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User manual netANALYZER device NANL-B500G-RE Installation, operation and hardware description Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH www.hilscher.com DOC091110UM26EN | Revision 26 | English | 2019-07 | Released | Public...
16 2.4.4 Damage of externally attached hardware ............ 16 2.4.5 Assignment of wrong IP addresses, malfunction (NANL-B500G-RE) .... 17 2.4.6 Power drop during write and delete accesses in the file system .... 17 2.4.7 Exceeding the maximum number of permitted write and delete accesses .. 17 Labeling of safety messages.................. 18...
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Auto-crossover and port-switching................. 62 How to update the NANL-B500G-RE firmware .............. 63 7.9.1 How to update the NANL-B500G-RE firmware using a web browser..... 63 7.9.2 How to update the NANL-B500G-RE firmware via FTP ......... 66 7.10 Temperature control of the fan (NANL- B500G-RE) ............ 69 Hardware properties ......................
This user manual contains descriptions for installation and operation of the netANALYZER hardware for netANALYZER portable device with Gigabit Ethernet PC interface of the device type NANL-B500G-RE (stand-alone device), for real-time Ethernet and all 10/100BASE-T Ethernet networks. For the descriptions of the software installation, see installation...
Section Overview installation update [} page 28] revised. Section Set the time for the autonomous operating mode [} page 42] revised. Section How to update the NANL-B500G-RE firmware using a web browser [} page 63] added. Section Temperature control of the fan (NANL- B500G-RE) [} page 69] revised.
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Introduction 10/90 Liability disclaimer The hardware and/or software was created and tested by Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH with utmost care and is made available as is. No warranty can be assumed for the performance or flawlessness of the hardware and/or software under all application conditions and scenarios and the work results achieved by the user when using the hardware and/or software.
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The customer hereby expressly acknowledges that this document contains trade secrets, information protected by copyright and other patent and ownership privileges as well as any related rights of Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH. The customer agrees to treat as confidential all of the information made available to customer by Hilscher Gesellschaft für...
DOC150205UMXXDE). "Autonomous operating mode" and "Snapshot mode" Note: The analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE can be used both in the "Interactive operating mode" with a connected PC, as well as in the "Autonomous operating mode" without a PC. As a prerequisite to use the "Autonomous operating mode", a license (netANALYZER autonomous operating mode LIC/NANL/SA) is required.
NANL-B500G-RE and all 10/100BASE-T Ethernet networks Table 5: netANALYZER device If the analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE is used outside the range of application described in this user manual or the associated documentation, an error free function of the device cannot be guaranteed.
I/O interface must not be exceeded. · The netX chip and other components of the NANL-B500G-RE device can be damaged if the current consumption at the I/O signal pins of the external I/O interface exceeds the maximum permitted values!
2.4.5 Assignment of wrong IP addresses, malfunction (NANL-B500G-RE) The analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE must not be inserted via a switch or hub directly into a corporate network with other devices, as long as the analyzer device is operating in DHCP server operation mode. Otherwise, it may lead to wrong assignment of IP addresses and malfunction.
Description 19/90 3 Description With the analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE you can record the performance and functions of individual systems or system components of bus systems that comply with the Ethernet II IEEE 802.3 specification. The NANL-B500G-RE analyzer device described in this user manual operates as a passive Ethernet analyzer in Real-Time Ethernet systems.
In addition, events from up to four digital inputs can be recorded. At the four digital inputs, the input signals generate a special pseudo Ethernet frame in the NANL-B500G-RE analyzer device. This frame is generated by the analyzer device and evaluated accordingly by the analysis software.
22/90 Interactive and Autonomous operating mode Figure 4: Interactive and Autonomous operating mode Interactive operating mode In the "Interactive operating mode" the NANL-B500G-RE device is connected to a PC. Autonomous operating mode The NANL-B500G-RE device allows you (starting with the netANALYZER firmware image version 1.2.0.0) to additionally use the "Autonomous...
The maximum permitted cable length for the 24V power supply is 3 meters. · Power supply unit for NANL-B500G-RE device: 24V dc/ 1.3A Note: The power supply supplied with the NANL-B500G-RE device (for standard applications) is designed as follows: 24V DC / 1.25A (1.8M KAB).
I/O interface of the analyzer device. Note: If the power supply unit delivered with the NANL-B500G-RE device (dc 24V / 1.25 A) is used, at 500 mA at the external IO interface of the NANL-B500G-RE device the current limiter is turned on. To avoid a reset of the analyzer device, use for this special case a more powerful power supply (24 V DC / 1.3 A).
MByte memory capacity The USB memory device can be an USB stick or an USB hard disk. The USB socket on the NANL-B500G-RE device supplies a maximum of 500 mA, sufficient to connect an USB stick. If an USB hard disk with higher power consumption is connected, a separate power supply is required.
