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1. Configuration Log LConfig started Device LdiParPortl supported Device LdiParPort2 supported Device LdilSA1 supported y Help About Register Advanced Figure 27 NIC IP Configuration No S Assignment IP7NAT Address Pot Device Type DeviceName Interface Config Server Location NIC_IP_1 m0 192168124 1628 NIC IP Alexander lt unknown gt NIC_IP_2 192 2 5 1 se e unknown mM s NIC_IP_3 92 7 126 Y A7 unknown MUZ 84 x x no response 0 0 0 0 1628 NICIP lt no_response gt lt unknown gt lt unknown gt lt no_tesponse gt J Show All Devices Assign Add Clear Auto Assign Clear All Wink Configure Upgrade Firmware Device Discovery Status Button pressed on unconfigured device with SNR 004601 80000000FB20 Add Channel Restart Search Help Load Save Cancel Figure 28 NIC IP 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 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 35 LOYTEC and by a message in the Device Discovery field see Figure 28 Note that this only works if the NIC IP and the PC are in the same I
2. NIC852 USB Port Ethernet Internet Intranet ElA 709 Networl ElA 709 Network Figure 4 NIC852 Hardware Installation In Windows XP the hardware assistant will ask you some questions 1 Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Windows XP SP2 only 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 NIC852 Driver installation in Windows XP 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 might request driver installation again for a different port Should you be asked for a folder where the USB drivers reside or should the hardware assistant not find the drivers please choose the USB driver subfolder within the folder the NIC software has been installed to e g Program FileLOYTECINICWindowsWDrivenUSB 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 The actual connec
3. Passed 0 100 Failed 0 Abort Status Configuration file loaded Figure 9 LSU Serial Upgrade Tool in Idle Mode Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 19 LOYTEC If the NIC IP is not connected to COMI you can change the port to COM2 COM3 or COM4 Press Download to start the download A progress bar as shown in Figure 10 can be seen E LSU Serial Upgrade Tool E n xi File Image Help m Information Control Image File Iproxy_primary dl Load Address 060000 Baudrate 38400 bps e L PROXY Qui Line Settings 8N1 Verily Sting N A WakeUp String n Port Jcom1 v Menu String An I Display Console o Download Statistics Poses MS Pi 0 Abort Status Downloading 100 Failed 0 Figure 10 Progress Bar during Firmware Download If the upgrade is successful the following window appears Figure 11 isuro NE A 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
4. Program Files LOYTEC NIC Windows Driver PCl Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 10 LOYTEC 2 3 NIC709 USB and NIC709 USBP LPA USB LPA USBP The NIC USB and NIC USBP NIC709 USB NIC709 USBP network interfaces work in Windows 98 Me 2000 XP Before connecting the NIC USB P 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 in Windows 2000 XP 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 complain about a failed logo test which you can ignore and continue with the installation After the installation please disconnect all LOYTEC USB devices and reboot USB Port ElA 709 Network Figure 3 NIC USB Hardware Installation After reboot plug in the NIC USB P as depicted in Figure 3 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 the hardware assistant will ask you some questions 1 Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Windows XP SP2 only Choose No not this time click Next 2 What do you want the Wizard to do Cho
5. LOYTEC Product Registration x You have entered 2 LOYTEC Registration Codes p Enter Registration Code VALIDR EGCODE 123456 dd To get help on LOYTEC product registration press F1 Import Export Figure 42 Product 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 in Windows 2000 XP to enter registration codes within the LConfig tool Upgrading the MNI devices of your 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 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 50 LOYTEC 9 Installation for Linux Operating Systems The NIC PCI and NIC PCIP NIC709 PCI NIC709 PCIP network interfaces work in Linux Kernel 2 4 Just plug the NIC PCI P into an empty PCI slot of your PC The PCI card does not need any further hardware setup The NIC PCIP comes with an additional power line interface which is used to connect the power line
6. NIC7O9 PP LPA PP LPAODB Device NIC_PP_1 y Name JLdiParPorti Device Configuration Iv Enable Device Speed Speed 4 FastEPP y Test Device Serial Number Detect Speed Configuration Log LConfig started a Device LdiParPortl supported Device LdiParPort2 supported Device LdilSA1 supported x Help About Register Advanced Figure 15 Parallel Port Configuration LOYTEC parallel port devices such as 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 Usually 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
7. 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 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 27 3 4 PCI Configuration xi Parallel Pot s4 PCI usB wices2 LIP NICIP Network Interfaces NIC709 PCI NIC709 PCIP LC PCI Device NIC_PCI_1 v Name Lapen Device Configuration MW Enable Device Test Device Serial Number Multiplexed Network Interface Configuration Number of MNI Devices reserved for MIP VNI Applications fe MNI Info Configuration Log LContig started a Device LdiParPortl supported Device LdiParPort2 supported Device LdilS41 supported xl Help About Register Advanced Figure 16 PCI Configuration LOYTEC Up to four LOYTEC NIC PCI cards can be installed in a PC NIC_PCI_1 NIC_PCI_4 The corresponding network interface devices can be enabled disabled and tested in the LConfig tool 3 5 USB Configuration xi Parallel Pot ISA Pei USB wices2 LIP NICIP Network Interfaces NIC709 USB NIC709 USBP LPA USB LPA USBP Device nic_use_1 y Name t ius8_000 Device Configuration MW Enable USB Network Interfaces Test Device Serial Number Multiplexed Network
8. 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 Note that you must be logged in with administrator rights to start LNS VNI or MIP LDV applications in Windows NT 2000 XP The MIP LDV support works in Windows NT 2000 XP The LNS VNI 3 x support works in Windows 98 Me NT 2000 XP and requires a functional TCP IP Stack This means that your computer must have a valid IP address assigned regardless of the network interface type NIC709 or NIC852 Please read through the following sections for instructions on how to make sure your PC has a valid IP address assigned even when not connected to an IP network Further please refer to Chapter 7 for information of Personal Firewall setup 5 1 Requirements and Settings for Windows 98 Me NT In order to run LNS VNI 3 x applications in Windows 98 Me NT the following requirements apply The computer must be equipped with an Ethernet Adapter The computer must have a valid IP address assigned You must be logged in with administrator rights Windows NT You can check the IP configuration by typing ipconfig in a console DOS window For Windows Me it is necessary to disable Media Sense in order to get an IP address assigned even when not connected to an IP network This is done by going through the following steps 1 Click Start point to Settings click Control Panel
