Echelon PCLTA Network Interface User Manual

PCC/PCLTA Network Interface

User's Guide

078-0450-01A

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Table of Contents

Preface ............................................................................................................v

Purpose .......................................................................................................... vi

Audience......................................................................................................... vi

Requirements ................................................................................................. vi

Content...........................................................................................................vi

For More Information and Technical Support................................................. vi

1 Installing and Configuring the PCC/PCLTA Network Interface

Cards..................................................................................................

Installing the PCC/PCLTA Network Interface Cards.......................................2

Installing and Configuring the PCLTA-21 Network Interface....................2

Installing the PCLTA-21 Hardware.....................................................2

Configuring the PCLTA-21 Network interface....................................3

Installing and Configuring the PCLTA-20 Network Interface....................4

Installing the PCLTA-20 Hardware.....................................................4

Configuring the PCLTA-20 Network interface....................................4

Installing and Configuring the PCC-10 Network Interface........................5

Installing the PCC-10 Card Hardware................................................5

Configuring the PCC-10 Network interface........................................5

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2 Electrical and Mechanical Interfaces............................................... 9

PCLTA-21 Board Layout ...............................................................................10

P1 and P2 PCI Bus Connector ...............................................................10

Network Connector .................................................................................11

Mechanical Considerations.....................................................................11

PCLTA-20 Board Layout ...............................................................................12

P1 and P2 PCI Bus Connector ...............................................................12

Mechanical Considerations.....................................................................12

PCC-10 Board Layout ...................................................................................12

Network Port ...........................................................................................12

Network Connector .................................................................................14

Free Topology Network Connection .......................................................14

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iv Preface

Preface

You can install and configure a PCC-10, PCLTA-20, or PCLTA-21 PCI network

interface card on your computer so that you can manage, test, and monitor and control

your L

PCC/PCLTA cards support a wide range of transceivers, downloadable memory, a

ONWORKS

®

network with an LNS® or OpenLDV™ application. The

network management interface, and Plug n’ Play capability.

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Purpose

This document describes how to install, configure, and test the PCC-10, PCLTA-20, and PCLTA-21
network interface cards that you can use to connect an LNS or OpenLDV application to a L
network.

ONWORKS

Audience

This guide is intended for developers and end users of LONWORKS networks using the PCC/PCLTA
network interface cards.

Requirements

Hardware and software requirements for installing the PCC-10, PCLTA-20, and PCLTA-21 network
interface cards on your computer are as follows:

• Empty 32-bit PCI slot for PCLTA-20 and PCLTA-21 cards, or empty PCC slot for PCC-10 card.

• Microsoft

recommends that you install the latest service pack available from Microsoft for your version of
Windows.

®

Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista®, or Microsoft Windows® XP. Echelon

• OpenLDV 4.0 (or newer) runtime. This automatically installs the drivers for the PCC/PCLTA

hardware, and installs the L
configure and test the PCC/PCLTA network interfaces.

ONWORKS Interfaces Control Panel application you can use to

Content

This guide includes the following content:

•

Installing and Configuring the PCC/PCLTA Network Interface Cards: Describes how to install the

PCC/PCLTA network interface cards and configure them using the L
application.

•

Electrical and Mechanical Interfaces. Describes the hardware interfaces and mechanical layout of

the PCC/PCLTA cards.

ONWORKS Interfaces

For More Information and Technical Support

If you have technical questions that are not answered by this document or the LONWORKS Interfaces
online help, you can contact technical support. To receive technical support from Echelon, you must
purchase support services from Echelon or an Echelon support partner. See
for more information on Echelon support and training services.

You can also enroll in training classes at Echelon or an Echelon training center to learn more about
developing devices. You can find additional information about device development training at

www.echelon.com/training/.

You can obtain technical support via phone, fax, or e-mail from your closest Echelon support center.
The contact information is as follows:

www.echelon.com/support

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