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NL200/NL201

Network Link Interface

Issued: 23.10.13

Printed under licence by Campbell Scientific Ltd.

CSL 942

USER

MANUAL

Summary of Contents for NL200

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Page 3: ...e repair is under guarantee or not Please state the faults as clearly as possible and if the product is out of the guarantee period it should be accompanied by a purchase order Quotations for repairs...

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Page 5: ...l cell phones and aerials may also not be applicable according to your locality Some brackets shields and enclosure options including wiring are not sold as standard items in the European market in so...

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Page 7: ...Connection 10 6 3 Configuring the NL200 201 via Telnet 10 6 4 Configuring the NL200 201 via RS 232 11 7 Operation 11 7 1 PakBus Router 11 7 1 1 Physical Setup 12 7 1 2 Configuring the NL200 201 12 7 1...

Page 8: ...11 D NL200 201 Driver Installation Instructions D 1 D 1 Installing on Windows XP D 1 D 2 Installing on Windows Vista D 3 D 3 Installing on Windows 7 D 4 D 4 Oops What if you plug the NL200 NL201 into...

Page 9: ...iii Tables B 1 CS I O Pinout B 1 B 2 RS 232 Pinout B 1 B 3 Ethernet Pinout B 2 B 4 USB Micro B B 2 B 5 Power In B 2 B 6 Power LED B 3 B 7 Ethernet LED B 3...

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Page 11: ...23 or higher in order to operate with the NL200 201 in bridge mode The latest operating systems can be downloaded from our website at www campbellsci com downloads The NL200 is not powered over CS I...

Page 12: ...3 2 Configuring the NL200 201 INSTALL THE DEVICE DRIVER BEFORE plugging the NL200 201 into your PC for the first time You will need the device driver properly installed before you can connect to the N...

Page 13: ...as a PakBus TCP client 3 3 LoggerNet Setup The next step is to run LoggerNet and configure it to connect to the datalogger via the NL200 201 In LoggerNet s Setup Screen press Add Root and choose IPPo...

Page 14: ...Net Connect Screen 4 Overview The NL200 201 Network Link Interface is a device used to communicate with Campbell Scientific dataloggers and peripherals using an Ethernet 10 100 Mbps communications lin...

Page 15: ...With Bridge Mode disabled the NL200 201 can be configured to act as a serial server and or a PakBus router The NL200 201 can act as a serial server and PakBus router simultaneously However each physic...

Page 16: ...formation on setting up your NL200 201 for each mode Campbell Scientific s LoggerNet software is used to communicate with the dataloggers once the NL200 201 is configured properly and connected to a n...

Page 17: ...net Allows access to a CR200X over Ethernet Allows you to connect to a PakBus Device on the RS 232 port and a PakBus Device on the CS I O port using only one TCP port Allows a PakBus device on the RS...

Page 18: ...when the IPNetPower instruction has been used to turn off power to the Ethernet See the CRBasic help for an example of using the IPNetPower instruction Note that the IPNetPower instruction is only ap...

Page 19: ...DECLARED EN61326 1 2013 6 Configuring the NL200 201 The NL200 201 is configured using the Device Configuration Utility DevConfig You can connect your NL200 201 to DevConfig using either a network con...

Page 20: ...e button next to Communication Port Select the NL200 NL201 to be configured from the resulting pop up window Enter nl200 in the TCP Password box nl200 is the default administrative password It can be...

Page 21: ...onnected to the NL200 201 through Telnet Type edit and press Enter to edit the settings of the NL200 201 As each NL200 201 setting is shown press Enter to accept the current value shown in parenthesis...

Page 22: ...ed as neighbours 7 1 1 Physical Setup Using the supplied serial cable connect the NL200 201 s CS I O port or RS 232 port to the datalogger s CS I O or RS 232 port respectively The NL201 will be powere...

Page 23: ...work Services tab o Make note of the PakBus TCP Server Port The default PakBus TCP Server Port is 6785 Unless firewall issues exist it is not necessary to change the port from its default value 7 1 3...

Page 24: ...h the barrel connector jack located on the edge of the device Connect the NL200 201 to your network using an Ethernet cable attaching one end of the cable to the NL200 201 s Ethernet port and the othe...

Page 25: ...uring the datalogger with DevConfig If it is not connected the TCP IP settings will not be displayed 7 2 4 LoggerNet Setup The next step is to run LoggerNet and configure it to connect to the datalogg...

Page 26: ...connect the NL200 201 s CS I O port or RS 232 port to the datalogger s CS I O or RS 232 port respectively The NL201 will be powered if connected via CS I O Alternatively power the NL200 or NL201 thro...

Page 27: ...he Serial Server Port The default CS I O Serial Server Port is 6783 Typically it is not necessary to change this entry from its default 7 3 3 LoggerNet Setup The next step is to run LoggerNet and conf...

Page 28: ...HTTPS TLS versions 1 0 and 1 1 are supported The TLS implementation supports symmetric algorithms AES 256 AES 128 and RC4 and RSA keys up to 4096 bits For any TLS connection the unit will preferential...

Page 29: ...tton The NL200 201 will reboot Connect with DevConfig again and navigate to the Settings Editor tab and then to the TLS tab The TLS status should say Initialized The TLS Settings described above canno...

