1.2 About this manual.............. 5 1.3 Safety information.............. 6 Product Summary..............8 2.1 Introduction................ 8 2.2 Concept of the VIPA TM-C Family........8 2.3 Type and Part Numbers............. 8 2.4 General specification of the hardware platform....9 2.5 Typical applications............9 Safety, Environmental &...
VIPA Networking Solutions General About this manual Trademarks VIPA, SLIO, System 100V, System 200V, System 300V, System 300S, System 400V, System 500S and Commander Compact are registered trademarks of VIPA Gesellschaft für Visualisierung und Prozessautomatisierung mbH. SPEED7 is a registered trademark of profichip GmbH.
General VIPA Networking Solutions Safety information Guide to the document The following guides are available in the manual: An overall table of contents at the beginning of the manual References with page numbers Availability The manual is available in: printed form, on paper...
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VIPA Networking Solutions General Safety information CAUTION! The following conditions must be met before using or commissioning the components described in this manual: – Hardware modifications to the process control system should only be carried out when the system has been disconnected from power! –...
Product Summary 2.1 Introduction The present Installation Guide describes the hardware of the VIPA TM-C family. The VIPA TM-C family is a set of 3 industrial gateways/ routers. The TM-C is fully compatible with the Talk2M cloud connec- tivity services (www.talk2M.com).
VIPA Networking Solutions Product Summary Typical applications 2.4 General specification of the hardware platform Characteristic Value Design Industrial design (24 VDC power supply, DIN Rail mounting, extended temperature) Processor ARM9 Clock Backed up real time clock (RTC) Backup battery lifetime has 10 years expect-...
Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Information 3.1 Scope The present heading addresses Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Information for the VIPA TM-C family. 3.2 Power supply The external power supply is a third party device that is not part of this certification. The device shall be supplied by a LPS power supply certified according to IEC/UL60950-1 or Class 2 per NEC.
Do not push any sharp object into the air vents or openings of the equipment. Mounting Recommen- The normal mounting position of the VIPA TM-C is wall mounted on a dations horizontal Omega type DIN-rail (EN 50022). Mounting the unit on...
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Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Information VIPA Networking Solutions Field implementation & environmental conditions 1 SIM card slot 2 DIN rail mounting bracket 3 Screw holes intended to receive M4 screws with an 8mm diameter head To ensure a proper ventilation of the equipment, a free gap of at least 2 cm must be respected in front of all upper &...
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VIPA Networking Solutions Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Information Field implementation & environmental conditions CAUTION! In any other mounting position than the one explained here above, the specified temperature has to be derated to -25°C to +40°C. Cabling rules Shielded cables must be used for Ethernet and USB connectivity to comply with the EMC requirements.
Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Information VIPA Networking Solutions Battery Environmental condi- The equipment will operate properly within the following environ- tions mental limits if it has been correctly mounted according to the above mentioned recommendations: Operating T° -25°C to +70°C...
Hardware description VIPA Networking Solutions Overall description 4.2 Overall description Front 1 Reset button 2 Status LEDs panel 3 LAN/WAN Ethernet ports and corresponding status LEDs (Red: WAN / Green: LAN) 4 USB slot 5 SD card slot Upper side...
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VIPA Networking Solutions Hardware description Overall description ICON Description DO_COM Output signal (0V ground) connected to the emitter of the MOSFET transistor Output signal connected to the drain of the MOSFET transistor DO_VDC Common of the external predrive power supply...
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Hardware description VIPA Networking Solutions Overall description Possible features Digital Output & Inputs can be used on the TM-C, some features can be externalized by wiring the main connector. Connector Description On a key switch to authorize or prevent the Internet connection.
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Digital IN 2 - Green = ON: Signal on input 2 detected Talk2M - Green ON = Talk2M VPN connection established Internet Green ON = Internet is configured on the VIPA TM-C Status LED panel (TM-C - WiFi) 1 SMA male connector for WiFi antenna...
Hardware description VIPA Networking Solutions Radio communication models Status LED panel (TM-C - 3G+) 1 SMA female connector for GSM antenna 2 Modem status Green ON = Modem connected 3 Reception signal level Red ON = Poor signal 4 Reception signal level Red ON = Signal is OK...
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5 bands GPRS/EDGE Class 33 Antenna Connector Type SMA Antenna GSM/GPRS/UMTS antenna is available from VIPA with 900-0AB51 as reference The product complies with the R&TTE directive, the FCC, the IC and Japan regulations related to the GSM modems. Absolute maximum antenna gain as per FCC's rules and regula- tions, 47 CFR : –...
Hardware description VIPA Networking Solutions LAN Switch Specifications Used Wireless Frequen- cies Channels 12, 13 & 14 are not supported Used channels and frequencies are between: Channel 1 - 2,412 Ghz and 11 - 2,462 Ghz 4.4 LAN Switch Specifications...
VIPA Networking Solutions TM-C IP Address & Access to the Web Configuration Setting the TM-C LAN IP Address TM-C IP Address & Access to the Web Configuration 5.1 Factory Default IP settings Characteristics Value(s) LAN IP Address 10.0.0.53 LAN Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0...
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TM-C IP Address & Access to the Web Configuration VIPA Networking Solutions Setting the TM-C LAN IP Address Fill in the Serial Number of your TM-C or click on Browse and select it. The Serial Number of the TM-C is on its label. Click Next.
VIPA Networking Solutions TM-C IP Address & Access to the Web Configuration TM-C Web Interface Wait until the address is updated and the device has rebooted. Click Finish. 5.4 TM-C Web Interface To access the web pages of your TM-C proceed as follows: Connect the PC to one of the LAN port of the TM-C.
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TM-C IP Address & Access to the Web Configuration VIPA Networking Solutions TM-C Web Interface Before configuring your TM-C, an authentication is required. For a first boot, the default login and password are both “adm”. CAUTION! For security reasons, changing the default password "adm"...
VIPA Networking Solutions Troubleshooting Second Level Reset (factory reset) Troubleshooting 6.1 Normal Boot Process The normal boot process of the TM-C takes approximately 25 sec- onds to complete. During this process, all LEDs are shortly ON, except BI1 as long as the RESET button is not pressed. During this boot sequence, the USR LED is orange.
Troubleshooting VIPA Networking Solutions Reset Impact Matrix Wait approximately 35 seconds until the "USR" LED remains RED steady. When this state is reached, release the button. The LED labeled "BI1" turns OFF. It takes no longer than 2 seconds to complete.
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