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1. Added separate setup of MIP LDV and LNS VNI devices see Section 3 1 Added Legacy Driver Compatibility Settings see Section 3 2 2 Vast simplification of Chapter 5 due to complete rework of LNS VNI driver Added MIP LDV option for older NICs see Section 3 2 3 Minor Corrections Windows Vista 2008 32 64 bit and Windows 7 2008R2 32 64 bit are now supported Support of new Remote LOYTEC devices Version 1 LOYTEC electronics GmbH
2. NIC LOYTEC Network Interfaces User Manual LOYTEC electronics GmbH Port Contact LOYTEC Blumengasse 35 A 1170 Vienna AUSTRIA EUROPE support oytec com http www loytec com Version 4 1 Document No 88067216 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 L IP and L Gate are trademarks of LOYTEC electronics GmbH LonTalk LONWorKS Neuron LONMARK LonMaker i LON and LNS are trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other countries NIC User Manual 3 LOYTEC Version 1 Table of Contents 1 Introductlon iiie ieeieeec e eee scan eroe a eoe ca Fea soap
3. 11 2 NIC709 PCI Power supply Current consumption Dimensions LxWxH Operating temperature range PC connector Network connector TP XF1250 TP XF2500 NIC709 PCI only Network connector PLT 22 NIC709 PCIP only Network connector FT 10 LPT 10 Network connector TP RS485 Bit rates Network sensitivity 11 3 NIC709 PC1100 Version 1 via PCI bus 250 mA 135x96x20 mm 0 C 40 C PCI slot 5 V Weidm ller product number 159736 PLT Coupler Weidm ller product number 159736 Weidm ller product number 159737 300 bps 2 5 Mbps TP XF1250 600 mVpp NIC709 PCI only TP XF2500 1200 mVpp NIC709 PCI only LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 47 LOYTEC Power supply via PCI bus Current consumption 250 mA Dimensions LxWxH 135x96x20 mm Operating temperature range 5 C 50 C PC connector Network connector TP XF1250 TP XF2500 Network connector FT 10 LPT 10 Network connector TP RS485 Bit rates Network sensitivity PCI slot 3 3V or 5V Weidm ller product number 159736 Weidm ller product number 159736 Weidm ller product number 159737 300 bps 2 5 Mbps TP XF1250 600 mVpp NIC709 PCI only TP XF2500 1200 mVpp NIC709 PCI only 11 4 NIC709 USB NIC709 USB100 and LPA USB Power supply Current consumption Dimensions LxWxH Operating temperature range PC connector Network connector TP XF1250 TP XF2500 NIC709 USB only Network connector PLT 22 NIC709
4. 2 What do you want the Wizard to do Choose Install the software automatically click Next and finally Finish Driver installation may take a few minutes so please be patient 2 3 NIC709 USB NIC709 USB100 Version 1 The NIC709 USB network interface old model works in Windows 2000 Windows XP 2003 Windows Vista 2008 32 bit and Windows 7 2008R2 32 bit The NIC709 USB does not run on 64 bit versions of Windows The NIC709 USB100 network interface works in Windows 2000 Windows XP 2003 Windows Vista 2008 32 64 bit and Windows 7 2008R2 32 64 bit See chapter 10 for information on how to distinguish the two NIC USB models Before connecting the NIC USB to your PC please install the NIC Network Interface Software You must be logged in as Administrator or have administrator rights to install the software and drivers Put the LOYTEC Software CD into your CDR DVD drive and wait till the CD menu appears If no menu appears please start setup exe from the CD manually Click the button for NIC installation and follow the instructions The Windows hardware assistant might request permission to install the drivers which you must give to continue with the installation After the installation please disconnect all LOYTEC USB devices and reboot LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 9 LOYTEC 2 4 NIC852 Version 1 NIC USB CEA 709 Network Figure 4 NIC USB Hardware Installation After reboot plug
5. IP reset the NIC IP to factory defaults see Section 2 5 4 or change the MD5 settings via the console menu see Section 2 5 3 7 MDS authentication is indicated by a small key symbol in the Assignment column of the device list see Figure 24 Before assigning the device you can click on Get Info to check the device name type interface list and location Finally select a logical device NIC_IP_001 NIC_IP_512 and click on Assign to assign the device To automatically assign all currently discovered devices click on Auto Assign in the NIC IP Assignment and Configuration dialog Figure 24 You can sort the discovered devices first by clicking on a specific column header in the device table The assignments can be cleared loaded and saved using the buttons Clear Clear All Load and Save By clicking on Wink you can cause the selected NIC IP to blink with some LEDs in different colors see also Section 2 5 4 This can be used to locate a specific NIC IP in the network LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 34 LOYTEC 4 Network Interface and Transceiver Selection Version 1 Each application running on a LOYTEC network interface must specify the name of the LOYTEC device it intends to use Depending on the application some sort of network interface selection dialog will be presented to the user In LOYTEC applications e g LPA Protocol Analyzer there are two modes of network
6. IP Console Interface Observe that this section only applies to NIC709 IPxE100 enclosures see right side of Figure 12 The NIC709 IPxE100 NIC709 IPIE100 or NIC709 IP3E100 is equipped with a serial interface to display the results of the self test and allow configuration via a console menu This is useful especially for configuring the IP address in the NIC IP without already requiring a working Ethernet connection To use the serial interface the console connector serial in right side of Figure 12 of the NIC IP can be connected to the RS 232 port of a PC The PC can communicate with the NIC IP using a standard terminal program with communication settings of 38 400 bps 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit Use a standard null modem cable with full handshaking to connect the NIC IP serial console interface to your PC 2 5 3 1 Self Test Version 1 Whenever the NIC IP comes out of reset it performs a self test The console output of a successful boot sequence on a NIC IP reads as follows LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 15 LOYTEC LOYTEC electronics GmbH www loytec com Testing Board ID 0 Passed Testing RAM Passed Testing boot loader Passed Testing fallback image Passed Testing primary image Passed Testing Flash Passed Loading primary image Passed Bootloader version 2 NIC IP Primary Image loading Firmware version 2 0 0 Type bootshell to enter the boot shell Mounting file system Passed Starting
7. Interface Configuration LConfig Tool The LOYTEC Configuration tool LConfig is used to enable disable and setup NIC709 and NIC852 network interface devices It is installed as part of the NIC software package and can be started via the Windows Start menu from the LOYTEC Network Interfaces program folder or by double clicking the LOYTEC systray icon Observe that the following settings are Windows user specific NIC852 configuration see Section 3 6 NIC IP assignments see Section 3 8 Transceiver selections see Chapter 4 This means that when logging in as a different user the settings must be done again They must also be done again when changing to service mode see Section 3 2 1 When the LConfig tool is started the dialog window shown in Figure 13 will appear El LConfig Parallel Port PCI USB NIC852 NIC IP ANI Network Interfaces NIC709 PCI100 NIC703 PCI Device NIC PCI 1 Name LdiPCI Device Configuration Enable Device S Transceiver Test Device Serial Number FT 10 Multiplexed Network Interface Configuration Number of MNI Devices reserved for LNS VNI Applications 1 Number of MNI Devices reserved for MIP LD V Applications 1 Configuration Log LConfig started Device LdiParPortl supported Device LdiParPort2 supported Device LdiPCI1 supported Figure 13 LConfig Main Dialog Window The Configuration Log lists the supported devices and displays all configuration actions a
8. NIC IP must be enabled in the NAT router for the specified port default 1628 If several NIC IPs are located behind the NAT router each NIC IP must be configured with a different port and all ports must be forwarded accordingly in the NAT router To switch back to the default port simply enter 0 or 1628 Option 3 Device Name 6 Location String Name and Location of NIC IP device These strings can be used to identify the NIC IP in the LConfig tool see Section 3 8 Option 4 MD5 authentication 5 MD5 secret If MD5 authentication is enabled only PCs that have the correct MDS secret configured can access the NIC IP Using MDS authentication is highly recommended when using a LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 19 LOYTEC NIC IP remotely over the Internet Observe that the MD5 secret is never shown in the console menu for security reasons 2 5 3 8 Option 8 Reset configuration factory defaults This menu item allows resetting the device to its factory default state The following menu appears Reset Configuration Menu 1 Reset everything to factory defaults 3 Reset all passwords q Quit Select menu item 1 to reset the complete device to factory defaults Observe that you can also reset to factory defaults using the status button see Section 2 5 4 Menu item 3 is reserved for future use 2 5 3 9 Option 9 Device statistics This menu holds relevant information regarding the device st
9. You should see a LOYTEC icon amp in the system tray of your Windows task bar If no LOYTEC icon appears in the system tray please select NIC Legacy Driver in the section LOYTEC Network Interfaces of your Windows start menu In Windows Vista 2008 and Windows 7 2008R2 the LOYTEC systray icon will be hidden as soon as the Legacy Driver is started as a Service since no graphical user interface is allowed for services in these Windows Versions In this case all settings must be done in the LConfig tool see Chapter 3 which can still be started from the Windows start menu To configure the NIC Legacy Support right click on the LOYTEC systray icon as shown in Figure 30 NIC PP 1 FT 10 NIC 852 1 IP 10L NIC IP 1 Alexander1 192 168 16 4 1628 FT 10 NIC IP 2 Alexander2 192 168 16 5 1628 XF 1250 Rescan Devices LConfig About Exit Figure 30 Legacy Settings All found LOYTEC network interfaces are shown at the top of the menu The selected transceiver for each network interface is displayed in parentheses By selecting Rescan Devices you can search for new network interfaces To change the transceiver of a network interface select the corresponding menu item This will invoke the transceiver selection dialog Please refer to Chapter 4 for more information on transceiver selection When starting a MIP LDV or LNS VNI 3 x application all LOYTEC network interfaces should appear in the network in
