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Setting up the project
This chapter describes a step by step setup procedure which teaches you how to
configure an R2 setup with multiple devices as shown on the previous pages.
NOTE
Don’t make any ethernet or fiber connections until this point. The setup should be configured
in the same sequence as described in this step by step guide.
1) Configuration of R2 Address
The first thing which should be done, is configuring the IP and bus addresses of all
devices used in your setup. When devices are cascaded through fiber, the control can be
done in two different ways:
Method 1:
Connect one device to Ethernet, and control the other devices in your setup through
the same IP address. The data will be transferred between the devices over the fiber
conductor. The advantage of this method is: Only one Ethernet connection is necessary.
The disadvantage of this method is: you can only see the VU meters in the user interface
of the R2 which is directly connected to the Ethernet network. (All other settings can me
made, except the VU meter bar graph which is only visible for the direct connected R2)
To configure your system according to Method 1, proceed with the following procedure:
1)
Connect the first R2 of your setup to your Ethernet network
2)
Set the address for the first R2 to “R001”, this can be done in the “Setup” menu,
under “R2 Address Settings”.
3)
Disconnect the first R2 of your setup from the Ethernet network
4)
Connect the second R2 of your setup to your Ethernet network
5)
Set the address for the second R2 to “R002”, this can be done in the “Setup”
menu, under “R2 Address Settings”.
6)
Disconnect the second R2 of your setup from the Ethernet network
7)
Repeat this procedure for all R2’s in your setup, and assign an unique bus address
to every R2 in your setup.
8)
After this is done, all R2’s should have an unique bus address, and no R2 is longer
connected to the Ethernet network.
9)
Connect one of the R2’s in your setup to the Ethernet network. (It doesn’t matter
which one you connect to the Ethernet network, but mind you can only see the VU
meter bar graph moving of the connected R2)
10)
Connect the R2’s with each other through fiber conductors, using the loop
principle as shown in Figure 1.
11)
Restart all R2’s
12)
All R2’s should display now “Fiber OK” on top of their main page, next to the
connection status.
Method 2:
Connect all devices to Ethernet, and control them by their own IP address. The advantage
of this method is: you can see the VU meters of all connected R2’s. The disadvantage of
this method is: every device needs his own Ethernet connection and IP address.
To configure your system according to Method 2, proceed with the following procedure:
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