L-Switch User Manual
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1. 5 2 LED Signals 5 2 1 Status LED The L Switch XP is equipped with a two color status LED green and red see Figure 1 When power is applied to the L Switch XP the status LED is green During boot up the status LED is used to signal error conditions red 5 2 2 Port LEDs Version 6 0 Each port on the L Switch XP has a three color LED green red and orange see Figure 1 Table 11 shows the port different LED patterns and their meaning LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 26 LOYTEC GREEN flashing at 1 Hz Port unconfigured Configured CEA 709 router mode only RED permanent Port damaged see Section 4 1 3 RED flashing fast Traffic with high amount of errors see Section 5 4 RED flashing at 1 Hz Firmware image corrupt all ports Please upload new firmware ORANGE permanent Port disabled e g using LSD Tool see Section 9 ORANGE flashing fast Traffic on port configured as management port e g using LSD Tool see Section 9 ORANGE flashing at 1 Bit rate auto detection RS 485 ports only Hz ORANGE permanent Status button pressed for more than 20 seconds Only if L IP operated in smart all ports Switching tables will be reset once button is switch mode or repeater mode released Table 11 Port LED patterns 5 3 Console The L Switch XP is equipped with a serial interface to e display the results of the self test e allow advanced configuration via a console menu e upgrade the L S2. L Switch XP CEA 709 Router User Manual LOYTEC electronics GmbH Contact LOYTEC electronics GmbH Blumengasse 35 1170 Vienna AUSTRIA EUROPE support loytec com http www loytec com Version 6 0 Document Ne 88062509 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 LOYTEC MAKES NO REPRESENTATION AND OFFERS NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND REGARDING OF ANY THIRDPARTY COMPONENTS MENTIONED IN THIS MANUAL 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 LC3020 L Chip L Core L DALI L GATE L INX L IOB LIOB Connect LIOB FT L IP LPA L Proxy L Switch XP L Term L VIS L WEB L ZIBI and ORION stack are trademarks of LOYTEC electronics GmbH L
3. Remote configuration disabled q Quit without saving x Exit and save Please choose Figure 18 System Configuration Menu 1 Configure date time This menu option allows setting the battery powered on board real time clock 2 Configure earth pos This menu option allows configuring the longitude latitude and elevation of the device 3 Remote configuration This menu option allows enabling disabling the remote configuration functionality of the device e g by the LOYTEC L WEB system 5 3 4 CEA 709 Configuration Menu Version 6 0 This menu allows changing the CEA 709 transceiver configuration enabling the collision less backbone mode for TP 1250 transceivers enabling bit rate auto detection for RS 485 transceivers and configuring the CEA 709 router mode CEA 709 Configuration Menu 1 Port 1 XF TP 1250 1250 kBit Port 2 POET Port 3 s ET Port 4 FT Port 5 s ET r Router configuration Configured Router DIP q Quit without saving x Exit and save Please choose Figure 19 CEA 709 configuration menu 1 to 5 Change transceiver configuration for Port 1 5 This menu item allows setting the default transceiver configuration for port 1 to 5 if there are different possible transceiver configurations For TP 1250 transceivers it is possible to set the transceiver settings to collision less backbone mode Please contact LOYTEC if you think you might need this feature For RS 485 transceivers it is
4. different CEA 709 channels 5 4 Network Diagnostics Version 6 0 The L Switch XP provides simple network diagnostics via its port LEDs If the port LED does not light up at all this port is not connected to any network segment or the connected network segment currently shows no traffic If the port LED is flashing green the state of the network segment connected to this port is ok LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 32 LOYTEC If the port LED is flashing red a potential problem persists on the network segment connected to this port This state is referred to as overload conditions A port overload condition occurs if e the average bandwidth utilization of this port was higher than 70 or e the collisions rate was higher than 5 or e more than 15 CRC errors have occurred on a port with a power line transceiver or more than 5 on a port with a transceiver other than power line or e the L Switch XP was not able to process all available messages For a deeper analysis of the reason of the overload condition it is recommended to use a protocol analyzer e g LOYTEC s LPA or a similar tool The exact reason of the overload condition can also be determined with the LSD Tool see Section 9 5 5 Reseting the switching tables If the L Switch XP is in smart switch mode see Section 4 1 1 or repeater mode see Section 4 1 2 the status button needs to be pressed for at least 20 seconds in order to reset the switching tabl
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7. 220 This operating mode is compatible with any other standard CEA 709 router Figure 13 shows the proper DIP switch settings for CEA 709 compatible router mode assuming all other DIP switches remain in the factory default position 1234567 Figure 13 OFF OFF DIP switch settings for configured router mode Standard CEA 709 routers allow 4 different operating modes which must be configured via a network management tool e g LonMaker configured router learning router bridge and repeater Since the learning algorithm in the smart switch operating mode see Section 4 1 1 is superior to the learning router mode of a standard CEA 709 router the learning router mode is not supported by the L Switch XP Further note that the repeater mode of the standard CEA 709 router differs from the L Switch XP repeater mode see Section 4 1 2 While the L Switch XP repeater mode is transparent and does not require any additional configuration the repeater mode of the standard CEA 709 router must be configured using a network management tool and thus requires commissioning 4 2 Bit Rate Auto Detection The L Switch XP supports bit rate auto detection on RS 485 channels The factory default DIP switch setting enables bit rate auto detection on all RS 485 ports Figure 14 shows the DIP switch settings to disable bit rate auto detection assuming all other DIP switches remain in the factory default position on 1234567 Figure 14 DIP switch setting
