Installation
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Part 1105779-04
E 2014 Nordson Corporation
iControl Console to Network Interface Box
Connect the 3/4 in. flexible conduit to the network interface box if you have
not already done so. Plug the Ethernet cable bundled in the conduit to any
unused port in the Ethernet switch. The other end of the cable is plugged
into the iControl PC Ethernet card.
Ethernet Switch to Ethernet Devices
NOTE: There are two Ethernet cable types, T568-A and T568-B. The type
determines the way the cable leads are wired at each end of the cable.
Either type of cable can be used in the iControl system. Each end of the
cable must be terminated using the same wiring arrangement.
Refer to the Parts section for 100- or 300-foot T568-B Ethernet CAT 5e
cables. Use these cables to connect the Ethernet switch in the network
junction box to the Ethernet controllers in the junction boxes and control
panels.
1. Measure the lengths needed plus enough slack at each end so that you
can pull the cables into the junction boxes and then connect the cables
to termination modules or RJ-45 plugs.
2. Cut the cables to length, leaving an RJ-45 plug on one end.
3. Pull the cut ends of the cables through flexible conduit from the network
interface box to the junction boxes or control panels.
4. In the network interface box, plug the cables into the Ethernet switch.
5. At the junction boxes or control panels terminate the cables with one of
these methods:
S Each junction box or control panel includes a termination module
and patch cord. Install the termination modules on the end of the
cables as described in Connecting Termination Modules to Ethernet
Cables on page 3-17, then use the patch cords to connect the
termination modules to the Ethernet controllers.
S Install RJ-45 plugs on the ends of the cables as shown in Ethernet
Termination Standards on page 3-19 and plug the cables into the
Ethernet controllers.
NOTE: It is a good idea to test all cables with an Ethernet continuity tester
before connecting them. Refer to Troubleshooting for test procedures.
MAC Addresses
Record the MAC address and device function for each Ethernet controller in
the junction boxes and control panels. For the in/out positioners note the
location (left front = GM1, right front = GM2, left rear = GM3, right rear =
GM4). The MAC addresses are on the controller labels, in the form
0:30:DE:0:33:C8.
You will need the MAC addresses when configuring the network with the
iControl operator interface. Refer to the iControl Operator Interface manual
for instructions.
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