9. is shown here Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual IP Configuration Menu DHCP IP Address IP Netmask IP Gateway Hostname Domainname DNS Servers MAC Address Link Speed amp Duplex TOIAUOBWNHE Quit without saving Exit and save X Q 20 LOYTEC disabled 192 168 12 104 255 255 192 0 192 168 1 1 new lt unset gt lt unset gt 00 0A B0 01 0E 3F factory default Auto Detect The IP configuration menu when DHCP is enabled is shown here IP Configuration Menu 1 DHCP IP Address IP Netmask IP Gateway 5 Hostname Domainname DNS Servers 9 MAC Address b Link Speed Duplex g Quit without saving x Exit and save Option 1 DHCP enabled 192 168 12 104 299 239 192 0 192 168 1 1 new lt unset gt lt unset gt 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 Hostname and Domainname are optional entries and ca
10. Interface Configuration Number of MNI Devices reserved for MIP VNI Applications fe y MNI Info Configuration Log LConfig started a Device LdiParPortl supported Device LdiParPort2 supported Device LdilSA1 supported xl Help About Register Advanced Figure 17 USB Configuration Up to four LOYTEC NIC USB devices can be installed NIC_USB_1 NIC USB 4 All USB devices can be enabled or disabled by clicking on Enable USB Network Interfaces If only one USB device is connected it will be assigned to NIC_USB_1 Observe that a NIC852 USB Key also occupies one USB device when it is connected to the PC Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 28 LOYTEC 3 6 NIC852 CNIP Configuration xi Parallel Port SA Pci USB Nice52 LIP NICIP Network Interfaces NIC852 requires USB key Device NIC_852_1 y Name JLGiCNIP1 Device Configuration IV Enable Device J Developer Mode Test Device Serial Number CNIP Configuration Multiplexed Network Interface Configuration Number of MNI Devices reserved for MIPA NI Applications 2 y MNI Info Configuration Log LConfig started a Device LdiParPortl supported Device LdiParPort2 supported Device LdilSA1 supported xl Help About Register Advanced Cancel Figure 18 NIC852 Configuration Up to four NIC852 devices can be used simultaneously in one PC This means that up to fou
11. a small key symbol in the Assignment column of the device list see Figure 28 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_1 NIC_IP_8 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 28 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 The NIC IP Assignment and Configuration module is also available directly within the LPA software to avoid having to start the LConfig tool every time the assignments change Please refer to the LPA User Manual for more information Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 38 LOYTEC 4 Network Interface and Transceiver Selection 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 applicati
12. 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 the EIA852 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 EIA852 channel members L IPs NIC852s or other EIA852 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 EIA852 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 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 x Multicasting Info 1 IV Enable Escr
13. network to the corresponding port on the NIC PCIP card Please observe that you must be logged in as root to install the driver Additionally the device file system devfs must be enabled To install the kernel module just copy the file Idipci o from the folder NIC Linux Driver to a local directory and type insmod ldipci o If you want to load the driver permanently you can e g add the command to one of the init scripts For a description on how to use the ORION Stack with Linux refer to the NIC_Developers_Manual pdf in the folder NIC Doc Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 51 LOYTEC 10 NIC Product Comparison The following table compares all important features and properties of the different LOYTEC Network Interfaces Property NIC709 PP NIC709 USB P NIC709 PCI P NIC709 IP NIC852 Runs ORION applications Win 98 Me NT Win 98 Me Win 98 Me NT Win 98 Me NT Win 98 Me 2000 XP 2000 XP 2000 XP 2000 XP 2000 XP Runs LNS VNI 3 x Win 98 Me NT Win 98 Me Win 98 Me NT Win 98 Me NT Win 98 Me applications 2000 XP 2000 XP 2000 XP 2000 XP 2000 XP Runs MIP LDV Win NT 2000 XP Win 2000 XP Win NT 2000 XP Win NT 2000 XP Win 2000 XP applications Runs 8 applications in No Yes Yes Yes Yes parallel MNI LPA Bundles available LPA PP LPA USB No No LPA IP LPA SET PP LPA SET USB LPA SET PP USB LPA Software available No LPA SW LPA SW LPA SW LPA IP SW orde
14. 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 To assign a NIC IP to a logical device please select the corresponding line of the device table Figure 28 and click on Assign Add or just double click on the device to assign To adda device not present in the device table also click on Assign Add The dialog box shown in Figure 31 will appear Assign Add Device xi Device to Assign Add IP or NAT Address Port MD5 Authentication Key IV Enable MD5 Authentication 3 Device Type Device Name Interface A nrc p Alexanderl eras y Configuration Server Location eunknown gt Alexander s Desk 192 168 12 4 211628 01 23 45 67 89 AB CD EF Ol 23 45 67 89 AB CD EF NIC_IP_1 S Assign Cancel Figure 31 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 MDS5 Authentication and enter the correct 16 Bytes MD5 Authentication Key If you have forgotten the MD5 key for your NIC IP reset the NIC IP to factory defaults see Section 2 5 4 or change the MDS settings via the console menu see Section 2 5 3 7 MDS authentication is indicated by
15. 1 LOYTEC 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 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 ETA852 CNIP channel Please check the documentation of your configuration server on how to add a channel member If the configuration server runs 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 L IP Assignment An L IP can be used to log the EIA709 traffic and display the packets in an LPA IP SW software running on the PC Other than recording the backbone traffic of the EIA852 channel by running the LPA IP SW software directly on the NIC852 device see Figure 5 this way the local traffic of a network segment residing behind one speci
16. 1 NIGAP Direct Connection A cn ol 15 2 3 2 NIC Internet OACI A A ad Z 15 25 3 NIC IP Console Inte rice sike ai semi o 16 2 5 4 NIC IP LEDs Status Button andResettoFactoryDefaults 22 3 NetworklnterffaceConfiguration LConfigTool 24 3 1 Bas g Interface and MNI Setip adi 24 3 2 Advanced Configuration 25 3 2 1 Legacy Driver MNI Master Settings li sisi cco 23 3 2 2 MIP LDMV Settings ie 25 3 3 Parallel Port Printer Port Coni SUN A A a waves 26 3 4 ETC Oni Se Urabe ele lal alma le alman lale e mi 27 3 3 USB onler oni ida 27 3 6 NIC852 ENTE ONES ULA t ad B 15 emdi esl ea Ba SBA 28 3 0 1 Address Settings asiste esse eien na een ias 28 3 0 2 Advanced Seung salma lara Kapana odada akn dan KU A a n l d Ga i 29 303 MI CASO A e AR te 30 3 6 4 Additional Information lt 30 3 6 5 Becoming a Channel Member and TestinggtheConnecton 31 SA A Gi e a EEE all E is pananasay tes Seonts 31 3 8 NIC IPAssignmentandConfiguraion 33 81 Configure NIC IPS aiian male le E elele pl eli AS 34 3 8 2 Uperade NIG IP EMO wat ees Ba alada di Beslen Halil el asd 36 e MN e a Le A E DON e EE ee e 37 4 NetworklinterfaceandTransceiverSelection 38 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 5 LOYTEC 5 Legacy Support for MIPJLDVandI
17. 2 shows the two different NIC IP enclosures the NIC709 IPxE left side and the NIC709 IPxE100 right side Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 23 LOYTEC LOYTEC network interface PH c www loytec com gt NIC709 IP3E D OYTE ma mm Figure 12 Enclosures of NIC709 IPxE left side and NIC709 IPxE100 right side Both versions are equipped with the following LEDs the name of the LED on the NIC709 IPxE100 enclosure is written in brackets EIA709 activity ACT FT flashes green when there is traffic on the ETA709 channel flashes red on overload high traffic turns permanently red when EIA709 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 EIA709 status LED service LED connect CONNECT stays orange 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 link 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 use