8. Figure 11 DIP switch setting for learning switch mode factory default Important This smart switch routing algorithm does not support any kind of network loops Important Whenever a network is reconfigured it is recommended to clear the forwarding tables in the L Switch XP by pressing the status button for at least 20 seconds see Section 5 5 4 1 1 1 Domain Learning The L Switch XP supports learning of up to 4 Domains Note All messages which are received on an unknown domain are forwarded to all ports Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 23 LOYTEC 4 1 1 2 Subnet Node Learning The subnet node learning algorithm supports segmentation of the network traffic on a subnet node basis Thus the user does NOT need to take care of any subnets spanning multiple physical channels Even when a node is moved from one channel to another the L Switch XP keeps track and modifies its forwarding tables accordingly Note All messages with a destination subnet node address not yet learned are forwarded to all ports 4 1 1 3 Group Learning The L Switch XP supports group learning Groups can span multiple L Switch XP ports Note Group learning only works for messages using acknowledged or request response service Note All messages with a destination group address not yet learned are forwarded to all ports 4 1 1 4 Broadcast Address Learning The L Switch XP has no learning str
9. be overridden in this menu Set router mode 1 Enable Configured Router Mode 2 Enable Smart Switch Mode 3 Set router configuration according to DIP switch Please choose Figure 21 Router mode configuration menu 2 Subnet node learning This menu option allows selecting the subnet node learning mode see Figure 22 Set subnet node learning mode 1 Subnet node learning 2 Subnet learning 3 Disable 4 Set router configuration according to DIP switch Please choose Figure 22 Selecting subnet node learning mode If subnet node learning is selected the L Switch XP will learn based on subnet node addresses see Section 4 1 1 2 Subnet broadcasts are flooded This mode is plug amp play If subnet learning is selected the L Switch XP will learn based on subnets Subnet broadcasts are only forwarded to ports which contain nodes with that subnet Subnet learning should be enabled if group overloading is used in the case that more than 256 group addresses are needed Subnet learning is not plug amp play Please use LonMaker NL 220 or other network management tools to ensure that one subnet address is only used behind one L Switch XP port This can be achieved by using our L Switch XP LonMaker LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 31 LOYTEC shapes or by placing phantom routers in e g NL 220 Please contact LOYTEC support if you think you need this feature If the mode is changed via the console menu it c
10. not forward any messages Explanation Probably the power supply is too weak and the L Switch XP reboots again and again Solution Try to use a power supply following the specifications in the user manual If the problem persists contact LOYTEC support see Section 8 6 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 39 8 6 Technical Support Version 6 0 LOYTEC LOYTEC offers free telephone and e mail support for our L Switch XP product series If none of the above descriptions solves your specific problem please contact us at the following address LOYTEC electronics GmbH Blumengasse 35 A 1170 Vienna Austria Europe email support loytec com web http www loytec com tel 43 1 4020805 100 fax 43 1 4020805 99 or LOYTEC Americas Inc N27 W23957 Paul Road Suite 103 Pewaukee WI 53072 USA email support loytec americas com web http www loytec americas com tel 1 262 278 4370 fax 1 262 408 5238 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 40 LOYTEC 9 Application Notes Please refer to the application notes listed in Table 12 for further information on using the L Switch XP in different application scenarios Application Note ANOO2E LSD Tool ANO06E L Switch XP and LNS ANO04E Backbone Mode ANOOSE L Switch XP with L IP Backbone Topic How to use the enhanced statistic features of the L Switch XP with the LOYTEC system diagnostics tool LSD t
11. of TP 1250 Channel Port 1 Earth Ground Power Supply do not connect terminal 26 to earth ground 2 6 5 LS 33300CB 3 Port Table 7 L Switch XP Terminals LS 13300CB Terminal 1 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 24 25 26 Function NC Earth Ground CEA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 3 Earth Ground CEA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 2 Earth Ground CEA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 1 Earth Ground Power Supply do not connect terminal 26 to earth ground Version 6 0 Table 8 L Switch XP Terminals LS 33300CB LOYTEC LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 2 6 6 LS 13333CB 5 Port Version 6 0 16 Terminal Function 1 Earth Ground 2 3 CEA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 5 4 Earth Ground 5 6 CEA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 4 7 Earth Ground 8 9 CEA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 3 10 Earth Ground 11 12 CEA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 2 13 Earth Ground 14 15 CEA 709 A B of TP 1250 Channel Port 1 24 Earth Ground 25 26 Power Supply do not connect terminal 26 to earth ground Table 9 L Switch XP Terminals LS 13333CB LOYTEC LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 2 6 7 LS 11333CB 5 Port 17 Terminal 25 3 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 24 25 26 Function Earth Ground CEA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 5 Earth Ground CEA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 4 Earth Ground CEA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port
12. on both ends The maximum stub length between the main bus and a single node is 0 3 m LOYTEC recommends using its L TERM network terminators LT 04 or LT B4 for network termination see Figure 10 59 2 323 512 M 1 063 88 5 3 484 Figure 10 RS 485 Network Termination Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 22 LOYTEC 4 Operating Modes 4 1 Message Forwarding Modes The L Switch XP supports three different operating methods defining how packets are routed between its ports Smart switch mode repeater mode and the configured CEA 709 router mode The operation mode can be selected via the DIP switch settings of DIP switch 1 and 2 or via the console menu Important Whenever the forwarding mode of the L Switch XP is changed using the DIP switch a reset to factory defaults is recommended 4 1 4 Smart Switch Mode The L Switch XP can be configured to act as a self learning switch in an CEA 709 network In this operation mode the L Switch XP decides based on the destination address of a message to which port s the message has to be forwarded or whether it has to be forwarded at all Thus it isolates local network traffic e g in case of heavy loaded networks This is the default operating mode for the L Switch XP Figure 11 shows the proper DIP switch setting to put the L Switch XP into learning switch mode This DIP switch setting is the factory default setting on 1234567
