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Figure 3-3 12kW iHP rack internal communication architecture
3.1.1 iHP Address
Each iHP system will have a specific address for digital communication. The address will be used to
communicate from the PC/Laptop to the iHP system. The iHP address is dependent on the mode of
communication.
Ethernet Address – depends on the configuration of iHP. IP setting can be Static or DHCP. For Static IP, this
will need to be set to an unassigned IP address by the user before integration into a system. For DHCP, the
router will assign an open IP address.
CAN/RS485 – CAN and RS485 communication shares the same address from 0 to 5. When using multiple iHP
systems, the address will need to be set before integrating with other iHP systems to avoid address conflicts.
The IP setting and CAN/RS485 address configuration settings are discussed in more detail in Section 5.1.3.