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6 Operation and Configuration
This chapter covers the following topics:
How to Proceed
Basic Configuration
Licensing
6.1 How to Proceed
The devices are very easy to parameterize in just a few steps. To set up
communication, proceed as follows:
Basic Configuration
To be able to communicate with the echo device via TCP/IP, the device needs an IP address. How to
assign the address is described in the Basic Configuration section.
Configuring the connection
For every hardware from which you want to read data or to which you want to write
data, you create a connection to the echo device by using the NetCon software. This
connection defines the access path to the hardware, i.e. the channel between the two
communication partners. All the parameters needed for the communication between
the echo device and the hardware are defined in the respective dialog boxes. The
protocols that are supported by the communication partner (e.g. S7 protocol and RFC
1006) are provided for selection. To access specific hardware, you specify the
destination addresses (e.g. IP address and port numbers, or MAC address and TSAP).
You can also choose whether or not writes are basically allowed over this connection.
See the New Connection section.
Logger
The Logger is provided for recording error events that have occurred in the device.
6.2 Basic Configuration
During the basic configuration, the device is provided with all the parameters needed for
communication. The device is registered on the network.
Start the NetCon configuration software.
Select the type of configuration (usually IP).
NOTE:
The station you are configuring via H1 or IP has to be in the same network as the
configuration computer. Stations connected behind a router cannot be discovered.
Configuration via H1 is only available if the INAT PC H1 protocol driver is installed.
Configuration via TCP/IP or H1
The Select a Station in Your Network dialog box appears. The new echo device is displayed
together with its MAC address.
From the MAC address, you can determine the station to be configured. Double-click the
station or select it and then click OK.
The Station Parameters dialog box appears. Edit the settings and confirm your entries with