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Configurations via menu
Local bus activation, which is essential for starting the communication between module and Ekip Touch, is
available in the
Settings
menu (page 126).
The following communication parameters can be configured if the module has been correctly detected by
Ekip Touch in the
Settings
-
Modules
menu:
Parameter
Description
Default
Static IP
address ON
Defines whether the module has the dynamic (
Off
) or static (
On
) IP address.
Se = On all the associated parameters are enabled
Off
Static address
IP address
Enables the static IP to be selected
0.0.0.0
Static Network
Mask
Enables the subnet mask to be selected
0.0.0.0
Static Gateway
address
When there are several subnets, enables the IP address of the node to which
the module is connected to be selected
0.0.0.0
Information in menu
The following information will be available in the About-Modules menu if Ekip Touch has detected the module
correctly:
About
Description
SN and version
Identifier and SW version of the module
IP address
Address of the module, assigned to the module by a DHCP server at the time of
connection to the network in the case of configuration with a dynamic IP, or can be
set via the menu in the event of a static IP.
NOTE
:
without a DHCP server, the module automatically adopts a random IP
address within the 169.254.xxx.xxx
range
Network Mask
Subnet mask; identifies the method for recognizing the subnet to which the modules
belong and enables modules to be searched for within a defined set of recipients.
Gateway address
IP address of the node to which the module is connected, in the presence of several
subnets
TCP Client 1, 2, 3
IP addresses of the client devices connected to the module (in the Server mode)
MAC address
Address assigned by ABB, with OUI (Organizationally Unique Identifier) equal to
ac:d3:64, which uniquely identifies the manufacturer of an Ethernet device
