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At this stage the remaining fields can be left with their initial settings. Click OK to save the settings
and exit the dialog. The processor needs to be reset to apply the new IP configuration. If the
Ethernet cable was unplugged previously because DHCP was not being used, plug it in now.
5Brick-HD CONTROL VIA IP
The Brick-HD must be configured for IP communication before attempting to connect to it using the
PC control software. The easiest way of doing this is as described in the previous section. If there is
no PC with a serial port available it is still possible to set-up the processors network interface.
If the processor successfully acquires an IP address via DHCP the PC control software can be set up
to use this IP address. The configuration can then be changed using the Remote Configuration
dialog e.g. to set a static IP address. A static IP address is preferable, since addresses assigned by
DHCP servers can change, unless the DHCP server is configured to map a specific address to the
MAC address.
Alternatively if there is no DHCP server, use the front panel display to configure the IP parameters.
If the display is blank, press the control button to wake it up. Rotate the button clockwise to select
the configuration menu. Press to select configuration mode. Rotate the button to the IP option and
press the button to select it. You can then program each of the parameters in the same way by
rotating the button to select the menu item and pressing the button. Once a menu item is selected,
enter each field by rotating the button and then pressing it to use the setting.
Each menu level has an Exit option at the end which if selected drops back to the previous level. If
the button is pressed and rotated anti-clockwise before being released it will move back one field, or
exit from the menu selection if it’s the first field. If the button is pressed, rotated clockwise and
released it will cancel the current setting and go back to the menu.
Once all the necessary IP fields have been configured the processor needs to be rebooted to apply
the new settings.
Once the IP network is working, to configure the PC software for a network connection, select
File/Setup from the main menu. Click the Configure-IP button.
Type the IP address corresponding to the address assigned (via
DHCP or by configuration via the front panel display). The Port
number must be set to 5000. The shared secret should initially
be left blank. Click OK and then try and connect via TCP/IP to
the processor by clicking on the Remote (TCP/IP) button. The
connection should be established almost immediately.
If successful the status bar will show TCP/IP in the bottom left hand corner of the software window.
Leave the Set-up dialog and select the File/Config menu option. The remaining configuration
parameters can now be set. At this point a shared secret between the PC and processor can be set, so
that next time a connection will be authenticated. This is done using the Remote Configuration
dialog shown on the previous page.
If connection fails - and an authentication failure message is shown in the control software status
bar, the processor may have an invalid shared secret configured. This can be deleted using the front
panel display. It is not possible to set the shared secret via the front panel display.
