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5.5. Circuit Parameters

The Circuit Parameters menus are used to assign names and

select default A/B positions for each of the switched A/B

circuits. There is a separate Circuit Parameters menu for each

A/B circuit. Note that the Circuit Parameters menus are not

available in User Mode.
To access the Circuit Parameters menus from the PLS> command

prompt, type

/P

n

[Enter]

; where

n

is the number or common

name of the desired A/B circuit. The Circuit Parameters Menu

(Figure 5.3) offers the following options:

1.

Common Name (From):

Assigns a name to the common

line (C) for this A/B circuit. When circuit names are

assigned, A/B switching commands can be invoked using

the number or common name of the desired A/B circuit.

To assign a Common Name, type

1

, press

[Enter]

, and

follow the instructions in the submenu. (Up to 16

characters; Default = undefined.)

2.

"A" Name (To):

Assigns a name to the "A" line for this

A/B circuit. When a name is assigned to the "A" line, and

the circuit is in the "A" position, this name will appear in

the "To" column on the PLS Circuit Status Screen. To

assign a name to the "A" line, type

2

, press

[Enter]

, and

follow the instructions in the submenu. (Up to 16

characters; Default = undefined.)

5-8

PLS-345 - Physical Layer Switch; User's Guide

CIRCUIT #1 PARAMETERS:

1. Common Name (From): PORT_11111111111

2. "A" Name (To):

PORT_AAAAAAAAAAA

3. "B" Name (To):

PORT_BBBBBBBBBBB

4. Default Position:

A

Enter Selection or <ESC> to Exit ...

Figure 5.3: The Circuit Parameters Menu

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Страница 1: ...WTI Part No 13236 Rev A PLS 345 Physical Layer Switch User s Guide...

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Страница 3: ...n should be given to supply connections when connecting to power strips rather than direct connections to the branch circuit Rack Mount Installation When installing this device in an instrument rack t...

Страница 4: ...t block the ventilation slots on the instrument cover If the device is installed on sliders check the unit when seated all the way into the rack to make certain that ventilation slots are not blocked...

Страница 5: ...Menu Conventions 5 4 5 4 Defining General Parameters 5 5 5 5 Circuit Parameters 5 8 5 6 Network Parameters 5 9 5 6 1 Implementing IP Security 5 11 5 7 The Monitor Mode 5 13 5 7 1 Hardware Configuratio...

Страница 6: ...Back Panel 2 2 3 1 The Circuit Status Screen 3 3 3 2 The Command Help Screen System Mode 3 4 5 1 The Circuit Status Screen 5 3 5 2 The General Parameters Menu 5 5 5 3 The Circuit Parameters Menu 5 8 5...

Страница 7: ...e allows the PLS 345 to monitor an external RS 232 line or contact closure input and automatically switch selected A B paths Easily definable parameters allow the user to select the monitor signal tri...

Страница 8: ...oring for Automatic Switching Retains Selected Position with Power Off Independent 10Base T Ethernet Control Port Independent RS 232 Console Port Independent Modem Port for Out of Band Management Typo...

Страница 9: ...Press the B button to switch the common line for Circuit 1 to the B connector The LED adjacent to the Selector Button will light when Line B is selected Note Each circuit can either be manually switch...

Страница 10: ...tors for the Circuit 1 common line and A and B lines A A Connector and Status LED The status LED will light when line A is selected B B Connector and Status LED The status LED will light when line A i...

Страница 11: ...n RS 232 line or a contact When properly configured the PLS 345 can perform A B switching based on the signal level at either an RS 232 Line or a contact connected to the Monitor Input Connector For m...

Страница 12: ...2 4 PLS 345 Physical Layer Switch User s Guide...

Страница 13: ...ct Network Cable External Modem or PC In order to configure and control the PLS you must first decide how you will communicate with the unit via network modem or local PC a Network Connect your 10Base...

Страница 14: ...One Stop Bit No Parity Although PLS parameters can be easily redefined for this Quick Start procedure only it is recommended that you configure your communications program to accept the default param...

Страница 15: ...yed followed by the PLS command prompt 5 Review Help Menu At the PLS command prompt Type H and press Enter to display a help menu Figure 3 2 which provides a basic listing of PLS commands 3 3 Section...