10. address This will take approximately 1 min so please be patient Check if the Ethernet adapter has got a valid IP address by typing ipconfig in a console DOS window If your PC did not receive a valid IP address for the Ethernet adapter please configure a static IP address in the TCP IP property dialog of your Ethernet card e g IP address 169 254 X Y Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 where X Y can be any combination between 0 1 and 255 254 Finally you must set the IP configuration of the NIC IP using the LConfig tool see Section 3 8 1 2 5 2 NIC IP Internet Connection Version 1 Figure 8 shows how to use the NIC IP in an Intranet or over the Internet Note that although Figure 8 shows the NIC709 IPxE enclosure the same connections must be made on the NIC709 IPxE100 First the NIC IP must be connected to the Intranet Internet and the IP configuration of the NIC IP must be set Note that this can only be done by using the LConfig tool on a PC within the same IP broadcast domain same subnet After configuration however the NIC IP can also be accessed remotely over the Internet if an Internet connection is available Please read Section 3 8 1 for detailed information on how to configure the NIC IP LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 14 LOYTEC Ethernet Ethernet Cable Internet Intranet Ethernet Ethernet CEA 709 Network CEA 709 Network Figure 8 NIC IP Internet Intranet Connection 2 5 3 NIC
11. aere e Eas ooo Eabb e Eee Esa sace oe ea EE Ero 2 Installation for Windows Operating Systems eese 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 NIC709 PP and LPA006 LPA PP scccsscssssessesessssevsesecseeseceesesseseeersesees 6 NIC709 PCI NIC709 PCT100 orisiirisii 7 NIC709 USB NIC709 USB100 sscscsssssssssscsssecsssssseesevsesseserseseesevsesesserseeees 8 XT ZN 9 24 1 NIC852withUSBKeyf Floatinglicense 10 2 4 2 NIC852 SW Software Activation 11 24 3 NIC852 as a MemberoftheCEA852 CNIPchannel 11 2AA Remote EPA i edet o e i ed ete ets 11 NIC709 IP NIC709 IPxE NIC709 IPXE100 eere eene 12 2 5 1 NIC IP Direct Connection uio oe oO le i besi 13 2 5 2 NIC IPMmteretConnection a SE 13 23 3 NICE Console Interface sss esimin PR teens 14 2 5 4 NIC IP LEDs Status Button and Reset to Factory Defaults 19 3 Network Interface Configuration LConfig Tool 21 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 Basic Interface and MNI Setup 4 eere see 0000000 e00000000000000000000000000 22 Advanced Configuration 0 s0 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000900000000000000000000 22 3 2 1 Legacy Driver MNI Master Settings esee 22 3 2 2 Legacy Driver Compatibil
12. configuration window is shown in Figure 25 In the Basic Configuration panel you can set the NIC IP s name and location string as well as optionally an MD5 authentication key If MD5 authentication is enabled only PCs that have the correct MD5 authentication key configured can access the NIC IP Using MDS authentication is highly recommended when using a NIC IP remotely over the Internet Note that the Basic Configuration panel is only available when the NIC IP has a correct IP configuration Version 1 LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual Version 1 31 LOYTEC Remote Device Configuration Basic Configuration Device found on LAN Yes Device Name Serial Number 009501 80000001FCOE NIC IP_AB Location DenocaseAB Enable MD5 Authentication Address Settings C Enable DHCP IP Address CC Port MAC Addr Overwrite 192 168 12 12 1628 00 OA BO 01 OE 3F IP Netmask Default DNS Server 1 255 255 192 0 0 0 0 0 IP Gateway DNS Server 2 192 168 1 1 NS Sewer 0 0 0 0 0 Host Name NIC IP AB Figure 25 NIC IP Configuration In the Address Settings panel you must set the IP configuration of the NIC IP Note that this section is only available when the PC running the LConfig tool is in the same broadcast domain same subnet as the NIC IP If a DHCP server is running you can enable DHCP set by default to automatically configure the NIC IP The Host Name f
13. in the NIC USB as depicted in Figure 4 If no LOYTEC USB devices have yet been installed on your PC please wait till the Windows hardware assistant automatically completes driver installation In Windows XP 2003 the hardware assistant will ask you some questions 1 Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Choose No not this time click Next 2 What do you want the Wizard to do Choose Install the software automatically click Next and finally Finish This procedure is executed twice since two drivers must be installed for the NIC USB Driver installation may take a few minutes so please be patient If you have several free USB ports it is recommended to repeat the procedure for all free ports since Windows XP 2003 might request driver installation again for a different port After the drivers are installed the CONFIG LED on the NIC USB network interface device should light up or blink a few seconds after the NIC USB is connected to the USB port Please do not start any software on the NIC before the CONFIG LED comes on Make sure that the NIC USB is not disconnected as long as any LOYTEC software is running If you use an external USB hub please make sure that it is an active Hub with a separate power supply If problems occur when operating the NIC USB behind a USB Hub please try connecting the NIC USB directly to the PC It is not recommended to enter Standby or Hibernation mode as long as any
14. interface selection Standard Mode and Expert Mode In standard mode each network interface can be used by several applications depending on the number of MNI devices available on the network interface In expert mode all available MNI devices are displayed along with the physical network interfaces and can be chosen explicitly Chapter 6 describes the differences between using the physical network interface and using an MNI device Please also refer to the documentation of the corresponding application LPA for more information on interface selection All LOYTEC network interfaces except the NIC709 IP are equipped with multiple transceivers Note that the transceiver settings are Windows user specific This means that when logging in as a different user the settings must be done again They must also be done again when changing to service mode see Section 3 2 1 The transceiver for each network interface can be chosen in the context menu of the LOYTEC systray icon see Chapter 5 the LConfig tool see field Transceiver in Figure 13 or directly in the application e g LPA or LSD Tool Figure 28 shows the transceiver selection dialog window for the NIC709 network interface series Here you can set the transceiver port transceiver type and bit rate of the network interface For each of the three ports a transceiver can be chosen and the corresponding bit rate will be displayed You have to select one of the ports as curre
15. observe that this document applies to the NIC709 and NIC852 network interface series as well as the LPA006 LPA PP LPA USB and LPA USBP protocol analyzers from LOYTEC Observe that some restrictions might apply to your network interface depending on the hardware type see Chapter 10 The NIC709 and NIC852 network interfaces for PCs offer a performance and versatility yet unrivaled in the industry LOYTEC s network interface family includes devices for PCI and USB as well as Ethernet IP Each NIC709 network interface except NIC709 IP comes with three software selectable transceivers supporting bit rates from 300 bps to 2 5 Mbps The NIC709 IP is equipped with either an FT or an XF 1250 interface The NIC852 provides access to CEA852 CNIP Control Network over IP networks A LOYTEC NIC can be used to run powerful software like e g LPA LOYTEC Protocol Analyzer LSD LOYTEC System Diagnostics Tool as well as MIP V LDV and LNS VNI 3 x applications like NL220 or LonMaker Please refer to Chapter 10 for a complete list of features and properties for each LOYTEC network interface This document describes in detail how to install and configure the LOYTEC Network Interfaces LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 6 LOYTEC 2 Installation for Windows Operating Systems 2 1 NIC709 PP and LPA006 LPA PP Version 1 The NIC PP NIC709 PP works in Windows 2000 Windows XP 2003 Windows Vista 2008 32 bit and Windows 7 2008R2
16. terminal program does not offer an option to send a break signal the device must be reset to return to the main menu To download the firmware via the console interface the NIC IP must be connected to the RS 232 port of a PC via its console interface as described in Section 2 5 3 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 NIC IP console shows the main menu If not navigate to the main menu or simply power cycle the NIC 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 file and the d file must be stored in the same folder The start window of the LSU tool is shown in Figure 9 BA LSU Serial Upgrade Tool E zio xl File Image Help r Information Control Image File Iproxy primary dl Load Address Ox60000 i Baudrate 38400 bps Product L PROXY Quit Line Settings 8N1 Verify String N A WakeUp Sting amp n Port cow Menu String An Display Console r Download Progress Statistics Passed 0 0 Abort Status Configuration file loaded 100 Failed 0 Figure 9 LSU Serial Upgrade Tool in Idle Mode If the NIC IP is not connected to COMI you can change the port to COM2 COM3 or COM4 Press Download to start the
