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NL100/105 NETWORK LINK INTERFACE

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

REVISION:  4/03

COPYRIGHT (c) 2000-2003 CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC.

Summary of Contents for CNL100

Page 1: ...NL100 105 NETWORK LINK INTERFACE INSTRUCTION MANUAL REVISION 4 03 COPYRIGHT c 2000 2003 CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC INC...

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Page 3: ...pecial indirect incidental or consequential damages The NL100 105 has no user serviceable parts and must be returned to Campbell Scientific Inc or an authorized agent of Campbell Scientific Inc for re...

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Page 5: ...Bye 13 3 Connecting the NL100 105 to a Network 13 3 1 Network to NL100 Connection 13 3 2 NL100 105 to Datalogger Connections Array Based Dataloggers 14 3 2 1 Direct Connect from the NL100 105 to a Dat...

Page 6: ...Typical NL100 105 Setup in LoggerNet 15 4 LoggerNet Setup for NL100 105 to MD9 to Datalogger Connection 17 5 LoggerNet Setup for NL100 105 to RF to Datalogger Connection 18 6 LoggerNet Setup for NL10...

Page 7: ...ard TCP IP network For PakBus and MODBUS configurations please contact Campbell Scientific for applications notes or other information that may be available Campbell Scientific s LoggerNet software is...

Page 8: ...ts The NL100 105 is powered via the green G 12V connector 11 to 16 VDC at 140 mA average current on the front panel of the unit Cable Specifications The Ethernet 10 Base T cable should be a Category 5...

Page 9: ...unications ports for communication with your datalogger or other devices in the network To do this you must establish a direct communication link with the NL100 105 using a PC computer You will need a...

Page 10: ...ts 8 parity none stop bits 1 Flow control should be set to none Once HyperTerminal indicates you are connected press Enter a couple of times to gain the attention of the NL100 105 When communication i...

Page 11: ...fter reconfiguring the NL100 105 for communication the jumper should be disconnected If this jumper remains in place and power to the NL100 105 is cycled off and back on the NL100 105 will remain at t...

Page 12: ...he end of the selections e g disabled Help for a setting can be displayed by pressing F1 or the key Once changes have been made and you have come to the end of the prompts for the communication option...

Page 13: ...d to the port must be capable of PakBus communication PakBus is a packet based communications protocol developed by CSI One of the advantages of PakBus is that other communications protocol packets su...

Page 14: ...device as a serial server In this mode PakBus framing is removed from the packet and routed via the CS I O port Typically the attached device would be one that does not support PakBus communication su...

Page 15: ...9600 bps so to communicate with one of those dataloggers this setting must be 9600 bps or less The default rate is 115K bps PakBus Beacon Interval The NL100 105 can be set to transmit a beacon to a P...

Page 16: ...ng options must be configured These values should be provided by your network administrator 10BASE T Port IP Address This number is the address of the NL100 105 on a TCP IP network It is written as 32...

Page 17: ...this option will set up the NL100 105 to act as a client in a PakBus network In this mode the NL100 105 will actively maintain a TCP IP connection with a PakTcp server over the 10 Base T connection Th...

Page 18: ...Bus based or TCP IP based serial server and when communicating with the NL100 105 during a Telnet session 2 3 4 Defaults The Defaults option displays the factory default settings for the different tel...

Page 19: ...setting the NL100 105 or making other changes to the network that might change the known route to remotes may result in lengthy communication interruptions until the new routes can be learned by all t...

Page 20: ...n IPPort root device with the datalogger attached directly to the IPPort see Figure 3 unless otherwise noted In some instances extra response time 3 to 4 seconds may need to be added to the IPPort and...

Page 21: ...ns described below Each port must be assigned a unique port number NL100 105 CS I O port to datalogger CS I O port An SC12 cable is connected to the CS I O ports on both devices An SC12 is typically s...

Page 22: ...An SC532 or SC532A Interface device should be connected to the serial port of the NL100 105 The cable to an SC532 should be a standard 9 to 25 pin RS 232 cable with the 25 pin male connection mated t...

Page 23: ...onnected to the NL100 s RS 232 port via a standard RS 232 9 to 25 pin cable Note however that the RTS line in the cable must be disabled pin 7 on the 9 pin connector or pin 4 on the 25 pin connector T...

Page 24: ...o a datalogger via TCP IP to a twisted pair cable The short haul modem at the NL100 105 should be connected to the device using a standard RS 232 9 to 25 pin communication cable It is recommended that...

Page 25: ...2 serial cable Connection of the remote phone modem to the datalogger will vary depending upon the type of remote modem used Refer to the user s manual for the system you purchased for additional info...

Page 26: ...om the I O Port drop down list box select NET On the bottom left side of the screen there are fields in which to type the TCP IP address and the port number The setup should look similar to Figure 7 b...

Page 27: ...105 to put the datalogger into the telecommunications mode 4 RXD Output Serial data transmitted to the datalogger 5 Modem Enable Input Raised by the datalogger when it determines that the NL100 105 r...

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Page 29: ...so crosses other handshaking lines An RS 232 null modem cable can be purchased at a local computer store The pin outs for this cable are provided below Carrier Detect 1 4 Data Terminal Ready Transmit...

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Page 31: ...onnected directly to the computer a crossover cable should be used If the NL100 105 will be connected to the computer through a hub a straight through cable should be used The pin outs for each of the...

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Page 33: ...gent devices in the manufacturing industry Neighbor PakBus Neighbor Neighbor devices are devices that can be communicated with directly by the current device without being routed through an intermedia...

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