Страница 16: ...feature closes the session In this case further access to the PLS command mode will not be allowed until the current session times out This completes the introductory overview of the PLS Please procee...

Страница 17: ...ffect on overcurrent protection and supply wiring 4 2 Initialization If you are reinstalling a PLS 345 unit that has been previously installed or if you wish to ensure that the PLS 345 is starting out...

Страница 18: ...PLS features a 10Base T Interface When connecting the PLS to a 100Base T interface note that most router switches will autosense to determine if the device is 100Base T or 10Base T and then configure...

Страница 19: ...mpt whenever the unit is contacted via the Console Port Modem Port or Network Port The password entered at this prompt determines whether the unit will start up in System Mode or User Mode If the Syst...

Страница 20: ...ned the password prompt will be displayed Key in your System Password or User Password and press Enter The PLS 345 will display the Status Screen Figure 5 1 followed by the PLS command prompt Note In...

Страница 21: ...may mean that either the IP Security feature see Section 5 6 1 has denied the connection or the unit is operating on a 100BaseT network that does not autosense for 10BaseT devices see Section 4 4 iii...

Страница 22: ...the item and press Enter To exit from a menu press Esc at any time Parameters defined up to that point will be saved To display the Help Screen type H Enter The y option can temporarily suppress the...

Страница 23: ...nter and follow the instructions in the submenu Up to 16 characters case sensitive Default undefined Notes If the System Password is not defined the password prompt will not be displayed and the PLS w...

Страница 24: ...n the initialization string please refer to the user s guide for your external modem Make certain that the external modem is set to auto answer in one ring Up to 32 characters Default ATE0M0Q1 C1 D2S0...

Страница 25: ...the PLS will execute the A B D T and X commands without displaying the confirmation prompt status screen or confirmation messages When Automated Mode is enabled the password prompt will also be suppr...

Страница 26: ...switching commands can be invoked using the number or common name of the desired A B circuit To assign a Common Name type 1 press Enter and follow the instructions in the submenu Up to 16 characters D...

Страница 27: ...ommunicate with the PLS via network the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address should be defined using the Network Parameters Menu Note that although the PLS features a default IP Address which al...

Страница 28: ...55 255 0 3 Gateway Address Defines the Gateway Address for the PLS unit Type 3 press Enter and follow the instructions in the submenu Default undefined 4 IP Security Sets up the IP Security feature as...

Страница 29: ...ith the selected permit deny action for each mask a Each Security Mask prompt is used to define a specific IP address or range of IP addresses Each Mask Action prompt is used to define the permit deny...

Страница 30: ...1 5 Security Mask 1 255 255 255 255 Mask 1 Action Deny Security Mask 2 192 255 255 255 Mask 2 Action Permit Security Mask 3 192 1 1 5 Mask 3 Action Deny Since 255 is a wild card Mask 1 blocks all IP...

Страница 31: ...Input Connector b Contact Connect a line from the contact that you wish to monitor to the Monitor Input Connector c Ground Line Connect an appropriate ground line to the Ground Connector on the PLS b...

Страница 32: ...et at B then the monitored line goes low the selected A B circuit s will be switched to Line B Default B 4 Delay Period Determines how long the monitored line must remain at the target level Item 2 in...

Страница 33: ...s three switched A B circuits will be controlled by the Monitor Mode Note that when this item is used to enable the Monitor Mode at a given A B circuit then the Circuit Status Screen will display an...

Страница 34: ...red it is recommended to save parameters to an ASCII file as described in Section 8 This allows quick recovery in the event that the unit is reset to default parameters or if the configuration is acci...

Страница 35: ...and Command Confirmation As shown in Figure 6 1 the Circuit Status Screen lists the following items 1 Site ID Message The currently defined Site ID message Note that the site ID message is defined via...

Страница 36: ...s field for each circuit that has been configured for the Monitor Mode An asterisk indicates that the circuit will be monitored if the Monitor Mode is enabled Note that if the Monitor Mode has been co...

Страница 37: ...he PLS Network Interface card is listed in the second line of the Network Status Screen adjacent to the text which reads NETWORK STATUS 3 TCB Transmission Control Block Always 1 a SRC PORT Source Port...

Страница 38: ...6 4 PLS 345 Physical Layer Switch User s Guide...

