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3.
Connect the USB cable to the USB ports of the computer and the
Logger. See Figure 8.
Figure 8. Power Logger to PC Connections
4.
The USB cable connection uses a network communication over
USB (Remote NDIS network) with Internet Protocol IPv6. When
you connect the Logger with the RNDIS network interface, a
serial port “USB Serial Port (COMx)” appears in Windows device
manager. This serial port is for production and service/calibration
purposes only.
Note
Make sure IPv6 is enabled on your Windows system.
Ethernet
Use a commercially available Cat 5 or higher Ethernet patch cable to
connect the Logger to your LAN (local area network). A
communication over Ethernet requires that each device has a unique
IP address. Two options exist: Either a device obtains an address from
a DHCP server or the device uses a static, user-configured address.
The default setting of the Logger is to obtain an IP address from a
DHCP server automatically. The Ethernet LED (4) flashes when a link
has been established but no IP address is assigned. Once the Logger
IP address is assigned, the LED is steady green. Navigate to the
Network Configuration of the remote control client to identify the
assigned IP address, subnet mask and gateway.
Optionally, you can configure a static IP address, subnet mask, and
gateway. Be sure that the LAN supports static address assignment. A
connection to the device is only possible if the IP address range of the
computer matches with the IP address of the Logger. The range is
specified with the subnet mask. For example, a Logger with an IP
address 192.168.0.100 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 is
accessed by a PC only when its IP address is any address between
192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.254 except the Logger address.
The Logger allows a Ethernet point-to-point connection between the
Logger and a PC. The Logger has Auto-MDI-X support to switch
automatically between 1:1 for a device-to-LAN connection and cross-
over mode required for a device-to-device connection. A cross-over
cable is not required. The Logger and PC self-assign IP addresses in
the range of 169.254.x.x automatically after the timeout to receive an
IP address from a DHCP server expires.
Note
During the typical timeout of 1 minute, Windows shows the
status “Identifying” in the network status. Windows may show
an exclamation mark in the network status icon indicating that
the connection does not provide Internet access. This is
normal.
USB Port
USB Port