18. 2_000 192 168 1 140 16282 NIC_IP_1_001 192 168 1 140 16283 y Test Add gt Time Server Server Address 1 Server Address 2 M Do not use an SNTP server Figure 38 LNS Control Panel Application The IP address will be set to a local address of your PC or the address of the LOYTEC NIC Support driver The IP ports displayed here are only used internally by the Legacy Driver and usually start with 16280 Please do not change these settings manually When using a NIC852 the IP settings used externally on the ETA852 channel must be setup in the LConfig tool as described in Section 3 6 1 They do not correspond in any way to the settings used internally by the Legacy Driver shown in Figure 38 5 5 Using LNS VNI 3 x Management Tools such as LonMaker Since most LOYTEC NIC709 network interfaces are equipped with multiple transceivers that can be selected in software some additional settings are required when starting a new project in an LNS VNI 3 x management tool such as LonMaker Observe that applications that use older LNS versions e g 2 x will not work with LOYTEC network interfaces The following procedures are described for the LonMaker network management tool but can easily be applied to other management tools e g NL220 or ALEX A new LonMaker project will at first look like depicted in Figure 39 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 45 LOYTEC Channel 1
19. 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 statistics 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 1
20. 3 06 2003 2 1 AB 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 Assignment and Configuration Added Standard Mode and Expert Mode in Chapter 4 Added MIP LDV and LOYTEC NIC Support driver in Chapter 5 Changed Section 5 4 regarding user interface for Legacy configuration Added Section 5 5 Using LNS VNI 3 x Management Tools 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 2 3 2 AB Changes in Section 2 5 4 regarding LEDs 17 01 2005 2 4 AB Easier installation procedure due to new automatic driver installer see 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 E A852 devices behind NAT router Added Extended NAT option in Section 3 6 2 Added
21. 6 Network connector TP RS485 Weidm ller product number 159737 Bit rates 300 bps 2 5 Mbps Network sensitivity T Bat aoe Operating systems Win98 WinMe WinNT Win2000 WinXP Printer port Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or bi directional 11 2 NIC709 PCI and NIC709 PCIP Power supply via PCI bus Current consumption 250 mA Dimensions LxWxH 135x96x20 mm Operating temperature range 0 C 40 PC connector PCI slot 5 V Network connector TP XF1250 TP XF2500 NIC 709 PCI only Network connector PLT 22 Weidmiller product number 159736 NIC709 PCIP only PE tugupler Network connector FT 10 LPT 10 Weidm ller product number 159736 Network connector TP RS485 Weidm ller product number 159737 Bit rates 300 bps 2 5 Mbps TP XF1250 600 mVpp NIC709 PCI only TP XF2500 1200 mVpp NIC709 PCI only Operating systems Win98 WinMe WinNT Win2000 WinXP Linux 2 4 Network sensitivity Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 53 LOYTEC 11 3 NIC709 USB and NIC709 USBP LPA USB LPA USBP 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 USBP only Network connector FT 10 LPT 10 Network connector TP RS485 Bit rates Network sensitivity Operating systems 11 4 NIC709 IPxE Power supply Current consumption Dimensions LxWxH Operating temperature range PC c
22. Click Finish The resulting page should look like depicted in Figure 40 Add all your network devices to the new channel Channel 2 in Figure 40 Channel 2 YQ Z A Channel 1 Figure 40 LonMaker Setup for NIC709 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 46 LOYTEC 6 Multiplexed Network Interfaces 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 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 41 doma gk dea Application gk LNS VNI MIP LDV Multiplexed Network Interfaces MNI ElA 709 Network Figure 41 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 LO
23. Figure 39 New LonMaker Project The transceiver type of the channel will be set to IP 10L by default for all LOYTEC network interfaces If you are working with a NIC852 you can leave it as is and the following section does not apply If you are working with a NIC709 NIC PP NIC USB NIC PCI or NIC IP you could simply change the channel type in your LNS application corresponding to the transceiver you have selected via the LOYTEC systray icon see Chapter 4 However the LNS application might change the channel type back to the default value IP 10L under certain conditions e g when changing between on net and off net To avoid this problem a Phantom Router as illustrated in Figure 40 must be inserted between the NIC709 and the LNS network channel 1 2 6 7 Create a new Channel by dragging a Channel shape into the current page In the Channel Definition dialog choose the Transceiver Type e g TP FT 10 according to your EIA709 network connected to the LOYTEC NIC Click on OK Drag a Router shape into the current page The New Router Wizard dialog window will appear In the first page of the wizard make sure that Commission Device is not checked Click on Next In the second page choose the channel connected to the LNS Network Interface see Figure 39 as Channel A and the new channel just created as Channel B Click Next In the third page click Next In the fourth page change the Router Type to Repeater
24. Hibernation mode is supported for the NIC USB P 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 2 4 NIC852 The NIC852 network interface works in Windows 98 Me 2000 XP Before connecting the NIC852 USB key 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 in Windows 2000 XP 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 complain about a failed logo test which you can ignore and continue with the installation Finally disconnect all LOYTEC USB devices and reboot After reboot plug in the NIC852 USB key 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 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 12 LOYTEC
25. LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual for LOYTEC Network Interfaces Version 2 6 4 LOYTEC electronics GmbH Vienna NIC User Manual 2 LOYTEC This page is intentionally left blank Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 3 LOYTEC Contact LOYTEC electronics GmbH Blumengasse 35 A 1170 Vienna AUSTRIA EUROPE support loytec com http www loytec com Version 2 6 4 Document No 88067208 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 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 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 4 LOYTEC Table of Contents 5 NV Re ee Ye 7 2 Installation for Windows Operating Systems 8 21 NIC709 PP LPA006 EPA PO e GR 8 227 NIC709 PCland NICOI DE dd eee ee ot ley 8 23 NIC709 USBandNIC709 USBP LPA USB LPA USBP 10 PA L a A ep dl ad Me 11 2 4 1 ONIC852asaMemberoftheF1A852 CNIPchannel 13 24 2 Remote LPA on LIP ss esini dana akayla aska a ama ek saya ls 13 2 NETAS N A do 14 2 5
26. NI port 1628 default 3 Device name testl 4 MD5 authentication on 5 MD5 secret not displayed 6 Location string Building A g 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 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 MDS secret If MDS authentication is enabled only PCs that have the correct MD5 secret configured can access the NIC IP Using MD5 authentication is highly recommended when using a NIC IP remotely over the Internet Observe that the MDS secret is never shown in the console menu for security reasons Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 22 LOYTEC 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