13. place with proper airflow must be selected to ensure that the L Switch XP temperature does not exceed the specified range see Section 11 2 4 DIP Switch Setting The L Switch XP uses 7 switches to select the mode of operation The DIP switch assignment is shown in Table 1 For details see Chapter 4 DIP Switch 1 2 Function ON ON L Switch XP switch mode ON OFF L Switch XP repeater mode OFF ON L Switch XP subnet learning OFF OFF Configured CEA 709 router Bit rate auto detection On Off RS 485 version only 4 Must be OFF OFF 5 Must be OFF OFF 6 Must be OFF OFF Must be OFF Factory Default ON ON ON OFF 2 5 Power Supply Table 1 DIP switch settings for L Switch XP The L Switch XP can either be DC or AC powered Table 2 to Table 3 Terminal 24 25 26 Function Earth Ground Power Inputs Note 12 35 VDC or 12 24 VAC 10 Version 6 0 Table 2 Power Terminals for L Switch XP multi port LS xxxxxCB LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 13 LOYTEC 15 Earth Ground 16 17 Power Inputs 12 35 VDC or 12 24 VAC 10 Table 3 Power Terminals for L Switch XP 2 port LS xxCB Important Do not ground the power supply wire on terminal 26 LS xxxxxCB or terminal 17 LS xxCB as shown in Figure 7 LOYTEC recommends using its LPOW 2415B power supply with the L Switch XP 2 6 Connecting Diagrams The L Switch XP prov
14. 3 Earth Ground CEA 709 A B of TP 1250 Channel Port 2 Earth Ground CEA 709 A B of TP 1250 Channel Port 1 Earth Ground Power Supply do not connect terminal 26 to earth ground 2 7 Wiring Table 10 L Switch XP Terminals LS 11333CB LOYTEC Every network segment connected to the L Switch XP needs to be terminated according to the rules found in the specification of the transceiver see Chapter 3 Important All used and unused ports must be properly terminated LOYTEC recommends the use of the LOYTEC L Term series network terminators LT 13 or LT 33 respectively For unused ports it is recommended to use a 100 Ohm 0 25 W resistor between terminals A and B as termination Important When using shielded network cables only one side of the cable should be connected to earth ground Thus the shield must be connected to earth ground either at the L Switch XP terminals or somewhere else in the network Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 18 LOYTEC EIA709 multiport router L switch XE EX kkIo Port not in use 1000 Power Supply Figure 7 Connecting the L Switch XP LS 13333CB Figure 7 shows an L Switch XP where Port 5 is not used Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 19 LOYTEC 3 Network Media 3 1 TP 1250 Version 6 0 The TP 1250 uses transformers for galvanic isolation The topology of a TP 1250
15. 8 3 8 4 8 5 8 6 TP 1250 port does not work eee esee esee eese eee te een tn aeneus statu seta suus 37 One or more port LEDs are flashing red eere eerte 37 All port LEDs are flashing red eese eee esee teen tn aetates eta tnnena 38 LonMaker cannot commission node eee ee eee esee ee seen enata tenen anue 38 All LEDs light up orange about every second reete 38 Technical Support e rsss ness 39 9 Application Notes ssesssoossooesooessscsssecssocesoossoosesocessccesocesocesoosssseessoessosssosee ae 10 L Switch XP Firmware Versions sesssssssssosososososososesosososssosososeseseses FH EA SDecIICatiOn secccaseciccccivscccvssseeesceapeedocsacecesssansocsosucenn etosso teese seereis e tutte dde 11 1 LS xxxxxCB and LS xXCB e sessescossescssossessessesoossesessossesoessesoesoesessossesssssesossse 42 T2 Revision Hist ry eee ER LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 5 LOYTEC Abbreviations 100Base T 100 Mbps Ethernet network with RJ 45 plug Aggregation sese Collection of several CEA 709 packets into a single CEA 852 packet BOOTP ees Bootstrap Protocol RFC 1497 CBA 709 iier Protocol standard for LONWORKS networks CEBEA 852 edente Protocol standard for tunneling CEA 709 packets over IP channels CN ah eusecneSeteee Control Network CR ghe pestes Ch
16. Solution Most likely this behavior is due to a wiring problem Check the wiring and termination of the network connected to the affected port If this does not solve your problem use a protocol analyzer e g LOYTEC s LPA and or a network diagnostics tool e g LOYTEC s LSD Tool or Echelon s Nodeutil to find the source of the problem LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 38 LOYTEC 8 3 All port LEDs are flashing red Problem All port LEDs are flashing red at a rate of approx once per second and the L Switch XP does not forward any messages Explanation Somehow the primary image was destroyed and the fall back image was booted see Section 7 This image does not support forwarding of messages It only allows downloading a new firmware Solution If this problem occurs because a firmware update was attempted and failed somehow simply retry downloading the new firmware image If no firmware update was attempted please contact LOYTEC support see Section 8 6 8 4 LonMaker cannot commission node Problem When adding a new node to a LonMaker project LonMaker receives the service ping message from that node but is unable to commission it Explanation This problem might be due to badly configured TP 1250 port Solution See Section 8 1 8 5 All LEDs light up orange about every second Version 6 0 Problem All LEDs of my L Switch XP port amp status LEDs light up orange every second or so and it does
17. T FT ing Mon Sep 10 08 11 41 2012 V6 0 0 LOYTEC Passed Passed Passed Passed Passed Passed Passed Passed Passed Passed Passed Passed Passed Passed Figure 15 Console messages during the boot phase The duration of a successful boot sequence of an L Switch XP with 5 ports is typically 10 seconds 5 3 2 Device Main Menu Version 6 0 After booting the L Switch XP displays the following console menu Device Main Menu 0 Reset device Please choose Show device information Serial firmware upgrade System configuration CEA 709 configuration Reset configuration Device statistics factory defaults Figure 16 Device main menu The menu items are described below 1 Show device information This menu item shows information on the L Switch XP and the current firmware The output should look like what is shown in Figure 17 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 28 LOYTEC Device Information Product L Switch XP Product code LS 13333CB Firmware L Switch L IP Primary Image Version 670 0 Build date Mon Sep 10 08 11 41 2012 Serial number 007810 8000000951F4 Free memory 11744K Free flash 6089K RTEMS heap 876K CPU load 0 0 System temp 33 0C Supply volt 23 8V CEA 709 router unique node IDs Port 1 80 00 00 09 51 F4 80 00 00 09 51 F9 Online Port 2 80 00 00 09 51 F5 80 00 00 09 51 FA Online Port 3 80 00 00 09 51 F6 80 00 00 09 51 FB Online Po