Page 30: ...iguration A the NL200 201 decrypts TLS traffic and forwards the unencrypted TCP traffic to the datalogger over the CS I O port The NL200 201 is able to learn the IP address of the attached datalogger...

Page 31: ...S to port 80 HTTP regardless of this setting Therefore if HTTPS communications are desired it is unnecessary to configure this setting It is recommended to leave the TLS Proxy Timeout set to 90 second...

Page 32: ...rtificate via TCP The private key and certificate cannot be initialized via TCP since the connection is not encrypted They must be initialized through a direct USB connection to the NL200 201 When the...

Page 33: ...is not comprehensive but should provide some insight and ability to correct simple errors without a call to Campbell Scientific technical support When your Campbell Scientific software cannot establis...

Page 34: ...ess and port number entered in LoggerNet PC400 RTDAQ match the settings in the NL200 201 Note that PakBus and serial server communications use different port numbers The default port number for PakBus...

Page 35: ...above steps correct your communication problems reset the NL200 201 to its default settings This can be done using the Factory Defaults button in DevConfig or by using the Defaults command in a telne...

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Page 37: ...of time set by the network administrator The address may change if the NL200 201 is powered down Hello Exchange A communication exchange that establishes two PakBus devices as neighbours A hello comm...

Page 38: ...ions link Proxy Proxy Server A device that acts as an intermediary for IP communications between two clients In the context of this manual the NL200 201 acts an intermediary between two or more client...

Page 39: ...is used to connect the NL200 201 s RS 232 port to the datalogger s RS 232 port The supplied SC12 cable can also be used A DB9 female null modem cable such as Campbell Scientific part number 13657 is u...

Page 40: ...le B 3 Ethernet Pinout Pin Function 1 TD 2 TD 3 RD 4 Not Connected 5 Not Connected 6 RD 7 Not Connected 8 Not Connected B 4 USB The USB cable is the supplied USB A to micro B style cable Campbell Scie...

Page 41: ...Ethernet port Green On 100Mbit s link Green Off 10Mbit s link B 7 Power Jumper NL201 only If you wish to prevent the NL201 from being powered over the CS I O port remove the two screws on the top of t...

Page 42: ...Appendix B Cables Pinouts LED Function and Jumper B 4...

Page 43: ...n of these functionalities Bridge Mode Enabled With Bridge Mode enabled the device will act as a bridge from Ethernet to CS I O All IP packets that come in to the device via Ethernet will be communica...

Page 44: ...if its corresponding bit is set in the Bridge Mode Forward Code It will not be forwarded if its corresponding bit is cleared Single bits or multiple bits may be cleared to accomplish custom filtering...

Page 45: ...Gateway obtained from the DCHP server In bridge mode this setting is obtained from the datalogger and cannot be edited here It must be edited in the datalogger settings If the setting has been success...

Page 46: ...port and data received on the RS 232 port will be forwarded to this TCP connection TCP Serial Client The device will maintain a TCP client connection with a remote server The IP address and port numb...

Page 47: ...ice will timeout on the open TCP connection For Serial Server and MODBUS gateway configurations the device will close the TCP connection if no activity is detected for the timeout period For the TCP C...

Page 48: ...ice will retry until the connection succeeds No entry specifies that no client connection will be made RS 232 TCP Serial Client Port This setting specifies the TCP port of the outgoing TCP Serial Clie...

Page 49: ...s of seconds governs the rate at which the NL200 201 will broadcast PakBus messages on the associated port in order to discover any new PakBus neighbouring nodes It will also govern the default verifi...

Page 50: ...robably does not need to be changed from its default value PakBus TCP Password Specifies the password that will be used to authenticate any incoming server or outgoing client PakBus TCP sessions This...

Page 51: ...eived from addresses in the central routers setting and will forward any messages that it receives to the nearest default router if it does not have the destination address for those messages in its r...

Page 52: ...the NL200 201 TLS Server will be forwarded on a non secure TCP connection to this IP address If the TLS Proxy Forward Physical Port is specified to be the CS I O port this setting is not set by the u...

Page 53: ...y Password Specifies the password that is used to decrypt the TLS Private Key This setting can only be edited transmitted if the DevConfig link is considered secure USB or TLS If the TLS stack has bee...

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Page 55: ...ug the NL200 201 into a computer USB port you must first run the install utility on the Resource DVD This will ensure that the driver files are copied where the operating system can find them To run t...

Page 56: ...Appendix D NL200 201 Driver Installation Instructions D 2 Continue Anyway button 5 When the driver installation is completed the following dialog box should be shown...

Page 57: ...r Products type NL200 or NL201 and press Enter The NL200 or NL201 screen will be displayed Under software click on NL200 NL201 Drivers This will open the install utility Follow the prompts and the dri...

Page 58: ...ill be copied to your computer 2 Connect a USB cable to the NL200 NL201 USB port and one of your computer s USB ports 3 The operating system should now install the driver and will report that it is re...

Page 59: ...Instructions D 5 4 Find the NL200 under Other devices 5 Right click on the NL200 and select Scan for hardware changes 6 Windows should then install the NL200 NL201 properly 7 You should then see the...

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Page 61: ...fig 4 Select the NL200 under Device Type 5 Select the appropriate Communication Port 6 Go to the Send OS tab 7 Press the Start button 8 In the resulting dialog box select the file that should be sent...

Page 62: ...Appendix E Sending a New OS to the NL200 201 E 2...

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