27. NS VN 3 X 40 5 1 Requirements and Settings for Windows 98 Me NT 40 5 2 Requirements and Settings for Windows2000 40 5 3 Requirements and Settings for Windows XP 41 5 4 Configuration of the Legacy Driver ciccsscsciavesecasenedsses donan ainda esasla oral Dea pain 42 5 5 Using LNS VNI 3 x ManagementToolssuchasLonMaker 44 6 Multiplexed Network Interfaces si sss lale saral ada d da ba Ba a Bam 46 7 Personal Firewall Setup esamesi emal nia ir 48 Bis Product e AA A A ln Bale eni 49 9 Tnstalla onforlinuxOperatingSystems 50 10 NTE PEU Girip all am sesle Ga kle ya aaa a kl ba 51 a A REO 52 11 1 NIC709 PP LPA006 LPA PP NIC PP 52 12 INTE OOS BCT arith NIETOS PC O aloes M 52 11 3 NIC709 USBandNIC709 USBP LPA USB LPA USBP 53 1 4 NIETOS TRE anda 53 FES USC OO STP EG 6 mn lele anl sep ee a A nN 53 11 6 NIC852 USB KEY hina 54 2e Se Revision Histo A a a AE 55 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 7 LOYTEC 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing a LOYTEC product Please 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 LOY
28. P subnet The NIC IP configuration window is shown in Figure 29 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 MDS authentication is enabled only PCs that have the correct MD5 authentication key configured can access the NIC IP Using MD5 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 xi Basic Configuration NIC IP found on LAN Yes Device Name Serial Number 004501 80000000FB18 21exander1 Location alexander s Desk MD5 Authentication Key MW Enable MD5 Authentication fox 23 45 67 89 AB CD EF Ol 23 45 67 89 AB CD EF Address Settings IV Enable DHCP Port MAC Add Overwrite 1628 Joo DA BO 00 01 29 Default a DNS Server 1 DNS Server 2 Host Name fisz 168 12 4 Figure 29 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 field can be configured if the DHCP server requires a valid host name from devices requesting an IP configuration If no DHCP serv
29. 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 2 5 AB NIC Software can be started as Service see Section 3 2 1 20 06 2005 2 6 AB Changes in Chapter 3 regarding user login Detailed description of Phantom Router in Section 5 5 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 5 NIC709 IPxE100 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH
30. TEC Observe that some restrictions might apply to your network interface depending on the hardware type see Chapter 10 The NIC709 and NIC832 network interfaces for PCs offer a performance and versatility yet unrivaled in the industry LOYTEC s network interface family includes devices for PCI EPP and USB as well as Ethernet IP Each NIC709 network interface except NIC709 IP comes with three software selectable transceivers including power line supporting bit rates from 300 bps to 2 5 Mbps The NIC709 IP is equipped with either an FT 10 or an XF 1250 interface The NIC852 provides access to ETA852 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 Y LDV and LNS VNI 3 x applications like LonMaker or NL220 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 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 8 LOYTEC 2 Installation for Windows Operating Systems 2 1 NIC709 PP LPA006 LPA PP The NIC PP NIC709 PP works in Windows 98 Me NT 2000 XP 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 inclu
31. YTEC 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_1 In Expert Mode the physical network interface e g NIC PCI 1 as well as all corresponding MNI devices NIC PCI 1 000 NIC_PCL_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 Sections 3 1 and 5 4 Following is a list of differences between physical devices and MNI devices 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 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 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 47 LOYTEC 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
32. and then double click Network 2 Click the TCP IP connection that is bound to your Ethernet adapter click on Properties 3 Click the IP Address tab click to clear the Detect connection to network media check box and then click OK 4 Click OK and then restart your computer Since in Windows 98 NT there is no Media Sense function the computer should always get the last valid IP address assigned if not connected to an IP network 5 2 Requirements and Settings for Windows 2000 In order to run LNS VNI 3 x applications in Windows 2000 the following requirements apply Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 41 LOYTEC The computer must have installed the LOYTEC NIC Support driver if it is at least sometimes used without an IP network connection e g Notebook The driver is installed automatically during NIC Software installation The computer must have a valid IP address assigned You must be logged in with administrator rights You can check if a valid IP address is assigned by typing ipconfig in a console DOS window For Office PCs which are always connected to an IP network the LOYTEC NIC Support driver can be disabled by right clicking on the corresponding Local Area Connection icon in the Network and Dial up Connections settings and selecting Disable The driver can also be disabled if only NIC852 and NIC IP network interfaces are used since they require a physical IP connection anyway If t
33. ate 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 x r Transceiver Settings Transceiver Bitrate XID PORT 1 xF 1250 y 1250000 0 PORT 2 FT10 y 78125 PORT 3 R5 485 39 1 y 39063 Detect Comment Free Topology Transceiver Test Cancel Figure 32 NIC709 Transceiver Selection Figure 33 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 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 39 LOYTEC Interface Settings x m Transceiver Settings Transceiver Bitrate XID PORT 1 ipo o o PORT 2 Janet selected gt z 0 PORT 3 Janet selected z 0 Detect Comment Local Area CNIP Control Network Over IP Configure Test Cancel Figure 33 NIC852 Transceiver Selection Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 40 LOYTEC 5 Legacy Support for MIP LDV and LNS VNI 3 x 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 You should see a LOYTEC icon A in the system tray of your
34. ave If no remote devices are discovered or you want to add another ETA852 channel please click on Add Channel which opens the dialog window depicted in Figure 26 Add Channel x M Enter a Member of the Additional Channel IP or NAT Address Port MD5 Authentication Key IV Enable MD5 Authentication fisz 168 1 228 1628 Ol 23 45 67 89 AB CD EF 0l 23 45 67 89 AB CD EF Device Type Device Name Interface i i r Jex1s es EIA709 y Configuration Server Location fisz 168 1 228 unknown Add Channel Member and Restart Search Cancel Figure 26 Add EIA852 Channel Just like in the Assign Add dialog please enter the IP NAT address the port number and optionally the MDS3 key of one channel member You can click on Get Info to see if the chosen device can be contacted Finally click on Add Channel Member and Restart Search All members of the added channel should now be displayed in the L IP Assignment dialog Note that you must assign at least one member of the new channel to add the channel persistently in the LConfig tool By clicking on Wink you can make the selected L IP blink with some LEDs in different colors This can be used to locate a specific L IP in the network Note that this feature is only available with L IP firmware version 2 2 or higher The L IP Assignment module is also available directly within the LPA IP SW software to avoid having to start the LConfig tool every t
