4 SI-Ethernet User Guide
Issue Number: 3
Contents
1 Safety information ..........................................................6
1.1 Warnings, cautions and notes .................................................................6
1.2 Important safety information. Hazards.
Competence of designers and installers .................................................6
1.3 Responsibility ..........................................................................................6
1.4 Compliance with regulations ...................................................................6
1.5 Electrical hazards ....................................................................................7
1.6 Stored electrical charge ...........................................................................7
1.7 Mechanical hazards ................................................................................7
1.8 Access to equipment ...............................................................................7
1.9 Environmental limits ................................................................................7
1.10 Hazardous environments ........................................................................8
1.11 Motor .......................................................................................................8
1.12 Mechanical brake control ........................................................................8
1.13 Adjusting parameters ..............................................................................8
1.14 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) ......................................................8
2 Introduction ....................................................................9
2.1 Products covered by this User Guide ......................................................9
2.2 Features ..................................................................................................9
2.3 Option module identification ..................................................................10
2.4 Factory fit Ethernet interface identification ............................................11
2.5 Product conformance ............................................................................11
2.6 Conventions used in this guide .............................................................11
2.7 Firmware Statement ..............................................................................11
3 Mechanical installation ................................................12
4 Electrical installation ...................................................14
4.1 SI-Ethernet module information .............................................................14
4.2 Cabling considerations ..........................................................................14
4.3 Module grounding ..................................................................................14
4.4 Cable shield connections ......................................................................15
4.5 Cable .....................................................................................................15
4.6 Maximum network length ......................................................................15
4.7 Network topology ...................................................................................15
5 Getting started ..............................................................17
5.1 Network design considerations .............................................................17
5.2 Addressing ............................................................................................17
5.3 Where do IP addresses come from? .....................................................17
5.4 Addressing etiquette ..............................................................................17
5.5 Class types ............................................................................................18
5.6 Generating the complete address .........................................................18
5.7 DHCP considerations ............................................................................19
5.8 Basic principles of routing .....................................................................20
5.9 Set-up flow chart ...................................................................................21
5.10 Single line parameter descriptions ........................................................22