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Multicast is not a concern when all the 852 devices share the same subnet. e following figures
illustrate the diﬀerences between multicast and unicast.

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Fig.1.8: Unicast

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Fig.1.9: Multicast

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Summary of Contents for GRouter4

Page 1: ...GRouter4 Single Port 709 1 852 LON IP Router User Guide 4 12 2011 03 19 Document Revision 4 14 1...

Page 2: ...ystems Inc and is a violation of state and federal law is material must be returned to Adept Systems upon demand Disclaimer Adept Systems makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents...

Page 3: ...ndicators and Connectors for GRouter 15 1 6 3 Wiring 16 2 Web Configuration 17 2 1 Default IP Configuration 17 2 1 1 Ethernet 17 2 1 2 WiFi 802 11b 18 2 1 3 WiFi Setup in Windows XP 20 2 2 Establishin...

Page 4: ...3 4 Status Report UNVT 62 3 4 Twin Setup Page 63 3 5 Twin Mode Status Page 67 4 Network Integration and Management 69 4 1 Manual Mode Example 69 4 2 Normal Mode With i LON Configuration Server Exampl...

Page 5: ...uter 18 Figure 2 4 WiFi setup with ad hoc bridge and Ethernet connection to host computer 19 Figure 2 5 WiFi setup with ad hoc WiFi card on PC 19 Figure 2 6 WiFi setup with access point and WiFi card...

Page 6: ...Figure 3 9 Twin Mode Status Page 67 Figure 4 1 Configuration Server Screen 70 Figure 4 2 Initial LonMaker Drawing 72 Figure 4 3 Router Channel Setup 72 Figure 4 4 Service Pin Dialog 73 Figure 4 5 Ful...

Page 7: ...twork protocol is o en called a fieldbus due to its use for machine to machine networking and control in the field is document however will only use the term component network or CN 852 not only provi...

Page 8: ...xample a repeating router may be called a repeater for short Although a repeating router acts similarly to a physical layer repeater it operates at the network layer and is not equivalent It is usuall...

Page 9: ...two categories device parameters and channel parameters Device parameters include information such as IP address IP port Name and Address of configuration server A channel is a logical grouping of LON...

Page 10: ...r device will honor read requests from other devices or configuration servers but it will block requests to write or change internal parameters is is a more secure mode and may be preferred on open ne...

Page 11: ...709 1 tra c from several LON channels over one IP channel e ability to aggregate larger tra c volumes allows several GRouter devices and other 709 1 to IP routers to be used as network backbones for...

Page 12: ...everal GRouter devices can be interconnected to support an IP backbone for several LON networks is show in Figure 2 5 1 5 IP Addressing Modes e GRouter device uses one of two forms of IP addressing un...

Page 13: ...y Router ANSI 852 709 1 IP Gateway Router Unit Cast Packet A B C D E Source Unit Cast Packet Unit Cast Packet Unit Cast Packet Destination Destination Destination Destination Internet Fig 1 8 Unicast...

Page 14: ...not require a configuration server e supported version of the ILCS is version 2 x or later Note e GRouter and Router LL routers can interoperate in either Manual mode or with the Router LL configurati...

Page 15: ...mm spacing screw terminal block 8 Ethernet Link LED lights when link obtained 9 Ethernet Tra c LED flashes when tra c on Ethernet port 10 Reset Button Resets and restarts router 11 Service Pin Router...

Page 16: ...485 ground lead into the terminal block pin with the ground symbol next to the pin labeled A ere are two power input pins labeled logic ground and 5VDC e GRouter4A requires regulated 5 Volt DC positiv...

Page 17: ...ice is 10 0 2 40 with subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 e router s web server is serving http on port 80 e computer running the web browser must be able to access the GRouter device s subnet Default Intern...

Page 18: ...n the next section en setup the WiFi configuration e default WiFi configuration for the GRouter device is as follows Wireless SSID Adept Wireless Mode Any Type Ad hoc or Infrastructure Channel Search...