35. ave installed the LOYTEC NIC Support driver if it is at least sometimes used without an IP network connection e g Notebook The driver is installed automatically during NIC Software installation The computer must have a valid IP address assigned You must be logged in with administrator rights Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 42 LOYTEC You can check if a valid IP address is assigned by typing ipconfig in a console DOS window For Office PCs which are always connected to an IP network the LOYTEC NIC Support driver can be disabled by right clicking on the corresponding Local Area Connection icon in the Network and Dial up Connections settings and selecting Disable The driver can also be disabled if only NIC852 and NIC IP network interfaces are used since they require a physical IP connection anyway If the driver is enabled and problems occur with other network applications you can try to go through the following steps 1 Right click the Network Neighborhood icon on the desktop and select Properties 2 Find out which Local Area Connection icon is connected to the LOYTEC NIC Support driver by clicking on the icons and checking the name in the Details window to the left 3 Select menu Advanced at the top of the window and choose Advanced Settings go to the Adapters and Bindings tab 4 In the Connections panel move down the Local Area Connection that corresponds to the LOYTEC NIC Support driver
36. ce this can be a lengthy procedure depending on the size of the scanned channel s To assign an L IP device please select the corresponding line of the device table 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 25 will appear L IP da x MENE Devos Dos Deve Nans almetas EE CA 1 192 168 1 254 1628 LIP lt noname 0 Te un m 2 gi 80 18 145 23 nes E 21 47 75 1 unknown 3 LP 03 62 78 15 77 1628 P chris El amp 703 21 47 75 1 unknown 4 UP 04 62 78 95 196 1628 WP thomas ElA 709 21 47 75 1 unknown 5 UP 05 80 8 23 71 1628 UP dietmar Ela709 21 47 75 1 unknown 6 LP 06 62 40 48 2 1628 WP hans joerg El 709 21 47 75 1 Brunnkirchen 7 UP 07 m0 192 168 1 228 1628 UP axls_cs ElA 09 192 168 1 228 unknown 8 LIP 08 m0 192 168 1 229 1628 UP axls_cc ElA 709 192 168 1 228 unknown 9 LIP_09 192 168 1 209 1628 WP local ElA709 192 168 1 209 unknown 10 LIP_10 192 168 32 4 1628 UP lip3 ElA709 192 168 1 209 unknown 1 92 168 12 5 628 Alexa El8709 unkno Alexander s Desk 2 92 E unl unknown Y Show All Devices Device Discovery 24 Devices Found Finished Remote Device Discovery Process Add Channel Hi Help Load Save OK Cancel Figure 24 L IP Assignment Assign Add Device E xj Device to Assign Add IP or NAT Addres
37. d please enable MDS5 authentication and enter the MDS authentication key Extended NAT Registration should be switched on if MD5 authentication is used with an L IP configuration server with firmware version 3 0 or higher In all other 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 xj Multicast Address I Enable Multicasting Help Default Cancel 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 xj Address Settings Advanced Settings Multicasting Al SNTP1 IP Address Port J sz 168 1 2 J1za SNTP2 IP Address Port Channel Timeout set to 0 ms Disabled Help Default Cancel Figure 22 CNIP Configuration Additional Information Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 3
38. d 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 EIA709 activity and the connect LEDs turn orange after approx 8 sec Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 24 LOYTEC 3 Network 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 Note that when you are logged in as a standard or restricted user in Windows NT 2000 XP not all options of the LConfig tool will be available except when running as Service see Section 3 2 1 Specifically functions to configure the hardware interface of your PC such as the printer port will only be available when logged in with administrator rights Observe also that all non hardware related settings e g NIC852 configuration and L IP NIC IP assignments are user specific This means when logging in as a different user these settings must be done again except when running as Service see Section 3 2 1 When the LConfig tool is started the dialog window shown in Figure 13 will appear x Para
39. ded 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 gt ElA 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 complain about a failed logo test which you can ignore and continue with the installation Please observe that you must be logged in as Administrator or have administrator rights to install the drivers in Windows NT 2000 XP 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 and NIC709 PCIP The NIC PCI and NIC PCIP NIC709 PCI NIC709 PCIP network interface cards work in Windows 98 Me NT 2000 XP 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 in Windows NT 2000 XP Put the LOYTEC Software CD into your CDR DVD drive and wait till the CD menu appears If no menu appears please start s
40. een 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 no activity or no IP address as well as all errors that might have occurred are displayed as depicted in Figure 37 Legacy Driver 1 active Ox BWA i354 Figure 37 One Active Legacy Application Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 44 LOYTEC 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 34 When a problem with the IP configuration of your computer occurs the state of the Legacy Driver changes to no IP address Refer to Section 5 1 5 2 or 5 3 depending on your operating system in this case By clicking on Exit in the system tray menu the NIC Legacy Driver is stopped It can be started again by selecting NIC Legacy Driver in the section LOYTEC Network Interfaces of the Windows start menu Please note that the LOYTEC network interface devices will also appear in the LNS Control Panel application LonWorks IP Channels see Figure 38 LonWorks IP Channels 2 x m Lonworks IP Devices IPName iPAddress iPP al NIC_PP_1 192 168 1 140 16280 NIC_IP_2_001 192 168 1 140 16286 NIC_IP_
41. etup exe from the CD manually Click the button for NIC installation and follow the instructions The Windows hardware assistant Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 9 LOYTEC might complain about a failed logo test which you can ignore and continue with the installation Now switch off your PC and plug the NIC PCI P into an empty PCI slot as depicted in Figure 2 ElA 709 Network Figure 2 NIC PCI Hardware Installation The PCI card does not need any further hardware setup The NIC PCIP comes with an additional power line interface which is used to connect the power line network to the corresponding port on the NIC PCIP card After hardware installation please start the PC and wait till the Windows hardware assistant automatically completes the driver installation In Windows XP the hardware assistant will ask you some questions 1 Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Windows XP SP2 only 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 Driver installation in Windows XP may take a few minutes so please be patient Should you be asked for a folder where the PCI drivers reside or should the hardware assistant not find the drivers please choose the corresponding subfolder for your operating system within the folder the NIC software has been installed to e g
