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which you should hear 3 beeps again. This would imply that the marquee has been set
to its default IP address (192.168.0.1)
To assign new Ethernet parameters, enter Setup Mode again and assign the new IP
address serially. You would be prompted to exit the Mode once the parameters have
been set.
b.
Via Serial connection between the Marquee and the PC:
If, for some reason, you are unable to communicate over Ethernet, you can try
communicating to the marquee over the Serial port (SP1) instead and then change the
Ethernet IP parameters using the Programming Software.
To do so, connect serially to the Marquee and enter the SETUP Mode (refer to
Section
2.5.3
). Using the Marquee software, change the PC to Marquee connection to “Serial”.
Next, bring up the Ethernet Setup Dialog box and assign new IP settings to the Marquee.
Once that occurs, you would be prompted to exit the Setup Mode.
2.
GROUP AND UNIT NUMBER
Each ToughSmartMarquee is assigned a unit address. A unit address is programmed into each
message to specify which unit or units should display that message
Each unit address consists of two identifiers—a
Group
and
a Unit Number
. A group may contain
up to 4095 slave units, connected serially or via Ethernet to the Master marquee. The unit
addresses allow the ToughSmart message controller to select and send messages to select slave
Marquee units.
The slave Marquees can be
assigned the Group numbers and
the Unit number using the
Marquee software.
Click on menu
Setup ->Marquee
database.
A dialog box pops up.
Enter the IP addresses/unit
numbers for the slave marquees
and create Marquee Groups that
would contain multiple units.
You can also assign a group and unit number to the Marquee
connected to the PC.
Click on menu
Marquee ->Set Group and unit number
Assign an appropriate group and unit number.
This is the address of the marquee being programmed.