18. ame folder The start window of the LSU tool is shown in Figure 25 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 36 LOYTEC LSU Serial Upgrade Tool p 3 iol xi Eile Image Help r Information Control Image File Iproxy_primary dl Load Address Ox60000 Product Baudrate 38400 bps ncaa L PROXY Quit Line Settings 8N1 Verify String N WakeUp Sting n P Port com Menu String An J Display Console r Download Progress cr EE Es Abort Status Configuration file loaded 100 Failed 0 Figure 25 LSU Serial Upgrade Tool in idle mode If the L Switch XP is not connected to COM1 you can change the port to COM1 COM2 COM3 or COM4 Make sure that the product shown under Product matches the device you are upgrading Note that Figure 25 and Figure 26 do not necessarily show the proper product Press Download to start the download A progress bar as shown in Figure 26 can be seen LSU Serial Upgrade Tool I zicl xl File Image Help m Information Control Image File Iproxy_primary dl Load Address Ox60000 EE sup Baudrate 38400 bps engine LPROXY Quit Line Settings 8N1 Verity Sting N A WakeUp Sting n Port com Menu String An Display Console m Download Statistics Pi o MEM Nose 0 Abort Status Downloading 100 Failed p Figure 26 Progress bar during firmware download If the upgrade is successful the
19. annel Routing CS Configuration Server that manages CEA 852 IP devices DHCP i255 cotes Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol RFC 2131 RFC 2132 DIF DIFE ee Data Information Field Data Information Field Extension TINS Domain Name Server RFC 1034 DS E Gee E Daylight Saving Time GMT iste Greenwich Mean Time IP it EEE UE Internet Protocol IP 852 otis t el logical IP channel that tunnels CEA 709 packets according CEA 852 ESD Tool ees LOYTEC System Diagnostics Tool MAC neue Media Access Control MD3 cicero tieni Message Digest 5 a secure hash function see Internet RFC 1321 NAT s et teret e iE Network Address Translation see Internet RFC 1631 INV teeta iets omen tiene Network Variable RNE 2E Remote Network Interface RSTP uesacsoheI RR Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Standard IEEE 802 1D 2004 ab gcc Round Trip Time RYU ne Remote Terminal Unit SCPT oe henbhebRee Standard Configuration Property Type SL e BASRGante eg Send List SNTP icu Simple Network Time Protocol NI eee ers Secure Socket Layer STP a eite Spanning Tree Protocol Standard IEEE 802 1D TLUS innan nn a Transport Layer Security UCPYT iic eter User defined Configuration Property Type We kee Ae aes User Interface UNV Dieii s User defined Network Variable Type UDC enine Universal Time Coordinated VIF VIFE Value Information Field Value Information Field Extension XML ue anc eR eXtensible Markup Lan
20. annot changed via the corresponding DIP switch anymore see Section 2 4 Choose 4 Set router configuration according to DIP switch to return control to the DIP switch 3 Group learning This menu option allows enabling or disabling learning of group addresses see Section 4 1 1 3 5 Block unknown domains The L Switch XP will learn up to four domains If your network contains more than four domains please contact LOYTEC support for advice 6 Factory reset w status button In case the L Switch XP is in the mode repeater or smart switch pressing the status button longer than 20 seconds resets the switching tables see Section 5 1 This function can be disabled using this menu option 5 3 6 Reset configuration load factory defaults This menu item allows resetting the device into its factory default state The following menu appears Reset Configuration Menu 1 Reset everything to factory defaults 2 Reset switch configuration to factory defaults 3 Reset all passwords q Quit Please choose Figure 23 Reset to factory defaults menu 1 Reset everything to factory defaults Pressing 1 resets the complete device to factory defaults including error log etc 2 Reset switch configuration to factory defaults Pressing 2 performs a reset identical to pressing the status button longer than 20 seconds see Section 5 5 Use this menu item if you are moving CEA 709 network nodes between
21. ategy for broadcast addresses As a result all subnet or domain wide broadcasts are forwarded to all ports 4 1 1 5 Unique Node ID Address Learning The L Switch XP has no learning strategy for unique node ID addresses Node ID addressed messages are forwarded to all ports 4 1 2 Repeater Mode The L Switch XP can be configured to operate in a repeater mode where all messages are forwarded to all ports regardless of the address format To put the L Switch XP into repeater mode the following steps need to be performed 1 Set the L Switch XP into repeater mode switch OFF subnet node learning and group learning by setting DIP switches 1 and 2 in the appropriate position see Figure 12 2 The forwarding tables must be reset by pressing the status button for at least 20 seconds see Section 5 5 Figure 12 shows the proper DIP switch settings for repeater mode assuming all other DIP switches remain in the factory default position on 1234567 Figure 12 DIP switch settings to enable repeater mode for an L Switch XP Firmware versions 2 0 and up allow to disable subnet broadcast flooding Please contact LOYTEC support if you need to enable this feature Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 24 LOYTEC 4 1 3 Configured Router Mode In this operating mode the L Switch XP acts like a standard CEA 709 compatible router which can be configured with standard network management tools like LonMaker or NL
22. e bus LOYTEC recommends using its L TERM network terminators LT 13 LT 33 or LT 03 for network termination see Figure 9 59 2 323 512 c44 1 063 TP FT 10 torre TP XF 1250 MLOYTEC Were opec con L Term LT 13 Bus Terminator TP FT 10 88 5 3 484 1 Terminator LOYTEC 3e wan toyicccom TP FT 10 mms COM FREE BUS m L Term LT 03 Bus Bus Terminator TP FT 10 m COM FREE BUS a COM FREE BUS Figure 9 FT 10 Network Termination The L Switch XP RS 485 ports are fully compatible with the parameters specified by TIA EIA RS 485 for this channel A maximum of 32 L Switch XP RS 485 ports can be connected to one channel The RS 485 ports support bit rates between 300 kbps and 2 5 Mbps When using bit rate auto detection see Section 4 2 the L Switch XP checks for the following bit rates 0 61 kbps 1 221 kbps 2 441 kbps 4 883 kbps 9 766 kbps 19 531 kbps 39 0625 kbps 78 125 kbps 156 25 kbps 312 5 kbps 625 kbps 1 250 kbps and 2 500 kbps Standard Neuron Chip compatible channel parameters with a channel priority of 4 but no node priority are LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 21 LOYTEC used with these bit rates If bit rate auto detection is switched off the channel parameters for the LONMARK TP RS485 39 channel 39 kbps are used RS 485 can only be used in a bus configuration and must be terminated