42. fic L IP is monitored see Figure 6 In order to use the L IPs as Remote LPA devices the physical L IPs in the field must be assigned to logical devices LIP_01 LIP_32 Click on Device Assignment in the L IP section of the LConfig tool see Figure 23 to start the device discovery process The L IP assignment dialog window as shown in Figure 24 will appear El LConfig f x Parallel Port SA PCL USB Nices2 LIP NICAP Network Interfaces L IP requires USB key Device LIP 01 y Device Assignment Device Configuration IV Enable Device El amp 709 lip f1 192 168 1 208 1628 Test Device Serial Number Configuration Log LConfig started a Device LdiParPortl supported Device LdiParPort2 supported Device LdilSA1 supported y Help About Register Advanced a Cancel Figure 23 L IP Configuration In the device table all discovered channel members will be displayed However only L IPs can be selected for assignment since the Remote LPA function is only available on L IPs Non L IP devices as well as devices that cannot be contacted will be displayed gray Use the checkbox Show All Devices to decide whether to see all remote devices or just the L IPs During device discovery already discovered devices can be assigned immediately It is not Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 32 LOYTEC necessary to wait for the completion of the discovery process sin
43. gure 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 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 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 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 16 LOYTEC 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 informati
44. he driver is enabled and problems occur with other network applications you can try to go through the following steps 1 Click Start point to Settings click Control Panel and double click Network and Dial up Connections 2 Find out which Local Area Connection icon is connected to the LOYTEC NIC Support driver by clicking on the icons and checking the name at the bottom of the window 3 In the Network and Dial up Connections window select menu Advanced and choose Advanced Settings go to the Adapters and Bindings tab 4 In the Connections panel move down the Local Area Connection that corresponds to the LOYTEC NIC Support driver to the lowest position 5 Click OK and close the Network and Dial up Connections window If you still experience any problems with the LOYTEC NIC Support driver while being connected to an IP network you can disable it since it is not needed in this case Disable the driver by right clicking on the corresponding Local Area Connection icon in the Network and Dial up Connections settings and selecting Disable You can enable it again by selecting Enable After changing the IP settings in such a manner wait a few seconds and move the mouse cursor over the LOYTEC systray icon see Figure 37 If the status is no IP address try to reboot and check again 5 3 Requirements and Settings for Windows XP In order to run LNS VNI 3 x applications in Windows XP the following requirements apply The computer must h
45. ice is available you must disable DHCP and manually set the IP configuration IP Address we Local IP address of NIC IP Port vig 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 IP Netmask oe Netmask of NIC IP s subnet Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 36 LOYTEC IP Gateway gt 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 DNS Server 1 e does not need to be configured set to 0 0 0 0 DNS Server 2 gt does not need to be configured set to 0 0 0 0 MAC Address can be overwritten via Overwrite checkbox It is not recommended to overwrite the MAC address If the NIC IP is connected to the PC via an Ethernet crossover cable the following settings must be made IP Address ei different from the PC s IP address but within the same subnet Port en 1628 IP Netmask on same as PC s Netmask IP Gateway am 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
46. ics GmbH NIC User Manual 43 LOYTEC When starting a MIP LDV or LNS VNI 3 x application all LOYTEC network interfaces should appear in the network interface dialog of the application Figure 35 shows the corresponding dialog for LonMaker as an example for an LNS VNI application Figure 36 shows the dialog for NLUtil Node Utility as an example for a MIP LDV application For network interfaces that support MNI Chapter 6 a 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 852 1 000 and NIC 852 1 001 You can use the same MNI device for all LNS VNI applications at the same time since VNI already supports multiple applications It is recommended to always use the first MNI device for LNS VNI applications e g NIC_852_1_000 The other MNI devices e g NIC_852_1_001 of a LOYTEC network interface can be used for MIP LDV and ORION applications Network Wizard a xi Network Interface M Network Attached Network Interface Name nc 852 1 000 hd E bpening this drawing Back Cancel Help Figure 35 LonMaker Network Interface Selection 852 DK Cancel e Help Driver Figure 36 NLUtil Network Interface Selection After the application has started the LOYTEC systray icon should be rendered in color indicating that the connection betw
47. ime assignments change Please refer to the LPA User Manual for more information 3 8 NIC IP Assignment and Configuration Prior to using a NIC IP it must be configured and assigned to a logical device NIC_IP_1 NIC IP 8 Click on Assignment amp Config in the NIC IP section of the LConfig tool see Figure 27 to start the device discovery process The NIC IP assignment and configuration dialog window as shown in Figure 28 will appear 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 whether to see all remote devices or NIC IPs only During device discovery already Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 34 LOYTEC 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 I i x Parallel Port ISA PCI USB wices2 LiP NICAP Network Interfaces NIC709 IP1E NIC709 IP3E Device NIC IP 1 pa Name LdiP_000 Assignment amp Config Device Configuration MW Enable Device Alexander 192 168 16 5 1628 Test Device Serial Number M Multiplexed Network Interface Configuration Number of MNI Devices reserved for MIPZVNI Applications fe y MNI Info
48. ing on NIC852 2 4 2 Remote LPA on L IP The LPA IP SW software in combination with a NIC852 can be used to log packets from the EIA709 port of a specific L IP Please observe that you must update your L IPs to firmware version 2 0 or higher for the Remote LPA functionality In this use case the PC is not necessarily a member of the EIA852 channel although it could be Rather the LPA IP is connected to the L IP over the Internet Intranet in a point to point fashion similar to the NIC709 IP see Section 2 5 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 14 LOYTEC ElA 709 Network ElA 709 Network Figure 6 Remote LPA running on L IP In the example of Figure 6 two LPA logs are started one on each L IP device Each LPA log window shows the local traffic of the corresponding L IP s EIA709 port To discover and assign remote L IP devices for the LPA IP SW software a Remote Device Discovery and Assignment module is available which is described in Section 3 7 For more information on the LPA IP please refer to the LPA User Manual 2 5 NIC709 IP The NIC IP NIC709 IP network interface works in Windows 98 Me NT 2000 XP 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 con
