeian 46 AS EIA 709 C onficuranon MSNU oneen r E A E E 46 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 6 LOY TEC 4 5 1 Option 1 Change transceiver configuration for Port 1 oo eeeseeesseeeeeeeeeees 46 Ao PSC oni uratiom Men en A e OET 46 Aok Opor t DHC P BOOTP anneanne S 47 4 6 2 Option 2 IP Address 3 IP Netmask 4 IP Gateway n0000000000000000e110000s 48 4 6 3 Option 5 Hostname 6 Domainname cee ecccccccccccssssseeeeeccceeeeeaaeeeeeeeceeeeaas 48 2604 Option T DNS Servers aono e E O 48 AOS Opon S NAT Add ES Seminar i T a T T T ties 48 40 6 Option o MAC AIdI OSS serne OA S 49 46 7 Option 0 Multicast AGCIeSS cuinen E E aa 49 46083 Option a Connection Keep Alive sanninna e a 49 469 Option b Link Speed amp Duplex b c c ccccccsisssscccccessssdiesevesceaveensstasessdesestensdeveseeedeters 50 4T EBIA 852 Device Config ration M Gi iacxesssstentiiecaunccsudiietuiwerdaeeaiewweeehaoraais 50 4 7 1 Option Config server address 2 Config Server Port cccssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 51 A772 Opr o Conie Client Porree oraaa A sonst e E NA 51 AL Ophion as DEVICE Maine oea a a a a 5I FA EE OCC er AE EN 5I 4 7 5 SNTP server channel timeout 0 seneeeeseneenseeseessesserssesseeserssresseserssrssesserssreseee 51 ATO Option I Escrow meoten T E a EN 51 47 1 Option b Agsresaton Timeout 0030 2 cue E easter 51
175. ut with the interval defined by this value Enable Loop Monitor Deselecting this check box will disable bus loop monitoring see Section 8 2 1 Max Send Time This parameter influences the heart beat functionality in the bus loop monitor object of the diagnostic node If set to 0 the heart beat functionality is disabled any other value will enable heart beat functionality and nvoLoopOK and nvoLoopStatus will be sent out with the interval defined by this value Enable Twin Router Deselecting this check box will disable twin router monitoring see Section 8 2 2 Note If no twin router is present it is not required to turn off twin router monitoring Max Send Time This parameter influences the heart beat functionality in the twin router object of the diagnostic node If set to 0 the heart beat functionality is disabled any other value will enable heart beat functionality and nvoTwinStatus will be sent out with the interval defined by this value Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 115 LOY TEC EG New LOYTEC L IP Redundant Configuration Plug In oj x File Edit View Status Channel Statistics AlarmLog Node List Parameters Help j AsR sBBe KCv a EKNE y secondary mon 1 sec Status ONNET COMM OK Max Status Send Time 0 H 0 9999 5 L IP Red Status gt M Enable Loop Monitor Max Send Time 0 4 0 3600 5 ca Enable Twin Router Max Send Time 0
176. utilization of this port was higher than 70 or the collision rate was higher than 5 or more than 15 CRC errors have occurred on a port with a power line transceiver or more than 5 on a port with a transceiver other than power line or the L IP was not able to process all available messages the L IP Redundant has detected an open loop L IP Redundant only see Section 8 Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 32 LOY TEC For a deeper analysis of the reason of the overload condition it 1s recommended to use a protocol analyzer e g LOYTEC s LPA or a similar tool The exact reason of the overload condition can also be determined with the LSD Tool see Section 12 1 3 5 Status Button The L IP is equipped with a status button see Figure 14 When pressing the status button shortly during normal operation of the L IP it sends a Service Pin Message on both network ports Note that every L IP port has its own unique node ID Neuron ID As alternative to pressing the status button a service pin message can be sent via the web interface see Section D2 If the multi port L IP is operated as an EIA 709 router see Section 6 1 1 pressing the status button longer than 2 seconds will allow you to select the port to sends out the Service Pin Message message The port LED of the currently selected port will light up orange After 2 seconds the next available port will be selected When the status
177. w terminals to connect to the network as well as to the power supply The screw terminals can be used for wires having a maximum thickness of 1 5 mm AWG12 3 8 1 LIP 3ECT FT 10 Terminal Function 4 Ethernet 10BaseT Earth Ground 22 29 EIA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Main Earth Ground 25 26 Power Supply do not connect 26 to ground Table 8 L IP Terminals LIP 3 ECT 3 8 2 LIP 1ECT TP 1250 Ethernet 10BaseT 2223 EIA 709 A B of TP 1250 Channel 25 26 Power Supply do not connect 26 to ground 24 Main Earth Ground Table 9 L IP Terminals LIP 1ECT Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 36 LOY TEC 3 8 3 LIP 33ECTB 2 x FT 10 Earth Ground ror Spy Co not sonner 170 on 16 17 Power Supply do not connect 17 to ground Table 10 L IP Terminals LIP 33ECTB 3 8 4 LIP 33ECRB L IP Redundant with FT 10 Ce OO OOO Table 11 L IP Terminals LIP 33ECRB Note The L IP redundant LIP 33ECRB is compatible with link power Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 37 LOY TEC 3 8 5 LIP 3333ECTB 4 x FT 10 EIA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 4 Earth Ground EJA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 3 Earth Ground EIA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 2 EIA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 1 Ethernet 100BaseT Main Earth Ground Earth Ground Power Supply do not connect 26 to ground Table 12 L IP Terminals LIP 3333ECTB 3 9 Wiring 3 9 1 L IP Eve
178. y defaults through the console menu 4 3 9 Option 9 Device statistics Select this menu item to display advanced IP and EIA 852 device statistics information like number of packets sent and received number of channel members See Section 4 10 for details 4 4 System Configuration Menu The system configuration menu allows setting the principal operating modes of the L IP System Configuration Menu 1 Set date time GMT BO 2Z N 9 HOGS eS EA Router mode gt Configured Router Mode DIP 8 Webserver gt enabled 9 Change webserver passwords 0 Webserver Port gt 80 default q Quit without saving x Exit and save Please choose Figure 24 System Configuration Menu in configured router mode 4 4 1 Option 1 Set date time If no SNTP server is selected use this menu to set the battery powered on board real time clock This feature is supported in version 1 1 and higher 4 4 2 Option 2 Router mode The router mode menu allows setting the principal operating mode of the L IP routing core Normally the operating mode of the routing core is set with the DIP switches 1 and 2 but can be overridden in this menu Version 4 5 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L IP User s Manual 44 LOY TEC Set router mode 1 Enable Configured Router Mode 2 Enable Smart Switch Mode 3 Seb router configuration according to DIP switch Please choose Figure 25 Router mode configuration menu 4 4 2 1 Option 1 Enab

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