TOA Electronics NX-100, NX-100S 3-27

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Chapter 3: SYSTEM SETTINGS (NX-100 SETUP PROGRAM)

6.7. Serial Bridge Setting

Step 1. Click on the [Serial] tab of the System Setting Tool.

Step 2. Tick [Enable serial port].

The setting screen will be displayed, allowing entry of each item.

NX-100 only

Step 3. Set each item.

(1) Protocol

Select the serial bridge communication method.

TCP server: The unit selected on the setting screen functions as a TCP server and carries out

communications.

TCP client: The unit selected on the setting screen functions as a TCP client and carries out

communications. Clicking the radio button permits selection of the connected unit.

UDP: Carries out UDP communications. Clicking the radio button permits selection of the

connected unit.

(2) Target unit

Select the unit to be connected.

Caution

Only units connected to the LAN can be selected.

Contents

Main TABLE OF CONTENTS 6. SYSTEM SETTING TOOL 7. CHANGING THE SYSTEM NAME AND PASSWORD Page Page Page 1-2 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION LAN / WAN 2. FEATURES 1 2 3 4 1-3 3. NOMENCLATURE AND FUNCTIONS 1 2 [Front] 5 6 7 8 1-4 [Rear] 19 21 17 1-5 1-6 4. SETTING TASK FLOWS (1) Unit Installation and Connection (2) Software Installation (4) Operation-Related Settings (3) System Setting Page 2-2 1. CONNECTIONS 1.1. Power Source Connections 2-3 1.2. Terminal Connections 2-4 2-5 2. CONNECTIONS TO TERMINAL PLUGS 2-6 3. RACK MOUNTING Use the optional MB-15B-J hardware set when mounting 2 units. 2-7 4. MAC ADDRESSES AND INSTALLATION LOCATIONS 2-8 5. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 5.1. System Conditions 5.2. Activating the Setup Launcher 2-9 5.3. Installing Java Runtime Environment Page 2-11 5.4. Installing the NX-100 Software Page 2-13 2-14 2-15 5.5. Uninstalling Each Software Page 3-2 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION 1.1. What is the NX-100 Setup Program? 1.2. About Network Settings 1.3. Backing-Up Setting Files 3-3 2. SETUP SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION AND SETTING ITEMS 3-4 3. SETTING PROCEDURE Pattern 1: Initial On-Site Setup (1) Unit Scanning (Network Setting) (2) System Setting 3-5 Pattern 2: Uploading the programmed system setting file after scanning the connected units on-site. (1) System Setting (2) Saving Data Files (3) Unit Scanning (Network Setting) 3-6 4. STARTUP OF INSTALLATION SETTING PROGRAM Page 3-8 5. UNIT SCANNING TOOL 5.1. Screen Description 3-9 5.2. Menu Important 3-10 5.3. Buttons (1) (2) 5.4. Scanning Units 3-11 5.5. Changing the Unit Setting Values 5.6. Automatic IP Address Assignment 3-12 5.7. Subnet Mask and Default Gateway Settings 3-13 6. SYSTEM SETTING TOOL 6.1. Screen Description 3-14 6.2. Menu 3-15 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 3-16 6.3. Network Setting 3-17 3-18 6.4. Broadcast Spec Setting 3-19 Page 3-21 3-22 Page 3-24 3-25 3-26 3-27 6.7. Serial Bridge Setting NX-100 only 3-28 3-29 6.8. System Settings 6.9. Saving the Unit Setting Files 3-30 6.10. Reopening Unit Setting Files 6.11. Downloading the Operation Logs 6.12. Uploading Unit Setting Files 6.13. Downloading Unit Setting Files 3-31 7. CHANGING THE SYSTEM NAME AND PASSWORD Page 4-2 1. OUTLINE OF SETTING USING BROWSER 2. SETTINGS 4-3 4-4 3. NETWORK SETTING 4-5 4-6 4. BROADCAST SPEC SETTING 4-7 4-8 4-9 5. BROADCAST PATTERN SETTING 4-10 5.1. Pattern Selection Area 5.2. Pattern Edit Area 4-11 4-12 4-13 6. CONTACT SETTING 4-14 6.1. Contact Input Setting 4-15 4-16 6.2. Contact Output Setting 4-17 4-18 7. SERIAL BRIDGE SETTING NX-100 only 4-19 4-20 8. LOG MANAGEMENT 4-21 8.1. Operation Log 4-22 4-23 8.2. Saving Operation Logs 4-24 8.3. Stream Logs 4-25 4-26 8.4. Operation Status 4-27 9. SYSTEM MANAGEMENT 4-28 4-29 4-30 4-31 Page 5-2 1. NX-100 OPERATION PROGRAM SUMMARY 2. STARTUP AND INITIAL SCREEN 5-3 5-4 4. MENU Before performing the setting using the Operation program 5-5 5. SETTING PROCEDURES USING THE OPERATION PROGRAM (1) Add the unit to the system. (3) Set the Selection buttons. (4) Set the Group buttons. 5-6 6. UNIT SETTING ADDITION 5-7 5-8 7. EDITTING THE BUTTON LAYOUT 5-9 (1) (2) (3) 5-10 (1) (2) (3) 8. SETTING THE SELECTION BUTTON CONTENTS 5-11 Page 5-13 9. SETTING THE GROUP BUTTON CONTENTS (1) (2) (3) 5-14 5-15 10. ERROR MESSAGES Page 6-2 1. EXPLANATION 1.1. IP Network and Address 6-3 1.2. Network Address Translation (NAT) and Setup Software Programs 1.3. IP Broadcast and Unit Scan 6-4 1.4. Multicast and Simultaneous Multiple Broadcasts 1.5. Packet Loss Recovery 1.6. Contact OFF Delay Time 1.7. Sampling Frequency Correction 6-5 2. INDICATOR STATUS AND TROUBLESHOOTING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6-6 [Error indicator status] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6-7 3. IF A FAILURE IS DETECTED 6-8 6-9 4. SPECIFICATIONS 4.1. NX-100 6-10 4.2. NX-100S