System Manual Compact Systems 7 Start-Up
HI 800 141 E Rev. 2.02 Page 85 of 110
External devices that should communicate with HIMatrix controllers must have the following
network settings:
Table 56: Permissible Communication Settings for External Devices - CPU OS up to V7
The following network settings are not allowed:
Table 57: Impermissible Communication Settings for External Devices - CPU OS up to V7
COM OS V8.32 and Higher and ELOP II Hardware Management V7.56.10 and Higher:
The operating parameters of each Ethernet port on the integrated Ethernet switch can be set
individually.
For HIMatrix controllers and remote I/Os with extended settings, set the Speed Mode and Flow
Control Mode to Autoneg. To ensure that the parameters of this dialog box become effective,
the option Activate Extended Settings must be selected, see Figure 11.
Figure 11: Communication System Properties - CPU OS up to V7
The parameters ARP, MAC Learning, IP Forwarding, Speed Mode and Flow Control Mode are
explained in details in the ELOP II Factory online help.
Replacement of one controller with identical IP address:
If a controller has its ARP Aging Time set to 5 minutes and its MAC Learning set to
Conservative, its communication partner does not adopt the new MAC address until a period
of 5 to 10 minutes after the controller is replaced. During this time period, no communication is
possible with the replaced controller.
The port settings of the integrated Ethernet switch on a HIMatrix resource can be configured
individually starting with the following versions.
V8.32 of the communication operating system and
V7.56.10 of ELOP II Hardware Management
Select Ethernet Switch -> New -> Port Configuration to define the configuration parameters
for each switch port.
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