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LAN Gateway Firmware V1.2 

V1.8    25. April 2012 

BOARD:DR.-ING. GERD ECKELMANN, CHAIRPERSON – DR. PETER CORDES, DR. FRANK-THOMAS MELLERT 
CHAIRPERSOON OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD: HUBERTUS G. KROSSA 

REGISTERED: DISTRICT COURT WIESBADEN HRB 12636 

eckelmann.de 

 

 
 

LAN Gateway 

Firmware V 1.2 

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 

Operating Instruction

 

Summary of Contents for LAN Gateway

Page 1: ...2 BOARD DR ING GERD ECKELMANN CHAIRPERSON DR PETER CORDES DR FRANK THOMAS MELLERT CHAIRPERSOON OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD HUBERTUS G KROSSA REGISTERED DISTRICT COURT WIESBADEN HRB 12636 eckelmann de LAN Gateway Firmware V 1 2 Operating Instruction ...

Page 2: ...Eckelmann Aktiengesellschaft company In particular neither the contract partners of Eckelmann Aktiengesellschaft nor other users have the right to distribute or market the IT programs program parts or modified or edited versions without express written permission To some extent names of products goods or designations are protected for the respective manufacturer registered trademarks etc in any ca...

Page 3: ...on 13 4 4 Establishment of a network connection LAN 14 4 5 Configuration of the LAN gateway operating parameters 15 4 5 1 Setting the IP address via the monitor interface serial interface 16 4 5 2 Configuration of the TCP IP port 17 4 5 3 Configuration of the CAN bus address 18 4 5 4 Configuration of the automatic reboot interval 19 4 5 5 Configuration of the trace level 20 4 5 6 Overview of the s...

Page 4: ...mportant commands of the monitor interface 28 7 Status display of the operating states 30 8 LAN Gateway technical details 31 8 1 Electrical details 31 8 2 Mechanical details 31 Technical modifications and errors reserved 32 9 Appendix 32 9 1 Commissioning checklist 32 9 2 Terra Term alternative terminal program for Windows Vista Windows 7 33 9 2 1 Terra Term configuration of the serial interface 3...

Page 5: ...nly be conducted when the electricity supply to the assembly has been cut off 3 The faultless and safe operation of the product presupposes proper transport appropriate storage positioning and assembly as well as careful operation and maintenance 4 Voltage must only be supplied by VDE tested and CE certified power packs 5 Ensure that the voltage supply and the data cable are correctly connected 6 ...

Page 6: ...rk local LAN by means of the LDSWin software In addition a connection can also be made via the LAN Gateway to an E LDS system outside the network boundaries To do this existing Internet connections can be used to access an E LDS system from a PC at another location Violation of data protection The LAN gateway is not equipped with any security mechanisms for the encryption of communication via the ...

Page 7: ...hnology e g an uplink to the alarm system telephone dialling device or similar must be implemented When assessing the reliability of a network based alarm path the availability class of all participating sub networks must be considered As a rule Internet connections do not achieve the availability level of very good telephone networks 3 New features compared to the previous version Version V1 2 of...

Page 8: ...k and a free TCP IP port If a connection is made via a firewall the port used must be released for the TCP IP service These details must be obtained from the administrator of the network before commissioning and configuring the LAN Gateway as described in section 4 5 1 The LAN Gateway may only be integrated in the network once this has been done If a local serial connection to a LDSWin PC is also ...

Page 9: ...ay has an extended monitor interface with Z modem file transfer This is at the SUB D socket designated RS232 on the front of the enclosure Via this interface with a Z modem capable terminal program the configuration of the LAN gateway is conducted the commands of the monitor interface can be used software e g Windows HyperTerminal can be updated A null modem cable 1 is needed for a serial connecti...

Page 10: ...odem cable After launching the program a name must first be entered e g LAN Gateway together with a symbol for the desired connection The port must be selected where the null modem cable is attached e g COM13 just like LDSWin The program first requests the various telephone connection settings country region and area code These details have no significance for the connection with the LAN Gateway a...

Page 11: ...rk recognisable at the input prompt Step PC procedure 1 Start the PC attach the serial null modem cable to the LAN Gateway 2 Call up the PC s terminal program e g with Windows 2000 XP you can find it at programs accessories communications HyperTerminal 3 Ensure the terminal program is provided with the correct connection parameters see section 3 2 1 4 Enter hold keys until the prompt symbol appear...