23. e external NIDs number 1 3 or 1 5 are printed Since the NIDs are organized in a continuous number block the internal NIDs can be derived by incrementing the numbers printed on the label number 4 6 or 6 10 see Figure 5 and Figure 6 Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 11 LOYTEC internal backbone TP XF 1250 Figure 3 Internal assignment of NIDs on LS xxx00CB DOVER Secs ontee GMD NID4 internal 810000F12A0A KIEL DL NIDS internal 810000F12A0B Qo NID2 JUNI M IHE A I 810000F12A08 C NID6 internal 810000F12A0C Qo NID3 JUIN E 0DAN VEN 810000F12A09 MADE IN EC W44 2004 SER JUILLET HM MAN IRANIE 006101810000F12A07 Figure 4 Example of internal NID order on LS xxxOOCB internal backbone TP XF 1250 Figure 5 Internal assignment of NIDs on LS xxxxxCB LOYTEC electronics GmbH Mri NU MEAC LS 13333CB NID1 internal 810000F12A0C Waa CC FC NID2 internal 810000F12A0D wos manuna Ut G NID3 internal 810000F12A0E NIDA MNOM AUSTRIA NID4 internal 810000F12A0F wos HEHNNUNUMAN W44 2004 3 NID5 internal 810000F12A10 SER FINIIEINEUUL MIMWUI IUN WMM 006101810000F12A07 Figure 6 Example of internal NID order on LS xxxxxCB Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 2 3 Mounting 12 LOYTEC The device comes prepared for mounting on DIN rails following DIN EN 50 022 The device can be mounted in any position However an installation
24. es Resetting the switching tables means e Clearing the group forwarding the subnet node forwarding and the router domain table e Clearing the L Switch XP status and statistic data e Resetting the L Switch XP back to unconfigured state All this is done when the button is released Afterwards a reset is performed to let the changes take effect Once the button is held down for more than 20 seconds all port LEDs are switched to orange and stay orange until the button is released and the L Switch XP is reset This indicates that the switching tables were reset Alternatively to holding down the status button the switching tables can be reset by selecting the menu item Reset to factory defaults in the console menu see Section 5 3 6 Important If the L Switch XP is operated in smart switch mode see Section 4 1 1 and is moved from one location to another or if major changes to the configuration of the network are made it is recommended to reset the L Switch XP configuration to factory defaults Important Wait at least 30 seconds after power up of the L Switch XP before pressing the Status Button to ensure that the L Switch XP has booted properly Important If the L Switch XP is manually configured it is recommended to disable the option to reset the L Switch XP back to factory defaults via the status button to prevent users from accidentally clearing the configuration This can be done via the console using the cor
25. following window appears Figure 27 CI AN The download completed successfully Figure 27 Successful firmware upgrade Double check that the new firmware is executed by selecting 1 and pressing Enter in the console window This will bring up the device information which shows the current firmware version Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 37 LOYTEC 8 Troubleshooting 8 1 TP 1250 port does not work Problem Messages are not forwarded to or from the TP 1250 port s All other ports work properly Explanation This problem might be due to mixing collision less backbone mode and standard backbone mode devices on one channel Solution If the TP 1250 channel is used in collision less backbone mode make sure all devices on the network have collision less backbone mode enabled only L Switch XP devices are connected to this backbone and every L Switch XP has a unique station ID set If the TP 1250 channel is used in standard backbone mode make sure that all L Switch XP devices have the collision less backbone mode disabled 8 2 One or more port LEDs are flashing red Version 6 0 Problem One or more port LEDs are flashing red whenever there is traffic on the channel instead of green Explanation The L Switch XP has built in network analysis functionality see Section 5 4 Whenever it detects a potential problem on one port the corresponding activity LED will change its color to red
26. green with a frequency of 1 Hz once per second Pressing the status button longer than 2 seconds will allow you to select the port to sends out the Service Pin Message message The port LED of the currently selected port will light up orange After 2 seconds the next available port will be selected When the status button is released the Service Pin Message is sent out on the currently selected port router If an LNS based installation tool e g LonMaker is used detailed instructions can be found in application note ANOO6E L Switch XP and LNS see Section 9 6 3 Wink action When receiving a wink network management message all the port LEDs light up orange one after the other back and forth three times scanner light At the end of this cycle the port LED on which the wink command was received lights up three times Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 35 LOYTEC 7 Updating the L Switch XP Firmware The L Switch XP firmware supports remote upgrade over the network and the serial console To guarantee that the L Switch XP cannot be destroyed due to a failed firmware update the L Switch XP firmware consists of two images e Fall back image e L Switch XP application image The fall back image is write protected in flash memory and provides everything needed to talk to the L Switch XP platform over the network The L Switch XP application image is designed to be updated over the network whenever there
