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Manual – MOVIPRO® SDC with DeviceNet Interface
9
Communication via Ethernet
Operation of MOVITOOLS
®
MotionStudio
9.4
Communication via Ethernet
9.4.1
Connection of PC/laptop
The following figure shows the connection between a PC/laptop and the engineering in-
terface of the MOVIPRO
®
:
The following table shows the IP address and the subnet mask of the MOVIPRO
®
:
Setting the IP
address of the
engineering com-
puter
Proceed as follows to set the IP address of the engineering computer:
1. Under [Start] / [Setup] / [Network connections], choose the PC interface you require
and select the properties window of the PC interface from the context menu.
2. Activate the option "Use this IP address" in the property window of the "Internet pro-
tocol (TCP/IP)" entry.
3. Enter the net mask set in the MOVIPRO
®
(e.g. 255.255.255.0).
4. Set the IP address depending on the net mask. Apart from the sections determined
by the net mask, the IP addresses of the MOVIPRO
®
unit and the PC interface must
differ. In the area defined by the net mask, the IP addresses must be the same. The
last block of the IP address must not be 0, 4, or 255.
9.4.2
Adjusting the engineering PC to the network (address)
Proceed as follows to adjust (address) the engineering PC to the network:
1. Select the following item from the Windows start menu:
[Start] / [Setup] / [Network connections]
2. Select the corresponding PC interface.
3. Select "Properties" from the context menu.
4. Activate the checkbox with the entry "Internet protocol (TCP/IP)".
5. Click on "Properties".
6. Activate the "Use the following IP address" checkbox.
1204936459
[1]
Service interface (Ethernet RJ45)
[2]
Conventional Ethernet cable
of MOVIPRO
®
[3]
Ethernet interface of the laptop
Standard IP address
192.168.10.4
Subnet mask
255.255.255.0
[1]
[2]
[3]