Страница 39: ...s a signal received via the Monitor Input Port and switches one or more A B Circuits according to user defined parameters These methods are discussed in the sections that follow 7 1 Manual A B Switchi...

Страница 40: ...d the B command will switch one or more circuits to the B line Both the A command and the B command use the following format A n Enter or B n Enter Where n is one of the following Switch One Circuit T...

Страница 41: ...r user defined default A B positions Default A B positions are defined via the Circuit Parameters Menus P n When the D command is invoked the PLS will set all three circuits to their default A B posit...

Страница 42: ...switching in response to signal level changes at the monitor port on the instrument back panel The Monitor Mode can be set to monitor a Contact or an RS 232 Line For more information on the Monitor M...

Страница 43: ...File 1 Start your terminal emulation program e g HyperTerminal and access the PLS Command Mode If the password prompt is displayed enter the System Password 2 When the PLS command prompt appears type...

Страница 44: ...text file to the PLS When the terminal program is finished with the upload make certain to terminate the Upload mode Notes If the PLS detects an error in the parameters file it will respond with the...

Страница 45: ...oses power for more than one minute the unit will automatically switch circuits 2 and 3 to the B line 1 Connect Line from Data Device Connect a line from the Data Device to the Monitor Input Connector...

Страница 46: ...rn to their original positions if the monitored line goes high again then this item would be enabled f Item 6 Circuits to Switch Enable the Monitor Mode at circuits 2 and 3 4 Set Circuit Parameters Fr...

Страница 47: ...d to monitor a contact or switch that is normally closed To automatically switch A B circuits when a contact is opened use item 3 Switch if Level in the Monitor Mode Parameters Menu Section 5 7 2 to s...

Страница 48: ...if the signal goes high again and remains high for one minute f Item 6 Circuits to Switch Enable the Monitor Mode at circuit 1 4 Set Circuit Parameters From the PLS command prompt type P 1 Enter to di...

Страница 49: ...status and network status H Display Help Screen Displays a Help Screen Figure 3 2 which lists all available commands along with a brief description of each command Command Format H Enter Response Disp...

Страница 50: ...arameters menu also includes an option which allows the user to set all parameters to their default values For more information on the General Parameters Menu please refer to Section 5 4 Command Forma...

Страница 51: ...nput Port For more information on the Monitor Mode please refer to Section 5 7 Command Format M Enter Response Displays Monitor Mode Parameters Menu Command Availability System Only DL Download Config...

Страница 52: ...itched waits for user confirmation unless suppressed switches target circuit s to A then displays Status Screen Command Availability System and User B n Switch Circuit n to Line B Switches the target...

Страница 53: ...ault positions and then displays Status Screen Command Availability System and User T Reset Network Interface Terminates the Telnet connection and then resets the network interface Note In order to pr...

Страница 54: ...nd is not invoked at the end of a command session then PLS will not exit from command mode until the No Activity Timeout feature closes the session In this case further access the PLS command mode wil...

Страница 55: ...A Interface Descriptions A 1 Console Port Interface A 2 Modem Port Interface Apx 1 Figure A 1 Console Port Interface Figure A 2 Modem Port Interface...

Страница 56: ...A 3 Common Ports and A B Ports Apx 2 PLS 345 Physical Layer Switch User s Guide Figure A 3 Common Ports and A B Ports...

Страница 57: ...ircuit number or name Network Port 10BaseT Ethernet RJ45 Console Port RS 232 DB 9M DTE pinout Coding Serial ASCII 8 bits no parity Data Rate 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K bps Modem Port RS 232 DB 9M DTE pinou...

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Страница 59: ...6 Common Line 4 2 Common Name From 5 8 Configuration 5 1 to 5 16 Restore 8 2 Save 8 1 Configuration Commands 10 2 to 10 3 Connectors 2 2 Console Port 2 3 4 2 5 2 Apx 1 Contact 9 3 Control Commands 10...

Страница 60: ...ers 5 1 to 5 16 Restore 8 2 Save 8 1 Passwords 5 1 System 5 5 User 5 6 Permit Access 5 11 Position 6 2 Power Components 2 3 Q Quick Start 3 1 to 3 4 R RDY Indicator 2 2 Reset 4 1 Reset Network Interfa...

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