Installation and Upgrading
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NI-2100/3100/4100 - Hardware Reference Guide
Installation and Upgrading
Installing NetLinx Control Cards (NI-4100 Only)
You can install NetLinx Cards into the front card slots on the NI-4100. The cards mount horizontally through the card slot openings
on the front of the enclosure.
1.
Discharge the static electricity from your body by touching a grounded object.
2.
Remove the three screws by turning them in a counter-clockwise direction and then remove the faceplate (FIG. 4).
3.
Align the edges of the card with the internal guide slots and gently slide the card all the way into the slot.
4.
Carefully apply a small amount of force to insert the cards into their respective connectors. If the cards have LEDs on them,
those LEDs will initiate a lighting sequence to indicate they are receiving power and are communicating with the Controller.
5.
Re-align the faceplate and secure it to the chassis by inserting the three screws by turning them in a clockwise direction and
securing the front plate to the Integrated Controller.
6.
Install all rear connectors and apply power.
NOTE:
If the cards do not appear in the NetLinx Studio’s Workspace window for the selected Master System number: give the system
time to detect the inserted cards (and refresh the system) and/or cycle power to the unit.
Setting the NetLinx Control Card Addresses (NI-4100 Only)
The 8-position CardFrame Number DIP switch (located on the rear of the NI-4100) sets the starting address (the device number in
the D:P:S specification) for the Control Cards installed in the CardFrame. The address range is 1-3064.
The factory default CardFrame DIP switch value =
0
(all CardFrame DIP switches in the OFF position).
The formula for setting the starting address is:
(DIP switch address x 12) + Card slot Number (1-12) = Card address
For example:
DIP switch setting, 00010101: (0 + 0 + 0 + 96 + 0 + 384 + 1536) + SLOT # (ex:1) = 2017.
A card in slot number 1 would be device address 2017.
1.
Set the CardFrame Number DIP switch based on the information listed in the table below.
2.
Cycle power to the unit for approximately 5 seconds so the unit can read the new device number settings.
Device:Port:System (D:P:S)
A device is any hardware component that can be connected to an AxLink or ICSNet bus. Each device must be assigned a unique
number to locate that device on the bus. The NetLinx programming language allows numbers in the range 1-32,767 for ICSNet
(255 for AxLink).
NOTE:
Only the Device value can be set through the DIP switch settings mentioned above.
NetLinx requires a Device:Port:System (D:P:S) specification. This D:P:S triplet can be expressed as a series of constants, variables
separated by colons, or a DEV structure. For example:
STRUCTURE DEV
{
INTEGER Number // Device number
INTEGER Port // Port on device
INTEGER System // System the device belongs to
}
FIG. 4
NI-4100 front faceplate
Position
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Value
12
24
48
96
192
384
768
1536
Thumbscrews
NXC Card Slot faceplate