49. interface is multiplexed or not Please note that the NIC Legacy Driver see Chapter 5 must be running to enable MNI devices Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 48 LOYTEC 7 Personal Firewall Setup If you have installed a Personal Firewall on your PC e g Windows XP SP2 Firewall and a reguester of the firewall pops up during LOYTEC software is used all reguested 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 LOYTEC Network Interface 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 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 49 LOYTEC 8 Product Registration When purchasing a LOYTEC software product you will receive a Product Registration Code Please start the LConfig tool click on Register and type in the registration code that comes with your software package as shown in Figure 42
50. llel Port SA PCI USB NIC852 LIP NICIP Network Interfaces NIC709 PCI NIC709 PCIP LC PCI Device NIC PCI 1 v Name Laci Device Configuration MW Enable Device Test Device Serial Number Network Interface Configuration Number of MNI Devices reserved for MIP YNI Applications 2 v MNI Info Configuration Log LConfig started a Device LdiParPortl supported Device LdiParPort2 supported Device LdilSA1 supported xl Help About Register Advanced a Cancel Figure 13 LConfig Main Dialog Window The Configuration Log lists the supported devices and displays all configuration actions as 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 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 or press FI 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 se
51. loader version 2 NIC IP Primary Image loading Firmware version 2 0 0 Type Moun Star bootshell to enter the boot shell ting file system ting TCP IP networking Detecting EIA 709 port 1 FT 10 Starting RNI on EIA 709 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 OMADUWNE The menu options are described in the following sections 2 5 3 3 Option 1 Show device information Show device information Serial firmware upgrade System configuration IP configuration RNI configuration Reset configuration factory defaults Device statistics Reset device Passed Passed Passed Passed Passed Passed Passed Passed Passed Passed Passed This menu item shows information on the NIC IP and the current firmware LOYTEC Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 18 LOYTEC Device Information Product NIC IP Product code NIC709 IP3E100 Firmware NIC IP Primary Image Version 2 0 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 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 Inter
52. 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 Assignment and Configuration window Figure 28 you can easily upgrade the selected NIC IP even remotely over the Internet The upgrade dialog is shown in Figure 30 Upgrade NIC IP Firmware xj Firmware File C temp nicip dl Upgrade Progress Upgrade Status Ready to upgrade Firmware NIC IP Type Firmware Version NIC709 IPxE100 2 0 Upgrade Cancel Figure 30 Upgrade NIC IP Firmware Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 37 LOYTEC 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 dl containing the new firmware matching the displayed NIC IP type Start the upgrade process by clicking on Upgrade If an error
53. n 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 acquire an IP address Option 7 DNS Servers You can configure 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 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 21 LOYTEC Override factory MAC address y n TM 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 Duplex 1 Auto Detect default 2 100Mbps Full Duplex 3 100Mbps Half Duplex 4 5 10Mbps Full Duplex 10Mbps Half Duplex 2 5 3 7 Option 6 RNI configuration 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 R
54. necting 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 in Windows NT 2000 XP 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 complain about a failed logo test which you can ignore and 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 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 15 LOYTEC console interface see Section 2 5 3 Additionally refer to Chapter 7 for Personal Firewall Setup 2 5 1 NIC IP Direct Connection Ethernet Crossover Cable Power Supply ElA 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 Fi
55. net see Section 3 8 2 Note 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 the main menu by sending a break signal In case your 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 dic file and the dl file must be stored in the same folder The start window of the LSU tool is shown in Figure 9 E LSU Serial Upgrade Tool a 1501 x File Image Help r Information Control Image File Iproxy_primary dl Load Address 0x60000 roe Baudrate 38400 bps oe L PROXY aa Line Settings 8N1 Verify String N A WakeUp String n Port com y Menu String An FF Display Console r Download Progress Statistics
56. on on how to configure the NIC IP Ethernet Cable Internet Intranet Ethernet 06 ElA 709 Network ElA 709 Network Figure 8 NIC IP Internet Intranet Connection 2 5 3 NIC IP Console Interface Observe that this section only applies to NIC709 IPxE100 enclosures see right side of Figure 12 The NIC709 IPxE100 NIC709 IP1E100 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 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 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 17 LOYTEC electronics GmbH www loytec com Testing Board ID 0 Testing RAM Testing boot loader Testing fallback image Testing primary image Testing Flash Loading primary image Boot
57. onnector Network sensitivity Operating systems 11 5 NIC709 IPxE100 Power supply Power consumption Dimensions LxWxH Operating temperature range PC connector Network sensitivity Operating systems via USB lt 130 mA 115x68x23 mm 0 40 C USB 1 1 or 2 0 Weidm ller product number 159736 PLT Coupler Weidm ller product number 159736 Weidmiller product number 159737 300 bps 2 5 Mbps TP XF1250 600 mVpp NIC709 USB only TP XF2500 1200 mVpp NIC709 USB only Win98 WinMe Win2000 WinXP 9 35 VDC 12 24 VAC 40 70 Hz 300 mA 12 VDC 145x91x28 mm 0 40 C Ethernet 10Base T TP XF1250 600 mVpp NIC709 IP1E only TP XF2500 1200 mVpp NIC709 IP1E only Win98 WinMe WinNT Win2000 WinXP 12 35 VDC 12 24 VAC 40 70 Hz 2 Watt typ 105x85x60 mm 5 50 C Ethernet 100Base T TP XF1250 600 mVpp NIC709 IP1E100 only Win98 WinMe WinNT Win2000 WinXP Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 54 LOYTEC 11 6 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 Operating systems Win98 WinMe Win2000 WinXP Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 12 Revision History Date Version Author 55 LOYTEC Description 21 05 2002 1 4 5 AB Initial Version 26 07 2002 1 4 6 AB Minor Corrections 1
58. ons e g LPA Protocol Analyzer there are two modes of network 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 After selecting the network interface a specific transceiver of the interface must be chosen since all LOYTEC network interfaces except the NIC709 IP are equipped with multiple transceivers The transceiver can be chosen using the LOYTEC systray icon see Section 5 4 Figure 32 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 currently active by clicking on the small button on the left side By clicking on the button Test you can test 1f the network interface works correctly For the RS 485 transceivers Port 3 you can also try automatic bit r
59. ose 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 in Windows XP 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 might request driver installation again for a different port Should you be asked for a folder where the USB drivers reside or should the hardware assistant not find the drivers please choose the USB driver subfolder within the folder the NIC software has been installed to e g Program Files LOYTEC NIC Windows Driver USB Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 11 LOYTEC After the drivers are installed the CONFIG LED on the 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 software is running on the NIC USB However in Windows 2000 XP Standby
