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Basic Server Setup
Installation & Reference Guide — DOC. 5822
for same. This file however also works fine with an CT-3000, CT-3500, and a
VT-3500. If you have one of these models, go ahead and upload the
.hex
file as is.
If you are working with another panel, convert the file to your target panel and
recompile.
Test Communications
At this point, test your connections.
RS-232 control systems
Use the Viewport to verify communications between the server and the CNX control
system. Select
Diagnostics | Establish Communications.
If properly connected, the
PC responds with the COM port and baud rate.
TCP/IP control systems
First test the IP address of the CNX control system by “pinging” it. From a
networked PC bring up an MS-DOS prompt (Windows 95/98) or “Command
Prompt” (Windows NT) and type “ping <
IP ADDRESS
>”, as shown below. The
control system responds with several lines “Reply from address <
IP ADDRESS
>…”.
If no response is received from the “ping” to the IP address of the CNX control
system, repeat the procedure in “Control System Side, TCP/IP,” page 22.
C:\WINDOWS>ping 111.112.113.114
Pinging 111.112.113.114 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 11.112.113.114: bytes=32 time=8ms TTL=60
Reply from 11.112.113.114: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=60
Reply from 11.112.113.114: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=60
Reply from 11.112.113.114: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=60
Once a reliable connection is established, test that the CNX control system is
listening and responding properly. Reconfigure Viewport communications to use
TCP/IP by selecting
Setup | Communications Settings.
Once the
Port Settings
window opens, select
TCP/IP
as the
Connection Type.
For
IP Address,
Click on
Fixed
and enter the CNX control system IP address in the active field. Test the new
connection by issuing the
Diagnostics | Check Operating System Version
command.
Additional Server Side Setup
In addition to properly setting up and testing communications with each connected
system, the following steps are also required to make the server operational:
1.
Select database file. Supply the full pathname to the database under the
COM Settings
tab. This file is the sole source of all database tables accessed
by all signal blocks. See “Database,” page 52, for additional information.
The demos are pre-configured to point to the file
demovote.mdb
in the
demos
folder.
2.
Indicate control system connection. Point each active signal block to a COM
Settings definition. (If you have not yet defined the connection through which
this signal block will communicate, you can leave this blank for the now.
However, the signal block cannot be activated until it references a COM
Settings definition.) See “COM Settings,” page 33, for a description of how to
point a signal block to a COM Settings definition.
