GE TCP/IP Ethernet Communications Communication adapter

GE TCP/IP Ethernet  Communications Communication adapter

Station Manager Overview

The Station Manager is a built-in function of an Ethernet interface. The Station Manager function  can be used to monitor the Ethernet interface itself and check its operation on the network. If a  problem occurs, the Station Manager may be used to pinpoint the source.

The Station Manager provides:  

▪ An interactive set of commands that can be used to interrogate and control the Ethernet  interface.  

▪ The ability to observe and modify internal statistics, an exception log, and advanced user  parameters.  

▪ Password security for commands that change the Ethernet interface parameters or states.  

Communicating with the Station Manager Remotely

To communicate with the Station Manager from a terminal connected to another node on the  network, use the Station Manager REM(ote) command to establish communications with the  PACSystems Ethernet interface, then enter the command to be executed by the Ethernet  interface. When invoked remotely, the Station Manager software processes the command as if  it had been entered locally. The Station Manager then automatically directs output from the  command over the network to the station that issued the request. If another terminal is also  connected to the Ethernet interface and running the Station Manager locally, there is no  indication at the local Station Manager terminal that a remote command is being processed.

Both the local and remote access share the same security level. See the LOGIN and LOGOUT  command descriptions.

How the Station  Manager can provide diagnostic information when setting up the Ethernet interface.

▪ Types of Station Manager Commands  

▪ Monitor Commands  

▪ Modify Commands  

▪ Station Manager Commands for Monitor or Modify Mode  

▪ Entering Commands and Reading the Display  

▪ Entering Command Parameters  

▪ Station Manager Display Format  

▪ Checking IP Addresses  

▪ Checking the IP Address of the Ethernet Interface  

▪ Verifying that the IP Address of the Ethernet Interface is Unique  

▪ Changing the Backup Parameters of the Ethernet Interface  

▪ Changing the Backup Configuration Parameters  

▪ Changing the Backup Advanced User Parameters  

▪ Testing Communications on the Network  

▪ Using the Station Manager for Network Troubleshooting  

▪ Displaying Information about a Node 

▪ Viewing the Exception Log  

▪ Checking the Network Connection

Verifying that the IP Address of the Ethernet interface is Unique

Make sure the Ethernet interface does not have the same IP address as another node.  

1. Disconnect the LAN cable from the Ethernet interface.  

2. Log on to another device on the network  

3. From the other device, ping the IP address assigned to the Ethernet interface.

Changing the Backup Configuration Parameters  

Use the CHSOSW command to change the following backup parameters for the Ethernet  interface:  

▪ IP address  

▪ Subnet mask  

▪ Gateway IP address  

▪ SNTP timestamp synchronization for Ethernet global data  

▪ Maximum simultaneous web server connections (CPU Ethernet interface only).  

▪ Maximum number of simultaneous FTP connections.  

▪ Station Manager port data rate (4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200)  

▪ Station Manager port parity (NONE, ODD, EVEN)  

▪ Station Manager port flow control (NONE, HARDWARE)

APPLICATIONS

• Simulation 

• Instrumentation 

• Industrial control 

• Process control and monitoring 

• Factory automation 

• Intelligent networked PLC controllers 

• Automated test 

• Data acquisition