The TCP/IP interface has two essential functions.
Firstly, HTML5-WebMotion can be accessed over the
Ethernet TCP/IP interface. Secondly, the Ethernet
TCP/IP interface is used to control the axis with all
available ASCII commands. The port 10001 I used for
IP-address of XENAX® is provided on the back side of
the controller. If this has been changed or the label is
not accessible, you can have the IP-address displayed
on the 7-segmet display. To do this, switch on the
logic supply and switch it off again while the dot on
the 7-segment display is blinking. The next time you
switch it on, the IP-address is shown on the 7-
Connection of XENAX® to laptop/PC over a normal
When connecting laptop/PC directly without a switch
to XENAX®, it may need a crossed RJ45 cable.
However, with newer network types a crossed RJ45
cable is not necessary anymore.
Color
LED left
Off
No connection
Orange
10Mbps
Green
100Mbps
ASCII commands.
segment display.
RJ45 network cable.
Display Ethernet Plug
Color
LED right
Off
No Activity
Orange
Half-duplex
Green
Full-duplex
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