27. guage Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 7 LOYTEC 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Version 6 0 The L Switch XP is a high performance fully plug and play network infrastructure component for CEA 709 networks It is the first device that allows building fully manageable CEA 709 networks It is also a cost effective alternative to currently available CEA 709 routers The L Switch XP provides up to five communication ports and it switches packets between these ports Its unique architecture very much supports structured wiring in CEA 709 networks by reducing the number of necessary routing devices The Plug amp Play installation capability of the L Switch XP allows connection of the L Switch XP to the network without any further configuration The smart switching software automatically detects the bit rates of the connected channels learns the configuration of the network domains subnet node addresses group addresses and forwards the packets between the different ports see Section 4 1 1 Optionally the L Switch XP can be configured via the network In addition to the Plug amp Play switch mode the L Switch XP can be operated as a standard configured CEA 709 router In this operating mode the L Switch XP is compatible to any standard CEA 709 router and must be commissioned using LonMaker or some other network management tool for CEA 709 networks As an additional feature the L Switch XP permanently collects statis
28. ide for DIN rail mounting following DIN 43 880 see Figure 1 e sO m i o 512 DIP Switch Port LEDs Console Connector Status LED Status Button 89 3 504 100 3 937 Ls 13333cB iim OSOOSONSONSONSO 164 6 457 i Figure 1 L Switch XP multi port enclosure dimensions in mm inch 2 1 2 L Switch XP 2 port The L Switch XP 2 port enclosure is 6 TE 1 TE 17 5 mm wide for DIN rail mounting following DIN 43 880 see Figure 2 Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 10 LOYTEC 60 2 362 13 512 DIP Switch Port LEDs Console Connector Status LED Status Button 100 3 937 060060 107 4 213 112 4 409 Figure 2 L Switch XP 2 port enclosure dimensions in mm inch product label 2 2 Product Label The product label on the right side of the L Switch XP contains the following information see Figure 1 e L Switch XP order number with bar code e g LS 13333CB e Serial number with bar code SER e Unique node ID of each port NIDx Unless stated otherwise all bar codes are encoded using Code 128 An additional label is also supplied with the L Switch XP for documentation purposes Internally the 3 Port LS xxx00CB and the 5 Port LS xxxxxCB version of the L Switch XP use up to 5 individual routers which are connected over a TP XP 1250 backbone see Figure 3 and Figure 4 On the attached label only th
29. ides screw terminals to connect to the network as well as to the power supply The screw terminals can be used for wires having a maximum thickness of 1 5 mm AWG12 2 6 1 LS 33CB 2 Port Terminal Function 1 Earth Ground 2 3 CEA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 2 4 Earth Ground 5 6 CEA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 1 15 Earth Ground 16 17 Power Supply do not connect terminal 17 to earth ground Table 4 L Switch XP Terminals LS 33CB Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 14 2 6 2 LS 13CB 2 Port Terminal Function 1 Earth Ground 2 3 CEA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 2 4 Earth Ground 5 6 CEA 709 A B of TP 1250 Channel Port 1 15 Earth Ground 16 17 Power Supply do not connect terminal 17 to earth ground 2 6 3 LS 11CB 2 Port Table 5 L Switch XP Terminals LS 13CB Terminal 2 3 5 6 15 16 17 Function Earth Ground CEA 709 A B of TP 1250 Channel Port 2 Earth Ground CEA 709 A B of TP 1250 Channel Port 1 Earth Ground Power Supply do not connect terminal 17 to earth ground Version 6 0 Table 6 L Switch XP Terminals LS 11CB LOYTEC LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 2 6 4 LS 13300CB 3 Port 15 Terminal 1 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 24 25 26 Function NC Earth Ground CEA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 3 Earth Ground CEA 709 A B of FT 10 Channel Port 2 Earth Ground CEA 709 A B
30. is a need to do so The fall back image makes sure that the L Switch XP comes up in a status where the maintenance software can at least talk to the L Switch XP platform and can download a new L Switch XP application image When the L Switch XP boots up with the fall back image all port LEDs are flashing red In this state it does not forward any messages 7 1 Firmware Update via the Network Basically firmware downloads can be performed on every L Switch XP port However since the L Switch XP is not based on a Neuron Chip a new firmware image cannot be downloaded with a standard tool Rather a designated tool the LSD Tool see Section 9 must be used See the LSD Tool documentation for details on how to download a new L Switch XP firmware via the network 7 2 Firmware Update via the Console Version 6 0 To download the firmware via the console the L Switch XP must be connected to the RS 232 port of a PC via its console interface as described in Section 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 L Switch XP console shows the main menu otherwise navigate to the main menu or simply reset the L Switch XP 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 dl file must be stored in the s
31. ity non condensing storage 90 RH 50 C Enclosure cccccccecsessnssccececssssesnccecseeensenee Installation enclosure 9 TE L Switch XP Multi port resp 6 TE L Switch XP 2 Port DIN 43 880 Environmental Protection ususe IP 40 enclosure IP 20 screw terminals Installation 5 0 04 ook ae ts oatecan Ad DIN rail mounting EN 50 022 or wall mounting LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 43 LOYTEC 12 Revision History Date Version Author Description 31 12 2001 Initial revision V1 0 Bu i o 15 09 2003 23 01 2004 28 04 2004 07 02 2006 10 09 2012 4 4 6 0 JB JB Updated supply voltage range from 9 22 V AC to 9 24 V AC production lot 2 Added installation instructions on ferrite Updated L Switch XP product label Added recommended power supplies Added connecting diagrams for LS 33300C and LS 33000C Added description of console menu Updated information on network diagnostics Added description of Wink command Added information on firmware update Added information on LSD Tool Added application note on L Switch XP LonMaker shapes Updated application note on L Switch XP backbone mode Added application note on using L Switch XP devices with CEA 709 IP Routers Added firmware feature list Updated cover sheet Updates for Firmware version 2 0 specifically Console Menu Network Variables and Firmware Update Moved app
32. lications notes into separate documents Added documentation of L Switch XP 2 port version Release version 2 0 Release version 3 0 Release version 3 1 Updated for firmware version 4 4 Updated for LS xxxxxCB and LS xxCB Updated for firmware version 6 0 Remove information on legacy L Switch products Updated to new manual design Minor corrections Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH
