CTI Products NCB-FL with Fiber Interface User Manual

NCB/EL™ Etherlon

and

NCB/FL™ Fiberlon

Network Combiner Module

for Ethernet and Fiber Channels

Wide Area Routers for LONW

User Guide # S2-60759-200

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ABLE OF CONTENTS

QUICK-START GUIDE ............................................................................................................................................ 1

1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................... 2

HAT IS AN

EFERENCE DOCUMENTS

RONT PANEL

EAR PANEL

NCB? .................................................................................................................................................... 2

........................................................................................................................................... 4

............................................................................................................................................................ 5

.............................................................................................................................................................. 6

2. INSTALLATION.................................................................................................................................................... 7

TEP

NSTALLING ADDITIONAL

NSTALL ETHERPLUG CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE

1 . I

2. A

3. S

4. E

5. D

6. P

7. C

NCB U

TART ETHERPLUG

DIT

OWNLOAD

HYSICALLY INSTALL

OMMISSION THE ROUTERS AND CONTROL NEURON PROCESSORS

NITS TO THE NETWORK DATABASE

.................................................................................................................................... 10

DDRESS PARAMETERS

IP A

DDRESS PARAMETERS TO

IP A

S INTO THE

NCB

NITS AFTER INITIAL INSTALLATION

NCB U

................................................................................................................ 12

NCBS V

ETWORK

IP N

.................................................................................... 8

.......................................................................................... 8

IA SERIAL PORT

................................................................................. 14

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3. NETWORK VARIABLE (NV) CONTROL....................................................................................................... 18

ONFIGURATION OBJECT

......................................................................................................................................... 18

4. ETHERPLUG ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS .................................................................................................... 20

RINTING INFORMATION FROM ETHERPLUG

PDATING FIRMWARE IN THE

MPORTING/EXPORTING ETHERPLUG CONFIGURATION DATA

THER RIGHT-CLICK MEMBER FUNCTIONS

NCB U

............................................................................................................ 20

NIT

................................................................................................................ 20

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APPENDIX................................................................................................................................................................ 21

PPENDIX

ACTORY DEFAULT CONFIGURATION

A. F

OUNTING OPTIONS

B. M

ONNECTOR DETAILS

C. C

ROUBLESHOOTING

D. T

PECIFICATIONS

E. S

DDRESSING

F. IP A

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INDEX........................................................................................................................................................................ 36

This manual covers NCB/EL and NCB/FL units of Revision 200 or higher and EtherPlug software revision 1.00 or higher. The NCB Unit Revision can be found on the rear of the unit following the letter “U”. The EtherPlug software revision can be found on the Help/About screen of the program. If the revision of the product in hand is greater than that shown above, there may be additional features supported by the product that are not covered in this manual.

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This Quick Start Guide provides a concise series of steps to get a pair of the NCB-Etherlon or NCB-Fiberlon modules “up and running” quickly so that initial operation may be confirmed.

It is highly recommended that a pair of NCB-Etherlon or NCB-Fiberlon modules be tested in your application by first connecting them “back-to-back” with the 10BaseT or fiber crossover cable included with this shipment. Once operation is confirmed using this connection scheme, continue by reconfiguring the IP addressing information and connecting the NCB modules to the actual Ethernet communications channel to be used.

TART GUIDE

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NOTE: DO NOT connect the NCB-Etherlon or NCB-Fiberlon modules to a live IP network until they have been reconfigured with new IP addresses and subnet mask supplied by the network manager. Network-wide problems could arise from connecting devices to a network without coordination of addressing information. See the Installation section of this manual for full information.

Set Option Switches and Make Back-to-Back Connection

For the

NCB-Etherlon:

•

OPTION

Set Connect the NCB units “back-to-back” via the “ using the supplied 10BaseT crossover cable (#S2-60760-100).

NCB-Fiberlon:

switch positions 1 through 8 on the rear of both NCB units to the UP position.

10BaseT

” connector on the rear of each NCB unit

•

Connect LONW

Once the above steps are completed, proceed by:

•

Once properly connected and powered, the “ERR” LED will be off on both units and they are now ready for use. Using the

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OPTION

Set positions 7 and 8 to the DOWN position. Connect the external fiber transceiver units to the the transceiver with the slide lock. Verify that the Connect the NCB units “back-to-back” by attaching the port of the other fiber transceiver, and vice-versa.

