Mars CPU04, User Manual

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Titan CPU Channel Mul  plexer - Connec  ons

Connec  ons

The Titan CPU can be operated directly from a host PC via a direct Ethernet 
connec  on or over a local area network connec  on.

Via a local arear network (LAN):

1.  If your CPU is confi gured with a unique IP address on the same subnet as 
your local network, you can simply connect it to your network. To make sure 
there are no IP address confl icts, it’s a good idea to ping the address before 
connec  ng the CPU. To do this, open a command prompt (Start Menu -> Run: 
cmd) and enter “ping <ip address>”, and verfi y that the ping is unsuccessful. 
If there is a response, then the CPU IP address will need to be changed. For 
informa  on on changing the CPU IP address, see page 15.

2.  Connect the Titan CPU to the network, but 

do not

 apply power to the CPU. 

3.  Using standard Ethernet cabling, make the connec  ons to the Titan CPU. 
Use Cat6 Ethernet cable for connec  ons to input modules and Cat5 cable for 
connec  on to the LAN. Cable lengths to connected input modules should not 
exceed 25 feet. Con  nue un  l all connec  ons are made

4.  Apply power to the Titan CPU. The Titan CPU will ini  alize and automa  cally 
detect all connected devices. The ini  aliza  on period is typically about 90 
seconds.  Allow the ini  aliza  on to complete before con  nuing.

5.  If you have not already done so, install the TCS so  ware according to 
the installa  on instruc  ons in the TCS User Manual, and then follow the 
procedure in the manual to confi gure the Titan CPU device and Titan Input 
Modules.

NOTE:  

Device detection takes place when the CPU starts up. If you 

connect or disconnect a pod after start-up, the CPU does not automatically 
re-query the devices. To re-query connected devices, use the supplied 
Titan Control Software (‘TCS’).