33. n LNS base binding tool e g LonMaker LOYTEC provides LonMaker shapes for the different L Switch XP models e g for documentation purposes Please refer to application note ANOO6E L Switch XP and LNS see Section 9 for details The smart switch mode is the default operation mode for all L Switch XP models LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 34 LOYTEC 6 2 L Switch XP as Configured CEA 709 Router The L Switch XP is designed to be compatible with standard CEA 709 routers if operated as configured CEA 709 router Thus it requires commissioning via a network management tool e g LonMaker like any standard CEA 709 router to be fully functional Note When shipped the L Switch XP comes configured in smart switch mode To use it as CEA 709 compatible router changing the DIP switches is required see Section 2 4 The L Switch XP 2 Port can be installed with any network management tool like any other standard CEA 709 router The L Switch XP multi port versions 3 to 5 ports contain multiple standard CEA 709 routers one for each port and one internal TP 1250 backbone The internal TP 1250 is neither visible nor accessible p 9 Dx mM m m yi v 3 oa CEDE ECC CC C POCO FT 10 FT 10 FT 10 FT 10 TP 1250 Figure 24 Internal structure of a 5 Port L Switch XP in configured CEA 709 router mode Each router must be commissioned separately The port LEDs of unconfigured routers are flashing
34. network is a bus Thus both ends of the bus cable need to be terminated LOYTEC recommends using its L TERM network terminators for network termination LT 13 Figure 8 shows an example pecia L Switch ElA709 router DLOYTEC DLOYTEC iope zon semen com LT 13 LT 13 Bus Terminator Bus Terminator TP FT P FT 10 10 CON FREE BUS COMIFREE BUS Figure 8 TP 1250 and FT 10 Network Termination If the collision less backbone mode recommended default behavior is disabled the L Switch XP TP 1250 ports are fully compatible to the parameters specified by LONMARK for this channel TP XF 1250 If the collision less backbone mode is enabled proprietary channel parameters are used In this case no Neuron Chip based nodes or other nodes with standard TP 1250 communication parameters are permitted on the same channel LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 20 LOYTEC 3 2 FT 10 3 3 RS 485 Version 6 0 The L Switch XP FT 10 ports are fully compatible to the parameters specified by LONMARK for this channel FT 10 ports can also be used on Link Power LP 10 channels However the L Switch XP does not provide the power supply for Link Power channels When using the Free Topology Segment feature of the FT 10 only one termination is required and can be placed anywhere on the free topology segment In a double terminated bus topology two terminations are required These terminations need to be placed at each end of th
35. onTalk LONWORKS Neuron LONMARK LonMaker i LON and LNS are trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other countries L Switch User Manual Version 6 0 3 LOYTEC Contents T Introduction Ire tries eoe e eoo e rn tarea rano sospeso dao eso ose toe so ea o Cesare e eor roisean 1 1 1 2 OWEDVIOW e 7 oM I 8 2 Quick Start Gad 2 1 22 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 Enclosure nonae de oe E 9 2 1 1 L Switch XP multi port sese enne 9 2 1 2 L Switch XP 2 port ue nieto k rer EE erit 9 Product n 10 Mounting eder ei er k eee eoiv ee ele tea eee sses vi SURE URS VE SUN EN UN e Hb e POE ae eR iss ioeo aeo 12 DIP Switch Setting eerie eese eese ee eee enses thats ense eeose Ees reS 12 Power SUPPLY T 12 Connecting Diagrams eee eese eee seen sete sete seta stats tone toas ease ease ease ease ease ta soa 13 2 6 1 LS 33CB 22PORt iioc c eoe npe OE HOO EHE OR 13 2 62 LS I3CB 2 Port teste tete rene tpe iens 14 2 6 3 ES IHCB APO iiie ttti eed idee ends 14 2 6 4 LS 13300CB 3 Port ecceeeesesessesscseesesecceeeeseceeeeeseceeeeeeeceeeaeeeseeeaseeeeeeees 15 2 6 5 ES 33300CBB O Por ci iei ipse ine e teo ie ipn pen deeds 15 2 6 6 LS 13333CB 5 Port cete ete ete eret eden 16
36. ool How to use the L Switch XP with LonMaker and other network management tools Further information on how to best utilize the high speed collision less backbone mode of the L Switch XP How to best utilize the L Switch XP together with L IPs Version 6 0 Table 12 L Switch XP related application notes LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 41 LOYTEC 10 L Switch XP Firmware Versions Table 13 shows the most important features available only in certain firmware versions depending on the firmware version The L Switch XP can be used with firmware versions 3 0 and up Firmware Version E Features ea e lt q lt S q 2 a a S Console Menu y i 4 y 4 configuration amp firmware update ES a ce S ESTEE ee EE p EE wa e fs ef c Pe fe Commission in smart switch mode y y Table 13 Available features depending on firmware version Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 42 LOYTEC 11 Specification 11 1LS xxxxxCB and LS xxCB Version 6 0 Operating Voltage sese 12 35 V DC or 12 24 V AC 10 Power Consumption eseeeeeee typ 3 W In Tush current soe sette up to 1100 mA 24 VAC Operating Temperature ambient 0 C to 50 C Storage Temperature eese 10 C to 85 C Humidity non condensing operating 10 to 90 RH 50 C Humid
37. possible to manually set the bit rate or choose bit rate auto detection If auto detection is enabled the detected bit rate is shown See Section 4 2 for an in depth discussion of this feature 9 Bit rate auto detection configuration source only if RS 485 port is present This menu item allows to set what decision element should be used to enable or disable the bit rate auto detection If 1 DIP Switch is selected the value set on the DIP switch see LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 30 LOYTEC Table 1 is used to enable or disable the bit rate auto detection If 2 Manual is selected the setting made with Option 1 5 is used to enable or disable the bit rate auto detection r Router configuration This menu item opens the CEA 709 router configuration menu as described in Section 5 3 5 5 3 5 CEA 709 Router Configuration Menu Version 6 0 This menu allows configuring the CEA 709 router mode CEA 709 Router Switch Menu 1 Router mode Smart Switch 2 Subnet node learning subnet node 3 Group learning enabled 5 Block unknown domains disabled 6 Switch reset w status button enabled q Quit without saving x Exit and save Please choose Figure 20 CEA 709 router configuration menu 1 Router Mode The router mode menu allows setting the principal operating mode of the L Switch XP routing core Normally the operating mode of the routing core is set with the DIP switches 1 and 2 but can
