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1.11.3 Establishing Ethernet Communications
The card's IP Address has now been set, but Pro-Motion does not as yet know what IP address it should use for
Ethernet communications to the card.
To establish Ethernet communications:
1 Click the Connect toolbar button.
2 Select Ethernet, and then click OK.
3 Enter the same IP Address as was specified for the Prodigy/CME PC/104 card.
4 When complete, click OK.
If Ethernet communications are successful, an additional set of graphical icons representing your card and axes will
be loaded into the Project window to the left below the first set created while establishing communications by serial
link.
If communication is not successful, after about 30 seconds, a Communications Timeout Error dialog box appears. If
this is the case recheck your connections, and retry to establish Ethernet communications. See step 1 in Section 1.11.2,
"Changing the Ethernet Parameters of the Prodigy/CME PC/104 Card," on page 24 for details.
With Ethernet communications functioning properly, the final step is to disable serial communications.
1.11.4 Disconnecting Serial Communications
To disconnect serial communications:
1 Select the serial link version of the Prodigy/CME PC/104 card in the Project window to the left.
2 Click the Disconnect toolbar button.
A dialog box appears asking if you are sure you want to disconnect.
3 Click OK.
You will notice that the serial Prodigy/CME PC/104 card icon and axes graphical icons in the Project
box disappear, leaving only the Ethernet link icons for the card and axes.
Congratulations, Ethernet communication is now up and running, and you are ready execute any of the functions on
Pro-Motion via Ethernet.
Multiple Pro-Motion users can connect to the same Prodigy/CME PC/104 card. Up to four simultaneous connec-
tions can be made. There are various situations where this may be useful. For example one PC can function as a
'monitoring station' for a particular Prodigy/CME card while another PC provides commands to that same card.
Be aware however that two or more users sending motion commands to the same card can cause unexpected
motion, and should be avoided.
When connecting your Prodigy card for use on an Ethernet network, be sure that the IP address provided for the
Prodigy card does not conflict with the addresses of other users on the network. See Section 1.11.2, "Changing
the Ethernet Parameters of the Prodigy/CME PC/104 Card," on page 24 for a description of changing the IP ad-
dress.
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