VM600 networking manual MAVM600-NET/E 1 - 5
Edition 9 - February 2018
Communication software and protocols
VM600 NETWORKING INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
Alternatively, establish a Telnet connection to the VM600 rack with any terminal emulator
and use the vi text editor to configure the CPUM card, as described in the
VM600 networking manual, edition 6 (or earlier).
In order to use the CPUM Configurator software or a Telnet connection to a VM600 rack, the
IP address of the CPUM card must be known.
If the IP address of the CPUM card is not known, then a serial (RS-232) connection to the
card can be used in order to obtain the card’s IP address. See 3.4 Discovering the IP address
of a CPUM card.
1.3 Communication software and protocols
This section provides a brief overview of the software and protocols that can be used to help
configure and manage VM600 racks, notably:
• For a VM600 rack containing a CPUM card running firmware version 075 or later,
CPUM Configurator is the recommended tool.
• For a VM600 rack containing a CPUM card running firmware version 074, PuTTY,
Midnight Commander and/or FileZilla Client are the recommended tools.
• For a VM600 rack containing a CPUM card running firmware version 073 or earlier,
PuTTY, vi and/or FileZilla Client are the recommended tools.
1.3.1 CPUM Configurator
CPUM Configurator is a program that communicates with a CPUM card in a VM600 rack over
an Ethernet (TCP/IP) link. Basically, it is software that provides a graphical user interface for
a Telnet session between a CPUM Configurator (Telnet client) and a CPUM card (Telnet
server), and is used primarily for configuring CPUM cards and managing VM600 racks over
Ethernet links.
The CPUM Configurator software is included with VM600 MPSx software version 2.7 or later
and is copied to the computer as part of the VM600 MPSx software installation process. It
can also be obtained from Meggitt Sensing Systems customer support (see 11.1 Contacting
us).
NOTE: CPUM Configurator is compatible with CPUM cards running firmware version 075
or later (see Table 1-1).
In order to use the CPUM Configurator software to configure a VM600 rack, the IP address
of the CPUM card in the rack must be known.
1.3.2 Telnet
Telnet is a network protocol used on the Internet or a LAN to provide a bidirectional
text-oriented communications using a virtual terminal connection. It is a client-server protocol
and is typically used to establish a connection to TCP port number 23.
Telnet is typically used to provide access to a command-line interface (usually, of an
operating system) on a remote host. Most network equipment and operating systems with a
TCP/IP stack support a Telnet service for remote configuration.
From a VM600 networking perspective, terminal emulator programs such as PuTTY or
HyperTerminal are Telnet clients that allow connection to the Telnet server running
(“listening”) on the CPUM card.
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