38. responding menu option in the CEA 709 router configuration submenu see Section 5 3 5 Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 33 LOYTEC 6 The L Switch XP in a Network The L Switch XP is based on LOYTEC s powerful L Core and L Chip technology It is designed to be very robust and reliable in high bandwidth applications 6 1 L Switch XP as Smart Switch Version 6 0 In this operation mode the L Switch XP behaves completely transparent in a network To put it simple It installs like a repeater but works like a router Installing and operating the L Switch XP is plug and play when using the factory default settings which have e Subnet node learning enabled e Group learning enabled e Bit rate auto detection enabled and e Collision less backbone mode for TP 1250 ports disabled After connecting the network cables the L Switch XP can be powered up and it will start its switching application When using a standard binding tool e g LonMaker bindings between nodes connected to different ports can be done without considering the L Switch XP Further an L Switch XP can be added anywhere to an already configured network without reconfiguring the nodes in the network Optionally the L Switch XP can be configured as a repeater If configured as repeater this does not have any impact on the routing algorithm of the L Switch XP in smart switch mode In case the L Switch XP has to be visible in a
39. rt 4 80 00 00 09 51 F7 80 00 00 09 51 FC Online Port 5 80 00 00 09 51 F8 80 00 00 09 51 FD Online Figure 17 Device information 2 Serial firmware upgrade This menu item allows updating the L Switch XP firmware via the serial interface console See Section 7 2 for detailed instructions Note 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 has to be reset to return to the main menu 3 System configuration Select this menu item to change system configuration settings See Section 5 3 3 for details 4 CEA 709 configuration Select this menu item to change the CEA 709 configuration settings See Section 5 3 4 for details 8 Reset configuration factory defaults This menu item resets the L Switch XP to factory defaults See Section 5 5 for details on how to load factory defaults by pressing the status button and Section 5 3 6 on how to load factory defaults through the console menu 0 Reset device This menu item resets the L Switch XP 5 3 3 System Configuration Menu Version 6 0 The system configuration menu allows setting basic device configuration options LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 29 LOYTEC System Configuration Menu 1 Configure date time Mon Sep 10 09 34 29 2012 UTC 00 00 2 Configure earth pos 48 13 14 N 16 20 05 E 200 m 3
40. s to disable bit rate auto detection Alternatively the bit rate auto detection can be enabled disabled on a per port basis via the console menu see Section 5 3 4 Further the console menu allows restarting the bit rate auto detection on selected ports While the port is auto detecting the corresponding port LED is flashing orange 4 3 Network Buffers The L Switch XP can handle packets from the network with a maximum length of 256 bytes There is no explicit limit in the network buffer counts Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 25 LOYTEC 5 User Interface 5 1 Status Button The L Switch XP is equipped with a status button see Figure 1 When pressing the status button shortly during normal operation of the L Switch XP it sends a Service Pin Message on every port Note that every L Switch XP port has its own unique node ID Neuron ID Pressing the status button longer than 2 seconds will allow you to select the port to sends out the Service Pin Message message The port LED of the currently selected port will light up orange After 2 seconds the next available port will be selected When the status button is released the Service Pin Message is sent out on the currently selected port If the L Switch XP is operated in smart switch mode see Section 4 1 1 or repeater mode see Section 4 1 2 pressing the status button for more than 20 seconds resets the switching tables see Section 5 5
41. tic information from the attached network channels channel load CRC errors forwarding statistics etc Using this data the L Switch XP software is able to detect problems on these channels overload connections problems etc and warns the system operator via LEDs see Section 5 4 An intuitive user interface allows fast and easy network troubleshooting without any additional analysis tools and deep system knowledge The LSD Tool can be used for a more detailed view of the collected statistics data See Section 9 for more information on this powerful system diagnostics tool The L Switch XP is used for e Isolation of local network traffic e Structuring networks structured wiring e Signal regeneration e Noise suppression e Extending channels in their physical dimension and or number of nodes LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 8 LOYTEC e Connecting channels with different communication media types e g power line and FT e Network monitoring and network management 1 2 Scope This document covers L Switch XP devices with firmware version 6 0 See Section 10 for differences between the different L Switch XP firmware versions Older versions of the product labled L Switch without XP are not covered by this document Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual 9 LOYTEC 2 Quick Start Guide 2 1 Enclosure 2 1 1 L Switch XP multi port The L Switch XP multi port enclosure is 9 TE 1 TE 17 5 mm w
42. witch XP firmware To use the serial interface the console connector see Figure 1 and Figure 2 of the L Switch XP can be connected to the RS 232 port of a PC For this connection a PC a standard null modem cable with full handshaking must be used Now the PC can communicate with the L Switch XP using a standard terminal program with the communication settings set to 38 400 bps 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit 5 3 1 Self Test Whenever the L Switch XP comes out of reset it performs a self test If the self test passed successfully all port LEDs successively turn green for 0 5 seconds If a failure occurs during self test the status LED is flashing red and the L Switch XP is reset The console output of a successful boot sequence on an L Switch XP with 5 ports on the console reads as follows Version 6 0 LOYTEC electronics GmbH L Switch User Manual www loytec com Testing Board ID Testing RAM Testing Flash Detecting CEA 709 Detecting CEA 709 Detecting CEA 709 Detecting CEA 709 Detecting CEA 709 L Switch XP c LOYTEC electronics GmbH 4 Testing boot loader Testing fallback image Testing primary image Loading primary image Bootloader version 2 L Switch L IP Primary Image loading Firmware version 6 0 0 Mounting file system port port port port port Starting CEA 709 networ LOYTEC electronics GmbH FOB WNE 27 Type bootshell to enter the boot shell XF TP 1250 FT FT F
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