Important! The color of both LEDs on the Gigabit RJ45 Ethernet socket on the reverse B500G-RE data save side of the analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE must be green! If the right LED lights up in without loss to the PC orange, the transfer rate to the PC is less than 1 Gb/s, by consequence insufficient bandwidth may occur.
Exceeding the permissible current consumption at the external I/O interface Device destruction! The netX chip, as well as further components of the NANL-B500G-RE device, can be damaged, if the current consumption at the I/O signal pins of the external IO interface pins exceeds the maximum permitted values! Ø...
IP addresses to other devices. This may happen also to devices which are not concerned by the netANALYZER measurements. Ø In order to connect the analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE to any network ensure that DHCP server operation mode is disabled.
The NANL-B500G-RE device can operate in three different modes: Static IP address (manual assignment) · A fixed IP address is assigned to the analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE. The user must manually assign the IP address designated. DHCP client mode (external DHCP server required) ·...
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NANL-B500G-RE using the Ethernet Device Configuration program. In Ethernet Device Configuration, to find the NANL-B500G-RE device, you must enable the NetIdentV2 protocol. For details refer to the operating instruction manual Ethernet Device Configuration, Address setting for Ethernet capable Hilscher devices.
Commissioning 35/90 7 Commissioning In order to install and commission the NANL-B500G-RE device, you must proceed as described in the following sections. For installation and operation of the netANALYZER device check any notes in the overview in chapter Getting started [} page 26].
Commissioning 36/90 netANALYZER Configuration page With a web browser you can open the configuration page of the analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE. On this page you can make settings: the time for autonomous mode, · · the behaviour of the fan, ·...
Step 1: Safety precautions Device Destruction Ø The voltage applied at the NANL-B500G-RE device must not exceed 30 V, otherwise the device may be destroyed. Ø At the I/O signal pins of the External IO interface use exclusively 3.3 V or 24 V signaling voltage.
Capturing snapshots (snapshot mode) [} page 51]. Important: If the power supply of the NANL-B500G-RE is expected to fail during capturing, the USB memory device can be used with an ext4 file system to prevent data loss. For further information, see section Notes for installation and operation [} page 26].
The USB memory device can be an USB stick or an USB hard disk. The USB socket on the NANL-B500G-RE device supplies a maximum of 500 mA, sufficient to connect an USB stick. If an USB hard disk with higher power consumption is connected, a separate power supply is required.
50 MByte per second at maximum network load. If the power supply of the NANL-B500G-RE is expected to fail during capturing, the USB memory device can be used with an ext4 file system to prevent data loss. For further information, see section Notes for installation and operation [} page 26].
Set the time for the autonomous operating mode The clock time can be set in the analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE via a web browser or via netANALYZER Scope. Note: When setting the clock time using the netANALYZER configuration web page, the analyzer device is restarted.
To set the maximum number of snapshots from a web browser, follow the steps below. Ø Enter the IP address of the analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE (e.g. 192.168.1.1.) into the address line of the browser. Ê The web page netANALYZER configuration appears.
Ø Click Apply changes and restart device. ð The set value is stored in the analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE and defines the maximum number of snapshots that are stored on the USB memory device in the autonomous mode in snapshot mode.
7.5.1 Full capturing process (Live-Dump-Mode) Proceed as follows if you want to use the analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE in the Autonomous operating mode in Live dump mode with an USB memroy device and want to record data during the entire time span of an...
7.5.2 Capturing snapshots (snapshot mode) Proceed as follows if you want to use the analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE in the autonomous operating mode in Snapshot mode with an USB memory device and only want to capture data from certain time windows via defined...
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Ê Each time a trigger criterion is met, a snapshot is stored to the USB memory device. Note: The internal memory of the analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE can buffer a maximum of 300 MB of Ethernet frame data, so that this maximum past events depth is available for snapshots. Depending on the network load, this results in the maximum detectable time period.
53/90 7.5.3 Displaying lost frames in Wireshark If the NANL-B500G-RE analyzer device uses very high transfer rates for data transfer via Ethernet during autonomous operation and the write rate to the USB memory device increases accordingly, Ethernet frame losses occur when storing on the USB memory device, i.e. frames are discarded and no complete capturing of the transferred analysis data takes place.
Inserting netANALYZER hardware into the communication link Important: The analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE must not be inserted via a switch or hub directly into a corporate network with other devices, as long as the analyzer device is operating in DHCP server operation mode.
Capturing and analyzing the communication between two devices Ø To capture the communication between two Ethernet devices, connect the analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE via Ethernet cable (as shown in the figure). Ø Connect both Ethernet cable only in TAP A (or in TAP B).