Connect 45s and the screw-terminal connector are in parallel). If using the RJ-45 connector(s), connect to pins 1 & 2 (the right-most two pins). Connect power to the NCB units via the rear panel “DC IN” connector. The units can be powered-up in any sequence.

packets entering one NCB unit exit the other and vice-versa.

switch positions 1 through 6 on the rear of both NCB units to the UP position and

AUI

connector on the rear of the NCB unit. Secure

is in the OFF position.

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Network and Power

network devices to the “

network devices attached to the

NETWORK

SQE Test Switch

XMT

port on one fiber transceiver to the

” connectors of each NCB unit (both RJ-

network

connectors of each NCB unit, verify that

RCV

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NTRODUCTION

1. I

HAT ARE

NCB U

NITS

The Network Combiner NCBTM Module is a device that, when used in pairs, allows multiple

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networks to be connected in real-time, spanning distances from building-wide to worldwide. The communication channel spanning the distance between local networks can be any copper or fiber Ethernet

Read this section to learn the general function and capabilities of an NCB Router

channel that is capable of carrying IP (Internet Protocol) data. Data transfer between distant networks via NCB modules is "live", delayed only by the transit time through the routers and Ethernet channel.

The NCB module uses router technology so that no custom coding or additional hardware is necessary to seamlessly connect multiple networks across very large distances. The NCB module is self-contained, easily configured with standard network management tools, and requires no custom programming or coding changes in system nodes.

Both the NCB-Etherlon and the NCB-Fiberlon utilize the IP protocol over an Ethernet media and both can coexist on a wide-area IP network with other IP devices such as workstations, servers, and IP routers. Additionally, they can exist on

dedicated

Ethernet IP networks, where the only devices on the network are NCBs and (optionally) physical layer hubs. The most common occurrence of a dedicated network is a set of NCB-Fiberlons connected with dedicated fiber.

Basic Application

A basic application of the NCB module is where two multi-node beyond the reach of conventional wired media, need to be interconnected, as in Figure 1. This distance could be across a large building, business campus, city, etc. Using the NCB module, this interconnection is accomplished using one NCB module local to each network site and an Ethernet channel connecting the NCB modules. Additional networks can be added to this unified network by simply adding an NCB module for each network.

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networks, separated by a distance

BUILDING 1 BUILDING 2

LONWORKS

NODE

LONWORKS

NODE

LONWORKS

NODE

NCB

LONWORKS

NODE

Ethernet Channel

LONWORKS

NODE

NCB

LONWORKS

NODE

LONWORKS

NODE

LONWORKS

NODE

CA-80070-100

Figure 1 Networks in two buildings connected with NCB modules

Block Diagram

There are three sources of message packets within the NCB module. The first source is the

NETWORK

connector on the front of the unit. The second is the Ethernet media connectors on the rear of the unit. (Note that although 10BaseT and AUI connectors exist, only one can be used at a time.) The third source is the Control Neuron Processor. Message packets originating from any of these sources are sent to the other two. This message packet flow is shown in the block diagram of Figure 2.

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“NETWORK”

Connector

LONWORKS

NETWORK

“DC IN”

Connector

LONWORKS

TRANSCEIVER

SMX

TRANSCEIVER

POWER

SUPPLY

Side

ROUTER

Side

CONTROL

NEURON

PROCESSOR

“10BaseT” Connector

“AUI”

Connector

Figure 2 NCB Network Combiner Block Diagram

To Ethernet Channel

•

The “NETWORK” connector attaches to the local internal to the NCB module and is associated with

•

One of the Ethernet connectors attaches to the Ethernet channel, providing communication to additional NCB modules at remote sites. These ports are associated with

•

The Control Neuron Processor allows network management messages to be sent to the NCB module for control and status monitoring and is associated with

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The local

Network Transceivers

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networks at different sites do not need to use the same network transceiver type. For

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Side B

of the internal router.

Side A

of the internal router.

network using a compatible transceiver

of the internal router.

example, an FTT-10A network, a TPT/XF-78 network, and a PLT-22 network can all be interconnected by using NCB modules with network transceivers matching the local network at each site.