Page 19: ...Hoc Bridge Fig 2 4 WiFi setup with ad hoc bridge and Ethernet connection to host computer Fig 2 5 WiFi setup with ad hoc WiFi card on PC Access Point Fig 2 6 WiFi setup with access point and WiFi car...

Page 20: ...connections control panel create a new wireless network by selecting add new network Use the following settings the the network In the Association Tab set the following fields SSID Adept Network Auth...

Page 21: ...essfully ping the GRouter device establish a web connection from a web browser window as follows http 10 0 2 40 en type enter or return Note Sometimes when configuring multiple routers in quick succes...

Page 22: ...rect settings then revert GRouter device to factory defaults and start over 2 3 Restoring Factory Defaults e web Tool allows customization of the IP address net mask WiFi SSID and security settings HT...

Page 23: ...en try again from the start What happens next depends on which of the service buttons was pressed If the Service Router button is pressed the IP address port and when applicable the WiFi SSID will be...

Page 24: ...may corrupt flash and make the unit inoperable e Router Setup page includes a Prepare to Power Down button that checks the status of any pending flash writes and then either displays a page that indi...

Page 25: ...Fig 2 8 Status Page 25...

Page 26: ...Fig 2 9 Status Page with Bridge and Twin Mode Enabled 26...

Page 27: ...the router If 852 bridge mode is enabled this is the far side of the router NODE ID App If Twin Mode is enabled the unique Node ID number assigned to the monitoring application MODE e current operatin...

Page 28: ...nced feature list at the bottom of the page should then include Bridging Router Mode Update Keys is button processes the the enhanced feature keys fields and activates the associated features e bottom...

Page 29: ...how to set or change items 2 6 1 Normal Mode Router Setup When not in bridging mode the Normal mode router setup page looks like the following Fig 2 10 Router Setup Page MODE is displays the current...

Page 30: ...uter to forward all packets including network management packets except those that fail CRC No other filtering is done In Flood mode the router is completely transparent to the 709 1 channel is enable...

Page 31: ...nfig Server and CoactiveLL Config Server Select the new value and click the Submit Changes button e router LL config server and some versions of the i LON config server and were developed before the f...

Page 32: ...ely in e ect Redundant Router Detect ese radio buttons allow the user to enable or disable the detection of redundant 852 routers on the 852 channel When enabled no CN data packets are forwarded to an...

Page 33: ...ting that time is up is allows one to do something else while flash is writing e link on the page takes one back to the router setup If the IP address was changed the link goes to the new IP address F...

Page 34: ...hatever the IP address of the router is to go back to the Status page 2 6 2 Manual Mode Router Setup When in manual mode the router setup page is the same as the Normal mode except that the compatibil...

Page 35: ...t address change will not take e ect until a er the router is rebooted Be careful to record the new address as it will not be possible to communicate with the GRouter without a valid IP address Subnet...

Page 36: ...Reboot button A typical alternate web server port is 8080 To access the web server on any port other than 80 use the following format in the web browser http IP Address Port for example http 10 0 2 4...

Page 37: ...change the WiFi mode select the the desired mode in the popup menu and then click the Submit Changes button e mode will not change until a er a reboot e Four possible modes are Any type Infrastructure...

Page 38: ...t encryption or 26 Hex digits for 128 bit encryption e length needed is determined by the access point or ad hoc network settings WPA Select the appropriate radio button e two choices are Enabled and...

Page 39: ...listed on the page as well as instructions on how to set or change items e Page has three views one for Side A IP the second for Side B FTT 10 and the third for the twin mode application when enabled...

Page 40: ...s a function of the Domain Length Zero is a valid domain number but is reserved for network management Enter the Domain Number then click Submit Changes Domain Length e Domain Length may be 0 1 3 or 6...

Page 41: ...s do not forward to the other side of the router packets addressed to the corresponding subnet or group For example a 1 in the subnet table on Side A means forward to side B any packets received on Si...

Page 42: ...Fig 2 19 Group Forwarding Table 42...