Page 12: ...the prompt symbol appears 6 It is possible to enter monitor interface commands e g ver and ENTER see also section 6 7 The monitor interface can be exited with ENTER The monitor interface has been left once the flashing cursor is not located on the same line as the prompt The monitor interface can be started at any time by enter again 8 Following completion of the work the program can be exited and...

Page 13: ...ory cable article number LICANYKAB2 is required The connection is made via the SUB D plug to the socket on the front of the housing labelled CAN2 This interface can be used amongst other things for requesting data from the equipment of the E LDS system compiling daily temperature lists configuring E LDS components transmitting messages and alarms to the PC software LDSWin For the serial connection...

Page 14: ...ateway and a PC an Ethernet CAT5 crossover patch cable is needed ZNR 51203 79 630 DEF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CAN2 RS232 Ethernet LAN Gateway 24 V DC 0 V CAT5 Power Supply Crossover LDSWin A CAT5 Ethernet patch cable is required for a remote connection between the LAN Gateway and a PC via a network ZNR 51203 79 730 DEF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CAN2 RS232 Ethernet LAN Gateway 24 V DC 0 V CAT5 Power Supply CAT5 ...

Page 15: ...most important operating parameters are Setting the IP address via the monitor interface interface serial interface see chapter 4 5 1 Configuration of the TCP IP port see chapter 4 5 2 Configuration of the CAN Bus address see chapter 4 5 3 Configuration of the automatic reboot interval see chapter 4 5 4 Configuration of the trace level see chapter 4 5 5 Overview of the system configuration see cha...

Page 16: ...p PC procedure 1 Activate the monitor interface as described in chapter 4 2 2 2 Enter the command ipconf and ENTER in the console 3 The current IP configuration is displayed Call up the dialog for entering a new IP configuration by entering y and ENTER or terminate the configuration by entering n and ENTER 4 If the dialog for entering a new configuration is confirmed with y and ENTER then the valu...

Page 17: ...entering a new port configuration by entering y and ENTER or terminate the configuration by entering n and ENTER 4 The port number can be freely selected from the range of free ports 1024 65535 The standard port for LDSWin is 5000 in the event of a different configuration LDSWIn must be adjusted accordingly A change to the configuration leads to a reboot of the LAN gateway 5 Confirm changes by ent...

Page 18: ...s displayed Call up the dialog for entering a new CAN bus address by entering y and ENTER or terminate the configuration by entering n and ENTER 4 Only the CAN bus addresses 126 or 127 can be assigned Input scheme 0 126 1 127 5 Confirm changes by entering y and ENTER or abort by entering n and ENTER The CAN bus address 126 is only designed for systems containing a store computer with a firmware ve...

Page 19: ...postponed until the active connections have been terminated The interval is entered in minutes Typical examples 360 equivalent to 6 hours 720 equivalent to 12 hours 1440 equivalent to 24 hours Schritt Vorgehensweise am PC 1 Activate the monitor interface as described in chapter 4 2 2 2 Enter the command autoreboot and ENTER in the console 3 The current reboot interval is displayed Call up the dial...

Page 20: ...tional information on the data structure is also displayed Schritt Vorgehensweise am PC 1 Activate the monitor interface as described in chapter 4 2 2 2 Enter the command tracelevel and ENTER in the console 3 The current trace level is displayed Call up the dialog for entering a new trace level by entering y and ENTER or terminate the configuration by entering n and ENTER 4 Under normal operation ...

Page 21: ...the trace level is carried out in accordance with chapter 4 5 5 The configuration of the IP configuration is carried out in accordance with chapter 4 5 1 with chapter 4 5 2 4 5 7 Configuration of the node information and priority The configuration of the node information as well as the priority must be conducted via the store computer menu This configuration cannot be carried out on the LAN gatewa...

Page 22: ...onitor interface on the LAN Gateway is activated see section 0 The version of the LAN Gateway s firmware can be selected via the terminal program with the aid of the monitor interface see section 4 6 1 or it can be updated 4 6 1 Firmware version query At the prompt of the monitor interface details of the software version can be obtained with the ver command 4 6 2 Activation of the update mode over...