NCB units are available with an option for

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network transceiver type. The ordering code on the rear

of the NCB lists the installed options. For NCB-Etherlons, this ordering code is of the form:

NCB/EL-Txxx,

where ‘T’ indicates the transceiver type.

For NCB-Fiberlons, this ordering code is of the form:

NCB/FL-Txxx,

The following

where ‘T’ indicates the transceiver type.

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network transceiver options are available: A = FTT-10A K = SMX RS485 B = TPT/XF-78 M = SMX PL22 C = TPT/XF-1250 X = None (SMX ready)

Router Function

The router contained in each NCB module may be configured as a repeater, bridge, or configured router. The easiest configuration is as a repeater, where all messages which enter the NCB module (via any of the three data sources described above) are simply passed to the other two sources, regardless of the domain, subnet/node, or group destination address. A bridge forwards only messages that match one of the two domain IDs configured on the router. A configured router forwards only messages that match a domain ID as well as a set of subnet or group numbers. The proper choice of router mode depends on desired simplicity of installation versus required system performance.

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Control Neuron Processor

The Control Neuron Processor provides access to IP address parameters. Ethernet channel parameters can be configured and displayed using the EtherPlug program. The Control Neuron Processor acts as another

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node on the network. It is connected to Side A of the router module, and appears to be located on

the Ethernet channel.

Ethernet Port

The 10BaseT and AUI connectors implement IEEE standard Ethernet at 10 Mbps. OPTION switch positions 7 and 8 are used to select which connector is active. See

Step 6

in the I

The NCB-Etherlon Network Combiner utilizes IP (Internet Protocol) to implement the link to other NCBEtherlon units. Both Unicast/Replicated and Multicast addressing is supported using UDP transport.

PPENDIX

“A

F. IP A

DDRESSES

” provides more detail about IP addressing.

The IP “port numbers” used by the NCB-Etherlon and NCB-Fiberlon are 1100 (destination) and 1283 (source).

EFERENCE DOCUMENTS

The following additional information is available from the sources indicated.

Document Source Reference Number

Message Buffer Configuration CD ROM or www.ctiproducts.com Technical Note TN010 Combining Multiple

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Networks using

CD ROM or www.ctiproducts.com Technical Note TN020

Unicast/Replicated vs. Multicast IP Addressing SMX Transceiver Installation CD ROM or www.ctiproducts.com Technical Note TN025 NCB Installation with Network

CD ROM or www.ctiproducts.com Technical Note TN026

Management Tools

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Router User’s

Echelon 078-0018-01B

Guide

NSTALLATION

section.

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RONT PANEL

RESET Button

LonWorks NETWORK Connections

NETWORK

CSVC Button

RSVC Button

Screw Terminal and RJ-45

NETWORK OUTIN

NETWORK COMBINER

NCB

Initiates Service Request from Control Neuron Initiates Service Request from Router

WINK

CSVC RSVC

Figure 3 NCB-Etherlon and NCB-Fiberlon Front Panel

Front Panel Indicators – Additional Information

ETH RXETH TX

PWR LED ERR LED

ACT LED

ASYNC

1234

SYNC Connector

Indicates correct input power Indicates an error condition (see below) Indicates LonWorks packet activity in router

ERR

ACTPWR

9876

Used with EtherPlug to access IP address parameters

RESET

ETH RX

LED (Yellow) – Indicates when a packet has been detected on the Ethernet port. NOTE: Flashing of this LED does NOT necessarily mean that a packet addressed to this Etherlon module has been received, just that a packet has been detected on the Ethernet network.

ERR

LED (Red) – Indicates a possible error condition.

• Always On:

A diagnostic error has been detected. Press the “RESET” button. If the “ERR” LED now stays off, the EEPROM contained invalid data and has been reinitialized. Any non-volatile information must be re-entered by using the EtherPlug program. If the LED stays on solid, a hardware problem is indicated. Contact technical support for assistance.

• Slow Flash:

(once per second)

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configuration information is insufficient. Using a network management tool, re-commission the internal router nodes (and optionally, the Control Neuron Processor node).

• Quick Flash:

(twice per second) IP address configuration is insufficient. Using EtherPlug, configure

the IP addressing parameters.