60. ow Timeout of 64 ms IV Enable Aggregation Timeout of 16 ms FF Enable MD5 Authentication 10 00 00 00 00 00 Ol Hep Defaut Cancel Figure 20 CNIP Configuration Advanced Settings The escrow timeout 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 EIA709 packets into a single larger CNIP packet The aggregation timeout defines the time period in ms in which the transmitting device collects the ETA709 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 MD5 authentication key as the configuration server can join the logical Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 30 LOYTEC CNIP channel If the channel you want to join is MDS5 authenticate
61. r LOYTEC USB keys can be connected and the PC can be a channel member in up to four different EIA852 channels at a time NIC_852_1 NIC 852 4 3 6 1 Address Settings Before working with the NIC852 network interface in an EIA852 CNIP network the PC must become a member of the EIA852 channel At first click on CNIP Configuration in the NIC852 section of the LConfig tool see Figure 18 The CNIP configuration dialog as shown in Figure 19 will appear Advanced Settings Multicasting Info Device IP Address Port NAT IPAddress fisz 168 1 140 fisze 0 0 0 0 M Overwrite lt gt I Allow NAT Routing Conf Server IP Addr o Port Device Name 0 0 0 0 f1629 PC140 Help Default Cancel 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 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 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 29 LOYTEC configuration server must be entered
62. r changing this option the Legacy Driver is terminated and must be restarted manually via the start menu this also automatically restarts the MNI Master 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 All functions of the LConfig tool when started from the LOYTEC systray icon are available after user login regardless of the user rights Administrator or not Faster startup of the Legacy Driver since it is already started before user login 3 2 2 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 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 26 LOYTEC Automatic Flush Cancel If this option is set the MIP driver automatically leaves the flush mode after it is opened or after a reset of the device By clicking on Default you can restore the default values 3 3 Parallel Port Printer Port Configuration xl Parallel Port is pei use Nices2 LIP NICIP Network Interfaces NIC PP
63. r separately LPA IP SW LSD Software available Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Can be used remotely over No No No Yes Connects to the Internet ElA 852 PC connection Printer port USB PCI Ethernet USB 1 1 or 2 0 PS2 or EPP mode 1 1 or 2 0 and Ethernet Transceiver FT 10 RS 485 FT 10 RS 485 FT 10 RS 485 FT 10 IP3E IP 852 TP 1250 TP 1250 USB or TP 1250 PCI or or Ethernet PLT 22 USBP PLT 22 PCIP TP 1250 IP1E In combination with NIC852 Observe that depending on the version of your NIC PCI P or NIC USB P 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 labelled 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 P hardware is equivalent to the NIC USB P hardware and can therefore also be used as a generic network interface apart from possible lack of MNI capabilities Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 52 LOYTEC 11 Specifications 11 1 NIC709 PP LPA006 LPA PP NIC PP Power supply 9 24 VDC Current consumption 160 mA 12 VDC Dimensions LxWxH 105x55x20 mm Operating temperature range 0 40 C PC connector D Sub 25 pins Power connector 1 3 mm polarity insensitive pee SEM e Weidm ller product number 159736 Network connector FT 10 LPT 10 Weidm ller product number 15973
64. rial number is displayed Any detected problems or errors are reported Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 25 LOYTEC 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 if your NIC has MNI capability By clicking on MNI Info the number of MNI devices supported by the NIC as well as the corresponding Node IDs will be displayed Please refer to Chapters 5 and 6 for more information on MNI devices and Legacy support 3 2 Advanced Configuration By clicking on Advanced you can setup some advanced options of the Legacy Driver see Figure 14 Advanced Configuration xj Legacy Driver MNI Master Settings Run as Application Run as Service Start without before User Login MIP LDY Settings E Clear all MIP LD Configurations on next Restart MW Automatic Flush Cancel Help Default Cancel Figure 14 Advanced Configuration 3 2 1 Legacy Driver MNI Master Settings Here you can choose whether to run the Legacy Driver MNI Master as a normal application or as a Service available in Windows NT 2000 XP Afte
65. s Port J sz 168 1 209 fiszs MDS Authentication Key TF Enable MD5 Authentication 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Device Type Device Name Interface _ Get Info L IP hoea eras y Configuration Server Location J sz 168 1 203 unknown LIP_09 X Assign Cancel Figure 25 Assign Add L IP You can change the IP address and port manually in the fields IP or NAT Address and Port When the L IP is located behind a NAT router you must enter the IP address of the NAT router If MD5 is enabled in the L IP you must check Enable MD5 Authentication and enter the correct MD5 Authentication Key MD5 authentication is indicated by a small key symbol in the Assignment column of the device list as shown in Figure 24 Before assigning the device you can click on Get Info to check the device name type interface list Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 33 LOYTEC configuration server and location string Finally select a logical device LIP_01 LIP 32 and click on Assign to assign the device To automatically assign all currently discovered devices click on Auto Assign in the L IP Assignment 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 S
66. tion to the EIA852 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 The NIC852 USB key is needed for assigning a unique serial number and Node ID to the ETA852 device By using a LOYTEC L IP or other EIA709 IP router remote ElA709 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 the next two sections Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electronics GmbH NIC User Manual 13 LOYTEC 2 4 1 NIC852 as a Member of the ElA852 CNIP channel The standard use case for the NIC852 is to function as a member node on an EIA852 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 5 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 server 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 EIA852 channel LonMark 1P 852 Figure 5 LPA IP runn
67. to the lowest position 5 Click OK and close the window If you still experience any problems with the LOYTEC NIC Support driver while being connected to an IP network you can disable it since it is not needed in this case Disable the driver by right clicking on the corresponding Local Area Connection icon in the Network and Dial up Connections settings and selecting Disable You can enable it again by selecting Enable After changing the IP settings in such a manner wait a few seconds and move the mouse cursor over the LOYTEC systray icon see Figure 37 If the status is no IP address try to reboot and check again 5 4 Configuration of the Legacy Driver To configure the NIC Legacy Support right click on the LOYTEC systray icon as shown in Figure 34 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 34 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 Version 2 6 4T LOYTEC electron

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