17. the CEA852 CNIP channel is located on the public side of the router the checkbox Allow NAT Routing must be enabled and the public address of the NAT router must be set in the field NAT IP Address Further in the NAT router UDP and TCP port forwarding to the PC running the NIC852 must be setup for the configuration client port number usually 1628 Please refer to the documentation of your NAT router or contact your system administrator for making these settings Note that if several CEA852 channel members L IPs NIC852s or other CEA852 nodes reside behind a NAT router each member must be configured with a different configuration client port number The port forwarding of the NAT router must be setup accordingly for each of these ports In the field Device Name the name of the CEA852 channel member as stored in the configuration server can be set By clicking on Default the default values shown in Figure 19 will be restored 3 6 2 Advanced Settings Version 1 In the Advanced Settings section of the CNIP configuration dialog you can set the escrow and aggregation timeout as well as the MD5 authentication key see Figure 20 CNIP Configuration Address Settings Advanced Settings Multicasting Info Enable Escrow Timeout of 64125 Enable Aggregation Timeout of 16 ms C Enable MD5 Authentication Help Default Load Save Figure 20 CNIP Configuration Advanced Settings The escrow timeout
18. 00 1 001 LDV Skip this prompt when re opening this drawing Back Cancel Help Figure 31 LonMaker Network Interface Selection Used driver Driver NIC USB100 1 001 LD NIC PCI 1 000 NIC PCI 1 001 LDV Use an Ed saran 1 000 Help Figure 32 NLUtil Network Interface Selection After the application has started the LOYTEC systray icon should be rendered in color indicating that the connection between the legacy application and the LOYTEC network interface is active When the mouse cursor is moved over the systray icon the legacy application state lt n gt active or no activity as well as all errors that might have occurred are displayed as depicted in Figure 33 Legacy Driver 1 active G KSU 1354 Figure 33 One Active Legacy Application In case of errors run the LConfig tool see Chapter 3 and test the corresponding network interface The LConfig tool can be started by double clicking the LOYTEC systray icon or selecting LConfig in the system tray menu Figure 30 LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 38 LOYTEC 6 Multiplexed Network Interfaces Version 1 The NIC PCI NIC USB NIC IP and NIC852 network interfaces can be used in a Multiplexed Network Interface mode For NIC PCI and NIC USB please check in the LConfig tool if your interface already supports MNI see Section 3 1 If MNI is supported by your NIC the physical network interface is
19. 002 Minor Corrections 13 06 2003 Added Section 2 4 NIC852 Added Chapter 3 Network Interface Configuration LConfig Tool Added Chapter 4 Network Interface and Transceiver Selection Added Chapter 5 Legacy Support Added Chapter 6 Multiplexed Network Interfaces 29 01 2004 2 2 AB Changes in Chapter 2 regarding driver installation Added Section 2 5 NIC709 IP Added MNI configuration in Section 3 1 Changed Section 3 7 regarding user interface for L IP assignment Added Section 3 8 NIC IP RNI Assignment and Configuration Added Standard Mode and Expert Mode in Chapter 4 Added MIP LDV and LOYTEC NIC Support driver in Chapter 5 Added Standard Mode and Expert Mode in Chapter 6 Added notes on MNI Upgrade in Chapter 8 25 03 2004 2 3 AB Added Section 3 2 Advanced Configuration Added Chapter 7 Personal Firewall Setup Added Chapter 10 NIC Product Comparison 13 05 2004 Changes in Section 2 5 4 regarding LEDs 17 01 2005 2 4 AB Easier installation procedure due to new automatic driver installer Chapter 2 Changes in Section 2 3 Standby Hibernation Support for Win2000 XP Added information on LEDs in Section 2 5 4 Changed Section 3 6 1 Multiple CEA852 devices behind NAT router Added Extended NAT option in Section 3 6 2 Added Section 3 6 3 Multicasting Added Host Name field in Section 3 8 1 Added Notes on older LOYTEC network interfaces see Chapter 10 04 04 2005 NIC Software can be started as Servic
20. 32 bit The NIC PP does not run on 64 bit versions of Windows Just connect the NIC PP to a printer port of your PC LPT1 or LPT2 as depicted in Figure 1 The interface box must be powered with 9 to 24V DC 300mA A 230V or 120V power supply is included with the NIC709 PP package Optionally you can use the Notebook Power Adapter L NPA to power the NIC PP via a PS2 port of your PC or notebook Printer Port oom Power Supply or Notebook Power Adapter CEA 709 Network Figure 1 NIC PP Hardware Installation To install the software and drivers for the NIC PP please put the LOYTEC Software CD into your CDR DVD drive and wait till the CD menu appears If no menu appears please start setup exe from the CD manually Click the button for NIC installation and follow the instructions The Windows hardware assistant might request permission to install the drivers which you must give to continue with the installation Please observe that you must be logged in as Administrator or have administrator rights to install the drivers LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 7 LOYTEC Before working with the NIC709 PP you must explicitly enable the parallel port device within the LConfig tool see Chapter 3 since all parallel port devices are disabled by default 2 2 NIC709 PCI NIC709 PC1100 Version 1 The NIC709 PCI NIC709 PCI100 network interface cards work in Windows 2000 Windows XP 2003 Window
21. Becoming a Channel Member and Testing the Connection After configuring the CNIP device as described in the previous sections click on OK in the CNIP configuration dialog The next step is to add the PC as a channel member in the configuration server of the CEA852 CNIP channel Please check the documentation of your configuration server on how to add a channel member If the configuration server runs Version 1 LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 29 LOYTEC on a LOYTEC L IP and the auto member feature is enabled in the L IP the PC should automatically be added when the configuration server is contacted for the first time However this can only work if the configuration server IP address is setup correctly as described in Section 3 6 1 To check if the PC can contact the configuration server and is accepted as a channel member please click on Test Device Serial Number 3 7 Remote LPA Assignment The Remote LPA Assignment function is now only available within the LPA IP SW software Please refer to the LPA User Manual for more information 3 8 NIC IP RNI Assignment and Configuration Version 1 Observe that this section deals with all Remote Network Interfaces RNIs with LOYTEC s NIC IP functionality This includes e g NIC709 IPs L Vis and LINX devices with NIC IP function 3 party devices with NIC IP function etc All settings done here are Windows user specific This means that when logging in as a differ
22. Configure the new NIC852 as described in Section 3 6 Registration and Activation p NIC852 SW Activation not needed if using USB Key Activation Target ID Copy 01 F87EG6E DAEZ3B85A900 000000934BED9E 6C Enter Serial Number or click button if not purchased yet 011701 NOTPURCHASED not purchased yet Please send the Activation Target ID together with the Seria Number to sales loytec com to receive the Activation File or use this button Request Activation File by E mail Activate NIC852 SW License Deactivation Code Deactivate NIC852 SW Current NIC852 SW Licenses restart LConfig tool to refresh 011701 800000013F88 8 MNI OK Figure 36 Product Activation LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 43 LOYTEC 9 Installation for Linux Operating Systems Version 1 The NIC PCI NIC709 PCT network interfaces work in Linux Kernel 2 6 Just plug the NIC PCI into an empty PCI slot of your PC The PCI card does not need any further hardware setup Please observe that you must be logged in as root to install the software Further the udev device manager must be installed To install the kernel module e Copy the file Idipci ko from the folder NIC Linux Driver to the folder on your Linux PC lib modules 2 6 20 3 kernel drivers char assuming the installed Kernel is 2 6 20 3 e Copy the file 010 Idipci rules from the folder NIC Linux Driver to the folder on your L
23. PC s IP address but within the same subnet Port 1628 IP Netmask Same as PC s Netmask IP Gateway 0 0 0 0 If e g the PC has got the static IP setup described in see Section 2 5 1 the following settings must be made in the NIC IP when using a crossover cable IP Address 169 254 X Y Port 1628 IP Netmask 255 255 0 0 IP Gateway 0 0 0 0 In this case X Y can be set to any combination between 0 1 and 255 254 but must be different from the PC s IP address By clicking on OK the new configuration is written to the NIC IP Note that changing the IP configuration can result in connection loss to the NIC IP However when the PC is located in the same subnet as the NIC IP the NIC IP will always be discovered and displayed in the device table regardless of its IP configuration 3 8 2 Upgrade NIC IP Firmware By clicking on Upgrade Firmware in the NIC IP RNI Assignment and Configuration window Figure 24 you can easily upgrade the selected NIC IP even remotely over the Internet The upgrade dialog is shown in Figure 26 Upgrade Firmware Firmware File C tryout nicip_Ic3k_primary dl Upgrade Progress Upgrade Status Ready to upgrade Firmware Device Type Firmware Version NIC7OS4PxE 1 3 1 Figure 26 Upgrade NIC IP Firmware At the bottom of the form the NIC IP type NIC709 IPxE or NIC709 IPxE100 and the current firmware version is displayed By clicking on you can choose a file d
24. TCP IP networking Passed Detecting CEA 709 port 1 FT 10 Passed Starting RNI on CEA 709 Passed NIC IP c LOYTEC electronics GmbH Wed Sep 27 13 23 35 2006 V2 0 0 2 5 3 2 Main Menu After booting the NIC IP displays the following console menu Device Main Menu 1 Show device information 2 Serial firmware upgrade 3 System configuration 5 IP configuration 6 RNI configuration 8 Reset configuration factory defaults 9 Device statistics 0 Reset device The menu options are described in the following sections 2 5 3 3 Option 1 Show device information This menu item shows information on the NIC IP and the current firmware Device Information Product NIC IP Product code NIC709 IPS3E100 Firmware NIC IP Primary Image Version Z 40 0 Build date Wed Sep 27 13 23 35 2006 Serial number 009501 80000001FCOE Free memory 14283K 469K System temp 41 7C Supply volt 12 0V 2 5 3 4 Option 2 Serial firmware upgrade Note Version 1 This menu item allows updating the NIC IP firmware via the serial interface console Observe that the firmware can also be updated remotely over the Internet see Section 3 8 2 The menu item 2 should never be selected manually It is selected automatically by the software described in this section If you select this option accidentally you can return to LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 16 LOYTEC ihe main menu by sending a break signal In case your