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)

EAR PANEL

OPTION Switches

Selects the active Ethernet connector.

Step 6

(See

of Installation section.

DC IN Connector

for input power

OPTION

12345678

10BASE-T

AUI

Ethernet Connectors

Only one can be used at any one time (selected by OPTION switches

Figure 4 NCB-Etherlon and NCB-Fiberlon Rear Panel

DC IN

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2. I

NSTALLATION

This section describes the steps necessary to install NCB-Etherlon and NCB-Fiberlon modules into a

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system.

NOTE : DO NOT connect the NCB-Etherlon or NCB-Fiberlon modules to a live IP network until they have been reconfigured with new IP addresses and subnet mask supplied by the network manager. Network-wide problems could arise from connecting devices to a network without coordination of addressing information. For usage with dedicated fiber segments, see the note below.

Overall Installation Functions

Installation of an NCB-Etherlon or NCB-Fiberlon into an IP network that is shared by other IP devices (such as workstations, servers, etc.) requires performing the following three overall functions (not necessarily in this exact order) :

A. Configure the IP address parameters for each NCB B. Physically install each NCB into the system C. Commission each NCB using a

Installation of an NCB-Fiberlon into a system using requires performing only functions B and C above, as the default factory programmed IP address parameters can be used.

Configuration steps for function A above are performed by using the EtherPlug configuration software supplied with the NCB units. EtherPlug is a Windows program that can use a serial COM port and/or the network to configure the IP address parameters for each NCB. EtherPlug can be used as an LNS Plugin with programs such as LonMaker for Windows, or in a standalone mode requiring only Windows and a serial COM port. In preparation for function 1 above (not required for NCB-Fiberlons using dedicated fiber segments), basic IP addressing concepts must be understood. Appendix F of this manual provides a good overview. After determining which IP addressing mode will be used (Unicast/Replicated or Multicast), the following IP information must be gathered IP network to which the NCB units will be attached :

for each NCB unit to be used

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network management tool

dedicated fiber segments

from the network administrator responsible for the

, not shared by other IP devices

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•

Host IP Address

•

Subnet Mask

•

Default Gateway IP Address

•

Multicast IP Address

Configuration steps for function C above are typically performed by using standard management software such as LonMaker for Windows or others. This document details these steps using LonMaker for Windows as the network management tool. For information on usage of other software, see Technical Note TN026 “NCB Installation with Network Management Tools”.

This section continues with detailed steps for proceeding through the entire installation process. The term “NCB” applies equally to NCB-Etherlon and NCB-Fiberlon. Steps that are not required when installing NCBFiberlons using

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dedicated fiber segments

(only if using Multicast Addressing Mode)

are marked as such.

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TEP 1

This step installs the .XIF file for the Control Neuron Processor and the EtherPlug configuration software. The EtherPlug configuration software will be used to configure IP address parameters of NCB modules, and is included on the CDROM shipped with the NCB units. EtherPlug is a Windows application compatible with Windows 95/98 and Windows NT. It can run in either and requiring only a serial COM port, or in Windows.

Install EtherPlug on your PC:

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An NCB consists of a standard should be added to the database of the network management tool. The XIF file for the Control Neuron Processor is copied to the install the EtherPlug software in Step 1, the XIF file can be copied directly from the EtherPlug CDROM.

The following actions are described assuming LonMaker for Windows is used as the network management tool. For information on usage of other network management tools, see Technical Note TN026 “NCB Installation with Network Management Tools”.

NSTALL ETHERPLUG CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE

. I

standalone mode

•

2. A

PlugIn mode

Insert the EtherPlug CDROM in your CDROM drive.

Click the Windows application in the EtherPlug directory on the CDROM, and click

Follow the instructions displayed by the “Setup” application.

NCB U

Start

button, choose “

NITS TO THE NETWORK DATABASE

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router

/import

directory by the EtherPlug installation process. If you did not

from within an LNS application such as LonMaker for

Run...”

and

a Control Neuron Processor. Both of these devices

directly from the Windows Start menu

, click

Browse…

Open

, select the “Setup.exe”

If LonMaker for Windows is being used as the network management tool, be sure that the EtherPlug plug-in is registered into the network when the network is created, or use the

Registration

Since the standard interfaces a requires connection to two channels on the LonMaker drawing. A standard the router (corresponding to the front of the NCB), and a connected to or AUI connector of the rear of the NCB). The Control Neuron Processor is connected to the

A) Add a CUSTOM channel to the network drawing (this will be the Ethernet WAN channel):

menu within an existing LonMaker network database to register EtherPlug.

