ES720.1 - User’s Guide 65
ETAS Technical Data
8.4 System Requirements
8.4.1 Hardware
Power Supply
Operation of the ES720.1 requires a power supply voltage of 7 V to 29 V DC.
PC with one Ethernet interface
A PC with one open Ethernet interface (100 Mbit/s, full duplex) with RJ-45 con-
nection is required. Ethernet interfaces tha
t are implemented with an additional
network card in the PC must feature a 32-bit data bus.
Requirement to ensure successful initialization of the module
It is imperative you disable the function which automatically switches to power-
saving mode on your PC network adapter when there is no data traffic on the
Ethernet interface!
To deactivate the power saving mode:
Choose in System Control Center / Device
Manager / Network Adapter the used
network adapter by double-click. Deactivate the "Allow the computer to turn off
this device to save power" option in the "Power Management" register. Confirm
your configuration.
The manufacturers of network adapter have dif
ferent names for this function.
Example:
• “Link down Power saving”
• "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power".
8.4.2 Software
To configure the ES720.1 and for control and data acquisition, you need soft-
ware in the following versions and higher:
• ES720 Configuration Tool V1.0.0
and
• INCA V7.0.0 with INCA Add-O
n ES720 V1.0.0
or
• INCA V6.2.1 with INCA Add-O
n ES720 V1.0.0.
Operating the ES720.1 with older versions of software is not possible.
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