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M370078-06

2-29

Figure 2-32 shows a system with two connected devices.

Figure 2-32

System with Two Connected Devices

Important:

In this system configuration, every power supply needs a unique 

IP address, whereas the address defined from front panel (power supply’s own 
address) may be arbitrary.

Summary of Contents for GRIB and Ethernet interface

Page 1: ...GPIB and Ethernet Interface for XG Series Programmable DC Power Supplies Operating Manual GPIB ENET www programmablepower com...

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Page 3: ...XG 850 Watt Series Programmable DC Power Supply Operating Manual...

Page 4: ...opyright XG 850 Watt Series Programmable DC Power Supply Operating Manual November 2007 Xantrex International All rights reserved Exclusion for Documentation UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AGREED TO IN WRITING X...

Page 5: ...XG150 5 6 XG33 25 XG300 2 8 XG40 21 XG600 1 4 Rack Mount Kit Part Number Dual XG 850 Watt RM D XG1 Single XG 850 Watt RM S XG1 Rack mount rails for XG Series RM XG Telephone 1 800 733 5427 toll free...

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Page 7: ...ating modes and the control of output power The user should be familiar with practicing safe techniques while making supply or pin connections The user should also have experience with network based c...

Page 8: ...nce Guide Part number M370078 04 This document is included with your power supply and provides a quick start on using the front panel interface More information about Xantrex Technology Inc as well as...

Page 9: ...nergy for some time after power is removed WARNING Operate the power supply in an environment free of flammable gases or fumes To ensure that the power supply s safety features are not compromised use...

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Page 11: ...vice Using DeviceInstaller 2 11 Selecting a Network Adapter 2 11 Assigning an IP Address to the Power Supply Unit 2 12 Selecting ENET as the Communication Port 2 17 Terminal Configuration 2 19 Data Fo...

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Page 13: ...izard 2 9 Figure 2 11 Select Installation Folder Window 2 10 Figure 2 12 Multiple Network Adapters 2 11 Figure 2 13 Selecting Network Adapter 2 12 Figure 2 14 Auto IP Address Message 2 12 Figure 2 15...

Page 14: ...d Session 2 25 Figure 2 30 Multiple Power Supplies and Two Computers 2 26 Figure 2 31 HyperTerminal Session 2 28 Figure 2 32 System with Two Connected Devices 2 29 Figure 2 33 ENET and RS 485 Bus 2 30...

Page 15: ...PIB Pin Description J2 1 3 Table 2 1 Description of PIN on RJ 45 Plug 2 3 Table 2 2 Description of LEDs 2 4 Table A 1 Troubleshooting for ENET RS 485 Communication A 2 Table A 2 Troubleshooting for EN...

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Page 17: ...1 GPIB Chapter 1 GPIB provides information and procedures on programming the XG 850 Watt Series Programmable DC Power Supply from the GPIB General Purpose Interface Bus interface...

Page 18: ...8 1 1987 IEEE Standard Digital Interface for Programmable Instrumentation The communication protocol complies with IEEE 488 2 1992 GPIB Interface Description and Required Cable Size The GPIB interface...

Page 19: ...ta Valid Handshake 7 NRFD Not Ready for Data Handshake 8 NDAC No Data Accepted Handshake 9 IFC Interface Clear Control 10 SRQ Service Request Control 11 ATN Attention Control 12 Shield Chassis 13 DIO5...

Page 20: ...the rotary Adjust Enter control to select the 6PIb communication port 3 Press the rotary Adjust Enter control ADDR is displayed on the output voltage display 4 Turn the rotary Adjust Enter control to...

Page 21: ...Communication with Your Device M370078 06 1 5 7 In the right window click on Instrument1 and review the device properties See Figure 1 3 Figure 1 2 Scanning for Instruments...

Page 22: ...IB 1 6 M370078 06 8 Click Communicate with Instrument in the GPIB Explorer toolbar See Figure 1 3 NI 488 2 Communicator appears See Figure 1 4 Figure 1 3 Instrument Properties Figure 1 4 ID String Que...

