Sperian IQ Express Ethernet Instructions

IQ Express

Ethernet Instructions

Honeywell Analytics
651 South Main Street
Middletown, CT 06457
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Part number 13-289
Version 2.40
26 May 2011

THE IQ EXPRESS IS DESIGNED TO INTERFACE WITH HONEYWELL
ANALYTICS GAS DETECTORS.

HONEYWELL ANALYTICS GAS DETECTORS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED
FOR THE DETECTION OF DEFICIENCIES OF OXYGEN,
ACCUMULATIONS OF FLAMMABLE GASES AND VAPORS AND
ACCUMULATIONS OF TOXIC VAPORS.

IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE USER IS PROPERLY WARNED OF
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS, IT IS
ESSENTIAL THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL AND THE
OPERATIONS AND/OR REFERENCE MANUAL(S) FOR THE GAS
DETECTOR(S) BE READ, FULLY UNDERSTOOD, AND FOLLOWED.

THIS MANUAL IS NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE THE OPERATIONS
AND/OR REFERENCE MANUALS FOR THE GAS DETECTOR. THIS
MANUAL IS ONLY DESIGNED TO AID IN THE INSTALLATION AND
OPERATION OF THE IQ EXPRESS SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE USED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE INSTRUMENT REFERENCE OR
OPERATIONS MANUAL AT ALL TIMES.

IQ Express Ethernet Instructions

Part Number 13-289

Version 2.40

Copyright 2011

by

Honeywell Analytics, Inc.

Middletown, Connecticut 06457

All rights reserved.

No page or part of this operation manual may be reproduced in

any form without written permission of the copyright owner

shown above.

Honeywell Analytics reserves the right to correct typographical errors.

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Table of Contents

Overview------------------------------------------------------------ 3

1.

1.1 MAC Address --------------------------------------------------------------- 3

1.2 Software Requirements -------------------------------------------------- 3

1.3 Network Connection Settings------------------------------------------- 3

1.4 Network Architecture------------------------------------------------------ 3

2. Preparation -------------------------------------------------------- 3

3. Configuring the docks for Ethernet usage-------------- 3

3.1 Dynamic IP Configuration (DHCP) ------------------------------------ 3

3.2 Static IP Configuration---------------------------------------------------- 5

3.2.1 Configuring the addresses ------------------------------------------------------- 5

3.2.2 Initiating the Network Connection ---------------------------------------------- 6

4. Network Connection Settings ------------------------------- 6

4.1 Changing the Network Connection Setting-------------------------- 7

4.2 Listening Mode Query Interval------------------------------------------ 8

5. Status Indicators------------------------------------------------- 8

5.1 Left Column ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8

5.1.1 Instrument status LEDs ----------------------------------------------------------- 9

5.2 Right Column --------------------------------------------------------------- 9

6. Troubleshooting ------------------------------------------------10

6.1 Ping --------------------------------------------------------------------------10

7. Network Architecture------------------------------------------11

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1. Overview

This document is designed to assist the
user in setting up and using the IQ
Express Dock with an Ethernet
connection. This manual is designed to
be used in conjunction with the standard
IQ Express and the IQ Database
Manager Reference Manuals.

1.1 MAC Address

Each Ethernet-ready IQ Express Dock is
given a unique Ethernet physical address
before it leaves the factory. The address
is shown on the bottom of the dock and
will be uploaded automatically to the PC
when the dock is connected to the
network,

1.2 Software Requirements

To be Ethernet-compatible, the IQ
Express Dock must be equipped with
flash version 4.0 or higher and must be
equipped with an Ethernet port. The PC
must be equipped with IQ Express
Software version 4.0 of higher.

Note: The IQ Express Dock’s flash
will be automatically updated by the
PC as needed to meet the needs of
new PC software versions.

1.3 Network Connection
Settings

Once the Ethernet connection has been
established, the user will have the option
of configuring the dock to be “Active” and
in either “Live” or “Listening” Mode. The
network connection setting controls the
nature and frequency of the connection
between the dock and the PC and also
affects the number of docks that can be
controlled by a single PC over the
network. See section 4 for further
details.

being upgraded, follow steps 1 and 2
below prior to configuring the docks.

1. Follow the instructions given in the IQ
Express Reference Manual for PC
Software installation. If upgrading
existing software to version 4.00 (or
higher), the procedure is the same.

2. Install the Database Manager
program on your PC. See the IQ
Database Manager Reference
Manual for details.

3. Configuring the docks for
Ethernet usage

For systems running a server that
automatically assigns IP addresses,
follow the Dynamic IP Configuration
instructions given in section 3.1. For all
other Ethernet systems, follow the Static
IP Configuration instructions in section

3.2.

3.1 Dynamic IP Configuration

(DHCP)

1. Connect the dock or dock(s) to the
network and an appropriate electrical
source.

2. Launch the IQ Express PC Software
by clicking on the IQ Express Icon on
your desktop. If the IQ Express
Dock’s Flash needs to be updated,
the PC will automatically prompt to
proceed with the update.

On initiation, the PC will not
recognize any of the docks and the
following window will be shown:

3. Click OK. The IQ Express main
screen will be shown, but most of the
information will be unavailable.

1.4 Network Architecture

See section 7 for the network
architecture diagram.

2. Preparation

If this is the initial installation of the IQ
Express PC software, or if the software is

4. Click on Tools / Network Dock Setup.

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