Watlow F4T System
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Chapter 3 Connecting to a PC
Default Ethernet Parameters and Settings
The bracketed bold settings below represent the defaults as delivered from the factory:
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IP Address Mode: [
DHCP]
, Fixed
- DHCP, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, allows for dynamic distribution of network
settings by a DHCP server.
- Fixed, also referred to as a static IP address, is configured manually for a specified net
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work.
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Actual IP Address: [
192.168.0.222]
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Actual IP Subnet: [
255.255.255.0]
- Subnet, a method used to logically divide and isolate networks.
• Actual IP Gateway:
[0.0.0.0]
- Gateway, is a device used on the network to route messages with IP addresses that do not
exist on the local network.
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MAC Address: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (Will be different and unique for each controller)
- MAC address, is a manufacturer supplied address for the network interface card.
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Display Units: [
°F
] (Fahrenheit), °C (Celsius)
• Modbus
®
TCP Enable:
[Yes]
, No
- Modbus is an industrially hardened field bus protocol used for communications from the
controller to other devices on the network.
• Modbus Word Order:
[High]
, Low
- Modbus allows a user to select the word order of two 16-bit words in floating point val
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ues.
• Data Map:
[1]
, 2
- Data Map, the user can switch Modbus registers from the comprehensive listing of F4T
registers to a limited set of the legacy F4 controller registers (1 = F4T, 2 = F4 compatibil-
ity).
To change Ethernet parameters:
1. Push the
Menu
,
Settings
and
Network
buttons, in that order.
2. Under "Communications Channels" push
Ethernet
.
3. Change desired settings.
4. Cycle power to the F4T (changes to IP address will take effect until this step is performed)