Page 23: ...ow will show the ID string for the XG The ID string indicates the model serial number firmware version as well as the GPIB card firmware version This will be shown in the text box below String Receive...

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Page 25: ...2 Ethernet ENET Chapter 2 Ethernet ENET provides information and procedures to connect and configure the power supply to the ENET...

Page 26: ...quirements Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows NT4 0 with service pack 6 0a or later Windows ME or Windows 98 Internet Explorer 5 01 or later 30 MB hard drive space 64 MB RAM Accessories Power supply with...

Page 27: ...lug Table 2 1 Description of PIN on RJ 45 Plug Pin Name Description 1 TX Transmit data 2 TX Transmit data 3 RX Receive data 4 Gnd Ground 5 Gnd Ground 6 RX Receive data 7 Gnd Ground 8 Gnd Ground Figure...

Page 28: ...wo bi color LEDs built into the front of the XPort connector See Figure 2 5 Figure 2 5 XPort ENET Connector and LEDs XPort ENET connector Right LED Left LED Contact 1 Contact 8 Table 2 2 Description o...

Page 29: ...setup instructions Single Computer and Single Power Supply Unit Figure 2 6 shows the connection between the ENET unit and Local Computer through a crossover cable however a HUB could also be used wit...

Page 30: ...r on the main computer go to Control Panel Network Connections Local Area connections See Figure 2 7 2 Right click on the mouse button and click on Properties The Local Area Connection Properties wind...

Page 31: ...on M370078 06 2 7 3 Click the Internet Protocol TCP IP check box and click Properties See Figure 2 8 The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Dialog Box appears See Figure 2 9 Figure 2 8 LAN Properties...

Page 32: ...he following IP address option and type the appropriate IP address in the box or select the Obtain an IP address automatically setting if your network is configured using DHCP 5 Click OK Figure 2 9 In...

Page 33: ...evice monitoring and status verification of the ENET option card To install the DeviceInstaller 1 Insert the DeviceInstaller CD into the CD ROM drive The CD should launch automatically If you need to...

Page 34: ...et ENET 2 10 M370078 06 3 Click Next to begin the installation The Installation Complete window displays when the installation is finished 6 Click Close to exit Figure 2 11 Select Installation Folder...

Page 35: ...nstaller by clicking Start All Programs Lantronix DeviceInstaller DeviceInstaller 2 If this is the first time you have started the program after installing it and there are more than one network adapt...

Page 36: ...wer supply unit 1 Click OK to dismiss the Auto IP warning message If you are not intending on using an Auto IP debug your network connection at this time The Lantronix DeviceInstaller window appears S...

Page 37: ...y is not found or the found device is not reachable contact your network administrator for details about network settings 3 If the IP address shown and the method that the XG unit is using to obtain t...

Page 38: ...he Web Configuration tab which will open a new window See Figure 2 17 Figure 2 16 IP Address Details Window Important Do NOT use the Assign IP button in the tool bar upper left of this window The IP a...

Page 39: ...2 15 6 Next to the Address field click the green Go button 7 You will be prompted for user name and password ignore these fields leave blank and click OK This brings up the Lantronix XPort interface F...

Page 40: ...Ethernet ENET 2 16 M370078 06 8 At the top of the sidebar menu click Network See Figure 2 19 Figure 2 18 Lantronix XPort Interface...

Page 41: ...Gateway fields 10 Click OK at the bottom of the page to complete the task 11 Repeat this procedure for every power supply Every device must have a unique fixed IP address Selecting ENET as the Commun...

Page 42: ...select the LAn communication port 3 Press the rotary Adjust Enter control ADDR is displayed on the output voltage display 4 Turn the rotary Adjust Enter control to select the desired address between 1...

Page 43: ...nection for instructions Data Format Serial data format is 8 bit one stop bit No parity bit Flow control none End of Message The end of message is the Carriage Return character ASCII 13 0x0D The power...

Page 44: ...The Connection Description window appears See Figure 2 21 3 Enter the name of the connection and select the icon 4 Click OK The new connection setup dialog box will appear See Figure 2 22 Figure 2 21...

