AdvantysSTBFullCourseModule14-ETHERNETConfiguration
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Module14ObjectivesInthisModuleyouwill:LearnmoreaboutETHERNETLearnabouttheNetworkLimits,NodesandBaudratesvsDistanceLearntousetheSyConConfigurationSoftwareConfigureanAdvantysSTBETHERNETSystem
FIELDBUSCONFIGURATIONSPROFIBUSCANOPENINTERBUSMODBUSPLUSETHERNETFIPIODEVICENETETHERNET
ETHERNETEthernetisthemostwidelyusedlocalareanetwork(LAN)technology.TheoriginalandmostpopularversionofEthernetsupportsadatatransmissionrateof10Mb/s.NewerversionsofEthernetcalledFastEthernetandGigabitEthernetsupportdataratesof100Mb/sand1Gb/s(1000Mb/s).
NetworkConsiderationsNetworklimitsNumberofnodesDistancevsBaudrate
NetworkLimitsTopologyBus,star,treeorringCommunicationmodeCSMA/CDTransmissionmediaShieldedtwistedpairFiberopticCoaxialcable(notusedwithAdvantys)ConnectorRJ-45
NetworkLimitsNumberofNodesMaximumcablelengthsofasegmenttwistedpair100mfiberoptic2000mtotallength40KmTheuseofinterconnectednetworksandsub-networks
andhardwaresuchasswitches,gatewaysetc.can
extendanetwork’sdistancesMaximumnumberofslaves1024slavestationsMaximumnumberofI/O
MasterConfigurations(Quantum/Premium)ConfigurationSoftwareWebpagesDatamappingMessagesizeandlimits
ConfigurationSoftware
PL-7DoubleclickontheETYmoduletoconfigureaslavetheI/OScanningtabisusedtosetparametersfortheslavesonanetwork
ConfigurationSoftware
PL-7TheI/OScanningtaballowsthe:settingoftheI/Ofallbackstate(1)adjustmentofscansettingstimesfortheSlowandNormalRepetitiveratesinms(Fastissetto10ms)(2)selectionofMemoryzoneswithinthemaster(3)(1)(2)(3)
ConfigurationSoftware
PL-7TheI/OScanningtaballowsthe:assignmentofaslavenumbertoanIPaddress(1)selectionofUnitIDnumber(2)choiceofaRepetitiverate(time)toscantheslave(3)