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User Manual
Alternatively to the default IP Address shown above, enter “cobrite.local” or the IP address
currently set to the unit. If in doubt, use the touch panel display “Device config” – “IP config” to
retrieve the actual IP Address.
Note that the must be a valid route on the IP layer between the device and the host PC (i.e. the
ethernet port of the host PC is set to the same subnet as the device, for example 192.168.0.2)
must be established before continuing
. Use a command shell and command “ping cobrite.local”
to test the route.
Once the connection is established, t
ype in “*idn?” and hit <ENTER>. The unit responds with its
*idn? String.
Alternatively, a request based remote control via http Port 80 is possible. To test this, open a
browser window and type the following string into the address field:
http://cobrite.local/scpi/*idn?
For more details, see section 7.2.
4.3
USB Connection
This section covers connectivity using USB, skip it if you plan using Ethernet.
Once the unit is powered up and the USB cable is connected to the host computer for the first
time, a new device installation should be triggered automatically within Windows.
Once installation is complete, three devices are installed on the host computer:
1. Virtual Ethernet Interface
2. Virtual COM Port
3. Virtual Storage device that contains resources such as manual and programming
devices as well as drivers for Windows 7.
4.3.1.1
Windows 10
Windows 10 will automatically install 3 devices allowing to connect the unit
1. A virtual Ethernet interface (RNDIS)
2. A
generic virtual COM port driver “Serial USB device”. If you have several COM ports
installed in the host PC, you may want to note the COM Port number under which the
unit got installed. For further details on USB connection, see section 4.3.1.3.
3. A storage device similar to an USB Stick containing resources for the laser unit
The virtual COM Port and the virtual Ethernet interface are concurrent ways to access the unit
for remote control. The web-
based control is automatically accessed via entering “cobrite.local”
into your browser.
4.3.1.2
Windows 7
Windows 7 will install the same structure as described in the windows 10 section above. It will
automatically install a virtual Ethernet interface (RNDIS) and the USB storage device (
“Linux
File- Store Gadget USB Device
”). However, it does not have a preconfigured driver setup for the
virtual COM Port. It will try to locate a driver for the unit on the host PC first and then check