Page 45: ...Assigning an IP Address to the Power Supply Unit on page 2 12 7 In the Port number box enter 10001 as the value 8 Click OK To specify the terminal connection properties 1 Click Disconnect if necessary...

Page 46: ...Ethernet ENET 2 22 M370078 06 The XG ENET Properties dialog box appears See Figure 2 25 Figure 2 24 ENET Properties Window Figure 2 25 XG ENET Properties Dialog Box...

Page 47: ...ablish communication with the power supply 1 In the main HyperTerminal window click Call See Figure 2 27 2 To verify that the XG unit is connected and functioning type the following command ADR IDN wh...

Page 48: ...Ethernet ENET 2 24 M370078 06 Figure 2 27 Main HyperTerminal Window Figure 2 28 Saving Session...

Page 49: ...he name of the session It is recommended that you include the IP in your naming convention so that it is clear which XG you are connecting to 6 Click Save Congratulations Your network is installed and...

Page 50: ...and multiple XGs with the ENET option and one or more computers Figure 2 30 shows this configuration All devices connects via the HUB Every device must have a unique IP address for example Computer 1...

Page 51: ...configured in step 3 See the instructions for Terminal Configuration on page 2 19 5 If more than one computer is going to be used copy the filename ht files saved in step 3 to a disk and copy them ov...

Page 52: ...Ethernet ENET 2 28 M370078 06 There are two HyperTerminal windows for controlling two power supply units See Figure 2 31 Figure 2 31 HyperTerminal Session...

Page 53: ...system with two connected devices Figure 2 32 System with Two Connected Devices Important In this system configuration every power supply needs a unique IP address whereas the address defined from fro...

Page 54: ...h the ENET option and several XG units connected via the RS 485 bus Each power supply must have its own address defined from the front panel Only one IP address is required for your network excluding...

Page 55: ...every power supply unit to ON 2 Set up your computer as described in Setting Up the Computer on page 2 6 Repeat this section for each computer hooked up to the system 3 Install the DeviceInstaller so...

Page 56: ...d discussion of addressing Once all slave units have been setup proceed with the next step 10 Set up the fixed IP address for the first unit using DeviceInstaller as described in Assigning an IP Addre...

Page 57: ...Advanced Section M370078 06 2 33...

Page 58: ...Ethernet ENET 2 34 M370078 06...

Page 59: ...A Troubleshooting Appendix A Troubleshooting provides troubleshooting information for the combined ENET and RS 485 communication and for ENET communication...

Page 60: ...S 485 or the address has not been set correctly Turn the power supply ON Check that the RS 485 bus is selected as the communication interface and the address is correct Sequentially several units are...

Page 61: ...the network which has the XG with ENET option on it Use the correct ENET cross cable Turn the power supply ON Connect a laptop to the HUB or to the switch that the XG with the ENET option is connected...

Page 62: ...address has not been selected using the ADR address Select ENET as the communication port Refer to the correct power supply address using the front panel See the XG 850 Watt Series Programmable DC Pow...

Page 63: ...B Links Appendix B Links provides the Web site links for relevant third party vendors...

Page 64: ...antronix com index html XPort Embedded Device Server www lantronix com products eds xport index html DeviceInstaller http www lantronix com device networking utilities tools device installer html Java...

Page 65: ...rranty Period or 90 days from the date of the return shipment to the customer whichever is greater All replaced products and all parts removed from repaired products become the property of Xantrex Xan...

Page 66: ...strikes c the product if repairs have been done to it other than by Xantrex or its authorized service centers hereafter ASCs d the product if it is used as a component part of a product expressly warr...

Page 67: ...state to state or province to province Return Material Authorization Policy Before returning a product directly to Xantrex you must obtain a Return Material Authorization RMA number and the correct f...

Page 68: ...verify any return procedures that may apply to that particular facility Out of Warranty Service If the warranty period for your XG 850 Watt Series Programmable DC Power Supply has expired if the unit...

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Page 70: ...Technology Inc 1 800 733 5427 toll free North America 1 858 450 0085 direct 1 858 458 0267 direct sales programmablepower com service programmablepower com www programmablepower com M370078 06 Printed...

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