25. TEC Software CD into your CDR DVD drive and wait till the CD menu appears If no menu appears please start setup exe from the CD manually Click the button for NIC installation and follow the instructions The Windows hardware assistant might request permission to install the drivers which you must give to continue with the installation Further please check www loytec com for the latest NIC IP firmware release and upgrade your NIC IP as explained in Section 2 5 3 4 or Section 3 8 2 Since the NIC IP is connected to the PC via an Ethernet IP connection you have to make sure that both your PC and the NIC IP have valid IP addresses and are able to communicate with each other There are several ways of providing such a connection as described in the next sections Observe that the IP configuration of the NIC709 IPxE100 can also be done using the console interface see Section 2 5 3 Additionally refer to Chapter 7 for Personal Firewall Setup LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 13 LOYTEC 2 5 1 NIC IP Direct Connection Ethernet Crossover Cable Ethernet Power Supply CEA 709 Network Figure 7 NIC IP Direct Connection The NIC IP can be directly connected to a PC over an Ethernet crossover cable as shown in Figure 7 for the NIC709 IPxE enclosure the same connectors exist on the NIC709 IPxE100 enclosure see Figure 12 After connecting the NIC IP the PC s Ethernet adapter should automatically receive an Auto IP
26. USBP only Network connector FT 10 LPT 10 Network connector TP RS485 Bit rates Network sensitivity via USB lt 130 mA 115x68x23 mm 0 C 40 C USB 1 1 or 2 0 Weidm ller product number 159736 PLT Coupler Weidm ller product number 159736 Weidm ller product number 159737 300 bps 2 5 Mbps TP XF1250 600 mVpp NIC709 USB only TP XF2500 1200 mVpp NIC709 USB only 11 5 NIC709 IPxE Power supply Current consumption Dimensions LxWxH Operating temperature range PC connector Network sensitivity 9 35 VDC 12 24 VAC 40 70 Hz 300 mA 12 VDC 145x91x28 mm 0 C 40 C Ethernet 10Base T TP XF1250 600 mVpp NIC709 IP1E only TP XF2500 1200 mVpp NIC709 IP1E only 11 6 NIC709 IPxE100 Power supply Power consumption Dimensions LxWxH Operating temperature range PC connector Network sensitivity 12 35 VDC 12 24 VAC 40 70 Hz 2 Watt typ 105x85x60 mm 5 C 50 C Ethernet 100Base T TP XF1250 600 mVpp NIC709 IP1E100 only Version 1 LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 48 LOYTEC 11 7 NIC852 USB Key Power supply via USB Current consumption lt 50mA Dimensions LxWxH 65x18x8 mm Operating temperature range 0 C 40 C PC connector USB 1 1 or 2 0 Version 1 LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 49 LOYTEC 12 Revision History Date Version Author Description 21 05 2002 Initial Version 26 07 2
27. VNI Applications n v Number of MNI Devices reserved for MIP LDV Applications E vi Configuration Log LConfig started Device LdiParPort supported Device LdiParPort2 supported Device LdiPCI1 supported 2 Figure 16 PCI Configuration Up to 8 LOYTEC NIC PCI cards NIC709 PCI or NIC709 PCI100 can be installed in a PC NIC PCI 1 NIC PCI 8 The corresponding network interface devices can be enabled disabled and tested in the L Config tool 3 5 USB Configuration El LConfig Parallel Port PCI USB NIC852 NICIP RNI Network Interfaces NIC709 USB100 NIC709 USB LPA USB Device NIC USB100 1 v Name LdiUSB100_000 Device Configuration Enable USB Network Interfaces Transceiver Test Device Serial Number FT 10 m Multiplexed Network Interface Configuration Number of MNI Devices reserved for LNS VNI Applications 1 v MNI Info Number of MNI Devices reserved for MIP LDV Applications E v Configuration Log LConfig started Device LdiParPorti supported Device LdiParPort2 supported Device LdiPCI1 supported Cre a meus ner Figure 17 USB Configuration Up to 8 LOYTEC NIC709 USB100 devices NIC USB100 1 NIC USB100 8 and 8 NIC709 USB devices NIC USB 1 NIC USB 8 only in 32 bit versions of Windows can be installed All USB devices can be enabled or disabled by clicking on Enable USB Network Interfaces Observe that a NIC852 USB Key also occupies one USB device when i
28. atistics of the NIC IP Statistics Menu 1 Show RNI statistics 4 Show IP statistics q Quit Use this menu for debugging purpose only There is no need to access this menu if the NIC IP is running smoothly Menu item 1 shows internal statistics of the NIC IP In menu item 4 besides the IP statistics any detected IP address conflicts are displayed If the NIC IP s IP address conflicts with a different host on the network the following text 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 As useful information the MAC address of the conflicting host is shown If the information about this conflict should be cleared hit y If n is selected the conflict will show up again the next time this menu is entered 2 5 3 10 Option 0 Reset device Use this menu item to reset the NIC IP Some configuration changes such as IP settings require a reset in order to take effect 2 5 4 NIC IP LEDs Status Button and Reset to Factory Defaults Figure 12 shows the two different NIC IP enclosures the NIC709 IPxE left side and the NIC709 IPxE100 right side Version 1 LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 20 LOYTEC m m Figure 12 Enclosures of NIC709 IPxE left side and NIC709 IPxE100 right side Both versions are equipped with the following LEDs the name of th
29. devices and reboot Refer to Sections 2 4 1and 2 4 2 for more information on installation of the NIC852 according to the license type USB key or software activation The actual connection to the CEA852 CNIP Control Network over IP network is done via the Ethernet IP port of the PC Please refer to Chapter 7 for Personal Firewall Setup By using a LOYTEC L IP or other CEA709 IP router remote CEA709 networks can easily be accessed using the NIC852 There are two basic use cases for the NIC852 in combination with L IPs and other CNIP devices described in Sections 2 4 3 and 2 4 4 2 4 1 NIC852 with USB Key Floating License Version 1 If your NIC852 product includes a USB key you have a floating NIC852 license you can use on any PC Plug in the NIC852 USB key as depicted in Figure 5 If no LOYTEC USB devices have yet been installed on your PC please wait till the Windows hardware assistant automatically completes driver installation Internet Intranet Ethernet Ethernet LON IP Router CEA 709 Network CEA 709 Network Figure 5 NIC852 Hardware Installation In Windows XP the hardware assistant will ask you some questions 1l Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Choose No not this time click Next LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 11 LOYTEC 2 What do you want the Wizard to do Choose Install the software automatically click Next and finally Finish Th
30. download A progress bar as shown in Figure 10 can be seen LSU Serial Upgrade Tool E 15 xl File Image Help r Information Control Image File Iproxy_primary dl Load Address 060000 Baudrate 38400 bps pieta L PROXY Qui Line Settings 8N1 Verify String N WakeUp Sting amp n Port cow Menu String An T Display Console r Download Statistics Progress MEM _ Passed 0 0 Abort Status Downloading 100 Failed 0 Download Figure 10 Progress Bar during Firmware Download If the upgrade is successful the following window appears Figure 11 Version 1 LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 17 LOYTEC su rom x AN The download completed successfully Figure 11 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 see Section 2 5 3 3 2 5 3 5 Option 3 System configuration The system configuration menu is reserved for future use 2 5 3 6 Option 5 IP configuration This menu is used to setup the IP configuration of the NIC IP The IP configuration menu when DHCP is disabled is shown here P Configuration Menu 1 DHCP disabled 2 IP Address 192 168 12 104 3 IP Netmask s 255 255 192 0 4 IP Gateway 192 168 1 1 5 Hostname new 6 Domainname unset 7 DNS Servers u
31. e see Section 3 2 1 20 06 2005 Changes in Chapter 3 regarding user login 19 10 2006 2 6 4 AB Added NIC709 IPxE100 device in Section 2 5 Added Section 2 5 3 NIC IP Console Interface Added Section 11 6 NIC709 IPxE100 07 03 2007 2 7 AB Supported Operating Systems are now Win2000 XP 2003 Version 1 LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 50 LOYTEC Date 20 07 2007 14 01 2008 11 08 2008 12 12 2008 15 09 2009 29 01 2010 06 08 2010 Version N RII gt t Solely Uo B ER Author iv iv gt ies 20 2 P w w w gt iv Description Added NIC709 USB 100 device in Section 2 3 Added Section 3 2 4 IP Settings Updated Chapters 10 and 11 Linux Kernel 2 6 is now supported see Chapter 9 Transceiver selection in LConfig Tool see Section 3 1 and Chapter 4 Added new option for NIC852 see Section 3 2 4 Added NIC709 PC1100 device in Section 2 2 Up to 512 L IPs can now be assigned see Section 3 7 Up to 512 NIC IPs can now be assigned see Section 3 8 Changed the standard term ETA into CEA Added LONI support see Section 3 2 3 Added Load Save function in NIC852 configuration see Section 3 6 1 Remote LPA L IP assignment removed see Sections 2 4 4 and 3 7 Added NIC IP support for L Vis and 3 party devices see Section 3 8 Added notes on user specific settings in Chapter 3 Added NIC852 SW see Sections 2 4 2 and 8 2
32. e LED on the NIC709 IPxE100 enclosure is written in brackets EIA709 activity ACT FT flashes green when there is traffic on the CEA709 channel flashes red on overload high traffic turns permanently red when CEA7090 transceiver is defective or the wrong transceiver is selected for the NIC IP power power comes on when the power supply is connected status status can be ignored Does not indicate an error connect CONNECT staysorange until DHCP configuration has been received turns green when a PC has an active connection to the NIC IP flashes green when there is traffic from or to the PC turns red when an error was detected Ethernet activity ACT 100Base T shows activity on the Ethernet connection Ethernet ink LINK comes on when the NIC IP is physically connected to a PC or an Ethernet switch hub Additionally when the EIA709 activity and the connect LED blink in different colors for a few seconds a PC has winked the NIC IP see Section 3 8 3 The status button can be used to identify a NIC IP in the LConfig tool see Section 3 8 1 It is also used for resetting the NIC IP to factory defaults Keep the status button pressed disconnect and reconnect the power supply Release the status button as soon as both the EIA7090 activity and the connect LEDs turn orange after approx 8 sec Version 1 LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 21 LOYTEC 3 Network