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Side A

•

Drag the

“Channel Definition”

shown to the right.

•

Specify the desired “

•

In the “ arrow and select

•

In the “ an initial value of 150ms. This value will be optimized later: When the IP network is complete, the IP ping function can be used to determine the

channel to an Ethernet channel, it

channel will be connected to

CUSTOM

of the router (corresponding to the 10BaseT

Channel

Transceiver Type

” section, choose “

Delay

router portion of an NCB

NETWORK

(Ethernet) channel will be

CUSTOM

shape to the drawing. The

window will be displayed as

Channel Name”

CUSTOM

connector on the

(Ethernet) channel.

” field, click the down

Specify”

, and enter

Side B

LonMaker – Network Properties – Plugin

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worst case delay between NCB modules. See

•

Enter a channel “

B) Add the standard

•

Drag the

•

Specify the desired router “

•

In the “

Channel A

custom channel does not appear, be sure the

Name

field, choose the standard

module is connected to. Click

•

Specify a “

•

Specify desired advanced router properties.

•

Click

•

Repeat

to continue.

FINISH

Step B

, if desired. Then Click

Name”

, and click

field, choose the custom Ethernet channel created in

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Router

Description”

router portion of the NCBs to the network drawing:

shape to the drawing. The

Name

”

Location”

and “

Description”

to complete the

“New Router Wizard”

for all NCB modules connected to the custom Ethernet channel created in

Steps 7C and 7D

“New Router Wizard”

Xcvr Type

to continue.

field is set to

channel that the

to continue.

, if desired. “

Ping Interval

Router Type : Configured

to continue.

NETWORK

C) Add the Control Neuron Processor of the NCBs to the network drawing:

•

Drag the

•

Specify the desired “

Device

shape to the drawing. The

Device Name”

. These name given to each Control Neuron Processor should

“New Device Wizard”

correlate directly with the name of each associated router defined in step B above. Click continue.

•

In the “

External Interface Definition

” section, choose “

Existing Template

arrow and choose the “NCBEL20” template. This template is automatically transferred to the

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\import

directory during installation of the EtherPlug software. Click

continue.

•

In the “ router that was created in field is set to

•

Specify a “

•

Click

•

Repeat

Channel: Name

All

). Click

Location”

FINISH

Step C

to complete the

for all NCB modules connected to the custom Ethernet channel created in

:” section, choose the custom Ethernet channel connected to

Step A

(if this custom channel does not appear, be sure the

and “

to continue

Description”

, if desired. “

“New Device Wizard”

Ping Interval

window will be displayed.

All

). In the “

Step A

(if this

Channel B

connector on the NCB

” can be set as desired. Click

is recommended.

Step A

window will be displayed.

”, click the down

Side A

of the

Xcvr Type

” should be left at

Never

Step A

”

There is no need to place Functional Blocks of the Control Neuron Processors on the LonMaker drawing unless network variables will be used to interact with this device (network variables are used only in very isolated cases). Network variables are discussed in section “3. N

ETWORK VARIABLE CONTROL

”.

A portion of an example LonMaker network drawing is shown in Figure 5. This network may consist of a router at each floor of a multi-floor building. The drawing depicts the Ethernet channel for Building 100 and the routers and network channels for the first two floors. The routers named routers inside each NCB. The devices named

“CNP – Room …”

are the Control Neuron Processors inside each

“Router – Room …”

are the

NCB.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Set Option Switches and Make Back-to-Back Connection

Quick-Start Guide 1

Basic Application

Block Diagram

Router Function

Control Neuron Processor

Ethernet Port

Front Panel Indicators – Additional Information

Overall Installation Functions

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Install EtherPlug on your PC:

A) Add a CUSTOM channel to the network drawing (this will be the Ethernet WAN channel):

C) Add the Control Neuron Processor of the NCBs to the network drawing: