EA-1 User Manual
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Using Windows 8, 10:
Not tested, should be similar to Windows 7.
Checking communications using Telnet:
Open a command window (Start Menu -> Run -> cmd <enter> ) and type “telnet 10.0.0.2” to open a “Telnet”
connection to the device.
Then type commands to send to the EA-1 device such as “$VE<enter>” and the EA-1 device should respond with its
firmware version number.
Tip - if the Telnet connection is not echoing commands when you type, send command $EE 1 to restore echo mode.
Echo mode is switched off when using StarLab, until the next reset/power up of the device.
Connecting with a different IP Address:
If the EA-1 device is set to a different IP address from the default, for example 172.16.16.49, it will still be possible to
connect to it directly from a PC. But in that case the settings for the PC local network need to be changed as follows:
IP address=172.16.16.
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(or any similar address starting 172.16.16.x, but not the same as the EA-1 device IP
address); Subnet mask=255.255.255.0, Default gateway=172.16.16.1
Then proceed in the same way as described above.
Changing the EA-1 device IP Address:
To change the EA-1 device IP settings to match the PC’s existing IP address, or to restore the EA-1 device to its
default IP address, follow the instructions in the section above “Setting up a static IP address” in the “Configuration”
chapter. The most convenient way to change the IP address is via the USB connection, otherwise an Ethernet
connection has to be established first.
Alternative method to connect PC to EA-1:
In some cases, it is not possible to change the IP address of the PC using the method described above, due to certain
settings on the PC (WiFi, Firewall, VPN, BlueTooth). If this is the case, an alternative method is described in this
section, where we first check the PC’s present IP settings, and then match the EA-1 device to those settings - instead
of the method described above where we tried to set the PC’s IP settings to match the EA-1.
a. Check the PC is in its “default” state, if necessary restart the PC
b. In the windows start icon, bottom left of screen, click on "search programs and files" box and enter CMD <enter>
to open a command box. (This refers to Win7, other versions may be slightly different).
c. Type IPCONFIG <enter>
d. Check the responses on the screen. Look for a section called "Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection…." or
similar. Under this section look for "IPv4 address" and note it down. Also look for “Subnet Mask” and “Default
Gateway” values, if available. They should all be displayed together as shown in the example below.