33. eee ee ee eere esee se 38 Personal Firewall Setup eee e eere e eee eee ee eeso sees sese essseeesssesessc amp a A Un A Registration and Activation s eecsseer0rs0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 FL 8 1 Software Registration c 040004000000010000000500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000008 41 8 2 Product Activation 0 0000000000000000000005000500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000008 42 9 Installation for Linux Operating Systems eeeeeeeeeeeeeee 4I 10 NIC Product Comparison esee e eene eee ee eee eee eee ease eo ose eo sese es see Fo Il Specifications ice esee oce ee NN E eiiim e one triones d 11 1 NIC709 PP LPA006 LPA PP NIC PP eee e ee ee ee esee0en00 00000000000 46 11 2 NICT09 RCI poU 46 11 3 NIC709 PCLITQ eeeeecece eet ees een ee ea opos arae ro sb o sasse esee ka BAN Slam e ea nea aso e eK SE 46 11 4 NIC709 USB NIC709 USB100 and LPA USB eeeeeeeeeeeeenee 47 1 5 gt NICOI IPE aad o rc oT RERO A T a der E 47 11 6 NIC709 1BXE100 cm 47 11 7 NIG852 USB KEY esekeisserssse M 48 12 Revision History kal ete OR RETO ed eliresammaana sans r cindy ae LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 5 LOYTEC 1 Introduction Version 1 Thank you for purchasing a LOYTEC product Please
34. ent user the settings must be done again They must also be done again when changing to service mode see Section 3 2 1 Prior to using a NIC IP it must be configured and assigned to a logical device NIC IP 001 NIC IP 512 Click on Assignment amp Config in the NIC IP section of the LConfig tool see Figure 23 to start the device discovery process The NIC IP RNI assignment and configuration dialog window as shown in Figure 24 will appear Parallel Port PCI USB NIC852 NICP ANI Network Interfaces NIC709 IPxE100 NIC70S IP E L VIS ETOO LINX 100 LINX 110 Device NIC IP 001 wj Name LdilP 000 Assignment amp Config Device Configuration Enable Device NICJP AB 192 168 12 12 1628 Transceiver Test Device Serial Number FT 10 Multiplexed Network Interface Configuration Number of MNI Devices reserved for LNS VNI Applications 1 v Number of MNI Devices reserved for MIP LDV Applications 1 w Configuration Log LConfig started Device LdiParPorti supported Device LdiParPort2 supported Device LdiPCI1 supported hs Help About Register Activate Advanced Figure 23 NIC IP Configuration In the device table all discovered NIC IPs will be displayed Non NIC IP devices as well as devices that cannot be contacted will be displayed gray NIC IPs that are un configured or not configured correctly are displayed red Use the checkbox Show All Devices to decide whethe
35. erver Observe that by using Multiplexed Network Interface devices see Chapter 6 several applications can be run in parallel on a single NIC852 Refer to Section 3 6 for a detailed description on how to integrate the NIC852 into an existing CEA852 channel NIC852 USB Port LonMark CEA 709 Network Figure 6 LPA IP running on NIC852 2 4 4 Remote LPA Version 1 For information on the Remote LPA function please refer to the LPA User Manual LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 12 LOYTEC 2 5 NIC709 IP NIC709 IPxE NIC709 IPxE100 Version 1 Please observe that the NIC software can be used for both the LOYTEC NIC IP devices and all other LOYTEC and 3 party devices which have the RNI functionality Please refer to the user manual of your device as well as Section 3 8 in the latter case The NIC IP NIC709 IP network interface works in Windows 2000 Windows XP 2003 Windows Vista 2008 32 64 bit and Windows 7 2008R2 32 64 bit It comes in two different enclosures the NIC709 IPxE old version and the NIC709 IPxE100 new version see also Figure 12 The NIC709 IPxE interface box must be powered with 9 to 35 VDC or 12 to 24 VAC The NIC709 IPxE100 interface box must be powered with 12 to 35 VDC or 12 to 24 VAC Before connecting the NIC IP please install the NIC Network Interface Software You must be logged in as Administrator or have administrator rights to install the software and drivers Put the LOY
36. ices All MNI devices share the same serial number equal to the serial number of the physical network interface but have different unique Node IDs It is guaranteed that a certain MNI device e g NIC PCI 1 002 always gets assigned the same Node ID LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 39 LOYTEC Version 1 If the physical device is already occupied the MNI devices for that physical device are not available and vice versa LPA time stamps are calculated in software when logging from an MNI device rather than generated in hardware when logging from the physical device and therefore have a lower resolution Other than that the behavior of an MNI device is exactly the same as of a physical network interface It is completely transparent to the application if the underlying network interface is multiplexed or not Please note that the NIC Legacy Driver see Chapter 5 must be running to enable MNI devices LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 40 LOYTEC 7 Personal Firewall Setup Version 1 If you have installed a Personal Firewall on your PC e g Windows XP SP2 Firewall and a requester of the firewall pops up during LOYTEC software is used all requested access should be granted Let the firewall create permanent rules for granting access to LOYTEC applications automatically if possible If the firewall can only be configured manually the following settings must be made to ensure that the LOY TEC Network In
37. ield can be configured if the DHCP server requires a valid host name from devices requesting an IP configuration If no DHCP service is available you must disable DHCP and manually set the IP configuration IP Address CC Port IP Netmask IP Gateway MAC Address DNS Server 1 DNS Server 2 NAT Address Local IP address of NIC IP Port for PC NIC IP communication If the NIC IP resides behind a NAT router UDP and TCP port forwarding to the NIC IP must be enabled in the NAT router for the specified port default 1628 If several NIC IPs are located behind the NAT router each NIC IP must be configured with a different port and all ports must be forwarded accordingly in the NAT router Netmask of NIC IP s subnet Gateway address for the subnet When the NIC IP resides behind a NAT router the gateway address must usually be set to the local address of the NAT router If no gateway is present just enter 0 0 0 0 can be overwritten via Overwrite checkbox It is not recommended to overwrite the MAC address does not need to be configured set to 0 0 0 0 does not need to be configured set to 0 0 0 0 does not need to be configured LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 32 LOYTEC Web Server Port does not need to be configured not available on NIC IP If the NIC IP is connected to the PC via an Ethernet crossover cable the following settings must be made IP Address different from the
38. inux PC etc udev rules d e Restart the PC or type the commands rmmod ldipci only if older kernel module is already installed depmod and modprobe s k Idipci For a description on how to use the ORION Stack with Linux refer to the NIC Developers Manual pdf in the folder NIC Doc LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 44 LOYTEC 10 NIC Product Comparison The following table compares all important features and properties of the different LOYTEC Network Interfaces Property Runs on 32 bit Windows Systems Runs on 64 bit Windows Systems Runs ORION applications Runs LNS VNI 3 x applications Runs MIP LDV applications Runs 8 applications in parallel MNI LPA Software available LSD Software available Can be used remotely over the Internet PC connection NIC709 PP NIC709 USB NIC709 PCI NIC709 IP NIC852 Only new Only new Models Models discontinued LPA SW LPA SW LPA SW LPA IP SW LPA IP SW No Yes Connects to CEA 852 Ethernet USB 1 1 2 0 and Ethernet Printer port USB 1 1 2 0 PS2 or EPP mode Transceiver FT RS 485 FT RS 485 FT RS 485 IP3E 100 IP 852 TP 1250 TP 1250 TP 1250 FT Ethernet IP1E 100 TP 1250 i In combination with NIC852 The NIC USB must be labeled NIC709 USB1 00 on the USB side resp have a serial number starting with 0102XX or higher printed on the back to work with Windows 64 bit syste
39. is a CNIP 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 Aggregation or packet bunching is a technique that collects multiple CEA709 packets into a single larger CNIP packet The aggregation timeout defines the time period in ms in which the transmitting device collects the CEA709 packets before it transmits the CNIP packet over the CNIP channel Note that aggregation adds a delay to the transactions but dramatically improves the throughput of your CNIP channel The default value is 16 ms MDS authentication is a method to verify the authenticity of the sending device Only devices that have MD5 enabled and use the same MD5 authentication key can share information with each other If the configuration server has MDS enabled only devices that have MD5 enabled and use the same MDS authentication key as the configuration server can join the logical CNIP channel If the channel you want to join is MD5 authenticated please enable MD5 authentication and enter the MD5 authentication key Extended NAT Registration should be switched on if MD5 authentication is used with an L IP LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 28 LOYTEC configuration server with firmware version 3 0 or higher In all o