Page 43: ...add and delete the devices from the 852 channel when in Manual mode Following is a brief description of each item listed on the page as well as instructions on how to set or change items e behavior of...

Page 44: ...he 852 Channel Time Out is is a read only field for debugging purposes In Normal mode this value is governed by the configuration server Channel Address Mode Is either Unicast or Multicast Multicast i...

Page 45: ...over the internet In order to accomplish this for the Ethernet version set the MD5 key while the GR4 router Ethernet is attached via an isolated Ethernet channel to the PC running a web browser To se...

Page 46: ...224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 Addresses ending in 0 are reserved Some addresses ending in 1 are used for multicast host broadcasts and should also be avoided Examples of valid multicast addresses incl...

Page 47: ...set the same as Device A s Reboot is button reboots the router See the Router Setup page section for a more detailed description Add New Device is form adds a new device to the channel list Enter the...

Page 48: ...red Repeater or Flood Node Type e mode in which the router is operating e only type currently supported is Conventional Router Subnet Node e ANSI EIA 709 1 subnet number and node number of the device...

Page 49: ...cription of each item listed on the page as well as instructions on how to set or change items Fig 2 24 Diagnostics Page Seconds Since Cleared is is the number of seconds since the statistics were cle...

Page 50: ...nagement packets 852 Data packets received is is the total number of 852 Data packets only received in from Side B IP by the router since the statistics were cleared 852 Data packets sent is is the to...

Page 51: ...efore a node does a DNS lookup of the DDNS name in order to see if its DDNS IP address has changed If so it updates the other nodes with its new IP address 1st DNS Address is is the IP address of a DN...

Page 52: ...2 14 Contacts Page e Contacts Page contains contact information and links for Adept Systems Inc Fig 2 26 Contacts Page 52...

Page 53: ...ndwidth 852 channels Bridging Router mode allows partitioning of the 852 devices so that the low bandwidth devices can be on a di erent 852 channel from the high bandwidth devices e architecture of th...

Page 54: ...the user to set or change the Side A unicast IP port of the router To change the port type in the new port number 0 65535 and click the Submit Changes button Side A ConfigServer IP Address is field ap...

Page 55: ...hange the Side B unicast IP port of the router To change the port type in the new port number 0 65535 and click the Submit Changes button Side B ConfigServer IP Address is field appears only when the...

Page 56: ...e 709 setup page shows both Side A and Side B has IP channels Fig 3 3 Bridging Router Mode Setup Page 3 2 3 Bridging Router Mode Channel List Page In Bridging Router mode there are two channel lists o...

Page 57: ...Fig 3 4 Side A Channel List Page in Manual Mode 57...

Page 58: ...nual Mode Side is pop up field selects which Side to display To change sides select the desired side and then click the Change Side button Change Side is button changes the Side displayed to the side...

Page 59: ...identically configured and connected between the same two channels as per the case described above but unlike the case above only one of the two routers is forwarding packets is feature achieves the i...

Page 60: ...net Switch Ethernet 852 Channel A Fully Switched Ethernet 852 Channel B Fully Switched Ethernet Switch A 1 B 1 FTT 10 Channel Ring Router IP LON Ethernet 852 709 FTT 10 Redundant Twin Routers Router I...

Page 61: ...h e inactive will report a fault on one interface Alternatively if one interface fails and then some time later the other interface fails the initially active twin will not diagnose the second fault e...

Page 62: ...is detected or cleared e fields used in the Alarm2 SNVT are as follows alarm_type is set to 1 whenever a diagnostic detects a fault alarm_type is set to 0 when all faults have cleared description is s...

Page 63: ...totalFaultsLON is the total number of diagnostic faults detected by this device of the LON interface since the statistics were cleared secsSinceClear is the count of seconds since the statistics were...

Page 64: ...hen a monitoring failure has been deemed to have occurred e routers then go to an active diagnostic mode e cushion should always be less than the HeartBeat Time but greater than the expected latency d...

Page 65: ...d an Initial Arbitration Count of zero the rollover time is more than 292 billion years To reiterate the initial arbitration count is only going to have an e ect if there is an arbitration on boot up...