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NANL-B500G-RE device! · To operate the NANL-B500G-RE device, take a maximum of 1 mA (at 3.3V) or 600 mA (at 24V) current at the I/O signal pins on the external I/ O interface. Otherwise the netX chip and other components may be damaged.
Ø To capture the communication of two channels, connect the analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE via Ethernet cable (as shown in the figure). The figure also shows schematically how a digital output signal from the device is connected to the digital input of the analyzer device NANL- B500G-RE.
How to update the NANL-B500G-RE firmware via FTP [} page 66]. · 7.9.1 How to update the NANL-B500G-RE firmware using a web browser Note: The IP address of the analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE must be configured according to section Configure IP address [} page 32].
Ê Your analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE is displayed. Figure 19: Ethernet Device Configuration - NANL-B500G-RE found (Example) Ø Read the IP address of the NANL-B500G-RE device whose firmware you want to update. For the example shown in the figure above, the IP address is 192.168.1.1.
Ê Your analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE is displayed. Figure 20: Ethernet Device Configuration - NANL-B500G-RE found (Example) Ø Obtain the IP address of your NANL-B500G-RE device the firmware of which you want to update. For the example shown in the figure above the obtained IP address is 192.168.1.1.
Figure 21: FTP server Log On Screen Ê The netANALYZER FTP server directory opens. Ø Copy the incremental firmware update file nanl-b500g-re.update to the netANALYZER FTP server directory. Ê The firmware update file can be found on the product DVD in the directory NANL-B500G-RE firmware update.
Ø There may exist a file update.log from a previous update process, the log file can be ignored. Ø Power off your NANL-B500G-RE device. Ø Power on your NANL-B500G-RE device and wait until the device is fully operational. Important: Wait until the LEDs will stay in state "SYS LED = green, STA0 LED = red, STA1 LED = off"...
Table 17: Threshold for the temperature control of the fan To set the temperature threshold using a web browser, perform the following steps. Ø Enter the IP address of the analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE (e.g. 192.168.1.1.) in the address line of the browser. Ê The web page netANALYZER configuration appears.
Thereby the preamble and SFD are not interpreted. Accuracy of the time stamping Time stamps on port 0 and port 1 on the NANL-B500G-RE device can have an offset of up to 40 ns. After a settling time of approx. 100 ms from reception of the first frame on a port, the offset on this port is max.
Ø Check that the power supply of the device is connected to the mains voltage. Host connecting interference (NANL-B500G-RE) The Ethernet connection from the analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE device to the PC is a saved connection without loss. Transmission errors on the host Gigabit interface cable (such as EMC interference or bad connections) do not cause any data loss.
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SYS, STA0, STA1, I/O, LINK and RX (Front side) [} page 75]. If the power supply of the NANL-B500G-RE is expected to fail during · capturing, the USB memory device can be used with an ext4 file system to prevent data loss.
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Autonomous operating mode only: Faulty Ethernet frames detected. orange Flashing cyclic at Autonomous mode only: date/time not set, check when USB memory 1 Hz device is connected and when NANL-B500G-RE device is ready for operation. Single Flash Autonomous operating mode only: FIFO overflow change A buffer overflow occurred and consequently Ethernet frames were discarded.
LEDs 77/90 Color State Meaning Front side NANL-B500G-RE - RJ45 Ethernet sockets Ch0 and Ch1, TAP A and TAP B LINK / A connection to the Ethernet exists green RJ45 Ch0 The device has no connection to the Ethernet to Ch3...
Color State Meaning Reverse side NANL-B500G-RE - Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 socket to the PC (1 port with 1 Gb/s) LED left side LINK- From the NANL-B500G-RE device to the PC an Ethernet connection is green ACT / established.
11 Connectors and interfaces 11.1 Power Supply NANL-B500G-RE The analyzer device NANL-B500G-RE can be operated by a DC power supply from 18V to 30V. The connectors for the power supply are on the reverse side of the analyzer device. The power consumption is 31.2 W.
24 V signaling voltage. Higher signaling voltages lead to severe damage to the NANL-B500G-RE device! Ø To operate the NANL-B500G-RE device, at the I/O signal pins of the external I/O interface, take a maximum of 1 mA (at 3.3V) or 600 mA (at 24V) current.
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Notes about installation and operation ..............Table 12: Overview installation....................Table 13: Overview how to update the installation ..............Table 14: Explanations to the front side and reverse side NANL-B500G-RE......Table 15: Workarround if firewall blocks communication............Table 16: netANALYZER configuration page ................. Table 17: Threshold for the temperature control of the fan ............
IP address assignment essentially Ethernet Device Hilscher Software tool used eg for the netANALYZER device NANL- Configuration B500G-RE to configure the IP address and which is used for the modes "static IP address" or "DHCP Client"...
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