40. is procedure is executed twice since two drivers must be installed for the NIC852 Driver installation may take a few minutes so please be patient If you have several free USB ports it is recommended to repeat the procedure for all free ports since Windows XP 2003 might request driver installation again for a different port Make sure that the NIC852 USB key is not disconnected and the PC does not enter Standby Hibernation mode as long as any software is running on the NIC If you use an external USB hub please make sure that it is an active Hub with a separate power supply If problems occur when operating the NIC852 behind a USB Hub please try connecting the NIC852 directly to the PC 2 4 2 NIC852 SW Software Activation The NIC852 SW is bound to a specific PC where it must be activated Please refer to Chapter 8 on software activation of your NIC852 SW 2 4 3 NIC852 as a Member of the CEA852 CNIP channel The standard use case for the NIC852 is to function as a member node on a CEA852 CNIP channel LonMark IP 852 On top of the NIC852 PC software like the LPA IP protocol analyzer the LSD tool custom ORION applications or MIP LDV and LNS VNI 3 x applications can be run see Figure 6 In this case the LPA IP SW software would receive the complete traffic of the IP 852 backbone channel The LSD tool or a custom ORION application would act as a node on the IP 852 channel just like a PC running an LNS VNI application or an OPC s
41. ity Settings 23 3 2 3 MIP EDYV Sette Sesi akm mre E d ll aliil 23 3 2 4 IP Settiigsi sa sickens asli bii aden ace SAR ten Bayi 23 Parallel Port Printer Port Configuration x 00x000400x000100000005000500000009200 24 PCI Configuration e 25 USB Configuration 4 eere eese eese eese eese ee eese n sense tn aetas etas etas etas etes te stessa to 25 NIC852 CNIP Configuration eese esee eene eee ette ense n etna etas tn seta seta sto 26 3 6 1 Address Settings eese eee eleg Akik ini 26 3 6 2 Advanced SEL M ES sess saree tre aet ei die eee i 27 3 6 3 Multicasting soe epa Re odor d ege Bi 28 3 6 4 Additional Information sese 28 3 6 5 Becoming a Channel Member and Testing the Connection 28 Remote LPA Assignment eaae eese essen tn sten tn aeta tuse seren ta senten sts en sen en 29 NIC IP RNI Assignment and Configuration eee eee 29 3 8 Configure NIC IDS agat ne p D ar lll E 30 3 8 2 UpgradeNIC IPFirmware nennen 32 3 8 3 Assign NICH PS sesle Re teer 32 LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 4 LOYTEC Version 1 Network Interface and Transceiver Selection OF Legacy Support for MIP LDV and LNS V NI 3 x eeeeeeeeee SO Multiplexed Network Interfaces ecce eese eee eee
42. l containing the new firmware matching the displayed NIC IP type Start the upgrade process by clicking on Upgrade If an error occurs during the upgrade process the current firmware is restored automatically If the upgrade was successful the new firmware version is displayed 3 8 3 Assign NIC IPs Version 1 To assign a NIC IP to a logical device please select the corresponding line of the device table Figure 24 and click on Assign Add or just double click on the device to assign To add a device not present in the device table also click on Assign Add The dialog box shown in Figure 27 will appear LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 33 LOYTEC Version 1 Assign Add Device Device to Assign Add IP or NAT Address Port MD5 Authentication Key Enable MD5 Authentication 192 168 24 250 1628 Ol 23 45 67 89 AB CD EF 01 23 45 67 89 AB CD EF Device Type Device Name Interface Bet Info NIC IP Joerg Test 814709 Configuration Server Location unknown NIC IP 001 mr ear Figure 27 Assign Add NIC IP You can change the IP address and port manually in the fields IP or NAT Address and Port When the NIC IP is located behind a NAT router you must enter the public IP address of the NAT router If MD5 is enabled in the NIC IP you must check Enable MD5 Authentication and enter the correct 16 Bytes MD5 Authentication Key If you have forgotten the MD5 key for your NIC
43. m the configuration server when they are closed This has the following advantage If the same applications are restarted later the configuration server is not necessary anymore for allowing communication with other channel members If the configuration server is e g defective or temporarily off line the communication between LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 24 LOYTEC the PC and all other channel members will still work Note however that enabling this option might lead to increased traffic on the CEA852 channel By clicking on Default you can restore the default values 3 3 Parallel Port Printer Port Configuration Parallel Port PCI USB NIC852 NICIP RNI Network Interfaces NIC PP NIC709 PP LPA PP LPAO06 Device NIC PP 1 Name LdiParPorti Device Configuration EG Cus Transceiver Test Device SerialNumber Speed4 FastEPP v FT10 J Configuration Log LConfig started Device LdiParPorti supported Device LdiParPort2 supported Device LdiPCI1 supported v Figure 15 Parallel Port Configuration Note that this tab will not be available for 64 bit versions of Windows see Section 2 1 LOYTEC parallel port devices NIC PP are connected to one of the two parallel ports printer ports of the PC Hence two devices are available NIC_PP_1 and NIC_PP_2 Observe that the printer ports must be configured to port address 0x378 LPT1 and 0x278 LPT2 in order to work with LOYTEC devices Us
44. ms The NIC852 must have a serial number printed on the USB key starting with 0105XX or higher to work with Windows 64 bit systems Version 1 LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 45 LOYTEC Version 1 Observe that depending on the version of your NIC PCI or NIC USB hardware your NIC might not have MNI capabilities You can check for MNI functionality in the LConfig tool see Section 3 1 Further if your hardware is labeled LPA006 or LPA PP it can only be used as an LPA protocol analyzer no other software will run on this interface However the LPA USB hardware is equivalent to the NIC USB hardware and can therefore also be used as a generic network interface apart from possible lack of MNI capabilities LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 46 LOYTEC 11 Specifications 11 1 NIC709 PP LPAO06 LPA PP NIC PP Power supply Current consumption Dimensions LxWxH Operating temperature range PC connector Power connector Network connector TP XF1250 TP XF2500 Network connector FT 10 LPT 10 Network connector TP RS485 Bit rates Network sensitivity Printer port 9 24 VDC 160 mA 12 VDC 105x55x20 mm 0 C 40 C D Sub 25 pins 1 3 mm polarity insensitive Weidm ller product number 159736 Weidmiiller product number 159736 Weidm ller product number 159737 300 bps 2 5 Mbps TP XF1250 600 mVpp TP XF2500 1200 mVpp Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or bi directional
45. n in the NIC852 section of the LConfig tool see Figure 18 The CNIP configuration dialog as shown in Figure 19 will appear Using the buttons Load and Save you can load a NIC852 configuration from a file or save the current configuration to a file n8a CNIP Configuration Address Settings Advanced Settings Multicasting Info Device IP Address Y Port 192 168 12 3 7 1628 O Overwrite C Allow NAT Routing Conf Server IP Addr o Port Device Name Help Default Load Save Figure 19 CNIP Configuration Address Settings In the field Device IP Address the IP address of your PC should be displayed If the PC has several IP addresses please choose one address to be assigned to the CNIP device using the buttons lt and gt If the correct IP address of your PC is not displayed you can choose to overwrite the IP address by enabling the checkbox Overwrite In the Port field Version 1 LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 27 LOYTEC you can enter the configuration client port number as set in the configuration server Usually this is the default port number 1628 and does not need to be changed The IP address of the configuration server must be entered it in the field Conf Server IP Addr The default port number of the configuration server is 1629 and usually does not need to be changed If your PC is located behind a NAT Network Address Translation router and
46. nce no graphical user interface is allowed for services in these Windows Versions In this case all settings must be done in the LConfig tool which can still be started from the Windows start menu Running the Legacy Driver MNI Master as a Service has the following advantages Applications running on LOYTEC devices may also be started as Services without the need of user login This includes LNS VNI applications like e g LNS Server as well as MIP LDV and ORION applications E Faster startup of the Legacy Driver since it is already started before user login By clicking on Default you can restore the default values 3 2 2 Legacy Driver Compatibility Settings The Compatibility Mode refers to compatibility with older applications using drivers that are incompatible with the LOYTEC MIP driver This applies e g to the Nero CD Software below Version 8 Please observe that when enabling the compatibility mode the number of usable NIC IP devices may be restricted to 32 3 2 3 MIP LDV Settings Clear all MIP LDV Configurations on next Restart resets the MIP LDV configuration of all network interfaces after the next restart of the NIC Legacy Driver This includes all transceiver settings as well as the address configuration of the node domain table address table network variable binding information Automatic Flush Cancel If this option is set the MIP driver automatically leaves the flush mode after it is o
47. network interface see Chapter 6 is also done via a Registration Code In this case the corresponding network interface must be connected when entering the Registration Code As soon as the NIC is upgraded the Upgrade Registration Code is not needed anymore for subsequent installations since the corresponding data is stored locally in the network interface Version 1 LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 8 2 Product Activation Version 1 42 LOYTEC When purchasing a LOYTEC product which must be activated e g NIC852 SW you will have to go through the following steps for activation Start the LConfig Tool click on Register Activate The dialog as shown in Figure 36 will open If you have already purchased a NIC852 SW license please enter your Serial Number shipped with the NIC852 SW product and click on Request Activation File by E mail Alternatively write an e mail to sales loytec com with both the Activation Target ID and your Serial Number in the subject If you have not yet purchased a NIC852 SW license you can still send the e mail as described in the previous point Just click not purchased yet before generating the email or indicate the missing Serial Number in the e mail body You will receive a LOYTEC Activation file which you import by clicking on Activate NIC852 SW License Click on OK close the LConfig tool with OK and re open the LConfig tool