Page 23: ...e LAN Gateway s monitor interface is active LEDs 1 6 are run through in pairs in 0 5 second pulses 4 6 3 Updating the firmware The firmware can be loaded into the LAN Gateway via HyperTerminal by actively entering it at the monitor interface The location of the desired Firmware file is stated using the transmission send file command The following file names are reserved for the LAN Gateway firmwar...

Page 24: ...uring the transfer of the firmware to the LAN Gateway the following dialog will appear Once the loading process has been successfully completed the following mask will appear After entering quit and ENTER the LAN Gateway will be started with the new firmware The procedure takes several seconds The LEDs of the display will light up one after the other The green operational LED will light up after t...

Page 25: ...ordingly For a direct network connection between the LAN gateway and a user PC the IP address and subnet mask can be freely selected from the private IP address range The configuration of the PC for a direct connection of this type is described in detail in the following chapter 5 1 2 Direct connection with a PC via a network A CAT5 crossover patch cable is needed in order to make a direct connect...

Page 26: ...he connected network interface The Properties dialog can be opened with the right hand mouse button In the screen which now opens select the option Internet protocol version 4 TCP IP The following settings are to be used for the connection to the LAN Gateway IP address 192 168 161 1 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Standard gateway 192 168 161 254 The DNS server need not be set Press OK to confirm Any IP...

Page 27: ...ect the option Computer connection via under the tab General and select the parameter Network 5 2 Configuring the serial connection to LDSWin For serial communication between LDSWin and the LAN gateway the serial interface on the LAN gateway marked CAN2 must be employed For this a corresponding cable for the connection of CAN bus and serial interface must be used see chapter 4 3 The serial connect...

Page 28: ...e to the store computer cycmemtest Reserved for system diagnosis canconf Configuration of the LAN gateway CAN bus address see section 4 5 3 ipconf Configuration of the LAN gateway IP address see section 4 5 1 lgwportconf Configuration of the LAN gateway s TCP IP port see chapter 4 5 2 tracelevel Configuration of the trace level ping Sends a ping command to the specified IP address for a network te...

Page 29: ...12 2012 ECKELMANN AG BERLINER STRASSE 161 65205 WIESBADEN PHONE 49 0 611 7103 0 FAX 49 0 611 7103 133 eckelmann de 29 34 quit Terminates the boot monitor and starts the loaded firmware Complete the input of a command by pressing ENTER each time ...

Page 30: ...ay is in operation the following blinking and display patterns apply No Meaning Frequency Error CAN aktiv A CAN bus connection has been established with the store computer Permanent Operation This is lit up permanently when the LAN Gateway is up and running Permanent LED 1 Operating system indicator 20 Hz LED 2 Network task indicator 1 Hz LED 3 Reserve LED 4 Permanently lit up with active LAN conn...

Page 31: ...net 10BASE T RJ 45 1x CAN bus Sub D CAN2 1x serial Standard Sub D RS232 1x serial reduced Sub D to CAN2 socket Rx Tx according to RS232 standard Transmission rate 10 MBit s Temperature range in operation 0 C 50 C 8 80 relative humidity without condensation Temperature range storage 20 70 C Status display 9 x LEDs Voltage supply 18 30 V DC typically 24 V DC max 200 mA Enclosure Plastic IP20 for top...

Page 32: ...s Basics and general safety and connection instructions LAN gateway IP address IP address configured IP subnet mask IP subnet mask configured IP gateway IP default gateway configured TCP IP port TCP IP port configured LDSWin default 5000 CAN bus address CAN bus address configured to 127 or 126 Factory side 127 Reboot interval Reboot interval configured Trace level Trace level configured CAN test C...

Page 33: ... style licence under all circumstances Further information on this can be found under Projekt http ttssh2 sourceforge jp Licence http ttssh2 sourceforge jp manual en about copyright html license_teraterm The operation of the LAN gateway s monitor interface is analogous to its operation under HyperTerminal Differences in the configuration method are described in the following chapters 9 2 1 Terra T...

Page 34: ...er Power supply Power supply 100 240 V AC 24 V DC 1 3 A KGLNT23024 CAN bus Y cable CAN bus Y cable 2 for connecting the LAN gateway to the CAN bus SUB D CAN bus LICANYKAB CAN bus Y cable 2 CAN bus Y cable 2 for connecting the LAN gateway to the CAN bus and to the PC SUB D SUB D CAN bus LICANYKAB2 Null modem cable Connects the flash cable with the serial interface of the PC notebook length 3 0 m PC...

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