PT-Link-LON
®
Technical Guide
PT-Link Interface
6
PT-Link Hardware Connection
You have two options for connecting the PT-Link to your PC via Eth-
ernet:
1.) You may connect the PT-Link directly to your PC by using
a crossover cable (by others) as shown.
See Figure 3
for
details.
2.) You can also connect both your PC and the PT-Link to an
Ethernet Hub with standard CAT5 cables.
See Figure 4
for
details.
Locate a CAT5 cable and plug one end into your computer’s Ethernet
port (use a crossover cable if connecting directly to the PT-Link).
If connecting directly, plug the other end of the Cable into the Ethernet
port on the PT-Link. If connecting through an Ethernet Hub, plug the
other end of the PC cable into the hub, and use a second CAT5 cable
to connect the PT-Link to the hub as well.
Power up the PT-Link by plugging in the power cable. The PT-Link
may take up to three minutes to power up completely. Once the PT-
Link is powered up, you should notice that the green “
GPI05
” LED
light on the ProtoCessor Board remains on continuously.
See Figure
19
on page 12 for a diagram showing the location of the ProtoCessor
“
GPI05
” LED.
PT-Link Ethernet Connection
Figure 4: Connecting With Ethernet Cable & Hub
Figure 3: Connecting With Crossover Cable