48. nset 9 MAC Address 00 0A B0 01 0E 3F factory default b Link Speed amp Duplex Auto Detect q Quit without saving x Exit and save The IP configuration menu when DHCP is enabled is shown here P Configuration Menu Version 1 1 DHCP IP Address IP Netmask IP Gateway 5 Hostname Domainname DNS Servers 9 MAC Address b Link Speed amp Duplex g Quit without saving x Exit and save Option 1 DHCP enabled 192 168 12 104 1 255 255 192 0 192 168 1 1 new unset unset 00 0A B0 01 0E 3F factory default Auto Detect Switches between manual entry of the IP address netmask and gateway address or automatic configuration from a DHCP server If DHCP is disabled one must enter the configuration data described in the following sections If DHCP is enabled please skip menu items 2 through 7 Option 2 IP Address 3 IP Netmask 4 IP Gateway Please enter the IP address for the NIC IP device the netmask e g 255 255 255 0 and the default gateway address Option 5 Hostname 6 Domainname LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 18 LOYTEC 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 on how to configure DHCP to acguire an IP address Option 7 DNS Servers You can configure
49. ntly active by clicking on the small button on the left side By clicking on the button Test you can test if the network interface works correctly For the RS 485 transceivers Port 3 you can also try automatic bit rate detection After clicking on Detect the network is searched for traffic using different bit rates The correct bit rate can only be detected if packets are received during the detection process Interface Settings Transceiver Settings Transceiver Bitrate PORT 1 xF 1250 1250000 1070 78125 OPORT 3 RS 485 39 1 v 39063 Comment Free Topology Transceiver Figure 28 NIC709 Transceiver Selection LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 35 LOYTEC Figure 29 shows the transceiver selection dialog window for the NIC852 network interface series Here you can only choose between IP 10L Local Area Network and IP 10W Wide Area Network Interface Settings Transceiver Settings Transceiver Bitrate 9 PORT 1 IP40L 10000000 8 0 Comment Local Area CNIP Control Network Over IP Cancel Figure 29 NIC852 Transceiver Selection Version 1 LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 36 LOYTEC 5 Legacy Support for MIP LDV and LNS VNI 3 x Note Note Version 1 For the support of MIP LDV and LNS VNI 3 x applications like LonMaker a NIC Legacy Driver is installed along with the NIC software package The driver is also needed for MNI support see Chapter 6
50. pened or after a reset of the device Use NICs without MNI as MIP LDV devices If this option is set older LOYTEC Network Interfaces without MNI devices see Chapter 6 can be used in MIP LDV applications If the option is not set these NICs can be used in LNS VNI applications LONI Support for Device If this option is set the MIP driver offers an additional device named LON1 In the field next to this option the network interface assigned to LON can be chosen This feature was introduced for compatibility with older MIP LDV applications which automatically open the LON1 driver without checking the registry for available driver names first When enabling this feature please make sure that you do not have installed any other driver software which also uses the driver name LON1 Note that you must reboot your PC after changing this option By clicking on Default you can restore the default values 3 2 4 IP Settings Version 1 In the field Timeout for IP access you can setup a timeout value for IP access of remote devices such as NIC IPs and L IPs Raising this value can improve the communication over a slow IP connection Observe that higher values may lead to long delays when starting applications that scan through all available network interfaces e g LPA LSD Tool Keep NIC852 registration on exit means that applications running on a NIC852 will not automatically un register fro
51. r to see all remote devices or NIC IPs only During device discovery already discovered NIC IPs can be configured and assigned right away It is not necessary to wait for the completion of the discovery process since this can be a lengthy procedure LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 30 LOYTEC NIC IP RNI Assignment and Configuration No 5 Assignment IP NAT Address Pott Device Type Device Name Interface Confia Server Location 1 NIC IP 001 mi eee b NIC IP Alexander EIA 708 unknown Alexander s Desk 2 NIC IP 002 1 8 nse n unknown unknown no response NIC IR 003 192 168 17 126 nee NIC BMUZ_84 Backbone BMUZ 84 0 0 0 0 qm NIC IP lt no_fesponse gt unknown 4no response CI Show All Devices Assign Add Clear Auto Assign Clear All Wink Configure Upgrade Firmware Device Discovery 17 Devices Found Finished Remote Device Discovery Process Gi Add Device Restart Search Figure 24 NIC IP RNI Assignment and Configuration 3 8 1 Configure NIC IPs To configure a NIC IP please select the corresponding device in the device table and click on Configure To make sure to configure the correct device you can press the status button on the NIC IP beforehand which will be indicated by an X in the column S status button and by a message in the Device Discovery field see Figure 24 Note that this only works if the NIC IP and the PC are in the same IP subnet The NIC IP
52. represented by 8 Multiplexed Network Interfaces MNI devices This means that you can start up to 8 different applications running on the same physical network interface at a time These virtual interfaces behave like 8 individual nodes on a virtual channel connected to the physical channel via the physical network interface as depicted in Figure 34 Applications Legacy Legacy Application Application LNS VNI MIP LDV Multiplexed Network Interfaces MNI CEA 709 Network Figure 34 Multiplexed Network Interfaces MNI Devices You could e g run the LPA software the LSD tool a custom ORION application an LNS VNI 3 x application and a MIP LDV application at the same time using only one NIC709 PCI network interface When using the Standard Mode in the network interface selection dialog of LOY TEC software see Chapter 4 MNI devices are automatically used if supported by the network interface This way both the LPA and the LSD software can e g run on the same network interface NIC PCI In Expert Mode the physical network interface e g NIC PCI 1 as well as all corresponding MNI devices NIC PCI 1 000 NIC PCI 1 001 NIC PCI 1 002 etc are displayed and can be selected explicitly In MIP LDV and LNS VNI applications a certain number of reserved MNI devices is displayed for each network interface see Section 3 1 and Chapter 5 Following is a list of differences between physical devices and MNI dev
53. rresponding Node IDs will be displayed Please refer to Chapters 5 and 6 for more information on MNI devices and Legacy support On the right side of the LConfig Tool window the transceiver can be selected Refer to Chapter 4 for details on transceiver selection 3 2 Advanced Configuration By clicking on Advanced you can setup some advanced options of the Legacy Driver see Figure 14 Advanced Configuration Legacy Driver MNI Master Settings Run as Application O Run as Service Start without before User Login Legacy Driver Compatibility Settings Compatibility Mode may reduce usable NIC IPs to 32 MIP LDV Settings C Clear all MIP LDV Configurations on next Restart Automatic Flush Cancel Use NICs without MNI as MIP LDV devices CI LONT Support for Device R IP Settings Timeout for IP access 1500 v ms C Keep NIC852 registration on exit Figure 14 Advanced Configuration 3 2 1 Legacy Driver MNI Master Settings Version 1 Here you can choose whether to run the Legacy Driver MNI Master as a normal application or as a Service After changing this option the Legacy Driver is terminated and must be restarted manually via the start menu this also automatically restarts the MNI Master LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 23 LOYTEC Note In Windows Vista 2008 and Windows 7 2008R2 the LOYTEC systray icon see Chapter 5 will be hidden as soon as the Legacy Driver is started as a Service si
54. s well as warnings and errors that might occur during the configuration process At the top of the window the network interface type can be chosen For each type of network interface Version 1 LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 22 LOYTEC different configuration options are available as described in the next sections If you need help on any function of the LConfig tool just click on Help in any LConfig dialog window 3 1 Basic Interface and MNI Setup In the Device field see Figure 13 a specific network interface can be selected for configuration Each device can be enabled or disabled with the Enable Device checkbox This is useful e g when only one parallel port is present in a PC the other one can be disabled in this case By clicking on Test Device Serial Number a short test of the device is performed and the serial number is displayed Any detected problems or errors are reported and logged in the Configuration Log window If e g a driver is missing or an installed driver has the wrong version a corresponding error message is shown indicating the problem Please refer to Chapter 2 in this case For PCI USB NIC852 and NIC IP devices a Multiplexed Network Interface Configuration panel is displayed Here you can reserve a certain number of MNI devices for Legacy applications LNS VNI and MIP LDV By clicking on MNI Info the number of MNI devices supported by the NIC as well as the co