Page 66: ...ropagates a service pin message from the twin mode monitoring application is enables remote commissioning of the twin mode application Clear Twin LON CN Config is button clears the component network c...

Page 67: ...Fault State is field indicates the status of any alarms or faults Failure State is field indicates the status of any monitoring failures Operational State is field indicates the twin mode operational...

Page 68: ...otal Faults IP is field indicates the total number of diagnostic faults of the IP interface since the statistics were last cleared Total Faults LON is field indicates the total number of diagnostic fa...

Page 69: ...he 709 1 interfaces must be set up is can be done on the 709 Setup Page or with a network management tool such as LonMaker Refer to the management tool s documentation on commissioning routers For exa...

Page 70: ...as per the preceding section Attach the computer running LonMaker to the same IP network with the GRouter device is may be the same computer as that running the configuration server but with a di ere...

Page 71: ...able connection has been established the network management tool may now install and commission the GRouter device into its network diagram If the LonMaker diagram already has the IP channel wherein t...

Page 72: ...Fig 4 2 Initial LonMaker Drawing Fig 4 3 Router Channel Setup 72...

Page 73: ...section contains step by step instructions on how to set up a GadgetGateway router for operation on the LAN side of a NAT router e NAT support mode enables a GRouter device to operate on the LAN side...

Page 74: ...button to enable NAT support Click Submit Changes Continue configuring the GG in either Manual or Normal mode as described in previous sections 4 6 DDNS Router Example e DDNS support mode enables a GR...

Page 75: ...ng the Channel Lists on the routers Commission both routers using an appropriate network management tool e GadgetGateway routers are now ready to be configured for Twin Mode Because the routers are co...

Page 76: ...s for each router Drag a new device shape onto the LonMaker drawing e device should be attached to the channel on the LON side of the GRouter device Setup and commission this device Use the SRV App to...

Page 77: ...Fig 4 8 LonMaker New Device Channel Dialog Fig 4 9 LonMaker Drawing With Commissioned Monitoring Device 77...

Page 78: ...Fig 4 10 New Virtual Functional Device Dialog Fig 4 11 Functional Blocks NV Shapes Dialog 78...

Page 79: ...ters to manual mode is is done on the Router Setup Page for the GRouter and through the Basic Setup page on the Router LL s Web Interface Using the appropriate web pages on each router add each router...

Page 80: ...iguration server only communicates on the non standard port 2009 not 1629 Set the compatibility type to Coactive Router LL Register the device with the configuration server by clicking on the Register...

Page 81: ...on In order to do this the case must be opened Disconnect the power and network before opening the case Use caution and appropriate electrostatic safety precautions whenever working with the case remo...

Page 82: ...oader of the application firmware in any order However prior to 4 12 versions of the application firmware do not display the bootloader version on the web page Also prior to 4 12 versions of the bootl...

Page 83: ...hen a new chunk is downloaded If a firewall is running on the PC it may prevent FTP from working It may make the connection but nothing will download If this happens there will be no hash marks printe...

Page 84: ...rading the application firmware must always be image bin If rom bin is used it will overwrite the bootloader and make the unit inoperable ftp 10 0 2 42 Connected to 10 0 2 42 220 NET OS 6 3 FTP server...

Page 85: ...230 User GRouter logged in ftp bin 200 Type set to I ftp hash Hash mark printing On ftp 2048 bytes hash mark ftp put Local file GR4_4_14_011_wifi_image bin Remote file image bin 200 PORT command Ok 1...

Page 86: ...n If image bin is used instead it will overwrite the application e units application firmware will have to be recovered using the t p recovery method ftp 10 0 2 42 Connected to 10 0 2 42 220 NET OS 6...

Page 87: ...r 230 User GRouter logged in ftp bin 200 Type set to I ftp hash Hash mark printing On ftp 2048 bytes hash mark ftp put Local file GR4_4_12_053_D_wifi_rom bin Remote file rom bin 200 PORT command Ok 15...

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