55. s Vista 2008 32 64 bit Windows 7 2008R2 32 64 bit as well as Linux see Chapter 9 Before hardware installation please install the NIC Network Interface Software You must be logged in as Administrator or have administrator rights to install the software and drivers Put the LOYTEC Software CD into your CDR DVD drive and wait till the CD menu appears If no menu appears please start setup exe from the CD manually Click the button for NIC installation and follow the instructions The Windows hardware assistant might request permission to install the drivers which you must give to continue with the installation Now switch off your PC and plug the NIC PCI into an empty PCI slot as depicted in Figure 2 CEA 709 Network Figure 2 NIC PCI Hardware Installation Figure 3 shows how to connect TP 1250 2500 FT LPT 10 or RS 485 networks to the NIC PCI Observe that the polarity of the signal connectors A and B of each transceiver does not matter For RS 485 you additionally have to connect the ground signal of the bus LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 8 LOYTEC Figure 3 NIC PCI Connectors After hardware installation please start the PC and wait till the Windows hardware assistant automatically completes the driver installation In Windows XP 2003 the hardware assistant will ask you some guestions 1 Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Choose No not this time click Next
56. software is running on the NIC USB However Standby Hibernation mode is supported for the NIC USB After resuming from Standby Hibernation mode please follow the instructions shown in the pop up message box Wait till the CONFIG LED on the NIC USB lights up and click on Resume If the CONFIG LED should not light up after about one minute unplug and re plug the NIC USB wait again for the CONFIG LED and click Resume Should the resume not work after that you can again try to unplug and re plug the NIC USB The NIC852 network interface works in Windows 2000 Windows XP 2003 Windows Vista 2008 and Windows 7 2008R2 Note that the 64 bit versions of Windows LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 10 LOYTEC Vista 2008 and Windows 7 2008R2 are not supported for older NIC852 USB key models Refer to chapter 10 on how to find out if your NIC852 USB key supports 64 bit versions of Windows Please install the NIC Network Interface Software first You must be logged in as Administrator or have administrator rights to install the software and drivers Put the LOYTEC Software CD into your CDR DVD drive and wait till the CD menu appears If no menu appears please start setup exe from the CD manually Click the button for NIC installation and follow the instructions The Windows hardware assistant might request permission to install the drivers which you must give to continue with the installation Finally disconnect all LOYTEC USB
57. t is connected to the PC Version 1 LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 26 LOYTEC 3 6 NIC852 CNIP Configuration El LConfig Parallel Port PCI USB NIC852 NICIP RNI Network Interfaces NIC852 requires USB key NIC852 SW Device NIC 852 1 v Name LdiCNIPT Device Configuration Enable Devi Devel Mod n nable Device C Developer Mode Transceiver Test Device Serial Number CNIP Configuration POL kad Multiplexed Network Interface Configuration Number of MNI Devices reserved for LNSZVNI Applications E E Number of MNI Devices reserved for MIP LDV Applications E Configuration Log LConfig started Device LdiParPortl supported Device LdiParPort2 supported Device LdiPCI1 supported 79 Cer Figure 18 NIC852 Configuration Up to 8 NIC852 devices can be used simultaneously in one PC This means that up to 8 LOYTEC USB keys can be connected or up to 8 NIC852 SW can be activated and the PC can be a channel member in up to 8 different CEA852 channels at a time NIC 852 1 NIC 852 8 All settings done here are Windows user specific This means that when logging in as a different user the settings must be done again They must also be done again when changing to service mode see Section 3 2 1 3 6 1 Address Settings Before working with the NIC852 network interface in a CEA852 CNIP network the PC must become a member of the CEA852 channel At first click on CNIP Configuratio
58. terface dialog of the application Figure 31 shows the corresponding dialog for LonMaker as an example for an LNS VNI application Figure 32 shows the dialog for NLUtil Node Utility as an example for a MIP LDV application LNS applications require OpenLDV Version 3 4 or higher to work correctly with LOYTEC Network Interfaces For network interfaces that support MNI Chapter 6 a certain number of MNI devices as configured in the LConfig tool see Section 3 1 will be displayed for the network interface By default two MNI devices will be available e g NIC USB100 1 000 and LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 37 Version 1 LOYTEC NIC USB100 1 001 LDV Observe that the device names for MIP LDV applications have an LDV tag at the end whereas the device names for LNS VNI do not Make sure you select the appropriate device Generally it is recommended to always use the same MNI device for all LNS VNI applications e g NIC USB100 1 000 An exception is the NIC852 where a unique MNI device must be used for each database opened simultaneously e g NIC 852 1 000 for the first and NIC 852 1 001 for the second database For this purpose you must of course reserve more than one LNS VNI device in the LConfig tool see Section 3 1 Network Wizard Network Interface V Network Attached Network Interface Name NIC USB100 1 O00 NIC PCI 1 000 NIC PCI 1 001 LDV NIC USB100 1 000 NIC USB1
59. terface software works correctly Enable all incoming and outgoing UDP and TCP connections for the following applications Legacy Driver LegacyDrv exe LConfig tool LConfig exe MNI Master MniMaster exe Vni Server VNISERVER exe If you have installed the LPA or LSD Tool software or you are running a custom ORION application that utilizes NIC852 or NIC IP network interfaces the same settings must be made for the corresponding applications e g LPA exe LSDTool exe LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 41 LOYTEC 8 Registration and Activation 8 1 Software Registration When purchasing a LOYTEC software product e g LPA you will receive a Product Registration Code Please start the LConfig tool click on Register Activate and type in the registration code that comes with your software package as shown at the top of Figure 35 Registration and Activation LPA Software Registration Enter Registration Code 000000 000000 000000 Import Export Current LPA Registration Codes 209 Figure 35 Software Registration Click on Add and then on OK If you want to register several LOYTEC products at a time just enter all registration codes as described You can also export your set of registration codes to a file and import it in all subsequent installations Please observe that you must have administrator rights to enter registration codes within the LConfig tool Upgrading the MNI devices of your
60. ther cases this option must be switched off By clicking on Default the default values shown in Figure 20 will be restored 3 6 3 Multicasting In the Multicasting section of the CNIP configuration dialog you can setup a multicast address see Figure 21 Using multicasting with L IP and NIC852 devices can greatly improve the data throughput in some configurations Please refer to the L IP manual for more information on the multicasting functionality By default multicasting is disabled see Figure 21 CNIP Configuration Address Settings Advanced Settings Multicasting Info Enable Multicasting Help Default Load Save Figure 21 CNIP Configuration Multicasting 3 6 4 Additional Information In the Info section of the CNIP configuration dialog additional information about the SNTP settings and the channel timeout can be observed see Figure 22 CNIP Configuration Address Settings Advanced Settings Multicasting Info SNTP1 IP Address Port 0 0 0 0 20 SNTP2 IP Address Port 0 0 0 0 0 Channel Timeout set to ol ms Disabled Help Default Load Save OK Figure 22 CNIP Configuration Additional Information The SNTP servers are used for time synchronization of the channel members The channel timeout indicates how old a packet can be before it is discarded This information is set channel wide in the configuration server and can therefore not be changed here 3 6 5
61. ually these settings can be changed in the BIOS of the PC for the built in printer ports Further the printer port must be configured as EPP or PS2 in the BIOS By clicking on Detect Speed in the LConfig tool see Figure 15 the appropriate communication speed between the PC and the parallel port device is determined If an error message is displayed you can try to go through the following steps Make sure the device e g NIC PP is connected to the printer port Make sure the power supply or L NPA Notebook Power Adapter is connected to the device Connect the device directly to your printer port without using a cable Restart the PC and choose EPP in your BIOS Restart the PC and choose PS2 or bi directional in your BIOS Try to use a different parallel port LPT2 if installed Try to select a lower speed manually field Speed and click on Test Device If the device is detected and tested successfully and there are still problems within the used software e g LPA please also select a lower speed manually Version 1 LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 25 LOYTEC 3 4 PCI Configuration El LConfig Parallel Port PCI USB NIC852 NICIP RNI Network Interfaces NIC709 PCI100 NIC703 PCI Device NIC PCI 1 w Name LdiPCI1 Device Configuration Enable Device Transceiver Test Device Serial Number FT 10 J Multiplexed Network Interface Configuration Number of MNI Devices reserved for LNSZ
62. up to 3 Domain Name Servers Currently these entries are not used Option 9 MAC Address The NIC IP comes configured with a unique MAC address This address can be changed in order to clone the MAC address of a different device 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 6699 Enter y to input a new MAC address or enter n to return to the factory default MAC address Option b Link Speed amp Duplex If the NIC IP is operated with a 10Mbit s only hub the link speed should be switched from Auto Detect to 10Mbps Half Duplex With modern 100 10Mbit s switches this setting can be left as is 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 2 5 3 7 Option 6 RNI configuration Version 1 This menu item allows setting up the remote network interface configuration of the NIC IP The RNI sub menu is shown here RNI Configuration Menu 2 RNI port 1628 default 3 Device name testl 4 MD5 authentication Pon 5 MD5 secret not displayed 6 Location string Building A q Quit without saving x Exit and save Option 2 RNI port Port for PC NIC IP communication If the NIC IP resides behind a NAT router UDP and TCP port forwarding to the

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